Today is Monday, Dec. 29, the 363rd day of 2025. There are two days left in the year. Today in history: On Dec. 29, 2021, Ghislaine Maxwell was convicted in New York of helping lure teenage girls to be sexually abused by the late Jeffrey Epstein; the verdict capped a monthlong trial featuring accounts of the sexual exploitation of girls as young as 14. (Maxwell would be … [Read more...] about Today in History: Ghislaine Maxwell convicted
Today in Chicago History: Parents arrested for leaving daughters ‘home alone’ while they took Mexico trip
Here’s a look back at what happened in the Chicago area on Dec. 29, according to the Tribune’s archives. Is an important event missing from this date? Email us. Weather records (from the National Weather Service, Chicago) High temperature: 63 degrees (1984) Low temperature: Minus 15 degrees (1880) Precipitation: 0.93 inches (2019) Snowfall: 5.8 inches (2000) "The Adventures … [Read more...] about Today in Chicago History: Parents arrested for leaving daughters ‘home alone’ while they took Mexico trip
Philip Rivers is happy he got 3 ‘bonus games’ — even if he has made his last start for Indianapolis Colts
INDIANAPOLIS — Philip Rivers has made the postgame walk to answer tough questions dozens of times over his previous 17 NFL seasons. This time seemed different. With the Indianapolis Colts having been eliminated from the postseason for a fifth consecutive year even before Rivers and his teammates took the field Sunday, the 44-year-old Pro Football Hall of Fame semifinalist knows … [Read more...] about Philip Rivers is happy he got 3 ‘bonus games’ — even if he has made his last start for Indianapolis Colts
3 wounded in shooting outside St. Sabina church during basketball tournament
An argument inside the St. Sabina Church gym during a basketball tournament led to a shooting that wounded three men Sunday afternoon outside the well-known Auburn Gresham church, police sources said. All three of the victims were attending the basketball tournament when an argument broke out and a crowd made its way outside around 4:10 p.m., according to a police report … [Read more...] about 3 wounded in shooting outside St. Sabina church during basketball tournament
Asking Eric: I’m left out of the group chat
Dear Eric: After 38 years of military and Department of Defense service, I retired and moved to my current home eight years ago (in a town I’ve never lived in before). I became friends with a woman two years ago and she introduced me to her larger circle of friends (about 19 women). Since then, I’ve become close with her and her best friend and the three of us often do things … [Read more...] about Asking Eric: I’m left out of the group chat