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- California endures more wildfires, but winds calming after a three-week siege
- Ask Amy: Mom wants ‘frumpy’ daughter to snag a man
- Flashback: A time of deprivation and despair: A look back at the Great Depression in pictures and words
- Column: Trump’s public impeachment hearings vs. Republicans’ reflexive dishonesty: The Week in Review
- ‘Verging on panic and dread’: Tenants scramble for affordable housing as single-room occupancy building closes on Chicago’s North Side
- Column: It’s the season of all souls. Invite the dearly departed in.
- Column: Boss Michael Madigan, the feds and that tasty fruit high up on the tree
- Florida is becoming a leader in nation’s marijuana movement
- Daywatch: CPS students get back to class, girl shot while trick-or-treating and Founders Brewing settles racial discrimination lawsuit
- Bears Sunday storylines: Eddy Pineiro’s next brain teaser, Allen Robinson’s impressive example and recurring nightmares in Philadelphia
- Paul Muschick: Tips to avoid being scammed from a con man
- In ‘Home Work,’ Julie Andrews relives her glorious, complicated Hollywood life
- Man critically hurt after falling from balcony at Chicago Theatre
- White House Russia adviser who resigned yesterday testifies in House impeachment inquiry, confirms Biden probe was linked to Ukraine aid
- Indiana woman found dead with 8-foot python around her neck in home with 140 snakes
- 13-year-old boy dies after hit by CTA Red Line train in South Loop subway
- Holiday Cookie Contest: Check out the 12 finalists!
- Keystone pipeline leaks 383,000 gallons of oil in North Dakota
- Trails spur economic development and more
- Cole y Rendón encabezan el mercado de agentes libres en Grandes Ligas
- Pictures: Honest ‘Welcome to Florida’ postcards
- Hobart to complete downtown stormwater project
- For generation Juul, nicotine addiction happens fast and is hard to shake
- Drinking triggers brain changes that teach you to want more alcohol, researchers find
- From lights to folk fairs, here are some holiday happenings in the Midwest
- A cada muerto su canción
- Trisha Yearwood doesn’t think 12 years is a long time, even if for her devoted fans it probably feels like forever
- 7-year-old shot on Halloween in Little Village
- West Aurora education partnership with UK company comes with $37,000 overseas trip
- Hammond teachers’ agreement detailed
- Arlington Heights likely will ban recreational marijuana sales
- Cubs coaches Brian Butterfield and Tim Buss are joining Joe Maddon’s Angels
- ‘Hello, Dolly!’ in Oak Lawn features humor, high-energy dancing and hit songs
- Tip Ins: Juwan Howard, Jerry Stackhouse among the new coaches to watch
- Here’s what Ford workers will get in new UAW contract
- Cyr: Churchill’s enduring leadership example
- First green living, now green dying: Biodegradable caskets, water-based cremation
- CPS students return to class after strike
- Skipping this fall chore can actually make your garden more attractive in winter
- World Series goes 7 games but averages as third-least viewed
- Big 12 reprimands 3 teams after field-storming celebrations
- Palos Village Players close season with Neil Simon’s ‘Laughter on the 23rd Floor’
- State licensing board issues cease, desist order for Chesterton midwife
- Lake County News-Sun Local Scoreboard for Saturday, Nov. 2, 2019
- How to tell a friend to cool it on the cologne
- Full-floor Gold Coast home with custom-stained glass windows: $2.4M
- Andre Curbelo commits to Illinois. The 4-star point guard is the nation’s No. 55 recruit.
