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- Daily horoscope for December 8, 2023
- Ask Amy: My daughter-in-law doesn’t like me
- Sheldon H. Jacobson: The TSA is ramping up its use of biometrics for flyers. Here’s why that’s important.
- David Greising: Mayor Brandon Johnson and Gov. J.B. Pritzker can be at odds — as long as they do their jobs
- Editorial: Some smart ideas for State Street, that great street, but how about getting cops out of their cars?
- How do public spaces make you feel? DePaul University measuring equity by tracking how people respond to urban design.
- Rep. Mike Quigley: If we don’t approve more aid for Ukraine, the conflict in Europe will grow
- 8 things to do around Chicago: ‘Stomp,’ Dave Koz and Christmas movies at the Music Box
- Letters: Columbia College faculty members’ op-ed undermines adjuncts’ fight for a fair contract
- Heidi Stevens: Toy drive helps incarcerated moms give kids holiday gifts. ‘It’s not an act of charity; it’s an act of solidarity.’
- Around the Southland: Bears surprise Stagg coach with Super Bowl tickets, new restaurant in Tinley, more
- Review: ‘The Boy and the Heron’ is a new masterpiece from legendary Japanese animator and Studio Ghibli
- ‘I’ll Have What She’s Having’ at the Holocaust Museum celebrates the sticking power of Jewish delis, with heaping sides of local history
- ‘Hip Hop Nutcracker’ blends classical with hip hop, with MC Kurtis Blow helping build the energy
- How a local museum helped 100-plus Chicago Bears employees tell their stories through sneakers for My Cause, My Cleats campaign
- Mayo Clinic Q&A: Mindfulness and mental health
- Ask the Builder: Open web floor trusses
- Chicago Bears Week 14 storylines: Kevin Warren’s influence, the downfield passing attack and a College Football Playoff firestorm
- Daywatch: City Council committee rejects CPD discipline provision
- Man accused of sexual assault, grabbing 15-year-old boy at West Loop store overnight, cops say
- University of Chicago buys Hyde Park mansion once owned by late Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia for $3.4M
- Ride-share driver stabbed by customer overnight on Michigan Avenue, cops say
- Introducing the 2023 Post-Tribune Girls Volleyball All-Area Team
- Kerry Heffernan: Is the seafood you buy connected to worker abuses? Here’s how to be a good consumer.
- Woman fatally wounded overnight in shooting near Ford City on Southwest Side, Chicago police said
- Elgin News Digest: Holiday pop-up market to benefit Habitat for Humanity; Randall Oaks Zoo holding camel birthday party, caroling; new county voting machines to be exhibited Dec. 16
- Decent: Naperville’s own version of ‘The Breakfast Club’ likes to chow down while chewing the fat
- Patrick Kane misses a point-blank shot in debut with the Detroit Red Wings: ‘It would’ve been nice to bury that’
- Putin will seek another presidential term in Russia, aiming to extend his rule of over two decades
- Man, 54, wounded in shooting overnight on South Side, gunman in custody, police say
- Introducing the 2023 News-Sun Football All-Area Team
- Naperville News Digest: Outdoor Menorah lighting to be held Wednesday; LWV hosting ideas forum with new NCC president; Naperville Running to fund snow removal on park trail
- Glenview Village Board approves 2024 budget that includes small decrease in the village’s portion of the property tax
- Help Them To Hope
- 4 takeaways from the Chicago Blackhawks’ 1-0 win, including goalie Petr Mrázek’s ‘sick’ shutout performance
- Homewood teen who fled Israel grateful to celebrate Hanukkah with family
- Waukegan hospital CEO tells civic leaders about the area’s health needs; ‘We’re getting back to the basics’
- From the Farm: Pre-Broadway ‘The Wiz’ serves up ‘easin’ down the road’ memories
- Not surprisingly, Dominic Pangallo gets noticed with five 3-pointers for Homewood-Flossmoor. ‘I’ve done it before.’
- NBA In-Season Tournament: It will be Tyrese Haliburton and the Pacers vs. LeBron James and the Lakers for title
- Warren’s Donovan McNeal, the 2023 News-Sun Football Player of the Year, ‘always came through’
- A rocket attack targets the US Embassy in Baghdad, causing minor damage but no casualties
- Officials discuss importance of early childcare education in crime prevention: ‘We’re talking about the beginning of the story’
- Chronic fatigue syndrome is more common than some past studies suggest, CDC says
- Taylor Swift’s Eras Tour is the first tour to gross over $1 billion, Pollstar says
- Bartlett finds a missing link in junior guard Emily Linkevich. ‘I’m scoring more.’ And then there’s her defense.
