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- Kankakee Valley’s Alexis Broyles looks comfortable at new position with 12 kills in win against Andrean: ‘One of the best players my eyes have seen in the last five years.’
- Analysis: 6 key takeaways from the first Trump-Biden debate
- Column: First Trump-Biden match is a debate of depravity, revealing just how far America has sunk
- Column: Trump’s toxic debate performance was 90 minutes of disqualifying noise and cruelty
- Daily horoscope for September 30, 2020
- In chaotic first debate, Trump repeatedly interrupts Biden with taunts and refuses to condemn white supremacists
- Review: Was there humor in the chaos? How late-night TV handled the Trump-Biden debate
- All the Chicago insults on the new Netflix series ‘Emily in Paris’
- Man, 40, faces attempted murder charge in Far South shooting, police say
- ‘This is the future of our sport’: Athletes Unlimited, a venture that treats pro sports like a fantasy league, ends first softball season in Rosemont with plans to return
- Talk about a raise: These are the 50 jobs with the highest pay variance
- Column: She’s a teacher out to create little free children’s libraries — full of books that go beyond white kids and animals
- Ask Amy: Eating disorder might have resurfaced, years later
- Editorial: Final choices for the U.S. House
- Texas company to close all of its Illinois coal-fired power plants, another sign the transition to clean energy is accelerating
- Column: Voters have more to fear from the GOP than the Russians this year
- Man stabbed while riding Green Line train, police say
- Daywatch: A chaotic first presidential debate, CPD to move more officers downtown and socially distanced fall festivals
- Chicago Bears Q&A: What changes in the offense can we expect with Nick Foles at QB? What’s the fallout from losing Tarik Cohen? Where has first-round pick Cole Kmet been?
- Who wins the best-of-three wild-card series between the Chicago Cubs and Miami Marlins? Our matchups and predictions.
- This day in history, September
- Are the Cubs bats awake now? 4 things to look for in Game 1 of the Cubs-Marlins wild-card series.
- Once libros de autores latinos para leer en el Mes de la Herencia Hispana
- Is Athletes Unlimted the future of professional sports?
- Trump, asked to condemn white supremacists and militia during the debate, tells Proud Boys group to ‘stand back and stand by’
- Sonic boom rattles tennis players at the French Open: ‘It was very strange, very loud, like something big dropped’
- Cheese please: 25 gooey, melty mac and cheese recipes
- Dallas Keuchel, in the postseason for the 5th time in 6 seasons, will start Game 2 for the White Sox today: ‘This is what I signed up for. This is what I envisioned.’
- Column: That wasn’t a presidential debate. It was Facebook comments, but live. And equally uninformative.
- Disney to lay off thousands at the ‘happiest place on Earth’
- As shifting deadlines create confusion over census count, Chicago officials warn communities of color: ‘Our future is in jeopardy.’
- ‘Borat’ sequel to be released by Amazon before election
- Congolese activist goes on trial in Paris for trying to steal 19th-century African artifact from museum in protest
- Review: How J.K. Rowling’s ‘Troubled Blood’ made me not care about 2 characters I’d loved
- A survey found many Americans lack knowledge about the Holocaust. Local experts say social media misinformation hinders education efforts.
- Messi: ‘Asumo mis errores, fueron para hacer un Barca más fuerte’
- Debate en EEUU pasa del ‘¿Cómo estás?’ al ‘¿Te quieres callar?’
- Disney despedirá a 28,000 empleados de sus parques
- Can Tim Anderson set the table at the top again? 4 things to look for in Game 2 of the White Sox-A’s wild-card series.
