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New York City in the Prohibition days
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Illinois State scores the 4th-most points in Division I history and sets NCAA records for field-goal percentage and assists in a 177-108 win
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Discovery of murder victim in 2019 earns Park Ridge police officer top department award
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Daily horoscope for December 3, 2020
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Northwestern makes 14 3-pointers while opening its season with a 92-49 rout of Arkansas-Pine Bluff
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4 takeaways from Illinois’ 82-69 loss to No. 2 Baylor, including down games for the Illini’s dynamic duo and the return of Giorgi Bezhanishvili
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Column: Lack of draft gold leaves Bears GM Ryan Pace downwind
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Column: Rahm Emanuel belongs in America’s political past, not in Joe Biden’s Cabinet
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Ask Amy: Worker wonders how to respond to slur
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Column: Recovery is coming in 2021. Will artists be off their games? Or will there be a rush of new talent and ideas?
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Daywatch: A third of PPP money went to large businesses in Illinois, see how your neighbors voted and ‘Shameless’ executive producer shares Chicago memories
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The 10 Best Books of 2020: It was an off year for the arts, but not for books. Our list of favorites, fiction and nonfiction.
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George McCaskey must soon confront difficult Chicago Bears questions about Ryan Pace and Matt Nagy. But his past words might offer some direction.
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They volunteered for COVID-19 vaccine trials and got the placebo. Do they now deserve the real one?
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Chicago Cubs might have options in the new pool of non-tendered free agents, including Carlos Rodon and David Dahl
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Everyone is spending more time in the kitchen — these gifts will make it easier
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We found markdowns on Apple products — plus other top tech deals
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Column: Kyle Schwarber’s time with the Chicago Cubs likely is over, but his tenure — and comeback in the 2016 World Series — should be remembered fondly
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Chicago was a video game powerhouse in the ’90s. ‘Insert Coin’ looks at the company behind Mortal Kombat
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Chicago books and authors in 2020: Our list of 36 suggests it was anything but a slow year
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Column: Curse words in this auto recycling business all add up for a South Haven homeless shelter
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‘Selena: The Series’ review: Selena isn’t here to tell her story. And Netflix’s new series fails to give her a voice
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For museums, 2020 was an open-and-shut, up-and-mostly-down year
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10 years ago, Groupon turned down Google’s $6B offer. Here’s what’s happened since.
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Tina Flournoy, longtime Democratic strategist, named chief of staff for Vice President-elect Kamala Harris
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Speak Out reader opinions: Playing dirty tricks no way to hand over White House; Trump needs to seize chance to do good; maybe good will come from COVID
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‘Inexcusably reckless’: Michigan police search for person who climbed Mackinac Bridge tower, then posted photos on social media
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Make chana masala your new weeknight dinner hero
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Ho, ho — Whoa! Virus keeping most Santas at a distance
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How ski resorts are returning safely for the 2020-2021 season
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California got $1.3 billion in wildfire relief. Victims have received nothing, prompting outrage
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Las Chivas salen vivas tras visita de la Fiera (VIDEO)
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Charles M. Blow column: Obama’s curious cautiousness
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Dan Ryan express lanes closed for half-hour after state police see passenger in car shoot at vehicle
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Serie de Netflix invita a conocer más de Selena
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Frank Bruni column: The deep state is on a roll
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More hero pay: Walmart to give 4th round of COVID-19 bonuses to workers
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Northwest Indiana local scores for Friday, Dec. 4
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Make a pizza Margherita like an Italian. Here’s how.
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Recreation centers in Elmwood Park and Franklin Park limit capacity, cancel indoor group classes
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He lost his quesadilla stand to the pandemic. Now he feeds needy people
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Speak Out reader opinion: People’s needs should be focus for Oak Forest Hospital campus
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Pandemic means changes to the typical visit with Santa
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Job interviews without interviewers, products of the pandemic
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Post-Tribune boys basketball rankings and player of the week for Friday, Dec. 4, 2020
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Singapore approves a lab-grown meat product, a global first
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Nadal recibe la Gran Cruz de la Orden del Dos de Mayo
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Roddy Ricch, el más escuchado en Apple Music en 2020
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NASA: Mystery object orbiting Earth is a 54-year-old rocket, not an asteroid
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Package delays: UPS limits some retailer pickups as holiday surge tests its network
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Northwestern-led researchers unveil data dashboard that aims to spot COVID-19 surges faster
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Facebook to remove COVID-19 vaccine-related misinformation
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Aurora First Fridays to offer virtual and in-person events
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Volunteer bitten, seriously injured by tiger at Carole Baskin’s Big Cat Rescue, which was made famous by Netflix series ‘Tiger King’
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Joaquín: ‘El Villamarín es otra forma de vivir el fútbol’ (VIDEO)
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Northern Illinois strikes it rich at receiver with H-F graduate Tyrice Richie: ‘He’s a special kid. He knows how to make things happen.’
