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- Less money for Oak Park: audit shows sales tax declining, internet shopping blamed
- Nationals rout the Astros 12-3 to take a commanding 2-0 lead in the World Series
- Ask Amy: Friend’s romantic partner is too elusive
- Family of man who died in car crash blames Tesla door handles in lawsuit
- A $20 million European-style mansion fit for Versace | Photos
- Column: Politicians are using the term lynching when they get into trouble, suggesting racially motivated killings are a thing of the past. They aren’t.
- Column: Imagine a day without Republicans. It’s not hard, if you live in Chicago.
- Daywatch: CTU says progress made but not on top priorities, Lightfoot offers city budget plan plus a warning to taxpayers and Cubs get a new manager
- Petrak: Kirschbaum’s named ‘sweetest bakery,’ but we already knew that
- Vice President Pence is odds-on favorite to be ‘Anonymous’ author, followed closely by Betsy Devos. Melania Trump is the dark horse
- Happy hour deals in Chicago: Oct. 24-30
- Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot defends police Superintendent Eddie Johnson’s tenure as he faces investigation
- Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot offers $11.65 billion budget plan she says will close $838 million deficit with help from Springfield
- CTA: No fare hikes, no service cuts for 2020 — but ridership is still falling
- ‘Great for the organization’ or ‘too close to the players’? Wrigleyville reacts to David Ross’ hiring
- Column: Mitch Trubisky — and the trade up to draft him —has never looked worse. Can the Bears straighten him out?
- Slowik: The South Suburban Airport is risky, but it’s the best hope to save the region
- Chicago opens new Toys ‘R’ Us Adventure Playland
- Tinley Park residents give high marks to quality of life, safety in village
- Chicago’s witches: A craving for magic and meaning drives millennials to spells, potions and rituals
- Humans’ ‘inner salamander’ capacity could regrow cartilage
- 5 things Wisconsin must do to upset Ohio State in Saturday’s clash of Big Ten football titans
- ArcelorMittal had evidence of another malfunction days before toxic spill in Little Calumet River killed thousands of fish: state report
- Couple gets married during dedication for new brick patio at Lake County Courthouse
- The delicate issue of taking away a senior’s smartphone
- The first big Andy Warhol retrospective in decades is now at the Art Institute of Chicago
- Energy assistance program provides help for Porter County residents
- Porter County tax sale sees nearly $1.3 in back taxes, penalties and costs
- Joe Girardi reportedly hired as the new Phillies manager
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- Nacionales trituran a Houston en segundo juego de Serie Mundial
- Northbrook allows recreational marijuana businesses after dozens speak at packed meeting
- Verlander, primer pitcher con foja de 0-5 en Serie Mundial
- Toronto fulmina a NYCFC y alcanza la final en el Este
- Rush Oak Park Hospital seeks approval for $27 million, 700-space parking garage
- Flamengo entra por la puerta grande a la final de Libertadores
- Conor McGregor says his UFC return fight set for January
- Trustees continue fighting over assessor’s pension in Maine Township
- Houston Astros’ Justin Verlander 1st pitcher to go 0-5 in World Series
- Simone Biles wows the World Series with first pitch for the ages
- 3 takeaways from the Bulls’ season-opening loss to the Hornets, including defensive lapses and Lauri Markkanen’s rebounding
- ‘Canelo’ sabe del riesgo en las 175 libras pero es lo que quiere
- ‘Black and Blue’ review: A rookie female police officer is caught in a world of contradictions
- American Players Theatre in Wisc. announces 2020 season
- ‘We had to adjust’: Quarterback AJ Kutcher puts a different spin on Antioch’s offense as playoffs loom
- Slo ‘Mo is throwing a Halloween party with a sexy, spooky and queer twist, as the Coven Classic returns
- Trump has raised record amounts of cash for his 2020 reelection. But fundraising for vulnerable Senate Republicans is lagging.
