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- Back in the Flyers’ fold: Ryan Coenen chalks up 13 kills as No. 5 Lewis opens men’s volleyball season with win over Campbellsville
- Naperville North grad Tom Welch and Loyola University feel plenty ‘comfortable’ while handing Valparaiso historic loss
- Daily horoscope for January 21, 2021
- Ask Amy: ‘Barking’ episodes make partner flee
- Coal-fired power plant in southern Illinois a major obstacle to Biden’s push for carbon-free electricity by 2035
- Column: Wearing pearls in honor of Kamala Harris, my mother and hope for a new day
- Column: Biden calls for an end to ‘uncivil war,’ but will he defend free speech?
- Column: A week after the Chicago Bears’ astonishing state-of-the-franchise address, the city’s ire has amplified. Do Chairman George McCaskey and CEO Ted Phillips see something everyone else doesn’t?
- ‘The Sister’ review: Hulu’s slow-burn thriller was a hit in Britain — for good reason
- Daywatch: How Chicago celebrated Biden’s inauguration, CTU votes on refusing in-person teaching and Oval Office gets a makeover
- Column: ‘WandaVision’ plays games with sitcom tropes, but takes a risk that the post-rerun generation won’t get the gag
- Lake County hiring for COVID-19 vaccine sites
- This day in history, January 21: Lovie Smith becomes the first Black head coach to make it to the Super Bowl
- Column: Will Chicago have music and arts this summer? It will if we think small and local, and start now.
- ‘A lot of them were really struggling’: How Illinois and Northwestern are tending to their athletes’ mental health during the pandemic
- States that pay their politicians the most
- ‘The Permit is hereby revoked’: Biden order halts Keystone XL pipeline construction
- Question on whether to ‘defund the police’ to appear on Oak Park ballot April 6
- Chrissy Teigen is one of just 12 accounts Biden’s POTUS Twitter page follows – the rest are connected to his White House
- Hammond man arrested in decades-old Ohio murder, rapes, police say
- Biden revokes Trump’s 1776 report promoting ‘patriotic education,’ which was mocked by some as propaganda
- Former IOC vice president says fans might be optional at Tokyo Olympics: ‘It’s nice to have spectators. But it’s not a must-have.’
- Here’s what to know about the 17 executive orders and other directives that President Joe Biden signed on his first day in office
- US jobless claims decline to a still-high 900,000 as Biden inherits faltering economy
- Nonalcoholic beer is having a moment, bouyed by better flavor and drinkers looking to moderate
- Your first food project of 2021: homemade gravlax
- Arlington Heights School District 25 board discusses COVID-19 impact at special meeting
- The Kitchn: Artichoke risotto with seared scallops is the ultimate date-night dinner
- Visiting loved ones when ‘you can’t hold their hand’: Families continue to struggle with isolation at senior facilities
- Kary Osmond: This sweet and sour cucumber salad recipe is as good as a takeout order
- Bernie Sanders chair bobblehead highlights new inauguration day collection
- Será obligatorio usar mascarilla en viajes
- Maryland university president offers inauguration poet Amanda Gorman a job
- Los Bucs harán historia si llegan al Super Bowl LV
- Virus pushes storied Paris fan museum to brink of folding
- Lake Forest public school boards may look to keep separate districts with one superintendent for both
- Packers saben lo que está en juego para Rodgers el domingo
- Funcionarios de carrera se hacen cargo en Washington
- Upgrade my mask? Do I need an N95? What you can do to avoid the new coronavirus variant
- Column: Re-demonization of Cuba is a mistake
- Amazon offers to help Biden with COVID-19 vaccine distribution
- Poirier se examina el sábado ante McGregor en UFC 257
- Waukegan considering study of planned casino’s economic impact
- Speak Out reader opinion: Kinzinger stands out by showing his integrity
- Rock Island girl, 3, fell out of window and died from cold overnight, police say
- Lilly: fármaco de anticuerpos puede prevenir coronavirus
- GM working on expanding Corvette line with crossover SUV
- GM, Cruise partner with Microsoft to speed up self-driving EV technology
- The three types of Republicans Donald Trump created
- Motormouth: Fog lights
- Ross Douthat column: The Biden opportunity
- Gail Collins column: Swamps R Us
- El calvario de una familia y la soledad de una víctima del coronavirus
- Charles M. Blow column: Relief, but lingering rage
- Amazon ofrece ayuda a Biden para distribuir vacunas en EEUU
- La Casa Blanca recupera el español en su página web
- Riley June Williams, Pennsylvania woman accused of helping steal Pelosi laptop, says ex-boyfriend’s claims ‘overstated’
- Lake Forest, Lake Bluff reflect on 2020 rife with ‘unprecedented hardship’ and look ahead to new year at chamber forum
- Bancos asestan golpe a los afectados económicamente por el covid
- Warren Township High School campuses welcome students back to in-person classes
- ¿Un gran año en la bolsa? Ojo con la mordida fiscal que podría llegar
- México: Testigo implica a Ejército en caso Ayotzinapa
- In final disclosure form, Trump reveals how COVID-19 has slammed his business empire
- Maya Energy plant official: ‘We are moving forward’ with Gary project
- Crowd Cow review: Is this meat delivery service worth it?
