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- San Francisco to vote on taxing rich businesses for homeless residents
- Hinsdale Central grads team up for Awful new business
- Zmail: Responses to readers who wrote regarding my Juanita Broaddrick / Christine Blasey Ford column
- Saudi Arabia threatens retaliation if hit with sanctions over missing journalist
- Photos: A history of the University of Notre Dame
- Ask Amy: Moms say teen girls are ‘asking for it’
- Trump dice que Putin ‘probablemente’ ordenó matar gente, pero ‘confía’ en él
- Bear Download podcast: All 3 phases fail at key times in loss to Dolphins
- To heal Chicago, we all have a role to play
- Why lawmakers might finally pass a bill to address the state’s crumbling transportation infrastructure
- Labor-backed J.B. Pritzker used nonunion workers on Gold Coast mansion renovation
- Morning Spin: State Democrats launch hotline as they try to get out the vote
- How to tell if you’re part of a mob
- First endorsements for the Illinois Senate
- Brad Biggs’ 10 thoughts on the Bears’ 31-28 overtime loss to the Dolphins
- High school freshman killed in South Austin: ‘That’s my baby down there?’
- NFL Week 6 wrap-up: Wild finishes, fantasy studs and duds and the last of the unbeatens
- Musicians ratify contract, end strike against Lyric Opera
- A Chicago story: How Sears could have avoided bankruptcy
- Archdiocese removes Wicker Park priest charged with sexually abusing 2 women, attacking teen
- Brexit talks put on hold as stalemate deepens
- Kevin Durant taunts Stephen Curry with a tossed shoe after Redskins beat Panthers
- GOP plays blame game while fighting to save House majority
- Those with Parkinson’s are using boxing to fight back against the disease
- ‘Where’s Robbie Gould?’ Your 3-word reviews from the Bears’ loss to the Dolphins
- Two men charged with beating workers, stealing cash register from Near North restaurant
- Lincolnwood to host ‘Pumpkins’ and first ever ‘Trunk-or-Treat’ Halloween events
- Ask Anna: How do I get invited to a Halloween sex party?
- College football Week 7 wrap-up: These 9 teams still control their playoff chances — and some may surprise you
- Popular Halloween costumes for 2018
- Fleetwood Mac disputes Lindsey Buckingham lawsuit
- Prickly City- accuse
- Week 7 fantasy football waiver wire: Chris Godwin, Taylor Gabriel are surprise standouts
- Analysis: 6 takeaways from Trump’s ’60 Minutes’ interview
- Talk of the County: ‘Trump is able to connect and get his point across’
- Chicago enfrenta nuevo intento federal de condicionar fondos a ‘santuarios’
- This week in Chicago arts, food and drink via ChicagoNow
- ‘First Man’ shows Armstrong mourning his daughter on the moon. Did that really happen?
- Big Ten power rankings: Michigan and Michigan State surge, Penn State plummets
- Black market for Suboxone gives opioid addicts a glimpse of recovery
- Libertyville’s Shane Kearns surprises himself with strong play at safety
- Migraine patients can now try three new drugs for prevention
- Training in Wisconsin, wining and dining along the Great River Road and more Midwest events
- Murals becoming part of downtown Aurora’s landscape
- Pictures: Hurricane Michael devastation in Mexico Beach
- ‘Do you know who you are?’: Chance the Rapper goes undercover as Lyft driver to raise money for CPS
- Retail sales miss forecasts as restaurant receipts drop
- Mundelein hires retired deputy chief, restructures police department
- Meet Harvey’s Jaboukie Young-White, the newest ‘Daily Show’ correspondent
- Sears Holdings’ bankruptcy could create a glut of empty space, starting at Hoffman Estates HQ
- With a new dance location and playoffs on the line, Deerfield kicks off homecoming week
- Read Sears chairman’s email to employees
- Children, crawl through rooms, climb ladders at Hinsdale police and fire open house
- Pictures: ‘A Star is Born’
- Hinsdale police and fire open house
- By going west, LeBron James has reset the entire NBA
- Families get safety lessons at Wilmette Fire Department open house
- Selle: Time to end Waukegan’s dreams for the Carnegie Library
- ESPN’s Adam Amin will be 1st fill-in for Bulls TV announcer Neil Funk
- Children walk through haunted maze, enjoy early Halloween fun, in Oak Brook
