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- Daily horoscope for January 12, 2021
- No. 1 Alabama wins national title 52-24 over No. 3 Ohio State
- Ask Amy: Cultural divide leads to family estrangement
- Golfer Jeff Sluman buys Lincoln Park duplex for $880,000
- ABC 7 anchor Alan Krashesky sells Loop 3-bedroom condo (with its own sauna) for $950,000
- Takeout 100 — our guide to Chicago’s best restaurants for pickup and delivery right now
- ‘I fear we’re not done with all this’: US Capitol riot tests the loyalty of Chicago-area Trump supporters
- Column: I took part in a pro-Trump attack on the US Capitol and now I have to face consequences? That’s tyranny!
- Daywatch: Illinois starts next vaccine phase, Capitol riot tests loyalty of Chicago’s Trump supporters, and ultimate takeout guide
- Twitter purges 70,000 QAnon conspiracy theory accounts after US Capitol riot
- Column: The screwdriver or the sledgehammer? Chicago Bears Chairman George McCaskey must soon detail his fix-it plans after a maddening season.
- This day in history, January 12: U.S. Supreme Court, in Illinois v. Wardlow, gives police broad authority to stop and question people who run at the sight of an officer
- Buffalo Grove not recycling holiday lights because of pandemic restrictions, referring residents to other SWANCC sites
- 25 books we can’t wait to read in 2021
- Column: With the season over for the Bears, what do Chicago sports fans have to look forward to now? Here are 9 things.
- Signature dishes from 50 countries around the world
- Lake Bluff electoral board rejects challenges to trustee’s reelection paperwork: ‘These are not egregious allegations’
- Man found dead in fire at River Grove residential building
- Hallmark Cards asks GOP Sens. Hawley, Marshall to return donations after electoral challenge
- Highland panel reorganizes for ’21; vote split for new president over senior living center stance
- Closer Liam Hendriks reportedly is signing with the Chicago White Sox
- Arlington Heights approves luxury senior living facility in village’s south corridor
- Winery Comedy Tour comes to Valparaiso venue
- Eagles fire coach Doug Pederson
- Ireland to apologize for abuses, mass graves at church-run homes for unwed mothers
- Airbnb banning rioters, hate groups ahead of inauguration, is cross-referencing arrest records
- Speak Out reader opinion: Elon Musk’s wealth shows need for escalating tax rate
- Oil company Enbridge rejects Michigan’s demand to shut down pipeline under Great Lakes
- Sheldon Adelson, casino mogul and Republican megadonor, dead at 87
- 1 critically injured, 3 displaced in Far South Side fire, police say
- Simplehuman trash can review: Which model is best for your needs?
- The best mattress for hip pain
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- The best melatonin supplement
- The best mini chandelier
- The best mountain bike helmet
- The best party tent
- The best sweatshirt for women
- The best trivet
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- The best wall-mounted cat tree
- The best watercolor paint set
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- Trump visita frontera en Texas en últimos días en el cargo
- Jamelle Bouie column: The bogusness of anti-impeachment Republicans
- My worst moment: People assume Lou Diamond Phillips is fluent in Spanish thanks to ‘La Bamba.’ He’s not and it led to a chaotic few hours on the set of ‘Che.’
- Deutsche Bank, Signature Bank pull away from Trump amid fallout from Capitol riot
- AMLO valora acabar con agencias de vigilancia independientes
- 100 colleges with the best ROI
- Column: A complicated college football season — filled with exasperation and exhilaration — is over. Was it all worth it?
- ‘Be ready to defend the Constitution’: How some Republican lawmakers fanned the flames before riot that shook the US Capitol
- Editorials of The New York Times impeach Trump again
- Ross Douthat column: How the Republican Party could break
- La pandemia deja casi 10,000 muertos en el mundo durante el último día
- Dos legisladoras contrajeron COVID tras asalto al Capitolio
- Javier Bardem y Nicole Kidman apuntan a ‘Being The Ricardos’ de Aaron Sorkin
- Paul Krugman column: This putsch was decades in the making
- Michelle Goldberg column: The scary power of the companies that finally shut Trump up
- Bret Stephens column: Only impeachment can save Republicans
- EEUU pide a estados acelerar entrega de vacunas COVID-19
- One division, seven Canadian teams and a lot of travel
- Trump dice que pedido de juicio político causa ‘tremenda furia’
- Disney ficha a Ben Affleck
- Francisco Lindor talks Mets, pizza and contract extensions
- Netflix’s massive 2021 film slate will deliver new movies every week this year
- Seriously Simple: Maple syrup adds a touch of sweetness to corn muffins
- Federales arrestan al hijo de un juez por asalto al Capitolio de Estados Unidos
- As CPS schools reopen, district vows to ‘hold employees accountable who are not reporting to work’ and will begin docking pay Tuesday
- How a Vogue cover created an uproar over Kamala Harris
- Tommy Lasorda’s death starts a conversation about his son
- Javicia Leslie left government for Hollywood. Now she’s the first Black Batwoman
- Trump dice que el discurso a sus seguidores fue ‘totalmente apropiado’
- The Kitchn: Is cooking with cast iron actually healthier?
