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- Column: A vote for unity? Not a chance
- Editorial: Let the overhauling begin in the Cook County circuit clerk’s office
- Hurricane Eta slams into Nicaragua as a Category 4 storm, killing at least 3 and causing mudslides
- Democrats leading in 6 of 8 Lake County Board races, according to unofficial tally
- Incumbent Lake County recorder claims victory for job voters may eliminate; ‘They hired me and fired me in one day’
- Column: Dick Durbin’s victory could lead to a promotion
- Oregon voters approve ‘magic’ mushrooms for therapeutic use
- Mucho por delante para declarar ganador en EEUU
- Freshman U.S. Rep. Lauren Underwood in tight race with Republican Jim Oberweis; Rep. Sean Casten holding on to lead over Jeanne Ives
- Editorial: Judge Toomin vs. Democratic machine politics
- Editorial: Reactions to the 2020 election from the Tribune Editorial Board
- Illinois Rep. Lindsey LaPointe takes re-elected in House District 19 race
- Trump vs. Biden: All eyes on Midwest ‘Blue Wall’ battlegrounds
- Stephens beats Darbro in 20th House District; Martwick defeats newcover Beckman for 10th State Senate seat
- Marijuana ballot measures ahead in several Chicago suburbs including Wilmette, Park Ridge, Batavia and Elk Grove; Western Springs seems to reject bid
- Referendum that would have closed late-night Tai’s Til 4 fails in Chicago’s 44th Ward
- Voters supporting Gower School District 62 referendum
- Daily horoscope for November 4, 2020
- Illinois election updates: Here’s what happened on Election Day and into the evening
- Unofficial vote totals show Jim Durkin with a huge lead against newcomer Kassem Moukahal in 82nd District
- Oak Park Township voters OK referendum questions, want to approve big spending projects
- In Illinois, Biden wins across all broad demographic groups: AP survey of Illinois voters
- Joe Biden wins Maryland presidential race, but how did Trump fare compared with 2016?
- Rep. Danny K. Davis reelected to Illinois 7th District seat, an office he’s held since 1997
- Protesters gather near the White House and across the US, but no wide unrest seen
- House Speaker Michael Madigan and federal corruption investigation loom over state House, Senate races
- Incumbents hold leads in DuPage County Board elections
- Illinois Rep. Camille Lilly reelected to another term representing state’s 78th District
- Judge Michael Toomin, who presided over high-profile cases from Jussie Smollett to Jeff Fort, in a close fight for his seat
- Democratic Cook County State’s Attorney Kim Foxx fends off Republican former Judge Pat O’Brien
- State Rep. Kathleen Willis headed toward fifth term serving 77th District in Illinois House
- Kanye West tweets ‘KANYE 2024’ after voting for himself in presidential election
- South Carolina Senate election: GOP Sen. Lindsey Graham defeats challenger Jaime Harrison, calls win ‘an answer to a lot of prayers’
- U.S. House election results: Democrats head toward House control, but struggle to gain seats
- Counting vote-by-mail absentee ballots
- Presidential election results: Trump, Biden locked in tight battle as all eyes on Wisconsin, Michigan and Pennsylvania
- Ask Amy: A woman waits for an ‘I love you’
- Column: Peter Keller once called Cabrini-Green home but ended up in prison. He says he ‘knows how to talk’ to today’s kids in trouble.
- Daywatch: Presidential race hinges on Midwest, Pritzker’s tax amendment runs into resistance and all our post-election front pages
- Chicago Bears Q&A: Is a rebuild on the horizon? Why did Ryan Pace stand pat at the trade deadline? Will Mitch Trubisky play again?
- Uber, Lyft get big win in California ballot measure to exclude drivers as employees
- Column: What will the Cubs and White Sox do this offseason? Given 2020, anything is possible.
- News organizations rebuke Trump on election results claim
- Who will win the presidential election? Votes still being counted. Here’s what’s next.
- The 2020 NBA draft marks the first of the Chicago Bulls’ post-GarPax era. Here’s a look at 4 of the duo’s worst draft-day trades.
- The Chicago Bulls have 2 new decision makers. What can be learned from their NBA draft history?
- Review: Live on election night, Colbert, Noah struggle to make comedy out of the still unclear presidential results
- There’s no winner yet. That’s OK. It doesn’t mean there’s a problem with the votes.
