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- Chicago Bulls improve to 4-0 — their best start in 25 years — as DeMar DeRozan’s 26 points help hold off the Toronto Raptors 111-108
- Daily horoscope for October 26, 2021
- Ask Amy: Credit card accounts churn up concern
- Last year, 69% of works performed by the 50 largest ballet companies — including Joffrey and Hubbard Street — were choreographed by men. Women in dance are trying to change that.
- Singers from all walks of life give it their best shot trying to become next Senior American Idol in Orland Township
- The best Nike soccer cleats
- The best fall jacket for men
- The best baby water mat
- The best konjac noodles
- The best magnesium gummies
- Waukegan’s mayor lays out expectations for casino at annual event; ‘Millions of dollars of tax revenue will go a long way to support our city’
- The best microgreen grow kit
- My worst moment: Comedian Bobcat Goldthwait once wasn’t sure he’d make it off stage alive
- Chicago Bears QB rewind: The struggles for Justin Fields and the offense were every bit as bad as they looked in the ‘all-encompassing’ Week 7 loss
- The best indestructible dog toy
- The best Urban Decay palette
- The best Harry Potter Lego set
- Lake County’s congressional representation would change under latest proposal
- The best Halloween eye makeup
- 4-0 Chicago Bulls aren’t about to celebrate being the Eastern Conference’s only unbeaten team: ‘It don’t mean nothing. … We can’t carry this record like it’s some sort of badge of honor’
- The best Calico Critters family
- The best single sink vanity
- ‘Don’t hit the panic button now’: Chicago Blackhawks players say the season isn’t slipping away despite an 0-5-1 record — the worst start in the NHL
- The best lighted Christmas wreath
- The best floor vase
- The best CBD bath bomb
- The best condiment packet
- The best primitive home decor
- Scarecrows in Memorial Park in Barrington as the annual Halloween festival welcomed a larger crowd this year
- The best bookcase headboard
- Catching up with the busy CSO composer Jessie Montgomery — her first MusicNOW program is coming up at Symphony Center
- From Joc Pederson’s pearls to Martin Maldonado’s Twitter game, our postseason power rankings of former Chicago Cubs entering the World Series
- Lake Zurich trustees nix 3-day grace period for charging late fee on water/sewer bills: ‘Its nonsensical that somebody…can’t pay their bill on time’
- The best bundt pan
- This day in history, October 26: President George W. Bush signs the USA Patriot Act, giving authorities unprecedented ability to search, seize, detain or eavesdrop in their pursuit of possible terrorists
- The best diatomaceous earth food-grade supplement
- The best wool dryer ball
- Daywatch: Authorities identify John Wayne Gacy victim | Illinois expecting 500,000 vaccine doses initially for kids 5 to 11 | How year-round costume shops endure
- 12 best high-end gifts for couples
- The 10 least-painful lancing devices
- Best gifts for 3-year-olds
- ‘It’s nice to see everybody get together:’ Maine East High School celebrates homecoming
- Best “Gilmore Girls” gifts
- Director hopes ‘She Kills Monsters’ at Elmwood Park High School Oct. 29-31 encourages acceptance of others
- Speak Out: American Revolution not remotely like the Jan. 6 insurrection; sad commentary that Trump would badmouth Colin Powell; Biden’s plan confusing even to Democrats
- 16-year-old boy critically injured in East Garfield Park shooting
- Nicaragua aplica vacunas cubanas a niños a partir de 2 años
- Glenview 5-bedroom home with floor-to-ceiling fireplace: $2.3M
- J Balvin confirma que decidió bajar el video de ‘Perra’
- Vilipendiados por todos, Astros arrancan otra Serie Mundial
- Idaho: 2 muertos y 4 heridos por tiroteo en centro comercial
- Princesa japonesa se casa con plebeyo y deja la familia real
- Nuevo récord de muertes por COVID en Rusia
- Local scores for the Aurora, Elgin, Naperville and Lake County areas
- Policía de Londres se disculpa en caso de mujeres asesinadas
- Local scores for the Southland
- Local scores for Northwest Indiana
- Speak Out reader opinion: Chicago will be better off without the losing Bears
- Ciberataque golpea a gasolineras de Irán
- The student body is deaf and diverse. The school’s leadership is neither.
- At last, a royal wedding. But no trumpets, just a news conference.
