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- 1 in custody after shot fired at police on Far South Side
- Drive-thru Norwood flu shots function as ‘test run’ for eventual COVID vaccine
- Daily horoscope for October 13, 2020
- Best deals of Prime Day 2020 day one
- A 2019 Hopkins exercise explored effects of a coronavirus pandemic. It’s falsely been linked to conspiracy theories.
- Editorial: Collar county endorsements: DuPage and Kane
- Selling your home during the COVID-19 pandemic? Here are 5 things you should know.
- Last year’s visits by two dogs were a big hit at Oak Lawn high school, so they’ve been brought back full time
- Column: A pre-election/pre-Halloween tour of the Reader Fan Mail Dungeon, where decency goes to die
- Dozens of lives have been lost at dams on Illinois waterways. Now efforts are underway to remove them for safety and the good of the environment.
- Ask Amy: Danger of COVID is not a game of Risk
- Daywatch: Teen infects 11 relatives with COVID-19, Southwest to fly out of O’Hare and the hunt for Chicago’s best pizza
- Barrington District 220 moving to hybrid learning, bringing groups of students to school 2 days a week
- Fantasy football waiver wire for Week 6: Pick up Chase Claypool and Alexander Mattison
- District 214 shifting from remote to hybrid learning, calling on families to help mitigate COVID-19 cases
- MLB’s first fans of 2020 see the NLCS opener in Texas — and about 75% of the 10,700 in attendance appeared to wear their required masks
- How are Garrett Crochet and Eloy Jimenez? And what’s next for Andrew Vaughn? 3 (other) things we learned from the Chicago White Sox GM.
- Iowa, the 4th-highest state for rate of COVID-19 infections, surpasses 100,000 cases as Trump plans rally there this week
- Can Craig Kimbrel be trusted? 6 questions about the Chicago Cubs bullpen.
- Pandemic leaving its mark on downtown Griffith: 5 businesses temporarily shut down for cleaning
- Substitute teachers are in demand as more schools prepare to reopen, suburban districts say
- European nations tighten restrictions as COVID-19 cases hit record high
- Veteran incumbent, newcomer meet in Senate Dist. 5 race
- Buffalo Grove likely to ban use of coal tar sealants: ‘We’d be foolish to continue to allow people to use it’
- Man fatally shot moments after entering ride-share vehicle on West Side, cops say
- My worst moment: ‘Bob’s Burgers’ and ‘Archer’ star H. Jon Benjamin and the time he performed for an audience of one
- Police vehicle crashes from Foster Avenue overpass
- The best 4K TV of 2020
- The best anchor buoy
- The best cell phone lanyard
- The best desktop computer of 2020
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- The best learning kit for teens
- No positive COVID-19 tests for the Tennessee Titans — so tonight’s game with the Buffalo Bills is on
- Joe Biden once again says he’s ‘not a fan’ of expanding Supreme Court, says GOP ‘court-packing’ by rushing to fill seat
- ‘It’s kind of like having a party’: Waukegan Park District program fills void when students have days off
- Social Security recipients to get 1.3% cost-of-living increase; $33 a month more for the average couple
- Column: Illinois can take the insults, but putting down the places people live doesn’t solve anything
- Bitter melon is an Asian favorite. Here are 3 ways to cook it.
- Darien allows owners of single-family homes to keep up to six chickens
- EatingWell: Enjoy ‘apple pie’ a new way
- These Halloween events, activities will go on in Chicago’s suburbs
- Kary Osmond: Homemade hot chocolate is easier than you think
- When school is home and home is school, which rules prevail?
