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- Daily Horoscope for October 31, 2024
- Asking Eric: Readers respond to older adults seeking connection
- Today in History: Indira Gandhi assassinated
- Today in Sports History: Triple Crown champion American Pharoah wins the $5 million Breeders’ Cup Classic
- Urban legends or urban wildlife? Creepy creature sightings might just be thriving city animals
- For Chicago-area witches and pagans, Halloween ushers in a season of reflection on mortality
- Local abortion providers predict out-of-state ballot measures won’t quell the surge in patients traveling to Illinois
- Editorial: CTU backers’ huffing and puffing over the money in Chicago’s school board races is rich
- Willie Wilson: Is the newly installed Chicago school board a Halloween trick or treat?
- Gold Coast 4-bedroom home with home theater: $3.4M
- Former Dunbar Career Academy student sues Chicago Board of Ed, alleging it failed to protect him from sexual abuse by security guard
- Mujeeb R. Khan and Caise D. Hassan: A protest vote against Kamala Harris would be disastrous for Middle East peace
- John W. Boyer: How a dignitary who visited Chicago in 1918 can guide us in this historic election
- Letters: Will we use Election Day to move forward from hate and ignorance?
- New Lenox brewery continues fundraiser for children with brain cancer in honor of Maggie DeVries
- ‘Martha’ review: A Martha Stewart documentary is most compelling when the queen of composure is at her most uncomfortable
- ‘Dressed in History: A Costume Collection Retrospective’ at the Chicago History Museum weaves a wearable story
- The Caleb Williams File: Assessing a slow start — and a flash-filled finish — in the latest Chicago Bears loss
- Football pairings and local scores for the Southland, Aurora, Elgin, Naperville and Lake County
- Daywatch: Chicago-area witches honor Halloween with reflection on mortality
- UChicago Medicine receives $75M donation for new cancer hospital
- Big Ten football this week: No. 4 Ohio State at No. 3 Penn State — and No. 24 Illinois as an underdog at home
- After 2 years at St. Rita, Tommy Bonner is Hanover Central’s QB and its homecoming king too. ‘He’s a Cedar Lake kid.’
- Show gratitude in style with the best Thanksgiving shirts
- Top liquid blushes for dewy, radiant cheeks
- Restaurant and bar struck by burglars overnight on Near West and Near South sides
- Kiki Iriafen to USC — and the Big Ten — heads list of top transfers in women’s college basketball
- Race for Waukegan mayor taking shape; candidates file for municipal races
- Donald Trump gambles with late-stage trips to Democratic New Mexico and Virginia
- Some US Muslims struggle to find a candidate they can tolerate supporting for president
- Spain searches for bodies after unprecedented flooding claims at least 158 lives
- Ping! Harris and Trump are blowing up your phones with political texts in campaign’s last days
- Logan Myers’ 107 tackles are only part of 175-pound junior linebacker’s weighty impact for playoff-bound Grant
- Steve Millar’s 5 high school football games to watch in the Southland and first-round playoff predictions
- Marter, Underwood vie for election to U.S. House in District 14
- Wind advisory in effect until 10 p.m. Thursday, up to 50 mph wind gusts expected
- Michael Osipoff’s final football rankings and players of the week for Northwest Indiana
- Mario Ramirez, who plays midfield and forward, makes pair of saves in OT for De La Salle. ‘My nerves skyrocketed.’
- Naperville News Digest: Dumping pumpkins in forest preserves affects ecosystem; don’t worry if you see more coyotes in fall, winter: county
- Brother Rice’s Anthony Piech learns to speak up and step up, especially with his brother, Angelo. ‘Great chemistry.’
- Steve Reaven’s football rankings and players of the week for Lake County
- Bigger, stronger and better, Danny Perez powers Elgin to sectional final. Again. This time? ‘We’re the best team.’
