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- Pennoyer School reviews limited options for critical facility upgrades after voters rejected $10.9 million referendum
- Daily horoscope for November 23, 2020
- Deadline looms for Illinoisans to file for share of $650M Facebook settlement, which has already drawn nearly 1.4 million claims
- Beat the deadline; enter our Holiday Dazzling Decorating Contest by Dec. 16
- Jets are headed straight for Trevor Lawrence after getting eliminated from playoffs at 0-10
- Letters: Mayor Richard J. Daley was one of us
- Column: Jeanne Gang on Vista Tower, gender equality in architecture and the future of downtown Chicago
- In rare feat, Evanston teen expected to break birding record: ‘Say a rare bird shows up. You have to drop everything and get in the car.’
- Editorial: Trump won’t concede. Our readers share their views.
- Editorial: Chicago schools set reopening plan. Will the teachers be there?
- Column: An exclusive look at Jeanne Gang’s Vista Tower, now Chicago’s third-tallest building
- Ask Amy: Husband seeks a good reason to leave
- Column: There is more to be grateful for this Thanksgiving than family, friends and good health
- Daywatch: Feds draw near Madigan, an exclusive look at Jeanne Gang’s Vista Tower and the ultimate guide to winter camping
- Kris Bryant to the Dodgers, Nationals or Red Sox? Kyle Schwarber to the Yankees? A look at potential Chicago Cubs trade partners.
- From Chicago to LA, Intelligentsia’s legacy as a pioneer includes a cadre of spinoff roasters nationwide
- Big Ten football takeaways after Week 5, including Illinois QB Brandon Peters looking like a difference maker and the officiating looking like an eyesore
- What’s working on offense — if anything — and what’s not? A look at the Chicago Bears at the break.
- Israel’s Benjamin Netanyahu reportedly met with Saudi Arabian crown prince, the first known encounter between the countries’ senior officials
- This day in history, November 23: 2,600 people killed by earthquakes in Italy
- Trump campaign legal team tries to distance itself from attorney Sidney Powell days after holding news conference with her
- 24 best stocking stuffers of 2020
- Best gifts for the 2020 holidays
- Dick Allen played 3 seasons with the Chicago White Sox. Now 78, Allen recalls his time on the South Side fondly: ‘I’ve never been treated any better.’
- Crosby: Hesed House determined to ensure homeless won’t fall through the cracks
- Aurora looks to approve Mastodon Lake dredging
- Wisconsin US Rep. Bryan Steil tests positive for coronavirus
- Indiana officials emphasize caution for students headed home
- Critics: Indiana panel’s report could lead to coal bailout
- Archdiocese of Chicago and Catholic Charities raise $35 million for COVID-19 relief
- AstraZeneca says COVID-19 vaccine ‘highly effective’ in late-stage trials with 90% success in one dosing regimen
- Indiana attorney general must pay $19K in disciplinary case over groping allegations
- Taylor Swift wins top prize at AMAs, says she’s re-recording music
- Human rights experts: Japan’s detention of Carlos Ghosn was wrong
- Thanksgiving education
- Trump has been a ratings driver for cable TV news. How will the networks adapt?
- More US schools are giving a realistic lesson about the history of Thanksgiving: ‘We want students to engage with what really happened’
- ‘Zappa’ review: Documentary tests limits as it captures spirit of legendary musician
- Naperville’s Belmont Cameli stars on new ‘Saved by the Bell,’ still on the football team
- First-time director explores mother’s murder in HBO docuseries ‘Murder on Middle Beach’
- Equipo de Trump dice falsedades sobre su transición en 2016
- Yorkville eyes bond issue for proposed new City Hall site
- Trump apela la decisión electoral de un juez en Pensilvania
- US vaccine train won’t be derailed, Warp Speed leader says
- Mass COVID-19 vaccination gets a dry run in a Louisiana parking lot
- Feds want up to 31/2 years in prison for former Ald. Edward Vrdolyak in tobacco settlement scheme
- Duplexes planned for Tinley Park site once eyed for major commercial development
- Glen Ellyn Depression-era manion lists for $1.6 million
- Talk of the County reader opinion: Stop taking Founding Fathers’ names off schools even if some had ‘questionable morals’
- México: recuperan 113 cuerpos de fosa clandestina
- Nursing homes workers strike
- Talk of the County reader opinion: ‘It’s always been about Trump, never the American people’
- Antony Blinken, posible secretario de Estado de Biden
- Bad Bunny tiene coronavirus, pero ‘se siente bien’
- Charles M. Blow column: Vandalizing our democracy
- Nicholas Kristof column: Choose a gift that changes lives
- What to know about California’s vaccine rollout
- Now the U.S. has lots of ventilators — but too few specialists to operate them
- Frank Bruni column: Who will we be without Donald Trump?
