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- ‘Snow. Then this?!’ Your best 3-word reviews from the Chicago Bears’ 24-10 loss to the Los Angeles Rams
- Evanston man accused of trying to punch Niles police officer investigating vandalism complaint
- Daily horoscope for October 27, 2020
- Proposed Park Ridge property tax levy likely to see increase over prior year
- Items on hot stove cause small apartment fire at Franklin Towers
- CTA bus driver hit by paintball on South Side, police say
- Chicago Bears QB Nick Foles says he didn’t criticize Matt Nagy’s play-calling after ESPN’s Brian Griese ignites questions. But Foles and Nagy have plenty to iron out this week.
- Column: The Chicago Bears’ dreadful loss to the Los Angeles Rams verified just how lost their offense is
- Eisenhower band director is in line for a GRAMMY honor, and his students aren’t surprised one bit
- Ask Amy: Facebook dustup affects the whole family
- Man, 41, sitting at kitchen table killed by bullet coming in through window, police say
- Brad Biggs’ 10 thoughts after the Chicago Bears lost 24-10 to the Los Angeles Rams
- Daywatch: COVID rules rolled back in suburban Cook County, Amy Coney Barrett confirmed to Supreme Court and why a new Netflix movie is set in Chicago
- Chicago siblings shot to death, 8 others wounded at post-funeral gathering in Mississippi
- Chicago jazz master Howard Levy forges through pandemic by ‘Looking Inward’ with piano improvisations
- Arlington Heights trustees reject plan to use for-profit textile recycling vendor, approve new deal with Groot for waste hauling services
- After years of discussions, Glenview Park Board narrowly votes against plan for new Naval Air Station museum
- Council at large candidates lay out plans in Porter County
- Questlove’s quest: To find woman who bought him a turntable
- Elmwood Park District 401 makes plans to bring students back to school in hybrid learning model
- Will Edwin Encarnacion be back? What role will Andrew Vaughn play? 3 questions about Chicago White Sox designated hitters heading into 2021.
- Review: Trump mime Sarah Cooper goes for a 2020 dark mood in her first Netflix special
- Winners and losers from the Chicago Bears’ Week 7 loss: Brian Griese coaxing quite a quote from Nick Foles, ‘Dancing With the Stars’ and Dr. Seuss
- Man accused of planning sexual assault at River North hotel so he could sue has a history of falsely claiming he’s paraplegic in lawsuits, prosecutors say
- Mayor Lori Lightfoot defends plan to start issuing speed camera tickets for cars going 6 mph over the limit as ‘safety’ issue. City data shows a more complicated picture.
- Development alongside Moody Bible Institute
- Developer reveals plan for land alongside Moody Bible Institute: More than 2,600 apartments, condos and town homes
- My worst moment: The time Matthew McConaughey came to set unprepared. It was not alright.
- Questions to prep for your telehealth appointment with your doctor
- Entertainers discuss disability representation in Hollywood
- The official Halloween candy power rankings
- Classrooms without walls, and hopefully COVID
- WeatherTech, maker of car floor mats, switches gears to make COVID-19 face shields
- McDonald’s asks judge to toss out racial discrimination suit filed by Black former franchisees, calling it ‘illogical’
- Another double amputee’s fight for the Olympics is dealt a major setback
- How Trump and Bolsonaro broke Latin America’s COVID-19 defenses
- Baby boy found after police say he was never in SUV reported taken from outside Southwest Side convenience store
- How Trump and Bolsonaro broke Latin America’s COVID-19 defenses
- Northfield 6-bedroom home with remote work office suite: $3.5M
- La desaparición de Mesut Özil
- Sheldon Adelson cashing out of Vegas would come at trying time for city
- Apple developing smaller AirPods Pro, revamped entry-level model
- Batwoman’s redesigned new Batsuit makes it clear she’s a Black woman
- Blowin’ in the wind: Lost interviews hold new Bob Dylan insights
- Driver sought after vehicle hits Tinley Park home, sparks fire
- Religiosos en EEUU piden a candidatos respetar resultados
- Aumenta la lista de artistas en los Latin Grammy
- Halloween in 2020: Some fun with death and fear, anyone?
