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- China’s Communist Party inserts Xi’s name, ideology into constitution in symbol of his power
- After 38 women accuse filmmaker James Toback of sexual harassment, 200 more reach out to share their stories
- Halloween in the office shouldn’t offend others
- GOP would rather see student borrowers get hurt than let consumer agency do its job
- Amid public outcry, feds should kill Sinclair bid to buy WGN owner Tribune Media
- 1 dead, 8 wounded in shootings in Chicago
- Police searching for man who stole cellphones from women in Lakeview, Logan Square
- Woman dies 10 months after Far South Side shooting
- Palatine school strike continues despite lengthy negotiations
- Man pulls two guns on cop before trying to steal the officer’s weapon
- Emanuel wants more weekend parking tickets
- Des Plaines police probe alleged lynching threat against congresswoman on Facebook
- Sheriff’s police join crime fight on South Side, stressing community engagement
- NFL power rankings: Carson Wentz drives Eagles to top spot
- Serial killer fears: Area of Tampa on edge after 3 killings
- Cardinals’ Bruce Arians offers odd reason for not wanting to add Colin Kaepernick
- Dwyane Wade asks to come off bench for Cavs; Derrick Rose out tonight vs. Bulls
- Commander of 1st flight of space shuttle Challenger dies
- Listeria concerns lead to recall of veggies sold at Trader Joe’s, Walmart
- The Bears’ forecast for opposing offenses? Pain.
- Weinstein scandal puts nondisclosure agreements in the spotlight
- Dan Ryan ramps reopen after concrete falls on highway from semi crash
- Morning Spin: Illinois lawmakers scheduled to consider assault weapons ban today
- Teachers barred from Chicago Public Schools found work at city charters: inspector general
- Publican chef Cosmo Goss fired over ‘inappropriate’ photo incident
- Our 2 choices: Do we believe Donald Trump or the media?
- Watch Jordan Bell alley-oop to himself for a dunk in Warriors’ win
- My worst moment: ‘Transparent’ co-star Alexandra Billings confronts transgender negativity
- ‘I wanted him to live on’: Parents accept award for donating 4-year-old son’s organs
- Sophia Bush charts path after leaving ‘Chicago P.D.’
- Davich: Released JFK files will finally reveal… yawns
- Lazio to take 200 fans to Auschwitz after Anne Frank slur
- Illinois, Chicago letter to Amazon: $2 billion in tax breaks, maybe more
- Kim Cattrall says ‘Sex and the City’ schedule prevented her from having kids
- Everything you forgot about Janet Jackson and Justin Timberlake’s 2004 Super Bowl controversy
- Attention, boys basketball coaches
- Acusan a hondureño de intento de atentado inspirado por los yihadistas de Estado Islámico
- Dee Brown
- UIC is Dee Brown’s new basketball home. And he’s up for the ‘challenge.’
- Lonely Planet’s best places to travel in 2018 includes a Midwest surprise
- Prickly City- repeal
- Unsworth keen to make Everton job his own
- Correa, Altuve y Seager, nuevos rostros en la Serie Mundial
- Mike Clark weekly football video recap and lookahead — Oct. 24
- Clocks made by visually impaired Chicago workers hit Target shelves
- Italian family recipes capture simple yet deeply comforting tastes of Melrose Park
- The Theo Factor: Epstein turns his vision into reality with Cubs
- Fantasy football waiver wire for Week 8: Kenny Stills underrated as a weapon
- Series of armed robberies by men in surgical masks, gloves
- Disney: Woody’s Lunch Box set for Toy Story Land
- Building on its buzz, West Loop becomes a hotel hot spot
- Which Cubs are on the track to Cooperstown?
