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- Daily horoscope for January 26, 2021
- Ask Amy: Miscarriage devastates expectant couple
- Feds investigating Pritzker EPA for approving new scrap shredder on Chicago’s heavily polluted Southeast Side
- Former Bulls player Jabari Parker cuts asking price on town home to $1.99 million
- My Pillow CEO Mike Lindell permanently banned from Twitter over baseless election claims
- Oak Park electoral board votes to remove trustee candidate Anthony Clark from April ballot
- Column: The Chicago Bears’ Super Bowl XX victory — 35 years ago today — may be their last championship, but their fans set the template on how to celebrate
- Daywatch: Where to get the COVID-19 vaccine, feds investigating Pritzker EPA and Hinsdale South grad at center of ‘Bachelor’ drama
- Woman killed, 5 injured as driver repeatedly struck pedestrians in Portland, police say
- Michaela Goade becomes first Native American to win Caldecott Medal
- This day in history, January 26: Kobe Bryant, his 13-year-old daughter and seven others killed in helicopter crash
- $20 billion One Central project, which would bring skyscrapers and 9,000-plus residences near Soldier Field, gets some changes to win over neighbors. But can it win over Pritzker?
- 100 countries with highest GDP per capita
- Chef Doug Psaltis returning with Greek-influenced Andros Taverna in Logan Square
- Meet Bret Bielema’s 1st Illinois football coaching staff, which has an emphasis on assistants with Big Ten and in-state connections
- 3 takeaways from the Chicago Blackhawks’ wins over the Detroit Red Wings, including a ‘big test’ looming and a non-update on Jonathan Toews
- There’s deep Chicago roots, and favorite buildings, in the finest podcast around, ‘99% Invisible’
- R&B artist Trey Songz arrested at AFC Championship game for not following coronavirus protocols
- Man charged after fight at Munster restaurant, charges allege
- New targets emerge as Trump seeks to stay a force in Republican politics and take revenge on those who didn’t back him
- New Trier High School to double capacity of in-person learning, but officials say attendance unlikely to hit 50%
- Hobart man gets 20 years for child pornography
- Service dogs only: Southwest bans emotional support animals, joining other airlines
- Carnival Cruise Line cancels some voyages through April 2023 as COVID-19 continues
- Vanessa Bryant honors Kobe and Gianna on 1-year anniversary of their deaths: ‘It still doesn’t feel real’
- Una variante del virus agrava la pandemia en Europa
- 21 dip recipes perfect for Super Bowl Sunday (or any game day)
- Población de México llega a 126 millones
- Is it time for the Chicago Bulls to tweak the lineup after an underwhelming performance from their starters in a 119-103 loss to the Boston Celtics?
- Acuerdos migratorios de Trump pretenden maniatar a Biden
- Jane Fonda to receive Golden Globes’ Cecil B. DeMille Award
- Los dos perros de Joe Biden se acomodan en la Casa Blanca
- Dolores Huerta: Estadounidenses se unirán a plan migratorio
- My worst moment: ‘NCIS’ star Sean Murray explains he’s not a jock. Even if several shows have cast him that way
- El ministro de Defensa de Colombia muere por COVID-19
- Republican lawmaker aims to gut Indiana’s coronavirus limits
- A la tercera fue la vencida para Cruz Azul
- US suffers sharpest rise in poverty rate in more than 50 years
- TSA agent accused of tricking passenger into exposing herself at Los Angeles airport gets 60 days in jail
- California rescinde la orden de permanecer en casa
- Why are organizers confident they can hold the Olympics? And will vaccines be required? Q&A about the Tokyo Olympics, which are set to start on July 23.