- Trump no condenó a extremistas de ultraderecha solo les dijo ‘apártense, esperen’
- El 24to título de Grand Slam de Serena tendrá que seguir esperando
- Disease-spreading ticks keep marching north as weather stays warmer
- Best Peloton alternatives for at-home workouts
- Un zoo separa a varios loros por decir palabrotas
- The best zero-gravity chair
- The best slow cooker of 2020
- The best stand mixer of 2020
- Ford avisa de falla en cámaras en más de 700,000 vehículos
- The best air rifle of 2020
- The best foot massager of 2020
- The best meat thermometer of 2020
- The best budget laptop of 2020
- The best paper shredder of 2020
- Lake County local scores for Thursday, Oct. 1
- Speak Out reader opinion: It’s President Trump’s duty to make Supreme Court nomination
- Daily Southtown local scores and schedules for Thursday, Oct. 1
- West Suburban scores and schedules for Thursday, Oct. 1
- ShipBob obtiene $68 millones para financiar su expansión
- Northwest Indiana local scores for Thursday, Oct. 1
- ‘Por un puñado de dólares’ se convertirá en serie de televisión
- Merrillville dedicates area’s newest baby box at fire station
- Trump used debate to spread a slew of falsehoods about mail voting integrity
- Fantasy football lineups for Week 4: Start Mark Ingram and sit Carson Wentz
- Nordstrom will stop selling real fur, exotic animal skins in ‘natural next step’
- Muere Quino, el creador de Mafalda
- St. Francis Xavier School named National Blue Ribbon School for second time.
- Observadores extranjeros ven ‘caos’ y ‘rencor’ en el debate
- How to apply for a Chicago Tribune internship
- Girls golf notes: Lincoln-Way East’s Maddie Kenny remembers how earning medalist honors ‘flipped the switch on for me’
- ‘It’s been a wild ride’; College of Lake County staging hybrid live/online production of ‘The Emperor’s New Clothes’
- Candidates in Kane County District 10 offer views on COVID-19 impact, other issues
- Thomas L. Friedman column: Trump sent a warning. Let’s take it seriously.
- Frank Bruni column: After that fiasco, Biden should refuse to debate Trump again
- How coal-loving Australia became the leader in rooftop solar
- MLB playoff odds, picks and predictions: Marlins vs. Cubs Game 1 (Wednesday, Sept. 30)
- Coronavirus mata a exiliado cubano y su hijo, ambos médicos
- Baranek: Chuck Schwarz, ‘the kind of guy you wanted to run through a wall for,’ crafted winners from St. Laurence to Lewis
- How coal-loving Australia became the leader in rooftop solar
- What does a ‘K-shaped’ recovery look like? Christmas spending may expose deep economic inequity in US.
- Trump: entrenamiento de sensibilidad racial es ‘racista’. Esto preocupa a empresas y expertos en diversidad
- Kary Osmond: Nutritional powerhouse packs a hearty punch
- Environmental Nutrition: Tart cherry juice and effects on sleep
- Column: State finances bleak with or without ‘fair’ tax adoption
- Hair loss. Memory problems. Strange rashes. COVID-19 patients report a litany of symptoms outside official criteria, some persisting for months.
- Draymond Green doesn’t mind missing the NBA Finals. This year.
- Pete’s Fresh Market gets OK for Tinley Park warehouse
- Violación grupal a joven, indigna y provoca protestas en India
- Aurora aldermen to discuss pay for mayor, council
- With his star fading, Aaron Rodgers flips the script
- Gray parrots separated at zoo after swearing a blue streak
- Gray parrots separated at zoo after swearing a blue streak
- Muere Mac Davis, astro country y compositor de Elvis Presley
- Investigan en El Salvador enriquecimiento ilícito de 500 funcionarios
- Spotting the risks of indoor dining
- These restaurants reopened. That doesn’t mean they’ll survive.
- A permanent DH in the NL? 7-inning doubleheaders? Cubs player rep Ian Happ can see 2020’s rule changes becoming permanent.
- Michigan City’s Lia Thomas puts roller-coaster regional behind her to focus on third state meet: ‘I want to have two solid rounds to finish my senior year.’
