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- Daily horoscope for September 21, 2021
- Ask Amy: Insecure wife blames herself for insecurity
- Aaron Rodgers and the Green Bay Packers bounce back to beat the Detroit Lions 35-17 and ‘get the trolls off our back for at least a week’
- Cevapi sandwiches are part of Chicago’s latest Balkan food craze, and Kiosk Balkan Street Food makes a great one
- From the street to the lab: Chicago police sort and test a vast number of weapons recovered as they combat violence
- Movies audiences hate but critics love
- Chicago Bears QB rewind: It is Justin Fields’ show now. The challenge will be winning through the inevitable rookie growing pains.
- Justin Trudeau’s Liberal Party wins Canada vote but fails to get majority
- A single stolen handgun carves a path through a city besieged by violence
- This day in history, September 21: Hurricane Hugo crashes into Charleston, South Carolina
- Inside Chicago Police Department’s firearms laboratory
- ‘I knew that was in there’: How Chicago Cubs outfielder Ian Happ broke out of a horrid slump to produce a torrid 6-week stretch
- Chicago’s housing prices are soaring, but unlike other major metros, they’re not setting records. Here’s why.
- The best kids’ golf shoes
- ‘Dune,’ ‘French Dispatch,’ world premieres about ‘Mayor Pete’ and Harold Washington add to the Chicago Film Fest lineup
- My worst moment: James Wolk of ‘Ordinary Joe’ and the accent no one asked for on ‘Zoo’
- The Ryder Cup at Whistling Straits: Who’s on the teams — and who isn’t. Who has the TV coverage. And what to know if you’re going to Wisconsin.
- Daywatch: Lightfoot proposes $500 monthly cash assistance plan | How one stolen gun led to 27 shootings | Where to get mooncakes in Chicago
- Valparaiso Police budget growing; three new officers and county 911 cost added
- The best classroom storage bin
- Where are the tests?
- Tobias Menzies dedicates Emmy to Michael K. Williams after upset win
- Surfside agonizes after condo collapse, with a memorial hanging in the balance
- In Spain, abortions are legal, but many doctors refuse to perform them
- Walgreens announces $970 million investment in company that helps hospitals with specialty pharmacy services
- Toy storage ideas that children will love
- These states had the highest gun sales so far in 2021
- Movies audiences love but critics hate
- Barrington teen with Down syndrome sings national anthem at White Sox game as part of awareness night
- Piden a UEFA confirmar si acatará fallo de caso de Superliga
- Best Alvin and the Chipmunks gifts
- 19 best gifts for Studio Ghibli fans
- Chenoweth, Miranda, Rivera y más celebran a Broadway
- How mooncakes, the ultimate fall pastry, helped me celebrate my Chinese heritage — and where to find them in Chicago
- Why hiring for child care remains a huge struggle
- Naperville Police Arrests
- J&J: Dosis de refuerzo de su vacuna provoca reacción fuerte
- Sampaoli y Luan Peres hacen soñar a Marsella
- News-Sun girls volleyball rankings and player of the week
- Canadá: Liberales de Trudeau ganan elección pero sin mayoría
- Fantasy football waiver wire for Week 3: Pick up Henry Ruggs and Michael Carter
- Bus driver shortage forces Oswego-based District 308 into remote learning for middle, high school students
- Messi sufre una contusión ósea en la rodilla
- Presidente de Perú niega comunismo, invita inversión en EEUU
- From booster shots to mixing and matching vaccines, 5 things to know for those who got Johnson & Johnson
- NFL busca talento extranjero con pruebas en Londres y México
- Former Power Solutions CEO found not guilty of federal securities fraud charges for allegedly inflating revenue
- Board, trustee clash in Hobart Township meeting
- Speak Out reader opinion: 9/11 brought unity, but columnist did not
- Steve Millar’s Daily Southtown football rankings and player of the week for Wednesday, Sept. 22, 2021
- Nervios a flor de piel en isla española por temblores y lava
- Rick Armstrong’s Beacon-News/Courier-News girls volleyball rankings and player of the week for Wednesday, Sept. 22, 2021
- A días de su gira por EEUU, Bisbal agradece ‘normalidad’
- Johnson & Johnson says booster dose of its COVID shot prompts strong response
- Hello, fall! Here’s where to go apple picking near Hinsdale
- Campamento en Texas refleja penurias de diáspora haitiana
- For Fox Valley bird lovers, watching chimney swifts in action like seeing ‘a miniature tornado’
- Steve Millar’s Daily Southtown boys soccer rankings and player of the week for Wednesday, Sept. 22, 2021
- Muere Sarah Dash, cantante de ‘Lady Marmalade’ con Labelle
- Jaden Marsh, whose mom was diagnosed with cancer while he sat out last season, recovers from COVID-19 and mono to become a force for Andrean: ‘I’m just glad to be back.’
