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- Local scores for the Southland
- Houston Astros even the ALCS at 2-2, scoring 7 runs in the 9th inning for a 9-2 victory over the Boston Red Sox
- Daily horoscope for October 20, 2021
- Ask Amy: Cousin feels violated over childhood abuse
- Comings & Goings: Bandana’s BBQ closes in Tinley Park, women’s wellness center opens, and more
- Illinois’ expanded good Samaritan law tested in Crystal Lake drug-induced homicide case
- How to shop for your teenager
- How to save money while holiday shopping
- The best yoga socks
- The best white Christmas tree
- The best timpani mallet
- Girl, 6, shot in West Englewood, Chicago police say adult with her may have been targeted
- The best budget baby monitor
- The best “Thomas & Friends” toy
- ‘Dune’ review: Frank Herbert’s science fiction epic gets a movie that’s hypnotically beautiful. Is that enough?
- Chicago Bears Q&A: Was Matt Nagy trying to send a message to George McCaskey about ‘progress’? Is Justin Fields getting a better feel for NFL speed?
- 24 milkshakes with more calories than an entire meal
- This day in history, October 20: House Un-American Activities Committee opens hearings into alleged Communist influence and infiltration in the US motion picture industry
- The best high-end handbag
- Column: Books vs. Twitter! We are reading more but there’s still room to grow
- The best Disney luggage
- The best budget conference room table
- ‘Found’ review: Three American teenagers adopted as infants in China seek out their family roots in this Netflix documentary
- Barbara Kruger’s ‘THINKING OF YOU’ at the Art Institute: Her words surround you, make you wince, stay with you
- Illinois hospital systems losing hundreds of workers because of COVID-19 vaccine mandates
- Daywatch: Chicago Sky fans join team in parade | If COVID cases keep dropping, Gov. Pritzker hints of lifting some mask mandates | Top suburban cops say ‘no’ to helping Chicago during vaccine stalemate
- Column: Freedom of the press is vital, and fragile
- ‘We share this with you, the best fans in the world:’ How Chicago sports teams have celebrated their championships since 1985
- The best ashwagandha supplement
- The best ashwagandha gummies
- Authorities search canal near Lockport for Stacy Peterson’s body, her sister says. Wife of Drew Peterson has been missing since 2007.
- The best Santa Claus ornaments
- The best Santa Claus decoration
- The best Santa Claus figure
- The best gothic home decor
- John Oliver’s ‘Last Week Tonight’ paintings welcome back visitors to the Museum of Broadcast Communications in Chicago
- The best body moisturizer
- The best Kaja beauty product
- Exjefe FARC regresa a Colombia tras ser retenido en México
- Infantino: Un mundial bienal atraerá a la juventud
- The best silk pajamas
- Benzema, ausente en su juicio por extorsión en Francia
- The best luxury loungewear
- Female judges in Afghanistan, now jobless and in hiding
- EEUU detalla plan para vacunar a niños de 5 a 11 años
- The best gait belt
- Those gifts you want for the holidays? Don’t wait too long.
- ‘Maya and the Three’ reúne a Saldaña y Gutiérrez
- The seven phases of rebuilding in the NFL. (The first is denial.)
- Hello? This is Colombia’s anti-machismo hotline.
- 10 last-minute Midwest getaways perfect for fall
- Carlos Ponce en campaña contra el cáncer de mama masculino
- Navalny recibe galardón de derechos humanos de la UE
- Chicago’s public bathrooms: Few and far between
- NYC exige que policías y bomberos se vacunen contra COVID-19
- Speak Out reader opinion: We can afford the infrastructure bills
- OMS: Europa es la única región con más contagios de COVID-19
- Panamá, Costa Rica y Dominicana abordarán migración
- Column: Fire the cops who won’t comply with Chicago’s vaccine mandate
- Informe recomienda acusar a Bolsonaro de delitos criminales por respuesta a COVID
- Conoce al primer mariachi de Michigan integrado sólo por mujeres
- Las ofrendas del Día de Muertos rinden homenaje a los cientos fallecidos por COVID-19
- Day of the Dead ofrendas pay tribute to hundreds lost to COVID-19
- Column: Rittenhouse’s hunting defense is a head-scratcher
- West Garfield Park man charged on suspicion of shooting at police officer
- Baker se reserva opinión sobre gestos de Correa y Rodríguez
- Un bosque para sanar de COVID y de estrés en medio de La Paz
- Momento de infarto: Cómo un caso leve de covid condujo a un cambio radical de vida
- Científico estadounidense quiere revivir el mamut lanudo
- Waukegan council divided on allowing Amazon semitrailer parking on tract; ‘This is going to be a huge traffic quagmire’
- Guild Row, a new social club in Avondale
- R. Kelly estuvo bajo vigilancia por suicidio tras condena en NY, dice su abogado
- El Newcastle pide a sus aficionados no vestir ropas árabes
- Merrillville high-end apartment complex gets panel’s favorable nod
- Isabel II acepta recomendación médica de descansar unos días
- Rick Armstrong’s Beacon-News/Courier-News girls volleyball rankings and player of the week for Thursday, Oct. 21, 2021
- Column: Good passer. Excellent server. Great defender. Mairead Boyle is the leader of a ‘new Marist pipeline’ to Western Michigan.
