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- Daily horoscope for January 26, 2024
- Thornton turns Rich Township green with envy. Kenwood transfer Isaiah Green, that is. ‘They let me be me.’
- From football to basketball, Maximilian Carmicle grows by leaps and bounds for Hillcrest. ‘Has a great motor.’
- Ask Amy: Should we lie to our son about his performance in pee wee sports?
- Naperville mansion listed for $10.5M goes under contract
- Today in History: Kobe Bryant, daughter Gianna and 7 others die in helicopter crash
- Editorial: Crisis at Chicago corporate heavyweight ADM rekindles bad memories of accounting scandals of yore
- Elizabeth Shackelford: Iran is at the tipping point. Will the US exercise its political will with Israel?
- Jeffery M. Leving: Illinois should join other states that have begun to offer permanent child tax credits to families
- Letters: Bravo to Chicago for its plan to go electric and move away from natural gas in new buildings
- After nearly closing, Black bookstores Semicolon and Da Book Joint have been able to pivot and ‘stick it out’
- Column: ‘He was such a sweet soul.’ A community grieves the loss of its neighbor Pete, who lived quietly in a big, orange tent
- David McGrath: Taking my sister and her husband fishing on the Gulf helps me see what matters most
- Things to do around Chicago: Common, The Commodores and a cold dip in Lake Michigan
- Mailee Smith: Illinois students aren’t taught life skills, but lawmakers might force lessons on unionization
- Ronnie Marmo plans to bring the Richard Christiansen Theatre back to life
- Actress Dana Delany corresponded with a fan on Twitter. What happened next is ‘Highway Patrol’ at Goodman Theatre.
- Bleak, bittersweet and tough: I miss 1970s movies, the ones for grown-ups before ‘Star Wars’
- Daywatch: Chicago’s snowplow naming contest
- Elon Musk is spreading election misinformation, but X’s fact checkers are long gone
- Michael Osipoff’s boys basketball rankings and player of the week for Northwest Indiana
- Novak Djokovic says his 1st semifinal loss at the Australian Open is not the beginning of the end
- Neuqua Valley’s Kylee Norkus holds the key to success: ‘Be fearless.’ Can the Evansville recruit unlock more?
- Top UN court stops short of ordering cease-fire in Gaza and demands Israel contain deaths
- King Charles III is admitted to a hospital for a scheduled prostate treatment
- Man fatally wounded overnight in Englewood neighborhood, Chicago police said
- Derek Scott Jr. shines for Lighthouse, and his father, in his return to Gary: ‘It’s just a dream come true’
- 5 takeaways from the Chicago Blackhawks’ 19th straight road loss: ‘Close isn’t good enough’
- Elgin News Digest: Emmett’s Brewing moves annual Big Wheel race to July; South Elgin Parks and Rec to offer free fitness classes; Hawthorne Hills Nature Center holding meet and greet
- Armed-robbers traveling in black sedan rob at least 2 victims overnight on Southwest Side, cops say
- Cubs outfielder Ian Happ buys West Loop condo for $3M
- Alabama man shook violently on gurney during first-ever nitrogen gas execution
- Airstrikes in central Gaza kill 15 overnight while fighting intensifies in the enclave’s south
- Naperville Police Arrests
- Justin Timberlake tour will bring him to Chicago in June
- Naperville News Digest: COD offering free tax filing help for residents, students; Boy Scouts to hold pancake breakfast at Naperville church; ‘Pride, Honor, Tradition’ exhibit runs through April 5
- Time for a new Rule. In her final season, Libertyville’s Rachel Rule takes a ‘huge step forward.’
- Church news
- Around the Southland: Superintendent group, UNCF raise $400,000 for scholarships, and more
- Photos: Kankakee River flooding has spurred evacuations
- Family of siblings killed in Hazel Crest car crash call for safety changes, neighbors for speed control
- Ask the Builder: Your chimney could be the source of your roof leak
- Mayo Clinic Q&A: What to know about cervical cancer
- Abby Ordonez’s finger injury may have been ‘a little bit of a mess.’ But she’s pointing the way for Wheeler.
- Letters to the Editor: Council members’ actions seen politically motivated; Biden, not Naperville, should be solving migrant problem; why aren’t barriers an option for yard crashing problem?
- Column: Yorkville’s Jason Jakstys is signed, sealed, delivered for Illinois. Bottom line? ‘He was Big Ten tonight.’
