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- Photos: Cubs 14, Pirates 1
- Chicago Cubs snap 5-game losing streak behind Alexander Canario’s grand slam in 14-1 win
- Daily horoscope for September 20, 2023
- Ask Amy: I miss my friend
- Peter H. Schwartz: The assault of ‘natural law’ morality on transgender people
- From the ‘Field of Dreams’ film site to a solar-system-modeled trek, bikers can find plenty of fascinating trails around the Midwest
- Dom’s to open store in River North at former Whole Foods site
- O’Hare, Midway rank low in J.D. Power airport survey, as passengers wait on construction and new dining options
- Clarence Page: Are tables turning on the abortion issue since Dobbs? Be careful what you ask for.
- Tips from the pros on how to drink well in leaner times
- From homebodies to prolific swimmers, researchers track Chicago River fish to find out where they are going and why
- Hundreds donate to young Mexican band after equipment damaged during scuffle with Chicago police
- Editorial: Free April Perry from J.D. Vance’s hostage drama
- Paul Vallas: How Chicago could fund affordable housing without hiking its real estate transfer tax
- Letters: Frustrated with Chicago’s recycling problem
- ‘The Super Models’ review: Queens of the catwalk and magazine covers
- Guerrilla artist Kelly Kristin Jones knows what to do about problematic public statues. You might not like it.
- Comedian Roy Wood Jr. on his father’s connection to Ernie Banks — and why he’s optimistic about the Chicago Cubs’ future
- Harvard Health: Got expendable body parts?
- Column: Why this Chicago Cubs season can’t be considered a success if they miss the playoffs — even with their midseason turnaround
- America’s Test Kitchen: No one will believe you made these rich, buttery, chocolate-studded muffins at home
- Chicago Bears Q&A: Is it too soon to talk about Matt Eberflus being fired? How much longer does Justin Fields have to figure it out?
- Daywatch: Dom’s to open new store location
- Goalkeeper Dylan Scott earns Naperville Central a tie vs. rival North, whose coach says, ‘Tip your hat to him’
- Inside the delicate art of maintaining America’s aging nuclear weapons
- After billionaire leveled lakefront bluffs, Winnetka considers whether to regulate, protect them
- India asks citizens to be careful if traveling to Canada as rift widens over Sikh leader’s death
- Biden’s Democratic allies intensify pressure for asylum-seekers to get work permits
- Attorney General Garland set to face his GOP critics as Justice Department is under heavy scrutiny
- Woman injured in armed robbery spree on city’s North Side Tuesday night, police say
- Opioid settlements help fund proactive drug curriculum; ‘Hopefully, Lake County is a leader in this going forward’
- Autopsy: South Side woman died of strangulation; death ruled a homicide
- How to choose a mattress topper for every type of sleeper
- Man fatally wounded Tuesday morning in East Chatham neighborhood identified, officials say
- How to pack the perfect tech travel kit
- Kraft Heinz is recalling some American cheese slices because the wrappers could pose choking hazard
- While waiting for NFL call, Michael Schofield helps out alma mater Sandburg. ‘I’m coaching here and I love it.’
- How the NFL is making data-driven progress on leg muscle injury prediction and prevention
- Wednesday forecast: Warmer temperatures with highs in upper 70s expected
- Tony Baranek’s Daily Southtown girls volleyball rankings and player of the week
- Valpo Schools $99 million budget presented to City Council; starting teacher salary $51K
- Maddux Hermestroff grabs the ball and doesn’t let go as unbeaten Mundelein’s new safety: ‘I’m definitely all-in’
- Rick Armstrong’s Aurora-Elgin area girls volleyball rankings and player of the week
- Elsinore catches a ‘Shooting Star’
- Column: Gurnee goes with the flow, takes down more flood plain homes
- Community grapples with slaying of Hillcrest freshman as details emerge from homecoming night shooting
- Lyric Opera is introducing a SoundShirt, a device that will let deaf audience members feel the music
- A tragic fire and other tales highlight the start of a new season of WTTW’s ‘Chicago Stories’
- 3 fake electors want Georgia election subversion charges against them to be moved to federal court
- Cientos donan a joven banda mexicana cuyo equipo se rompió durante la intervención de la Policía de Chicago
- Religion roundup: Bilingual Mass, renovation tour and scarecrow craft events set
- Do Goodies replaces Simply Amazing but mission of popcorn and fudge sales remains the same for Opportunity Enterprises
- Kansas City Royals push back self-imposed deadline to decide on a location for their new ballpark
- Terry Savage: Debt in retirement causes real trouble
- Munster goalkeeper Natalie Kindt’s success is hers. ‘She has her own internal drive.’ Her sister showed her the way.
