NEW YORK — Stocks slipped in morning trading on Wall Street Monday to kick off another holiday-shortened week. The S&P 500 fell 0.4%. With just three trading days left in 2025, the benchmark index is still up more than 17% for the year and it remains on track for its eighth monthly gain in a row. The Dow Jones Industrial Average fell 144 points, or 0.3%, as of 10:01 a.m. … [Read more...] about Stocks slip on Wall Street as 2025 winds down
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Lake County News-Sun’s Top Stories of 2025: Deerfield district becomes part of national transgender rights fight
After a district parent went on national television accusing the Shepard Middle School staff of forcing her daughter to change with a transgender student in a locker room, Deerfield Public Schools District 109 found itself caught up in a broader fight over transgender rights, as past efforts to be inclusive clashed with the goals of President Donald Trump’s administration. The … [Read more...] about Lake County News-Sun’s Top Stories of 2025: Deerfield district becomes part of national transgender rights fight
Cubs target’s bidding war might’ve gotten too pricy as Tatsuya Imai decision looms
Michael King's bidding could have extended past the Chicago Cubs' comfort zone, who have an eye on Tatsuya Imai. … [Read more...] about Cubs target’s bidding war might’ve gotten too pricy as Tatsuya Imai decision looms
Today in History: Ghislaine Maxwell convicted
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