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Pandemic, rallies supporting Black lives top year’s stories in Niles, Morton Grove, Lincolnwood and Skokie
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Daily horoscope for December 28, 2020
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Ask Amy: This year, those that have — should give
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Hurricane facts: What was the latest a storm ever formed?
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Editorial: Want to save movie theaters? Don’t give in to the couch!
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Letters: Year 2020: Enrolled in a crash course on grieving and widowhood
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The pandemic changed how and what we eat. Will that stick in 2021?
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Pot legalization was to bring expungements to many with records in Illinois. Numbers so far are low, but more are expected to be on the way.
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Real estate predictions for 2021: Eviction crisis on the horizon while suburban shift and ‘Zoom rooms’ trend for homebuyers
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Column: The year of the virus, the year of the mask. Be gone, 2020, that’s all that we ask.
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The Chicago Bears won again — and now a huge game with the Green Bay Packers is next. Brad Biggs’ 10 thoughts after their 41-17 victory in Week 16.
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3 takeaways from the Chicago Bulls’ 0-3 start after they blew a late 9-point lead in a 129-128 loss to the Golden State Warriors
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Daywatch: Pandemic’s lasting changes for food industry, pot expungements lagging in Illinois and Bears a win away from playoffs
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Blake Snell, who last pitched in the World Series for the Tampa Bay Rays, is traded to the San Diego Padres for 4 prospects
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Lawry’s the Prime Rib’s final days: Take-home, tours, tchotchkes on sale
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The Biblioracle’s new year resolution: Recommend more books
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‘Wonder Woman 1984’ debuts with pandemic-best $16.7M
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Your cooking resolutions for 2021: Resolve to cook more good food by starting with simple goals
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Column: 2020 was a grind for us all — but it had its moments. Here’s a look at some of the best and worst, from Anthony Rizzo’s hand sanitizer to a Big Ten fabrication.
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Tony Rice, master bluegrass guitarist, dies at 69
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This day in history, December 28: National Guard called to help dig out Buffalo from 7 feet of snow
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Indiana Dunes pavilion opening set for May, but fate of banquet hall unknown
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Winners and losers from the Chicago Bears’ Week 16 win, including mixed Mitch Trubisky reviews, Olin Kreutz’s O-line assessment and George Kittle’s true colors
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First major winter storm to hit Chicago area this week: Snow and ice Tuesday through Wednesday, then maybe another round on New Year’s Eve.
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Lori Loughlin released after prison term in college admissions bribery scheme
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K-9 dog killed after limo driver suspected of driving drunk slams into parked police car near Rockford, police say
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Fallece Armando Manzanero, el maestro mexicano de la música romántica
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‘Deadliest Catch’ cast member Nick McGlashan dies at 33
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El mejor estreno en cines de la pandemia
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Marshmallow flavored Reese’s Peanut Butter Cups top Hershey’s list of new Easter offerings
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Coche bomba en Nashville: la atención se centra en el motivo
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Two men sought after exchange of gunfire with Chicago police on South Side. No injuries reported
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Bitcoin on longest winning run since 2019 after hitting record
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Cuba brinda por su éxito con el COVID y se apresta a reforma
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Federer se da de baja del Abierto de Australia
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Speak Out reader opinion: Electoral College protesters want to live in alternate reality
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Tituss Burgess, Adam Lambert star in ‘Ratatouille’ musical
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‘Wonder Woman 3’ in the works as ‘Wonder Woman 1984’ exceeds box office projections
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Post-Tribune girls basketball rankings and player of the week for Tuesday, Dec. 29, 2020
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As COVID-19 surges in US, gun violence, killings also see a spike in large and small cities
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Quickly
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How accurate is ‘Bridgerton’s’ tale of sex and scandal in Regency England? We asked
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Ed Perkins on Travel: 2020: Goodbye and good riddance
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After 2020, our view of sports has changed
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Saying goodbye to the knuckleball, and its master
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Man charged after Christmas Day shooting incident in Aurora Township
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Northwest Indiana local scores for Tuesday, Dec. 29
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The artists we lost in 2020, in their words
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Her father had a theory about her killing. Then came the arrest.
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A quiet life, a thunderous death, and a nightmare that shook Nashville
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Grandes artistas se despiden del ‘maestro’ Manzanero
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Decades revisited: Remote learning inspires college student to take gap year
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A cheerleader’s vulgar message prompts a First Amendment showdown
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The year inequality became less visible, and more visible, than ever
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Tormenta de nieve rumbo al área de Chicago, luego otra ronda en la víspera de Año Nuevo
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Q&A with Carter Collins, Maine South football player and winner of Chicago Bears’ All-Star Award
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Portage man, 55, dies in Christmas fire: coroner
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9 Big Ten teams are ranked in the Top 25 of the latest college basketball poll
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The perfect, soothing year-end ritual for a chaotic 2020: Writing your own ‘best of’ lists
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Investing: The investment outlook for 2021
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Waiting for success to strike? Try making that all-important first move instead
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4-year-old girl fatally beaten, dunked in icy pond to remove a ‘demon’ in ‘religious-type episode,’ Missouri police say
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A woman accused the son of a prominent Black musician of stealing her phone at a hotel. She had left it in her Uber.