- Buffalo Grove to seek federal dollars for bike path on Bernard Drive
- Maureen Dowd column: The lady and the Trump
- Mass testing at a Shanghai Airport causes chaos
- Fantasy football waiver wire for Week 12: Taysom Hill and J.K. Dobbins could change everything for your team
- Glen Ellyn mansion — site of Depression-era bombing amid labor dispute — lists for $1.6 million
- Valparaiso man, 57, dies after car strikes tree
- Swift gana el máximo galardón en los AMA
- GM debe retirar camionetas por infladores dañados en bolsas de aire
- The Ravens looked to bounce back. Then Derrick Henry showed up.
- Aurora event works to make sure everyone has enough food this Thanksgiving
- Buffalo Grove Police Department collecting for ‘Toys for Tots’ holiday drive
- Ed Perkins on Travel: ‘There’s good news tonight’
- Coronavirus vs. Flu: These are the similarities and differences to know
- Talk of the County reader opinion: Trump is a ‘massive loser … and it’s very clear what a traitor he is to the principles of democracy’
- Immunity to the coronavirus may last years, new data hint
- Ingleside registered sex offender charged with soliciting child pornography, police say
- Column: Thanksgiving is a time of promise and hope, even during pandemic
- EEUU: Muchos viajan por Acción de Gracias pese al COVID-19
- Bruce, the last ‘Jaws’ shark, docks at the Academy Museum
- Pese a las bajas en defensa, Messi y De Jong no van a Kiev
- EEUU ordena 3 ejecuciones antes de que asuma Biden
- P.J. Walker’s first start for Carolina Panthers was a dream come true. Literally — ask his mom
- Wisconsin recount has shown very few changes in vote totals as Trump team focuses on legal challenge to toss ballots
- Get in the holiday mood with Carrie Underwood, Dolly Parton
- Waukegan gearing up to decide who gets federal block grant funds
- Wheeling Township offering utility payment assistance through LIHEAP program
- Lakers are winning this offseason, but Clippers make a late play
- NBA players hailed as ‘champions’ by Pope Francis for demanding justice
- Rams coach Sean McVay has come long way from lone season in Tampa
- Performer sings Carole King’s ‘Tapestry’ in Elgin
- EEUU espera comenzar a vacunar a la población el 11 de diciembre
- Northwest Indiana local scores for Tuesday, Nov. 24
- New economic development director chosen in Oswego
- 50 años de Feliz Navidad: Vuelve renovado José Feliciano en Amazon Music LAT!N con Lele Pons y Jesse&Joy y otros artistas
- Column: Another Lake County firm and its 300 jobs leaving for Wisconsin
- Lori Loughlin’s daughters ‘beyond worried’ as both parents serve prison sentences in college scam: report
- Pandemic crowds bring ‘rivergeddon’ to Montana’s rivers
- How one man’s passion for health and fitness has grown into a mission of helping others
- ‘Up to the challenge’: Munster’s Aleena Mongerie returns as go-to player after suffering a foot fracture last season
- Speak Out reader opinion: About time Democrats stood up to Mike Madigan
- Burr Ridge offering Black Friday experience — but tailored to COVID-19 precautions
- Pandemic crowds bring ‘rivergeddon’ to Montana’s rivers
- Guatemala: Congreso da marcha atrás con polémico presupuesto
- Talk of the County reader opinion: How can Biden be making decisions when he ‘forgets where he is, and gets lost in the middle of speeches’
- GM to recall 7 million trucks, SUVs to replace Takata air bags
- Army agrees to review thousands of unfavorable discharges for veterans
- Oak Park’s Pleasant Home receives $421k state grant to help fund geothermal project
- Skokie approves tax break for new industrial facility on former Castwell Products site in move officials say will generate more revenue and jobs
- China to collect moon rocks in a mission launching soon
- Column: Ted Janecyk, ‘one of the best drivers out there,’ was as a championship competitor and mentor at Raceway Park
- Area Girl Scout Troops donate to Vernon Area food pantry in time to help families for Thanksgiving: ‘It’s been a tough year’
- Talk of the County reader opinion: ‘The protesters actually caused far more damage to the airborne COVID’ than those who ignored guidelines
- Escuelas se acercan a estudiantes de zonas rurales de EEUU
- Coronavirus upends Thanksgiving for many, while others ignore warnings
- Sia is under fire for how her film portrays autism. But she’s the one feeling ‘FURY’
- ‘The Croods: A New Age’ review: A sequel powered by voice performances, smart jokes and eye-popping animation
- Skokie Community Foundation uses grants to fund programs designed to address COVID-19 pandemic
- Turkeys, pumpkin pies and Thanksgiving fixings were Plymouth Place’s thank you to its employees
- Bruce llega al Museo de la Academia
- ‘The Queen’s Gambit’ sends chess set sales soaring
- Comings & Goings: Fry the Coop restaurant coming to Tinley Park
- Gail Collins and Bret Stephens column: Can this get any more pathetic?
