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- Xander Bogaerts agrees to an 11-year, $280 million deal with the San Diego Padres, taking another top free-agent shortstop off the board
- Daily horoscope for December 8, 2022
- Ask Amy: I want a silent wedding ceremony and reception
- Review: ‘Georgiana & Kitty: Christmas at Pemberley’ at Northlight Theatre is charming Jane Austen fan fiction
- Craft beer bubble burst? Not quite — but after years of growth in Chicago, closures and headwinds arrive
- Best Chicago art exhibitions of 2022: ‘Tea, Torture & Reparations’ at DePaul, an outdoor ‘Flourish’ and a big year for the Cultural Center
- Keepers of the flame: Tel-Aviv Kosher Pizza, one of Chicago’s oldest kosher restaurants, is one man’s ‘diamond mine’
- Best dance of 2022: Local companies bounce back from pandemic while big tours finally land in Chicago
- Best Chicago theater of 2022: Standout works at the Lyric, ‘Good Night, Oscar’ and a welcome return for Steep
- Evaluating Chicago Bears rookies at the bye, from Jaquan Brisker to Braxton Jones to Jack Sanborn
- Gold Coast 3-bedroom home with private terrace: $1.5M
- Daywatch: Community rallies behind Pickwick Theatre
- British royals brace as Harry-Meghan docuseries promises ‘full truth’
- Help Them To Hope
- New York Times union starts one-day strike
- Doug Emhoff emerges as face of White House fight against antisemitism
- It’s not so simple, Simon Krugliakovas knows. But the Naperville Central senior ‘couldn’t let them down’ in the end.
- President Biden giving nearly $36 billion to aid Teamsters’ pension fund, with 25,000 participants in Illinois
- Naperville News Digest: DuPage Children’s Museum Bubble Bash tickets on sale; sock collection to help homeless veterans set up at 95th Street Library; hike to Naperville’s Whalon Lake planned for Dec. 17
- Local scores for Northwest Indiana
- Iran executes first known prisoner arrested in ongoing nationwide protests
- Speak Out: Elgin officials need to focus on entire city, not just downtown; GOP states have as many problems as Dem ones; Musk will expose truth about Hunter Biden
- How is everyone making those AI selfies?
- Local scores for Aurora, Elgin, Naperville and Lake County
- Local scores for the Southland
- Outdoors column: The fox sparrow kicks its feet for food
- Steve Millar’s Daily Southtown wrestling rankings and wrestler of the week for Friday, Dec. 9, 2022
- 6 takeaways from the Chicago Bulls’ 115-111 win over the Washington Wizards, including a powerful finish from their Big Three
- Proposal to change Waukegan to a city manager form of government picking up steam
- Steve Reaven’s boys basketball rankings and player of the week for Lake County
- España confirma salida de Luis Enrique y ya tiene nuevo técnico
- Valpo council discusses ‘riverfront district’ along Salt Creek for liquor licenses
- After making Lake County Board history, Esiah Campos intends to bring better representation to Latino community
- El mexicano Carlos Rivera es tacleado por una efusiva fan en pleno concierto
- Give that man a camera: Remembering Tribune photographer Val Mazzenga, dead at 91
- Woman identified in New Chicago house fire
- Two wins short of a state medal. One win shy of being an All-American. Marist’s Ricky Ericksen is taking no chances. ‘It really drives you.’
- Rusia y EEUU intercambian a la baloncestista Brittney Griner y al traficante de armas Viktor Bout
- Gary officers injured when man rams into squad car
- Speak Out reader opinion: Congress not addressing rail worker sick days leaves issue unresolved
- 50 years ago, a plane crashed into homes outside Midway, killing 45 people. The neighborhood hasn’t forgotten.
- ‘Dear Evan Hansen’ is back in Chicago, with a Chicago actor as Evan. It’s as grueling a role as they say it is.
