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- Daily horoscope for September 29, 2020
- Equitable real estate development on Chicago’s South Side is possible. Artist Theaster Gates has shown the way.
- Editorial: For the U.S. House: Ives, Kelly, Fricilone, Garcia, Quigley
- Column: New book looks at masculinity in the age of Trump and our country’s problem with the ‘Real Man’
- New city report on battling crime problem highlights domestic violence in Chicago, and contends it may be significantly underreported during pandemic
- Ask Amy: Stressful layoff stresses a marriage
- Daywatch: Lightfoot eases COVID-19 restrictions, domestic violence may be underreported in pandemic and 11 books to read during National Hispanic Heritage Month
- Chicago Bears QB rewind: The details behind the Nick Foles-for-Mitch Trubisky swap and the 4th-quarter comeback that followed
- Commentary: Here’s what I miss about going to the movies. And why I think they’ll be back.
- Who wins the best-of-three wild-card series between the Chicago White Sox and Oakland A’s? Our matchups and predictions.
- Buffalo Grove rally promoted pride, peace and love, organizers say
- Breonna Taylor grand jury deliberations to be released after juror says Kentucky AG misrepresented proceedings
- 3 observations from rewatching the Chicago Bears’ Week 3 win, including Akiem Hicks taking advantage of the Falcons’ focus on the edges and concerns with the run defense
- Rapper Lil Yachty arrested for driving 150 mph in Ferrari
- Former Chicago schools chief Paul Vallas protests with Arlington Heights families, calling for in-school instruction: ‘Our young people are hostages’
- Jason Benetti — with 6 screens and pizza — will do ESPN Plus Statcast streams for the postseason from his living room: ‘I’m thinking I might do thin crust’
- Chicago man accused of shooting roommate at Western Illinois University makes first court appearance
- Who is Chris Wallace? 6 facts about the presidential debate moderator from Fox News
- A 3rd catcher? A 15th pitcher? The return of Albert Almora Jr.? Cubs have multiple options to consider for the last spot on their 28-man playoff roster.
- Niles residents receive award for preserving backyard bur oak tree: ‘It has withstood the test of time’
- New at Amazon Go: Scan your palm for entry
- James Patterson awards $500 grants to thousands of teachers
- No more British soldiers will be charged over ‘Bloody Sunday’ killings in Northern Ireland
- Renovated Four Seasons Hotel plans to reopen Thursday in the middle of a pandemic. Here’s a behind-the-scenes look.
- Big Ten football is coming back — but how safe will it be for players and coaches? A Q&A with medical and health experts.
- Hey, what are you doing Oct. 13 and 14? You’re shopping, if Target deals and Amazon Prime sales do their job.
- Taxes, impact of pandemic issues in Kane County Board race in District 4
- Prosecutors: Felon accused of masterminding River North hotel rape in order to file a bogus lawsuit
- NFL power rankings for Week 4: The Chiefs are the class of the league, the Bills keep climbing and the Bears move up to No. 15
- Column: Rita Simo, visionary founder of the People’s Music School, has died. ‘Rita always strove for justice.’
- Orlando financial planners field difficult questions about ammo and the election
- Reggaeton redemption: J Balvin, Bad Bunny top Latin Grammy nods
- Want a dish that keeps on giving? Roast a chicken.
- Load up the nachos and you’re set for football Sunday
- Zucchini surplus? 5 fresh ways to enjoy summer squash, from skillet lasagna to harvest bowl
- Lista de todos los nominados a los Latin Grammy
- Trump y Biden debaten en medio de varias crisis
- Redención del reggaetón: Balvin y Bunny lideran Latin Grammy
- Black Appalachians find hope in national reckoning on race
- Airports deploy rapid virus tests, sniffer dogs to unlock travel
- Stephen Gillanders of S.K.Y. takes over exec chef duties at Somerset and Devereaux
- Fastest-growing US job failed to lift pay for Black women
- Sculptor shapes weapons into memorial of Las Vegas massacre
- Former Northwestern nurse and patient advocate Christine Hernandez is looking for a kidney. Now the mother of 4 has to advocate for herself.
