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- Lucas Zelarayan scores 2 goals, leading the Columbus Crew to the MLS Cup title with a 3-0 win over the Seattle Sounders
- Daily horoscope for December 13, 2020
- 3 takeaways from No. 6 Illinois’ 81-78 loss to Missouri, including Ayo Dosunmu’s career night and ‘so many silly fouls’
- Letters: How a local race reveals the importance of civility
- Ask Amy: Cancer during a pandemic is overwhelming
- Frozen soil is fine for gardens in winter, but mulching is important for another reason
- This day in history, December 13: Boston’s Cardinal Law resigns amid priest sex abuse scandal
- With less than two weeks remaining, here are the best deals on gifts that will arrive in time
- Carol Sutton, who had roles in ‘Steel Magnolias,’ ‘Queen Sugar,’ dies from COVID-19 complications
- Best classical music of 2020
- A drug company conference was thought to have only infected 99 people. Then it was feared the number had grown as high as 300,000. What happens when a superspreader event keeps spreading? ‘It’s a cautionary tale.’
- Best jazz albums of 2020
- Best albums of 2020
- Best dance of 2020
- Best TV shows of 2020
- Best songs of 2020
- Kevin Harlan will call his 4th Chicago Bears game this season Sunday for CBS: ‘I feel like I’m pretty locked in to their story, and it is disappointing’
- In his autobiography, the college basketball giant John Thompson is plainspoken and profound
- The Oracle is speaking again. Who will listen this time?
- A referee pursues her calling in the men’s game
- Being Boba Fett: Temuera Morrison discusses ‘The Mandalorian’
- No, I am not getting rid of my thousands of CDs
- The once and future handbag
- This sport is a ‘way of life.’ In a pandemic, it’s also high risk.
- Barcelona concert tests use of same-day COVID-19 screening
- ‘There’s a lot of history here’: Three-generation effort at Mount Greenwood Cemetery marks veterans’ graves going back to Civil War
- Chicagoans can answer actual letters to Santa, via a U.S. Postal Service program, complete with a North Pole address for the Jolly Old Elf
- Who and what we lost in 2020: From notable artists to Chicago experiences, they’re gone or changed but not forgotten
- Jimmy Collins, the longtime Illinois assistant who later coached Illinois-Chicago to 3 NCAA Tournaments in 14 seasons, dies at 74
- Downtown Naperville’s Features Bar and Grill unveils rail cars for winter dining
- Jasper, Newton counties seeing spike in COVID-19 cases; ‘I think people have been lax’
- COVID-19 testing locations remain busy around Southland; Tinley Park to consider shuttered emissions facility as drive-thru site
- Landmarks: With concerts a no-go, Southland musicians are pursuing other projects — and learning about themselves in the process
- Octogenarian and her daughter open nut shop in Highland Park amid pandemic
- Trespasser climbs onto wing of a plane at Las Vegas’ airport
- Naperville News Digest: Drop off new toys for Salvation Army at NAL art gallery; bonfire to burn ‘bad’ memories, help charities planned by downtown Rotary
- Former Hobart High principal Sherry Williams dies at age 73; ‘She was about every person, every day’
- Photos: Former Bears and Illinois football coach Lovie Smith
- Indiana plant ramps up work on coolers for COVID-19 vaccines
- Week 14 photos: Chicago Bears 36, Houston Texans 7
- Florida’s Keyontae Johnson remains in critical but stable condition at the hospital after collapsing on the court during a basketball game
- Georgia high court rejects latest Trump legal challenge seeking to overturn election results
- Coastal Carolina moves into the top 10 of the AP college football poll, while the top 5 teams remain the same
- New Trier’s Duke Olges is among several area players helping Northwestern to reach Big Ten title game
- Opponents of Michael Madigan’s reelection as Illinois House speaker harden opposition
- CMA Awards defend ceremony following Charley Pride’s death from COVID
- Highland Park’s Addie Budnik putting up big numbers at Richmond; Nazareth’s Isaiah Lee helps Iowa State to Big 12 title game
- The Electoral College is voting Monday. Here’s what to expect.
- With Electoral College set to cast votes for Biden on Monday, Trump allies eye long-shot election reversal in Congress
- Fears of a ‘twindemic’ recede as flu lies low
- Vandals hit Black churches during weekend of pro-Trump rallies in D.C.
- Tampa Bay Buccaneers outlast Minnesota Vikings 26-14 behind Tom Brady’s 2 TD passes and 4 missed kicks by Dan Bailey
- As coronavirus vaccine distribution begins, prepare to carry another thing in your pocket: A COVID-19 credential to show you’ve been inoculated
- ‘Still Fire Everyone’: Your best 3-word reviews from the Chicago Bears’ 36-7 win over the Houston Texans
- Week 14 recap: Chicago Bears — behind 4 TDs and 7 sacks — roll to an easy 36-7 win over Deshaun Watson and the Houston Texans
- Bail denied for Evanston man charged in killing of 15-year-old, allegedly during weed deal on NW Side
- White House, other top officials to get early vaccine access
- Master spy writer John le Carre dies at 89, agent says
- COVID-19 vaccine shipments begin as trucks roll out of Pfizer manufacturing plant in Michigan
- Lovie Smith fired as Illinois football coach after going 17-39 in 5 seasons: ‘It was about competitiveness, the way we won and the way we lost’
- Column: Are these the real Chicago Bears? Translating their most convincing win all season is complicated.
- Column: It took until Week 14, but the Chicago Bears finally won the way they envisioned in 2020
- Khalil Mack gives the Chicago Bears defense an early spark as they wreak havoc on the depleted Houston Texans: ‘Whole team feeds off him when he makes big plays’
- Coronavirus in Illinois updates: Here’s what happened Dec. 12-13 with COVID-19 in the Chicago area
- Opera review: Lyric’s virtual ‘Pasion Latina’ celebrates music sung in Spanish
- Cleveland’s baseball team will drop its ‘Indians’ team name
- Column: With 1 more win, Northwestern can turn a year most of us want to forget into a 2020 the Wildcats will remember forever
- With hybrid learning looming, OPRF seeks to purchase $140K classroom technology upgrade
- Green Bay Packers beat Detroit Lions 31-24 to clinch NFC North title