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- Daily horoscope for October 5, 2021
- Ask Amy: Irish dancing leads to an uncomfortable jig
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- Chicago Bears QB rewind: Justin Fields’ bounceback start shows why the team drafted him. Adversity ‘brings a whole different person out of me,’ the rookie says.
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- The Chicago White Sox lost 5 of 7 to the Houston Astros in the regular season. What can they learn from those games before the ALDS begins?
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- Chicago White Sox timeline: A history of their recent rebuild, starting with the motivation in 2016 through winning the AL Central in 2021
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- This day in history, October 5: Jury in Charlotte, North Carolina, convicts former P-T-L evangelist Jim Bakker of using his television show to defraud followers
- Daywatch: Lightfoot criticizes Foxx over lack of charges in shootout | Pritzker not yet lifting mask mandate | For these Latino fans, White Sox pride is generational
- The Titanic and its tales of life and death won’t go away — a new book by a Chicago author ‘breaks up the myths’
- My worst moment: ‘CSI’ star Jorja Fox and being pressured into silence
- With restaurant dining rooms open, will outdoor tents and igloos be back this winter? ‘We’ll just have to see how hardy our customers are.’
- Southwest is latest airline to mandate vaccines for workers
- 3 takeaways from the Chicago Blackhawks’ 6-4 preseason win, including a lifeless penalty kill and a promising connection between Brandon Hagel and MacKenzie Entwistle
- Johnson & Johnson seeks US clearance for COVID-19 vaccine booster doses
- California’s fraught history with childhood vaccines
- One-pot wonders: These dishes offer all the flavor but without all the cleanup
- COVID payments ordered by India’s supreme court could total hundreds of millions of dollars
- Seriously Simple: Brown butter zucchini bread is an autumnal delight
- Party Shirt is here to bust that viral life hack
- Daniel Craig se despide de James Bond en ‘No Time to Die’
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- A Louisiana health system will increase insurance fees of employees with unvaccinated spouses
- Partido entre Costa Rica y El Salvador se jugará sin público
- Papeles de Pandora: Los líderes mundiales nombrados
- Alaska’s COVID surge poses heightened risks for rural residents hours away from hospitals
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- Florentino Pérez: ‘En enero tendremos noticias de Mbappé’
- French report: 330,000 children victims of church sex abuse
- España apuesta por ‘El buen patrón’ para los Oscar de 2022
- EEUU vuelve a recibir afganos tras vacunarlos vs sarampión
- Speak Out reader opinion: Will Lightfoot remain a fan if Bears move out of city?
- Papeles de Pandora reabren debate sobre paraísos fiscales
- Looking for the best thin-crust pizza, burger and gyro in the Loop? Urbanspace, a new food hall, has it all.
- Q&A: Local teen wins national award for work fighting against ETO emissions that helped prompt closure of Sterigenics
- Alcalde de Arlington Heights: ‘No vamos a regalar nada’ para conseguir un acuerdo para el estadio de los Bears
- Running back Ben Choi churns out offense in his first full varsity season for Vernon Hills: ‘There is nothing like scoring touchdowns.’
