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- Stephen F. Austin stuns No. 1 Duke 85-83 at the overtime buzzer, the Blue Devils’ 1st home nonconference loss in 20 seasons
- Ask Amy: When the DNA matches, but the values don’t
- Commentary: The story of Samneang Moul: From Cambodian refugee camp to the world stage
- Column: How to prevent disagreements with Trump-loving family members at Thanksgiving
- Column: Illinois Speaker Michael Madigan and Caesar know the political truth: Only the most trusted can betray you.
- Chicago high school students prepare farm-to-table Thanksgiving meal for senior citizens: ‘I look forward to this every year’
- Chicago mansion with landscaped gardens, basketball court: $4.5M
- Column: The quest to reconstruct the best family holiday recipes that were never written down, thought to be lost forever
- Editorial: Chicago Forward — Tell us how your mentor changed the course of your life
- Daywatch: What’s in Lightfoot’s budget, suspect in UIC student’s death allegedly angry his catcalls were ignored and strong winds hit on busy travel day
- Bears Q&A: Should Matt Nagy use more no-huddle offense? Will Ryan Pace be able to attract a free-agent QB?
- Trump impeachment: House Judiciary Committee sets opening hearing; transcripts show budget officials’ concerns over hold on Ukraine aid
- Frustrated cabdrivers don’t see much help from new ride-share tax, license fee cut
- Evanston will use recreational marijuana sales tax proceeds to fund local reparations program
- Death toll rises to 26 in Albania earthquake as rescuers search for survivors
- Ex-Chicago cop Jason Van Dyke moved from New York federal prison. Officials won’t say where he’s now in custody.
- CTA employee allegedly beat up wife — another CTA worker — at Loop’s Clark/Lake station, police say
- Stay hip to booming Austin, Texas, where there’s something new every year
- Men’s lifestyles can affect babies’ health
- Can Michigan upset Ohio State? Fox Sports’ Joel Klatt on the Big House and the Wolverines’ winning formula
- Judges rein in parts of Illinois stalking law as unconstitutional, while victims’ advocates worry that women are more vulnerable
- Column: Why I swoon for Thanksgiving — no dress code, no material gifts, just a pause in a workweek to gather and eat
- Barefoot Movement returns to Frankfort for bluegrass holiday show
- Craving: Side dishes — from mashed potatoes to collard greens to refried beans, we’re celebrating the best
- MacArthur ‘genius’ Lynda Barry is exploring brain creativity with true artists: preschoolers
- Unidad in Evergreen Park features the flavors of Latin America
- How to find gems (while avoiding duds) during Black Friday
- Best gifts for frequent fliers
- The startlingly high cost of the ‘free’ flu shot
- Condo at 9 W. Walton St. sells for $4.1 million
- A playground for winter fun, Burlington delights the taste buds too
- 3 takeaways from the Blackhawks’ 3-0 win over the Stars, including a successful Corey Crawford and Robin Lehner goalie rotation
- Group performs Christmas carols in English, Spanish and Polish plus ‘Silent Night’ in nine languages
- Philadelphia 76ers’ Brett Brown to coach Australia at Tokyo Olympics
- Tomblands is a Chicago band that makes rock ‘n’ roll democracy work, but two drummers doesn’t hurt, either
- 12 holiday shows for 2019: What’s new this year, what’s recommended
- Jürgen Klinsmann back coaching with Hertha Berlin
- U.S. private equity firm buys $500M stake in Manchester City ownership
- Can the Bears beat the Lions on Thanksgiving at Ford Field? Our Week 13 predictions.
- Fairlife milk drinkers ‘feel betrayed’ by alleged Fair Oaks Farms cow abuse, says attorney with lawsuit seeking class-action status
- ‘The organization has pivoted’: Rick Renteria cheers the addition of Yasmani Grandal and Jose Abreu’s new deal for the White Sox
- Riquelme quiere a Paolo Guerrero para Boca Juniors
- Who will be the Dallas Cowboys head coach in 2020? Odds say not Jason Garrett
- The Weeknd drops new single, ‘Heartless’
- Southwest Symphony Orchestra shares Holiday Gifts of Music in Oak Forest and Tinley Park
- Minneapolis apartment fire
- Cyber Monday is upstaging Black Friday and changing the way stores offer discounts
- Cook’s recipe for successful Thanksgiving dinner; gets help from guests
- Column: Why wait to sign Allen Robinson — the Bears’ only consistent offensive performer — to a contract extension?
