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- Daily horoscope for December 30, 2021
- Ask Amy: Husband’s lies are just delaying confrontation
- What We’re Reading: George Nesbitt’s ‘Being Somebody & Black Besides’ is a memoir of an ordinary life that was anything but
- As we enter 2022, adding up the highlights and low points in what was overall a tough year for Chicago theater
- Column: Representation matters. But for TV and film, the conversation should be about more than casting.
- 5 takeaways from the Chicago Bulls’ 131-117 rout of the Atlanta Hawks, including Javonte Green’s solid night and Coby White’s best game of the season
- Daywatch: What loss of riders could mean for Chicago public transit | Housing market could stabilize next year | Review: ‘The Lost Daughter’
- ‘He knows how to galvanize people’: If the Chicago Bears set out on a coaching search this offseason, Leslie Frazier should be on the radar
- ‘Gov, this is petty’: Mayor Lori Lightfoot’s texts with J.B. Pritzker, state leaders show tension over COVID-19, pensions, media coverage
- This day in history, December 30: Vladimir Lenin proclaims the establishment of the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics
- Denver shooting suspect wrote books previewing killing rampage
- Denver shooting suspect wrote books previewing killing rampage
- Late Senate leader Harry Reid remembered as ‘man of action’
- Hundreds of Afghans denied humanitarian entry into US
- A New Year’s Eve toast to all those souls who couldn’t make it to another New Year
- US unemployment claims drop to 198,000
- Indiana governor pushes back on state AG’s COVID skepticism: ‘If there is a shred of evidence, he or others need to take that to the Inspector General’
- Durísima lesión de Ricky Rubio cuando mejor estaba jugando
- The 21 greatest two-sport stars ever
- La línea del metro que se desplomó en CDMX tiene más problemas
- Las grandes damas del género regional que le dieron vida a ‘Las Mexicanas’
- Illinois police seek 2 in killing of 1 cop, wounding of 2nd at hotel in Bradley
- Flamengo contrata a Paulo Sousa, quien deja selección de Polonia
- Outlets hurt by dwindling public interest in news in 2021
- 10 of the biggest real-life casino heists of all time
- Speak Out reader opinion: It’s time China face reparations for COVID-19 outbreak
- Encuentran muerta y torturada a la mánager de los Kardashian
- Officials say there’s no truth to rumor that Kohl’s store in Spring Hill Mall closing
- 36 Black women who changed American history
- US children hospitalized with COVID in near-record numbers
- Letters: Editorial a source of comfort in light of my canceled holiday plans because of COVID-19 exposure
- Aaron Rodgers no pospondrá decisión sobre su futuro
- Indiana lawmakers face debates on vaccine limits, tax cuts
- Hammond teachers get 11.3% raise; beginning teachers now earning $47,000
- Pese a ola de contagios, NY mantiene festejo de Año Nuevo
- New Caring Place CEO completes first year with pandemic challenges: ‘Whenever people are under stress and anxiety mounts, domestic violence increases’
- States diverge on police reforms after George Floyd killing
- Federal subpoena delivered to Dyer officials; SSCVA head guesses it’s from predecessor over PPP program
- Those we lost in 2021: A tribute to those who touched our lives
- The 30 most inspirational movies of the last 100 years
- Las 30 películas más inspiradoras de los últimos 100 años
- The most popular giant dog breeds in America
- Esta nueva empresa quiere llevar la atención médica a los trabajadores por hora que no pueden pagar un seguro
- Lincolnshire-Prairie View School District 103 superintendent delivers results of math survey done by students
- ‘Musical Pen Pals’ pairs young music students and North Shore seniors: ‘I was very excited about this concept’
- Elgin News Digest: Blood drive Sunday to honor child with leukemia; snowshoeing programs being held at forest preserves; holiday light recycling in St. Charles
- Ómicron deja a los empleadores indecisos sobre la posibilidad de que la gente vuelva a la oficina pese a las vacunas
- North Shore businesses, village leaders keeping watchful eye on surging COVID-19 positivity, making operational changes as a result
- El Barcelona tiene 10 casos de coronavirus
- Alleged gunman in brazen 2020 Rogers Park killing caught on video remains in custody after judge denies bail, prosecutors say
- Condena de cárcel para el exadministrador del futbolista bético Joaquín
- Aurora Christmas tree collection program to begin Jan. 3
- Desapareció en Perú. Ahora su familia ‘no permitirá que se olvide el caso de Carla’
- Times Square show will go on despite virus surge, mayor says
- Niños hospitalizados en EEUU con covid cerca de cifras récord
- Dwayne Johnson critica la súplica ‘manipuladora’ de Vin Diesel para que regrese a ‘Fast & Furious’
- Israel becomes first country to approve 4th vaccine dose for most vulnerable
- Jeff Dickerson, reportero de los Bears en ESPN, muere de cáncer en el mismo centro que su esposa
- Naperville municipal facilities closed, New Year’s Eve parties for kids canceled by new COVID surge
- ‘The Lost Daughter’ review: A Greek island vacation holds some secrets in one of the year’s best movies, Dec. 31 on Netflix
- Police investigate shots fired inside Southlake Mall; Hobart police say no injuries reported
- Naperville water and sewer rate increases go into effect Jan. 1
- Naperville Police Arrests
- Kyrie Irving vuelve con Nets y reanuda prácticas
- Community leaders, new coordination center work toward addressing root causes of Chicago violence
- Quickly: Readers sound off on the issues of the day
- WLS-Channel 7 political reporter Craig Wall sells Naperville home, moves to Aurora
- Why are so many flights being canceled?
