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- Daily horoscope for November 20, 2020
- Chicago Bulls — with limited roster space — are anticipating a quiet NBA free agency: ‘We’re going to be really picky’
- Column: How to enjoy Thanksgiving alone. How to help someone who’s alone enjoy it.
- The story of ‘Michigan’s Pompeii’: How the small town of Singapore was forgotten beneath the sand
- The battle for Lake Michigan: As beaches erode, millions of dollars have been poured into temporary solutions. Can anyone find a long-term fix?
- Column: As that federal bus pulls up, do Boss Madigan’s eyes see three names: Sorich, Kelly and Fawell?
- Ask Amy: Chance discovery changes everything at home
- The story of ‘Michigan’s Pompeii’: How the small town of Singapore was forgotten beneath the sand
- Column: Can the Chicago Bears’ strong culture — ‘Persistence over resistance’ — rescue another wayward season?
- Women dominate Latin Grammys: Lafourcade, Rosalía win big
- Northwestern and Wisconsin will be a defensive showdown. For Pat Fitzgerald, this latest Big Ten battle is par for the course: ‘It’s the Midwest way.’
- Rachel Maddow makes emotional return to MSNBC, describes partner’s coronavirus bout
- Daywatch: Madigan’s grip on House in doubt, Lake Michigan’s beaches are vanishing and how to celebrate the holidays Chicago-style
- This day in history, November 20: Lawyers for Al Gore and George W. Bush battle over recount
- Oak Park and River Forest High School superintendent announces plans to retire
- Winners and losers from Theo Epstein’s sudden departure from the Chicago Cubs
- He trained agents on how to root out financial crimes. Now he’s accused of committing them — and lying to get an informant paid nearly $100,000.
- Park Ridge hotel project back on; new proposal headed to plan commission, city official says
- COVID-19 case prompts Highland to close town hall; Pumpkin Plod canceled, fate of other events to be decided
- The best gifts for dogs, cats and our feathered friends
- Having trouble getting a COVID-19 test for your child? You’re not alone.
- College football picks: Indiana has a chance to shake up the season — and the Big Ten — vs. Ohio State
- COVID-19 Thanksgiving feast will be cheapest in a decade
- The most compelling coronavirus photography from The New York Times
- Living Proof review: Can this collection give you healthy-looking hair with fewer washes?
- Commissioners consider ordinance for raising chickens in unincorporated Porter County
- Holiday gift guide 2020: Gift giving is not canceled
- Down to Business: Hair and eyelash extensions — not just for the rich and famous anymore
- Lista de todos los ganadores de los Latin Grammy
- En ausencia, Natalia Lafourcade triunfa en los Latin Grammy
- Why movie fans still have reasons to be thankful this holiday season
- Collection drive begins for ‘Giving Day’ in Barrington: ‘The need is so much greater right now’
- Desesperado, Trump intenta impugnar la elección de Biden
- This Week in Naperville
- Paul Krugman column: Making the most of the coming Biden boom
- México, cuarto país en llegar a 100.000 muertes por covid
- CTA to run holiday train and buses, but riders won’t be able to board because of COVID-19
- Most students in Barrington School District 220 to remain in remote learning as COVID-19 cases rise
- Lake County group collecting money, goods for Central America hurricane relief
- David Brooks column: 9 nonobvious ways to have a deeper conversation
- Guardiola: ‘Mi deseo es que Messi se retire en el Barca’
- Jamelle Bouie column: If Biden wants to be like FDR, he needs the left
- Comfort viewing for the holidays: Three feelgood new releases for a most unusual season
- Nissan redesigns Versa for 2021
- Ebrard: Sería ‘casi suicida’ no investigar a Cienfuegos
- Speak Out reader opinion: COVID-19 restrictions threaten traditional holiday celebrations
- Carbon Edition added to 2021 Mazda6
- Food, beverage tax remains on the table in Merrillville: Council president floats teaming up with Hobart
- And the Grammy nomination goes to … Megan? Harry? Weeknd?
- New traveling theater troupe to promote social justice, diversity
- Universal strikes another deal with a major theater chain
- ¿Deberían los universitarios hacerse la prueba covid-19 antes de regresar a casa por vacaciones?
- Wisconsin recounts begin today: Plexiglass, ballots and $3 million
- ‘Coming 2 America’ to launch on Amazon Prime in March
- After a ‘COVID semester,’ the University of Michigan gets tougher on the virus
- Bobby Brown says family is ‘devastated’ after son’s tragic death: ‘No words to explain the pain’
- Zidane: ‘Estoy preocupado por el calendario, es demasiado’
- Air travel was gaining momentum. Now what?