- Oak Park, River Forest historical society’s cemetery walk highlights ‘Faith in Tough Times’
- Let 1,000 coronavirus flowers bloom
- Speak Out reader opinion: No deity is going to help us from natural disasters
- Stop the music! Chorus of artists tell Trump to turn it down
- Zeta pasa sobre México, provoca alerta en Nueva Orleans
- Let 1,000 coronavirus flowers bloom
- Demand for equipment falls, but Caterpillar has strong 3rd quarter
- NFL power rankings for Week 8: Kansas City Chiefs reclaim the top spot with the Pittsburgh Steelers getting closer, while the Chicago Bears are still in the top half
- Ross Douthat column: The media’s Hunter Biden conundrum
- Paul Krugman column: Trump tells coronavirus, ‘I surrender’
- Bret Stephens column: Anti-Semitism and what feeds it
- Daily Southtown local scores and schedules for Wednesday, Oct. 28
- United States cannot replace President Trump as defendant in columnist’s lawsuit related to rape allegation, federal judge rules
- Nurses are at high risk for COVID among health workers, CDC says
- Northwest Indiana local scores and schedules for Wednesday, Oct. 28
- West Suburban scores and schedules for Wednesday, Oct. 28
- Justice Amy Coney Barrett’s first votes on Supreme Court could include Trump’s taxes, absentee ballot counting
- At 12, she’s a COVID ‘long hauler’
- Farm-fresh produce delivered to your door? Because of COVID-19, a growing number of services are offering just that.
- Those attending large Thanksgiving celebration could reconvene for Christmastime funeral, state health director warns
- From walking buddies to next-door neighbors, these Chicagoans are moving for the sake of Olive and Lou’s puppy love
- Cory Booker ‘very happy’ to find out he’s RuPaul’s cousin: ‘Hope he and I can have a family reunion soon’
- La gente empieza a regresar a la oficina, pero no como antes
- Pfizer says it’s making progress on COVID-19 vaccine, even as its profits are hurt by pandemic
- eBay plans to authenticate all sneakers over $100 — here are the best items currently available
- Kazakhstan, reversing itself, embraces ‘Borat’ as very nice
- With title in sight, the Dodgers are armed and ready to get creative
- Así afecta la falta de público al factor localía según estudio
- Kane County state’s attorney candidates stress experience, ideas for change
- ¿Qué factores influirán en las ventas navideñas en EEUU?
- Dodgers acarician el título, tras 32 años y 3.600 millones
- How the virus slowed the booming wind energy business
- Questions and answers about the Biden family and China
- How the virus slowed the booming wind energy business
- Lake Station nixes Halloween in Park event Saturday; mayor says it would be ‘irresponsible’
- Village Center welcomes three new pop-up businesses to Burr Ridge
- Exports of used cars are a pollution problem, U.N. warns
- Billy McFarland, of Fyre Festival infamy, now in solitary confinement after podcast interview
- Par 3 Contest out, ‘College GameDay’ in at different Masters
- ‘This Is Us’ already had its new season mapped out. But 2020 had other plans
- Shiver time! Halloween movies, from “Monsters, Inc.” to a South Korean zombie thriller to ‘The Exorcist,’ at drive-ins this week
- 25 recipes perfect for Hanukkah
- Maradona y ‘Muñeco’ Gallardo aislados preventivamente
- Is it a cold, the flu or COVID-19? Get a flu shot and err on the side of caution, experts say.
- Disabato: Tom Mayhan is not messing around. Mount Carmel’s new hockey coach sees program ‘making some real noise’ within two years.
