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- Pioneer Press 2019-20 boys basketball preview: West Suburban Silver
- If there’s a cupcake left on the Bears schedule, this is it: Previewing the matchup against the Giants on the Bear Download podcast
- Ask Amy: Couple wants to break up by backing away
- Editorial: Speaker Madigan’s #MeToo messes and the silence of the Dems
- Column: Here’s to the holiday birthday babies, who get neglected in this busy time of year
- Hotel Zachary opens ‘glamp’ site on its terrace, with hot toddies, a hygge vibe and views of Wrigley
- Column: Mr. Thanksgiving Advice Man: Open the bar before noon, and make sure to get video of the family fight
- North Shore swimmer Conor Dwyer, aiming to qualify for his 3rd Olympics, sought treatment to get his ‘mojo’ back. Then he was accused of doping.
- Column: North Michigan Avenue is aglow for the holidays but some stores are more ‘meh’ than magnificent
- A guide to the biggest holiday lights shows in the Chicago area, including Zoolights and a brand new look for the Chicago Botanic Garden
- Flashback: Before ‘L’ trains circled the Loop, cable cars ruled downtown, with help from shady wheelers and dealers
- Daywatch: Starved Rock killer gets parole, the Mag Mile’s flagship flops and Chicago Catholics grieve parish closings
- Editorial: Stop the ‘quiet room’ abuse of Illinois schoolchildren
- 13-year-old boy in crosswalk struck and killed by car in South Chicago
- Bears Sunday storylines: Roquan Smith’s upswing, the Giants’ giving nature and a historical snapshot of quarterback benchings
- Woman found dead in burning car in Andersonville neighborhood
- Jeffrey Epstein death: ‘A perfect storm of screw-ups,’ says attorney general
- Are the Bulls making real progress toward playoff contention? Check the numbers.
- Subdivision of community center property in Merrillville approved
- Naperville residents say community needs to call out racism when they see it: ‘We need to say, not in our town’
- Observation deck offers chance to be ‘on top of the world’
- From a ‘little bit of a hanger over the lip’ to ‘whiskers on the catfish’: Andrew Shaw critiques the Blackhawks’ mustaches
- Best stocking stuffers for $25 or less
- 25 best pre-Black Friday deals
- New arts district to be built on CityGate West property in partnership with Naperville Century Walk
- 3 takeaways from the Blackhawks’ 4-2 loss to the Lightning, including Jeremy Colliton’s questionable lineup decision
- Roundabout pitched in Hobart to ease traffic congestion
- Early free-agent signings by the White Sox and Braves could help the Cubs define the trade market for Willson Contreras and Kris Bryant
- The best acoustic electric guitar
- The best neck massager
- The best battery charger
- The best battery load tester
- The best utility sink
- The best clock radio
- The best Tissot watch
- The best shoe stretcher
- The best gel mattress topper
- Illinois reports its fifth death connected to vaping, releases no details
- Unsure of someone’s pronouns? Here’s what to do.
- Album Review: Coldplay’s ‘Everyday Life’ reflects a band that is lost
- Column: Indiana University won’t fire professor Eric Rasmusen over his sexist, racist, homophobic statements. If I were an IU student, I’d be tempted to take his class.
- Album review: Leonard Cohen’s last ‘Dance’ feels unfinished, falls far short of the late songwriter’s best
- Jerry Sandusky re-sentenced to 30 to 60 years, maintains his innocence
- 9 things to know about new White Sox catcher Yasmani Grandal, including when he accused the Cubs of stealing signs
- Speak Out: No point to township government
- ‘Honey Boy’ review: Shia LaBeouf looks back in anger, wonder at his childhood
- Despite controversy, ‘The Irishman’ is Netflix’s biggest theatrical release at home and abroad
- ‘This crew is slick’: Lake County communities hit by locker theft ring working on a national scale
- $22K grant will help ‘everyone to get the food they need’ at Wauconda summer lunch program
- NFL ratifica suspensión de Garrett por agresión con casco
- Shout Out: Dalal Hassane, Maine East student newspaper editor-in-chief
- An Illinois man spent two decades in prison for a murder verdict that was overturned. He ‘never gave up hope’ — and now a judge has declared him innocent.