- NY teen behind Oct. 15 threat to Naperville North HS facing felony charges, interim police chief says
- Gal Gadot denuncia comportamiento de Joss Whedon en rodaje
- 3 takeaways from the Chicago Blackhawks’ descent to 0-3-1, including the Jeremy Colliton watch, Jonathan Toews’ sluggish start and a host of ESPN broadcast problems during the 4-1 loss in the home opener
- ‘The French Dispatch’ review: This time, Wes Anderson traps Bill Murray and cast in the world of his invention
- Pets of the week
- One Central megadevelopment plans
- Anatomía de un secuestro: mujer haitiana narra su calvario
- Speak Out: Native Americans deserve recognition, not Columbus; forget world problems — new Hooters uniforms worth debating; it’s time we spend money on America
- United Airlines posts $473 million third quarter profit on federal pandemic aid
- Bold Series shows announced for newly-remodeled Copley Theatre in downtown Aurora
- Médicos rusos se desesperan por la baja tasa de vacunación
- ‘Noche de fuego’ representará a México en los Oscar
- EEUU: Comisión avala acusar de desacato a Steve Bannon
- Phil Pursley, who worked to promote Tinley Park history on social media, dies at 76
- Hitos y récords que pueden sellarse en la temporada NBA 2021-22
- Southwest: We won’t put unvaccinated workers on unpaid leave
- Union Pacific and its unions sue each other over vaccine
- Gaming regulators drop Calumet City, Lynwood bids for south suburban casino license
- EEUU: Advierten a 3 estados sobre normativas del COVID-19
- Op-ed: Should we be ready to go to war over Taiwan?
- Ask Mister Manners: How do I tell my brother to sit still on my family’s Zoom calls?
- Planned residential developments discussed with Merrillville panel
- Dr. June: Tread lightly with romantic feelings for longtime friend
- Chicago Bulls player DeMar DeRozan buys $4.5M Chicago mansion from Michael Jordan’s ex-wife
- Ex-Washington State football coach’s termination for refusing to get vaccinated was an attack on his Catholic faith, attorney says
- R. Kelly was on suicide watch after conviction in New York, lawyer says as trial date set in Chicago case
- Quickly: Readers sound off on the issues of the day
- Eat. Watch. Do. — Our guide to your best Chicago fall: Autumn leaves, pumpkin patches and the return of ‘Second City’ revues
- Abortion laws around the world
- Empresas en EEUU rehacen horarios para retener a empleados
- Out of room for more lanes, INDOT looks for other solutions to clogged Borman Expressway traffic
- Two Brothers in Aurora teams up with Field Museum to create modern take on historic coffee blend
- La mayor parte de la UE se opone a una superliga de fútbol
- Editorial: Confirm Rahm Emanuel for Japan post, notwithstanding the disconnect
- Chicago Sky owner Michael Alter agrees to pay fine for lobbying Mayor Lori Lightfoot
- Five candidates will be considered during Thursday caucus to fill Dem 4th District Senate seat: Tallian resigned after 16 years in office
- The Gwen hotel in Chicago ranked No. 1 in the city. ‘We like to think of ourselves as the hidden gem in River North.’
- Chicago police union official likens vaccine standoff with Mayor Lightfoot to ‘The Hunger Games,’ as city seeks to expand restraining order against FOP
- España: corte ordena extradición de espía venezolano a EEUU
- Ferguson encarna fortaleza y libertad de Jessica en ‘Dune’
- With clock ticking, Gary to consider ’22 budget Monday at special meeting
- Niños con discapacidades enfrentan retos especiales por covid al regresar a la escuela
- Letters: Bars’ lack of interest in airing Chicago Sky games is disheartening
- Reducen condena a extesorero de Chávez que colabora con EEUU
- Indiana GOP push against vaccine mandate faces hurdles
- Column: Leaders thank Orland Park man, 98, with national honor for volunteer service
- Reseña: Denis Villeneuve emprende aventura colosal en ‘Dune’
- White House details plans for the expected authorization of the Pfizer shot for children ages 5-11 in a matter of weeks
- Op-ed: Black Chicago was once a vibrant community with its own lottery. Young Black Chicago can help it rise again.