- Trump realiza su primer mitin desde que enfermó de COVID-19
- COVID’S foggy glasses spawn Lasik surgery revival
- China’s quiet experiment to let millions roam the real internet
- Bret Stephens column: Imagining the Trump presidency that wasn’t
- Jamelle Bouie column: Oh, now you believe in norms
- ‘They are coming back’: Delta CEO says passengers slowly returning, as airline reports $5.38 billion loss
- Corte: Gobierno EEUU no puede reprimir a la prensa en protestas
- Michelle Goldberg column: Republicans’ galling bad faith about the Supreme Court
- Lake County local scores for Wednesday, Oct. 14
- Mundelein Boo Bash will be drive-thru event
- Candidates from Aurora square off in Illinois House 83rd District race
- Paul Krugman column: Mitch McConnell’s mission of misery
- Jueza Barrett reafirma sus posiciones ante el Senado de EEUU
- Giant and Chef’s Special bar try going mobile with new food truck
- Que siga el debate Nadal vs. Federer vs. Djokovic
- Speak Out reader opinion: Who’s responsible for getting COVID-19 under control?
- Best self-care deals of Prime Day 2020
- Who has been the Chicago Bears’ MVP through 5 games? Our answers to 4 questions heading into Week 6.
- Trump apunta sus cañones hacia Kamala Harris, no a Joe Biden
- Cristiano Ronaldo tests positive for COVID-19
- 5 manager candidates for the Chicago White Sox, including A.J. Hinch and Alex Cora
- Oswego village employee tests positive for COVID-19
- Cristiano Ronaldo da positivo por covid-19
- Des Plaines native Fin Argus plays cancer-stricken teen in new Disney Plus movie ‘Clouds’
- España multará a empresas con disparidad salarial por género
- Francisca Lachapel: Una dominicana que cosecha corazones y éxitos
- Arlington Heights public library trustees considering move to no fines, auto-renewals
- ¿Cuánto tiempo puede estar enfermo un paciente de COVID-19?
- Is everybody doing … OK? Let’s ask social media
- Un Giro mermado por el virus
- Deerfield, Highland Park, Vernon Hills residents among new volunteers of Lake County juvenile court advocacy group
- US support for Boeing triggers $4 billion in penalties, World Trade Organization says
- ‘Honest Thief’ review: Liam Neeson, with heart. And more homemade explosives.
- Carnival cancela cruceros en Florida y Australia
- ‘We were bulletproof’: As child soldiers grow up, legacy of war lingers
- Northwest Indiana local scores for Wednesday, Oct. 14
- Daily Southtown local scores and schedules for Wednesday, Oct. 14
- Spirit Halloween rises from the dead. Again. And again.
- How Mike Brosseau went from undrafted to October hero
- Hombre de Illinois muere en Florida por fuerte oleaje
- New Trier High School halts in-person instruction due to spike in regional COVID-19 cases
- With polling sites lacking workers, a new generation steps up
- 16 Naperville residents pull petitions for possible city council run in 2021
- Prominentes cristianos lanzan campaña contra Trump
- A dose of optimism, as the pandemic rages on
- ‘We were bulletproof’: As child soldiers grow up, legacy of war lingers
- Young people are calling out racism at elite Chicago high schools, seeking reforms in admissions, culture and curriculum: ‘A change needs to happen’
- Britain’s new measures to control virus inflame north-south tensions
- IUN adds $261M to local economy, study says
- The first millennial saint? Italian teenager known as patron saint of the internet a step away from Catholic honor.