- Janet Yang Rohr holds edge over Grant Wehrli in battle for District 41 House seat
- NFL power rankings for Week 9: It’s the Chiefs, Steelers and Seahawks — and a drop-off after that — while the defensive-minded Dolphins are rising
- Here’s how to talk to friends and family after the election
- Mississippi replaces Confederate-themed state flag, approves flag with magnolia
- ‘Jungleland’ review: Treading old paths but boxing road trip still hits hard
- 1 dead after tractor-trailer and passenger car collide on Eisenhower, state police say
- Only ‘For You’: A match-making program at Court Theatre pairs up artists and seniors
- Pennsylvania presidential race: Ballot count, looming court fight put state in national spotlight
- EEUU: Una larga noche, o más, antes de conoce el ganador de la elección presidencial
- Notre Dame — and a stingy defense that’s allowing just 10.3 points per game — preps for huge test from No. 1 Clemson
- Vienna reels from a rare terrorist attack
- Trump quiere detener la ‘votación’, pero solo resta recuento
- Speak Out reader opinion: Chicago Bears need a new coach
- Ross Douthat column: 2020 will not be decisive
- Farhad Manjoo column: 2020 should be the last time we vote like this
- Oregon decriminalizes heroin and cocaine, and two states legalize marijuana
- A ‘country grappling’ with just about everything seeks answers
- Vienna reels from a rare terrorist attack
- Elección depende de pequeñas diferencias en algunos estados
- China envisions a new Hong Kong, firmly under its control
- Coronavirus study in Germany offers hope for concertgoers
- A ‘country grappling’ with just about everything seeks answers
- Holiday travel and safety: 5 things we know
- How athletes have forced ESPN and other networks to change their game plan on mixing politics and sports
- Northwest Indiana local scores and schedules for Thursday, Nov. 5
- El mundo aguarda nervioso e impaciente los resultados de la elección en EEUU
- Maradona evoluciona bien tras operación de edema
- From marijuana to cocaine and heroin, push to relax nation’s drug laws have big victories on state ballots
- Los Grammy cambian nombre de categoría en busca de inclusión
- Guest column: Help needed now for people losing homes to pandemic evictions, foreclosures, DuPage Habitat director says
- Botswana wants Angola’s exiled elephants to return home
- ¿Permanecerán los vicios adquiridos en la pandemia tras la desaparición del covid?
- SunPower review: Are these solar panels cost-effective and easy to install?
- Casten declares victory over Ives in west, northwest suburban congressional race
- Biden promete que no parará ‘hasta que se cuenten todos los votos’
- CPS releases ventilation and air quality assessments, says most classrooms are cleared for students to return
- Disabato: ‘I don’t totally get it.’ Labeled as a high-risk sport, Illinois high school hockey season put on ice with no end in sight.
- Alabama approves bid to cut racist phrases from Constitution
- Hace sonreír a los niños con sus juguetes hechos a mano
- San Francisco 49ers close their facility after a positive COVID-19 test
- La mayoría de gobernadores demócratas y republicanos logran la reelección en los once estados en liza
- Fantasy football lineups for Week 9: Start Deshaun Watson and sit Jonathan Taylor. And oh, about Antonio Brown …
- Ya hay más pruebas de detección rápida de covid; falta la estrategia nacional para usarlas
- Baranek: Coaches apologize for the actions of adults. Players just want to play. Such is the state of IHSA girls basketball. When will it end?
- Pennsylvania is counting votes, and might be for days, as Biden hopes to overtake Trump’s lead
- Where to enjoy the warm weather eating outdoors or ordering in while you wait for colors on the electoral map to fill in
- Fallecido por coronavirus entre los elegidos para Congreso estatal
- Trump and Biden locked in tight race in Michigan, a state decided by less than 11,000 votes in 2016
- Second City at a crossroads
- Park Ridge voters to City Council: Allow recreational marijuana sales in city
- Mark and Scott Flores push Calumet, and each other, to new heights in football: ‘They’re a lot of fun.’
