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Park Ridge Library to pay consulting firm $24,000 for executive director search
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Daily horoscope for December 21, 2020
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Ask Amy: This year, everybody needs a book on their bed
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Column: Anjanette Young reminds Black women of their ancestors who stood naked on a slave auction block
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Tired, numb and burned out: With hospitals short on workers, those remaining feel pushed to the edge by COVID-19
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A child’s killing at Cabrini-Green sparks memories of a neighborhood’s troubled past, and hopes for a lasting peace
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Letters: We are divided over athletes kneeling and standing
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‘The longest-serving athlete’: Pioneering Special Olympian dies
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Editorial: Voters, tell Madigan’s enablers to do the right thing
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The Chicago Bears exploded on offense again to remain in the NFC playoff hunt. Brad Biggs’ 10 thoughts after their 33-27 victory over the Minnesota Vikings.
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9-2 Army left out of the college football bowl picture: ‘They deserve better. Period.’
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5 things to do in northwest Indiana for New Year’s Eve
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Daywatch: A changing Cabrini-Green, hospital workers burned out and the Bears stay alive in playoff hunt
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Fantasy football waiver wire for Week 16: Grab Jalen Hurts and Tony Pollard for the final push
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This day in history, December 21: Union forces led by William T. Sherman conclude their ‘March to the Sea’
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Winners and losers from the Chicago Bears’ Week 15 win, including Chris Myers’ potential Marquee Sports Network audition and a Jeannie Morris tribute
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From Irving Berlin’s ‘White Christmas’ to James Brown’s ‘Santa’s Got a Brand New Bag’: Why Christmas classics never get old
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‘Monster Hunter’ review: A funky finish that Milla Jovovich can’t redeem
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In China, McDonald’s serving Spam burger topped with Oreo crumbs: ‘When you hate someone but have to invite him to dinner.’
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As schools break for the holidays, there’s little break from anxiety over when and how they will reopen in 2021
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The Chicago Blackhawks will play in a tweaked Central Division in 2021. Here’s a look at the 7 teams they’ll face — from the Stanley Cup champions to the lowly Detroit Red Wings.
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Vatican tells Catholics it’s ‘morally acceptable’ to get COVID-19 vaccines based on research using fetal tissue from abortions
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COVID-19 liability lawsuits: Should businesses be immune?
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Gal Gadot knows this year was rough. She hopes ‘Wonder Woman 1984’ will end it on a high
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Trump mulls new election gambits as conspiracy theorist Sidney Powell returns to White House
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Lines grow longer as residents wait for food: ‘Our site is overrun’
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Jupiter and Saturn to create ‘Christmas star’ last widely visible 800 years ago. Here’s how you might be able to see it.
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Jacqueline Stewart: A bright light of Chicago cinema heads west
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Country Club Hills businesses join together to provide toys and food to families in need
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Barrington takes ‘Santa to the people’ as he drives through town aboard a fire engine: ‘A lovely morning of Christmas cheer’
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People’s Gas spends billions to replace miles of aging pipe below Chicago by 2040
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Surge variante más contagiosa del coronavirus
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Alexei Navalny tricks spy into revealing he was poisoned through his underwear: report
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¿Es preocupante la nueva cepa de COVID-19?
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Orlando Pride star Alex Morgan to return to U.S. in January
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‘Canelo’ Álvarez: ‘Soy el mejor boxeador en el mundo’
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Live nativity at Aurora church offers chance ‘to feel festive’ during the pandemic
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Ross Douthat column: When you can’t just ‘trust the science’
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Frank Bruni column: The greatest restaurant city in America is hurting more than you know
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Charles M. Blow column: Black and armed
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Nicholas Kristof column: Pastor, can white evangelicalism be saved?
