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- Shout Out: Holly Blakeley, inspired to open a fitness, coaching studio
- Ask Amy: New parents go dark with happy news
- Astros exec accused of taunting women reporters about Roberto Osuna after ALCS win over Yankees: report
- Calendar: Learn how to upgrade your resume and cover letter Thursday in Antioch
- Daywatch: Hopes ‘dashed’ for quick end to CPS strike, feds sought information on Madigan and Chicago’s top cop has no plans to resign
- Editorial: A miniseries, Episode 5: Why a teachers strike is bad for Chicago
- Monroe School students use new Movement Lab to help with classroom learning
- What makes Keanu Reeves so great? 2 Chicago writers reflect in a new essay collection
- A Colorado mom sought donations for her dying daughter’s ‘bucket list.’ Now she’s charged in the 7-year-old’s death.
- Two Chicago cops on trial disgraced badges, trampled on citizens’ civil rights, prosecutors argue
- NFL power rankings for Week 8: Bears take another dip, while the Packers climb to No. 4
- Holy Cross Hospital, losing $2 million a month, is suspending labor and delivery and slashing its bed count from 264 to fewer than 110
- Meet some of the richest people in the U.S., who are cheering for Democratic candidates pushing a wealth tax
- Chicago police Superintendent Eddie Johnson says he’s not planning to step down amid investigation into him sleeping in car last week
- 9-year-old boy — feet barely touching floor from his chair — hears judge explain murder charges brought against him in central Illinois fire that killed 5
- 7 reasons to watch the Astros-Nationals World Series, including dominant starting pitchers, Jose Altuve’s greatness and Kate Upton reaction shots
- Some Democrats fear that Hillary Clinton will interfere with the 2020 race, but her spokesman says she’s just ‘feeling unconstrained about speaking her mind’
- Park District of Highland Park adding tons of coarse sand to stave off erosion at Rosewood Beach
- Less is more: ‘Nakations’ are on the rise
- As vaping illnesses rise, so do pleas to quit-smoking help lines
- No, elderberry syrup will not prevent the flu
- ‘Please allow him to enjoy this day’: In a viral Facebook post, the mother of a 3-year-old with autism asks neighbors not to press him to say ‘trick or treat’
- Amazon fruits and fish abound at Brazil’s colorful Ver-o-Peso market
- UIC might deserve the most buzz in Chicago — and Loyola isn’t the favorite anymore. A look at college basketball in the city.
- 5 observations from rewatching the Bears’ meltdown against the Saints, including Mitch Trubisky’s short-circuited instincts and the broken running game
- Indiana disciplinary commission complaint into Schererville lawyer details mismanaged funds, failure to pay clients on time
- Watch the final ‘Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker’ trailer
- My worst moment: ‘The Good Place’s’ Jameela Jamil and the time she fled a swarm of bees
- Bitter Kansas-Missouri basketball rivalry series will resume next season
- Two hurt after stolen ambulance runs into crowd in Oslo, police say
- Farmers betting big on hemp
- The eyes have it: Max Scherzer embraces 2 different eye colors
- U.S. troops leaving Syria can’t stay in Iraq, the country’s military says
- Preparan paro y denuncian fraude electoral en Bolivia
- Who wrote Lizzo’s ‘Truth Hurts’? Breaking down the complicated songwriter drama
- Las chicas del Red Stars dan la cara por el deporte en Chicago
- Column: What ‘The Crown’ can teach us about Meghan Markle’s tabloid war
- Lake County News-Sun Local Scoreboard for Wednesday, Oct. 23, 2019
- XFL releases its debut schedule for the 2020 season
- So bad for so long, does DC stand for District of Champions?