- Hanukkah celebrations ‘add light to the world’ for Jews amid darkness of war, antisemitism
- LaPorte’s Ava Holtz, the 2023 Post-Tribune Girls Volleyball Player of the Year, stands tall
- Review: ‘Promises, Promises’ by Blank Theatre is a fun, retro night out with Burt Bacharach
- Naperville Police Arrests
- New Song Community Church in Aurora to host special Christmas program on Dec. 16
- New store in Palos Heights gives adult transition students a place to train, sell items they create
- Students cash in with tougher AP courses in Notre Dame program
- The Way We Were: Once upon a time, Naperville was home to the largest furniture-manufacturing company in the US
- Church news
- Law & Order column: Waukegan man charged with DUI after fiery Beach Park crash
- Deerfield celebrates first night of Hanukkah; shares message to, ‘shine a light in the face of darkness’
- Naperville Central’s Erin Hackett becomes the focus. For everyone. ‘A big adjustment’ for talented sophomore.
- A few contested races set for Kendall County offices in March primary election
- Closure of Celebrate Senior Living in South Holland: ‘We could never make ends meet’
- Def Leppard, Journey announce 2024 summer tour
- Car wash may be built at Liberty and Eola on far East Side of Aurora
- Hobart man accused of shooting at wife charged with violating protection order
- Bradshaw: Job placement success rate can help narrow college search
- Why does the flu cause body aches?
- Students present ‘dream plans’ for Waukegan’s lakefront, downtown; ‘It gave me so much hope’
- Viking returns to Antarctica, adds 87-day expedition from the Arctic to Antarctica
- Man convicted of attempted murder in ‘unprovoked and brutal attack’ on Libertyville-area bus
- Afternoon Briefing: Jury in ex-Ald. Ed Burke trial hears tape featuring Chicago pol Gery Chico discussing fundraising
- Portage council denies rezoning for subdivision; officials share thoughts as terms near end
- Starbucks featuring outdoor patio to be built in Oswego
- Elgin Mall still planning to move its vender businesses to East Dundee, but opening now set for May
- Bucktown residents express anxiety and frustration over 2023 crime spikes at community meeting
- Rep. Kam Buckner: Soldier Field shuffle offers an opportunity to Chicago and the Bears
- North Chicago freshmen use art to adjust to high school; ‘It helps them to understand a lot about themselves’
- UNLV students won’t return for in-person classes this semester after shooting that killed 3
- Michigan teen gets life in prison for Oxford High School shooting
- IUN takes on Barbie; real world inequality is tougher to solve than in her world
- Advocate South Suburban to open unit designed to improve outcomes for residents needing mental health care
- Gary man charged after beating woman’s eyes shut
- Illinois woman charged after attacking girlfriend at Merrillville hotel
- Federal judge prohibits separating migrant families at US border for 8 years
- New office, board members, director and direction for SciTech
- Richton Park teen shot to death in Sauk Village, police investigating
- Clarence Page: Norman Lear’s comedy helped diverse Americans tune in to each other
- Santa and Mrs. Claus, right on schedule, kickoff La Grange’s 32 Annual Holiday Walk
- Holford to take the helm as PNW’s chancellor on Jan. 8
- Ryan O’Neal, star of ‘Love Story’ and ‘Paper Moon,’ dies at 82
- 5 things to watch in the Chicago Bears-Detroit Lions game — plus our Week 14 predictions
- High School District 230 support staff to vote Monday on 4-year contract; been working since July without agreement
- US vetoes UN resolution demanding immediate humanitarian cease-fire in Gaza with 13-1 vote
- Column: Paramount superfan works to share his love of the Aurora theater with others
- Johnson administration begins filing lawsuits against operators of ‘rogue buses’ of migrants
- Carmeuse pledges transparency as EPA reviews Gary facility’s air permit
- Gary Mayor-elect Melton endorses Spencer to succeed him in State Senate
- FBI: Serial bank robber robs second downtown bank in 4th attempt
- Harvard president apologizes for remarks on antisemitism as pressure mounts on Penn’s president
- Gov. J.B. Pritzker signs measure lifting Illinois’ moratorium on new nuclear power plants
- Israeli troops round up and strip Palestinian men in northern Gaza as UN warns aid operation is ‘in tatters’
- East Dundee creates council to operations at The Depot, hires longtime volunteer as part-time employee
- Jury in former Ald. Ed Burke trial hears tape featuring Chicago pol Gery Chico discussing fundraising
- Confessed killer in Riley Fox case dies in prison
- Nerf toy gun confiscated from Naperville student as D203 administrators issue warning about look-alike weapons
- Fate of historic house with ties to Naperville’s earliest days depends on new owners: ‘The future is one big question mark’
- Even before his free throws, Henry Martinez sparks Oak Lawn past Evergreen Park. ‘Didn’t have an answer for him.’
- Chris Evert announces cancer recurrence and will miss broadcasting the Australian Open while undergoing treatment
- Tarik Barakat, who doesn’t start, comes up big as Stagg finishes off Lincoln-Way Central. ‘He knows how to play.’