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Daily horoscope for December 23, 2020
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Ask Amy: ‘Girlfriend’ might angle for partner status
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Ask Amy: In-law grabs child’s name for email address
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Preparing for winter in 30 steps
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100 películas muy esperadas que se estrenarán en 2021
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100 highly anticipated movies coming out in 2021
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Column: An election-denying Trump reads ‘The Night Before Christmas’
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Here’s what to do if you get an unmarked gift this holiday season
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Beloved Logan Square Christmas House shines on, a year after the death of its creator, Frank Lopez
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‘He meant everything’: The profound legacy of a small-town swim coach felled by COVID-19
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Black man, 71, held outside his home naked and at gunpoint by police in South Carolina who were searching for teens, he says in lawsuit
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Ranking the 30 most significant moments in GM Ryan Pace’s 6-year career with the Chicago Bears
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Daywatch: Botched CPD raid’s ripples spread, 2 Chicago nurses treating COVID-19 patients share journals and Logan Square Christmas House is back
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How much can Wendell Carter Jr. contribute on offense? And what do they have in Patrick Williams? 5 questions about the Chicago Bulls for the 2020-21 season.
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Four arrested, three guns recovered after BMW carjacked south of Grant Park
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This day in history, December 23: First successful human kidney transplant takes place
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Q&A with Chicago Bulls radio announcer Chuck Swirsky: ‘The last 9 months have given me a greater sense of just how much I love broadcasting basketball games’
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Column: Chicagoans of the Year in architecture: The team that helped revive old Cook County Hospital
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Chicago Bears Q&A: Now that the team is on a roll, are Matt Nagy, Ryan Pace and Mitch Trubisky back in 2021? What is the likelihood Allen Robinson is tagged? Who were the Pro Bowl snubs?
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Writing off more of that 3-martini lunch is causing a stir
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Michigan to allow thousands on food aid to use benefits at restaurants
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‘Soul’ review: A jazz-fueled, witty Pixar fantasy of dreams and ambitions
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Police suspect fentanyl overdose in death of 3 people in Elmwood Park
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‘Hood Feminism’ author Mikki Kendall is our Chicagoan of the Year for Books
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Amazon sellers say shipping delays, new warehouse rules have cut holiday payday
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Video captures fatal carjacking in Bridgeport. ‘Give me the key!’ ‘What?’ ‘Give me the key!’ Seconds later, 3 gunshots.
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Chicago man, 50, dies from gunshot in Hammond apartment
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Boeing’s discounts on 737 Max spur order from Alaska Airlines
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‘United We Play’: Piano virtuoso Marcus Roberts in a bracing concert film
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Motormouth: Full synthetic oil?
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Tigres es el nuevo rey de la Concacaf
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Xin Xing, the world’s oldest Giant Panda in captivity with 153 descendants around the globe, dies at 38
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Se incendia un enorme campamento de migrantes en Bosnia
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US population growth smallest in 120 years, a trend that gives glimpse of COVID-19’s toll, experts say
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A man died of COVID-19 on a plane mid-flight. The Navy vet who performed CPR is sick now.
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Chicago’s police watchdog agency releases bodycam, security video of police shooting involving armed man
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La autopsia de Maradona revela grandes sorpresas
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Pfizer proveerá 100 millones de vacunas más para EEUU
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Ford recalls 2021 E-series for burn risk, 2020-21 Explorer and Aviators for power loss
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Arctic blast to hit Chicago, driving away warmth but possibly bringing dusting of snow for Christmas
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What if remote learning slows them down?
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Francia deja pasar a mercancías y pasajeros de Gran Bretaña
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Late night in 2020: The show must go home
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Farhad Manjoo column: Why should we ever return to living and working so close together?
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Travel’s endless debate: Cancel or rebook?
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The fall of the house of Belichick
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A deluge of virus victims and a funeral home’s ‘horrifying disrespect’
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Travel’s endless debate: Cancel or rebook?
