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Daily horoscope for December 19, 2023
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Ask Amy: Single man searches for the right match
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True or false: Bears QB Justin Fields’ inability to close will accelerate his exit from Chicago
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Champagne toasts and seafood towers mark 55 Chicago restaurant celebrations to ring in 2024
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Maggie Mulqueen: Here’s how we can show up for others during a hard time
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Daniel DePetris: A war between Hezbollah and Israel is the last thing the US wants
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Review of U2 at the Sphere in Las Vegas: This was the right band to open this brain-bending venue
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Jerald McNair: ‘Tis the season to be more neighborly. And doing so can transform communities.
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Estrangement in the family can be hard during the holidays. Here are tips to manage expectations.
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Student groups call out U. of C. and UIC for restricting freedom of speech
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Letters: NAACP state director’s awful remarks about migrants are antithetical to humane leadership
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Editorial: Clarence Thomas’ story is cautionary. Even a Supreme Court justice at day’s end is a public servant.
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Chicagoan of the Year for Museums: NMMA founder and outgoing president Carlos Tortolero rethought what a museum could be
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Chicagoan of the Year for Books: Every so often, a book comes along that changes everything. Enter Jonathan Eig and ‘King.’
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Chicagoan of the Year for Theater: Roche Schulfer guided the Goodman through the arts storm of the century
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Go away with … Isa Briones
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Rick Steves’ Europe: France’s Dordogne: Caves, canoes, and culture
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Column: Cubs Convention is on, while SoxFest remains off. Can an old tradition be revived?
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Things to do Dec. 21-27 in Pioneer Press and Doings suburbs
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Evanston 7-bedroom home with brick front porch, 8 fireplaces: $1.9M
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Daywatch: With Supreme Court to weigh in on federal bribery statute, ripples felt quickly in Chicago corruption cases
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Things to do Dec. 22-28 in the Chicago suburbs, Northwest Indiana
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Preston Saia sets record in his 4th game for Merrillville but is just getting started: ‘He’s a great addition’
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After missing time with a concussion, Bernard Fellows gets fired up for Aurora Central Catholic. ‘So why stop now?’
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Help Them To Hope
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Zoe Navarro, who wants to go into medical field, provides remedy for ailing Neuqua Valley
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Southwest Airlines reaches $140 million settlement over holiday flight-canceling meltdown last year
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Jeff Vorva’s Daily Southtown boys basketball rankings and player of the week
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Behind the shortage keeping cancer patients from chemo
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2 injured, one critically, in overnight blaze in Back of the Yards neighborhood, officials say
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CJ Carr, the grandson of former Michigan coach Lloyd Carr and All-American Tom Curtis, will play football at Notre Dame
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6 cocktails for your New Year’s Eve party
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Casey Vyverman steps ‘out of her comfort zone’ to become leader for Mundelein, which takes big leap forward
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Boy, 17, fatally wounded Monday in Jewel parking lot on Near West Side, cops say
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Couple named Batavia Citizens of the Year
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Highland Park considering ban on sale of synthetic THC products: ‘They’re not regulated at all … We feel that is problematic’
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Woman, 18, critically stabbed on South Side, police said
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Aurora police launch new online system for reporting non-emergency incidents
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Illegal crossings surge in remote areas as Congress, White House weigh major asylum limits
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Restaurant on Lincoln Avenue falls victim to armed robbers overnight, police said
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Man charged in strangulation of 15-year-old girl in South Shore neighborhood, police say
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Homer Glen hires Joe Baber as village manager, the sixth since 2016
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Waukegan event allows sampling of different cultures’ holidays; ‘A chance to share the joy of the diverse people in our community’
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Nazareth Academy’s Almost, Maine production selected for Illinois State Theatre Festival
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Officials see Waukegan apartment complex sale as positive sign of things to come; ‘The demand for housing is through the roof’
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Producing a new Elgin Christmas ornament every year a jewelry store tradition for 28 years
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Brands see online content creators as key to shaping buying habits, especially Gen Z
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Lockport High School officials share timeline of Central Campus ceiling repairs
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Retailers are improving their delivery speeds, meaning good news for late holiday shoppers
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Gary teen charged with stealing gun
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Hammond man charged with robbing restaurant
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Lake Forest Library to restore historic rotunda murals; ‘There is a lot of respect and affection for these murals’
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Cold in the office? These products will help you heat up while you work
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Lake Forest changes fees for use of city athletic fields
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Naperville News Digest: Renovated skate park at Centennial Park opens Thursday; Naperville North student wins YoungArts Award; Will County surveying residents on electric, alternative vehicles
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DAR places wreaths on graves to honor veterans at Luther Cemetery
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Highland Park forms agreement with service agencies to assist parade shooting victims
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Bids approved for Glencoe District 35 admin office rehab
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Aurora man charged with attempted murder
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Student fires bullet from officer’s gun at Hammond school; no one injured