- 5 things to do in Lake County Nov. 29-Dec. 5
- 5 things to do in Naperville, Fox Valley Nov. 29-Dec. 4
- 5 things to do in northwest Indiana Nov. 29-30
- Donation closet set up like boutique gives those in need a ‘dignifying’ experience: ‘I feel great about myself’
- Explosion at Texas chemical plant injures 3 workers, blows out windows in houses miles away
- Get in the holiday mood with Ne-Yo, Lea Michele and Chicago
- Luis Enrique califica de ‘desleal’ a Robert Moreno en su regreso a España
- The delights — large and small — of holiday lights
- L’arc en Ciel Theatre Group presents a modern-day ‘Christmas Carol’ spoof
- In a difficult era for malls, Gurnee Mills keeps adapting
- Cyr: Thanksgiving and Lincoln’s legacy
- Forget Elsa’s ‘Into the Unknown.’ Anna sings the best ‘Frozen 2’ song
- Troubling health signal: Americans dying young
- Playwrights pair with Audible to make theater for the ears
- Houndstooth Ball helps rescue animals One Tail at a Time
- Inside the new colorectal cancer screening guidelines for average-risk patients
- Why Daniel Kaluuya fought for ‘Queen & Slim’: ‘I like things that are misbehaved’
- ‘Tartuffe: In Search of an American Idol’ makes its Midwest premiere in Chicago Heights
- Column: The Bulls are a mess. Any hopes for a turnaround hinge on Zach LaVine and Lauri Markkanen taking big steps together.
- Things to do in Chicago today | Nov. 27
- Step into holidays of the past at Christmas at the Barker Mansion
- Lewandowski, un ‘adicto al gol’ que marcha al ritmo de Messi y Ronaldo
- Moran: Help Them to Hope celebrates 60 years of support from Lake County’s ‘Faithful Contributors’
- Shout Out: Dan Burns of La Grange, published fifth book
- AMLO pide a Trump ‘cooperación’
- Controversy over ‘The Banker’ means it may not be screening any time soon
- Annual model train show chugs into Crown Point
- Taylor Kitsch plays a bad guy with nuance and special skills
- Lt. Dan’s journey of grateful service to Americans
- Bus accident in Nepal leaves 18 dead, 13 injured after the vehicle veered off a mountain road
- Dunes Action group complains pavilion project officials are ‘pretty much ignoring us’
- Marine deserter charged in murder of his mother’s boyfriend has been captured after weekslong, multistate search
- Impeachment fight leaves voters cold in contested Wisconsin
- Randall Road in Elgin damaged after main break causes 2 million gallon water loss
- ‘Merry Christmas, George Bailey’ offers radio play of holiday classic
- Don’t let politics cut short Thanksgiving dinner; talk, calmly | Opinion
- Yes, ‘Frozen II’ has a post-credits scene. Here’s what you might not know
- Beyoncé, Mariah Carey helped turn Airbnb into a luxury brand
- Klinsmann, ex seleccionador de EEUU, regresa a la dirección técnica
- This CEO sees growth ahead for the Los Angeles real estate market
- Slowik: Places named ‘better for pets’ include Dallas, Miami, Nashville … and Calumet City, company says
- Troy Polamalu, Reggie Wayne, Patrick Willis all first-year eligible for Hall of Fame
- Volunteers make Aurora’s Festival of Lights shine
- How do I criticize my 3-year-old without upsetting her?
- Success tips from women in science, for girls who want to go into science
- Letters: Breaking bread, making peace on Thanksgiving
- It’s another Thanksgiving in Detroit for the Bears — but this one has a much different vibe
- ‘We’re one win away’: Jalen Grant makes a difference on both sides of the line for Mount Carmel
- Plays, art projects, songs among different ways NWI teachers teach Thanksgiving
- Do you pre-chew your kids’ food? Then you shouldn’t do that with their ideas, either.
