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- Michigan GOP backtracks after blocking vote certification
- FDA allows 1st rapid coronavirus test that gives results at home
- Daily horoscope for November 18, 2020
- Column: Abolish Electoral College? Sure, and why not let ‘majority rule’ on the Bill of Rights?
- Column: I’m all for post-Trump healing. But if you called me the N-word, I’ll never forgive you.
- The same holiday show will stream in Chicago, Kansas and Montana — a pandemic-era lesson from Trader Joe’s?
- Daywatch: Pritzker’s new COVID-19 restrictions, CPS to resume in-person classes in the winter and a gift guide for book lovers
- Chicago Bulls Q&A: What will they do with the No. 4 pick in the NBA draft? Is it worth playing another season with the current talent before hitting the reset button again?
- Park Forest-based Illinois Philharmonic Orchestra launches drive for final $1 million in campaign
- 3 observations from rewatching the Chicago Bears’ Week 10 loss: Time for Nick Foles to take a break, Roquan Smith’s steady improvement and disastrous 2nd downs
- Moderna and Pfizer COVID-19 vaccines both look strong. Here’s how they stack up.
- People magazine names Michael B. Jordan as Sexiest Man Alive
- Theater at renowned Jacob’s Pillow dance center burns down
- This day in history, November 18: U.S. Rep. Leo J. Ryan and four others killed by members of the Peoples Temple in Guyana
- How to watch the 2020 NBA draft and listen to local analysis of the Chicago Bulls’ selection
- Hunters take extra precautions with harvested deer in disease testing
- Man, 81, uses antique shillelagh to chase ruse burglars from Niles home: ‘I was trying to find some type of persuasive weapon’
- Gary airport tenants want rate hikes delayed again; COVID-19-fueled business struggle blamed
- Video shows gunman leaning out window of SUV and firing into living room, hitting a 5-year-old boy as he played on an iPad
- Dick Wolf’s Chicago-based trilogy of dramas finish in top 20 in TV ratings
- Chicago Bears QB rewind: No matter what changes were made to an inept offense, the unsightly results were the same in Week 10
- Pfizer says its COVID-19 vaccine 95% effective, will seek approval for emergency use from FDA
- Celebrate the Chicagoan in your life with one of these city-themed gifts
- Target enjoys sales surge ahead of crucial holiday season
- Sales soar at Lowe’s as the homebound take on more projects
- Column: Pope Francis’ leadership underscores global influence of Roman Catholic Church
- Jamelle Bouie column: A simple theory of why Trump did well
- ‘Mariah Carey’s Magical Christmas Special’ headed to Apple TV+ with Tiffany Haddish, Ariana Grande and more
- Anti-coronavirus lockdown protests dispersed with water cannons in Berlin
- West Virginia man sold machine gun conversion devices to extremists, US says
- A revelatory new recording of Gershwin’s landmark Concerto in F
- Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot offers details on proposed $3.7 billion capital projects spending plan
- The celebrity gossip you won’t find in the tabloids
- ‘Canelo’ ya tiene rival y fecha para su próxima pelea
- 1,000 interviews to pick No. 1: Inside the Timberwolves’ NBA draft prep
- Lake judge tosses Gary’s welcoming ordinance
- The NFC West has highlights and stars. But can it contend?
- Column: Warren High goes against the tide with tax-hike study
- Murad Clarifying Cleanser review: Can this cleanser reduce breakouts and excess oil?
- Cardi B, Dolly Parton, Dua Lipa to be honored by Billboard
- Fresh Christmas trees without the hassle — and maybe with a cocktail in hand
- Americans are more willing to take a coronavirus vaccine, poll suggests
- Samsung intensifies chip wars with bet it can catch TSMC by 2022
- Hillary Clinton says original COVID-19 stimulus ‘not sufficient’
- To protect her parents, she’s keeping her daughter out of school
- Nearly a third of US museums remain closed by pandemic, survey shows
- The vaccines will probably work. Making them fast will be the hard part.