- De Niro y John Boyega protagonizarán The Formula
- Intensas nevadas en el norte de EEUU
- Your submissions: Chicago-area snow photos
- U-46 teachers union continues to fear return to school, wants more data on COVID-19 safety measures
- BMW, Kingston develop custom R 18 motorcycle
- Genesis introduces GV70 SUV to lineup
- Hombre se declara culpable de plan de atacar Trump Tower
- President Biden to halt new oil and gas leasing on US lands
- Chef Bill Kim’s Pizza & Parm Shop to pop up in Chicago with Korean barbecue Detroit-style pies
- Speak Out reader opinion: Decision on Olympics should be about more than money
- Plan commission recommends approval of Pete’s Market in Oak Park; developers will refine proposal
- Jane Fonda to be honored with Cecil B. DeMille Award at Golden Globes
- Jane Fonda recibirá el máximo galardón de los Globos de Oro
- Wisconsin priest who livestreamed exorcisms he said were to root out voter fraud leaves Catholic diocese in Madison
- Quickly: Readers sound off on the issues of the day
- Crestwood mayor gets December trial date on federal bribery charges
- Northwest Indiana local scores for Wednesday, Jan. 27
- Se refugió en una iglesia para evitar la deportación. La orden de Biden le permite volver a casa
- Community news
- Column: George Saunders teaches us to pay attention in ‘A Swim in the Pond in the Rain’
- Vanessa Bryant rinde homenaje a Kobe y Gianna en el primer aniversario de sus muertes: ‘Todavía no se siente real’
- The final hours of Kobe Bryant’s life: An oral history
- City shuts down gallery hosting a private party during Chicago’s first weekend reopened for indoor business
- Column: Will remote learning spell the end of snow days? I sure hope not.
- Best Valentine’s Day presents for a long-distance relationship
- Britain is now smallest nation to pass 100,000 COVID-19 deaths
- Chicago destinará más vacunas COVID-19 a vecindarios negros y latinos
- Niles, Lincolnwood libraries are reopening; Park Ridge, Skokie, Morton Grove have yet to announce
- Skokie Village Board approves $50 million hotel and conference center as part of downtown revitalization plan
- Mossimo Giannulli loses bid to finish prison term at home
- ‘Never Rarely Sometimes Always’ tops Spirit Awards noms
- Marty Baron, Washington Post editor depicted in Oscar-winning movie ‘Spotlight,’ to retire
- SXSW Music Festival Unveils Initial Artist Lineup
- Column: Homewood-Flossmoor likely will find out football coaches like Craig Buzea don’t come around very often
- The NBA life of Kobe Bryant in photos
- Indian Prairie approves $1.5M contract for COVID-19 test kits that students, staff can use at home
- Reports: New London fire that killed former Zappos CEO Tony Hsieh sparked hours before he planned to leave for Maui; cause undetermined
- Op-ed: Why Auschwitz should not become shorthand in our remembrance of the Holocaust
- Nonprofit awarded state funding to build downtown Skokie apartment building for low-income residents with disabilities
- The Chicago pizza boom expands with 7 more great new spots — from tavern to Indian and beyond
- No crashes, no power outages from snow storm, Burr Ridge, Western Springs, Oak Brook and other towns report
- West suburban counties moved to less restrictive levels of COVID-19 mitigations. Here’s where they stand now.
- Column: Yes, you still need to wear a mask
- El gobernador de Puerto Rico declara emergencia por violencia contra mujeres
- Speak Out reader opinions: Social media has too much power; hunting nothing but a coward’s sport; it’s so nice to not hear about Trump’s tweets anymore
- Drama sobre aborto lidera nominaciones a Premios Spirit
- Editorial: Senator quits days after swearing-in. Cue the party insiders and clout.
- Poco probable que las empresas requieran la vacuna COVID-19, dice CEO de Walmart
- Toman por asalto el Congreso y se incriminan ellos mismos
- Por qué ni siquiera la presión presidencial podría acelerar las vacunas contra covid
- No changes to Chicago travel order as all states except Hawaii remain under negative COVID-19 test or quarantine requirement
- For flight attendants, nationwide tensions and unease converge in cramped aircraft cabins
- Park Ridge police: Cash, jewelry, sterling silver stolen in residential burglaries
- Perú refuerza frontera con Ecuador contra ingreso de venezolanos
- FIFA fija nueva fecha para definir las sedes del Mundial EEUU-México-Canadá 2026
- Shoreline protection work underway
- Rusty, a beloved former stray dog in Oak Brook, has died. ‘He was a miracle in so many ways.’
