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Patrick Williams started for the Chicago Bulls in their 3rd preseason game — and performed well. Could the rookie crack the regular-season lineup?
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Daily horoscope for December 17, 2020
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Ask Amy: Cheating boyfriend claims he was hacked
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The first five: How a Chicago hospital picked its first COVID-19 vaccination recipients
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Column: It’s OK to be sad for COVID Christmas. Who isn’t depressed?
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Artistic Director of Remy Bumppo Theatre Company plots an exit
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Column: Mayor Lori Lightfoot’s apology doesn’t undo the trauma Chicago police inflicted on an innocent woman during botched raid
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68 restaurants offering Christmas takeout to make your holidays bright
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Cops release photo of Jeep wanted in connection with October homicide
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Fantasy football lineups for Week 15: Start Jonathan Taylor and sit Cam Newton
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This day in history, December 17: Bears defeat Giants in inaugural NFL championship football game
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Hidden gems on sale that will arrive by Dec. 25 (if you order today)
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Healthy boozy drinks to enjoy this holiday
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Daywatch: Pritzker clashes with feds over next vaccine shipments, Lightfoot apologizes for wrongful raid and Three Floyds closes brewpub permanently
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Column: How Chadwick Boseman took on an August Wilson monologue in ‘Ma Rainey,’ and embraced his own mortality
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The traumatic, transformative year of Megan Thee Stallion
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Questions remain about Indiana’s next COVID-19 vaccine doses
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Highland panel makes stormwater, sanitary rate increase; fee change would start in February
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Help Them To Hope
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Is director Steve McQueen’s ‘Small Axe’ a TV series … or a series of movies? However you slice it, it’s the best thing you’ll see all year.
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Wisconsin Supreme Court to hear arguments on governor’s COVID-19 capacity limits
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‘This is a launch disaster.’ Here’s why you can’t find a PlayStation 5.
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Opera singer Alicia Berneche’s teaching opportunities expanded with pandemic
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Debating Dan Fogelberg’s ‘Same Old Lang Syne’: Beloved holiday classic, or worst thing to come out of Peoria?
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The Biblioracle picks his favorite fiction of 2020
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Highland panel OKs rezoning for senior living center
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Key Iowa COVID-19 vaccine panel holding secret meetings on who should get first vaccinations, circumventing open meetings law, experts say
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Chicago Fire trade homegrown midfielder Djordje Mihailovic after 4 seasons to the Montreal Impact in an $800K deal
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Ellen DeGeneres reveals ‘excruciating’ COVID symptom she experienced, says she now feels 100%
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Melissa McGurren, Eric Ferguson’s morning show co-host, on leaving WTMX: ‘The truth will come out’
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Lighthouse Inn Potatoes: A beloved dish and your new favorite holiday recipe
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Federación inglesa acusa a Cavani de comportamiento impropio
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HP Zbook Firefly review: Can this lightweight laptop stand up to a heavy workload?
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El presidente de Francia da positivo en COVID-19
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The best workout app
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The best balaclava ski mask
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The best ceiling fan with lights
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The best desktop heater
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The best fireplace TV stand
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Quickly: Readers sound off on the issues of the day
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The best LEGO game
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The best makeup set
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Omar Vizquel niega acusaciones de violencia doméstica
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The best men’s Patagonia jacket
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The best men’s snowboard boot
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The best propane tank gauge
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¿Podrán vacunarse los niños contra el COVID-19 en EEUU?
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Gretchen’s table: Soy-glazed roasted salmon with spiced potatoes
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The best smart glasses
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In landmark ruling, air pollution recorded as a cause of death for British girl
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Charles M. Blow column: Move on, but never forget
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Chicago girl raises $22,000 for children’s hospital with friendship bracelets
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Artesanos bolivianos le hacen mascarillas al niño Jesús
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Police investigating after teen found fatally shot on Far South Side
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A glitch in Trump’s plan to live at Mar-a-Lago: A pact he signed says he can’t
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Russia can’t use its name and flag at the next 2 Olympics
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El cine de 2021: Bond, Cruise por partida doble, secuelas y remakes
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Another casualty of 2020: The magic of the snow day
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9 Chicago businesses cited for COVID-19 violations, including 5 for allowing indoor dining or drinking
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EEUU: Congreso cerca de otro plan de asistencia por COVID
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Speak Out reader opinion: Supreme Court did its job in rejecting election case
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For Aurora-area residents during pandemic, holiday shopping makes it ‘feel like it’s Christmas’
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Bradshaw: Top students should apply to 10-12 colleges
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Canada set to approve Boeing 737 Max design changes
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Wall Street abre en alza, posible estímulo económico en EEUU
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Google’s top trending health questions about coronavirus
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Waukegan-based organization works around coronavirus to distribute diapers, other children’s items
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Northwest Indiana local scores for Friday, Dec. 18
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US jobless claims rise to 885,000 as COVID-19 puts recovery at risk
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Shipping delays mounting as USPS struggles with ‘historic’ holiday volume. Here’s how to be a successful Santa.
