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- A quarterback on the football field, Mark Mennecke is similarly a ‘floor general’ on the basketball court. Neuqua Valley’s junior guard shows that vs. Metea Valley.
- High school basketball scores for the Southland and the Aurora, Elgin, Naperville and Lake County areas
- Photos: Nashville Predators 3, Chicago Blackhawks 2 (OT)
- A shooter. A defender. A scorer. Mantas Zilys does it all as Naperville Central downs North. ‘Every time he shoots, I think it’s going in.’
- Andrew Kamienski becomes 4th player with over 5,000 yards receiving in Division III career as North Central College runs into ‘buzz saw’ in national championship game
- Daily horoscope for December 18, 2021
- Ask Amy: Hairstylist wonders if she’s ‘worth it’
- Tiger Woods returns with low expectations, high hopes of bonding with son Charlie at PNC Championship
- Trent Tousana means business. His frequent passes? ‘It’s coming at you fast.’ It helps Batavia get off to another fast start against Geneva.
- Northern Illinois’ final drive comes up just short in a 47-41 loss to Coastal Carolina in a thrilling Cure Bowl: ‘Couldn’t be more proud of their fight’
- Jessica Carrothers’ free throws near end of OT highlight narrowing gap between defending state champ Crown Point and increasingly ‘relevant’ Lake Central
- Michael Osipoff’s Post-Tribune girls basketball rankings and player of the week
- Review: ‘The Play That Goes Wrong’ at the Broadway Playhouse is great fun — there’s a fine art to making a farce this wrong go so right
- How to protect boxwoods from winter burn
- Things to Do in Chicago, from Chicago Children’s Choir to Amaze Light Fest
- Remote learning makes a comeback as schools enter another holiday break with COVID-19 surging
- This day in history, December 18: House impeaches President Donald Trump on two charges
- Senate confirms former Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel to serve as ambassador to Japan
- Court allows Biden employer vaccine mandate to take effect
- 1 dead, 4 others injured in early morning crash on Lake Street
- Republicans resist saying 3 simple words: ‘Joe Biden won’
- Gresham man heads to bond court to face murder charges, police say
- Ambassador Rahm Emanuel: Senate confirms former Chicago mayor as U.S. envoy to Japan.
- In Missouri, Eric Greitens’ comeback bid for Senate has some in GOP on edge
- Map by map, Republicans chip away at Black Democrats’ power
- Aurora police, school leaders say they take all school threats seriously
- As COVID surges, experts say US booster effort is far behind
- Nets star Kevin Durant placed in NBA’s COVID-19 health and safety protocols, Kyrie Irving quickly follows
- San Francisco mayor declares state of emergency to fight city’s ‘nasty streets’
- Markham man charged in October Country Club Hills double homicide
- COVID vaccine mandate penalties set by Biden administration to start Jan. 10
- Steve Cohen announces Buck Showalter as new Mets manager in Twitter post
- Thanks to fire department, Santa gets a holiday trip around North Aurora
- Heartbreaker — Fans crushed by North Central Cardinals’ loss in NCAA Division III championship game
- ‘It really is a game-changer’: New nonprofit named after pickles works to support kids who have parents, caregivers with cancer
- What to know about the Kyrie Irving situation
- 5 takeaways from the Chicago Blackhawks’ 3-2 overtime loss to the Nashville Predators, including Patrick Kane getting ‘whacked’ in OT and the Preds’ ‘trap game’
- Illinois drains a program-record 18 3-pointers in a 106-48 rout of St. Francis (Pa.) for its 6th win in 7 games
- NFL revises its COVID-19 policy, saying only unvaccinated and those experiencing possible symptoms will be tested
- Man killed in Aurora shooting
- Chicago Bulls feel healthy and are eager to return after a weeklong COVID-19 pause. ‘The only symptom I had was boredom,’ DeMar DeRozan says.
- DePaul cancels a 2nd game in 3 days — its Big East opener against Creighton — because of positive COVID-19 cases in the Blue Demons program
- Former Walgreens exec Alex Gourlay sells Glencoe mansion for $8.68M