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Today in History: USSR formally dissolved
Today in History: USSR formally dissolved
On Dec. 26, 1991, the USSR was formally dissolved through a declaration by the Supreme Soviet.
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December 26, 2025 at 10:32 AM
Today in History: USSR formally dissolved
Heidi Stevens: At the end of an imperfect year, a list that reminds us what tomorrow is for
Heidi Stevens: At the end of an imperfect year, a list that reminds us what tomorrow is for
There’s still more growing, healing, loving and protecting to do, so here are the things I’m carrying into 2026, writes Heidi Stevens.
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December 26, 2025 at 9:13 AM
Heidi Stevens: At the end of an imperfect year, a list that reminds us what tomorrow is for
Picture this: A sandy, 25-mile stretch of beach, just a three-hour drive from Miami but devoid of grocery stores or gas stations, restaurants, bars or hotels. Instead, sea turtles nest on the beach, their hatchlings’ sense of orientation protected by dark-sky rules.
How this Florida barrier island community pushed back against overdevelopment
Brevard County’s southern barrier island is one of the least developed areas on Florida’s Atlantic coast. It’s a quaint, still pristine paradise, but all that seemed at risk just a few years ago.…
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December 26, 2025 at 8:10 AM
Picture this: A sandy, 25-mile stretch of beach, just a three-hour drive from Miami but devoid of grocery stores or gas stations, restaurants, bars or hotels. Instead, sea turtles nest on the beach, their hatchlings’ sense of orientation protected by dark-sky rules.
Those who step into the new Mich Big Taco in downtown Aurora are stepping into the “soul of Mexico” — at least, that’s how the owners want people to feel.
Downtown Aurora’s new Mich Big Taco wants to share taste of Mexican culture
Mich Big Taco in downtown Aurora looks to offer customers an authentic Mexican experience that goes beyond food.
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December 26, 2025 at 5:08 AM
Those who step into the new Mich Big Taco in downtown Aurora are stepping into the “soul of Mexico” — at least, that’s how the owners want people to feel.
Review: Timothée Chalamet is truly great in the kenetic ‘Marty Supreme’
Review: Timothée Chalamet is truly great in the kenetic ‘Marty Supreme’
Chalamet delivers one of the best performances of his career so far as an aspiring table tennis champion from 1952 New York.
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December 26, 2025 at 4:55 AM
Review: Timothée Chalamet is truly great in the kenetic ‘Marty Supreme’
Test your knowledge with our annual quiz and feel free to ask your loved ones for help. But no Google searches or AI prompts allowed. Friends don’t let friends use ChatGPT.
The Great 2025 Chicago Tribune holiday news quiz
Think you know everything that went on this year? Get together with your loved ones this Christmas and have fun with our annual year-end news quiz.
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December 26, 2025 at 4:20 AM
Test your knowledge with our annual quiz and feel free to ask your loved ones for help. But no Google searches or AI prompts allowed. Friends don’t let friends use ChatGPT.
The free drive-thru show, which is open daily from 5 to 9 p.m., features dozens of light displays at the park at 1000 Ray Moses Drive.
A holiday tradition in Aurora, Festival of Lights set to close for the season on Sunday
The free drive-thru show, which is open daily from 5 to 9 p.m. at Phillips Park, features dozens of light displays.
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December 26, 2025 at 4:00 AM
The free drive-thru show, which is open daily from 5 to 9 p.m., features dozens of light displays at the park at 1000 Ray Moses Drive.
What to do in Chicago: Harlem Globetrotters, Trans-Siberian Orchestra and holiday magic
What to do in Chicago: Harlem Globetrotters, Trans-Siberian Orchestra and holiday magic
Around the area this weekend, The Waco Brothers play The Hideout, Hell in a Handbag has a holiday show and it’s the final week for this year’s live staging of “It’s a Wonderful Li…
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December 26, 2025 at 3:31 AM
What to do in Chicago: Harlem Globetrotters, Trans-Siberian Orchestra and holiday magic
The election of a new pope with local roots and tastes — an affinity for Aurelio’s Pizza and cheering on the White Sox, Bulls and Bears — has in many ways uplifted Chicago’s image on a global scale.
Pope Leo XIV’s historic rise forges special Vatican connections for Chicago
Seven months into his papacy, Pope Leo XIV’s Chicago roots have helped frame both his spirituality and priorities.
