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- Daily Horoscope for January 15, 2025
- Asking Eric: Should I give my daughter letters saved for her wedding day and the birth of her first child?
- Ask Anna: Am I open to exploring polyamory?
- Today in History: Wikipedia makes its debut
- Today in Chicago History: Illinois becomes first state to recognize MLK Day
- Editorial: Drive safely, but we don’t need a blanket speed limit change. Alders should vote no on La Spata ordinance.
- Mark Harris: Oh, say, what will we see on the new Illinois state flag?
- 2024 Readers’ Choice Food Awards: It’s time to nominate your favorite food spots from across Chicagoland
- Alessandra Hirsch: No, I am not a better doctor since my cancer diagnosis
- Laura Washington: Post-pandemic Chicago needs a revival. Downtown is where it can happen.
- An outsider no more, Intuit Art Museum opens this spring after $10 million makeover
- RTA proposes more bus and train service, fare hikes and stronger central agency as lawmakers prepare to debate future of transit
- Letters: As the LA fires show, lives depend on reducing carbon emissions
- Donald Trump’s mass deportation pledge could test Chicago’s immigrant protections
- Return to Taipei: A mom-and-daughter trip to Taiwan’s relaxed capital city highlights its creature comforts
- Review: ‘Kid Prince and Pablo’ by Lifeline Theatre adds hip hop score to a classic Twain tale
- Will County Forest Preserves to display vintage Smokey Bear paintings
- Chicago basketball report: Allie Quigley inducted into DePaul Hall of Fame — and how much longer Bulls’ Torrey Craig will be out
- Chicago Blackhawks’ Seth Jones accepts the blame for his ‘boneheaded’ role in a loss, but he vows to be better
- Daywatch: Donald Trump’s mass deportation pledge could test Chicago’s immigrant protections
- Naperville North’s Ava Podkasik throws her all into return. Like everything else. ‘It’s something girls respect.’
- 2 wounded, one fatally Tuesday night in Andersonville neighborhood
- Hobart’s Ryan Basham has a new coach who believes in him. He has teammates believing too. ‘They follow him.’
- Victim dies from injuries in apartment fire overnight declared a crime scene in Belmont Cragin neighborhood
- Few US adults confident Justice Department and FBI will act fairly under Donald Trump, AP-NORC poll finds
- Firefighters need better weather to fight California’s flames. When will they get relief?
- Witnesses report seeing a coyote pup being abused, killed in Mount Greenwood neighborhood
- FDA floats plan to make cigarettes nonaddictive, but its fate rests with Donald Trump
- 1 dead, 3 others injured in apartment fire on North Side
- Alexia Manalo tries to ‘stay on top of things’ with her busy schedule. On the court, Wauconda counts on it.
- ‘Depolymerization’; ten-dollar word causes stir at Lake County Board meeting
- Number of Homer Township polling places drops from 18 to 5 for February primary
- Envision Evanston plan, which could increase density, gets timeline extended
- After a year in Ohio, Jacob Rice returns to St. Laurence with improved game. But still the same. ‘Smooth sailing.’
- Wilmette Park District director resigns; lawsuit continues
- FDA bans red dye No. 3 from foods
- Skokie Village Board to vote on mid-rise apartment building downtown
- Walgreens closing five stores on South, West sides of Chicago
- Medical sales executive on Lakeside Bank board charged with fraud for allegedly selling mislabeled surgical products
- Below zero windchills expected to keep Chicago in chilling grip Wednesday
- Man discovered fatally wounded in vehicle Tuesday night in West Ridge
- Best folding treadmills for small spaces and big workouts
- Nearly doubling his scoring average, Dylan Long develops into something else for Newark. ‘A matchup nightmare.’
