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- Guess what? Sofia Corral, up at 5:30 a.m., gets even better for Aurora Central Catholic. ‘I think It’s working.’
- Daily horoscope for December 5, 2023
- Ask Amy: How can I end this friendship?
- Things to do Dec. 8-14 in the Chicago suburbs, Northwest Indiana
- Letters: Does Mayor Brandon Johnson really believe the Brighton Park site is safe for a migrant encampment?
- Review: ‘Islander’ at Chicago Shakespeare is a welcome, beguiling musical visitor from Scotland
- Elizabeth Shakman Hurd: How the US is making it illegal for students to disagree with Israel
- Editorial: Making holidays brighter on the South Side shows a little light goes a long way
- With ‘The Nose,’ transformative music director Lidiya Yankovskaya departs Chicago Opera Theater. What’s next for the company?
- Many would-be kidney donors are ineligible because of their weight or smoking habits. A UChicago project helps them qualify
- Professors: All faculty voices at Columbia College must be heard during adjuncts’ strike
- Guide: Our food critic shares insider tips on all the best food and drink at Christkindlmarket in Chicago
- Daniel DePetris: Blaming Iran for all the violence in the Middle East is not the right tack to take for US policy
- University of Notre Dame vice president named its next leader
- Review: A filmmaker confronts her pedophile grandfather in the HBO documentary ‘Great Photo, Lovely Life’
- True or false: The resurgence of the Chicago Bears defense will help Matt Eberflus save his job
- Rick Steves’ Europe: Oslo’s seafaring sights evoke the Viking spirit
- Go away with … Lauren Ing
- Elmwood Park enhancing parks with paint job, added equipment and installation of splash pad
- Things to do Dec. 7-13 in Pioneer Press and Doings suburbs
- Daywatch: A food and drink guide to Christkindlmarket in Chicago
- Rick Armstrong’s Aurora-Elgin area boys basketball rankings and player of the week
- World Business Chicago CEO stepping down after four years of selling the city as a corporate destination
- Neuqua Valley freshman Quinn Sigal’s first 2 starts come at point guard and center. No problem? ‘I’ve got it.’
- Arlington Heights District 25 board says no to plan that would give teachers more training, development time but have kids out of school more: ‘We need an alternative’
- Barrington dubbed ‘storm ready’ by National Weather Service
- Ever since summer, James Parker takes over driver’s seat for Metea Valley. ‘It was like coach handed me the keys.’
- Tuesday forecast: Light snow then rain in portions of Chicago area
- Bobby Narang’s girls basketball rankings and player of the week for Lake County
- The holiday season is officially aglow in Lake Zurich following the annual ‘Miracle’ event on Main Street
- Crew of burglars strike overnight at Lincoln Park business on North Side, cops say
- Naperville Police Arrests
- Few primaries in Will County races with all countywide incumbents seeking reelection
- Oswego village president casts tie-breaking vote in favor of concept plan for 345-unit residential development
- Crown Point’s Gavin Jendreas has unfinished business. But he’s ready. ‘I’m a completely different person.’
- Montgomery fest gets holidays off to bright start
- Many brave the elements to enjoy the annual Holiday Walk activities in downtown Clarendon Hills on Dec. 1
- Second cannabis dispensary opens in Waukegan; ‘This is great for everyone who wants it, and it’s regulated’
- Elmhurst University awarded $7.4 million Illinois state grant for health sciences building
- Lily Fisher follows her sister Emily at Libertyville. Big shoes to fill? Well, Lily’s are larger.
- More bodies found after sudden eruption of Indonesia’s Mount Marapi, raising confirmed toll to 22
- Combined NorthShore and Edward-Elmhurst health system to be renamed Endeavor Health
- Pedestrian struck and killed by pickup in Fox Lake
- ‘Fallen Leaves’ review: Is this heaven? No, it’s Helsinki, and it’s charming
- NCAA President Charlie Baker calls for a new tier of Division I where schools can pay athletes
- 2 Oak Park-River Forest High School seniors take their climate and environment interests, activism to U.N. confab in Dubai
- Elmhurst Park District names future dog park with an eye on selling sponsorships as well
- Naperville police charge 3 men after loaded machine guns, variety of drugs found inside car parked at Bowlero
- From dogs and cats to reptiles and ferrets, owners have brought all sorts of pets to visit Santa at Fox Valley Mall in Aurora
- Whitman Charboneau is a big hit in his first season for Neuqua Valley, which saw it coming. ‘He does it all.’
