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- Daily horoscope for October 26, 2020
- Column: Pondering how to parlay a Biden victory into a more united country
- Ask Amy: Long-ago cheating leaves wife ruminating
- Fired Buffalo police officer who contends she stopped another cop from choking a man finds new support — in Chicago
- Libertarian candidate in Cook County state’s attorney race faced 2019 misdemeanor arrest in family dispute
- Letters: Illinois lawmakers need shock therapy. So vote ‘no’ on the graduated tax proposal.
- Editorial: Environmental ‘racism’ on the Southeast Side. Residents say, Enough!
- Column: This election isn’t just about Donald Trump and Congress. Pay attention to those judges on the ballot too.
- Rare blue moon to rise on Halloween night, but don’t expect it to look blue in Chicago
- Daywatch: Property taxes climb higher than other bills, Lightfoot counts on big increase in speeding tickets and the state’s plan to save monarch butterflies
- 5 takeaways from Big Ten football’s chaotic opening weekend, including a possible downer to Graham Mertz’s dazzling debut and that Indiana-Penn State finish
- Need an election night distraction? Read these books. And these trilogies, if the counting stretches on.
- Column: A pile of stacked boxes at the University of Chicago — exhibitionism or architecture?
- Chicago Bears Week 7 storylines: Kyle Fuller’s conundrum, the dizzying motion of the Los Angeles Rams offense and Akiem Hicks’ upcoming infomercial
- 5 observations from Game 5 of the World Series, including Clayton Kershaw rising to the moment and Manuel Margot’s failed attempt to steal home
- Chicago man found shot to death in Griffith
- Show goes on for Olivier Awards, even with UK theaters shut
- Indiana attorney general disputing bill in discipline case
- Harry Styles investing in new music venue in Manchester
- Feel like your property taxes are climbing higher than your other bills? New 20-year study shows you’re right.
- Where can Luis Robert build on his rookie season? Will Nomar Mazara be back in right field? 4 questions about Chicago White Sox outfielders heading into 2021.
- Restaurateurs in Elmwood Park, Franklin Park worry winter may reduce business: ‘It will put us in a very bad situation’
- Column: Trump had a Hunter Biden story to sell. Reporters at the Wall Street Journal weren’t buying it.
- Village Farmstand pickup location in Evanston
- New fresh food and meal delivery service
- Largest IPO in history: Alibaba-affiliated Ant Group seeks to raise $35 billion
- `The books that see her through’: Oprah Winfrey suggests seven
- Michelle G. Lopez
- How to have a safe Thanksgiving during coronavirus, according to CDC
- Disney’s Animal Kingdom welcomes baby rhino
- Kevin Durant and Kyrie Irving are collaborating on their signature sneakers
- Los Dodgers quedan a un paso de coronarse en la Serie Mundial
- Ronaldinho anuncia que tiene coronavirus
- Taylor Swift’s ‘Folklore’ becomes first album of 2020 to sell a million copies
- De’Longhi Air Fry Convection Oven review: Can this countertop oven replace multiple kitchen appliances?
- Aurora event gives kids an early start on trick-or-treating
- ‘Binging With Babish’ expands as pandemic boosts YouTube cooking shows
- Charles M. Blow column: Trump’s army of angry white wen
- Republicanos a punto de imponer a Barret en la Corte Suprema
- El hombre detrás de ‘Selena: The Series’ está listo para liderar la revolución latina de Hollywood
- ‘GLOW’ star says Season 4 would’ve showed ‘women of color taking their power back’
- Ross Douthat column: The last temptation of NeverTrump
- Speak Out reader opinion: Danger for restaurants remaining open in Will County
- Gail Collins and Bret Stephens column: Is it safe to ask whether Trump’s days are numbered?
- Daily Southtown local scores and schedules for Tuesday, Oct. 27
- 5 things to know about Maria Bakalova, the ‘Borat’ star from that Giuliani scene
- West Suburban scores and schedules for Tuesday, Oct. 27
- Maureen Dowd column: King Kong Trump, losing his grip
- Boeing, other arms suppliers face Chinese sanctions for Taiwan sales
- Lake County local scores and schedules for Tuesday, Oct. 27
- En El Paso, hospitales abrumados y toque de queda
- Talk of the County reader opinion: Trump ‘has shown himself to be a world-class ignoramus’
- Ed Perkins on Travel: Can ‘the Market’ really eliminate deceptive travel advertising?
