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- No. 10 Illinois edges Michigan State 71-68, improving to 3-1 in the Big Ten and 12-3 overall
- Former Cubs player Kerry Wood lists Winnetka mansion
- Daily horoscope for January 12, 2024
- Former Chicago Cubs pitcher Marcus Stroman agrees to a 2-year, $37 million deal with the New York Yankees
- Dean’s Dugout in Naperville flooded with community support after New Year’s Eve robbery: ‘I believe in helping people’
- Ask Amy: DNA tests reveal half sibling
- Today in History: Motown Records is founded in Detroit
- Ask the Pediatrician: What are some ways to prevent suicide?
- Column: In attempt to shield kids from sexual content, Florida school district bans dictionaries. Do better, grown-ups
- Editorial: Temperatures may not top zero on Monday. For God’s sake, hold those buses, Gov. Abbott.
- Want to party like it’s 1899? One Chicagoan is working to revive Cohasset Punch liqueur
- Benjamin A. Crane: The CTA is headed for more accidents and financial disaster
- We Rise Together program building a rising tide of economic recovery in Black and Latinx communities
- Things to do around Chicago: Fillet of Solo, Cubs Con and events for MLK Day
- Peter H. Schwartz: Cities have long been a target of anger from the disaffected. History tells us to beware.
- Nickolaus Hayes: Dry January allows us to reboot our lives and reassess our relationship with alcohol
- Rule change allows craft cannabis growers in Illinois to expand more quickly, but it may not be enough to save many of them
- Letters: Migrants could be the workers America needs
- Elizabeth Shackelford: Chained to Israel, the US struggles to secure vital shipping lanes in the Red Sea
- Around the Southland: Oak Lawn musicans jam with peers from California, and more
- As deadline for closure passes, residents at Holland Home struggle with uncertain future
- ‘The Zone of Interest’ review: In this unforgettable Holocaust film, life outside of Auschwitz is devastatingly normal
- Top picks for classical music and jazz for winter 2024: Herbie Hancock, Bernard Rands and a tribute to three great jazz women
- Chicago White Sox GM Chris Getz breaks down recent roster additions — and what’s next for pitcher Garrett Crochet
- Forecast of blizzard-like weather conditions pushes school districts to e-learning, canceled school day ‘to ensure the safety of our students’
- Daywatch: Want to party like it’s 1899?
- West suburban school districts switch to remote learning as heavy snow, blizzard-like weather conditions grip the area
- Michael Osipoff’s girls basketball rankings and player of the week for Northwest Indiana
- Emerson Burke is playing with confidence. Naperville Central ‘believes in me,’ and freshman shows why.
- Mayo Clinic Q&A: Understanding Graves’ disease
- Ask the Builder: How to spend the least money to stay warm
- Israel defends itself at the UN’s top court against allegations of genocide against Palestinians
- Britain’s prime minister is in Ukraine to offer aid and reassurance of West’s support against Moscow
- Some Americans will get their student loans canceled in February as Biden accelerates his new plan
- Naperville News Digest: Academy of the Arts hosting fundraising gala at Wentz; Naperville Restaurant Week specials start Jan. 19; Will County Forest Preserve District offering Zoom programs
- Who are the Houthis and why is the US attacking them?
- Monday event in Aurora to honor legacy of Martin Luther King
- What to know after closing arguments in Trump’s civil fraud trial
- Cesar Rosas of Los Lobos plays with local band at the Venue
- Deerfield senior Luke Reddy is ready for view from podium, not concourse again. ‘This is my time to win.’
- Multiple North Shore schools close for severe winter weather
- Field Museum covers some Native American displays as new rules take effect
- Naperville snow/winter weather closures and cancellations
- Marquette freshman Marissa Pleasant isn’t just well-rounded. She’ll ‘give her best in anything she does.’
- Naperville Police Arrests
- Chicago man convicted of shooting infant’s father in Gary
- Naperville braces for bitter temps and 25-below windchills on heels of 8 inches of snow
- Buffalo supermarket gunman who killed 10 will face the death penalty in federal hate crimes case
- Column: Focus of GOP leaders drifts into dysfunctional territory
- Historian documents early days of Hegewisch, Chicago’s ‘most isolated neighborhood’
- Watch live: Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson addresses snowstorm
- Church news
- New England Patriots agree to hire Jerod Mayo has their next head coach — and Bill Belichick’s successor
- Elgin News Digest: Program to look back at Elgin library’s first 150 years; nature painting class being held at Creek Bend center; South Elgin HS senior named to state student council
- Public can comment on NIPSCO’s proposed natural gas rate increases at Jan. 23 hearing in Hammond
- For Chicago Bears fan Mark Gronowski, receiving Walter Payton Award is ‘really cool.’ So is winning titles.