- La Corte Suprema tomaría casos sobre aborto y derechos LGBTQ
- Why COVID caused such suffering in Italy’s wealthiest region
- East Aurora reports better high school attendance during pandemic; ‘Maybe daily in-person school isn’t for every kid,’ superintendent says
- Air travel was gaining momentum. Now what?
- At The Ringer, staff writers say they are second-string
- Toronto’s biggest mass killing case goes to trial on Zoom
- ‘Remote learning is not working’: Shutdown hurts children, parents say
- ‘Remote learning is not working’: Shutdown hurts children, parents say
- Why charges against protesters are being dismissed by the thousands
- Why charges against protesters are being dismissed by the thousands
- MLS layoffs cut league’s staff by 20%
- 13-year-old gets 7-year juvenile prison sentence for vehicle thefts in Champaign-Urbana
- Actuaciones musicales en Latin Grammy 2020 dejan huella (VIDEOS)
- Judge nixes lawsuit challenging California home pot delivery
- Secluding schoolchildren in isolated spaces would be illegal under a new federal bill, introduced one year after Tribune/ProPublica Illinois investigation
- NJ cannabis bill advances, but lawmakers differ on details
- Megan Thee Stallion addresses shooting, and more, on new album ‘Good News’
- Auto review: 2020 Mustang Shelby GT500: Jaw-dropping, record-setting power — plus agility
- Give these gifts that also benefit Chicago’s artists
- Speak Out reader opinions: Elgin being forced to trim budget a good thing; don’t tell your kids it’s ‘un-American’ to wear masks; big funerals not needed
- Community news
- Tackling turkey day: Strategies for a healthy feast
- Con un bastón, anciano espanta a tres ladrones
- Nuevo récord de contagios diarios en EEUU con 187,000 casos
- Column: So many lives would be different if we’d had ‘The Queen’s Gambit’ 50 years ago. Including mine
- Recruiting notes: Libertyville quarterback Blake Ellingson’s comeback from broken leg leads to commitment to Division I FCS program
- Quickly: Readers sound off on the issues of the day
- Portage mobile meals program expands to seven days of breakfasts, lunchs for students
- A different flow for Brooke: Schramek gets used to new surroundings, going from Benet star to freshman forward for Wisconsin
- Toronto Raptors will play in Tampa after NBA team denied permission to play in Canada because of COVID-19 travel restrictions
- Quickly: Readers sound off on the issues of the day
- Heading home for the holiday? Get a virus test, colleges say
- Gio Reyna extiende contrato con Borussia Dortmund
- Column: A new before-school tradition among Naperville neighbors — outdoor ‘morning announcements’
- After the pandemic threatened a long-running toy drive for hospitalized kids, a brother and sister decided to take it over themselves
- José Feliciano celebrates 50 years of ‘Feliz Navidad’
- GM to bring 30 new electric vehicles to market in next 5 years
- Speak Out reader opinions: Virus, election, and too much government
- Auto review: 2020 Mustang Shelby GT500: Jaw-dropping, record-setting power — plus agility
- Las mejores fotos de la semana en América Latina 13-19 Nov./2020
- For neuroscientist, the mind is what makes magic mesmerizing
- Defendieron la revolución de Venezuela. Ahora son sus víctimas
- BTS lanza su álbum ‘BE’ como ‘una carta de esperanza’
- Alderman’s ward office vandalized for 3rd time this year, 3 caught on video throwing bricks through window
- Wilmette officials approve downtown development featuring 109 luxury apartments, street-level retail space
- Quickly: Readers sound off on the issues of the day
- Star guard Noah Reynolds and brother Nelson enroll at Merrillville following family’s move from Illinois
- Pictures: Snowcat Ridge, Florida’s first snow park
- Former Portage official pleads guilty to conflict of interest charge, agrees to $56K restitution
- Bob Dylan papers, including unpublished lyrics, sell for $495K
- States with the highest cancer rates
- Law & Order column: Grand juries consider North Chicago man’s case, reach three different decisions
- What the Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade will look like amid COVID-19 pandemic
- Disabato: A high-character kid. A great leader. A rising star. Andrew graduate Joe Orozco remembered for all the right reasons.