- Vernon Hills resident providing food for needy families using her garage as a pantry
- Bandsintown introduces ‘Plus’ subscription service for streaming concerts from indie acts, like Jeff Tweedy
- Cheers! French wine, vines headed home after year in space
- La primera orden de Biden sería deshacer las políticas de Trump, pero no será fácil
- The new sperm economy
- Victoria Beckham on ‘life-changing moment’ she decided to leave Spice Girls
- This month’s Paris Fashion Week goes totally digital
- The new sperm economy
- España sufre las temperaturas más bajas en 20 años
- Why are we so afraid of fevers?
- Scientists decry death by 1,000 cuts for world’s insects
- It could be a great year, if your business survives winter
- Pese a pandemia, escuelas taurinas siguen abiertas en España (FOTOS)
- Frida Kahlo exhibit’s long journey to Glen Ellyn is nearly over
- Editorial: Don’t rush criminal justice reform in Springfield
- It could be a great year, if your business survives winter
- Pandemic restrictions a business boon for some Iraqi women
- Northwest Indiana local scores for Wednesday, Jan. 13
- Menaced by murder hornets, bees decorate their hives with feces
- ¿Debería vacunarme contra el COVID-19 si he tenido el virus?
- School District 308 getting ready for return of in-person learning
- The ‘ultimate female jazz singer,’ Ella Fitzgerald, soars on ‘The Lost Berlin Tapes’
- Pandemia modifica inicio de temporada de F1
- Hyundai, Ford F-150, Mustang Mach-E take North American Car, Truck, Utility of Year Awards
- The 30 best cities for singles
- Hyundai, Ford F-150, Mustang Mach-E take North American Car, Truck, Utility of Year Awards
- Op-ed: Social media and ‘free speech’: Is it time for government regulations?
- Redes intensifican medidas contra grupos anárquicos en EEUU
- Author Charles Soule wrote ‘Light of the Jedi’ — and in a galaxy far, far away, the story continues
- Development project work on hold in Hobart as panel expresses lack of confidence
- Aplazan primera ejecución de una mujer en décadas en EEUU
- U-46 moves ahead with plan to bring students back to school despite teachers’ safety concerns
- Detroit auto show to be replaced by outdoor event this year, another COVID-19 change
- After US Capitol riots, early warning signs emerge for GOP as voters drop Republican Party registration
- Restaurantes de Ciudad de México desafían cierres por pandemia
- Column: Halle Idowu ‘did everything for everybody’ at Richards. Now, she’s ready to contribute even more on the basketball court for Toledo.
- More Lana Del Rey drama ensues after her diversity comments about new album art
- OMS: Inmunidad colectiva contra COVID-19, improbable en 2021
- Spike Lee’s children named Golden Globe ambassadors
- U.S. Rep. Schneider tests positive for COVID-19, calls out ‘selfishness and arrogance of the anti-maskers’
- $625 million, $550 million: For Mega Millions, Powerball the real winning numbers are huge jackpots
- Elle Woods at 40? Mindy Kaling is excited to reveal that in ‘Legally Blonde 3’
- Los inviernos de Michigan ya no serán lo mismo
- Boeing’s jet deliveries drop despite 737 Max’s return to flight
- ‘The Marksman’ review: A bland addition to the Liam Neeson thriller canon
- Feds arrest fur coat-wearing son of Brooklyn judge who stormed U.S. Capitol
- Northwestern’s Pat Fitzgerald accepts role as college football organization president — does it mean he’ll resist NFL coaching offers again?