- Naperville News Digest
- Black chefs shine a light on Chicago’s gentrification problem at benefit dinner for local teens
- Shout Out: Jim Schuster, who teaches a Holocaust course at Carmel Catholic High School in Mundelein
- Lake County News-Sun Local Scoreboard for Friday, Oct. 25, 2019
- Questions raised after Dallas TV station airs NFL game instead of breaking tornado coverage
- Daily Southtown Local Scoreboard for Friday, Oct. 25, 2019
- Super El Niño events may become more frequent as the climate warms
- You like this? Kirk Cousins an MVP candidate
- Amazon acquires health care company led by Chicago doctor
- Tiger Woods shrugs off shaky start to lead in Japan
- Watch live: U.S. Rep. Elijah Cummings lies in state at the U.S. Capitol
- West Suburban Local Scoreboard for Friday, Oct. 25, 2019
- Dungeons and Dragons factors into CLC’s ‘She Kills Monsters’
- Hinsdale Central to convert to physics first science sequence as part of District 86 curriculum alignment
- The failure of the State Street Mall
- Most Republicans still standing by Trump, gingerly, after diplomat William Taylor’s closed-door testimony in House impeachment inquiry
- Italy’s female soccer players aim to change law limiting pay
- Drought worsens across Southeast; 75M affected nationally
- Television’s Weather Channel wades into climate debate
- Shooting victim’s brother charged with his murder, Park City police say
- Post Malone tops AMA nominations, Swift could break MJ’s record
- Marvel encuentra enemigos formidables en Scorsese y Coppola
- Rebuilding San Diego Padres hire rookie manager Jayce Tingler: report
- Pat Disabato’s five things you need to know for Week 9 of high school football season
- 77th-floor condo with balcony at Aqua Tower: $2.2M
- American Music Awards 2019: Lista de nominados
- Evanston police investigating alleged sexual assault of seventh grade student at Haven Middle School
- La miseria parece no tener freno en Argentina
- ¿Quién era Francisco Franco y por qué se le exhuma en España?
- Baranek: Shepard graduate Kendall Yerkes makes smart move, loves being libero for Grand Valley State
- Kincade fire spreads across 10,000 acres of Sonoma County, Cal., forcing closures and evacuations
- ‘Marriage Story,’ ‘Farewell,’ ‘Uncut Gems’ top Gotham Awards nominations
- Yu Darvish waited 544 days to roast Justin Verlander with a perfect comeback on Twitter
- Evo Morales se declara ganador en primera vuelta en Bolivia
- Baxter launches internal investigation over ‘misstatements’ in financial reporting
- Stevenson’s Dan Saltzman comes off the bench to score the winning goal in an upset of Zion-Benton in a regional semifinal
- Se acabó la paciencia con los Chicago Bulls
- China es confirmada como sede del nuevo Mundial de Clubes
- ‘Countdown’ review: Horror movie about app that tells you when you will die is all annoying jump scares. What’s the thrill in that?
- Henry Louis Gates Jr., professor known for PBS series and Obama ‘beer summit,’ wins Tribune Literary Award
- What to know before using CBD to treat your pet’s travel anxiety
- ‘Our team wanted to come out hot’: Luke Persenico powers St. Charles North to regional upset
- Rep. Tim Ryan of Ohio drops out of Democratic presidential race
- Post-Tribune football rankings and player of the week for Friday, Oct. 25, 2019
- ‘Chicharito’ queda fuera de la lista del Sevilla para Europa League
- ‘Accept help from others’ is mother’s advice for others with breast cancer
- Column: Multicultural celebrations only add to the Halloween festivities
- Rusia es quien gana con el ‘éxito’ de Trump en Siria
- ‘Excited’ Sam Bellantuono rings up two goals and an assist as Huntley ousts Larkin in regional semifinals
- M’ville BZA approves plans for restaurants, used car dealership
- Apple’s ‘The Morning Show’ was only going to touch on #MeToo. She fought to make it the focus
- Football notes: Morton backup quarterback Paris Hewlett plays like a first-stringer
- David Ross es el elegido por los Cachorros
- Booked it! Chicago casting announcements for Oct. 24
- Americans are unhappy at work after years of economic gains
- 5 cosas por saber sobre el plan del nuevo presupuestario
- ‘A man possessed’: Sophomore forward Jake Noldin combines tenacity and skill for semistate-bound Lake Central
- Football notes: Four Aurora-area teams on bubble with 4-4 records seek fifth win to be playoff eligible
- Curtain Call Theatre presents ‘The Addams Family Young@Part’ in Frankfort
- Column: The Cubs got their guy in David Ross. But will he be a difference-maker?
