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- In the throes of a four-game losing streak, Geneva’s struggle was real. Mick Lawrence looked to change all that at the MLK Day of Hoops.
- Winter farmers market at Paulus Park in Lake Zurich offers fresh foods and allows for ‘stimulating local economy … and supporting small business’
- Daily horoscope for January 18, 2022
- Ask Amy: Teen struggles with besting her ‘bestie’
- Op-ed: Listen up, Scranton Joe. Time to get in sync with voters.
- My worst moment: ‘Succession’ star Brian Cox on his first big TV opportunity slipping through his fingers
- Op-ed: If we balk at killing pigs for organ donations, then we also should rethink killing them for food
- Rubi’s Tacos makes its home in Pilsen after 25 years
- Letters: News outlets need to report more on the climate crisis
- Review: After 25 years, Rubi’s Tacos finally has a permanent home for one of Chicago’s best tacos
- Op-ed: Some fast, necessary solutions that would improve the Chicago Police Department and reduce violent crime.
- Launching websites, loan applications: How FoodLab Chicago helps South Side restaurants weather pandemic
- CSO ushers report from the front lines, checking vaccine cards and welcoming audiences glad to be back
- New law allows donation of unused medication in Illinois. But it could take some time to get started.
- What can the Chicago Bears offer a new GM and coach? The pros and cons in 4 areas, including what the team has in QB Justin Fields.
- What are the best all-natural air fresheners?
- Lake Zurich Mayor Poynton points to resident satisfaction, continued focus on economic development and infrastructure in New Year letter
- This day in history, January 18: Jewish insurgents in the Warsaw Ghetto launch their initial armed resistance against Nazi troops
- Daywatch: Chicago hospitals’ COVID struggles reflect health care inequities | Aurora mayor announces GOP bid for governor | Permanent home for one of Chicago’s best tacos
- Talk of the County reader opinion: ‘Anybody that does that to a child is a disgrace to this world’
- Talk of the County reader opinion: ‘President Biden … they manipulate him like Silly Putty’
- Muere Paco Gento, leyenda del Real Madrid
- Tonga evita destrucción masiva pese a la erupción volcánica
- Oak Park Village Board OKs converting basements, attics, into separate dwelling units
- Talk of the County reader opinion: ‘Chuck Schumer and Nancy Pelosi trying to get the filibuster undone … (is) one of the biggest shams in American history’
- Cuauhtémoc Blanco pide investigar su supuesto vínculo con el narco
- Despite huge volcano blast, Tonga avoids widespread disaster
- La hija hasta ahora desconocida de Gabriel García Márquez
- 2 dead, 5 injured in fire at Kenosha senior apartment complex
- Sinema, Manchin slammed as Senate begins voting bill debate
- México decide jugar sin público sus próximos partidos de eliminatoria
- Talk of the County reader opinion: ‘Trump deserved much of the criticism … but a lot of it had its basis in the simple fact that he was not a Democrat’
- Hong Kong to kill 2,000 animals after hamsters get COVID-19
- Demócrata O’Rourke recauda millones para gobernador de Texas
- Speak Out reader opinion: There’s an obvious difference between Trump and Biden
- Hinsdale H.S.District 86 teachers get contract extension while long-term deal is worked out
- Funcionarios advierten sobre sitios de pruebas para covid de dudosa calidad
- El músico Elliot Moss usa potencial creativo de la pandemia
- EEUU: Aerolíneas advierten trastornos por despliegue de 5G
- Lewandowski se corona The Best sin el voto de Messi
- Presión sobre Congreso de EEUU por ley sobre derecho al voto
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- Police dogs assist in arrests of armed robbery suspects
- Waukegan man killed in weekend crash
- York High School Drama returns to live performances with musical “Ace” Feb. 3 to Feb. 6
- Microsoft buys Activision Blizzard, maker of Call of Duty and World of Warcraft, for $68.7 billion
- Las ayudas federales apuntalan el cuidado de los niños. No es una solución a largo plazo
- Rick Armstrong’s Beacon-News/Courier-News boys basketball rankings and player of the week for Wednesday, Jan. 19, 2022
- Las 40 bandas más populares en la última década
- Intentan descubrir quién delató a los nazis a Ana Frank y su familia
- Steve Millar’s Daily Southtown boys basketball rankings and player of the week for Wednesday, Jan. 19, 2022
- No es por falta de suministros
- Fernando Arroyos regresó a su ciudad natal para ser policía y murió ante la violencia
- Five things to do in Chicago suburbs and northwest Indiana Jan. 21-27
- US faces wave of COVID deaths due to omicron in coming weeks, models say
- Esta semana llegan ‘Hero’, ‘Edge of War’ y ‘Fraggle Rock’
- AT&T, Verizon pause some new 5G after airlines raise alarm
- Boys basketball notes: Can a sophomore be a leader? St. Rita’s Jaedin Reyna thinks so. ‘I know my teammates are going to follow what I do.’
