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