- Column: The art of ice and enjoying frozen water in winter
- Dermalogica review: Do these products noticeably improve the health of your skin?
- Limited indoor dining again allowed in Will County
- Biden congela el pago de préstamos estudiantiles hasta el 30 de septiembre
- México registra más de 1,500 muertes por COVID-19 en un día
- Buffalo Grove police chief named top law enforcement official of 2020 by security association
- Vaccinations begin at Regional Health Clinic in East Chicago: ‘A day I will always remember’
- El ‘Kun’ Agüero da positivo por coronavirus
- Naperville business roundup: Schmaltz Deli launches soup kitchen; Alinea Group brings take-home service to Solemn Oath
- Prairie State Generating Station coal plant
- En libertad mujer acusada de ayudar a robar laptop de Pelosi
- We found a huge discount on an air fryer and more great sales this week
- Want to keep Dry January going? Try these alcohol-free cocktails, beers, and wines
- FIFA y UEFA amenazan contra creación de Superliga europea
- How to keep your cat warm this winter
- How to keep your dog warm this winter
- Best Valentine’s Day presents for your significant other
- A muchos veteranos se les negó la vacuna COVID-19. Ganan demasiado dinero
- Best Valentine’s Day presents for her
- Las mejores imágenes del espectáculo de investidura Biden-Harris
- Best wines to celebrate Valentine’s Day at home
- A QAnon ‘digital soldier’ marches on, undeterred by theory’s unraveling
- Northwest Indiana local scores for Friday, Jan. 22
- Pursuing a medical career. Retirement. Some athletes are shelving their Olympic bids because of the uncertainty of the delayed Tokyo Games.
- Trump begins next chapter in South Florida, but not everyone there is happy to see him
- Delta prohibiría viajar de por vida a pasajeros agresivos
- Fauci expresa apoyo de EEUU a la OMS tras críticas de Trump
- UChicago Medicine’s Dr. Emily Landon to answer reader questions about COVID-19 vaccinations Jan. 25 on Facebook Live
- Minor-leaguers Kansas City T-Bones are changing their name to Monarchs — a tribute to the Negro Leagues team
- Grandes artistas y fuegos artificiales en el especial Biden-Harris
- ¿Se pueden mezclar y combinar las vacunas para el COVID-19?
- Column: After setting records at Andrew, Kaileen Herman and Kylie Adams reunite at Missouri-St. Louis. ‘This is something we never expected.’
- COVID-19 drives Union Township to halt in-person learning, sports, extracurricular activities through Jan. 30
- Former President Trump now at ‘home’ in Palm Beach County
- Porter woman, 61, injured, airlifted after crash
- A school district vowed to stay open, until its staffing ran out
- As Chicago looks to next phase of COVID-19 vaccinations, city health commissioner says most inoculations will come through residents’ health care providers or their pharmacy
- ‘A total failure’: The Proud Boys now mock Trump
- Federal agents use tear gas to disperse Portland demonstrators hours after Biden inauguration
- SciTech in Aurora offers science kits for kids to stimulate learning during pandemic
- Recruiting notes: After playing golf in the fall, Grant’s John Bolton can look forward to football again at Augustana College
- Cantante de RBD, Christian Chávez, prioriza su carrera como actor
- Car rides. Meals. On-court play? Tracing the virus in the NBA
- CARES Act grant for business comes to NIRPC
- He was a star running back at Richards, recruited to play in college at Wisconsin. But Dion Foster finds coaching home at Eisenhower.
- Is New York City the next holy grail of gambling? Strapped developers hope so
- Craving: Chicago’s best hot chocolate for National Hot Chocolate Day — and all winter
- Republicanos lidian con un futuro posterior a Trump
- Editorial: O’Hare’s invisible man. How does someone live at the airport undetected for nearly 3 months?
- My Pet World: Adopter says she was told her dog ‘did not bark’
- Fish recipes to satisfy pescatarians and meat-eaters alike
- By the numbers: A snapshot of Chicago’s economy six months into the pandemic
- Hospital en Bogotá usa cascos ‘burbuja’ en pacientes COVID
- Column: President Biden’s age shouldn’t matter. But it does, at least for me.
