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- Casey Martin, who successfully sued the PGA Tour for the right to use a cart because of a circulatory disease, reportedly has his right leg amputated
- Daily horoscope for October 17, 2021
- Ask Amy: This relationship really needs a payday
- Beverly teacher, rocker used pandemic to write musical based on short story ‘The Lottery’
- Letters: Burnham Wildlife Corridor is a shining example of the importance of greenways
- Shepard students create produce garden at Alsip church to serve community
- The Chicago Sky — after a dominating Game 3 performance — are one win from claiming their 1st WNBA title. But they know their work is not done.
- This day in history, October 17: British forces under Gen. John Burgoyne surrender to American troops in Saratoga, New York
- 3 takeaways from the Chicago Blackhawks’ 5-2 loss to the Pittsburgh Penguins, including Patrick Kane ‘feeling’ his way back and whether they are pressing themselves into mistakes
- SEE IT: ‘Saturday Night Live’ skewers Jon Gruden and the NFL in cold open
- Speak Out reader opinion: Biden should focus on more than just pushing vaccinations
- Week 6 photos: Chicago Bears lose 24-14 to Green Bay Packers
- Repeal of Illinois abortion notification buoyed by Texas law
- Heavy rains, landslides leave 18 dead in south India
- Corrections and clarifications
- President Biden says ‘democracy survived’ Capitol riot because of police
- Man fatally wounded leaving gas station on Far South Side among at least 7 shot since Friday evening, cops say
- Your guide to apple picking in the Chicago area, from pick-your-own orchards to an apple tree maze
- 11 shot Saturday into Sunday, including 11-year-old injured when another child, 8, accidentally shot him
- KISS plays final Chicago show on its ‘End of the Road Tour’ — one more time for the fake blood and pyrotechnics
- Review: In ‘As You Like It’ at Chicago Shakespeare Theater, the Beatles meet the Bard and it’s a terrific party
- Antioch woman’s annual blanket drive honors her late mother: ‘It’s going to make a difference on a bad day’
- Law & Order column: Water system work to take place at Lake County Jail
- College of Lake County students attending in-person class must show proof of vaccination this week or submit to regular testing
- Week 6 recap: Chicago Bears’ 24-14 loss to the Green Bay Packers ends a 2-game winning streak and sends them to their 5th straight defeat in the series
- Photos: Chicago Sky win their 1st WNBA title
- As some Black staff members leave Congress, those left call for change
- Gov. J.B. Pritzker spends $7 million in ads in early reelection push as GOP rivals try to stockpile cash
- Break in water pipe fixed, but it may take days for water pressure to return to normal in Dixmoor
- Bill Clinton released from Southern California hospital
- US religious group based in Ohio says 17 missionaries kidnapped in Haiti by 400 Mawozo gang
- NFC North Week 6 roundup: Minnesota Vikings survive in overtime, while Detroit Lions stay winless
- Two days before 18th birthday, teen accused of firing volley of deadly gunshots in front of his own mother, prosecutor says
- Ed Orgeron reportedly is out as LSU football coach after this season — 2 years removed from a national title
- ‘So great for women’s sports’: Chicago Sky fans celebrate team’s first WNBA championship
- Column: ‘All my (bleeping) life! I own you!’ With a win-sealing touchdown run — and one harsh insult — Aaron Rodgers adds to the Chicago Bears’ misery again
- Justin Fields is confused why refs didn’t throw a flag on the play that became a momentum-killing interception. ‘I need to be better,’ the Chicago Bears QB says.
- Chicago Sky win their 1st WNBA title, erasing an 11-point deficit in the 4th quarter of the clincher at Wintrust Arena: ‘We did it because we believed’