- Hace 2 años, ICE y DOJ buscaron datos sobre todos los votantes de North Carolina. Aún no dicen por qué
- Biden supera ya el récord de votos de Obama y es el candidato más votado de la historia
- Pautas de detección actualizadas para el cáncer colorrectal
- Varios estados aprueban uso recreativo de la marihuana y Oregón legaliza drogas duras en pequeña cantidad
- Rhode Island voters drop ‘Providence Plantations’ from state name
- Booze, weed, gambling, porn, candy, sloth: Will our pandemic-acquired vices hang around after COVID-19 wanes?
- Mayo Clinic Q And A: Healthy sleep habits for children
- Marriott Lincolnshire offers tented supper club featuring pianist Andrew Blendermann
- The aftermath for a society preoccupied with COVID-19 death: Post-traumatic stress, or growth?
- Quickly: Readers sound off on the issues of the day
- Mississippi voters approve new state flag
- State driver facilities in Aurora, West Chicago to reopen Thursday
- Alabama votes to remove racist language from constitution
- ¿Puede tu smartwatch detectar el próximo brote de covid-19? Los científicos piensan que sí
- Charges filed in police-involved shooting in Oak Forest
- El voto latino apuntaló la victoria de Trump en Florida
- What votes are left in the 7 states that will decide the presidency
- Villa, Ward in tight race for state Senate District 25 seat
- Gambling wins big at the polls in 2020, with 3 states authorizing legal sports betting and 3 others approving or expanding casino gambling
- Nebraska voters approve measure to remove racist language from constitution
- Puerto Rico aboga por convertirse en un estado federado en una consulta no vinculante sobre su estatus político
- EEUU votó además por unas 120 propuestas de ley y enmiendas
- Utah voters approve change to racist language in constitution
- Alyna Santiago knows one speed. Back from a torn ACL, the senior guard is raring to rev up again for Crown Point.
- Post-election detox: Professional tips to manage stress
- Column: Our long national nightmare is not over
- Editorial: You did it, voters. You rejected the ‘Pritzker Tax.’ Will you be punished for it?
- Column: Voters stormed the polls to make their voices heard
- Two young Black women Chicago activists are at the center of the new documentary ‘Unapologetic’
- Se enfrentan a insultos y terminan cantando juntos
- Libertyville District 70 holds special meeting, returns to hybrid model for classes
- Country Club Hills man rammed Chicago police officer with stolen car, had machine gun, officials say
- Five states that voted to address their racist pasts Tuesday
- Maine Senate election: Republican Susan Collins wins reelection
- Environmental Nutrition: Greens powders may provide a nutritional kick
- The Spin: Pritzker blames rich Republicans for losing ‘fair tax’ fight | Casten claims victory vs. Ives, Underwood-Oberweis too close to call | AP calls Wisconsin, Michigan for Biden as battle with Trump continues
- After winning second term, Democratic Cook County State’s Attorney Kim Foxx thanks supporters and promises to continue reform efforts
- The Kitchn: Protein-packed muesli is the best make-ahead breakfast
- Michael Osipoff’s top 10 teams and top 20 players in Northwest Indiana for the 2020-21 girls basketball season
- Los estados sin repartir entre Trump o Biden piden calma para poder completar el recuento
- Commentary: Election reveals there is space for a third political party
- Un juez expresa su descontento con el Servicio Postal y pide el cese de su director o lo ‘llamará a testificar’
- Gary school referendum approved by voters; committee planned to oversee $8.9M funding
- Frank Mrvan wins Indiana 1st Congressional race: ‘It’s a serious job for very serious times’
- Biden gana Wisconsin; todavía hay estados en disputa
- No Chicago travel quarantine order update this week
- DuPage referendums on law enforcement funding, stockpiling PPE approved by huge margins
- Incumbents, newcomers claim Porter County offices
- Voters support Darien-Woodridge Fire Protection District $8 million referendum
- Biden wins Wisconsin; Trump promises immediate recount
- Gamblers outside the U.S. take presidential odds on a wild ride
- ¡Bingo! Negocio de apuestas, gran ganador en elecciones
- Day after election, US formally exits Paris climate change agreement
- Cubanos esperan resultados en EEUU, vitales para sus nexos
- COVID is the big story on campus. College reporters have the scoop.