- Illinois House Black Caucus, which previously endorsed Madigan, rallies behind Rep. Emanuel ‘Chris’ Welch for speaker
- ¿Cómo reinventar el obsoleto sistema de asilo de EEUU?
- Willie O’Ree, who broke the NHL’s color barrier, to have jersey retired by the Boston Bruins
- Chicago-area restaurant owners hope for a better year, but brace for slow winter
- Woman, 31, arrested after crashing into barricade near Trump Tower, police say
- Highland’s Leah Bishop knows competition in girls wrestling is getting stronger. So the North Central College commit gets stronger too.
- Chile: Piñera en cuarentena por contacto estrecho con COVID
- Minneapolis officer Derek Chauvin to be tried alone in George Floyd’s death
- Chicago’s Negro League
- Man, 22, seriously injured in Lake Shore Drive shooting, police say
- Evanston Performing Arts Collective came about because of pandemic and desire for inclusion, growth
- Repunta el turismo en México en plena pandemia
- Chicago Christian’s Zach Bulthuis broke out at Ultimate, then went to Carthage: ‘My first game was the most nervous I’ve ever been.’
- Looking back on literary infatuations: John Warner considers the passing fads of his reading life
- Koeman: ‘La diferencia es que los jugadores tienen más confianza’
- Liam Hendriks was the top free-agent reliever on the market. With the closer signed, here’s how the Chicago White Sox bullpen could shape up.
- Lotería de EEUU ofrece gigantesco premio de $615 millones
- Former ‘Windy City Rehab’ contractor said he was falsely portrayed as a villain on the show: lawsuit
- The future of the coronavirus? An annoying childhood infection
- Op-ed: Madigan must go, for the sake of Illinois’ younger generations
- Tribal elders are dying from the pandemic, causing a cultural crisis for American Indians
- Crown Point ice rink to remain closed through January; vaccine distribution discussed
- El FBI advirtió sobre el ataque al Congreso y extremistas preparados ‘listos para la guerra’
- Quickly: Readers sound off on the issues of the day
- 3 House Democrats test positive for COVID-19; Jayapal blames GOP members who refused to ‘wear a damn mask’ during Capitol lockdown
- Community news
- GM’s new BrightDrop electric vehicle unit gives stock a jolt
- Aurora’s The Venue continues to expand livestream offerings
- Thousands party in the streets of Tuscaloosa after Alabama’s national championship win despite COVID-19 concerns
- Comings & Goings: Andy’s Frozen Custard opening in Palos Heights
- Former Hart estate in Glenview rezoned back to residential, but developers will soon attempt to change that
- Chadwick Boseman’s widow tearfully accepts his Gotham Award tribute in heartfelt speech
- Letter: Hospital working with community, weighing best options
- One-third of qualified Indiana seniors signed up for COVID-19 vaccine
- A competitive family. A competitive person. Benet’s Tyler Van Eekeren follows familiar footsteps but different sport to college.
- Presidentes suelen dar consuelo, pero Trump es la excepción
- Naperville News Digest: Clothing drive to be held on MLK Day; Rotary holding benefit wine tasting; overnight parking rules back in effect in Naperville
- After 35 years of federal protection, a Midwestern bird, once prized in hatmaking, is back from the brink of extinction
- With a nod to Chicago Teachers Union, Cicero educators refuse to show up at school: Staff members ‘genuinely afraid to return to unsafe buildings’
- Chicago travel order revamped again to allow travelers from all restricted states to avoid quarantine with negative COVID-19 test
- Second stimulus check update: IRS getting more relief payments out, after delays for up to 20 million Americans
- Don’t hold back second doses of COVID-19 vaccine, Trump administration tells states in bid to speed shots to people 65 and older
- All elected offices up for grabs in Oak Park, River Forest townships this spring
- Cradles to Crayons holding MLK Day clothing drive
- Pence promete una ‘transición sin tropiezos’ en EEUU
- A nagging ankle injury held back Bailey Vance. Fully recovered from surgery, the Lake Park graduate hopes to help AU advance.
- Combate McGregor vs. Poirier no será por un cinturón
- Column: Twitter’s action against Trump opens a can of First Amendment worms
- Redistricting plans presented to Lake Zurich District 95 board; both call for hundreds of students to be shuffled
- Cómo afrontar el miedo a las agujas
- Mental illness issues and incoming Biden administration could stop first execution of federal female inmate in nearly 70 years
- Column: Can we agree to disagree? This is where the healing must begin in our divided states of America.