- Anuncian más estrellas para el 30 aniversario de la Semana de la Música Latina de Billboard
- Asesinan a disparos a mujer transgénero en Puerto Rico
- Meanwhile in New Zealand: Leaders’ debate features laughter, compliments, marijuana admission
- Roots festival part of First Fridays in downtown Aurora
- Demi Lovato broke off engagement after learning Max Ehrich was using her ‘to further his career’
- ‘Super healthy’ college student dies of rare COVID-19 complications
- Coronavirus tracers beg residents: Please answer your phones
- Right at home: St. Charles East sophomore Emily Charles shoots a program-record 35 at Pottawatomie, her home golf course
- Wisconsin Republicans lose bid to suspend ruling that upholds 6-day extension for counting absentee ballots
- AMLO dice que se va ‘a la primera manifestación de 100,000’
- ‘Political propaganda’ or ‘essential public health messages’? Government-sponsored food boxes include a letter from Trump, and some Chicago food pantries are removing it.
- ‘I even missed the smell’: What it’s like to be back at the theater
- The legend — and myths — of the Great Chicago Fire continue to smolder. An episode of ‘Chicago Stories’ offers more.
- ‘Testing hell’: Gift of devices to nursing homes brings new problems
- Suben casos de coronavirus en niños tras reapertura de aulas en EEUU
- ‘Testing hell’: Gift of devices to nursing homes brings new problems
- Bala perdida se cobra la vida de una madre latina
- El Barca muy cerca de fichar un defensa estadounidense
- Wisconsin Republican Party doesn’t want any Bucks or Brewers players or mascots to be at early voting events at their stadiums
- Sunday’s Steelers-Titans game is postponed and will be moved to Monday or Tuesday after COVID-19 outbreak
- Goodman Theatre announces remaining performances for ‘Fannie Lou Hamer, Speak On It!’
- Mayor Lori Lightfoot says she’ll work with aldermen on civilian oversight plan after negotiations with community coalition stall
- Biden y Trump buscan los primeros votos por correo
- Demi Lovato rompe su compromiso con Max Ehrich
- Here’s who’s hiring for the holidays as online orders surge because of the pandemic
- Beloved Chinatown restaurants are opening back up, along with some new additions, just in time for Mid-Autumn Fest mooncakes
- Luke Skywalker only saw a ‘dark side’ to Tuesday’s presidential debate
- Shania Twain reflects on breakout album that changed country
- Are you allergic to marijuana?
- Coronavirus persistirá otros dos años en continente americano
- District 308 eyes hybrid model for return of in-person learning
- When COVID-19 closed Lurie’s playroom, it took away a refuge for sick children. Staffers improvised to bring toys to them — but they need your help.
- What did people in other countries think of that presidential debate? It’s not great.
- The best backless bar stool
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- Letters to the Editor: Presidential debate an embarrassment; Ives’ critics lambaste her positions; NOW wants probe into forced sterilization allegations
- The best wheelbarrow tire
- The best ping-pong table of 2020
- The best windshield wiper of 2020
- Secretive data-mining tech firm Palantir goes public in stock offering
- Release of Breonna Taylor grand jury material delayed until Friday
- Speak Out reader opinions: Trump and McConnell take the low road; in-person voting only way to ensure your ballot counts; Speak Out should ID commenters
- FAA chief, a pilot, gives revamped Boeing 737 Max a flight test
- Indiana mail-in ballots postmarked by Election Day can be counted through Nov. 13, judge rules
- Elmhurst Eagles bring in specialists for training session
- Fact-checking Trump and Biden on COVID-19, health care, SCOTUS and more in the first presidential debate
- Game 1 photos: Marlins 5, Cubs 1
- Halloween 2020: Illinois officials release socially distanced trick-or-treating guidelines for those who ‘choose to gather anyway’
- Varios debutantes le dan frescura a la Champions
- Champaign region could see stricter coronavirus rules as positivity rate rises
- Walmart rolls out new smartphone-friendly store design inspired by airports
- Column: Amy Coney Barrett’s malignant view of the Constitution
- Families take to Cedar Lake for day of free fishing: ‘Fishing is a good thing to bring people together.’
- Candidatos al ‘Mejor Jugador de la UEFA 2019/20’
- Quickly: Readers sound off on the issues of the day
- Why did Trump call racial sensitivity training ‘racist’ at the debate, and why are diversity experts so concerned?