- Law & Order column: Lake County sheriff’s office issues warning about phone scam
- Frankfort police say worker received minor injuries after fall on roof at The Grainery
- J’s Peapod in Lansing closes after passing of owner Jeff Lo
- Former North Chicago officer receives $475K settlement in suit against city
- Free tax services to be offered at Waubonsee Community College’s downtown Aurora campus
- Village will celebrate centennial throughout 2024, but Clarendon Hills turns 100 years old on Jan. 22
- Review: ‘The Beekeeper’ is a wacky, self-aware action flick with Jason Statham
- SUV drives through window at Hobart Animal Clinic
- Opera Up Close takes audience on A Winter’s Journey in University Park
- Former Batavia resident gets eight years in prison after pleading guilty to child pornography
- Bishop Noll’s Caleb Parks ‘opened a lot of people’s eyes’ with his scoring. Do they see everything else he does?
- US warns ships to stay out of parts of Red Sea as Houthi rebels vow retaliation for US, UK strikes
- Afternoon Briefing: Winter storm warning in place for most of Chicago area
- Lake County’s state reps host town hall ahead of session; ‘We get our ideas listening to you’
- Iowa campaign events are falling as fast as the snow as the state readies for record-cold caucuses
- Column: Ron Dawczak steps down as Marist’s football coach, but calls York’s Mike Fitzgerald ‘a home-run hire.’
- Column: Community input sought by Aurora groups on how to help asylum seekers
- Controversial Waukegan airport runway project remains in limbo; ‘All we can do is be patient’
- Racial equity activist must pay at least $38,000 after judge dismisses her lawsuit alleging harm from Awake Illinois leader
- Judge bans Cook County prosecutors’ new Conviction Review Unit boss from courtroom, alleging conflict of interest
- The Way We Were: Decision to reject railroad line in favor of ‘plank’ road had big impact on Naperville’s history
- Gary police investigating shootings, drug arrests
- Park Ridge moves to opt out of Cook County paid leave mandate
- President Biden stops by Pennsylvania stores to talk up his record on small business creation
- A year after transferring in, Elijah Lovemore shows vast improvement for Bloom. ‘I was thrown into the fire.’
- Naperville narrowly avoids landing on state list for Illinois’ least affordable cities
- Editorial: No migrant should be kicked out of a shelter in this weather
- Thousands more migrants in Chicago than previously reported, city officials say
- From the Farm: Dan Urschel, 85, passing leaves legacy of family, memories and manufacturing
- Winnetka considers limiting lake bluff construction with updated ordinance
- Winter storm with snow, ice, wind and bitter cold pummels much of the northern US
- Aurora looks at putting more money toward North Aurora Road project
- Friday snowfall creates slippery roads, closes schools, government buildings
- Forward Nick Foligno agrees to new 2-year contract with the Chicago Blackhawks
- Donald Trump ordered to pay The New York Times and its reporters nearly $400,000 in legal fees for lawsuit over 2018 story
- Winter’s arrived: Elgin covered in 11 inches of snow as of Saturday followed by a blast of bitter cold
- West Side, Gary mourns beloved science teacher
- Hay miles de inmigrantes más en Chicago de lo que se había informado previamente, según las autoridades municipales
- Bartlett woman and four juveniles charged in robbery of Naperville vape store
- Why does Iowa launch the presidential campaign?
- Mayor Brandon Johnson will delay enforcing migrant shelter evictions policy, acknowledges pause on opening new sites
- After blanket of snow, winter storm warning remains in place for Chicago area with frigid cold wave on its way
- Photos: Chicago Bulls honor inaugural Ring of Honor class
- MLK Day speaker: Keep learning, keep working for equal rights
- Federal Aviation Administration to begin production audits of Boeing planes after latest mishap
- Safety a focus of planned improvements along East New York Street on the far East Side of Aurora
- Chicago Bulls Ring of Honor celebration a missed opportunity for Michael Jordan and Scottie Pippen to settle yearslong feud
- Column: A long-overdue salute by the Chicago Bulls to the greatest NBA team of all time
- New Chicago Cubs pitcher Shota Imanaga, aka ‘The Throwing Philosopher,’ isn’t satisfied despite his success in Japan
- Police charge teen in attempted carjacking and shooting that critically injured Uber driver in Austin
- Cook County reports first cold-related death of season
- Photos: 2024 Cubs Convention
- Golden State Warriors spoil Chicago Bulls’ special night, rallying behind Stephen Curry for a 140-131 victory
- Chicago Bulls fans boo late GM Jerry Krause during Ring of Honor celebration: ‘That was really classless’
- Kerry Wood and Aramis Ramírez to be inducted into Chicago Cubs Hall of Fame: ‘I was so caught off guard’