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- Daily horoscope for October 5, 2020
- 3Arts to award $470,000 to Chicago artists: ‘This is the year to encourage people to find some hope.’
- An Illinois university got major pushback for cutting religion, French and anthropology. But other colleges are dropping the humanities too.
- Over some Democrats’ objections, Cook County Board approves a property tax break for south suburban gun club
- Editorial: For the Illinois House: Gong-Gershowitz, Matlis, LaPointe, Hurley, Ozinga, Meyers-Martin, Wehrli, Mejia-Beal, Lewis
- Letters: There was a time when political opponents could disagree and still be collegial
- Column: Trump supporters risk their lives for him. Most wouldn’t get the same health care he’s getting.
- Chicago area has the largest homes among US metros — but apartment sizes are shrinking
- Ask Amy: Friend is worried about pal’s abusive marriage
- Aurora community listening sessions start Thursday
- Brad Biggs’ 10 thoughts on the Chicago Bears’ 19-11 loss to the Indianapolis Colts in Week 4
- ‘Can’t Even’: Anne Helen Petersen persuasively argues that millennial burnout is a symptom of how work is failing us
- A look at all 16 potential World Series matchups: Yankees-Dodgers has the highest likelihood of happening, while Athletics-Marlins has the least
- Daywatch: Trump leaves hospital briefly to greet supporters, census outreach workers struggle in final days and Malort introduces a cocktail
- Winners and losers from the Chicago Bears’ Week 4 loss: The Bear Raid siren, Rich Gannon’s unfortunate ‘contagious disease’ mention and Mitch Trubisky
- Free ride over for Metra UP commuters as ticket verification begins at Ogilvie station
- In the final days of the census, outreach workers struggle against apathy and distrust
- Cochon 555, the pork-centered fest and competition, to go on but as a virtual event
- Here’s a timeline of Trump’s COVID-19 symptoms and treatments
- Obscure works by Raymond Chandler, Agatha Christie published this week
- Reba McEntire, Darius Rucker take over as CMA Awards hosts
- The 7 must-hear tracks from Mariah Carey’s ‘The Rarities’ album
- Voters dreading the looming presidential election and its aftermath: ‘It’s going to be hell no matter what’
- Older people will soon receive health coverage in Illinois regardless of immigration status under first-in-nation program: ‘It’s a relief’
- Goose Island shifting first Bourbon County release to United Center drive-thru event due to COVID-19
- Stop changing the channel and turn down the fake crowd noise. Here’s how to fix MLB’s postseason TV coverage.
- Woman accidentally shot herself in leg, state police say
- Captain Sky, the Chicago funk legend of the ’70s, has emerged from the phone booth as Daryl Cameron, still full of music and still going strong
- Talk of the County reader opinion: Chris Wallace ‘sounded as if he is also running for the presidency’
- La Casa Blanca encara crisis de credibilidad
- 8 questions for candidates for Illinois State Senate
- Prevén que Trump salga hoy del hospital
- Triunfo diabólico marca la fecha 13 del Apertura mexicano
- Vino de heces y cerveza de testículos en el Museo de Comida Asquerosa
- Sondeo: Gobierno es culpable de crisis de coronavirus EEUU
- Frank Bruni column: A president in the hospital and a nation in the dark
- Talk of the County reader opinion: ‘Trump has gotten more done in four years than any other president’
- Gail Collins and Bret Stephens column: There is too much happening
- East Aurora loans Chromebooks to School District 308
- 2 Americans and a British scientist win Nobel Prize for medicine for discovering hepatitis C virus
- Corte cuestiona control de lingotes de oro venezolano
- Speak Out reader opinions: Cabin fever triggers trip through Elgin; Jesse White wrong to send letter on voting; does cheese go under or over pizza toppings?
- Column: Tax votes are tricky at best, even in a non-pandemic election year
- Maureen Dowd column: Reality bursts the Trumpworld bubble
- Ross Douthat column: The tragedy of Donald Trump
- Un concierto de 639 años, sin intermedios ni para el coronavirus
- La pandemia no frena las remesas de trabajadores mexicanos
- Daily Southtown local scores and schedules for Tuesday, Oct. 6
- 20 facts about the growing economic inequality in the U.S.
- New Music Chicago celebrates 15 years of daring ideas in sound
- Charytín se reencuentra y regresa a la TV
- Secret COVID-19 documentary ‘Totally Under Control’ lands at the perfect time
- Ed Perkins on Travel: Is there a travel adviser in your future?
- White House press secretary Kayleigh McEnany says she has tested positive for COVID-19, days after Trump diagnosis
- Dealing with pandemic big issue in Kane District 16 race
- West Suburban scores and schedules for Tuesday, Oct. 6
- WeChat, wild rumors and all, is their lifeline. Washington may end that.
