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- Natalie Thiem hits her first two 3-pointers of the season as LaPorte holds off Chesterton: ‘There was a lot of emotion right there.’
- Daily horoscope for January 15, 2021
- Ask Amy: Hospital worker’s drinking cause for alarm
- Column: Trump must admit he was lying about a ‘stolen election’ before more Americans get killed
- Column: Corporate weasel words pave the road to Bears fans hell
- Column: Staring through the window at the gym, thinking: One day, but not yet
- ‘The work is never done’ — Tribune restaurant critic Phil Vettel says goodbye after 41 years
- Daywatch: Lightfoot pushing for restaurants to reopen, Biden unveils COVID stimulus plan and inside Illinois’ most expensive home
- Did the COVID-19 pandemic affect George McCaskey’s decision to keep Ryan Pace and Matt Nagy? Yes and no, the Chicago Bears chairman says.
- Pickleball has been a popular pandemic activity in Hinsdale. Perhaps too popular.
- The mysterious case of ‘Aussie Joe’ the pigeon: Fake leg band gets bird in Australia a reprieve
- Drug dealer, convicted in 7 gang killings, is executed despite COVID-19 infection
- OMG, did you see this? Meet your personal bedside barista.
- What we’re watching: January 15
- The Goods: How to beat the stuck-at-home blues: From improving air quality to a reno project that you can actually finish.
- This day in history, January 15: Chinese officials said they couldn’t rule out the possibility that a new coronavirus in central China could spread between humans
- With Washington on edge, most airlines ban guns in luggage on DC flights
- Cassoulet inspires $5,000 Kickstarter zine campaign by Honey Butter Fried Chicken chefs in Chicago
- Speak Out reader opinions: Elgin residents don’t shovel sidewalks; Musk a great example of why we need fair tax law; Trump’s a ‘Flim-Flam Man’
- Early voting suspended for North Chicago due to ballot mistake
- The war comes home: Capitol mob included highly trained ex-military and cops
- ‘Speak Out’ reader opinion: Belichick makes right call on medal
- COVID-era alcohol sales by the numbers
- As ICU nurses at Vista East, mother and daughter bring compassion to COVID-19 fight
- Las mejores fotos de la semana en América Latina 8-15 Ene./2021
- México exonera de narcotráfico a exsecretario de Defensa
- Letters: Elections in Kane County well-run, group leaders say
- La ofensiva de Packers vs. la dura defensa de Rams
- Group calls for artists for Aurora mural
- Vacuna contra COVID-19 provoca algunas muertes en Noruega
- AMLO acusa a la DEA de ‘fabricar’ acusación contra general
- Dramatic images after bus plunges off NYC overpass
- Jencarlos le pone ritmo, tequila y canela a su ‘cosita linda’ con Pitbull (VIDEO)
- Kingsley Ben-Adir breaks out as Malcolm X in ‘One Night in Miami’
- Gene Siskel Film Center names Rebecca Fons director of programming
- Speak Out reader opinion: Rep. Adam Kinzinger betrayed fellows Republicans
- Migrantes hondureños inician la larga marcha hacia EEUU
- Medallista olímpico, liberado, tras asalto al Capitolio
- Purdue charter plans for Gary hinge on district’s state control exit
- 2 dead in separate shootings in North Austin neighborhood, police say
- Outgoing North Aurora village president reflects on time serving community that has ‘a lot of pride’
- Danna Paola revela su ‘K.O.’ y sus males del corazón (VIDEO)
- Jamelle Bouie column: ‘Stop the steal’ didn’t start with Trump
- Op-ed: US Capitol riots, MLK Jr. Day remind us there are still two Americas
- EEUU encausa a líderes de MS-13 encarcelados en El Salvador
- Paul Krugman column: Four rules that should guide Bidenomics
- David Brooks column: Trump ignites a war within the church
- Man drank and smoked marijuana for hours before killing man in Logan Square who he thought was rival gang member, prosecutors say
- The story behind the song behind one of the great music scenes in movie history
- They can’t leave the Bay Area fast enough
- Biden busca elevar el salario mínimo a $15 la hora en su plan de estímulo
- Federal watchdogs open sweeping review of how FBI, Pentagon, law enforcement agencies responded to Capitol riot
- They can’t leave the Bay Area fast enough
- Will a little coffee talk mend US-China ties? Xi writes former Starbucks CEO
- EEUU ejecuta a prisionero que tenía secuelas por COVID-19
- With pastry beers, have your cake and drink it, too
- Primero fue ‘fraude’, luego simplemente no les gustaron las reglas
- Indian Head Park residents invited to sign up for first Citizens Police Academy
- Kindergartners are ‘fantastic’ about wearing masks, teachers say, but remote learning is ‘just not the same’
- Column: Hold on to your sanity because 2021 may be another rough year
- With pastry beers, have your cake and drink it, too
- Op-ed: Ford’s pardon of Nixon is not a good reason for Biden to pardon Trump
- Ben & Jerry’s launches new frozen desserts for dogs
- What does a more contagious virus mean for schools?
