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- No. 3 Chicago police official, leader of department’s reform efforts to retire
- Abdelrahman Ahmed scores twice as Morton wins ‘really emotional’ final night game on Clark’s home field
- Daily horoscope for October 1, 2020
- 6 movies to watch before Halloween
- Embattled video gambling owner was in line for $2.5 million, taxpayer-funded windfall by flipping land. Now it’s off the table.
- Beverly artist’s fundraiser calls attention to increase in domestic violence: ‘The message is that no one is safe behind closed doors’
- A nervous person’s guide to viewing fall foliage in the Midwest
- Ask Amy: Personal trainer needs some personal training
- Column: She waited on Martin Luther King Jr. and ‘watched six generations grow up here.’ Now, after 58 years, ‘Momma’ Harper is leaving North Lawndale.
- Column: What Trump said about the Proud Boys was unconscionable, and obscures a great American tragedy
- Editorial: Endorsements for the Illinois Senate
- Daywatch: Kim Foxx won’t debate GOP opponent, COVID-19’s unusual and long-lasting symptoms and all the Chicago insults on a new Netflix series
- Column: As arts in Chicago and the nation suffered, the Kennedy Center in D.C. was about to open a nightclub on its roof
- A Harvest Moon will welcome October, but a blue moon will haunt us Halloween night
- Who are the Proud Boys?
- Who are the Proud Boys? Far-right group known for political brawls are in the spotlight after Trump tells them to ‘stand back and stand by.’
- Lauri Markkanen — after an encouraging conversation with new Bulls coach Billy Donovan — feels primed for a bounce-back year: ‘I do want to prove all the people wrong’
- How to celebrate Halloween safely during the COVID-19 pandemic
- ESPN signs White Sox TV voice Jason Benetti to a multiyear extension: ‘He’s as big a player on our staff as anybody’
- With the season at stake, the White Sox need postseason veteran Yasmani Grandal to keep swinging a hot bat: ‘Playoff time is all about momentum’
- In-person fair draws job hunters in Gary
- 3 things we learned from new Chicago Bulls GM Marc Eversley, including the plan to ‘retool’ and Kris Dunn’s absence from minicamp
- Nick Foles timeline with the Chicago Bears: Tracing the quarterback’s path from his March trade to winning the starting job
- Long locks, no sleeves and a mission to get Illinois primed for the football season drive strength and conditioning coach Lou Hernandez
- $19 million shopping center announced for old Naperville car dealership site on Ogden Avenue
- Chrissy Teigen and John Legend share ‘deep pain’ of miscarriage
- Hospital changes name as part of new health care system
- Illinois launches small business COVID safety program to help workers and customers returning to the office
- Food delivery apps are more popular than ever. But can they help restaurants survive?
- This late-season tomato tart is a fitting farewell to tomato season
- Trump renews fears of voter intimidation as he recruits army of poll watchers, pushes false claims of election fraud
- Cold weather means new challenges for struggling restaurants
- Rihanna on new album: ‘I just want to have fun with music’
- Man begs forgiveness at bond hearing for Nazi vandalism, shooting attack on Black Michigan family’s home
- Column: Early fall brings out the beauty of asters and yellow-rumps
- High demand for flu shots? Experts hope to avoid ‘twindemic’
- Who will be the starting pitcher? 4 things to look for in Game 3 of the White Sox-A’s wild-card series.
- Prospect Heights, Chicago men ID’d as those killed in crash that sent vehicles onto Wheeling airport grounds
- US layoffs remain elevated as 837,000 seek jobless aid
- Rihanna on new album: ‘I just want to have fun with music’
- Man pleads guilty to sexually assaulting college student in Elgin casino parking garage
- The first female recession threatens to wipe out decades of progress for US women
- Aurora committee endorses civilian police review board
- Second teenager in Wauconda crash dies
- Letter to the Editor
- Speak Out reader opinion: Presidential debate was a disaster for our country
- US appeals court blocks Trump from shutting down census early, but still no firm deadline for ending the count
- ‘Defund the police’ calls from activists have resulted in mostly modest budget cuts
- Illinois hotels warn of mass closures, huge job cuts without federal help. ‘Winter is coming both literally and figuratively.’
- Lake County local scores for Friday, Oct. 2
- ‘Possessor’ review: Brandon Cronenberg delivers eerie mind-control thriller
- University of Iowa president to retire as college faces leadership drain, COVID-19 challenges
- Candidates say impact of pandemic big in Kane County District 12
- Frank Bruni column: For the sake of democracy, cancel the Trump-Biden debates
- Column: The legacy and lessons of Dwight D. Eisenhower
- Charles M. Blow column: Can Mike Espy make history, again?