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Recruiting notes: Crete-Monee’s Clint Ratkovich makes ‘super’ move to Northern Illinois as a graduate transfer
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1 of every 17 people in the US has been infected, and 1 in 1,000 has died. Yet the worst may lie ahead.
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Quickly
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Mariachis de Chicago despiden a sus compañeros cantando en sus funerales
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Community news
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After the vaccine: Sore arm, yes. Headache, maybe. Regrets, no.
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Girls basketball notes: Freshman forward Aniyah Bishop arrived at Lake Central unsure about a role. So the first 9 games have been ‘shocking.’
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After the vaccine: Sore arm, yes. Headache, maybe. Regrets, no.
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Italy turns to flower power to help spread vaccine message
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Florida’s Keyontae Johnson rejoins the basketball team — as a coach: ‘Our guys are ready to move forward, not move on from Keyontae, but move forward with him’
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Quick Fix: Flavorful beef tenderloin medallions ready in minutes
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Frank Lloyd Wright house in Lake Forest sells for $2.07 million
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Grupo busca ayudar a migrantes en ruta a EEUU
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Project Fire Buddies gifts $25,000 in toys and checks in Oak Forest, but its biggest surprise came after Christmas
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Washington Football Team cuts QB Dwayne Haskins, a first-round pick in 2019 out of Ohio State
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Chicago women to root for on reality TV in 2021
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Seriously Simple: Try this split pea soup with a twist
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Cuba limita viajeros de media docena de países por COVID-19
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Column: Are we doing New Year’s resolutions after a year as lousy as 2020? There’s one I think we need more than ever.
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Volunteers help take down Festival of Lights in Aurora after record-setting season
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Muere envenenado el productor de la nueva serie de los creadores de Juego de tronos
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Cadets. Cannons. And legends. Frankfort’s Joe Ziemba brings Morgan Park Military Academy’s forgotten football history back to life.
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Norridge Salvation Army receives $2K from gold coin dropped in red kettle donation bucket
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Indiana expands COVID-19 vaccination efforts after holidays
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Padres acusados de matar a su hija para sacarle ‘demonio’
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What to expect from cannabis reform in 2021
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Community helps Darien children have a happy Christmas after losing their mother
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Column: Which of your bad habits worsened in 2020 — overeating, drinking, gambling? There is one upside.
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Review: A joyous new album from singer Linda Eder
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Frank Lloyd Wright house in Lake Forest sells for $2.07 million
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Second stimulus check updates: Trump signs pandemic relief and government-funding measure, averting government shutdown
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Major development in downtown Oswego nearing completion
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Column: 6 wishes for Chicago’s jazz and classical music in the New Year
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Column: A long, hot summer helped Geneva’s Margaret Whitley prepare for an expanded role at UAB in women’s basketball
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Ex concejal Proco ‘Joe’ Moreno iba al volante del auto que chocó ocho vehículos
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Chicago Bears’ Week 16 rout averages a 24.0 household rating — that’s nearly 1 in 4 homes — in their TV market
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Talk of the County reader opinion: Worried about guns? Blame ‘lawless leftists’
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Jessie J rushed to hospital on Christmas Eve after being diagnosed with Meniere’s disease
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Tom Hanks cree saber como sobrevivirán los cines
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Heinze Land Trust to manage high dune in Gary
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Naperville News Digest
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Southwest pulls threat of furloughs after relief bill signed
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Washington rompe con Haskins tras debacle ante Panthers
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Column: Partnership provides grants for fertility treatments to women of color
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DeMotte man, 19, charged in June fatal wreck in Porter County
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Sarah Fuller, primera jugadora en la Power Five de fútbol americano
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Here’s a look at what’s in the COVID-19 stimulus package that Trump signed
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Ya se sabe cuándo Kobe Bryant será exaltado al Salón de la Fama
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Novavax starting final stage of testing for its COVID-19 vaccine
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Indulge in some hot cocktails
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The Girl Scouts accuse the Boy Scouts of unfair competition in trademark dispute
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‘Nunca me olvidarán’ dijo el supuesto responsable de detonar una bomba en Nashville
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More than 190,000 ceiling fans are recalled after blades detach
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What we learned from Week 16 of the NFL season
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Speak Out reader opinions: Congress shouldn’t have been first to be vaccinated; Electoral College vote not final till Jan. 6; Bowes building not a family house
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Column: The brand appeal of Kyle Rittenhouse has some limitations
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Former North Side alderman charged with DUI after police say he crashed into eight cars on Gold Coast street. ‘It’s a miracle no one was killed.’
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Loujain al-Hathloul, Saudi women’s rights activist, sentenced to nearly 6 years in prison under vague terrorism law
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Downers Grove’s Edith Vosefski has a new book out at 90. The eternal optimist offers advice during these trying times.