- Plan commission recommends rezoning of residential properties purchased by Rush Oak Park
- Working from home makes it easier than ever to blow the whistle on your boss. The SEC has been flooded with nearly 7,000 tips.
- Developer to raze single-family homes near Naperville Metra station for new town houses, duplexes
- Montaner celebra el éxito de ‘Amén’ deseando la paz
- Column: Attempt to connect Aurora kids with seniors during COVID-19 pandemic turns out better than expected; ‘They delivered’
- The pandemic has imperiled many jobs, including retrieving items from the Titanic wreck
- Chuck Norris no estuvo en el asalto al Capitolio
- Southtowners: Marist students named Chick Evans scholars, and more
- The Book Table in Oak Park launches GoFundMe in effort to stay open
- Tribal elders are dying from the pandemic, causing a cultural crisis for American Indians
- Police investigating armed robbery in Northbrook Court mall parking lot
- Merrillville senior citizens wait for COVID-19 vaccinations: ‘It’s running wild out there’
- Organizadores insisten que los Juegos serán realidad
- Víctimas de COVID segregadas en hospitales y en cementerios
- Waukegan’s St. Demetrios Greek Orthodox Church welcomes back priest who was once altar boy
- Indiana law enforcement reform bill earns widespread support; police groups support bill
- Sundance adds Coogler-produced ‘Judas and the Black Messiah’
- Letters: There is too much anger on both sides of the political spectrum
- Azealia Banks exhumes dead cat, boils it on Instagram — and everyone’s horrified
- This year’s Pegasus Young Playwrights Festival offers a window into the thoughts of Chicago teenagers
- Illinois National Guard deployed to Washington, D.C., ahead of inauguration amid possibility of armed protests
- Public art in Park Ridge? Aldermen interested in murals near train station
- Montgomery police investigate possible shooting
- Column: The Chicago Blackhawks’ shortcomings figure to keep them from the playoffs. ‘Progress’ will be a team buzzword until the winning returns.
- Evanston-Skokie District 65 school board member target of homophobic vandalism, police say
- Morbius, con Jared Leto, retrasa su estreno
- Longtime RDA head resigns, takes role in Dean and Barbara White Foundation
- Inclusive TV shows to enjoy with the family
- Niles village manager to retire Jan. 31, join Federal Emergency Management Agency
- Column: Elected officials unable to admit Biden beat Trump should not hold public office
- Manatee in Florida discovered with ‘Trump’ written on its back, prompting a federal investigation
- Former Michigan Gov. Rick Snyder to be charged in Flint water crisis after new investigation, sources say
- Simeck to exit Lake Forest schools for Deerfield 3 months earlier than planned to ‘allow him more time to transition’
- Pompeo: Legado de Trump es más fuerte que el asalto al Capitolio
- Pets of the week
- Porter County COVID-19 vaccine site opens at Expo Center; administrator plans three other sites in county
- Skokie to implement new smart technology in effort to minimize water main leakages
- Column: A Madigan loyalist warns of the ‘what comes next?’ problem
- Trump takes no responsibility for riot, tours Texas border wall construction after days spent out of sight and banned from Twitter
- De récord: El gasto en línea del fin de año aumentó 32%
- Sheffield rompe su histórica mala racha en la Premier (VIDEO)
- Two candidates vying to succeed longtime Gurnee Mayor Kristina Kovarik
- NBA y sindicato endurecen protocolos, otro juego pospuesto
- Early voting for primary election begins Thursday in Kane County
- About 11,000 Indian Prairie students to start heading back to school next week, officials say
- Hijos de Spike Lee serán embajadores de los Globos de Oro
- La denuncia de irregularidades se dispara con el teletrabajo
- Michigan Avenue’s Carbide & Carbon Building to get new hotel this spring, in rare vote of confidence during pandemic
- Green Bay Packers quarterback Aaron Rodgers says he will guest-host on ‘Jeopardy!’
- Green Bay Packers quarterback Aaron Rodgers says he will guest-host ‘Jeopardy!’
- Evanston police chief defends use of officers from other towns during Northwestern student protests last fall
- Complaints of neighbors firing guns continue with confusion over Lake County regulations, enforcement
- Chicago still vaccinating health care workers, no immediate plans to expand to seniors, health commissioner says
- Companies dumping Trump brand in wake of Capitol insurrection. Can Chicago shed Trump Tower’s giant sign?