- Craving pizza: Some of our favorites pies around Chicago
- Trump los inspiró a naturalizarse, y a votar en su contra
- Most stolen cars in America — and steps you can take to avoid losing yours
- Boys basketball notes: Hammond’s Darrell Reed chooses Alabama State without visiting campus, knowing ‘anything could happen if I didn’t commit now’
- My Vrbo rental is canceled—but where’s my refund? Travel Troubleshooter investigates
- Infantino, presidente de FIFA, positivo por coronavirus
- He’s 82, but the owner of Old Fashioned Donuts in Roseland has no plans to stop making the best apple fritters in Chicago
- The latest change to an already altered 2020 Masters? The Par 3 Contest is out and ESPN’s ‘College GameDay’ is in.
- Fans de Lakers y Dodgers contribuyen a repunte de coronavirus
- Girls tennis notes: A four-peat? Providence’s Emma Davis continues string of qualifying for state while looking ahead to 2021.
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- Valparaiso eyes ‘mini-TIF’ for townhomes project
- Neuqua Valley senior chosen to be member of state board of education’s Student Advisory Council
- They’re not in the mood. Toxins are turning off great egrets mating in the Everglades
- Girls swimming notes: A ‘more relaxed’ demeanor by Mother McAuley diver Abby Manos results in a dominant performance for sectional title
- Barrett ya es jueza en la Corte Suprema de EEUU
- Indiana receives 10-year extension of Healthy Indiana Plan
- Burr Ridge trustees begin discussions about significantly raising mayor’s salary
- Wondering what your dog is thinking? Smelling? Here are some answers
- Column: Ratings for the World Series are at an all-time low. Why aren’t more people watching the Los Angeles Dodgers vs. Tampa Bay Rays?
- El miedo legítimo a la muerte no siempre importa al pedir asilo en EEUU
- Community news
- Lake County local scores and schedules for Wednesday, Oct. 28
- As COVID-19 metrics rise, OPRF High School still studying hybrid learning plan
- Commentary: Read the fine print: This amendment does not require a graduated tax
- Quickly: Readers sound off on the issues of the day
- Boy, 16, charged with turning Lake Shore Drive into a ‘shooting gallery,’ wounding a teen and causing her to lose an eye
- George Clooney se enfrenta al Apocalipsis climático
- Democratic attorney general candidate Jonathan Weinzapfel calls for Indiana to legalize marijuana
- Tap and go: CTA, Pace launch digital Ventra card for iPhone and Apple Watch riders
- A Look Back column: Waukegan inventor Edward Amet had a lot to do with birth of movie industry
- Despite a decline in revenue, Naperville’s proposed 2021 budget calls for services to remain unchanged
- Chicago Bears local TV ratings wilt like their offense under the prime-time ‘Monday Night Football’ lights
- Editorial: Closing arguments, Part Six: Because Illinois politicians refuse to do the hard work
- Cross country notes: Aurora Central Catholic and Rosary find a home away from home with Class 1A Harvest Christian Sectional course
- Trump anima a los electores a anular su voto anticipado
- Column: An 82-year old Hobart woman died two days after voting early. Now her ballot is going to be purged.
- Column: Don’t let politics come between friends
- American Airlines plans to offer tours of Boeing 737 Max in some cities, once jet cleared to fly
- Chicago adds Florida to its travel quarantine order; Michigan could be next in line
- In a political climate often filled with personal attacks and vitriol, high school civics teachers see hope in younger generation
- Rachel Stege and McKenna Stone play impressive part in ‘amazing’ performance as Neuqua Valley rolls to sectional title in girls swimming
- Netflix prepara una serie de Assassin’s Creed de imagen real
- Barrington Park District gives kids ‘a bit of normalcy’ with Halloween Trunk-or-Treat event at local park
- Lincolnwood, Morton Grove restaurateurs upset Illinois is halting indoor dining, drinking: ‘Ludicrous’
- Chicago election officials still looking to assign polling places for 7 precincts in the final stretch to Election Day
- Magician Teller will do ‘Chicago Shakesfear,’ but even he can’t make live magic reappear
- As neighboring regions see indoor dining restrictions, Lake County restaurants are left to wait and see
- Gwen Stefani y Blake Shelton anuncian su compromiso
- Neuqua Valley’s Nicolas Dovalovsky celebrates commitment to Illinois with another big win in cross country: ‘I have been very consistent.’
