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- ‘A special player to have,’ freshman Kate Weber stands tall for Valparaiso and scores a goal in 4-0 win against Munster
- Short of her 24th Grand Slam title again, Serena Williams loses to Victoria Azarenka at the US Open
- Daily horoscope for September 11, 2020
- Photos: Cubs 8, Reds 5
- Nico Hoerner and Willson Contreras rally the Cubs to an 8-5 victory over the Reds
- For history, small town charm, Cedarburg, Wisconsin, is an easy 2-hour drive from Chicago
- Chicago-area renters are still being pushed out of their homes with threats of lockouts and notices on doors, despite COVID-19 eviction moratorium
- Disinformation scams are becoming more aggressive as Election Day nears. Here’s what Illinois voters should know
- Rare flowers are sprouting in Cook County’s forest preserves: ‘It was like a dead zone and now it’s come alive’
- Column: AG Bill Barr says federal corruption hunters never ‘at a loss for work’ in Chicago
- Ask Amy: Parent worries about drug-dealing partner
- Column: Have you become obsessed with bugs or hummingbirds? In the pandemic, you’re not alone.
- Column: Aurora teachers strive to make 9/11 more than a history lesson
- ‘Homeland Elegies’: Ayad Akhtar’s critique of the American immigrant experience enters the Trump era
- Arlington Heights making plans for affordable housing trust money, looking to distribute CARES Act funds as part of COVID-19 relief
- Film festivals from your home — in 2020, they’re going virtual as a coronavirus workaround
- Carson’s restaurant in Deerfield seeking village approval as part of plans to remodel the restaurant, add a carryout window
- Commentary: How do we look ahead to fall arts in Chicago? What’s starting, what’s ending and how does any art explain right now?
- Fall preview: The jazz beat goes on – streaming and in-person
- Column: In search of an offensive identity, Matt Nagy must design plays catering to the identity of this Bears team. That means playing to the strength of the defense.
- Rachel Maddow beneficiary of scramble for attention by Trump book authors
- Daywatch: COVID-19 hospitalizations are rising in Illinois, why a flood of bankruptcies could be coming and a deep dive into Bears’ numbers
- How the Chicago Bears will travel in the COVID-19 era, from socially distanced travel and lodging to playing in an empty stadium
- The Kitchn: This big pancake is the perfect companion to a pot of coffee and a lazy morning
- 2 women charged after 4 children found alone at Portage hotel
- Column: U.S. Navy veteran blindsided by termination from steelworker shift manager position
- Postal officials offer $50,000 reward in shooting of mail carrier on Far South Side
- Will the Bears open the season with a win over the Lions? Our Week 1 predictions.
- ‘Devil All the Time’ review: Tom Holland and Robert Pattinson wrestle with their sins in a bloody Southern Gothic
- Aurora votes to expand redevelopment zone
- 4 takeaways from the Cubs-Reds series, including Willson Contreras’ timely hitting and the need to play Nico Hoerner more frequently
- The great escape: 5 crazy-cool, tiny travel trailers for a fall color getaway
- Rally for Recovery seeks to remove stigma from those seeking substance abuse help
- Will airlines get more aid? Time is running out, unions warn. 40,000 workers face furloughs or layoffs.
- Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot calls for return to Sept. 11 unity
- 24 Oak Park and River Forest High School students test positive for COVID-19, officials say
- AJ Freund saga: The family’s interactions with DCFS and how the tragedy unfolded
- Academy Museum details plan for inaugural Hayao Miyazaki exhibit
- El coronavirus quita sanción a Messi
- ‘Speak Out’ reader opinion: Noise ordinance needs to be enforced
- Ligas europeas emprenden una incierta temporada
- Expolicías se acusan mutuamente por muerte de George Floyd
- Crecen incendios en Oregon, 500,000 evacuados
- Neve Campbell estará en Scream 5
- Lake County local scores for Saturday, Sept. 12
- Top 50 cities where adults live with their parents
- ONU: consecuencias de pandemia sobre pobres están por llegar
- Column: Looking back on an Aurora nurse’s decades of service
- Mercedes touts 2nd gen user experience system on 2021 S-Class
- Council committee would target diversity issues in Merrillville: ‘The town has changed’
- False rumors and misinformation on social media that anti-fascist activists set wildfires on West Coast exasperate officials
- Lake County Board seeks to reduce greenhouse gas emissions
- As wildfires rage, climate change is largely missing from 2020 presidential campaign
- Speak Out reader opinion: Children of veterans respond to reported Trump comments
- David Brooks column: When a heart is empty
- Al menos 10 muertos por incendio forestal en California
- Jeep adds 4xe hybrid for 2021 Wrangler
- CTA expands online tool to let riders know when buses and trains get too crowded
- Paul Krugman column: Trump’s coronavirus response was beyond incompetent
- Koeman: ‘Messi es el mejor y ojalá pueda repetirlo esta temporada’
- New York City marks 9/11 at a time of harrowing loss
- Oswego OKs zoning change for planned entertainment venue
- Black police chiefs, feeling squeezed, face criticism on all sides
- Indígenas vuelven a remedios ancestrales contra virus
- Down to Business: Q&A with plastics recycler; his end product makes things like hangers, flower pots
- Claiming her dumb-blonde persona was just an act, Hilton tries to show ‘the real Paris’
- Juez cita a Bolsonaro por supuestas injerencias en la Policía
- Gemelas colombianas despiertan la admiración de Juanes
- Central Park birder turns clash into graphic novel about racism
- How to help kids cope with separation anxiety
- Fiscalía: Javier Ordóñez murió a golpes por policías en Bogotá
- Schools that are mostly Black, Latino favor starting online, according to new study
- La raza influye en qué escuelas ofrecen clases en persona en EEUU
- Chiefs at the center of the NFL’s social justice discussion after banning headdresses and war paint and fans boo the Texans’ decision to skip the anthem
- Central Park birder turns clash into graphic novel about racism
- Creighton Campbell and Tommy Keilwitz weather wet course to lead Grayslake North in win against Grant: ‘It was great, given the conditions we were playing under.’
- Six months of coronavirus in Chicago
- Retos en redes sociales y un balón gigante marcan inicio de LaLiga
- Trump vuelve su artillería contra Kamala Harris
- Autumn is a great time to plant native trees and shrubs, experts say
- Coronavirus updates: Daily US deaths decline, but trend may reverse in fall
- Residents question effects of Hobart work to improve County Line Road
- Where to purchase native trees, shrubs
- If COVID-19 put your summer vacation on hold, hit the road to see fall color with a crazy-cool mini travel trailer in tow
- Aurora area brewers to participate in virtual Great American Beer Festival
- Barrymore se fija una meta alta como anfitriona de talk show
- Column: Chicago’s parks are getting a workout during the coronavirus. Why one nurse thinks they may be our salvation.
- El humo de los fuegos de EEUU ya invade el Pacífico
- Rev. Ozzie Smith, who built Covenant Church in South Holland in the 1990s, retires
- What’s the best slow cooker for large groups? We stress tested several to find out.
- Letters to the Editor: Wehrli responds to his opponent; use Golden Rule in choosing candidates; no need to keep flags at half mast
- España condena a excoronel salvadoreño por muertes de sacerdotes jesuitas
- Busy back-to-school season calls for easy sheet-pan suppers
- Koeman y los regresos de Emery, Pellegrini y Gracia marcan los banquillos de LaLiga
- Lincoln Park native Bea Koch gives us heroines with depth in ‘Mad & Bad: Real Heroines of the Regency’
- Letters to the Editor: Graduated income tax proposal not fair; president proving how low he can go
- A simple recipe for oyster-sauce scallops to make at home
- Drew Barrymore sets high standard in her models as talk show host
- Letters: ‘Fair tax’ proposal not likely to be fair to anyone
- Fall is not canceled in northwest Indiana: a guide to corn mazes, pumpkin and apple picking
- Still struggling to get your airfare refunded? Here are steps you should take
- D300 board vote on hybrid reopening of schools pushed back to Sept. 22
- Grayslake Central’s new No. 1, Bryan Vale continues strong start to junior season: ‘I’m doing better than I expected.’
