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- Free taco at Taco Bell on Thursday after a base was stolen in World Series
- Canucks 4, Blackhawks 2
- Pittsburgh synagogue shooting
- Ask Amy: Mom wants to re-parent daughter’s friend
- Injured trick-or-treater released from hospital after Libertyville hit-and-run
- Woman charged with reckless homicide, DUI in 2017 Wicker Park crash
- Man shot during Papa John’s robbery in Hammond
- Morning Spin: Gov. Bruce Rauner gives different audiences different answers on who’s responsible for campaign ad that used profanity
- As our politics get uglier, a lesson in decency from the doctors in Pittsburgh
- Merry Christmas! Thanksgiving is canceled, now get out there and shop
- Chicago cop with checkered past under criminal investigation for vicious beating outside popular bar
- Kanye West finally realized he’s being used. But there’s truth behind his past tweets.
- Discarding Halloween pumpkins adds to greenhouse effect, so take advantage of drop-off site or a Pumpkin Smash
- Kanye exits ‘Blexit’ — but what about MAGA, Chance and Amara?
- Duplex penthouse in Lake View: $1.5M
- ‘You take this thing over right now’: How Matt Nagy challenges Mitch Trubisky behind the scenes
- Food hall planned in former poultry processing facility in Fulton Market
- 4 takeaways from the Blackhawks’ loss to the Canucks, including missing Patrick Kane (twice)
- Derrick Rose didn’t just turn back the clock. He reset it — stunning the NBA world with career-high 50-point night.
- Police: Officers shoot man in South Side apartment building after chase
- Photographic tour of Indiana basketball gyms stops at Gary’s vacant schools
- Only the Bulls could play a strong game and still come off looking bad
- Mi hermano, El Chapo: How a lawyer from Baltimore came to defend the world’s most notorious drug lord
- Maryland parts ways with football coach DJ Durkin
- Woman robbed and killed, 3 others wounded in Halloween night shootings over 2 hours
- Rupert Everett: How Oscar Wilde pulled one actor out of a career rut
- Son, 2nd man charged with killing Peoria-area couple who ‘fought back hard’ during attack, police say
- Best Chicago happy hour deals: Nov. 1-7
- 5 things to do this weekend in Chicago
- Maryland football players react to DJ Durkin’s departure: ‘Pressure busts pipes doesn’t it??’
- Drunken baggage handler falls asleep in cargo hold, flies to Chicago
- 52 arrested, 20 guns seized in raids that targeted people ‘fueling Chicago violence’
- Man shot in head during robbery at Hammond pizza store, police say
- 5 dark-horse college basketball teams that might be worth a bet
- Latinas are paid 53 cents for every $1 that white males earn: ‘It behooves the entire U.S. economy for everyone to be earning equal pay’
- Josh Groban on being an old school star in the modern age
- These classroom films from the 1970s are ‘nightmare fuel,’ so why does the film society want you to see them?
- Hobo Johnson extracts joy, life lessons from teenage lows
- Chicago trio’s best work gets a boost from a Ty Segall imprint
- Crash between Amtrak train and vehicle causes delays on Metra’s Milwaukee District North line
- Cruz Azul se corona en la Copa MX
- Lawsuit alleges Harvey Weinstein sexually assaulted girl, 16
- Carey Mulligan ‘Wildlife’ interview: Telling the truth, one role at a time
- If Khalil Mack sits out against the Bills offense, the Bears ________ . Our Bears writers fill in the blanks.
- 10 percent of Eli’s Cheesecake employees are refugees — but now there are fewer available to hire
- How to start your own cookbook club — and why you’ll want to
- The issues, hopes, fears for 4 Cubs players on the rebound trail
- La Liga launch campaign to garner fan support for US plans
- Prickly City-involved
- Trump arremete contra líder republicano por criticar su plan sobre ciudadanía
- Moralez leads NYCFC past Philadelphia Union in Knockout Round
- New Trier High School Caucus chooses three candidates for April school board election
- Trump revives ‘Willie Horton’ with ad linking illegal immigrant killer to Democrats
- LeBron James, Stephen Curry and other NBA heavyweights praise Derrick Rose after his 50-point performance
- 10-man Timbers upend FC Dallas, advance in MLS playoffs
- How to prep for Thanksgiving feast? Turkey trots, turkey shoots and turkey bowling
- Caravana migrante debe andar, México desoye pedido de autobuses
- Lots of lights, Christmas markets close to home and more Midwest holiday happenings
- ‘The Other Side of the Wind’ review: Orson Welles’ last first film
- Could antidepressants be contributing to global obesity?
