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- Ask Amy: Alcohol-fueled abuse leaves lasting mark
- Over the top: Why the hurdle became signature play of Ravens’ talented tight ends
- Column: Giuliani’s dodgy pals indicted and Trump demands Fox News behave: The Week in Review
- Daywatch: Pritzker wants to merge pension funds, 9-year-old boy charged with murder and the stories behind the Chicago Marathon
- Column: Boss Madigan and the icy heart of the 13th Ward
- Rail deaths demand an urgent conversation on suicide prevention, Metra officials say
- Ethiopian prime minister wins Nobel peace prize for effort to end two-decade border war with Eritrea
- Bears offense at the bye: What’s working (Allen Robinson) and what’s not (just about everything else, starting with the run game)
- Merrillville may join other communities in creating nature preserve, stormwater storage
- CPS teachers out-earn many in other districts, but union says pay isn’t the whole picture and numbers can be misleading
- Marijuana goes on sale in Illinois in January — but a tight supply might make it hard to buy
- Indicted Chicago Ald. Edward Burke spent nearly $400K in campaign funds on legal defense team: records
- Commentary: Yes, Chicago hired someone to prevent more parking meter deals — but the City Council needs to strengthen the office
- Historic rains ravaged Illinois farms during planting season. Now the race is on to harvest corn and soybeans before it’s too late.
- Loop office tower to become largest communal living property ever proposed in Chicago
- A Wisconsin-based spice-seller is second only to Trump in spending on impeachment ads
- Steve Stone wants to renew his contract as White Sox TV analyst, but ‘I don’t have a contract’
- Elizabeth Strout conjures an older, softer Olive Kitteridge in ‘Olive, Again’
- 9-year-old central Illinois boy charged with murder in fatal fire that killed 5 ‘made a terrible mistake,’ but he’s ‘not a monster,’ mom says
- Bridgeport Bakery, the South Side shop famous for paczki, selling 25,000 for Fat Tuesday, is closing after 78 years
- Two teens wounded in parking lot outside River Oaks mall in Calumet City
- ¿Tiempo muerto? China y NBA rebajan el tono en su polémica
- Nervous anticipation pervades Jac Jemc’s ‘False Bingo’
- Citing equity issues, Oak Park adjusts trick or treating hours
- As Boeing tries to fix 737 Max, a new problem: 38 older-model jets found to have cracks in key part
- 3 takeaways from the Blackhawks’ 5-4 loss to the Sharks, including Jeremy Colliton’s decision that may have cost them the game
- Every person running the Chicago Marathon has a story. Here are some of the most powerful.
- A film fest in Milwaukee, autumn drive in Illinois and more Midwest events
- Man pleads guilty in sexual assault of female detainee at Markham courthouse that sparked reforms, led to $3.25M settlement
- After the smoke clears: How to tell your date that vaping is a deal breaker
- Kenosha Road will be closed into early November as realignment project proceeds at Green Bay Road
- It’s National Coming Out Day. This new book breaks down the “Gay BCs” for younger children as they search for identity
- Sergio Ramos, último paso para alcanzar el récord de partidos con España
- Cyr: Freedom of speech and our freedoms
- Slowik: Hazel Crest’s new municipal center looks great. But should public buildings be named for current elected officials?
- Letter to the Editor
- New England Patriots WR Josh Gordon injures knee in win against Giants
- Is Kyle Schwarber staying or going? 3 questions about the Cubs left fielder heading into 2020.
- Morton Arboretum Cider and Ale Festival provides perfect setting for seasonal sips
- California wildfires and power outages
- NBA decides to remain silent for rest of China trip
- Nike closing Oregon Project in wake of Alberto Salazar doping ban
- Solidarity rules at Chicago Teachers Union rally, but at bargaining table tensions mount as strike looms
- San Diego Padres pitcher accused of breaking into Arizona home through doggie door
- Los Angeles Rams’ Todd Gurley wears shirt criticizing NCAA to news conference
- Goat rams through sliding glass door, naps inside bathroom
- Church news
- ‘El Camino’ review: ‘Breaking Bad’ movie proves Jesse is lost without Walt
- Crash injuring Kevin Hart caused by driver recklessness: report
- A puppy trapped by Hurricane Dorian was found alive a month later
- Priest takes Masses to the parishioners in Valparaiso
- ‘Is this your turd?’: Missouri city’s cleanup flags dog poop
- PHOTOS: Houston Astros celebrate punching ticket to the ALCS
- Camila Cabello drops ‘Easy,’ new song from her forthcoming album ‘Romance’
- Editorial: In Michael Madigan’s ward, are prosecutors dithering on this election scandal?
