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Of note for Semiconductors (SOX), Japan is aiming to invite Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing (TSM) or other global chipmakers to build an advanced chip manufacturing plant jointly with domestic chip equipment suppliers.
Of note for Automakers (F, GM, FCAU, TSLA), Volkswagen (VOW3 GY) CEO Diess reportedly told the Executive Board that the Co. is expecting to return to pre-COVID sales/profit at the commencement of 2023.
This week’s Barron’s articles argues that chains like Dollar General (DG) and Dollar Tree (DLTR) are focused on value, and as a result, they are a growth story when other retailers are not, noting that when economic conditions become more difficult for consumers, the dollar stores get going. A separate article notes that SoftBank (SFTBY) considering an IPO of its Arm Holdings makes sense, and it’s an important signal for investors about the future of the chip business. Chipotle (CMG) should “crush its earnings” this week, and Barron’s notes one sell-side analyst stating investors should buy the August USD 1,150 call option to cover the July 22nd earnings report. On banks (XLF, BKX), It might be time to embrace the uncertainty around bank names and consider Wells Fargo (WFC), the worst-performing of the big banks this year, noting that Wells has something the other banks don’t have: problems to fix. Goldman Sachs (GS) is a rare big financial company with an improving business and earnings outlook, Barron’s said, and it has a stock that looks reasonably priced at little more than 10x forward earnings. Barron’s argues that while shares of index providers MSCI (MSCI) and S&P Global (SPGI) aren’t cheap, both stocks could keep rising as new products and services translate into higher sales and profits

DOW JONES

Boeing Company (BA) is running out of space to stash newly-built 787 Dreamliner’s, with dozens of the planes sitting on the company’s premises, sources said; one BA watcher puts the number at 50, more than double the number of jets typically awaiting customers along Boeing’s flight lines. Elsewhere, Boeing and Etihad broaden its sustainability alliance by testing innovations on ecoDemonstrator 787, which flies on sustainable fuel made from vegetable oil, and waste animal fat. Meanwhile, NASA administrators are very confident in the SLS flying during 2021.
Chevron Corp. (CVX) is to acquire Noble Energy (NBL) for USD 5bln in an all-stock transaction, or USD 10.38/shr, with a total enterprise value, including debt, of USD 13bln; the deal marks a 7% premium for Noble, which trades at 50% below its 52-week high.
Goldman Sachs Group (GS) Senior Executives flew into Malaysia for talks with the government on the recovery of 1MDB assets; Malaysian prosecutors have charged GS and 17 current and former directors of its units for allegedly misleading investors over bond sales totalling USD 6.5 billion that the US bank helped raise for sovereign wealth fund 1Malaysia Development Bhd (1MDB).
Pfizer Inc. (PFE) and BioNTech (BNTX) signed an agreement with the UK to secure 90mln doses of two possible COVID-19 vaccines from the company and French Group Valneva. Note, the two Cos also announced early positive update from German Ph1/2 study; generated strong t-cell data; supports and expands upon early results from the corresponding US trial reported earlier in July.

NASDAQ 100

Amazon.com Inc. (AMZN) had its PT raised to a street high of USD 3800 at Goldman Sachs and Jefferies. Goldman Sachs maintains a conviction buy rating on the shares, rising the PT to the street high from USD 3,000. Analyst Heath Terry updated his estimates ahead of earnings to reflect the accelerating e-commerce growth. Revenue estimates are increased by 3% per year on average, while EBTIDA is left unchanged due to COVID expenditure and for an increase in infrastructure spending due to faster growth in retail and AWS.
Comcast Corp. (CMCSA) NBCUniversal is reportedly planning broad-based layoffs to offset losses from the pandemic.
eBay Inc. (EBAY) Classifieds business auction has been awarded to Norway’s Adevinta for close to USD 9bln, where eBay will keep a minority stake in the unit, according to a source. Earlier reports noted it would be USD 8bln or above. Elsewhere, eBay (EBAY) is to begin expanding its management of payments globally; expected to deliver USD 2bln in revenue and USD 500mln in operating income in 2022.
Facebook, Inc. (FB) has had its advertising expenditure by Disney (DIS) dramatically cut, according to sources. Disney was Facebook’s top US advertiser for the first six months of 2020, research firm Pathmatics estimates. Meanwhile, The FTC is considering taking sworn testimony from Facebook (FB) CEO and COO as part of its investigation into whether the social-media giant has violated US antitrust laws, sources said; top Facebook officials are preparing for potential depositions and some are worried about the possibility.
Tesla (TSLA) is being probed by South Korean Fair Trade Commission, who launched an internal review of its advertising that described its autopilot as self-driving technology, according to Korea Herald citing sources. Meanwhile, it has also pulled another “demand lever” for it Model Y and has begun offering a lease agreement to customers for the vehicle.

S & P 500

Celanese (CE) announced it has raised its share repurchase authorisation by USD 500mln to USD 1.563bln.
Delta Air Lines Inc. (DAL) told its pilots that furloughs could be avoided if they agree to a cut in guaranteed minimum pay, according to CNBC.
Ford Motor (F) and MobilEye have expanded its relationship to offer better camera-based collision avoidance in vehicles.
Halliburton Co. (HAL) Q2 20 (USD): Adj EPS 0.05 (exp. -0.12), Revenue 3.2bln (exp. 3.34bln). It recognised USD 2.1bln of pre-tax impairments and other charges in the quarter. North America revenue -57% Q/Q to USD 1bln.
Lockheed Martin Corp. (LMT) has been awarded a USD 15bln contract for C-130J development.
Quest Diagnostics (DGX) received the FDA’s green light for pooled testing, using the same COVID-19 molecular diagnostic first authorised by the agency in mid-March.
Southwest Airlines (LUV) – Almost a quarter of pilots accepted either early retirement or voluntary leave offers, according to CNBC.
Thermo Fisher Scientific (TMO) is expanding capacity for those developing new and existing therapies for COVID; now supporting more than 200 projects globally.
Twitter, Inc. (TWTR) announced the hackers on last week’s attack did more than cryptocurrency fraud, but they also walked away with some users personal data, according to WSJ. The report notes that data was taken from eight users.

