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- Daily horoscope for December 18, 2023
- Ask Amy: Readers should put ‘A Book on Every Bed’
- Editorial: Here’s how the IRS whistleblower revealed the flaws of the US tax code. He still committed a serious crime.
- From unmanned kayaks to old-school dragnets, biologists try new approaches to remove invasive carp from Illinois waterways
- Letters: Chicago wants to fix something that isn’t broken — selective enrollment schools
- Sheldon H. Jacobson: An important holiday gift that everyone should consider giving
- Daniel Johnson: US soldiers at risk of suffering brain injuries from their own weapons
- ‘Tripledemic’? Local medical experts urge vaccination as COVID, flu and RSV hospitalizations spike nationwide.
- Laura Washington: When the jury decides the fate of ex-Ald. Ed Burke, let’s hope his buddies are listening
- South Holland balloon artists to lead design work at Big Balloon Build to England
- Whether toy or hobby, here are the best remote control cars
- Northbrook Village Board welcomes new trustee and new employee handbook
- College football’s transfer portal adds another challenge for coaches: First recruit players, then retain them
- These coffee gifts are great to give any coffee lover on your Christmas list
- Chicago Bears are running out of bounce-back opportunities. Brad Biggs’ 10 thoughts on the Week 15 meltdown.
- Daywatch: Will ex-Ald. Ed Burke get a Christmas wish or a lump of coal?
- A gloomy mood hangs over Ukraine’s soldiers as war with Russia grinds on
- Flooding drives millions to move as climate-driven migration patterns emerge
- Love it or hate it, self-checkout is here to stay. But it’s going through a reckoning
- Aurora OKs tax levy of $87 million
- Travelers warned to be prepared for traffic on roads, crowds at airports this holiday season
- Review: Chef Christian Hunter evokes emotion at Atelier in Lincoln Square
- Woman arrested after 1-year-old boy dies from child abuse in Grand Crossing, police say
- Basketball and local scores for the Southland, Aurora, Elgin, Naperville and Lake County
- Chicago weather: Blustery winds, scattered snow showers expected Monday. Roads could be slippery.
- Column: First Christmas alone in Colorado brings lesson in values that should never change
- Veronica Bafia, the team’s only senior, leads the way for Lockport. ‘The other players feed off that energy.’
- Providence wrestler Tommy Banas, who also boxes, breaks through as a freshman. ‘It’s just all glory if you win.’
- What’s in — and out — at the Cubs Convention next month
- WNBA changes Commissioner’s Cup format with each team playing 5 games over a 2-week period
- Yorkville’s Ben Alvarez comes to grips with being a defending state champion. ‘Leaving the past in the past.’
- US defense secretary, Israeli leaders discuss more targeted approach in Gaza
- One killed, one injured in Sunday morning crash in Morgan Township
- Purdue jumps back to No. 1 in the latest men’s college basketball poll
- US Steel to be acquired for more than $14 billion by Nippon Steel
- Column: Help Them To Hope looking to go out in a ‘blaze of glory’ as it ends successful, 65-year run
- After a brain bleed waylaid this pro Santa, minimally invasive surgery sped him on his rounds
- Crown Point man charged with neglect after police find lingering gas leak in home
- The late Sandra Day O’Connor, the first woman to serve on the Supreme Court, honored as trailblazer
- Zion Christmas Tree Lighting draws large crowd; ‘It’s wonderful to see everyone come together’
- Man shot during attempted carjacking in Homewood
- Zach LaVine reportedly could be interested in the Sacramento Kings — or a future with the Chicago Bulls
- Porter County receives $400K grant to enhance technology to combat crime
- Will Zach LaVine or DeMar DeRozan be traded? What to know about the Chicago Bulls before the NBA trade deadline.