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5 Chicago restaurants and bars cited and 2 parties shut down for coronavirus violations after weekend sweep
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‘Home Alone 2’ actress who played ‘pigeon lady’ says Christmas will be ‘very dark’ for her and others living alone
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Make this walk-away boneless prime rib your holiday centerpiece
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Second stimulus checks would be first for some: New bill says families with mixed immigration status eligible for payments
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Speak Out reader opinion: McConnell criticized by both sides for recognizing Biden’s win
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El miedo marca una Navidad en tiempos de pandemia
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US layoffs remain elevated as 803,000 seek jobless aid
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For Europe, it’s wave after wave
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NBA evalúa duelos internacionales para la campaña 2021-22
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Five Kwanzaa celebrations around the country
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Pfizer reaches deal with US to provide 100 million more doses of COVID-19 vaccine
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Padilla al Senado: algarabía hispana, enfado afroamericano
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Make your holidays sparkle with these bubbly wines
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Got a gift and it’s not love? Retailers teaming up with FedEx, UPS, Whole Foods and others to make returns easier.
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Beloved swim coach falls to COVID-19
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México, primer país latinoamericano en recibir vacuna COVID
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Indiana nursing home COVID-19 vaccinations to start Dec. 28
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As impact of pandemic continues, food distribution in Aurora works to help those in need during holidays
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Travel guide with 2021 twist: Writers laud American places
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Season’s greetings: Cards solicited for COVID-19 patients
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Naperville People News
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‘A point to prove’: Crown Point sophomore Cody Goodwin remains unbeaten after defeating nationally ranked wrestler from Ohio
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Woman charged with making threats against Michigan election official who received photos of mutilated body
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A deluge of virus victims and a funeral home’s ‘horrifying disrespect’
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Isolation helps homeless population escape worst of virus
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New distribution center planned for Ameriplex at the Crossroads in Merrillville
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For Europe, it’s wave after wave
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NFL players take leading role on social justice front
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Experts are skeptical that travel bans can stop the spread of new coronavirus variants
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Rick Steves’ Europe: Cockcrow on Hydra
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The virus that stole most of 2020 now steals Christmas, too
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Five Kwanzaa celebrations around the country
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For millions of jobless, Christmas is a season to endure, not celebrate
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Celebrity Travel: Go away with … Jesse Palter
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Michael Jordan’s NASCAR team and its sponsors have a primary goal: Diversity
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Gold coin dropped in St. Charles Salvation Army kettle
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McGrath: One small act of kindness becomes the gift of a lifetime for someone usually left on sidelines
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Guide to the December holidays in Chicago: Here’s how to plan for travel, staying home, food, entertainment and gifts
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Alex Nylander could miss the entire 2021 season for Chicago Blackhawks after left knee surgery
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Cancelado Sudamericano sub20 de Colombia
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Trump commutes 20-year sentence of former Chicago-area nursing home mogul convicted in massive Medicaid fraud
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Editorial: Obama center: Four years, five months and counting. Time to break ground.
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‘Bruja Escarlata y Visión’ se inspiró en Friends
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Elgin Civic Center Plaza reopening delayed till June to allow time for landscaping work
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Mundelein Seminary to power on new solar array starting on Christmas
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A Zillow for the uber-rich? Luxury real estate veteran thinks he can sell it
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Yorkville ends incentive program designed to spur construction of homes
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Op-ed: Black police officers like me are poised to play a critical role in reform
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Op-ed: Toni Preckwinkle: Why I will take the COVID-19 vaccine
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Sexo en Nueva York regresará sin Samantha
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Holiday retail jobs drive improvement in area unemployment; Lake County leads Indiana with unemployment rate of 7.4%
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Quickly: Readers sound off on the issues of the day
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Op-ed: A Christmas confession: Stretched and desperate, I broke the law to make my family’s holiday special
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Fantasy football lineups for Week 16: Start Jarvis Landry and sit Jared Goff
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‘Cheer’ star Jerry Harris pleads not guilty to child porn, sex charges
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Pet World: Age shouldn’t prevent senior from adopting older pet
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Plasma de convalecientes para enfermos de covid no es ‘milagroso’
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Some of the good news that came out of 2020
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Commissioners OK 9 new sheriff’s department squad cars; discuss oversight in Porter County
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Holiday travel surges during pandemic: ‘God’s got me’
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Stimulus checks, marijuana and Trump’s loss all come back to one thing: How will it play in Georgia?