- How families are keeping Halloween from turning into a COVID nightmare
- Así quedó el sorteo de la Copa Oro de Concacaf
- Small firms less apocalyptic as 60% see survival past 6 months
- EEUU pone en lista negra tarjeta popular entre cubanos
- TV shows to watch throughout the Halloween season
- Zidane: ‘Somos ya muchos, ¿para qué vamos a meter a más gente?’
- Arlington Heights School District 25 moving to hybrid learning in October
- Querían un cambio y Trump los decepcionó: Votan por Biden
- St. Charles mayor will not run for re-election
- Renata Zarazúa devuelve a México al mapa del tenis
- Jamelle Bouie column: There’s a reason the election of 1800 still sings out to us
- ArcelorMittal sale optimism shared by steel union leaders: ‘It will be better for us in the long run’
- Lake Central to begin early release to give extra time to teachers teaching online, in-person
- New Nielsen company to have headquarters in Chicago, where research firm began in 1923
- Libertyville High School students perform ‘drive-thru’ play for more than 100 cars
- Speak Out reader opinion: lieutenant governor wrong to threaten tax hike if graduated-rate amendment fails
- ‘Boys in the Band’ review: Is the party over?
- Julian Assange will be locked up in Colorado Supermax prison, ex-warden testifies
- El coronavirus suma más de un millón de muertos en el mundo
- Spectacle casino executive, former Indiana state senator charged in illegal campaign scheme
- Armenia and Azerbaijan have reignited a decades-old ‘frozen conflict.’ Here’s why they’re fighting, and dozens are dying.
- Worker dies after being trapped beneath lawn mower underwater in Batavia pond, police say
- Michelle Goldberg column: Does Donald Trump need a bailout?
- Bret Stephens column: Meet a secret Trump voter
- Paul Krugman column: Trump’s debt, his future and ours
- Debate: ¿Podrá Trump hacer que no se hable de la pandemia?
- Elmhurst Art Museum receives $10,000 grant from ComEd
- Bulls kick-started their rebuild by trading Jimmy Butler 3 years ago. Now they’re still stuck in first gear while he’s in the NBA Finals with the Heat.
- Even as Americans grew richer, inequality persisted
- The Celtics have a bright future — and a low ceiling?
- Daily Southtown local schedules and scores for Wednesday, Sept. 30
- Meet the biggest prankster in baseball: Yankees GM Brian Cashman
- Notre Dame president apologizes for not wearing mask during White House announcement of Amy Coney Barrett’s Supreme Court nomination
- ‘Save Yourselves!’ review: A prescient film about hipsters at the end of the world
- What we can learn from how Trump and Biden speak during Tuesday’s 1st presidential debate
- Go Green Northbrook, Park District partner to plant trees
- Amy Coney Barrett heads to Capitol Hill to meet with GOP senators ahead of Supreme Court confirmation hearings
- A beloved teacher died from the virus. Now her school confronts reopening.
- Lake County local scores for Wednesday, Sept. 30
- Jesse Collins becomes the first Black producer of the Super Bowl halftime show
- 8 Tennessee Titans — 3 players and 5 staff members — test positive for COVID-19. Titans and Minnesota Vikings suspend all in-person activities.
- Aviones, un suplicio para tenistas en la era del coronavirus
- Northwest Indiana local scores for Wednesday, Sept. 30
- No attempted abductions in Clarendon Hills suspicious vehicle reports
- The coronavirus mostly spares younger children. Teens aren’t so lucky.
- Coronavirus deaths pass 1 million worldwide
- Review: ‘Melania and Me’ captures fraying friendship and first lady’s rivalry with Ivanka
- Coronavirus deaths pass 1 million worldwide
- Review: Live album shows why Adam Lambert is perfect for Queen
- Llega a Netflix ‘Los chicos de la banda’
- Vermont was making progress against opioid deaths. Then coronavirus hit.
- Viajeros de 4 estados más están obligados a cuarentena al llegar a Chicago
- As Europe’s coronavirus cases rise, so do voices crying hoax
- Deerfield School District 109 planning hybrid option for middle school students, with October return to classrooms
- OPRF High School studying plan to bring students back on hybrid model, likely next semester
- AMLO ‘renueva’ estrategia del frente al coronavirus en México
- Tenista español demandará a Roland Garros por ‘daños personales y profesionales’
- How Trump officials pressured the CDC to play down the risk of reopening schools to fit the president’s reelection agenda
- Voting in Northbrook and Glenview? Here’s what you need to know for November’s election
- “Sólo un Poco Aquí: Day of the Dead”
- Masks, floor decals, mute buttons: How schools are scrambling to open
- Column: Don’t be angry at Mitch Trubisky. Don’t feel sorry for him either. And don’t write him off just yet as the Chicago Bears QB.
