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- Green Bay Packers are alone atop the NFC North at 4-0 after throttling the Atlanta Falcons 30-16
- Daily horoscope for October 6, 2020
- Editorial: For the Illinois House. Mazzochi, Breen, Curtis, Wheeler, Edly-Allen, McLaughlin, Morrison, Kegarise, Yost, Walsh
- Ask Amy: Man’s presence in porn video worries ex-friend
- Ray Cortopassi, one of Southland’s very own, returns home to nightly anchor role on WGN-TV
- Chicago has spent at least $222 million in overtime so far in 2020, already over budget for the year
- Daywatch: Trump returns to White House, state GOP files lawsuit against Pritzker tax amendment and the return of Dark Lord imperial stout
- Chicago Bears QB rewind: With Nick Foles as the new starter, the offense remained stagnant and unproductive. So now what?
- ‘Drawing Fire’: Bill Mauldin put a human (and often amusing) face on war
- Go inside the Chicago Bulls’ 3-week minicamp: ‘The league basically handed us the manual. It felt like they gave us a “bubbles for dummies” book.’
- Infected Republican senator vows to wear ‘moon suit’ to confirm Judge Amy Coney Barrett
- 3 observations from rewatching the Chicago Bears’ Week 4 loss: 3rd-quarter scoring woes, Jaylon Johnson’s learning experience and improved run defense on 1st down
- 1 in 4 singles who had sex during lockdown did it with their own roommate, survey finds
- NFL power rankings for Week 5: Tom Brady and the Buccaneers ease into the top 10, while the Bears stay put at No. 15
- Column: Why the Rose Garden COVID-19 fiasco was dismal news for the return of live entertainment
- The NHL draft starts Tuesday. Here are 5 prospects the Chicago Blackhawks could target.
- Parolee accused of looting 7 Gold Coast, North Side stores in two hours. ‘Wow,’ judge says. ‘He put in a lot of work that night.’
- Woman dies after found shot, stabbed in Northwest Side home. Police question person of interest
- Nobel Prize in Physics goes to 3 scientists for their black hole discoveries
- Gary’s vacant lots have long been used as illegal dumping grounds. A city enforcement team has had enough.
- Theo Epstein expresses ‘shock, outrage, sadness and grief’ over the suspected murder-suicide by Cubs minor-league coach Charlie Haeger
- Driver killed on I-65 rollover crash in Newton County
- Woman becomes first GM at Horsehoe Hammond as roles for female leaders grow in industry
- My worst moment: ‘Family Guy’ and ‘Marvelous Mrs. Maisel’ star Alex Borstein and the time she wet the bed — with sweat.
- Airlines slash November flight schedules as holiday travel hopes turn to humbug
- Lake County employees to get holiday pay after board reverses itself
- For garlic powder, a working seasoning finally gets its turn in the spice limelight
- The profound comfort of kimchi
- Flatbreads let your creativity flow
- Kim Kardashian details Kanye West’s ‘scary’ coronavirus battle
- Movie theaters ‘at a crisis point’ as Regal shutdown dampens recovery hopes
- Vince Vaughn’s former River North town home sells for $1.72 million
- Lake County Board District 13 candidates have different opinions about effectiveness of current government operations
- Trump regresa a la Casa Blanca, aún contagioso y sin mascarilla
- Rural Pennsylvania voters don’t hate Biden as much as they hated Clinton — and Trump may need them to
- Argentina Podoroska hace historia en Roland Garros
- Michelle Obama: Trump manejó pandemia intencionalmente mal
- Trump returns home, but what about the safety of White House staff and the Secret Service? Some are afraid.
- Family with Southland ties continues to search for answers in 2018 murder of parents in Florida
- US medical supply chains failed, and COVID deaths followed
- Man dead following Far South Side fire
- ‘Dune’ ditches 2020, while AMC commits to staying open
- Lake County local scores for Wednesday, Oct. 7
- Tuits de Trump ofenden a sobrevivientes de COVID-19
- Tennessee Titans reportedly have no new positive COVID-19 tests for 2nd straight day, potentially allowing them to reopen their facility
- George Bridgetower, el violinista negro que inspiró a Beethoven
- Northwest Indiana local scores for Wednesday, Oct. 7
- Elgin residents run for Kane County Board seat in District 20
- Zapatistas irán a España a 500 años de conquista de México
- Policía francesa investiga posible amaño de un partido en Roland Garros
- Speak Out reader opinion: President shouldn’t have left hospital to greet supporters
- Bret Stephens column: Wish a president well who doesn’t wish you well
- Ross Douthat column: Sabotage in the liberal city
- Ahora cubrir a Trump es un riesgo de salud para la prensa
- Paul Krugman column: Bidencare would be a big deal
- Michelle Goldberg column: A White House infected with propaganda
- Daily Southtown local schedules and scores for Wednesday, Oct. 7
- West Suburban scores and schedules for Wednesday, Oct. 7
- Niles West band teacher among 10 finalists for state Teacher of the Year honors
- How White House coronavirus testing couldn’t protect President Trump, the ‘most tested man in America’
- Bloomberg dona $500,000 para ayudar a Biden en Florida
- HP OMEN 27i review: Is this gaming monitor worth buying as a gift?