- These candidates made history in the 2020 election
- Pet World: ‘Kangaroo pup’ just needs a little obedience work
- Ask Anna: Sending the right vibe and starting conversations on dating apps
- Take the pooch for a stroll at Morton Arboretum dog admission day
- Voters say ‘no’ to Norridge’s Pennoyer School’s $10.9 million plan to upgrade facilities; officials say critical repairs can’t wait
- Column: Trump plans a future in media and the New York Times recalls a hubristic tweet
- Pensilvania no descarta un recuento automático una vez se hayan contado los votos: ‘No es inevitable’
- Juez critica a Correos por incumplir fecha límite en búsqueda de boletas sobrantes. Habrá ‘un precio a pagar por eso’, advierte
- Letters: Voters reject ‘fair tax’ and send message to Springfield
- United Airlines faces age discrimination claims for offering discount only to travelers ages 18 to 22
- Trump presenta una demanda ante el Tribunal de Reclamaciones de Michigan para detener el recuento
- Having a difficult time focusing at work amid election uncertainty? Here’s how your company can help.
- 2020 presidential election voters are in two distinct camps, exposing clear and entrenched partisan divisions
- Oak Park residents to see 2.5% increase in garbage, composting rates in 2021
- Uber, Lyft, Grubhub win California vote to keep drivers as independent contractors
- Coronavirus in Illinois updates: Here’s what happened Nov. 3 with COVID-19 in the Chicago area
- DuPage circuit clerk and Dist. 5 forest preserve board rep Mary Lou Wehrli lose reelection bids
- Tech powers stock market higher as America waits for election results
- Blue wave? Red wave? Election-night TV was more like a whirlpool.
- ‘Twisted Tales of Poe’ engages in hair-raising stories over Zoom
- Column: Election reveals even but deep partisan divide. ‘We should put our differences aside.’
- No, Sharpies aren’t invalidating ballots in Arizona
- Chicago-area voters’ Wednesday mood: From optimism to nerves to ‘grim forebearance’
- Column: Trumpism will shape the next four years, no matter who the president is
- Pictures: Fountain of Youth in St. Augustine
- Homer Township, Homer Glen officials see dispute over road district heading to court
- Trump makes inroads with Latino voters that largely support Biden in key states
- Social media platforms promised to clamp down on misinformation in the 2020 election. Did they actually do that?
- Why AP called Wisconsin for Joe Biden
- Sinclair Broadcast loses $3.2 billion in third quarter amid pandemic’s impact on sports networks
- Chaos erupts at TCF Center as Republican vote challengers cry foul in Detroit
- City fixes curbless Depression-era streets that led to Chicago alderman’s no vote on Obama Presidential Center
- Pritzker-funded group concedes defeat on Illinois graduated income tax amendment, throwing future of state finances in doubt
- Chaos erupts at TCF Center as Republican vote challengers cry foul in Detroit
- First-time voters in Chicagoland
- United sufre primer revés en Champions
- Gwyneth Paltrow’s Goop gift guide includes $1,995 Ouija board, vulva coloring book and lamps made of bread
- Trevor Bauer’s agent says the Cy Young Award candidate is rejecting the Cincinnati Reds’ $18.9 million qualifying offer
- Oak Park board approves new COVID-19 emergency declaration through mid-February
- Biden gana Michigan y amplía su ventaja sobre Trump
- After Chicago matches record high for Wednesday, will the warm weather last?
- Nadal alcanza el millar de victorias
- Column: Tight Biden-Trump election shows the cult of Trump is strong, and America isn’t the place many think it is
- Bertino-Tarrant begins transition from state Senate to leading Will County
- Eta, downgraded from a Category 4 hurricane, lashes Nicaragua and Honduras with rains and deadly mudslides that have killed at least 3
- Trump has been trying for months to undermine confidence in the vote-counting process. Survey suggests his voters were listening.
