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- Free scary face pancakes for kids at IHOP on Halloween
- Generation Parkland moves on but vows to keep fighting: ‘Our voices do matter’
- Reports of Dustin Johnson-Brooks Koepka beef just the latest drama for Ryder Cup team
- The voting has ended! Thanks for participating. Come back Dec. 5 to find out who won
- Clouds in your coffee
- Tribune Holiday Cookie Contest submissions begin
- Wildly protracted wild card ends in disappointment for fans
- NL wild-card game: Rockies 2, Cubs 1 (13 inn.)
- For Cubs, you can’t beat angst at the old ballpark
- The only certainty for the Cubs is change, a necessity after they exit meekly from the playoffs
- Cubs’ Terrance Gore on getting ‘grazed’ and going down swinging
- Terrance Gore: Wild-card loss ‘hurts, but these guys next year will come back strong’
- Kyle Schwarber and Jon Lester insist pain of 2018 can make Cubs better in ’19
- Cubs’ season ends with 2-1, 13-inning loss to Rockies in NL wild-card game
- Bears’ outlook gloomy after dispiriting home loss to shorthanded Packers
- Another vintage Libertyville home bites the dust
- The case of Jason Van Dyke on the stand vs. Jason Van Dyke on the video
- Duplex-up home on Southport Avenue: $1.1M
- Mom feels guilty letting kids visit offender’s home
- Morning Spin: Rauner, Pritzker square off again in debate live on ABC
- Essence of autumn: Boiling apple cider yields delightfully versatile ingredient for fall recipes
- Read: Letter from Lawrence Wyllie about repaying stipend
- Brett Kavanaugh’s ‘revenge’ theory spotlights past with Clintons
- Indicted former Lincoln-Way superintendent quietly repaid $16,000 bonus, records show
- UN court orders U.S. to lift some Iran sanctions
- In about-face, Gov. Bruce Rauner calls for Sterigenics shutdown after weeks of downplaying cancer risks
- Dozens gather in Rogers Park after slayings of 2 men: ‘This is my home’
- Cream in your coffee? Maybe not. Here’s a taste test, from half-and-half to hemp milk
- With Illinois medical pot market poised to expand, high-profile national chain is buying Oak Park dispensary
- Boy, his dad and childhood friend killed by car fleeing police in Englewood: ‘It’s a bitter pill’
- Trump mocks Ford’s claims against Kavanaugh at Mississippi rally
- Clarkson: Fall moving quickly with too many things to do
- 11 new brunch menus to try in Chicago this fall
- Study: 1 in 3 U.S. adults eat fast food each day
- Cubs players endorse Joe Maddon’s return: ‘He shouldn’t be questioned one bit’
- Los Angeles burglary ring that targeted Rihanna’s home also planned to hit LeBron James, police say
- Dazed and confused by stunning end to season, Cubs begin searching for answers
- Toys R Us … not dead yet
- U.S., British scientists win Nobel Prize in chemistry; findings led to best-selling drug
- Melania Trump visits ex-slave holding facility in Ghana
- Vladimir Putin calls poisoned ex-spy Sergei Skripal a ‘scumbag,’ traitor
- ‘Our hearts are crushed’: Erica Heilmann, Oak Lawn theater instructor who earned a Tony nod, has died
- Chicago festivals this week: West Town Food Truck Social & Art Walk, Apple Fest
- Prickly City- not killiing
- Former Cubs outfielder David DeJesus relists Wheaton mansion for $1.295 million
- China orders actress Fan Bingbing to pay massive tax fine
- October 1918: A virtual quarantine ordered for every case of influenza in Chicago
- The richest people in Illinois, according to Forbes
- Cubs’ season ends with a shot and some hugs: ‘Sometimes you have to take the bad with the good. Now, we’re taking the bad.’
- Policía de Chicago que mató a afroamericano dice que al disparar sólo quería desarmar al joven asesinado
- ‘Venom’ review: Tom Hardy’s turn as a superhero is a mess, but it’s fun
- How to pick the perfect running shoe
- ‘Mi mujer fue la que creó el monstruo’
- One serious injury reported in fiery crash on I-80 in Joliet; rush-hour traffic is snarled
- 1918 influenza epidemic
- Forbes is out with its list of billionaires. Here’s how Illinois’ richest stack up.
- In the age of Trump, Tucker Carlson’s ship has come in at Fox News
- Shout Out: Laura Nelson, Hinsdale Central alumna and actresss
- Bulls Q&A: How many games will the Bulls win this season? Will Bobby Portis sign a contract extension?