- Publishing House and Ace
- 4-time Iditarod winner denies doping his dogs
- Donald Trump, our first millennial president
- Tuesday’s matchup: Blackhawks at Golden Knights
- Tuesday’s matchup: Bulls at Cavaliers
- Teal pumpkins signal allergy-friendly treats on Halloween
- First look at Bar Cargo, serving up trendy Roman-style pizza
- La ‘Marea Roja’ regresa a los playoffs
- 5 must-see concerts in Chicago this week: Arcade Fire, Ariel Pink, Hamilton Leithauser
- A workshop and open mic series hopes to cultivate ‘fresh’ Latinx voices from Chicago
- Sen. Bob Corker’s plea to Trump: Stop talking
- New cocktail on the block: Bar Cargo’s Penicillin
- New Steingold’s Station deli taking over Baker Miller in Ravenswood Manor
- Kid Rock says no to US Senate run
- Police: Man arrested in burglaries on Near North Side
- DeVos calls for another delay of rule to protect students from predatory colleges
- ‘Black Renaissance’ works best as show of musical defiance
- Sears won’t sell Whirlpool appliances anymore; brands split after 100 years
- El FBI investiga a ‘agentes sexuales’ en Tijuana que conectan hombres para explotar menores de 11 años
- Chicago cosplayers talk Halloween
- Women’s #MeToo posts reminded me I had been that awful guy
- Trump allows refugee admissions to resume with new screening
- OPINIÓN/De imperios a ruinas
- Ex still calling? How to end communication in a friendly way
- Chicago Lighthouse employs visually impaired people to make clocks
- Catalan leaders plan legal challenge to Spain’s takeover
- How new tax bill could affect property taxes, mortgage interest
- Pan de muerto, una tradición sin fronteras
- Peapod to move HQ from Skokie to downtown Chicago
- Can this former opera singer’s Kickstarter-topping app make you ‘Fluent Forever’?
- Lake Zurich hires Jeremy Kauffman to lead girls track program
- Semi overturns in 2-vehicle crash on Tri-State; 2 injured, traffic snarled
- World leaders rehearse for a pandemic that will come ‘sooner than we expect’
- Creative costumes and Merrillville family take top zoo honors
- Bill O’Reilly swings back at his accusers in sexual harassment cases
- Glenview delays vote on 169-unit apartment complex
- Elmhurst panel debates safety improvements for Prairie Path crossing at York Street
- 5 auto insurance myths you’ve been wrong about all along
- 5 savvy strategies to calm your travel worries
- 3 steps to a healthier, happier home
- A message for parents: School eye screenings don’t replace a comprehensive eye exam
- Some bullies use words, others use food (Infographic)
- Why FEMA sent ‘junk food’ to Puerto Rican hurricane survivors
- Marcus: Pregnant immigrant is being held hostage by anti-abortion zealots in government
- The magic of one human connection
- The Chicago Cubs: A history of hope and heartbreak
- The shocking novels that scared the hell out of America
- Looking for The Big Idea: Contest seeks concepts that would boost Oak Park, River Forest
- Drop the phone: Tips for safe, smart texting
- Map: Where Adam Furtick was shot
- ‘I could’ve had lunch’: Neymar complains Marseille fans threw baguettes, cola at him
- Open letter alleges rampant sexual harassment in Illinois politics
- Billy Joel announces birth of third daughter, Remy Anne
- Panthers claim goalie Antti Niemi off waivers with Roberto Luongo still injured
- Lake Forest Symphony features guest soloist at two venues
- The toughest job: Telling a family of a soldier’s death
- Hobart parks director, fire chief to step down
- New Arlington Heights police program to equip distracted drivers with hands-free holders
- ‘Bridges’ theme set for TEDx Oak Park Women event
- Next steps taken for Valparaiso condo project’s $700,000 tax abatement
- McDonald’s earnings surge as customer counts rise again
- Few clues in slaying of father of 3 in possible road rage: ‘I just hope my husband has justice’
- Judge tosses wire fraud allegation against former Rep. Schock
- Glenbrook North gym improvements among proposed D225 projects
- Assistant Sarachan to coach US team at Portugal friendly
- Third Coast Baroque offers 21st century perspective to period music
- ‘Walking Dead’ Season 8 premiere draws lowest opening ratings since Season 3
- Elderly couple displaced after being rescued from burning home in Evanston
- Sarachan será DT interino de selección de EEUU
- Larry Campbell and Teresa Williams talk Bob Dylan, Levon Helm and ‘Contraband Love’
- Dist. 112 teachers pleased with ‘bike-walk’ day
- Portage commission to be reimbursed $154K for house
- Man found dead in Lake Villa Township house fire
- Deportivo La Coruna fires coach Pepe Mel
- Fatal Lake Villa fire
- Bilic insists he can thrive under pressure
- Rolling Meadows ready for rematch against Hersey in 7A playoffs
- President Trump needs his own ‘Luther’
- ‘True’ cinnamon is pricey, but is there an honest difference?