- ¿Se debilita la oposición venezolana con la huida de López a España?
- Six running for Kendall County Board in District 2
- Listen to your family members. No, really listen.
- Burr Ridge police blotter: Business reports two tires stolen from truck
- Take comfort in pumpkin this season
- Ice truck given to Cedar Lake Historical Society: ‘We have our history on wheels’
- Las grandes claves de la segunda fecha de la Champions
- Help kids enjoy Halloween at home with spooky stamps
- Northwest Indiana local scores for Tuesday, Oct. 27
- Why is the new Netflix movie ‘Holidate’ set in Chicago? We love the holidays, screenwriter says
- Talk of the County reader opinion: ‘Utterly childish’ Democrats to blame for ‘all this unrest in our cities’
- Los principales favoritos a los American Music Awards
- What we learned from Week 7 of the NFL season
- La Grange police blotter: Lyons man charged with possession of stolen Mercedes after crash in Brookfield
- Universitarios en EEUU, ante una difícil perspectiva laboral
- Shemekia Copeland scores a triumph with ‘Uncivil War’
- Lynwood’s Living Grace church endeavors to build bridge of respect between young men, police
- Letters to the editor: Cease non-essential projects while Illinois faces fiscal crisis
- Prince Harry says ‘living’ in Meghan Markle’s shoes opened his eyes to unconscious bias
- Fantasy football waiver wire for Week 8: If Christian Kirk or Corey Davis aren’t available, grab Brandon Aiyuk
- Talk of the County reader opinion: Biden’s support comes from ‘losers, rioters, thieves and ne’er-do-wells’
- Game day in Green Bay: Empty sports bars, full hospitals
- China aims to end extreme poverty, but COVID-19 exposes gaps
- Game day in Green Bay: Empty sports bars, full hospitals
- Where does Illinois early voting and vote-by-mail stand? Here is the latest data
- Talk of the County reader opinion: Careless people, not Trump, to blame for spread of COVID-19
- ¿Cómo logró Chile su plebiscito constitucional?
- Black players continued a mentoring tradition amid a pandemic
- Rosario Robles se niega a colaborar con la Fiscalía para ser puesta en libertad
- 4 current affairs podcasts for curious children
- Talk of the County reader opinion: Feinstein became target of ‘cancel culture’ after hugging Graham
- How Disney will tweak Epcot’s holiday celebrations
- US court backs Indiana’s limits on voting time extensions
- Climate change and Abner Mikva documentaries this week on WTTW offer a couple of hours to think before Election Day
- Parts of Minnesota get record snow for this early in October
- Column: This ‘mask cop’ is 81 and loud
- Minnesota candidate for U.S. Senate Jason Lewis rushed into surgery
- R.I.P.: Rust in peace; these cars aren’t returning for 2021
- Column: Park Forest veteran worked as optometrist, police officer and school teacher
- Election could stoke U.S. marijuana market, sway Congress
- Parts of Minnesota get record snow for this early in October
- USDA approves Indiana’s plan for commercial hemp growing
- Column: Trump fearlessly surrenders to the coronavirus as cases surge nationwide: ‘It’s going to be over,’ he lied
- Girls swimming notes: Freshman phenom Annika Parkhe wins four events to lead Deerfield to sectional title
- Study: Climate change could interrupt Yellowstone geysers
- First snow of the season coats Chicago area Monday morning, but temps should recover for Halloween
- The 25 best stuffing recipes for the holidays
- Halloween goes on at the White House with a few twists
- Column: A tale of two cities — Kenosha and Waukegan — in the wake of police shootings
- Odell Beckham se pierde resto de la temporada
- ¡No, el desodorante no causa cáncer de mama!
- Halloween goes on at the White House with a few twists
- ¿Es México indiferente a las elecciones en EEUU?
