North Shore mother and daughter missing in Israel

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A recent graduate of Deerfield High School and her mother are believed to be hostages held by Hamas following weekend attacks in Israel and Gaza that left more than 1,500 Israelis and Palestinians dead.

Natalie Raanan and her mother, Judith, were reported missing while visiting family in Israel during the attacks, according to a Facebook post by Chabad of Evanston, where Judith is a longtime congregant.

“I want them back,” said Uri Raanan, Natalie’s father, his voice breaking as he spoke to the Tribune. “It’s been a very bad time.”

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Since Gov. J.B. Pritzker last month trumpeted his success in luring Gotion to build a $2 billion plant in Manteno with $536 million in state incentives, along with the potential for federal incentives, many residents have expressed anger over the lack of information they’ve been given.

That has provided an opening for far-right Republicans, struggling for relevancy in a blue state, to fill the void by using the specter of communist infiltration fueled by state tax dollars to stoke fears about the project. Those fears have gained traction among some residents.

In an extraordinary departure from usual practices at City Hall, the city’s $100,000 settlement agreement with whistleblowers who were fired by Treasurer Melissa Conyears-Ervin prohibits them from publicly discussing their negative experiences in her office, records show.

CTA Red, Purple and Brown line service will be disrupted on some upcoming weekends this fall, as the next stage of a major reconstruction of North Side tracks and stations begins.

Adam Dabash, 38, of Villa Park, was charged with two felonies, stalking and criminal damage to property. The Illinois State Police said the man left letters at one of the billionaire governor’s homes on two occasions in August.

The exhibition is modest, taking well under an hour for visitors to zip through. But the objects on display will delight nostalgists: credit cards from Montgomery Ward, old Sears catalogs and an animatronic Marshall Field’s Christmas window from 2004, depicting a scene from “Snow White and the Seven Dwarves.” There’s even a sniffable Frango mint display.

The federal racketeering trial of six reputed gang members in the 2020 Gold Coast slaying of Chicago rapper FBG Duck got off to a slow start Tuesday, with a pool of about 150 prospective jurors filling out lengthy questionnaires as attorneys continued to argue over the admissibility of key evidence.

The Winnetka Park District is soldiering on with plans to rebuild Elder Lane and Centennial beaches after a lawsuit alleging the proposed land swap between the Park District and billionaire Justin Ishbia is in violation of the public trust doctrine was dismissed by a Cook County judge.

The Hawks kicked off a five-game road trip (their sixth season opener on the road) Tuesday with a 4-2 win over the Pittsburgh Penguins.

Bedard recorded his first NHL point in the game, a second-period assist. He passed down low to Alex Vlasic, whose rebound set up Ryan Donato.

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Injuries still are affecting the Bears lineup. What is the latest on Lucas Patrick, Darnell Mooney and Braxton Jones? Brad Biggs answers questions each week in his Bears mailbag.

Most plays about athletic events struggle to credibly depict the actual sport itself, for obvious reasons, and thus are forced to spend their playing time in locker rooms, offices, hallways and the corners of stadiums.

Not this one, writes theater critic Chris Jones.

Ever since the 1979 Disco Demolition Night in Chicago’s Comiskey Park — a stunt in which an angry mob led by a disgruntled radio shock jock rushed the baseball field to destroy disco albums — people have proclaimed the death of disco. But disco balls themselves haven’t just stayed alive, they’ve seen a resurgence.

In Louisville, Kentucky, which proudly calls itself the disco ball capital of the world, the city is using the mirror balls to boost its dining and tourism sectors.

It’s easier than ever to try Taco Sublime, writes food critic Nick Kindelsperger.

Owners Khaled Simon and Haley Pham now have permanent residencies in two bars, Marz Community Brewing Co. in McKinley Park and Desert Hawk in Ukrainian Village. And there’s also a restaurant on the way.