- Monte se adentra en la naturaleza colombiana con ‘Mirla’
- EEUU modificará debates tras caótico encuentro Trump-Biden
- EEUU ofrece 30 millones por exfuncionarios venezolanos
- Is it safe to fly during coronavirus pandemic? Research from pre-mask days reveals potential for a superspreader disaster.
- 1 shot in Southwest Side attack during funeral, child hurt by flying glass
- Pet World: What to do when your ‘Nervous Nelly’ overreacts to noise
- Do you know how to safely wear and take off a face mask?
- Mild to severe: Immune system holds clues to virus reaction
- Ex-etiquette: What’s in a name?
- Discussing exclusivity in the age of coronavirus
- Why remote learning is hard — and how to make it easier
- 2 dead, 2 wounded in shootings Wednesday on South, West sides
- Column: Presidential debate was a contest of blown opportunities
- Summer protests fuel ‘critical hiring’ of veteran attorney as Illinois Supreme Court’s first diversity officer
- West Dundee man sentenced to 5-year prison term for sexually abusing young girl for six years
- Mothers are 3 times more likely than fathers to have lost jobs in the COVID-19 pandemic. ‘This will set gender equity back quite a bit.’
- Indiana files complaint against Munster-based debt collection agency for operating after license application denial
- Se declara culpable de abusar a niña de 14 años
- Suspect in three attacks on homeless men is charged with a fourth, a fatal stabbing in Grant Park
- Las 15 camisetas de NBA más vendidas en pandemia
- Health insurer Anthem to pay nearly $40M settlement over 2015 cyberattack
- 21 tips to create perfectly carved pumpkins
- Durbin vs. Curran, Black, Malouf and Wilson: 10 questions for the candidates for U.S. Senate
- Column: Debate showed president should be a statesman, not an attack dog, retired educator says
- Waukegan schools use grant to close digital divide, equip all students with computers
- Rihanna quiere animar al mundo con desfile de lencería
- Evanston City Council designates street in front of high school as Black Lives Matter Way
- Man shot by police, charged in fatal Stone Park nightclub shooting is held without bail
- Astros win 3-1 to sweep the Twins, who have lost their last 18 playoff games dating to 2004
- Fabricante de pelota polémica: ‘ojalá que gane Nadal’
- First-time voters in Northwest Indiana react to presidential debate: ‘A hot mess, all in all’
- Chicago’s outdoor dining street closures to continue into the fall and winter. Here’s the schedule.
- Lyons Township High School students to start in-person classes Oct. 19
- Commentary: 6 takeaways from the first Trump-Biden debate
- People work at the Hilton Hotel in Oak Brook
- Chicago police reverse order on neighborhood tactical teams, sources say
- Gary teen waived to adult court in Portage woman’s shooting death; Roderick Silas is third teen charged
- Police: 2 dead following vehicle crash at Chicago Executive Airport in Wheeling
- Salon Artists Gallery exhibit features scratchboard art
- Reds and Braves set a postseason record — by taking a scoreless game into the 13th inning
- Naperville City Council takes small step forward on affordable housing
- Aurora to loan Hesed House up to $800,000 for winterization project
- Letters: Tuesday’s presidential debate was a spectacle and debacle
- Parents hold rally in Libertyville, call on High School District 128 to shift to in-person learning
- Allstate cutting 3,800 jobs as part of restructuring plan
- Armstrong: Kaneland boys cross country team supports feisty 9-year-old Makinlee Thomas of Yorkville in battle with cystic fibrosis
- Con todo a favor para evadir impuestos
- Stephens, Darbro debate during 20th State House District online forum
- Neymar es el mayor deudor al fisco español
- The first female recession threatens to wipe out decades of progress for US women
- Jill On Money: Does the federal government’s budget deficit matter?
- Now’s the time for estate tax planning
- A counter to Confederate monuments, Black cemeteries tell a fuller story of the South
- Listos los bombos para sorteo de fase de grupos de la Champions
- Mi hijo salió del clóset, ¿y ahora qué?
