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- Daily Horoscope for December 21, 2024
- West Aurora benefits from Kael Adkins’ leadership in thriller over East Aurora. ‘That atmosphere is so much fun.’
- Ex-etiquette: Grandmother doesn’t want to welcome stepkids to Christmas
- Terry Savage: Giving the gift of a college savings plan
- Asking Eric: I don’t want to be alone
- Today in History: First newspaper crossword puzzle published
- Today in Sports History: Chicago Bears win the NFL championship
- Illinois awarded $20M to begin transition to electric buses
- What do you do with a heartbreak at the holidays? Forgive the father you never had
- ‘Bad for everything:’ Invasive aquatic plant hydrilla discovered in DuPage County
- Goodbye and good luck to a good boy: As Dexter the dog moves away, his human pals reflect on puppy friendships
- Get jolly for holly in your yard
- The Tribune’s Quotes of the Week quiz for Dec. 21
- Newberry Library learns it holds the largest example in existence of an extremely rare paper type
- Letters: Achieving careful, quiet progress isn’t seen by many as leadership
- Biblioracle: My 2024 Biblioracle Book Awards for fiction, the first half
- Matas Buzelis set a high bar for his 1st Chicago Bulls season: Win as many games as possible. Then win Rookie of the Year.
- 2 wounded, one fatally in overnight shooting in Jackson Park neighborhood
- 1 in custody following fatal overnight shooting in South Chicago
- 1 in custody after police-involved shooting on West Side
- Letter to the Editor: New Trier should not cancel the Lagniappe show
- Temperatures expected in high 20s Saturday with windchills below zero
- Melton, Pennsylvania mayors critical of union in Nippon-U.S. Steel deal negotiations
- Four Northwest Indiana school administrators honored
- Aurora City Council OKs plans for new 340-unit apartment complex on North Orchard Road
- A 9-year-old is among 5 killed in the Christmas market attack in Germany
- President Biden signs bill that averts government shutdown, bringing to a close days of Washington upheaval
- Glenview passes budget without property tax increases for homeowners
- Rickey Henderson, Hall of Famer and baseball’s all-time steals king, dies at 65
- US flu season is underway, with cases surging in some areas and vaccinations lagging
- Penn State steamrolls mistake-prone SMU 38-10 in the 1st round of the College Football Playoff
- Senate passes RFK Stadium land bill, clearing path for Washington Commanders to return to nation’s capital
- First baseman Paul Goldschmidt and the New York Yankees agree to a 1-year, $12.5 million deal
- Shutdown saga exposes new fault lines for Speaker Johnson and tests his grip on the gavel
- Senate passes Social Security benefits boost for many public service retirees
- Houston Texans WR Tank Dell hospitalized after suffering a severe knee injury on TD catch vs. Kansas City Chiefs
- Photos: Northwestern 84, DePaul 64
- Column: Northwestern crushes DePaul 84-64 in a tale of two programs that have switched identities
- 3 takeaways from the Chicago Blackhawks’ 6-4 loss, including mistakes leading to a deficit too large to overcome
- Chicago White Sox acquire reliever Cam Booser from the Boston Red Sox and designate OF Corey Julks for assignment
- Texas beats Clemson 38-24 and advances to face Arizona State in the CFP quarterfinals
- Jury awards $66 million to mother’s family in medical-malpractice case
- Arizona Diamondbacks acquire Josh Naylor from Cleveland Guardians, who fill gap by adding Carlos Santana
- Tiger Woods and son Charlie finish strong for a share of the lead at the PNC Championship
- Chicago Bulls have no answer for Jayson Tatum, whose 43-point triple-double leads the Boston Celtics to a 123-98 win
- JuJu Watkins and No. 7 USC hold off Paige Bueckers and No. 4 UConn 72-70
- Ohio State routs Tennessee 42-17 in the CFP — setting up a rematch with top-seeded Oregon in the Rose Bowl