- Former bachelor pad of columnist Mike Royko sells in Lakeview for $900,000
- ETHS senior killed in West Ridge shooting
- Masks, floor decals, mute buttons: How schools are scrambling to open
- Commentary: For real ethics reform in Illinois, follow the money
- ‘It’s not in my head’: They survived the coronavirus, but they never got well
- Muere el gobernante de Kuwait, jeque Sabá Al Ahmad Al Sabá
- How to vote early for November election in west suburbs this month
- Post-Tribune girls volleyball rankings and player of the week for Wednesday, Sept. 30, 2020
- Chicago Heights performer group offers opportunities to ‘get out of the corner’
- Will Eloy Jimenez be back in the starting lineup? 4 things to look for in Game 1 of the White Sox-A’s wild-card series.
- Lake County officials holding virtual town hall Wednesday on pandemic issues
- Column: What happens to Trumpism after Trump? Auditions are underway.
- OPRF school board approves reduced hours for buildings, grounds, safety employees
- El alto costo del embarazo precoz en Guatemala
- ‘It feels like we’re little kids again’: Providence graduate Joey Markasovic excited to be back on the football field for St. Xavier
- EEUU: Nominada a Corte Suprema visita el Senado
- The best zero-gravity chair of 2020
- The best slow cooker of 2020
- Shannen Doherty plans to live ‘another 10 or 15 years’ amid breast cancer battle
- Amazon ve amplio uso para su reconocimiento de mano
- The best air rifle of 2020
- Wisconsin Supreme Court deciding whether to purge 130,000 from voter rolls 5 weeks before election
- The best foot massager of 2020
- Girls swimming notes: Converted gymnast Abby Hawksworth proves worth in diving, breaks 21-year-old record for Lincoln-Way Central
- The best meat thermometer of 2020
- The best paper shredder of 2020
- The best stand mixer of 2020
- The best budget laptop of 2020
- Want to see ‘Jacob Marley’s Christmas Carol’ live on stage for the holidays? You’ll have to head to Milwaukee
- More than 200 Deerfield kindergarten students welcomed inside classrooms as District 109 begins move to hybrid learning
- Quickly: Readers sound off on the issues of the day
- City of Elgin planning Little Park of Horrors drive-thru Halloween event as alternative to trick-or-treating
- Girls volleyball notes: Whiting seniors Lea Zorich and Makenzy Crocker embrace opportunity to play abbreviated season
- Hijo de Michael Schumacher debutará en prácticas de F1
- ‘Census champions’ reaching out to Indiana residents, but an Oct. 5 deadline looms
- Segunda ola de covid-19: Quebec y Ontario regresarán al máximo nivel de alerta
- The 14 most fascinating details in Mariah Carey’s revealing new book
- Singer Mel Senese, of Norridge, hosts live online show during pandemic
- Comings & Goings: Cupid Candies remains open in Orland Park
- Coke teaming up with Molson Coors on Topo Chico Hard Seltzer
- What you need to know before getting a cannabis massage
- Auto review: 2021 Acura TLX rides new platform to become brand’s best sedan in decades
- Jueza autoriza uso de libro en demanda de Meghan
- CBD gummies are selling fast in stressful times: What to know as demand surges
- Statue of Stephen A. Douglas, Lincoln’s debate nemesis, removed from Illinois Capitol in Springfield
- Naperville awaiting word from state officials before advising residents on trick-or-treating this year
- Jean Dietsch, volunteer for mayoral campaigns, announces run for Park Ridge city clerk
- Mokena panel reinstates police commander fired over residency rule
- Notre Dame traces the COVID-19 outbreak on its football team to a pregame meal and a player vomiting on the sideline
- Barry Jenkins dirigirá secuela de ‘El rey león’
- ‘On the Rocks’ review: When ‘low-keyed’ becomes ‘low interest,’ despite Bill Murray and Rashida Jones
- Gov. J.B. Pritzker to isolate for a second time after another staffer tests positive for coronavirus
- Libertyville District 70 parents announce intentions to run for school board
- Cuba: septiembre sería el de mayor cifra de casos de COVID
- Park Ridge Catholic School receives National Blue Ribbon award
- 40,000 airline workers’ jobs may evaporate Thursday
- After neighbors complain, Elmwood Park scraps town home plans for Methodist Church site
- Jared Borgetti: ‘El tiempo va a poner en su lugar a Chicharito’
- Los interrogantes acerca de creencias religiosas de Barrett
- Bad Bunny drops glow-in-the-dark Crocs, featuring a ‘zona de perreo’ charm
- JPMorgan Chase to pay $920M for illegally manipulating bond, metals markets
- Column: NorthPoint thanked for creating jobs in Chicago. In Will County, many are less grateful.
