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- Walmart wants campaign donation back from Senator Hyde-Smith after her support of public hangings
- Trump administration again permits Kentucky to impose work requirement for Medicaid
- Suicide bomber kills 50 in Kabul attack
- Ask Amy: Parent wonders when to let young son roam
- Chicagoland boys basketball notebook for Tuesday, Nov. 20, 2018
- Malverde, el santo de los narcos, aparece en el juicio contra ‘El Chapo’
- Chicago police officer shot in vest, gunman wounded by cops
- Robbins suspends business license of village bar where Jemel Roberson was shot
- Police families, Thanksgiving and the wounds that won’t heal
- The thrills and chills of covering jazz and classical music
- Give thanks to the people who help: The police officer, the firefighter, the neighbor, the stranger, the friend
- 5 myths about turkeys
- Gold Coast home with oversized bedrooms, balcony: $5M
- Why I’m grateful — for my sister, my family and Thanksgiving memories of my youth
- Count your blessings on Thanksgiving. Repeat daily.
- No drone, no problem: Mokena continues holiday tradition with community-wide photo
- Orlando Science Center dinosaurs get that holiday glow
- President Trump says he might attend White House Correspondents Dinner
- J.C. Penney piles sale upon sale trying to dig out of ‘abyss’
- Presidential turkey pardon
- President Trump grants poultry pardons to turkeys Peas and Carrots
- 85,000 children may have died of starvation in Yemen, aid group says
- ‘Brewing Up Chicago’: Field Museum raises a glass with Chicago beer history exhibit
- Shout Out: Larry Herman, Oak Brook man is a classic rock fan
- ‘Mansfield Park’ at Northlight Theatre loses that Jane Austen richness
- ‘I want everybody to have that heartfelt meal’: District 205 students, staff make Thanksgiving happen for classmates
- Looking back at the 1968 TV special that made Elvis Presley matter again
- Pulisic captains US in exhibition loss to Italy
- Pharmacist killed at Mercy Hospital ‘had a wonderful life. She was a fighter’
- Prickly City- doomed
- Bears Q&A: Why do the Bears struggle to put away teams? Just how confident are they in Cody Parkey?
- Officer slain at Mercy Hospital was off to promising start, working well with community
- Clean-up plan for East Chicago’s contaminated DuPont site finalized
- UEFA Nations League proves a hit amid skepticism
- Democrat Idleburg unseats incumbent Lake Sheriff Curran by 137 votes, according to final tally
- Mercy Hospital gunman had been kicked out of fire academy: ‘He had issues. He was not getting along well’
- Slain Chicago doctor broke off engagement with her killer weeks before deadly Mercy Hospital shooting
- German Football League to scrap Monday matches in 2021
- Skilling: Another cold front and more cold air
- IHSA says it found no wrongdoing by refs in Nazareth-Simeon playoff game
- Professor accuses Waubonsee Community College of retaliation for sharing information during sex harassment investigation
- Best Chicago happy hour deals: Nov. 22-28
- ‘She’s always there:’ Memory of his sister motivates Joe Gaziano, Northwestern’s star pass rusher
- Monopoly for Millennials, self-driving car sex and more conversation starters for Thanksgiving weekend
- 5 things to do on post-Thanksgiving weekend in Chicago
- PSG await diagnosis on Neymar, Mbappe injuries
- Where to catch carolers, concerts and more holiday fun across the Midwest
- O’Neill, assistant Keane leave Ireland national team
- Pulisic, 20, becomes youngest captain in USMNT history
- Bulls Q&A: Are there any opponents the Bulls can hold to under 100 points? Any hope for free agency?
- 19 fun ways to spend your time and money on Black Friday and Small Business Saturday in Chicago
- 8 ways for introverts to survive the holidays
- Donohue’s in New York is one of the last of its kind, with a night of steak and cocktails and plenty of stories
- Nations League Recap: Newcomers Kosovo secure Euro 2020 playoff spot
- Trump administration moves toward more drilling in Alaskan Arctic
- The 50 greatest NFL players from the Chicago area
- In dealing with Mitch Trubisky’s shoulder injury, the Bears need to ______. Our writers fill in the blanks.