- Orland Park residents urged to ‘get in the game’ as village considers tax increment financing districts
- Rick Armstrong’s 5 high school football games to watch in Aurora-Elgin and first-round playoff predictions
- Photos: Rich Koz, the man behind Svengoolie
- 6 takeaways from the World Series, including Michael Kopech’s resurrection and the new Mr. October
- Gary Common Council finishes budget approval, reverts airport budget
- Chicago Bears defensive end learns about ‘cold cap’ during visit to Sherman Hospital in Elgin
- Candidates discuss issues in Kane County coroner race
- Thornton Township bills paid after monthlong standoff between Supervisor Tiffany Henyard and trustees
- Streetscape work in downtown Naperville to finish in November, official says
- Edward Hospital renames another street Pam Davis Drive after new cardiovascular center eliminates road in longtime CEO’s honor
- Clare Lopatka and Shane Delaney double down at state. Result is familiar for them. For Benet? ‘Really special.’
- ‘No one else even knows about it except for our friend’: Testimony in Madigan corruption trial turns to 2018 sex harassment scandal
- Editorial: Mayor Brandon Johnson did the right thing in axing Rev. Mitchell Johnson from the Chicago School Board
- Review: ‘Best Kept Secret’ on the Second City e.t.c. Stage will survive the election, and that’s no simple feat
- Aurora event to celebrate Dia de los Muertos
- Naperville police make 25th gun-related arrest since August 2023 at Topgolf lot
- ‘Juror #2’ review: In Clint Eastwood’s intriguing courtroom drama, a possible guilty verdict comes with extra guilt
- Vintage Chicago Tribune: How Svengoolie has evolved as the city’s iconic ghost host
- Oak Park and River Forest students to represent at board meetings
- Afternoon Briefing: Urban legends or urban wildlife?
- 47 aldermen take raises as Mayor Brandon Johnson turns one down amid tricky budget
- This ‘friendly’ Wisconsin town might be the most divided place in America
- New app aims to make visiting downtown Aurora easier
- Mayor Brandon Johnson’s school board president, under fire for controversial social media posts, resigns
- Activists call for more funding for migrant and homelessness services in Chicago’s 2025 budget
- Column: Diane Renner retires after 14 years leading Marie Wilkinson Food Pantry in Aurora
- Are you ready for it? Northwest Indiana Swifties head to Indianapolis for the final Eras Tour weekend in the US.
- Porter fraudster’s probation under further threat after discovery of unreported job
- Chicago Sports Network wraps up its first month with Bulls and Blackhawks seasons in full swing — but no Comcast deal in sight
- Chicago Bulls are the NBA’s fastest team so far — and the offensive overhaul is resulting in wins
- Of Notoriety: November welcomes ‘Scoundrels,’ ‘Hillbillies’ and almost Taylor Swift concerts
- NWI residents, activists attend IDEM public meeting for Tradebe permit
- Hammond man gets 10 years after girlfriend’s son, then 2, left with brain damage
- Annette Johnson chosen as new director of Marie Wilkinson Food Pantry in Aurora
- Officials mark halfway point of $30 million Robbins flood control, recreation project
- 3 things we heard from Chicago Bears coordinators, including Shane Waldron’s confidence in the third-and-goal handoff to Doug Kramer
- Jury will not see second man testify in Winfield nurse slaying
- Naperville man charged with shooting 18-year-old in chest with weapon modified to be machine gun
- Kane County to light up buildings with green to honor veterans
- Rocket fire from Lebanon kills 7 in Israel as US officials try to push for cease-fires
- Photos: Mushroom club searches for understudied topic that thrives in the creepiest places
- ‘I can’t wait to get to work’: Will Venable officially named the 44th manager in Chicago White Sox history
- US voters hear a stark message in the presidential race: The country’s fate is on the line
- Naperville woman awaiting trial for retail theft charged with stealing $1,600 in Home Depot goods
- Multiple candidates file in what Homer supervisor says may be ‘dirtiest election Homer Glen has ever seen’
- Hate crime, terrorism charges added against alleged West Rogers Park shooter
- Cubs reach settlement agreement with Justice Department to make Wrigley Field more accessible for disabled fans
- The struggle for Senate control goes down to the wire as spending shatters records
- Photos: Trick-or-treaters go for the candy
- Bob Costas, the longtime baseball play-by-play voice, is retiring from calling games after 42 years
- Column: Only time will tell if the ‘bridge-year’ Blackhawks have established a foundation for winning in Chicago