- English gyms offer a new workout: Civil disobedience
- Olympic hockey star Kendall Coyne Schofield becomes the 1st woman hired by Chicago Blackhawks as a player development coach
- Minorías quieren recompensa: Puestos en el gabinete de Biden
- Coronavirus in the US updates: Here’s what’s happening on Monday with the coronavirus pandemic in the US
- Northbrook police investigate weekend death after finding woman in parked car
- México cancela peregrinación a Virgen de Guadalupe por COVID
- ‘I forget about the world:’ Afghan youth find escape in a video game
- New insurance approach: Workers shop for health coverage with employer subsidy
- Mexican church decries Senate’s marijuana legalization vote
- Western Union cierra en Cuba; remesas vendrán por otras vías
- Lake Zurich now allowing dogs on leash in village parks, nixing 17-year-old rule that banned it
- Northbrook police warn residents of ‘ruse’ burglary after elderly woman targeted by home invasion
- Speak Out reader opinions: Teachers need a little of that ‘Santa’ love; might be time to try sackcloth and ashes again; even a little fraud needs exposure
- Quickly: Readers sound off on the issues of the day
- The best Bourbon County beers of 2020? We crunch the numbers ahead of Black Friday release.
- Cliente deja propina de $3,000 en restaurante afectado por COVID
- Chicago White Sox tentatively scheduled — again — to play the New York Yankees in the MLB at Field of Dreams game in 2021
- Libertyville High School students perform play using Zoom
- Glenbrook students, alumni call for new racial justice initiatives within schools: ‘Change is going to happen’
- Charli D’Amelio becomes first TikTok user to reach 100 million followers
- Aurora City Council to vote on redevelopment plan at Fox Valley Mall
- Indiana COVID-19 hospitalizations push to another new high
- Highland Park taps veteran librarian as executive director of public library
- Column: ‘Get Out Alive’ lives on, with musical artist Nikki Lynette’s stage triumph coming soon to small screens
- Now that Boeing 737 Max is cleared to fly, Alaska Airlines signs deal for more jets
- Column: 2020 has been a tough year. If it makes you feel better, it could be, and has been, worse.