- ONU: Biden exhorta a tomar medidas contra cambio climático
- Boys soccer notes: Twin brothers Luciano and Vincenzo Mancini make noise as freshmen for Lemont. And they’re doing it together.
- Lurie Children’s Hospital and Communities United have a shot to win $20M to transform mental health for Black and brown youths
- Oak Park grants liquor licenses to five new businesses, including restaurants and deli
- ‘Canelo’ y Plant se citan en una pelea histórica
- Republican control of Indiana Senate likely set with new map
- Midewin’s Hotshots looking for those ‘ready for anything,’ from fighting forest fires to responding to tornadoes, to trail management
- Chicago removes California and Puerto Rico from travel advisory, but Connecticut and Washington, D.C., are back on
- Chicago trading firm executive lists Winnetka mansion for nearly $10M
- Buscan a novio de Gabby Petito en reserva natural en Florida
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- Natti Natasha renace con bebé y nuevo disco
- State’s attorney town hall focuses on Latinx community reluctance to report crimes; ‘Without that report … justice won’t start’
- Naperville North soccer star Alex Barger picks eight-time national champion Indiana: ‘It’s been a dream school of mine.’
- Ancelotti: ‘El equipo tiene pelotas’
- Argentina: sin mascarilla al aire libre y más flexibilizaciones
- The best black lipstick
- A torn ACL on Valentine’s Day. A plastic bag filled with snow. And a return to prominence for Lockport running back Ty Schultz.
- Un arma robada de un local en Wisconsin está ligada a 27 tiroteos en Chicago
- Man stabbed by stranger at River North restaurant early Tuesday, police say
- The best hand sanitizer wipe
- Lincolnwood Village Board okays locations for a cannabis dispensary, will accept applications starting Oct. 1
- Evanston City Council formally appoints interim city manager
- Op-ed: We should all care about Chicago’s ailing arts industry
- Animal shelters in Oak Park, Morton Grove filled with skyrocketing numbers of pets: ‘the worst year animal welfare has seen’
- México: 2 muertos y 4 heridos en un ataque con explosivo
- Nearly four months ago, Abbott closed a Gurnee factory making COVID-19 tests. Now, it’s reopening that facility amid a surge in demand.
- Johnson le dice a Bolsonaro: las vacunas salvan vidas
- Niles Fire Department to host COVID-19 vaccine clinic at open house Saturday
- The best classroom table
- Naperville Central’s Seth Lendzion has been a soccer player since birth. Then he tore his ACL. His reaction? ‘I always knew I wanted to play football.’
- Wilmette moves closer to opening the door for cannabis sales in the village
- Los 10 futbolistas mejor pagados del mundo en 2021
- Go away with… ‘Blue Bayou’ star Justin Chon
- Column: Last-minute tennis scholarship serving young Aurora athlete’s future well
- ‘The world must wake up’: UN meeting opens amid pandemic, climate crises
- North Shore Center reopens with wide variety of shows
- Local groups to hold Oct. 3 rally for reproductive rights and safe abortion access in downtown Naperville
- Adam Engel returns for the Chicago White Sox after left shoulder inflammation: ‘It feels good to be back. Ready to get going again.’
- Ball State recruit Maddie Buckley is the net presence opponents fear. But she and Kaneland have so much more: ‘We’re excited to see where this season is going to go.’
