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- DeMar DeRozan praises Becky Hammon for leading Las Vegas Aces to a 2nd straight WNBA title: ‘Not surprising for me at all’
- Daily horoscope for October 20, 2023
- Ask Amy: When it comes to wooing and flirting, I’ve got nothing
- Paul Vallas: Mayor Brandon Johnson’s budget does little to move beyond Lori Lightfoot’s programs
- Letters: Israel’s frenetic response to Hamas
- Michael Peregrine: Richard Nixon’s Saturday Night Massacre has particular relevance for our political climate
- Elizabeth Weiner: My struggles with canine love on the rebound
- ‘Did you just pick up your law license at Walmart?’ Sentencing in gun case veers into lawyer’s conduct, funds allegedly stolen from girl raped by monk
- Things to do around Chicago: The Arts in the Dark Halloween Parade, Pretty Lights and a horror-athon
- Editorial: The case against Melissa Conyears-Ervin settled. But she’s now a candidate who still needs to answer questions.
- Metropolitan Brewing, one of Chicago’s oldest craft breweries, files for bankruptcy and may close this winter
- Review: In Las Vegas, Cirque du Soleil’s ‘O’ is both an analog throwback and one of the greatest shows ever
- Officials say bathroom gender concerns at Stagg High School untrue after investigating rumor
- ‘The Pigeon Tunnel’ review: Tinker, tailor, filmmaker, spy
- Ask the Builder: To get your job done right, specify down to the smallest detail
- 2024 NFL draft watch: How QB Drake Maye is elevating North Carolina’s profile while boosting his own stock
- 2024 NFL draft watch: Caleb Williams’ clunker at Notre Dame doesn’t deter evaluators that the USC QB will be the No. 1 pick
- 6 takeaways from the Chicago Bulls’ preseason finale, including Billy Donovan mostly committing to a lineup for the opener
- Mayo Clinic Q&A: High-functioning anxiety
- Daywatch: The Newberry Book Fair is done
- Naperville North’s Liz Rossi rallies teammates to succeed. Always positive, she’s always heard.
- Will the Chicago Bears draft a QB in 2024? What to know about top prospects Caleb Williams and Drake Maye.
- No. 3 Ohio State versus No. 7 Penn State will help define the Big Ten East — and potentially the College Football Playoff
- 1 displaced, firefighter injured in overnight fire in Grand Crossing neighborhood, officials said
- Woman, 50, falls victim to armed-robbers early Friday morning in Brighton Park neighborhood, cops say
- Is Lake Central’s Noah Pettit ‘the best defender’ in Indiana? One thing’s for sure: He’s different this season.
- 3 takeaways from the Chicago Blackhawks’ 4-0 loss to the Colorado Avalanche, including Connor Bedard’s dose of reality
- Truck driver charged in Tuesday road-rage shooting on I-55, police say
- The Way We Were: Naperville farmers often came together for barn raisings, a custom both practical and social
- Law & Order column: Lake County clerk issues warning about fake lien letters
- Column: With raw emotions, Oswego’s Sidney Hamaker reacts to coming up one win short. ‘It’s super frustrating.’
- Pro-Palestinian demonstrators occupy U.S. Rep. Jan Schakowsky’s Skokie office; police cite seven for trespassing
- Column: Longtime Aurora area optometrist has clear vision on how to serve patients, community
- President Biden speaks to father of slain Will County 6-year-old following Oval Office address where he described the boy as a ‘proud American’
- Illinois Facebook users to get ‘third and final’ check from record $650 million biometric privacy settlement
- Antioch man indicted for reckless homicide in train-car crash that killed his wife and grandson
- Highland Park likely to mark next July 4 with somber ceremony, separate ‘classic community-based’ parade and festival
- Will County Board votes along party lines to levy $10 million tax to fund mental health services
- Don’t mess with Bufka. Big interceptions by Nevan Bufka, who grew up in Texas, lift Lemont. ‘I kept my head up.’
- Church news
- Lake County approves 2024 budget of $230 million
- Waukegan man dies in apartment fire
- Grace Nelson’s family has a long history of excellence at OPRF. The Kansas recruit is making her own.
- Elderly woman in critical condition, firefighter sustains minor injury in pre-dawn fire in Oak Park that displaced residents
- Chicago Bears Week 7 storylines: Tyson Bagent’s underdog charm, Justin Fields’ unclear prognosis and a possible defensive resurgence
- Letters to the Editor: Hate incidents occurring in our own backyard a shock; we must fight the hate that led to detestable crime; deadline rule limits public comments at council meetings
- Letters to the Editor: With so many crises at once, how can you not question what’s happening on Earth?