- Neymar picks up apparent injury in Brazil’s win over Cameroon
- France cap off successful 2018 with victory over Uruguay
- Celiac disease vaccine may make gluten-free diet a thing of the past
- Rep. Bobby Rush says Target ‘wants the Christmas money from the very community it’s turning its back on’
- Roster moves leave Cubs and White Sox with little risk of losing top prospects in Rule 5 draft
- Bears kicker Cody Parkey named NFC special teams player of the week — after days as butt of jokes
- Week 12 fantasy football lineups: Start Marlon Mack and sit Demaryius Thomas
- UEFA open door for possible VAR use in current Champions League
- It’s a great weekend for jazz singing, from Alyssa Allgood to Dee Alexander
- Louis the Child, formed by a couple of North Side kids, has gone big time
- ‘Humbug’ in Lockport gives modern twist to Christmas classic
- They can’t stop talking about Chicago drummer Makaya McCraven. Here’s why
- ‘The Best Christmas Pageant Ever’ in Valparaiso brings beloved book to life
- EPA to install 14 wells throughout U.S.S. Lead Superfund site in East Chicago for groundwater
- Martin Atkins revisits the hard lessons of PIL
- FA warns Guardiola about referee comments before derby
- Police, fire department cuts spared as Evanston City Council approves FY19 budget, agrees to raise property taxes
- Is Urban Meyer still having fun coaching Ohio State?
- US national team to play Costa Rica in February
- Mortgage rates tumble to lows not seen in more than a month
- That feeling when President Obama walks into the food bank where you’re volunteering
- Support small businesses in Bronzeville, gorge yourself on pasta, plus more this holiday weekend
- Petrak: Western Springs family seeks help searching for lost dog
- Bradley Cooper, Natalie Portman, Rami Malek: Actors take the stage as rock gods
- Orland Park Theatre Troupe closes 25th year with ‘Christmas Express’
- Buffalo Grove firefighter Kevin Hauber
- UEFA leaders, top club dismiss threat of seperate competitions
- Column: Advice for those going through a divorce during the holidays
- Polish heritage celebrated in Northwest Indiana with annual honors banquet
- FC Dallas, Pareja agree to part ways after 20-year run
- Comedy ‘Game of Tiaras’ in Michigan City marks company performer’s directorial debut
- ‘This train has run off the track’: District 64 board set to scrap middle school resource officer program
- Clarkson: Hinsdale area performances bring out the season’s best
- McDaniel-Hale: Cleaning up ‘eyesore’ properties in Elgin a long time coming, good move by the city
- Nations League Recap: Netherlands cap off resurgence with spot in Final Four
- 6 holiday hacks for easy entertaining prep
- Real trees, real memories: Make choosing a real Christmas tree your holiday tradition
- Trump’s Cornucopia
- Holidays, loss and a tattoo my dad would hate
- Senior ranger unseats Joseph Cantore as DuPage Forest Preserve District president
- Aurora Festival of Lights ready to shine again
- Chicago man charged with attempted murder after cutting co-worker during argument in Northlake, police say
- Reports: Kahn tipped to succeed Hoeness as Bayern president
- Frank’s Backyard BBQ serves up small-batch fare in Cedar Lake
- ‘I feel betrayed’: Downers Grove North alumni push for policy changes amid teacher sexual misconduct allegations
- On tap for Naperville this holiday season: Naper Lights, Santa visits, downtown parade, a Santa shuffle and more
- Barrington Breakfast Rotary Club raises donations during ‘Indoor Ride to End Polio’
- Holiday concerts set to fill the Southland with music
- Fire damages two unoccupied units at new Springs of South Elgin apartment complex
- Pelosi leadership
- Bears can play it safe with Mitch Trubisky — he isn’t the star of the offense
- Deandre Ayton and Wendell Carter Jr. begin pro rivalry built on mutual respect
- Highland Park lights up for the holidays
- United Center ups dining game with more Chicago standouts, plus other restaurant news
- 11 new holiday albums from Diana Ross, John Legend, Eric Clapton and more
- Este era Samuel Jiménez, el oficial asesinado en el tiroteo del Mercy Hospital:
- ‘The Great Buster’ review: Before Mel Brooks or Johnny Knoxville, there was Buster Keaton. A fond tribute at the Siskel.