- Gobierno e indígenas de Ecuador buscan acercamiento
- When it comes to murals, Chicago’s are some of the most-loved
- Burr Ridge to host Taste, Car Show on Saturday
- Steve Millar’s Daily Southtown football rankings and player of the week for Wednesday, Oct. 6, 2021
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- Alberto Fujimori es sometido a procedimiento cardiaco
- Nobel Prize for physics rewards work on complex systems, including climate change
- State continues to investigate road safety as two more people hit on 127th Street in Blue Island
- Dado que la mayoría de las embarazadas no están vacunadas, los médicos temen repunte del virus
- Jaguars’ owner Shad Khan says Urban Meyer ‘must regain our trust and respect’ after weekend incident
- Farruko habla de sus orígenes en ‘La 167’
- Cocaleros retoman control del mercado de la coca en Bolivia
- Conforme los distritos son más diversos, el alcance del Congreso también
- Blotter: Man charged with theft in Glencoe
- Two with St. Rita ties lauded at Notre Dame Spirit of Sports ceremony
- ESPN’s Sage Steele issues vague apology after idiotic comments about vaccines, Barack Obama, sexual harassment
- Alan Kalter, announcer for David Letterman, dies at 78
- Tras huracán, habitantes de Luisiana contemplan irse
- Aumenta la presión para abordar la migración inducida por el clima
- Boy, 16, killed in possible exchange of gunfire between vehicles traveling through North Side neighborhoods
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- Say it is so, Joe: Jadon Wilson continues scoring spree for Richards, gets boost from ex-New York Giants running back Joe Montgomery.
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- Shutting down Sherman’s trauma services more of a problem for patients than EMTs, Elgin fire chief says
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- Check out Chicago suburban, northwest Indiana haunted houses — if you dare
- Tras guiño inglés, Sudamérica aliviada reanuda eliminatoria
- Quickly: Readers sound off on the issues of the day
- Jon Rahm, nuevo ídolo del deporte español
- Editorial: On a depressing day in the ‘No. 1 Best Big City in the U.S.,’ Lori Lightfoot and Ken Griffin are both called liars. Enough.
- Column: As violence plagues some schools, is pandemic to blame or lack of student discipline?
- Exempleada de Facebook: Productos dañan a niños
- Naperville News Digest: DuPage offering chance to tour stream research center; breast cancer program to be held at Fort Hill; park district cops set up Toys for Tots drop-off sites
- Metropolis Comedy Jam features a lineup of all ladies
- Mundelein trustees approve $18,000 ‘B.I.G.’ incentive grant for local restaurant to expand its capacity
- Tebas: ‘Al Real Madrid le vendría mejor otro presidente’
- Sabina: ‘No volveré a los escenarios mientras la gente esté con mascarilla’
- Turismo cubano hace equilibrio entre la necesidad y el temor
- Remember life before Facebook? Monday’s outage gave us a rare glimpse. Did you learn anything?
- Speak Out: Hey — it looks like the Bears might be playing football; team leaving Soldier Field makes sense … or does it; everyone has opinion on national issues, but what about local?
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- ‘Lamb’ review: Woolly, low-keyed supernatural winner from Iceland is guided by ‘Dragon Tattoo’ star Noomi Rapace
- Por pandemia, niños necesitan ayuda para su salud mental
- Leonardo tras declaraciones de Florentino Pérez: ‘Es una nueva falta de respeto que no podemos tolerar’
- Naperville Police Arrests
- Move over, Khalil Mack. Ty Randle stars in transformation from defensive end to linebacker, makes ‘huge plays’ for Naperville Central.
- Mayors, farm bureau speak out against plan to reduce size of Will County Board
- Biden viaja para promover plan de gastos
- Juez guatemalteco dice que sentenciados buscan venganza
- Lake County Tech Hub helps businesses get off the ground; ‘We know how to build a brand from nothing all the way up’
- Ranky Tanky bridges music that emerged from slave culture to today’s times
- Jussie Smollett case appears poised for trial in November
- DePaul student’s online support for ISIS was ‘puffing,’ his lawyer tells jury
- Homer Glen 8-bedroom home with 2-story foyer: $1.7M
- Altered last year due to COVID-19, a bit of tradition returned to homecoming at Barrington High School … somewhat
- Football notes: Season-ending injury to star running back Jeremiah Johnson makes West Aurora’s playoff push even tougher. And there’s more.