- In ‘painful’ decision, Joffrey Ballet of Chicago cancels 2020-21 season
- Debate gives fresh notoriety to Vice co-founder’s Proud Boys
- Gail Collins column: Anyone else want to see Trump ‘shut up’?
- Daily Southtown local scores and schedules for Friday, Oct. 2
- Birrieria Zaragoza chef opening new Mexican pop-up in The Promontory space in Hyde Park
- West Suburban scores and schedules for Friday, Oct. 2
- Prince Harry speaks about race, marks UK Black History Month
- A haven for wildlife and city dwellers opens
- As communities diversify, police don’t keep pace
- A haven for wildlife and city dwellers opens
- Oswego to give out 500 free pumpkins to residents
- Best books of fall 2020
- Stars attend Rihanna’s Savage X Fenty lingerie Show Vol. 2
- Last solo recording of jazz icon Dave Brubeck to be released
- The best backless bar stool
- The best epilator of 2020
- The best leaf blower of 2020
- Dream moderators for the next presidential debate: From Judge Judy to Jerry Springer
- The best Shark vacuum of 2020
- The best wheelbarrow tire
- The best ping-pong table of 2020
- The best windshield wiper of 2020
- Girls tennis notes: With a string of state appearances on hold, Providence junior Emma Davis ‘just gearing toward next year’
- Northwest Indiana local scores for Friday, Oct. 2
- Now at the boarding gate: Coronavirus tests
- Ski, party, seed a pandemic: The travel rules that let COVID-19 take flight
- Ski, party, seed a pandemic: The travel rules that let COVID-19 take flight
- In ‘Stories From Six Feet,’ photographer highlights some of the people who give the Chicago area its charm
- Drive-thru flu shot clinics planned at Phillips Park in Aurora
- Pandemic convinces airline workers it’s time for new horizons
- ‘I feel like I can’t be stopped’: Western Michigan recruit Henry Wilson seeks return to top form for St. Rita after gruesome season-ending injury
- $60,000 in grants from the Elgin Covid Response Fund approved for 11 nonprofits
- Can Yu Darvish come to the rescue? 4 things to look for in Game 2 of the Cubs-Marlins wild-card series.
- D70 board member resigns after moving out of district
- Indiana unveils new dashboard to track coronavirus in schools across state
- How it feels when software watches you take tests
- Using technology to tailor lessons to each student
- Now you can use Instagram to message people on Facebook Messenger
- U.S. layoffs remain elevated as incomes and spending weaken
- A bittersweet time for Chicago’s beer buildings
- Column: Let’s toast the architecture of Chicago’s beer buildings, even if this isn’t happy hour for some of them
- Future of longtime Antioch store JJ Blinkers in doubt as owner prepares to retire: ‘I’ve seen a lot of people grow up’
- Edmunds highlights small cars under $25,000
- Former Crystal Lake cello instructor sentenced to 3 years in attempted sexual assault of 14-year-old student
- Intensas negociaciones en EEUU por ayuda económica
- Martino no cuenta con ‘Chicharito’ para la selección mexicana
- Trump reducirá la admisión de refugiados a 15,000 en 2021
- Barrington 5-bedroom home with reclaimed barn door: $1.9M
- 25 recipes to use up Thanksgiving leftovers
- ‘They’re upbeat’: Naperville North coach Jim Konrad and Naperville Central coach Troy Adams react to contact days, club situation in boys soccer
- Column: ‘Driving home from the hospital with no baby.’ Chrissy Teigen’s posts about losing her baby are heartbreaking and generous.
- El debate, ‘triste y lamentable’
- Wilmette library to host virtual visit with author of memoir about America’s first all-Black high school rowing team
- ‘This is the right thing to do’: Benet’s Brad Baker and Naperville Central’s Brie Isaacson address the club exemption for girls volleyball
- Tennessee Titans — now with 12 positive COVID-19 tests — back to waiting after the NFL postpones Sunday’s game vs. Pittsburgh Steelers
- Letters: Trump’s deflection on the Proud Boys
- Freshman runners Bella Domier and Sara Armstrong form ‘nice one-two punch’ for Grayslake Central
- Christkindlmarket cancels outdoor holiday markets in Chicago and Milwaukee, will begin selling online instead Nov. 1
- Walt Disney World crowds are historically low, but ride wait times grow, expert says
- Column: Need a reprieve and a new recreation? Try pickleball. ‘I feel like I’m 12 out here.’