- Skokie Police Department holds virtual meeting to detail department’s use of force policy
- Fact check: Trump keeps making false or misleading statements on mail ballots as Election Day nears
- Man’s Halloween decor so gruesome, someone called cops
- ‘Voice’ co-stars Blake Shelton, Gwen Stefani engaged
- Scramble is on to get 320,000 Wisconsin absentee ballots turned in after Supreme Court refused to extend deadline to count them
- Marriott pitches hotels to remote workers fleeing stress at home
- Consumer confidence dips as COVID-19 spreads in US
- Round Lake-area families celebrate Halloween with safety precautions: ‘We’re finding other ways to … make do’
- Chicago Black executive sues Nielsen, alleging discrimination. She was treated as ‘a walking, talking EEOC charge,’ her lawyer says.
- Roban la casa de Chávez Jr. en Los Angeles
- New in power, Indiana House leader faces tough election race
- ‘We’re scared’: Restaurants adjusting to state ban on indoor dining, facing challenges as winter approaches
- Parientes se exponen al COVID-19 en hospitales de Venezuela
- Eddie Van Halen’s California hometown plans memorial to guitarist
- Comings & Goings: New ABA therapy clinic opens in Oak Lawn
- Suspenden dos años al hombre más rápido del planeta
- With skeletons in retro shirts and ties, Park Ridge family’s Halloween display recreates 1966 NASA space launch
- Dimite el presidente del Barcelona y toda su Junta Directiva
- Commentary: To the ‘Undecideds’: What are you waiting for?
- Father and son build elaborate motorized ‘candy drop’ in River Forest for Halloween
- Letters: Gov. Pritzker, restaurants have done their job to make things safer. Let their dining rooms stay open.
- Cristiano Ronaldo vuelve a dar positivo
- Park Ridge Kiwanis Club kick offs holiday meal fundraiser for School District 64 families
- 60 best zombie movies of all time, according to audiences
- Chrissy Teigen shares powerful essay about pregnancy loss: ‘Jack will always be loved’
- Porter County dealing with increasing COVID-19 cases: ‘The numbers are a moving target’
- Southtowners: Eight Lemont students National AP Scholars; Mt. Greenwood teacher to judge film festival, more
- Extraditan a EEUU a cinco peruanos por fraude telefónico
- Some north suburban early voting sites see a bump compared to 2016, others a decrease as mail-in ballot requests surge
- Análisis/La catapulta que echa a Bartomeu del Barca
- Geneva’s FoxFire tries to stay open despite coronavirus restrictions
- Elgin Public House, Ray’s Family Restaurant ignoring Pritzker’s orders to shut down indoor dining
- Letter: Deanne Mazzochi deserves support in 47th District race
- Reimagining ‘The Craft’ for a new batch of aspiring witches
- Column: COVID, COVID, COVID! Here’s hoping that a week from now the lies will end
- Still hampered by virus, U.S. casinos want aid in recovering
- How snowbirds can be taxed as Florida residents
- Americans are stockpiling cash
- Forced to adapt, Glenview Park District turns Halloween event into a drive-thru fright fest
- Deerfield hosts Halloween ‘hoopla’ event for families
- Pets of the week
- After another dismal offensive showing, will Matt Nagy give up play-calling or turn back to QB Mitch Trubisky? Not yet, the Chicago Bears coach says.
- Female football star sues for schools to offer girls’ teams
- A subasta reveladoras entrevistas inéditas a Bob Dylan
- Hammond gang member gets life in prison for 1999 double slaying; also accused of assaulting R. Kelly in jail
- 101 recipes to make your holiday table flavorful and festive
- Gary’s partnership with Akyumen Industries makes city the first in U.S. to manufacture smart phones, tablets
- As Evanston stares down major budget deficit, the town’s financial ties to Northwestern University become even more apparent
- ’60 Minutes’ interview with Trump was show’s biggest audience in two years
- Poll: Late-arriving votes in the Tweet of the Week poll also will not be counted, so act before the deadline.
