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Halloween happenings: Trunk-or-treating, pumpkin decorating from Norridge to Niles, Park Ridge to Skokie
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Daily horoscope for October 12, 2021
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Ask Amy: Couple’s age differential brings on questions
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Evan Longoria’s homer on a windy night in LA gives the San Francisco Giants a 1-0 victory over the Dodgers and a 2-1 lead in the NLDS
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Fifth Third Bank to invest $20 million in South Chicago neighborhood
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Column: ‘Go back in time and die 5 years ago’ — lovingly curated hate mail to a ‘sanctimonious’ leftist (expletive)
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The best homecoming suit
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The best white cardigan
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The best Teething Egg product
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The best dandruff shampoo for kids
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The best electric hand mixer
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Chicago Bears QB rewind: A week after Justin Fields’ mental toughness was on display, the Week 5 win over the Las Vegas Raiders tested his physical durability
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The best duvet cover set
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The best bean bag chair
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The best duster cardigan
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The best chore chart for teens
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The best sterling silver earrings
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Pritzker’s energy policy promises 40% renewable power by 2030. But Illinois has fallen short of earlier targets.
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The best Gazelle tent
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The best Diamond CBD product
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The best budget paper shredder
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The best lactation tea
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The best energy gel
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Daywatch: Are Illinois’ energy goals attainable? | Southwest cancels nearly 200 flights at Midway, O’Hare | Meet the ‘Cane Guy’ working magic for the White Sox
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Chicago International Film Festival opens Wednesday on screens around town — call it a pandemic silver lining
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‘Exposure’ by Holly Morris tells the remarkable story of an all-women trek to the North Pole
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My worst moment: Anthony Michael Hall on rejection as a child actor
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Best Funko Pop! Marvel toys
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Best Funko POP! Star Wars toys
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Column: The Chicago White Sox-Houston Astros rivalry just got real — thanks to Ryan Tepera’s ill-advised comment and ‘heavy accusations’
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This day in history, October 12: 17 sailors killed in suicide bomb attack on the destroyer USS Cole in Yemen
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Best modern home decor
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7 ways to ease back pain
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Health benefits of chai tea
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Health benefits of hibiscus tea
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Love your iPad? Get these 10 essential accessories
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The best massage tools for every type of ache
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Swaddle vs. sleep sack
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Bassinets vs. cribs
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The best baseball gifts
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The best high-end gifts for your boyfriend
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14 best stocking stuffers for campers
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Best gifts for cats
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12 best gifts for new homeowners
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Column: Hazel Crest Mayor Vernard Alsberry plans county board run, but retiring Deborah Sims throws shade at his candidacy
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Unos correos electrónicos crucifican al entrenador de los Raiders
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Serán 22 en 2022 para el festival Vive Latino
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2nd round of Double Track project bidding brings estimates more in line with original plan
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Kiddytown train from 1950s found in barn, now for sale; delighted kids in Norridge before mall built
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Cowboys ya empiezan a pensar en el Super Bowl
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Texas governor orders ban on private company vaccine mandates
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Intruder reported at Morton Grove apartment construction site days after 41 appliances stolen
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Chicago police issued some bike tickets at higher rates in Black and Latino neighborhoods: study
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Map: Chicago’s bikeway system
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Objetos de Al Capone recaudan más de $3 millones en subasta
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EEUU anunciará si habrá refuerzos de vacunas de Moderna, J&J
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Congreso de EEUU trabaja contrarreloj para aprobar deuda
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Unsolved Murdaugh murders expose years of South Carolina mysteries
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In China, homebuyers who went all in say they want out
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Illinois Philharmonic Orchestra opens season by collaborating with Joffrey Ballet company artist
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Alemania es el primero en clasificar al Mundial de Qatar 2022
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Hillary Clinton, Louise Penny do virtual appearance for ‘State of Terror’ for Anderson’s Bookshop
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Five things to do in Naperville and the Fox Valley Oct. 15-21
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Five things to do in the Chicago suburbs and northwest Indiana Oct. 15-21
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Valparaiso Schools $86 million budget passes City Council, higher student enrollment anticipated
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Rusia bate otro récord de muertes por COVID-19
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Fake tiger and cheetah furs, missing gift bags: A mess of Trump exchanges with foreign leaders
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U. of I. Hospital has been slammed with ambulances since Mercy stopped getting them, causing long ER waits. ‘Our patients are understandably very angry.’