- México: Cártel Jalisco controlaba cárcel de alta seguridad
- Game 2: Cubs-Marlins game at Wrigley Field postponed
- Armstrong: It’s all in the family for Marmion receiver Dane Pardridge, who would be more than happy to follow his father to the NFL
- Chicago ‘Tamale Guy’ Claudio Velez discharged from hospital after more than a month due to COVID-19
- Post-Tribune football rankings and player of the week for Friday, Oct. 2, 2020
- Meet the Elmhurst chef who says he is ‘the brains’ behind Kristin Cavallari’s new cookbook
- Quickly: Readers sound off on the issues of the day
- Motormouth: Why did the clutch go out?
- The moonlight confessions of Stevie Nicks
- Los grandes duelos en la fase de grupos en la Champions
- ‘Tamale Guy’ Claudio Velez released from hospital
- Health commissioner urges more Hoosiers to get COVID-19 test
- Jon Lester is hoping for one more start at Wrigley Field if the Cubs can force a Game 3 against the Marlins: ‘It’s a special place in my heart’
- Sí habrá Halloween en Chicago. Estas son las reglas de la pandemia para la festividad:
- América y Pumas chocan con importantes bajas
- Ask Anna: On straight guy-lesbian friendships and being called a ‘tease’
- Rick Steves’ Europe: The Queen’s English
- University of Illinois nurses approve new contract, following weeklong strike
- Celebrity Travel: Go away with … Issac J. Bailey
- Winds rake US Northeast, leaving thousands without power
- Commentary: Con: A vote for the graduated income tax would give too much power to Springfield
- Calumet City grant of nearly $3.4 million to improve industrial park
- Natti Natasha espera abrir puertas a más chicas con ‘Bravas’
- Niles trustees OK buying former bank; village hopes to improve vacated areas
- Thieves used laptops, created ‘ghost keys’ to steal 4 Jeep Cherokee SUVs from lot at Barrington dealership: Police
- Legendary Charlie Trotter’s sous chef Reggie Watkins, ‘backbone’ of kitchen for 24 years, dies at 64
- Hillcrest educator to teach Illinois teachers about Chicago Race Riots of 1919
- Aurora looks at increased sales tax incentive for Pacifica Square
- Elgin council hears push to get dam study finished, but city official warns removal won’t come cheap
- Naperville advises safeguards for Halloween trick-or-treating
- Billie Eilish derrocha elegancia en el videoclip de la canción del nuevo James Bond
- Two Park Ridge aldermen will not seek re-election in 2021; school board member announces run
- Can I see my friends and family for Thanksgiving if I quarantine for two weeks?
- Mama Barbie! Nicki Minaj gives birth to her first child
- Los personajes de la segunda temporada de ‘Luis Miguel La Serie’
- Lyons Township High School approves $85 million budget with $1.9 million deficit
- Football notes: Junior linebacker/tight end Spencer Barta shifts to interior of offensive line at critical time for short-handed Lowell
- Cubs live to see another day — Game 2 of their playoff series against the Marlins was postponed — but know they’ll need more runs Friday to stay alive
- Firefighters brace for violent winds in Northern California
- Lake Zurich District 95 forging ahead with hybrid learning, as fourth through sixth grades make switch
- El popular tamalero ‘Tamale Guy’ salió del hospital tras batalla contra COVID-19
- Equipo de Landon Donovan se retira de partido tras insultos homofóbicos
- Commentary: Presidential debates worked better when women called the shots
- Local officials react to nomination of Amy Coney Barrett to the Supreme Court
- Column: Pritzker’s move against Madigan and for reform. More of that, please.
- Person injured in possible paintball shooting near Burger King in Englewood
- Ex-Chicago police sergeant who fled prosecution sentenced to 13 years in federal prison in drug rip-off scheme
- Column: Pro: Call it ‘fair’ or ‘foul,’ the graduated-rate amendment will make for a better income tax
- Chrissy Teigen y John Legend anuncian la pérdida de su bebé
- North Aurora police investigating armed robbery of bank
- Conflicto en Bolivia a poco de enfrentar a Brasil
- Homer Glen man sentenced in Markham bribery scheme
- Community news: McAuley lauds faculty member, student with annual award, more
- Corte mexicana avala consulta sobre juicios a expresidentes
- “Pumpkin” Joe Adkins of Wheaton
- Parents to hold rally in opposition to U-46 plan that keeps older students remote learning until January
- Ex-Bulls coach Jim Boylen lists River North condo for $529,900
- 5 things we learned from the Chicago Bears, including Matt Nagy’s COVID-19 ‘nagging,’ Cordarrelle Patterson’s recruitment of Damon ‘Snacks’ Harrison and Tarik Cohen’s replacement at punt returner
- Check’s in the mail: Trump offering government aid, including cash, in weeks before the election
- Lake County officials use virtual town hall to address COVID-related questions
- Colorado pardons over 2,700 people with marijuana convictions
- Chicago won’t cancel Halloween; Mayor Lori Lightfoot unveils pandemic rules for the holiday