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Butler on wheels, robot cutting salad: How COVID-19 sped automation
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PlayStation 5 scalpers use bots to hunt down scarce consoles
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Post-Tribune boys basketball rankings and player of the week for Friday, Dec. 18, 2020
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Holiday volunteering looks very different this year due to COVID-19. Here are ways you can still help — in person or virtually.
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Hospitals discover a surprise in their vaccine deliveries: Extra doses
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States grapple with next steps on evictions as crisis grows
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NBA Foundation announces its first $2 million in grant awards that are designed to spur economic empowerment in Black communities
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Column: Naperville sisters die after car crash on drive home to visit their parents for the holidays. ‘They devoted their whole life to raising those girls.’
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Highland board discusses pay increase for school administration, superintendent
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Naperville commission endorses CityGate West but wants upgrade on second hotel proposed
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Column: She played basketball at Hillcrest and Northwestern. Now, Nadia Bibbs looks forward to testing her skills in international flag football.
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Rusia pierde su nombre y bandera en competiciones internacionales
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Legal dispute involving allegations of money being funneled to ‘Windy City Rehab’ projects settled
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Vuelan montañas, derriban cactus: El costo ambiental del muro
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6 men charged with conspiring to kidnap Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer, face maximum penalty of life in prison
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Column: Some U.S. Steel Gary Works employees express COVID-19 concerns at mill; company says it’s taking precautions
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Celebrity Travel: Go away with … Otoja Abit
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Rick Steves’ Europe: Walking Dubrovnik’s city walls
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Ni la pandemia detiene a ‘Mirreyes contra Godínez’
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Pet World: Healthy little dog wants to relieve herself frequently
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NFL Week 15 predictions: NYT’s picks against the spread
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In 2020, sports was about staying safe and speaking out
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Facebook reverses postelection algorithm changes that boosted news from authoritative sources
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NBA hopes for ‘as close to a normal season as possible’
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Valparaiso considering contractor to recoup cost of fighting fires
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Russia can’t use its name, flag or anthem, but athletes still allowed to compete at the next 2 Olympics, court rules
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Boys basketball notes: Being Crown Point’s go-to player makes senior guard Ty Smith ‘feel at home’
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Family finances: Bad news for super savers
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GOP places focus anywhere but Atlanta in Georgia runoffs: ‘They need to juice the turnout in those counties as much as they can’
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The new RSVP: A signed coronavirus ‘waiver’
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Soccer will run trials on concussion substitutes in 2021
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Red Sox. White Sox. Blue Sox? Manny is still Manny.
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Latino Muslim group works to bridge communities in Chicago
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Joe Biden to pick North Carolina regulator Michael Regan to lead Environmental Protection Agency
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Voces confiables ayudan a inmigrantes a superar el temor a la vacuna contra COVID
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Red Sox. White Sox. Blue Sox? Manny is still Manny.
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Recruiting notes: Lemont’s Maddy Wallace wants to make ‘my grandpa proud,’ signs for Central Michigan in softball
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Column: Europe’s problems will persist, even with Biden in the White House
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Elmhurst District 205 hybrid learning will start Jan. 11
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Motormouth: Faulty brake light?
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Despite being cash-strapped, restaurants shell out to decorate and bring Chicago some Christmas cheer
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A new study of 30,000 people shows graduates from ‘elite’ schools get paid more than they are worth
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Jacobs graduate Chris Katrenick decides to transfer from Duke, looks for landing spot at quarterback: ‘I want to be playing.’
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Chicago Cubs sign reliever Jonathan Holder to 1-year, non-guaranteed deal
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How putting on a mask raised Naomi Osaka’s voice
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El gran reto de Antetokounmpo con los Bucks
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How putting on a mask raised Naomi Osaka’s voice
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As China tracked Muslims, Alibaba showed customers how they could, too
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Montgomery board supports incentives for Gray’s Mill project
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‘Unbelievable’ snowfall blankets parts of the Northeast
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Metra announces weekday schedule changes on 4 lines to start in January
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Carlos Bardem se siente como pez en el agua en ‘El Cid’
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Dreaming of a white Christmas? Forecasters say it’s possible for the Chicago area this year.
