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- Daily horoscope for November 16, 2020
- Man, 32, critically injured in Far South Side house fire, police say
- Double lung transplants at Northwestern Memorial are allowing seriously ill patients to survive COVID-19’s ‘bomb blast’
- Chicago considers changes to emergency mental-health response as recent police cases highlight the issue
- Column: Voter fraud is fake. Voter suppression is real.
- Letters: Nationally, locally, we need public funding of campaigns
- Editorial: Thanksgiving is not canceled. Common sense isn’t either.
- Daywatch: Lightfoot doubles down on property tax hike, Chicago considers changes to emergency mental-health response and Steppenwolf’s new theater campus
- Chicago Bears Week 10 storylines: A concerning takeaway drought, Darnell Mooney’s ‘swag’ and the unparalleled insanity of the 2010 Minnesota Vikings season
- This day in history, November 16: George W. Bush picks Condoleezza Rice to be his new secretary of state
- Americans across party lines, regions embrace marijuana
- Big Ten football takeaways after Week 4, including Northwestern and Indiana proving they’re legit and a rule change — and game-changer? — for COVID-19 cancellations
- Emma Corrin was always drawn to Princess Diana. Now on ‘The Crown,’ she knows her from the inside out
- Fantasy football waiver wire for Week 11: Pick up Damien Harris and Michael Pittman
- Chicago Fire aren’t anticipating another squad overhaul despite winning just 5 games: ‘We don’t think that we lack a lot to be competitive,’ sporting director Georg Heitz says
- 14-year-old girl and two other teens shot at South Side dance studio, police say
- After backing losing candidate for state’s attorney, Chicago’s largest police union makes big plans for governor’s and mayor’s races
- ‘Brown girl, brown girl,’ have you read poet Leslé Honoré’s poem? It’s gone viral spreading #BlackGirlMagic across the land
- HBO Max will finally be accessible on Amazon Fire TV
- Column: Jose Abreu says he has Tony La Russa’s back, but will that matter to angry Chicago White Sox fans?
- Liberal Democrats envisioned a multiracial coalition on Election Day. Voters had other ideas.
- Drown your 2020 anxiety in gravy. Here’s how to maximize your turkey’s output.
- Anthony Stewart, the UT Martin men’s basketball coach, dies at 50
- Kayak accident blamed for Portage man’s drowning death
- Sisters, ages 1 and 5, found alone on street in South Shore neighborhood
- Column: I took a COVID-19 test as a precaution. A week later, I was hospitalized.
- Cook County Jail halts in-person visits because of COVID-19
- Talleres vence a Boca en La Bombonera y Mascherano se retira
- Arrestan a Kevin Porter Jr. por posesión de armas
- Steppenwolf’s ‘The Minutes’ suffers an epic Broadway postponement
- Looking for advice on how to have a long and happy marriage? Here’s what my parents have to say
- Retired Blackhawks player Eric Daze sells Hinsdale mansion for $2.1 million
- Hollywood stars complete takeover of Welsh club Wrexham
- We won’t just miss our families this Thanksgiving, we’re going to miss the dishes they make. Here are a few of the recipes we’ll miss the most.
- Taylor Swift and Paul McCartney bond over how they’re surviving the pandemic
- Frank Bruni column: Was it worth it, Jared and Ivanka?
- Gail Collins and Bret Stephens column: The man who wouldn’t concede
- Famosos muestran sus emociones ante unos atípicos Latin Grammy
- Charles M. Blow column: Trump, the absolute worst loser
- The Kitchn: Old-fashioned coconut cream pie will never go out of style
- Maureen Dowd column: Goodbye, golden goose
- Segunda vacuna para covid-19 logra éxito en ensayos en EEUU
- ‘Rumble in the Bronx’ fight club drew 200. The sheriff shut it down.
- Sex-abuse claims against Boy Scouts now surpass 82,000
- Northwest Indiana local scores for Tuesday, Nov. 17
- How a Minneapolis suburb turned blue, despite Trump’s law-and-order pitch
- Chesterton’s Lucas Sabedra is the 2020 Post-Tribune Boys Soccer Coach of the Year
- How a Minneapolis suburb turned blue, despite Trump’s law-and-order pitch
- Centroamérica, a merced de Iota, que ya es categoría 5
- Moderna, Pfizer COVID-19 vaccines are temperature sensitive. Chicago’s cold storage facilities face major challenges.