- Community news: Evergreen Park schools have new leader; MVCC employees break record, and more
- Analysis: The three types of Republicans Donald Trump created and who wins in the end
- EEUU busca extender 5 años tratado nuclear con Rusia
- Post-Tribune boys basketball rankings and player of the week for Friday, Jan. 22, 2021
- Vernon Hills to provide qualifying businesses with more than $160,000 in total relief
- South Side bar that hosted Trump rally shut down for violating COVID-19 restrictions; 12 others cited
- Column: Chicago’s Muslim community celebrates Biden lifting travel ban. ‘It’s a joyous time. I feel like we are getting our America back.’
- Gary students return to in-person learning Feb. 16
- Beach Bunny is back, from a ‘Kimmel’ appearance to a new EP, yet so much is different for the Chicago band
- Twin suicide bombings at Baghdad market kill at least 32, wound dozens of others
- Panhandling complaints are up in Oak Brook, but police say federal court ruling prohibits enforcement
- Biden en la Casa Blanca: Crisis de fe en el movimiento QAnon
- For second time, Park Ridge aldermen approve Higgins Road hotel plan
- Father, son charged in Antioch Township beating of private investigator
- Penn State’s Kerry Abello grew up in Batavia and played one season at Benet. Her next step: being drafted by the NWSL’s Orlando Pride.
- St. Louis County police dispatcher accused of using racial slur over radio is out of job, cops say
- Column: Welcome, Speaker Welch. Here’s your to-do list.
- University of Illinois tuition hike, delayed because of COVID-19, will kick in next year, as trustees approve room and board cost increase
- Iraqis flout virus precautions amid widespread belief in immunity
- $10 million reimbursement coming to Naperville School District 203 taxpayers
- Boys basketball notes: Calumet senior guard Jerell Johnson isn’t the tallest player on the court. So he tries to play ‘smarter.’
- Liga MX acelera las pruebas de covid
- $641 million water deal for Flint residents given preliminary OK by judge
- Some North Chicago students returning to classrooms next month
- Letters: Liberals now insist that we should all come together
- Neuqua Valley’s Sarah Zheng joins Hurricane Junior Tour, captures College Prep Series in Florida: ‘This is where all the golfers want to be.’
- Park Ridge alderman suggests future memorial to local victims of COVID-19
- Column: The End: The final poem in a four-year rhyming chronicle of Trump’s presidency
- Is the NFL over punting?
- The clock is ticking for CEOs to grow profits again, as critics warn of stock bubble
- New cases of COVID-19 declining in Kane County
- TikTok is poised to outlast Trump, and to test Biden
- Quickly: Readers sound off on the issues of the day
- LaPorte football coach Jeremy Lowery resigns after two seasons
- Behind a secret deal between Google and Facebook
- Biden mantiene a director del FBI: confía en su tarea
- The Raptors are new to Tampa’s basketball scene. The Titans aren’t.
- Thousands weigh in on proposal for new mosque in Naperville
- For elite golfers, money talks
- Iraqis flout virus precautions amid widespread belief in immunity
- Ted Thompson, the former Green Bay Packers GM who built the Super Bowl XLV champions, dies at 68
- Indoor dining returns in Will and Kankakee counties as restrictions gradually eased in regions statewide
- Notre Dame football has been placed on NCAA probation and now faces recruiting limits for violations
- Watch this. Eat that: ‘One Night in Miami’ demands a scoop of Shawn Michelle’s ice cream
- Emily Lazar, la salva álbumes, hace historia en los Grammy
- The travel troubleshooter: How to unlock an Airbnb account locked because of COVID-19
- Rick Steves’ Europe: Fine living at a Paris market
- Pandemia asesta duro golpe a negocios de Trump
- Biden revokes Trump ban on some diversity training addressing white privilege, systemic racism
- Cozumel, la isla desierta
- Celebrity Travel: Go away with … GG Townson
- Hazel Crest mayor plans COVID-19 memorial event to ‘show that people do care’
- 1 in custody after 12-year-old girl killed, 4 others injured in Vittum Park crash, police say
- Speak Out reader opinions: Biden, Trump and impeachment
- Biden presenta plan contra pandemia: ‘La ayuda está en camino’
- Pochetino se las arregla para dirigir desde casa al PSG
- As Biden takes charge, COVID-19 has US economy down but not out. Here’s where things stand.
- Twitter suspende la cuenta de la nueva Asamblea Nacional de Venezuela
- Chicago Bulls center Wendell Carter Jr. is doubtful for Friday’s game against the Charlotte Hornets with a thigh bruise
- Column: Stephanie Kifowit stuck her neck out against Michael Madigan. She has no regrets.
- Gary man gets 45 years for 2010 killing
- Actor Dustin Diamond empieza quimioterapia por cáncer
- Lake County moves toward lifting ban on marijuana sales in unincorporated areas
- Zidane en la mira de un Real Madrid marchito
- Field Museum reopens
- Escritora colombiana Pilar Quintana gana Premio Alfaguara
- Op-ed: The ideas promoted in Trump’s flawed 1776 Report must be denounced
- ¿Viaja a EEUU? debe presentar prueba negativa de Covid-19 y guardar cuarentena
- United Airlines has brought employees back from furlough. That could be temporary.