- This ski spot in Montana offers a perfectly powdered mountain, minus a steep price
- Tips on handling political talk in the workplace
- This ski spot in Montana offers a perfectly powdered mountain, minus a steep price
- Speak Out: TV sends bad message to America
- Letters: Democrats only worried about impeaching Trump
- Amanda Holsen and Lily Cozzi lead Stevenson’s balanced attack in sweep of Palatine in regional final
- Alisha Elenz takes reins at Bar Biscay, in addition to mfk restaurant
- Nationals waste no time in setting up time to visit Trump’s White House
- US vaping illnesses rise to 1,888 with pace picking up again
- Grammys to honor Dr. Dre for trailblazing production work
- Former Juul exec alleges company shipped tainted products
- ‘¡Le dispararon a mi niña!’ Un sujeto disparó a un pandillero rival e hirió críticamente una niña la tarde de Halloween en La Villita
- Vaping epidemic complicates marijuana legalization in Minnesota
- Federal rule on hemp production seen as watershed for growing Colorado industry
- Our favorite lamps — just as daylight saving time ends
- Interim principal chosen for Grande Reserve Elementary School in Yorkville
- Much more than a tropical paradise: This new travel guide will ‘decolonize’ the way you look at Hawaii
- The Kitchn: Thanksgiving deviled eggs
- Google, buying Fitbit for $2.1 billion, ‘doesn’t want to be left out’ on wearables
- If you’re stressed during pregnancy, you’re more likely to have a girl, study suggests
- Billy Porter, TLC, Ozuna set for Macy’s Thanksgiving Parade
- Portage voters to decide on city’s path beginning with pick for next mayor
- Hutton: Hebron’s Jeff Mescal runs into the Guinness World Records in a Cubs uniform
- Another group of feds is investigating ComEd and Exelon: The SEC
- CPS strike: Early college application deadlines are coming up. What CPS students affected by the teachers strike should know.
- Third Illinois resident dies of vaping-related lung damage
- Health department: Three bats test positive for rabies in Antioch, Highland Park
- United is installing bigger overhead luggage bins and testing new airport gate layouts to ease the preflight scramble
- Editorial: In Little Village, a child’s Halloween evening of candy and joy becomes a night of terror.
- Lori Loughlin and husband Mossimo Giannulli plan to plead not guilty to new charges in college admissions case
- Girls volleyball notes: Allison Faoro finds ways to make the plays for regional champion H-F
- Commentary: America has plenty of jobs right now. But how many of them are good jobs?
- Renuncia el representante estatal Luis Arroyo tras ser acusado de soborno
- Children process grief differently than adults. Here’s what parents need to know.
- Don’t make intimate violence victims look for help — research shows they fare better when police and community organizations coordinate assistance
- Column: Cubs’ ‘life of the party’ is gone as strength coach Tim Buss joins Joe Maddon with the Angels
- Joseph Berrios’ son-in-law and a fired former Chicago cop emerge as key figures in federal probe of state Rep. Luis Arroyo
- The top MLB players set to become free agents
- Fight the flu at your office
- Once one of America’s favorite pastimes, greyhound racing eats dust
- Don’t let try-before-you-buy shopping bust your budget
- Common early sign of cardiovascular disease also may indicate cancer risk, study finds
- Obese kids should have easier access to weight-loss surgery, doctors say
- Local American Legion, VFW groups press on as Veterans Day approaches
- US added a solid 128,000 jobs in October despite GM strike
- Were the old aspirin studies wrong?
- Cinder-Block is the reluctant poster cat for a pet obesity epidemic, vets say
- Commentary: Party bosses in smoke-filled rooms would be better than the dreamy wish lists of pandering primaries
- Down to Business: South Elgin accounting office’s success lets owner be choosy when it comes to clients
- ‘Suits’ star Patrick J. Adams to make Broadway debut ‘Take Me Out’
- Months after becoming Chicago’s largest office tenant, WeWork’s pullback will test the downtown market
- How we live, how we die: Federal stats on the state of health in the U.S.
- Argument on Pilsen street sparks fatal shooting, 1 in custody
- Facebook’s new tool will remind users to get health screenings
- Dogs trained in prison change veterans’ lives
- Mayor Lori Lightfoot fires back after President Trump rips Chicago police superintendent again, accuses him of ‘perpetrating’ a crime wave from the White House
- A Kansas farm is giving second chances to abused animals
- Fulton Market pioneer restaurant La Sirena Clandestina closing, a victim of soaring real-estate value
- Kaneland schools look to solar power
- Down to Business: Vet who makes house calls fills a niche for Naperville residents who can’t get their pets in for care
- Church news
- Gluten y Lactosa… ¿Salud o marketing?