- Graduated income tax push focus of Aurora forum
- ‘The Contender’: Sprawling Marlon Brando bio chronicles acting career as well as tragic family life
- Commentary: When big business and religion insult women with sexism, they should expect a kick in the … wallet
- Parents share mixed reactions to Chicago Teachers Union strike: ‘I just felt sad that we’ve gotten to this point.’
- Two top Chicago restaurants undergo major changes but still turn out 4-star (and near 4-star) menus
- Michigan couple with 7 children and 21 grandchildren claims $80 million Powerball prize
- Wisconsin ‘Slender Man’ attack victim who was stabbed 19 times speaks out for the first time, has ‘come to accept all of the scars’
- Letters: How is the teachers strike all about the kids?
- El ‘Baby Shark’ de los Nats llega a la Serie Mundial
- Jonathan Toews is still struggling to get his offensive game going: ‘I’m not getting chances’
- Service project key component of IvyHonors program
- Oposición en Bolivia desconoce triunfo de Morales y llama a protestas
- ‘It settled us down’: Rashidi Meso’s goal sparks West Aurora past Plainfield Central in regional
- El piloto de F-1 Lewis Hamilton reta al ex boxeador mexicano Julio César Chávez
- Republicanos apoyan a Trump tras testimonio de diplomático
- What is left to say about a new John Grisham novel? ‘The Guardians’ — his 40th — has something to add.
- The Kitchn: Taste of fall: Pear and cinnamon coffee cake
- Vice President Mike Pence takes swipe at NBA, Nike in speech on China
- Elgin council leaning toward $1.7M plan to overhaul plaza between city hall and Hemmens center
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- Take a photo with Brian Urlacher in the Loop. A 7-foot bobblehead of him — featuring the armband tattoo — that is.
- Open houses can be stressful. These tips can help.
- Choque de entrenadores revelación en la Liga MX
- Medical pot on campus: Colleges say no and face lawsuits
- Jon Batiste sees jazz and genius in video game soundtracks
- Games offer an alternate, nuanced way to approach the climate crisis
- John le Carré’s new thriller takes aim at Trump, Brexit and the Russia mess
- Gary man, 32, shot to death Wednesday
- Is Lewis Capaldi — a Brit with a canyon-sized voice and an ugly-cry smash — the new Adele?
- Warren y Biden encabezan sondeos para la primaria demócrata hacia 2020
- Smoke detector law changing — removable-battery devices will be outlawed starting in 2023, Elgin officials say
- Football notes: Naperville North’s Cole Loebig wants to go out as ‘the player who never gave up’
- Commentary: Trump’s withdrawal from Syria didn’t just abandon the Kurds to Turkey. It also shook the ground under NATO.
- ‘Hocus Pocus’ sequel reportedly in the works at Disney+
- David Ross, officially named the new Cubs manager, says he’ll have no problem ‘dishing out tough love’ to his former teammates
- Aurora mourns former alderman Bob Cutter
- A transgender teacher in Evanston says their school district has been slow to address gender identity concerns
- Politicians enjoying sporting events
- Will County holding public forum in Naperville on proposed 4- to 8-cent gas tax hike
- Así de bien anotó el mexicano Raúl Jiménez el gol de la victoria de los Wolves en Europa League (VIDEO)
- Slowik: Park Forest residents seek ways to reverse decision to close Rich East High School
- Moving ‘Andares’ at Chicago Shakespeare has stories of rural Mexico, without any romantic gloss
- $470 million, Helmut Jahn-designed skyscraper to begin construction along Michigan Avenue by December, developers say
- De La Hoya rechaza acusaciones de agresión sexual
- 10 questions with… Elgin physician Savitha Susarla
- Sunset Hill unveils new youth education center
- Tras la turbulencia, vuelve a rodar el balón en México
- ‘It felt like 10 in the back’: Sam Hepburn, Nick Renfro help Benet overcome St. Francis in regional
- Minnesota museum holds creepiest doll contest
- United unveils their new regional plane
- Andrew Ronstadt sworn in as Norridge Village Board member
- Spanish and Portuguese seafood restaurant and wine bar hits West Town, plus more Chicago restaurant news
- CNN televised its news anchors getting drunk on New Year’s Eve
- Floyd Mayweather says he spent New Year’s Eve earning $9 million for 139-second win
- Naperville’s Greene Barn fails to make cut for DuPage Forest Preserve District’s long-range master plan
- All-Boeing Southwest Airlines may look at Airbus after 737 Max woes
- La Serie Mundial va a Washington con los Nats arriba 2-0
- Gold Coast condo with double balconies: $1.3M
- Coldplay drops two new songs
- Kwanzaa program puts spotlight on 7 principles that everyone — not just African-Americans — can use everyday, organizers say
- Lawyer says resolution being discussed in criminal case of father accused in slaying of 5-year-old Crystal Lake boy AJ Freund
- Trump vs. Obama in the alleged war on holidays: Ugliness in a season of joy
- Treasure hunters believe the legendary Civil War-era gold cache has been found. The FBI says they came up empty at the remote Pennsylvania dig site. Now an appeals court has ordered them to prove it.