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- Review: ‘The Infinite Wrench’ is back on the Neo-Futurist stage without missing a beat
- Forever 21 relocates, expands at Harlem Irving Plaza
- Beto O’Rourke cree que Texas está en el camino equivocado y quizá desafíe a Greg Abbott para gobernador
- Chicago is ‘the next big bet’ for Guinness as legendary Irish beer brand plans Fulton Market pub in 2023
- Volunteers sought for Scarecrow Festival
- Uruguay incorpora clínica de cannabis al sistema de salud
- Tras volverse viral, Miguel Antonio Horn habla sobre su nueva escultura ‘ContraFuerte’
- Deerfield dedicates garden to former Mayor Harriet Rosenthal: ‘Deerfield is better because of her endless spirit’
- The best cropped cardigan
- La pandemia genera una oleada de ciclistas, y exigen nuevas protecciones
- Armed, masked man robs Fifth-Third Bank in Naperville
- Quickly: Readers sound off on the issues of the day
- Los equipos de la NFL ya no le tienen miedo al cuarto down
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- Restaurant owners in central Lake County report being dogged by ongoing staffing and supply shortages, forcing reduced operating hours, rethinking on how to do business
- Letters: Democrats in Congress should rein in infrastructure spending
- Community news
- Develan busto de Burt Reynolds en cementerio de Hollywood
- Asamblea: ‘El mundo debe despertar’, dice el jefe de la ONU
- Future of Dillinger memorabilia being weighed by visitors authority; board members attempting to figure out worth of collection
- Office of U.S. Rep. Brad Schneider says it has taken corrective action in response to hostile work environment accusation
- Elgin fire chief to propose city buy a mobile emergency operations unit to replace basement room without tech access
- The best Japanese book for kids
- Latinoamérica condena en la ONU la distribución de vacunas
- Retired Will County sheriff deputy from New Lenox killed in motorcycle crash
- A suburban food pantry volunteer was hospitalized for 9 months with COVID-19. His town welcomed him home with fanfare.
- Wilmette Beach Bash celebrates end of summer while raising funds for local parks
- Tobias Menzies dedica su Emmy a Michael K. Williams tras victoria inesperada
- COVID-19 deaths in US average more than 1,900 a day for first time since March
- Police: Suspect in Indianapolis rapes targeted older women
- Bronzeville’s Watch Guard group is redefining what community looks, works and feels like with its patrols
- Chicago man charged in connection with fatal July mass shooting, allegedly told police he was involved in another homicide
- Tensions flare between Gary school advisory board and district leaders
- Mayorkas ‘horrorizado’ por imágenes de campamento migrante
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- Trial underway for man prosecutors say shot and killed Skokie teen in 2014
- El Barca: Del tiki taka al centro a la olla
- In debut speech at UN, Biden pledges ‘relentless diplomacy’ on global challenges
- Four footed friends lead the procession in the 75th Annual La Grange Pet Parade
- Murder trial opens for Hammond teen, then 15, accused of woman’s stabbing death
- Talibán nombra a viceministros en un gobierno sin mujeres
- Oak Park Art League celebrates 100th anniversary
- ¿Apoyan los estadounidenses la nueva ley de aborto de Texas?
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- Homeland Security secretary expresses outrage at images of border agents lashing at Haitian migrants
- New Trier High School officials say students damaged bathrooms while participating in TikTok challenge
- Forecasters warn of 21-foot waves on Lake Michigan, ‘life-threatening’ conditions and the possibility of beach erosion, flooding
- Evanston-Skokie District 65 administrators emphasize equity in student spending
- Women from Germany and Worth carrying on an exchange student tradition, but this time they’re teaching while they’re learning
- Column: No, those aren’t whips the Border Patrol is using while dealing with Haitian migrants
- Speak Out: Leaving Vietnam a lot like leaving Afghanistan; let female voters decide fate of abortion laws; if you turn tables on carjackers, they might think twice about hijacking vehicles
- Es poco probable que R. Kelly declare en su juicio
- Officials warn that Lake Michigan beaches are closed to swimming, as Chicago Park District says it has ordered hundreds of life rings for pilot program
- Hawthorn Mall offered preview of planned renovations at event that included food, live music, vendor booths
- Longest serving state senator forced out of his seat in redistricting process: ‘This is a classic example of gerrymandering.’
