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- Daily horoscope for January 2, 2024
- Ask Amy: If a romantic relationship is emotionally draining, is this a sign of toxicity?
- Ask the Pediatrician: How can schools prepare for sudden cardiac arrest?
- Wicker Park 5-bedroom home with 2 rooftop decks: $2.1M
- Today in History: John F. Kennedy launches bid for presidency
- Stay warm, comfy and stylish in the best black sweatpants
- 6 essentials to get you through post-holiday SADness
- Autistic man shot in head still recovering 1 year after Back of the Yards attack: ‘A long time to recover’
- The sparks, opinions and anecdotes fly as David Mamet tackles his 40 years in Hollywood in ‘Everywhere an Oink Oink’
- Illinois skirted a recession last year. Here’s what to know about the job market in 2024.
- Daniel DePetris: Is the Middle East in danger of spinning out of control?
- Letters: Biden administration should finalize rules to end menthol in cigarettes and flavored cigars
- Paul Vallas: With the start of the new year, here is a sobering look at the state of Illinois
- Some Chicago companies eyeing expansion are finding luck in Ireland
- City’s police accountability agency did not finish investigation against infamous cop, declines to wrap it up now
- Tom Fate: There is no winning in Gaza. We must stop the spiral of loss.
- Editorial: Standing for the Pledge of Allegiance is not a condition of speaking. Even in Cicero.
- Editorial: Chicago’s Yellow Line commuters deserve better
- Glittering gift wrap, disposable decorations and food waste harm the environment. What you can do to be more sustainable.
- Evergreen Park junior receives honor for work with grandparents’ disabled veterans group in Midlothian
- Rick Steves’ Europe: Secret Slovenia
- Go away with … Alanna Ubach
- True or false: DJ Moore — cigar celebration and all — has been everything as advertised for the Chicago Bears
- World Juniors bragging rights at stake in Chicago Blackhawks locker room: ‘We always got chirping going on’
- Things to do Jan. 5-11 in the Chicago suburbs, northwest Indiana
- Things to do Jan. 4-10 in Pioneer Press and Doings suburbs
- Chamber Music on the Fox salutes women musicians with concert
- Daywatch: The environmental impact of the holidays
- Michael Penix Jr. leads No. 2 Washington to 37-31 win over No. 3 Texas and spot in the College Football Playoff title game
- ESPN apologizes for showing video of woman flashing during the Sugar Bowl broadcast
- Bobby Narang’s girls basketball rankings and player of the week for Lake County
- To avoid New York rules, hundreds of migrants dropped off in New Jersey
- Be the engine. That was a preseason message for Geneva’s Leah Palmer. And now? ‘I think she’s all over it.’
- Savon Miles pushes Griffith over .500 by pushing himself and his teammates: ‘He plays with a lot of passion’
- Wayne LaPierre, longtime NRA leader, faces trial that could end his reign
- Workouts to try in 2024
- Waukegan celebration highlights the meaning of Kwanzaa; ‘Everyone … came away with something they learned and made’
- Kaneland’s Troyer Carlson, set to play football in college, thrills at Plano Christmas Classic. ‘Got the job done.’
- Patrick Walsh might be overlooked. But Benet isn’t, in part because senior guard is ‘just trying to win.’
- Israel says it will defend itself against genocide accusations at world court filed by South Africa
- No. 1 Purdue faces big tests in Big Ten with Maryland and No. 9 Illinois coming up this week
- Village president officiates wedding of close friend’s son in Oak Brook Village Hall boardroom
- Lake County libraries offer free and reduced-price passes to area attractions; ‘It is culturally and educationally important’
- Wauconda’s Grace Parker, whose aunt Melissa played at Illinois, continues to establish her own identity
- District 101 chooses Mount Prospect educator to be Field Park Elementary School’s next principal
- Lake Forest group continues to reach out to help children; ‘We want to open up their world’
- Caring Place Foundation serves meals and hope to participants during its 21st annual Christmas Day Dinner
- Chicago Bulls guard Jevon Carter pays $965K for West Loop condo and then sells Wisconsin home
- Lake County farmers markets are not just held outside in the warmer months; ‘I was shocked to find any … in the winter’
- CFP championship game will pit the prolific passing of Washington’s Michael Penix Jr. vs. Michigan’s top-ranked defense
- Private equity juggernaut Blackstone completes $2.16 billion investment in NIPSCO
- Toddlers and parents celebrate New Year’s Eve, at a time more fitting their schedules, with La Grange Park Public Library
- Lake Forest Hospital chaplain, 85, has no plans to retire; ‘I feel like I have been blessed, and I have a lot to give’
- Village Board approves variance for improved electronic message board outside Oswego High School
- Another year come and gone in Burr Ridge and the big news in 2023 was development — and a distinct opposition to some of it.