- As gangs’ power grows, Haiti’s police are outgunned and underpaid
- Conservative group alleges voter fraud in DuPage County, but experts say evidence is weak
- Recipes for the perfect adult Halloween party
- Evanston Symphony eases back into live shows with crowd pleasing lineup
- Cuando el médico es el paciente: Por años ayudó a la gente a recuperarse de derrames cerebrales, luego sufrió uno
- Critican idea de Biden de crear nuevo impuesto para ricos
- México: Corte anula medida de López Obrador sobre corrupción
- Sudán: Militares dicen líder fue detenido por su seguridad
- El apoyo bipartidista a las leyes de alerta se desvanece conforme los republicanos bloquean los proyectos de ley
- Guadalajara trabaja a marchas forzadas en construcción de estadio para las WTA Finals
- Ryan Sims, who’s receiving recruiting interest from Louisville and Northwestern, was Mr. October for Marist. Let the playoffs begin.
- Steve Millar’s Daily Southtown football rankings and player of the week for Wednesday, Oct. 27, 2021
- Blotter: DUI charge in Riverwoods
- OSHA a los estados: Protejan a los trabajadores del covid o perderán autoridad
- Girls volleyball notes: Be a pin? No problem. Be a ‘big rock’ for Richards? Abby Buchanan-Kenzinger says, with a smile, ‘I love it.’
- Tony Baranek’s Daily Southtown girls volleyball rankings and player of the week for Wednesday, Oct. 27, 2021
- How to celebrate Halloween 2021: What to do and eat
- Pope Francis commends Mundelein Seminary as important to the Catholic church and ‘expressive of the American spirit’ as institution celebrates centennial
- Porter Place aims to make Tinley Park ‘dementia friendly’
- EEUU: estudian efectividad de vacuna Pfizer para niños
- Boys soccer notes: Johnny on the spot, indeed. Roussakis scores in OT and in shootout as Lincoln-Way Central tops Reavis for regional title.
- Steve Millar’s Daily Southtown boys soccer rankings and player of the week for Wednesday, Oct. 27, 2021
- Enemigos políticos señalan a Baldwin tras tiroteo fatal
- Rick Armstrong’s Beacon-News/Courier-News football rankings and player of the week for Wednesday, Oct. 27, 2021
- Patrick Z. McGavin’s Beacon-News/Courier-News boys soccer rankings and player of the week for Wednesday, Oct. 27, 2021
- Facebook tardó en contrarrestar desinformación sobre COVID
- Vive Pro 2 review: Does this popular gift offer a better VR experience?
- Report urges greater diversity for Indiana State Police
- Fallece expresidente surcoreano Ro Tae-woo
- El porcentaje de mujeres en las policías estatales se estancó desde 2000
- ‘Don’t talk about. Be about it.’ Senior linebacker Collin Cheshier embodies that philosophy for unbeaten Wauconda, which will play Lakes in a playoff opener.
- Vernon Hills trustees give early green light to Lakeview Fitness Center expansion, arcade in Hawthorn Mall
- En retén, hallan granada en vehículo en norte de Florida
- Niles police: Man shot with own gun while adjusting holster in gas station lot
- This Indiana city is luring workers with stand-in ‘grandparents’ for child care
- 4 states removed from Chicago’s COVID-19 travel advisory
- Los hombres baleados por Rittenhouse pueden describirse como ‘alborotadores’ y ‘saqueadores’, pero no como “víctimas”, dictamina el juez antes del juicio
- Boys soccer notes: Roman Hernandez scores another goal for East Aurora in regional loss. Indiana State, Xavier and Butler take notice.
- Evanston hires firm to study relocation of civic center, police and fire headquarters
- Jonathan Toews and Henrik Borgström join other Chicago Blackhawks in the COVID-19 protocol
- The Wrigley Building through the years
- Evanston’s proposed 2022 capital spending includes parking meter upgrades, lead service line replacement
- Review: E. Faye Butler shows us a fuller side of ‘Fannie’ indoors at the Goodman Theatre
- Argentina: vacunas para turistas y refuerzos para habitantes
- Deadline extended to enter Electric Christmas Parade in St. Charles
- Community news
- Caetano a los 79: el sabor de la vida sigue siendo el mismo
- Movie review: Dark and dreary ‘Antlers’ is a slow burn that fails to ignite
- Brasil: Senado vota sobre recomendar cargos contra Bolsonaro
- Winnetka resident awarded national honor from Daughters of the American Revolution for local service work
- Yorkville’s Andrew Laurich is the next in line, literally. His father played at Iowa State. His grandfather started Waubonsie Valley’s football program. Plus, notes on Geneva and Marmion.
