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“Flow” is dreamy, epic, perilous and very beautiful. Best of all, the animals are animals, wordless and concerned mostly with their own safety and their next meal. Audiences stand to be enchanted by this animated film from Latvia. dailyherald.com/20241206/movie…

Northern Illinois University’s football team will face Fresno State in the Famous Idaho Potato Bowl on Dec. 23 in Boise. dailyherald.com/20241208/north…

A Bulls comeback attempt fell short in a 108-100 loss to Philadelphia on Sunday. What will it take for this team to finally show improvement? dailyherald.com/20241208/chica…

On her debut solo record “What a Relief,” released in late October, Winnetka native Katie Gavin channels a bluesy, nostalgic tone to explore intimacy, grief and intergenerational trauma. She’s playing Chicago’s Thalia Hall Wednesday, Dec. 18. dailyherald.com/20241204/music…

Dillon Gabriel threw four touchdown passes and No. 1 Oregon outlasted No. 3 Penn State 45-37 on Saturday night in the Big Ten championship, giving the Ducks a first-round bye and almost certainly the top seed in the College Football Playoff. dailyherald.com/20241207/colle…

COLUMBIA, Mo. -- Tamar Bates had 29 points and five steals to help Missouri beat Hunter Dickinson and No. 1 Kansas 76-67 on Sunday. dailyherald.com/20241208/colle…

A 36-year-old Elgin man faces two counts of first-degree murder in connection with the fatal stabbing of a woman early Saturday. dailyherald.com/20241208/news/…

A crash that injured three pedestrians, including two children, during morning drop-off Friday at London Middle School in Wheeling is the latest example of unsafe driving by adults on campus, officials said. dailyherald.com/20241208/news/…

Gamblers in Illinois added more than $2 billion in tax revenue to the state’s coffers during the last fiscal year. dailyherald.com/20241207/gambl…

Des Plaines police are investigating two armed robberies that occurred within five minutes early Saturday in the Rivers Casino parking lot, 3000 S. River Road. dailyherald.com/20241207/crime…

Jax Abalos and 4-1 Batavia continued their hot start to the season with a 40-32 victory Friday, ending Lake Park's 15-game conference winning streak in a DuKane Conference opener in Batavia. dailyherald.com/20241206/boys-…

The Bears playoff hopes are probably over, but interim coach Thomas Brown can do the city a huge favor by voiding another coaching search. dailyherald.com/20241207/chica…

PEARL HARBOR, Hawaii -- Ira "Ike" Schab, a 104-year-old Pearl Harbor attack survivor, spent six weeks in physical therapy to build the strength to stand and salute during a remembrance ceremony honoring those killed in the Japanese bombing that thrust… dailyherald.com/20241207/natio…

As Sheldon Aninagyei Bonsu ran into Huntley's gym before Friday night's Fox Valley Conference game against Hampshire, his warmup jersey got snagged on a door. dailyherald.com/20241206/boys-…

Geneva remembered how its season ended last season at the hands of Wheaton-Warrenville South. dailyherald.com/20241206/boys-…

Big 12 newcomer Arizona State will represent the conference in the 12-team College Football Playoff. Cam Skattebo ran for 170 yards and two scores while adding a touchdown catch the 12th-ranked Sun Devils beat No. 16 Iowa State 45-19 in the Big 12… dailyherald.com/20241207/colle…

Here’s a lengthy list of potential candidates whom Kevin Warren and Ryan Poles could consider interviewing to be the next Bears coach. dailyherald.com/20241207/chica…