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Basketball and local scores for the Southland, Aurora, Elgin, Naperville and Lake County
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5 takeaways from the Chicago Bulls’ 124-108 win, including Dalen Terry’s role and a LeBron James anniversary in Chicago
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After sitting out with flu, Kathleen Martin returns to lift St. Laurence past Marist. How? ‘She gets us hyped.’
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Northwestern rides dominating first half to 65-46 win over Arizona State
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Daily horoscope for December 21, 2023
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Ask Amy: Smart friend really wants a tiny home
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Odds of white Christmas in Chicago not good, meteorologists say. But it could be one of the warmest.
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After planned migrant camp is scrapped over toxins at Brighton Park site, neighbors want to know how city is going to protect them
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Chicagoland chefs share their favorite suburban meals in 2023
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Shadi Bartsch-Zimmer: What would former U. of C. leader Robert Zimmer say about antisemitism on campus?
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Weather permitting, get out on the suburban Chicago, northwest Indiana slopes
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Kelly McKinney: Are we as a nation ready for the next big threat? What Oct. 7 and the pandemic have taught us.
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Letters: Only one side wants peace in the tensions between Israelis and Palestinians
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Editorial: Rest in infamy, Westforth Sports gun store. We’re glad to see you go.
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Editorial: You think you’ve seen everything as a Chicago sports fan, and then comes the Justin Fields debate
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Jason Opal: Even as American colonists defied the British, they understood the importance of the rule of law
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Around the Southland: Oak Lawn students earn vocabulary honors, Rotarians replenish art supplies, more
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Column: Betty Boop, now Broadway bound, had many influences. One is a remarkable 1920s South Side Chicago story.
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12 gifts so good people won’t even mind they arrived late
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Enhance your home with the best fireplace mantels
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Column: A ‘nightmare’ 2023 for Chicago sports included some memorable moments on TV and radio
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Can an improving Chicago Bears defense provide an emphatic finish to the season? 12 numbers and nuggets for Week 16.
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Daywatch: Will Chicago see a white Christmas?
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Robbie Fulks brings NYE shows to FitzGeralds
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Is Metea Valley’s Will Ashford ‘one of the best players in the state’? He makes a case against Oswego East.
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Lowell’s Elysia Laub, hailed as ‘guardian angel’ when she was 9, grows into formidable 6-foot-2 center
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‘Anyone But You’ review: Down in Australia, much ado about not enough with Glen Powell and Sydney Sweeney
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Toddler found wandering alone overnight on Far South Side, Chicago police say
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Security crisis could force Olympics to rethink Paris’ huge opening ceremony on the River Seine
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The holiday rush to the airports and highways is underway
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Taylor Swift’s new romance, debt-erasing gifts and the eclipse are among most joyous moments of 2023
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Craig Osika steps down as Hobart football coach
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Northbrook District 28 Board of Education and Northbrook Federation of Teachers approve three-year contract
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Free book fair in Gary Saturday
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Victim discovered fatally wounded in alley overnight in East Chatham neighborhood
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Libertyville’s Ben Van Lyssel rises to challenge amid ‘big change’ for defending sectional champion
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Burglary reported at grocery store in Edgewater neighborhood, cops say
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National tour of the Birds in Art exhibition begins in Crete Township
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A deal on US border policy is closer than it seems. Here’s how it is shaping up and what’s at stake
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In 2023, the Saudis dove further into sports. They are expected to keep it up in 2024.
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Are gift cards an easy Christmas shopping choice? Think again
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Delivery food was a pandemic necessity. It’s now a luxury of convenience that’s here to stay
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More US auto buyers are turning to hybrids as sales of electric vehicles slow
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Gregg Voss’ Daily Southtown girls basketball rankings and player of the week
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Woman’s donation of 700 toys provides happy ending for Elgin Salvation Army’s gift giveaway program
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Lake County auxiliary deputy hurt, 2 others critically injured in Lake Forest crashes
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College football signing day: Who is headed to Notre Dame, Illinois, Northwestern and NIU — plus incoming and outgoing transfers
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Eat. Watch. Do. — Christmas rom-coms, NYE restaurant specials and Atelier review
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Gary preschoolers get into the holiday spirit
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McHenry County Judge Michael Coppedge dies
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Metea Valley’s Lucy and Annie Burk, longtime multisport athletes, are finally together in basketball: ‘It’s really fun’
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Toys for Tots of Lake County distributes more gifts than usual; ‘There is a lot of generosity this year’
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Naperville pilots suicide prevention training for teens: ‘We’ve got to make an effort to get better’
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Army football recruit Andrew Wiggins soldiers on for Oswego East in basketball. ‘Brings so much to the table.’