- PepsiCo teaming with Beyond Meat on meatless snacks, protein drinks
- Zack Snyder says he was ‘beaten by what was going on in my life’ when he left ‘Justice League’ after daughter’s death
- Messaging app Telegram, a global engine of resistance, struggles over new fans from far-right
- President Biden, in first call with Putin, presses Russian leader on Navalny arrest, hack of US agencies and bounties on American troops
- Space tourism gets serious with first private crew: 3 men paying $55M each to visit space station
- Skokie Park District event series aims to provide winter fun for cooped-up families
- Lake Zurich Rotary Club electronics event protects the environment, helps provide jobs for people with disabilities
- Senate confirms Antony Blinken, a longtime Biden confidant, as 71st secretary of state
- Increasing number of COVID-19 vaccination sites across US canceling appointments amid shortages
- Vaccines alone will not end the pandemic, Columbia University model shows
- Biden habla con Putin sobre hackeo, armas, y el arresto de líder opositor
- Op-ed: As parents and doctors, we call on CPS to open schools with safety measures
- States with the most conservatives
- Naperville Park Board may ask governor to veto Criminal Justice Reform bill
- Walgreens, Jewel-Osco, Walmart and Cook County scheduling COVID-19 vaccine appointments, though demand is great and doses scarce
- Beam Suntory to move global HQ to New York, but Chicago will remain its largest office
- Former writer for Chicago mayors pens book for kids about the superheroes in their own families
- 3 Lake Zurich High School seniors form tutoring, community service program they hope to see passed down to ‘generation of students’
- Mundelein expands COVID-19 relief program to help with business’ utility costs
- Red bull’s-eye, blue jeans: Target and Levi’s team up on home collection
- ‘My boyfriend is literally trying to kill me!’ Suspended Chicago cop charged in gambling case to remain jailed after alleged domestic attack
- Fox Valley Park District ‘excited’ by loosening of some pandemic restrictions
- Running a virtual race? Here’s what you should be eating
- Lake Zurich, Barrington area firefighters receive COVID-19 vaccine; police officers now waiting to be inoculated, officials say
- State board denies request by owners of Mercy Hospital to open $13 million South Side outpatient center
- Have you kept your New Years resolution so far? These are the 50 best cities for it
- Tuchel: ‘Estoy agradecido de ser parte de la familia del Chelsea’
- ‘Right in your backyard’: Chicago-area football coaches and players see opportunity for Illinois to better recruit in-state talent under Bret Bielema
- Valparaiso Dem chair eyes county party leadership role: ‘I’m looking forward to having a functional party’
- Little Louie’s of Northbrook receives money from national Barstool Fund: ‘This is like the light finally has shined down’
- Preocupa a restaurantes el impulso al salario mínimo y la falta de alivio directo del COVID-19
- Skokie Theatre virtual production covers ‘The Last Six Years’
- How are small Chicago arts groups doing? New survey suggests Zoom is here to stay
- Biden ordena poner fin a cárceles en manos privadas
- Deerfield District 109 to partner with U of I on COVID-19 testing for students, staff
- Snowfall predictions fall short in Northwest Indiana; officials pleased as no major events accompany storm
- Kindle review: Is Amazon’s newest eReader worth it?
- Start the week with discounts on a tablet, an air fryer, a treadmill, and more
- You probably didn’t know your tablet could do this
- Column: Trump the kingmaker — but at what cost to the GOP?
- Best rain gear for the whole family
- Is skiing or snowboarding easier?
- Column: Impeachment trial for former President Trump is a waste of time. My time, anyway.
- How to winterize a motorhome
- How to winterize a pressure washer
- How does a bidet work?