- Ed Perkins on Travel: Mid-November update
- Perú a la deriva ante la ausencia de un presidente
- Talk of the County reader opinion: It’s time for Trump supporters ‘to wake up and smell the roses’
- Análisis: Tres pasos para garantizar una buena segunda vuelta en Georgia
- Speak Out reader opinion: Mayor Lightfoot is wrong to threaten aldermen on Chicago budget
- To scare off wild bears, Japanese city calls in the ‘monster wolf’
- River North 2-bedroom home with terrace: $3.15M
- Bicyclist killed in hit-and-run crash in Aurora
- Talk of the County reader opinion: Biden’s stuttering nothing more than a ‘charade for empathy’
- Fauci says Pfizer vaccine’s trial success may boost acceptance
- Loyola men’s basketball pauses team activities after positive COVID-19 tests
- Introducing the 2020 Post-Tribune Boys Soccer All-Area Team
- ‘Immersive Van Gogh’ experience coming to new North Side venue
- Las 25 camisetas más vendidas en la MLS 2020
- Read Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot’s stay-at-home advisory
- Chicago, Cook County COVID-19 stay-home advisories: Here’s what you need to know.
- Tiger Woods faced disaster at the Masters. He stuck through it anyway.
- Moderna says COVID-19 vaccine proves 94.5% effective in ongoing study
- Column: State needs creative leadership to halt the Illinois exodus
- Tiger Woods faced disaster at the Masters. He stuck through it anyway.
- Las barreras del idioma crean angustia y complican la atención a pacientes con covid-19 que no hablan inglés
- Donnie Wahlberg again leaves $2,020 tip to inspire giving
- Family: Comedian Sinbad recovering from recent stroke
- What we learned from Week 10 of the NFL season
- Did it hit 3%? Why parents and teachers are fixated on one number
- Did it hit 3%? Why parents and teachers are fixated on one number
- MCA to close temporarily due to COVID spread while other museums remain open
- The hot new COVID tech is wearable and constantly tracks you
- Jetliner hits, kills brown bear while landing in southeast Alaska
- Former New York Knicks star Charles Oakley wins the right to jury decision on Madison Square Garden assault claim
- Glenview library to temporarily close building as COVID-19 cases rise, continue to offer drive-up services
- Quickly: Readers sound off on the issues of the day
- Waukegan school personnel building desks to help students learning at home: ‘It’s important for them socially and emotionally’
- Djokovic amarga debut de Schwartzman en el Masters
- Spain’s other COVID casualties: Undetected cancer cases
- Doctors are calling it quits under stress of the pandemic
- Gobernó Perú seis días y ahora es investigado por dos homicidios
- Obama descarta posible cargo en la Administración Biden
- The greatest gift to loved ones this COVID winter? Don’t infect others
- State champion Joel VanderVere took a shot at No. 1 in the nation. Now the Warren senior focuses on training for a future that includes Northwestern.
- Dueto de Nodal y Ángela Aguilar recibe el sí de Pepe Aguilar
- MLB releases the latest Hall of Fame ballot with Barry Bonds, Curt Schilling and Roger Clemens as leading candidates
- Chesterton’s Charlie Eaton is the 2020 Post-Tribune Boys Soccer Player of the Year
- Hate crimes in US reach highest level in more than a decade, according to an FBI report: ‘Reminder that we have much work to do’
- Sports bettors starting to believe in Nets as 2021 NBA title favorites
- Study suggests video games can help mental health
- Donnie Wahlberg again leaves $2,020 tip to inspire giving
- Talk of the County reader opinion: Pritzker ‘trying to act like a dictator’ in targeting restaurants, bars
- The holidays won’t be canceled, so don’t procrastinate on shopping
- Jill On Money: Is the COVID recession over? Don’t celebrate yet
- How will bankruptcy affect your retirement accounts?
- México explica su difícil decisión ante inminente inundación
- Glenbrook high schools join local elementary, middle schools in moving online until January as coronavirus cases rise
- Chicago Christian sophomore Anna Enderle adds to her story with ‘exciting’ ending to cross country season
- Employee tax aimed at Amazon, other retailers among amendments progressive Chicago aldermen introduced to Mayor Lori Lightfoot’s proposed budget
- Case on churches, Cuomo and coronavirus arrives at the Supreme Court
- Leonids meteor shower 2020: Watch it peak in night skies
- Talk of the County reader opinion: With Biden and Harris, ‘I think our country is in for a rude awakening’
- More than 1 in 400 Americans test positive in a week
- Howard Stern: If Trump starts a TV network, it’ll fail within a year
- Former New York Giants cornerback DeAndre Baker cleared of robbery charges in Florida after alleged victims’ attorney was arrested on extortion charges
- Behind Trump’s yearslong strategy to turn losing into winning
- Crown Point Clerk’s office moves to Bulldog Park
- Talk of the County reader opinion: ‘Trump is not going to come back in 2024 … so suck it up and get over it’
- Armstrong: For West Aurora’s Jalyssa Carrasco and other players with college dreams, life on hold has become a way of life
- Oak Brook village president remains frustrated about lack of response from IDOT on red-light cameras
- Column: Health experts say COVID-19 vaccinators must address ‘trust gap’ in minority communities
- Column: ‘Betrayal’ documentary shows a shocking one-sided case against Teamsters leader Bill Hogan, Jr.
