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Oak Park, River Forest districts consider Illinois School Report Card results in determining how to support students
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Daily horoscope for December 13, 2021
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Ask Amy: Pandemic places extra stress on holiday visits
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Column: Fun while it lasted? For the Chicago Bears, an entertaining 1st half quickly turns into irritation during another lopsided big-stage loss to the Green Bay Packers.
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A rough night for Teven Jenkins and more mixed results for Justin Fields: How the Chicago Bears’ 2021 draft picks fared against the Green Bay Packers
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The Wieners Circle reopens with new bar, same verbal abuse
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With fentanyl linked to most opioid deaths in Chicago, city now passing out free test strips: ‘A whole different ballgame out here now with fentanyl’
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Review: The Wieners Circle, Chicago’s most notorious hot dog stand
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Orland Park sees rebound in sales tax revenue, more spending on capital in ’22 budget
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Letters: Ignoring stare decisis in abortion cases would do grave harm to women
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Op-ed: Neutral processing sites are needed to rein in the flow of immigrants to our southern border
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Op-ed: My late parents’ Colonial home will be torn down, Blair Kamin writes. It’s like dealing with a third death.
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Help Them To Hope
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Talk of the County reader opinion: I’d like to know ‘how someone in a padded room with a straightjacket on got through to the Talk of the County’
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Chicago Bears erupted for 27 first-half points — then watched their lead quickly disappear. Brad Biggs’ 10 thoughts on the 45-30 loss to the Green Bay Packers.
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Column: COVID-19 booster hesitancy common and needs to be overcome
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Op-ed: American democracy needs a grassroots coalition at home.
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Editorial: The Michigan school shooting teaches an urgent lesson: Parents, states must stop children’s access to guns
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This day in history, December 13: Republican George W. Bush claims the presidency a day after the U.S. Supreme Court shut down further recounts of disputed ballots in Florida
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With Santa mailbox, candy cane tree and ever-growing army of inflatables, North Aurora family aims to brighten holiday season
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Daywatch: Tornadoes level communities across multiple states | Inside a Chicago COVID-19 vaccine trial for babies and toddlers | The Wieners Circle, reviewed
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Man fatally beaten outside his Gage Park home, no one in custody, Chicago police say
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Oak Park’s Santa Trolley from Conservatory to Cheney Mansion keeps kids entertained
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Atlas rompe una sequía de 70 años sin títulos
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Judge, grandma, outdoorsman identified as among those killed by tornadoes as death toll rises
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As US nears 800,000 COVID deaths, 1 of every 100 older Americans has perished
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This city has the most expensive houses in America
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‘It’s a high-risk environment’: The Chicago Bulls’ COVID-19 outbreak reflects the nationwide struggle to understand and contain the virus, team doctor says
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Harris anuncia inversiones privadas en Centroamérica
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McHenry County man arrested as his home burned, charged with attempted murder after allegedly beating and stabbing girlfriend
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Las mejores imágenes de Miss Universo 2021
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Calling it ‘a very popular business request,’ Aurora looks at rule to allow microblading
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Harley to take electric motorcycle company public via SPAC
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Miss India Harnaaz Sandhu es la nueva Miss Universo
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Los demócratas enfrentan retos electorales en Florida
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TedXOakParkWomen organizers looked for ‘brainpower,’ diversity in speakers for Jan. 6 event
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Mala suerte del Barca en sorteo de la Liga Europa
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Guatemala: Familia desesperada tras accidente de migrantes
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Speak Out reader opinion: There are other options besides abortion
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Talk of the County reader opinion: ‘I never thought I’d ever see … where some are rooting for people to die out of spite’
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Verstappen destrona a Hamilton en final de infarto de la F1
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How 10 popular influencers got their start
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México: Peregrinos regresan a honrar a Virgen de Guadalupe
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High school basketball scores for the Southland and the Aurora, Elgin, Naperville and Lake County areas
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Wintermarket in Sugar Grove puts emphasis on locally-made products
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Suerte dispar tras ‘chapucero’ y morboso sorteo de Champions
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Now in your inbox: political misinformation
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Golden Globes announces nominations to a skeptical Hollywood
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High school basketball scores for Northwest Indiana
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México despide a ‘el rey’ del mariachi
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Talk of the County reader opinion: Supreme Court justices need to decide executive-privilege question ‘instead of sitting around with their robes on’
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Encuentran muerta a la actriz Verónica Forqué
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Niles gaming cafe robbed at gunpoint in morning hours
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Talk of the County reader opinion: Trump ‘was the best president of all time … the only one that wasn’t scared to try things different’
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Otro mundo está viendo.
