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- Daily horoscope for October 16, 2020
- Speak Out reader opinions: President’s racism scares person of color; Trump did everything he could in COVID-19 battle; Illinois Dems need to shut up
- Column: Big Tech slaps The New York Post to shield Joe Biden
- Craft marijuana growers seek court order to get their licenses in Illinois, claiming they’ll go broke if state doesn’t take action
- Ghost stories? Mysterious happenings seem to haunt Blue Island City Hall, mayor says
- Democratic effort to flip U.S. Rep. Rodney Davis’ seat the most hotly contested of Downstate congressional races
- Ask Amy: Political views end a long friendship
- Flashback: During Chicago’s violent milk wars, unions, the mob and farmers battled for price, control
- Southland voters face two contested Will County Board races
- Highland Park to allow sales of recreational marijuana
- Can the Chicago Bears beat the Carolina Panthers and improve to 5-1? Our Week 6 predictions.
- Daywatch: Signs of COVID-19 resurgence in Illinois, ex-top cop sued for sexual misconduct and the real story behind ‘The Trial of the Chicago 7’
- Review: ‘The West Wing’ reunion brings the fight to Trump. And it doesn’t even name him
- Column: To Vegas oddsmakers, the Chicago Bears basically are the Detroit Lions. How can they shake the underdog status?
- Oak Park District 97 delays return to in-school learning until 2021
- Is Nico Hoerner the second baseman of the future? Could Tommy La Stella return? 5 questions about Chicago Cubs second basemen heading into 2021.
- HP Pavilion Gaming Laptop review: Is this the ideal device for gamers on the go?
- Crash Bandicoot 4 review: Is this a worthwhile gift for the gamer kid in your life?
- The best surround sound system of 2020
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- The best fish tank starter kit
- The best hair perm kit of 2020
- Authorities: Man says he fired ‘warning shot’ on night Kyle Rittenhouse allegedly shot 3 in Kenosha
- Criticism of Lake County Board members who attended GOP fundraiser may lead to changes in public comment rules
- Pfizer CEO says COVID vaccine will not be ready by Election Day, pushing back against Trump claim on timing: ‘We are operating at the speed of science’
- Commissioner candidates put focus on post-pandemic recovery in Porter County
- Rocker Lenny Kravitz looks back to when he found his voice
- Arresto de general es muestra de decadencia: AMLO
- Atlanta police make arrest in actor’s shooting death
- Resident worries about safety with hunters near Merrillville subdivision
- Lake Central students write manuscript analyzing COVID-19 antibodies in Lake Central staff, seek to get study published
- Former Hinsdale resident defeats five-time winner in ‘Jeopardy!’ debut
- Column: Remembering Harvey Sterkel, who was more than just a great Aurora softball player
- Los votantes ven un EEUU profundamente dividido
- Gary council has more questions on city’s proposed 2021 budget; consultant residency questioned
- Gregory Maguire says his latest book ‘is like comfort food’
- European safety agency reportedly close to allowing Boeing 737 Max to fly again
- Speak Out reader opinion: Schools didn’t have therapy dogs after the 9/11 attacks
- Most Zion-Benton Township high school students to continue remote classes
- ‘Speak Out’ reader opinion: Wearing a mask important way to fight COVID-19
- Colts cierran instalaciones por casos de covid-19
- Edward J. Olmos denuncia la codicia corporativa en nuevo filme
- With reusable shopping bags again allowed, Oak Park reinstates single-use bag tax
- Casa Blanca pone ‘políticos’ en CDC para controlar la información sobre la pandemia
- ‘No one raised a finger’ to stop R. Kelly jail beating, singer’s lawyers say
- Suspenden ‘Tu Cara Me Suena’ por contagios de covid-19
- OMS: Tratamiento dado a Trump no es tan eficaz
- Disney+ incluye avisos de contenido racista en varios de sus clásicos
- Large study led by the World Health Organization finds antiviral drug remdesivir didn’t help COVID-19 patients
- Contested Gary school funding referendum could forecast struggling district’s future
- Pfizer says it won’t seek emergency authorization for coronavirus vaccine until mid-November, after Election Day
- Thousands of Porter County residents casting votes early: ‘We are in uncharted territory’
- Carlos Mesa, el intelectual que encarna el rechazo a Evo Morales
- Lake County local scores for Saturday, Oct. 17
- Is underage vaping a police or public health issue? Park Ridge aldermen to revisit ordinance after tickets issued to high schoolers
- Inspector general’s report details incompetent response to former Chicago police Superintendent Eddie Johnson being found asleep in his car, suggests he got preferential treatment
- What does ‘negative’ on a coronavirus test really mean?
