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Daywatch: Indiana law shrouds executions in secrecy
Day: December 18, 2024
Man convicted of quadruple homicide is put to death in Indiana’s 1st execution in 15 years
An Indiana man convicted of killing four people including his brother and his sister’s fiancé decades ago was put to death, marking the state’s first execution in 15 years.
Chicago basketball report: Bulls trade spotlight on Nikola Vučević and Lonzo Ball — and Caitlin Clark calls Angel Reese rivalry ‘fabricated’
The Chicago Bulls are stuck in their efforts to move Zach LaVine, so they’re expected to turn their attention to two other primary assets: Nikola Vučević and Lonzo Ball.
Chicago Bears QB Caleb Williams’ ‘confidence isn’t shaken’ despite Monday’s challenges, says interim coach Thomas Brown
Caleb Williams said following Monday’s loss he has some “bruises and contusions,” but dismissed the idea there has been a mental toll too.
O’Donnell: Bears’ bold new era can begin by firing Warren, trading Williams
Jim O’Donnell says the Bears can begin a bold new era by firing team president and CEO Kevin Warren and trading rookie quarterback Caleb Williams.
Chicagoan of the Year in Theater: Tim Rater leads Paramount Theatre in transforming Aurora’s downtown
Paramount’s shows rival Broadway tours and draw audiences from all over. Under his leadership, this theater has reinvented Aurora’s downtown.
Column: Feel like a British detective show for the holidays? Here are 4 to watch on Acorn
A roundup of British detective shows on Acorn that have new episodes. The shows are wry and quietly straightforward workaday procedurals.
Chicagoan of the Year in Dance: Vershawn Sanders-Ward is still here, doing the thing
Vershawn Sanders-Ward is laser-focused on leaving the dance world a better place than she found it.
Cory Franklin: Journalists failed to ask Dr. Anthony Fauci the hard questions during the pandemic
Science journalists sat on their hands while the nonscience media fawned over public officials, as deaths were still rising.
Editorial: Downtown Chicago paid too high a price for slowpoke, ill-conceived Kennedy Expressway construction
The endless Kennedy Expressway reconstruction project has spoiled the holiday season for a city in need of economic action.