DEAR ABBY: Two years ago, my husband was told that our adult child’s partner had tested positive for COVID two days before we were scheduled to visit them. My husband — a forever Good-Time Charlie — decided not to inform …
Dear Abby: Am I overreacting about the news my husband hid from me? Read MoreDEAR MISS MANNERS: I was in my friend’s wedding a year ago, and now her anniversary is coming up. However, in the last six months, it does not seem like the marriage is going well, and I’m honestly not sure …
Miss Manners: Maybe I should pretend I forgot about her wedding? Read MoreToday is Saturday, Dec. 27, the 361st day of 2025. There are four days left in the year. Today in history: On Dec. 27, 1831, naturalist Charles Darwin set out on a round-the-world voyage from Plymouth, England, aboard the HMS …
Today in History: December 27, Charles Darwin sets out on world voyage Read MoreMoon Alert: Avoid shopping (except for food and gas) or major decisions from 2 a.m. to 3:30 a.m. EST today (from midnight until 12:30 a.m. PST). After that, the Moon moves from PISCES into ARIES. Happy Birthday for Saturday, Dec. …
Daily Horoscope for December 27, 2025 Read MorePORTLAND, Ore. — Don’t look now, but the Clippers have momentum. James Harden had 34 points, Brook Lopez made a career-high nine 3-pointers on his way to 31 points, and Kawhi Leonard scored 18 of his 28 in the fourth …
Clippers dominate 2nd half to beat Blazers for 3rd straight win Read MoreWe asked readers what one change to Chicago’s downtown they’d like to see in the next 20 years. Here’s what you told us, lightly edited for clarity: “Fewer cars, more and better public transportation and a marketplace, a large indoor …
What change to Chicago’s downtown would you like to see in the next 20 years? Here’s what you told us. Read MoreOn Thanksgiving, the NHL’s intense parity this season seemed like it might help the Blackhawks by maximizing their chances of playing meaningful games into March. On Christmas, the parity seems like it might instead help the Hawks by maximizing their …
Blackhawks tracking toward another top-five draft pick due to NHL parity Read MoreA tow truck driver crashed into a woman’s vehicle in River North and then shot at her windshield early Friday, Chicago police say. The woman was driving next to the tow truck in the 800 block of North La Salle …
Tow truck driver shoots at woman’s vehicle in River North Read MoreThe National Weather Service has issued a dense fog advisory until 11 a.m. for Cook, DuPage, Lake and McHenry counties in Illinois and Porter and Lake counties in Indiana. Areas with dense fog can reduce visibility to one quarter mile …
Dense fog advisory issued for northern Illinois and northwest Indiana Read MoreLAS VEGAS — Angie Dickinson enters an elevator just as Frank Sinatra and Peter Lawford exit. Seeing Dickinson, Sinatra executes a U-turn. Acting mock-slighted in the hall, Lawford turns to Dean Martin, who had accompanied Dickinson to the elevator. “What …
Original ‘Ocean’s 11’ remains a Las Vegas all-star classic Read MoreMurrieta police are warning of a new TikTok challenge that is a dangerous variation of a decades-old prank — one that police across the country are scrambling to stop. Some teens already have been arrested. Authorities in Florida, Washington state, …
TikTok challenge of violently kicking doors unnerves residents, puts police on alert Read MoreNew Cal head coach Tosh Lupoi named Minnesota Vikings assistant coach Michael Hutchings, a fellow former De La Salle High star, as the Bears’ new defensive coordinator on Friday. Hutchings has been the Vikings’ safeties coach the past two seasons …
Cal names Minnesota Vikings assistant Michael Hutchings as its new defensive coordinator Read MoreNew Cal head coach Tosh Lupoi named Minnesota Vikings assistant coach Michael Hutchings, a fellow former De La Salle High star, as the Bears’ new defensive coordinator on Friday. Hutchings has been the Vikings’ safeties coach the past two seasons …
Cal names Minnesota Vikings assistant Michael Hutchings as its new defensive coordinator Read MoreA 15-year-old boy was wounded in a shooting early Friday in the South Chicago neighborhood on the South Side, according to Chicago police. The teen was in the 2900 block of East 91st Street when someone in a group of …
15-year-old boy shot, wounded in South Chicago Read MoreSaugus forward Braydon Harmon (12) takes a shot in the first half of a boys prep basketball game against Westlake at St Francis High School in La Canada on Friday, December 26, 2025. (Photo by Libby Cline Birmingham, Contributing Photographer) …
Westlake boys basketball cruises to win over Saugus at St. Francis Holiday Hoopfest Read MoreBy LARRY LAGE AP Sports Writer ANN ARBOR, Mich. — Michigan has agreed to a five-year contract with Kyle Whittingham to replace fired and disgraced football coach Sherrone Moore, according to multiple reports. Two people familiar with the situation confirmed …
Kyle Whittingham agrees to 5-year deal to coach Michigan Read MoreThe Cubs’ offseason was eclipsed by the White Sox earlier this week, when the South Siders signed Japanese slugger Munetaka Murakami to a two-year deal and held a press conference to introduce their newest member. It was the splashiest move …
Three New Year’s resolutions for the Cubs in 2026 Read MoreA man was fatally shot Thursday night in Grand Crossing on the South Side, according to Chicago police. The man was found unresponsive with gunshot wounds to his back and armpit around 10 p.m. in the 7400 block of South …
Man fatally shot in Grand Crossing Read MoreLAS VEGAS — In what easily could have been viewed as a playoff game, the Jaguars went to Denver and proved their mettle as a postseason force to fear. Houston vs. Jacksonville, anyone, for the AFC crown? The Jaguars stepped …
NFL picks: Jaguars looking like Super Bowl contenders, should have their way with Colts Read MoreLakers star guard Austin Reaves will be sidelined for at least the next month because of a calf injury. The team announced on Friday evening that Reaves will be re-evaluated in about four weeks after being diagnosed with a grade …
Lakers’ Austin Reaves to miss at least 4 weeks with calf injury Read More