- Quickly: Readers sound off on the issues of the day
- Irradiador, sedimentos de átomos acústicos del pasado eléctrico mexicano
- Íngrid Betancourt busca de nuevo la presidencia de Colombia
- Ex-Chicago Bears star Dan Hampton gets one year probation in Indiana drunken driving case
- COVID-19 test request website soft-launched by White House
- Voting bill faces defeat as 2 Democrats won’t stop filibuster
- Movie review: No cinematic shine in ‘Redeeming Love,’ set in Gold Rush-era California
- Elgin News Digest: ECC offering free COVID shots at two clinics; free income tax prep at Elgin library; Carpentersville water survey on lead pipese
- Mundelein Fire Department collects 74 pints in first blood drive of year; ‘Giving blood not only helps an eventual recipient, but is very healthy for the donor as well’
- Mundelein man arrested for burglary, possession of stolen vehicle
- Demandan a EEUU por no revelar datos sobre centros migrantes
- Des Plaines man charged after not initially stopping vehicle for authorities, police said
- Neuqua Valley’s Jayden Dean lost his starting spot for being late. ‘I had to earn it back. I had to rebuilt that trust.’ And that’s what he did.
- Funeral for officer Brian Shields who died from COVID-19 is ‘a rough day for the Aurora police family’
- Hanover Park man surrenders after failing to appear in court on DUI charge, police say
- After 40 years, Will County forest preserves turn to Compass to ‘help people navigate their way into nature’
- Police: Park Ridge man ticketed for offering COVID-19 testing out of car in Niles; FBI investigating testing site behind former Bakers Square
- 25 cities Americans are flocking to
- Frontier Airlines to begin flying out of Chicago’s Midway Airport in April
- EEUU lanza website para pedir tests caseros de COVID-19
- If you pride yourself on wearing a facial mask to protect public health, why not wear it correctly
- Boys basketball notes: At first, freshman forward Terrence Smith felt ‘a little nervous.’ Now, he’s becoming a perfect fit for West Aurora.
- COVID y lesiones inciden en fecha límite para canjes en NBA
- 2 dead in apparent murder-suicide Tuesday at Naperville apartment
- Giordano Dance Company brings old, new favorites to Skokie show
- In 1st, felony charges filed in a fatal crash involving Autopilot
- Waukegan brewery shares slice of Wednesday income with community organizations; ‘It’s a win, win, win’
- Fundación Cultural Latin Grammy anuncia la Beca Sofia Carson
- Speak Out: JFK couldn’t have written ‘Profiles in Courage’ today; Harris wrong to compare Jan. 6, 2021, to Dec. 7, 1941; it’s harder to dine than to vote
- Ford, ADT form venture to make vehicle security products
- Porter County residents share concerns over use of ARPA funds with Board of Commissioners: Opera house renovation plan target of criticism
- Column: Gorman takes on Morrison in GOP primary; third Democrat seeks Sims’ county board seat
- Normally a big fitness month, centers in Park Ridge, Niles see fewer clients this January due to vaccination mandate, Omicron: ‘it’s been a struggle’
- Officials discuss enduring impact of MLK at Lake County events; ‘The dream is still worth sharing’
- Entries sought for St. Patrick’s Parade in St. Charles
- River Forest 4-bedroom home with two-story marble foyer: $2M
- Esquiadora mexicana no dejará que el dolor, edad o fracaso acaben con su sueño olímpico
- Op-ed: As the Texas synagogue hostage crisis shows, antisemitism is an ever-present threat
- Op-ed: Dick Durbin: To improve breast cancer outcomes for Black women, we should expand health care coverage
- Winter festival at Watts Center in Glencoe held on MLK Day
- Estado de México acumula 7.961 menores desaparecidos
- Salvation Army serving the Elgin area exceeds its Red Kettle fundraising goal by more than $27K
- ATM, tobacco and other merchandise stolen in 2 separate pre-dawn gas station burglaries in Wilmette: Police
- Majority of U.S. states to favor nuclear power for emission cuts
- Ecuador descarta confinamiento pese a altos contagios
- It doesn’t get any easier for the slumping Chicago Bulls. 4 things to watch for this week with the improved Cleveland Cavaliers and Milwaukee Bucks on deck.