- ‘Enough is enough’: Commissioners and cruise execs urge CDC to let cruising resume
- Colombia: 10 muertos, 400 heridos en 2 días de protestas
- Pumpkin pie to pumpkin bread: 30 recipes that use canned pumpkin
- El DT del Real Betis, Manuel Pellegrini, opina sobre Guardado y Lainez
- Chiefs fans, used to chops and cheers, react to NFL’s new climate
- President Trump, Joe Biden marking 19th anniversary of the Sept. 11 attacks with very different tones
- The best vitamin of 2020
- Column: Mourners search their souls to understand the unforgiving reality of grieving during a pandemic
- The best wooden sunglass
- Aurora to hold pop-up food pantry at Phillips Park
- The best boat fender of 2020
- The best eye drop for allergy relief
- The best pain relief cream
- The best raft
- The best salon chair
- The best shower gel
- Northwestern Memorial looks to expand into southwest suburbs with Palos Health merger
- Beverly Arts Center opens in-person classes, offering option of ‘positive distraction in arts environment’
- Bahrain becomes latest Arab nation to recognize Israel
- Leguizamo: ‘Los latinos somos prácticamente invisibles’
- Larry Wilmore doesn’t miss late night, but he’s back anyway
- Former Oklahoma coach Bob Stoops sells Gold Coast mansion for $1.68 million
- Memories of 9/11 still vivid in Gary, even as they go remote
- Commentary: 3 ways you can help alleviate hunger
- Rafael Correa cree que no podrán extraditarlo a Ecuador
- Chicago still cleaning up debris, fallen trees from August derecho storm: ‘The aftermath was felt across the city’
- Quickly: Readers sound off on the issues of the day
- Aurora Arts Center project wins preservation award
- Community news
- Commentary: Will Chicago bounce back?
- School districts report low numbers of COVID-19 cases as they complete first month of in-person classes
- 5 NFC North storylines for the 2020 season, including Aaron Rodgers’ future with the Packers, big changes on the Vikings defense and Matt Patricia’s job security with the Lions
- With culture on hold due to COVID-19, a new South Loop apartment tower is bringing the art to its tenants with an artist in residence
- Trump y Biden recuerdan el 11-S de maneras muy distintas
- Letters: To save dollars, downsize City Council
- Beard Papa’s cream puffs return with the rise of a cute food boom in Chicago
- HRW pide retirar acusación de terrorismo contra Evo Morales
- South, southwest suburban Patriot Day observances modified due to COVID-19
- Decent: There’s gold in them thar emails for the scam artists who want to give you millions
- DuPage among 30 counties on Illinois’ latest coronavirus warning list as state announces 2,145 new known cases, 32 deaths
- Quickly: Readers sound off on the issues of the day
- Former Minneapolis officers charged in death of George Floyd seek separate trials; prosecution says charges warrant only one
- Lake Station pays tribute to first responders in August fire
- For volunteers in Geneva, working at food bank a way to help ‘neighbors in need’
- $10,000 cash reward offered to find Dajore Wilson’s killer
- Pandemic chases ‘Wonder Woman 1984’ to Dec. 25
- Colorado cold snap could disrupt state’s marijuana industry
- Nebraska court strips medical marijuana measure from ballot
- Nora Dannehy, Connecticut prosecutor who was top aide to John Durham’s Trump-Russia investigation, resigns amid concern about pressure from Attorney General William Barr
- Two Aurora teens charged with armed robbery in Naperville
- Drew Barrymore sets high standard in her models as talk show host
- FIFA apoya app para denunciar propuestas de amaño de juegos
- House explosion sends 7 Porter family members to hospitals: ‘I don’t know how we lived’
- West Aurora School District hires educational equity director
- Clubes canadienses de la MLS jugarán de local en EEUU por pandemia
- NFL is off and running, but it’s bracing for some zigs and zags
- The NFL pledged to start on time. These changes made it happen.
- If you see someone not wearing a mask, do you say something?
- Pandemia aplaza estreno de ‘Wonder Woman 1984’
- Review: Richard Nelson wraps up his Apple trilogy on Zoom with ‘Incidental Moments of the Day.’ Aren’t they all?
