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- La Grange Highlands mansion listed for $2.35M
- Glen Ellyn home on the National Register of Historic Places sells for $548,000
- Daily horoscope for December 22, 2023
- Ask Amy: 40-year friendship ended over poor cell phone reception
- Column: Disastrous weather, an airport bomb scare and a lesson from Walter Payton that I’m taking into the new year
- 12 things to do around Chicago: Our list for the weekend before Christmas
- Peter H. Schwartz: Cities are one of the biggest polluters. Can we re-imagine them as more sustainable?
- David Greising: Mayor Brandon Johnson appears to be learning as he goes
- Editorial: Is Illinois losing population? The question misses the point.
- New campaign aims to turn the tide on maternal mortality in Chicago’s Black community
- Rep. Sean Casten: A cease-fire between Israel and Hamas has to come with accountability
- Bob Brody: The lessons of ‘It’s a Wonderful Life’ come to light over lunch in Queens
- The Governor’s Mansion in Springfield is all dressed for the holidays. It has always taken a fair amount of fa-la-la.
- Letters: The city is rising to meet the moment for migrants and Palestinians. What about state, federal leaders?
- Midwest native Michael Palascak returns for Lake Forest show
- Review: ‘The Iron Claw’ wrestling biopic has Zac Efron’s best performance yet
- Church productions draw people from pews into star Christmas roles
- ‘American Fiction’ review: Jeffrey Wright shines in a comedy of a fake Black memoir’s rise to the top of the bestseller list
- Review: ‘Migration’ is an animated family adventure, with a writer’s touch making the journey worthwhile
- ‘People better take notice’: With 4 straight wins, Chicago State is showing its historic upset of Northwestern was no fluke
- The Great 2023 Chicago Tribune holiday news quiz
- Column: MLB tweaks its pace-of-game rules — but why stop there? More ideas to save the game, a few seconds at a time.
- Arnold Randall ending 13-year run as ‘calm, collaborative’ head of Forest Preserves of Cook County
- Winnetka Village Council approves lot consolidation regulation in wake of ongoing lakefront controversy
- Daywatch: Ed Burke’s longtime ward reacts to verdict
- Wright on time. Portage senior Alante’ Wright hits new gear in 2nd season back with team. ‘I’ve grown a lot.’
- Caitlin Clark’s triple-double leads No. 4 Iowa over Loyola 98-69
- Prized pitcher Yoshinobu Yamamoto reportedly agrees to a $325 million deal with the Los Angeles Dodgers
- Mayo Clinic Q&A: Does loneliness affect your health?
- Ask the Builder: Opening a remodeling can of worms
- Nate Randle, who arrived at Wauconda with a state title, is proving his mettle at the high school level
- Biden is pardoning thousands convicted of marijuana charges on federal lands and in Washington
- Felon charged in November attack of 61-year-old man in Brainerd neighborhood, cops say
- Busiest holiday travel season in years is off to a smooth start with few airport delays
- Czechs are coming to grips with the worst mass shooting in the country’s history in which 14 died
- Hydrogen tax credit plan unveiled as Biden administration tries to jump start industry
- Bulletin board with Pride symbols on hearts causes community divide at Manhattan elementary school
- Just how rich were the McCallisters in ‘Home Alone?’
- Jemeil Rich Jr. emerges as star for East Chicago Central after mother’s death: ‘That was really my best friend’
- Naperville Police Arrests
- Fifteen Lake County municipalities identified with critical affordable housing supply deficiencies
- Glencoe celebrates season with Winter Solstice Parade of Lights
- Glen Ellyn home on the National Register of Historic Places sells for $548,000
- Charges dropped against Long Beach man accused of stalking Taylor Swift
- With new leader, Chicago Police Board dives into alleged misconduct cases
- ‘It’s a bit much:’ Valparaiso house is home to 144 Christmas trees collected over 27 years
- Review: ‘Sugar Hill: The Ellington / Strayhorn Nutcracker’ at the Auditorium Theatre is a joyful, jazzy reinvention
- Decent: As long as you’re not too literal, it is possible to deliver ‘The Twelve Days of Christmas’ for your true love
- Chicago Bears’ drive for new stadium stalled in 2023 — but options remain open as talks with Arlington Heights continue
- Florida State has sued the ACC, setting the stage for a fight to leave over revenue concerns
- Man discovered fatally wounded overnight in Gresham neighborhood
- New program in Kendall County aims to make it easier to dispose of medical sharps and unused medications
- Former Homer Glen Trustee Nicole La Ha, running for 82nd House seat, appointed to fill vacancy
- Homewood native bringing home stories of 10 years spent as guard at The Met in New York
- Police ask for public’s help locating man wanted in slaying of woman in Austin neighborhood
- Waukegan firefighters deliver gifts to children at hospital; ‘It both clinically and emotionally helps sooth the patients’
- Security cameras going up at lot in Elmwood Park after trustees green light a tech company’s bid