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French President Emmanuel Macron tests positive for COVID-19
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Salvation Army, Crisis Center meet their 2,200 goal as ‘wave of toys’ get distributed this week
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Michigan: Procesan a 6 por planear secuestro de gobernadora
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Top US general who spent years killing Taliban is now negotiating with them, face-to-face
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After decades in Highland Park, Franco and Pino barbershop closing for good
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Carver 47 in Kenwood reopens with updated menu from Lizz Wright
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Hobart take food, beverage tax plan to state Legislature: ‘I want to give back to the businesses that will generate the tax money’
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México: Aumento de 15% al salario mínimo a partir de enero
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Be true to your school: Although Arizona fired coach who recruited him, Batavia linebacker Matthew Weerts sticks with Pac-12 school
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Speak Out reader opinions: You can’t be Christian and support death penalty; restoring old Cook mansion a great move; McConnell should be ‘coward of the year’
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Trailblazing Beverly editor Ruth Ellen Church helped America start celebrating holidays with wine
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EEOC guidance: Yes, employers can require the COVID-19 vaccine
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Commissioners approve 2021 jail medical provider contract renewal; insurance cost blamed for $1.7M increase
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Miles rinden homenaje al historiador cubano Eusebio Leal
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Fundación NBA anuncia subvención a comunidades de raza negra
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Speak Out reader opinions:
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Jesús ‘Chuy’ Navarro odia escuchar su voz
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Letters: Anjanette Young was exploited during Chicago police raid
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Tras demanda a Trump, latinoamericanos ven esperanza
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Buffalo Grove sends letter to Pritzker’s office ‘very concerned’ about status of marijuana dispensary’s state application
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Lewandowski es ‘The Best’ de la FIFA 2020
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Cook County clerk announces COVID-19 marriage lottery for first-of-the-year license
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‘I never looked back’: Naperville Central’s Chris Nendick goes from Northern Illinois to training Philadelphia Eagles kicker Jake Elliott
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Saturday’s Maryland-Michigan State Big Ten football game canceled because of a COVID-19 outbreak on the Terrapins
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Indiana’s spending hopes might depend on more COVID-19 aid
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The undoing of Jeffrey Toobin: How a leading man of legal journalism lost his sweetest gig
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Park district recreation supervisor becomes ‘Mr. Christmas’ with letters from Santa and an elf costume
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Capitán argentino del Atalanta puede tener los días contados en el club
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Wisconsin dentist accused of breaking patients’ teeth in fraud scheme
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Illinois sports betting wagers hit $435 million in October as online apps grow
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Community news
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Cayman Islands jails US college student for violating strict COVID-19 measures
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Oak Park Dist. 97 approves return-to-school plan; families must decide to opt in by Jan. 6
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Marijuana could be available (legally!) soon in New Jersey, as lawmakers give blessing to marijuana marketplace
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Bloody pillow and knife found in Washington Park apartment of man charged with assaulting woman and dragging her to vacant lot
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Highland Park electoral board dismisses challenge against potential City Council candidate’s nominating petitions
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Column: Good news for grannies: Chicago moves cautiously to legalize coach houses
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Illinois and dozens of other states sue Google, allege search giant is illegal monopoly
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Carla Morrison de duelo tras la muerte de su padre
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Notre Dame is looking for its 1st ACC football title but Clemson is the favorite in their rematch
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Therapy dogs give needed comfort | PHOTOS
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Op-ed: If Facebook broke up, would anyone notice?
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Chicago Blackhawks won’t follow the Cleveland Indians’ lead and change their nickname, new CEO Danny Wirtz says. A Native American representative responds: ‘That Indian head has got to go.’
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George Clooney valora la bronca de Tom Cruise a sus trabajadores
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Boeing saves cash by giving 82,000 workers stock, not pay raises
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‘It clicked’: Neuqua Valley sprinter Jimmy Senese navigates twists and turns, takes need for speed in swimming to University of Tampa
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Joffrey Ballet gets $3 million in new funding from Abbott Labs
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Column: ‘The home was not livable.’ But it was the only home this Markham woman ever knew before the city tore it down.
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Most popular used cars in America, according to study
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Florida postpones 3 home games while forward Keyontae Johnson shows ‘truly encouraging signs of progress’
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COVID-19 has devastated Chicago real estate, but it’s amplified calls for equity. Will 2021 be a year of progress on the South and West sides?