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Naperville man receives the ultimate gift from his wife: a new kidney and a new lease on life
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Waukegan alderman Ann Taylor to challenge winner of Democratic primary
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Jugador del At. Madrid suspendido por apuestas
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Oak Park and River Forest High School board passes flat tax levy to provide tax relief
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¿Ha renovado Downey Jr. su contrato con Marvel?
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Help Them To Hope
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Forest Preserve District of Will County’s Reptiles in Winter Live! features snakes, turtles
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Naperville teen’s memory of Christmas Eve hospital stay helps drive her collection effort; ‘The only thing that made me happy was picking out a cool Band-Aid’
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Season’s appreciations: Colleagues salute retiring Shepard teacher with daily gifts, surprise singalong with Santa
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Chicago Blackhawks to begin the abbreviated 2021 season on the road vs. the Stanley Cup champs and then host the Detroit Red Wings in their home opener
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Column: How America shaped Christmas, and how Christmas shapes us
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Races for mayor, trustees in Niles and Morton Grove uncontested in 2021 election
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What to look for when deciding on a used car
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Suburbs can accommodate your wish to ski, snowboard
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Fate of ‘Dreamers’ remains in limbo as judge delays DACA ruling
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Giro de guión en la historia de los primeros pobladores del Caribe
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Orland Park OKs lower tax levy and budget, but approves water rate hike for 2021
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Chrissy Teigen ‘sad I never will be’ pregnant again but moving on after losing her baby
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‘A domino effect’: MLB’s reorganization of minor leagues initiates new era for Kane County Cougars, Frontier League and American Association
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Second stimulus check updates: COVID relief bill morphs into a test of GOP loyalty to Trump
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Quickly: Readers sound off on the issues of the day
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Federal lawsuit filed by woman who claims Chicago police dragged her from car by her hair and placed knee on her neck
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DuPage Symphony Orchestra channels Latin vibe for latest liverstreamed concert
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Read the lawsuit filed against Chicago, police officers in Brickyard Mall arrest
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Jerry Seinfeld amends the Festivus holiday for 2020
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Ask Anna: How do I stop feeling guilty about my foot kink?
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Year 2020: The disorientation of grief
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Second stimulus check: If Trump signs the COVID-19 relief package, here’s what you get
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How to take a social media break in 15 steps
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Holiday travelers arrive to O’Hare airport
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California is short on Spanish-speaking physicians. Why that’s a big problem in a pandemic
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A quarter of Indiana counties keep higher-risk status for COVID-19 spread; Lake, Porter show improvement
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Great Lakes advocates look to Biden administration to take on climate change: ‘A breath of fresh air’
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Mirroring healthy behaviors during the COVID-19 pandemic
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A child so sick they feared the worst, now they urge change
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Fraudulent ‘dead voter’ in Pennsylvania was a vote for Trump, officials say
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Column: Wishful bettors joyfully placing record sports wagers
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A child so sick they feared the worst, now they urge change
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How to spend your FSA money before the end of the year
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Letters: Mitch McConnell doesn’t mind debt if it helps those he favors
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Trump pardons in killings of Iraqi civilians by Blackwater employees stir international outcry
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¿Será 2021 otro ‘annus horribilis’ para la corona británica?
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Descalabro de las cadenas de abastecimiento por la pandemia
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Grasso, Schaus running unopposed for mayor, clerk of Burr Ridge; three trustees up for re-election
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Column: In some neighborhoods, Santa is a volunteer kids see every day
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More people staying home for the holidays, but air travel still the highest it’s been since early days of pandemic
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Coronavirus in Illinois updates: Here’s what happened Dec. 23 with COVID-19 in the Chicago area
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Trump vetoes defense bill, setting up possible first override vote of his presidency
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Trump veta proyecto de ley de políticas de defensa
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Cline Avenue, the quickest way to get to Chicago from Northwest Indiana, reopens as a toll road
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Hollywood slams Golden Globes for dubbing US-made ‘Minari’ a foreign-language film
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Oakton Community College partners with nonprofit to offer technology classes for pandemic job seekers
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The Great Lakes
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Indiana gaming officials forcing out longtime casino executive Spectacle Entertainment CEO Rod Ratcliff
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¿Cómo era Beethoven de niño?
