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- Trent Frazier scores 29 points to help No. 25 Illinois hold off Nebraska 81-71 — the Illini’s 9th straight Big Ten win dating to last season
- ‘They came out of the womb playing together’: Twin brothers Matas and Rokas Castillo keep up the pace as Lemont rolls past Richards.
- Braden Norris’ 23-point effort saves Loyola in an 81-74 double-overtime victory over Valparaiso
- Mother McAuley’s Bella Finnegan ‘had no idea’ she was close to 1,000 career points. Probably because she missed the meeting. (She wasn’t invited.)
- ‘High-volume scorer’ Jelani McGregor gives Hammond Central a lift in the second half as Portage loses another lead
- Daily horoscope for January 12, 2022
- Ask Amy: Wife can’t mourn until she forgives
- Trevon Roots didn’t blink about playing unbeaten Mount Carmel. ‘You can’t let the hype get into your head.’ And Marmion didn’t.
- ‘A Hero’ review: In Iran, a good man scrambles to erase a bad debt in absorbing Iranian drama
- Boogie-woogie pianist Erwin Helfer has seen a lot of Chicago years
- Pondering immortality for Motley ‘brothers’ who weren’t really brothers. Willard and Archibald went from Englewood to artistic fame.
- If Nets and the NBA really want to, they can let unvaccinated Kyrie Irving play in Brooklyn — for a small fine
- Chicago Bears envision an ‘entertainment destination with multiple facets’ in Arlington Heights. But the team cautions it still is in the exploration phase.
- RCN Chicago rebranding as Astound Broadband, joining co-owned regional cable providers under national banner
- This day in history, January 12: Berry Gordy Jr. creates Motown Records (originally Tamla Records) in Detroit
- Column: New telescope allows us to explore distant space, and ourselves
- Daywatch: Chicago Public Schools students return to classrooms | Illinois reduces quarantine time for schools | Chicago’s thinnest pizza
- Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot tests positive for COVID-19; CPS CEO so far negative after appearance with mayor
- Biden announces millions of COVID tests for schools to help them stay open
- Autopsy of Damari Perry of North Chicago reveals attempt to burn boy’s body after he died from hypothermia
- Chicago Public Schools welcome students back — but reopening deal must pass one more union hurdle
- Lake County sheriff’s office renews body camera contract; ‘We have been able to showcase the … work of our correctional officers and sheriff’s deputies’
- US inflation soared 7% in past year, the most since 1982
- Djokovic: No aislarse tras dar positivo fue ‘un error’
- How do I get a free, at-home COVID-19 test? Illinois insurers and pharmacies are still working out details.
- Biden enviará más test COVID a escuelas para evitar cierres
- Prince Andrew suit goes ahead despite Jeffrey Epstein deal
- High school basketball scores for the Aurora, Elgin, Naperville and Lake County areas
- La ex Playmate Crystal Hefner ‘eliminé todo lo falso de mi cuerpo’ para sentirme ‘auténtica’
- High school basketball scores for the Southland
- No Ukraine breakthrough, but NATO, Russia eye more talks
- Will Smith, Lady Gaga, Ben Affleck score SAG nominations
- EEUU reporta inflación anual de 7%, la mayor alza desde 1982
- Jon Lester retires, ending a 16-year career that included 3 World Series titles with the Chicago Cubs and Boston Red Sox
- ‘Ted Lasso,’ ‘Succession’ and ‘House of Gucci’ among top SAG Awards nominees
- America’s richest beach towns
- Oshima Brothers make rare Midwest appearance at Gorton Center
- Speak Out reader opinion: Lightfoot should take action against teachers
- Aurora man charged with murder in January 2021 fatal shooting
- Naperville Park District executive director McGury resigns after 13 years
- Balkovec, primera manager en sucursal de club de las mayores
- County employee vaccine incentive ordinance deferred; health officer provides update as cases, deaths soar
- Where vaccine rates lag, some Chicago restaurants feel mandate pinch; to others ‘it’s definitely the way to go’
- Girls basketball leaders for Northwest Indiana
- Column: North Chicago youngster’s death cruel and tragic
- Citigroup sale de negocio de banca al consumo en México
- Plans coming together for July opening of temporary Waukegan casino, initial hiring of ‘hundreds of people’
- Ómicron obliga a revisar la cobertura mediática del virus
- Congressional Gold Medal for Emmett Till and his mother, Mamie Till-Mobley, approved by Senate
- COVID-19 was leading cause of death among US police officers in 2021, report says
- ¿Qué pasó con aquellos que vivían en la pobreza con la expansión del crédito fiscal por hijos?