- Letter: Hinsdale District 86 referendum is too high
- Appliance giants Whirlpool and Frigidaire among top unsecured creditors in Sears bankruptcy
- McGrath: A teacher’s favorite author can change a student’s life
- I’m still breastfeeding my four-year-old. Here’s why
- Deerfield police officer honored for dedication, volunteerism
- Here’s what Sears’ Chapter 11 filing means for customers, employees, retirees
- Dear reader ticked off by our opinions: Please don’t cancel your subscription
- Drifter charged in murder of Iowa State golf champ to stand trial in January
- Say hello to ‘cheese tea,’ the newest Asian drink taking Instagram by storm
- The 3 Holiday brothers are now all in the NBA: ‘There is no backing down’
- Alarma ante nueva política salarial de Amazon
- Warmth and comfort: Franklin Park library launches clothing drive to honor leader of knit and crochet group
- Hinsdale Rotary Run attracts hundreds of runners and some determined mascots
- LFA libero Carrington Newsome balances demands of academics, athletics
- LASIK: Why it’s important to talk with your eye doctor
- Top 9 reasons to adopt a dog
- Find out what destinations are trending, hot and undiscovered for the holidays (Video)
- By the numbers: Ski the Adirondacks
- Bears local TV ratings up 42 percent from last season’s five-game average
- Trump denies promise to give $1 million to charity if Warren proved her ancestry
- St. Charles Township woman killed after car strikes tree, officials say
- Disney Cruise Line awaits decision on second Bahamas destination
- Oak Park School District 97 approves superintendent pay increase: ‘The raise is a CPI raise’
- Trump surveys storm damage in Florida, Georgia
- Calendar: Country with a little ballroom in Mundelein
- Five things to do in Lake County Oct. 19-21
- Celebrity entrepreneur Marcus Lemonis pays $1.85 million for vintage Lake Forest mansion
- CSO composer Missy Mazzoli: ‘The chance … to work with an orchestra of that stature is nothing I was going to turn down’
- ‘Beautiful Boy’ review: Steve Carell and Timothee Chalamet ground a pair of addiction memoirs
- Now that the U.S. women’s national team has a World Cup berth, what’s next?
- Sears seeks bankruptcy protection
- Winnetka residents get inside look at police and fire operations
- Costumed pooches, scarecrows and pumpkin carvings help turn Long Grove into ‘Halloween Town’
- Court case continues for Crown Point couple charged in death of 4-year-old boy
- Filipino-Cuban food lands in Ravenswood, plus other restaurant openings
- Five things to do in Northwest Indiana Oct. 19-21
- SUV with North Shore political bumper stickers possibly vandalized at Hinsdale Oasis
- One woman killed, another wounded by gunman who barricaded himself in South Side apartment
- Linda Kay, Chicago Tribune’s 1st female sportswriter, dies at 66
- Zach LaVine offers support for former teammates Karl-Anthony Towns and Andrew Wiggins: ‘They are extremely competitive’
- The Aviary Cookbook
- Challenger Tom Chlystek calls out Jim Durkin in 82nd District state House election
- Column: Sexual assault, the #MeToo movement and a victim’s call for ‘basic human respect’
- Morton Grove planter program a success, village hopes to add more next summer
- Walmart Pickup store a step closer after Lincolnwood grants approval
- West Dundee to save more than $50K on purchase of new ambulance
- Speak Out: Why is pot embraced at same time pain meds restricted, women need to fight back against sexism, more
- New service weapons on tap for Highland Police
- With ‘The Aviary Cocktail Book,’ Nick Kokonas hopes to shake up publishing industry
- Sears, which helped shape a nation’s shopping habits, was also a pioneer of the reverse commute
- Naperville People in the News
- Ghostoberfest: Event at Norridge restaurant features dinner, drinks and the supernatural
- Victim identified in Waukegan hit-and-run; girlfriend charged with murder
- Acusan a un sujeto de intentar tener sexo con un niño
- Investigators enter Saudi Consulate where Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi vanished
- Natasha Grover picked to fill District 204 board vacancy
- Who said it: J.B. Pritzker or Gov. Bruce Rauner?