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Northbrook’s Prairie Grass Cafe partners with nonprofit to offer free weekly meals for furloughed, unemployed restaurant workers
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‘I’m grateful for anything’: Possibility of season a relief for Libertyville senior Adam Pressley and other wrestlers in Illinois
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Chicago State suspends remainder of men’s basketball season as injury issues deplete roster: ‘It was a difficult decision, but a necessary decision’
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Candidates file for City Council, school and park district seats in Elmhurst
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Chofer de UPS muere tras agresión, buscan a sospechoso
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Letter: Thankful Tinley Park trustees put brakes on video gaming push tax
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Potempa: High School journalism teacher Mr. Stewart leaves a lasting word
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Pritzker says more than 100,000 people have received COVID-19 vaccination in Illinois
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Joliet police shoot, kill Naperville man, 19, after he made 911 call, then threatened them with what turned out to be BB gun, authorities say
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A video filmed in secret, a tweet, a scrap with his own GOP: Trump keeps up the chaos as term winds down
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HP OMEN Spacer Wireless TKL Keyboard review: Does it offer a reliable, high-speed connection?
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The best hoodie for men
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The best kids’ desk and chair set
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México acusa a la Luz del Mundo por lavar dinero
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The best Merrick dog food
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The best popover pan
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The best salt
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The best sidewalk chalk
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The best taper candle
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The best women’s plus-sized sweater
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The best Timberland boot for women
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The best fireplace screen
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Glencoe looks to annex unincorporated portions of Chicago Botanic Garden, nearby county land
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Candidates file to run in Aurora area school board elections
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3 things we learned from the Chicago Bears, including a potential matchup with QB Mike Glennon and Matt Nagy’s disappointment at Roquan Smith’s Pro Bowl snub
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Uncovering lost Black history, stone by stone
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Lawry’s says goodbye after 46 years
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Campus renovation continues at OPRF High School, despite closure
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Five women’s works featured in Christopher Art Gallery’s online exhibit titled Threads
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Letters to the Editor
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Glenview, Northbrook moms star in Aldi holiday commercial inspired by their real lives
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Park Ridge City Council approves 2020 property tax levy reflecting 5% increase
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The Spin: Duckworth pushes back on Trump’s threat to hold up COVID-19 relief package | Two on Trump clemency list have Chicago ties | Pritzker: 100K vaccinated so far in Illinois
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Down to Business: Getting clients to see their own beauty the goal for Naperville makeup/skin care store
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Rail-trails near Chicago
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Top stories of 2020: Park Ridge responds to pandemic, holds rallies to fight racial injustice, and more
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Houston Rockets vs. Oklahoma City Thunder becomes the 1st NBA game postponed this season because of COVID-19 issues
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‘Whirlwind of emotions’: Donors give more than $10,000 to pay off student’s tuition debt and help others during pandemic at Dominican University
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Column: An audit accuses former Chicago Heights library director of ‘potential misuse’ of funds. She says political rivals are trying to smear her.
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Year 2020: Peachy, our rescue dog, lit up our lives
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Trump indulta a su exjefe de campaña Paul Manafort
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Moderna vaccine debuts at Lovell Health Care Center in North Chicago
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Valparaiso University men’s basketball pauses team activities following positive COVID-19 test results
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Talk of the County reader opinion: Why are politicians the first to get vaccinated?
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Ayo Dosunmu and Kofi Cockburn combine for 53 points in Illinois’ 98-81 win over Penn State
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Photos: Chicago Bulls lose season opener to Atlanta Hawks 124-104
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Column: The Chicago Bulls have a chance to change their underachieving narrative — but it has to start now
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Northwestern beats Indiana 74-67 behind Chase Audige’s 17 second-half points
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Chicago Bulls return to an empty United Center — ‘you gotta bring your own energy’ — for their season opener, a 124-104 loss to the Atlanta Hawks