- The messy, angry, long goodbye: Negotiations between Megyn Kelly, NBC News turn fractious
- Shout Out: Rev. Carol Hill, Park Ridge Community Church’s first female senior minister
- 52 arrestados y 20 armas incautadas en redadas de Halloween en Chicago
- Vinicius Junior reaps benefits of Real Madrid coaching change
- Norwegian festival set for Montgomery
- ‘He baits them’: Jon Stewart says Trump appeals to media’s ‘narcissism’
- Driver injured after car plunges off overpass in Lansing, police say
- Russia, Germany bidding for 2021 Champions League final
- White Street Cafe in Frankfort strives to be ‘home away from home’
- Jorgensen, Kuiper vie for 7th District Lake County Council seat
- Joven latino, acusado de asesinar a sus padres porque ‘estaba harto de ellos’
- Parents angry after Illinois bishop tells Catholic school kids that Santa isn’t real
- Universal: ‘Stranger Things’ open house set for Nov. 6
- Clarendon Hills family steps up its game to win Halloween decorating contest
- ‘Never Fade’, el nuevo video de Alice in Chains
- Yes, I paid $166 to see Oprah and Michelle Obama onstage together. Come on, this is our Super Bowl.
- Draco Rosa lanza su marca de cannabis medicinal
- Bicyclist struck and killed by SUV identified as Round Lake Park man
- Simone Biles becomes the 1st woman to win 4 all-around titles at worlds
- West Aurora OKs funds for playground project to honor former teacher
- Trippy depression treatment? Hopes and hype for ketamine
- ‘Rise Above’ in Richton Park, Chicago Heights tells tale of Tuskegee Airmen
- ‘Hey, Kiddo’: Jarrett Krosoczka’s arresting graphic memoir of addiction leads young-adult roundup
- Kankakee is No. 2 on list of U.S. cities losing the most brainpower
- Lincolnshire considers lower cost offer from Deerfield for emergency dispatch services
- The hidden toll of migration: 56,800 dead or missing in 4 years
- A chili cook-off, an Indonesian feast and baking workshop, plus more weekend plans
- Powerful collection from MLK’s pastor — fitting for our current political moment — leads roundup review of spiritual books
- 13 recommended Chicago shows to see right now
- Bulls pay tribute to Chicago flag with sharp — very sharp — City Edition jerseys
- Divvy, ride-share companies offer free or discounted rides on Election Day
- Merry Merry Meatballs! 5 Ways to Serve Up Meatballs for the Holidays
- Rushing to the restroom or taking frequent bathroom breaks? A common bladder health issue explained
- How to pack the party with you next time you’re traveling
- Top exterior trends to inspire your 2019 home projects
- How parents can encourage and support imaginative play
- Small businesses are getting it right (Infographic)
- Illuminate your holiday decorating with this fun project
- Cachorros ejercen opción para renovar a José Quintana
- Unrehearsed Shakespeare Janus series brings ‘Caesar’ to the stage
- Lubelfeld drops option areas, Red Oak feeder change from Dist. 112 proposal
- Ecstasy, cocaine found in Montgomery man’s house
- Western Springs task force to study uniting park district, recreational programs
- Buffalo Grove, Wheeling clubs looking for help in sending ‘Thanksgiving Baskets’ to families in need
- Solari’s Real Madrid debut, the MLS playoffs and the best of the week in soccer
- Willie McCovey, Charlie Brown, and the hit-that-wasn’t in the 1962 World Series. Neither could forget it.
- Blotter: Altercation leads to battery charge for Highland Park man
- EN VIVO: El presidente y gerente general Nelson Rodríguez organiza una mesa redonda
- Google walkouts worldwide
- Interrobang casts Chicago premiere of ‘I Call My Brother’
- Stephen King’s Halloween book is shockingly … heartwarming?
- Watch new trailer for Chicago-set Christmas movie from Netflix starring Kurt Russell
- Cancer survivor, 86, leads breast-knitting campaign
- Six Indian Prairie District 204 schools called ‘exemplary’ in state report
- What’s more enticing than Julia Roberts starring in a TV drama? How about half-hour episodes?
