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November 19, 2024
Rafael Nadal heads into retirement after a career marked by big trophies, rivalries and injuries
Rafael Nadal’s tennis career includes 22 Grand Slam trophies, a record 14 French Open titles and plenty of other significant numbers.
Chicago Tribune
November 19, 2024
Jake Paul-Mike Tyson was highest-grossing combat event in Texas at $18.1M, organizers say
Jake Paul’s decision over Mike Tyson was the highest-grossing combat sports event in Texas at $18.1 million, said the promotions company co-...
Chicago Tribune
November 19, 2024
Tampa Bay Rays say new St. Petersburg stadium is unlikely to be ready for the 2028 season, if at all
A combination of hurricane damage to Tropicana Field and political delays on financing means it is highly unlikely the Tampa Bay Rays’ plann...
Chicago Tribune
November 19, 2024
Aldermen focus on Chicago Fire Department union contract, aging fleet in 2025 budget hearing
The $760.8 million budget Mayor Brandon Johnson proposed for the Fire Department in 2025 is down 2% from this year.
Chicago Tribune
November 19, 2024
Marmion Academy in Aurora, an all-boys school for more than 90 years, announces intention to become co-ed
Marmion Academy, a college-prep high school for boys in Aurora, has announced it intends to begin accepting female students as early as the...
Chicago Tribune
November 19, 2024
Woman fatally stabbed, man wounded in Portage Park: Authorities
A woman was stabbed to death and a man was shot in the leg in the Portage Park neighborhood on the Far Northwest Side Tuesday afternoon, aut...
Chicago Tribune
November 19, 2024
Latest consent decree grades show uptick in CPD compliance amid potential budget cuts
The latest assessment by the independent monitor has found the Chicago Police Department continues to make incremental progress in its conse...
Chicago Tribune
November 19, 2024
No. 1 Oregon has clinched a spot in the Big Ten championship game, the conference says
The Big Ten announced Tuesday that after extensive evaluation, there were “no conditions whereby the Ducks do not finish No. 1 or No. 2” in...
Chicago Tribune
November 19, 2024
Darien woman faces hate crime charges for alleged anti-Palestinian attack, authorities say
Authorities have accused Alexandra Szustakiewicz, 64, of hate crime assault and battery after she allegedly yelled profanities at the man, w...
Chicago Tribune
November 19, 2024
Column: Bulls legend Bob Love overcame all obstacles to help make Chicago a pro basketball town
Bob Love was more than a star basketball player. His message of perseverance remains the Chicago Bulls great’s true legacy.
Chicago Tribune
November 19, 2024
Juan Ochoa testifies about Michael Madigan’s role in ComEd board appointment
Former ComEd board member Juan Ochoa testified Tuesday that then-House Speaker Michael Madigan backed him for the lucrative position with th...
Chicago Tribune
November 19, 2024
Iran defies international pressure, increasing its stockpile of near weapons-grade uranium, UN says
Iran has defied international demands to rein in its nuclear program and has increased its stockpile of uranium enriched to near weapons-gra...
Chicago Tribune
November 19, 2024
Woman testified that she saw Matt Gaetz having sex with 17-year-old, attorney says
Two women told House Ethics Committee investigators that former Rep. Matt Gaetz, who has been tapped to be attorney general in the next Trum...
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November 19, 2024
Italy recovers Etruscan artifacts worth $8.5 billion bound for black market
Italian authorities announced Tuesday the seizure of an illegal excavation of an Etruscan burial site in the central Umbria region and are i...
Chicago Tribune
November 19, 2024
Trump defies the #MeToo movement with cabinet picks facing accusations
When he takes the oath of office in January, Donald Trump will make history as the first court-adjudicated sexual abuser to assume the presi...
Chicago Tribune
November 19, 2024
Kris Vire, longtime Chicago arts journalist, has died at 47
He was part of the founding editorial crew of the publication Time Out Chicago and his specialty was covering theater in his adopted hometow...
Chicago Tribune
November 19, 2024
Former Trustee Jim Dodge to challenge Orland Park Mayor Keith Pekau in April
Former Orland Park Trustee Jim Dodge has created a slate to challenge Mayor Keith Pekau’s ticket in the April 1 election.