- St. George students turn apple harvest into Thanksgiving treats for people in need
- Murder charge against eye doctor in girlfriend’s stabbing in Schaumburg prompts police to renew look at crash that killed his wife in 2011
- 1 person injured in fire at Lexington Inn in Elgin
- Travel dilemmas: Are you the Satan of back-seat drivers? Read this before you ruin the holidays
- Alzheimer’s disease usually worsens slowly
- Stephen F. Austin player who made the basket to upset Duke gets spike in GoFundMe donations to help his family
- ‘It’s crazy’: Kaleb Brown does it all while leading St. Rita to Class 5A state championship game
- Burglars break glass of restaurant, make off with ATM overnight in Brighton Park
- Romaine lettuce keeps getting recalled for E. coli contamination
- Chicago Park District proposes property tax increase for 2020 but won’t raise fees for day camp and summer camp
- 5 things we heard from Bears coordinators, including Khalil Mack’s one-on-one chances, Anthony Miller’s uptick and Eddy Pineiro’s missed 48-yard PAT
- Meet college football scheduling savant Dave Brown, the secret weapon in UConn’s independent future
- Album review: FKA Twigs’ soul-baring ‘Magdalene’ subverts pop, patriarchy
- Small businesses await their day to boost sales with annual Saturday promotion
- ‘King of Lowcountry cooking’ shares tips on cuisine with a Southern accent
- Sacred jazz: Reflections on a rare performance of Marsalis’ ‘Abyssinian Mass’
- Hazard sufre lesión leve y estaría disponible para el clásico
- Column: Indiana University student body president agrees with decision to keep controversial professor on staff but hopes his days there are numbered
- A Utah family was ‘tormented’ for over a year with unwanted services – including food deliveries and prostitutes – sent by a cyberstalker, authorities say
- Attorney Ken Allen donates Thanksgiving dinner items for 1,000 Lake County families
- Homer Glen park to brighten up with lights, songs of the season at free holiday event Dec. 7
- OPRF High School officials: Two students, one adult diagnosed with whooping cough in past two weeks
- WWE Hall of Famer Kurt Angle appears at Warrior Wrestling Seven in Chicago Heights
- 5 dead, 3 hospitalized after ‘horrendous’ high-rise apartment building fire in Minneapolis, officials say
- State audit shows missing funds of nearly $5,000 from Valparaiso elementary school
- Edward Hospital recognized for nursing excellence a fourth time
- An (almost) self-driving semi truck to debut on the Illinois Tollway
- Boeing, NATO announce $1 billion deal to modernize AWACS surveillance planes
- The best travel steamer
- The best vitamin C serum
- The best bed bug spray
- The best swing set
- The best dog shampoo
- The best Garmin navigation system
- The best chia seeds
- The best orthopedic knee pillow
- The best eyelash enhancer
- The best ceramic heater
- Food stamp program changes could mean higher need for Aurora, DuPage food pantries
- Review: ‘A Christmas Carol’ at the Goodman still offers surprises
- Chicago suburb will use recreational marijuana sales tax proceeds to fund local reparations program
- Victim of Tuesday fatal shooting in Park Manor neighborhood identified
- Suburban Cooks: Planning ahead prevents meltdown when trying to pull holiday meal together
- Speak Out: Jeopardy tournament will pit greatest players against each other
- Parents guide: Advice about films kids may want to see in theaters or opening soon
- Former President Jimmy Carter out of hospital after recovering from surgery
- Man hurt when high winds blow wood from scaffold onto cab near Willis Tower
- FAA says it won’t delegate any 737 Max supervision to Boeing workers
- Failing ice cellars signal changes in Alaska whaling towns
- Worth the hype? Bourbon County tasting finds 2 very good, 2 duds and 4 good to just OK
- When to start looking for a job
- ‘The Irishman’ is now on Netflix. And Martin Scorsese has a few more things to say
- Column: The U.S. Postal Service has made it harder to put a vacation hold on your mail, and that’s probably a good thing
- La Grange Park OKs proposed levy increase of 1.9%
- Pirates hire Derek Shelton, a Southern Illinois alum, as manager
- After canceling strike, U. of C. nurses approve new contract with pay boost, staffing changes
- FDA warns 15 companies for selling CBD products that violate FD&C Act
- Legislation targeting the ‘skyrocketing’ cost of diabetes medicine passed by state legislature
- Potempa: No one is ever too young or too old to enjoy ‘Mary Poppins’
- Commentary: I was a miserable black teenager in Naperville 40 years ago. The city’s lasting racism needs a deeper look.