- Cook-ahead egg dishes to make breakfast a breeze
- Igloos and greenhouses launch in West Loop, kicking off cold-weather shift for Chicago’s outdoor dining
- After 700 students test positive at State University of New York at Oneonta, the college president resigns
- Economic growth, pandemic among issues in Illinois House 65th District race
- NFL’s next man up ethos persists through injury and pandemic
- Town home plan for Little Friends’ land reduced to 41 units before it heads to Naperville council
- Michelle Goldberg column: Trump’s misogyny might finally catch up with him
- Jamelle Bouie column: What about the rest of the Constitution?
- Paul Krugman column: How the GOP can still wreck America
- David Brooks column: How to actually make America great
- Denuncian racismo en la DEA
- Should I let my boyfriend be a poll worker on Election Day?
- In fights over face masks, echoes of the seat-belt wars
- Did lockdowns lower premature births? A new study adds evidence
- A rapid test offers hope for community screening
- Southeastern Conference’s crises show how college football teeters day by day
- This elite school is in a brick fortress. Can it handle a pandemic?
- Cause of fire at Burr Ridge mansion being investigated
- Colombia mantiene cierre de fronteras hasta fin de mes
- Woman in critical condition after being hit by SUV as she crossed South Side street
- Column: Trump and Biden town halls showed us two worlds, and only one of them is terrifying
- Could your car keep you safe from COVID-19?
- Carson Kowalski takes advantage of ‘great opportunity’ and thrives in return to Mundelein’s golf team after playing soccer last year
- Aurora OKs revision to allow company to open in former Cosmopolitan Marketplace
- Hundreds of students, staff throughout Northwest Indiana school districts reported as close contacts, placed in quarantine
- 17 things to know about the electoral college
- State’s attorney: Deputies who killed Beach Park suspect during shootout acted ‘reasonably and appropriately’
- Man’s best friend once made nice wool blankets, too
- NWI brothers gain hands-on anatomical experience with former IUN professor in dissection program
- Guest column: Village of Lansing needs to address interracial relations
- 6 takeaways from the dueling Trump and Biden town halls
- This urban safari comes with a warning: Watch out for snakes
- How a Medusa sculpture from a decade ago became #MeToo art
- The Marc Jacobs whisperer
- Federal judge finds enough evidence to move toward trial of 5 Michigan men accused of plotting to kidnap governor
- Diddy launches political party ‘to get Trump out,’ improve ‘quality of life for Black people’
- Amazon Prime Day attracted lots of early holiday shoppers. Here’s how much they spent and what they bought.
- Early voting expands to Southland locations on Monday
- For the Navajo Nation, ‘everything takes time,’ including voting
- White House puts ‘politicals’ at CDC to try to control information it releases about the coronavirus pandemic
- After 8 days, Lake County surpasses early in-person totals of 2008 and 2012 general elections
- This ex-Taliban commander is now the face of Afghan security
- The Chicago 7: A timeline of the protests, the clashes, the trial and the fallout
- Down to Business: Happiness is a warm puppy — and dogs, kittens, and cats, too, A.D.O.P.T. director says
- Auto review: VW Atlas Cross Sport: Fewer passengers means more room for fun stuff
- Chicago girl waiting for liver transplant celebrates 1st birthday in hospital
- Community news
- School District 308 OKs plan for return of in-person learning
- Column: Few complaints with the ‘Chicago 7’ movie, but it was all different when I was there
- Column: Where was your love at first ‘site’? Couples recall their locations, from high school to bars to funerals.