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Ariana Grande anuncia que está comprometida
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The ‘Queen’s Gambit’ effect: 8 great chess sets to make staying at home a little more fun
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Tammy McCann spent the year nurturing jazz on the South Side
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Dionne Warwick’s tweets are heading to a billboard near you
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Christmas without music? Churches are finding a way
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Christmas without music? Churches are finding a way
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14 largely skeptical, somewhat unconventional holiday songs
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For cocoa with panache, make hot chocolate bombs
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Messi: ‘Me encuentro ilusionado’
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For cocoa with panache, make hot chocolate bombs
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Tesla joins the S&P 500 today. It’s already worth more than Toyota, Volkswagen, GM, Ford, Fiat Chrysler, Nissan and Daimler combined.
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Talk of the County reader opinion: All that disinfectant is dangerous
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Band shell proposed along Fox River in Yorkville
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OPINIÓN/Diez lecturas en español para sobrevivir a una pandemia
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EEUU: Congreso acuerda paquete de ayuda por COVID-19
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OPINIÓN/’Canelo’ tuvo la oportunidad de elevar su legado y la perdió
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Four Midwestern universities form alliance to lure U.S. Space Command headquarters
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Barr dice que no hay razón para designar fiscal especial
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Ed Perkins on Travel: Bypass airport lines — for a price
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Santa delivers for Amy Rediger, Meredith Flaherty and Andrew girls volleyball in the IHSA’s Holiday TikTok Challenge
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New coronavirus strain in Britain prompts travel restrictions across Europe
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At Christmas parade, Robbins community supports 5-year-old girl who lost both parents in car crash
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LHS Polar Express makes its journey around Libertyville
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IUN educators, students discuss going to college amid pandemic
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‘Wonder Woman 1984’ recauda 38.5 millones de dólares
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In a pandemic year, walk and talk therapy is helping some Chicago residents get exercise and receive counseling
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Indiana lawmakers to push coronavirus lawsuit shield
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Big Ten football takeaways after Week 9, including Illinois hiring Bret Bielema and — surprise! — another rule change that benefits Ohio State
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Mundelein hosts two Santa’s Cottage events in past couple of weeks
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Funeral service set for Kendall Pickering, as GoFundMe campaign raises more than $50,000
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Rafael Leao marca el gol más rápido de la historia de las ligas europeas (VIDEO)
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La triste Navidad de una Venezuela en crisis
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Major FAA oversight reform, the result of Boeing 737 Max crashes, is set to pass Congress
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Northwest Indiana local scores for Tuesday, Dec. 22
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Retiran estatua de Robert E. Lee en el Capitolio de EEUU
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Speak Out reader opinion: The system let down Markham woman left homeless
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A company made gloves for the world. Now its workers have the virus.
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América Latina suspende vuelos por nueva cepa de COVID
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Tiger Woods mixes golf and family once again
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What you can do post-vaccine, and when
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The complete guide to Netflix’s 2020 slate of original Christmas movies
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From his home, Attenborough shows viewers ‘A Perfect Planet’
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Fierce pushback, fear of new and onerous regulations from small farmers on Joe Biden’s choice of Tom Vilsack for USDA
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Column: ‘Selfless’ St. Laurence junior Angelina Seropian takes bruises in stride, makes softball program history with commitment to Bucknell
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Evanston native Lyon Daniels makes feature film debut in Netflix kids movie ‘We Can Be Heroes’
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The Strokes acude a productor ‘unicornio’ y llega al Grammy
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Home for the holidays
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Indiana virus hospitalizations down but deaths remain high
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#1 pop song from the year you graduated high school
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Donald Trump, ¿un modelo presidencial a seguir o repudiar?
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Sesame Street introduces Rohingya-speaking new Muppets, Aziz and Noor, for refugees
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What we learned from Week 15 of the NFL season
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Florida Legislature should legalize marijuana or voters will do it for them | Editorial
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Deadline is noon Tuesday to apply for Police Civilian Review Board in Aurora
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Family finances: Charitable givers get special relief in 2020
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Op-ed: General Assembly, stop hiding the people’s work behind COVID-19 excuses
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How to use 2020 to optimize your lifestyle design
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NBA Eastern Conference preview: Will the Nets reign supreme?