- Commentary: I will let my kids play football, despite my devastating injury
- Surprise Trump rule will require insurers to reveal what they actually pay for prescription drugs
- Tips for millennials on celebrating Thanksgiving alone without being lonely
- Letters: What Congress doesn’t understand about COVID-19
- Hines secures construction financing for Oak Brook Commons apartments on former McDonald’s Plaza site
- Editorial: Rahm Emanuel in President-elect Joe Biden’s Cabinet? We could see it.
- Commentary: Thoughts on the great over-thinker, Barack Obama
- Column: Social media: Everyone’s sharing, no one is taking responsibility
- Indiana sees more COVID-19 patients in ICUs than ever before
- Naperville News Digest
- Joliet Catholic graduate Kaitlyn Williams wants to be key scorer and senior leader for Lewis in women’s basketball: ‘I’m extremely excited.’
- El Once Ideal de la MLS 2020
- Pesquisa penal y batallas judiciales, lo que le espera a Trump
- Los Raptors se mudan a EEUU en tiempos de pandemia
- Column: Looking for a holiday wreath? This nonprofit sells festive decor made by Chicago’s at-risk youth.
- Faced with 73% trash collection rate hike, council, mayor look for options for Gary residents
- Megan y Weeknd entre posibles nominados a los Grammy
- Police say home invasion suspect may be targeting Valparaiso women who live alone
- Historical marker to commemorate 1960s fight to integrate Whittier Elementary in Waukegan
- Jan Morris, author and transgender pioneer, dies at 94
- Elmhurst School District 205 returning some students to classes, discussing possible COVID-19 testing
- Casos de coronavirus siguen aumentando en la NFL
- Dakota health system CEO won’t wear mask, says he’s immune to COVID-19. Medical professionals call that message ‘dangerous’ and ‘disheartening.’
- Charges upgraded to murder for Naperville-area woman charged with shooting her boyfriend
- Letters: Time for Madigan to go
- Stevenson graduate Eric Zalewski committed to ‘exhausting’ work as a manager for the Northwestern men’s basketball team. But he craved a roster spot.
- Commentary: It’s still all about the toilet paper
- From Murray State to Kansas to back home, Burlington Central’s James Estes on mission to find a place to play: ‘It’s been kind of crazy.’
- Santa to set up shop in Naperville’s Riverwalk Cafe, and will use ‘North Pole technology’ to talk to kids
- Chicago White Sox purchase the contract of 2017 1st-round pick Jake Burger as part of 4 roster moves
- Northbrook moves forward with sustainability study, action plan to combat climate change
- Hersey High School Scrubs Club continuing with annual blood drive, this year virtual amid COVID-19 pandemic
- Chesterton is Travis Grayson’s team now. The junior guard will do ‘whatever it takes to win.’
- Families make adjustments to Thanksgiving plans: ‘Making sure everyone stays safe is important’
- Alabama man arrested in 1987 killing of Rockford woman, 19, whose body was found in forest preserve a year later
- A mile-long line, 2-hour wait and no bathrooms: One editor’s ‘functioning but frustrating’ COVID-19 test in Harwood Heights
- Column: Did bail reform cause spike in Chicago violence? New research says no.
- Mike Hutton’s top 10 teams and top 20 players in Northwest Indiana for the 2020-21 boys basketball season
- How to celebrate the holidays Chicago-style during a pandemic
- Police: Man with limp robbed Park Ridge jewelry store at gunpoint
- Chicago adding COVID-19 testing facilities at O’Hare and Midway airports next month
- There is plenty to do in the Chicago suburbs during this unusual holiday season
- Edward-Elmhurst Health hosts virtual town hall on current COVID-19 surge
- Video: Friend who bought gun for Kyle Rittenhouse told police teen predicted life behind bars after shooting 3 during Kenosha protests
- Daily COVID-19 deaths in US reach highest level since May — averaging more than 1,300 per day
- Carpentersville woman filling holiday stockings with small gifts for sailors at Great Lakes naval station
- ¿Ejercicio con el rostro cubierto? No es tan malo
- Illinois AG secures $370K for community health in Little Village after smokestack demolition, but some say it’s not enough
- Vernon Hills to put twist on tree and menorah lighting ceremony this year with virtual livestream
- EEUU promedia más de 1,300 muertes diarias por covid-19
- Retired nurse helping with COVID-19 patients praises co-workers: ‘I feel like I’m doing something for them’
- Fenwick High School to switch to full remote learning through mid-January
- Flashback: Texas Guinan danced her way through Chicago — until it killed her
- Column: Chicago Marathon news a reminder that, in the long run, we’re going to make it through this
- These are the U.S. cities with the highest holiday budgets
- Crown Point businesses hopeful for holiday season: ‘Shopping local is now even more important than ever’
- Pfizer is seeking emergency use of its COVID-19 vaccine. Here’s what that means, and what happens next.