- How to choose the best sports bra
- Review: ‘One of Them Days’ is a Los Angeles comedy with unexpected poignancy — and Keke Palmer
- Column: Waukegan to determine if locals get to ‘Eat Mor Chikin’
- Police detain Hobart student with gun on school bus
- Brookfield Zoo expecting first bottlenose dolphin birth in a decade
- ‘Wolf Man’ review: Like father, like son in a grim and serious horror remake
- Browns sued by city over possible move from Cleveland to proposed domed stadium in suburbs
- Cleveland Browns name Tommy Rees, the former Notre Dame QB, their new offensive coordinator
- Indian Prairie School District 204 board approves spending $2.3 million for purchase of Chromebooks
- David Grainger, who expanded industrial distribution firm started by his father, dies at 97
- NBA reschedules Chicago Bulls road game against Los Angeles Clippers due to wildfires
- Michael Peregrine: Presidential farewell addresses provide memorable civics lessons
- Donald Trump and Joe Biden both claim credit for Gaza ceasefire deal
- Jury in Madigan trial hears stipulated testimony from Gov. Pritzker as defense case comes to a close
- Waukegan’s Vista Medical Center East furloughs dozens: ‘We don’t have enough revenue coming in to cover our costs’
- CTA chief of staff to become acting president after Dorval Carter’s retirement
- In-demand Porter Beach parking passes go on sale in March with $5 fee bump
- City Council sides with Mayor Brandon Johnson on Chicago’s sanctuary city dispute
- Owner of Mundelein pastry shop Tony Cannoli inspired to open business by Japan visit
- Afternoon Briefing: Brookfield Zoo expecting first bottlenose dolphin birth in a decade
- Homewood plans for new downtown TIF district, public hearing set for March
- Fort Wayne man charged with stealing $65k in jewelry from Hobart JCPenney’s
- March Madness will pay women’s teams under a new structure approved by the NCAA
- Pop and candy shop in St. Charles offers sugar rush of nostalgia
- California Congressman Ro Khanna calls for ‘full and transparent’ investigation into death of OpenAI whistleblower Suchir Balaji
- Sentencing continued in crash that killed Chesterton teacher
- New Chicago school board sworn in as CTU president pushes to reach deal over contentious contract
- Marco Rubio warns China is America’s ‘biggest threat,’ affirms value of NATO alliance
- Chicago man pleads guilty to sexual assault of disabled resident of Marklund in Geneva
- Records: Gary man tells police he murdered his mother
- CFD deputy chief driven to firehouse after being found asleep at the wheel: OIG
- Security guard stabbed after Niles North High School basketball game: Skokie police
- Taylor Hall wants to remain with the Chicago Blackhawks, but trade rumors arise: ‘No one’s going to feel sorry for you’
- Of Notoriety: Gary History Friday lecture event revisits downtown of yesteryear
- Orland District 135 proposes bond issue for $15 million in school improvements
- David Montgomery and Jahmyr Gibbs form a potent 1-2 running back punch for the top-seeded Detroit Lions
- With the Polar Dome at Santa’s Village reopening Friday, old memories are warming hearts
- Gary must pay $12.3 million to East Chicago, Michigan City after state comptroller error
- Mediators herald Gaza ceasefire and hostage deal. Israel says final details are in flux
- Gary man convicted of killing man, wounding baby in minivan
- Chicago White Sox come to terms with 16 players — including 6 pitchers — as part of the international signing period
- Letters: Restoring exceptions to Chicago’s sanctuary city law would help most immigrants
- With ‘Chopped’ chef on tap, Steep Ravine partners with Bronzeville-based brewery to relaunch Logan Square taproom
- Daily Horoscope for January 16, 2025
- Aurora City Council OKs change to agreement that pushes back opening of downtown restaurant
- Winds, arsonists complicate fight against LA-area wildfires as crews report progress
- Biden warns of dangers of ‘oligarchy’ of ultra-rich, ‘tech-industrial complex’ running country
- Two Gary officers on leave after police-involved fatal shooting
- Law & order: Gary man gets 35 years in molestation case and Chicago man nets 9 years for dealing drugs
- Lincoln Park Zoo says harbor seal and Chilean flamingo died of avian flu
- Trump adviser says president-elect is exploring options to ‘preserve’ TikTok
- What does the ceasefire agreement mean for Israel, Palestine and the wider Middle East?
- Morgan Park Academy’s Tiara Williams turns into a Gym Rat. And, yes, that’s literally. ‘It’s tough, but it’s worth it.’
- It’s more than heart that Providence alum Laurelei Thormeyer brings to St. Francis. ‘I put my entire soul into it.’
- Chicago Bulls gift-wrap a win to the injury-depleted Atlanta Hawks. 3 takeaways from their 3rd straight loss.
- Lockport’s Sophie Kelner vs. Oak Forest’s Isabel Peralta. A marquee matchup. And Kelner prevails. ‘Doing amazing.’