- Domestic abuse to be focus of online Lake County event
- Michael B. Jordan, en negociaciones para dirigir Creed 3
- Baranek: You can call Jason and Terysa Wojnar the perfect couple after their matching 300 games at Oak Forest Bowl
- Woman, 67, fatally shoots burglar who broke into her garage in Marquette Park, police say
- Suze Orman’s post-pandemic finance tips
- Zeta sería huracán antes de golpear México y EEUU
- Naperville Police Blotter: Arrests for fighting, being a fugitive from justice, property damage, identity theft and other charges
- Resident turns longtime passion into first place in park district’s Halloween House Decorating Contest
- El virus frena la recuperación de las aerolíneas de cara al invierno
- Mundelein passes grant program to help restaurants prepare for outdoor winter dining
- Quickly: Readers sound off on issues of the day
- Colleges across the country slash budgets in the pandemic, with ‘nothing off-limits’
- Tropical Storm Zeta is expected to strengthen to a hurricane on Monday
- Commentary: The Latino and immigrant vote has been mobilized by years of GOP nativism
- Fox News anchors quarantine after COVID-19 exposure on flight
- Cook County to give direct payments to suburban residents hurt by COVID-19 pandemic: ‘What they need is cash’
- Springsteen le canta a amigos fallecidos en ‘Letter to You’
- Senior Isaiah Dallal runs his best time on his home course to finish third and lead defending 2A state champ Kaneland to regional title
- Sterling K. Brown finds his balance in when to speak out
- `The books that help her through’: Winfrey suggests seven
- Column: Opening of Navy Pier hotel is postponed, the latest blow to city’s reeling hotel market
- Top 10 things to do this Halloween, including an ‘upside down’ Chicago parade
- Emilia Clarke se enfrentó a los showrunners de Juego de tronos
- Lightfoot administration defends proposed Chicago property tax hike plan for 2021
- Appointed Park Ridge Ald. Maureen Hartwig announces she will not run for full term next spring
- Analyzing web searches can help experts predict, respond to COVID-19 hot spots
- Cooling stress tips: Helping others will reduce your own stress
- The Right Thing: Shut up and listen
- Lake County officials clarify procedure on when, how voters can forfeit absentee mail-in ballot
- El calendario pasa dura factura al Manchester City
- ALLAN WERNICK: Patrocinar a los padres para obtener la residencia; ciudadanía después de cumplir 21
- Cross country notes: Lowell junior Karina James answers critics with another win at semistate
- Emily Ratajkowski reveals she’s pregnant
- Snow falls in the Chicago area
- Wisconsin surpasses 200,000 COVID-19 cases
- Aurora apartment uninhabitable after fire
- Restaurant owner bringing his business acumen to Crisis Center board
- Morales regresaría el 11 de noviembre a Bolivia
- Chicago Red Stars trade Yuki Nagasato and Savannah McCaskill to Racing Louisville FC in exchange for roster protection in upcoming NWSL expansion draft
- Forest Preserve District of DuPage County Board District 5 race: Candidates discuss issues, reasons why residents should choose them over their opponent
- Column: COVID-19 patient to be released from hospital after three-month recovery and ventilator support — ‘I prayed and prayed’
- Elgin woman’s art repurposes bones, flowers, insects
- For the first time, the presence of water on the moon’s sunlit surface has been confirmed
- Tom Brady deslumbra y Bill Belichick trastabilla
- Speak Out reader opinions: Trump has a cult following; Biden got off easy in town hall event; business shutdowns will to lead to poverty
- Hayrack ride overturns, killing 1 in western Illinois
- Letters: If Mayor Lightfoot doesn’t reappoint hardworking inspector general, it could be a fatal mistake
- Owner of Jimmy John’s and Sonic in talks to buy Dunkin’ Donuts and Baskin Robbins
- Old Fashioned Donuts in Roseland
- Lake Zurich approves water study, looks to remove radium from waste water
- Can you pass this retirement literacy quiz?
- Medicare open enrollment is time to change supplements, but do your homework first
- EatingWell: Skillet casserole is quick, healthy and tasty
- Seriously Simple: Pumpkin tea bread is a sign of the season
- Fire breaks out at football stadium of shuttered Gary Lew Wallace High School
- Should you pay off student loans right now?
- El Barca aviva la polémica del penalti del Clásico
- Portage veteran firefighter named chief: Randy Wilkening takes over for Tim Sosby, who retires Nov. 5
- Empeora crisis de virus en EEUU pese a retórica de Trump
- Commentary: Feeling partisan rage? Find hope and change from within.
