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- Trail Blazers 117, Bulls 94
- Ask Amy: Parents are at an impasse on family size
- Calendar: Family friendly improv show Saturday in Libertyville
- Ritz-Carlton gingerbread house: Pastry chef helps build 13-foot mass of chocolate, candies yearly
- Rainy, gusty weather, bigger crowds could complicate Thanksgiving travel
- Not your grandma’s vacation: River cruises turn to active travel and technology to recruit next generation of passengers
- Daywatch: Charges filed in killing of UIC student, Mississippi River literally dividing a community and your complete Thanksgiving guide
- NFL power rankings for Week 13: The No. 1 Ravens and No. 2 49ers will meet on Sunday; Bears inch back into top 20
- Albania earthquake
- Shout Out: Kathleen Samnadda, former teacher and Eisenhower Library clerk
- A note to our subscribers about today’s print edition
- Man shoots dog, neighbor in Crown Point: police
- How a Chicago church’s attempt to help the homeless went downhill, leaving residents without heat just before the polar vortex
- ‘Will I ever be able to play guitar again?’ 15-year-old boy asks as parents demand details about shooting at music school that wounded teen, killed bank robbery suspect
- Takeaways from Peter Asher’s ‘The Beatles A to Zed’
- Nell Zink’s ‘Doxology’: Gen-X novel of the year — and perhaps beyond
- Mike Heuerman disappeared into the ‘fog’ of opioid addiction after football injuries at Notre Dame. He emerged full of gratitude and advice.
- Former Indiana woman pleads guilty to financing ISIS, avoids January trial
- The Leaning Tower of Niles is getting its historic bells back
- 5 observations from rewatching the Bears’ win over the Giants, including the up-tempo offense and Mitch Trubisky throwing off play-action
- Black Friday versus Cyber Monday, what’s the difference and what to buy during each
- 20 products on Amazon that buyers rave about for $50 or less
- How ‘Joy of Cooking,’ rereleased this month, teaches us to conjure a meal from a daydream
- Davich: I visited the last Kmart in the area to pay my final respects. It felt like a wake for an old friend you never had enough time for.
- Will FlightNetwork ever give my money back? Travel Troubleshooter investigates.
- For newborns with hearing loss, screening opens window to a world of sound
- Legalizing recreational marijuana in Maryland not likely in 2020: ‘We are still in the investigative mode’
- Putting your roses to bed for winter doesn’t necessarily mean adding a mound of compost
- Sit, heal: Dog teaches military medical students the merits of service animals
- South Asians make up 60 percent of heart disease patients: ‘Everyone knows somebody who has had a heart attack’
- Man’s last wish: Having a beer with his sons
- Sam Hunt apologizes for driving drunk after Tennessee show
- Nicole Kidman on the slap, the scream and (yes!) a third season of ‘Big Little Lies’
- Frankfort mayor: Pot ban reflects community values
- 3 takeaways from the Bulls’ 117-94 loss to the Trail Blazers, including Wendell Carter Jr.’s foul troubles
- As Kendall in ‘Succession,’ Jeremy Strong draws on the Murdochs … and Shakespeare
- Juice Jacking: It’s not safe to plug into charging stations at the airport
- Orlando housing: As Baby Boomers die, area may have too many excess homes
- Whitney’s ‘Forever Turned Around’ was hard work for the Chicago-based group, but in that easy, gentle sound is a hunger for perfection
- Kevin Love at peace, not worried about trade chatter
- NFL’s Legends Community reaches 10,000 members
- Panel recommends stripping slave owner’s name from college at University of Cincinnati
- 8 tips to survive the holidays
- Kyle Kinane at Thalia Hall: Don’t look to comedians to save the world
- EBay sells StubHub to Viagogo for $4.05 billion
- ‘Lost Art’ of the cattle dog still found in the valley
- My worst moment: Kim Fields and the wardrobe malfunction on ‘The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air’
- ‘Frozen 2’ opening thaws movie theater stocks
- Downtown Chicago condo features 87-foot balcony for $2.8M
- Things to do in Chicago today | Nov. 26
- US Steel reports discharge into Burns Waterway
- ‘Lost Art’ of the cattle dog still found in the valley
- The dog who helped kill Baghdadi met Trump. But Conan is just the latest canine war hero.