- Ecuador: paro nacional contra políticas del presidente Lasso
- Column: Facebook Papers show Congress must do more to regulate social media
- Quickly: Readers sound off on the issues of the day
- Dakota del Norte intenta combatir desinformación sobre COVID
- Kenosha braces for Kyle Rittenhouse trial
- ‘Windy City Rehab’ host Alison Victoria Gramenos sells her Bucktown home for $2.15 million
- ‘A creative kid,’ accomplished violinist LeBarron Burton II also creates havoc for West Side’s opponents. Will Lowell be next in a sectional semifinal?
- Reader: ‘Jerry, you provoke arguments for a living.’ It’s not only my job, it’s my nature.
- Lincolnwood business owner sentenced to federal prison for selling fraudulent mortgages, prosecutors say
- Bayan Ko, a Filipino-Cuban restaurant in Ravenswood
- Facebook vacila al combatir desinformación en la India
- Woman, 23, charged with first-degree murder, accused of suffocating newborn
- Serie Mundial, un asunto de familia para los Snitkers
- A back injury sidelined Waubonsie Valley graduate Sarah Griffith for 18 months. She’s back leading Purdue in scoring: ‘There’s no way I was going to give it up.’
- Sugar Moon Bakery makes one of the best chocolate chip cookies in Chicago — and its origin story is even more interesting
- Aumentan asuntos legales potenciales tras tragedia en el set
- University of Chicago Medicine plans ‘micro-hospital’ and outpatient center in northwest Indiana
- Dillian Whyte quiere retar a Tyson Fury por el cetro pesado
- OPINIÓN / Cuentos Políticos: ¿Ser o tener?
- Filipino restaurants are thriving in Chicago, despite pandemic hardships: ‘So many people of different colors are coming in.’
- Park Ridge police support of deployed officer’s family earns department another award
- Danny Hughes plays special teams for Michigan. Jayden Reed returns punts for Michigan State. Could the former Naperville Central teammates meet on the field?
- EEUU y Colombia tienen nueva estrategia antinarcóticos
- News briefs: Kevin Costner to headline Des Plaines Theatre opening; Night of Roses winners honored in Niles
- The Drake Oak Brook tapped C-PACE tool for refinancing its recent energy efficient additions and remodel
- La Eurocámara rechaza competiciones como la Superliga
- Congreso de EEUU busca mayor control en las armas militares
- Ha vendido tacos en Bronzeville durante 40 años. Sus clientes siguen regresando, dicen que su comida está ‘hecha con amor’
- Tormenta azota el noreste de EEUU con aguaceros y vientos
- District 64 board set to borrow $26 million for full-day kindergarten construction; two members suggest tuition charge
- Comings & Goings: Restaurateur names Palos Hills cafe for wife, and more
- Commissioners hear plans to spend $94.3 million in American Rescue Plan Act funds on two major sewer projects
- Floyd Mayweather se niega a tomarse selfie con un fan porque tiene las ‘uñas pintadas’ (VIDEO)
- McDonald’s employees, activists protest alleged sexual harassment outside downtown headquarters
- Former Chicago Blackhawks GM Stan Bowman
- Op-ed: I’ve been involved in over 100 stash house raids. They’re crucial to keeping cities safe.
- Female veterans gather in Highland Park after Honor Flight: ‘Women bond in the military like sisters’
- Facebook froze after learning anti-vaccine misinformation was swarming users’ newsfeeds
- Letters: We need science, not fringe views, to navigate the pandemic
- Tyson Foods: Mandato llevó a 96% de empleados a vacunarse
- Kevin Costner set to play Des Plaines Theatre opening night on Sunday
- Op-ed: Does One Central’s expensive transit hub make sense?
- FDA advisers endorse Pfizer’s COVID-19 vaccine for kids
- Openlands Lakeshore Preserve in Highland Park, closed after explosive materials found, will undergo engineering study
- Column: Republicans happily watch Democrats destroy themselves
- 13 apply to fill vacancy on volatile Niles-Maine District Library Board
- Estos niños fueron asesinados a golpes. ¿Podrían haber sido salvados?
- Cepeda y Joss Favela van al pop rock con ‘Si todo se acaba’
- Diócesis de Brooklyn despide a maestro por boda homosexual
- NY youth accused of calling in threat at Naperville school charged with harassment
- CPS leader cites progress in expanding COVID-19 testing in schools as CTU slams ‘ongoing failures’
- 3 things we heard from the Chicago Bears, including Eddie Jackson’s reaction to Lance Briggs’ comments and a potential reinforcement at offensive tackle
- East Chicago man, 19, wanted for couple’s murder, charges state
- Bridgeport Bakery in Chicago closing — again — due to union pension fund lawsuit, owner says
- Column: Downtown Aurora showing healthy signs as comeback continues from pandemic
- Reina Isabel II no irá a cumbre climática, le aconsejan reposo
- Op-ed: How both Chicago and Illinois can better encourage entrepreneurship
- Oak Brook Polo moves back to field at Butler National Golf Club
- Editorial: Remaps should empower citizens. They’re empowering the powerful instead.
