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- Halloween happenings: Trunk-or-treating, pumpkin decorating from Norridge to Niles, Park Ridge to Skokie
- Daily horoscope for October 12, 2021
- Ask Amy: Couple’s age differential brings on questions
- Evan Longoria’s homer on a windy night in LA gives the San Francisco Giants a 1-0 victory over the Dodgers and a 2-1 lead in the NLDS
- Fifth Third Bank to invest $20 million in South Chicago neighborhood
- Column: ‘Go back in time and die 5 years ago’ — lovingly curated hate mail to a ‘sanctimonious’ leftist (expletive)
- The best homecoming suit
- The best white cardigan
- The best Teething Egg product
- The best dandruff shampoo for kids
- The best electric hand mixer
- Chicago Bears QB rewind: A week after Justin Fields’ mental toughness was on display, the Week 5 win over the Las Vegas Raiders tested his physical durability
- The best duvet cover set
- The best bean bag chair
- The best duster cardigan
- The best chore chart for teens
- The best sterling silver earrings
- Pritzker’s energy policy promises 40% renewable power by 2030. But Illinois has fallen short of earlier targets.
- The best Gazelle tent
- The best Diamond CBD product
- The best budget paper shredder
- The best lactation tea
- The best energy gel
- Daywatch: Are Illinois’ energy goals attainable? | Southwest cancels nearly 200 flights at Midway, O’Hare | Meet the ‘Cane Guy’ working magic for the White Sox
- Chicago International Film Festival opens Wednesday on screens around town — call it a pandemic silver lining
- ‘Exposure’ by Holly Morris tells the remarkable story of an all-women trek to the North Pole
- My worst moment: Anthony Michael Hall on rejection as a child actor
- Best Funko Pop! Marvel toys
- Best Funko POP! Star Wars toys
- Column: The Chicago White Sox-Houston Astros rivalry just got real — thanks to Ryan Tepera’s ill-advised comment and ‘heavy accusations’
- This day in history, October 12: 17 sailors killed in suicide bomb attack on the destroyer USS Cole in Yemen
- Best modern home decor
- 7 ways to ease back pain
- Health benefits of chai tea
- Health benefits of hibiscus tea
- Love your iPad? Get these 10 essential accessories
- The best massage tools for every type of ache
- Swaddle vs. sleep sack
- Bassinets vs. cribs
- The best baseball gifts
- The best high-end gifts for your boyfriend
- 14 best stocking stuffers for campers
- Best gifts for cats
- 12 best gifts for new homeowners
- Column: Hazel Crest Mayor Vernard Alsberry plans county board run, but retiring Deborah Sims throws shade at his candidacy
- Unos correos electrónicos crucifican al entrenador de los Raiders
- Serán 22 en 2022 para el festival Vive Latino
- 2nd round of Double Track project bidding brings estimates more in line with original plan
- Kiddytown train from 1950s found in barn, now for sale; delighted kids in Norridge before mall built
- Cowboys ya empiezan a pensar en el Super Bowl
- Texas governor orders ban on private company vaccine mandates
- Intruder reported at Morton Grove apartment construction site days after 41 appliances stolen
- Chicago police issued some bike tickets at higher rates in Black and Latino neighborhoods: study
- Map: Chicago’s bikeway system
- Objetos de Al Capone recaudan más de $3 millones en subasta
- EEUU anunciará si habrá refuerzos de vacunas de Moderna, J&J
- Congreso de EEUU trabaja contrarreloj para aprobar deuda
- Unsolved Murdaugh murders expose years of South Carolina mysteries
- In China, homebuyers who went all in say they want out
- Illinois Philharmonic Orchestra opens season by collaborating with Joffrey Ballet company artist
- Alemania es el primero en clasificar al Mundial de Qatar 2022
- Hillary Clinton, Louise Penny do virtual appearance for ‘State of Terror’ for Anderson’s Bookshop
- Five things to do in Naperville and the Fox Valley Oct. 15-21
- Five things to do in the Chicago suburbs and northwest Indiana Oct. 15-21
- Valparaiso Schools $86 million budget passes City Council, higher student enrollment anticipated
- Rusia bate otro récord de muertes por COVID-19
- Fake tiger and cheetah furs, missing gift bags: A mess of Trump exchanges with foreign leaders
- U. of I. Hospital has been slammed with ambulances since Mercy stopped getting them, causing long ER waits. ‘Our patients are understandably very angry.’
