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- Maryland rallies from a 17-point deficit in the 4th quarter, then win 45-44 in overtime — after Minnesota misses an extra-point attempt
- Park Ridge Park District gets city approval to build pickleball courts at Woodland Park
- Wisconsin man charged with burglarizing Niles bowling alley
- Daily horoscope for October 31, 2020
- Stress eat your way through Election Day with 10 restaurant specials and comfort food picks
- Critics call Gary Franchi’s YouTube channel, the Next News Network, a hive of conspiracy theories. So how has it survived the platform’s conspiracy crackdown?
- Bundle up your garden for winter with burlap, leaves and frost blankets. Here’s what to use for your plants, shrubs and trees.
- Ask Amy: Readers respond to saving old letters
- In the fight over reopening schools amid the pandemic, race and class divisions are stark
- Commentary: Election Day is upon us, and plenty of flags are waving. But what do flags mean?
- This day in history, October
- Schwinn IC4 review: Can this more affordable exercise bike compete with the Peloton?
- After honing his painting skills as a soldier, an artist finds his voice
- Meet the next generation of cabaret showstoppers
- New spirits rise in old, repurposed churches
- World Rugby bars transgender women, baffling players
- Column: Is now the time for Aurora food pantries to merge?
- In Madagascar, endangered lemurs find a private refuge
- Fungie, Ireland’s missing dolphin, ‘goes with the tide’
- Why celebrities are wearing hot pink suits
- Prepping your pet for a walk down the aisle? Hire a concierge
- Zoe Lister-Jones on ‘The Craft’ and women’s power
- Justin Herbert and the chargers veer happily off course
- Column: Tony La Russa is the manager of the Chicago White Sox. Deal with it.
- Oak Park and River Forest High School senior named to state board of education advisory council
- For King & Country named top artist at gospel music’s Dove Awards
- Jose Abreu, a finalist for AL MVP, had an outstanding 2020 season. Here are 4 big numbers from the Chicago White Sox first baseman’s breakout year.
- Column: The Chicago Bears offense is in a slump. But coach Matt Nagy is unlikely to give up play-calling duties — he still would be the one taking the heat.
- Pennsylvania county perturbed by Trump campaign’s request for ballot security details ahead of election
- From ‘Tiger King’ to ‘Schitt’s Creek,’ ranking 2020’s celebrity Halloween costumes
- Speak Out reader opinion: Mail carriers eat lunch, take breaks in truck
- 1 dead, 15 wounded in overnight shootings on West, South sides
- Review: Haymarket Opera launches 10th season on film with ‘Acis and Galatea’
- Wisconsin football has 22 positive COVID-19 cases — 12 players and 10 staff members
- 5 things to watch for in the Chicago Bears’ Week 8 game, including wild wind gusts, Alvin Kamara’s explosiveness and a few key injuries
- Lake election board meets to make final decisions, inspectors pick up PPE kits ahead of election day
- Chicago Bears WR Allen Robinson clears concussion protocol and should play Sunday vs. the New Orleans Saints
- First-time voters talk process, early voting: ‘I definitely wanted to vote and get my voice out there’
- Chicago Cubs pick up Anthony Rizzo’s $16.5 million option for 2021
- Flyers recruiting for far-right group Proud Boys placed on cars in Ravenswood
- Illinois sets record for coronavirus cases for third day in a row
- Aurora drive-thru trick-or-treat event ‘a huge attraction’ on Halloween
- Her father ran at Notre Dame. Louisa Diamond lives, learns, leads way as Benet girls win cross country sectional: ‘This was the best of the best.’
- England ordered on monthlong lockdown as COVID-19 spikes in UK
- Sean Connery appreciation: So much more than James Bond, including an Oscar-winning role as wised-up Chicago cop
- Photos: Purdue 31, Illinois 24
- Election season unlike any other nears finish line
- Michigan State stuns No. 13 Michigan with 27-24 victory as Rocky Lombardi throws for 3 touchdowns
- Spike in area’s COVID-19 cases causes delay in School District 308’s plan for return to in-person learning
- Boy Scout leads project to install Little Free Library in North Aurora
- Ashlee Simpson and husband Evan Ross welcome second child together
- Amanda Kloots uses husband Nick Cordero’s ashes to create vase
- Column: Big Ten football is 0-for-2 in getting through a week COVID-19-free — proving even daily testing is no guarantee
- Halloween trick-or-treaters just as fun to watch from the windows at senior complex in Elgin
- Kentucky police training quoted Hitler and urged ‘ruthless’ violence
- 3 takeaways from Illinois’ 31-24 loss to Purdue, including the Illini turning to 4th-string QB Coran Taylor and a late rally falling just short
- Maggie Gamboa good to go for second place as Naperville North rolls to another sectional title in girls cross country: ‘It hasn’t really hit me yet.’
- Northwestern wipes out a 17-point deficit to beat Iowa 21-20, improving to 2-0 in the Big Ten for the 1st time since 2014
- Dewey defeats Truman: The most famous wrong call in electoral history
- Quarterback Trevor Lawrence is ruled out for No. 1 Clemson’s game against No. 4 Notre Dame next week
- Travelers to New York must test for virus, but nearby states exempted
- The road to 270: How Biden or Trump could get the electoral votes they need
- Stanford study seeks to quantify coronavirus infections stemming from Trump rallies
- ‘We basically created a dynasty’: Zack Bowser tallies 3 goals and an assist as Chesterton routs Castle 7-1 for 2nd state title in 3 years
- Photos: Northwestern 21, Iowa 20
- Notre Dame stifles Georgia Tech 31-13 behind the play of Kyren Williams and Ian Book
- Trump camp uses online gimmick to fuel donations into December
- ‘Nothing’s stopping me’: Auburn recruit Sarah Morton goes face-first into bleachers to save day as Munster moves on to state finals
- Michael Penix Jr. and No. 17 Indiana improve to 2-0 in the Big Ten for the 1st time in 29 years with a 37-21 win over Rutgers
- Micah Wilson confirms his mom’s voice ‘gives me a little boost’ as St. Charles East cruises to sectional title in boys cross country
- Obama says Trump failed to take pandemic seriously as president touts ‘incredible’ job on COVID-19
- Super typhoon slams into Philippines, 1 million evacuated
- For sure: Lianna Surtz gets pushed to ‘run faster’ as Rosary overcomes regional disappointment to win first-ever sectional title
- Shea’s stadium: Sophomore Kayla Shea takes 7th to lead the way as Lockport stuns heavily favored Yorkville for sectional title
- Boris Sekulic’s goal gives the Chicago Fire a 1-1 draw against Nashville SC — and keeps them in line for a playoff spot
- Jack Roberts gets real as Lincoln-Way East earns status as state qualifier in boys cross country: ‘This means a lot for the future of the team.’
- Justin Fields throws 4 touchdown passes, leading No. 3 Ohio State to a 38-25 win over No. 18 Penn State