- Boeing 737 Max will not fly in 2019, at least in U.S.: United drops jet through Jan. 6
- Dissatisfied with position? Look into moving elsewhere in company
- Need a cleaner? Here are tips to keep the house tidy and secure.
- 5 college football games to watch Saturday
- Be wary of ‘redshirting’ your kindergartner: It can backfire later
- Small Potatoes make their way back to Valparaiso
- Parenting a struggling teenager is devastatingly lonely. It doesn’t have to be.
- Amazon plans to hire 500 for new fulfillment center near Joliet
- Top 12 contenders for College Football Playoff semifinal bids
- Chicago Marathon 2019: Course map, where to watch the race and how to avoid traffic congestion
- Read the unredacted federal search warrant for state Sen. Martin Sandoval’s Springfield office
- WITCH is back, and the magic of its wild Zambian funk-rock, ‘Zamrock,’ is intact
- Ridgewood students, parents take part in 5K run/walk as part of homecoming festivities
- 12 recommended Chicago shows to see right now
- Heartland Prize-winner Sarah Smarsh offers a transcendent, urgent memoir for our time
- MLB and players’ union mull testing for opioids while easing marijuana penalties
- Cold front plunges Chicago-area temps by up to 15 degrees; wind chills in 30s expected by evening, with overnight freeze warning away from Lake Michigan
- Vaping fallout: Small stores suffer as vapers turn away
- US vaping illnesses continue to rise, cause still a mystery
- Where do the Democratic candidates stand on health care?
- Green Witch Juice Bar & Cafe in Highland promotes healthy eating and drinking
- A lakefront town in Indiana could restrict private stair access to the shoreline. Property owners are not pleased.
- Column: In today’s political climate, teaching kids civics and news literacy is vital
- Road tripping Thailand: Weekend getaways to beat the crowds
- Los peligros de la verdad, en ‘The Delicate Tears of the Waning Moon’
- The forecast for Sunday’s Chicago Marathon calls for cooler temperatures — but is that good for runners?
- Lake County News-Sun Local Scoreboard for Saturday, Oct. 12, 2019
- Column: After going ‘through hell and back,’ 11-year-old Elgin boy is saved by his little sister’s stem cells
- Petrak: My Brady mania off the charts with news ‘Peter Brady’ is coming to La Grange
- Hágase el festival Lit & Luz
- Of 28 emaciated cats rescued from Tinley hoarder home, 9 needed emergency care, 1 had a broken jaw and at least 2 will lose an eye
- Quinn on Nutrition: An apple a day
- Healthy Men: Do you need more testosterone?
- Shorter people more likely to develop diabetes
- FAQ: What is vaping and is it safe?
- Cancer patients often need this one basic thing to participate in clinical trials
- How to pick, care for and cook in your Dutch oven
- Road tripping Thailand: Weekend getaways to beat the crowds
- You’re going where? St. Paul, Minn.
- Best day trip from Florence, Italy: A bike trip to Siena
- Exercise keeps ‘CBS Evening News’ anchor Norah O’Donnell sane
- Thursday’s CSO concert featured 2 debuts. One was impressive.
- 10 ways to create a guest room that your holiday visitors won’t want to leave
- New executive director selected to head Lake County Circuit Court
- ‘Pain and Glory’ review: Director Almodóvar looks inward, with Banderas as his avatar
- On YouTube, people with disabilities create content to show and normalize their experiences
- More unmarried partners are living together. These couples explained why cohabitating works for them.
- After saving nearly $5 million in first bond sale, Hinsdale District 86 plans to proceed with second sale due to low interest rates
- Column: 100 years after the Black Sox, teams aren’t throwing games, but many aren’t trying very hard to win them
- Most of Lucy Ellmann’s thousand-page book is one long sentence. ‘People keep asking me why? And I think, why not?’