- Detienen a pareja por violar normas COVID-19
- Kids’ low COVID-19 vaccination rates called a ‘gut punch’
- State Sen. Thomas Cullerton’s federal embezzlement trial postponed due to pandemic scheduling
- Olive-Harvey College promotes pedal power for transportation, career options
- Niñito de 2 años entre víctimas de incendio en Nueva York
- ‘¿A cuántos contagié?’
- Juez da luz verde a demanda de abuso sexual contra príncipe Andrés
- Lista de nominados a los Premios del Sindicato de Actores
- Los niños que perdieron a sus padres por COVID merecen ayuda, dicen activistas
- New superintendent to lead East Maine School District 63, with students from Niles, Morton Grove, Park Ridge, Glenview
- Will Smith, Lady Gaga y Ben Affleck son nominados a los SAG
- New coordinator looks to expand recycling efforts in Kane County
- Authorities arrest Zion man who barricaded himself in vehicle for 2 hours; ‘They de-escalated a very tense situation … without force being needed’
- Nabil Fekir amplía su contrato con el Real Betis
- Manifestantes antivacunas buscan asaltar Parlamento búlgaro
- Police chief, council members defend police as Merrillville councilman complains warrant sweeps are ‘harassment’
- Nuestra especie ya vivía en el este de África hace 230,000 años
- Think spring with Midewin online sessions about starting pollinator gardens
- Man, 73, among 4 shot near Green Line station in Parkway Gardens neighborhood
- Billion-dollar disasters in 2021 — including the costliest winter storm on record — caused extensive damage in Illinois and across the country
- ‘I gasped so loud it was funny’: Waubonsie Valley graduate Sarah Griffith is that ecstatic about being drafted by the Chicago Red Stars.
- Indiana COVID-19 hospitalizations hit new peak amid omicron
- Quickly: Readers sound off on the issues of the day
- Waukegan school board increases substitutes’ pay; ‘The need is very high … because of the pandemic’
- Column: Jon Lester pitched only 6 seasons in Chicago, but the Cubs need to retire his number
- Aviso de barman lleva arresto de vándalos en Cayo Hueso
- Escándalo en la Copa África tras pitar árbitro el final antes de tiempo (VIDEO)
- Student nurses gain working knowledge at Purdue Northwest COVID-19 vaccination clinic: ‘I just wish everyone would stop thinking that COVID is a scam, because it isn’t’
- Column: The other deadly plague is only getting worse
- Two men rob Highland Park convenience store at gunpoint
- Tasa de vacunación entre niños en EEUU, alarmantemente baja
- Gary legislator, author of education bill share tense exchange on teaching about racism
- Comings & Goings: Banquet hall closes in Alsip, Oak Lawn restaurant delays opening, and more
- ¿Es el tapabocas de tela lo suficientemente bueno contra ómicron?
- Soaring COVID-19 cases renew US debate over mask mandates
- Highland investigators working with Lansing police after fires set at Meijer store
- Families prepare to lay to rest victims lost in Bronx fire
- Southtowners: Matteson’s Carthans gets national post, Shepard cheer squad wins, and more
- Italia: Se cumplen 10 años del naufragio del Costa Concordia
- Finalists for Evanston city manager hold virtual court with residents, answering questions and telling of their work plans
- Lake Zurich approves new liquor license, amends village ordinance to align with state law
- Editorial: New civilian oversight, and the hope for improved police accountability
- Rivalidad Cowboys-49ers en la postemporada retorna
- Column: Flossmoor bids farewell to once lavish home of former NBA star Ken Norman as demolition begins
- Op-ed: Biden must lead on legal immigration to overcome our labor crisis
- Boston firm to buy Edens Plaza site and bring Wayfair retail store to Wilmette: Village officials
- Oriente Próximo en 2022 ¿cómo se verá?