- California convertirá Disneylandia en un centro de vacunación
- Op-ed: ‘Fix the FOID Act’ will make our streets safer
- Temp and warehouse workers who keep us fed face COVID-19 risks, and more must be done to ensure they get vaccinated, advocates say
- Naperville residents to contribute to report that will capture portrait of Muslims in Illinois
- Column: A recycling crew, a 6-year-old boy and a friendship that reminds us how much of humanity is good
- Epidemia de palizas en la NBA
- Spending: Winter entertaining during COVID-19
- 5 ways 2020 changed job searching forever
- Busta Rhymes opens up about near 100-pound weight loss after major health scare
- Aurora looks at future of southeast part of city
- ‘It just really shows the spirit of selflessness’: Northbrook fundraiser raises more than $14,000 for restaurants
- Cuba: Biden sabe que la isla no es un país terrorista
- Carrasco, entusiasmado con su llegada a los Mets
- NFL analysts rip Matt Nagy after ‘one of the worst offensive coaching performances that I’ve seen the Bears take part in over the last couple years’
- Hammond man awaiting federal sentencing says he ‘was under the impression’ he could attend Capitol protest
- EEUU pedirá prueba negativa de COVID-19 para ingresar al país
- Column: Under Siege: A poem about Donald Trump, to the tune of ‘The Yellow Rose of Texas’
- Suburban man faces charges of threatening violence at Biden inauguration in message: ‘We will surround the White House’
- Rep. Frank Mrvan calls on Congress to remove Trump: ‘The president must be held accountable for his dangerous action’
- Oak Park electoral board rules trustee candidate Enyia can remain on ballot, continues Clark hearing
- EEUU: Estados se resisten a restricciones por pandemia
- CPS makes good on promise to cut off pay and access to remote learning platform for teachers who’ve refused to show up for in-person classes
- No, Chuck Norris wasn’t that guy at the Capitol riots, despite Twitter claims
- Empty Metra lots have south and southwest suburbs looking at cost-cutting options
- Lauri Markkanen and Ryan Arcidiacono return to Chicago Bulls practice — after 12 days away — as NBA adjusts COVID-19 protocols
- Illinois looks toward 2nd phase of COVID-19 vaccinations, though still weeks away for many. Data shows 1 in 45 have had at least 1 shot so far.
- Coronavirus in Illinois updates: Here’s what happened Jan. 12 with COVID-19 in the Chicago area
- Illinois Rep. Brad Schneider tests positive for COVID-19, condemns maskless Republicans during Capitol riot lockdown
- Where Illinois’ congressional delegation stands on second Trump impeachment
- Supreme Court says women must obtain abortion pill in person
- Franklin Park fire department staffers get COVID-19 vaccinations
- El Estado Mayor del Ejército de EEUU condena el asalto al Capitolio y reafirma su apoyo a Biden
- Jeremy Colliton’s 2-year extension shows the Chicago Blackhawks ‘trust’ him with the rebuild: ‘With where we’re at, and certainly the direction we’re heading, Jeremy’s a big part of that’
- Cámara de Representantes se apresura hacia el juicio político a Trump
- Chicago Board of Ethics fines Ald. Carrie Austin’s political committee $145,500
- The Spin: Bye, bye, Chicago Trump Tower sign? | Kinzinger says he’ll vote for Trump impeachment | Speaker intrigue in Illinois House continues
- Education pillar of Black Caucus’ legislative agenda advances to Pritzker, economic, criminal justice elements still being considered
- Nick Jonas in talks to play Frankie Valli in streaming version of Tony-winning ‘Jersey Boys’ musical
- Federal prosecutors weighing sedition charges in Capitol riot; FBI issued warning that extremists were preparing for ‘war,’ report says
- Illinois Republican U.S. Rep. Adam Kinzinger will vote to impeach Trump
- Sen. Mitch McConnell is said to be pleased about impeachment, believing it will be easier to purge Trump from the GOP
- Liz Cheney, the No. 3 House GOP leader, backs Trump impeachment as tide grows
- Behind Lilly Toppen, Kankakee Valley does just enough against Highland to get win that ‘gives us a chance’ in the NCC
- Poll: A Tweet of Week double feature, for those who might need a laugh this week.
- Illinois legislators OK measure allowing services like Grubhub to deliver alcohol
- House passes resolution urging Pence to oust Trump using 25th Amendment, setting up impeachment vote