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Expertos en salud y ciencia responden a las preguntas sobre COVID-19
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Burr Ridge is soon offering a local solution to some local legal issues
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Study reveals the 30 best small cities in America to live in
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Viggo Mortensen defends playing gay character in new film: Maybe I’m not ‘completely straight’
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Abren investigación por accidente de Grosjean (VIDEO)
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Lake Station schools push for TIF money: ‘We don’t want to be forgotten’
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Rick Steves’ Europe: Naples: Bella chaos
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Chicago wins $7.2 million in affordable housing funds through JPMorgan Chase philanthropic challenge
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Celebrity Travel: Go away with … Amber Nash
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Neymar asegura que el próximo año jugará con Messi
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Anthony Davis is finalizing a 5-year, $190 million deal to return to the Los Angeles Lakers
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Column: Former Fulton Market restaurant and Schlitz tavern is safe from wrecking ball — for now — after city revokes demolition permit
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Four candidates have announced they’re vying for Oak Park village president in spring election
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Recruiting notes: Marist quarterback Dontrell Jackson Jr. excited about ‘going to a program on the rise’ in Coastal Carolina
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Holiday lights, pandemic style
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Do you have questions about the coronavirus vaccine? Send them to us and we’ll ask the experts.
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‘We’re heading for a huge housing crisis’: With the pandemic posing a mass eviction threat, here’s what 11 housing experts say a Biden administration can do to help
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Benny Blanco on his new song with Juice Wrld: ‘It’s hard to listen to now’
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In a boost for Boeing, Ryanair adds 75 Max jets to its existing order
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New York Times critics’ top books of 2020
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Lou Holtz receives Presidential Medal of Freedom from Donald Trump, who calls the former Notre Dame football coach ‘one of the greatest’
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Making the most of time, even in trying times, is a key to creativity for Chicago musician Julius Dolls
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Oak Brook Park District seeks recipes for community cookbook
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Diez cosas que la ciencia ha aprendido sobre COVID-19
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4 killed when driver tries to evade police in Berkeley and car is hit by truck, cops say
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NFL Week 13 predictions: NYT’s picks against the spread
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Indiana tops 6,000 coronavirus-related deaths since March
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Best Chicago architecture of 2020: The design of St. Regis Chicago, a new bridge and the pandemic-ready Rush Hospital raised our sights and spirits
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Giants star Saquon Barkley apologizes for letting ‘our guard down’ on maskless night in Manhattan
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Former presidents Obama, Clinton and Bush say they’d get a COVID-19 vaccine publicly to boost Americans’ confidence
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Una Navidad con Juanes, Thalía, Camilo y Schajris
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Oak Brook Bath & Tennis Club receives recognition as top wedding venue
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For school officials in NW Indiana, switching between in-person and online learning has been ‘frustrating, but it’s not surprising’
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Cops seeking driver in Wacker Drive hit-and-run that killed 70-year-old woman
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Inspired by great-uncle Marty Pattin, Southern Illinois recruit Kaydon Norkus can’t wait to pitch for Neuqua Valley
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Boys basketball notes: ‘Dynamic’ Michigan City guard Jamie Hodges lets his game do the talking
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Students could return to Oak Park District 97 schools by Feb. 1, administrators say
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Commentary: Want to avoid pandemics? Eliminate factory farming
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En racha, el Atleti amenaza al Barca y Real Madrid
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Senate confirms Christopher Waller to serve on Fed’s board
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UK and US officials spar over ‘vaccine nationalism;’ scientists bemoan the debate, saying it could undermine the public’s trust
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Hitting coach Frank Menechino sets high expectations for the Chicago White Sox — ‘World Series or bust’ — after the team finished 2020 near the top in key offensive categories
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US jobless claims remain high at 712,000 as COVID-19 escalates
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Letters: Contact tracers need Chicagoans’ help to slow the spread of COVID-19
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Quickly: Readers sound off on the issues of the day
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OPRF Alumni Association awards $10,000 grant to Opportunity Knocks
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As hospitals fill, travel nurses race to virus hot spots
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‘Godfather Coda’ review: A famously disappointing sequel embraces the dying fall
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How to be more optimistic in the new year, according to an optimism doctor
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Bradshaw: Coding skills are in high demand in today’s economy
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DePaul women’s basketball team practices and plays in masks
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Brothers who are legally deaf, blind and no strangers to helping out, send messages of love to sequestered seniors
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Laporta: ‘Hay propuestas imaginativas para que a Messi le guste quedarse en el Barca’
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The real deal: Jessica Tow-Arnett took intensity to a whole new level, leading Neuqua Valley in two sports. Now, she coaches in Minnesota.