- Corrections and clarifications
- For second year, Ed Sheeran tops U.K.’s 30 under 30 rich celebrity list with nearly $250 million fortune
- Nathy Peluso quiere acalambrar a sus escuchas
- Aurora looks at changing zoning process
- Elgin groups stepping up to help restaurants and bars closed for second time by COVID-19
- Column: Cook County funding to help build new humane society facility in Matteson
- Former President Barack Obama’s new gig: Gleefully needling Trump
- President Trump’s second-term agenda? Slogans over details.
- South School, Glencoe library report COVID-19 cases as region’s numbers continue to rise
- Leyden D212 delays hybrid learning by two weeks due to rising COVID-19 cases
- Mexicano Margarito Cuéllar recibe el XL Premio Hispanoamericano de Poesía
- Winter high school sports ‘put on hold’ by Gov. Pritzker and Illinois Department of Public Health
- Judge blocks Election Day ban on the open carry of guns near Michigan polling places
- Franklin Park, Northlake police: 3 charged with domestic battery
- The Spin: Trump vs. Obama in closing days of election | Pritzker tightens restrictions on Chicago amid COVID-19 surge | More than 2 million early votes cast in Illinois
- Council members pushing to hire more traffic cops, increase crisis training in 2021 Naperville budget
- Pictures: Obama campaigns for Biden in Orlando
- COVID-19 spiking in Midwestern swing states as Trump insists nation is ’rounding the turn’ in pandemic and slams media for coverage
- Court allows FoxFire restaurant in Geneva to stay open for indoor dining despite Gov. Pritzker’s COVID-19 closure order
- Suburban Cook County ‘on pace’ to shatter all previous voting records in last week of election, clerk says
- Ginni Thomas, longtime conservative activist and wife of Justice Clarence Thomas, boosts unsubstantiated claims against Joe Biden
- Coronavirus in Illinois updates: Here’s what happened Oct. 27 with COVID-19 in the Chicago area
- Area suburbs see rising number of COVID-19 cases
- DuPage County Board OKs $2.5M in grant money to help struggling restaurants and bars
- Halloween-decorated homes have winning ways
- Lyons Township grad, Dayton freshman remembered in La Grange community after dying of COVID-19
- How Trump maneuvered his way out of trouble when his Chicago skyscraper proved a disappointment
- Early voting turnout up in Elmwood Park, but lower in Oak Park, than in 2016
- COVID-19 numbers climbing at Naperville’s two school districts and North Central College, newest dashboard data shows
- Chicago-based maker of Jim Beam agrees to pay $19.6 million in foreign bribery case
- Female football star sues for schools to offer girls’ teams
- Homeowners decorate for Halloween in winning ways
- Keith Raniere, self-help guru turned sex criminal featured in HBO’s ‘The Vow,’ gets 120 years in federal prison
- Halloween-decorated homes in Park Ridge have winning ways
- Pritzker orders tougher restrictions for Chicago starting Friday. Lightfoot says she’ll try to change his mind.
- Waukegan police shooting victim says, ‘We had our hands raised’; Rev. Al Sharpton joins family at site of shooting
- Jump in county COVID-19 cases prompts Bannockburn teachers to demand return to remote learning
- Chicago Bears sign veteran receiver Dwayne Harris — a possible replacement for Ted Ginn Jr. as the punt returner — to the practice squad
- Downtown Chicago alderman breaks from Democrats to endorse Kim Foxx’s GOP opponent
- Inspector general finds shortcomings in how Chicago Police Department supports officers involved in shootings
- Cardi B calls out double standard in minority women owning pricey fashion accessories
- One week to go: Biden and Harris go on offense in red Texas and Georgia; Trump tends to Midwest ‘blue wall’ he knocked down