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