- Proposed Zion Woods development clears Plan Commission again after making some changes, being on hold due to financial woes
- Hyundai green-lights development of a ‘walking car’ with 4 dog-like legs
- Cubrir una necesidad fundamental
- Ikea comprará muebles usados para reventa o reciclado
- Jets are trying to trade disgruntled running back Le’Veon Bell: sources
- Notre Dame president ends quarantine after COVID diagnosis
- Amazon y otros adelantan ofertas navideñas en pleno octubre
- Marquee Sports Network adds Chicago Bears content to fill its post-baseball programming void
- Glenview Village Board approves agreements with Metra to cover $230,000 in repair costs to station, landscaping
- ‘Martin Eden’ review: A love letter to a century of Italian cinema
- Pollock retiring as Burr Ridge administrator, will continue as part time planner
- Public participation urged at upcoming workshops on Glenview economic development, downtown revitalization
- Alligator climbs up Florida family’s door; cat unimpressed
- Wisconsin absentee ballot case may be headed to US Supreme Court
- Gavin Gilfand leads Vernon Hills to fifth place at Class 2A Freeport Sectional
- Honor Flight volunteers help Park Ridge World War II veteran mark 97th birthday with car parade
- En marcha, Green Lantern en HBO con varios Linterna Verde
- Jamaiquinos, otro bloque electoral clave en la Florida
- Girls swimming notes: After breaking two diving records in one week, Kate Mitchell looks to ‘just get better and better’ for Lincoln-Way East
- Latest rollout of Lake Zurich District 95 plan includes welcoming middle, high school students to classrooms
- En pausa, ensayos clínicos de vacuna de J&J contra COVID-19
- Piden ser proactivos ante cambio climático
- 3 men shot while working at CHA building on Near West Side
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- Recruiting notes: Warren junior safety Ben Wilson has played in one varsity game but already is drawing interest from college programs
- Best Prime Day 2020 deals for gamers
- Dolton man faces weapons, drugs and speeding charges after being clocked at 128 mph on interstate: police
- Illinois supera las 9,000 muertes relacionadas con COVID-19
- Column: How hatred became all the rage in our politics
- Best winter coats on sale today as retailers aim to compete with Prime Day
- Column: Presidential race polls can be misleading. Did we learn nothing from the 2016 election?
- Gal Gadot discusses that controversial ‘Imagine’ video
- Quickly: Readers sound off on the issues of the day
- Scoville Park festival connects residents with volunteer opportunities
- Apple’s special event today: All you need to know about iPhone 12 launch
- Ex-state rep, Berrios’ son-in-law plead not guilty to federal bribery charges
- Indie bookstores launch anti-Amazon ‘Boxed Out’ campaign
- East Garfield Park teacher launched BandWith 5 years ago to keep music in her students’ lives — and a pandemic isn’t going to stop her
- Evanston now collecting 5% tax on Netflix, other streaming services
- Gov. J.B. Pritzker’s cousin gives $500,000 to group opposed to governor’s graduated-rate tax initiative
- Ex-Merrillville priest accused of abuse, faking assault is defrocked, church says
- Oak Lawn, a ‘car-centric’ village, eyes improving pedestrian experience along Southwest Highway
- Brian Stokes Mitchell, this year’s Sarah Siddons winner, talks about his coronavirus bout, his viral video and our essential arts
- BandWith Chicago keeps the music flowing
- How to start talking to your doctor about cannabis and CBD
- Arizona voters to decide on legalizing marijuana on Nov. 3
- ¿Cuenta a todo el mundo el censo de EEUU?
- Cuba relaxes coronavirus restrictions 7 months into pandemic
- Column: Picking the next Chicago White Sox manager will be the biggest decision of Rick Hahn’s career. So who will it be?
- Stevenson High School parents, students — and former Chicago schools CEO Paul Vallas — call for hybrid choice, as district says it will instead ‘innovate’
- Abbott gets emergency FDA approval for antibody test that detects recent COVID-19 infections
- Joakim Noah lists Bannockburn home for $1.44 million
- Girls soccer notes: ‘Special talent’ Olivia Burton strengthens Wheeler’s defense at new position
- Wisconsin hits pair of grim COVID-19 milestones, with record highs for positive cases and deaths
- Georgia bate récord de votantes en elección anticipada
- Black McDonald’s workers in Quad Cities file civil rights suit alleging harassment, discrimination
- Cross country notes: Highland senior Lucas Guerra focuses on No. 1 after committing to Georgetown
- Post-Tribune boys soccer rankings and player of the week for Wednesday, Oct. 14, 2020
- Chicago aldermen reject Mayor Lori Lightfoot’s proposed ordinance that would roll back part of city’s stricter City Hall lobbying rules
- Liam Neeson no cautiva en ‘Honest Thief’
- Apple added 5G to its new iPhone 12 models. But it subtracted something else: Charging adapters.