- Column: Trump billboard on Indiana roadside draped with what looks like a noose, motorists say
- Former Park Ridge alderman, community volunteer Sue Beaumont dies
- Shedd penguins storm Soldier Field
- General Motors drops support for Trump in pollution fight, says it backs goals of president-elect
- Southtowners: Frankfort’s Binder named Student Laureate of The Lincoln Academy; Marian band students lauded, and more
- España inicia en enero programa nacional de vacunación
- COVID-19 slows down Lake County efficiency committee, but new operating system could assist
- Kirk Players’ holiday show offers timeless holiday tale ‘Gift of the Magi’ virtually
- Almost famous: Sandburg’s Cameron Crowe ‘gets a lot of attention throughout the country’ as sophomore bowler for St. Ambrose
- Pets of the week
- France’s dragnet for extremists sweeps up some schoolchildren, too
- A Look Back column: Black Friday at Gurnee Mills — always crowded, sometimes newsworthy
- EEUU: Pese a pandemia, millones planean viajar por feriado
- Naperville mayor pushes for local mask mandate and then attends large Florida wedding without one
- Letter: Politics at play in New Trier rally
- Chicago Cubs player Jason Heyward buys Gold Coast mansion for $5.9 million
- CDC raises warning level, says to avoid all travel on cruise ships
- Season’s first significant snow likely in Chicago area Tuesday as forecasters predict as much as 3 inches
- ‘Happiest Season’ review: a holiday romance, in and out of the closet, with Kristen Stewart
- Millions flying for Thanksgiving despite CDC coronavirus warning, lenient ticket-change policies
- Panamá advierte que coronavirus no ha frenado narcotráfico
- Bill Gates, the virus and the quest to vaccinate the world
- McGrath: Contrary to what you think, there WERE some reasons to be thankful in 2020
- Aurora man charged with attempted first-degree murder
- Lafourcade: ‘México se ganó el Latin Grammy’
- 2 women arrested on suspicion of fighting, breaking pictures in Trump Tower, police say
- ‘It’s been really slow’: Batavia’s Tessa Towers ramps up focus and work ethic as recruiting slows down during coronavirus pandemic
- Chicago Cubs right fielder Jason Heyward buys 6-bedroom Gold Coast mansion for $5.9 million
- Meal kit giant HelloFresh buys Batavia-based Factor75, as prepared dinners get popular during pandemic
- Lake County elected officials altering Thanksgiving plans because of COVID-19: ‘We’ll stay home and be happy’
- Panic buying’s back with COVID-19 surge, but food companies, TP makers are ramping up supply
- La Grange’s Pilgrim Pie Run keeping annual tradition, virtually this year
- Christmas without ‘Messiah’
- Healthy Men: Colon cancer: A growing risk for young men
- Bad Bunny tests positive for COVID-19 but is ‘OK’ after skipping AMAs
- Letters: Fixation on governor doesn’t change the COVID-19 reality we face
- Pasaron 8 meses en una isla, y regresan a un mundo desconocido
- Biden elige a Janet Yellen para encabezar el Tesoro
- EPA wants to take part of Gary’s Lake Sandy Jo Superfund off toxic list
- Finally, Hallmark’s holiday fare makes a gay couple ‘part of the family’
- Lockport woman charged with stealing $9,900 puppy from Naperville pet store
- Local chefs have been cooking for those in need since the pandemic began. Now with holidays approaching, donations are down.
- County by county, Pennsylvania officials report vote results
- 3 things we learned from the Chicago Bears, including Nick Foles’ absence from the open portion of practice and Eddie Jackson going on the reserve/COVID-19 list
- Wicker Park homebuyers notify court of settlement in fraud suit against ‘Windy City Rehab’ team
- EEUU podría permitir a congresista portar arma en Congreso
- Police make arrest after driver hit pedestrian in Franklin Park
- Georgia counties set to start recount requested by the Trump campaign
- Everything you need to know about ‘Windy City Rehab’ Season 2
- Commentary: My COVID-19 patients remind me why we must still feel thankful
- Editorial: What can President-elect Joe Biden do for Illinois? Keep John Lausch.
- Eta e Iota dejan miles de millones de pérdidas en Honduras
- Instead of catering a gala, Winnetka nonprofit funds Thanksgiving for those in need
- Barack Obama surprises Chicago high school students with free copies of new book ‘A Promised Land’ and a virtual visit
- Jewel-Osco workers, customers collected Thanksgiving dinners that were donated to Saint James Parish food pantry to be passed out
- Kids & Money: Teach your kids to find their voice as consumers this holiday season
- Retirement: Financial advisors retire too. Here’s how you can plan accordingly.