- From the Farm: Sassafras leaves are more than unique shapes and fall colors
- Meet Gary’s long-shot Republican candidates
- Committee unanimously selects Lake County CFO Patrice Sutton to be next county administrator
- Lawyer Kenneth Chesebro pleads guilty over efforts to overturn Trump’s 2020 loss in Georgia
- Clocked in 12 hours a day, 7 days a week: How staffing bills for migrant shelters swelled with overtime
- Crete-Monee school district requests University Park to dissolve TIF district, wants funds to build sports stadium
- Hunter Biden prosecutor to appear for closed-door Congressional testimony
- Rosary High School in Aurora to present ‘Bye Bye Birdie’
- State investigating allegation Waukegan teacher choked second grader: ‘I thought he was trying to kill me’
- Decent: Naperville couple talks about 70 years of wedded life and the secrets to a happy union
- Review: At CSO, Gaffigan conducts Gershwin and Bernstein. Who says classical music can’t be fun?
- Chicago police warn of armed robberies tied to phony online listings in Grand Crossing
- House Republicans drop Jim Jordan as their nominee for speaker, falling back to square one
- 300-year-old painting stolen by an American soldier during World War II returned to German museum
- Naperville News Digest: Construction starts on Edward Cardiovascular Institute; District 203 enrollment down slightly from 2022; DuPage County seeking feedback on trails program
- Sugar Grove postpones until 2024 any public hearings on plans for project at Interstate 88 and Route 47
- Israel says it doesn’t plan long-term control of the Gaza Strip after its war with Hamas
- Cops send out alert on recent armed robberies on Northwest Side
- Aurora City Council to vote on $1.1 million engineering contract for road improvements in Farnsworth Ave.-Bilter Road area
- Judge grants joint trial for pair charged after woman’s overdosed body torched in Gary
- Hammond woman gets probation for hitting relative with a gun
- 16-year-old boy among 3 wounded Friday morning in Uptown neighborhood, cops say
- Pair charged after pizzeria owner took $19k in merchandise from restaurant store: documents
- Biden faces tough battle to secure $105 billion for Ukraine, Israel, the border and more
- Elgin News Digest: Carpentersville woman honored as volunteer of year; West Dundee, chamber hosting Halloween party; youth fair being held Oct. 28 by state Rep. Moeller
- Illinois man charged with trespassing at Genesis Center
- Gary neighbor ambushed and shot couple, killing woman: documents
- Hobart receives $200,000 police grant for mental health services
- Solar boom is boon to Fronius plant in Portage; industry adding 300 jobs
- Michigan suspends low-level football staffer after NCAA launches investigating into allegations of sign-stealing
- Judge fines Donald Trump $5,000 after post maligning court staffer is found on campaign website
- Prescribed fires planed in several spots in national park
- District 207 buys Park Ridge farm for $3.2 million; Maine South will use for environmental education
- 6 Naperville residents charged after fight outside restaurant on Route 59
- Israel, United States confirm Hamas release of Evanston hostages Natalie and Judith Raanan
- Newly appointed California Sen. Laphonza Butler will not seek election to a full term in 2024
- Clarence Page: House GOP members need to consider the good of the nation, not just their party
- Column: DuPage touts new tools to help prevent domestic violence
- 5 things to watch in the Chicago Bears-Las Vegas Raiders game — plus our Week 7 predictions
- Judge dismisses Robbins Park District lawsuit regarding too many candidates certified as winning April election
- Northshore Foundation announces fundraising campaign for NorthShore Cardiovascular Institute Pavilion
- Head of auto workers union says strikes will continue in drive to gain better offers from companies
- Aurora Holiday Food Drive to begin soon
- Lawsuits settled in fatal 2019 Orland Park crash where teachers from St. Michael school were struck by car driven by priest
- Israel, US confirm Hamas release of Evanston hostages: ‘I’m going to sleep tonight,’ says father of held teen
- Chicago International Film Fest winners are announced, and there’s an explanation for everything
- District U-46 and transporation union reps hope more lucrative contract will end school bus driver shortage
- Judge gives 7-year sentence to Willowbrook man in gun and drug case that revealed investigation into lawyer, rape settlement
- Spirit Airlines canceled dozens of flights to inspect some of its planes. Disruptions are expected to last days.
- Navigator cancels proposed Midwestern CO2 pipeline that would run through Illinois, citing ‘unpredictable’ regulatory processes
- FOP and city reach tentative contract deal that provides 20% raises over four years
- Hobart woman charged in slaying of Lake Station man