- Desafiando todos los pronósticos, un patinador artístico mexicano competirá en los Juegos Olímpicos
- Off-duty Chicago police officer shoots 3 people during brawl at Blue Island bowling alley, officials say
- Pets of the week
- Residents of Matteson hotel get reprieve after fire system passes village inspection
- Vicari named to steer Gary airport to next level
- OPS: Contagios récord de COVID, pero no se disparan muertes
- Las visiones de Penélope Cruz
- Bank president allegedly had employee falsify loan records for Ald. Patrick Daley Thompson, plea reveals
- ARPA plan details, discussion planned for Gary meeting
- Letters: Ethics, deliberation have shaped the American Veterinary Medical Association’s guidance on animal depopulation
- Novak Djokovic said he made an ‘error of judgment’ after not isolating immediately with a positive COVID test last month
- Lake County jury trials suspended in January due to pandemic: ‘It’s a balance of what’s best for our staff and our community’
- School of the Art Institute employees vote to join museum workers in new labor union
- Oribe Peralta cuelga las botas tras no encontrar equipo
- McHenry County auditor announces bid for GOP nomination for state comptroller
- Ronnie Spector, ’60s icon who sang ‘Be My Baby,’ dies at 78
- Due to COVID-19 pandemic, Aurora’s Martin Luther King Day ceremony to be held virtually for second year in a row
- Indiana GOP Rep. Hollingsworth won’t seek reelection
- Trump critica a quienes no revelan si recibieron refuerzo
- ¿Frustración en el trabajo?
- Boris Becker, exentrenador de Djokovic, le recomienda que se vacune
- México espera poder jugar con público en las eliminatorias
- Panel del 6 de enero solicita entrevista con McCarthy
- Potempa: Robot servers and haute cuisine star of new Asian Fusion X Pot
- Naperville municipal buildings reopen Thursday
- Aurora Public Library offering 24/7 wireless internet access in its parking lots
- Xavi, tras la derrota ante el Real Madrid en Supercopa: ‘Estamos enrabietados, pero hemos superado los complejos’
- Op-ed: We can fight the school-to-prison pipeline with better public education for students of color
- The Chicago Bears interviewed Doug Pederson for their coaching vacancy. Here’s what to know about the former Philadelphia Eagles coach.
- Editorial: With the COVID-19 crisis, world leaders often have failed to follow their own rules. Boris Johnson took it to a new level.
- El Real Madrid doma al Barca y es finalista de la Supercopa
- Boston desaloja campamento de indigentes
- Illinois’ top doctor says it’s too soon to tell if omicron surge has peaked as COVID-19 deaths reach highest level in nearly a year
- Boy, 14, fatally shot on Near West Side
- Up to 15 gunshots reported during carjacking of Illinois Sen. Kimberly Lightford and her husband
- North Chicago mother jailed on murder charge in death of son after alleged cold-shower punishment; held on $5 million bail
- Buffalo Grove officials release audio, video from fatal police shooting of Elgin man
- 5 takeaways from the Chicago Blackhawks’ 4-2 win to cap a 2-1 trip, including big offense from the defensemen and Jakub Galvas’ NHL debut
- Compensarán a médicos en España por falta de equipos COVID
- For ‘Groundhog Day’ actor, following Bill Murray is a challenge
- Settlement reached in lawsuit stemming from George Floyd protest in Joliet
- Neverly Brothers takes audience on history of ’50s, ’60s music
- Former Bear Desmond Clark and other retired NFL players to attend COVID vaccination clinic Saturday on South Side
- Only 2 Republicans sit on the Cook County Board. One of them just announced he’s retiring.
- Teachers union approves COVID-19 safety deal to end standoff with Chicago Public Schools; dispute-fatigued parents hope new safety measures hold as buildings reopen
- Speak Out: Bears’ McCaskey big on promises he doesn’t keep; death penalty needed for Bradley cop shooters; constant confusion on COVID do’s/don’ts
- Twin brothers Alex and Niko Vassilakis settle into starting roles, but Lockport continues ‘Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde tale’ against Minooka.
- The Chicago Bears interviewed Glenn Cook for their GM vacancy. Here’s what to know about the Cleveland Browns VP of player personnel.
- ‘Every rebound is hers’: Marist’s Emily Bojan comes up big with 15 boards but saves her best shot for the end against Marian Catholic.
- A future college pitcher, Grayslake Central’s Brendan Whalen is surprised he’s considered ‘one of the best players in the conference’ in basketball. Lakes isn’t.