- Speak Out reader opinion: With 700,000 dead, it’s time for people to get vaccinated
- Despiden a jefe de policía de Miami tras 6 meses en el cargo
- A babysitter and a Band-Aid wrapper: Inside the submarine spy case
- ¿Cómo pudo ser una sorpresa la migración masiva de haitianos a la frontera de EEUU?
- En busca de votantes afroamericanos, hispanos y millennials, los demócratas recurren a Harris para impulsar la base
- Moderna no planea compartir la fórmula de su vacuna COVID-19
- ‘He’s the complete package’: Luke Lehnen starts out 5-0, grabs mantle as the latest great quarterback for North Central College
- FDA to consider booster shots of Moderna, Johnson & Johnson vaccines
- España celebra su Fiesta Nacional con pompa, desfile militar
- Rick Armstrong’s Beacon-News/Courier-News girls volleyball rankings and player of the week for Wednesday, Oct. 13, 2021
- Sobre ese final de ‘No Time to Die’…
- Meet Crete-Monee’s Joshua Franklin. He plays four sports. He’s a quarterback. And he’s also ‘an athlete’ with an eight-TD game.
- Advice shifting on aspirin use for preventing heart attacks
- ‘I was thinking about my musicians here.’ Riccardo Muti reflects on his time away from Chicago as CSO announces next season
- Activistas climáticos piden que CPI investigue a Bolsonaro
- Winnetka 6-bedroom home with built-in features and period millwork: $7M
- Speak Out: Parents made life miserable for school bus driver; compare someone to Hitler, and you forfeit your argument; no free ride for college athletes who get paid
- Tras la muerte de un hijo por covid, la familia anima a las gente a vacunarse
- Cristal de Murano en peligro de extinción por precios de gas
- Danna Paola por su nominación al Latin Grammy: ‘Sigo en shock y se me pone la piel de gallina’
- Americans quit their jobs at a record pace in August
- Trabajadores de salud alertan sobre el aumento de la violencia en hospitales
- Steve Millar’s Daily Southtown football rankings and player of the week for Wednesday, Oct. 13, 2021
- Naperville Police Arrests
- Los Nets apartan a Kyrie Irving por no vacunarse
- Waukegan Public Library’s reopening includes the addition of several new services
- Quickly: Readers sound off on the issues of the day
- Simeone quiso fichar a Messi para el Atleti
- Blues legend Muddy Waters’ South Side home nears landmark status
- Never too late to learn how to cook: ‘Pastry Chef of the Year’ Tardy visits Tinley Park culinary students
- Another pandemic Halloween: COVID-19 safety tips for trick-or-treating — and, yes, face masks and hand sanitizers advised
- 4 with previous ties to Barrington Fire Department return, sworn in as new firefighter/paramedics
- Trajes de BTS y vestido de Katy Perry a subasta benéfica
- Told he wouldn’t walk again at age 5, Jack Marshall puts finishing touches on Lake Forest golf career ‘you could never have predicted’
- ‘Rough weather’ doesn’t stop bicyclists riding from Mount Rushmore to Fox Valley to help fight pediatric cancer
- More security in place at Gary West Side: ‘The ultimate goal is to intervene before unsafe and violent acts can even occur on school grounds’
- Five things to do in Lake County and nearby Oct. 15-21
- ALDS Game 4 photos: Houston Astros 10, Chicago White Sox 1
- Estado Islámico, el gran enemigo del Talibán
- Shatner viaja finalmente a las estrellas: chocan dos mundos
- Casino to host pet adopt-a-thon Saturday in Gary
- Deadline looms for state business grants
- ‘Hello, Carol!’ features 6 singers belting out iconic Carol Channing tunes at Skokie Theatre
- EEUU: Pareja en caso de espionaje nuclear seguirá detenida
- Two charged with shooting at off-duty Harvey cop
- Brother Rice’s Jack Lausch and Joliet Catholic’s Aidan Voss were opposing quarterbacks Friday night. They were once teammates. Just like their fathers.
- UPS, FedEx, USPS release holiday shipping dates as retailers brace for more supply chain disruption
- Foglia YMCA in Lake Zurich serves as vaccination site in partnership with Ill. Dept. of Public Health
- Community news
- Portillo’s seeks up to $405 million with IPO
- ChiFresh Kitchen delivers free food to those hit hard by the pandemic
- Nate Hilty draws inspiration from his mother in Boone Grove’s breast cancer awareness game. There were tears. And lots of touchdowns.
- Comings & Goings: USA Liquidators to open in Hickory Hills, and more
- Editorial: After the Southwest debacle, airlines need to take better care of their customers. Or else.