- ‘It’s about the chase’: Fox hunting season officially opens
- Al’s Café provides authentic setting for Janus production ‘The Long Christmas Dinner’
- Zidane: ‘Estoy enamorado de Mbappé’
- Daily Southtown Local Scoreboard for Wednesday, Nov. 27, 2019
- How legal weed turned Thanksgiving into a high holiday
- California officials side with marijuana company in new fight over home deliveries
- Massachusetts Triple-A baseball team named the WooSox
- Daily Southtown girls basketball rankings and player of the week for Wednesday, Nov. 27
- ‘Mrs. Claus’ shows have been a tradition for Chicago Kids Company for 20 years
- Post-Tribune Local Scoreboard for Wednesday, Nov. 27, 2019
- Pet World: How to deter dog from digging holes in back yard
- U.S. Capitol evacuated, White House locked down over small plane in restricted airspace
- The best adult diaper
- Films and actors can compete in multiple categories at the Golden Globes this year
- The best bath mat
- The best bedside commode
- The best maca powder
- Police: Loaded gun stolen from car, found in coat pocket of Park Ridge teen
- Girls basketball notes: Surprise! Quincy recruit Regan LoConte adds to her game for Lincoln-Way Central
- Woman killed by feral hogs outside Texas home: ‘In my 35 years, I will tell you it’s one of the worst things I’ve ever seen’
- Lucy Hale to host ‘New Year’s Rockin’ Eve’ festivities with Ryan Seacrest, replacing Jenny McCarthy
- Go Away With … NCT 127
- Elmhurst Park Board consultant shares results of referendum survey: ‘too much’
- A ‘Nutcracker’ with a live band? Chicago Ballet Conservatory show features Elgin Symphony Orchestra
- The best wrist brace
- TV Ratings: ‘Dancing With the Stars’ finale draws 7.7 million viewers, matches 2018
- The best gluten-free pasta
- The best Epsom salt
- The best Jura coffee maker
- The best yoga mat bag
- Disney Plus adds ‘continue watching’ feature that was removed after launch
- The best rug pad
- Possible Metra extension into Kendall County focus of upcoming meetings
- La nueva Copa Davis, entre espectáculo y polémica
- Mother mourns ‘beloved baby of our family’ as parolee charged with strangling UIC student Ruth George at campus garage
- Grubhub under fire for squeezing restaurants with high fees
- Ham for the holidays: Your Thanksgiving is safe despite a global pork shortage
- J.J. Abrams says Carrie Fisher knew he would direct another ‘Star Wars’ film
- In at running back due to an injury, Jamal Johnson becomes a ‘big-time player’ for Lincoln-Way East
- Mother mourns ‘beloved baby of our family’ as parolee charged with strangling UIC student
- Rescuers hunt for survivors after apartment buildings collapse in pre-dawn Albania earthquake; at least 18 dead and hundreds injured
- Is it time to can the canned cranberry sauce?