- Investigan a compañía de Trump por temas de impuestos
- Illinois linebacker Jake Hansen’s college career is over after season-ending knee surgery
- Giants kicker Graham Gano: Panthers doctors misdiagnosed career-threatening injury
- Editorial: One Central’s transit hub needs billions from taxpayers. Do taxpayers need One Central?
- Kill Bill 3 puede ser la última película de Quentin Tarantino
- Cruz se declara culpable de masacre en secundaria en Florida
- Column: The Chicago Bears need to get their tight ends more involved in the passing game — a constant refrain under coach Matt Nagy
- Commissioners extend mask mandate in county-owned buildings until Nov. 17 meeting
- Naperville News Digest: Councilmen holding program at library on city projects; Loaves & Fishes holding open house for new hub facility; park district wins ‘green practices’ award
- Former Chicago Bulls coach Jim Boylen is picked to coach USA Basketball in next month’s World Cup qualifiers
- Alarmante cantidad de niños son arrestados en EEUU
- La propuesta de un Mundial bienal se atasca
- Chicago Bears brush off Aaron Rodgers’ ‘I still own you!’ taunt — ‘Let’s face it, he’s not totally wrong’ — while even Tom Brady is making jokes at their expense
- ‘La poesía de actuar’
- Congresistas EEUU se quejan de cambios energéticos en México
- Parents push back against Columbia College policy limiting children on campus
- Natti Natasha abre las puertas de su intimidad con ‘Everybody Loves Natti’
- San Francisco cierra restaurante por no comprobar vacunación
- Second man admits role in drug robbery that led to Munster man’s death
- 2 Cardinals at Mass to kickoff Mundelein Seminary centennial
- Agente neozelandés responde a aviso de niño por sus juguetes
- Lake Zurich saving shoes and Styrofoam from landfills, offering recycling drop offs for both
- ‘Young Frankenstein’ hoofs it onto Theatre-on-the-Hill stage
- Ansu Fati renueva con el Barca con una cláusula de 1,000 millones
- Elgin News Digest: Owners of Aliano’s in East Dundee to close Nonno’s deli for restaurant expansion; library doing virtual event with author Chris Bohjalian; towns set trick-or-treating hours; job fair set for Oct. 29 in Geneva
- FDA aprueba mezclar vacunas contra COVID; respalda refuerzos
- Un Max Verstappen discreto llega a Texas en la cima de la F1
- FDA signs off on extending COVID-19 boosters to Americans who got the Moderna or J&J, backs mixing of vaccines
- 3 things we learned from the Chicago Bears, including the record age gap between Tom Brady and Justin Fields and Jaylon Johnson’s beef with a team fine
- Chicago Police Department graduation and promotion ceremony
- Aurora City Council set to vote on plan to put apartments into two old school buildings
- Ya hay fecha para el sorteo del Mundial
- Southland shelter sees wild day of pet abandonment in forest preserves; ‘It’s never happened this many times’
- Black Violin seeks to expand world of classical music
- ‘One step closer to justice.’ Parkland shooter’s guilty plea ushers in the next phase — life or death?
- Ronaldo culmina gran remontada del United en Champions
- Gobierno mexicano: criminales captan niños por videojuegos
- Potempa: Joffrey Ballet soars and succeeds in new space with NWI talent nod
- Illinois school safety helpline launched statewide
- ‘Dixmoor needs help’ as it reaches fifth day without water source, village leader says
- In Senate hearing, Rahm Emanuel both defends and expresses regret over handling of Laquan McDonald shooting. ‘I’m responsible.’
- Video released of man’s fatal shooting by Chicago police during a domestic disturbance last month
- Down to Business: There’s no ballet at Naperville’s Pure Barre, just stretching and low-impact exercise, owner says
- 10 best budget gifts for coffee lovers
- Revisions expected to Democrats’ congressional map as South Side residents complain about being cut out of Rep. Marie Newman’s district
- ‘They are somebody’: Family members, advocates push for parole bill that would give longtime prisoners a second chance at life
- No one hit during Bishop Ford Freeway shooting, fire officials say
- Photos: Bulls win season opener 94-88 over Pistons
- Houston Astros are 1 win from the World Series after Framber Valdez pitches them to a 9-1 victory over the Boston Red Sox in Game 5 of the ALCS
- Chloe Arteaga considers ‘getting crazy ups’ to be her specialty. Maddie Berry and Marist reap the benefits in finishing off Minooka.
- Julian Horta scores emotional goal as Bloom beats Eisenhower. His T-shirt, worn in honor of his grandfather, says it all: ‘Your angel is ready to fly, but my soul isn’t ready to let you go.’
- Column: As the Chicago Bulls grind out a 94-88 win over the Detroit Pistons in the season opener, it’s clear this is still Zach LaVine’s team
- Hubbard Street Dance Artistic Director Linda-Denise Fisher-Harrell teaches a company class