- Aurora World War II veteran a true hero
- Cyr: Turkey remains vital
- StretchLab fitness center proposed for Uptown Park Ridge
- Libertadores: Roban equipos de comunicaciones en estadio
- Niles Village Board approves $895,000 purchase of former gas station site
- After 60 years of working together at Wilmette auto shop, two octogenarian co-workers have no plans to retire
- How Chadwick Boseman made ’21 Bridges’ a more diverse detective story, and earned his producing stripes
- Letter to the editor: ‘A reminder that life is fragile’
- Chef moves: Debbie Gold leaves Tied House, Johnny Anderes takes over Cherry Circle Room, Ryan Brosseau joins Wood
- Increasingly upscale hostels shed their grungy image
- Hundreds of new sex abuse or misconduct allegations involving CPS students reported since September. ‘What can we do to prevent this?’
- Hammond to purchase Unity Church property; new pedestrian bridge to span Calumet Avenue
- Gifts that mean a lot yet cost no money
- You can stay at a Japanese hotel for $1 – if you live-stream almost everything
- Increasingly upscale hostels shed their grungy image
- Before you travel, take steps to ensure a happy homecoming
- Maradona anunció que retorna como DT de Gimnasia La Plata
- Mag Mile Lights Parade 2019: How to find parking and where to watch the festivities and fireworks
- Tesla electric pickup faces tough task: Can Cybertruck win over Ford, Chevy fans?
- Stakeholders told dunes tourism growth shows strengths, weaknesses
- ‘Queen & Slim’ review: A first date, a police shooting and a road movie for today
- Airbnb partners with Olympics to provide ‘experiences’ with athletes and housing to tourists
- State audit finds Calumet Township has corrected earlier issues; ‘financials are much improved’
- Fox Valley Park Foundation set for another Day of Giving
- Garbage collection fee increase proposed in Hobart
- Hammond Community Theatre’s ‘Greetings!’ is a different kind of Christmas play
- Gobierno y liga mexicana firman convenio contra blanqueo de dinero
- Legal hemp, CBD stir more farmers to grow unfamiliar crop
- Boston overhauling pot review process to close race gap
- New Mexico petition seeks medical marijuana for ailing household pets
- What you need to know about the healing benefits of marijuana’s CBG
- The end of the year is a great time to think about money
- Vernon Hills home for sale on golf course with views of Lake Charles: $950K
- Column: This Thanksgiving, I’m reflecting on the 6 things my family has taught me
- Kroos, Sammer, Ballack
- It’s time to drop the ‘sticks and stones’ cliche and help kids cope with the pain of exclusion
- Already a star in China, US fame comes to ‘Farewell’ actress
- Review: Some clunks in ‘Mary Poppins’ at Drury Lane Theatre but a practically perfect nanny
- M&M Ross’ ‘Scrooge the Musical’ is a show more than 20 years in the making
- Elgin News Digest
- ‘Frozen 2’ melts hearts on opening night in Orland Park
- Hype builds as chicken sandwich returns for more curiosity, skepticism
- Arlington Heights fire stations accepting cold weather outwear donations
- Unplayable at times, magical in others: Stadia’s dream is still in the clouds
- What yoga taught me about parenting young ones through dark (early) mornings
- FBI announces arrest of Ohio man in 2011 Gary murder
- This Week in Naperville
- Encuentran muerta a mujer desaparecida; la policía detiene a sospechosos adolescentes
- Solutions for problem trees, longjams along rivers to be addressed
- Cubano Grandal ficha con Medias Blancas por cuatro años
- Chef Bruce Sherman stepping down from North Pond restaurant after 20 years
- Elon Musk stunt goes wrong: ‘Armor Glass’ not so tough on Tesla Cybertruck
- Community news: Eighth graders take over Frankfort on Student Government Day
- Netflix hopes ‘Klaus’ will be a template for family movies in the future
- It’s pie season: Experts give us their tips, tricks to perfect pie
- Prosecutors: Former Portage Mayor James Snyder, found guilty of bribery, should spend 46 months in prison
- Down to Business: It takes a village — led by a planner — to put on a wedding
- Animal attractions get new scrutiny from travel companies
- Accidentado retorno del fútbol chileno en medio de la crisis social
- Animal attractions get new scrutiny from travel companies
- Down to Business: Adding ‘global flair’ to American cuisine the goal at Migrate
- Aurora police and Bright Horizons open welcoming space for interviewing children after traumatic events