- Kyle Hendricks takes the loss after giving up a 13th-inning RBI single to an unlikely Rockies hero
- New York Media expands books coverage — and that’s good news for readers
- Disney: Meet Vampirina character at Hollywood Studios
- UEFA charges Manchester United for arriving late to Champions League game
- Lawyer: Ronaldo rape accuser was ’emotionally fragile’ at time of settlement
- Why visit Kentucky’s Paducah? Because artists, preservationists and foodies think you should
- Encuentran en Chicago armas robadas en Tennessee
- Gloria Trevi alista nuevas canciones y una gira
- Koch-backed group drops another $1.5 million for Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker
- Shout Out: Marvin J. Malone II, Oak Park actor in Porchlight Music Theatre’s production of ‘Gypsy’
- Since before the Great Fire, fires keep rewriting Chicago history
- Selle: Party affiliation ardor flags in candidates’ election bids
- ‘Just plain wrong’: Flake, Collins criticize Trump for mocking Kavanaugh accuser at political rally
- David Cromer’s production of ‘Next to Normal’ announces casting
- Liverpool fan injured in Naples ahead of Champions League game
- Ambulance fee increase OK’d in Gary
- Bayern’s woes continue after Champions League draw with Ajax
- Another Twitter poll has been posted, like the prophecy foretold
- Substitute Semedo secures Benfica’s late victory over AEK
- Alsip police officer shoots motorist in Chicago
- Bristol Palin’s first episode of ‘Teen Mom OG’ has a very disturbing scene
- Lyon mount comeback to salvage draw with Shakhtar
- So did Russian bots try to bring down ‘Star Wars’? After furor, man who authored study says not exactly
- Peter Wilt: ‘No es justo que paguen inocentes por las malas acciones de otros’
- Matt Millen steps away from his Big Ten Network job to focus on his health
- Near Wrigley Field, it’s construction season again — and the neighborhood’s Taco Bell is down to its last out
- Dybala’s hat trick leads Juventus past Young Boys without Ronaldo
- 2nd Starbucks to open near Walmart in Hammond
- Barcelona hope for turnaround at familiar Wembley
- Watch Christian Bale transform into Dick Cheney in ‘Vice’ first trailer
- Mayor: Gary 2019 budget process an attempt to maximize tax levy
- Deductibles soaring as companies keep passing health costs to workers
- Smith Crossing breaks ground on 45,000-square-foot rehab wing in Orland Park
- Column: Who doesn’t want to be healthier and happier?
- ESPN’s Alex Rodriguez lecturing Javier Baez on baserunning rules? That’s hilarious.
- Roma thrash Viktoria Plzen for third consecutive win
- Months after CEO’s ouster, Barnes & Noble still searching — for a search firm
- Get some cheesecake with your sandwich at Steve Buresh’s shop
- Best taco in the state lies in this North Side neighborhood…
- Avoid chilling accidents with these tips to winterize your home
- Why You Shouldn’t Take Generic Drugs for Granted (Infographic)
- Go pro: 5 times to seek professional financial advice
- Open for business but also open for hackers?
- How to make sure your door hardware makes the grade
- Chelsea Clinton fights cyberbullying by answering trolls
- Edwin Jackson is the only starting pitcher on the wild-card roster for the A’s
- Juventus’ stadium to be partly closed for racist chants
- Quickly: Trump mocks a sexual assault victim — let that sink in
- Drury Lane casts ‘Beauty and the Beast,’ with Erica Stephan as its Belle
- Gary council withdraws subpoenas in investigation of emergency fund transfers
- Bosnian coach Halilhodzic tapped as new Nantes boss
- East Dundee ready to debut new Oktoberfest events next weekend
- Leno set to take over for injured Cech in Arsenal’s goal
- Hotel strike ends at Wyndham Grand Chicago Riverfront as workers ratify contract
- Fakewood Mac? Depends on whom you ask as Fleetwood Mac comes to Chicago without Lindsey Buckingham
- Get down to Michael Jackson’s iconic hit at a ‘Thriller’ dance workshop
- Glenview psychologist accused of submitting false insurance claims, federal prosecutors say
- Gary discusses revisions to golf carts, senior center laws
- Cubs at least scored for ESPN and ESPN2: NL wild-card ratings up 59 percent from ’17
- The defense rested its case in the Jason Van Dyke trial. Here are 5 takeaways from the final day of testimony.