- The best camcorder of 2020
- The best canister vacuum of 2020
- The best jump starter of 2020
- The best knife sharpener of 2020
- Anuncios bilingües de Joe Biden presentan a Kamala Harris como ‘La Aliada’ y resaltan que no hay lugar para ‘ciudadanos de segunda clase’
- The best meat slicer of 2020
- The best Nespresso machine of 2020
- The best planer of 2020
- The best tankless water heater of 2020
- The best webcam of 2020
- Boeing says coronavirus pandemic will cut demand for its jets for a decade
- Annual pet blessing in Skokie to feature drive-thru option this year
- Jennifer Senior column: Why Fox News is still in a coronavirus bubble
- Historic Yorkville jail undergoing renovation is also for sale
- Commentary: How the U.S. could lead a global climate compact
- NIPSCO says winter heating bills may increase
- Trump: El covid es ‘menos letal’ que la gripe para muchas poblaciones
- Are astronaut-style face shields the future of PPE?
- Orland Park OKs incentive agreement for Stan’s Donuts
- Hotter days widen racial gap in US schools, data shows
- Facebook, Twitter are failing to curb voting-by-mail falsehoods
- No-reservation diners are restaurants’ latest problem amid COVID
- Man shot on Dan Ryan near Garfield Boulevard in Englewood late Monday, 2nd expressway shooting of day in Chicago
- Cecile McLorin Salvant sees MacArthur ‘genius grant’ as nod to her future
- 21 MacArthur ‘Genius grant’ winners — including a former University of Chicago professor — receive $625K each
- Chicago graphic designer and artist pals create custom bill folders to benefit restaurant workers
- Personal de la Casa Blanca inquieto por brote de coronavirus
- Halloween events happening in Lincolnwood, Park Ridge, Morton Grove and Niles
- What we dream when we dream about COVID-19
- Victoria de Colts sobre los Bears daría la presidencia a Trump
- State treasurer abruptly cancels news conference to address remarks on taxing retirement income that have been seized on by opponents of graduated-rate income tax
- Infected by a virus, a killer fungus turns into a friend
- ‘Yellow Rose’ review: Following love, loss in country music through the life of an undocumented Filipina singer
- Lansing man dies in early morning crash, Munster police say
- Holiday Parade of Lights in Naperville canceled due to COVID-19 pandemic
- Cómo viajar seguro en aviones y trenes en tiempos de coronavirus
- Airbnb closed my account. Am I locked out forever? Travel Troubleshooter investigates.
- After 12 years, a Yankees scout’s dream pairing comes to fruition
- Morales en la mira judicial pero su partido sigue en la carrera
- Bajo riesgo COVID, Sudamérica arranca camino a Qatar 2022
- Post-Tribune girls volleyball rankings and player of the week for Wednesday, Oct. 7, 2020
- Elmwood Park’s Krueger named state finalist for Teacher of the Year: ‘She had this magic way of just knowing what everybody was feeling’
- Killer movie property listed just in time for Halloween
- A superb start: Benet graduate Hattie Monson begins career at Notre Dame by earning ACC Freshman of the Week honors
- Girls swimming notes: Sandburg’s Jenna Falsey all fired up for the sectional, wants to make senior season ‘a memorable one’
- Homeless Elgin man convicted of aggravated battery after attacking woman with whom he had ongoing dispute
- Early voting canceled at Fiserv Forum and Miller Park in Milwaukee
- Adiós a los ‘cómplices’ de la obesidad
- Chicago again voted best large city by Conde Nast Traveler readers
- Girls volleyball notes: Outside hitter Sophia Johnston grows into more versatile weapon as part of Highland’s deep junior class
- Florida extiende plazo para el registro de votantes
- Kaufman, Jakubowicz llevan al teatro situación de Venezuela
- La Grange Park man and LTHS alumnus becomes newest member of Lyons Township High School School Board
- Lansing police say 34-year-old man dead following motel shooting
- Crown Point garbage fee expected to rise to $19.25 a month
- El Barca confirma los dorsales del primer equipo
- Mother bobcat and her kittens are captured on wildlife camera, 60 miles southwest of Chicago: ‘It was incredible.’
