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Daily Horoscope for January 03, 2025
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Asking Eric: Husband relies on me to handle everything
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Today in History: ‘Curse of the Bambino’ begins
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Today in Sports History: Jimmy Butler breaks Michael Jordan’s Chicago Bulls record for points in an NBA half
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Abhinav Anne: This is how leadership shapes our mental health in a divided nation
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Bald eagles, now officially the national bird, not uncommon within city limits
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Changes coming to Cook County criminal court in 2025
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Paul Vallas: Chicago’s City Council can address the financial crisis to come if it begins now
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Tom Montgomery Fate: What a literary critic’s memoir reveals about Chicago and its writers
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Heidi Stevens: His wife told him to jump in the lake. More than 4 years later, he still is. ‘There’s just a lot of joy in jumping in the water’
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Letters: Mayor Brandon Johnson should resign from office
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What to do in Chicago: Kevin Hart and Bill Murray shows, plus rooftop curling
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Today in Chicago History: Feds charge Ald. Edward Burke
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For Chicago’s improv and stand-up comics, stage time is more important than screen time
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What do Chicago Bears players want in the team’s next coach? ‘We need a culture shift.’ ‘A man of his word.’
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Can Josh Giddey turn a corner on defense? How the Chicago Bulls guard is redefining himself on the other end of the court.
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New Orleans attacker had suspected bomb materials at home, reserved truck weeks ago, officials say
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Daywatch: Changes coming to Cook County criminal court in 2025
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Naperville Central’s Tessa Williams takes charge. She finally takes shots too. The results can be eye-opening.
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College Football Playoff by the numbers: Semifinal teams are all members of the exclusive 900-win club
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Expansion-seeking PWHL ready to drop the puck on 9-game neutral site Takeover Tour
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President Joe Biden rejects Nippon Steel’s proposed deal to acquire US Steel
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Man with knife fatally wounded by police overnight in Little Village
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Speaker Mike Johnson is trying to save his job as a new Congress convenes
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Republicans’ trust in accuracy of US elections jumps after Donald Trump’s win, AP-NORC poll finds
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At least 30 people killed by Israeli strikes in Gaza as stalled ceasefire talks set to resume
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Will a devastating New Year’s Eve explosion change Hawaii’s fireworks culture?
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Zach Ausburn turns into force inside for Warren. Surprised? The 6-7 center ‘always believed I’d play a part.’
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Chicago homicides in 2024: 573 people slain. Here’s how that compares with previous years.
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Chicago man faces murder charge in New Year’s Day shooting of woman in North Lawndale, police say
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Blake Trilli’s senior year is his family’s ‘last leg of the relay’ at Munster. Indeed, he holds the baton.
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Get stronger at home with the best resistance bands
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Small caravan of migrants sets out from southern Mexico but is unlikely to reach the US
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Romeoville man charged in armed-robberies on Chicago’s Southwest side
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Case upgraded to murder after beating victim dies
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Steve Reaven’s boys basketball rankings and player of the week for Lake County
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Butler suspended seven games without pay for ‘conduct detrimental to team’; Heat career likely over
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Ex-husband’s trail of violent threats preceded Hammond woman’s death: records
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Hundreds brave chilly waters at Waukegan’s Polar Bear Plunge; ‘Nothing says I’m alive quite like an icy wake-up call’
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Surgeon General calls for new label on drinks to warn Americans of alcohol’s cancer risk
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A double dose of nasty winter is about to smack much of the US with snow, ice and biting cold
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Law & Order column: Inmate found dead in Lake County jail cell
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Donna Vickroy: Returning to my old record collection evokes myriad of emotions as it restores soundtrack of my life
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Column: Chicago Blackhawks need to get back to their grind — or they’ll be grounded
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Even with black-and-blue ankle, Marcos Gonzales believes the show goes on for Brother Rice. ‘It’s a mental thing.’
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Bally’s Chicago launches $250 million IPO for minority investors, as casino site demolition remains on hold after river spill
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Nazareth’s Stella Sakalas, a bridge between talented classes, is a ‘remarkable player’ too. And her time comes.
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Duo from Andrew ‘making history,’ heading to D.C. to advocate for Unified Sports
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The Way We Were: Snowy winter day in Naperville in the 1900s
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North Chicago woman killed by car in Waukegan
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Sophomore star Markese Peoples says he really likes ‘clothes and fashion.’ He wears it well for St. Laurence.