- Testigos denuncian torturas y abuso sexual en Nicaragua
- Timothy Egan column: I’ve never seen the American West in such deep distress
- Missed vaccines, skipped colonoscopies: Preventive care plummets
- Just how reliable are COVID-19 tests? Experts weigh in
- A university had a great coronavirus plan, but students partied on
- Speak Out reader comments:
- A district keeps classrooms closed, defying a governor’s order
- Unveiled: Lucid Air, the $150,000 electric car challenging Tesla
- Four-legged critters get assist during fire
- Mayor Lori Lightfoot warns aldermen someone has been using a fake email in her name
- Disabato: A successful bone marrow transplant leaves H-F football coach Craig Buzea ‘grateful’ and looking forward to a healthier future
- Jueces: Ilegal, orden de Trump sobre distritos legislativos
- EXCLUSIVA/Christian Nodal: ‘Estoy marcando un antes y un después dentro de la música’
- 3-story storage facility with 834 self-service units proposed for South Elgin’s Randall Road corridor
- They’re still working. They’re still healthy. But they’re still scared. What the past six months have been like for Chicago’s essential workers
- Baranek: William & Mary decides to give up on women’s volleyball, but Lemont’s Amy Schwem ‘not ready to stop playing yet’
- Community news: Shepard remembers victims, first responders of 9/11
- NWI casinos report August dip in revenue in 2nd month of COVID-19 restrictions
- A punto de acabarse la ayuda federal por desempleo en EEUU
- Editorial: The alarming downward spiral of downtown Chicago. Is a comeback possible?
- North Aurora trustee announces run for village president
- Plymouth Place honors veterans and first responders on 9/11
- Intended to goose the economy, President Trump’s payroll tax ‘cut’ fizzles
- Feelings chart depicting ‘out of control’ child as Black upsets parents at Gurnee school
- Grizzlies contratan nueva entrenadora asistente
- Commentary: The anguish of long-distance grandparenting: ‘Will you remember me?’
- This Week in Naperville
- Chevy’s little engine that could
- 101 of the best pizzas across America
- Curtis Hill joins other state attorneys general in signing suppression concern letter, but experts say FCC doesn’t have the authority
- Judge bars some University of Illinois Hospital nurses from striking Saturday
- Wisconsin Supreme Court decision to halt mailing of absentee ballots raises concerns, questions
- President Trump bestows Medal of Honor on soldier for role in daring Iraq hostage rescue: ‘One of the bravest men anywhere in the world’
- En EEUU bajan muertes diarias por virus, pero eso podría cambiar
- Easy yoga exercises for kids to keep them focused during the day
- Pandemic revenue hit puts Porter County on lean footing as 2021 budget talks begin
- OPINIÓN/Prepárate para la batalla de L.A. en playoffs de la NBA
- Letters: How to save Illinois: Reduce the number of counties
- Potential ‘superspreader’ events like Sturgis Motorcycle Rally best to avoid, expert says
- At 9/11 memorial ceremony, Aurora officials say ‘we must not forget’ that fateful day
- Chicago board game cafes miss their community
- Law & Order column: Police asking for help finding vehicle seen near fatal Waukegan shooting
- Hutton: The last word on my mother, who won’t be reading my columns anymore
- At least 10 dead as California wildfires become deadliest of the year
- Regal Beloit to begin layoffs in November, closing Valparaiso plant in May
- Column: Note to Mayor Lightfoot and Team Trump: Politics should help, not hurt law enforcement
- A hole-in-one on his 14th birthday inspires Metea Valley’s Aman Shah to seek even tougher shots: ‘He is fearless on the golf course.’
- Column: August for justice precedes September to remember
- Dozens missing as firefighters battle two large Oregon wildfires
- Opponent drops out of US House race in Georgia, leaving QAnon-supporting candidate virtually unchallenged
- Pa. town blocks Republican rally featuring gun-toting St. Louis couple, citing COVID restrictions
- Dr. Anthony Fauci says life won’t return to normal until deep into 2021
- Dajore Wilson’s killing brings Canaryville neighborhood together: ‘We’re not living in our parents’ or grandparents’ Chicago’
- Incoming WBEZ CEO withdraws following investigation into ‘recent turmoil’ at her former Washington station
- Quickly: Readers sound off on the issues of the day
- Warehouse planned for Merrillville’s Ameriplex recommended for 10-year tax abatement
- The early years of Chicago’s Palmer House
- Elmhurst School District 205 continues shift to partial in-person learning
- Column: East Aurora School District surprised by remote learning’s impressive numbers
- Crece tensión por ocupación de represa La Boquilla en México
- Commentary: Has quarantine killed your social skills?