- La revista People elige al hombre vivo más sexy de 2020
- Appeals court vacates 16-year sentence in Loop bar terror plot, says judge paid only ‘lip service’ to seriousness of Adel Daoud’s crimes
- The NBA draft steal ‘people sort of forgot’
- Speak Out reader opinion: Republicans need to stand up to Trump on election results
- The Thanksgiving myth gets a deeper look this year
- Habrá equipo de árbitros exclusivamente de raza negra
- Planners OK plan for 108-acre Merrillville housing development
- As occupancy dwindles, college dorms go beyond students
- La campaña NBA 2020-21 viene cargada de novedades
- Northwest Indiana local scores and schedules for Thursday, Nov. 19
- The Thanksgiving myth gets a deeper look this year
- As occupancy dwindles, college dorms go beyond students
- As sales surge 23%, Home Depot giving $1 billion a year in permanent raises to hourly workers
- Post-Tribune girls basketball rankings and player of the week for Thursday, Nov. 19, 2020
- Oak Brook Police Department again receives national accreditation
- Con sardinas, oposición busca atraer votantes en Venezuela
- Guitarrista de AC/DC Angus Young: ‘No necesitamos más balas’
- Opinion: The right way to legalize marijuana
- Biden inicia la transición sin asistencia de Trump
- Minnesota prosecutors want to introduce 2017 arrest of 14-year-old in Derek Chauvin trial
- Hillcrest forward Julius Rollins finds the place where he’s needed ‘more than any other school’ in Kent State
- Chicago has twice the city ambulances it did 45 years ago. The outspoken paramedic many credit for the increase retired Wednesday.
- Patrick Fitzmaurice, Chicago’s longest serving paramedic retires
- Not again: Toilet paper limits, empty shelves return as COVID-19 surges
- Matthaus pide la vuelta de veteranos a la selección alemana
- Parents, teachers express gratitude for making COVID-19 decisions, getting more nurses
- Controversial Fed nominee Judy Shelton stalls in Senate test vote
- Juez ordena detener expulsión de niños que cruzan frontera
- Naperville council tells city staff to draft rules making face masks mandatory
- Jueza retira cargos contra exsecretario de Defensa de México
- Alud provocado por Iota deja 16 muertos en Nicaragua
- Column: Dolly Parton is the closest thing we have to a universally beloved icon. And that was before she helped fund Moderna’s COVID-19 vaccine.
- Oswego School District 308 delays reopening plan due to increase in COVID-19 cases
- ‘Collective’ review: Oscar entry has a deadly nightclub fire at its center and is an eerily prescient investigation of political corruption
- Artistas ensayan para unos ‘históricos’ Latin Grammy
- ‘Baby’ Natalie Drnec from Sandburg grows up for District 230 after taking regional title on the balance beam as a freshman
- Hinsdale Public Library holding board candidate information sessions
- Terroristas y extremistas incitan a usar el coronavirus como arma
- BBC names ex-judge to lead probe into 1995 Diana interview
- Police arrest 65-year-old man in Northern Ireland in connection with 1974 pub bombings in Birmingham, England
- Chicago Cubs President Jed Hoyer
- Tinley Park to tweak rules on recreational marijuana sales after vendors couldn’t find suitable locations
- More Indiana counties listed at highest coronavirus risk; Lake, Porter, Newton counties among 21 of state’s 92 counties at highest risk
- Casillas: ‘Para un jugador es complicado decir adiós’
- 4 takeaways from the Chicago Cubs’ front-office transition, including Jed Hoyer’s patience and Theo Epstein’s most important move
- Council members lauded for performance; Whitten, Larson lost bids for reelection
- Pet World: 5 ways to slow down a fast-eating dog
- NYC school buildings will close at least through Thanksgiving weekend over rising COVID-19 rates
- Indiana’s St. Joseph county OKs fining businesses violating mask order
- Alex Cramer was ‘shocked’ when Old Dominion cut its wrestling program. The Grayslake Central graduate has landed with both feet firmly on the mat.
- Review: WTTW’s ‘Chicago from the Air’ gives a drone’s-eye view of the city, region
- Quickly: Readers sound off on the issues of the day
- ¿Qué opinan de los robots sexuales?
- In this holiday season of streaming options, it’s confinement vs. escapism. Plus courtroom drama.
- Judge orders federal government to stop expelling children who cross the border alone
- Millions of kids are skipping vaccines this year, Blue Cross study finds. ‘The U.S. is on the precipice of a severe immunization crisis.’
- Justin Sawyer and Alex Pickett toe the line for semistate-bound Hobart’s shutdown defense: ‘We push each other to try to do better.’