- Lake County News-Sun Local Scoreboard for Wednesday, Nov. 27, 2019
- Park Ridge Blanket of Dreams now in 18th year of helping the homeless
- ‘Pioneer woman’ sticks to her groove with new cookbook
- You’ve never seen Charles and Anne like this. Thank these ‘Crown’ scene stealers
- West Suburban Local Scoreboard for Wednesday, Nov. 27, 2019
- Some seats are still available for Fox River Trolley Museum’s 2 Christmas-themed trains
- Sophomore forward Sarah Crossett getting ‘into the groove’ for Naperville North
- Chicago condo with custom kitchen on the market for $4M
- Quintana, con nuevos colores y el Tour en el horizonte
- ‘The L Word’ got trans men wrong. The sequel plans to make it right
- Rick Armstrong’s top 5 teams, top 20 players in boys basketball from the Aurora area for the 2019-20 season
- Frustrated Lions fans and media call for a boycott of the Thanksgiving game against the Bears: ‘You are enabling this’
- Chicago native Jennifer Beals says ‘The L Word’ reboot has evolved with the next generation of the LGBTQ community
- Beyond the beaches: art in the French Riviera
- Trump honors Conan, the military dog injured in the Baghdadi raid
- ‘No refusal’ DUI patrol planned for Black Wednesday in Kane County
- Anciana manda al hospital a un intruso
- ‘He just gets it’: Kelvin Balfour set to step into the limelight as lone returning starter for West Aurora
- For ‘Mayberry with sunsets,’ head to Florida’s Indian Rocks Beach instead of Clearwater
- College football odds to win National Championship after Week 13
- Fútbol chileno pende de un hilo por crisis social
- Review: In ‘Always … Patsy Cline’ two actresses rotate between the star and her fervent fan
- Lake County Sheriff’s Office: New crisis support team has banner first year
- Preocupa la injerencia de Trump en la justicia militar
- Elizabeth Berg pens another charming Mason novel, plus more fiction reviews
- Frankfort police arrest man suspected of groping women on Old Plank Road Trail
- ‘So exciting to have these’: Rachel Stege and Neuqua Valley set three state records en route to a second consecutive state title
- Letters: Censure would have no effect on Trump
- Real Madrid busca los octavos de Champions ante el PSG de Neymar
- He’s a Mike Ditka ‘look-alike’ — not an impersonator. But make no mistake: He’s a character.
- Column: ‘Please tell the weather girl to get some maternity dresses’: WGN morning team shares garbage notes they got from viewers while pregnant
- Tigres y América alimentan la rivalidad de la década en la liguilla del fútbol mexicano
- Full share for World Series champion Nationals drops to $382,000
- Column: Are Joe Biden’s gaffes tied to stuttering? I know from experience what that feels like.
- ‘No deal is worth getting up at 4:30.’ Some Chicago moms scorn Black Friday doorbusters — they’ve already checked off everything on their gift lists.
- Vero Voce sums up the holidays with ‘Seasonal Wraps’
- Commentary: Gratitude in 2019 for Billie Eilish, Chance the Rapper and the guy who invented heated seats
- Gary woman indicted for obstruction after false document discovered: feds
- Results begin to roll in from second round of ethylene oxide testing in Lake County; higher levels of EtO detected in Gurnee
- Man charged with murder had been released from jail months earlier after allegedly attacking cop
- ¿Ensamblar un rifle en casa?
- ‘He’s extremely athletic’: Uchenna Egekeze wants to do a little bit of everything for Huntley
- Mike Ditka lookalike Don Feuling
- Zion police report third shooting in 10 days; victim treated for shoulder wound
- CouponCabin CEO, ‘Real Housewives’ star get engaged in Chicago
- 20 tips for first time skiers and snowboarders
- Moran: The calm before the literal and figurative storm at Great America’s Holiday in the Park
- Paul Johnson’s top 5 teams, top 15 players from the Elgin area in boys basketball for the 2019-20 season
- Holiday survival guide: Planning for one
- Baby Yoda GIFs are back after ‘confusion’ led to removal
- Demand for stalls at Will County horse rescue is up as area hay shortage enters second winter
- Giving thanks for Gluggavedur, the impeachment hearings — and the Chicago film scene
- Western Springs puts off decision on recreational marijuana sales, will seek input in survey or referendum
- The suburban shopping mall isn’t going extinct. It’s adapting — with gyms, play spaces and apartments.
- Three candidates seek Kane County state’s attorney position, first-day filings show
- KB Toys, Contempo Casuals, Sam Goody: What happened to your favorite mall stores of yesteryear?
- WGN-9’s Bob Vorwald will advise the Cubs’ Marquee Network, providing a link to team’s TV home of 72 years
- Umai Aji-Ya provides Naperville with authentic ramen
- ‘I’m pretty happy,’: South Carolina recruit Megan Armstrong brings home four state swim medals for St. Charles North
- Tuesday’s complete Chicago Tribune weather page
- Vintage: Oakbrook Shopping Center
- Man in custody in fatal shooting of pizza delivery driver, Gary mayor says
- You love to shop online. But some in-store Black Friday deals might be worth facing the crowds.