- Moran: Lake County storms ready for their closeup as snowplow dashcams go live
- ‘Queen and Slim’s’ Melina Matsoukas wanted to direct Lena Waithe’s script as soon as she read it
- Pioneer Press 2019-20 boys basketball preview: Central Suburban South
- Church briefs
- Court appearances continue five years after fire that killed three of Hammond couple’s children
- Trump again asserts debunked Ukraine server theory in call to Fox News
- Bradshaw: Boarding school may be the best environment to challenge gifted student
- Researchers have finally put a price tag on the life of a dog
- Lucky the pit bull – every bit of him – gets his day in court
- Ohio State star Chase Young returns with “chip on my shoulder”
- Stainless steel, broken glass and buzz, Tesla makes a pickup
- Cubano Abreu firma nuevo contrato con Medias Blancas
- Boeing says it’s settled about half of lawsuits over Indonesian 737 Max crash
- Auburn retiring golden eagle mascot Nova
- Letters to the Editor
- McDaniel-Hale: Skaters out in the cold in Elgin while plaza under renovation
- State Rep. Tarver blames ‘clerical error’ for his arrest after gun found in his car on the South Side
- Village’s proposed $177M spending plan for FY20 gets first nod, final consideration in December
- Ravenswood home with yard: $1.1M
- Geneva man accused of possessing more than $80,000 worth of drugs from the Netherlands
- Chicago water bill payments down $20 million this year as Mayor Lori Lightfoot stops shut-offs for nonpayment
- After Indiana University slams him as ‘vile and stupid,’ professor Eric Rasmusen fires back and digs in on offensive tweets
- ‘The Mandalorian’: 5 burning questions from episode 3
- Letter: Buffalo Wild Wings has done all it was supposed to do
- The inexplicable appeal of ‘SNL’s’ ‘More Cowbell,’ which Will Ferrell jokes ruined Christopher Walken’s life
- Mayo Clinic Q&A: Treating melasma
- As Animal Welfare League struggles to win back public trust, critics offer help and Chicago Ridge trustee wants a takeover
- Decent: Arduous trip to the base camp of Mount Everest a life-changing experience for group of Naperville neighbors
- Plan for Highland assisted living development on hold; winning GOP candidates campaigned against proposal
- Luis Suárez cree que Griezmann ‘está muy bien integrado’ en el Barcelona
- Joseph Hasil, Czech border guard who helped freedom-seekers before coming to America and settling in Berwyn, dies
- Meet the good dogs who bring home the birds in Maryland
- How to save your husband’s life
- Meat substitutes
- Why dealing with stress can help you eat less
- Michael Richey White brings the art of ‘Atypical’ to life
- White Sox sign Jose Abreu to a new 3-year, $50 million deal: ‘There’s not any doubt that we are going to be really good’
- Commentary: Restaurant servers and other tipped workers face poverty, harassment and racial disparity on subminimum wage
- Acusan a implicado en robo a un banco que terminó en persecución y tiroteo fatal
- Prolific Geneva artist loves putting her painting skills to the test
- Commentary: ‘The Report’ is not just a movie. Americans need the full truth about the CIA’s torture program.
- ‘Last Black Man in San Francisco’ actor humbled and excited by awards attention
- Owner of Bandito Barney’s in East Dundee abandons plan to build parking lot, will convert it into green space
- Zac Brown Band cooks up new version of ‘Chicken Fried’ for NFL
- Should you air-fry, oven-roast or deep-fry your turkey?
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- OPRF student hospitalized after being rescued from school swimming pool
- Community news
- Scooter Braun breaks his silence on his Taylor Swift battle
- Community news
- Commentary: Marie Kondo helped you get rid of clutter. Now she wants to sell you more stuff. Ever heard of a long con?
- Oswego goes with lower tax levy option
- Naperville News Digest
- Shout Out: Gill Farmer, retired nurse
- 10 holiday host gifts to guarantee you’ll be invited back
- Lawsuit alleges Mercy Hospital security failed to protect St. John woman killed in 2018 shooting
- Speak Out: The Bears need these 3 things
- Letters: President Trump’s tie is too long. Impeach him!
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- The best restaurants of 2019 across America
- Column: An impeachment alternative for Republicans: Censure Trump
- Part of Wadsworth Road closed Tuesday for railroad crossing repair
- Slain rapper XXXTentacion is dropping another album, new line of clothing
- Speak Out: Some adults still willing to buy kids smokes. Sad.