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Op-ed: Illinois legislators, let Brandon Bernard’s execution guide you
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One industry hoping vaccine whacks COVID-19 with a stick: Piñata makers
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Tyson fires 7 Iowa pork plant managers accused of betting on how many workers would get COVID-19
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Planetary alignment to form rare ‘Christmas Star’ last seen 800 years ago
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Pandemia impide que Supercopa de España sea en Arabia Saudí
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‘Unbelievable’ snowfall blankets parts of the Northeast, breaks records in some areas
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Chicago Public Schools’ reopening plan a step closer to reality after teachers union injunction is denied
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College notes: Wauconda career scoring leader Allie Tylka finds confidence early in sophomore season at Florida Atlantic
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Una familia perdió 15 miembros en naufragio en Venezuela
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Former Gary Housing Authority head to plead not guilty to wire fraud charges Friday, attorney says
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Man accused of decapitating woman’s corpse told police he panicked, denied killing her
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Most popular new cars in America, according to study
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Nigeria: Liberan a más de 300 estudiantes secuestrados
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Mystery buyer set to pay $24 million for 3.3 acres in Winnetka — setting a Chicago-area record before construction even begins
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2 injuries, a released veteran and COVID-19: A look at the Chicago Bears’ fraught search for a punt returner
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‘Star Wars’ actor Jeremy Bulloch, who played Boba Fett, dead at 75
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Longtime Evergreen Park mayor not running, backs state rep for the job
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Batavia recycling center now offering Saturday hours
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Native American Rep. Deb Haaland to lead Department of the Interior, which oversees Bureau of Indian Affairs
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8 nuns living at Milwaukee-area convent die of COVID-19 in last week
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Hobart gives cold shoulder to outdoor storage plan until some changes are made
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Editorial: Count the failures in CPD’s botched raid. There are plenty.
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Park Ridge elementary school principal to resign at end of school year
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15-year-old boy charged with murder in February shooting at store that killed 18-year-old woman, injured 4 other people
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California sufre récord de muertes por el virus en un día
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Coronavirus in Illinois updates: Here’s what happened Dec. 17 with COVID-19 in the Chicago area
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These educators and activists can help you navigate intimacy now
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Ali Larter responde a las acusaciones de racismo de su compañero
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EEUU: Panel respalda segunda vacuna contra el COVID-19
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Some states say their Pfizer vaccine allotments were cut for next week: ‘This is disruptive and frustrating’
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Illinois wide receiver Josh Imatorbhebhe declares for NFL draft and will skip Saturday’s season finale at Penn State
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Should schools reopen? For those that have, how’s it going? Parents, the Tribune wants to hear from you.
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The new influencer capital of America
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‘We are saddened this was a child,’ says family of retired Chicago firefighter after 15-year-old boy charged in fatal attempted carjacking
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Despite dissent from 2 council members, Elgin will hire sustainability and human rights officers in 2021
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Mundelein names Monahan as permanent police chief
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Illinois receives expected full complement of Pfizer COVID-19 vaccines. But questions remain about forthcoming shipments.
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MGT receives bonuses for lowering Gary school debt
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3 things we heard from the Chicago Bears, including Matt Nagy and Bill Lazor’s collaborative play-calling process and Sam Mustipher’s leadership
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Oak Park District 97 adopts maximum tax levy, cites need to be ‘strong fiscal stewards’
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After errant raid of social worker’s home, Mayor Lori Lightfoot says city will not block residents’ access to their own police records
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Lake County hospitals administer first coronavirus vaccinations: ‘I feel like I’ve just exhaled, and I’ve been holding my breath for 9 months’
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Cook County Board President Toni Preckwinkle’s South Cook Fair Transit pilot to slash certain Metra fares gets final green light without CTA participation
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Cook County becomes largest county to officially recognize Juneteenth as paid holiday for its employees
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Column: What’s on the line when Northwestern faces Ohio State in the Big Ten championship game? Respect — and maybe a good steakhouse meal.
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Group rallies against state, health department’s COVID-19 orders in Valparaiso
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Naperville News Digest: Bubble Bash comes in a box this year; park district sets skating and sledding hours; Will County deputies getting body cameras
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Giant hemp grower to buy marijuana cultivation license in Illinois
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‘Today is about hope’: COVID-19 vaccinations begin at Naperville’s Edward Hospital
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The Spin: CPD raid fallout continues | Cook County approves Juneteenth as paid day off for county government workers | Questions remain about future coronavirus vaccine shipments.
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Second stimulus check updates: Weekend session likely, government shutdown possible as Congress inches toward COVID-19 relief package
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FDA says it will move to quickly authorize 2nd COVID-19 vaccine hours after key panel endorsement
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‘It happened’: Nick Robinson finds stroke after chat with Suns guard Langston Galloway, leads VU with 21 points in win against Purdue Northwest
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Cybersecurity officials warn hack against US is ‘grave threat’ to government and private networks