- Tollway flies drone over Flagg Creek and prepares to remove railway bridge over I-294 by Hinsdale and Western Springs
- EEUU atrae cada vez menos estudiantes extranjeros
- Editorial: The controversy over Illinois Supreme Court Justice Tom Kilbride
- Libertyville Farmers Market concludes after celebrating its 40th season
- Former Buffalo Grove business owner facing federal charges of smuggling gun parts to Ukraine
- Sorprenden a Andrés Cantor con un premio en plena transmisión
- Commentary: 5 ways CPS could better serve students during the pandemic
- Naperville to resume shutting off electric service for unpaid bills Jan. 1; license renewal hold ends Nov. 1
- Column: It’s another round of everyone’s favorite game show, ‘Parenting By The Decades’!
- El coronavius no puede con los Premios Laurence Olivier
- From slow cooker to Cincinnati, 30 chili recipes for chilly days
- Wheeler man, 23, injured in Oct. 19 incident dies
- WeatherTech switches gears to make COVID-19 face shields
- Sterling K. Brown habla de lo que ha sido convertirse en una celebridad
- Editorial: No, that property tax squeeze is not in your head
- Pedestrian bridge over Fox River in Aurora now set to open in the spring
- Column: Pandemic isolation can lead you to some odd places, including the purchase of a very large necklace
- The Spin: Trick-or-treating on, polls remain open as COVID-19 surges in Illinois | Jennifer Pritzker is politically homeless | Study: Property tax hikes exceed inflation in Cook County
- Novedades esta semana en TV, streaming y plataformas musicales
- Zanies in Rosemont is closed by stricter COVID rules
- CPS reports most weekly COVID-19 cases since pandemic began, but the numbers remain low. Can they stay that way if schools reopen next quarter?
- Cross country notes: Freshman Paige-Elicia Caruth comes through as Lakes edges Vernon Hills for regional title
- 20 spooktacular specials for Halloween and Dia de los Muertos, from ‘The Shining’ pop-up to Andy Warhol’s Factory
- Coronavirus deaths are rising again in the US and cases are climbing in nearly every state
- Elgin News Digest: Kane County holding health survey; Elgin History Museum sets Nov. 7 gala date; locals win awards at this year’s 4-H state competition
- Suburban Cook County placed under tougher coronavirus restrictions starting Wednesday that will prohibit indoor dining and bar service
- Will County Republicans question notification for daily mail-in ballot processing
- DuPage COVID-19 numbers too high for Indian Prairie students to return to school, superintendent says
- The Rev. Al Sharpton scheduled to attend vigil for Waukegan police shooting victims
- Barrington swears in the newest police officers and firefighter/paramedics
- ‘He’s the kind of Catholic I want to be’: Chicagoan reflects on class with Wilton Gregory, who will become first Black US cardinal
- ESPN won’t hold college basketball events in Florida bubble
- DeOndra Dixon, Down Syndrome ambassador and ‘little sister’ of actor Jamie Foxx, dies age 36
- Holiday gift guide 2020: Gift giving is not canceled
- Week 7 photos: Los Angeles Rams 24, Chicago Bears 10
- Letter: An Election Day poem
- Friends, Northbrook officials mourn the death of Chuck Wernick, retired police chief
- Kazakhstan finally embraces Borat, makes his ‘Very Nice’ catchphrase new tourism slogan
- Trump and Biden hit critical battleground of Pennsylvania as final week of campaign collides with deepening concerns over pandemic
- ‘Blindsided and heartbroken.’ Mood of restaurant, bar owners dismal as COVID restrictions are back in suburban Cook
- Coronavirus in Illinois updates: Here’s what happened Oct. 26 with COVID-19 in the Chicago area
- Supreme Court sides with GOP to prevent Wisconsin from counting mailed ballots received after Election Day
- Ole Miss coach Lane Kiffin, fined $25,000 for complaints about SEC officiating, responds with tweets about paying in pennies
- Wisconsin coach Paul Chryst says he can’t comment on QB Graham Mertz’s reported positive COVID-19 test
- Deeply divided Senate confirms Amy Coney Barrett to Supreme Court, securing likely conservative majority for years to come
- Amy Coney Barrett swearing-in differs markedly from ‘superspreader’ Rose Garden event
- Week 7 recap: Chicago Bears get dealt a reality check with a 24-10 loss to the Los Angeles Rams