- Mental health issues more likely to affect communities of color during the holidays: ‘This is the time where people can bottom out’
- North Aurora to waive registration, liquor fees to help businesses during pandemic
- The counties that predict presidential election winners didn’t this year. Just look at Terre Haute, Indiana.
- $66M settlement against Munster cardiology group, hospital for unneeded surgeries, implanted devices
- Who is Joe Mansueto? Billionaire now owns Chicago Fire soccer team, Wrigley Building and Waldorf Astoria hotel.
- Timeline: Boeing 737 Max jetliner crashes and aftermath
- Play one more season at Minnesota State or enter the real world. With a job offer in hand, Geneva’s Justin Taormina faced that decision.
- Messi: ‘Estoy cansado de ser siempre el problema de todo en el club’
- Commentary: Illinois Republicans, this could be our moment
- Deon Cole gives audiences a glimpse into what it takes to create material for a comedy special — even when the jokes don’t work
- Letters: COVID-19 fatigue is deadly
- Pictures: “Van Gogh Alive” at the Dali Museum
- Customer and business donations help feed BEDS Plus MATCH A MEAL program to help those in need
- FAA approves Boeing 737 Max to fly again, a milestone for Chicago-based Boeing
- ‘Antiracist’ author Kendi discusses racism in virtual talk sponsored by collaboration of suburban libraries
- C-Kan lamenta la suerte de conocidos que no pudieron ser rescatados del mal camino
- Park Ridge Library director resigns to accept position in Highland Park
- City Council divided over changing Naperville’s campaign finance disclosure rules
- Mayor Lori Lightfoot to launch new COVID-19 testing site at Midway Airport
- Writers Theatre offers ‘Two Scrooges’ for the holidays
- Nando’s restaurant, Naperville lawyers reach nearly $1.8 million settlement for restaurant employees over fingerprint data lawsuit
- Should you travel for the holidays?
- Commissioners push vote on Lake County Sheriff’s equipment until decision on approval powers is determined
- Vote on new Naperville Human Rights Commission delayed until December
- Coronan al Defensa del Año de la MLS 2020
- ‘¿Quién soy yo para juzgar?’, la frase reveladora del papa
- Salah vuelve a dar positivo por coronavirus
- Trump pays $3 million for a partial Wisconsin ballot recount in liberal Milwaukee and Dane counties
- Missing Steger man’s body discovered at Portage marina
- Man shot while driving in Bronzeville, blocks from police headquarters
- Parolee held on $500K bail, charged with Bridgeview minivan theft, kidnapping that led to Amber Alert
- Las tácticas electorales de Trump ponen a EEUU en mala compañía
- Billy Porter to make directorial debut with coming-of-age drama centered on high school senior who has crush on trans girl
- The Boeing 737 Max has crashed twice and been grounded for nearly two years. But here’s why U.S. airlines are eager to fly the upgraded jet.
- 2020 guide for Thanksgiving and the December holidays in Chicago: Here’s how to plan for travel, staying home, food, entertainment and gifts.
- Salvadoreño, pretendido por más de 10 universidades, elige UCLA para jugar fútbol americano
- Is it COVID-19? Feverish Harvey Weinstein is being ‘closely monitored’ in prison
- Editorial: The dead end of ‘progressive’ taxation in Chicago
- What to stream: These chess films are perfect for a post-‘Queen’s Gambit’ savoring
- Letter to the Editor
- Walmart to open health clinics on the South and West sides at two stores reopening after civil unrest
- Barack Obama memoir off to record-setting start in sales
- ¿Cómo logró México que EEUU retirara los cargos contra Cienfuegos?
- Charlie Brown specials to air on TV, after all, in PBS deal
- Texas-Kansas among 6 more college football games called off for COVID-19 issues, bringing the total to 14 this week
- Tory Lanez pleads not guilty in Megan Thee Stallion shooting
- NFL placing all teams in its intensive COVID-19 protocols for the rest of the season
- New moms on Medicaid are 5 times more likely to die from pregnancy-related causes, but coverage runs out 60 days after childbirth. Illinois officials hope to change that.