- Lake County News-Sun Local Scoreboard for Saturday, Nov. 23, 2019
- Police tie Oak Street traffic increase to Route 83 construction, not wider bridge
- Driving dog hits reverse in car and circles backward for an hour
- Column: From PNW to law school, alumnus Eric Taylor pursues ambitious agenda
- From Olaf’s recap to Elsa’s cringe: 8 memorable ‘Frozen’ callbacks in ‘Frozen 2’
- Federally mandated reforms will make CPD ‘immeasurably better,’ says Charlie Beck, incoming interim superintendent
- Construction puts premium on parking at South Shore station in East Chicago
- Body of missing Portage woman, 27, found inside vacant Gary school; police detain teen suspects
- Stanton withdraws from Lake County State’s Attorney’s race, throws support behind fellow Dem Rinehart
- Ripper Crew killer Thomas Kokoraleis is set to graduate from Wayside program in Aurora, has no plans to leave
- Hundreds of Google workers protest company’s leadership in San Francisco
- USA Gymnastics shut Simone Biles out of Larry Nassar investigation, sent her to sign autographs instead
- Oak Park Police: Masked man robs Lake Theatre of nearly $7,000
- Family of slain pharmacist says Mercy Hospital ‘failed to take even the most basic security measures’ during shooting rampage a year ago
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- Actores de ‘This Is Us’ y ‘Hamilton’ encabezan el Desfile de Acción de Gracias en Chicago
- Read the criminal complaint against the alleged getaway driver charged in Des Plaines bank robbery
- Aún es popular, pero…
- St. Charles man accused of pointing BB gun at woman outside Walmart says he does not remember incident
- Jerry Sandusky resentenced to 30 to 60 years in sex abuse case, same as before
- Mystery grows over Trump administration hold on more than $100 million in U.S. military assistance to Lebanon
- La ‘mañanera’, ¿revolucionaria o populista?
- U.S. health officials: Do not eat romaine lettuce from Salinas, California
- Orland 135 narrows search for new superintendent
- Chance the Rapper talks some of his favorite Chicago foods on new ‘Hot Ones’ episode
- Get your Christmas tree from northwest Indiana farms
- District 112 explains use of isolated time outs, restraints after investigation prompts emergency action
- Aurora Holiday Food Drive heads into final days
- Have a minute? The Prevention Minute offers parents videos to safeguard kids
- Un año de AMLO
- Jeremy Colliton defends his decision to use an unusual lineup and give Slater Koekkoek a start against his former team: ‘It was the right thing to do’
- 3 things we heard at Bears practice Friday, including Mitch Trubisky’s quick recovery and Eddy Pineiro’s response to Mayor Lori Lightfoot
- District 112 may drop kindergarten tuition in 2020
- Commentary: Get Boeing and the FAA out of the air safety inspection process
- The Spin: Ald. Beale says Mayor Lightfoot’s water policy is a drain on city coffers, calls for halt to budget vote
- Mexico City bullring to host Federer- Zverev tennis match
- ‘We just have to swim fast and have fun’: Sophomore Claudia Rzeznik sparks Stevenson to state meet
- Volunteers hope to light up more than 250 homes, 500 poles on King Drive for the holidays: ‘There’s more magnificent to Chicago than just the Loop’
- Man living in an underground bunker for ‘considerable period’ along Milwaukee River had weapons stash, sheriff says
- Artesanos difunden en Chicago los aportes del rebozo: ‘Un abrazo mexicano al mundo’
- District 113 debates completing Highland Park High School theater space
- Early voting turnout: Porter County numbers double, Lake County sees slight increase in last two local elections
- CDC warns against eating romaine lettuce from Salinas, Calif., just in time for Thanksgiving
- Aurora City Council set to vote on bonds
- Greek community mourns death of Merrillville priest
- Police: Waukegan High School student injured in one of two altercations at Brookside campus
- Countdown to boys basketball: Luka Balac-led Munster ranked No. 3 in the preseason by the Post-Tribune
- Psychologist testifies accused VA hospital shooter mentally unfit to stand trial
- Man charged with robbery, kidnapping after incident at dry cleaner: Oak Park police
- Cubs hire 8 new minor-league coaches, including Rachel Folden, a former Chicago Bandits softball player who created a data-based instruction tool
- Alleged getaway driver charged in Des Plaines bank robbery that ended in wild police chase and fatal shootout. ‘You got me.’