- ‘The New York Times’ comienza su primera huelga en 40 años por disputas laborales sobre salarios y teletrabajo
- Boys basketball notes: AJ Morgan, whose father played for Chicago Bears in 1990s, gets feet wet for Vernon Hills
- Judge unseals documents in Colorado gay bar shooting suspect’s past bomb threat case
- Column: Oak Lawn’s Mia Kennelly steps up to challenge of starting right away as a college freshman. ‘Mia’s tough.’
- Chuck Schumer reelected Senate leader after Dems expand majority
- Jerrod Carmichael to host Golden Globes as it returns to NBC
- Naperville man, 38, found shot to death in car in Bolingbrook
- Van Gaal busca saldar cuenta pendiente con Messi y Argentina
- Church news: Our Lady of Guadalupe events, Christmas sing-along, and more
- Enrique y Meghan atacan a prensa y racismo en nueva serie
- Keyshaun Davis plays key role off bench for Hampshire. That alone is a story unto itself. ‘You just root for the kid.’
- Former White Sox shortstop Alexei Ramirez sells Lincoln Park home for $725,000
- Modric sobre enfrentar a sus compañeros brasileños del Real Madrid: ‘Podemos ser amigos después del partido’
- Elgin’s successes in 2022 show they’re ‘on the right track,’ mayor says in state of city address
- Heather Mack denied bond in case stemming from mother’s 2014 slaying; judge finds ‘plenty of reason’ to consider her a danger
- Charlotte Newfeld, North Side activist who backed LGBT rights and opposed lights at Wrigley Field, dies
- Equipo contratado por Trump encuentra más documentos clasificados en Florida
- Celine Dion revela que sufre un raro trastorno neurológico
- Chicago Public Schools CEO Pedro Martinez gets $10,200 raise
- Fit in all the holiday fun you can with our events guide for the Chicago suburbs, Northwest Indiana
- Eat. Watch. Do. — Omarcito’s review, ‘South Side’ sneak peek, plus Jewish food in Chicagoland
- Tite: ‘La alegría es la identidad del fútbol brasileño’
- Cowboys star Micah Parsons admits ‘mistake’ in tweet on Brittney Griner-Paul Whelan
- Dan Snyder had a role in ‘toxic work culture’ at Washington Commanders, according to US House Committee report
- El mexicano Kevin Kaarl pasó de dudar de ser músico a llenar auditorios
- ‘Harry & Meghan’ review: In Part I, the couple addresses racism and the press — but so far steer clear of royal family digs
- Jaedin Reyna’s ‘roller coaster’ stops at Bishop Noll. The former St. Rita star brings an Illinois offer and playmaking.
- Indian Prairie D204 struggling to find Russian-speaking translators to work with influx of Ukrainian students
- All-Star Game timeline for Wrigley Field and a top prospect returns: Chicago Cubs notebook from winter meetings
- NA Day is yet another beer and spirits festival — just hold the alcohol
- Batavia man charged with producing, possessing child pornography
- Vintage Chicago Tribune: Your favorite classic, local movie houses — including Pickwick Theatre
- Los hijos de Jenni Rivera conmemorarán el décimo aniversario luctuoso de su madre
- Gimme shelter: fewer homes being built as builders pull back
- Column: Doomed sports complex latest chapter in bizarre saga of Tinley Park Mental Health Center property
- Afternoon Briefing: Judge finds ‘plenty of reason’ to consider Heather Mack a danger
- Bill protecting same-sex and interracial unions passes House
- ‘Our sister is finally free’: Brittney Griner’s release from Russian prison is celebrated by the basketball world
- Northbrook mother creates Facebook group that provides parents with ideas for things to do with their children
- Sterling regresa a la concentración de Inglaterra tras robo en su casa
- Old apartment razed to make way for Mission Kitchen, a soup kitchen in Valpo
- Mauna Loa lava no longer imminent threat to Hawaii highway
- Man charged in 1988 slaying of Wisconsin woman
- Dan Lester had ‘the world figured out.’ Or so he thought. He makes the most of a second chance at North Central College.