- Carolina Panthers sticking with Kyle Allen as starting QB vs 49ers
- Suspect arrested in death of ex-Texas Tech star Andre Emmett
- West Suburban Local Scoreboard for Wednesday, Oct. 23, 2019
- Trump describió el proceso de juicio político como un ‘linchamiento’
- Daily Southtown Local Scoreboard for Wednesday, Oct. 23, 2019
- Review: Ken-David Masur starts a promising new chapter with Civic Orchestra
- Perfect Patriots trade for Falcons’ receiver Mohamed Sanu
- How to make chana masala, a fragrant Indian dish of chickpeas and spices
- Peláez entra al rescate de las Chivas
- Buscan salida al estallido social que sacude Chile
- Estrenan último tráiler de ‘Rise of Skywalker’
- Capitals pose with pups – not pucks – for photo calendar
- Clarendon Hills votes to prohibit marijuana-related businesses
- Woman walking with young child stabbed while using trail at Grant Woods forest preserve; another woman arrested in attack, officials say
- Leonardo da Vinci, el hombre de las múltiples facetas
- Capitals pose with pups – not pucks – for photo calendar
- ‘A different mentality’: Eileen Tarcha and Carmel bounce back from first-set loss to turn back rival Libertyville
- No injuries in St. Charles kitchen fire
- Subastan el saco de lana que Kurt Cobain usó en el ‘Unplugged’ de Nirvana
- Park Ridge police: Girl, 13, reports chasing after man who stole purse from driveway
- Post-Tribune Local Scoreboard for Wednesday, Oct. 23, 2019
- 10 storylines to follow in the 2019-20 NBA season
- A woman lived in a van with more than 300 pet rats; now they’re getting new homes
- ‘Marjorie Prime’ deals with the complications of memory
- Proposed distillery would produce and sell brandy and whiskey in Clarendon Hills
- Man pleads not guilty to ‘random’ brick attack in Evanston
- Plano man ticketed for part in hay wagon crash
- Eat fried chicken from all-star Asian chefs at Lost Lake’s charity pop-up
- Big Ben again: Lockport’s Ben Sluzas reaches goal, repeats as Class 3A state champion in boys golf
- ‘Watchmen’s’ provocative portrait of race in America has its own creator worried
- I just took the world’s first 20-hour flight – here’s what it did to me
- Photos of Jose Altuve looking small no laughing matter as Astros star continues to dominate postseason
- Shout Out: Gail Fried, artist and art therapist from Highland Park
- Explosiva reaparición de Hillary Clinton
- I just took the world’s first 20-hour flight – here’s what it did to me
- Tollway director Alvarez cancels City Club appearance after group receives subpoena in ComEd probe
- Niles Township District 219 prepares to add new courses including welding, cybersecurity and forensics
- Altuve agranda su leyenda con los Astros
- Switzerland’s mountains of magnificence
- President Trump to speak at international police chiefs conference in Chicago
- Aldermen hear plans for O’Hare runway rotation with flights over Elmhurst
- Post-Tribune girls volleyball rankings and player of the week for Wednesday, Oct. 23, 2019
- Boys soccer notes: A ‘very calm’ Luke Arthurs comes of age as a senior forward for St. Laurence
- Boca va por hazaña ante River en semis de Libertadores
- Liz Weston: Will you get what Social Security promises?
- Column: Tom Brady to the Bears? An impossible dream or just what downbeat Chicago fans need?
- Jeff Awards 2019: The best looks, the fashion, what they wore
- ‘It’s pretty hot at the moment’: Nathan Hull develops into a breakout star for St. Charles East
- It’s caveat emptor for online CBD shoppers
- El Oeste de la NBA, una conferencia repleta de candidatos
- Can marijuana ease motion sickness?
- Bucks y 76ers buscan cetro del Este
- Pot legalization plan would subsidize patients, pay police
- Roadside Bigfoot: Georgia museum devoted to legendary beast
- Maine adopts symbol for marijuana products
- Daily Southtown boys soccer rankings and player of the week for Wednesday, Oct. 23, 2019
- AMLO y la dictadura cubana
- Roadside Bigfoot: Georgia museum devoted to legendary beast
- Infante de marina del área de Chicago muere en ejercicio de entrenamiento
- Nicki Minaj indicates she’s now a married woman
- Krispy Kreme opens in downtown Chicago, more than a decade after its doughnut departure
- Park Ridge ‘Making Strides’ walk raises more than $90,000 for breast cancer research
- Girls volleyball notes: Close friends Bella DiTola and Jillian Moynihan take Andrean ‘to the next level’
- Consumer Confidential: You’ve won! (Except that you haven’t.) Sweepstakes and lottery scams are growing more sophisticated
- Cuentos Políticos: Crónica de un Desastre
- Niles Township District 219 proposes increase in levy, but will abate $10.8 million in debt payments
- North Dakota lawmaker criticized for sharing debunked photo of Rep. Ilhan Omar and calling her ‘an elected terrorist’
- Gary mother charged in fire that killed 2 of her children turns down plea; trial date set for February
- Column: Tiny shampoo bottles won’t be on hotel sinks much longer. It’s time to toss these symbols of wasteful plastic convenience.