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Elgin News Digest
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DePaul women’s basketball is one of the few teams that wears masks during games. And the No. 20 Blue Demons won’t use it as an excuse: ‘Make adversity your best friend.’
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Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot says she’s ‘watched with great interest’ the ComEd case, will have more to say later on House Speaker Michael Madigan
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Incendiary rhetoric is fueling a wave of threats against election workers across the country: ‘I can’t begin to explain the level of anger I have over this’
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Cook County health department investigating large wedding held at Hilton hotel on day state marked highest number of COVID-19 deaths
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Boy, 15, accused of beating 74-year-old man with baseball bat and setting his body on fire
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Yorkville’s Aaron Nieckula, the former Cougars manager, goes on a mission after being let go by Oakland A’s: ‘It’s a blessing in disguise.’
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Naperville adopts $502.4 million budget that includes raises for staff over objection of 3 council members
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No fans at the United Center for the start of the Chicago Bulls’ 2020-21 NBA season
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As hospitals fill, travel nurses race to virus hot spots
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Pandemia propicia cifra récord de descartes en MLB
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Illinois recreational weed sales flat at $75 million in November
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CVS to give out COVID-19 treatment in nursing homes
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11 minutes of exercise a day may help counter the effects of sitting
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Young players, blurred boundaries and a coach on the move
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La revista People revela a sus ‘Personas del Año 2020’
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Motormouth: Another alternator, same story
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Indiana locations a real world reminder of Jean Shepherd’s ‘A Christmas Story’
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¿Llegarán vacunas a hispanos y minorías?
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Mindy Kaling almost turned down Vogue cover for lack of body confidence after childbirth
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Kim Ng optimista sobre el futuro de los Marlins
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‘I would say it was very successful’: weekend of shopping in central Lake County sees steady results
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Column: Trump likely won’t give us the White House eviction craved by so many
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Venezuela celebra elecciones en medio de boicot opositor
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Though restaurants remain a COVID-19 risk, experts and owners talk about balancing safety and business concerns
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Saunders espera que ‘Canelo’ pierda ante Smith
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Glencoe Caucus announces committee picks for April election, including choice for new village president
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Inmates quarantined at Will County jail after 38 test positive for COVID-19
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Small plane crash-lands on Minnesota interstate, authorities say
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Feuding shakes up Maine Township Board race; some Republicans plan to run as Democrats in 2021
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California governor: Most of the state nears a stay-home order in the coming days
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New look: NBA players will rock Nike ‘City Edition’ jerseys during 2020-21 season
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Biden encara decisiones difíciles sobre muros en la frontera
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15-year-old charged in Wisconsin mall shooting that left eight people wounded to contest move to adult court
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‘We are taking the time that we need,’ FDA head says, defending COVID-19 vaccine approval process. Here’s what he told us about what comes next.
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Trump aide banned from Justice Department building after pressuring staffers for sensitive information on election fraud
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Dan Le Batard and ESPN complete their divorce
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Aurora considers broker to market ‘premier’ downtown properties
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Daddy Yankee logra nuevo balance y se alista para su regreso
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Valparaiso forum gathers voices to decide if Wednesday e-learning will continue
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Purchasing battle continues as sheriff goes to county council after commissioners table temperature kiosk request
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Commentary: On Day 1, Biden should end Trump’s vaccine nationalism
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Naperville-area health agencies preparing for all possibilities as they await COVID-19 vaccine details
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The college-entrance exam is 9 hours long. COVID-19 made it harder.