- Lake officer on leave after two K9 partner escapes
- La acusan de abandonar a sus 7 hijos por más de un mes
- 3 things to know about fall allergies and marijuana
- Before you quit: Dealing with the 6 types of bad bosses
- State’s DNR leader takes in Kankakee River, Portage erosion as part of regional tour
- The Hathaways: Man running for judge near Detroit changes last name to fit in with judicial in-laws
- A psychologist explains the 5 habits of highly focused people
- Ex-Chicago Bulls coach Jim Boylen lists River North condo for $529,900
- Highland Park High School marching band playing on — to empty football stands amid coronavirus pandemic
- State of Illinois says haunted houses are not allowed to operate, but several are already open
- Anthony Scaramucci: Trump es un racista
- Some suburban haunted houses will open with safer scares, including a drive-through site in Elgin
- The Spin: Chicago-based presidential debate official weighs in on mute button | Dems, GOP turn up the heat on Speaker Madigan | Lightfoot dons ‘Rona Destroyer’ Halloween costume
- Conservative hoaxers face felony charges over Michigan robocalls that said voting by mail could lead to arrest, debt collection and vaccination
- Suburban judge rejects attempt to revive high school football during pandemic
- Oak Park expected to allow trick-or-treating on Halloween; River Forest trustees undecided
- Después de dominar el K-pop, BLACKPINK quiere dominar el pop
- Corrections and clarifications
- Lake gearing up for big voter turnout; director says results could take a few days
- Down to Business: Name says it all for Naperville woman’s charcuterie business — LoveBoards
- Lake Zurich School District 95 sets up committee to explore changes to attendance boundaries
- Revelan fallas en entrega de víveres tras huracanes en Puerto Rico
- Airline furloughs begin as federal pandemic relief expires
- ‘Chicote’ Calderón: ‘Estoy en deuda con la afición de Chivas’
- Pavilions inhabit the space between art and architecture
- Both Chicago teams in the playoffs this week, but odd baseball season not stirring up Naperville fans
- South Holland firefighter, 29, dies following dive training exercise in Kankakee quarry lake
- Column: No kidding, first debate a portrait of childish behaviors
- El colombiano Daniel ‘lucky loser’ Galán va por Djokovic en París
- Enter at your own risk: Haunted houses in Chicago region for Halloween 2020
- Under fire amid federal corruption probe, Illinois House Speaker Michael Madigan faces a new challenge from a fellow Democrat
- Column: Competing south suburban Black chamber groups spar over money, politics
- Game 3: A’s 6, White Sox 4
- Man accused of bringing body in bags to Markham extradited to Kentucky
- On city’s first day of early voting for Nov. 3 election, Chicago voters flock to Loop Super site: ‘I’ve been thinking about this day for a long time’
- OPRF administrators seeking additional $20 million to cover scheduled 10-year maintenance costs
- FDA says U. of I.’s COVID-19 saliva test never had emergency use authorization touted by Gov. Pritzker, university in August
- River Forest board votes to place parking restrictions near new senior living facility
- Who says marijuana has to be smoked? A new line of cannabis-infused beverages will roll out in Illinois next summer.
- Threatening letters, lawsuits, presidential misinformation: How the Trump campaign is attacking voting rules county-by-county across battleground states
- Danny Sheedy and Huntley battle the elements in Fox Valley Conference Meet: ‘It was pretty annoying. It rained every other hole.’
- Army Pfc. Sabine Gonzalez
- Supreme Court nominee Amy Coney Barrett signed newspaper ad in 2006 calling for ‘end to the barbaric legacy of Roe v. Wade’
- Family of Miguel Vega speaks out after footage of fatal Chicago police shooting in Pilsen released: ‘It was hard to watch those videos’
- Maryland picks more companies to grow, process medical cannabis
- Column: We followed the do-or-die game against the A’s on White Sox Twitter. The loss disappointed. The fans did not.
- Deerfield school district searching for new leader who will ‘listen and learn’
- Second stimulus check updates: House Democrats pass partisan $2.2 trillion COVID-19 relief bill as talks on smaller measure drag on
- Coronavirus in Illinois updates: Here’s what happened Oct. 1 with COVID-19 in the Chicago area
- Prosecutors drop case against Jackie Wilson — who claimed Burge torture — after witness irregularity revealed
- White Sox season comes to an end after the A’s rally for a 6-4 win in Game 3 of the AL wild-card series: ‘We gave our all’
- Oversight agency releases video of fatal Chicago police shooting in Southwest Side park
- What to stream: Getting ready for spooky season
- Trump opposes changing rules for remaining debates against Biden
- Shia LaBeouf charged with assaulting man, taking his hat in Los Angeles fight