- Presidente mexicano dice que desconocía operativo para detener a hijo del ‘Chapo’
- Beacon-News football rankings and player of the week for Wednesday, Oct. 23, 2019
- Former Bears player Matt Forte helps install first baby changing table in men’s restroom at Maggie Daley Park
- Football notes: Jack Lemke looks to ‘keep the Panther tradition going’ in Oswego’s showdown with Minooka
- Marine from Cook County killed in training exercise in California
- Henry Thomas, star of classic 1982 movie ‘E.T.’, arrested for DUI in Oregon
- NIPSCO: 7,000 remain without power after high winds; most outages in Gary and East Chicago
- ‘It feels great’: Naperville’s Casey Short, Vanessa DiBernardo lead Chicago Red Stars to NWSL final
- Chief deputy Lake County recorder announces 2020 run for recorder
- 7 spooky under-the-radar places to visit, according to a ghost hunter
- Speak Out
- Bulls sign former DePaul guard Max Strus to a 2-way contract
- Jets are angry that ESPN aired Sam Darnold’s ‘seeing ghosts’ comment
- Naperville People in the News
- Cirque du Soleil will debut a new Christmas show in Chicago
- Program offers members of military gifts from Aurora
- Letters: Kiss-off to Chicago skews the facts
- ‘Your whole life changes’: RailCats outfielder Colin Willis’ contract purchased by Red Sox organization
- Cross country notes: More than a moral victory as West Aurora’s Jackson Morrill wins conference title
- Switzerland’s mountains of magnificence
- The hole in the South Pole’s ozone layer shrinks to its smallest since discovery — but it is more due to freakish Antarctic weather than pollution, NASA reported
- 7 spooky under-the-radar places to visit, according to a ghost hunter
- Report: WeWork being taken over by Japan’s Softbank
- Las 20 camisetas más vendidas en la MLS 2019
- El protagonista de ‘E.T.’ fue arrestado por conducir ebrio
- Sign language interpreters bring Paramount Theatre shows to life for deaf community
- For decades, an Evanston pumpkin patch has been helping keep students warm in the winter
- ‘He is an animal on the field’: Jeremiah Robertson shows off serious side for Neuqua Valley’s defense
- At Facets: ‘Burning Cane,’ a sweet ‘n sour Louisiana story from an auspicious teenage filmmaker
- Man critically wounded in Park Forest shooting was targeted, police believe
- Commentary: Most teachers in CPS strike never benefit from pensions that strangle the system — and taxpayers. There’s a better way.
- ‘Still Here’: Elaine Stritch bio reveals vulnerability behind the moxy
- Glenview favoring ban on recreational marijuana sales
- Speak Out: Tinley Park should get state to clean up mental health center property
- Los ‘Viejos’ que tienen a los Nats en la Serie Mundial
- As residents push for the ouster of Winnetka-Northfield library director, board forms committees to study concerns
- Trick or treat event set for downtown Aurora
- Guatemalteco arrestado en Maine porque hablaba español
- No vivieron la dictadura en Chile y retan a militares que marcaron a sus padres
- Obamacare exchange to offer more insurance choices, slightly lower premiums in 2020
- Hyde Park Jazz Society swings back into the spotlight
- Cross country notes: Naperville North’s Jake Allen rides ‘sheer talent’ to DuPage Valley Conference title
- Dist. 203 seeks community input on when to start the school year, whether to close on election days
- Lyons Township High School Board faces criticism for ongoing treasurer’s office lawsuit
- Ridgewood consolidation study to begin, as superintendent claims district was transparent about plan
- Comunidad internacional preocupada por situación en Bolivia
- 3 things we heard from the Bears, including a players-only meeting and Khalil Mack’s vocal leadership
- ‘We were the sacrificial lamb’: Workers from closed GM plants urge UAW members to reject deal that would end strike
- Community members concerned about racist graffiti found at Indiana Dunes State Park pavilion
- Is sexual attraction just chemistry? That’s the question in ‘The Effect’ at Strawdog Theatre
- Denver Broncos trade receiver Emmanuel Sanders to 49ers
- Lori Loughlin faces new bribery charge in college admissions case
- Comings and goings: Smith Village breaks ground in Beverly
- New water set to flow into Morton Grove, Niles faucets soon
- Michigan State joins 21 other schools to be ranked No. 1 in AP Preseason Top 25
- Column: What’s behind Hillary Clinton’s attack on Tulsi Gabbard over Russia? Experience.