- Rafa Márquez recupera dos cuentas bancarias tras ganar amparo en México
- America’s affordable-housing stock dropped by 60 percent from 2010 to 2016
- Concerns over ‘anemic’ iPhone 8 demand, production cuts weigh down Apple
- Police searching for woman missing for more than a month
- Qué hacer durante noviembre en Chicago
- Speak Out
- House GOP launches probes into Obama-era uranium deal, Clinton email inquiry
- Watch the final out from the last 50 World Series
- Romona Elementary rocks its 2017 National Blue Ribbon award
- Demanda reportero de ‘El gordo y la flaca’ a Eduardo Yáñez
- Fire in Sen. Oberweis’ office clears Capitol ahead of fall session
- ‘The Humans’ national tour cast announced
- Chicago cosplayers dish on their favorite frightful holiday: Halloween
- WeWork buys iconic Manhattan Lord & Taylor store
- A bold venture to restore Gershwins’ music
- John Kelly’s disgraceful and frightening failure to apologize
- Police: Evanston man charged with burglary, caught by couple inside their apartment
- What makes Trump dismiss black pain? White rage.
- No bond for Michigan teens in death linked to rock thrown from highway overpass
- Ohio driver fatally hits her 5-year-old son after school drop-off
- Barrington Area Library starts search for next executive director
- Wilmette’s Romona Elementary School gets Blue Ribbon designation again
- President Trump to skip key East Asia Summit while in Asia next month
- Chicago rapper Taylor Bennett to debut Timberland, Footaction collaboration next month
- La quinceañera Rubí quedó atrás
- La heroína mata en números récord
- District 308 may put Oswego back in its name
- North Suburban YMCA gets spooky at annual Halloween party
- Bottled Blonde fights for liquor license by arguing table service not liquor sales
- Moran: Why I brought my family back to Fright Fest without fear
- Rich South alum graduates from flirt to warrior at Lyric Opera
- FCC ends decades-old rule designed to keep TV and radio under local control
- Clarendon Hills getting orthodontic practice to fill vacant pet shop
- Gay rodeo in Las Vegas
- Conjoined twins survived one of the world’s rarest surgeries. Now they’re preparing to go home.
- Caterpillar sales growing at fastest pace in 5 years; stock surges on profits
- The ups and downs of iGen: More tolerant, less happy
- If Illinois wins the Amazon bid, its taxpayers lose.
- Halloween in Chicago: 10 events and parties for a scary fun weekend
- Naperville Central, Naperville North and Benet excited about start of playoffs
- Gay rodeo draws cowboys, drag queens to Las Vegas
- Miller: Pritzker’s campaign spending is paying off in gubernatorial contest
- Football notes: Barrington, Lake Zurich, Hersey, St. Viator
- McDonald’s rolls out successor to Dollar Menu as price war rages
- Speak Out: A lot of evil around us today
- Mitch Trubisky’s development vs. Bears’ W-L record
- Rauner recruits neighboring governors to rip Madigan on tax hike
- Why has the media lost the public’s trust?
