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- Daily horoscope for January 20, 2021
- 4 takeaways from Illinois’ 79-65 rout of Penn State, including a lineup shake-up and Kofi Cockburn even making his free throws
- Ask Amy: Friends with benefits might have a love match
- Column: Can Joe Biden hold off the left?
- Column: On this Inauguration Day we’re not getting a perfect president. But we’re getting a better one.
- $11 billion in damage from last summer’s derecho: ‘Historically it produced the most damage in the least amount of time.’
- Daywatch: Chicago may reopen indoor dining soon, South Side native commands troops for Biden inauguration and record damage from last summer’s derecho
- Chicago Bears Q&A: Who is a realistic possibility at quarterback? Why did GM Ryan Pace keep his job? What are the odds they re-sign Allen Robinson?
- Most popular small dog breeds
- Indiana Gov. Eric Holcomb touts COVID-19 recovery in State of the State speech
- Hollywood returns: Gaga, J. Lo, Garth headline Biden inauguration
- ComedySportz has been an online winner with its improv shows — and vows to stay ‘digital first’
- This day in history, January 20: US observes first federal holiday in honor of slain civil rights leader Martin Luther King Jr.
- President Trump leaves Washington
- Gary councilman returns after nearly a year recovering from brain injury: Mike Brown also contracted COVID-19 while rehabbing
- With additional road funding cuts threatened in state Senate, Porter County officials consider path forward
- President Trump grants clemency to rapper Kodak Black after plea from Ravens QB Lamar Jackson
- Inauguration Day cocktail and dinner takeout specials in Chicago kick off a new era
- How Joe Biden’s presidency may affect your wallet
- Waste not: How to save money (and the planet) by using kitchen scraps
- Richard Himmel’s pulp noir books are back in print — hardboiled words from a famous Chicago interior designer
- Most popular large dog breeds
- Quiz: Can you guess the writers behind these 50 famous quotes?
- Trump exime a su equipo del compromiso ético sobre cabildeo
- ‘Volveremos de alguna manera’ asegura Trump tras abandonar la Casa Blanca
- Antes de irse Trump indultó a exjefe de estrategia Bannon y a docenas más
- Análisis: Biden puede convertir la crisis en una oportunidad
- Restaurants are eager for indoor dining to resume. Some in Chicago’s western suburbs didn’t wait for permission.
- Trump deja una nota a Biden
- Seriously Simple: Roast tri-tip is enhanced with coffee crust
- What happens when a restaurant worker gets COVID-19?
- Maple syrup: It’s not just for pancakes
- Officials in 7th District hope new Illinois House Speaker Welch can advocate for their towns in Springfield
- Fuerte explosión sacude el centro de Madrid
- Colombiano Quintana cambia los Cachorros por los Angelinos
- QB Philip Rivers, 39, is retiring after a 17-year career in the NFL
- Explosion rocks Spain capital
- Natiruts, Marley y Yalitsa Aparicio esperan hacer vibrar a todo el continente
- Library in North Aurora to return to indoor service on Thursday
- Passenger pushed steering wheel as joke in Porter County crash that killed 17-year-old: report
- Best products from CES 2021
- Speak Out reader opinion: Waylon the dog touched so many lives
- Sarah Thomas hará historia en el Super Bowl LV
- Intensas medidas de seguridad para investidura de Biden
- De la peste bubónica a 2021, ¿los confinamientos se quedarán?
- 10 challenges Biden faces in righting the economy
- ¿Podrías pagar una factura sorpresa de mil dólares?
- Joe Biden asumirá riendas de país dividido y en crisis
- Council members call for inventory of Genesis Center as sale nears
- UnitedHealth overcomes pandemic hit and tops fourth-quarter expectations
- Tailandia se vendió como paraíso sin covid. Nadie fue
- Family of Jacob Blake attending Joe Biden’s inauguration
- Column: Hopes and dreams for new president, lottery bonanzas
- ‘No Man’s Land’ review: Skillfully executed story of redemption, but the message is muddled
- Trump frees current and former aides from ethics pledge, which included 5-year lobbying ban
- Kamala Harris asume la vicepresidencia de EEUU
- Biden juramenta como presidente de Estados Unidos
- 10 moments that almost made the difference in the Chicago Blackhawks’ 5-4 OT loss — the closest they’ve come to a win yet: ‘Would’ve been a nice way to go home’
- Valparaiso High School teacher charged after police raid underage drinking party: police
- Column: It’s not a slam dunk. It’s not even a layup. But it’s time for Gov. J.B. Pritzker to follow the nation’s lead on high school basketball.