- Referendum: Northlake to ask residents if city should support efforts to move small portion of students out of Proviso District 209 and into Leyden District 212
- Jewish women gather near Skokie courthouse to mourn Ruth Bader Ginsburg: ‘We mark the end of her shiva by walking back into the world’
- Elmwood Park, River Grove police: two brothers charged with battery after fight with neighbor
- Best movies that premiered since COVID-19 pandemic began
- ‘I am a witness to history’ — Jon Bon Jovi tackles 2020
- Federal Reserve’s Powell urges more stimulus: ‘Too little support would lead to a weak recovery’
- Letters: Krishnamoorthi: Why Illinois, like other states, needs aid
- Wilmette’s $10 million downtown streetscape project moving ahead this fall
- Birds beware: Two towns move to scarecrow contests for crafty fall fun
- Regal Cantera closing its doors again Thursday as COVID-19 continues to keeps movie-goers home
- Pandemic survivors enraged by President Trump’s ‘Don’t be afraid of Covid’ tweet: ‘That behavior is an embarrassment’
- ‘Spontaneous’ review: When ‘Heathers’ met ‘Scanners,’ with a side order of ‘Fault in Our Stars’
- Por videollamada, Eric Trump testifica en pesquisa de NY
- Oak Park board reverses historic preservation ruling, approves demolition of Drechsler funeral home
- Rosemont’s Reyes Beer acquiring Indiana’s largest distributor
- Luke Donald is helping design a practice area at Waveland for youth golfers: ‘This is an opportunity to do something amazing’
- CEO says Southwest Airlines must cut pay 10% to avoid furloughs, ‘have any hope of just breaking even’
- Agencia mundial confirma neurotóxico soviético en Navalny
- Community news
- Column: Was it realistic to expect college students to follow COVID-19 protocols? The science suggests no.
- Oktoberfest at Long Grove brewery features beer paying homage to woes of village’s covered bridge
- Charles Schwab completes $22B purchase of TD Ameritrade, founded by patriarch of Cubs’ Ricketts family
- Sources: Man found dead outside Bridgeport police station was suspect in fatal shooting on Far South Side
- SD214 students canvass in Arlington Heights, work with League of Women Voters to get out the vote
- Glenview projects $1M potential deficit in 2021, looks to ‘close that gap’ through budget workshops
- Column: State Rep. Stephanie Kifowit relying on Marine experience to take her into political battle against Mike Madigan
- Pictures: Baby dolphin at SeaWorld
- Conservation success or pests? Seals spark passionate debate
- Quickly: Readers sound off on the issues of the day
- Residents have questions about Crown Point cameras; mayor says they’ll stay out of residential areas
- Stormy Daniels and Melania Trump accuse each other of being a hooker
- Billy Bush calls it ‘so deeply hurtful’ Matt Lauer didn’t fight for him amid Trump tape scandal
- Luis Alberti: ‘Mano de obra’ retrata a millones de mexicanos
- Gary house fire claims man, 30, girl, 6; woman airlifted to Chicago for care
- South Elgin restricts skateboards to skate park: ‘We’ve had many near misses’
- Former employees seek to ‘save’ Chicago Reporter after its editor was removed and the publication put on hiatus
- Ozil quiere salvar el empleo de la mascota de Arsenal
- Column: Unfamiliar with ‘down-ballot’ candidates? Voters still have time to do their research.