- Kyle Rittenhouse freed from Kenosha jail after attorneys post $2 million bail despite pleas from families of men he shot
- Potempa: Reader thankful for finding Strongbow’s dressing recipe
- Transit pilot program to bring cheaper fares to Metra riders in south, southwest suburbs
- Illinois’ 2nd opponent, Wright State, opts out of Thursday’s basketball game because of COVID-19 cases, while the Missouri Valley adopts a new scheduling format
- Elgin News Digest
- Column: Amid growing criticism, area lawmakers remain supportive or mum about Madigan as speaker
- COVID-19 death toll in Illinois again above 100 as 7-day average rises to 115
- The Spin: Pritzker’s new coronavirus restrictions take effect today | Chicago alderman’s office vandalized again | Limited recount begins in Wisconsin, as Michigan lawmakers head to D.C. meeting with Trump
- Will County budget includes sheriff body cameras, diversity director
- Despite pandemic, annual Christmas tree sale still a go in Park Ridge
- Chicago Cubs add 3 to their 40-man roster, leaving 3 spots open for free-agent signings or trade acquisitions
- As COVID-19 rates continue to rise, New Trier High School parents divided on how to best approach in-person classroom instruction
- Commentary: What Rudy Giuliani has become: A lament
- Nelly tapped to portray Chuck Berry in Colin Hanks’ Buddy Holly biopic ‘Clear Lake’
- Column: The governor born with a platinum spoon, and the restaurateurs losing everything
- Aurora police budget to dip slightly in 2021
- Illinois earns a D+ grade on preterm birth and infant mortality assessment. 949 babies died in 2018.
- Elmwood Park schools delay hybrid learning plans until at least late January
- Tyler Perry giving away 5,000 Thanksgiving meals to Atlanta families
- Georgia governor certifies state’s 16 presidential electors after top elections official verifies results showing Biden won race against Trump
- Oak Park, Thrive Counseling Center extend agreement for police social work services
- Donald Trump Jr., the president’s eldest son, tests positive for the coronavirus, spokesperson says
- Second stimulus check updates: President-elect Joe Biden calls on Congress for emergency COVID-19 aid before year’s end
- Center of Concern holds annual ‘Adopt an Older Adult’ program as isolation among seniors grows
- Embattled House Speaker Michael Madigan says he’ll be a candidate for reelection in January, claiming ‘significant support’
- Column: It’s not too late to decide to stay home for Thanksgiving
- Armstrong: Stronger, faster, better. Oswego East graduate RayJ Dennis ‘upped his game’ during the pandemic for Boise State.
- Boards that protected downtown Elgin windows will serve as impetus for documentary, mural
- Commentary: Why forgiving student debt is a bad idea
- Glencoe District 35 will shift to all remote learning until at least mid January
- Recruiting notes: Loyola’s Arielle Dabu finds ‘warm state’ with Florida Southern; Libertyville’s Blake Ellingson commits to Drake.
- Rise in COVID-19 statewide leading to alarming surge in nursing home cases and deaths, health officials say
- COVID-19 numbers still going up in the Naperville area, with six deaths at Edward in the last week
- Draft kings: Ridgewood seniors Jack Ryan and Frank Magnelli commit to play in college at Triton with eye on MLB draft
- Coronavirus in Illinois updates: Here’s what happened Nov. 20 with COVID-19 in the Chicago area
- 8 people injured in shooting at Wisconsin mall and suspect still being sought, police say
- ‘We are going to reclaim the United States’: President Trump, his lawyers and allies take frantic steps to overturn Joe Biden’s victory
- A terrific Tyler Turley rushes for a career-high 256 yards and three touchdowns as Hobart rolls into first state final since 1996
- Penalties and turnovers take toll as Merrillville loses in Class 6A semistate game to Westfield: ‘We just made too many mistakes.’
- Northwest Indiana local scores for Sunday, Nov. 22
- ‘We were resilient’: Cooper Jones leans into role as leader after Valparaiso’s loss to Zionsville at semistate
- Late interception helps Minnesota hang on for a 34-31 win over Purdue