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US electric vehicle charging network strategy being released
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Five things to do in Chicago suburbs and northwest Indiana Dec. 17-23
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Tony Baranek’s Daily Southtown girls basketball rankings and player of the week for Tuesday, Dec. 14, 2021
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Tractor giant John Deere opening office in Fulton Market, hiring up to 300 tech workers
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Tinley Park veteran’s 100th birthday brings ‘tears of joy’ to family
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‘It’s Robots. It’s Sunday’ Glenbrook South Hosts Robotics Competition
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Talk of the County reader opinion: Smollett deserves years in prison, ‘because he did a hateful race crime’
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News-Sun girls basketball rankings and player of the week
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Lista de nominados a los Globos de Oro
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Time magazine’s ‘Person of the Year’ is Elon Musk
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Ómicron no aumenta precaución por virus
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Quickly: Readers sound off on the issues of the day
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Column: Heavy lifting now begins with Waukegan casino licensee named
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OMS y hospital de EEUU lanzan campaña contra cáncer infantil
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Girls basketball notes: After eight months on the mend from a knee injury, Lincoln-Way West’s Evan Pittman is determined to play ‘carefree.’
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Gary library board member walked to her car in police parking lot before she was killed: charges
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Globos de Oro anuncia nominados a un Hollywood escéptico
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Girls basketball notes: Rylan Foster plays a lot of minutes with just seven players on Mundelein’s roster. The sophomore forward gets tired but says ‘it’s more about will.’
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Revista Time nombra a Elon Musk ‘Persona del Año’
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Waukegan church light show aims to take minds off pandemic and focus them on the holiday season
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Guatemala: extorsionan a familias de migrantes accidentados
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Longtime Heat broadcaster Jason Jackson joins forward Caleb Martin in NBA protocols
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La música ranchera perdió a Vicente Fernández, su ‘Rey’
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Patrick Z. McGavin’s Beacon-News/Courier-News wrestling rankings and wrestler of the week for Tuesday, Dec. 14, 2021
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Column: Inexpensive, personal gifts bring the best Christmas memories
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Op-ed: Benjamin Rush’s idea of ‘civic virtue’ is still a prerequisite of true democracy
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Merrillville event marks final milestone remembrance as town reaches 50th anniversary
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Vicente Fernández es despedido con una gran serenata al pie de la imagen de la Virgen de Guadalupe
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‘The Power of the Dog,’ ‘Belfast’ and ‘Succession’ lead Golden Globes nominations amid awards show’s race controversy
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One year of vaccines: Many lives saved, many needlessly lost
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Tras advertencia, británicos hacen filas para ponerse la vacuna de refuerzo
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OPRF board reviews how sudden COVID uptick led to ban on activities, which then got reversed; some alarmed at how crowd vilified leaders
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The coldest town in every state
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Man allegedly tried to hire cellmate in Indiana to kill 14
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Worst performing Heisman Trophy winners in NFL history
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Lady Gaga’s big awards season continues with Golden Globes nomination for ‘House of Gucci’
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Plan de Biden busca impulsar industria de autos eléctricos
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St. Charles East’s Ben Davino dominates at 120 pounds. ‘This is my craft,’ he says. ‘And nobody’s better at creating their craft than I am.’
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Corey Hill’s days of wrestling at 230 pounds in the heavyweight class are over. The Portage senior believes he ‘can be dominant’ at 220.
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Task force offers $10K reward for information on death of ISU grad student Jelani Day
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Chicago Blackhawks talk boosters — ‘We’ll do whatever it takes’ — after Monday’s game is postponed because of a COVID-19 outbreak on the Calgary Flames
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Biden to tour tornado damage in Kentucky on Wednesday; ready to sign emergency declaration for Illinois
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BofA CEO: Consumers spending at fastest pace he’s seen
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As week warms up, we could reach 64 on Wednesday. That would tie a 50-year-old record in Chicago.