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December 26, 2025 at 3:00 AM
The election of a new pope with local roots and tastes — an affinity for Aurelio’s Pizza and cheering on the White Sox, Bulls and Bears — has in many ways uplifted Chicago’s image on a global scale.
The move was a rematriation, a return of missing relatives, according to Jay Young, co-executive director of the American Indian Center of Chicago, which owns the animals in the collaborative conservation effort.
Bison return to Kane County after 200 years, a crucial step for conservation and Indigenous connection
Citizens can help monitor the prairie and bison, and Native Americans can reconnect to their roots under a community science program.
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December 26, 2025 at 2:33 AM
The move was a rematriation, a return of missing relatives, according to Jay Young, co-executive director of the American Indian Center of Chicago, which owns the animals in the collaborative conservation effort.
Commentary: I thought that after so many weekends spent with our granddaughter, the love and awe my wife and I felt would naturally wane. I was wrong.
David McGrath: My best Christmas gift
I thought that after so many weekends spent with our granddaughter, the love and awe my wife and I felt would naturally wane. I was wrong.
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December 26, 2025 at 2:09 AM
Commentary: I thought that after so many weekends spent with our granddaughter, the love and awe my wife and I felt would naturally wane. I was wrong.
T.J. Watt is back. Sort of.
The Pittsburgh Steelers outside linebacker returned to practice Wednesday, two weeks after he had surgery to repair a partially collapsed lung following a dry-needle treatment.
The Pittsburgh Steelers outside linebacker returned to practice Wednesday, two weeks after he had surgery to repair a partially collapsed lung following a dry-needle treatment.
TJ Watt returns to Pittsburgh Steelers practice 2 weeks after surgery to repair partially collapsed lung
Pittsburgh Steelers outside linebacker T.J. Watt returned to practice Wednesday, two weeks after he had surgery to repair a partially collapsed lung following a dry-needle treatment.
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December 26, 2025 at 1:32 AM
T.J. Watt is back. Sort of.
The Pittsburgh Steelers outside linebacker returned to practice Wednesday, two weeks after he had surgery to repair a partially collapsed lung following a dry-needle treatment.
The Pittsburgh Steelers outside linebacker returned to practice Wednesday, two weeks after he had surgery to repair a partially collapsed lung following a dry-needle treatment.
Amid rising tensions with Mayor Thaddeus Jones, Calumet City aldermen brought their own legal counsel to represent them during Monday’s City Council meeting.
Calumet City aldermen hire their own legal counsel, Mayor Thaddeus Jones plans veto
Calumet City Mayor Thaddeus Jones plans to veto a City Council move to hire Odelson, Murphey, Frazier and McGrath as its counsel.
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December 26, 2025 at 12:36 AM
Amid rising tensions with Mayor Thaddeus Jones, Calumet City aldermen brought their own legal counsel to represent them during Monday’s City Council meeting.
There’s an old Wall Street saying: No one ever rings a bell at the top. Only in hindsight do we know that the market has peaked and is headed down.
Terry Savage: The stock market and you
There’s another Wall Street truism that’s relevant here: Bull markets climb stairs, but bear markets ride a slide. In other words, stocks go down far faster than they go up.
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December 26, 2025 at 12:00 AM
There’s an old Wall Street saying: No one ever rings a bell at the top. Only in hindsight do we know that the market has peaked and is headed down.
While Chicago Bears wide receivers Rome Odunze and Luther Burden III weren’t on the field Tuesday afternoon when practice at Halas Hall was open to reporters, coach Ben Johnson offered up some holiday hope.
Injured WR Rome Odunze will ‘be able to help us this year,’ Chicago Bears coach Ben Johnson says
Ben Johnson pledged that Rome Odunze will be back this year. Whether that means in 2025 or before the end of the season, it’s good news for the Chicago Bears.
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December 25, 2025 at 11:32 PM
While Chicago Bears wide receivers Rome Odunze and Luther Burden III weren’t on the field Tuesday afternoon when practice at Halas Hall was open to reporters, coach Ben Johnson offered up some holiday hope.
Traveling during the holidays in Europe, you’ll find the season marked not by the number of shopping days left until Christmas, but by a long series of winter festivals – both pagan and Christian – that stretch from late November until early January.