- New CDC director takes over beleaguered agency amid crisis
- El Tri cierra un nuevo amistoso cargado de rivalidad
- Biden debe entregar resultados rápidos o arriesgarse a una reacción violenta, dicen los aliados
- Merrillville’s Fieldhouse sold for $2.95M; buyer not yet identified
- Indian village cheers for Harris before swearing-in as US VP
- Biden: sin unidad no hay paz
- Do you know where the vice president lives?
- The Harden trade should work out — but maybe not for the Nets
- Tyler Kepner column: Baseball’s harassment issues extend far beyond Jared Porter
- Fallece el legendario ‘Halcón’ Peña, capitán de México en 1970
- Teenager’s snow cave enters Canadian survival lore
- Parler tries to survive with help from Russian company
- Northwest Indiana local scores for Thursday, Jan. 21
- At least 3 killed in gas explosion in Spain’ capital
- Could a smell test screen people for COVID?
- Vice President Kamala Harris: A new chapter opens in US politics
- September eyed for Pitchfork Music Festival in Chicago
- Kamala Harris has always worn pearls. Now, in sisterhood, so will they.
- Netflix supera los 200 millones de abonados
- Why a tiny Indian village watched, cheered for Kamala Harris during her swearing-in as vice president
- Joe Biden’s Bible, laden with personal meaning, puts him in line with inaugural tradition
- En docenas de órdenes, Biden apunta a cuatro ‘crisis convergentes’
- With Jose Quintana leaving, 4 of the 5 pitchers who entered last spring in the Chicago Cubs rotation are now gone
- A New Orleans Mardi Gras with a different sort of mask
- Detroit Lions hire Dan Campbell, a New Orleans Saints assistant, to be their new coach
- La vida no es igual en Río sin el Carnaval
- A New Orleans Mardi Gras with a different sort of mask
- Inaugural poet Amanda Gorman: ‘Even as we grieved, we grew.’
- Gary Council, Prince administration at odds over property appraisals
- A few arrests, but no serious security issues during Biden’s inauguration — two weeks after pro-Trump rioters besieged the Capitol
- The pandemic made it clear. He wanted culture. He wanted training. Sandburg’s Griffin Lehnhardt found both in cross country at DePaul.
- At last minute, Trump pardons Al Pirro — the ex-husband of Fox host Jeanine Pirro
- Jennifer Lopez pone sello hispano a la toma de posesión (VIDEO)
- Tribune Publishing sued for $4.8 million in missed rent payments as it exits Prudential Plaza
- A popular hangout for bats, tourists and now COVID sleuths
- Quickly: Readers sound off on the issues of the day
- A popular hangout for bats, tourists and now COVID sleuths
- Big Drop Brewing
- Disneyland as a vaccination site? Airports as test centers? The travel industry pitches in
- Tennessee pair face drug charges after I-65 traffic stop
- Limited indoor dining on track to resume Thursday in Will and Kankakee counties under Pritzker’s COVID-19 reopening plan
- Un paso adelante contra las adicciones
- Man faces attempted murder charge after police say he shot at officers in Homan Square exchange of gunfire
- ‘That ’70s Show’ star Danny Masterson pleads not guilty to rapes of three women in Los Angeles
- As COVID-19 surges, states report they’re running out of vaccine and canceling tens of thousands of appointments
- Grayslake Central guard MK Drevline and older sister Rosie are excited to reunite at Denison: ‘We’ve always had basketball together.’
- Indiana-based Spectacle Entertainment casino executive fighting state over ouster order; doubts raised about completion of Hard Rock casino in Gary
- President Biden to review Trump’s changes to national monuments
- Evanston-Skokie District 65 plans to start hybrid learning in February
- Geneva’s Grace Loberg riding high at Wisconsin, could go pro after senior season or come back for another year: ‘She’s grown a lot.’
- Column: Joe Biden and Kamala Harris’ Inauguration Day was the most American yet
- Scaled back bakery plan presented in Merrillville; Aunt Millie’s plans distribution center
- Op-ed: COVID-19 vaccine registration by app? Confusing technology reveals challenges for seniors using telemedicine
- Twitter reacts to President Joe Biden’s inauguration
- Planned Parenthood in Missouri disputes report state no longer performs abortions, but number of procedures fell due to new regulations
- Eisenhower High School staffers don Chucks, pearls to honor Kamala Harris on Inauguration Day
- Seniors Katie Gonzalez and Santiago Bustamante compete in Clark’s final winter season with hope for future of swimming in Hammond
- The most notable pardons of Donald Trump’s presidency
- New ‘This Is Us’ episodes delayed for two weeks due to COVID-19
- Op-ed: The unintended truth in Trump’s farewell address: A loss of faith
- Op-ed: Don’t ban Trump from running for office again
- Rayados, forzado a cambiar su calendario por aluvión de contagios
- Donald Trump bids farewell to Washington, hints of a comeback: ‘So just a goodbye. We love you.’
