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Daily horoscope for December 28, 2021
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Ask Amy: New dater wants timely, textured texts
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My worst moment: ‘And Just Like That …’ star Sarita Choudhury and the hair that almost got in the way of landing her first role in ‘Mississippi Masala’
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Nursing students couldn’t complete a pediatric requirement because of the pandemic, so they found kids in the community to help instead
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The AIDS Garden Chicago, begun in 2019, is set to open in spring 2022. ‘This is a legacy project.’
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Minimum wage bump coming, Juneteenth to become a state holiday: Here are the new laws taking effect Jan. 1 in Illinois
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Chicago flight attendant who lost husband to illness wins paid sick leave battle for aviation workers: ‘It is an incredible gift to be able to give back, despite my grief’
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Some people face eviction even after getting COVID-19 rental assistance. ‘Did this do what we thought it would do?’
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Chicago cast knows a lot has to go right to create ‘The Play That Goes Wrong’
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Daywatch: Gov. J.B. Pritzker urges scaled-down New Year’s Eve plans as COVID-19 surges | A family demands answers after a woman was found dead while in police custody | New laws taking effect Jan. 1 in Illinois
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Help Them To Hope
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Marcus Freeman will make his Notre Dame coaching debut in the Fiesta Bowl. Here’s how he got there, including a ‘great learning experience’ with the Chicago Bears.
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Portage workers see checks delayed into new year
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Indiana entrepreneur critical of new worker training program
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This day in history, December 28: The war in Afghanistan comes to a formal end
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President Joe Biden signs $768.2 billion defense spending bill into law
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Flu is making a comeback in US after an unusual year off
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Death toll from Kentucky tornadoes rises to 77
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US home prices surge 18.4% in October
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Unemployment down, consumer prices up: Experts paint a picture of the 2022 economy
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Ferran Torres ya es jugador del FC Barcelona
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Hombre armado mata a 4 personas y hiere a un oficial en Denver
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La momia perfecta de Amenhotep I se ‘desenvuelve’ tras 3,000 años
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Fiscalía interroga presidente de Perú por ascensos militares
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5 tendencias que moverán hipotecas y vivienda en 2022
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Speak Out reader opinion: How will Sen. Lightford feel if carjackers were out on low or no-cash bond?
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Luces y sombras en el mundo latino del espectáculo en 2021
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Hinsdale High School District 86 notes surging Covid-19 cases, expects to remain in-person when classes resume
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Wright Plus Architectural Housewalk 2022 tickets go on sale Saturday
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La NBA modifica el protocolo de Covid
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‘Rentar a extranjeros está prohibido’ en algunos lugares de México
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Pandemic, cold case murder, 88% tax hike, library drama top Niles news in 2021
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State legislatures in US poised to act on abortion rights
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After making history as the first Indian-American elected to the Aurora City Council, Baid’s work in 2021 about desire ‘to get involved’
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OPINIÓN / Cuentos Políticos: Una fotografía histórica
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Two new book shops — Da Book Joint, Rose Cafe — bring diverse options to folks on Chicago’s South Side
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Op-ed: Looking for Joan Didion, Norman Mailer’s opposite
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Fallece hermano menor de Maradona, Hugo
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Phil Baron performs Dueling Pianos at Mariano’s
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Op-ed: Stemming the culture of violence begins with all of us. Our children are watching.
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5 things we learned from the Chicago Bulls’ back-to-back wins, including new heights for the DeMar DeRozan-Zach LaVine partnership
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Mbappé y Lewandowski rechazan el Mundial cada dos años
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First COVID-19 shot recipient in US now a vaccine activist
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Op-ed: My college students seem to have lost their drive to engage. The pandemic has wounded all of us.
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El cine español cierra un 2021 de mínimos históricos de taquilla
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COVID-19 cases rise in Will County as health department passes one million mark on vaccine doses
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Los campeones Bucs de Tom Brady aún tienen aspiraciones de mejorar
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A new report shows which CTA stations had the smallest pandemic drops in riders, and it could hold clues to transit’s future
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Los estados tienen miles de millones en ayuda federal de COVID para gastar. Algunos no han gastado ni un dólar
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La ‘palabra’ de Dios los hace ‘hombres nuevos’
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A food critic’s 12 best bites of 2021 from Chicago restaurants, from deep-dish pizza to caviar-topped ice cream
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Speak Out: Time to build with tornadoes in mind; gambling on herd immunity a risky bet; with so many Bears sidelined, are COVID rules being followed?