- New courses at New Trier to range from culinary arts to Chinese
- North Suburban YMCA Halloween
- Corker, Trump feud before GOP Senate lunch, where the two did not interact
- Arlington Heights School District 25 to bolster parent outreach, warehouse student data
- Broc Rutter and North Central College bounce back with win over Augustana
- An act of kindness in Skokie
- Tale of the Tombstones: After rainout, OPRF Historical Society cemetery walk has a new date
- Column: River Forest red light cameras are a craven grab for your money
- Lake Forest’s Brett Chody enjoys ‘home’ advantage to place second in regional
- Star Jones ‘not talking’ about engagement to former Cook County State’s Attorney employee
- Teen thanks Skokie cop who paid for gym membership: ‘It changes how I view police’
- Evanston officials align local ‘welcoming city’ ordinance with new state law
- Chicago Magazine dining editor Penny Pollack retiring after 30 years
- Rick Bayless to offer culinary training to low-income students at The Hatchery
- Abuse isn’t a ‘women’s issue’ — it’s a societal issue
- U.S. declaration of ‘ethnic cleansing’ in Myanmar on way
- Owner of Fishermen’s Inn pulls plan for Yorkville restaurant
- Gasoline leak in sanitary sewer leads to explosion, evacuations and flash fires in Willowbrook and Darien
- Part of Orland Park Sears being recast as AMC movie theater
- Investigation continues into Speedway gas spill that caused Willowbrook explosion
- Oak Park considers increasing fees for parking meters, garages
- Puerto Rico tourism craters in wake of Hurricane Maria
- ‘Benson’ star Robert Guillaume dead at 89
- Sears is in a death spiral. How many ways, how many times can it be said?
- Sports calendar
- West Suburban Local Scoreboard for Wednesday, Oct. 25
- Quickly
- Pioneer Press football playoff pairings
- Resignation approved for hall monitor accused of bringing gun to school lot, impersonating cop
- Gutierrez: Puerto Ricans need help evacuating hurricane-ravaged island
- Disabato: Be prepared for a thrilling five-week playoff football ride
- Defense: Investigator may have destroyed, withheld docs in case of ex-priest accused of sex abuse
- ‘Trump me deporta’, el polémico disfraz para Halloween (y más)
- Cook County taxpayers are still waiting for these numbers
- Freshmen twins Sarah and Emily Worthington have been worth wait for Valparaiso
- Nearly a year after Trump’s election, both sides think they’re losing
- Celebrity mortician and YouTube star Caitlin Doughty to speak in Evanston
- Charges filed in shooting that injured security guard outside Gary gentleman’s club
- As CPS schools empty: Mayor Emanuel, don’t let this crisis go to waste
- Union rep alleges ‘poor wages and conditions’ in letter criticizing Park Ridge police chief
- 2 killed in Portage head-on crash
- Andrea Zopp named new CEO of World Business Chicago
- Glenview Fire Department opens its doors while promoting prevention
- Iditarod sled dog race is engulfed in dog-doping scandal
- Ask Tom: How often each year does the dew point reach at least 70 in Chicago?
- Lawyer for Chicago cop convicted of excessive force calls him scapegoat
- Amazon employee killed after being hit by vehicle in Monee parking lot
- OK space cowboys and cowgirls, it’s time to vote on the best tweets of the week
- BBQ’d Productions expands after opening new location in Lake Zurich
- One Chicago Square
- Bruce Rauner re-election roll out
- Boys & Girls Clubs of Dundee Township to host Tennies & Ties Gala
- African-American aldermen bash $1.1 million for municipal ID program aimed at immigrants
- Waukegan man charged in Zion shooting of 12-year-old, bail set at $1 million
- Dundee Township set for Great Pumpkin Contest
- Why exactly is the U.S. in Niger?
- 17 popular national parks could see huge fee hike
- Body found is missing Texas toddler; father says she choked
- ‘Coco’, la historia de amor a México de Pixar que ensalza el poder latino
- Students enjoy annual Ray Bradbury Storytelling Festival in Waukegan
- Florida Gov. Rick Scott heads to Chicago for latest job recruiting trip
- Northwest suburban pastor remembered as ‘everybody’s best friend’
- Un taller impulsa y cultiva las voces ‘frescas’ de los adolescentes en Chicago
- Fire expect Bastian Schweinsteiger back for their 1st playoff game in 5 years
- Naperville mayor’s brother owes thousands on house with rot, rodents and a huge hole
- Get in the know about this hidden, dangerous form of bullying
- Men vs. women: Who’s better behind the wheel?