- CDC dice que incluso a los vacunados deben evitar los cruceros; caen las acciones
- Column: Beware and be aware of COVID-19 in the coming new year
- Survivors of ‘Little Drummer Boy’ challenge, ‘Whamageddon’ finally can listen to Christmas music ‘with abandon’
- Por temor, estos mexicanos huyeron de su ciudad dominada por la delincuencia organizada. Ahora buscan asilo político en California
- Talk of the County: Who knew birds were a big thing in Waukegan?
- Quickly: Readers sound off on the issues of the day
- Column: Dolton board ignores mayor’s concerns, gives developer more TIF funds
- Elgin Police News: Man charged following gunfire during domestic argument; pedestrian struck by a car in downtown Elgin dies from injuries
- East Chicagoans wait for COVID-19 testing facilitated by radio host: ‘I am all about prevention’
- New York jury holds drugmaker liable in opioid crisis
- Lake Bluff mansion that went for $1.61M a year ago sold again this week for $4.5M
- Quickly: Readers sound off on the issues of the day
- Column: Putin’s news conference a hard sell from isolated, influential Russia
- Help Them To Hope
- School officials in Lake County planning return from winter break during COVID-19 spike
- La mujer que defiende a los negros en la frontera, incluida a ella misma
- Ómicron podría protegernos contra la variante delta, según un nuevo estudio
- Biden, Putin talk nearly an hour as alarm rises over Ukraine
- Gary stiffens COVID-19 precautions for city employees, visitors to facilities
- A la sombra de la selva, florece capital de surfeo brasileño
- Column: Promising Aurora tennis star sidelined from college career, for now
- A few other 2021 Lake County stories of national note
- As 2021 draws to a close, Lake County officials hope area is better equipped to handle COVID-19 in 2022
- CDC warns against cruises, regardless of vaccination status
- Destructive tornado, 1972 murder case arrest, ongoing pandemic and mosque approval among Naperville’s top stories of 2021
- With dissent, Highland OKs first raise for town council members since 1997
- Florentino Pérez: ‘Que el Año Nuevo nos traiga salud, trabajo y felicidad’
- Will Andy Dalton be the starting QB for the Chicago Bears in their 2021 home finale? 3 things we learned Thursday.
- Indiana Chamber, Hospital Association make vaccine push
- Omicron variant is surging. But mask rules haven’t changed. Doctors say stay the course.
- Man tries to commandeer woman’s car in fast food drive-thru lane: Niles police
- Repatrian cuerpos de 15 guatemaltecos que murieron en México
- Holiday spirit alive at Hammond parade
- Marijuana dispensary opens in Aurora near Interstate 88 interchange
- Editorial: A look at 2021, a difficult, tumultuous year
- Gov. J.B. Pritzker urges hospitals to halt nonemergency surgeries amid record-breaking COVID-19 spike; lieutenant governor infected and driver’s facilities to close
- Federal court panel upholds Democratic-drawn state legislative districts
- Polar Express event features virtual sleigh ride
- Bradley police officer killed
- Elgin-area hospitals warning against large New Year’s gatherings as Kane COVID cases skyrocket
- Guest column: Why the U.S. is losing the war on diabetes
- Oak Forest police investigate 2 shootings, including shots fired at vehicle wounding occupants
- Devin Hester, the record-setting returner for the Chicago Bears, is among 15 finalists for the Pro Football Hall of Fame
- Snow could disrupt holiday weekend travel. Here’s what you need to know to get around.
- Chicago has recorded nearly 800 homicides heading into New Year’s Eve, top cop says
- Parishioners attend mass at Saint Mary of the Lake Catholic Church in Buena Park
- Aurora clinic to offer COVID-19 vaccinations, flu shots
- Gunfire record, ongoing pandemic, population jump and Sherman anesthesiologist crisis among top Elgin stories in 2021
- More? Hillcrest’s Matthew Moore corners that market. The junior forward also comes up huge vs. Hyde Park in Big Dipper title game.
- Boys basketball notes: Patrick Robinson says ‘back to work.’ Oswego East’s win streak snapped at 14 in loss to H-F and Christian Meeks.
- Girls basketball notes: Lincoln-Way Central defensive dandy Caitlyn Rochon hits four 3-pointers in championship tribute to grandfather.
- ‘It’s bigger than basketball’: Highland’s Chloe Churilla honored with sportsmanship pin from IHSAA and … a free sub from Jersey Mike’s.
- Aidan O’Connell throws for 534 yards and 5 touchdowns, helping Purdue outlast Tennessee 48-45 in overtime in the Music City Bowl
- Speak Out: Scammers selling black market COVID tests are criminals; TV viewers need a break from the endless ads; show me yours, and I’ll show you mine
- Jeff Dickerson, a longtime Chicago Bears reporter for ESPN 1000, dies at age 43 after a bout with cancer
- COVID-19’s grip on daily life in Southland, casino and mayoral changes among top 2021 stories
- Benet’s Lauren Barnes came back to win a national title for Wisconsin. After the final point, she told her teammates, ‘We did it.’