- Cook County judge sets March civil trial date in Lil Rel Howery dispute
- ‘The Steadfast Tin Soldier’ from Lookingglass is a four-star treat for all ages
- Shout Out: Scott Becker, Glencoe attorney with connection to three presidents
- Itty Bitty New Year event set in Norridge; Eisenhower library to feature classic film
- The Fed is likely to take a rate-hike breather in 2019
- ‘A Magical Cirque Christmas’ in Joliet melds artistry, illusions, music
- Toys R Us is gone, but your neighborhood toy store has more rivals than ever this holiday season
- Trump thanks Saudis on Twitter after absolving prince of Khashoggi killing
- 71-year-old Hinsdale woman dies after being struck, trapped under car
- Hammond teachers to get pay raise after tax hike
- American killed by isolated Indian tribe known to fire arrows at outsiders
- Preckwinkle sends out harassment survey to staff after harassment controversy in her office
- Column: This is what happens when a stable genius leads a stupid country
- Food banks need money as well as meals
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- Community news
- Council revises golf cart use ordinance in Gary
- Special counsel urges judge to order former Trump campaign aide George Papadopoulos to prison as scheduled
- ‘A huge blessing’: Interfaith Thanksgiving event helps families in need
- El narco compró con millones de dólares a García Luna
- Yorkville man whose 2017 arrest prompted police misconduct case arrested again
- Arlington Heights Encore Choir to host free holiday concert
- ‘Jeez, that’s a long time ago’: With Mitch Trubisky ailing, Bears backup Chase Daniel to make his first start since 2014
- Help fight cancer at WeishFest, shop for poinsettias in Joliet and more things to do Dec. 1-8
- Feds urge safety measures for NiSource after Massachusetts explosion
- With no response from St. John Township, Griffith asks to join North Township
- Band instruction changes explored in West Aurora
- River Grove takes key step toward first roadwork on stretch of First Avenue in about 25 years
- How aldermanic privilege thwarts affordable housing for Chicagoans
- Bestia en libertad
- Slowik: South suburban residents have many reasons to give thanks
- Romaine recall messing up your menu? Remember Kale Caesar!
- Davich: Getting in the holiday spirit early and often
- Is the Obamacare exchange losing its appeal for Illinois consumers? Sign-ups down 26 percent during start of open enrollment
- English soccer split on foreign player measures post-Brexit
- Dick’s Sporting Goods in Yorkville to close
- State police beef up enforcement as record numbers hit road over Thanksgiving weekend
- Amid push to ‘ban the box,’ Illinois universities still asking students about criminal history
- Sisters’ Black Friday shopping tradition: ‘It’s the one day in the year that we enjoy each other’s company’
- Ravens’ Marshal Yanda dismisses spitting allegations: ‘That’s not the the way I was raised’
- Gary officials split on state probe into EMS fund; report expected
- Aurora pizzeria experimenting with healthier crust
- Selle: Be thankful for bellyaches from being stuffed, not smoked
- Donations roll in as beards grow in Griffith
- Police: Masked man riding bike swipes purse, phone from woman walking in Oak Park
- 1,800 miles from home, train enthusiast returns for annual train show in Crown Point
- Pierde ‘Potrillo’ la cordura y agrede a reporteros
- Kane sheriff-elect has faced difficult transition due to questions over active duty
- Men still outnumber women in STEM fields. The Girl Scouts is trying to change that.
- Author of ‘Artemis Fowl’ series helps bring national tour of ‘Noel’ to Rialto Square Theatre in Joliet
- 5 ways to de-escalate family arguments at Thanksgiving
- Speak Out: Pot has no place at weddings, FLOTUS as bad as her husband, common sense gun control needed, more
- Sex trafficking a bigger local issue than many realize, Kane County state’s attorney says
- From the World Cup to relegation, relive Germany’s tumultuous 2018
- 5 candidates to replace Cubs pitching coach Jim Hickey
- Column: When it comes to the holiday season, the anticipation is the best part
- ‘Twilight’ premiered 10 years ago. Here’s what the supernatural movie franchise gave us.
