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November 5, 2024
Control of Congress is at stake and with it a president’s agenda
Races for the House and Senate will determine which party holds the majority — and the power to boost or block a new president’s agenda.
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November 5, 2024
Presidential race draws voters to polling places in south and southwest suburbs, many apprehensive about the outcome
Voters in the south and southwest suburbs headed to the polls Tuesday, some reluctant to share who they supported for president.
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November 5, 2024
‘Fat Leonard,’ Navy contractor behind one of the military’s biggest scandals, sentenced to 15 years
Former military defense contractor Leonard “Fat Leonard” Francis has been sentenced to 15 years in prison for masterminding a decade-long br...
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November 5, 2024
76ers’ Joel Embiid is suspended by the NBA for 3 games for shoving newspaper columnist
Philadelphia 76ers center Joel Embiid has been suspended by the NBA for three games without pay for shoving a member of the media.
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November 5, 2024
Voting period marked by massive early turnout ends with few problems, generally smooth Election Day
After an election season marked by concerns over disinformation, foreign influence and worrisome threats to election workers and voting syst...
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November 5, 2024
A week after Spain’s floods, families hope that the missing are alive with 89 unaccounted for
Spanish authorities said Tuesday that 89 people are confirmed to be missing one week after the catastrophic floods in the eastern Valencia r...
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November 5, 2024
Presidential race, Lake Station referendum drive turnout on Election Day
With a tight presidential race, competitive contests for Porter County Council At-Large seats and a closely watched Lake Station Community S...
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November 5, 2024
Voters deciding dozens of ballot measures affecting life, death, taxes and more
Voters are deciding dozens of state ballot measures affecting the way people live, work and die.
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November 5, 2024
Independent grocery Frank’s Freshway Market takes over the Butera store in South Elgin
Frank’s Freshway Market customers shouldn’t be surprised if they spot co-owner Frank Casaccio stocking shelves at the new South Elgin grocer...
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November 5, 2024
Review: ‘Leroy and Lucy’ at Steppenwolf is a revision of an old blues legend
The tale of blues musician Robert Johnson crossing paths with the devil is a potent place to start, but this play still needs more work.
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November 5, 2024
Two shot at Navy Pier: fire department
Two people were shot, one critically, Tuesday afternoon at Navy Pier. Chicago Fire Department crews responded to Navy Pier around 1:30 p.m....
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November 5, 2024
Amazon employees challenge 5-day-a-week office return
The new policy requires workers to be in the office five days a week, an increase from the current three-day-a-week mandate that has been in...
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November 5, 2024
Chef alumni of Everest to gather in Western Springs for ‘love letter’ to Jean Joho
Chef Paul Virant is joining kitchen luminaries who worked at Everest for a tribute to Chef Jean Joho and his iconic Chicago restaurant.
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November 5, 2024
Ex-ComEd VP, crucial witness against Madigan, takes stand in corruption trial
The ComEd vice president who secretly recorded his colleagues as part of a federal corruption probe began testifying against ex-House Speake...
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November 5, 2024
NFL trade deadline: Detroit Lions add pass rusher Za’Darius Smith to replace Chad Hutchinson
The Detroit Lions got their edge rusher. The injury-plagued Dallas Cowboys added a receiver. Other teams still are trying to make a deal.
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November 5, 2024
Spurred by the ‘oat mafia,’ the familiar grain makes a comeback in Minnesota
Minnesota was once a golden land of oat farmers. Rotated with corn and soybean on small diversified farms stretching from Wisconsin to the D...
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November 5, 2024
Southwest Symphony Orchestra’s 2024-25 season features three music director finalists
Finalists are Brian Dollinger of Muscatine Symphony, Benjamin Nadel of New Philharmonic and Silas Huff of Northern Illinois University.
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November 5, 2024
Naperville-area school districts outpace state averages in 2024 Illinois Report Card
Elementary and middle schoolers across the Naperville area are getting back to pre-pandemic proficiency levels, especially in literacy stand...
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November 5, 2024
US Army soldier, 23, injured in May while working on the Gaza pier project has died
A U.S. Army soldier who was injured in May while working on the American-built pier to deliver humanitarian aid to Gaza has died.
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November 5, 2024
Israel’s Benjamin Netanyahu dismisses his defense minister in a surprise announcement
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has dismissed his popular defense minister, Yoav Gallant, in a surprise announcement.
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November 5, 2024
Ruby slippers from ‘The Wizard of Oz’ are on the auction block nearly 2 decades after they were stolen
A pair of ruby slippers worn by Judy Garland in “The Wizard of Oz” are on the auction block nearly two decades after a thief stole the iconi...
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November 5, 2024
When will we know the winner? Could there be unrest? What to watch on Election Day in the US.
It’s Election Day. Polls opened Tuesday across the nation and Americans cast ballots in the 2024 presidential election.
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November 5, 2024
Rudy Giuliani ordered to appear in court after missing deadline to turn over assets
A judge has ordered Rudy Giuliani to appear in a New York courtroom on Thursday to explain why he missed a deadline to surrender his belongi...
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November 5, 2024
IHSA state football playoffs: Complete second-round schedule, from Class 8A to 1A
Days and times for the second round of the IHSA state football playoffs are set. Games will be Friday and Saturday, with the winners advanci...