- How to handle financial stress
- ‘Cool transition’: Cut as a freshman, Afam Oniah storms onto the scene three years later as Munster makes postseason run
- Winnetka Park District land swap will lead to expanded public beachfront
- Wimbledon planea regreso para 2021, con o sin aficionados
- Quickly: Readers sound off on the issues of the day
- Commentary: Twitter, Facebook in a no-win position with New York Post story
- Netflix’s ‘The Trial of the Chicago 7’ is based on real-life events. Here’s what you need to know
- Column: Fans are back at the ballpark for the NLCS and World Series — but is that for financial reasons instead of hope for the future?
- Eat a carp burger, save the Great Lakes. Challenge invites Illinoisans to fight for the environment with their appetites
- Chicago sculptor Simone Leigh to become first Black woman to represent U.S. at Venice Biennale
- Mena Suvari expecting first child at 41: ‘An absolute miracle!’
- Column: She fell in love with jazz at age 7. Now the Naperville performer hopes to bring it to the world.
- Child care centers don’t drive coronavirus infections, national study shows
- A record-shattering avalanche of early votes is transforming the 2020 election as experts predict turnout rates higher than in any presidential election since 1908
- US rejects Russian response to Trump administration’s nuclear arms control proposal
- Judge rules ‘Cheer’ star Jerry Harris to remain jailed on child pornography charges
- New Zealand to vote on legalizing marijuana and euthanasia
- Following fires, marijuana companies seek disaster relief
- En recaudación de fondos Biden supera ampliamente a Trump
- This Week in Naperville
- Letters to the Editor: Support graduated tax for Illinois; a look at America’s problems
- Awash in red ink: US posts record $3.1 trillion 2020 budget deficit, more than double the previous record
- EEUU acusa de narcotráfico a exsecretario Defensa de México
- Disabato: A basketball journey like no other. Shepard graduate Steve Payne, one of the most skilled players of the 1990s, tells all.
- On Brazil’s tropical island of cats, virus led to starvation
- Letters: Going through the stages of grief during COVID-19
- New England Patriots reportedly cancel practice after a positive COVID-19 test
- ‘Windy City Rehab’ host scores court win in an attempt to sell her personal home
- Column: ‘Herd immunity’ idea rears its head again — and still deserves to be struck down
- Leyden District 212 to begin hybrid learning in November; about a quarter of parents opt out
- Carolina Panthers place an offensive lineman on the reserve/COVID-19 list — 2 days before they host the Chicago Bears
- Indiana congressional candidate alleges racist threats, gunfire
- Hawaii allows flyers to skip quarantine with pre-travel COVID-19 testing
- Baranek: Mother McAuley graduate Nancy Kane goes through baptism of fire at Notre Dame with ‘a gratitude you don’t see with most people.’
- Commentary: The Vanessa Guillen Act may not do enough to help sexual assault victims in the military
- Girl’s teacher saw 7-year-old being sexually assaulted during e-learning session, Chicago police say
- Violó a recién nacida en hogar de crianza
- Candidates in 70th Illinois House District discuss education funding, reform in Springfield
- Commentary: Let’s not wait for the obit. Happy birthday, Dave.
- Airlines have given up on 2020. Now next year is looking bleak too.
- ‘Batman’ filming in Chicago
- Armstrong: He grew up in Naperville. He prepped at Marmion. And now, Weston Kramer wants to be a seasoned, veteran leader for NIU.
- Column by Phillip Halpern: I won’t work in Attorney General William Barr’s Justice Department any longer
- Auto review: VW Atlas Cross Sport: Fewer passengers means more room for fun stuff
- On Brazil’s tropical island of cats, virus led to starvation
- Lemur located after break-in at San Francisco Zoo
- Cells at San Diego Zoo lead to cloning of endangered horse
- Coca-Cola eliminates TaB, its original diet soft drink
- Mayo Clinic Q and A: Managing high cholesterol with lifestyle changes
- Husband-and-wife nurses contract COVID-19. She died in the hospital where she worked
- Naperville News Digest: Curbside leaf pickup starts Monday; early voting available at Naperville Municipal Center; Rotary holding winter clothing drive
- Get serious about your home office. Invest in big-ticket items with longevity for comfort and productivity.