- Altos niveles de inseguridad alimenticia en EEUU
- Arlington Heights ends summer with local businesses and residents in ‘Harmony’
- Auction for Chicago Outfit boss Al Capone’s goods brings in $3.1 million; his ‘favorite’ gun sells for $860,000
- Benet isn’t playing a shell game. More like a Snell game. Ryan Snell plays multiple positions in leading Redwings to two-game win streak.
- Letters: Marathon runner gets a little help across the finish line from strangers
- Greek food, traditions return at St. Demetrios Church fest
- Southtowners: Hazel Crest’s Paul Thornton honored for service and commitment
- Oak Park Plan meeting on proposed tall building with scant parking goes three hours; 43 people not able to speak
- Buffalo Grove Arts and Crafts Fair offers handmade items
- Evanston celebrates Hispanic heritage ‘in a more authentic and personal way’
- Panton Mill Station luxury apartment complex on South Elgin stretch of Fox River sells for $24.5M
- Council defers tax sale ordinance amendment, forms committee to look into rules
- Oak Park Plan Commission approves ‘granny flats,’ or accessory dwelling units, but not in basements or attics
- México no se fía de su visita a El Salvador
- Girls volleyball notes: Destiny Gray rises again, sees into the future for ‘optimistic’ Oswego. Plus, postseason seeds announced.
- Companies scraping for staff ahead of the holidays
- Pets of the week
- La reina Isabel II usa bastón en la Abadía de Westminster
- Artists ‘Paint the Town’ of Barrington in open air art competition
- Dorothy Zimbrakos, longtime attorney with state disciplinary commission for lawyers
- Coroner: Gabby Petito was strangled, died about four weeks before body found
- Jon Gruden’s apology, ‘I’m not like that at all,’ describes millions of sports fans in similar denial
- La policía de Chicago emitió algunas multas en bicicleta a tasas más altas en vecindarios negros y latinos, según un estudio
- Wayne Rooney: ‘Pasé momentos realmente deprimido como futbolista’
- Bolivia: Evo Morales encabeza marcha a favor del presidente
- Carlos Correa loves Chicago — and deep-dish pizza — so would the Cubs target the Houston Astros shortstop in free agency? It doesn’t appear likely.
- Lake County Board will reduce members from 21 to 19; new map to be drawn by end of year
- Campaign official says ‘no way’ Aurora Mayor Richard Irvin will run for governor
- Gruden, de adquisición de ensueño de los Raiders a pesadilla
- Lake Council approves 2022 budget, with 3% salary raises
- Compañías en EEUU pasan trabajos para contratar personal
- It’s spooky season: Hinsdale’s annual fall festival has plenty in store on Oct. 16
- Kane County seeking public input on plans to widen Randall Road to three lanes at Route 72
- Indiana’s COVID-19 vaccination pace falls to lowest level
- EEUU hace otro intento por bloquear ley de aborto en Texas
- Kanye West vende rancho y negocios en Wyoming
- Wilmette Park District to consider $1 million renovation of Lakeview Center at Gillson Park
- 2 charged with attempted murder in stabbing of 59-year-old Zion woman
- Franklin Park fire chief, officials, promote Illinois’ 10-year sealed smoke detector law
- Republicanos del Congreso quieren que Biden sancione a los no cubanos que hacen negocios con el régimen
- Gabby Petito murió estrangulada de 3 a 4 semanas antes de ser encontrada: Médico forense
- Talk of the County reader opinion: You need a roundabout lesson
- No-contact order for Portage dad after 2-year-old son shoots himself with gun
- Vernon Hills trustees offer input on plans for a luxury senior residence, discuss holiday lighting events and times for trick-or-treating
- El café, ¿un estimulante saludable?
- Op-ed: Real estate practices and Realtors in the US put consumers first
- Council approves $2.4 million insurance transfer, takes no action on sheriff’s department, jail COVID-19 incentive pay
- Column: Dave Chappelle’s pushback against cancel culture chills the joke
- Niles youth group plans ‘Liberate the Library’ rally
- ¿Todos somos Otis?
- 3 things we heard from Chicago Bears players, including reaction to James Daniels’ viral play and being ‘almost sort of a fan’ of Aaron Rodgers
- Chicago Bears try out 5 tight ends — reflecting their philosophical shift on offense — while right tackle Germain Ifedi is believed to have an MCL sprain
- Police seek Audi in fatal hit-and-run in Lake County
- Deerfield approves affordable housing ordinance with slightly lower median income requirements
- Op-ed: Keys to preventing suicide? Openness, understanding and compassion.
