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Daily horoscope for October 13, 2023
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Ask Amy: I want out of my marriage, but don’t want to lose my family
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Spiders get some love and a temporary zoo at Will County program designed to demystify arachnids
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Letters: Those who would perpetrate a terrorist attack lose the sympathy of the civilized world
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David Greising: Mayor Brandon Johnson’s first budget shows that the realities of the job have sunk in
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Cory Franklin: What is the mortality of COVID-19?
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Joanne Meyerowitz: What the Percy Amendment, focused on women’s global poverty, has to teach 50 years later
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Colleen Kujawa: Want a cure for cynicism? Try digging holes and planting trees.
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Stuck in red tape: A Venezuelan migrant’s labyrinthine pursuit of the American dream for her US-born son
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A suburban Chicago insurance agent won a contest 40 years ago to make the first commercial cellular call. He’s still on the phone.
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Dementia-friendly Chicago River cruise gives patients and caregivers a chance to feel less isolated
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South Holland resident removes Halloween decoration social media commenters called racially insensitive
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With its season slipping away, Illinois visits Maryland in search of its 1st Big Ten win
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No. 21 Notre Dame will try to bounce back in a rivalry game against Caleb Williams and No. 10 USC
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Column: 20 years later, the scars from the foul ball that changed a Chicago Cubs fan’s life appear to have faded
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Seth Jones wants to be a leader for the Chicago Blackhawks — and get them back to the playoffs
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Chicago Bears Week 6 storylines: Luke Getsy’s grounded outlook, Jaylon Johnson’s revised test and the threat of T.J. Hockenson
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Daywatch: The first commercial cell phone call
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Preseason photos: Chicago Bulls beat Denver Nuggets in double OT
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Jacob Chraca’s ‘fantastic’ goalkeeping for Lake Central doesn’t mean he’s satisfied. Keep working, keep winning.
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The ‘Steve Bartman’ game, 20 years later: How the Chicago Cubs’ 2003 season played out — and what happened in Game 6
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911 calls from deadly Lahaina wildfire show residents’ terror and panic in a desperate bid to escape
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Ask the Builder: Making a homeowners insurance claim? Get ready for a big surprise
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Mayo Clinic Q&A: Menopause and sex
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Hamas practiced in plain sight, posting video of mock attack weeks before border breach
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Naperville North’s Jaxon Stokes is always poised to strike. Can he be stopped?
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Tens of thousands protest after Muslim prayers across Mideast over Israeli airstrikes on Gaza
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Aurora set to begin leaf collection program
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Muslims gather at mosques for first Friday prayers since Israel-Hamas war started
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Letters to the Editor: Burning Quran another act of hate to be condemned; ‘The Way We Were’ photos, columns illuminate our past; ending Invest in Kids will help Illinois’ public schools
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Things to do around Chicago: Phish, a street art tour and Open House Chicago
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Waukegan D60 promoting kindness during bullying prevention month; reports 127 bullying incidents last school year
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Friday forecast: Periods of rain and thunderstorms with wind gusts up to 60 mph in some areas
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Chicago Guinness brewery building to go back on the market weeks after brewery opening
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Mitchell Fein steps forward, and Grayslake Central doesn’t take a step back: ‘I needed to do more’
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Police investigated after students talked online about a bomb, synagogue and Skokie high school
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Caucus to fill vacant Gary city council spot set for Oct. 21
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‘Taylor Swift: The Eras Tour’ review: Swifties will be plenty happy. And nothing else could possibly matter.
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How to watch the partial solar eclipse Saturday
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Outside hitter Delanie Voss knows to ‘move on’ after setbacks. She wants Illiana Christian to do the same.
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No injuries reported at ‘substantive’ Arlington Heights apartment fire, but residents displaced from 3 units
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Future nurse Riley Borrowman gets inspired for Oswego. ‘There might have been some Dunkin’ Donuts on the line.’