- A look at the 2020 BMW X6 M
- Man wounded in shooting on Aurora’s east side
- Police: Body of 24-year-old man found washed up on shore on Near South Side
- A look at the Volkswagen ID.3
- Quickly
- Biden ‘supo cómo besarle el trasero a Obama’ dijo Trump, el ex vicepresidente contraataca
- Laurie Summers steps down from Will County Board ahead of possible run for coroner
- Notre Dame and University of Michigan among sites of 2020 presidential general election debates
- This Week in Naperville
- You’re going where? St. Paul, Minn.
- Which streaming service is right for you?
- Raises for county workers to be discussed Monday in Porter County
- Arde el Amazonas
- Down to Business: State law changes put more obstacles in road for driving school students
- ‘Hope’ by Teatro Vista borrows from ’60s sitcoms but has weird moments of static
- Alexei Leonov, 1st human to walk in space, dies in Moscow at 85
- A neighbor dispute and shift in gun ordinances leave Cedar Lake residents confused whether they can shoot on their property
- Column: NBA’s deference to China in the wake of controversy shows how money trumps freedom of speech
- Troy Aikman, football coach? How the Cowboys legend joined a Dallas high school staff.
- San Diego State star Kyahva Tezino undeterred by gunshots, gangs, mother’s prison stint
- Climate change threatens two-thirds of bird species, a new report says. Find out what that looks like in your ZIP code
- Wildfire near Los Angeles forces 100,000 to evacuate as power starts to return in Northern California
- Attorney asks to withdraw from former Porter County cop’s criminal case because client spoke to media
- Wilmette woman found not guilty by reason of insanity in stabbing of her mother will be held at mental health facility
- Girls golf notes: Carmel’s Maria Stephens wins playoff hole for medalist honors at Lake Forest Regional
- South Elgin man charged with burglarizing two Elgin homes
- New barbershop may not be able to open in downtown Clarendon Hills
- After his breakout season, Blues expect Oskar Sundqvist ‘to get better and better’
- Editorial: A 9-year-old charged with murder? The focus should be on healing, not punishment.
- Why do runners throw away their clothes during the Chicago Marathon, and what happens to the clothing after the race?
- Sheriff: Kentucky man dead after SUV strikes tree near Round Lake
- Algonquin dentist gets jail time after pleading guilty to attempted sexual assault against patient
- Youth charged with felony after allegedly gashing boy on bike, police say
- Two people injured in crash near Kouts
- Working with Kelly Clarkson, Chicago’s ‘The Voice’ contestant Lauren Hall is undeterred
- Arrest of Rudy Giuliani associates ensnares ‘Congressman 1’
- Chicago noisemakers Blacker Face sit at the convergence of afrofuturism, punk and politics. It’s challenging — whether you’re ready or not
- Aviation task force blames both Boeing and FAA for 737 Max system implicated in crashes
- McHenry County coroner releases ID of Lake Villa man killed in collision with crane truck
- Dubrovnik’s Dothraki-like hordes make Montenegro’s Bay of Kotor appealing
- Jane Fonda arrested in D.C. during climate change protest
- NBA decides teams will remain silent for the remainder of the China trip, calling it ‘a complicated and unprecedented situation’
- Mayor Lori Lightfoot to reopen detective bureaus, put 151 cops back on street under new reorganization plan
- Naperville library patrons want more weekend programs for kids, afternoon programs for adults and free computer classes
- Seleccionador de España no descarta que Ansu Fati vaya a la Eurocopa
- U.S. cheese lovers are stocking up on Italian Parmesan before tariffs send prices soaring
- Competing in two sports this fall, Lake Central’s Emily Thomas ‘had a lot on her plate’
- Former Lettuce Entertain You wine director accused of sexual assault in lawsuit
- Affordable Care Act enrollment help available through Moraine Township
- Rebecca Makkai’s ‘The Great Believers’: An empathic novel worthy of the Heartland Prize
- Do you like your beer in glass, aluminum or … paper?
- Column: Lincoln Park Zoo’s playful new gateway works. Too bad its motorized gate doesn’t.