- Police officer who appears to punch a man in widely shared video is identified by COPA
- Highland Park exhibit features work of Holocaust survivor whose iconic photos appeared in top magazines and captured ‘what America meant to him’
- Highland community yard sale attracts hundreds of treasure seekers
- Application period open for Evanston’s local reparations program housing fund
- Pau Gasol anuncia su retiro del baloncesto
- Comentario: Escuchamos su decepción por cómo se cubren las comunidades étnicas de Chicago. Somos periodistas que queremos hacerlo mejor
- Orland Park wants state to cover alleged shortfall in federal COVID-19 stimulus money
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- Letters: Pandemic is driving supply chain disruptions
- Bids out for work to rehab three Gary city parks: ‘We are looking to get it started immediately’
- ‘Our identity is going to start up front.’ The Chicago Bears offensive line has rejuvenated confidence after a Week 4 victory. Here’s what else we learned at Halas Hall.
- Naperville 203 gearing up to start a test-to-stay COVID program, with help from the University of Illinois
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- España expresa en OEA ‘afecto y respeto’ por América Latina
- Op-ed: A U.S. diplomat’s blog posts are anti-Semitic. He should be fired.
- Murder defendant charged with unemployment fraud
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- AstraZeneca pide a FDA que autorice tratamiento de antígeno
- Wilmette opens the door to potential cannabis dispensary at Edens Plaza
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- La mayoría de los afganos que llegan a EEUU no son estrictamente refugiados. Y sería un gran problema para ellos
- Former Cook County sheriff’s official alleges in lawsuit he was fired because of his age: ‘It was a slap in the face’
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- Skeleton scavenger hunt, tombstone tour among Halloween happenings in Oak Park, La Grange area
- ‘Storyteller’ de Grohl revela larga lista de amigos famosos
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- Former Eric Ferguson co-host Melissa McGurren breaks silence, alleges ‘unbearable’ work conditions at WTMX radio
- Beyond This Point percussion at Ear Taxi Festival
- Waukegan’s city clerk complains to mayor, council about size of staff; ‘(We) are working 60 hours a week trying to do everything’
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- Cindy Cronin Cahill, former Elmhurst treasurer, considers run for DuPage County Board
- Chicago health commissioner cautiously optimistic about holiday gatherings this year: ‘Go ahead and make some tentative plans,’ but know guidance could change
- Indiana Supreme Court rules in favor of Southlake Mall; Hobart, Merrillville could be on the hook for reimbursements
- Equipo ruso en órbita para filmar primera película en el espacio
- Genesee show marks a return to the stage for The Fray
- What’s happening: Performances of ‘Charlotte’s Web,’ ‘Children of Eden’ scheduled; blood drive hosted in Maine Township
- Man charged with assault of police officer during funeral procession in Oak Park; police said they fired one shot
- East Chicago man admits stabbing death, then dumping body in a lake
- El COVID acecha a aisladas zonas rurales de Alaska
- Vendors passed along ‘green’ knowledge at annual Buffalo Grove environmental fair
- Peleador de MMA muere un mes después de caer por nocaut (VIDEO)
- Un pastor desalojó a casi 200 migrantes, pero su hermano los acogió a todos
- Fantasy football waiver wire for Week 5: Pick up Damien Williams and Sam Darnold
- Photos: Scenes from White Sox tailgating at Guaranteed Rate Field
- Elgin News Digest: Golfer nabs big cash prize for hole-in-one; Elgin’s annual fallen police officer memorial this week; Carpentersville cops holding anti-domestic violence vigil
- Nobel Prize nominee, of Skokie, who advocates for persecuted Christians in the Middle East, speaks to Park Ridge students
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- Vernon Township extends financial help to orgs that offer assistance to area residents
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- Op-ed: Pandora Papers show the rich will always find a way
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- Para padres, la crisis del COVID causa fatiga y frustración
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- Fox Valley car show puts spotlight on electric vehicles
- Column: Still we ask, what caused the Great Chicago Fire? Not a cow.