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WNBA is holding its own against NFL and MLB for TV viewership — which is up 13% from last year’s finals
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Column: Lessons from a joyful, painful Chicago Marathon, which I’m definitely running again
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Church news
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Naperville News Digest: Signup starts Tuesday for Santa’s workshop, hotline; food drive to help West Suburban Community Pantry; celebrity chef/author to Visit Anderson’s Bookshop
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City Treasurer Melissa Conyears-Ervin running for Congress amid allegations of unethical conduct
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Police substation opening near North Chicago-Waukegan border to fight crime in that area; ‘There is a history of open drug marketing and prostitution’
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From the Farm: Dilly of an easy fridge dill sandwich pickle recipe
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Review: At CSO, a gifted baritone but a giftless Beethoven 5
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Law & Order column: Ohio man charged with driving to Lake County to meet ‘girl,’ police say
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The Way We Were: One hardware store’s had a long history in Naperville — and it’s still chugging as Buikema’s Ace
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Evanston mom and daughter missing in Israel are alive but being held hostage by Hamas, relative says
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Porter County Council still trimming 2024 budget as hearings continue
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As Aurora approves final plans for Hollywood Casino resort, developer says project should begin before end of year
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Service area doubled after Pace expands on-demand service in western Lake County; ‘It really gives people enhanced mobility’
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Wadsworth woman uses mysterious trees to build jams and jellies business; ‘It was less about money, and more about who we were serving’
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Decent: Rituals of fall — house decorating, apple picking, pumpkin-spiced everything — are starting to get out of hand
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Review: In his Salt Shed concert, Thundercat shared more than just wonderful songs
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Afternoon Briefing: City treasurer running for Congress amid allegations of unethical conduct
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Officials: South Shore, Dunes Tourism partnerships make tourism stronger
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Hammond man charged after attacking woman
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US cities boost security as fears spread over Israel-Hamas war despite lack of credible threats
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Marking 50 years: Calumet Archives brings NWI history alive
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Lincoln-Way band to march in 2025 Rose Parade, making its fourth appearance
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Editorial: American students get an overdue lesson in political realities
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Republicans pick Jim Jordan as nominee for House speaker, putting job within the Trump ally’s reach
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NWI part of partnership awarded federal “hydrogen hub” funds
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Police: LOFS woman crashes car in ditch near school while under the influence of alcohol
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St. Louis Cardinals complex in the Dominican Republic broken into by armed robbers
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Chicago Public Schools eighth graders in limbo after High School Admissions Test postponed over tech issues
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Man charged with making bomb threats against Aurora Public Library buildings
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Palestinians flee northern Gaza after Israel orders 1 million people to evacuate as ground attack looms
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Scientel looks to recapture costs of water main, sewer line projects in Aurora
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3 issues for Chicago White Sox to address after a coaching staff shake-up, including overcoming a lineup power struggle
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Wilmette District 39 teachers sign new 5 year contract
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Liefde Bakery, this year’s best new business in northern Kane County, pours ‘love’ into every item sold, owners say
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Second commercial indoor pickleball court facility planning to open in Naperville
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Column: Latest show at Copley Theatre in Aurora bold indeed as it takes on U.S. Constitution
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Illinois identifies first measles case since 2019, public health officials say
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Gov. J.B. Pritzker and his wife report income dropped by more than $16 million last year
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Here are the 10 biggest lottery prizes in US history
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Police: Six in custody after theft of scrap steel worth almost $2 million
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Kaiser Permanente reaches tentative deal with health care worker unions after recent strike
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In what may be state’s first conviction of its kind, ex-DCFS worker guilty of endangerment in death of AJ Freund; supervisor not guilty
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Young Naperville cancer patient receives a bedroom remodel fit for a superhero thanks to nonprofit group
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Louise Glück, Nobel-winning poet of terse and candid lyricism, dies at 80
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Elgin News Digest: World of Faeries Festival organizers decide to end event; Spooktacular drive-thru at Camp Big Timber in Elgin; St. Sophia of Elgin holding fall Greek food fest
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Highland woman gets 20 years for fatally hitting boyfriend with SUV
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5 things to watch in the Chicago Bears-Minnesota Vikings game — plus our Week 6 predictions
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7 takeaways from the Chicago Bulls’ double-OT preseason win, including the Big 3’s big minutes and Julian Phillips’ poster dunk
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Palestinians in Gaza face impossible choice: Stay home under airstrikes, or flee under airstrikes?
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City watchdog investigating whether as many as 1,000 PPP loans received by city employees were fraudulent
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Chicago Bears to honor late linebacker Dick Butkus with No. 51 patches on their jerseys and Soldier Field displays
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After clearing out protesters, Chicago City Council passes resolution supporting Israel
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Portion of Route 30 in Oswego renamed in honor of veterans advocate and ‘local legend’ Herschel Luckinbill
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Austin Synoga’s interception in the first half sparks Richards past Lemont. Plus? ‘He hits like a Mack truck.’
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New marks for Mark Rowland punctuate a celebratory night for Boone Grove on its new field