- Número ecuatorianos en frontera EEUU cae tras altas cifras
- Popovich continúa entrenando por que le divierte
- Zion-Benton Township High student arrested after stabbing fellow student, police say
- Libertyville, Mundelein, Vernon Hills set Halloween trick-or-treating hours, offer suggestions for homeowners to show their participation
- Lake County business owner once linked to Chicago Outfit case sentenced to 2 years in prison for tax evasion
- US home prices surged in August at near-record pace
- Boo! Ridge attracts families to enjoy Halloween activities at Village Center
- ‘Elgin is safe,’ police chief says after violence leaves 1 dead, 5 injured
- Festival Internacional de Cine de Morelia llega con más seguridad para 2da edición en pandemia
- The Wrigley Building celebrates 100 years
- State yanks Elgin’s Sherman hospital surgical center permit
- More than $130k donated to family of Zion woman killed by stray bullet inside home; ‘Significant progress’ reported in hunt for shooter
- Moderna suministrará a África hasta 110 millones de dosis
- Wilmette Park District moves forward with Lakeview Center renovation planning
- Confirman secuela de ‘Dune’ para 2023
- EEUU: donan millas de vuelo a refugiados de Afganistán
- Park Ridge aldermen tentatively agree to extend door-to-door solicitation hours to 9 p.m.
- Park Ridge police receive new report of mail stolen from post office
- Sergio Ramos ya tiene fecha para volver a los entrenamientos
- Southtowners: BEDS Plus Care’s Mark Laubacher lauded as Notable Leader, and more
- Gary passes ’22 budget; police, fire employees get 12% raises
- EEUU: Amplio operativo contra tráfico de drogas en darknet
- Lolly, Lolly, Lolly, get your ‘Schoolhouse Rock Live!’ here
- Patrick Sweany returns to FitzGerald’s
- Judge to rule Friday in federal lawsuit by Chicago workers challenging vaccine mandates
- Political satirist Mort Sahl dies at age 94
- ISU graduate student Jelani Day drowned, LaSalle County coroner says. Hundreds march, demanding further investigation into death.
- Family of recently identified Gacy victim remembers him as a fearless young man who called home every month
- Trick-or-treaters expected to knock on doors in Lake Forest, Lake Bluff this Halloween, but homeowners can post signs to opt-out
- Pets of the week
- Pumpkin-eating dinosaur in Pingree Grove
- Harvey officials talk about water shortages for the first time, say the problem is in Dixmoor
- Illinois warns parents against cannabis look-alike treats ahead of Halloween
- Chicago expecting nearly 100,000 kid-sized COVID-19 vaccine doses next week, pending federal approval of Pfizer for 5- to 11-year-olds
- Jelani Day protest in Peru, Illinois
- Stan Bowman is out and the Chicago Blackhawks are fined $2M after law firm announces findings of its investigation related to 2010 misconduct allegations
- Column: Regaining the trust of Chicago Blackhawks fans has to be the No. 1 priority for Rocky and Danny Wirtz
- Ex-Washington Football Team employees deliver letter to NFL owners in NYC to demand accountability from league
- Alec Baldwin may not be held liable for shooting on set of ‘Rust’, but experts predict big legal fallout
- Local scores for Northwest Indiana
- Illinois Senate votes to repeal law requiring parental notification for minors receiving abortions
- St. Charles East coach Jennie Kull calls Lia Schneider ‘a diamond.’ She’s a gem in the regional semifinals. Plus, South Elgin’s Alyssa Worden commits to Iowa.
- Local scores for the Aurora, Elgin, Naperville and Lake County areas
- Blame it on Rio? Hardly. Bella Rio comes up big as Kaneland eventually overwhelms Glenbard South: ‘It was more like motivation.’
- Local scores for the Southland
- ‘I do it for the team’: Kiera King keeps multipurpose streak going, sparks young Lincoln-Way Central past West in regional semifinals.
- Carli Lloyd plays final match for United States in blowout win over South Korea
- For Tyson Amoo-Mensah, his defense never rests. But the DePaul recruit scores, too, as Naperville North ousts Neuqua Valley.
- ‘So incredibly happy’: Daniel Marynevych sits out first half with hamstring injury but scores twice in second to lead Grayslake Central into sectional final