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Windy City Smokeout will be back for summer 2022 with Tim McGraw
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Police find two unidentified men dead of gunshot wounds in Porter County
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Verstappen estuvo de fiesta hasta el amanacer en Abu Dabi
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National Women’s Team players, U.S. Soccer extend labor deal 3 months
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Midwest Young Artists Conservatory turns their reunion into performance
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Shatner se maravilla con frenesí de vuelo espacial
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Most and least reliable car brands
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‘West Side Story’ decepciona en la taquilla
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USA Gymnastics and USOPC reach $380M settlement with hundreds of victims of abuse by former team doctor Larry Nassar
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$2.9 million settlement for Anjanette Young over bungled police raid advances to City Council
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Aurora City Council set to vote on $2.65 million repair project for city water tanks
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Derek Chauvin expected to plead guilty in George Floyd civil rights case
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Glenview Trustees approve $184.9 million spending plan for 2022
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Sergio Ramos: ‘Me hubiese gustado no enfrentarme al Real Madrid’
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Column: Dan Hampton’s brush with the law reflects his latest offense: ‘Too many stupid mistakes’
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Op-ed: Russia is repeating the same old patterns: Fight a cold war with the West while sabotaging itself at home
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Mayor Lori Lightfoot dismisses questions about her text messages with aldermen: ‘We get things done’
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Chicago manufacturing incubator among 60 finalists named by Biden administration for $1B in grant money
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3 things we heard from the Chicago Bears, including the status of Justin Fields’ hand injury and rethinking the decision to punt on fourth-and-1
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Jueza mantiene cargos para acusados por asalto al Capitolio
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Fans rinden tributo a ‘Chente’ en su estrella del Paseo de la Fama en Hollywood (VIDEO)
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State mediator overseeing Gary teacher talks this week
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Recreational marijuana sales pilot program in Arlington Heights extended to March
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One for the Books: Many of the best-loved holiday movies are based on books well worth reading
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Letters: There were many victims in the Jussie Smollett case
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Familias de desaparecidos llevan ‘fosas’ ante AMLO
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No troops disciplined in US strike killing Afghan civilians
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Don Mellema, longtime WBBM-AM news reporter, dies
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Editorial: Before the Loop can rise from the pandemic, City Hall must make it safer
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Tinley shelter’s ‘Pawlidays’ program lets people spend Christmas week with a pet, all supplies included
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México envía secretario de Hacienda para ayudar a presidente de Perú
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St. John officer praised for saving two children in Hammond retention pond: ‘If you’re not afraid, you’ve lost your edge’
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Burr Ridge Mayor Gary Grasso takes aim at 6th Congressional District
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¿Carrera o entretenimiento? La F1 vacila con los límites
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Aurora firefighter injured during fire at apartment building
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Warrant issued for Illinois man to face kidnapping, sex charges
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La NBA pospone dos partidos de los Bulls por COVID-19
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Student threatens shooting at Niles’ Culver School less than a week after threat at Gemini School
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GOP governor candidate Darren Bailey taps suburban former right-wing talk show host as running mate
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20 biggest blowouts in sports history
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Preckwinkle defends party loyalty pledge as Cook County Democrats hear from challengers to Assessor Fritz Kaegi and Sheriff Tom Dart
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El boxeo anuncia reformas tras quedar fuera del programa Olímpico
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Letters to the editor: Who’s paying for the Oak Park Community Recreation Center?
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Speak Out: Putin isn’t scared of U.S. threats; now that Smollett’s prosecuted, go after Kim Foxx; way too many commercials before the start of movies
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Waukegan police help children find Christmas gifts during Shop With a Cop event
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Amazon says safety procedures in place in south suburban warehouses to minimize damage, loss of life seen in Edwardsville
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20 festive Christmas dinner ideas
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Tom Ricketts, Rocky Wirtz and Jerry Reinsdorf all make the case for stadium sports betting to Chicago aldermen
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Roland Hemond, a decorated baseball executive who was the GM of the 1983 Chicago White Sox, dies at 92
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Fox Valley Park Board approves $43 million budget
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As OSHA investigates, Gov. J.B. Pritzker surveys damage at Amazon warehouse where 6 died. ‘This is a tragedy of enormous proportion.’
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NBA postpones the Chicago Bulls’ next 2 games because of the team’s COVID-19 outbreak, which stands at 10 players in the last 2 weeks
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Jan. 6 House panel votes for contempt charges against former White House chief of staff Mark Meadows
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Man charged after fatal August Lakeview hit-and-run
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Stay true to your role. Even as a starter, Sandburg’s Danielle Antoine tries to do that. She gets on a roll against Lincoln-Way West.
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Deadly tornadoes leave thousands in Kentucky without heat and water
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Forget about the spring. Tyler Gabriel, ‘a confident kid,’ is blooming in the winter for Lincoln-Way West. That shows against Sandburg.
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High school basketball scores for the Aurora, Elgin, Naperville and Lake County areas
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High school basketball scores for the Southland
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High school basketball scores for Northwest Indiana