Chicago Tribune
November 19, 2024
‘Wicked: Part I’ review: Off to see the wizard, in fits and starts — but Cynthia Erivo soars
The screen version of the Broadway musical has plenty of extra time to wander since it only covers the first act. That’s a mixed blessing.
Chicago Tribune
November 19, 2024
Trump chooses billionaire and key transition adviser Howard Lutnick for commerce secretary
President-elect Donald Trump has chosen Howard Lutnick, head of brokerage and investment bank Cantor Fitzgerald and a cryptocurrency enthusi...
Chicago Tribune
November 19, 2024
Condition of retired CPD sergeant shot Monday in North Center ‘improving,’ alderman says
After being shot Monday morning near the intersection of Berteau and Lincoln avenues, the victim was in critical condition. The 74-year-old...
Chicago Tribune
November 19, 2024
Mayor Brandon Johnson proposes lowering property tax hike to $150 million as budget negotiations continue
Johnson stopped short Tuesday of saying he has the votes in the City Council to pass even the smaller increase, down from his original $300...
Chicago Tribune
November 19, 2024
New Lenox smokehouse owners seek investors to reopen after sudden closure
Bourbons Smokehouse owners,Joe and Tonya Regiro are seeking an investor to help them reopen their New Lenox restaurant in December.
Chicago Tribune
November 19, 2024
New York prosecutors say they will oppose dismissing Donald Trump’s hush money conviction
New York prosecutors said Tuesday they’ll oppose any effort to dismiss President-elect Donald Trump’s hush money conviction as his sentencin...
Chicago Tribune
November 19, 2024
Can other teams replicate Indiana’s remarkable rise? How a new era of college football could help.
Indiana has made the type of turnaround that had only happened once before at the power-conference level over the last decade.
Chicago Tribune
November 19, 2024
New security measures in place at Naperville Municipal Center
Naperville is implementing new security measures at its 400 S. Eagle St. municipal center. Effective Nov. 12, visitors must check in with a...
Chicago Tribune
November 19, 2024
Hundreds turn out to back Naperville D203 support staff, who have been without a contract since June
Hundreds of people participated in a rally Monday in solidarity with the Naperville School District 203 support staff union, which has been...
Chicago Tribune
November 19, 2024
Microsoft pitches AI ‘agents’ that can perform tasks on their own at Ignite 2024 in Chicago
Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella is opening a company conference in Chicago with remarks that could set the stage for where it’s taking its artif...
Chicago Tribune
November 19, 2024
Editorial: Spirit Airlines needs to stay aloft, bankrupt or not
Spirit Airlines, now in Chapter 11, is a vital part of keeping fares low at Chicago O’Hare and other airports.
Chicago Tribune
November 19, 2024
Open house offers a glimpse into what Naperville’s private arts school could be
Ahead of an anticipated fall 2025 launch, Naperville’s Illinois Conservatory for the Arts has offered a glimpse into what its programming an...
Chicago Tribune
November 19, 2024
Moscow says Ukraine fired 6 US-made longer-range missiles into Russia
Ukraine fired six American-supplied longer-range missiles at Russia’s Bryansk region, Moscow said Tuesday, in what would be Kyiv’s first use...
Chicago Tribune
November 19, 2024
What to know about Sean Duffy, who is Donald Trump’s choice for transportation secretary
Sean Duffy was featured on MTV’s “The Real World: Boston” in 1997. He and his wife, Rachel Campos-Duffy, met on the set of MTV’s “Road Rules...
Chicago Tribune
November 19, 2024
Padel, the ‘fastest growing sport’ you never heard of, coming to North Shore
Abigail McCulloch is banking on the growing sport of padel taking hold in the North Shore. “Padel is played in 70-plus countries,” said McCo...
Chicago Tribune
November 19, 2024
1 dead, 4 injured after vehicle strikes pole overnight in Gresham neighborhood
A passenger of a car was fatally injured and four others were hurt overnight when the vehicle struck a pole on the South Side in Gresham nei...