- Lisle Democrat Paula Deacon Garcia challenging incumbent Sean Noonan in DuPage County District 2 election
- National debate over law enforcement an issue in race for Lake County state’s attorney
- Southtowners: Substitute teacher receives $3k scholarship; Blue Island and Chicago residents win Spotlight Awards, more
- LAPD investigating wife of Dr. Dre for embezzlement: report
- Webinar on flu and progress on coronavirus vaccines
- Chicago Public Schools will announce ‘very soon’ if in-person classes will resume next quarter, CEO says: ‘We know that parents are anxious’
- El FMI proyecta una recesión del 8,1% para Latinoamérica
- High-profile members of Augusta National Golf Club
- Cuba relaxes coronavirus restrictions 7 months into pandemic
- Yellowstone Park reports most-ever September visitors
- 30 recipes to incorporate cranberry into your meals
- Coronavirus in Illinois updates: Here’s what happened Oct. 13 with COVID-19 in the Chicago area
- What to stream: The best of Alex Gibney
- Stevie Wonder releases 2 new songs, gives health update
- Painting, cleanup of alleged murder scene of Lake County teens detailed by suspect’s grandfather during trial
- Celebrating fall at Harvest Tyme’s Pumpkin Patch Festival
- Megan Thee Stallion op-ed calls for respecting Black women
- Netflix CEO defends ‘Cuties,’ calls the film uniquely ‘misunderstood’ in the U.S.
- With days left on village permit, damage to Northbrook sign tallying COVID-19 deaths continues
- Commentary: I wrote Illinois’ ‘flat tax’ legislation and believe the state should keep it
- Hidden gems of Prime Day 2020
- Illinois’ COVID-19 death toll pushes past 9,000
- Elmwood Park plans to create a park after New Horizon Temple is demolished
- Two hospitalized after Aurora house fire
- Column: The great unanswered question in the presidential race is not the one about ‘court packing’
- ‘Morena’, el partido gobernante de México libra un airado pulso público por el liderazgo
- Good Samaritans help Chicago police officer from squad car after it plummets from overpass onto Kennedy Expressway
- LHS hosts drive-through homecoming parade
- Elmwood Park received $700,000 from state motor fuel tax
- Boeing’s struggles continue: Zero new plane orders in September
- Lake council gives final OK to purchasing ordinance, initial approval to data processing ordinance
- Boys soccer notes: Kouts breaks through for first sectional title with stout defense
- Pets of the week
- Local volunteers work on restoration efforts at Somme Woods
- Zoo in Germany attracts 100,000 visitors annually
- Mundelein High School’s Black Student Union hosting fundraiser to combat gun violence
- Avoca strings students reunite to perform with musicians across the world
- Lily James and Dominic West star in real-life marital drama after a very romantic-looking Roman holiday
- Eli Lilly pauses enrollment of patients in experimental coronavirus treatment ‘out of an abundance of caution’
- México formaliza contratos para la compra de vacunas contra la COVID-19 para cien millones de personas
- Honoring Hispanic Heritage Month, West Leyden art students make ceramic ‘alebrijes’
- Column: Transportation officials pay tribute to Larry Walsh, Will County leader who died in June
- West Suburban scores and schedules for Wednesday, Oct. 14
- Prosecutors say ‘Cheer’ star Jerry Harris victimized underage boys even after he knew he was under investigation for alleged sex crimes
- Empleados y empresas en desacuerdo por aumento a $15 la hora
- FBI: Grupos ponderaron secuestrar a gobernador de Virginia
- NFL could extend the regular season and move the date of Super Bowl because of COVID-19 schedule changes
- Bringing perfect waves to the masses
- Seriously Simple: A comforting dish to savor in challenging times
- 71% of District 203 parents and 54% of Indian Prairie District 204 parents want their kids back in school, surveys show
- Naperville family put in national spotlight when Dick Durbin tells their Affordable Care Act story at Coney Barrett hearing
- Behind on bills? Make sure it doesn’t affect your credit.