- Cardinals’ trust in Bob Gibson went beyond his fastball and slider
- Speak Out reader opinion: White Sox need to clean house with new manager
- How many people voted in each presidential election over the last 50 years?
- Teen in custody suspected in Valparaiso Target burglary; police say pursuit topped 100 mph
- Northwest Indiana local scores for Tuesday, Oct. 6
- Secretaria de prensa de la Casa Blanca tiene coronavirus
- Lake County local scores for Tuesday, Oct. 6
- What we learned from Week 4 of the NFL season
- Proud Boys: Un pequeño grupo revoltoso, amistoso con Florida y sus políticos
- Compras navideñas, trastocadas también por la pandemia
- WHO: 10% of world’s people may have been infected with coronavirus
- Tonight’s Patriots-Chiefs game is on after all COVID-19 tests are negative, while the Titans have their 1st day clear of positive results in a week
- Thomas Jefferson Byrd, known for Spike Lee films, killed
- ChicagoNow’s 20 best posts of September 2020
- Ben Smith column: How to cover a sick old man
- Can Halloween be saved? Yes, experts say. Here’s how.
- NYPD warns officers: Wear your masks
- ‘We’ll see those guys again’: The Yankees and Rays wanted this series
- Division series: Faces are familiar, but the landscape has changed
- Column: We owe each other better than the toxic, tragic self-interest on display at that Rose Garden ceremony
- The one name the WNBA won’t say
- Pandemia le ha costado 238 millones al Barcelona
- The 24 steps to creating a family budget
- EEUU lidia con el impacto del racismo en la salud pública
- Girls cross country notes: Cece Light sees the light, returns for her senior season at Marist after ‘a lot of little things that added up’
- Naperville News Digest: Original Rainbow Ice Cream Cone truck back this week; Pumpkin Smash set for Nov. 7; winter clothing drive to be held Oct. 25
- 6 ways to celebrate Halloween from behind the wheel
- With the Chicago Marathon off, Olympian Alexi Pappas and activist Jahmal Cole headline week of virtual events starting Monday
- Carbon Edition available on 2021 Mazda CX-5
- 6 ways to celebrate Halloween from behind the wheel
- Oswego officials offer trick-or-treat guidelines
- Ancianos tendrán cobertura médica en Illinois sin importar su estatus migratorio
- Column: South suburban entrepreneurs discuss COVID-19 impact
- Gloria, Emily y Lili abordan espinosos temas en ‘Red Table Talk: The Estefans’
- New turbo-hybrid coming to 2021 Kia Sorento
- COVID-19 mata a una mujer, hijas adoptan a medio hermanos
- Column: Trump puts Secret Service agents at risk with COVID Car Ride — but relax, it was medically necessary
- A student dies, and a campus gets serious about coronavirus
- Convicted bookmaker with mob links and ties to Hired Truck probe charged with running illegal sports betting
- Baranek: A scrapper. A digger. A champion. Gary Raven followed up driving career with another ‘trying to give somebody a helping hand.’
- These Halloween events, activities will go on in the northwest Indiana
- A student dies, and a campus gets serious about coronavirus
- Why Morton Arboretum decided to make its ‘Illumination’ holiday lights experience drive-thru this year
- Lake County students, parents have variety of opinions about return to face-to-face learning, continuing online classes
- Fantasy football waiver wire for Week 5: Pick up Joshua Kelley and D’Ernest Johnson — just in case you need replacements for Austin Ekeler and Nick Chubb
- ‘Stranger Things’ star Millie Bobby Brown almost quit acting — after missing out on ‘Game of Thrones’
- Different season, same ending: Crown Point repeats as best girls golf team in Northwest Indiana, and Michigan City’s Lia Thomas is top individual again
- Gold Coast 3-bedroom condo spanning full floor: $3.3M
- Boricua Sofía Maldonado es artista oficial del Latin Grammy
- Lake County Board District 12 candidates face off in respectful virtual debate
- Financial Times llama a AMLO ‘caudillo autoritario’
- Indiana First Congressional District candidates to debate Tuesday
- No contact order against Acadia chef Ryan McCaskey extended; lawyer says he wants to figure out who created site to harass former worker
- Quickly: Readers sound off on the issues of the day
- Clorox wipes are still the hard-to-find pandemic item
- President Trump’s COVID-19 diagnosis: What we know and what we don’t
- AMLO: ‘afortunado’ que caravana migrante volviera a Honduras
- Gustavo Alfaro afronta duros retos con Ecuador
- Los incendios de California alcanzan proporciones históricas
- Timothy Kilrea, Lyons Township High School leader, announces retirement