- Column: Faux SoxFest arrives at the perfect time for Chicago White Sox fans in search of some answers
- Jazz trio to perform at St. Charles Public Library
- Attention, Chicago White Sox fans: SoxFest will return in January 2025
- Expungement and Reinstatement Fair helps people get second chances; ‘A conviction is not a life sentence’
- Emma Briggs expands her game as guard for Great Britain and center for Benet. Big moves for the small forward.
- Woman, 20, wounded Friday morning at South Shore residence, cops say
- Afternoon Briefing: Vigil planned for Barrington student killed by Metra train
- Waukegan starts new emergency notification system; ‘Critical information … will be delivered to residents to help keep them safe and informed’
- Skier Mikaela Shiffrin is sore — but relieved — after avoiding a more serious leg injury after downhill crash
- Devoted ukulele players find unique bond in Naperville group that embraces underappreciated instrument
- Park Ridge suggests strategies to meet affordable housing goal; will use carrot instead of stick
- New ward fund regulations approved in Aurora
- ‘Came in so quick’: Officials warn of ‘life-threatening’ flash floods in Wilmington as residents, businesses evacuate
- El alcalde Johnson pide al estado que construya albergues para inmigrantes fuera de Chicago
- Karaoke Showdown returns in Evergreen Park, to benefit AERO school
- Indiana falls nearer to bottom of voter turnout rankings, report finds
- Former Palos District 118 Board member appointed to fill vacancy on High School District 230 Board
- Thea Bowman charter backers hoping for Calumet College lifeline
- From the Farm: The elderberry long prized as a cure-all in syrup and teas
- Law & Order column: Lake County coroner says data ‘will help … to concentrate our efforts regarding preventable deaths’
- Naperville mansion listed for $10.5M goes under contract and could lead to the suburb’s highest recorded sale
- Jury says Donald Trump must pay an additional $83.3 million to E. Jean Carroll in defamation case
- Fire breaks out at Northwestern University merchandise store outside Ryan Field
- Photos: Crab fishing in the Mississippi River Basin
- Speaker Johnson warns Senate against border deal, suggesting it will be ‘dead on arrival’ in House
- Homicides reported from shootings in Blue Island, Calumet City
- U.S. Postal Service officials warn Glenvew residents after more than a dozen check washing cases in recent months
- Child struck by car Friday morning, driver ticketed in Evergreen Park
- DeMar DeRozan celebrates Kobe Bryant’s legacy on 4-year anniversary of his death: ‘Everything about him inspired me’
- U.S. Rep. Frank Mrvan updates constituents, tackles questions from U.S. Steel to marijuana legalization
- Los concejales firman una carta en la que instan a Johnson a suprimir la política de 60 días de acogida de inmigrantes
- Niles adopts Comprehensive 2040 plan; would create downtown-type district, more housing
- Deepfake explicit images of Taylor Swift spread on social media. Her fans are fighting back.
- Corrections and clarifications
- Waukegan school board members show off student-created hoodies; ‘I was almost in tears’
- House passes bill which would void local ordinances banning the sale of puppies
- Swimming classes to return to U-46 high school pools in 2024-25 under proposal awaiting board OK
- Michigan promotes Sherrone Moore to replace Jim Harbaugh as coach of the reigning national champions
- Man who conspired with sister in infamous 1993 ‘black widow’ murder case released from prison
- Key takeaways from UN court’s ruling on Israel’s war in Gaza
- Column: Overnight count showing more homeless on the streets of Aurora reflects growing national crisis
- Merrillville dad charged after boy, 3, fatally shot himself with loaded gun in December
- Chicago Bears hire Seattle Seahawks assistant Kerry Joseph as their quarterbacks coach
- The Way We Were: How important were blacksmiths back in the day? Naperville once had 10 shops in a town of just 2,000 people
- Wrestling icon Vince McMahon resigns from WWE after former employee files sex abuse lawsuit
- Hawaii officials identify the last of the 100 known victims of the wildfire that destroyed historic Lahaina
- Jessica Manley tracks down success running fast breaks for Shepard. It beats a 400. ‘It doesn’t seem as long.’
- Luka Doncic scores a franchise-record 73 points — tied for 4th all time — and Devin Booker puts up 62 on another wild night in the NBA
- Basketball and local scores for the Southland, Aurora, Elgin, Naperville and Lake County
- With offers from Illinois and Miami, Marist’s Stephen Brown still plays with something to prove. ‘That I suck.’