- Shout Out: Jeannie Affelder, Jeff-nominated actress juggling two roles at Timeline Theater
- Early voting in Lake, Porter counties ends Monday
- Too many hotel rooms in Chicago? Prices and occupancy are down — good for you, bad for hoteliers.
- Oswego pastor draws inspiration from running
- Jerome Hoffberg, who ran packaging business before decades of travel as a retiree, dies at 103
- Tras huir de Venezuela, correrá maratón de Nueva York
- Jason Bonham’s Led Zeppelin Evening returns to Rialto Square Theatre
- Toys ‘R’ Us falls down, goes boom on Michigan Avenue. New, ticketed Adventure is mostly a bust.
- Neighborhood event funding available in Aurora
- Tres meses menos de vida
- No, Afghanistan — a country at war — isn’t safer than Chicago, despite what Trump says
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- Poll: More Americans approve of Trump impeachment probe than disapprove — but there are red flags for Democrats, too
- ‘The Emily Talk’ offers tips for communicating with special needs individuals. First: Be patient.
- Naperville News Digest
- Crossings closed but no danger to public reported after freight train leaks chemical in Round Lake Beach
- How Netflix’s ‘Green Eggs and Ham’ expands the world of the Dr. Seuss classic
- Column: Sister Helen Prejean is still pushing to end the death penalty, 26 years after ‘Dead Man Walking.’ It’s finally working.
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- Elgin News Digest
- La guerra de pandillas en La Villita deja a una niña gravemente herida de bala en Halloween
- Due to early snow, Oswego to hold special brush collection
- Commentary: In defense of network television
- The end of daylight saving time can mark the start of seasonal depression. Here’s how to head it off (hint: no sleeping late)
- DePaul L art
- Kelly Clarkson announces Vegas residency starting in April
- Motormouth: If drain plug is shot, no need to replace entire oil pan
- ESPN and Formula One reach new 3-year broadcast deal
- Thanksgiving is on the latest possible date this year, so stores are launching holiday deals earlier than ever
- Auto review: Mazda6 sedan gets updates for 2019, including advanced safety technology
- Purple ‘blonde’ beer? Cruz Blanca renews playful approach to barrel-aged series, to be released Saturday
- Column: Barack Obama is right about giving ‘woke’ culture a rest. Will progressive Democrats listen?
- Rita Rudner is glad to keep politics out of her comedy
- Auto review: 760-horsepower 2020 Ford Mustang Shelby GT500 strikes like lightning
- Under the Hood: Upgrading headlamps to LED bulbs sounds great but can pose problems
- FCA is giving away 5 Dodge Challenger Hellcat Redeyes
- Owner plans on selling troubled Valparaiso apartment building
- Trump’s push for corn-heavy fuel isn’t reaching your gas pump
- Naperville gets more than 4 inches of snow, hundreds of calls for downed trees and branches
- Commentary: Let’s end the agony of hard choices and make prescription drugs more affordable for Illinois families
- Woman, 58, shot in Avalon Park neighborhood on South Side
- Students from Libertyville and Deerfield who see gun violence as their generational issue are organizing a summit in Chicago to mobilize others
- Jóvenes y trumpistas
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- Tony-nominated actress Ann Crumb dies from cancer at 69
- Restored 1969 Crown Point High School film ‘David’ to be screened Saturday
- Community news
- Fiat-Peugeot merger could spell doom for Chrysler brand
- Community news
- Column: Democrats and Republicans don’t disagree on everything: Both parties want to spend like there’s no tomorrow
- Kendrick Nunn’s NBA-record stretch hardly a revelation in Heat locker room
- Tyler, MacDonald face off for Hammond’s 3rd District council seat
- Sevilla y Atlético, con los mexicanos, se enfrentan a la espera del fallo de Barca y Madrid
- Number of under-performing schools in East Aurora district drops, according to state report card
- Album review: Michael Kiwanuka is back bolder than ever with ‘Kiwanuka’
- Australia’s Qantas grounds 3 Boeing 737s after wing cracks found
- This Week in Naperville
- Southland schools get grants to create places for calm, places for play
- Man who wore body armor and carried loaded weapons at Walmart in Missouri pleads guilty to lesser charge
- Legislation proposed to ban criminal background checks on public speakers following Tribune stories
- Slowik: School report cards indicate spending doesn’t necessarily translate into achievement
- Psssttt… Masonic Freemasons’ secrets are not as mysterious as you think
- Read state Rep. Luis Arroyo’s resignation letter