- Why spontaneous interactions in the office made us feel productive
- Commentary: What a buzz cut during the pandemic taught me about racism and sexism
- Native American history often not found in textbooks
- Column: Agencies use data to help Hazel Crest, Flossmoor identify homes likely to have lead in water service lines
- Marijuana is now 25 percent stronger than it was five decades ago, study finds
- Holiday pet food drive aims to keep owners together with dogs, cats; ‘It has kept a family from surrendering its pet’
- Mariah Carey’s first gift of Christmas: A TV special with Ariana Grande
- Edgar Barrera el ‘chofer’ que lleva artistas al Latin Grammy
- Accenture innovation center seeks ‘to solve the world’s biggest problems in the food chain’: From feeding 10 billion to automating cocktails
- Dems nominate Nancy Pelosi as speaker again to lead into Biden era
- Mayor Lori Lightfoot’s proposed Chicago property tax hike plan clears City Council hurdle
- Four Park Ridge teens face charges after a video allegedly showed them beating, bullying a 14-year-old boy
- Warren Township High School District officials skeptical in-person classes will resume Jan. 5; ‘We want to follow the data as it is’
- Chicago retailers facing new restrictions due to COVID-19
- Queda definido el ‘Final Four’ de la Liga de Naciones
- Onetime observatory manager at the former John Hancock Center who offered ‘perv play’ tours for fathers and sons gets 15 years in child porn case
- Aurora surpasses 10,000 COVID-19 cases, 150 deaths
- After years of student activism, Park District officially makes name change to Douglass Park
- Newly built Kenilworth mansion sets Chicago-area record as priciest sale of 2020 at $11.75 million
- Robinson Canó suspendido 162 juegos por dopaje
- BBC hará investigación sobre polémica entrevista a Diana
- Chicago Cubs coach Will Venable leaves for the Boston Red Sox, while new President Jed Hoyer isn’t planning immediate changes to the amateur scouting staff
- Aurora council set to approve civilian police board
- Corrections and clarifications
- The Spin: U.S. Rep. Adam Kinzinger says GOP ‘waiting’ for Trump to accept results | Mayor Lori Lightfoot says she will spend Thanksgiving apart from her mother | Dr. Scott Atlas’ Chicago roots
- Early Christmas boost for 2020
- Column: The COVID-19 pandemic is spawning false claims about freedom
- Mets second baseman Robinson Cano tests positive for steroid, will be suspended 162 games
- Potempa: Thornton Quarry a history dig with a tour waiting list
- COVID-19 now third-leading cause of death in Illinois, officials say, as toll surpasses 11,000
- ‘I don’t expect that he would know the Pennsylvania election code’: A rusty Giuliani returns to the courtroom on Trump’s behalf
- Big Ten releases a men’s basketball schedule that allows for COVID-19-related makeup dates, has 4 games on Christmas and ends with a conference tournament at the United Center
- Lake County businesses, residents brace for increased COVID-19 restrictions: ‘I don’t like it, but I’m going to do it’
- Oak Park makes reductions to 2021 budget, seeks 3% municipal property tax increase
- Wisconsin Gov. Tony Evers to extend statewide mask mandate into next year
- As grades and attendance slip, CPS places hopes on schools reopening, citing risk of ‘losing an entire generation of students’
- Monica to be honored as the Lady of Soul for the 2020 Soul Train Awards
- Venetian Islands mansion mimics style of luxury resort | Photos
- Two more deaths of veterans with COVID bring total to 23 at Illinois Veterans’ Home in LaSalle
- Mother of 4-year-old student accuses Chicago Public Schools of covering up security guard’s alleged abuse of her son: ‘I felt so heartbroken’
- Mourning death of beloved street vendor
- Joe Judge fires offensive line coach Marc Colombo for ‘insubordination;’ report of fight is false
- Florida State’s Patrick Williams, drafted by the Chicago Bulls with the No. 4 pick, is the 1st prospect for a new front office he calls ‘basketball smart’
- Deerfield residents rallying behind longtime mail carrier who has COVID-19, raise $11K for his medical bills
- With vote counting completed, Rep. Lauren Underwood declares victory. But Jim Oberweis wants a recount.
- Chicago Bulls draft pick Patrick Williams
- Miguel Cairo, a longtime major-league infielder, will be the Chicago White Sox bench coach under Tony La Russa, reports say
- ‘They knew exactly who they were shooting at’: 1 dead, 3 critically wounded — including one of the shooters — on West Side
- Overwhelmed with COVID-19 cases, hospitals start converting chapels, cafeterias, parking garages: ‘We’re in trouble’
- Northern Illinois falls to 0-3 with a 31-25 loss at Ball State