- Bears at the break: Khalil Mack’s dominance has elevated a suddenly special defense
- Secretary of State Mike Pompeo backs away from denuclearization goal for North Korea
- English winger Sancho signs contract extension with Dortmund
- Quagliarella notches two assists in Sampdoria’s win over Spal
- Seven international coffee drinks you should try around town
- Chicago Marathon 2018 guide: Where to go, where to watch and how to avoid the traffic
- Bournemouth upend Crystal Palace on late penalty
- Buyer moved up closing but wouldn’t give sellers enough time to move out belongings
- Portage Township concert season kicks off with jazz history lesson
- Pulisic, Bradley, Guzan return to USMNT for October friendlies
- J.B. Pritzker’s toilet-yanking ‘scheme to defraud’ is just typical billionaire stuff
- Immobile, Milinkovic-Savic sign extensions at Lazio
- Riverwalk’s Tiny Tapp & Cafe hoping to extend outdoor dining season with insulated tent
- Orioles manager Buck Showalter through the years
- Why you should give cabernet franc, cab sauv’s parent grape, a try
- Rossi avoids ban in positive doping case
- Vigilia en Rogers Park tras dos asesinatos
- Arlington Aces girls soccer team recognized for first-ever championship
- Beatniks stages ‘The Miracle Worker’
- Instalan nuevos parquímetros con pantalla digital, el recibo será opcional
- Van hit by gunfire on East Side of Aurora
- Henri Jokiharju, 19, on upcoming NHL debut: ‘I’m not going to make it any bigger than what it’s going to be’
- South Side man charged in double fatal shooting outside South Loop hotel
- Taking the emotion out of asking to be paid your worth
- 7-year-old toy reviewer Ryan has won fame, fortune on YouTube — now he’s a toy himself
- Voyager of the sleaze? Royal Caribbean refunds passengers after wild ‘burlesque’ party, report says
- Mbappe, Pulisic and the 40 finalists for the 2018 Golden Boy award
- Community news
- E-commerce distribution center to be built on Bowes Road, bringing 50 new jobs to South Elgin
- A Chicago priest’s epiphany: Those of us in the pews will save the Catholic Church
- What to expect from ABC’s ‘Roseanne’ spinoff, ‘The Conners’
- Shout Out: Larry Greenberg, retired IT ‘dinasour’ who now likes drawing
- Slowik: Forget the Supreme Court — Brett Kavanaugh seems unfit for jury duty
- State yanks Midwest Elite’s accreditation, vouchers; director disputes state report
- Chelsea Peretti is leaving ‘Brooklyn Nine-Nine’
- Sanders sidesteps Trump’s mocking rally speech, accuses Democrats of ‘smear campaign’
- When will Pritzker come clean about his plan to save Illinois?
- Hinsdale District 86 says discrimination complaint has been dismissed
- GM, Honda teaming up to produce self-driving vehicles
- Bourbon County beers tasted, reviewed: Something for everyone, but not everything for everyone
- County ends HR contract, starts vehicle replacement program
- Financial aid season kicks off, here’s a guide to apply for FAFSA
- ‘Retro taqueria’ Invicto celebrates Naperville opening Thursday with free tacos, horchata
- 2 women confronted Jeff Flake — and proved that ‘petitioning the government’ works
- #HoyEnElEstudio : Los Colochos, presentes en #DestinosFest con ‘Mendoza’
- Ex-Loyola Academy teacher under investigation for crimes against children, placed on leave by special education district
- Hallan horcas en centro de detención de inmigrantes en EEUU
- Is the bias against hiring older workers changing?
- Zmail: A response to critics of my Kavanaugh commentaries
- McKennie scores game-winnner for Schalke against Lokomotiv
- 46 million people voted in primaries this year. That’s not enough.
- Neymar’s hat trick leads PSG’s thrashing of Red Star
- Girls volleyball notes: Melissa Walden flourishes in dual role as a setter and hitter for Waubonsie Valley
- West Suburban Local Scoreboard for Thursday, Oct. 4, 2018
- Towle Theater prepares for ‘Carrie: The Musical’ crowning moment
- Letters to the Editor
- Suspected human skull, skeletal remains found in Hobart
- Private attorney hired by defendant in Deerfield murder case
- A better way to pay for Illinois’ ailing infrastructure
- Baranek: St. Xavier women’s volleyball coach Bob Heersema takes 700 career victories in stride
- How teen comedies like ‘Superbad’ normalize sexual assault
- Reports: Croatian court rejects perjury charges against Modric
- NHL Central Division preview: Blackhawks have their work cut out for them
- A white supremacist’s path to enlightenment about race and tolerance
- Trump y AMLO hacen planes sobre la migración de centroamericanos
- Otis Rush, a founder of Chicago’s West Side blues sound, dead at 84
- Shout Out: Gabi Siegel, a drummer in the Stevenson High School marching band
- Brooks Koepka reflects on shot that cost woman an eye: ‘One of the worst days of my life’
- Chef’s Choice: Lucky Penny brings Mexican touches to American diner
- Getaway driver gets 47 years in 1980 killing of off-duty Hammond officer
- January trial set for Gary teen accused of killing mother
- Is it OK to take pills at your desk?