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City distributing grab-and-go activity kits for kids, teens as winter break camps go online
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El Tri vuelve a Europa en 2021 y ya tiene rival
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Morris 6-bedroom home with indoor pool: $4.5M
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Dabo Swinney votes Clemson’s College Football Playoff opponent Ohio State 11th
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Help Them To Hope
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Week 15 win at Minnesota gives the Chicago Bears their best local TV ratings since early November
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College basketball rankings: Gonzaga strengthens its grip on No. 1 spot, while Michigan State drops 8 spots after loss to Northwestern
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Hobart Tri Kappa Giving Tree surprises more than 500 children with gifts
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Alan Bergman succeeds Alan Horn as Disney Studios chairman
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NBA Western Conference preview: The Lakers reloaded
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Op-ed: Pandemic traffic: It’s not your imagination — it’s bad out there
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Column: Ready to shovel ‘dreadful residue’ of 2020 out the door
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Kilauea volcano erupts on Hawaii’s Big Island, produces steam cloud, draws crowds to park
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Column: On the longest night of the year, let’s huddle together for warmth
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Finneas y su emocionante odisea para llegar a James Bond
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Kurt Streeter column: It’s 2020. Indigenous team names in sports have to go.
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Column: U.S. Steel plant’s COVID-19 outbreak is workers’ fault, some employees say
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Recruiting notes: Cornell recruit Carmine Bastone gets back on the field, representing St. Charles North in Blue-Grey All-American Bowl
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George Clooney le aconsejó a Ben Affleck que no aceptara el papel de Batman
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Dozens test positive for coronavirus in Lake County Jail COVID-19 outbreak
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Dessert classics updated: Hot toddy pudding and hazelnut cream pavlovas for Christmas
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Need a holiday entree to share remotely? Few dishes beat beef short ribs for festivity and reheatability.
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‘This is going to save so many lives’: Health care workers at Advocate Lutheran General in Park Ridge receive COVID-19 vaccine
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Lincoln-Way East, Andrew to have new principals in 2021-2022 school year
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Raphael, comprometido para recuperar la música en directo
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Mundelein High School livestreams one-act plays over weekend
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‘It was all in the moment’: Chesterton senior Brandon Bolin rewarded for offseason work with win even he couldn’t explain yet
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Congress OKs 5-year extension of Great Lakes cleanup program
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Column: Did Trump’s impeachment matter in the end?
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Joe Biden receives COVID-19 vaccine, says ‘nothing to worry about’
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Column: Yes, Mr. Grinch, 2020 did indeed stink, stank, stunk
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Post-Tribune girls basketball rankings and player of the week for Tuesday, Dec. 22, 2020
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Pesquisa: Funcionarios de CDC cambiaron informes de COVID
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Second stimulus bill would give airlines $15 billion more, bring back 32,000 furloughed airline workers
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Con ‘Carita inocente’, Prince Royce tiene un récord Guiness
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El virus lleva un invierno de incertidumbre a EEUU
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Santa rolls through Park Ridge in ‘Taste of Winterfest’ parade
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Muertes de migrantes en Arizona casi supera el récord anual
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Kary Osmond: Simple pantry soup is quick and long-lasting
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Seriously Simple: Chocolate and peanut butter brownies, a favorite combination
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EatingWell: Mini quiches offer the perfect bite
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Girls basketball notes: Senior guard Dyamond Blair and balanced Andrean score perfect 10 with win against Hobart
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‘Our purpose has always been to help’: Glenview Public Library celebrates 90 years of service
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Watching the temperature for cold and COVID-19, Gary warming shelters ready to be opened
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Column: Hope is merry and bright in the annual Hope Fund campaign
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Kim Kardashian wants to send 1,000 people $500 each
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Holiday shopping is the last chance for many struggling stores
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Letters: Stunned by Mayor Lori Lightfoot’s lack of transparency over 2019 raid
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Carlos Bardem responde a las críticas de El Cid
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Pequeñas empresas en EEUU temen demandas vinculadas a virus
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Cops involved in Anjanette Young raid placed on desk duty; Lightfoot says Black people nationwide ‘feel angry and feel violated’
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Los ganadores de los premios 2020 de la ATP
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Morton Grove citizens group calls for full-time social worker for police department
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Wreath laying remembers sacrifice, raises funds to assist veterans
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Elgin News Digest
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Wilmette District 39 to launch COVID-19 saliva testing program in January
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‘COVID can’t compete.’ In a place mired in war, the virus is an afterthought.