- Libertyville High School AP class raises Monarch butterflies then releases them, part of migration efforts ‘that involve students and citizen science’
- Eddie Biondo parade marches on, families enjoy Fall Fest in Franklin Park
- YWCA Evanston/North Shore debuts remodeled facilities that expand services for victims of domestic violence
- Comings & Goings: Tinley’s North & Maple sets grand opening, new stores in Chicago Ridge, and more
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- Op-ed: Latinx nonreligious community grows. Media depictions should reflect that.
- El Juego de Estrellas de la MLS 2022 ya tiene sede
- D86 officials detail Hinsdale Central’s plan to phase out G-level math, science courses
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- Local thrift stores looking to fill clothing racks … again
- Apagón de Instagram y WhatsApp resalta su importancia vital
- Capturado, asesinado o comprometido: La CIA admite haber perdido a decenas de informantes
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- Michael J. Fox recibirá premio honorífico de AARP
- Yasmani Grandal relishes his 7th consecutive postseason — and the Chicago White Sox catcher especially enjoys playing on enemy turf: ‘I love fans screaming at you’
- Evanston City Council issues apology to beach employees ‘for a workplace culture that allowed sexual harassment to occur’
- Will Packer producirá la ceremonia de los premios Oscar
- Florida: Hallan posible laboratorio de metadona en edificio
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- Gail Borden library holding food collection effort Saturday as part of larger MLK food drive, which is starting early this year
- Norridge’s Fall Fest flies high
- Festival de Morelia recibirá a Leos Carax y Lorenzo Vigas
- Kyle Rittenhouse attorneys argue Wisconsin hunting laws allowed him to carry the gun he used to kill two people and injure a third
- Fox Valley Music Foundation’s Venue ready to bring audience inside again, with new guidelines
- Gobierno de Biden se enfrenta al de Arizona por mascarillas
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- Kim Foxx calls Mayor Lori Lightfoot’s criticisms of fatal West Side shooting case ‘inappropriate’ and ‘wrong’
- Chicago Bears running back David Montgomery figures to be out until November and the team has traded for returner Jakeem Grant. Here’s what it all means.
- Private schools violating COVID mask mandate will get probation rather than ‘nonrecognized’ status under Illinois board of ed policy change
- Art Attack highlights local artists and Winnetka’s Hubbard Woods district
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- Southtowners: Silver Cross’s Colby wins Athena Award, and more
- Former Northwestern professor takes witness stand, describes stabbing, killing of boyfriend as a threesome gone wrong
- After Illinois’ richest resident Ken Griffin slams governor over Chicago violence, Pritzker claps back
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- In a Wilmette tradition, pumpkins return to Trinity United Methodist Church
- Man released from hospital 16 days after Franklin Park dog attack; dogs euthanized
- Kellogg’s workers at all US cereal plants on strike
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- Sherman Hospital admits claim that former anesthesiologists wanted 300% pay hike is wrong, but says staffing problems now resolved
- Biden’s HUD secretary visits Chicago as eviction moratorium ends, touts president’s agenda as way to bring more affordable housing
- Naperville homes on the market with big price tags: One with an asking price of $15M and the other marketed for $10.5M
- Mike Wheeler Blues Band performs at Blue Chicago
- Sandburg’s Emily Ibrahim decided to concentrate on her studies in college at Loyola. But then the Palestinian national team came calling.
- Gage Kruper, who missed all of Chesterton’s state championship season in 2020, makes his presence felt in the sectional opener against rival Valparaiso
- Facebook whistleblower tells Congress the social network harms children and fuels division
- Evidence suggests ship’s anchor snagged on underwater pipeline causing California oil spill
- Mia Dela Merced pounds three straight kills as St. Charles North slips past St. Charles East in front of a packed crowd: ‘It amped us up.’
- Photos: Bulls beat Cavaliers 131-95 in preseason opener
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- Lemont’s saving grace? Grace Ulatowski, of course. Junior outside hitter’s 13 kills and 11 digs help overcome first-game surge by Reavis.