- A New Kind of Life Insurance for Those Living with Diabetes
- How you and your behavior affect your car insurance rates
- Trump administration to auction a vast swath of the Gulf of Mexico to oil companies
- Wild star Zach Parise has back surgery, out 8-10 weeks
- Corrections and clarifications
- Jury to begin deliberating unusual shooting at Chicago cop’s house
- At traffic court with Susana Mendoza, waiting for ‘Quarters’ Boyle
- El Chicago Fire recibe a los Red Bulls en partido a vida o muerte
- Live music center proposed for downtown Aurora
- 2018 Chevy Traverse Premier at a glance
- Aurora could add South River area to fiber network
- Saints likely to force Bears’ Mitch Trubisky out of his shell
- USA Gymnastics revokes Aurora gym’s membership for violating a rule ‘designed to protect minors’
- Flake’s departure roils already complicated Senate race in Arizona
- Elgin police seek community input on location of video surveillance
- Paul Weitz, astronaut who helped repair Skylab and commanded space shuttle, dies at 85
- Funtopia indoor playground, climbing gym planned for Naperville
- Naperville affordable housing complex Ogden Manor being sold to private company
- Two drivers die after crash in Beecher
- Takeaways a bright spot for Illinois team that hasn’t had much go right
- Congress approves $36.5 billion in new hurricane, wildfire aid
- Northwest Indiana faces economic challenges for attracting high-wage jobs, report says
- Staff, patrons join in wine making at Elgin area winery
- Twin sisters, one with Naperville ties, drown in Cabo San Lucas
- U.S. suspects Niger villager betrayed Army troops
- Men charged with robbing 14-year-old of backpack at gunpoint
- Ex-library board member guilty of stealing campaign signs in Elgin
- When Kris Dunn returns from injury, point guard competition begins anew
- Appeals court in Washington allows detained immigrant teen to seek abortion
- Is Bears’ conservative philosophy hindering Mitch Trubisky’s long-term growth?
- Lowell, Ind., main break drains water tower, leaks half-million gallons; boil order issued
- Palos Township cancels another meeting after being unable to accommodate protesters
- Slowik: Cook County prepares for public solar energy projects in Southland
- Jordan Oesterle gaining traction in Blackhawks lineup
- Woman convicted of Palos Park murder files for new trial
- MLB player who knelt during national anthem denied service at Alabama restaurant
- GOP leaders scramble to prevent defections on tax cuts over state and local deductions
- McKenna Slavik runs show as St. Charles East opens regional, sweeps Elgin
- ‘The house was a mess, in shambles’: Sister takes stand in brother’s murder trial for parents’ deaths
- FBI: Evidence shows Newtown shooter had sex interest in kids
- Retiring GOP senators Flake, Corker raise alarm about Trump’s fitness for office
- Soggy October 2017 now city’s second wettest
- Sounding off: Maya Schnitzler and Grayslake Central quiet crowd, earn win
- ESPN snubs 2005 White Sox — again — in quickly deleted tweet
- Clinton campaign, DNC paid for research that led to Russia dossier
- Lake County News-Sun Local Scoreboard for Wednesday, Oct. 25
- Hannah Stacy picks up steam as Lincoln-Way Central tops Stagg; Sandburg rolls
- Cavaliers 119, Bulls 112
- Colin Kaepernick reportedly gets $1 million book deal
- Senate repeals rule that allowed class-action suits against banks, credit card companies
- Lauri Markkanen seizes early opportunity to impress, even in losing effort
- Daily Southtown Local Scoreboard for Wednesday, Oct. 25
- Post-Tribune Local Scoreboard for Wednesday, Oct. 25
- $1.3 million buys Albert Einstein’s theory of happiness
- Simon says: Neuqua coach keeps rolling after earning 500th win
- Clayton Kershaw, Dodgers beat Astros 3-1 in World Series opener
- Glenview Fire Department Open House
- Bighorn sheep jumps off hill, lands on car in Washington
- Josiah Ash scores with 2:17 left to lift Mount Carmel past Reavis in semis
- Sammi LaBolle stands tall as Sandwich rolls past Plano in regional semifinals
- Cross country notes: Leadership role suits Mike Trost of Lincoln-Way East