- The best exfoliating brush
- The best women’s fleece robe
- Panera Bread’s new bread bowl glove is perfect for winter iced coffee drinkers
- After advocacy by transgender women, Aetna agrees to expand insurance coverage for gender-affirming surgeries
- Mike Nichols’ life on stage and in the movies
- Biden orders end of federally run private prisons, says US government must change ‘its whole approach’ to racial equity
- Elgin took hits in 2020 but new industrial space and businesses were big positives, mayor says
- Taryl Bonds ascends to top spot at Gary Housing Authority; deputy director to replace Julian Marsh
- La pandemia supera los 100 millones de contagios
- Gobierno de Biden restaura relación de EEUU con palestinos
- Comings & Goings: Palos Heights gets a pie shop, pandemic restrictions ease on theaters, restaurants
- ‘The Blacklist’ renewed for Season 9 at NBC
- U.S. announces restoration of relations with Palestinians and renewed aid to refugees
- Faizon Love withdraws lawsuit over ‘racist’ movie poster for ‘Couples Retreat’
- El legado de Kobe Bryant perdura más que nunca
- Juez bloquea prohibición de Biden contra las deportaciones
- A veces la fortuna llama a la puerta con una dosis de la vacuna contra el COVID
- From insurrection to inauguration: Teachers bringing national events into local classrooms
- Juez aprueba plan de bancarrota de Weinstein
- Robert Rodriguez rebooting ‘Spy Kids’ franchise at Skydance Media
- Applicants sought to complete Kane treasurer’s term
- Column: Don’t make up your mind yet about the sexual abuse accusations against Rev. Michael Pfleger
- World surpasses 100 million known coronavirus cases, experts say that is most likely an underestimate
- Lake Forest High School Principal Holland named regional principal of the year: ‘This award is also a celebration of our students’
- Trump crea la ‘oficina del expresidente’ para seguir activo desde Florida
- Man, 29, faces murder charge after fatal Little Village shooting, police say
- Widespread internet outages hit the northeast, interrupting work and school
- ‘It couldn’t have come at a better time’: Park Ridge, Niles restaurant owners react as indoor dining is allowed to resume
- Disney retira Peter Pan, Dumbo y El libro de la selva de su catálogo infantil por racistas
- Former Wheeler High School teacher sentenced to 12 years for receiving child porn
- U-46 schools closed after 6 inches of snow falls on Elgin area but no snow day for students
- Pillars Health to give COVID-19 vaccine in La Grange
- Los fans de los Patriots todavía siguen a Tom Brady
- El precio (en electricidad) de trabajar desde casa
- Police: Man shot while sitting inside car near Maple Park in southwest Oak Park
- Senado rechaza desestimar el juicio político contra Trump
- ‘Godzilla vs. Kong’ release date moves back a week
- Army leaders announce loosened hairstyle restrictions including greater flexibility for braids, twists, cornrows and other styles
- Southtowners: Silver Cross Hospital board elects members, and more
- Aaron Rodgers clarifies his postgame remarks about his Green Bay Packers future — but adds it isn’t necessarily in his control
- Oak Park District 97 teachers return to school buildings in anticipation of Feb. 1 hybrid learning start date
- Indiana officials differ on same-day voter registration, but agree a proposed bill won’t move ahead in state legislature
- Folks, you’re going to like the new Tweet of the Week poll
- Boricua Bad Bunny lidera el mercado español de música
- Evanston may require display window coverings as retail closures grow during pandemic
- Volunteers turn out to shovel for seniors, disabled
- Bill waiving penalty, interest on delinquent taxes advances out of Senate committee
- Pets of the week
- Losing Alex DeBrincat and Adam Boqvist for at least 2 weeks to the NHL’s COVID-19 protocols affects the Chicago Blackhawks power play, among other areas, but ‘no excuses — every team’s going through it’
- Local Chicago volunteers help disabled, older residents clear snow: ‘I feel like somebody cares’
- Blood Origin, el spin-off de The Witcher, ya tiene protagonista
- Waukegan’s new parking regulation gets positive reviews after significant snowfall
- Ray Bradbury museum offers virtual tour of his life in Waukegan
- ¿Qué pasó por la mente de Fauci cuando Trump sugirió inyectar desinfectante?
- As region moves to Tier 1, COVID-19 restrictions set to loosen in North Shore towns
- Snow blankets Franklin Park, Elmwood Park, though less than expected
- Capitol Police chief apologizes for failures in January 6 siege: ‘We knew that militia groups and white supremacists organizations would be attending.’