- 3 things we learned from the Blackhawks front office, including their draft strategy and whether they would move veteran contracts to make room for prospects
- Man charged in brazen ambush of 2 L.A. County deputies in their squad car
- A history of breast cancer awareness and activism
- 3 arrested following attempted theft in Orland Park
- Jennifer López será honrada en los ‘People Choice Awards’
- Potempa: Miller brothers bring food truck to heart of hungry Gary
- Aurora Study Circles kicks off with Zoom event Thursday
- Game 2 photos: A’s 5, White Sox 3
- A team organizer extraordinaire, Lake Zurich’s Kiana Pouyat also excels at conference meet and finishes second behind Stevenson’s Emily Duan
- Hold me, squeeze me, bite my head
- México: Senado aprueba multas a quien impida acceso a playas
- The Spin: Rahm Emanuel calls Trump’s debate response on Proud Boys a ‘moral stain’ on presidency | GOP Senate candidate ‘all in’ for Trump | Lightfoot accepts New York mayor’s census challenge
- Nick Foles’ 1st Chicago Bears start is against the Colts’ Frank Reich, the coach ‘who really figured me out as a player’
- 3 things we learned from Chicago Bears practice, including Artavis Pierce’s opportunity at running back and Tashaun Gipson’s experience with quarterback changes
- Chicago aldermen to consider rolling back part of city’s elected official lobbying ban
- Disorderly conduct charges dropped against woman who said Chicago police dragged her from car and placed a knee on her neck
- Analysis: Debate made clear the gravest threat to the election is Trump himself
- Presidential debate commission making changes ‘to ensure a more orderly discussion’ after chaotic Trump-Biden contest
- Cubs face elimination after a stunning 5-1 loss to the Marlins in Game 1 of their playoff series
- COVID-19 tightens grip on American heartland as infections surge in Midwest and some hospitals run low on space
- Wisconsin sets new record for daily COVID-19 deaths as surge in cases threatens to overwhelm hospitals
- Cubs hand Yu Darvish the ball with the season on the line: ‘We’ve got the guy we want on the mound’
- ‘Forty-Year-Old Version’ review: Cultural sendup is funny, wry, incisive, sexy and sincere
- Early voting kicks off Thursday in Chicago, suburban Cook County later in October
- Oak Park board weighs whether to hire consultant to review police department
- Cook County Board commissioner tests positive for COVID-19
- Religious group tied to Amy Coney Barrett, Trump’s Supreme Court nominee, sought to erase all mentions of her from its website
- Fans will be allowed at the World Series and NLCS at the Rangers’ home field in Texas
- After making Emmy history, Zendaya chosen to portray Ronnie Spector in biopic based on iconic singer’s ‘Be My Baby’ memoir
- After the White Sox lose 5-3 to the A’s, ‘all hands are on deck’ for Thursday’s deciding Game 3 of their wild-card series
- De’Longhi Dinamica review: Is this home espresso machine worth it?
- Cook County State’s Attorney Kim Foxx won’t debate GOP opponent anymore, citing ‘Trump-like name calling and fear mongering’
- Oak Park’s historic Pleasant Home reopens to guests for limited number of tours
- Chicago Bulls hire Todd Campbell as new head athletic trainer to address their recent injury woes
- Proud Boys remark puts white supremacy in campaign spotlight and unsettles president’s allies: ‘Trump ruined the biggest layup in the history of debates’
- Column: With the Cubs and White Sox facing elimination, Thursday could be a great day for Chicago baseball — or a total bummer
- Second stimulus check updates: Nancy Pelosi, Steven Mnuchin have ‘extensive’ talks on coronavirus relief
- Coronavirus in Illinois updates: Here’s what happened Sept. 30 with COVID-19 in the Chicago area
- Equestrian estate features special spot for tortoises | Photos
- Trump, Biden continue sniping during Midwest campaigning: ‘He will destroy our Country!’ vs. ‘a national embarrassment’
- American, United to furlough 32,000 employees as clock runs out on deal for federal aid
- A winning pair: Natalie Wagner and Evelyn Rowan lead surging Mother McAuley past Providence in GCAC Red dual meet