- Tony La Russa says Carlos Rodón will get 1 more start for the Chicago White Sox: ‘He’s got another shot … and hope there will be a better result’
- City staff says Evanston is still taking a revenue hit due to COVID-19 but expenses remain on track
- ‘This is the Night’, una carta de amor al cine y ‘Rocky III’
- Waukegan officials believe building purchase will pave way for downtown redevelopment; ‘This is a major step’
- 1 man dead following South Shore home invasion by masked men wearing all black, 4 people arrested, Chicago police say
- St. Charles, Geneva school employees challenging COVID-19 vaccine mandate
- Glencoe Park District now requires employees to be vaccinated for COVID-19
- Fallece la viuda de Tommy Lasorda, Jo Lasorda
- Memorial Park ready for its October grand opening in La Grange Park
- 2 firefighters hurt, home in unincorporated Mundelein ‘uninhabitable’ following morning blaze
- Duro castigo de FIFA a Hungría por racismo de sus aficionados
- Northlake Police Chief Nissen to retire after 38 years; his family has served for 60
- Se retira J.J. Redick, una máquina de triples en la NBA
- 15-year-old boy killed in South Side shooting near high school, police say
- Health problems that are more common in the fall and winter
- Skokie to sell downtown land at a discount to developer planning 18-unit apartment building with commercial space
- Column: Calumet City feud leads to questions about consulting fees, vacant property registrations
- Pritzker defends vaccine and testing policy for educators during visit from U.S. Education Secretary Miguel Cardona
- Comings & Goings: Edge Fitness Clubs eyes December opening in Orland Hills
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- Benet Academy reverses course, offers lacrosse coach job to woman in same-sex marriage. ‘Never … prouder to be a Redwing,’ she says.
- East Dundee strikes new deal with foundation so food pantry and clothing program can remain at Summit Square
- Northbrook 3-bedroom home with granite countertops and farmhouse sink: $850,000
- Australia Olympic gold medalist Madison Wilson hospitalized with COVID as ‘precaution’
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- Deerfield makes up for lost time with two-day festival
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- En primera línea de la epidemia de homicidios en Estados Unidos: Milwaukee se enfrenta a una violencia histórica
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- Editorial: An urgent task for City Hall. Tackle the lending gap that holds back the South, West sides.
- Naperville District 203 considers testing program to keep kids in school even if they’re exposed to COVID
- Chicago toy store collects dolls, books and teddy bears for kids arriving from Afghanistan: ‘Why can’t we be the people to help?’
- Elmwood Park, River Grove police: Man refuses to pay Uber driver, steals a car left running at gas station
- 3 things we heard from the Chicago Bears, including preparing for a Justin Fields start and Jason Peters pushing through another injury
- When will kids under 12 be approved for the COVID-19 vaccine? Here’s what parents need to know.
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- No presentan cargos tras muerte de gemelos por calor en auto
- New text-to-911 service available in Naperville when a phone call in an emergency is not an option
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- Fed-up Chicago man tears out speed bump in alley behind his house, plans to fight ticket: ‘Little by little I took it out’
- The best Youth to the People skincare product
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- Libertyville hospital that was ordered to let COVID-19 patient receive ivermectin says controversial medication is putting her at risk
- Willie Garson, ‘Sex and the City’ star, dies at age 57
- Coroner determines Gabby Petito’s death was a homicide
- Column: Can the Chicago White Sox enter the postseason on a high note? They’ve been a .500 team for the last 3 months.
- Chicago White Sox have to wait to win the AL Central after they don’t get the big hit: ‘Our execution is not what it has to be, in all phases’
- Two teens shot in Hyde Park
- House OKs debt and funding plan, inviting clash with Republicans
- Classical music and jazz in Chicago for Fall 2021: Our Top 10 switches from CSO to Ear Taxi to the Hyde Park Jazz Fest
- ‘She’s kind of the glue’: Mia Dela Merced provides spark with three straight aces to start match as St. Charles North cruises past Geneva
- The missing link: Kamryn Chaney ‘very excited’ to be back from injury as Marist turns on the power to top Joliet Catholic
- ‘It means a lot’: Marco Antonio Valencia, a returnee from the Chicago Fire Academy, heats up as Mount Carmel slips past St. Laurence.
- Rachel Rossman rises to challenge presented by Crown Point’s new offense and sparks conference win against LaPorte
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- ‘He was dangerous’: Wright State recruit Cam Radeke scores two goals as Naperville North tops Naperville Central in DVC showdown
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