- Column: Members of radio theater group at Aurora retirement community find their voice
- Park Forest school, barber college team up for free holiday haircuts
- Photos: Remembering Tribune photographer Val Mazzenga
- NWI writer’s ‘Dysfunctional Family Christmas’ comes to Cedar Lake
- Madre ‘enmaletada’ en Bali: Hija condenada por asesinato, encarcelada y deportada a EEUU
- Quickly: Readers sound off on the issues of the day
- Santa arrived by fire truck in Elmwood Park, town Christmas tree illuminated during the ‘Holiday Stroll’ event
- ‘Winterfest’ and drone light show part of holiday season start in Oak Park
- Lords Park pool won’t be opening this summer after all — not enough lifeguards to staff it, Elgin officials say
- Jason Heyward signs a minor-league deal with the LA Dodgers with an invitation to spring training
- Griffith woman charged in shooting
- State approves unique pathways for Hammond schools, Excel Center Gary
- Willson Contreras, uno de los mejores receptores en la historia de los Cachorros, se va al rival Cardenales
- Council to vote on financial help for Aurora Civic Center Authority which manages Paramount, RiverEdge
- Former chamber head Nicki Anderson to fill Naperville City Council seat left vacant by Patty Gustin
- David Greising: Unlike the Fair Tax vote, opponents of Amendment 1 barely showed up
- Editorial: America revels in Brittney Griner’s return. Now Biden must do the same for Paul Whelan and Marc Fogel.
- Letter: Janice Jackson failed city and state taxpayers in Lincoln Park high school scandal
- El internacional francés Fofana ya no sirve pizzas, sino pases en el Mundial
- Advocate Health Care expands distribution of healthy foods, such as fruits and vegetables, meant to be ‘inclusive of everyone’
- The biggest moments in pop culture in 2022
- El colombiano Gusi cierra el año con ’24/7′, un álbum que fusiona merengue y vallenato
- Matt Pinna: We should be ashamed that, as a society, we let Ye become absorbed by hate
- Pickwick Theatre owners plan meetings with potential operators to prevent Park Ridge landmark’s closure
- Cop and armed robbery suspect shot in Lombard, officials say
- Elgin council to buy land, tiny houses to provide safe haven for city’s homeless to obtain needed services
- FTC sues to block Microsoft-Activision Blizzard $69B merger
- Six Elgin businesses fined for violating liquor license rules by selling alcohol to underage woman
- Women sue Twitter alleging discriminatory layoffs under Elon Musk’s leadership
- Kanye West’s honorary degree rescinded by School of the Art Institute of Chicago for antisemitic comments
- Around the Southland: Frankfort park to get $400K upgrade, train station toy drive, and more
- Mayor candidate Willie Wilson says he doesn’t ‘condone bribes’ after challenger Ja’Mal Green says volunteer was offered money to withdraw objection
- WNBA star Brittney Griner is freed in dramatic US-Russia prisoner swap: ‘She’s safe, she’s on a plane, she’s on her way home’
- Willson Contreras calls joining the St. Louis Cardinals a dream come true. ‘I couldn’t be more excited,’ the former Chicago Cubs catcher says.
- Family honors missing grandfather found dead and raises awareness of Alzheimer’s disease: ‘Take care of your elders’
- Gov J.B. Pritzker signs plan to eliminate debt in unemployment fund
- Romance between Amy Robach, T.J. Holmes under investigation at ABC: report
- Colorado nightclub shooter’s 2021 bomb threat case dropped for lack of cooperation
- Review: Audra McDonald dives deep in shocking ‘Ohio State Murders’ on Broadway
- Baker Mayfield — 2 days after being claimed off waivers — rallies the LA Rams to a stunning 17-16 win against the Las Vegas Raiders