- Elmhurst Art Museum hosting special Martin Luther King Jr. Day program
- Harvey regains control of water system, seeks to negotiate new payment terms
- One basketball might not be enough for the new-look Nets
- Police cite readiness, increased communication as FBI warns of inauguration protests
- Quick Fix: Spanish-style omelet a tasty vegetarian dinner
- Op-ed: How Biden can rebuild trust in our elections
- Rape-revenge tales: Cathartic? Maybe. Incomplete? Definitely.
- Daniel Neman: Stuck inside the kitchen with the COVID-19 blues again
- Quickly: Readers sound off on the issues of the day
- Biden asumirá la Presidencia de EEUU bajo la opinión positiva de seis de cada diez norteamericanos
- Area casinos find lump of coal as December revenues bring no merriment; COVID-19 again blamed
- Where MLK and Coretta met and studied, a memorial will rise
- Nadal lanza su camiseta y mascarilla para animarle en Australia
- Trump to leave Washington on the morning of Biden’s inauguration
- Elvis Presley’s Graceland starting live virtual tours
- ¿Qué ocurre cuando un empleado de restaurante tiene covid?
- Can’t measure heart? NFL teams are trying
- My brother-in-law should divorce my sister. Right?
- Naperville law firm hired to conduct internal investigations for the Elgin Police Department
- La nueva canción en español de Selena Gómez (VIDEO)
- Estuve, distanciado y con cubrebocas, con alguien que luego dio positivo. ¿Me puedo contagiar?
- Oswego looks at policy concerning mailboxes damaged by snow plows
- Karol Sevilla comienza el año con un toque urbano (VIDEO)
- Column: High school teacher’s assignment offers different lesson to each of us, readers reveal
- Pochettino, DT del PSG, da positivo por coronavirus
- Column: Darkness to light: Chicagoans invited to turn out lights, hold moment of silence for COVID-19 victims. I love this idea.
- Wisconsin launches mobile coronavirus vaccination plan, dispatches labs across the state
- Entra en vigor la reforma que limita las competencias de los agentes del FBI y la DEA en México
- Seven-member congregation takes legal action, claiming Homewood, Hazel Crest zoning discriminates against churches
- Global death toll from COVID-19 tops 2 million amid vaccine rollout: ‘Behind this terrible number are names and faces’
- Quickly: Readers sound off on the issues of the day
- Column: Searching for hope in a capital city under tight security
- Editorial: Policing and outrage at a rushed criminal justice reform bill
- Quickly: Readers sound off on the issues of the day
- Storytellers start new season of ‘sharing their souls’ as Homewood Stories marks 7th anniversary
- Early COVID-19 vaccine data shows more people on city’s North Side, lakefront getting immunized than South, West sides. Experts say picture might change when shot is more widely available.
- Prosecutors say grand jury in ComEd bribery case not compromised by pandemic
- Column: The time for healing is after the cancer of Trumpism has been removed
- An SUV? Ferrari sees the writing on the road
- Tesla might finally have some competition. From Ford.
