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- Northwest Indiana local scores for Sunday, Feb. 7
- Daily horoscope for February 6, 2021
- 3 takeaways from the Chicago Bulls’ 123-119 loss to the Orlando Magic, including Lauri Markkanen’s sprained right shoulder and a career high from Patrick Williams
- Ask Amy: Elderly neighbor was not a peach
- Column: After 331 days, Division I recruit Jaden Schutt delivers a double-double as Yorkville Christian begins with dominant win
- What’s in a botanical name? How Latin words help gardeners tell a rose from a Portulaca grandiflora
- Nearing another strike, Lightfoot versus CTU escalates long-running conflict between City Hall and Chicago’s public school teachers
- Late planning, decentralized oversight, a ‘Hunger Games’ sign-up: How Illinois has struggled more than most states rolling out the COVID-19 vaccine
- This day in history, February 6: Arthur Ashe dies in New York at age 49
- Fewer students showing up for hybrid instruction at Barrington High School than planned, so juniors can join seniors in building full-time: Superintendent
- Antwaan Randle El, a Riverdale native and Thornton grad, is back in the Super Bowl. But this time he will participate from the sideline for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers.
- Column: For every Super Bowl commercial success, there are dozens of flops. To avoid real-life bashing, we present 18 hypothetical ads.
- The #FreeBritney movement is bigger than Spears. A new doc shows why it’s so powerful
- Why a surprise guest in this week’s ‘WandaVision’ could be a game-changer for the Marvel Cinematic Universe
- The Tampa Bay Buccaneers have one of the most diverse coaching staffs in the NFL. But the rest of the league still lags behind — as the most recent hiring cycle proves.
- Best last-minute deals for your Valentine (including a Calphalon Cookware set)
- How to clean a coffee maker
- The best bar set
- The best coffee scrub
- The best laptop for streaming
- The best North Face jacket for men
- The best card game for adults
- Crate training a dog at night
- How to store red wine
- How to pack clothes for moving
- Speak Out reader opinion: Republican Party has its work cut out for itself
- Hollywood’s writers fired all their agents 2 years ago, kicking off a long-running labor battle that ended Friday
- COVID-19 whistleblower doctor honored on anniversary of death in China: ‘Blessed are those who are persecuted’
- Supreme Court rules California can’t enforce indoor church service ban, but can ban singing and chanting
- Biden’s dilemma on stimulus checks, COVID-19 plans: Go big or be bipartisan?
- Chocolate Walk in Oswego offers sweet break from pandemic
- Update: Joffrey Ballet announces ‘Boléro’ as a streaming world premiere, now on Feb. 26
- Feds charge Chicago man with felonies after he allegedly posed outside Nancy Pelosi’s office during Capital riot
- Sharnita Breeze said, ‘I’m done.’ Her basketball career was over. And then a coach saw the Argo graduate playing at an open gym.
- Susan Bayh, former Indiana first lady, dies at 61 from cancer
- Health officials warn of Super Bowl’s superspreader potential, urge people to gather virtually
- Police shooting of street juggler sets off fiery protests in Chile
- Car fleeing murder scene pursued by police helicopter crashes into squad car on Northwest Side; 1 arrested
- Biden wants Harris to have a major role. What it is hasn’t been defined.
- Bloomingdale officials say they’ll seek to revoke operating licenses of Indian Lakes Hotel, where shooting left Chicago man dead, several injured
- After January all-time high, US COVID-19 testing is down and experts aren’t sure why
- Rep. Liz Cheney censured by Wyoming GOP for impeachment vote
- Inmates at St. Louis jail set fires and break out windows, angered over COVID-19 restrictions
- Oak Forest transfer Jack Coyle adds Indiana regional champion to his list at Portage: ‘The fans get more pumped up during matches.’
- Illinois GOP says Rep. Adam Kinzinger and other Republicans who voted to impeach Trump ‘created widespread division and anger’ in the party
- Lake County man tests positive for highly contagious UK coronavirus strain
- On a snowy, frigid February day, Maine South graduate John O’Sullivan uses his legs to lead St. Xavier past St. Francis
- Mattias Janmark is trying to redefine his career with the Chicago Blackhawks. The 2-way forward is eager to show his former team, the Dallas Stars, what its missing Sunday.
- Sunday may be coldest day of season so far with possible wind chills of -30 degrees, forecasters say
- MLS players, owners reach tentative CBA deal
- How society has turned its back on mothers
- Northwestern drops its 9th straight game, falling 75-70 to No. 24 Purdue
- Illinois Republicans pick Springfield businessman as new party chairman
- Commentary: During the COVID-19 pandemic, society has turned its back on mothers
- California to revise guidelines for indoor church services after Supreme Court ruling
- 4 takeaways from No. 12 Illinois’ 75-60 win over No. 19 Wisconsin, including Ayo Dosunmu registering the 3rd triple-double in program history and Kofi Cockburn ‘becoming dominant’
- Leon Spinks, who stunned Muhammad Ali for the world heavyweight boxing title in 1978, dies of cancer at 67
- Andrean’s Bri Houpt missed two free throws. She wasn’t going to make that mistake again. She hit a pair with 5.5 seconds left to clinch.
- 3 takeaways from the Chicago Bulls’ 118-92 win over the Orlando Magic, including an aggressive Zach LaVine scoring 39 points and Denzel Valentine stepping up
- Super Bowl Preview: Who has the edge?