- Judge agrees to expunge record of ex-Chicago cop acquitted of conspiracy in Laquan McDonald’s shooting
- Commentary: Send! More! Buses! Miserly shuttle schedule isn’t enough to fill in for ‘people mover’ at O’Hare.
- Speak Out: Speed cameras would help get dangerous drivers to slow down
- My Mother’s Day wish: That I never have to tell my son, ‘You don’t have to be the hero’
- Cubs’ Jason Heyward and Anthony Rizzo and White Sox’s Lucas Giolito and Yolmer Sanchez are Gold Glove finalists
- Flamengo asusta y River intimida, en una final de Libertadores de alto vuelo
- Utah woman found a letter from her dad after he died. She reads every Father’s Day.
- Intruder dies after breaking into West Side apartment and struggling with resident, police say
- ‘Every day I go outside, I feel like I’m going to get killed’: How Chicagoans exposed to violence end up isolated, lonely and with chronic health problems
- The bittersweet balm of Father’s Day as a bereaved dad, and how you can help
- De festivales y esa necesidad de ‘provocar a la audiencia’, con los realizadores de ‘Jesus Shows You the Way to the Highway’
- Hammond man choked woman, then dragged her by hair around yard
- Fireworks are America’s favorite face exploding, dog torturing, bird murdering way to celebrate its birthday
- Joe Maddon’s ‘pipe dream’? Having his Angels beat the Cubs in 2020 World Series
- The U.S. population will grow older and more diverse, according to new census report projections
- Astros fire assistant GM Brandon Taubman over clubhouse incident with female reporters
- Community news: Hillcrest students install 15 new trees on campus
- Deerfield Road widening project receives $11.7 million in grant funding
- Lyft to add more than 220 jobs in Chicago, create new drivers’ center along Kennedy Expressway
- Census report: US population will get older, more diverse
- University Park couple killed after SUV plunges from 3rd floor of Indianapolis parking garage
- Chepo Reynoso: ‘Canelo es un peleador completo y maduro’
- wndr museum dresses up for Halloween, plus a Day of the Dead parade — here are 5 things to do in Chicago this weekend
- Welcome aboard United’s new regional jet, with fewer seats, extra space for luggage — and a snack bar in first class
- The Spin: Getting to know Mayor Lori Lightfoot via her new budget plan: ‘I’m not Monty Hall’
- Haunted houses in Chicago: Our Top 17 scares for your Halloween 2019
- Astros despiden a ejecutivo por incidente con reporteras
- Column: You probably think you’re a good person. But would your actions in the time of Trump impress Elijah Cummings?