- Oswego to examine buying body cameras for police officers
- Gary Mayor Jerome Prince turns to courts to solve impasse with common council
- Munster reaches state semifinals with 3-2 win against Center Grove
- Editorial: Chicago Tribune endorsements: Take the editorial board’s ballot into the voting booth with you. (Yes, it’s legal.)
- ¿Qué significa para México el arresto del general Cienfuegos?
- Lincolnwood ballot party shows attendees where to get info on judges, candidates
- Democratic U.S. Reps. Lauren Underwood, Sean Casten hold cash advantage over GOP challengers; Willie Wilson gives his campaign $3 million but still trails Sen. Dick Durbin
- Law & Order column: Two teens arrested in Gurnee shooting
- Column: Early voters are casting thousands of ballots in the south suburbs. ‘It’s my right.’
- Column: Meet the career problem solver charged with fixing Illinois’ unemployment system
- Opposition to Pilsen as historic landmark district
- Kane, Will counties back on state COVID-19 warning list; Kane health director outlines ‘concerning’ trends
- CPS will phase students back into buildings starting with preschool and special education; union calls the plan ‘reckless’ and ‘illegal’
- 3-year-old-boy shot to death at Rockford apartment building
- Republican challenger Pat O’Brien outraises incumbent Democrat Kim Foxx in Cook Count state’s attorney race
- Quickly: Readers sound off on the issues of the day
- Woman killed, child injured in fiery one-vehicle crash on Eisenhower near Harlem
- Column: Love letters in the alley: When a Chicago cop finds a stash of old letters in the trash, he’s transported to Chicago during World War II. And vows to get the letters back to the family.
- 37th House candidates see health care, taxes among top concerns
- Griffith hires former Bishop Noll boys basketball coach Josh Belluomini
- Willie Wilson’s Senate campaign changes ads that lacked disclaimers as Democrats file FEC complaint
- Wisconsin breaks record for COVID cases for a third time in a week and hospitalizations hit a new high
- Quickly: Readers sound off on the issues of the day
- Biden’s audience on ABC tops NBC’s Trump event in the duel of town halls
- Decapitan en París a profesor que mostró caricaturas de ‘Charlie Hebdo’ en clase
- A man, a megaphone and a mission to shame the Astros: A White Sox fan with a balcony overlooking the stadium just couldn’t pass up this opportunity
- Pritzker says ‘we are in a new wave here’ as Illinois reports 4,554 new COVID-19 cases, the second record high in as many days
- IUN hosts panel on racial and implicit bias: ‘I’m amazed at how many schools will call the police’
- Matteson school district fires finance director — her third termination since 2008 — who started new Virginia job in July
- Responding to COVID, the Chicago International Film Festival trailer makes lemonade out of viral lemons
- Trump administration reverses course and approves previously rejected California request for wildfire disaster relief
- Indian Prairie District 204 and Naperville District 203 plan to reopen schools with hybrid learning. Here’s what you need to know.
- Supreme Court will review Trump policy to exclude people in US illegally from census count used to allocate House seats
- 5 inspiring books by women leaders
- Consider a secured credit card to help children build good credit
- Portage Township Trustee honors Kegebein for dedication to community
- Aptakisic-Tripp SD102 welcomes students on campus, but further rollout of hybrid learning could be halted by uptick in COVID-19 cases
- Letter to the editor: Education is on the ballot
- Retired radio host Joseph “JoBo” Colborn lists Freeport party house for $325,000
- Lake County officials expect record voter turnout
- Elgin business owners express compassion, but frustrations linger over downtown homeless population
- Commentary: Why we demand more than the broken construct of ‘diversity’
- Woman killed when vehicle is hit by man driving stolen car on West Side
- Police: Occupants of car robbed at gunpoint while sitting along Oak Park-Berwyn border
- It looks like Tiffany Haddish is not returning to ‘The Last O.G.’ for its fourth season
- Man questioned by police after fatal stabbing during fight in South Side apartment
- Manufacturing company receives city permit incentives to move headquarters to Elgin
- Dice que dio a luz en su celda porque ‘sólo querían que viera cuánto dolor podía soportar’
- Overturned SUV hurtles down Dempster Street during multi-car crash in Morton Grove and Niles
- Potempa: Marinated’ cheese recipe easy Oktoberfest crowd pleaser
- Volunteers in Highland Park gazing skyward, counting hawks and other migratory birds of prey
- Retired radio host Joseph ‘JoBo’ Colborn lists Freeport party house for $325,000
- Corrections and clarifications
- Commentary: In the race for a COVID-19 vaccine, how do we balance risk and safety?