- Miranda Lambert is bold, funny and ready to rock again
- Former White Sox voice ‘Hawk’ Harrelson and Cubs’ Pat Hughes are finalists for Baseball Hall of Fame’s Ford Frick Award
- Decent: Aero Estates residents say a plane in the garage means freedom in the sky whenever they want to fly
- Entre las llamas de California, ricos y poderosos pagan por bomberos privados
- Column: Sports celebrations should model fairness, respect
- Alsip math teacher wins Presidential Award for Excellence
- Teacher Feature: Turns out dad was right when he said education, not business, was his son’s calling
- National Women’s Soccer League raises salaries, adds allocation money for 2020 season
- Mariah Carey is already celebrating Christmas with new music video, featuring never-before-seen footage
- Día de Muertos: El indocumentado vive el duelo a distancia, y con altares recuerdan a quienes ya no volvieron a ver
- O’Hare’s ‘Fly Quiet’ plan, which spreads out nighttime jet noise, begins today
- Speak Out: Please stop releasing balloons; it kills birds
- Affordable housing in Aurora a complex issue to tackle
- Bottled Blonde open again by court order, despite alderman’s tweet about ‘Shuttered Blonde’
- Moran: More train delays coming to Mundelein and a ‘depressed’ Green Bay Road are among the finer details surrounding Rebuild Illinois projects
- Two more marijuana facilities can start growing recreational weed, the state says, bringing total to 9
- Rep. Luis Arroyo resigns after being charged with bribery
- Toys ‘R’ Us Adventure
- ‘Legend of Hercules’ presents a modern take on the classic tale
- The Spin: Trump keeps up Twitter war on Chicago | Arroyo resigns from Illinois House | Real ID ‘nightmare’
- Letters: Federal inaction hurts Chicago’s efforts to combat violence
- Editorial: AJ Freund and drug-addicted parents: When DCFS should remove a child
- Glenview elementary school transforms into a snowy ‘Land of Oz’ for Halloween
- Column: Kim Foxx fumbles yet again on Jussie Smollett, the story that just won’t go away
- Corrections and clarifications
- Lake Zurich man charged after firing gun near employee while being escorted out of bar: police
- Disabato: Stagg graduate Max Strus fulfills childhood dream by signing with the Bulls
- Speak Out: It’s time to make Daylight Savings change permanent
- Glenview residents voice concerns about downtown development proposal: ‘We’re now becoming a big city’
- Former candidate for state representative charged with theft and money laundering, Lake County authorities say
- Jury finds Gary auto lot owner not guilty of murder, intimidation
- Nestle recalls Toll House cookie dough after some consumers report finding rubber pieces inside
- Niles Trustee Alpogianis has sights set on running for mayor
- ‘Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse’ sequel set for 2022
- Court order requires continued supply of bottled water, filters in University Park
- 4 things we learned at Bears practice, including a rookie vs. Khalil Mack and Matt Nagy’s trip home
- A ‘gentle giant’ was slain delivering pizza in Gary: ‘He was just doing his job’
- Dillard cellmate recounts jail confession in stabbing death of Chesterton bartender
- Underwood to host town hall meeting in Oswego
- Convicted sex offender who was volunteer football coach at Lake Park High School says he wasn’t required to fill out paperwork about his background
- Potempa: Reader’s easy soup recipe better than ‘Stone Soup’
- Waukegan man indicted on murder charges in fatal SUV collision with group outside soccer facility
- Girls volleyball notes: Texas A&M recruit Melissa Walden gets Waubonsie Valley offense back on track
- Too hot? Too crowded? Or just right? Here’s when to visit top vacation destinations
- Group pushing safety on Will County roads great and small
- Why do so many prices end in .99? These 15 mall secrets will make you a savvier shopper
- Aurora’s Day of Dead ‘really showcases’ Mexican culture
- Teen sentenced to 12 years in prison for shooting 15-year-old at Aurora party
- Richards High School’s Leo Club marks 50th year by welcoming back its first president, 13 new members and raising $1,500
- Elgin charter school students score higher than state average in math but come in below-average in English, new data shows
- Column: The Golden Moutza of October gleams in the darkness, this one’s for you, Washington Post
- Rocking the block: Taylor Jakubowski sparks Huntley past Jacobs for fourth straight regional title
- Former DuPage probation officer who pleaded guilty to sexual misconduct with client sentenced to a year of work release
- Did Kanye West attend West Aurora High School? Columnist Denise Crosby investigates the rumors.