- Connie Chung reveals she was sexually assaulted in letter to Christine Blasey Ford
- With no free pass to 2019 Women’s World Cup, U.S. team knows ‘we better not mess this up’
- Torres y Andújar, los novatos que vigorizan a los Yankees
- Support Chance the Rapper’s youth charity with a 3-shaped pie from Connie’s Pizza
- Desolación y muerte invaden a Indonesia
- On NAFTA, Trump saves us from himself
- DuPage Symphony Orchestra opens season with passionate show
- Dear dads: Your daughters told me about their assaults. This is why they never told you.
- This intense, bloody ‘Mendoza’ at the Goodman moves ‘Macbeth’ to the Mexican Revolution
- DeMotte couple had meth, 39 firearms — including 2 machine guns — court documents say
- Sorry, CPS, you can’t blame Trump for your sex abuse penalty
- Niles trustees advance proposal for estimated $2M Niles Police Department indoor parking facility
- ‘Art and Design in Chicago’ brings city’s visual art worlds to your WTTW-TV screen
- Pulisic ruled out at least two games with calf injury
- Video related to Lake County jail inmate death shows guards standing around, not giving aid
- Speak Out: Cubs defeat, marching bands and stolen purses
- EEEEEEEEEEEEEEH! Emergency alert test sounds, buzzes across the United States
- 4 fall decor tips — that have nothing to do with pumpkins
- Janus Theatre series presents notable plays written by women
- Ex-girlfriend of Bills running back LeSean McCoy alleges physical abuse
- Cruise lines don’t return fares easily: Here’s a look at passenger refunds in 2018
- Aurora aldermen to vote on $4 million budget increase that includes money for Mastodon Lake project
- Griezmann scores milestone goal for Atletico Madrid to beat Brugge
- Shout Out: Pastor Rick George, Bethany Baptist service sought to put a face on work of first responders
- Porto top Group D after win over Galatasaray
- Daily Southtown Local Scoreboard for Thursday, Oct. 4, 2018
- Napoli upend Liverpool on Insigne’s late goal
- NWI October special events span books to fashion
- Post-Tribune Local Scoreboard for Thursday, Oct. 4, 2018
- Petrak: Guide program continues to teach youth to work for benefit of greater community
- Second man arrested in connection with theft of over 300 guns recovered in Midlothian
- Dortmund muster second-half surge to beat Monaco
- Solo Cup developer reworks proposal to add units, save trees at Highland Park site
- Northern suburbs light up with Halloween fun
- Messi’s brace leads Barcelona past Tottenham at Wembley
- With midterm elections around the corner, America is headed toward a reckoning
- Cubs admit fatigue — but ‘not an excuse’ for playoff exit
- Nobel Prize winner and former Fermilab director remembered for having ‘enormous impact’ on science and education
- Inter notch second comeback win against PSV Eindhoven
- Update your space
- Kane board chairman wants state’s attorney to disclose cost of prosecuting Van Dyke trial, seek reimbursement
- Boys soccer notes: Langston Bedgood sparks St. Rita to share of Catholic Green championship
- Chicago shopping, from Boston Store to Sears to Amazon … and beyond
- Shout Out: Angelika Yiannaris of Winnetka likes basketball, Christmas music
- Loy A. Webb world premiere in 16th Street’s 2019 season
- Arrowheads thousands of years old found near Forked Creek
- Boy, 14, seriously wounded in Far Side Side stabbing
- Fall sports notes: Lakes’ Megan Heuser hopes improved game translates to state title
- Seeking stricter gun regulation, women sue over ‘incalculable’ damage inflicted on children
- Clemency hearing starts Thursday for man who killed Plano woman
- Munster, Valparaiso lead on spring ISTEP scores
- Jackie Cruz estrena el video de ‘La hora loca’
- McHenry County man charged with drug-induced homicide in death of sister
- Two men, one with a gun, swipe more than $1,500 in clothing at Madison Street store, Oak Park police say
- Lauren Beaudreau’s 66 helps Benet edge Naperville North by one shot for regional title
- Aurora set to add more energy efficient street lights
- Corrections and clarifications
- Teen boy shot in West Rogers Park, 1 wounded in West Elsdon neighborhood
- Elgin man who video recorded woman being raped sentenced to 12 years in prison
- Temen la presencia de agentes federales en oficina de Seguro Social en Chicago
- Residents recruited to be emergency responders as part of new team in Alsip
- Lake County Housing Authority failed to follow HUD requirements, audit finds
- White Lodging plans new $350 million development in Merrillville
- Make a fashion statement … with hearing aids?