- This Week in Naperville
- Chef’s Choice: Naperville chef learned his trade by volunteering his services at Chicago’s Berghoff
- Aaron Rodgers donates $1 million to California wildfire recovery
- Gary creates budget ‘line item’ for Methodist church project
- 5 things we learned driving the $450,000 Rolls-Royce Cullinan SUV
- Anderson Paak can’t scale the heights a second time on ‘Oxnard’
- Mercy Hospital shooter interned for alderman
- Lincolnwood Village Board sets stage for moving ahead with Lincoln-Touhy TIF, new development
- How to prepare a turkey with your tongue and other tips from Mr. Thanksgiving Advice Man
- ‘Robin Hood’ review: Jamie Foxx enlivens legendary folktale
- Speak Out: Marijuana and voting
- Venezolanos agradecen refugio en restaurante mexicano
- Amazon tells some customers their emails have been exposed, but provides few details
- ‘Cielo’ review: Documentary about the sky encourages us to look up and deep within
- St. Charles Township man accused of stabbing father 100 times deemed legally insane
- Shout Out: Terri Channer, new executive director of Barrington Area Council on Aging
- Search continues for 64-year-old Winfield man, missing since Nov. 2
- The Spin: Rush pushes Target boycotts / Democrats keep rolling in the burbs / Tobacco fight in Springfield
- Naperville People in the News
- Trump Trade War
- Blatter calls for probe into Infantino’s meetings with Swiss prosecutor
- Police: One held after domestic shooting that left 2 dead
- There are lots of parking and transportation options for Christkindlmarket. Here’s a guide on what you need to know.
- Cyr: Considering JFK’s legacy 55 years after his death
- Move into new Hinsdale Middle School begins over Thanksgiving break
- West Aurora school board adjusts course offerings for 2019-20 academic year
- Recovery house plan gets favorable zoning vote in Valparaiso
- Ask Tom: What details do you have on the 1975 Thanksgiving eve snowstorm?
- Overheard conversation leads to Naperville nurse donating kidney to Yorkville woman she’d never met
- Daily Southtown Local Scoreboard for Thursday, Nov. 22, 2018
- Police find sex offender living in Vernon Hills without proper registration
- Aurora retailers see signs of strong holiday shopping season
- Restaurants and grocery stores across Chicago pull romaine lettuce amid CDC alert
- Neighborhood light program nets award for Aurora
- Avalan negativa de Kate del Castillo de desnudarse en Playboy
- Kane County Health Department to start posting restaurant inspection results online in 2019
- Shout Out: Trisha Patel, founder and president of International Association of Youth’s Illinois Chapter
- West Suburban Local Scoreboard for Thursday, Nov. 22, 2018
- Future remains unclear for Bethune school in Gary
- Take it away: Traevon Brown comes up with five steals as West Aurora wins at Hoops for Healing tourney
- Chicago cop key witness at trial of 3 colleagues charged with covering up Laquan McDonald’s shooting
- Florida hotels roll out deals for Black Friday, Cyber Monday
- Our 10 favorite cozy-chic sweaters
- Girls basketball notes: Halle Douglass leads Lake Forest, adds scholarship offers from Illinois and Marquette
- The nation’s top running back recruit is changing positions
- ‘Captain Jack’: Chesterton’s Jack Eaton is the 2018 Post-Tribune Boys Soccer Player of the Year
- 4 Chicago neighborhoods with amazing gift options
- How the U.S. can help caravan migrants stay home
- Former Lincoln-Way choir director Charles Stark ‘grateful’ to be namesake of Central auditorium
- Waldo Middle School leaders deliver Thanksgiving meals to East Aurora families
- Services finalized for slain Chicago Officer Samuel Jimenez
- Lake Zurich police: Car stolen after left unlocked with the keys inside
- Making your own good news
- Trump has an odd definition of ‘America First’
- The promise of Jonestown — before the final day
- NASA’s latest gamble might not pay off, but it’s worth the $2 billion anyway
- OPRF Infant Welfare Holiday Housewalk and Market to open Nov. 30
- Baranek: From T.F. South to the major leagues, Curtis Granderson hits grand slam in helping hungry
- Los Angeles district attorney declines to prosecute Michael Avenatti on felony domestic abuse charges
- How long to cook that turkey — and hotlines to call if things go wrong
- Advocates demand Zion City Council do more to reunite animals with families
- Alan Johnson, Wheaton College professor who promoted the role of women in churches, dies at 85
- 7 ways the holiday season can be harmful for your dog or cat (and how to help)
- 4 ways to recreate your entertaining space
- How to launch a video channel and create a community
- The truth about life insurance
- How to protect against the silent killer
- 5 DIY holiday activities for the whole family
- Adler Center offers free day of Christmas fun
- Toni Preckwinkle’s administration mostly redacts report that led to security chief’s firing
- Oak Park trustees OK plan for intergenerational preschool to operate at Oak Park Arms senior community
- No commercials, unfiltered language, gambling: Woods-Mickelson match will be unique experience for viewers
- Week 12 NFL picks against the spread: Packers or Vikings in NFC North Desperation Bowl?