- Editorial: The Kremlin’s menace grows. How will the West respond?
- Demotte man charged in cross-country kidnapping
- Cuentos Políticos: Aclaraciones
- Letters: Are all schools dealing with the same COVID-19 battle in Chicago?
- Stephen A. Smith, back after extended absence, says COVID ‘almost took me out’
- Asesinan a dos periodistas en una semana en México
- One for the Books: For fans of ‘page to screen,’ there’s plenty to look forward to in coming year
- Librarians throw up red flags about Senate bill that allows lawsuits over materials; college, university libraries exempt
- El América ficha un defensa español de la Bundesliga
- The worst cities to find a job for recent graduates
- Aurora Mayor Richard Irvin touts top GOP support in bid for governor after announcement that indicated shifts on policing, Black Lives Matter
- Op-ed: We’ve seen progress, but more can be done to make the NFL’s front offices more inclusive
- Keith Taylor, graphic designer and prolific political cartoonist, dies
- Expansion planned at Delnor Hospital’s Cancer Center in Geneva
- Jersey Chytla of Franklin Park Speed Skating will compete Jan. 28 at international championships in Austria
- Indiana vaccine exemption bill advances, faces GOP hurdles
- JD, Shopify ayudarán a comerciantes EEUU a vender en China
- ‘Harder They Fall’ lidera nominaciones a los Premios Image
- Three months after interviews, Niles-Maine Library agenda calls for discussion of filling board vacancy
- Perú: Protesta por derrame tras oleaje por erupción en Tonga
- Cómo obtener pruebas gratuitas de COVID-19 del gobierno federal
- Rudy Giuliani entre los aliados de Trump citados por el panel del 6 de enero
- Corrections and clarifications
- City, U-46 working with consultant to find ways to make Larkin Avenue safer for pedestrians, drivers
- VP Harris is still struggling to define herself after one year in job
- Bradley Cooper estuvo desnudo seis horas para rodar una escena de ‘Nightmare Alley’
- Orland Park hires firm to evaluate buildings at village landmarks: two farms and an historic house
- Ladrones de trenes dejan las vías llenas de paquetes robados
- EEUU afrontará fuerte ola de muertes por ómicron
- Skokie nonprofits request grants to treat addiction, replace equipment, add security and more
- Column: Pondering Aurora Mayor Richard Irvin’s not-so-surprise announcement of a run for governor
- Column: Donald Trump rallies are like story time — a horror
- NHL will stop testing asymptomatic players for COVID-19 after the All-Star break
- Allstate buys 29 N. Wacker building in Chicago, could move HQ there after selling Northbrook campus
- Man wounded in shooting by a University of Chicago police officer
- City of Naperville poised to make a tax killing from 2021 car sales despite few cars being sold
- COVID-19 pandemic worsens hiring woes at Illinois schools, with 88% of districts reporting teacher shortages in new survey
- Bills’ Joe Schoen visits Giants in person for second interview as GM pool narrows
- Una paciente de COVID pasó 322 días con un respirador. Por fin tiene buenas noticias
- Family focuses on Les Grobstein’s life and fans as listeners donate to help with radio personality’s funeral
- Schmaltz Deli closing Sunday; Shuckin’ Shack coming to Naperville
- Remembering Buster Keaton
- Nick Saban and Jerry West are among the West Virginia sports figures urging Sen. Joe Manchin to help push through voting rights legislation
- Metro Underground: Autonomía y autenticidad
- Lusia Harris — a women’s basketball pioneer who scored the 1st points in the Olympics and was picked in the NBA draft — dies at age 66
- The Chicago Bears interviewed Eliot Wolf for their GM vacancy. Here’s what to know about the New England Patriots senior consultant.
- Richards’ Julia Niemeyer had struggled in her return from COVID-19, but that wasn’t the case against Reavis: ‘This was my comeback game.’
- WBEZ parent moving forward with Sun-Times acquisition, forming joint nonprofit newsroom
- After watching Damari Wheeler-Thomas score 38, Bartlett coach Jim Wolfsmith says he’d be ‘a very happy man’ to see the Larkin senior again — in a supersectional.
- Chicago photographer Steve Schapiro
- Not this time. Not again. After Leo turns up the heat with the press, Bryce Tillery stays cool for Hillcrest: ‘I have to keep a good face.’
- No. 22 Loyola routs Evansville 77-48 for its 10th straight win — and its best conference start since joining the Missouri Valley