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- Ask Amy: Spouse strays from empty marriage
- Review: Angel Olsen stuffed the Riviera with personal hell, tumult, fury and grandeur — in other words, she rocked
- Review: As a musical about mental illness, ‘Tru’ at Stage 773 falls short
- Column: Tell the people that they’re bored, maybe truth will be ignored. A new TrumPoem on the impeachment hearing.
- Column: Northwestern University, the cancel culture and ‘Whatsoever things are true’
- Column: In impeachment hearings, Republicans make the case for replacing their party’s mascot with a lemming: The Week in Review
- Flashback: In 1984, prep basketball phenom Ben Wilson’s star was rising. Then two bullets destroyed everything.
- Daywatch: Illinois Senate President John Cullerton retiring, police reports from Naperville Buffalo Wild Wings incident and our 2019 holiday gift guide
- How Nick Williams went from being out of the NFL to leading the Bears in sacks
- Our Week 12 college football picks feature some of the craziest point spreads imaginable — including Northwestern favored by 40?!?
- Man seriously wounded while playing cards when gunman opens fire outside his home
- Coastal storm bringing high wind, rain and some tidal flooding for the weekend
- Venecia vuelve a inundarse 3 días después de marea récord
- University of Chicago hospital nurses plan to strike before Thanksgiving
- Gobierno y oposición intentan llegar a un acuerdo en Bolivia
- Online tickets to ‘Frida Kahlo 2020,’ Chicago area’s largest Kahlo show in decades, to go on sale Dec. 10
- After four years of controversy, embattled Palatine-based school district grants transgender students unrestricted locker room access
- Aumentan enfermos por vapear en EEUU, pero a menor ritmo
- Expedia’s Hotel Price Guarantee doesn’t work — can you fix it? Travel Troubleshooter investigates.
- Embajadora destituida declara en audiencia sobre Trump
- Column: Fox has already sold 78% of its Super Bowl ads with a top price of $5.6 million for 30 seconds. But the most remarkable thing isn’t the price.
- Dealing with arthritis pain? Keep moving, or it might get worse.
- Strange red stems and too many thorns? You probably need to destroy your rosebush
- Enough with the potato chips: Here’s how to get your friends to step up their potluck game
- Gary worker who plowed strip club during snowstorm is under investigation, mayor says
- 3 takeaways from the Bulls’ loss to the Bucks, including too many miscues and Eric Bledsoe’s unsportsmanlike dunk
- Rosalía is the first solo female artist to win top prize at Latin Grammys since 2006
- El Villarreal-Atlético de Madrid no se jugará en Estados Unidos
- La protesta con la que Mon Laferte manifestó su sentir por Chile en los Grammy Latino 2019 y por qué el desnudo femenino se toma tan ‘a pecho’
- State watching U.S. Steel after latest layoffs
- ‘Frozen 2’ review: Into the mist, and into some pants, with Elsa and Anna and new power ballads
- Enfrentamiento entre pandillas en La Villita se cobra una vida más: la de un enfermero
- Schoolboy Q is back on the road, depression-free and feeling kinda sentimental about things. And it’s all thanks to golf
- tl;dr: Christmas boot mugs are back, Lori and Uber are fighting and why oh why did the Bears pick Mitch?
- ‘Es importante para Colombia’, dice Egan Bernal sobre Tokio 2020
- Fire danger: Recalls for some Nissan SUVs and sedans, newer Ford F-150 trucks
- Valparaiso businesses raise concerns over proposed development ordinance changes
- Lyric Opera review: A ‘Don Giovanni’ for the #MeToo era — who is far more monster than charmer
- Beverly Shores environmental brunch talks toxic spills Saturday
- Students conduct archaeological dig to ‘shed more light’ on African American population in 19th century Lake Forest
- Cyr: France, NATO and mistaken media
- Review: Good Fortune restaurant combines clubby good looks with a neighborhood vibe
- Rough transcript of first Trump phone call with Ukraine president is released. Read it here.