- Norridge to hike property tax by 35 percent to cover police pension costs
- Class in session: Fitzgerald brothers wreaking havoc together on football field for Brother Rice
- New findings add twist to screen time limit debate
- More than 2 months after sisters were killed in crash with Cook County sheriff’s officer, family still waits for answers
- Post-Tribune Local Scoreboard for Thursday, Nov. 22, 2018
- White House gives Mattis authority to use troops — and lethal force if necessary — to protect Border Patrol
- Another detainee escapes from Harvey jail, officials say
- Lake County News-Sun Local Scoreboard for Thursday, Nov. 22, 2018
- Democrats pledge smooth transition, ‘no wholesale firings’ after Lake County ‘blue wave’
- DCFS investigates report that girl, 9, was choked at Chicago psychiatric hospital; teenage boy also missing
- Shout Out: Susan Devlin, an Italian beef at the HIP, and Thanksgiving turkey the next day
- Bears list Mitch Trubisky as doubtful for Thanksgiving game against Lions
- Six Flags Great America opens ‘the most thrilling holiday event in the entire Midwest’
- Teacher reassigned after using racial slur in classroom at Oak Park and River Forest High School: documents
- What if you had to feel hunger pangs?
- Kane County warns residents not to buy or eat romaine lettuce in wake of another E.coli outbreak
- Mount Prospect man dies 2 days after Park Ridge crash
- Cook County correctional officer owns bar where security guard Jemel Roberson shot by cop, officials say
- Man shot in head during robbery at Hammond pizza place discusses pain, paranoia of life after the shooting
- Four straight seasons of Mike Dudek’s career were ruined by injuries. What kept the Illini receiver coming back?
- Mightier Quinn: Bishop Noll’s Quinn Cloghessy is the 2018 Post-Tribune Boys Soccer Coach of the Year
- Elk Grove Village man charged with involuntary manslaughter in October death of wife, officials say
- Cubs minor-league coach Jacob Cruz leaves to join Pirates
- Trump honoring Elvis? It’s about time
- Introducing the 2018 Post-Tribune Boys Soccer All-Area Team
- Zion City Council considers cuts, sales tax referendum to address looming budget shortfall
- Former Blackhawks defenseman Michal Kempny found his way — and won a Stanley Cup — with the Capitals
- Killing of journalist Jamal Khashoggi tests U.S. defense industry as backlash builds on Capitol Hill
- Freshman guard Jessica Carrothers scores 14 points in first quarter as Crown Point routs East Chicago
- Calumet Park outsources fire department in ‘historic’ move that could trigger ‘chain reaction’ of privatizations: official
- Waukegan council supports investigation of carcinogenic gases from 2 Lake County facilities, but residents want more
- Can the Bears top the Lions on Thanksgiving? Our writers say yes (mostly)
- Identity of woman slain in Evanston church vestibule released by police
- Wildcat fever: Tyler Nubin making a difference for St. Charles North’s offense out of backfield
- Vickroy: Don’t let the rise of grinchiness steal your Christmas
- Announcing the 2018 Beacon-News Girls Volleyball All-Area Team
- Gunman in Mercy Hospital shooting fired about 40 shots before dying in shootout with SWAT officer
- Secret weapon: Newark’s Madi Malone is the 2018 Beacon-News Girls Volleyball Player of the Year
- Speak Out: Video gambling and holidays
- Second to none: Kurt Weis produces seven interceptions to help lead Joliet Catholic’s big-play secondary
- Bulls 124, Suns 116
- Broc of ages: Rutter putting together record-setting season as NCC seeks berth in football semifinals
- Capitals 4, Blackhawks 2
- Speak Out: Campaign spending and elections
- Loyola drops Fort Myers Tip-off title game to Boston College
- McCaleb: Target’s decision highlights Chicago’s, state’s poor policy decisions
- Chicagoland boys basketball notebook for Wednesday, Nov. 21, 2018
- Bulls snap 4-game skid with 124-116 victory over Suns; Jabari Parker nearly tallies triple-double
- Illinois falls to Xavier in Maui Invitational seventh-place game
- Family of 4 in New Jersey mansion fire killed by ‘homicidal violence’ before blaze was started, authorities say
- Amid wildfire destruction, evacuees find new meaning in Thanksgiving