- Man sentenced to 40 years for 2018 shooting death of 11-year-old boy at East Chicago park
- Italia y España, dos clásicos a punto de sacar el billete para la Eurocopa
- Moran: Lake County crews break out the big guns as autumn’s ‘first cyclone’ proves snowplow season is nigh
- Bajo Trump, las deportaciones de cubanos se disparan
- Indiana lawmakers likely to revisit vaping in January
- Sandoval renunció como presidente del comité de transporte del Senado
- Letters: Ex-Illinoisan offers advice to his old home state
- Commentary: Marriage: Conservatives say ‘I do.’ Liberals say ‘Why bother?’ And that’s a problem
- Commentary: Will Columbus Day give way to Indigenous Peoples Day? More communities are making the shift.
- Things to do in Chicago this weekend: Chicago Marathon spectating, Bacon and Beer Classic, big-screen horror classics and beer festivals
- Editorial: Recalling Chicago’s Eric Morse, the boy who refused to steal candy and was dropped to his death
- Elgin News Digest
- Fall arrives in Chicago
- Commentary: Elizabeth Warren’s pregnancy discrimination story is no outlandish tale
- Oak Lawn village manager involved in hit-and-run crash that critically injured pedestrian
- Evelyn Sanguinetti drops congressional bid, setting up potential Sean Casten vs. Jeanne Ives matchup in suburban congressional district
- Leftover referendum work, new projects add up to $128 million tab
- Shout Out: Taylor Hirsch, student and author
- Slowik: How laundry taught me to cope with stress and quit smoking after 40 years
- Legacy Guild raises more than $80,000 for scholarship funds
- Boy, 15, shot dead walking to bus stop on way home: ‘Why somebody would want to put a light out’
- A guide to regional chili styles
- tl;dr: hazy IPAs, marathon madness and cops get caught parking illegally
- Trump’s firewall holds solid on Fox News’ prime time
- Diego Estrada: ‘No porque quiera representar a Estados Unidos significa que desprecio a México’
- Fox River Valley Library District creating sensory backpacks that children — and parents — can check out
- Tinley Park OKs meter settlement that would return $425K to water customers
- Campaign signs prompt election season question: Are candidates running for public office or political power?
- Cease-fire in trade war: U.S. suspends tariff hike, China agrees to buy farm products
- Column: How do you talk to your kids about vaping when there’s so much we don’t know?
- Disabato: He played baseball at Bremen, TCU and Northern Illinois. But Tim Kuncis sees his ‘wildest dreams’ come true with Barnwood Sports Design.
- Speak Out: Money in politics, more
- A prenup is the latest must-have for tech startup founders in love
- Quickly
- Naperville News Digest
- Subtropical Storm Melissa forms off the northeast coast of United States
- Community news
- Glenlivet pods and tailgating on a Viking ship: What the heck is going on in the Scotch whisky world?
- Child tests positive for Legionnaires’ Disease at Chesterton school: Duneland School Corp., health department
- Community news
- Speak Out: Would Mitt win have prevented Trump presidency?
- Frente frío en el área de Chicago, advertencia de congelación
- Three park district employees honored for using AED to help man felled by a heart attack
- CTA and Metra stations, Barrington, Naperville and other transportation projects get federal funding
- Prepare to be scared when the dead take over Naper Settlement for All Hallows Eve
- Column: Yes, the Bears are off on Sunday. No, they don’t have a ‘bye’
- DuPage Symphony Orchestra welcomes families for Arabian Nights-themed concert
- Jeremy Colliton shakes up his lineup after the Blackhawks’ 0-2 start: ‘We’ve got to play better — that’s the bottom line’
- Commentary: Fascism in America? It can happen here.