- James se lastima rodilla y es baja de Colombia ante Perú
- Waukegan High School students described as ‘mutual combatants’ by police following stabbing; attendance reported to be down Friday
- Bears Sunday storylines: The case for an upset, a Jalen Ramsey-Allen Robinson duel and Darrell Henderson’s rookie roller coaster
- #MeToo came to ‘Survivor.’ Now come the apologies
- Lake County News-Sun Local Scoreboard for Saturday, Nov. 16, 2019
- Letters to the Editor
- North Central College choirs’ first holiday concert in 50 years will feature ‘explore the sound’ format
- Will the Chicago Teachers Union vote to accept its contract deal and formally end the strike? Results expected today.
- Ice ice baby: Here’s where to ice skate in Chicago
- 10 essential Black Friday shopping tips from the pros
- Yorkville looks at plan to encourage public art downtown
- Park West condo with custom details: $3.3M
- Album Review: Celine Dion’s ‘Courage’
- Marijuana, hemp cross-pollination a budding conflict
- Vaping illnesses in US still rising, though at slower pace
- Feds file criminal charges against three former Outcome Health employees
- Atlanta pro teams to Georgia lawmakers: allow sports bets
- It’s a stressful day on Capitol Hill; dogs are there to help
- More vapers are making their own juice, but not without risks
- Taylor Swift says American Music Awards performance in jeopardy due to dispute with men who own her music
- Myles Garrett’s violent outburst the latest over the course of NFL history
- Holiday Express set at Blackberry Farm in Aurora
- Stressed while flying? At one airport, an ‘A-list celebrity’ pig can help
- Disabato: Life without football is different for former Marist star and Notre Dame grad Nic Weishar
- You probably have too much stuff. Here’s how to pare it down.
- ‘Dream Team’ of newcomers say they heard residents ‘loud and clear’ in St. John election
- Work Advice: My co-workers are grumbling about my telework privileges
- Read the FBI’s records of torture allegations against Jon Burge, dating back to the early 90s
- FBI releases records from its decades-old probe of torture allegations against Chicago police Cmdr. Jon Burge
- Jose Abreu by the numbers: 6 key stats that highlight his 6 seasons with the White Sox
- Suspect sought in robbery at Waukegan bank
- Meghan and Harry are skipping the family holidays. Maybe you should try it too.
- Man who left Tinley Park mom to die after hitting her with car sentenced to 9 years in prison
- Roger Stone, Trump friend and informal adviser, found guilty of witness tampering and lying to Congress
- US Steel says it wants to slash global emissions by 20% by 2030
- Commentary: Chicago communities need more access to mental health care. Lori Lightfoot’s budget is a good start.
- Plague kills two in China; information is scarce
- Myles Garrett suspended for at least the rest of the season for removing Mason Rudolph’s helmet and hitting him with it during Browns-Steelers game
- Aliado de Trump culpable de manipular testigos
- Pies, potatoes and pink tomatoes: The official foods of all 50 states
- Estudiante de Yale lucha para que no deporten a su madre
- Myles Garrett only had the second dirtiest play of Browns-Steelers
- Inmates at the Kane County jail are designing T-shirts to connect with others, raise money for programs
- Swine fever: New Indonesian festival celebrates pigs
- Column: An updated library and an endangered theater are on my mind this holiday season
- Shout Out: Howard Kanter, artist: ‘I can’t not draw and paint and color’
- Album review: DJ Shadow dives into the sounds of dystopia in ‘Our Pathetic Age’
- La noche que los tres Fernández cantaron por primera vez juntos en un escenario
- (VIDEO) NFL suspende jugador el resto de la temporada tras arrojar un casco
- Community news: Moraine Valley takes home gold in speech team tournament
- Grace Huitsing, English professor who loved teaching, dies
- You’re going where? Burlington
- Church news
- Need a $1,700 French horn or Ike dollar coin? Pawn shops sell (and buy) everything imaginable
- The best heat gun
- 10 great things to see and do in northwest Indiana this holiday season
- Countdown to boys basketball: Chris Okeke-led East Chicago Central ranked No. 10 in the preseason by the Post-Tribune
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- Elgin News Digest