- Antioch man charged after shooting at food-delivery driver, standoff with police, officials say
- Western Springs Historical Society House Walk returns in May
- Aurora event to honor legacy of Martin Luther King
- MoneyGeek names Naperville 8th safest city in America for 2024, down from No. 1 last year
- Corrections and clarifications
- Elgin’s housing market in good shape with 4 new apartment complexes, 250 house building permits OK’d in 2023
- Evanston’s Connections for the Homeless purchases Margarita Inn after nearly four years of operation
- First baby born at start of the new year in Hinsdale surprises parents
- Vernon Township partners with Buffalo Grove Wendy’s restaurant to raise money for food pantry
- Animals with special needs get extra attention at area shelters
- Afternoon Briefing: Naperville on list of safest cities in US
- Melton names Glenn Johnson to vacant school board post
- Will County Board votes 12-4 in favor of continuing demolition of former courthouse
- Man charged in Dyer gas station stick up
- Waukegan’s Polar Bear Plunge attracts record crowd; ‘If I can do this … I can do anything for the rest of the year’
- Valpo Mayor Jon Costas nods to voters guiding future, new council touts female presence
- South suburban families ring in the new year with new babies
- Police rescue women whose car flipped after they got lost in Buffington Harbor
- Park Ridge police: Offender steals Audi Q5 while owner was pumping gas at station
- Griffith man charged with killing girlfriend: records
- Ask Angi: What do I do with all my holiday stuff?
- La Grange Area League of Women Voters holding program on SAFE-T Act
- Meet Cook County’s first married couple of the year
- Area schools get cash grants from the secretary of state’s office for school libraries
- Gloria Scoby, former publisher at Crain’s, dies at 77
- Winnetka dentist using Botox to treat jaw/dental pain
- A week after deadly Englewood house fire, 5-year-old girl remembered as social butterfly
- Harvard president Claudine Gay resigns amid plagiarism claims, backlash from antisemitism testimony
- Top Hamas official Saleh Arouri, who headed West Bank operations, killed in Beirut blast
- Glencoe to see multiple fee increases in the new year
- Editorial: Claudine Gay was right to resign as Harvard president, but the board owes its community a better explanation
- $842 million Powerball ticket sold in Michigan, 1st time jackpot won on New Year’s Day
- Glencoe Village Manager to get increased salary in amended contract
- Park Ridge to circulate draft plans for affordable housing plan
- Gabe Perreault leads US into the World Juniors semifinals, while tournament favorite Canada gets knocked out
- La administración del alcalde Brandon Johnson entra en el nuevo año con la ciudad en una encrucijada respecto a los inmigrantes y otras cuestiones
- 452 donations and counting: Naperville blood donor’s dedication has kept him giving for 27 years
- Skokie girl, 14, reported missing in Evanston
- Revolutionary gene therapy may offer new life for patients battling chronic sickle cell disease
- Trump appeals Maine ruling barring him from ballot under Constitution’s insurrection clause
- One killed in Tuesday morning fire at Hickory Hills apartment building
- Daisies serves up Chicago-style croissant, nicknamed the ‘glamour weenie,’ in collaboration with The Wieners Circle
- Chicago Cubs announce Craig Counsell’s staff, featuring bench coach Ryan Flaherty: ‘I’ve always had great respect for him’
- Desalojos en condado de Cook en niveles pre pandemia. La falta de vivienda asequible y los altos costos serían los responsables, según expertos
- OPINIÓN / Cuentos Políticos: Loretta y la Patria
- Cannabis companies drop controversial plan for weed shop at site of former Rainforest Cafe
- Planes collide and catch fire at Japan’s Haneda airport, killing 5
- Powerful earthquakes hit Japan’s western coast, leaving at least 60 dead
- 4 takeaways from the Chicago Bulls’ blowout loss to the Philadelphia 76ers, including Patrick Williams’ early exit