- Residents, some village officials prepare to fight 5G wireless antennas
- ‘Home and Away’ exhibit highlights the work of Wilmette photographers locally and across the globe
- 70% of college students graduate in debt: Northwest Indiana students talk about the reality of paying back loans after graduation
- Kentucky puts up billboards along I-57 in bid to lure Illinois companies
- McDonald’s is betting on tech to help it serve billions and billions. But prepping for the future has been costly.
- Ford botches Explorer launch, putting CEO back on the hot seat
- ¿Qué se juega en las elecciones generales de Argentina?
- Señalan a ejecutivo por reivindicar a beisbolista mexicano acusado de violencia doméstica
- Fantasy football Week 8 lineups: Who should you start — and who should sit?
- North Shore couple sues Manafort banker Stephen Calk for alleged $1.4 million home refinance fraud
- ‘This work is very gratifying:’ Park Ridge man repairs donated computers for Salvation Army clients
- Pilot program aimed at alleviating small business employee parking concerns needs more work, Evanston aldermen say
- Editorial: Meghan Markle seems miserable as a British duchess. She should come back to Chicago. (Prince Harry also welcome.)
- Quickly
- Nightmare on Chicago Street nothing but a crime- and problem-free pleasure, police and organizers say
- Kildeer home with 4-car garage: $1M
- The floundering Bears are reviving Chicago’s worst nightmare. This can’t be 2014 — and Marc Trestman — all over again, can it?
- Chicago police Superintendent Eddie Johnson will skip President Donald Trump’s speech to police chiefs: ‘The values of the people of Chicago are more important to him …’
- 112-unit apartment building proposed for Regency Inn motel site on Ogden Avenue
- Lakefront emergencies put Park Avenue breakwater fix on back burner in Park District of Highland Park’s capital plan
- Two at-large seats up for grabs on Valparaiso City Council
- Pet of the week
- ‘Mi futuro parece prometedor’
- Chicago high school teams missing playoffs due to teachers strike won’t get appeals heard
- Lake County Forest Preserves police: Woman who ‘frequents the Grant Woods’ charged in knife attack
- Shout Out: Dan Dinello, filmmaker, author of books about movies, popular culture
- ‘It’s something I’m pretty comfortable with’: Angelina Negron emerges as senior leader for South Elgin
- Former President Jimmy Carter hospitalized after another fall at his Georgia home
- Chef Fest in Libertyville boasts new location, food from 15 eateries
- Can Kirby Dach stick in the NHL this season? Yes, if he learns from the mistakes Dylan Strome made his 1st time in the league.
- Devastating disasters to strike the US
- Bouncer goes on trial for 2017 killing of Portage woman outside of Chesterton bar
- Los problemas ofensivos de los Bears empiezan a desgastar a la defensa
- Editorial: Churches, nonprofit save 6,000 families from $5.3 million in medical debt. The relief is a gift and an investment in Chicagoans.
- Trunk or Treat event looks to bring church and surrounding community together
- As Monday deadline looms, Crestwood, Country Club Hills make it 6 at the Southland casino table
- Testimonio ‘explosivo’ en el Congreso pone a Trump en aprietos
- Glencoe solicits resident feedback on recreational cannabis sales as Village Board prepares to discuss potential regulations
- Fallece por eutanasia atleta campeona paralímpica
- The Spin: Sen. Elizabeth Warren parachutes in on Chicago battle today. What will President Trump do next week?