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Second defendant in Portage Township murder case held without bond, appointed public defender
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Florida State to discuss future of athletics and its affiliation with the ACC at Friday board meeting
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Naperville District 203 board OKs tax levy that will raise property taxes paid next year by 5%
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Real Estate Matters: Timeshare owner feels niece, nephew took advantage of their kindness
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Taking the kids: Gifting a trip the right way
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The grass is greener at Soldier Field — and that’s great for the Chicago Bears. Here’s how ultraviolet lights have helped.
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Uptown man charged in May fatal shooting in Humboldt Park neighborhood
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State’s attorney candidate prosecuted boy whose murder conviction was overturned because police coerced confession
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At least 15 people die in a mass shooting at a Prague university
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Elgin council OKs 2024 budget that saves money on lead water line replacement bonds but not all happy with deal
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Tips offered for weathering stress, staying healthy and shopping safely as holidays loom
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Will County Board rejects second proposed solar farm in Green Garden Township
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SUV backs into garage, then rams into a separate home in Niles, police say
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Kettle ringer in Palos Heights trades in bell for brass: ‘That guy with the trombone. He made my day.’
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Park Forest, Ill. man sentenced to 11 years for rape of unconscious woman
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Afternoon Briefing: State’s attorney candidate faces questions
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Homer Glen gains control of Route 1 from county, halts plans for widening
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University Park enacts bus ordinance after unscheduled drop off of migrants
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Wilmette unveils $61 million stormwater management system
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Elmwood Park to pay $80K for ESPN 1000 AM radio plugs of the village, on-air talent visits
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3 Lake County students named winners of clerk’s ‘I Voted’ sticker design contest
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Ex-Ald. Ed Burke convicted on 13 of 14 counts at landmark federal corruption trial; jury convicts one co-defendant and acquits the other
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Crowd holds silent walk in Oak Park at ‘Vigil for Gaza’ in support of peace for Palestinians and Israelis amid war
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David Bahlman, Landmarks Illinois leader who led fight to save Cook County Hospital, dies
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Los inmigrantes llegaron a Chicago desde Texas en un vuelo chárter, según las autoridades
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After migrants dropped off at Aurora train station, city looks at new ordinance regulating buses
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Former judge, county clerk Lorenzo Arredondo recalled as sage political adviser, avid reader and ‘guiding light’
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$7,500 bond set for Chicago man charged with child molestation, rape
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Aurora approves preliminary plans for far West Side subdivision
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‘The Color Purple’ review: First-class performers. So why does the musical version feel less authentic than the first film, even?
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Chicago politicians urge federal government to provide funding to help house, care for migrants
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Los vecinos de Brighton Park quieren saber cómo les va a proteger la ciudad tras el rechazo del proyecto de campamento de inmigrantes por toxinas
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Stellantis hires back first 165 laid-off autoworkers in Belvidere to staff new parts distribution center
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Rudy Giuliani files for bankruptcy days after being ordered to pay $148 million in defamation case
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Chicago Bears’ evaluation of ‘ascending’ LT Braxton Jones will play into offseason moves — and his test against Myles Garrett was big
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UN says more than 1 in 4 people in Gaza are starving because of war
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Vin Diesel accused of sexual battery by former assistant
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Lake County residents can recycle Christmas trees; ‘Use that tree one more time to get the full value out of its life’
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Editorial: For Ed Burke, the tuna turns rotten
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Waubonsee Community College earns ‘Tree Campus’ honor
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Hinsdale school district’s temporary superintendent resigns early
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MLB is widening the runner’s lane to 1st base among its rule changes for the 2024 season
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Over 2.5 million Acura and Honda vehicles are under recall
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In 14th Ward, where former Ald. Ed Burke was lord, conviction greeted with both shrugs and cheers
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Columbia College part-time faculty union ratifies new contract with some cut classes restored
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Photos: Chicago Bulls 114, San Antonio Spurs 95
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Hannah Laub makes point as point guard, lifts Waubonsie Valley past Oswego East. A switch? ‘But she sees it.’
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Victor Wembanyama catches the eye of fans in his United Center debut — but the Chicago Bulls stay hot with a 114-95 win