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Speak Out reader opinion: With 700,000 dead, it’s time for people to get vaccinated
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Despiden a jefe de policía de Miami tras 6 meses en el cargo
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A babysitter and a Band-Aid wrapper: Inside the submarine spy case
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¿Cómo pudo ser una sorpresa la migración masiva de haitianos a la frontera de EEUU?
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En busca de votantes afroamericanos, hispanos y millennials, los demócratas recurren a Harris para impulsar la base
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Moderna no planea compartir la fórmula de su vacuna COVID-19
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‘He’s the complete package’: Luke Lehnen starts out 5-0, grabs mantle as the latest great quarterback for North Central College
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FDA to consider booster shots of Moderna, Johnson & Johnson vaccines
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España celebra su Fiesta Nacional con pompa, desfile militar
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Rick Armstrong’s Beacon-News/Courier-News girls volleyball rankings and player of the week for Wednesday, Oct. 13, 2021
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Sobre ese final de ‘No Time to Die’…
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Meet Crete-Monee’s Joshua Franklin. He plays four sports. He’s a quarterback. And he’s also ‘an athlete’ with an eight-TD game.
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Advice shifting on aspirin use for preventing heart attacks
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‘I was thinking about my musicians here.’ Riccardo Muti reflects on his time away from Chicago as CSO announces next season
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Activistas climáticos piden que CPI investigue a Bolsonaro
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Winnetka 6-bedroom home with built-in features and period millwork: $7M
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Speak Out: Parents made life miserable for school bus driver; compare someone to Hitler, and you forfeit your argument; no free ride for college athletes who get paid
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Tras la muerte de un hijo por covid, la familia anima a las gente a vacunarse
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Cristal de Murano en peligro de extinción por precios de gas
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Danna Paola por su nominación al Latin Grammy: ‘Sigo en shock y se me pone la piel de gallina’
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Americans quit their jobs at a record pace in August
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Trabajadores de salud alertan sobre el aumento de la violencia en hospitales
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Steve Millar’s Daily Southtown football rankings and player of the week for Wednesday, Oct. 13, 2021
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Naperville Police Arrests
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Los Nets apartan a Kyrie Irving por no vacunarse
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Waukegan Public Library’s reopening includes the addition of several new services
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Quickly: Readers sound off on the issues of the day
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Simeone quiso fichar a Messi para el Atleti
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Blues legend Muddy Waters’ South Side home nears landmark status
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Never too late to learn how to cook: ‘Pastry Chef of the Year’ Tardy visits Tinley Park culinary students
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Another pandemic Halloween: COVID-19 safety tips for trick-or-treating — and, yes, face masks and hand sanitizers advised
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4 with previous ties to Barrington Fire Department return, sworn in as new firefighter/paramedics
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Trajes de BTS y vestido de Katy Perry a subasta benéfica
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Told he wouldn’t walk again at age 5, Jack Marshall puts finishing touches on Lake Forest golf career ‘you could never have predicted’
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‘Rough weather’ doesn’t stop bicyclists riding from Mount Rushmore to Fox Valley to help fight pediatric cancer
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More security in place at Gary West Side: ‘The ultimate goal is to intervene before unsafe and violent acts can even occur on school grounds’
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Five things to do in Lake County and nearby Oct. 15-21
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ALDS Game 4 photos: Houston Astros 10, Chicago White Sox 1
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Estado Islámico, el gran enemigo del Talibán
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Shatner viaja finalmente a las estrellas: chocan dos mundos
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Casino to host pet adopt-a-thon Saturday in Gary
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Deadline looms for state business grants
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‘Hello, Carol!’ features 6 singers belting out iconic Carol Channing tunes at Skokie Theatre
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EEUU: Pareja en caso de espionaje nuclear seguirá detenida
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Two charged with shooting at off-duty Harvey cop
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Brother Rice’s Jack Lausch and Joliet Catholic’s Aidan Voss were opposing quarterbacks Friday night. They were once teammates. Just like their fathers.
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UPS, FedEx, USPS release holiday shipping dates as retailers brace for more supply chain disruption
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Foglia YMCA in Lake Zurich serves as vaccination site in partnership with Ill. Dept. of Public Health
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Community news
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Portillo’s seeks up to $405 million with IPO
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ChiFresh Kitchen delivers free food to those hit hard by the pandemic
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Nate Hilty draws inspiration from his mother in Boone Grove’s breast cancer awareness game. There were tears. And lots of touchdowns.
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Comings & Goings: USA Liquidators to open in Hickory Hills, and more
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Editorial: After the Southwest debacle, airlines need to take better care of their customers. Or else.
