From homes and schools to big crowds and personal space, here are the 12 most-read Chicago stories from the year that was.

In California, voters younger than 25 made up 10% of the November electorate, but had nearly 3 in 10 of the ballots set aside ...

The Eagles couldn't capture the NFC East with Jalen Hurts knocked out of the game as some mistakes came back to bite them.

Geeter 1-6 0-0 2, Mitchell 0-2 0-0 0, Gondrezick 8-18 1-1 20, Johnson 1-9 0-0 3, Lovejoy 9-20 2-2 20, Okoro 0-0 0-0 0, Kalambay 0-0 0-0 0, Nadeau 1-6 0-0 2, Fuchs 2-5 2-3 6, Kuiper 0-0 0-0 0. Totals ...

Gray 0-1 0-0 0, Bates 5-11 6-6 17, Perkins 5-11 8-9 18, Robinson 0-3 2-2 2, Mitchell 6-12 6-12 18, Pierce 1-4 0-2 2, Crews 1-5 4-4 7, Allen 1-2 2-2 4, Shaw 2-3 0-0 4, Warrick 1-2 0-0 3, Marshall 1-4 0 ...

The Mizzou Tigers (10-1), winners of 10 straight, put their streak on the line Sunday at noon as they face the Illinois ...

Minnesota looked like a team that hadn't played in 12 days. It was a slow start, as Fairleigh Dickinson (4-10) jumped out to ...

Josh Gray has to get out and find Tomi Ivisic on the pick-and-pops. Mark Mitchell cannot get caught ball-watching and give up corner treys to Ben Humrichous. Whoever is guarding Kasparas Jakucionis ...

The Wolves girls wrestling team won five of six contested matches to highlight a 47-18 win over Russell County at Dothan High ...

Cam Johnson hit a tiebreaking 3-pointer with less than two minutes remaining in the fourth quarter and finished with 33 points as the Brooklyn Nets overcame a 10-point deficit and beat the Toronto ...

Percentages: FG .426, FT .727. 3-Point Goals: 6-13, .462 (Nadeau 2-2, Johnson 2-4, Gondrezick 2-6, Geeter 0-1). Team Rebounds: 3. Team Turnovers: None. Blocked Shots: 2 (Johnson, Mitchell). Turnovers: ...

While Pedro Martinez's contract is not mentioned on Friday's agenda, it could be discussed during closed session in what may ...