- Biden revela sus impuestos horas antes del debate
- No arrests at tense Friday night Northbrook pro-Trump rally and counter-protest
- Oak Brook Park District turns 10th annual Pink 5K into monthlong event
- Column: When a fast-tracked COVID-19 vaccine becomes available, will you get it?
- Popular annual ‘Day of the Dead’ exhibit at National Museum of Mexican Art goes virtual
- Cross country notes: Lianna Surtz and Rosary relished chance to step up in competition against state’s best in Naperville North quadrangular
- West Suburban scores and schedules for Wednesday, Sept. 30
- Southtowners: Steger’s Hensley awarded Chancellor Scholarship from SIUC
- Auto review: 2021 Acura TLX rides new platform to become brand’s best sedan in decades
- Auto review: Toyota Tacoma Double Cab stingy on space, spendy at the pump
- Can I cancel my hotel because of the earthquake swarm? Travel Troubleshooter investigates.
- If you absolutely have to fly right now, here’s how to do it as safely as possible
- Record temperatures lure ‘heat tourists’ to Death Valley National Park
- Leaders to UN: If virus doesn’t kill us, climate change will
- Glenview School District 34 moves forward with $119 million referendum-approved projects
- Committee of region’s top executives comes out against Gov. J.B. Pritzker’s graduated-rate income tax amendment
- Para los Marlins, estos playoffs podrían abrir nueva era
- Hinsdale High School District budgets $156 million in expenses this school year
- Lake council gives initial support to 2021 budget
- HP Zbook Create G7 review: We found an ideal machine for designers, gamers
- The best Keurig coffee maker of 2020
- The best clothes steamer of 2020
- The best cordless phone of 2020
- The best mattress topper of 2020
- The best mini trampoline
- The best vacuum sealer of 2020
- New Trier High School Caucus is looking for candidates to fill school board seats
- Column: Here’s a political story that won’t make you want to throw things at the wall
- En Hollywood, pocos creen que acosadores serán castigados
- New COVID-19 testing site in Aurora to open near old one
- Review: Bon Jovi livin’ on lots of prayers in ‘2020’
- Naya Rivera’s sister speaks out after report she’s living with late sibling’s ex and son
- Commentary: How the census delay could hand control of Illinois redistricting to the GOP
- Review: Offbeat biopic has four different actors portray feminist Steinem in ‘The Glorias’
- Pets of the week
- Mourinho: ‘No he hablado con Zidane, pero imagino que está feliz por la marcha de Bale’
- Netflix and save: How to cut streaming costs
- Brazil vets work to heal jaguars burned in Pantanal wildfire
- The impact of ‘toxic positivity’ on the job
- Lake Zurich farmers market wraps for the year: ‘Overall, it’s been a year of learning’ amid COVID-19
- Terry Savage: How to shop for pet insurance
- The Savings Game: Final working years can boost Social Security benefit
- Tough money decisions ahead as the Elgin City Council prepares to start reviewing the 2021 budget
- Brazil vets work to heal jaguars burned in Pantanal wildfire
- Avoid dirty money with touchless payments
- Cubs name Kyle Hendricks the starter for Game 1 of their wild-card series against the Marlins
- Desapareció dos años y la encuentran flotando en el mar
- El Líbano, una crisis sin fin: Todavía faltaría lo peor
- Brown bear breaks into the Alaska Zoo, kills popular alpaca
- One of the world’s slowest animals survived 2 massive wildfires. What was its secret?