- Plans to protect affordable housing in Pilsen, near 606 park move forward to full City Council
- Lansing police tamp down rumors of carjacking following teen’s death in weekend attempt
- Oak Park restaurants see lukewarm early response for the return of indoor dining
- As hybrid learning resumes, Glencoe District 35 officials anticipate teacher vaccinations
- Letters: Northwestern’s efficient vaccination process
- Chicago health department cancels vaccine appointments for some teachers who mistakenly signed up for slots meant for health care workers
- Teen sheltering in basement killed, at least 30 injured after tornado roars through Alabama towns
- Glenview officials, residents discuss moving forward with updates to affordable housing plan
- Justice Department rescinds ‘zero tolerance’ immigration rule that resulted in thousands of family separations
- Duro choque entre Ibra y Lukaku marcan un apasionante Inter-Milan de Copa (VIDEO)
- Park District of Franklin Park opens remote learning camp to students from other districts
- Sen. Mitt Romney calls out fellow Republicans for pushing stolen election myth, says it makes achieving unity more difficult
- Residential, retail development on Main Street in Evanston moves forward
- ‘Representation is important’: Local South Asian-Americans react to Kamala Harris’ inauguration as vice president
- My Pet World: Preventing fights when feeding dogs in a multi-dog household
- Wisconsin pharmacist accused of trying to spoil dozens of vials of COVID-19 vaccine to plead guilty
- Vermont Sen. Patrick Leahy hospitalized, expected to preside over Trump impeachment trial
- Dine-in time: COVID-19 restrictions eased allowing Lake County restaurants to open their doors
- Column: More questions than answers rolling out along with COVID-19 vaccine
- Republican-controlled Wisconsin Senate votes to repeal state’s mask mandate
- Norridge School Foundation aims to raise $50k for Norridge D80 for new ‘STEAM’ lab
- Column: Court ruling keeps state Rep. Thaddeus Jones out of Cal City mayor’s race. ‘The people of Calumet City spoke.’
- Illinois tax revenue losses lower than expected during pandemic, U. of I. study finds
- Illinois told to expect a boost in vaccine shipments as limited indoor dining returns to many suburbs
- Will County to distribute $1 million in state marijuana tax money, begin discussions on use of county’s revenue
- Coronavirus might ‘hide’ in brains of severely ill patients, wreaking potential lifelong havoc: study
- Third stimulus check updates: Democrats prep President Biden’s $1.9 trillion COVID-19 relief package with or without GOP
- The Spin: White House news of more vaccine doses ‘heartening,’ Gov. Pritzker says | Lightfoot, teachers union hit stalemate | Pritzker administration facing federal probe after approving scrap shredder on Southeast Side
- Curt Schilling asks to be removed from the next Baseball Hall of Fame ballot after falling 16 votes short as writers elect no one for the 1st time since 2013
- President Joe Biden’s 100-day deportation moratorium barred by federal judge
- DuPage health department to open COVID-19 vaccine location on county fairgrounds in Wheaton
- Wendell Carter Jr. will be out for at least 4 weeks. It’s the 3rd straight season he’s missed significant time for the Chicago Bulls because of injury.
- Work underway to fill sinkholes and stabilize parts of the lakefront on the South Side as first major storm of the season strikes
- Chicago weather live updates: City spared from 8 inches of snow, though lake-effect snow will add to piles
- CDC officials say schools can be safe if precautions are taken in the community
- Some areas of Chicago top 6 inches of snow as storm tails off, but lake-effect snow expected to continue into Wednesday
- Biden administration to boost vaccine supply, expects to protect 300 million Americans by end of summer or early fall
- GOP largely sides against holding Trump impeachment trial, making conviction unlikely
- CPS halts in-person learning for students already back as teachers strike looms; district still aims to open elementary schools Monday
- COVID-19 remote learning quashes traditional snow day: ‘The luster has worn off’
- Coronavirus in Illinois updates: Here’s what happened Jan. 26 with COVID-19 in the Chicago area
- Chicago Bears QB Mitch Trubisky gets engaged to girlfriend Hillary Gallagher