- New apartment complex to provide permanent supportive housing option in New Lenox
- 1910 in Geneva serves modern Mexican food
- Lake Barrington to increase local sales, property taxes after years of holding the line: ‘We held out as long as we could’
- Countdown to boys basketball: The Post-Tribune’s preseason top 10
- Oswego Township Board examines proceeds from property sale
- Lake County Sheriff’s Office, circuit court announce phone scam concerns
- Decent: Retired Air Force nurse from Naperville now an Honor Flight volunteer; ‘It’s very healing’ for the soldiers to be recognized
- Q&A: Maine South grad Adam Rosales, now a minor-league coach
- Quickly
- Finland qualifies for 1st major soccer tournament, ending decades of embarrassment and frustration
- 7 major Venice tourist sites damaged by historic flooding
- Buscan motivo de tiroteo en secundaria en California
- 7 major Venice tourist sites damaged by historic flooding
- Van gets stuck in sinkhole on Wehrli Road in Naperville, officials say
- Apple bans all vaping apps from its App Store
- Farmers struggle as hemp harvest winds down
- Hinsdale District 86 standing by new science sequence, despite some parents’ concerns
- Gary councilwoman wants to erase school debt
- Developer looks to buy former Oswego police station
- Pioneer Press 2019-20 girls basketball preview: East Suburban Catholic Conference
- This Week in Naperville
- A position-by-position look at the MLB free agent market
- Quickly
- These remote islands are closing to tourists next spring in the name of overtourism
- These remote islands are closing to tourists next spring in the name of overtourism
- Teacher runs to car, performs CPR on driver shot outside West Side school: Actions ‘a testament to the meaning of heroism,’ says top cop
- Thanksgiving DUI enforcement campaign kicks off this weekend in Waukegan; Lake County starts Nov. 22
- Creator of Lizzo’s signature ‘DNA test’ slogan could get a Grammy nod
- Down to Business: Naperville multimedia company captures star power in sound, film, events
- Retired Illinois Tool Works CEO W. James Farrell sells Lake Forest mansion for $2.78 million
- ‘Joker’ becomes first R-rated movie in history to hit $1 billion globally
- How to wake up feeling well-rested and refreshed when the days are shorter
- Column: Trump was combating corruption in Ukraine? Don’t make me laugh.
- Slimmed-down senior Marcus Skeete is ready to lead Waubonsie Valley
- Thousands of Indiana teachers expected Tuesday to school legislators on Red for Ed Action Day
- Community news
- Madi Malone and Newark take care of business in a Class 1A state semifinal to power into the championship match
- ¿Nueva esperanza contra el cáncer?
- Hobart bridge workers discover wooden posts dating to late 19th century
- Davich: Too soon for Christmas decorations? Perhaps, but it’s not too early for spreading holiday spirit.
- Slowik: Student protests, dramatic attendance drop at Andrew High School after divisive social media posts circulate
- Hulu again raising prices for online live-TV service
- How much for that MRI? New federal rules would require insurers, hospitals to disclose health care prices upfront.
- Pirates agree to hire Ben Cherington, once Theo Epstein’s assistant with the Red Sox, as GM
- Motormouth: Don’t worry about tires that have sat in a warehouse
- Column: Can Deval Patrick’s long-shot bid ease Democrats’ anxieties?
- Under the Hood: Stalling, hesitating has no clear cause in Forester
- Lauryn Hill drops first new solo song in five years, ‘Guarding the Gates’
- Peer Spirit Day provides ‘awesome’ experience for Waubonsie Valley special needs students
- Kentucky Gov.-elect Andy Beshear to teachers: Help is on the way
- Bears running back David Montgomery returns to practice, but tight end Trey Burton is ruled out for Rams game
- California pulls back clean-vehicle rebates to point them at lower-income buyers
- National park, Portage officials look for fix after high Lake Michigan water levels breach dune
- Former Chicago mayoral candidate Willie Wilson donates $10K to Black Lives Matter Lake County
- Entrenamiento ‘espacial’ contra el cáncer
- Moran: Study aims to reduce Lake County’s carbon footprint by improving traffic flow
- DACA immigrants add billions to the U.S. economy. What happens if the Supreme Court upholds ending the program?