- Q&A with Maine East’s Elise De Salle, artist and leader for student equity
- Column: Emotional, physical toll for front-line families difficult, Naperville doctor and his wife say
- Lanzan pesquisas sobre respuesta a ataque al Capitolio
- Letters: What a Capitol police officer taught me
- Elmhurst District 205 superintendent will leave at the end of the school year
- Former Chicago Ald. Proco ‘Joe’ Moreno granted bail
- Meet Amanda Gorman, the 22-year-old poet chosen to read at the inauguration of Joe Biden
- Community news
- Taco bar in Downers Grove, Claudia finds a home and Rooh adds street food: How Chicago restaurants are adapting to draw you back in
- Navistar to shut down, lay off workers and sell its 84-acre manufacturing facility in Melrose Park, which is set for redevelopment
- Column: A lot of faith and cooperation went into expanded Hesed House homeless shelter
- Column: Parler’s lawsuit against Amazon is destined to fail
- Los 10 mejores porteros de la década
- Chicago Bulls rookie Patrick Williams, the NBA’s 2nd-youngest player, has found comfort in a lost art: the midrange pullup jumper
- Mundial de Clubes pierde al representante de Oceanía
- Online vaccine sign-ups have ‘been hell,’ complicating the rollout for older people
- Andre Szmyt knows the NFL will be there when he’s ready. So the Vernon Hills grad will remain Syracuse’s star kicker for at least another season.
- Unity has been a theme and an anxiety for many new presidents, not just Joe Biden
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- Seven wounded in city shootings on West, South sides, including 3 in West Side attack
- Law & Order column: Trial in garden-shears stabbing death postponed due to COVID-19 procedural questions
- Chicago Tribune reporter Shannon Ryan is named Illinois Sportswriter of the Year, the 1st woman to win the award
- Muere actor de ‘Three’s Company’ Peter Mark Richman
- Three taken to hospitals after West Side shooting
- Dating app Bumble suspends political filter after women allegedly used it to report Capitol rioters to FBI
- Exmilitares y policías participaron en la toma del Congreso
- Kawtar Hafidi, nuclear physicist
- Fiscales: Asaltantes del Capitolio pretendían ‘capturar y asesinar’ a legisladores
- Guest column: Redistricting reform is essential to fairly represent all Hoosiers
- President Voldemort? In protest and without fanfare, Stephen Colbert has stopped saying Trump’s name
- Retirement: Prepare for estate tax changes
- Jill On Money: D.C. Grinches may have hearts
- How to set goals for 2021 when everything feels uncertain
- Liam Neeson baraja su retiro de las películas de acción
- Gary rail crossing opens after December derailment
- Census numbers won’t be released before change in power
- Chicago White Sox agree to 1-year deals with Lucas Giolito and Reynaldo Lopez, avoiding arbitration with both pitchers
- New indoor market set to open in downtown Aurora
- Illinois will begin phase 1b of COVID-19 vaccinations Jan. 25: Can it pick up the pace as those over 65 and essential workers get shots?
- Evanston fire chief leaves department after 21 years of service
- A menos de una semana de irse, Trump vuelve sobre Cuba
- Ex-Blackhawks coach Joel Quenneville sells Hinsdale mansion for $4.27 million
- Los Marlins dan bienvenida a su gran perla cubana
- Feds now say no ‘direct evidence’ Capitol rioters meant to ‘capture and assassinate’ elected officials
- Northern Trust is laying off 500 workers as low interest rates take toll on the Chicago-based bank
- Kids and Money: The Money Smart Kids Hall of Fame gets a few worthy additions in 2020
- The Savings Game: New guide lays out health care advice for all
- Op-ed: My 94-year-old father needs the COVID-19 shot — where is the vaccination plan?
