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- Daily horoscope for December 26, 2020
- Ask Amy: Readers weigh in to offer their own advice
- Kawhi Leonard leaves bloodied, but Los Angeles Clippers beat Denver Nuggets 121-108 on Christmas Day
- Waukegan firefighters battle 3 blazes in 36 hours
- Eyeing eagles: Winter is a perfect time to get outside, beat cabin fever and go birding
- Like dormant plants that emerge and rebuild in spring, we can wait out this cold, dark winter
- Letters: Why there was a backlash against disco music
- ‘Good game, bro’: Chicago Park District adds esports to its recreational program with inaugural ‘NBA 2K21’ tournament
- Girls Run the World mentoring program in Aurora area working to stop ‘period poverty’
- Column: Hey NBA — why play games in empty, cavernous arenas this season? Try high school gyms instead.
- Say good riddance to 2020. 6 ways to reboot and start a fresh year with better habits and better gear.
- This day in history, December 26: More than 230,000 people killed by tsunami triggered by earthquake in Indian Ocean
- Year in review: As schools go online in Lake County, instruction becomes chaotic, complicated
- As Trump leaves office, South Florida is poised to become his new ‘MAGA’ capital
- Judge delays execution of only woman on federal death row
- A ‘great cultural depression’ looms for legions of unemployed performers
- Which dog DNA test is right for you?
- Legalize marijuana campaigns in Florida move ahead. But will politicians back recreational pot?
- Speak Out reader opinions: Lovie Smith paid a lot of money to lose; Social Security, Medicare, many other things are socialism; Indians shouldn’t change name
- When will the ice crack at an Upper Peninsula lake? Guess right and win.
- Golfer Greg Norman says he has been hospitalized with COVID-19, less than a week after playing in the father-son PNC Championship event
- The mystery of the disappearing manuscripts
- How to manage performance evaluations in the work-from-home era
- How to move in with your parents (and, eventually, move out)
- How to combat the epidemic of Lloneliness
- Take your kid on vacation at home
- Uncovering lost Black history, stone by stone
- Booking travel in 2021? Here’s how to protect your investment
- How will we eat in 2021? 11 predictions to chew on.
- How to pretend you’re in Singapore tonight
- 5 ways to ring in the New Year at home
- Speak Out reader opinion: Vaccination announcements another sign of Illinois lies
- George Blake, double agent who passed Western secrets to Soviets and made daring escape east, dies in Russia
- Shia LaBeouf ‘desperately needs’ help and treatment, says lawyer
- Day after Christmas brings out shoppers in Aurora
- 2 dead, 2 wounded in shootings on Christmas evening, police say
- 2 dead in vehicle crash in Washington Park neighborhood, 1 left in critical condition
- Hunting is in decline. Some Black hunters want to bring it back with a more diverse population of shooters and archers.
- At the end of a grueling year, a note of reflection and gratitude
- Police search for man who robbed Oswego bank
- This Week in Naperville
- Online survey gathering input on Oswego Police Department’s performance
- Chicago Blackhawks agree to 1-year deal with Carl Soderberg, bolstering the team’s forward depth
- Marklund day services center for people with developmental disabilities proposed for Elgin site
- Week 16 predictions: Can the Chicago Bears keep their playoff hopes alive with a win against the Jacksonville Jaguars?
- 5 things to watch in Week 16 for the Chicago Bears, including the offense’s momentum and defensive lineman Bilal Nichols’ production
- Mike Glennon will start when the Jacksonville Jaguars host the Chicago Bears, setting up his first head-to-head meeting with Mitch Trubisky
- Boy, 16, faces charges for carjacking vehicle used in Bridgeport homicide, is suspected in killing, police say
- Second stimulus check updates: Unemployment benefits for millions in limbo and government shutdown looms as Trump rages
- Woman, 43, fatally stabbed in Englewood, police say
- Northwestern holds off Ohio State for a 71-70 win, the Wildcats’ 2nd upset of a top 25 team this week
- Coronavirus in Illinois updates: Here’s what happened Dec. 24 with COVID-19 in the Chicago area
- Ayo Dosunmu scores 30 as Illinois beats Indiana 69-60
- Golden State Warriors star Stephen Curry makes 105 straight 3s post-practice leading into Sunday’s game against the Chicago Bulls
- Robber shot, critically injured by concealed carry license holder in Humboldt Park, police say
- A young Chicago Bulls roster received an injection of experience — but their veterans couldn’t stave off the Indiana Pacers in a 125-106 loss
- Boy who police say was abducted near Mundelein found safe in Indiana; his parents, who don’t have custody, face kidnapping charges
- Police: 3 dead, 3 injured in shooting at Rockford bowling alley; ‘person of interest’ in custody
- Photos: Chicago Bulls lose 125-106 to Indiana Pacers