- Trump commutes life sentence on drug charges of former south suburban resident
- ‘Make the dream exist.’ How Amanda Gorman became Biden’s inauguration poet
- Actor de ‘That 70s Show’ se declara inocente de violar tres mujeres
- ‘Democracy has prevailed:’ Read the text of Joe Biden’s inaugural address as 46th president
- Psychologist testifies that Portage man, 31, charged in 2009 cold case killing has mental disability
- Read Amanda Gorman’s inauguration day poem
- Atrapados en México, los solicitantes de asilo esperan que Biden les permita ingresar a EEUU
- Red Line service resumes in downtown subway after being rerouted for person on tracks
- Man charged after trying to break into ex-girlfriend’s Gary home; shooting at daughter trying to leave
- Fact check: In his final remarks as president, Trump boasts fiction in his goodbye to Washington
- Round Lake man killed in Avon Township crash
- Naperville council split on call for Gov. Pritzker to veto criminal justice reform
- Letters: Giving Biden’s team a chance to make a difference
- Popular advice from Ask Amy
- New Chicago man, 75, charged with child molestation
- ¿En marcha la secuela de la mítica serie de animación de Batman de los 90?
- Biden devuelve a EEUU al acuerdo climático
- District 203 urges more COVID-19 testing participation from families
- Who replaces Philip Rivers as the next Indianapolis Colts quarterback?
- Principal of Bridgeview Islamic all-girls school has classes watch inauguration: ‘I wanted to make sure they felt hopeful’
- Column: Biden calls for unity on Inauguration Day, but that won’t come until Americans reembrace facts
- Atlanta Dream are close to being sold, ending Kelly Loeffler’s stint as a WNBA owner
- Oswego gas station can apply for video gambling license
- Trump bloquea deportación de venezolanos antes de su marcha
- China hits nearly 30 former Trump administration officials with sanctions on their way out of office
- Death of Evanston man, 34, found shot in Skokie hotel room ruled homicide
- Wall Street sets records as Biden takes office. Stocks rise amid hopes for more aid, strong earnings reports.
- House Majority Whip Jim Clyburn says George W. Bush called him a ‘savior’ for boosting Joe Biden
- Village Board, Chamber of Commerce launch efforts to help businesses
- Trump global broadcasting chief quits amid Voice of America staff revolt
- Kamala Harris’ nephew-in-law Nikolas Ajagu wears $2,000 Dior Air Jordan sneakers to inauguration
- Park Ridge inches closer to allowing recreational marijuana dispensaries; final vote expected Feb. 1
- Actress brings years of Jane Austen research into stage performance
- Moda en la ceremonia de investidura de Joe Biden
- White House visit by Brian Urlacher preceded Trump pardon of football great’s brother, Casey Urlacher, in federal gambling case
- Biden – Harris toman las riendas de Estados Unidos
- Moda en la investidura: morado, perlas y diseñadores de EEUU
- Presidential inauguration fashion
- Hinsdale Village Board says no to new bank with drive-through lanes on Ogden Avenue
- Legislators, officials split on Gov. Holcomb’s economic, education statements
- Column: Watching the inauguration: Trump flies off, Biden takes the oath, and a nation exhales
- COVID-19: Sobreviven pero no se recuperan plenamente
- Surgeon General Jerome Adams resigns as Biden assumes presidency
- Purple was the standout color of inauguration fashion
- Editorial: Remove the air quotes from ‘unity’ and make it real here and in D.C.
- Corrections and clarifications
- District 128 begins community education classes for winter, spring, summer starting this month
- Joe Stamm Band comes back to Indiana for a show at Hobart’s Art Theater
- Histórico gol de Cristiano Ronaldo da título a la Juve (VIDEO)
- Aurora City Council set to vote on $8 million bond issue for Copley project incentives
- Column: Democratic split could create opening for Republicans in upcoming Rich Township elections
- Maintaining your mental health during challenging times
- Victim of Waukegan apartment fire identified
- As overdoses soar, feds make it easier for doctors to prescribe addiction medication
- Opinion: At the Biden inauguration, six minutes of poetry just revived a nation’s cultural hopes for the future
- ‘Grateful’ Mike Pence returns to Indiana hometown as vice presidency ends
- In a pandemic wedding trend, couples are turning to Zoom elopements, with just two people in love and an online officiant: ‘For us, it was perfect.’