- How to start estate planning during a pandemic
- White House still planning holiday parties, despite warnings
- EatingWell: Cauliflower ‘rice’ offers a healthier option for stuffed peppers
- White House still planning holiday parties, despite warnings
- The Kitchn: Caramelized onion skillet quiche is the best way to win brunch
- Wilmette District 39 will halt in-person student instruction during week-long pause
- Michigan certifica la victoria de Biden en el estado
- Park Ridge church, Jewel store help feed more than 200 families for Thanksgiving
- Park Ridge Winterfest canceled due to COVID-19 pandemic
- Harm from invading saltwater ‘happening right now’ on Maryland coast
- Ground delivery tax would tack $1.25 onto Amazon orders in Chicago
- AstraZeneca: vacuna contra COVID-19 es ‘altamente efectiva’
- Attorney’s annual food giveaway grows to 1,200 dinners: ‘There’s a lot of grateful, smiling people today’
- ‘Home-like’ Leyden Family Service program in Franklin Park gives those in mental health crisis an alternative to ER
- New Trier students organize virtual event in support of a delayed return to campus
- South Carolina weighs wall as seas rise and storms strengthen
- Girls volleyball notes: Carmel’s Riley Clark tries to navigate ‘very challenging’ process of recruiting during coronavirus pandemic
- Franklin Park distributes free masks to residents; more available to pick up
- South Carolina weighs wall as seas rise and storms strengthen
- Artists showcased virtually at South Shore Arts 77th Annual Salon Show
- Three men accused of abducting a Naperville store owner arrested on federal kidnapping charges
- Santa Claus visit planned for Elmwood Park Holiday Lights Dec. 4; village also launches virtual community
- Glencoe’s ‘Light the Lights’ canceled due to COVID-19
- Biden anuncia a los máximos responsables diplomáticos y de seguridad
- In ‘Sound of Metal,’ a groundbreaking portrait of deafness
- Use these prompts to talk to family this Thanksgiving during divided times
- Ease 2020 tension with laughter
- Virtual sex trending as millennials and Gen Z look for intimacy during COVID-19 pandemic, survey finds
- Juez ordena destituir a un gobernador peruano por la mala gestión frente a COVID-19
- Chicago man charged in 2019 strangulation death of Waukegan woman
- Jed Hoyer, given a 5-year contract by the Chicago Cubs, says he ‘might be more focused toward the future’ with core players nearing free agency
- Workers go on strike at 11 nursing homes in Illinois, demanding higher wages and COVID-19 pandemic hazard pay
- Glenview village, library and park district officials pass tax levies
- 2 injured in Old Town fire, one of them seriously, officials say
- Hinsdale District 86 continues with hybrid instruction
- Northbrook experiences surge of COVID-19 deaths this month, most taking place at long-term care facilities
- Tradition of preparing turkey dinners at Chicago Agricultural Sciences School carries on despite pandemic
- 11 candidates running for four open seats on Naperville City Council
- Mural for Brandon McGhee
- Pritzker sees ‘glimmer of hope’ in declining coronavirus cases and positivity rate, but officials warn not to let guard down ahead of Thanksgiving
- Oak Park merchants hope customers will ‘shop local’ this holiday; many offer online shopping and virtual gift cards
- Commentary: Why efforts to censor Abigail Shrier’s book will backfire and hurt transgender people
- Dr. Allison Arwady
- Ravens’ Mark Ingram, J.K. Dobbins test positive for COVID-19, briefly closing team facility
- Turkey Sunday still flying high as St. Luke parishioners assist West Side families
- Presidential transition updates: Biden signals sharp shift from Trump with Cabinet picks; Yellen expected to be treasury secretary
- Will the Chicago Bears have answers in time for their clash with the Green Bay Packers? The Bear Download podcast dives in.
- Virginia’s push to legalize marijuana faces equity obstacles
- UConn women’s basketball pauses after positive COVID-19 test, first four games wiped out amid 14-day quarantine
- Some Aurora residents question whether a Civilian Police Review Board will have enough power
- GSA ascertains Joe Biden is winner of election, clears way for transition from Trump administration to formally begin
- Joe Biden recurre a un hispano para la Seguridad Nacional
- EEUU: ‘Dreamers’ celebran futuro jefe de Seguridad Nacional
- More than 212,000 fraudulent claims for unemployment benefits filed in Illinois, sparking concerns about identity theft
- Coronavirus in Illinois updates: Here’s what happened Nov. 23 with COVID-19 in the Chicago area
- Agencia determina triunfo de Biden y autoriza transición
- Michigan election board certifies Biden victory as Trump suffers more defeats in effort to overturn election with baseless claims of fraud
- Durbin seeks top Democratic spot on Senate Judiciary Committee
- Daniel Carcillo, the former Chicago Blackhawks enforcer, tells HBO’s ‘Real Sports’ that psychedelic drugs helped him battle post-concussion effects
- Trump autoriza el traspasado de poder en EEUU, pero insiste en que impugnará las presidenciales
- City Treasurer Melissa Conyears-Ervin denies wrongly firing chief of staff, other employees
- The Spin: City Treasurer denies wrongly firing employees | Lightfoot, Duckworth headline fundraiser for Democrats in Georgia senate races | Biden appointments have Illinois ties
- 2 shot, including 14-year-old girl, on South Side, police say
- Cook County courts go virtual after increase in state COVID-19 cases
- NFL expands mask mandate and threatens to discipline violators