Chicago Tribune
November 19, 2024
‘Bomb cyclone’ threatens Northern California and Pacific Northwest
Northern California and the Pacific Northwest are bracing for what is expected to be a powerful storm, with heavy rain and winds set to pumm...
Chicago Tribune
November 19, 2024
Walmart’s promise of low prices prove to be a powerful draw in the third quarter
Walmart ratcheted up sales and profits again in the third quarter with its comparatively low prices proving a powerful draw for shoppers see...
Chicago Tribune
November 19, 2024
US envoy says a truce in Lebanon is ‘within our grasp’ as Gaza’s food crisis worsens after looting
A United States envoy said an agreement to end the Israel-Hezbollah war is “within our grasp” after talks in Lebanon on Tuesday.
Chicago Tribune
November 19, 2024
Vladimir Putin signs new Russian nuclear doctrine after President Joe Biden’s arms decision for Ukraine
President Vladimir Putin on Tuesday signed a revised nuclear doctrine declaring that a conventional attack on Russia by any nation that is s...
Chicago Tribune
November 19, 2024
G20 summit calls for more aid to Gaza and an end to the war in Ukraine
Leaders of the world’s 20 major economies called for a global pact to combat hunger, more aid for war-torn Gaza and an end to hostilities in...
Chicago Tribune
November 19, 2024
True or false: Chicago Bears coach Matt Eberflus’ game-ending decision was questionable
Tribune writers Dan Wiederer and Colleen Kane talk through four key issues facing the Chicago Bears after the 20-19 loss to the Green Bay Pa...
Chicago Tribune
November 19, 2024
Chicago Cubs need a superstar. Here’s why it won’t be free-agent slugger Juan Soto.
The Chicago Cubs will not be involved in slugger Juan Soto’s free-agent process, opting not to pursue the superstar outfielder this offseaso...
Chicago Tribune
November 19, 2024
Column: Chicago Blackhawks’ benching of Taylor Hall and latest line changes smack of the same thing
Chicago Blackhawks’ Taylor Hall said “I was a bit surprised” by his healthy scratch in Vancouver, but that’s not the only communication prob...
Chicago Tribune
November 19, 2024
As a polarizing eight years comes to an end, State’s Attorney Kim Foxx looks forward to a break from the spotlight
Elected in 2016, Foxx has been in the middle of nearly every conversation about safety and justice in Cook County, often with a polarizing f...
Chicago Tribune
November 19, 2024
Michael D. Belsky: Chicago needs a better budgeting process
In other cities ,the budget forecast is a tool used to balance the budget before the end of the fiscal year.
Chicago Tribune
November 19, 2024
Naperville 6-bedroom home with 2 kitchens and 2 primary suites: $4.1M
Address: 1239 Oxford Lane, Naperville Listed: Nov. 7, 2024 Price: $4,100,000 This six-bedroom home features a marble foyer leading to a form...
Chicago Tribune
November 19, 2024
Thanksgiving 2024: 33 bakeries and restaurants for pie in Chicagoland
Pies can sometimes be the highlight of the festive feast but whether you’re hosting a celebration or just looking to contribute something de...
Chicago Tribune
November 19, 2024
Daniel DePetris: Can Donald Trump help resolve the conflicts in the Middle East?
Donald Trump will reenter the White House in January with a Middle East mess he will have difficulty cleaning up.
Chicago Tribune
November 19, 2024
Letters: Don’t constrain Donald Trump during his new term
My advice to fellow Democrats is to lie back and let Donald Trump have anything that he wants, short of canceling elections.
Chicago Tribune
November 19, 2024
Column: What do you remember when you think of Cabrini-Green? New podcast delves into the history of the Chicago public housing complex.
“The Last Days of Cabrini-Green” is a new series that tells the complicated story of Chicago’s public housing complex.
Chicago Tribune
November 19, 2024
Thanksgiving 2024: 70 restaurant specials across Chicagoland, from buffets and dinners out to at-home meal kits
Whether you’re feeding a big group or just want a meal for two, there are plenty of options for all the classics plus Italian, Peruvian, Ind...
Chicago Tribune
November 19, 2024