- US agency to watch unrecalled Takata inflators after one blows apart, injuring a driver in Chicago
- CVS Health lays out changes to clarify prescription drug pricing that may save some customers money
- Frank Klopas is named Chicago Fire coach — the 2nd full-time stint for the longtime club mainstay
- Choir at St. Michael in Orland Park marking 50 years of making music, friendships
- One for the Books: Kids and teens looking for a space adventure over winter break need to trek over to the Naperville library
- Waukegan Township distributes gift cards for local children; ‘This is something … to make sure every child has a good Christmas’
- Berwyn mainstay Vesecky’s Bakery closing after more than a century of serving up Eastern European goods
- Boy, 3, killed in Monday night shooting at his home
- Lukas Reichel rejoins the Chicago Blackhawks lineup, but on the fourth line: ‘It’s a good wake-up call’
- Vickroy: Suburban mom’s simple wish is to be home for Christmas, and you can help
- Vera Klement, ‘uniquely Chicago artist,’ dies at 93
- Mundelein’s second-annual Winterfest draws larger crowd; ‘This is a big, awesome event’
- Chicago State will join the Northeast Conference beginning in the 2024-25 academic year
- Northfield Holiday Fest returns for a third year to brighten Clarkson Park
- Cook County treasurer urges property owners to pay late taxes to avoid annual tax sale list
- North Shore home rule municipalities opt out of state paid leave law
- East Dundee businesses granted live music permits as bars, restaurants brought into compliance with new rules
- Interior designer enjoying expansion into Lake Forest; ‘We like to find solutions around everything’
- Wisconsin governor signs off on $500 million plan to fund repairs and upgrades at Brewers stadium
- Lake Forest joining other home-rule communities in opting out of upcoming employee-leave state law
- Side Street Studios seeking $500,000 in TIF money, variances for renovation of new building in downtown Elgin
- Legislative races shape up with filings, John Egofske to quit 82nd House post on Friday
- Elgin News Digest: Kane County parent council honored with award; Hanover Township mental health board grants $12,500 to Family Services; ‘It’s A Terrible Life’ parody to be staged this weekend
- Afternoon Briefing: Burger King exec back on stand in Burke trial
- One injured in shooting at Gary Family Dollar location
- Many running unopposed in primary election for Kane County offices, but some contested races are on tap
- Catholic pilgrims to walk through Niles, Park Ridge Dec. 11 for Our Lady of Guadalupe celebration
- Very few contested primary races in Will and DuPage counties in the March 2024 election
- MAAC firefighter graduates putting a dent in first responder shortage in Northwest Indiana
- Three injured in two-vehicle crash in Pine Township
- Byline Bank donates to Evanston charity on Giving Tuesday
- Park Ridge, Des Plaines teens killed in vehicle crash near Southern Illinois University in Carbondale: police
- Vice President Harris breaks nearly 200-year-old record for Senate tiebreaker votes, casts her 32nd
- Naperville assisted living facility seeks community support after fire damages 5 units, causes $300K in damage
- Gary mayor honors former interim police chief Jerry Williams with key to city
- Baseball Hall of Fame to feature retired players in Memorial Day weekend tribute to Negro Leagues East-West All-Star Game
- Illinois man charged with sex trafficking, robbery
- Dogs sought for animal-assisted therapy program
- Cash crunch hitting Hammond schools
- Family members of incarcerated people call on State’s Attorney Kim Foxx to investigate convictions related to former CPD detective
- No contest: listings for March primary elections shows majority of DuPage County candidates running unopposed
- Lincolnwood bank robbed Monday, FBI reports
- Senate approves military promotions after GOP Sen. Tommy Tuberville ends blockade
- Driver involved in fatal Oak Lawn crash found guilty of traffic violation, fined $750, sentenced to community service
- Man gets new trial after being convicted of murder based on testimony of blind witness
- Southtowners: Sandburg UN team brings home gavels from Brown University, and more
- Park Ridge church puts on annual ‘Bethlehem Walk’ nativity pageant featuring live animals
- Corrections and clarifications
- Park Ridge police: Man charged with aggravated battery
- Salesforce Tower opens at Chicago’s Wolf Point
- Pedro Grifol wants more from retooled Chicago White Sox roster: ‘We played a game that doesn’t win in the big leagues’
- Is vitamin C serum a winter skin care essential?
- Franklin Park officials move to expedite having a leaking underground fuel tank fixed, heading of a ‘small’ issue becoming a ‘big one’
- Holiday gnomes are gaining in popularity this holiday season; here’s how you can join the craze
- Gov. J.B. Pritzker won’t proceed with Brighton Park migrant camp, citing ‘serious’ environmental concerns
- These Nintendo Switch controllers make great gifts for the gamer who loves multiplayer games
- Illinois redactó un folleto para disuadir a inmigrantes en Texas a ir a Chicago, pero nunca lo envió
- NHL bringing 2024 draft to Las Vegas and The Sphere; league also says salary cap will rise in ’24
- Chicago White Sox agree to 2-year deal with pitcher Erick Fedde, the reigning MVP of the KBO
- Column: There’s no prize for winning MLB’s winter meetings, so the Shohei Ohtani waiting game goes on
- Israel moves into Gaza’s second-largest city and intensifies strikes in bloody new phase of the war
- Kyrgyzstan ambassador helps cut ribbon at grand opening of ‘symbol of unity’ Jannat Restaurant in the northwest suburbs
- ‘I was taken aback’: Burger King exec testifies about uneasiness with then-Ald. Ed Burke linking permits with tax firm work
- Denny Laine, founding member of the Moody Blues and Paul McCartney’s Wings, dead at 79
- Chicago Cubs believe they remain in the mix for superstar Shohei Ohtani: ‘We have not been given a status check’
- Sister, sister. It works wonders for Stagg’s Nicole and Abbey Hobart. And even better? ‘They feed off each other.’
- President Biden tells donors: ‘If Trump wasn’t running I’m not sure I’d be running. We cannot let him win’
- Marcus Domask and Terrence Shannon Jr. score 33 apiece as No. 20 Illinois beats No. 11 Florida Atlantic 98-89 in Jimmy V Classic
- Northwestern-bound Angelo Ciaravino watches Purdue upset, then lifts Mount Carmel. ‘Best player in the state.’