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Experts open time capsule found at Gen. Robert E. Lee statue site
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Elgin Symphony brings German classics to the stage
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Letters: Preventing change in drug pricing hurts everyone, especially seniors
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As Festival of Lights taken down after holiday run in Aurora, organizers say donations way up this year
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Ruptura de presas amenaza con agravar inundaciones en Brasil
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Asambleas estatales en EEUU sopesan leyes de aborto
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Sudan officials say defunct mine collapses, kills 38 people
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Community news
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Ómicron representa 59% de casos de covid nuevos en EEUU
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US move to shorten COVID-19 isolation stirs confusion, doubt
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Corte rechaza el argumento de Proud Boys de que su papel en los disturbios del Capitolio estaba protegido por la libertad de expresión
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Three big natural gas plants would wipe out climate gains from recent shutdowns of coal-fired plants in Illinois
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Chicago’s first winter snowfall
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Snowshoe hikes planned in Kane County
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Quickly: Readers sound off on the issues of the day
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Column: By 3-4 vote, University Park board rejects bid to appoint acting police chief
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El director colombiano Jaime Osorio muere por suicidio asistido
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México dejará de exportar petróleo en 2023 en búsqueda de autosuficiencia
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Area residents await cause of death for George Lake waterfowl: Two trumpeter swan carcasses sent to Wisconsin for testing
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Chicago Bears wide receiver Allen Robinson — who lost 10 pounds while recovering from COVID-19 — still is working his way back into game shape for a possible Soldier Field goodbye
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Elgin donates 20.5 acres of city land to Bluff Spring Fen, protecting the rare wetland site
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Fashion exhibit in Lockport features look at first eight decades of statehood
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Winter Fest in Oak Brook brings s’mores, fire pits and weather-dependent activities on Jan. 7
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COVID-19, homicides and ODs strain Indiana coroner’s budget
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Indiana police agencies trying out license plate cameras
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Hallan muerto al luchador de MMA David Koenig tras casi dos años desaparecido
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Lyons Township HS food drive effort leads to pie in the face for principal
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Highland OKs final financing plan for planned senior living center in again contentious session
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Tonight’s Holiday Bowl is canceled — the 5th bowl game to be scrapped — after UCLA pulls out with COVID-19 issues
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Parole canceled for 1 of the 2 men convicted of killing Michael Jordan’s father, a North Carolina state panel says
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Los Chiefs apuntan alto ya con el título del Oeste asegurado
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Need extra motivation for New Year’s resolutions? Cameo videos connect fans with low-rent celebs, high-profile stars, and ex-cons.
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Choice of locating casino in Waukegan this year expected to have long-term economic benefits
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Shawn Klush happy to don King’s cape for Elvis birthday concerts in Rockford, Hammond
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Large portion of Longmeadow Parkway now open to traffic; last section and bridge to be finished in 2022
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El corazón de una familia dividido por el covid
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Valparaiso schools OK 5% raises for staff and administration
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Chicago’s Puppet Theater Fest returns for 2022 with old favorites and the wildly new, broadening what you expect from a puppet show
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More places added back to Chicago’s COVID-19 travel advisory; only 1 state and 1 territory now off warning list
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Norridge changes rules on snow route parking
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Elmhurst Hospital has new visitation rules caused by spike in COVID-19 cases
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Dominic Thiem no irá al Abierto de Australia
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Oak Park will require vaccination proof in restaurants, bars, gyms; ‘God forbid it’d be spreading in my place’
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Mbappé: ‘En enero no iré al Real Madrid’
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Judge refuses to dismiss alleged Proud Boys leaders’ charges
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Familia recuerda sueños de niña baleada por policía de LA
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Nativity production presented as part of ‘luminary hike’ at Lake Zurich church
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Unvaccinated Carson Wentz hits COVID list, NFL cuts isolation period after player positives
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‘Elf Jr.’ marks Premier Performance’s debut at Valparaiso Baptist Church
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Ohtani gana el premio de la AP al Mejor Deportista del Año
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Waukegan’s Polar Plunge returns to Lake Michigan for its 23rd year
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DA: No charges for former New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo from allegations by 2 women
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Column: We have a lot to learn from Archbishop Tutu. Even from his mistakes.
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Illinois sets another grim COVID-19 record: Highest average daily case count since start of pandemic
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2021 in Review: Libertyville elects new mayor and Village Board, sees students return to in-person learning full-time, adopts fee to deal with flooding preparedness
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Talk of The County: America doesn’t need more children
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Grammy nominee Special Consensus return to Front Porch Music
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School District 218 program teaches teens to teach tots
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County’s new COVID-19 vaccination requirement has some Southland mayors taking a hands-off approach
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Kirby Dach, a year removed from wrist surgery, is struggling to score and win faceoffs for the Chicago Blackhawks. But the former No. 3 pick says ‘there’s a lot left on the table’ to raise his game.
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Edward Hospital reinstates visitor restrictions as Naperville area sees COVID cases soaring to record numbers
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Chicago sets record Tuesday with latest first measurable snowfall of the season
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Naperville man and his labradoodle help shepherd missing piggie named ‘Hamilton’ back to his owner
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John Madden, Hall of Fame NFL coach and beloved broadcaster, dies at 85
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2021 in Review: Mundelein has heated mayoral race, gas station gets Village Board approval, several events return after pandemic cancellations last year
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Got a cold? Get a COVID-19 test. University of Chicago expert explains the do’s and don’ts of testing during omicron.
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With Indian Prairie’s 50th anniversary in 2022, $50 million capital improvements plan proposed
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One for the Books: Despite COVID-19 adjustments, Naperville Public Library had a stellar year in 2021
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Police: 5 killed, including gunman, in Denver area shootings; some victims targeted
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Error causes Advocate Aurora Health patient information to go out in the mail
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‘Navigating choppy waters the best we can’: Stricter Canadian rules are complicating the NHL’s current push through the pandemic
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Op-ed: My resolution for 2022: Challenge the American obstinocracy with intelligence
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Harry Reid, former Senate majority leader, dies at 82