- XFL reportedly blocks Detroit Lions from signing QB Josh Johnson
- Common misconceptions about adoption
- Editorial: Speaker Pelosi, Midwest factory workers and farmers have lost patience. Replace NAFTA with USMCA.
- Review: A production of ‘Waiting for Godot’ that leaves you waiting
- Will County candidates line up for shot at being first on the ballot
- U.S.-China trade war proves pricey for Dollar Tree
- The extreme effects of plastic on the world’s oceans
- Thousands of Palestinians protest U.S. settlement decision across the West Bank in ‘day of rage’
- ‘A Christmas Story Comes Home’ for the season in Hammond
- Real Madrid cede un empate ante el PSG, pero está en octavos de Champions
- Burr Ridge Board censures Zach Mottl for communications with village staff
- These are the 15 happiest states in America, study shows
- ‘It’s about the chase’: Fox hunting season officially opens
- Bill renaming downtown post office for Elgin Marine killed in Afghanistan awaiting president’s signature
- ‘Losing is terrible’: Cam Dougherty wants to get Naperville Central back to the 20-win plateau
- Jam Theatricals to merge with Broadway in Chicago owner
- Hannah Brown on reuniting with Peter on upcoming season of ‘The Bachelor’: ‘I know it’s such a shock’
- From meatless to mocktails, the biggest restaurant trends of 2019
- WWII veteran receives French Legion award, a high honor for military service
- Frank Gore selling $1.8 million Davie mansion
- Pittsburgh Steelers to start rookie Devlin Hodges in rematch with Browns
- Vintage: Yorktown Shopping Center
- Former Lake County corrections officer pleads not guilty to charges of theft, official misconduct
- 7 more medical marijuana stores approved to sell recreational weed, including 2 in Chicago
- Christine DuBoulay Ellis, ballet dancer, teacher and advocate, dies
- Strong winds could bring outages, tossed trees as travelers hit the road Wednesday
- Carpentersville tree lighting ceremony to be held for first time in Carpenter Park
- Turkeys are back for Hormel; comeback offsets pressure from rising pork prices
- Perumal Murugan said his career as a novelist was dead. Lucky for us, he was wrong.
- Letter: Former Watergate prosecutor argues that Trump’s actions are far worse than Nixon’s
- Round Lake Park man charged with felony counts of sexual assault
- Lawyers for St. Louis County fighting $20 million verdict with argument: It’s legal to discriminate against gays
- Carpentersville’s Sunny Hill school library transformed from ‘book warehouse’ to modern learning center
- A woman told cops her McLaren sports car was stolen as she asked for directions. Police think she made up the carjacking when someone driving the car caused a crash and fled.
- Chicago City Council approves Mayor Lori Lightfoot’s plan to restrict vehicle impoundment, lower fines for illegal pot possession
- Speak Out: When going to events downtown, remember to factor in cost of parking
- Mariah Carey sets 3 Guinness World Records
- Detroit priest, a ‘son of the industrial Midwest,’ named bishop of Gary Diocese
- Rep. Visclosky endorses Pete Buttigieg for president
- In Marie NDiaye’s ‘The Cheffe,’ a genius in the kitchen tries to make it in a man’s world
- Chicago police officers save 15-year-old boy shot in chest and back on Southwest Side, department says
- Indiana Ballet Theatre brings ‘Nutcracker’ to Gary, Crown Point audiences
- Beverly 5k offers chance to trot off that Thanksgiving turkey, join fight against brain cancer
- No es garantía de triunfo, pero…
- Why does romaine lettuce keep getting recalled?