- Marijuana dispensary near Pilsen approved for recreational sales
- Wind could ground the giant balloons at NYC’s Thanksgiving parade
- Column: Excusing bad behavior only encourages worse, whether it happens in football, at war or in the White House
- Winter storm rolls across Midwest, threatening to slow Thanksgiving travel plans
- Cubs claim lefty reliever C.D. Pelham from the Rangers
- Survey indicates most Tinley Park residents OK with recreational pot sales
- Clarkson: Artist William Blake shows sketches, plans gallery opening
- Highland backs off plan to buy land on Kennedy Avenue for new town garage
- Jennifer Lopez on what her Super Bowl performance means in ‘Trump’s America’
- ‘I took it’: Nebraska recruit Kendall Moriarty’s free throws with 8.6 seconds left lift Benet past H-F
- Housing prices continue upward trend in Lake, Porter counties
- Deere shares sink as it blames trade war, bad weather for weak 2020 forecast
- Local shops hoping to ring up big sales on Small Business Saturday
- DuPage County budget approved in split board vote, with critics saying review process not transparent
- Column: Food unifies us. Traditions gratify us. Thanksgiving, stuffed with memories, celebrates both.
- Amazon plans 200,000 holiday hires nationwide, twice its 2018 total
- Vintage: Woodfield Shopping Center
- Gary teens charged as adults in Portage woman’s death make court appearance
- Happy hour deals in Chicago: Nov. 28-Dec. 4
- ZooLights and ‘Harry Potter’ live score performance—here are 5 things to do in Chicago this weekend
- Free things to do this week include a Black Friday Barista Pop-Up, a hot chocolate station, pictures with Santa for the pup
- ‘This is why you play the game’: Broc Rutter ready to lead NCC into NCAA Division III second round against Mount Union
- Glenview police arrest Evanston man accused of multiple child pornography crimes
- IDOT: All lanes open on 159th St., but some work remains
- Man identified in fatal attack Tuesday night in South Chicago neighborhood
- Traffic plan announced for shoppers going to Chicago Premium Outlets in Aurora
- Bullet hits home of Wilco’s Jeff Tweedy after several shots fired on his Northwest Side block
- All seven Lake County Board members up next year to seek re-election, with two facing primary challenges thus far
- Dorothy Brown eluded criminal charges because of top aide’s perjury, court filing reveals
- Changes in Porter Foundation funding considered
- Investigation into possible explosives possession focuses on Batavia student
- Windy weather causes power outages from downed limbs and electric lines
- Indiana Dunes Tourism awards grants to Porter businesses, groups
- Ohio school apologizes for marching 8th-graders on Chicago field trip out of ‘Nutcracker’ show because of gay characters
- Southland record collectors make noise about the superior sound of vinyl
- Girls basketball notes: Elana Wells picks up the slack for Burlington Central without Kathryn Schmidt
- Midwest Veterans Closet is looking to expand its helping hand
- ‘Hawk is Hawk’: Ex-White Sox voice Ken Harrelson’s work speaks for itself in his bid for the Hall of Fame broadcasting honor
- ‘Star Wars: Rise of Skywalker’ actor who caused script leak comes forward
- 40 places in New York where you’re most likely to spot celebrities
- Strong wind gusts cause power outages, could mean danger for Thanksgiving holiday travelers, especially on the road
- McHenry County judge gives OK to demolish Crystal Lake house where slain 5-year-old AJ Freund lived
- ‘Tis the season and the Buffalo Grove Police Department to start holiday giving to ‘Tots’ and area youth
- El juicio político puede distanciar familias en Thanksgiving
- Amazon to double holiday hiring to 200,000
- Parolee charged with murder in death of Chicago woman missing for months
- Barnes & Noble site sells for $61 million, despite 368-unit apartment tower proposal getting shot down. ‘They bought a bookstore and a pizza joint.’
- Naperville receptionist tries to extend her ‘Jeopardy!’ win streak
- Frustraciones vuelven a sacar a la calle a los colombianos
- Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot’s budget challenge: Do it again next year.