- Glencoe celebrates 150th anniversary with gala at Chicago Botanic Garden
- State commits $12 million to widen McLean Boulevard in South Elgin, village president says
- Park City man identified from weekend shooting death
- Should David Ross be worried? And why is it taking so long? Questions about the Cubs manager search.
- Judge says Chicago can proceed with suit against Jussie Smollett over police overtime expenses for investigation
- Blue Island hospital to begin ‘final wind down processes’ after MetroSouth gets state OK to close
- Under Armour founder Kevin Plank steps down as CEO but says company ‘remains my priority’
- Winnetka’s century-old oaks get Morton Arboretum audit, praised for reducing carbon in the environment
- Moran: First chunk of Rebuild Illinois funding makes promises large and small toward Lake County roads
- Ex-Posen mayor’s death on day of criminal sentencing ruled suicide
- Triton College staff stage picket after voting to authorize strike
- Federal jury convicts 2 Chicago cops of stealing cash and drugs with bogus search warrants
- Church news
- Oak Park board seeks unity following heated debate on village’s diversity statement, threats to trustee
- Indian Head Park to revise its ordinances about dogs
- Column: The incident with an Astros executive and female reporters is a product of MLB’s lack of accountability
- Victims from Fox Lake crash during police pursuit identified; Genoa City police announce internal review of pursuit
- ‘It tasted like a pistachio’: Roasted bugs on menu at Plum Creek Nature Center
- Parents of ex-Northwestern student plead guilty in college admissions scandal
- Southtowners: Sude Cebi breaks backstroke record
- U46 to pay settlement to family of boy severely beaten at Kenyon Woods school in 2017
- Proposed 29-lot subdivision at Hoover Estate given initial approval, many more steps still to come
- Potawatomi casino proposal voted down again by Waukegan aldermen: ‘You rejected us with no explanation’
- ESPN moves ‘Outside the Lines’ from its weekday slot to Saturday mornings
- Anonymous Trump official who wrote New York Times essay about resistance from inside the administration has a book coming out
- Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau wins second term, though his Liberal party lost the majority
- South Elgin High School police officer hurt breaking up fight between four girls, police say
- Russia’s Putin, Turkey’s Erdogan make deal to clear Kurdish fighters along entire Turkey-Syria border
- Lockport library offers look at actual witch hunt with ‘Hysteria in Salem’
- A 1-in-a-million shot enters a West Side bedroom, mortally wounding an 11-year-old girl. ‘They just shot Shamiya!’
- Hiring more school resources officers in downstate school seen by District 203 as better alternative to arming teachers
- Indiana man found guilty of trying to kill ex-wife at Sugar Grove gas station
- Watchdog report criticizes Cook County Health senior officials’ hefty pay raises
- Davich: Laser light show’s throwback music transported me to the dusty past, then the dark future
- U.S. Sen. Elizabeth Warren on the picket line with Chicago teachers: ‘Everyone in America should support you in this strike.’
- Purdue Northwest’s CHESS gallery to celebrate Day of the Dead
- Maestros de Pilsen y La Villita toman las calles para exigir recursos para educación bilingüe en el nuevo contrato con CPS
- Chicago Teachers Union gets call of support from Joe Biden, will continue walkout Wednesday because ‘we have not landed on just terms yet’
- 11-year-old aspires to Guinness world record for running half-marathons in all 50 states
- Bobbleheads for top NBA rookies unveiled
- CPS strike: Chicago Teachers Union wants class size caps. Are smaller classes worth the cost to taxpayers?
- Will the Bulls make the playoffs? What’s the injury situation? 5 storylines to watch as the season gets set to tip off.
- Diplomat testifies to lawmakers in House impeachment inquiry that Trump linked Ukraine aid to a demand for investigations
- Golden Knights 2, Blackhawks 1 (SO)
- Filling empty storefronts, fiscal responsibility important factors for candidates in Merrillville’s council races
- Hammond council passes 2020 budgets even as tensions mount over power outage, other issues
- Shelby Stefanon ‘proud’ after Sandburg clinches share of 10th conference title in past 11 seasons