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Tinley Park businesses partner on pecan snowball cookie stout, raising money for charity
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Column: Christmastime marks the anniversary of the Battle of the Bulge
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Editorial: Spiraling migrant crisis, not Gaza, needs full City Council attention
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Elgin News Digest: Gift fair being held Saturday at Black & Gray Brewing; South Elgin police holding cocoa and cookies event; Hanover Township offering winter break open gym in Elgin
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Letters to the Editor
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Hinsdale Village Board postpones greenlighting of safety wall outside Fuller’s Car Wash
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Illinois high schools vote against districts for football
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Toy shop to make a Naperville comeback; locals launch new music academy; Miskatonic brewpub/restaurant now open
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Sandra Day O’Connor called a pioneer and ‘iconic jurist’ as she is memorialized by Biden, Roberts
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One dead after Waukegan apartment fire
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U-46 officials announce plans to close 6 elementary schools and build 2 new ones in Elgin, Hanover, Streamwood
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Afternoon Briefing: Jurors in Burke trial send first note
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Glencoe and Skokie recognized for electronic vehicle readiness
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Synagogue in Wheeling holds open house on last night of Hanukkah
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Park Ridge Blotter: 69-year-old man arrested for battery
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Two candidates so far for Jan. 3 caucus to replace Melton
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Man exonerated in 1989 double murder sues city, county
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East Chicago man charged in another bar shooting
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Bartels Park would enlarged and improved under proposed East Dundee riverfront plan
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El Ayuntamiento ha perdido toda comunicación sobre las bajas de inmigrantes desde las nuevas sanciones, según un funcionario
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DuPage County expands Board of Health and appoints county engineer to acting Director of Transportation
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CTA holiday train jingled all the way down the Blue Line: ‘This is a nice way to bring some holiday cheer’
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Illinois’ population declined by nearly 33,000, new 2023 census figures show, even as the nation as a whole grew
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High School District 219 OKs $7.3 million for Niles West pool repairs; open to building second pool
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Northwestern Medicine celebrates cancer care center in Orland Park, funded with $51 million gift
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Aaron Rodgers’ return will come next season with New York Jets out of playoff hunt and QB not 100% healthy
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Attendance numbers up at Christkindlmarket in Aurora
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Se abrirá un refugio temporal para inmigrantes en Portage Park. Los residentes tienen fuertes sensaciones
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Work on driveway at Maya Energy site on hold after city intervenes
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No path forward for SSCVA leadership after David Uran’s resignation as study for new convention center looms
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Northeastern US mops up ahead of holidays after deadly storm kills at least 5
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Arlington Heights bridal shop owner charged with theft after bride doesn’t receive wedding gown
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Northwestern University gifts new firetruck to Evanston
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Southtowners: Grissom teacher named ‘Legend,’ MVCC journalists win awards, more
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Will the eruption of the volcano in Iceland affect flights and how serious is it?
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Evanston residents charged with unlawful use of weapon
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Marvel kicked out Jonathan Majors after his conviction. It’s thrown years of plans into disarray
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¿’Tripledemia’? Médicos expertos locales instan a la vacunación ante el aumento de las hospitalizaciones por COVID, gripe y RSV en todo el país
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Waukegan council rejects alderman’s attempt to get immunity from compliance ticket; ‘It makes every one of us look bad’
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Jurors in ex-Ald. Ed Burke corruption trial end first full day of deliberations after sending three notes; co-defendant hospitalized
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New gun violence prevention group says it has already stopped 4 shootings; ‘They are living with violence, guns and death’
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A temporary migrant shelter will open in Portage Park. Residents have strong feelings.
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Corrections and clarifications
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Anonymous donation to Winnetka Park District could rival that of billionaire at center of beach controversy
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Celebrate New Year’s Eve in Skokie, Park Ridge, Niles with these events
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Meghan Jones makes history with Chicago Cubs: ‘It’s not lost on me the importance of having representation at this level’
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Waukegan Township teaching seniors how to get most out of smartphones, computers; ‘It allows them a lot of leeway’
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Ask Anna: New year reflections — should you reconnect with your ex?
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Chicago grocer Dom’s Kitchen & Market to open first suburban location in Vernon Hills
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Israel strikes south Gaza and raids a hospital in the north as war grinds on with renewed US support
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At least 3 injured in 2-alarm fire at Uptown public housing building
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Sandburg’s Zach Barrett has offers from Lindenwood, Chattanooga, Grand Valley State. Then Illinois came calling.
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Groups sue over new Texas law that lets police arrest migrants who enter US illegally
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Man convicted of murder based on testimony of blind witness wins freedom as prosecutors opt against new trial
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Interior demolition work gets underway at former Will County Courthouse as committee plans final effort to save building
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Donald Trump banned from Colorado ballot in historic ruling by state’s Supreme Court
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After making four 3-pointers in first quarter, Danny Laird really gets going for Andrew. ‘That was my focus.’
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From his first two shots at Oak Lawn, Sandburg’s Ryan Tomczak knew. He just knew. ‘Everything felt right.’