- A guide to getting your home and yard winter-ready
- Financial Planning Month: 5 things you can do to take the fear out of your finances
- 5 steps to building and designing a sustainable, energy-efficient home
- Senate easily passes sweeping opioids’ legislation, sending to Trump
- Smaller One Winnetka project gets divided Village Council approval
- Cubs leave Wrigley Field as 2018 season ends
- Naperville Mayor Chirico’s re-election campaign chest reaches $93K in most recent report
- Hobart linemen and longtime teammates Orion Yester and Sam Valdez have their senior moment
- New kid on the block: Crown Point’s Ben Uran embraces move to tight end
- GOP women are in the hot seat over Trump mocking Ford, Kavanuagh vote looming
- John Bryan, former Sara Lee CEO and driving force to build Millennium Park, dies at 81
- AG Lisa Madigan investigating Gov. Bruce Rauner’s administration’s response to deaths at veterans home
- Column: No checkouts at new Amazon Go provide glimpse into future for those who still shop at stores
- 5 questions, 5 answers: Should the Blackhawks go full rebuild? Should Joel Quenneville’s job be in jeopardy?
- Ask Tom: Why do upper Midwestern states suffer bad thunderstorms?
- Alsip police officer shoots drag racer in Mount Greenwood neighborhood
- Much cooler air will spread over the Chicago area Thursday
- When Cubtober becomes Choketober, who loses a job? Chili Davis? A name player?
- With testimony done, jury likely to begin deliberating Chicago cop Van Dyke’s fate Thursday afternoon
- Will red tide scare on beaches hurt tourism?
- East Aurora officials, union for teachers, office and support staff to meet again Thursday
- Missouri recruit Brianne Bolden and Grace Curran lead Lincoln-Way Central girls golf to easy regional win
- Guard at Fethullah Gulen’s compound in Poconos fires warning shot to scare away intruder, prompting police response
- 49ers QB Jimmy Garoppolo has season-ending knee surgery
- Chicago police officers share concerns about what may come as Jason Van Dyke trial ends
- Buck Showalter, Dan Duquette out after Orioles’ worst season in team history
- Lake County News-Sun Local Scoreboard for Thursday, Oct. 4, 2018
- Joe Maddon will return in 2019, but his long-term future as Cubs manager is up in the air
- During second TV debate, Gov. Bruce Rauner and J.B. Pritzker argue over toilets, taxes and veterans deaths
- Bedbugs interrupt Gary council meeting as man ‘covered with them’ removed by officials
- Bobby Portis undergoes ‘The Grind’ with Jimmy Butler’s former trainer who once ripped GM Gar Forman
- 5 questions facing the Cubs this offseason: Is Joe Maddon the right manager? Will Cole Hamels be back?
- After 6 years and almost $400K, dilapidated mansion is reborn as Valparaiso Inn Bed & Breakfast
- Digest (Oct. 3): Laurel Park expands schedule to 4-day racing week
- Bucks 116, Bulls 82
- Sights on semistate: Doubles tandem of Frank Wolf, Zach Schmidt lift Munster to 35th regional title
- After late collapse, Theo Epstein says Cubs will shift emphasis from evaluating talent to analyzing production
- Theo Epstein won’t say if Addison Russell will return to Cubs after suspension for violating MLB’s domestic-abuse policy
- Jabari Parker: ‘I played like doo-doo’ after Bucks blow out Bulls 116-82 in preseason game
- Police release video of suspect in 2 Rogers Park shootings as residents seek answers
- Plucky Luke: Davidson scores lone goal as Munster slips past Lake Central in sectional semifinals
- U.S. Navy veteran arrested in Utah in suspicious mailings to president, military chiefs
- As Jason Van Dyke trial comes to a close, Chicago police, businesses prepare for verdict
- Lawyers: Woman who accused Ronaldo of rape suffers from post-traumatic stress