Rick Steves’ Europe: Epiphany in Europe
Traveling during the holidays in Europe, you’ll find the season marked not by the number of shopping days left until Christmas, but by a long series of winter festivals – both pagan and Chris…
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December 25, 2025 at 10:59 PM
Traveling during the holidays in Europe, you’ll find the season marked not by the number of shopping days left until Christmas, but by a long series of winter festivals – both pagan and Christian – that stretch from late November until early January.
Review: ‘Song Sung Blue’ hits a winning note, based on a real story
Review: ‘Song Sung Blue’ hits a winning note, based on a real story
Hugh Jackman and Kate Hudson star as musical impersonators in a film about the real Milwaukee Neil Diamond tribute act Lighting and Thunder.
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December 25, 2025 at 10:57 PM
Review: ‘Song Sung Blue’ hits a winning note, based on a real story
Delivering his annual holiday address from Westminster Abbey, King Charles III said Thursday the Christmas story of wise men and shepherds traveling through the night to find their savior shows how we can find strength in the “companionship and kindness of others.”
King Charles III calls for kindness and unity in Christmas message amid global conflicts
Delivering his annual holiday address from Westminster Abbey, King Charles III said Thursday the Christmas story of wise men and shepherds traveling through the night to find their savior shows how…
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December 25, 2025 at 10:39 PM
Delivering his annual holiday address from Westminster Abbey, King Charles III said Thursday the Christmas story of wise men and shepherds traveling through the night to find their savior shows how we can find strength in the “companionship and kindness of others.”
Pope Leo XIV said Tuesday he was “very disappointed” that his home state of Illinois had approved a law allowing for medically assisted suicide, and he called for greater respect of life.
Pope disappointed over approval of assisted suicide legislation in his home state of Illinois
Pope Leo XIV said Tuesday he was “very disappointed” that his home state of Illinois had approved a law allowing for medically assisted suicide, and he called for greater respect of life.
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December 25, 2025 at 10:35 PM
Pope Leo XIV said Tuesday he was “very disappointed” that his home state of Illinois had approved a law allowing for medically assisted suicide, and he called for greater respect of life.
This lasagna is about as low-lift as you can get while still achieving cheesy, crowd-pleasing results. Here’s how to make it.
The Kitchn: This easy lasagna is what comfort food dreams are made of
Traditional lasagna is a once-a-year project for me. I love it deeply, but it’s rare that I can carve out time for it. When it does happen, it’s in the dead of winter when I have absolutely nothing…
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December 25, 2025 at 10:00 PM
This lasagna is about as low-lift as you can get while still achieving cheesy, crowd-pleasing results. Here’s how to make it.
What we learned from the Chicago Bears, including Luther Burden III returning to practice but not Rome Odunze
What we learned from the Chicago Bears, including Luther Burden III returning to practice but not Rome Odunze
The Chicago Bears got a boost to their banged-up receiver corps Wednesday with rookie Luther Burden III returning to practice. Rome Odunze (foot), however, did not participate.
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December 25, 2025 at 9:53 PM
What we learned from the Chicago Bears, including Luther Burden III returning to practice but not Rome Odunze
The Trump administration said on Tuesday that it will begin garnishing the wages of student loan borrowers who are in default early next year.
Student loan borrowers in default may see wages garnished in 2026
Millions of borrowers are considered in default, meaning they are 270 days past due on their payments. The department must give borrowers 30 days notice before their wages can be garnished.
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December 25, 2025 at 9:31 PM
The Trump administration said on Tuesday that it will begin garnishing the wages of student loan borrowers who are in default early next year.
New Elgin budget includes 13.2% property tax hike, fee increases
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New Elgin budget includes 13.2% property tax hike, fee increases
Elgin residents can expect to pay more in property taxes, water and sewer rates, and garbage fees in 2026 under the new budget.
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December 25, 2025 at 8:43 PM
New Elgin budget includes 13.2% property tax hike, fee increases
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“Jan was an affable business leader and problem solver,” said Regional Transportation Authority Chair Kirk Dillard.
Jan Grayson, who led state’s department of commerce and chaired Chicago Architecture Foundation board, dies at 84
“He was instrumental in the early 1990s in guiding Illinois’ economy through a severe national economic downturn,” said RTA chair Kirk Dillard.
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December 25, 2025 at 8:30 PM
“Jan was an affable business leader and problem solver,” said Regional Transportation Authority Chair Kirk Dillard.