- Jury finds Hammond man not guilty of killing 2 pugs
- How to manage that accumulation of fallen leaves
- Waukegan man charged in Lindenhurst shotgun robbery
- Woman charged for 2nd time in Portage murder-for-hire plot appears in court
- The political candidates whose families are campaigning against them
- Guest chefs contribute to Somerset’s soup-and-sandwich lunch series
- ‘A Christmas Story Comes Home’ to Indiana Welcome Center
- Evanston principal sends letter to parents addressing ‘hate-filled language’ toward minority students
- Otro retiro en el Chicago Fire, esta vez cuelga las botas Christian Dean
- Shout Out: Jason Kapusinski, Libertyville’s newest sergeant
- Letter to the Editor: Beach Park home rule proposal not about levying a property tax
- Man gets 60 years after admitting to killing 12-year-old girl as she screamed, ‘Please, Daddy, don’t’
- Hundreds of Google employees in Chicago walk out in protest of company’s handling of sexual misconduct allegations
- Quickly: Support for Steve King is a mystery, no defense for Trump’s actions, political stunt sent to Mexican border
- ‘Keep Moving’ exhibit at Expo 72
- Frontera Grill’s Bar Sotano
- Some Southland polling places being switched for Tuesday’s election
- Document: Evanston principal letter to parents
- Aurora woman injured in rollover crash
- From banana-seat Schwinns to Divvys, new exhibit puts Chicago’s bicycle culture on display
- ‘Greatness’ documentary by filmmaker from Glencoe set for big screen opening
- ‘Monrovia, Indiana’ review: Frederick Wiseman’s intimate look at a small town
- Bulls rookie Wendell Carter Jr. joins LeBron James in select company
- Catch a holiday train exhibit, markets, fireworks and more Midwest events
- Disney World wraps up Halloween, shifts into Christmas gear
- Kanye West gives Chicago mayoral candidate Amara Enyia another $126K
- As record number of women run nationally, Lake County Board continues history of female candidates
- ‘It’s medically sanctioned violence and torture’: Intersex patients call for end to genital surgeries on children
- Three dozen from Wilmette, Evanston oppose road easement near Canal Shores Golf Club
- Big Ten picks against the spread: The obvious pick is Northwestern over Notre Dame. But is it the wise one?
- Loyola season opener the first of 9 Ramblers games set for NBC Sports Chicago this season
- ‘There were no safe places’: Chicago police officer honored for nonprofit helping young people on South Side
- Shout Out: Rebecca Renkosiak, big fan of Skokie’s Exploritorium
- Un sujeto armado mató a una joven frente a dos niños
- Device found in dumpster near Salvation Army is not an explosive: Merrillville police
- Naperville Municipal Band concert salutes Veterans Day
- Amazon’s new goal: Teach 10 million kids a year to code
- Storytime, parade and trick-or-treating highlight Skokie library’s Halloween party for youngsters
- Mortgage rates retreat but remain near 7-year highs
- White Sox acquire minor-league pitcher Manny Banuelos from the Dodgers
- Scott Stantis Cartoon caption Contest Winner and Extras
- Oakton college extended community invite to its ‘Halloween Games’ on both campuses
- How a faux pas comment led to the creation of Dundee Township’s ‘community closet’
- West Suburban Local Scoreboard for Friday, Nov. 2, 2018
- Tree-lighting event set in Norridge; Eisenhower library plans veterans’ breakfast
- Swinging away: Sam Urban delivers key kills as St. Charles East upsets Huntley for sectional title
- Pride Films and Plays announces run of Harvey Fierstein’s ‘Casa Valentina’
- ‘Harvey’ heads to Canterbury Theatre in Michigan City
- Meet the Libertyville student competing in the ‘Jeopardy’ Teen Tournament
- Winnetka police blotter: Three unlocked cars entered, items taken
- Shout Out: Peter Raffel, YWCA aquatics manager who likes to travel and read
- CSO cellist John Sharp guest performs with Southwest Symphony Orchestra’s ‘Slavic DNA’
- Case of Indiana woman accused of supporting ISIS ‘complicated’ due to classified material
- Purdue Northwest engineering student carries mother’s passion
- Barrington police: Maywood man charged with retail theft
- Families aren’t abandoning CPS — they’re escaping Chicago
- Sears gearing up for do-or-die holiday season
- 10 musical biopics to take your mind off ‘Bohemian Rhapsody’
- Gillette, Torres square off in Kendall County clerk contest
- Sabres rattling: Streamwood makes gains again in boys soccer by reaching the supersectional round
- Eager shoppers flock to Pete’s Market in Willowbrook for grand opening
- Football notes: Yorkville looks to Nico Medrano to offset speed advantage of top-seeded Richards
- Shout Out: Regan Hoerster Zubak, Oak Park resident owns pilates studio
- Fire closes Munster pizza restaurant
- Go ahead, President Trump. Deport me.