- Vickroy: Need a cup of good cheer this Christmas? Children’s words of kindness might help
- Afternoon Briefing: Migrant boy, 5, dies during shelter stay
- Area students talk about fears and feelings at antisemitism roundtable; ‘I can’t go to the library … and feel comfortable’
- Park Forest principal sets tone for school’s success: ‘We make them feel it’s a fun place, and you’re going to learn, too’
- Glenview and Northbrook residents among families taking a North Pole trip to Lake County and back with Santa Claus
- East Chicago man charged after beating relative’s boyfriend
- Cómo los DJ de los Chicago Bears crean el ‘ambiente’ para los aficionados -y los jugadores- en el Soldier Field
- Glenview officials seeking input from residents as the village contiunes updating its stormwater master plan
- Eric Montross, a former North Carolina and NBA big man, dies at 52 after cancer fight
- Judge grants restraining order to Gary charter halting Tuesday closure meetings
- Winnetka Park District to welcome new executive director in 2024
- South Suburban Humane Society to close Homewood adoption center; fate of building uncertain
- Semi driver extricated following crash on Interstate 394 near Crete
- Aurora to look at use of artifical intelligence
- Actor Jonathan Majors found guilty of assaulting former girlfriend in car
- Chicago man held on attempted first-degree murder charges in Tinley Park shooting
- Older Americans are now earning almost as much as younger workers
- North Suburban YMCA’s Holiday Giveback provides Blessing Bags for those experiencing homelessness
- Pope approves blessings for same-sex couples if they don’t resemble marriage
- Icy conditions caused 26 vehicles to crash Monday on Naperville’s Diehl Road
- With Supreme Court to weigh in on federal bribery statute, ripples felt quickly in Chicago corruption cases
- David Uran resigns from leadership post at SSCVA to spend more time with family
- Park Ridge 18-year-old charged with battery for incident in Niles grocery store, police say
- Marvel Studios drops Jonathan Majors following guilty verdict for harassment, assault
- WNBA to take a monthlong break for the 2024 Olympics — and Chicago Sky’s Kahleah Copper is looking to make the team
- As Clarendon Hills prepares for its 100th birthday celebration in 2024, officials make some changes at village hall
- Chicago aldermen advance Gaza cease-fire resolution
- El Consejo de Educación de Chicago vota cambiar las prioridades de la elección de escuela por las escuelas de barrio
- 3 things we heard from the Chicago Bears, including whether Matt Eberflus regrets his defensive call on 3rd-and-15
- Jury ends Day 1 of deliberations in ex-Ald. Ed Burke corruption case without a verdict
- Oak Brook outsources Bath and Tennis Club banquets, food/beverage service at Golf Club and Pool Cafe
- Chicago Catholics heartened by pope’s support of blessings for same-sex couples: ‘I have never felt so affirmed’
- Skokie Plan Commission gives OK to convert office towers to 245 apartments, commercial space
- Texas governor signs bill that lets police arrest migrants who enter the US illegally
- Rick Armstrong’s Aurora-Elgin area boys basketball rankings and player of the week
- Columbia College reaches tentative agreement with part-time faculty, ending historically long strike
- Tents at West Loop encampment moved for city cleaning, many residents leave
- After mother’s cry for help and CPR, 5-year-old migrant boy dies during Chicago shelter stay, authorities say
- James Bullock Jr. competes with a purpose for Marian Catholic. His dad played at Purdue. His mom beat lymphoma.
- New body camera footage shows Elk Grove Village man shot by police after calling 911 on himself
- Bulls’ Ayo Dosunmu adds layers to his game while staying true to himself: ‘You can tell he’s from Chicago by the way he plays’
- Deadly storm batters Northeast, knocking out power, grounding flights and flooding roads
- Iceland volcano erupts weeks after thousands evacuated from a town on Reykjanes Peninsula
- Review: ‘Appropriate’ opens on Broadway, with Sarah Paulson leading the most intense family since ‘Osage County’
- In fourth varsity season, Ameli Sanchez runs show for Stagg. With energy. And confidence. ‘She’s what makes us go.’
- Earthquake in northwestern China kills at least 116 people in Gansu, Qinghai provinces
- Basketball and local scores for the Southland, Aurora, Elgin, Naperville and Lake County
- Domas Narcevicius, who is Lithuanian, plays that way for Stagg. And after a little slump? ‘I feel like I’m back.’
- 4 takeaways from the Chicago Bulls’ 108-104 win, including Nikola Vucevic’s comfort zone and Alex Caruso’s return