- Letters: One way to cut government costs: Streamline the workload, then reduce staff
- Elmwood Park seeks about 4.9% more from property taxpayers under levy for village
- Former Bulls player Joakim Noah lists suburban Bannockburn house for $1.44 million
- Trump tilda de ‘inexactas’ las predicciones de Fauci sobre el coronavirus
- Police killings more likely in agencies that get military gear, data shows
- Indiana numbers show Lake County seeing large jump in new COVID-19 cases
- ‘That’s contagious’: Why one clutch Nick Foles throw has Chicago Bears coaches excited for what’s ahead
- La Corte Suprema autoriza cerrar el conteo del censo ahora
- North Side man and woman, both 69, dead in homicide-suicide, Chicago police say
- Hard-to-define ‘antifa’ becomes election-year wedge issue
- Con gol de Lainez, México rescata empate ante Argelia
- Florida pauses football activities after an increase in COVID-19 cases — 3 days after coach Dan Mullen called for 90,000 fans at ‘The Swamp’
- Jillian Cosler gives glimpse of Sandburg’s future with third-place finish in girls golf sectional: ‘Those are big, big shoes to fill.’
- Evanston City Council plans to appoint longtime staffer Erika Storlie as next city manager
- McGrath: Finding ways around the pandemic when it comes to travel opening up new horizons
- Ceremony held to rename the Elgin post office for fallen Marine Cpl. Alex Martinez
- Suburbs not canceling trick-or-treating this Halloween, but not encouraging it either
- Cook County State’s Attorney Kim Foxx’s latest campaign ad highlights 4 men wrongfully convicted in 1980s murder prosecuted by her opponent
- The Spin: Pritzker vs. Pritzker on income tax ballot question | Nodding to Chicago violence, Durbin questions SCOTUS nominee Amy Coney Barrett on gun rights case | Kanye West puts up first ad in long-shot presidential bid
- Guilty plea entered for South Haven man charged with mutilating neighbor’s dog
- Cook County working through backlog of 20,000 mail-in ballot applications
- As some classrooms reopen, education plans vary across area school districts
- Skokie school officials keep an eye on COVID-19 numbers as they plan for in-person learning
- Melania Trump aún no aparece en público tras contraer COVID
- Baby survives after mother shot to death on Far South Side
- Blackhawks anniversary sculpture outside the United Center covered in graffiti and red paint on Indigenous Peoples Day
- Glencoe officials to discuss viability of home rule ballot measure
- Bannockburn 5-bedroom home on prairie oasis: $6M
- ‘We want to be the best’: Carter Williams cranks up the confidence to tie for fourth place in the sectional, leading Geneva to third as a team
- Naperville not immune to domestic violence, so learn how to help if you suspect something, educator says
- Sen. Dick Durbin asks Supreme Court nominee Barrett if she places restoring gun rights to felons above restoring voting rights
- Oak Park historic preservation commission, residents provide feedback for proposed 6-story Lake Street development
- Kyle Rittenhouse, accused in Kenosha shootings, will not face gun charges in Lake County over AR-15-style rifle, prosecutors say
- Oak Park Township voters to see referendum questions related to capital projects, fund reserves
- ‘We win Florida, and it’s all over,’ Biden tells voters in socially distanced campaign trip
- 8 Black women create fund to raise $1 billion by 2030 to invest in African American girls
- A storybook ending: Nebraska Omaha recruit Emma Kirvan notches an eagle on the No. 16 hole to pace Naperville North to third place
- Joseph Sullivan, CBOE founder who ‘changed the face of American finance,’ dies at 82
- Suspect wanted to strand Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer in Lake Michigan, others discussed kidnapping Virginia’s governor, FBI agent says
- Amazon Prime Day may drive nearly $10 billion in sales. ‘We’re going to be in a state of continual sales going forward to Christmas.’
- New initiative will recruit Black and brown Chicago students to become CPS educators: ‘There is power in the teachers of color. We understand our children’s stories.’
- Supreme Court confirmation hearings: Amy Coney Barrett bats away Democrats’ skeptical questions on abortion, health care and a possible disputed election
- Chicago adds Indiana to travel quarantine list; city health commissioner says, ‘I just want you and your families to be able to avoid COVID’
- With Election Day just 3 weeks away, Trump and Biden zero in on swing states that are key to Electoral College victory
- Second stimulus check updates: McConnell schedules Senate procedural vote on COVID-19 relief bill next week
- Analysis: 5 key takeaways from day 2 of the Amy Coney Barrett confirmation hearings