- Porter County considers making broadband internet access easier to get for those in rural areas
- Thanks to outdoor dining, Sophia Steak in Wilmette beat the odds when it opened during a pandemic. Now, cold weather is coming.
- COVID-19 pandemic caused a seed shortage. Here is how to save them
- Rusia retrasa regreso a las escuelas por repunte en los casos de coronavirus
- Letters: Supreme Court appointment process needs to be rethought
- Overton Elementary School
- Column: Fox Valley emergency rooms seeing more ‘sad’ kids as pandemic continues
- Rush vs. White and Pellegrini: 10 questions for the candidates running for the 1st District of the U.S. House of Representatives
- Los impuestos de Trump y los míos
- Pizza delivery driver robbed of cash on Bailey Road in Naperville
- Kelly vs. Raborn: 10 questions for the candidates running for the 2nd District of the U.S. House of Representatives
- Newman vs. Fricilone: 10 questions for the candidates running for the 3rd District of the U.S. House of Representatives
- Garcia vs. Solorio: 10 questions for the candidates running for the 4th District of the U.S. House of Representatives
- La estrella de ‘Big Bang Theory’ Jim Parsons revela su batalla con el coronavirus
- Quigley vs. Hanson and Wilda: 10 questions for the candidates running for 5th District of the U.S. House of Representatives
- ‘I really want to make sure my vote counts.’ More than 43,000 ballots already cast in South Florida
- Forest Preserves mark National Public Lands Day with a family party near the Skokie Lagoons
- Leyden Family Service to hold virtual fundraiser Friday, with Kris Bryant signed baseball, fur wrap as auction items
- Casten vs. Ives and Redpath: 10 questions for the candidates running for the 6th District of the U.S. House of Representatives
- Jimmy Graham’s energy, replacing Tarik Cohen and Akiem Hicks’ ‘ferocious’ game: 9 things we heard from each Chicago Bears position coach after Week 3
- Highland senior living center protests continue at council meeting; project doesn’t qualify for a town referendum
- Moser Tower improvements may be postponed if money’s needed for the 2021 budget, mayor says
- Chicago Bears players express a mix of concern and optimism after 3 Tennessee Titans players test positive for COVID-19: ‘We would’ve been remiss to not think that something like this would come up’
- Davis vs. Cameron and Jennings: 10 questions for the candidates running for the 7th District of the U.S. House of Representatives
- Dueño de los Mavericks ayuda a problemática ex estrella de NBA Delonte West
- Krishnamoorthi vs. Petrilli and Nelson: 10 questions for the candidates for the 8th District of the U.S. House of Representatives
- Presionadas para someterse a cirugías innecesarias
- Corrections and clarifications
- Iconic ‘E.T.’ prop is in daughters’ room, says Drew Barrymore
- Timely Halloween costumes: From Baby Yoda to Black Panther to ‘2020 Dumpster Fire,’ the top 10 looks to buy, rent or DIY
- Column: Big man Kyle Rittenhouse now wants to be treated like a boy
- Schakowsky vs. Sangari: 10 questions for the candidates running for the 9th District of the U.S. House of Representatives
- Community news
- Greenhouse-like structures could be coming to downtown Glencoe as restaurants look to expand dining options during colder months
- Game 1: White Sox 4, A’s 1
- Schneider vs. Ramirez Mukherjee: 10 questions for the candidates running for the 10th District of the U.S. House of Representatives
- Park Ridge parents to rally Thursday for full-time, in-classroom schools
- A warmly dressed Colin Jasper, Pierce Grieve and Flynn Bradley lead Lake Forest to title with top three scores at North Suburban Conference Meet
- Miss Venezuela cuenta su experiencia en pandemia
- Park Ridge private school switches to remote learning after students test positive for COVID-19
- Former ComEd VP pleads guilty, agrees to cooperate with feds in bribery case orbiting House Speaker Michael Madigan
- The Spin: Rahm Emanuel, Chris Christie on Trump vs. Biden debate | IL House committee investigating Madigan begins | Pritzker again self-isolating after staffer tests positive for COVID-19
- 4 states added to Chicago quarantine order for travelers, while none removed
- ”It was a relief’: Big birdie putt on 18th hole by Dylan Drogemuller lifts Lincoln-Way East to SouthWest Suburban Blue title
- Police: Man injured in robbery attempt outside Niles apartment
- Diocese of Joliet’s newly installed Bishop Ronald Hicks has history in the Southland
- Delinquent Waukegan, North Chicago water customers face shutoffs, but help is available
- Underwood vs. Oberweis: 10 questions for the candidates running for the 14th District of the U.S. House of Representatives
- 10 questions for the candidates running for U.S. House of Representatives from outside the Chicago-area and downstate
- Steady stream of voters drop off ballots, cast in-person votes at DuPage complex
- Resale shop North Shore Exchange awards nearly $200,000 in grants to aid those struggling during the pandemic
- Foster vs. Laib: 10 questions for the candidates running for the 11th District of the U.S. House of Representatives
- Cats and dogs can be infected by the coronavirus, new report confirms. But still no evidence that pets transmit it to humans.