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Tony La Russa pleads guilty to reckless driving. ‘I brought this on myself. I feel a deep remorse and regret,’ the Chicago White Sox manager says.
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Editorial: No ‘rescue’ for Illinois in federal relief package, and that’s a good thing
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Charges, delayed by COVID-19, filed in Orland Park carjacking attempt
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Como en el Titanic, la música no dejó de sonar en 2020
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Lake County region offers opportunities for outdoor ice skating, hiking
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John Mulaney checks into rehab for cocaine, alcohol abuse: reports
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Column: What are you cooking for Christmas dinner?
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Oak Lawn’s 2021 budget up $2.29 million from 2020 expenses, mostly in labor
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Ontario anuncia confinamiento por 2da ola de COVID-19
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Hinsdale High School District 86 prepares for 50 percent in-school attendance next month
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Glenview police investigating weekend armed robbery at 7-Eleven
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Joe Biden recibe primera dosis de vacuna contra COVID-19
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Oak Parkers light up village on year’s longest night: ‘It just did the heart good’
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Naperville News Digest
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Kevin Greene, Hall of Fame linebacker and pass rush great, dies at 58
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For Improv Playhouse, the show must go on, with safety protocols in place, that is
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The Spin: Lightfoot working to rebuild trust after wrongful police raid, video scandal | Cops reassigned, city’s top lawyer given the boot | Congress prepares to OK relief bill
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Speak Out reader comments: Blackhawks right not to change name; Cal Thomas column spot on; why save Kimball House and not Cook building?
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Lauri Markkanen and the Chicago Bulls fail to reach a contract extension before the deadline — setting up a ‘prove it’ year for 4th-year forward
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Illinois says 63,000 doses of the COVID-19 vaccine have been administered from state’s supply
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OPRF High School considering COVID-19 saliva tests for students, staff
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2 Chicago Bears named to NFC Pro Bowl team: Linebacker Khalil Mack and kick returner Cordarrelle Patterson
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To brighten the ‘COVID Christmas,’ Oak Park family brings gifts to Franklin Park community homes
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Bret Bielema, a native of Prophetstown, Ill., said his life has ‘come full circle’ as the new Illinois football coach
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Those we lost in 2020
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Center Sam Mustipher started his Chicago Bears tenure on the practice squad. Now he’s a big reason the team is running the ball with authority.
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Undercutting Trump, outgoing AG William Barr says he sees ‘no reason’ to appoint special counsel on election or Hunter Biden
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Treasury Department email accounts compromised in massive hack of US agencies being blamed on Russia
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Evanston pop-up food pantries designed to help those newly affected by pandemic
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Trump political appointees tried to block or change CDC coronavirus reports, House panel says
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Army will play in the Liberty Bowl after Tennessee withdrew because of COVID-19
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Lincolnshire trustees increase village’s tax levy for first time in almost a decade
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Trump, House GOP lawmakers plot futile effort to block Congress from affirming Biden’s victory
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Alyna Santiago gives no thought to repaired knee for first time, scores career-high 19 points in No. 1 Crown Point’s win against Bishop Noll
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The U.K. coronavirus variant: Here’s what scientists know so far