- OPRF High School students to return to classes Feb. 1 under hybrid learning plan
- Group of 20 finalists named for Aurora Police Civilian Review Board
- El Alcoyano echa de la Copa del Rey al Real Madrid (VIDEO)
- Zidane sigue negado en la Copa tras el inesperado ‘KO’ ante un Segunda B
- Trump’s final batch of more than 140 pardons a boon for well-connected fraudsters
- United Airlines posts $1.9 billion loss during pandemic-laden fourth quarter
- New Trier High School officials say proposed $75 million renovation of historic Gates Gymnasium will require demolition but not a referendum
- How can Illinois seniors sign up for COVID-19 vaccines? Some health systems will begin reaching out within days.
- The Spin: Biden calls for unity, end to ‘uncivil war’ | Twitter captivated by Obama-Harris picture on historic day | Trump bows out, vows ‘we’ll be back’
- DuPage County says it could take months to vaccinate next group of essential workers and seniors
- Chicagoland watches Biden inauguration
- Judge says eventual Smollett trial should avoid ‘collateral’ matters as preparations accelerate
- City watchdog says Animal Care and Control employee sexually assaulted 2 co-workers while off duty, supervisor did not report to higher-ups
- DuPage County man’s life sentence in marijuana case commuted by Trump
- Inmigrantes aplauden plan migratorio de Biden
- Chicago parks to resume in-person programs
- Bartlett motorist cited with Scott’s Law violation after plowing into state police squad car
- Potempa: Masked days harder, not easier, for local ventriloquist with national fame
- Jay Rodgers, the Chicago Bears defensive line coach, is expected to leave for the Los Angeles Chargers — creating another vacancy on Matt Nagy’s staff
- Patrick Mahomes practices with Kansas City Chiefs but remains in NFL’s concussion protocol
- QAnon conspiracy theorists grapple with anger and confusion after Biden inauguration
- Pearls, Chuck Taylors, tequila and hope: Chicagoland watches Biden’s inauguration, celebrates first woman vice president
- Homer Township offices will be contested as electoral board rejects ballot challenge
- UNLV drops ‘Hey Reb!’ mascot but keeps Rebels sports nickname
- Democrats gain Senate control as new members sworn in; Biden intelligence chief confirmed
- 8 things to know about the 6-8 Chicago Bulls, including 2 players returning COVID-19 and Denzel Valentine’s production — and head-scratching moments
- 4 Tennessee football players announce transfer plans after Jeremy Pruitt’s firing — making it 14 Vols to enter the transfer portal since December
- The inside story of Bernie Sanders’ ‘grumpy chic’ inauguration mittens
- Biden’s Inauguration Day: Newspaper Front Pages from across the nation
- Prosecutors: Family attorney, guardian ad litem charged in sex assault cases threatened a mother to ‘be smart,’ have sex with him or lose custody of her kids
- Analysis: Biden issues call to unity that comes with urgency
- George Springer reaches a deal with the Toronto Blue Jays for $150 million over 6 years, while Michael Brantley is staying with the Houston Astros on a 2-year, $32 million deal
- Some COVID-19 mutations may dampen effectiveness of vaccines
- Northwestern’s losing streak reaches 6 games with a 68-52 defeat at Wisconsin
- Pac-12 Commissioner Larry Scott will step down at the end of June, ending an 11-year tenure at the top of the Power 5 conference
- Biden apuesta en grande a una reforma sobre inmigración
- A look inside President Biden’s Oval Office
- Oval Office gets a slight makeover under President Biden. Here’s a look inside.
- Joe Biden takes the helm as 46th president of the United States, declaring ‘democracy has prevailed’
- Coronavirus in Illinois updates: Here’s what happened Jan. 20 with COVID-19 in the Chicago area
- As CTU begins vote on refusing in-person teaching, CPS says union ‘wants to close schools that are already safely open’
- President Biden signs 1st executive orders, targeting Trump policies on immigration, climate change, racial equity and COVID-19
- Loyola wins its 4th straight, routing Valparaiso 75-39 behind Cameron Krutwig’s 15 points
- Alex Trebek’s final ‘Jeopardy’ episode was ratings bonanza