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- Daily horoscope for January 17, 2021
- Ask Amy: Sibling relationship affected by loan request
- Landmarks: Waylon the Dollar Dog, rejected as a service dog because of a medical condition, had a lifetime of helping out anyway
- Letters: The Republican Party needs its own Reformation
- Removing deadwood makes for happier, healthier shrubs and trees — here’s how to know if branches are still alive
- The end of cash bail? Backers and opponents ponder the consequences as bill awaits Pritzker’s signature.
- Column: Words matter: Let’s call it a coup
- This day in history, January 17: Sheik Omar Abdel-Rahman and nine followers handed long prison sentences for plotting to blow up New York-area landmarks
- Some Will County property tax deliquency notices mailed in November arrive after tax sale date
- Column: Farewell to Mark Gonzales, the ‘Google Baseball’ of sports writers, who is leaving the Chicago Tribune
- Five pandemic habits to recycle
- Can anyone beat Chadwick Boseman for the best-actor Oscar?
- The real dire wolf ran into an evolutionary dead end
- Millipede swarms once stopped Japanese trains in their tracks
- Can spiritual directors help?
- Mike D is cleaning out the family attic
- Is Letterboxd becoming a blockbuster?
- ‘Promising Young Woman’ review: Carey Mulligan mesmerizes in bracingly original thriller now on pay-per-view
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- How often should I start my car in cold weather?
- 72 tennis players are in lockdown ahead of the Australian Open after COVID-19 cases on flights
- How long does a Tempur-Pedic mattress last?
- Oak Park native Betty White turns 99 this weekend and has some wild plans to celebrate in quarantine
- Column: Stagg tennis coach John Daniels said ‘she was on her way.’ Meilita Pilkionis now faces toughest match in recovery from spinal stroke.
- Three regions, including part of Aurora, move to looser COVID-19 restrictions, but indoor dining still banned
- Elgin to pay an additional $55,000 to clean up Ann Street site after chemical compound found that could cause cancer, genetic damage
- Column: ‘Godfather of Powerlifting’ who started internationally known gym was known more for his heart than his muscles
- Aurora looks at further delay of water rate hike
- Man who drove up steps of Wisconsin Capitol was intoxicated, not politically motivated, authorities say
- ‘What you see is what you get:’ Forecaster says as steady snowfall is expected to continue most of Sunday
- Phil Spector, the revolutionary ‘wall of sound’ music producer convicted of murder, has died at 81
- Jim Tilmon, retired WMAQ-Ch. 5 weatherman and airline pilot, dies at 86 in Arizona
- Joe Ricketts, Cubs family patriarch who closed DNAinfo after union vote, to launch Omaha-based ‘unbiased’ news site
- Coach Fred Hoiberg and 7 Nebraska players test positive for COVID-19, keeping the Cornhuskers’ season on pause for at least another week
- Where to learn, volunteer and celebrate on MLK Day, online or in person
- 6-6 Northwestern loses its 5th game in a row as Iowa rolls to a 96-73 win
- Woman killed at Evanston IHOP was shot in the face, her death ruled a homicide — the 4th attributed to gunman killed in police shootout
- Prospect of pardons in final days fuels market to buy access to Trump
- Joel Quenneville and the Chicago Blackhawks reflect before Sunday night’s latest reunion: ‘The memories were spectacular over those years’
- From running back to quarterback to receiver: How Libertyville’s Riley Lees ended his career at Northwestern and looks ahead to the NFL
- All quiet at the Illinois Capitol as protests fail to materialize Sunday
- Hubo nexos entre campaña Trump y asalto al Capitolio
- Indoor dining to resume in north-central Illinois including Kendall County
- Coronavirus in Illinois updates: Here’s what happened Jan. 16-17 with COVID-19 in the Chicago area
- It’s not the end: St. Viator grad D.J. Morris continues his basketball career in Croatia, coaching for Full Package AAU team
- Vice President-elect Kamala Harris to resign her Senate seat Monday
- Sarah Fuller, the history-making female college football kicker, is invited to Joe Biden’s inauguration
- After losing Patrick Mahomes to a concussion, Kansas City Chiefs return to AFC title game with a 22-17 win over Cleveland Browns
- Fiscal denuncia asalto a Capitolio como ‘crimen’ de Trump
- Richard Branson’s Virgin Orbit reaches space on 2nd try
- No. 22 Northwestern women beat Penn State 67-50 behind 17 steals for their 3rd straight win
- Navalny regresa a Moscú y es detenido
- Rogers Park residents, leaders fight closure of High Ridge YMCA
- Man lived inside O’Hare for 3 months before detection, prosecutors say
- 15-year-old struck 4 times, critically injured in Little Village shooting, Chicago police say
- México publica reporte sobre su propia investigación al general exonerado
- Chicago police: Death of man while trying to move filing cabinet ruled accidental
- Kremlin critic Alexei Navalny detained at Moscow airport upon return from Germany, where he was recovering from poisoning
- En México las mujeres toman las armas para defenderse
- COVID-19 pandemic moves college recruiting from the hardwood to a keyboard for Notre Dame’s Jake DeFranza, Jimmy Dohoney
- Chicago Bulls get 61 points from their bench to snap a 4-game losing streak with a 117-101 victory against the Dallas Mavericks
- One year, 400,000 coronavirus deaths: How the US guaranteed its own failure
- Loyola dominates Northern Iowa 88-46 to improve to 5-1 in the Missouri Valley
- Second person arrested and accused of pretending to be an ICE agent in Orland Park kidnapping
- Twitter temporarily suspends Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene for election misinformation
- 14-year-old boy fatally shot in Belmont Central
- Members of Trump campaign behind rally that ignited US Capitol riot, records show
- A few protesters gather at some statehouses as states, US Capitol prepare for possible violence this week
- FBI vetting 25,000 National Guard troops in DC
- Tom Brady and the Tampa Bay Buccaneers advance to the NFC title game, while the New Orleans Saints’ Drew Brees throws 3 INTs in what might have been his final game
- Hinsdale 5-bedroom mansion sets record with $7.67 million sale
- Los Angeles Chargers hire Brandon Staley, the Rams defensive coordinator, as their new head coach