- Portage K-9 fire officer battling cancer will be celebrated Sunday
- Countdown to boys basketball: The Post-Tribune’s preseason top 10
- School board reviews OPRF’s proposed campus renovation plan, construction set for summer 2020
- District 109 talks out details of enrollment-based staffing
- Waubonsee to offer art, music events at downtown Aurora campus
- Cubs are showing interest in a pair of Far East free agents: Korean pitcher Kwang-Hyun Kim and Japanese outfielder Shogo Akiyama
- Girls basketball notes: Six stitches can’t stop Marist sophomore Kira Chivers from opening tip of season
- Cortan un tramo del muro y cruzan la frontera con todo y camioneta
- Unsolved 1978 Winnetka crime prompts $500 reward for clues unraveling the ‘Mystery of the Missing Bell’
- South Elgin website gets complete makeover so it’s easier to use, phone app in the works
- A drop in the 58th hour may spoil Wicker Park woman’s marathon hula hooping attempt
- Pictures: Florida Tiny House Festival
- Surf’s Up, Oak Park couple’s North Avenue restaurant, to be featured on ‘Chicago’s Best’ in early December
- Three years after an Aurora man was fatally shot in his home, his family members ‘just live with the fact we will get no closure’
- Cook County Health CEO out at the end of 2019 after hospital system opts against renewing his contract
- Barrington School District 220 board rejects supporting a plan that would allow teachers, other staff to carry guns on school grounds
- Lincoln library director fired for loaning handwritten copy of Gettysburg Address to museum founded by Glenn Beck
- Parade of Lights launches Naperville’s holiday season on day after Thanksgiving
- ‘We’re working harder’: Jayson Kent, Juan Avila and Robbie Avila represent high hopes for Oak Forest
- Legendary rocker Alice Cooper is busier than ever at 71
- Expanded Kringle’s Christmas Village, refreshed Dickens Village open for holidays in Antioch
- Pat Disabato’s top 10 teams, top 20 players from the Southland in boys basketball for the 2019-2020 season
- Kendrick Nunn’s ‘long journey’ took him from Simeon to a dismissal at Illinois to the G League and now to the United Center as one of the NBA’s top rookies with the Heat
- Senator to Speaker Madigan: Explain payments to accused sexual harasser or resign as Democratic chairman
- Corrections and clarifications
- Column: Do Republicans think Trump is guilty? Watch their words
- After controversy over city grant for Wayside, Aurora mayor recommends money for two nonprofits
- Column: Donald Trump Impeachment Theater offers two plotlines for Adam Schiff, who should remember all glory is fleeting
- Suburban high school football program that used convicted sex offender as volunteer coach is now on probation for recruiting violations
- Editorial: Starved Rock murderer’s parole: The injustice when a life sentence doesn’t mean life
- Warrenville doctor who was accused of inappropriately touching patient is found not guilty at end of two-day trial
- 2019 Honda Passport aims for a bit of ruggedness
- Pulsing brake lights: There ought to be a law … wait, there is
- Under the Hood: Ridgeline experiencing mysterious surges
- Mexico City bullring to host Federer-Zverev tennis match
- Maserati Quattroporte GranSport brings style, luxury, performance in a large sedan
- Ford’s most powerful gas-powered Mustang throws down the gauntlet against its electric sibling
- Column: For three decades, Corwin Marbly has run this Chicago food pantry, offering Thanksgiving baskets and abiding by his father’s rule: ‘Anybody who came to his door got something’
- Alden’s investment brings new uncertainty to Tribune Publishing
- Cmdr. Paul Bauer, Mercy Hospital first responders and 3 firefighters given top honors during Carter Harrison, Lambert Tree awards
- Cook County State’s Attorney Kim Foxx reports more than $309K in campaign donations from some big-name Democratic donors
- Officer Robert Rialmo appeals firing by Chicago Police Board over fatal shootings of Quintonio LeGrier and Bettie Jones
- Chicago’s 106th Christmas tree lit
- Post-Tribune Local Scoreboard for Saturday, Nov. 23, 2019
- What’s next in the Trump impeachment process: A busy December, and on to 2020
- Heat 116, Bulls 108
- ‘They are just a good team’: Three turnovers costly as Merrillville runs into Carmel buzzsaw in 6A semistate loss
- 3 takeaways from the Bulls’ 116-108 loss to the Heat, including Jim Boylen, Zach LaVine and the ‘3 egregious mistakes’
- ‘We wanted to play one more’: Youth-driven Andrean looks to future after loss to Eastbrook in 2A semistate
- Northwestern avoids another bad loss, rallying from an early deficit for a 70-59 win against Norfolk State
- Daily Southtown Local Scoreboard for Saturday, Nov. 23, 2019
- ‘There’s nothing that compares to being a Brickie’: Hobart stands tall after losing in first semistate since 1996