Richard Gordon Hatcher, Gary’s 1st black mayor, dead at 86

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Investigators working to determine cause of Skokie condo building fire

Wisconsin vs. Foxconn: Gov. Tony Evers says scaled-down factory won’t qualify for tax credits amid deepening schism

Community gets a chance to explore Hammond’s newest fire station

Even as neighboring states legalize marijuana, Indiana is resisting the trend

5 takeaways from MLB’s winter meetings, including Scott Boras delivering again and Jerry Reinsdorf being sick and tired of losing

Column: Democrats’ impeachment of Donald Trump is way too thin, like butter scraped over too much bread

Aurora woman charged with murder in death of infant son found unfit for trial

Column: The Blackhawks are bordering on being a hot mess this season — but that might not be the worst of their problems

Chicagoan Vince India was on the cusp of making the PGA Tour after 8 years of grinding. Then he learned how ‘10 minutes can change your life.’

DePaul rebounds from its lone loss with a decisive 86-65 victory against UIC — improving to 10-1

For Rolling Meadows phenom Max Christie, life in the spotlight is the new normal

Army vet charged with threatening to shoot central Illinois congressman over Russia stance: ‘I screwed up. I don’t even have a weapon to do it, it’s the silliest thing.’

‘It felt good’: Jaden Henderson hits bookend shots to power Jacobs past Burlington Central

Purdue Northwest holds winter graduation ceremonies

Hundreds of Chicago teens remember rapper Juice Wrld with their own Millennium Park memorial

Daily Southtown Local Scoreboard for Sunday, Dec. 15, 2019

Nearly 1,000 volunteers help hang lights down Chicago’s King Drive: ‘Why do the holiday lights stop downtown?’

Reparations mark a new front for colleges tied to slavery

Rookie Kirby Dach is staying with the Blackhawks instead of playing for Canada in the World Juniors

Bears activate Akiem Hicks from injured reserve, setting up his return Sunday against the Packers at Lambeau Field

Murder suspect’s mom helped him flee to Poland from Chicago after 2013 killing of waitress, prosecutors say

Dundee Township area police officers help 131 kids Shop With a Cop

4 takeaways from the Bulls’ 83-73 loss to the Hornets, including how they missed 63 shots and Lauri Markkanen’s long layoffs

Illinois State loses to North Dakota State in FCS quarterfinal

Wisconsin judge orders 234,000 voter registrations tossed because they did not respond to mailer within 30 days

Illinois’ Black Hawk statue repairs are almost finished after years of delays

At least 5 wounded in overnight shootings on South, West sides

Former Gary Mayor Richard Hatcher

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Palos Park woman scares off home intruders

Guest column: DuPage Forest Preserve District Board’s lack of transparency and decorum ‘disturbing’

Fact check: Trump on Ivanka’s 14 million jobs, Bloomberg on killing coal and other less than accurate politicians

Review: Deeply Rooted Dance’s fall series has strong new works and refreshed and timeless revivals

Tax increment financing district for area at Ogden Avenue and 75th Street has D204 support

Reports: Live Nation faces Justice Department action over ticketing practices

Claims of on-set misconduct can create a social media firestorm. TV networks are scrambling to respond

Person fatally struck by freight train near Tinley Park

Wisconsin judge orders 234,000 voter registrations to be tossed. Trump won the key swing state by 23,000 votes in 2016.

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Former Sudan dictator Omar al-Bashir, long accused of genocide, gets 2 years for money laundering and corruption

‘He had a different look:’ Mitch Trubisky’s all-around performance against the Cowboys gives Bears quarterbacks coach Dave Ragone reason for hope

Gold Coast home with 26-foot private terrace: $985K

Ask Amy: Relationship ghosters become friendship zombies

Chris Conway takes control in all facets as Naperville Central beats North for 1st time since 2015

‘It says we’re deep’: Waubonsie Valley’s stars sit with foul trouble, but Isaiah Smith and Adri Malushi stand tall against Neuqua Valley

‘They are pretty darn good’: Abby Drendel leads young supporting cast around Greta Kampschroeder as Napervile North pulls away from Naperville Central

‘It’s a big win’: Damari Wheeler-Thomas delivers at free-throw line as Larkin picks up 1st victory

West Suburban Local Scoreboard for Sunday, Dec. 15, 2019

‘We have so much talent on this team’: Kenton Wright, Julius Rollins combine forces as Hillcrest tops Eisenhower

‘The guy to galvanize the troops’: Devin Tolbert sparks Oak Forest in a win against Richards

Stevenson’s RJ Holmes takes an academic approach to basketball

Buffalo Grove senior Macy Floro eager to provide ‘spark of energy’ on defense

Daily Southtown Local Scoreboard for Saturday, Dec. 14, 2019

‘Defense is where it starts’: Behind Luka Balac, Munster scores the first 13 points and rolls past East Chicago Central

‘I just try to bring a spark’: Mason Jones makes presence felt as Valparaiso overpowers Lowell

Post-Tribune Local Scoreboard for Saturday, Dec. 14, 2019

Hornets 83, Bulls 73

‘The one who got us going again’: Merrillville turns to Armani Cole, who scores eight of her 10 points in the fourth quarter in a win over LaPorte

‘He’s been overlooked’: Josiah Palmer a shooting star as H-F gets jump on Lincoln-Way Central

Q&A: Libertyville wrestling coach Dale Eggert, who recently wrote a book on Wildcats history

Carmel freshman Jordan Wood still has room to grow: ‘She’s going to be amazing.'

Man who witnessed carjacking gets car stolen in Woodridge

FBI investigating Near North bank robbery

1 teen dead, 2 injured after stolen vehicle crashes into house on Far South Side

Aurora set to approve tax increment financing district on far East Side

Will Moore brings team mindset to Libertyville boys basketball

Mitch McConnell’s vow of ‘total coordination’ with White House on Senate impeachment trial angers Democrats

Crosby: Wayside Cross holiday evictions come as a surprise, sort of

College notes: Park Ridge’s Aidan Megally named best Missouri Valley soccer player

Money collected for Calumet City PTA fundraiser goes missing, superintendent says

All 7 Democrats who qualified for next week’s debate threaten to boycott event over labor dispute

Son 'should have been safe’ insist parents of 20-year-old killed in Aurora

Stolp Island in Aurora could see another restaurant

How the U.S.-China ‘Phase 1’ trade deal achieved a little but left out a lot

Supreme Court to hear subpoena fights over Trump financial records

Gail Borden library to put ‘no tax rate increase’ referendum on March election ballot

Thaddeus Young says his limited role with the Bulls ‘is not the best-case scenario,’ but the veteran forward is ‘rolling with it’

Annual Shop with a Cop event gives Naperville police a chance to play Santa for 50 parents and kids

Column: Advertiser pulls ads from Hallmark Channel after network drops same-sex wedding commercial

Cubs hope to draft smarter with new scouting director Dan Kantrovitz blending data analysis with traditional opinions

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