- Sneak peek at The Darling, the cool-whimsical bar transforming the former Won Fun space
- Highland extends injured officer’s health coverage
- Ariana Grande and Pete Davidson may have split, but here’s why they’ll remain an Internet obsession
- Alec Baldwin: ‘Overthrow the government of the United States under Donald Trump’ in November
- Non-profit recognizes District 219 dance marathon team for fundraising efforts
- Will County clerk candidates focus on cybersecurity and experience
- Final endorsements for the Illinois Senate
- Shout Out: Matthew Hoffman, Mellody Farm muralist
- Struggling Buccaneers fire defensive coordinator Mike Smith
- Quickly: Trump’s world is upside-down
- Five things to do in the western suburbs Oct. 19-21
- Relive big waves, see vintage surfboards at Surfing Florida Museum
- Green home features can earn you more when selling — if your agent understands them
- Illinois safety Tony Adams might miss Wisconsin game with hamstring injury
- Weekend lane closures scheduled as work begins on Lake Cook Road bridge in Deerfield
- Foxford to pay part of street improvement as Western Springs development nears completion
- Los retos de ‘ir a la luna’ en ‘First Man’
- It’s almost Election Day. Can we please have some thoughtful discourse before then?
- Best camping near Fort Myers Beach and Sanibel
- Seeing competition, Lincolnshire trustees again grant raise, bonus to village manager
- 2019 MLS draft coming to Chicago’s McCormick Place in January
- Snakes — and frozen rodents to feed them — stars of the show at reptile conference in Tinley Park
- Hubbard Inn transforms into Hogwarts for ‘The 13 Days of Wizardry’ this Halloween season
- Superclásico Argentina-Brasil con Neymar y sin Messi
- Indiana Supreme Court hears case from 2016 Porter County traffic stop
- A nation mired in loneliness
- ‘Exorcist’ director William Friedkin tells Chicago teens about making his first film, a death row documentary
- Little Tigers: Fifty girls join Elmwood Park cheerleaders at school’s first cheer clinic
- County completes Happ Road resurfacing project in Northfield
- Business news
- Gov. Bruce Rauner’s self-proclaimed biggest first-term mistake: Messaging
- Girls volleyball notes: Truman State commit Rachel DeFries embraces challenge for surging Sandburg
- West Suburban Local Scoreboard for Tuesday, Oct. 16, 2018
- Preckwinkle and Emanuel: Two sides of the same coin
- Waiting for the ‘L’ during this unseasonably cold weather? Hit the heat button — it might be on.
- ‘Bait bills’ lead FBI to man who robbed a Carpentersville bank, criminal complaint says
- When violence threatens Rogers Park, the community pulls together
- Lake County News-Sun Local Scoreboard for Tuesday, Oct. 16, 2018
- More gun laws won’t curb gun crime
- At Mercury Theater’s Venus, a cabaret-style ‘Pippin’ in search of its heart
- Lincolnwood’s new Touhy overpass reflects latest upgrade to ever-expanding Skokie Valley Trail
- Por el poder de Gael García Bernal en ‘Museo’
- American Players Theatre announces 2019 summer season
- GoFundMe campaign raises more than $51,000 so far for daughters of Jason Van Dyke
- Relishing ‘perfect’ fall weather, record crowd turns out for Barrington Scarecrow Festival
- Yorkville fills vacancy on city council
- East Leyden construction project likely to last past August 2019
- Northfield man charged with possessing child pornography
- Three ways Elizabeth Warren is blazing a path toward 2020
- Blackhawks forward Brandon Saad on the verge of getting benched
- Tribute artists create the Barbra and Frank concert that never happened
- In an era when NBA superstars change teams, can the Pelicans hang on to Anthony Davis?
- U46 foundation expands grants, now accepting applications for $500 ‘mini-grants’
- Boys soccer notes: Green Bay recruit Sergio Valencia looks to lead Mount Carmel on another playoff run
- Johnny Miller to retire from NBC golf booth, will be replaced by Paul Azinger, reports say
- What’s happening in Park Ridge: Pickwick’s Classic Film Series returns with ‘The Bride of Frankenstein’
- Calumet City police endangered others, violated department policy by chasing fleeing suspects, lawsuit claims
- Filtering potential partners by ethnicity: How dating apps contribute to racial bias
- How did the Cubs go from Rudy Jaramillo to Anthony Iapoce at hitting coach? It’s a long story
- Griffith Kmart to close as part of Sears bankruptcy
- Fox Valley Park District budget reflects more spending on maintenance
- Lesser and Morgan square off in 58th District State House race
- Gary officials seek casino move, freight hub for Buffington Harbor
- ‘Suits’ spinoff filming in Chicago this week
- As Chicago mayor, Gery Chico says he’d end funding for Gary airport where federal deportation flights start
- Revised visitation policies include new tablet computers for Lake County jail inmates
- ‘We want to make sure we’re doing it right’: River Grove Library Board members take next steps on St. Cyprian
- Community gets a look at Hammond’s newest fire station
- Lake Station schools sued over 2017 football game fight
- BMO Harris downsizes face-to-face mortgage lending workforce
- Return in sight for Blackhawks goalie Corey Crawford: ‘If everything goes right he can go on Thursday’
- I quit drinking a year ago. Here’s what happened.