- Another NASA spacecraft runs out of steam, 2nd this week
- ‘Bravo, Maestro!’ begins with ‘Whirlwind Tour of Europe’ in LaPorte
- Teens throw eggs, set car fires in Hyde Park on Halloween night: ‘It was crazy scary’
- Three months after Chicago’s most violent weekend, the trail grows colder
- Can the Republicans or Democrats offer more than rage and fear?
- More car break-ins reported in same Naperville area, police say
- Maryland regents also recommended retaining trainers who failed to treat Jordan McNair
- Shout Out: Maria Laskowski, Franklin Park resident, participated in #PinkOut event at the United Center
- November road games have tripped up Notre Dame in previous College Football Playoff races
- Why can’t politicians be civil and decent?
- Can a long-running debate for Bob Dylan fans be settled?
- Maria Irene Fornes and Ntozake Shange: Lost to the present but harbingers of the future
- Here’s to the defenders of our democracy
- Oak Forest woman makes a case for helping kids at Christmas by sewing decorative donations
- Clarendon Hills Middle School eighth-graders get wake-up call on adult expenses
- Cancer-causing gas emissions
- Community news
- Sterling firepower proves too much for Katie Jablonski and Kaneland to overcome in sectional final
- The story behind Laura Jane Grace’s ‘I Hate Chicago’ song
- Steppenwolf’s winter ‘Lookout’ series features Sam Bailey, Sonal Aggarwal and ‘iLookOut for Locas’
- Speak Out: Health insurance and Halloween
- Police reports: Tools valued at $3,500 reported stolen from van parked in Franklin Park
- U.S. accuses ex-Goldman Sachs bankers in Malaysian money laundering scheme
- Yorkville schools issue public plea urging people to help ‘struggling students’ before they harm themselves
- Bills 27, Vikings 6: Why this season’s most startling upset should be a major warning sign for the Bears
- Violinists’ free concert serves as musical tribute to the ‘Seasons’
- Drugs found in search of Valparaiso apartment, police say
- Evanston police include residents in ‘Thriller’ of a video answering lip sync challenge
- Shout Out: Robert Horsey, author of ‘Gifted,’ to appear at Oak Park library
- Top Workplaces 2018: Salesforce, American Litho, CASE take top rankings in Energage survey
- Classes resume after ‘suspicious odor’ at Huff Elementary leads to evacuation, investigation
- Voters cast record number of early ballots in suburban Cook, Will counties, clerks say
- Football notes: Notre Dame baseball recruit Nick DeMarco fills in for injured brother to lead St. Charles North
- Carpentersville, West Dundee join forces on plan to build up area around Spring Hill Mall
- Football notes: Tre Watson shows knack for big plays as a receiver and defensive back at Antioch
- Aurora carpenter brings Stars of David to Pittsburgh after massacre, while local students offer paper hearts
- Ranking the best 2018-19 NBA City Edition jerseys revealed so far
- 7 things we heard from Bears coordinators, including Vic Fangio on letting Khalil Mack play through injury and out-of-line NFL fines
- Beach closed due to high waves at Portage Lakefront park
- Here’s what to say to your spouse to spice things up in the bedroom
- Oprah Winfrey campaigns for Georgia’s Stacey Abrams: ‘I’m not trying to test any waters’
- I am 18. I belong to the massacre generation.
- Let’s stop naming things for politicians, Chapter 2
- Letter: Past school board president opposed to Maine Township District 207 referendum
- Woman faints before judge grants $20,000 bail for fatal hit-and-run in Wicker Park
- Khalil Mack, Allen Robinson remain out in Thursday’s Bears practice
- Tale of two houses doesn’t help voters on Rauner vs. Pritzker
- Hershey’s thinks you’ll feel better about eating a thin Reese’s Cup
- Lincolnwood hosts its first community Halloween ‘trunk-or-treat’
- Park Ridge City Council: Food license fees won’t be lowered for daycare centers
- Cubs exercise $6.25 million option on reliever Pedro Strop, who’s coming off dominant season
- Elgin hosting recycling event, pumpkin drop-off and pet expo — all this Saturday
- Attorneys disagree on whether teen accused of killing 11-year-old at East Chicago park should be out on bail
- Altercation between Maryland football players breaks out at practice in wake of Durkin drama
- Elgin police close off area near Laurel Street and Illinois Avenue for investigation; no details released
- Park Ridge police: Store employee struck by car, punched following retail theft
- It’s time for the annual Starbucks cup controversy. Do the company’s new designs embrace Christmas?