- Villa Park driver ends up on York High School track
- Gold coin valued at $1,500 found in Salvation Army donation kettle in downtown Geneva
- Be thankful for a Twitter poll that will spark joy
- 30 trips to take this winter in the U.S. and around the world that won’t break the bank
- Developer for planned project at Willow and Pfingsten roads drops residences, adds detention pond and trees
- Commentary: Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade marches on as a joyful, nostalgic expression of our values
- Chile cumple 40 días de convulsión sin lograr la paz social
- ‘Hey, what’s this?’: Social media, not docs, increasingly diagnosing STDs
- 3 things to watch for on the Bulls’ 3-game West Coast trip, including Ryan Arcidiacono’s injured elbow and the new-look Warriors
- Snow causes travel mayhem across U.S. just before Thanksgiving
- Editorial: Illinois should help lead the driverless age — that truck on the Jane Addams Tollway included
- Trump tells impeachment jokes before pardoning a turkey named Butter, sparing his pal Bread as well
- Chicago City Council raises minimum wage to $15 by 2021, but restaurant servers still will get lower tipped wage
- Chicago City Council approves Mayor Lori Lightfoot’s 2020 budget plan, closes $838 million deficit without huge property tax hikes
- Elgin resident Manuel Barbosa, retired federal judge and first chairman of state’s Human Rights Commission, dead at 72
- The Spin: Let’s talk turkey about politics conversations at the Thanksgiving table
- Vintage: Old Orchard Shopping Center
- Reprimands issued at Lake Park High School, where convicted sex offender was allowed to serve as volunteer coach of football team
- Indiana Gov. Eric Holcomb questioned over his role in Amazon being cleared of responsibility for warehouse worker’s death while state sought HQ2
- Village board agrees to $300k funding level for Oak Park Regional Housing Center
- Nine from Northwest Indiana, Chicago indicted on firearms charges
- Man fatally shot outside Walgreens in Sauk Village
- Murder suspect grew frustrated when UIC student didn’t react to his catcalls, prosecutors allege
- More than 1,500 to be for free at Thanksgiving dinners being held in Elgin, St. Charles
- Patrick Z. McGavin’s scouting report on the Naperville area for the 2019-20 boys basketball season
- Judge orders Chicago and Des Plaines police to turn over video of shooting that killed suspect, wounded teen in music school
- Aurora bus driver accused of drinking beer while driving elementary students to school
- Jesse Jackson to visit Naperville to have racism discussions with students: ‘What happened here is a wake-up call’
- U.N. climate change report says ‘quick wins’ needed to reduce emissions immediately — or risk potentially dire consequences
- Marget Hamilton, Wheaton’s first female mayor, dies at 104
- Trump impeachment inquiry: Read all the closed-door testimony transcripts
- Woman identified in Aurora fatal crash
- Former Outcome Health executive Rishi Shah resigns from board of Chicago tech hub 1871
- Police: No suspects in custody for armed invasion of Darien home
- Column: Chicago Treasurer Melissa Conyears-Ervin’s heart-pounding accounts of peril don’t justify police protection
- 3 things we learned at Bears practice, including Mitch Trubisky’s ongoing dialogue with Matt Nagy and injuries piling up on offense
- Aurora officials say ‘future is at stake’ in 2020 census
- NaperLights to dazzle downtown Naperville from new waterfront location
- Diamond Gallery of Naperville owners closing store to retire
- Fire breaks out in Naperville fitness facility; minor injury to firefighter reported
- Dylan Strome enters concussion protocol and is a late scratch vs. the Stars, a day after celebrating 1 year with the Blackhawks
- Ha Ha Clinton-Dix has plenty of motivation in the Bears’ final 5 games to play the way he did against the Giants
- ‘Modern Family’ actor Eric Stonestreet becomes part owner of baseball’s Kansas City Royals
- A potential Bears feast? Previewing the Thanksgiving Day matchup against the depleted Lions on the Bear Download podcast
- Chicago high school students prepare farm-to-table Thanksgiving meal for senior citizens
- No injuries, gas shut down for 60 homes after pipe rupture sparks fire in Brainerd
- College Football Playoff rankings: Ohio State is back at No. 1, why this year’s stretch run might be more volatile and what each contender needs to do
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- Ayo Dosunmu scores 24 to lead Illinois past Lindenwood 117-65
- Blackhawks prospect Akim Aliu accuses Calgary Flames coach Bill Peters of using racial slurs toward him while with the IceHogs
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