- Wilmette voters lean in on recreational marijuana sales in village; board members set to discuss issue early next year
- Midwest ski resorts 2020-21
- In blue and red states, milestone wins for LGBTQ candidates
- Hispanos confían en que su voto defina al presidente de EEUU
- Evanston school officials say no evidence of hacking found after student encountered racial slur on remote learning platform
- Scaled-back Thanksgiving plans leave turkey farmers in limbo
- Speak Out reader opinions: Ignorance not rewarded by God; moms who want kids back in school being selfish; Trump born to play ‘Greatest Showman’
- Chicagoans bask in warm November temperatures
- El caos estalla en TCF Center mientras los republicanos lloran en Detroit
- Chicago Bears QB Mitch Trubisky is rehabbing his right shoulder after injuring it on his lone play against the New Orleans Saints
- Flossmoor prepares for street work, flood mitigation as voters approve $10 million bond sale
- Recent college grad from Clarendon Hills finds dream job driving Oscar Mayer Wienermobile
- Lake County prosecutor, coroner candidate cautiously optimistic about slim leads in unofficial vote tally
- Western Springs voters say no to marijuana businesses in their town
- Coyne concedes race for DuPage County Board District 5 seat to Chavez
- Joyce appears to have lead in 40th Senate race, Ozinga ahead in 37th House, unofficial totals show
- Trump se proclama ganador en Pensilvania, Georgia y Carolina del Norte, cuyos resultados aún se desconocen
- Speaker Madigan dealt blow as Democratic Illinois Supreme Court justice concedes defeat in retention bid
- Republican Jim Oberweis claims victory, but Rep. Lauren Underwood says ‘thousands’ of votes remain uncounted in close 14th District race
- Calling himself ‘fragile,’ J Balvin opens up about ‘challenges’ with anxiety and depression
- Potempa: Small town actress from Medaryville had big Hollywood career
- Democrats look to have had big Election Day in Kane County
- 4 things we learned from the Chicago Bears, including cutting Ted Ginn, Nick Foles’ growing connection with Anthony Miller and a lengthy injury report
- Rep. Devin Nunes wins 10th term in California’s 22nd District
- Post-election vote tallying raises fresh security concerns
- Aldermen question special downtown taxing district for Mag Mile area that suffered looting
- Pritzker warns ‘there will be cuts, and they will be painful’ after graduated-rate income tax proposal fails at the ballot box
- In unofficial results, Batavia residents come out in favor of marijuana sales in city
- Michigan, Wisconsin and Pennsylvania report new vote counts as battegrounds narrow
- District 207 School Board tentatively passes 2.3% increase in property tax levy
- Northlake voters signal interest in combining high school students into one district; say ‘no’ to alcohol, ‘yes’ to electric cars in Nov. 3 election
- ‘The horse is out of the barn.’ Voters in suburbs show support at polls for recreational marijuana sales.
- Detroit Lions place QB Matthew Stafford on the reserve/COVID-19 list, though his wife says he tested negative
- Stray bullet shatters window, hits 70-year-old woman on West Side
- As daily case COVID-19 count again tops 7,500 in Illinois, public health officials warn of potential hospital bed shortage
- Doctor blasts Kourtney Kardashian for sharing a conspiracy theory about surgical masks causing cancer
- Elgin News Digest: South Elgin woman wins $50K Lottery prize; Elgin library’s Veterans Voices to be online this year; East Dundee leaf pickup starts Nov. 9
- A handful of pivotal states remain in play. Here’s why.
- Trump’s Election Day surge powered by small-town America
- Chicago rally to defend the election
- A 63-year-old. An Iranian refugee. Teenagers. Mexican immigrants. All voted in their first presidential election. Here’s what they had to say.
- Coronavirus in Illinois updates: Here’s what happened Nov. 4 with COVID-19 in the Chicago area
- Illinois election live updates: Pritzker warns of ‘painful’ cuts after income tax proposal fails; crowd marches through Loop to demand every vote be counted
- Still out of power, Illinois Republicans ride voter dissatisfaction with state government to deal Pritzker, Madigan defeats
- ‘Blue wall’ holds up for Biden in close Wisconsin and Michigan wins
- US sets record for new confirmed cases of the coronavirus as infections climb to more than 86,000 per day on average
- Armed agents are allowed in ballot-counting locations around the country, Justice Dept. tells prosecutors
- Fox’s Arizona call for Joe Biden flipped the mood at Trump campaign headquarters
- Senate election results: Republicans hold off Democratic challengers in bid to retain their majority
- Election splits Congress, emboldens GOP and dampens Democratic demands for a bold new agenda
- Riot declared in Portland as protesters smash windows
- Joe Biden wins Michigan, Wisconsin, now on brink of White House
- Chicago Fire let a 2-goal lead slip away in a 2-2 draw with Minnesota United
- Northern Illinois opens its season with a 49-30 loss to Buffalo, which scores 3 defensive touchdowns
- California’s Pac-12 opener vs. Washington is in jeopardy after player tests positive for COVID-19