- COVID-19 numbers are rising in Illinois. How worried should the Chicago area be?
- Aurora approves sales tax rebate agreement for Pacifica Square
- Lake County moved off COVID-19 warning status, but officials warn return to all-remote schooling is a possibility
- In reversal, Twitter is no longer blocking unsubstantiated New York Post article about Hunter Biden
- Coronavirus in Illinois updates: Here’s what happened Oct. 16 with COVID-19 in the Chicago area
- Northwest Indiana local scores for Saturday, Oct. 17
- Aurora approves two new TIF districts
- VW truck unit agrees to buy rest of Navistar for $3.7 billion
- President Donald Trump said to be warned by intelligence agencies that Rudy Giuliani was a conduit for Russian disinformation aimed at Joe Biden
- FBI investigating if Hunter Biden email story is linked to Russian disinformation operation
- New Naperville sculpture will pay tribute to firefighters who lost their lives in line of duty, give history of fire service
- The Spin: Chicago police prepare for Election Day unrest | O’Brien outpaces Foxx in fundraising | Pritzker’s state income tax bill would rise to $10.5 million under graduated tax
- Coronavirus cases surge in key battleground states as election nears
- Nov. 3 general election: Tribune Editorial Board endorsements, bedsheet ballot and candidates’ responses to survey
- Suspect held without bail in July slaying of developmentally delayed young man in Evanston
- House Speaker Michael Madigan and Illinois Democrats maintain fundraising edge despite ongoing corruption probe
- How the Hunter Biden email episode illustrates the risk to President Trump from Rudy Giuliani
- Mendrys’ moment: Audrey Mendrys ‘gets it’ to lead Naperville North to dominant victory in DuPage Valley Conference Meet
- Before President Trump’s visit
- After nearly 35 years on Chicago’s fine-dining summit, Everest restaurant is closing
- Democratic incumbent Kim Foxx, Republican challenger Pat O’Brien face off in a Cook County state’s attorney’s race defined by extraordinary climate of 2020
- Column: Gov. Pritzker? The kids want to play.
- Armie Hammer files for joint custody of 2 kids, asks for estranged wife to return to U.S. from Cayman Islands
- On the defense and facing financial strains, Trump fights to energize his sagging reelection bid in two must-win Sun Belt states
- Northwestern’s Kellogg School goes remote for two weeks after more than 50 students linked to multiple off-campus gatherings and 4 catch COVID-19
- On the fast track: Lockport’s Wil Kiley and Lincoln-Way Central’s Jay Parker pick up pace to win SouthWest Suburban Conference titles
- 2021 pandemic budget plan from Cook County Board President Toni Preckwinkle includes dipping into reserve fund, no tax hikes
- County Board President Toni Preckwinkle outlines $6.9 billion budget plan: ‘This pandemic has dealt Cook County and its residents a catastrophic blow’
- Daily Southtown local schedules and scores for Sunday, Oct. 18
- West Suburban scores and schedules for Sunday, Oct. 18
- Drayk Bowen blocks punt and scores TD as Andrean tops Lowell to clinch conference title: ‘We wanted to make a good first impression.’
- Trey Gibson rushes for 230 yards and two touchdowns and adds two defensive TDs as Wheeler rolls past Griffith despite short bench