- Vital Proteins manufacturing facility
- Greenhouse marijuana dispensary opens in Northbrook with store designed to help educate consumers
- Venezuela: Sacerdote abre iglesia sin detenerse por pandemia
- Cross country notes: Defending state champion St. Charles East finds a leader in Zack Loomis to win DuKane Conference quadrangular
- Clorox wipes are still the hard-to-find pandemic item
- OMS: 10% de la población mundial ha tenido coronavirus
- 20 questions you should be ready to answer at a job interview
- Clogged court calendar slows ability to schedule trial of second defendant in drug-related double murder of Lake County teens
- Column: President Trump deserves the unmasked backlash from critics over his COVID-19 diagnosis
- Lowell forfeits five games, all wins, for using ineligible player in ‘oversight’
- Cemetery walk gets ‘Faith in Tough Times’ theme from Oak Park and River Forest historical society
- Talk of the County reader opinion: Thanks to Trump, ‘the White House is the newest hot spot’
- Chicago Bears’ local TV ratings hit a season high as the team suffers its 1st loss in Week 4
- Summertime blues: After a strong summer, Burlington Central’s Tyson Malak goes into mini-slump, looks to recover for regional
- Post-Tribune boys soccer rankings and player of the week for Tuesday, Oct. 6, 2020
- Glenview and Northbrook release trick-or-treating guidelines, details on other Halloween activities
- Maine’s marijuana market opening could be a letdown for many
- Augusta University: CBD could provide new path to treat COVID-19
- Talk of the County reader opinion: ‘This country is in for a rude awakening’ when good cops are forced out, leaving only bad ones
- McEntire y Rucker prometen risas y buena música en los CMA
- Gay men reclaim #ProudBoys on social media, after ‘Star Trek’ actor George Takei suggests co-opting the hashtag with ‘very gay things’
- Trump dice que saldrá del hospital el lunes ‘¡Me siento realmente bien!’
- Boys soccer notes: Class 3A Crown Point Sectional features three teams ranked in state coaches poll
- Review: ‘Run the Beast Down’ at Strawdog is a parable for our anxious times
- Late freeze shortens fall harvest for Indiana apple orchards
- How to prepare your houseplants for winter
- Fire destroys Orland Park home, no injuries
- Trump allies test positive for coronavirus
- Police: Oak Park man shot while group of men exchange gunfire along Austin Boulevard
- ‘El Potrillo’ brilla en impecable concierto virtual
- Column: Trump keeps finding new ways to celebrate himself
- Aurora man found guilty of sexually assaulting child
- 21-year-old man fatally shot on Edens Expressway on Northwest Side
- Column: If Theo Epstein leaves the Chicago Cubs, will Jed Hoyer assume the crown? Nothing is set in stone — but you can plan for the coronation.
- Huge American Dream mall reopens in NJ after COVID-19 closure
- Excessive social media use linked to depression during pandemic, study suggests
- No more excuses for not exercising
- Why getting vaccinated for the flu is doubly important this season
- Tofu’s having a moment. Here’s how to use it
- More ways to tackle the ‘Why this college?’ essay
- It isn’t Tua time yet for the Miami Dolphins. Here’s why, according to Brian Flores
- Five reasons why it’s time to kick Halloween to the curb this year
- Few requests for help with graves damaged by Hurricane Laura
- Letters: How Pritzker’s tax amendment targets your wallet
- Recovery from Hurricane Sally incomplete on Alabama coast
- Talk of the County reader opinion: I would fly my Trump flag, but I fear ‘I would get egged or my house would get burned down’
- You’re worried about a pandemic, the election, a safe Halloween. Are you ready for holiday shopping?
- ¿Fraude electoral? Trump insiste, los expertos lo niegan
- 2 justices slam court’s 2015 decision in gay marriage case as Supreme Court opens new term
- Roban bandera de estación de policía y la reemplazan por una de Trump
- Pennsylvania Sen. Pat Toomey says he won’t run for another Senate term or governor
- Chicago aldermen advance new members for Northwest Side home equity board
- Facing $1.2 billion shortfall, Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot schedules Oct. 21 budget address
- Regal, Cineworld parent to close hundreds of movie theaters, affecting 45,000 workers
- Hammond man charged with murder outside Gary bar
- Howard Stern finds it ironic the president is praising science — thinks the average person might have died
- Joe Buck and Troy Aikman will call Thursday’s Bears-Buccaneers game. But there’s more options, thanks to Amazon Prime and Twitch.