- HBO fusiona teatro, cine y televisión en ‘Escenario 0’
- Commentary: Trump aside, Hispanic vote is not a given for Democrats
- Young adults, people of color and unpaid caregivers face increased mental health risks 6 months into pandemic
- Whistleblower’s complaint ignites a smoldering Department of Homeland Security
- Flashback: The staying power of Chicago’s Palmer House
- ‘Bachelor’ winner Cassie Randolph files restraining order against star Colton Underwood
- District 120 approves budget for new fiscal year
- Longtime Democratic state Sen. Terry Link resigns his seat a month after being charged with federal income tax evasion
- Americans commemorate those killed in 9/11 terrorist attacks as pandemic changes tribute traditions
- Despite city ban, Flossmoor trustee continues lobbying Chicago City Hall
- Tomó 10 años y una Cabra: Rita Indiana regresa a la música
- Denise Richards exits ‘Real Housewives of Beverly Hills’ after just two seasons
- Guest column: Unprecedented times offer an extraordinary opportunity to continue your education
- Aurora committee endorses McCarty Park playground plan
- Citations issued for 9 who demonstrated near the home of St. Louis couple Mark and Patricia McCloskey
- Column: The era of newspaper vending boxes is snapping shut
- New Naperville grocery store confirmed as Amazon Fresh, will offer way to skip checkout line
- Theranos founder Elizabeth Holmes, charged with fraud over her defunct blood-testing startup, to claim mental condition affecting ‘issue of guilt’
- Bears Week 1 notes and quotes: Cairo Santos’ search for stability, Robert Quinn’s possible replacements and Jaylon Johnson’s swagger
- Niños infectados en guarderías llevan COVID a casa
- Aurora considers leasing space to contractor
- Hinsdale Central High School students call for return to in-person instruction
- Former Chicago Public Schools chief of staff pleads guilty to charges of lying to FBI
- Corrections and clarifications
- Retired Chicago firefighter accused of sexually assaulting two sisters, one a decade ago, the other last month
- Potempa: Readers have delicious Diller memories of late funny lady
- Pope Francis appoints new auxiliary bishops to the Archdiocese of Chicago
- ‘A monumentally huge and cruel problem’: Number of children in DCFS care who remain in psychiatric hospitals after being cleared for release continues to grow
- Naperville police chief to ask council to consider purchase of body cams for officers
- 3 things we learned from the Bears, including Robert Quinn listed as doubtful for the season opener and Cole Kmet’s enthusiasm for his NFL debut
- The Spin: Read Eric Trump’s texts to Mayor Lightfoot during Chicago unrest | From Lightfoot to Trump a 9/11 message of unity | Ex-Mayor Emanuel, Cubs co-owner Laura Ricketts at Chicago fundraiser for Kamala Harris
- Cook County health department announces plans to spend up to $5.4M fighting COVID-19 in most-affected areas
- With record numbers voting by mail because of COVID-19, candidates and parties having to adjust
- Commentary: How climate change threatens the U.S. financial system
- The first COVID-19 patients in Illinois faced stigma, bigotry. But experts say their contributions to science taught the US much about the virus.
- Coronavirus in Illinois updates: Here’s what happened Sept. 11 with COVID-19 in the Chicago area
- Four in custody, weapon recovered after shooting near Lockport
- Armstrong: No preseason games? No worries. Jordan Glasgow makes Indianapolis Colts roster as eight area players test NFL waters.
- Column: Years after 9/11, the political use of fear continues on
- Column: Anna Douglass may soon get her name on a Chicago park. Who was she, in addition to being Frederick Douglass’ wife?
- General manager Rick Hahn is enjoying the White Sox’s surprising success this season but says ‘we know our work’s not done’
- At some CPS schools, fewer than half the students logged in the first day of remote learning, but the district aims to close what’s left of the digital divide
- Two ex-DCFS workers charged with endangering life of AJ Freund months prior to boy’s death
- Supervised remote learning program
- With the Cubs roster unsettled, Willson Contreras’ offensive surge represents a rare beacon of stability
- Recruiting notes: Injuries and lack of AAU action don’t limit interest in Loyola girls basketball standout Isabella Ogliore
- Daily Southtown local scores and schedules for Sunday, Sept 13
- West suburban scores and schedules for Sunday, Sept. 13
- Naya Rivera’s toxicology report reveals amphetamine, diazepam and alcohol in her system at time of death
- Courtney Vandersloot hits assists milestone, helping the Chicago Sky beat the Dallas Wings 95-88 in their regular-season finale
- Gannon Howes catches six passes for 217 yards and four touchdowns as Hanover Central routs River Forest: ‘I always go 100%.’
- Payton Jordan produces 191 yards and 4 TDs as West Side rides strong first half in rolling past Bowman: ‘We’ve been building up to this.’
- Northwest Indiana local scores for Sunday, Sept. 13