- Guest column: We must do better for those who are addicted and pregnant
- Superan los 2 millones los muertos por COVID-19 en el mundo
- Chicago Botanic Garden will not hold annual Orchid Show due to COVID-19
- WTTW looks at poverty in Chicago in new season of ‘Firsthand’ documentary series
- Events will honor memory of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., but most will be virtual
- A look back at Pete Visclosky’s 36 years in Congress: ‘He was always about getting something done’
- Immigrant homeless in Chicago denied government help depend on community efforts to survive: ‘I’m still faithful’
- Courtney Key was found dead on Christmas, shot in the head and dragged by a car. Her friends in LGBTQ community fear it was a hate crime.
- Lightfoot calls for healing, unity against systemic racism at city’s annual interfaith MLK celebration
- As Austin loses one of its only grocery stores, community looks to transform food desert on West Side’s ‘Soul City Corridor’
- Illinois State Capitol prepped for protests
- Column: Aetna section of Gary has explosive history, but new group lights wick for future redevelopment
- Graceland ofrece a fans de Elvis visitas virtuales
- ‘No grade,’ appears on some report cards in Hinsdale High School District 86
- ‘MLK/FBI’ probes when bureau bugged Martin Luther King Jr.
- Due to pandemic, Aurora plans different MLK celebration
- Uncertainty, confusion, anger in states over pace of COVID-19 vaccine allotments
- Federal charges filed against Hammond man Kash Lee Kelly for Capitol insurrection
- FarmFoods review: Is this meat delivery service worth it?
- Liam Hendriks signs a 4-year, $54 million deal with the Chicago White Sox — a team the prized closer says was his preferred destination
- El Barca posterga las elecciones presidenciales
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- Pitbull se convierte en propietario de equipo de Nascar
- Authorities investigating ‘suspicious package’ at Far South Side Metra facility
- Extremists exploit a loophole in social moderation of misinformation and conspiracy theories: Podcasts
- Column: Crown Point football could make history with right coaching hire
- Ex-Blackhawks coach Joel Quenneville sells Hinsdale mansion for $4.27 million
- Trump’s impeachment trial pending, Republican leader Mitch McConnell calls it a ‘vote of conscience’
- México roza otros mil muertos diarios y cerca de 16,500 nuevos casos de coronavirus
- Martin Luther King Jr. Day celebrations to take place virtually
- Column: State lacks new money for school-funding program that grants property tax relief
- Protesting CPS’ reopening plan
- In 30 days, 3% of Northwest Indiana has received first COVID-19 vaccine shot
- 9 people transported to hospital from Gary auto auction, official says
- Navy SEAL retirado que se jactó en línea de asaltar el Capitolio es interrogado por el FBI
- After fearing dire straits, Naperville ends 2020 in better fiscal shape than anticipated
- ‘Picture a Scientist’ documentary showcases just how hard it is for female scientists to overcome bias
- Illinois House speaker’s chief of staff tests positive for COVID-19 after lame-duck session, tells lawmakers and staff to self-quarantine
- Austin O’Connor won four state titles at St. Rita. He wants to win a national championship at North Carolina: ‘I’ve always done good under pressure.’
- Southwest suburban law enforcement officials wary of approved criminal justice reform bill
- Oak Park planning for wider distribution of COVID-19 vaccinations
- Biden se propone vacunar a 100 millones en EEUU en sus primeros 100 días de gobierno
- John Oliver returns to HBO on Valentine’s Day
- Editorial: Gov. Pritzker, open the restaurants
- How to stay committed to dry January despite the stress of the Capitol attack, impeachment, inauguration and COVID-19
- Aurora looks at bonds for project to redevelop former Copley Hospital campus
- Sale of annual permits starts for Lake County dog parks; ‘Spending time outside improves mental wellness, which is especially important right now’
- Ben Affleck recuerda el ‘racismo’ con el que la prensa solía tratar a Jennifer Lopez
- Hinsdale District 86 support staff gets 10 days of paid leave for COVID-19 exposure
- FCS schedules are nearly set with a season starting in February and culminating in April and May
- Indoor dining, bar service could resume sooner under Pritzker’s latest plan; phase 1b of vaccination to begin Jan. 25
- Joe Biden elevates chief science adviser to a Cabinet position, picks human genome pioneer for the post
- A century-old Elgin property sat vacant for $1. This couple wants to renovate it into their multigenerational dream home.