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Community invited to School District 308 town hall meetings
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New police chief appointed in Batavia
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Republican Mike Johnson reelected House speaker vote after dramatic floor vote
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Will County partnering with The Dollywood Foundation on local Imagination Library
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Naturally, twin brothers Will and Jonah Johnson team up to lead Sandburg. The payoff? ‘Playing together is so easy.’
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Statewide police body camera requirement kicked in Jan. 1, but full compliance picture unclear
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México abre la posibilidad de recibir a migrantes no mexicanos retornados por Trump
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Afternoon Briefing: Man with knife fatally wounded by police overnight
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Want to spot a bald eagle? Will and DuPage counties offer lots of places to view them
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Naperville Police Arrests for Dec. 29-Jan. 1
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Gary man charged after taking cop’s gun and firing during arrest
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Davion Jackson takes flight as East Aurora rolls past Elgin. The difference? ‘It’s just a matter of confidence.’
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Judge sets Donald Trump’s sentencing in hush money case for Jan. 10, but signals no jail time
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Worship news: Cancer support group and Community Blood Drive
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Waukegan officials hail effectiveness of pilot police/social worker program; ‘They find people in crisis and help with solutions’
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Sick season is in full force. What the latest CDC figures show
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Porter man’s hearing on probation revocation postponed because his attorneys quit
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Housekeeper admits taking pricy coins in Winfield: charges
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Calendar change means Gary students return Monday
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Consumer protection agency sues Walmart, Branch alleging illegal pay practices for gig drivers
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Soldier who died by suicide in Las Vegas told ex-girlfriend of pain and exhaustion after Afghanistan
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Orland Park pastor indicted with Trump sees ‘eventual case collapse’ with Georgia court ruling
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State police honor Orland Park Trooper Clay Carns in funeral procession
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5 things to watch in the Chicago Bears-Green Bay Packers game — plus our Week 18 predictions
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Soldier who died in Las Vegas explosion left note saying it was to be a wakeup for country’s ills
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Hearthside child labor settlement approved by Texas judge
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Elgin News Digest: Rakow Regatta cardboard boat race to be held Feb. 15; Winter Fringe Fest being held Jan. 25 at Side Street Studio
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Data center eyed for 61st Avenue property, but Hobart residents dubious
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Waukegan couple’s fifth child is first baby of 2025 born in Northwestern Medicine Lake Forest Hospital
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Mexico opens possibility of receiving non-Mexican deportees from Donald Trump
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Luke Getsy — the former Chicago Bears OC — is helping out the Green Bay Packers as they prepare for the playoffs
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From the Farm: Farm fowl fare better in Northwest Indiana without foul winters
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The French Quarter’s metal barriers were gone on New Year’s, leaving a critical security gap
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Downers Grove library board tables controversial proposal on leadership structure
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Ohio governor vetoes medical free speech clause he says would gut state’s regulatory power
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Company that prepares seafood products for sushi bars, restaurants to open in Elgin
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‘An uncertain future’: Northwest Indiana, steel industry react as Biden blocks U.S. Steel deal
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Rudy Giuliani testifies at contempt hearing as lawyers for election workers pursue $148M judgment
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New restaurant opens next door to the Paramount Theatre in downtown Aurora
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US Olympic sprinter Fred Kerley is arrested in South Florida following a confrontation with police
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Sí, puedes hacer un buen ejercicio en 10 minutos
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Aurora to get new digital signs at no cost, but with ads
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North Central College heads to fifth Stagg Bowl championship game hoping to right last year’s loss
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Police: Man critically wounded in New Year’s Day shooting in Aurora
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Joe Biden awards the Medal of Honor and Medal of Valor to military heroes and first responders
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Why are US flags being flown at half-staff on Inauguration Day?
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Amid progress in contract negotiations, war of words between CPS and CTU erupts
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Basketball and local scores for the Southland, Aurora, Elgin, Naperville and Lake County
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Dimitre Petrasiunas, Bartlett’s latest big man, continues to progress after an injury. ‘He’s got the whole package.’
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Minnesota beats Virginia Tech 24-10 in Mayo Bowl for 8th straight bowl victory
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Mrvan eyes areas of common ground in closely divided Congress