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EEUU: 1.28 millones de personas viajaron en avión el domingo
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Cleanup ongoing after Gary train derailment; not expected to reopen for up to 10 days
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Beavers make their home on the Northwestern University campus
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Op-ed: An SOS for our Great Lakes lighthouses and heritage
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Motive behind Nashville bombing unclear; authorities say suspect told neighbor, the world is ‘never going to forget me’
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Op-ed: I loved Roald Dahl’s books as a kid. And he was anti-Semitic. I am teaching my kids how to deal with a complicated legacy.
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Small number of COVID patients develop severe psychotic symptoms
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Ring in the new year with European flair
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Column: Memoranda regarding Garvey, Inc., New Year’s resolutions
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More COVID-19 vaccines in the pipeline as US effort ramps up
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Help Them To Hope
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Letters: Gov. Pritzker should add prisoners to priority list for vaccination
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Coronavirus, public protests lead top news stories of 2020 for Oak Park, River Forest
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If your cheese contains fillers, it’s not ‘100% grated parmesan,’ appellate court rules
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Op-ed: AOC and the ugly world of vaccination politics
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Rockford shooting: Judge denies bond for U.S. Army special forces sergeant charged in bowling alley shooting that killed 3 people, wounded 3 others
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The best snow removal products for winter weather in Chicago
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Ring in the new year with European flair
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‘Feria de Deseos’ capta esperanza en Lima durante pandemia
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Third suspected gunman charged in killing of retired Chicago firefighter during attempted carjacking
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Festejos por coronación de América de Cali dejan 88 heridos (VIDEO)
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La difícil Navidad de venezolanos sin documentos en Colombia
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Year in review: Lake County restaurants adapt in effort to survive
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Wonder Woman 3 ya está en marcha
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Cámara de Representantes aprueba aumentar a $2,000 el apoyo por pandemia; proyecto va al Senado
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Moraine Township board taps longtime volunteer to serve as trustee
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Oak Park police: Occupants of car rob two pedestrians at gunpoint
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Biden acusa a Trump de bloquear el traspaso de poder en EEUU
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OPINIÓN/Armando Manzanero, la leyenda cuyas composiciones lo elevaron al Olimpo e inmortalidad
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Elgin News Digest: Kane sheriff’s office hires social worker; Rotary electronics recycling week for 5 towns; Borden library holding New Year’s, Three Kings events
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Coronavirus in Illinois updates: Here’s what happened Dec. 28 with COVID-19 in the Chicago area
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NFL multa a Ravens por violar protocolos de virus
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Editorial: No more bad police raids in Chicago. None.
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US stocks hit records after Trump signs $900B aid package
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Chicago Blackhawks’ Kirby Dach likely out for the season after undergoing wrist surgery
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Naperville Central’s Alexa Puccini announces ‘backup plan’ of transferring to Arizona while pursuing lawsuit against Iowa
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Ohio police officer fired after killing Black man, refusing to administer first aid for several minutes
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River Forest mayor to face challenger; candidates file to run in April 6 elections
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Un exceso de entrenamiento puede afectar el crecimiento en los niños
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Anjanette Young meeting with Mayor Lori Lightfoot called off in dispute over public forum
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Alexa, what are the top 10 funniest tweets this week?
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Jack Rosenberg, WGN’s unseen hand in Chicago Cubs broadcasts, dies at 94: ‘His typewriter softly clicking behind Jack Brickhouse was the soundtrack of summer for generations’
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OPRF Community Foundation awards $172,500 in another round of COVID-19 recovery grants
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Judge rules against marijuana craft grower applicants seeking immediate licenses
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The Spin: Kinzinger ‘concerned’ Trump’s election claims could spur violence | Talks crumble for Lightfoot, Anjanette Young meeting | Former Ald. Moreno charged with DUI
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What Jimmy Graham has provided the Chicago Bears in the 1st year of his $16 million contract, from 8 touchdowns to mentoring Cole Kmet
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‘The light at the end of the tunnel’: COVID-19 vaccinations begin in Chicago’s hard-hit nursing homes as mayor asks for continued vigilance against virus
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Northwestern’s Brandon Joseph and Notre Dame’s Jeremiah Owusu-Koramoah and Aaron Banks are on the AP All-America 1st team
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Second stimulus check updates: House approves Trump’s $2,000 relief checks, sending to GOP-led Senate
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House votes to override Trump’s veto of defense bill
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Norridge mayor faces challenger in April election; seven trustee candidates force primary election Feb. 23
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Elmwood Park D401 waiting for COVID-19 numbers to trend down, will announce whether students can begin hybrid learning in early January
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Plan commission recommends approval of proposed Oak Park apartment building after chair quits meeting
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Chicago Cubs finalizing a trade of Yu Darvish and Victor Caratini to the San Diego Padres in return for 5 players
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Year in Review 2020: COVID-19, failed referendum, and mail issues top stories in Norridge, Harwood Heights