- Legislators send letter to county in support of DuPage probation workers’ demand for pay hike in new contract
- The Spin: President Trump may be a Chicago critic, but he’s coming here for a fundraiser Oct. 28
- Letters to the Editor
- Column: Readers take the wheel on everything from Yahoo frustrations to weather forecasts
- Former Chicago-area manufacturing employee sentenced to a year in prison for stealing company trade secrets, after taking job in China
- Editorial: Gov. J.B. Pritzker’s pension suture can be one step toward a full healing
- ‘The biggest story ever to come out of Park Ridge:’ Students, community gather for visit by Hillary Clinton, premiere of local documentary
- Quickly
- Bobbie Noonan, who operated south suburban day care chain, dies at 86
- Demolition of vacant Queen of Peace High School to begin Monday
- Spending: New consumer protections
- Proposed rules for recreational pot sales in South Elgin to be reviewed Wednesday by village commission
- Lake Forest Symphony to perform resident composer’s new work
- 55th Chicago International Film Fest: 10 faces behind the festival
- Read the statement questioning the CTU’s intentions from Mayor Lori Lightfoot and CPS CEO Dr. Janice Jackson
- Potempa: New ‘Farm’ cookbook bigger, brimming with new recipes
- Idina Menzel in talks to play evil stepmother in ‘Cinderella’
- Naperville burglaries up, violent crime down, 2018 FBI crime stats show
- Ryan Murphy announces his son is cancer free
- Aviation unit: Vital service to law enforcement in region
- Column: Gary, Indiana: Another Point of View
- ‘We are our own team’: Catie Nekola keeps defending state champion St. Charles North in the hunt
- St. John man indicted in Arkansas for kidnapping 16-year old Crown Point girl: Grand jury
- Little Company of Mary, OSF finalize merger terms
- Aurora begins emergency demolition of Masonic Temple after massive fire
- ‘We wanted to create a safe space’: Lake Villa addiction-recovery center opens program for LGBTQ community
- ‘It represents the heart of the village’: Tinley Park cuts ribbon on element of downtown Harmony Square project
- Tip one back at the library while learning about beer in Lockport
- Column: Chicago smells like weed. And it’s not even legal yet.
- Coach’s doping ban steals the spotlight as elite Chicago Marathon runners are forced to face the scandal head-on just days before the race
- Shepard Smith, one of Fox News Channel’s original hires in 1996, abruptly quits
- Turkish forces push deeper into Syria in battle with Kurds; civilian deaths reported on both sides of border
- Mayor: Waukegan casino consultant releases report showing 2 candidates ‘neck-and-neck’ as council prepares to weigh decision
- Armstrong: Jacolby Maxwell says ‘it still hurts.’ He keeps the memory of his father close playing football again for Don Beebe at AU.
- Olympic gold medalist Conor Dwyer of Winnetka retires from swimming after receiving a doping ban for a medical treatment
- ‘A perfect score is unreal’: Rohan Bhargava leads Naperville Central in soccer while scoring 36 on ACT
- Under the Hood: Replacing struts not a job for inexperienced home mechanic
- Video gambling owner pitching racetrack casino is in business with family whose financial ties to mob figures sunk Rosemont casino
- Illinois GOP received donation from one of two men facing charges of campaign finance violations who had ties to Rudy Giuliani’s push for Ukraine investigation
- Motormouth: Paintless dent repair might be the ticket for hail-damaged car
- Sen. Martin Sandoval quits as Transportation Committee chair as warrant shows feds sought material related to red light camera and gambling operators in office search
- ‘I had fun knocking the (expletive) out of people’: Illinois unveils Dick Butkus statue outside Memorial Stadium
- Auto review: BMW’s extra Apple CarPlay fee on luxury SUV is a money grab
- Auto review: Ford updates the best-selling F-150 for 2019 with more choices and tech
- GM’s China sales continue to slump in third quarter as US automakers lose market share
- Principal of Connecticut middle school: Student who spat on visitor at African American history museum in Washington acted out of ‘stupidity,’ not racism
- Column: When the FBI knocks, is a cigar still just a cigar?
- Post-Tribune Local Scoreboard for Saturday, Oct. 12, 2019
- Coby White scores 24 as starters rest in the Bulls’ 105-87 preseason loss to the Pacers
- ‘It was just green grass from there’: Ryan Walsh’s 38-yard run sparks Andrean to shutout win over Lowell
- Peter Rodriguez and Damian Dixon kick-start Merrillville in win against Lake Central
- Daily Southtown Local Scoreboard for Saturday, Oct. 12, 2019
- Kevin McAleenan, acting Homeland Security secretary, is stepping down after six months on the job
- Marie Yovanovitch, former ambassador to Ukraine, testifies that Trump pressured State Department to oust her