- Column: The Democrats’ book of revelations on Judge Amy Coney Barrett
- North Shore SD112 worker more closely with state’s virtual learning provider for district’s middle schoolers doing remote learning
- Rapper G Herbo moves ahead with plans to convert Overton Elementary into South Side youth center
- COVID-19 cases rising among kids as US schools reopen: ‘While children generally don’t get as sick … they are not immune’
- How will the Chicago Bears offense change with Nick Foles at quarterback? The Bear Download podcast unpacks the swap.
- Walt Disney Co. is laying off 28,000 U.S. employees
- Coronavirus in Illinois updates: Here’s what happened Sept. 29 with COVID-19 in the Chicago area
- Tougher restrictions return to northwest Illinois region that includes Rockford, NIU after surge in COVID-19 cases
- David Ross never lost faith in the Cubs’ core players. As they embark on what might be a last hurrah, ‘I still have to trust in that group.’
- Leyden High School District 212 announces plans to return to in-person learning in November
- River Forest village president Adduci re-elected to IML leadership position
- Woman denies attempted kidnapping of Hall of Fame quarterback Joe Montana’s grandchild
- Chicago police moving district patrol officers downtown, limiting time on street for neighborhood tactical cops, memos say
- Good for Gavin: Hjelle ‘puts the time in,’ breaks out with medalist honors in Southwest Prairie Conference Meet
- Cubs work out in preparation for their NL wild-card series against the Marlins
- The most stunningly ambidextrous Tweet of the Week poll ever!
- Brandon Pirri says he’s a different player for his 2nd stint with the Blackhawks: ‘Last time I was a kid. This time I have two kids.’
- Suburban parents sue IHSA, hoping to force return of high school football and other sports
- ‘We are close friends’: Neuqua Valley’s Sarah Zheng edges Naperville North’s Emma Kirvan as medalist of DuPage Valley Conference Meet
- Lucas Giolito flirts with perfection as the White Sox open their 1st playoff series in 12 years with a 4-1 win over the A’s
- Chicago Public Schools pays $400,000 to settle lawsuits alleging physical abuse against 2 special education students by staff
- Debbie Allen directs ‘Dolly Parton’s Christmas on the Square’ for Netflix
- Photos: Trump-Biden first debate
- COVID-19 cases traced to adult volleyball games at Gages Lake restaurant
- Aurora police identify people who died in possible murder-suicide
- Column: With Lucas Giolito in his ‘bully stage,’ the White Sox get their swagger back after a late-season swoon
- Chicagoland Speedway, Route 66 Raceway will not have races in 2021
- Democrats stifle GOP attempt to subpoena Madigan, others in House investigation of ComEd scandal
- Morton gets that ‘feeling back’ in first game of season, but Chesterton leaves Hammond with win after Zack Bowser scores four goals
- ‘It’s just a gift’: Pete Struck humbled by influence on former athletes winning state titles as coaches in cross country and track
- Debate: Trump y Biden intercambian críticas
- Maduro: Venezuela no ve diferencias entre Trump y Biden
- Mayor Lori Lightfoot responds to President Trump’s debate dis: ‘Keep Chicago out of your lying mouth’