- Editorial: Gov. J.B. Pritzker, square up to Illinois corruption. Don’t expect Michael Madigan and John Cullerton to fix this.
- How an entrenched gang conflict put a 7-year-old girl in harm’s way while trick-or-treating in Little Village
- St. Charles police searching for man accused of pointing gun at customer outside Walmart
- La libertad de ser Gael García Bernal por medio del cine
- Canelo sube dos divisiones para retar la pegada de Kovalev
- The CPS teachers strike is finally over. Now what?
- Heritage Tour in Aurora gets a modern look
- Column: The Chicago teachers strike is over and, fingers crossed, Chicago is better for it
- After the CPS strike, students got back to school Friday — but getting past the bad feelings could take longer
- Carlos Beltran is Brodie Van Wagenen’s pick to be next Mets manager
- Low-income Chicagoans could see water bills cut in half, get debt relief under Lightfoot plan
- Adam Boqvist’s likely NHL debut Saturday isn’t the only big change coming to the Blackhawks
- Bulls fans give Derrick Rose a warm ovation in his return to Chicago with the Pistons: ‘I love the spot I’m in right now’
- The Chicago teachers strike is over, thanks to a $1.5 billion deal. What will it mean for Mayor Lori Lightfoot’s political future?
- Democratic presidential candidate Beto O’Rourke announces he’s dropping 2020 presidential bid
- Bulls 112, Pistons 106
- She’s got a plan: Elizabeth Warren’s ‘Medicare for All’ proposal calls for $20 trillion in federal spending, pledges not to raise middle-class taxes
- Post-Tribune Local Scoreboard for Saturday, Nov. 2, 2019
- Trump names DHS official Chad Wolf to be acting head of Homeland Security, the 5th person in the job in this administration
- Judge, ‘tired of adults determining whether a child gets to have a childhood,’ overrules IHSA, says CPS runners can compete in cross-country sectionals
- Halloween party killings: 4 fatally shot in San Francisco Bay Area; 2 dead in Utah
- ‘I thought we were going to score’: Chesterton comes up short at the end in playoff loss to Warsaw
- ‘Sometimes we need to pound the rock’: Damian Dixon’s second touchdown pushes Merrillville past Lafayette Jefferson in a sectional semifinal
- Energy Secretary Rick Perry called on to testify in House impeachment inquiry
- Daily Southtown Local Scoreboard for Saturday, Nov. 2, 2019
- ‘This was assignment football’: Plainfield South runs out of options in loss to Lincoln-Way East
- Seeing ‘holes opening up’ early and often, St. Rita’s Kaleb Brown rushes for 227 yards and four touchdowns in first-round win against Glenbard South
- President Donald Trump lashes out at House Democrats after vote this week formalizing impeachment inquiry
- Evanston boys soccer falls to St. Patrick in 3A sectional final
- ‘He gets the job done’: Darius Dawson delivers on both sides of ball as Hillcrest holds off St. Laurence
- West Suburban Local Scoreboard for Sunday, Nov. 3, 2019