- A libero can’t be quiet, so Mia Vassallo understands her role for Kaneland. ‘I can do that. I’m very loud.’
- Porter County Council makes quick work of first budget reading, gets ready to cull some requests
- For Aurora couple, gardening a hobby that reaps many rewards from fresh vegetables to raspberry wine
- After 2 months, COPA unable to find witnesses in CPD Ogden District migrant sex misconduct investigation, council member says
- AERO opens new campus in former Queen of Peace High School
- Gary man charged with sexual battery
- Ask Anna: Debunking bisexual myths, addressing erasure and navigating dating
- Editorial: The Ed Tilly scandal at the Cboe is bad news for Chicago
- Cook County Board to consider $300,000 settlement for former commissioner’s aide over being fired after raising harassment claims
- Area forest preserves hosting Public Lands Day parties Saturday
- Biden pledges to address ‘hard issues’ related to democracy as he meets with Israel’s Netanyahu
- Elgin man charged with murder in connection with gunshot victim found in Cal-Sag in 2020, state police said
- Proposal to raise Chicago’s minimum wage for tipped workers advances in City Council
- Why US hotels are missing more than 238,000 employees
- Afternoon Briefing: COPA unable to find witnesses in CPD migrant sex misconduct probe
- US Steel to idle only operating blast furnace at Illinois plant, citing auto strike
- Schererville council passes $53.7 million budget on first reading
- Naperville’s Ellsworth Elementary School chosen to be 2023 National Blue Ribbon School
- 5 candidates to be the new Chicago Sky coach — including a few ‘let’s try something different’ options
- Writers Theatre presents journey of ‘Eurydice’
- James Hoge Jr., former editor of Chicago’s Sun-Times and Daily News, dies at 87
- Top deputy to Gov. J.B. Pritzker named to head host committee for 2024 Democratic convention
- Union Center wins National Blue Ribbon award
- Column: In the wake of the Lauren Boebert incident, how do we behave in the theater?
- Naperville News Digest: DuPage County reports 2 deaths from West Nile Virus; Exchange Club holding a life skills fair for teens; Growlers for Howlers to benefit A.D.O.P.T. Pet Shelter
- New restaurant steaming into downtown Tinley Park train station
- Glenview police identify deceased man and say his death is being investigated as a homicide
- Down to Business: Investment manager helps make money with money: ‘It’s fun, but it’s also deadly serious’
- Ukraine’s president lashes out at Russia at UN Security Council but avoids face-to-face encounter
- Jeep maker Stellantis makes new contract offer as auto workers prepare to expand their strike
- Police shoot suspect during Round Lake hostage situation, authorities say; he is critically injured, but expected to survive
- Lemont artist who captures ‘human emotions in clay’ to model skills at Beverly Art Walk
- Man avoids prison in connection with baby daughter’s death
- Biden administration announces $600M to produce COVID tests; will reopen website to order them
- Left tackle Braxton Jones is placed on injured reserve as the Chicago Bears offensive line woes continue
- Lockport High School Board OKs budget amid dissent, discusses Central Campus renovations
- Transportation news
- Elgin News Digest: Bluff City Cemetery Walk in Elgin set for this weekend; shredding event to be held at Dundee Township center; ECC holding public events for Latinx Heritage Month
- Chicago White Sox are a season-worst 37 games under .500: 3 takeaways from series loss vs. Washington Nationals
- Chicago Bears QB Justin Fields makes a bold vow to say ‘F it’ and play free because ‘that’s when I play my best’
- Of Notoriety: Fairmont rum dinner fetes Bruno Mars’ birthday; Broadway star has Munster roots
- New Aurora City Council member from 7th Ward sworn in at public ceremony
- House Republicans clash with Attorney General Garland, accusing him of favoring Hunter Biden
- Alan Williams resigns as defensive coordinator on a bizarre day at Halas Hall — even by Chicago Bears standards
- Without busing, CPS parents tell board of ed, they’re commuting for hours and risking their jobs
- Speaker McCarthy says there’s still time to prevent a government shutdown as others look at options
- Mayor Brandon Johnson quietly signs $29 million deal with private security firm for asylum-seeker ‘base camps’ despite controversies and company’s contract in Florida to relocate migrants
- Photos: Chicago Bears wide receiver DJ Moore
- Chicago Cubs’ Cody Bellinger has a limited pregame BP routine — and it has set him up for success. Here’s how.
- Lake County Dems mulling succession plan if sheriff convicted
- Under pressure over border, Biden admin grants protection to hundreds of thousands of Venezuelans
- Suspect in Romeoville killings, passenger dead in car crash, police say
- Photos: Pirates 13, Cubs 7
- Chicago Cubs can’t pull off a comeback in 13-7 loss as Justin Steele makes his shortest non-injury start of the year