- Contractor acquitted of bribing ex-mayor of suburban Markham but convicted of lying to investigators
- 5 takeaways from Bears coordinators, including Chuck Pagano’s vague assessment of Roquan Smith and Mark Helfrich not calling Matt Nagy an idiot
- Oak Lawn performer among puppeteers in Jurassic World Live Tour in Rosemont
- New addiction recovery center breaks ground in Valparaiso
- Burlington bus aide charged after striking special needs student, knocking out two teeth, Kane prosecutors say
- Editorial: A miniseries, Episode 8: Why a teachers strike is bad for Chicago
- France gives Legion of Honor to 95-year-old World War II vet from Sandwich
- Shout Out: Brian Humm, retired Navy officer and Maine South Wall of Honor inductee
- ‘MasterChef’ Season 11 casting call in Chicago
- Column: An Oak Park trustee is under fire for a heated exchange over a diversity statement. Let’s cool down and take a step back.
- Limpias espirituales gratis a los maestros de CPS en huelga para ‘ayudarles a relajar el alma y seguir la lucha’
- Dignitaries honor Rep. Elijah Cummings in the U.S. Capitol, remember ‘the moral force of his life’
- Joker, sumo wrestler and s’more unleashed as dogs get their costumes on at Frankfort’s Howl-a-Wolf
- Commentary: You need to know, but I can’t tell you: Why can’t we talk more fully about racism?
- Editorial: Why Chicago teachers won’t take ‘yes’ for an answer
- Taylor Swift and Andrew Lloyd Webber have co-written a new song for ‘Cats’
- Pardon your profanity? Not me. I (expletive) celebrate it, if it’s done tastefully
- New Kane County program aims to get kids biking
- Corrections and clarifications
- Potawatomi casino lawsuit against Waukegan claims City Council violated Open Meetings Act, consultant report inaccurate
- Son of Christian artist TobyMac dies at 21 in Nashville
- ‘We’re committed to our plan of improvement’: Waukegan school board extends superintendent’s contract
- Ricky Martin, Paz Vega y Roselyn Sánchez conducirán los Latin Grammy 2019
- Two friends’ journey of 500 miles — one pushing the other in a wheelchair — inspires summer reading, Elgin school visit
- Abraham ‘Abe’ Samuels, Wilmette inventor of iconic ‘flip placard’ that warns of hazards on trucks, died
- USS Indianapolis: “Legacy of War” enters service Saturday
- DNA, new witnesses key to charges in 31-year-old murder case
- Striking CPS support staff say city not interested in bargaining; Mayor Lori Lightfoot calls claim ‘a political stunt’
- Mayor Lori Lightfoot’s plan to fix shortcomings in Chicago’s mental health safety net is met with skepticism
- tl;dr: Chicago’s top cop snubs Trump, Cubs hire ‘Grandpa’ and new taxes on nightlife
- Witnesses: Dillard’s scent picked up at scene of crime; attraction for murder victim confessed
- ChiFilmFest: Cuatro opciones para este fin de semana
- SEE IT: Whoopi Goldberg flips out on ‘The View’ over Halloween bridal costume
- British PM Boris Johnson to ask Parliament to approve national election on Dec. 12 as way to break Brexit impasse
- Porter County Corner identifies man found in a ditch
- CPS student-athletes file lawsuit seeking temporary restraining order to allow them to compete in playoffs during teachers strike
- Former ‘Apprentice’ contestant who says Trump groped her in 2007 says she has records to support allegations
- Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez reveals Jewish ancestry at Hanukkah celebration
- How Hanukkah gets lost in the holiday retail rush
- ‘Flight of the Conchords” Bret McKenzie to adapt Jim Henson’s ‘Emmet Otter’s Jug-Band Christmas’
- A suburban school maintenance worker’s novel has been turned into a Hallmark Christmas movie
- Cuddle up in a cozy chair with the kids: These books spread holiday joy
- Santa rides a camel? How the rest of world celebrates the holidays
- Ex-etiquette: Handling sticky holiday situations
- Save yourself a trip to the store, and get these Halloween treats online
- Beets, pecans, pears and honey haunt this Halloween salad
- 20 bargains for pet lovers who can’t wait for Halloween
- CPS strike updates: Classes canceled again Friday, but Chicago Teachers Union, city report progress after Thursday’s talks
- Thousands forced to flee California wine country as wildfire explodes in size amid dangerous winds that prompted more blackouts
- The 2-5 Chargers might be just what the doctor ordered for the struggling Bears. Examining the matchup on the Bear Download podcast.