- La Grange Village Board considering entertainment tax for theater
- Actors with autism take center stage at Friendly Reader’s Theater in Evergreen Park
- Anniversary of Great Chicago Fire kicks off fundraising effort, unveiling of historic Park Ridge fire truck
- Honduras obligado a sumar ante Jamaica
- Chicago nonprofits got $1 million in unrestricted funding. Here’s how some used it.
- Cuba lamenta que EEUU no reconozca sus vacunas contra COVID
- Berwyn man held without bail on West Garfield Park attempted murder charge
- MDs tell Elgin’s Board of Health that Sherman ER anesthesiology staffing levels are ‘not even close to being true’
- Burr Ridge Car Show and Taste attract crowds on Saturday
- Column: Dr. Smith’s Aurora art now part of prestigious permanent exhibit
- Newest Century Walk mural combines Naperville most-elite athletes and the 100th anniversary of Naperville Country Club
- Crónicas sincopadas de un desastre anunciado
- Elmwood Park holding Halloween decorating contest, party, sets trick or treat hours
- Chile: comisión de diputados aprueba matrimonio igualitario
- Former Pennsylvania CEO admits funding ex-Clerk Dorothy Brown event as thanks for county contracts
- In ‘The Curious Case,’ a boy with autism solves a mystery
- Aurora looks at dam, canoe chute repairs downtown
- ‘Boo Bash’ making a Halloween return in Lincolnshire
- North Shore Exchange to distribute nearly $600,000 in grants to 14 area philanthropic groups
- ‘We lost a good one:’ Park Ridge man killed in bicycle crash remembered
- Man found dead inside vehicle in downtown Aurora parking lot
- Mundelein does beautification upgrades near overpass on Route 45 with help from $25K grant
- Restauran autobús de ‘Into the Wild’ para exposición
- Audit offers Burr Ridge praise for its finances
- Op-ed: Save the Bell Bowl Prairie in Rockford, a natural gem sandwiched between airport runways
- Loyola Medicine’s plans for $69 million ambulatory care care in Tinley Park would end its ties in Orland Park
- Glencoe District 35 to slightly increase property tax levy
- Aurora may extend contract for maintenance of traffic lights
- Jury hears dramatically different takes of 1994 double murder as wrongful conviction trial gets underway
- Craft projects can enhance your holiday decor
- Tampa Bay Bucs remove Jon Gruden from Ring of Honor
- Chicago speed cameras couldn’t ticket cars going 6-9 mph over limit if proposed change is OK’d
- Biden names water reclamation district Commissioner Debra Shore as Midwest regional administrator for US EPA
- North Central’s new health sciences building offers hands-on student experiences using simulated rooms, patients — even cadavers
- Shooting outside Phillips Academy at end of school day leaves 14-year-old girl in critical condition, security guard in fair condition, cops say
- Ruling on whether Naperville commissioner’s social media comments violated park district policies to be announced Thursday
- Chicago woman accused of drunken driving in car crash that injured 5 kids and killed a baby
- Marist High School students protest after peers knelt during a Spanish-language song at homecoming: ‘We feel unsafe’
- House sends debt limit hike to President Biden, staving off a default
- Cada vez más menores de edad mueren baleados en EEUU
- ‘A fun ride’ for the 2021 Chicago White Sox ends well short of the ultimate goal after a Game 4 loss in the ALDS: ‘It hurts, but … we’re only going to grow from it’
- ‘This is just the beginning.’ White Sox fans have high hopes for the team’s future
- Tony La Russa questions the Houston Astros’ character for what the Chicago White Sox manager called an ‘intentional’ plunking of José Abreu: ‘If they don’t admit it, they’re very dishonest’
- Column: After a ‘bittersweet’ ending to the Chicago White Sox season, the team’s core is set up to be an annual contender. But will Tony La Russa be back in 2022?
- ‘He gave us everything he had’: Carlos Rodón rediscovers his best stuff as the Chicago White Sox get eliminated — raising what-ifs about the series and his future
- Semi-truck stuck underneath Red Line ‘L’ in Rogers Park
- Owning October: Alyssa Worden puts away 10 kills as ‘improved’ South Elgin overpowers Bartlett, inches closer to conference title
- EEUU suspende redadas de inmigración en sitios de trabajo
- Local scores for the Aurora, Elgin, Naperville and Lake County areas
- Local scores for the Southland
- Fore! Fresh off sectional golf, Thomas Suchecki scores his second goal of the season as St. Laurence rallies to force tie with Bloom.
- Local scores for Northwest Indiana
- ‘I just feel unstoppable’: Annie Eschenbach emerges in the middle, but Benet’s rally comes up short against Marist in conference thriller