- 6 candidates submit petitions to run for Naperville City Council in 2021
- Here comes Santa Claus — with face masks and plexiglass
- Letter: Parents should have school choice
- Illinois reports $285 million in September pro sport bets
- Column: Memorial tribute for late middle school maestro hits all the right notes for former students
- En un país sumido en crisis, Perú recibe a Argentina
- David Copperfield halts Vegas show after staffer gets virus
- Colombia llama a sacar la casta ante Ecuador
- These are the 5 must-see moments from the 2020 People’s Choice Awards
- Man killed in three-vehicle, Round Lake Beach crash
- Ex-Giants CB DeAndre Baker has charges dropped as victims’ attorney is arrested for extortion, now eligible to sign with an NFL team
- Several northern suburbs join new community solar program that aims to save residents money while supporting green energy development
- 1 taken to hospital after rollover crash on Lake Shore Drive on Near North Side
- NCAA in talks to host the entire 68-team, men’s basketball tournament in Indianapolis in 2021
- Column: A dental tragedy, in three acts
- Chris Pratt y Vin Diesel se unen a Thor
- Young advocates form green team to bring new trees, healthy food to South Side neighborhoods
- Advocate Aurora Health, one of the state’s largest hospital systems, to delay half of inpatient elective surgeries amid COVID-19 surge
- Speak Out reader opinions: Gov insults voters on tax issue; stimulus money could have stopped COVID; a suggestion for Trump’s next job
- Este científico allanó el camino para la vacuna Pfizer COVID-19
- More than 1 in 400 Americans test positive in a week
- With 11 million cases in the U.S., the coronavirus has gotten personal for most people
- Countdown to college: What if your freshman isn’t happy?
- Here comes Santa Claus — with face masks and plexiglass
- Psychologist offers tips for beating seasonal and pandemic blues
- Column: Is Mark Buehrle worthy of the Hall of Fame? It might depend on how high voters value the former Chicago White Sox ace’s consistency.
- Peru’s Congress selects centrist lawmaker to be new leader, the nation’s third president in the span of a week
- No. 1 picks in the NBA draft since 2000
- Winnetka District 36 students shifting to week of remote learning following holiday break
- Sergio Ramos da explicaciones tras fallar dos penaltis con España
- ‘Purdue was always my favorite’: Crown Point’s 6-foot-4 junior forward Lilly Stoddard commits to Boilermakers
- At least 100 vehicles catch fire in blaze at police auction site in Gary
- Vernon Hills police: One arrested for shoplifting in past week
- Northbrook man dies after weekend single-car crash
- What a Biden presidency may mean for your money, taxes and the economy
- Maine South’s new school resource officer has passion for police work and education
- Schilling, Clemens y Bonds destacan para Salón de la Fama
- Review: Barack Obama’s ‘A Promised Land’ aims to define a presidential legacy amid supporters’ ‘million different dreams’
- Eddie Van Halen’s son, Wolfgang, grieves his dad in tender song tribute
- Chicago White Sox manager Tony La Russa’s DUI charges ‘are not being dropped,’ prosecutors in Arizona say
- Chicago singer Jeremih’s condition is improving amid COVID-19 battle, 50 Cent says
- Cómo reciclar los carteles de la campaña
- Crímenes de odio en EEUU en su nivel más alto en 10 años
- S&P 500, Dow set records after good news about COVID-19 vaccines
- Hinsdale District 86 referendum projects are on schedule and under budget, contractors say
- Homer Glen plans gift card lottery for those who shop at local stores this holiday
- Indiana COVID-19 hospitalizations at new record high; Lake County tops state with 598 new cases
- ‘Nunca haremos todo lo que hizo él’
- Editorial: Trump’s baseless claims won’t change reality. He lost the election.