- Pritzker mobilizes 250 National Guard members to protect state capital amid FBI warning of potential armed protests
- Dr. Dre released from the hospital after treatment for brain aneurysm
- OPRF High School approves COVID-19 test contract, aims to do 2,200 tests per week
- Potempa: Auntie Wanda, 95, loved her family, cozy kitchen and recipes
- In-person criminal jury trials will resume Jan. 28 in Kane County
- North Chicago School District 187 enlists tutoring program to fight ‘COVID slide’
- Maryland agrees to $3.5 million settlement with family of late Terps football player Jordan McNair
- Winnetka ‘Take Out Challenge’ supports village restaurants during pandemic
- North Central College holding public online events for MLK Day
- Illinois confirms first case of more contagious COVID-19 variant as restrictions eased in some regions; Phase 1b of vaccination plan set to start Jan. 25
- Chicago man charged with robbing tollway oases in Lake and Cook counties
- Attorney says evidence points to former employee of celebrated chef Ryan McCaskey in online harassment case
- Four ECIER alumni receive college scholarships
- Op-ed: Joe Biden is impeachment’s biggest loser
- Column: It’s what winners do. Lemont’s PJ Pipes came off the bench last year. He erupts for 30 points to lead turnaround for Green Bay.
- The Spin: Kinzinger says he was armed during Capitol riot | Illinois National Guard mobilized amid security threats | Pritzker, Lightfoot aren’t attending inauguration
- Column: A ‘new day’ or same old for Illinois taxpayers?
- NFL suspends Chicago Bears defensive lineman Mario Edwards Jr. 2 games for violating its policy on performance-enhancing substances
- Cook County watchdog report finds former Stroger Hospital nurse was high during emergency room shift from eating cannabis
- More than 1% of DuPage residents have received two doses of COVID-19 vaccine; Will County is at .87%
- Chicago White Sox agree to terms with top international prospect Yoelqui Cespedes on deal that includes $2.05 million signing bonus
- Biden pledges to boost COVID-19 vaccine effort to meet goal of 100 million shots in 100 days: ‘We will manage the hell out of this operation’
- Vice President Mike Pence calls Vice President-elect Kamala Harris to congratulate her, offer assistance
- National Rifle Association files for bankruptcy, plans to incorporate in Texas while under investigation in New York
- Low-risk high school sports return in three regions, but basketball and football remain in limbo. ‘Maybe the season gets pushed back,’ IHSA says.
- Javier Baez, Kris Bryant and Willson Contreras sign 1-year deals with the Chicago Cubs, avoiding arbitration
- Coronavirus in Illinois updates: Here’s what happened Jan. 15 with COVID-19 in the Chicago area
- CPS head says she wants to compromise with teachers but in-person classes must remain an option. CTU says time is running out for an agreement.
- Column: Moves by Interstate Eight, Kishwaukee River conferences for football only affect Plano, Sandwich and Kaneland
- Column: Welch’s past should’ve prompted Illinois Democrats to slow down election of new speaker
- ‘A great growing experience’: Naperville North and Northwestern graduate Kayla Sharples scores first professional goal in Finland
- NBA coronavirus struggles continue as 3 games are canceled and Wolves star Karl-Anthony Towns announces positive test
- Recruiting notes: If the shoe fits? Neuqua Valley running back Armani Moreno feels that’s the case with Grand Valley State.
- David Brown does a little of everything. But his 3-pointers in the fourth quarter do the most damage in Crown Point’s win against Merrillville.
- The Atlanta Falcons pick Arthur Smith as new head coach, plucking the 38-year-old offensive coordinator from the Tennessee Titans
- Nikki Gerodemos typifies Crown Point’s defensive tenacity in DAC win against Valparaiso: ‘We were really locked in.’