- 2019 Toyota Sequoia? An SUV so solid and unchanging, it’s almost petrified
- Audi A7 a study in advanced (mind-blowing) technology
- Jeep Wrangler finally has a diesel engine: Here’s what’s great about it
- Chicago man serving federal gun sentence in Skokie police chase charged with murder in two 2015 Far North Side killings
- Speak Out: Maybe it’s time to have red light cameras for speeders too
- Park Ridge aldermen to vote again on issue of marijuana businesses
- They turn ’49 Mercurys and Shelby Cobras into EVs, one Tesla carcass at a time
- CPHS theatre engages in murder mystery fun
- El Rebaño Sagrado pierde a su presidente
- How Hallmark built a ‘brand experience’ around ‘Countdown to Christmas’
- Lake County’s share of property tax bill could go down slightly after board passes flat levy for 2020
- Savvy Senior: How to create a family health portrait
- Norridge woman wants reimbursement for windows police broke during arrest in school shooting threat
- Community news
- Two people taken to the hospital after three-vehicle crash on La Grange Road
- Rule 26: Porter County pilot success, while Lake County prepares or Jan. 1 start
- Party hacks that make holiday hosting a breeze
- Officials look to book ‘better-known bands’ for Montgomery Festival
- Messi vuelve en Argentina y le da triunfo ante Brasil
- Reputed suburban gang leader caught on video handing over $500 meant for ISIS soldier, feds allege. ‘You ain’t gotta say my name.’
- Route 173, St. Mary’s Road scheduled for repair closures
- Naperville News Digest
- Here’s how to turn your craft hobby into a small business
- Chicago firefighter charged with domestic battery after first claiming his girlfriend stabbed him
- How to select a company name that strikes a chord
- Aurora Public Library to seek larger tax levy
- Hulu boosts the price of its live-TV service
- Man charged with residential burglary in Oak Brook and package theft in Hinsdale
- Aurora man facing gun charges after arrest near Hometown neighborhood
- What changes will new leadership bring to sports talkers WSCR-AM 670 and WMVP-AM 1000? The latest news is the exit of Jimmy de Castro, who steered The Score.
- Messi: ‘Siempre es lindo ganarle a Brasil’
- Column: As chaos, terror become all too common, remember all humans and creatures need care and love
- Police: Hammond man rams car, shoots at fleeing driver
- Column: Hang tough, Dish! Let your Cubs-hating, Trump-despising customers opt out of paying for the Marquee Network
- Grand marshal named for St. Charles Electric Christmas Parade
- Make money with these holiday business ideas
- The Spin: Looking ahead at the race to replace Senate President Cullerton and quarterbacking Mayor Lightfoot’s legislative losses
- Letter: Understanding “Red For Ed” demonstration at Statehouse
- Teenage siblings and Richards Career Academy classmates shot in Back of the Yards; cops seek 3 assailants
- Chicago holds lottery for chance to sell legal weed in the city: ‘African American participation at this point is zero. That’s a problem.’
- Porter County election results certified; clerk says some candidates never filed finance reports
- Notre Dame football’s 46-year sellout streak set to end, school says
- Commentary: Republicans’ impeachment strategy looks like splattered paint — but it will probably work
- Oak Lawn village manager charged in hit-and-run crash that critically injured pedestrian
- Potempa: Black walnuts worth the work for treasured ‘nut meat’
- Commentary: Fritz Kaegi: Benefits of property tax assessment reform are showing in Cook County
- Aurora approves liquor licenses for restaurants
- ‘We’re going to make a great run at it’: Oak Park’s Val’s Halla Records to stay open, for now
- Column: A StreetWise vendor’s body was found in Lake Michigan. His family drove from Georgia ‘out of love’ to find out more.