- ‘Secret’ prairie owned by Fox Valley Park District damaged by off-road vehicles
- Businessman Barrett Davie looks to unseat Julie Morrison in 29th District
- En el desierto y a su suerte
- Canada’s marijuana legalization won’t change NHL policy — the most lenient among pro sports
- Threats lead to increased police presence, security sweeps at Waukegan High School campuses
- Purple Reign pays tribute to Prince
- Shnay: Park Forest mayor plans to retire
- Corrections and clarifications
- Vernon Hills to consider public smoking ban expansion, prohibition of puppy mill sales
- Harwood Heights board celebrates champion softball team
- Obama Foundation nets 11 new donors in third quarter
- Sen. Elizabeth Warren releases DNA analysis providing evidence of Native American heritage
- Bulls President Michael Reinsdorf talks up the state of the Bulls in a rare interview: ‘I’m confident for our future’
- Of toilets and contractors: Is Pritzker up to the job of renovating Illinois?
- Bulls convert Tyler Ulis’ contract to 2-way deal, keep Ryan Arcidiacono on roster
- Trump administration pushes drug companies to include prices when advertising on television
- Matt Nagy stands behind his play-calling approach: ‘I’m a big boy. And I can handle criticism.’
- Cool Ice Castles
- ‘Let’s revisit this in the spring’: Bobby Portis and the Bulls don’t reach an agreement on contract extension
- Forget ‘wine rules’: 4 unconventional wine pairings for guys
- Killing baboons is bad PR? Who knew?
- Speak Out: Ice cream dessert bar and license plate
- Tenn. Ed. Commission rejects VU Law School transfer
- St. Joseph’s College could reopen as part of two-year college
- Photos: The Joffrey Ballet and “Swan Lake”
- Police arrest 2 men in Aurora shooting
- Small crossovers can make older drivers feel younger, thanks to higher seat height
- Montgomery police welcome kids to Halloween safety event
- First Look: Bibliophile brings together love of food, drink and books
- 2018 Lexus RX 350L in Luxury trim at a glance
- Bears coach Matt Nagy doesn’t budge on Trey Burton’s offensive pass interference
- Bears pass rusher Khalil Mack to undergo tests on injured right ankle
- Counting fetal kicks can help prevent stillbirths
- Cross country notes: Lowell’s Jordyn Boyer ramps things up by winning the Crown Point Regional
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- Sears files for bankruptcy protection, will close another 142 stores
- Daniel Martin, magistrate judge and former attorney for Federal Defender Program, dies at 63
- Red Sox ace Sale out of hospital, will rejoin team at Game 3 of ALCS in Houston
- Judge throws out Stormy Daniels’ defamation lawsuit against Trump
- Minnesota Republican Senate candidate Karin Housley once compared Michelle Obama to a ‘chimp’
- After Trump’s call with Saudi leader, he suggests ‘rogue killers’ murdered journalist Jamal Khashoggi
- Ask Tom: Why are puffy clouds flat on the bottom?
- Freeze warning Tuesday morning
- Former Eastern Illinois and Loyola Academy coach Bob Spoo dies at 80
- Chicago-area voter registration and turnout in previous elections
- Post-Tribune Local Scoreboard for Tuesday, Oct. 16, 2018
- Bears Rewind: Mitch Trubisky was far from great vs. Dolphins, but his deep ball is evolving
- Daily Southtown Local Scoreboard for Tuesday, Oct. 16, 2018
- Report: SUV driven by Preckwinkle security chief was improperly used to move political materials
- John Marquette, suburban educator whose career lasted five decades, dies at 80
- Cubs hire Anthony Iapoce from Rangers to replace Chili Davis as hitting coach
- Microsoft co-founder Paul Allen wasn’t always visible, but his influence on sports was undeniable
- Prince Harry and pregnant Duchess of Sussex start official Australian tour
- Brewers blank Dodgers to seize 2-1 lead in NLCS
- Microsoft co-founder Paul Allen has died at 65