- High school notes: Jimsie Simmons succeeds Tanya Johnson as Zion-Benton’s girls basketball coach, knows he has ‘huge footsteps to follow’
- Landmarks: Prairies in Markham offer a glimpse into the distant past, and new opportunity to connect with community
- Blaktober event features food specials from 76 Black-owned Chicago restaurants all month
- Documental de Bruce Springsteen programado para finales de octubre
- Bill Mauldin Cartoons
- Tiroteo deja 6 muertos en el norte de Ciudad de México
- Demandan a policía por apuntar con su arma a mesera
- Environmental Nutrition: The deep freeze
- Acento defensivo al cerrar el mercado de la Premier
- Kary Osmond: My kitchen heats up as the weather cools down
- Willowbrook police charge pair with possession of four stolen vehicles
- GOP-aligned group files lawsuit challenging ballot language on Pritzker’s graduated-rate income tax amendment
- Most buyers will go over budget for their dream home
- The Savings Game: What do you need to retire comfortably?
- Having trouble reaching the unemployment office? Local nonprofit launches virtual chatbot to help people with jobless claims
- CDC now says coronavirus can spread more than 6 feet through the air in updated guidance
- Chicago man on probation faces multiple weapons charges after being arrested in Clarendon Hills
- Terry Savage: How to downsize
- The demise of coal-fired power plants in Arizona and Kentucky shows how the president, despite promises to restore jobs, failed to counter the forces decimating the industry
- Pese a COVID, republicanos van por confirmación de Barrett
- Vital Proteins plots big expansion as consumers try collagen as fountain of youth, health
- Column: For President Donald Trump, for all of us, there might be no second chance to repent
- Commentary: Without a plan to fix the state’s finances, the graduated income tax is a bad idea
- NFL commissioner: Teams that violate COVID-19 protocol could forfeit games
- Commentary: Why COVID-19 testing alone isn’t enough
- Huge turnout for Western Springs Styrofoam recycling collection
- Roy Pratt, 8-term Gary council member, dead at 82
- St. Viator High School moves to all-remote after ‘several’ positive COVID-19 cases over weekend
- Diseñador de moda Kenzo Takada muere de COVID
- Illinois recreational marijuana sales hit record of nearly $68 million in September
- La NFL advierte duras sanciones por violación a protocolos
- Guatemala frena nueva caravana de migrantes
- Theo Epstein says ‘change is warranted and necessary’ after the Cubs’ latest postseason flameout
- Biden dice aceptará debate con Trump si médicos lo aprueban
- Nearly one-third of COVID patients in Chicago-area study had an altered mental state — ranging from confusion to coma-like unresponsiveness
- Corrections and clarifications
- Three Floyds announces the contact-free return of Dark Lord imperial stout
- The Spin: Trump to exit hospital; Durbin, Duckworth slam his Sunday motorcade | Lightfoot phoning voters for Biden-Harris | Mayor to deliver budget address Oct. 21
- Brian Kelly pledges Notre Dame football ‘will be even more vigilant’ after a COVID-19 outbreak that involved 39 players
- Afroamericana azota redes sociales cantando música regional mexicana (VIDEO)
- Harris y Pence debatirán con escudo entre ellos
- Hybrid learning model could be offered to Oak Park Dist. 97 families by end of year
- Mundelein suspends water disconnections, penalties
- Will County receives nearly 25,000 mail-in ballots, 3,600 early voters in 10 days
- Parents making creative plans for Halloween celebrations, municipalities urge caution amid COVID-19 pandemic
- Baltimore City Council votes to change Columbus Day to Indigenous Peoples’ Day
- Suburban woman dies after crash during motorcycle safety training course at Harper College
- Manchester United incorpora pólvora charrúa
- Cook County’s grant program to provide funds for bike path extensions, street repairs
- British gym apologizes for ‘slavery’ inspired workout during Black History Month
- Since President Trump’s COVID diagnosis, numerous associates have tested positive, but the White House has not investigated how the outbreak unfolded
- City trucks deployed during unrest
- Police are seeking answers in the fatal shooting-suicide involving former White Sox pitcher Charles Haeger
- Recreational marijuana dispensary close to opening on the Aurora side of Route 59
- Singer Lana del Rey doesn’t understand how a mask works
- Coronavirus in Illinois updates: Here’s what happened Oct. 5 with COVID-19 in the Chicago area
- Bail denied to South Shore man tied to 2 shootings, including one on Red Line platform
- Trump sale del hospital; pide no temer al coronavirus
- Illinois marijuana license finalists file lawsuit over second-chance applications
- White House blocks strict new FDA guidelines for emergency release of coronavirus vaccine
- CPS teacher who died of COVID-19 cleaned houses before earning her college degree and had ‘an incredible instinct for working with children’
- Trump, after receiving unprecedented level of care, downplays COVID-19 and returns to White House without a mask
- Edmonton Oilers say star Connor McDavid tests positive for COVID-19