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3 firms offer bids on long-vacant Gary Edison
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With one of the top audiobooks of 2020, Jessica Simpson emotionally reflects on her dyslexia battle
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Community news: Students, health care workers and others collecting for good causes
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8 years after a cat went missing, a woman heard from someone who found him. Instead of a happy reunion, a legal battle ensued in Lake County.
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Los Chicago Bulls abrirán temporada sin público en el United Center
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US COVID-19 deaths top 3,100 in a single day for the first time as new cases begin topping 200,000 a day
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Commentary: Chicago’s over-reliance on fees needs reform. Now.
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Pared down TubaChristmas event Sunday in Valparaiso
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Family of Orland Park teacher killed following 2019 holiday party ‘frustrated’ at pace of criminal case against priest
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Column: Del Dufrain remembered as the Tom Landry of his era as the Hall of Fame football coach for East Aurora
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Snoop Dogg lanza una liga de boxeo llamada Fight Club
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Editorial: Illinois pols, don’t dare jump the vaccine line
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Republican Illinois congressman says to President Trump in tweet: ‘Time to delete your account’
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Hinchas vuelven a estadios en la Premier
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Patrick Williams is embracing change as he approaches a fast-tracked Chicago Bulls season: ‘All the rookies are stepping into something we’ve never seen before’
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Column: Cook County channels another $1 million in stimulus funds to help small businesses
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Second stimulus check updates: Optimism grows as House Democrats promise some measure of COVID relief before the holidays
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Column: TV series to feature Timmothy Pitzen mystery
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Luis Suárez vuelve al grupo tras dar negativo en la PCR
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Meet Joe Biden’s energy and climate Cabinet contenders
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Lake County Health Department preparing for COVID-19 vaccinations to start this month
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Los casos de coronavirus aumentan otra vez entre los más vulnerables. ¿Ahora qué?
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Elgin council debates whether creating new human rights, sustainability posts makes sense in 2021
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Someone shot at 4 people in a Kia in Lawndale. After the car crashed, 2 were found dead and 2 injured, police say.
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Chicago Bears defensive players have no problem with Matt Nagy’s criticism after their season-worst performance: ‘Just motivation,’ Eddie Jackson says
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Proposed Aurora 2021 budget about $33 million lower than in 2020
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Religious leaders in Chicago urge devotees of Our Lady of Guadalupe to avoid pilgrimages to Des Plaines as image will be removed from shrine
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Aurora man who claimed he was robbed at gunpoint charged with filing false police report
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Holiday lights in Wisconsin
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Elgin council faces criticism over how public comments are handled during virtual meetings
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Column: Crystal Lake teen with Down syndrome looks forward to holiday parade all year. When COVID-19 canceled it, his community came to the rescue.
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Fantasy football lineups for Week 13: Start Kirk Cousins and sit Tyler Boyd
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Kyle Rittenhouse lawyer steps away from criminal case, hours after prosecutors allege fundraising effort ‘provides ample opportunity for self-dealing and fraud’
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Coronavirus in Illinois updates: Here’s what happened Dec. 3 with COVID-19 in the Chicago area
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Illinois’ COVID-19 death toll in the last seven days is highest in nation at 957
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Children from poorer Chicago areas are still less likely to attend top-performing high schools, despite CPS efforts to even the playing field, new report finds
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The Spin: Mayor Lori Lightfoot weighs in on Madigan, ComEd | Republican Adam Kinzinger to Trump: Delete your account | FDA commissioner defends COVID-19 vaccine approval process
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Biden to name top health care officials soon as pandemic rages, will keep Fauci as chief medical adviser
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Wisconsin Supreme Court won’t hear Trump election lawsuit, likely dooming state court case seeking to overturn loss
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In seismic shift, Warner Bros. to stream all 2021 films same time they are released to theaters
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2021 Toyota Sienna earns Family Green Car honors
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Lincoln features new interior on 2021 Nautilus
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Who will Jake Paul fight next? Here are the odds.
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Embattled Madigan to make his case before supportive House Black caucus on Saturday
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Jim Oberweis launches discovery recount effort in election that has Rep. Lauren Underwood winning by just 5,374 votes
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Southeast Side Superfund site
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Virtual sushi making class
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Among first acts as president, Biden says he will ask Americans to commit to 100 days of wearing masks