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Altos niveles de inseguridad alimenticia en EEUU
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Arlington Heights ends summer with local businesses and residents in ‘Harmony’
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Auction for Chicago Outfit boss Al Capone’s goods brings in $3.1 million; his ‘favorite’ gun sells for $860,000
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Benet isn’t playing a shell game. More like a Snell game. Ryan Snell plays multiple positions in leading Redwings to two-game win streak.
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Letters: Marathon runner gets a little help across the finish line from strangers
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Greek food, traditions return at St. Demetrios Church fest
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Southtowners: Hazel Crest’s Paul Thornton honored for service and commitment
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Oak Park Plan meeting on proposed tall building with scant parking goes three hours; 43 people not able to speak
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Buffalo Grove Arts and Crafts Fair offers handmade items
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Evanston celebrates Hispanic heritage ‘in a more authentic and personal way’
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Panton Mill Station luxury apartment complex on South Elgin stretch of Fox River sells for $24.5M
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Council defers tax sale ordinance amendment, forms committee to look into rules
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Oak Park Plan Commission approves ‘granny flats,’ or accessory dwelling units, but not in basements or attics
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México no se fía de su visita a El Salvador
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Girls volleyball notes: Destiny Gray rises again, sees into the future for ‘optimistic’ Oswego. Plus, postseason seeds announced.
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Companies scraping for staff ahead of the holidays
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Pets of the week
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La reina Isabel II usa bastón en la Abadía de Westminster
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Artists ‘Paint the Town’ of Barrington in open air art competition
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Dorothy Zimbrakos, longtime attorney with state disciplinary commission for lawyers
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Coroner: Gabby Petito was strangled, died about four weeks before body found
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Jon Gruden’s apology, ‘I’m not like that at all,’ describes millions of sports fans in similar denial
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La policía de Chicago emitió algunas multas en bicicleta a tasas más altas en vecindarios negros y latinos, según un estudio
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Wayne Rooney: ‘Pasé momentos realmente deprimido como futbolista’
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Bolivia: Evo Morales encabeza marcha a favor del presidente
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Carlos Correa loves Chicago — and deep-dish pizza — so would the Cubs target the Houston Astros shortstop in free agency? It doesn’t appear likely.
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Lake County Board will reduce members from 21 to 19; new map to be drawn by end of year
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Campaign official says ‘no way’ Aurora Mayor Richard Irvin will run for governor
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Gruden, de adquisición de ensueño de los Raiders a pesadilla
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Lake Council approves 2022 budget, with 3% salary raises
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Compañías en EEUU pasan trabajos para contratar personal
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It’s spooky season: Hinsdale’s annual fall festival has plenty in store on Oct. 16
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Kane County seeking public input on plans to widen Randall Road to three lanes at Route 72
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Indiana’s COVID-19 vaccination pace falls to lowest level
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EEUU hace otro intento por bloquear ley de aborto en Texas
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Kanye West vende rancho y negocios en Wyoming
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Wilmette Park District to consider $1 million renovation of Lakeview Center at Gillson Park
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2 charged with attempted murder in stabbing of 59-year-old Zion woman
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Franklin Park fire chief, officials, promote Illinois’ 10-year sealed smoke detector law
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Republicanos del Congreso quieren que Biden sancione a los no cubanos que hacen negocios con el régimen
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Gabby Petito murió estrangulada de 3 a 4 semanas antes de ser encontrada: Médico forense
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Talk of the County reader opinion: You need a roundabout lesson
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No-contact order for Portage dad after 2-year-old son shoots himself with gun
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Vernon Hills trustees offer input on plans for a luxury senior residence, discuss holiday lighting events and times for trick-or-treating
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El café, ¿un estimulante saludable?
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Op-ed: Real estate practices and Realtors in the US put consumers first
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Council approves $2.4 million insurance transfer, takes no action on sheriff’s department, jail COVID-19 incentive pay
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Column: Dave Chappelle’s pushback against cancel culture chills the joke
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Niles youth group plans ‘Liberate the Library’ rally
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¿Todos somos Otis?
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3 things we heard from Chicago Bears players, including reaction to James Daniels’ viral play and being ‘almost sort of a fan’ of Aaron Rodgers
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Chicago Bears try out 5 tight ends — reflecting their philosophical shift on offense — while right tackle Germain Ifedi is believed to have an MCL sprain
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Police seek Audi in fatal hit-and-run in Lake County
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Deerfield approves affordable housing ordinance with slightly lower median income requirements
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Op-ed: Keys to preventing suicide? Openness, understanding and compassion.