- Hard-luck Maryland town gets a $731.1 million Powerball win
- Oak Park considers accepting $475K ‘green alley’ grant to reduce stormwater; discusses funding
- Those stunning Inauguration Day fireworks behind Katy Perry? Thank a Chicago-founded company that ‘wanted it big.’
- Transportation secretary nominee Pete Buttigieg pushes Senate for big spending on infrastructure
- China espera cooperación, mejor relación con EEUU con Biden
- Kentucky task force to study search warrant process after Breonna Taylor shooting
- Op-ed: A CTU strike would be wrong — and likely illegal
- 14-year-old dies after he was struck by car while skateboarding, Kane sheriff says
- U.S. Rep. Brad Schneider ends COVID-19 quarantine, regrets missing inauguration
- Column: Indiana and Will County wooed her company, but she’s investing in Cook County
- Niles Senior Center recruits volunteers to fill Center of Concern COVID-19 care packages
- 13,000 school districts, 13,000 approaches to teaching during COVID
- The Spin: Biden’s climate platform faces challenges from Illinois coal-fire plant, Downstate congressmen | Cupich balks at Catholic Bishops president criticizing Biden | CTU vs. Lightfoot as strike threat looms
- Venezolano Pereira entra en la MLS por la puerta grande
- Elgin lays off six city employees due to budget woes during pandemic
- ‘It doesn’t happen by fairy dust’: Vaccine shortage due to rapid expansion, health experts say
- Los 27 restringirán viajes no esenciales y se comprometen a no cerrar fronteras
- Corrections and clarifications
- Hinsdale home burglarized when resident goes out
- Democrats ask ethics panel to investigate Sens. Cruz, Hawley ‘to fully understand their role’ in the Capitol insurrection
- ONU pide ayuda a Francia para rescatar museo del abanico
- Chicago immigrants say they’re ready to mobilize to push Biden immigration bill: ‘We will not stop until we get it’
- Suburban man accused of threatening violence at Biden inauguration ordered to remain in custody
- For some tribal members, Jennifer Lopez’s inauguration day ‘This Land is Your Land’ performance hit the wrong note
- Will County health officials say move to next vaccination phase will come within two weeks
- Evanston aldermen express initial support for skate park, emphasize need for funding
- Pass game coordinator Dave Ragone leaves the Chicago Bears to become the Atlanta Falcons offensive coordinator; running backs coach Charles London reportedly also is on the move
- Aurora panel continues exploring possible regulation of pet store animal sales
- Naperville planning commission supports Market Meadows changes, including new self-storage facility
- Biden suspends new oil and gas leases on federal land for 60 days
- Column: The unpardonable reach of the presidential pardon power needs limits
- Coronavirus in Illinois updates: Here’s what happened Jan. 21 with COVID-19 in the Chicago area
- Packaged food company holds grand opening in Aurora
- Struggling kids, fed-up parents: Chicago families who want CPS schools open say they’re being drowned out by ongoing teachers union pushback
- Tim Anderson is selected as the cover athlete for ‘RBI Baseball 21,’ the 1st Chicago White Sox player to be chosen for the video game series: ‘Definitely history’
- Kane County begins vaccinating essential workers, expects to open appointments for seniors within 2 weeks
- McConnell proposes pushing Trump impeachment trial to February, giving defense team and House prosecutors time to prepare
- President Biden signs 10 pandemic-related executive orders, aiming to fast-track vaccinations, reopen schools and mandate mask wearing
- Fauci unleashed: Doc takes ‘liberating’ turn at center stage
- ‘Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom’ chosen as Black Film Critics Circle’s best film of 2020
- Inquiry into the Capitol riot: FBI’s challenge has just begun
- NBC Sports Chicago job cuts claim writers J.J. Stankevitz, Cam Ellis and Scott King
- Biden orders a halt to border wall construction after Trump’s final surge
- Biden proposes 5-year extension of nuclear arms treaty with Russia
- 2 found dead in South Austin apartment house after extra-alarm fire, officials say
- Airplane’s wheel plunges from sky, landing in Jefferson Park family’s yard. ‘Thank God it was a small plane, but it’s really surreal.’
- Police believe men who robbed driver at gunpoint in Niles had tried minutes earlier to carjack a Bentley in Morton Grove
- Photos: Northwestern 73, Illinois 54
- Purdue recruit Lilly Stoddard showcases outside shooting touch, totals 15 points, 13 rebounds and 3 blocks as Crown Point crushes Chesterton
- No. 21 Northwestern women win 4th straight, cruising past Illinois 73-54