- Church news
- Gaza death toll exceeds 20,000 as Israel expands ground war against Hamas
- The Way We Were: Christmas traditions we hold dear didn’t actually come into vogue until the mid- to late-1800s
- Review: ‘Ferrari’ stars Adam Driver as the Italian automaker — at times it feels stuck in second gear
- Police investigating morning shooting at bar in Wheaton
- Law & Order column: Charges filed in fatal February crash
- Bonta’s leadership team ready to take the helm in Portage
- UN approves watered-down resolution on aid to Gaza without call for suspension of hostilities
- Christmas display outside Aurora townhouse a tradition in far East Side neighborhood: ‘It’s just so beautiful’
- Naperville News Digest: Nine Eagle Scouts recognized by Naperville Park Board; Naperville District 203 offers new junior high electives; Naperville groups receive DuPage Foundation grants
- Police video shows police knew Maine shooter was a threat. They also felt confronting him was unsafe
- Reorganized Gary Republican Party gets fines cleared by Election Board
- Lake County Filipino Catholics usher in Christmas with Simbang Gabi; ‘It’s really intense … and this connects us to our roots’
- Afternoon Briefing: With new leader, Chicago Police Board dives into alleged misconduct cases
- U.S. Steel to be acquired by Nippon Steel in $14.1 billion buyout
- Elgin News Digest: Scavenger hunt planned for Elgin forest preserve; Moeller lauded by ACLU for reproductive rights work; tutor training to be held in St. Charles in January
- Column: Firefighting was dream job for Lake County’s first Black chief
- National security, climate concerns abound after U.S. Steel sale announced
- Concrete made from algae? Chicago firm offers a closer look at ‘bio-blocks,’ a zero-carbon alternative
- Migrants’ first Christmas in Chicagoland: Oak Park woman celebrates holidays with new arrivals she took into her home
- Top Stories Of 2023: While Lake County homicides are down, ‘We are under no illusion that there is not more work to be done’
- Smells like candy canes, offers sage advice: Santa Claus comes to Naperville
- Northbrook seniors gather and enjoy annual holiday party with music and raffle prizes
- From the Farm: ‘Joy of Cooking’ cookbook author Irma included in faithful Christmas Advent nod
- Glenbrook High School District 225 adapting to serve needs of growing Mongolian student population
- Naperville man sentenced to 10 years in prison for attempting to stab his wife to death
- El exconcejal Ed Burke, condenado por 13 de los 14 cargos en un histórico juicio federal por corrupción; el jurado condena a un coacusado y absuelve al otro
- Antioch grants landmark status to ‘Meeting House’; ‘This process … recognizes the historical significance’
- Maryville Academy opens alternative school in Niles in former Niles Elementary South School
- Iconic bridge in Montgomery open again for traffic
- Will County judge no longer seeks special prosecutor to look into defendant release
- Don’t worry about Santa getting fat from too many cookies, kids say: ‘He has magic powers’ — and a home gym
- Mayor Brandon Johnson names new transportation commissioner
- Lockport High School 205 Board member Martin Boersma elected with We The Parents group, resigns
- Plan approved for car wash on far East Side of Aurora
- Food and beverage tax on its way to Merrillville
- Village trustees pave way for luxury apartment building to lead ‘rebirth’ of south end of downtown Arlington Heights
- Hinsdale lawyer appointed to fill vacated District 86 board of education seat
- Despite petitions to keep the school going, Elgin Academy officials say plans to close are proceeding
- Tempers flare over allegations of corruption in Skokie’s legal department: ‘I’m so angry I can’t think’
- Aurora OKs new regulations aimed at buses from Texas dropping migrants off on their way to Chicago
- 5 things to watch in the Chicago Bears-Arizona Cardinals game — plus our Week 16 predictions
- Cook County judge sets court date for man charged in shooting Niles 22-year-old to death
- Federal judge declines to delay Illinois gun registration deadline
- Aurora approves contracts for new light festival next year
- Los políticos de Chicago instan al gobierno federal a proporcionar fondos para ayudar a alojar y cuidar a los inmigrantes
- Wisconsin Supreme Court overturns Republican-drawn legislative maps, orders new ones in big win for Democrats
- Judge cuts probation for Indiana state legislator after drunken driving plea
- Austin woman obtained order of protection against suspect in her death, now sought by police
- Stay or go. Shoot or drive. With his speed, DeShawn Nolan faces choices for Oak Forest. ‘I like that freedom.’
- Basketball and local scores for the Southland, Aurora, Elgin, Naperville and Lake County
- No. 24 Wisconsin tops Chicago State 80-53 — snapping the Cougars’ 4-game win streak
- Brotherly love, and perhaps a brotherly shove, pays off for Marist’s Adoni Vassilakis. ‘It means everything.’
- Alainna Poisson’s sister Janae, who is now a coach for Marian Catholic, played at NIU. And? ‘She gets on me.’