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La Grange Village Board considering entertainment tax for theater
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Actors with autism take center stage at Friendly Reader’s Theater in Evergreen Park
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Anniversary of Great Chicago Fire kicks off fundraising effort, unveiling of historic Park Ridge fire truck
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Honduras obligado a sumar ante Jamaica
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Chicago nonprofits got $1 million in unrestricted funding. Here’s how some used it.
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Cuba lamenta que EEUU no reconozca sus vacunas contra COVID
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Berwyn man held without bail on West Garfield Park attempted murder charge
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MDs tell Elgin’s Board of Health that Sherman ER anesthesiology staffing levels are ‘not even close to being true’
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Burr Ridge Car Show and Taste attract crowds on Saturday
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Column: Dr. Smith’s Aurora art now part of prestigious permanent exhibit
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Newest Century Walk mural combines Naperville most-elite athletes and the 100th anniversary of Naperville Country Club
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Crónicas sincopadas de un desastre anunciado
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Elmwood Park holding Halloween decorating contest, party, sets trick or treat hours
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Chile: comisión de diputados aprueba matrimonio igualitario
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Former Pennsylvania CEO admits funding ex-Clerk Dorothy Brown event as thanks for county contracts
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In ‘The Curious Case,’ a boy with autism solves a mystery
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Aurora looks at dam, canoe chute repairs downtown
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‘Boo Bash’ making a Halloween return in Lincolnshire
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North Shore Exchange to distribute nearly $600,000 in grants to 14 area philanthropic groups
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‘We lost a good one:’ Park Ridge man killed in bicycle crash remembered
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Man found dead inside vehicle in downtown Aurora parking lot
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Mundelein does beautification upgrades near overpass on Route 45 with help from $25K grant
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Restauran autobús de ‘Into the Wild’ para exposición
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Audit offers Burr Ridge praise for its finances
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Op-ed: Save the Bell Bowl Prairie in Rockford, a natural gem sandwiched between airport runways
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Loyola Medicine’s plans for $69 million ambulatory care care in Tinley Park would end its ties in Orland Park
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Glencoe District 35 to slightly increase property tax levy
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Aurora may extend contract for maintenance of traffic lights
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Jury hears dramatically different takes of 1994 double murder as wrongful conviction trial gets underway
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Craft projects can enhance your holiday decor
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Tampa Bay Bucs remove Jon Gruden from Ring of Honor
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Chicago speed cameras couldn’t ticket cars going 6-9 mph over limit if proposed change is OK’d
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Biden names water reclamation district Commissioner Debra Shore as Midwest regional administrator for US EPA
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North Central’s new health sciences building offers hands-on student experiences using simulated rooms, patients — even cadavers
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Shooting outside Phillips Academy at end of school day leaves 14-year-old girl in critical condition, security guard in fair condition, cops say
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Ruling on whether Naperville commissioner’s social media comments violated park district policies to be announced Thursday
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Chicago woman accused of drunken driving in car crash that injured 5 kids and killed a baby
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Marist High School students protest after peers knelt during a Spanish-language song at homecoming: ‘We feel unsafe’
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House sends debt limit hike to President Biden, staving off a default
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Cada vez más menores de edad mueren baleados en EEUU
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‘A fun ride’ for the 2021 Chicago White Sox ends well short of the ultimate goal after a Game 4 loss in the ALDS: ‘It hurts, but … we’re only going to grow from it’
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‘This is just the beginning.’ White Sox fans have high hopes for the team’s future
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Tony La Russa questions the Houston Astros’ character for what the Chicago White Sox manager called an ‘intentional’ plunking of José Abreu: ‘If they don’t admit it, they’re very dishonest’
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Column: After a ‘bittersweet’ ending to the Chicago White Sox season, the team’s core is set up to be an annual contender. But will Tony La Russa be back in 2022?
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‘He gave us everything he had’: Carlos Rodón rediscovers his best stuff as the Chicago White Sox get eliminated — raising what-ifs about the series and his future
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Semi-truck stuck underneath Red Line ‘L’ in Rogers Park
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Owning October: Alyssa Worden puts away 10 kills as ‘improved’ South Elgin overpowers Bartlett, inches closer to conference title
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EEUU suspende redadas de inmigración en sitios de trabajo
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Local scores for the Aurora, Elgin, Naperville and Lake County areas
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Local scores for the Southland
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Fore! Fresh off sectional golf, Thomas Suchecki scores his second goal of the season as St. Laurence rallies to force tie with Bloom.
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Local scores for Northwest Indiana
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‘I just feel unstoppable’: Annie Eschenbach emerges in the middle, but Benet’s rally comes up short against Marist in conference thriller