- Editorial: Kim Ng smashes a glass ceiling in baseball
- Commentary: The transfer of presidential power — it’s long been a messy affair
- Lake County hospitals issue plea for people to help contain COVID-19: ‘It could become much worse’
- Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer issues new COVID-19 restrictions, says she has the authority for a second stay-home order
- Más de un millón de menores han tenido covid-19 en EEUU
- Joe Biden urges Trump to assist in the transition of power: ‘More people may die if we don’t coordinate’
- NWI legislators packing face masks for Organization Day, despite failure to make it mandatory
- México busca otra nominación al Oscar con ‘Ya no estoy aquí’
- Porter County municipalities add COVID-19 restrictions, announce cancellations
- New Orleans Saints quarterback Drew Brees has a collapsed lung and rib fractures, source says
- Chain restaurants serving Thanksgiving dinner
- Letters to the Editor
- Suárez se pierde el Uruguay-Brasil por coronavirus
- Commentary: Our renewed sense of community during the despair of the COVID-19 pandemic
- COVID-19 school turmoil, teacher pay face Indiana lawmakers
- Chris Paul sería canjeado a los Suns de Phoenix
- Explota pipa de gas y deja 12 muertos en Nayarit
- Anti-death penalty activist Bill Pelke, who forgave teenage killer of his grandmother, dies at 73
- E-cigarettes can significantly alter a body’s response to viruses, study finds
- Psychologist offers tips for beating seasonal and pandemic blues
- Link between extra pounds, severe Covid-19 illness grows stronger
- Parenting panel talks added stress in time of COVID-19: ‘We’ve got a major opportunity to address these issues’
- Virginia governor pushes to legalize marijuana
- ‘Canelo’ se convierte en el ‘Ángel de la Guarda’ de una niña
- From California to Pennsylvania, governors across the US ratchet up COVID-19 restrictions ahead of Thanksgiving
- Lake Station closes City Hall as COVID-19 cases rise
- Recuento en Wisconsin le costaría a Trump 7.9 mdd
- Police investigating a Sunday car versus train accident in Western Springs
- Norridge, Elmwood Park police charge man accused of carjacking 64-year-old woman
- Chicago City Council to consider capping delivery app fees
- Illinois teachers union calls on Gov. Pritzker to close school buildings again because of COVID-19 surge
- Who needs a stove? 101 slow cooker recipes for home cooked dishes
- Evanston offers rent assistance, homeless aid as COVID-19 cases surge
- U.S. Rep. Cheri Bustos says she’s tested positive for coronavirus
- Commentary: Pritzker, Lightfoot show Illinois style of hypocrisy with COVID-19 restrictions
- Lemont, Tinley Park offer business grants to provide outdoor dining options
- Trump expected to order significant troop cuts in Afghanistan, Iraq in final days of his presidency
- Coronavirus in Illinois updates: Here’s what happened Nov. 16 with COVID-19 in the Chicago area
- Naperville News Digest: DuPage providing free flu shot clinic; intersection work starts at Route 59 and Champion; COVID leads to Will County Building closure
- Georgia election officials say hand recount of presidential race finds new ballots
- Chicago Bulls decline to give Kris Dunn a qualifying offer — making him an unrestricted free agent. But they did extend one to Denzel Valentine.
- Aurora to consider plan to add housing to Fox Valley Mall, demolish vacant Sears building
- Naperville council to consider stricter ethics rules on campaign donations posing possible vote conflicts
- Claims of anti-Semitism at University of Illinois prompt federal investigation by Department of Education
- Biden advierte de más muertes por covid si Trump sigue bloqueando la transición
- The Spin: Pritzker coy on his Thanksgiving plans | U.S. Rep. Cheri Bustos tests positive for COVID-19 | City’s public health doc says initially there won’t be enough vaccine to go around
- Miami’s COVID-19 cases force ACC to shuffle its football schedule, while Texas A&M postpones a 2nd straight game as 7 FBS games already have been called off this week
- Chicago’s health commissioner says there likely won’t be enough vaccine initially, urges people to ‘double down’ on existing methods to fight COVID-19 spread
- LSU coach Ed Orgeron defends response to sexual misconduct allegations against players
- Illinois sounds warning again as hospitals pass spring highs for COVID-19 patients
- Workers threaten to strike at 11 nursing homes in Illinois next week if wages and pandemic hazard pay don’t increase
- Aurora heroin dealer sentenced to 9 years in jail
- Interim Oak Park health director urges residents to stay home: ‘We must take personal responsibility to slow COVID-19’
- Joe Orozco, the strength coach for Eastern Illinois football and a former Northwestern assistant, dies at age 30
- Week 10 photos: Minnesota Vikings 19, Chicago Bears 13
- Trump campaign drops key request in Pennsylvania lawsuit
- Lake Shore Drive mansion lists for $17 million
- Santa Claus, holiday cheer coming to town in Barrington, but with social distance as COVID-19 pandemic continues
- For the first time in 50 years, Lake Shore Drive 6-bedroom penthouse on the market for $17 million
- Buffalo Grove approves firefighters union contract, raising salaries each year of the agreement
- Man shot Monday morning in Aurora Township
- Amber Alert issued for child inside stolen minivan in Bridgeview
- Oak Park Public Library to extend building closure through mid-December
- Highland Park-area officials urge caution amid rise in COVID-19 cases: ‘Avoid all non-essential activities for the next 3 weeks’
- 4 shot, including two teenage girls, on West Side, police say
- 4 wounded in Dearborn Homes shooting, police say
- Week 10 recap: Chicago Bears offense is kept out of the end zone and QB Nick Foles is injured in a 19-13 loss to the Minnesota Vikings
- ‘Can we forfeit?’: Your best 3-word reviews from the Chicago Bears’ 19-13 loss to the Minnesota Vikings