- Letters: The richness of life at Hull House
- Seven Oak Park and River Forest High School students earn perfect ACT scores
- Editorial: Illinois’ corruption scandals complicate the Democrats’ tax push
- Props help bring magic to enchanted castle and Paramount’s stage
- Pictures: TICA International Cat Show
- From pot-scrubber to president, Rush Copley’s new CEO a hometown boy all the way
- Planned Parenthood awarded $2.3 million for secret videos recorded by anti-abortion activist
- Commentary: I recently took part in my first active shooter school drill. It was as terrifying as it was misguided.
- Texas appeals court blocks scheduled execution of Rodney Reed, whose case has drawn widespread attention over new evidence
- Mayor Lori Lightfoot says she was ‘quite close’ to getting her Springfield wish list, but she’s now batting .000 in the General Assembly
- Former music teacher and band leader in Will County receives two years of probation after pleading guilty to child pornography charge
- James Holzhauer takes ‘Jeopardy’ championship crown but rival Emma Boettcher gives him a run for the $250,000 prize
- ‘Change cannot be expected overnight’: Chicago fails to meet 37 of 50 deadlines for court-ordered police reform. But it’s still early, monitor says.
- Proposed Naperville Park District levy increase draws ire of two board members despite assurances tax bills won’t go up
- Impeachment hearing fact check: Trump portrays ex-ambassador as responsible for Somalia’s descent into chaos decades ago
- Column: Adam Schiff plays the hero in Trump Impeachment Theater farce
- Illinois lawmakers approve cannabis, insulin measures, but flavored vaping ban and student athlete endorsement bills are left by wayside
- The Blackhawks’ last trip to Nashville was an ’embarrassment,’ Jonathan Toews says. Now on a recent surge, they welcome a rematch with the Predators.
- Pioneer Press 2019-20 girls basketball preview: Mid-Suburban League
- With party divisions exposed, Cook County Democrats pick Peoples Gas exec to replace disgraced former state Rep. Luis Arroyo in General Assembly
- ‘A drastic change’: Jillian Gray, who missed most of the regular season with an injury, leads Joliet Catholic past Normal U-High in the Class 3A state semifinals
- Yu Darvish and Christian Yelich engage in a Twitter spat amid sign-stealing talk: ‘Nobody needs help facing you,’ the Brewers star tells the Cubs pitcher
- Twin ambitions: Two brothers solidify dreams of a NASA career after participating in programs sponsored by the space agency
- United Auto Workers approve new 4-year contract with Ford
- Impeachment hearings: 5 key takeaways from the second day of public hearings, highlighted by Trump smearing career diplomat in a tweet during her testimony
- Pioneer Press 2019-20 girls basketball preview: North Shore small schools
- No motive found in Southern California high school shooting that left 2 dead and 3 injured; 16-year-old gunman dies from self-inflicted gunshot wound
- Naperville police charge 17-year-old with making verbal threat of violence against Wheatland Academy
- Post-Tribune Local Scoreboard for Saturday, Nov. 16, 2019
- ‘It had been one year and 83 days’: Valparaiso avenges its last regular-season loss with a 49-0 rout of Mishawaka in the Class 5A Regional final
- Taylor Swift and Big Machine Label Group trade accusations in fight over her music catalog
- Daily Southtown Local Scoreboard for Saturday, Nov. 16, 2019
- Family members, Little Village community vow justice after nurse shot to death carrying laundry and snacks for his family
- Bobby Babcock’s big plays power Hobart past New Prairie for 4A regional title
- To pay for new union contracts, Lightfoot and Chicago Public Schools relying on duct tape — and risky assumptions about the future
- Shorthanded Marist falls to Benet in 4A semifinals to end bid for three-peat
- Pioneer Press 2019-20 girls basketball preview: Central Suburban South
- Peter Rodriguez rushes for four touchdowns behind Merrillville’s dominant offensive line in a Class 6A regional final win against Warsaw