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