- Tax franchise owners give back to Nashville (Video)
- Real-estate ready: 8 tips for boosting your home’s value
- Cultural Cuisine: Roy Yamaguchi’s 6 tips for cooking pan-Asian inspired meals at home
- I care for my 100-year-old mom, and here’s how I’ve learned to take care of myself too
- Bear Download podcast: The brutality of football and previewing Bears-Bills
- Rauner squandered the opportunity that the governor of Massachusetts seized
- Man found guilty of 2005 Aurora murder denied new trial
- Will County advances new $27 million health department facility
- Men with guns attack, rob pedestrian on Austin Boulevard: Oak Park police
- Community news: Shepard students give up day off to help environment
- Teenager Diaz propels Man City past Fulham in League Cup
- Copa del Rey Recap: Real Sociedad dedicate goal to hospitalized teammate in draw with Celta
- Lake Zurich police: Thieves break window to business, take off with $5,200 in cellphones
- Growing Chicago logistics startup FourKites is moving to a bigger office
- Chandler Hutchison stays in mix despite losing starting spot
- With the Elgin Symphony on firmer ground, 2 concerts and Wagner program set for weekend
- The challenge at hand: Dillon Blake leads Mundelein’s state bid with strong sectional performance
- Fresh face: Batavia freshman Katrina Schlenker makes state take notice by winning sectional title
- Wisconsin man given prison for illegally selling gun that killed Chicago police Cmdr. Paul Bauer
- Huntley Road in Carpentersville to be closed for 5 days due to storm sewer installation
- Daily Southtown Local Scoreboard for Friday, Nov. 2, 2018
- Former District 203 CFO charged with skimming credit card points during her tenure in Addison
- Football notes: Andrean’s Cameron Williams finds different way to be defensive disruptor
- Post-Tribune Local Scoreboard for Friday, Nov. 2, 2018
- ‘It’s special’: Kaneland transfer Zach Smith bolsters midfield for two-time state champ Naperville North
- Trump announces plan to block some migrants from seeking asylum at U.S.-Mexico border, offers few details
- DuPage clerk race will determine who oversees transition of county election duties
- ‘Torch Song’ on Broadway is Harvey Fierstein’s play from a different time
- With new indictment, U.S. launches aggressive campaign to thwart China’s economic attacks
- Hattie’s not off: Notre Dame recruit Hattie Monson powers Benet past Naperville North in sectional final
- Saudi crown prince disparaged slain journalist in call with White House
- Highland officials explain $15 million Lincoln Community Center referendum
- Chicago cop’s checkered career should have been red flag for city, lawyer for beating victim says
- Naperville bargaining unit loses union representation after half members use Janus rights, opt out of paying dues
- Google workers walk out worldwide to protest treatment of women
- DJ on point: Neuqua Valley grad DJ Warkenthien works over opposition for NCC football team
- Pittsburgh synagogue shooting suspect pleads not guilty as funerals continue
- Lake County News-Sun Local Scoreboard for Friday, Nov. 2, 2018
- Ask Tom: Can you define the time periods used in weather forecasts?
- WNBA players opt out of labor deal, set up showdown over pay, financial transparency
- Cooler temps before on and off rain through weekend
- Robinson: On Tuesday, vote to take back the country you love
- American basketball player’s dog quarantined on landing in Australia
- Chicago Fire GM Rodriguez: “Dramatic change is required, we must become much more bold”
- Football notes: ‘Unsung hero’ Bobby Quick becomes a stalwart on offensive line for Shepard
- ‘I don’t know where my daughters are’: Encounter deepens mystery surrounding disappearance, deaths of Saudi sisters
- White House is increasingly concerned Interior Secretary Zinke violated federal rules
- In email to Trump’s campaign strategist, Roger Stone implied he knew of WikiLeaks’s plans
- Violence plagued West Virginia prison before Bulger killing
- GOP Rep. Steve King erupts as questioner compares his immigration views to Pittsburgh shooting suspect’s
- Column: New Illinois School Report Cards a welcome step forward
- What you need to know about how Jordan McNair’s death led to Regents chair James Brady’s resignation
- Calendar: Google explained in Vernon Hills
- NBC Sports Chicago picks up TV package of Windy City Bulls’ G League games
- Column: A glass of cow hide? Sure, why not
- Digest (Nov. 1): Tickets on sale for 2019 Preakness at Pimlico
- Tennessee executes man by electric chair, the 15th use of method since 2000
- When colleges put winning football games above all else
- Northern Illinois improves to 5-0 in MAC with 36-26 victory at Akron
- Oilers 4, Blackhawks 0
- Crew SC eliminate Rooney, DC United in shootout