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November 5, 2024
Pennsylvania election officials weighing in on challenges to 4,300 mail ballot applications
More than 4,000 mail ballot applications have been challenged across 14 Pennsylvania counties, leaving election officials to decide voter el...
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November 5, 2024
Woman critically wounded after vehicle accident Tuesday morning in Englewood
A 29-year-old woman was critically wounded after she was involved in a traffic accident Tuesday morning on the South Side in the Englewood n...
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November 5, 2024
Voters begin lining up before dawn on Election Day; close to 1,000 voting locations open up across Chicago
Chicago residents can vote at their assigned precinct polling place or at any of the 51 vote centers across the city until 7 p.m.
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November 5, 2024
Election Day forecast: Showers, breezy, high in mid 60s
National Weather Service officials are expecting a breezy Tuesday with showers and temperatures in the mid 60s. Officials said there is an 8...
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November 5, 2024
Chicago Bears trade RB Khalil Herbert to the Cincinnati Bengals for a 7th-round pick
The Chicago Bears have made waves at the trading deadline the last two years as a buyer. This time they’re selling, sending running back Kha...
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November 5, 2024
Puerto Rico holds general election that promises to be historic
Puerto Rico is holding elections that will be historic regardless of which of the top two gubernatorial candidates wins.
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November 5, 2024
First College Football Playoff rankings will be revealed tonight with host of unbeaten and 1-loss teams in mix
After two months of college football comes the first chance to see if committee members in charge of setting the new, 12-team bracket for th...
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November 5, 2024
Crown Point’s Logan Rodriguez is ‘clicking on all cylinders,’ and so is the defense. That’s not a coincidence.
Rodriguez leads undefeated Crown Point in tackles in his first season as a starter.
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November 5, 2024
Tropical Storm Rafael forecast to become hurricane on path to Gulf of Mexico
The National Hurricane Center forecasts Tropical Storm Rafael to grow into the season’s 11th hurricane on Tuesday as it moves toward Cuba wi...
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November 5, 2024
Football pairings and local scores for the Southland, Aurora, Elgin, Naperville and Lake County
High school and local college results and highlights from the Southland, Aurora, Elgin, Naperville and Lake County.
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November 5, 2024
Democratic-backed justices look to defend control of Michigan’s Supreme Court
Michigan Democrats and their allies were defending their majority on the state’s Supreme Court on Tuesday after a campaign marked by exorbit...
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November 5, 2024
America reaches Election Day and a stark choice between Trump and Harris
A presidential campaign marked by upheaval and rancor is approaching its finale.
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November 5, 2024
America reaches Election Day — and a stark choice between Kamala Harris and Donald Trump
A presidential campaign marked by upheaval and rancor approached its finale on Election Day as Americans decided whether to send Donald Trum...
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November 5, 2024
Why Thulasendrapuram, a tiny village in India, is praying for Kamala Harris’ victory
As millions of Americans vote, Kamala Harris has people rooting for her from thousands of miles away in a village surrounded by rice paddies...
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November 5, 2024
An Israeli airstrike kills at least 20 people in northern Gaza, Palestinian officials say
An Israeli airstrike in northern Gaza has killed at least 20 people, mostly women and children, Palestinian officials said Tuesday.
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November 5, 2024
Tropical Storm Rafael spins toward the Cayman Islands as Cuba prepares for hurricane hit
Tropical Storm Rafael chugged toward the Cayman Islands on Tuesday and was forecast to strengthen into a hurricane en route to Cuba.
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November 5, 2024
Iran official claims Iranian-German prisoner, 69, died before being put to death
An Iranian official claimed Tuesday that Iranian-German prisoner Jamshid Sharmahd died before Tehran could execute him — directly contradict...
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November 5, 2024
Aurora area heads to the polls Tuesday
Aurora area residents will head to the polls Tuesday to vote in a variety of races including those for president and Congress, a number of c...
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November 5, 2024
True or false: Chicago Bears coach Matt Eberflus should feel secure in his job
The Chicago Bears seem to be in a bit of a midseason crisis while seeking answers. Talking through four key issues in true-or-false format.
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November 5, 2024
‘House on Mango Street’ is becoming an opera, with Sandra Cisneros’ help
In a rare case of an author adapting her own work for the stage, the author is the librettist of a bilingual opera now taking shape in Michi...
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November 5, 2024
Dr. Eugene R. Schnitzler: We must ensure voting rights for Americans with developmental disabilities
Nowhere is voting inequality more evident than in the lack of civil rights for Americans with intellectual and developmental disabilities.
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November 5, 2024
Al Pacino writes in ‘Sonny Boy’ about life, love, death and the movies
I met Al Pacino one September afternoon long ago at the wedding of David Mamet and Rebecca Pidgeon in Massachusetts. As the family gathered...
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November 5, 2024
Editorial: It’s time to vote. All will be glad when this singularly nasty election is over.
This was the most miserable of election cycles. But vote, you must.
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November 5, 2024
Jim Nowlan: This is an obvious time for a Centrist Party in America
Moderates have been largely squeezed out of relevance by a combination of polarization, plus the extreme gerrymandering in many states.
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November 5, 2024
Glencoe 6-bedroom home with conservatory and pond: $3.6M
Address: 608 Stonegate Terrace, Glencoe Price: $3,595,000 This six-bedroom stone and clapboard home in Glencoe has a first floor primary sui...
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November 5, 2024