- Las Estefan ponen las cartas sobre la mesa en Red Table Talk
- Glenbrook South Fall Festival
- Orphaned, burned mountain lion rescued from California fire
- Conservation success or pests? Seals spark passionate debate
- New data says many Americans would take ‘Flight to Nowhere’
- With school spirit on full display, Glenbrook South hosts Fall Festival
- Twitter bloquea a Trump tras compartir el email de columnista del NY Post
- Teen shot in leg during Gurnee altercation
- Top military leaders quarantined after official tests positive for the coronavirus
- 5 questions for candidates for Cook County MWRD
- Mark Zuckerberg donates $500K to decriminalize all drugs in Oregon
- It’s a four-peat: Chicago again voted best large city by Condé Nast Traveler readers
- Trump suspende negociación sobre ayuda económica
- Stormy Daniels y Melania Trump se acusan mutuamente de prostitutas
- A look at Paulie Gee’s
- Chicago’s famed Second City comedy theater is now fully up for sale
- Southtowners: Hickory Creek Middle School wins softball and baseball regional championships, more
- Líderes militares de EEUU están en cuarentena por COVID-19
- Día de ensueño para el tenis argentino en París
- Waukegan mayor calls for maintaining tax levy in face of pandemic
- Column: COVID-19 patient Donald Trump’s sunny outlook casts gloomy shadows
- Chowbus users say hundreds of thousands of customer emails, phone numbers exposed in data breach
- Muere el legendario rockero Eddie Van Halen
- La crisis económica será más larga de lo que se creía
- Early voting starts in Lake County: ‘I know my vote will be counted by voting in person’
- Barrington High School teacher is finalist for Illinois ‘Teacher of the Year’ honor
- Mooby’s, beloved fast-food joint for Jay and Silent Bob, coming to Chicago as real-life pop-up
- 4 students, 2 employees at Catholic school in Elmwood Park test positive for COVID-19
- FDA discloses updated COVID-19 vaccine guidelines blocked by the White House
- Muere la actriz de Ghost, Armelia McQueen a los 68 años
- U-46 survey shows 47% of parents want kids back in school as district works to calm teacher concerns
- Hundreds wait in long lines as early voting starts in Porter County
- Glencoe District 35 could make changes to school schedule at the end of October, if supported by COVID-19 data, superintendent says
- Mayor Lori Lightfoot announces $8 million in mental health grants largely focused on Chicago’s South and West sides
- Artists create voter booths in Daley Plaza
- Dos bajas en Argentina; ¿nuevo dueño para su arco?
- Indians expect manager Terry Francona, who missed 48 games this season for health reasons, to be back for 2021
- States on Chicago’s coronavirus travel advisory list
- Trump’s top federal prosecutors are overwhelmingly white men, less diverse than under his three predecessors
- Glenview Park District offers new grant to honor late environmental advocate Judy Beck
- Democratic chair of House committee investigating Speaker Michael Madigan accuses GOP of ‘wearing two hats,’ says no more meetings until after election
- Trump administration to sharply limit skilled-worker visas: ‘US workers are being ousted from good paying, middle-class jobs’
- Jimmy Kimmel, Billy Idol react to death of Eddie Van Halen
- Edward Hospital has first COVID-19 death in nearly two months as Naperville cases continue to decline
- 3rd Gary teen has initial hearing in Portage woman’s death
- Stocks close lower after President Trump calls off stimulus talks
- Pets of the week
- Ruth’s Chris Steak House closes Chicago location permanently, due to coronavirus downturn
- Twitter locked President Trump’s account after he shared NY Post columnist’s email
- ‘Boards of Change’ in Daley Plaza artfully repurposes this summer’s plywood into voter registration booths
- Partidarios de Trump en sintonía con su mensaje del COVID-19
- Mark and Patricia McCloskey, the gun-waving St. Louis couple, indicted on weapon and evidence-tampering charges
- Column: Protests calling for a Palos Township trustee to resign are likely to produce contested elections in the spring
- La pandemia dispara el trabajo para los chatarreros
- State superintendent, Dem candidate for governor, talk Indiana education, funding issues
- Vinicius: ‘Es un sueño jugar con todos los jugadores del Real Madrid’
- Wisconsin governor restricts public indoor gatherings as COVID-19 spreads unchecked across the state
- Two men shot at Waukegan home
- Lightfoot on how Trump, administration officials could have better protected themselves from COVID-19: ‘Don’t be stupid, that’s what they could have done’
- Rapid COVID-19 testing begins at airports
- Here’s how I turned a pandemic layoff into a career opportunity
- Commentary: How Chicago can extinguish the pandemic, for good
- Chicago Bears wide receiver Darnell Mooney
- Evanston officials mark formal opening of new Robert Crown Community Center
- Jefes de fiscales federales abrumadoramente blancos en EEUU
- México quiere romper maleficio ante equipos grandes
- Facebook says it will ban groups for ‘representing’ QAnon — even if they don’t promote violence
- Indian Prairie District 204 plans hybrid return to schools in November
- What’s happening in Park Ridge: Virtual talks on opioid addiction, ‘Policing in Park Ridge;’ Rosary in the Park marks 13th year
- No bugging Juney: Lincoln-Way Central’s Juney Bai emerges from shadows to beat teammate Sean Curran for Lockport Regional title
- Could pre-flight COVID-19 testing be coming to O’Hare?