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- Speak Out: You can’t even watch TV anymore without hearing about impeachment
- Oak Lawn plans public hearing before final vote on marijuana ban
- Sober living home files federal discrimination complaint against Hinsdale
- Corrections and clarifications
- tl;dr: Thanksgiving survival tips, gift guides for exhausted shoppers and how Krampus came to America
- ‘I can always be more dominant’: Old Dominion recruit Bilal Bailey ramps up expectations for T.F. North
- Editorial: Catcalls: What every woman knows about the killing of Ruth George in Chicago
- Charges dropped against CPS teachers arrested during CTU strike protest at Sterling Bay headquarters
- Speak Out: Are divas competing in some sort of retirement contest?
- Aurora officials pass out food, hope for Thanksgiving
- Messi mete al Barcelona en octavos de Champions en su partido 700
- 10 questions with… Digital marketing specialist Ron Korte
- Midlothian teen hopes to collect 10,000 pounds of food for the hungry with holiday light show
- Affordable housing projects are in the pipeline in Aurora. Housing advocates say they’re needed.
- Column: Website lists Southland towns as having best drivers in state, and who are we to disagree?
- Barges stranded, levees breached and a town in danger: How the Mississippi River is dividing a community — literally — in southern Illinois
- The Spin: State Sen. Sandoval resigning from legislature | Feds explain why they couldn’t bring criminal charges against Dorothy Brown | Lightfoot’s cigar before the storm
- ‘Windy City Rehab’ host Alison Victoria says her Bucktown property was burglarized
- Judge denies acquittal for former Portage Mayor James Snyder, but grants new trial on one count
- Patrick Z. McGavin’s top 10 teams, top 20 individuals in wrestling for the 2019-2020 season
- Coffee, wine and game-focused Off the Wall opens in Uptown Park Ridge
- Letter: No matter how you look at impeachment hearings, Democrats lose
- 4 staff members have been removed from Chicago’s Steinmetz College Prep this year over reported misconduct, bringing total to 6 since 2018
- Heart transplant patient with possibly days left to live weds high school sweetheart in Chicago hospital chapel
- Sen. Martin Sandoval resigns amid federal corruption investigation
- Brain aneurysm survivor to bring her story of recovery to Orland Park
- Aurora City Council approves plan for former Copley campus
- Judge upholds charges that could put Harvey Weinstein away for life
- Martín Sandoval renuncia a su escaño en el Senado de Illinois
- South Holland Master Chorale calls on Davidsmeier Quartet for annual Christmas concerts
- Naperville community leaders, elected officials gather to declare ‘hate has no home here’
- Joseph Aaron, publisher and columnist for Chicago Jewish News, dies in Jerusalem
- Chef Tony Mantuano leaves Spiaggia, Chicago’s best Italian restaurant, after nearly 35 years
- Mokena bans sale of recreational marijuana
- Policy charging tutors, business people to use Park Ridge Library to remain; director reports few fees collected
- The Arena Football League has filed for bankruptcy
- Speak Out: Impeachment hearings growing tiresome
- Editorial: Illinois’ corruption eruption: Giving thanks for FBI agents and federal prosecutors
- Fantasy football Week 13 lineups: Who should you start — and who should sit?
- Boys basketball notes: Early wake-up calls puts Kobe Adams in position to rise and shine for Oswego
- Yorkville OKs zoning rules for marijuana sales
- Settlers Day in South Holland a reminder of rough living in days past
- Community news: Local Sierra Club group to present Peotone airport movie
- We’re Popp’in popcorn store opens in mall after starting in a church broom closet
- Blackhawks recall Anton Wedin from Rockford and move Drake Caggiula to long-term injured reserve
- Paramount School of Arts to host Holiday Open House
- ‘They had to guard me’: Connor Davis scores career-high 28 points as Neuqua Valley edges West Aurora in double OT
- Commentary: Democratic corruption in Illinois has a sturdy base in the unpaid but powerful post of committeperson
- Lions rookie QB David Blough will start against the Bears on Thanksgiving
- First Fridays in downtown Aurora to feature art, music and cocoa
- Geneva store at heart of mystery story
- Flames coach Bill Peters admits using ‘offensive language’ with ex-Blackhawks prospect Akim Aliu in an apology letter to Calgary’s GM
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- ‘If there’s a ball, I’m going to get it’: Ballhawking Kent Shepard brings baseball skills to his role on Zion-Benton’s basketball team
- ‘The bigger the situation, the better they can play’: Warren’s defense and special teams are ready to tackle Lincoln-Way East in the state final