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