- Green Bay Packers won’t allow fans at home games while COVID-19 runs rampant
- Hammond woman ordered to repay $380K, sentenced to prison in Gary trucking scheme
- Column: Get well, President Trump! But not too quickly, please.
- About a dozen students, staff members have tested positive for COVID-19 at Winnetka and Wilmette schools since start of school year
- FDA publica directrices de vacuna bloqueadas por Casa Blanca
- Oak Park, River Forest set Halloween trick-or-treat hours, will monitor COVID-19 metrics ahead of holiday
- Don’t tiptoe around your responsibility to vote in the Tweet of the Week poll. In that other election as well, while you’re at it.
- The Chicago Bears will give kicker Kai Forbath a tryout. Are they considering replacing Cairo Santos? Or is Eddy Pineiro not healthy?
- Complaints fly after Park Ridge Republican organization’s event photos show unmasked attendees near one another
- Caso de Cristiano por presunta violación se acerca a juicio
- Norridge, Harwood Heights host Halloween decorating contests, issue trick-or-treating guidelines
- Wall Street cae después que Trump para pláticas de estímulo
- Franklin Park, Elmwood Park offer Halloween Events, give guidelines for Halloween trick-or-treating
- Countering President Trump, US officials defend integrity of the upcoming election
- Welcome back, Carter: Williams delivers ‘big fist pump’ moment to power Geneva to South Elgin Regional title
- Tapville Social, Little Barn Baby staking their claims in downtown Naperville
- The Spin: Lightfoot on how White House could have fended off COVID-19 outbreak – ‘don’t be stupid’ | In final pitch for Biden, Michelle Obama calls Trump’s comments on marches, suburbs ‘racist’ | Lightfoot mulls $200M in city layoffs, furloughs
- Gianni Lucchesi and Thomas Bolin guide Grayslake Central to first regional title since 2009, while Carmel’s Clint Bailes wins individual crown
- Trump took $70,000 in tax deductions for hair care. Experts say that’s illegal.
- Chicago’s summer of looting and unrest, and how the city is still reeling
- Anna Kendrick is the 2020 McAfee Most Dangerous Celebrity on the internet
- Will Chicago Public Schools reopen next month? A disputed ruling that buildings could pose COVID-19 risk raises new doubts.
- Go your own way: Ryan Milton and Cody Ganzon take different paths to co-medalist honors for host Kaneland in run to regional title
- Stephen Miller, Trump’s senior adviser and speechwriter, tests positive for COVID-19
- Coronavirus in Illinois updates: Here’s what happened Oct. 6 with COVID-19 in the Chicago area
- Mayor Lori Lightfoot considering up to $200 million in Chicago city worker cuts to balance budget: sources
- Waubonsie Valley’s Salil Khanduja fires a 69 to win regional, while Brian Izzo’s eagle on No. 18 clinches team title for Naperville Central
- Elgin’s Old Main featured prominently in ‘Fargo’ episode airing Sunday night
- Chicago residents ‘strongly advised’ to avoid Indiana, which may make next week’s quarantine travel list
- 4 things we learned from the Chicago Bears, including preparing for Tom Brady and erasing ‘self-inflicted negatives’ on special teams
- The Chicago Bears need to boost their offense and slow Tom Brady in the same week. The Bear Download podcast sizes up the clash with the Buccaneers.
- Biden says he and Trump ‘shouldn’t have a debate’ if president is still infected with COVID-19
- ‘We need to take away children’: Jeff Sessions and top DOJ officials were ‘a driving force’ behind migrant family separations in 2018, watchdog finds
- NHL targeting Jan. 1 to begin next season
- Johnny Nash, singer of ‘I Can See Clearly Now,’ dies at 80
- Amy Coney Barrett lived in house owned by co-founders of religious group People of Praise as Notre Dame law student
- Trump, reporting ‘no symptoms’ of COVID-19, returns to downplaying the virus as senior adviser Stephen Miller tests positive
- Column: Trump’s COVID-19 antics are appalling. They might just win him reelection.
- Judge sides with Chicago local in Teamsters union spat, finds Hoffa ally ‘not credible’
- Second stimulus check updates: Trump abruptly halts COVID-19 relief talks until after the election despite ominous warnings from Fed chairman
- Jake Noldin scores twice as Lake Central holds off Bishop Noll in first-round game involving ‘unacceptable’ fight; Morton also wins
- Jonathan Jacobo leads the way on senior day as Eisenhower impresses with win over Lemont: ‘I’m getting goosebumps and I don’t want to cry.’