OTHER

Alibaba (BABA) Ant Group is to plan simultaneous IPOs in Shanghai and Hong Kong, according to reports.
AstraZeneca (AZN LN, AZN) to publish eagerly anticipated COVID-19 trial results today. The FDA authorised its first COVID-19 diagnostic test for pools of samples, to let laboratories conserve resources by evaluating several people at once
Eldorado Resorts (ERI) USD 17.3 billion acquisition of Caesars Entertainment (CZR) received approval from The New Jersey Casino Control Commission, the last regulatory approval needed before the deal can close; the deal will result in the formation of the largest gaming company in the US.
Nikola (NKLA) chairman filed a new stock offering of up to 53.4mln shares related to warrants, but later noted it was just part of the process, adding “it’s difficult going ipo and after this, we’ll be full steam ahead”. Deutsche Bank note that the S-1 filing became effective, meaning 24mln warrants are now exercisable, which provides holders the right to buy shares for USD 11.50 and the 53.4mln shares owned by PIPE investors, enables them to be traded on the market. The analyst believes the potential for a portion of these 77mln shares to hit the market could create large technical selling pressure.
PTC Therapeutics (PTCT) and Royalty Pharma (RPTX) announced an agreement to acquire a portion of PTC’s royalty interest in risdiplan for USD 650mln in a one-time payment.
Samsung (SSNLF) is reportedly struggling to improve 5nm process yield, according to Digi Times citing sources. The article notes “It remains to be seen whether unsatisfactory yield rates at Samsung Electronics’ 5nm EUV process may affect the launch of Qualcomm’s next-generation flagship 5G mobile chip series.
Uber (UBER) and Alphabet Google (GOOG, GOOGL) announced a four-year agreement with Alphabet’s unit to use the Google Maps Platform Rides and Deliveries Services; Financial terms were not disclosed.
Yum China (YUMC) named official retail food services sponsor of the Beijing 2022 Olympic Winter Games, also becomes an official sponsor of the Chinese Olympic Committee through 2024-end.

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Additional US equity stories

Walmart (WMT) is restarting talks of a potential sale of its UK supermarket unit, Asda - potentially of note for Tesco (TSCO LN), Sainsbury's (SBRY LN), Morrison's (MRW LN), Marks & Spencer's (MKS LN)
Sorento Therapeutics (SRNE) FDA has cleared the co.’s Abivertinib for Phase Two safety and efficacy study in hospitalized patients with moderate to severe coronavirus.
Pfizer Inc. (PFE) and BioNTech (BNTX) announce early positive update from German Ph1/2 study; generated strong t-cell data; supports and expands upon early results from the corresponding US trial
Crown Castle International Corp. (CCI) - Elliott Management calls upon CCI to outline a five-year plan for its fiber segment on its July 30th earnings call.
Halliburton Co. (HAL) CEO says international business is continuing to be a more meaningful contributor to the company going forward; believes North America production will remain structurally lower in the future. The CEO Expects to see a more disciplined market with stronger operators and

G

1. A Goofy Movie (Director: Kevin Lima)
2. A Little Princess (Director: Alfonso Cuarón)
3. Aaron’s Magic Village (Director: Albert Hanan Kaminski)
4. Across The Sea Of Time (Director: Stephen Low)
5. Babe (Director: Chris Noonan)
6. Balto (Director: Simon Wells)
7. Dark Passage To Wan (Director: Terry O’Keefe)
8. Gordy (Director: Mark Lewis)
9. Gumby: The Movie (Director: Art Clokey)
10. Napoleon (Director: Mario Andreacchio)
11. Pocahontas (Directors: Mike Gabriel + Eric Goldberg)
12. The Gnomes Great Adventure (Director: unspecified)
13. The Pebble + The Penguin (Directors: Don Bluth + Gary Goldman)
14. Toy Story (Director: John Lasseter)
15. Whisper Of The Heart (Director: Yoshifumi Kondô)
16. Wings Of Courage (Director: Jean-Jacques Annaud)

PG

1. A Kid In King Arthur’s Court (Director: Michael Gottlieb)
2. A Matter Of Honor (Director: Fred P. Watkins)
3. A Month By The Lake (Director: John Irvin)
4. A Pyromaniac’s Love Story (Director: Joshua Brand)
5. Apollo 13 (Director: Ron Howard)
6. Born To Be Wild (Director: John Gray)
7. Breaking Free (Director: David Mackay)
8. Canadian Bacon (Director: Michael Moore)
9. Captain Nuke + The Bomber Boys (Director: Charles Gale)
10. Captiva Island (Director: John Biffar)
11. Casper (Director: Brad Silberling)
12. Charlie’s Ghost Story (Director: Anthony Edwards)
13. Don’t Die Without Telling Me Where You’re Going (Director: Eliseo Subiela)
14. Dragon Ball Z: Fusion Reborn (Director: Shigeyasu Yamauchi)
15. Far From Home: The Adventures Of Yellow Dog (Director: Phillip Borsos)
16. Father Of The Bride, Part II (Director: Charles Shyer)
17. Fluke (Director: Carlo Carlei)
18. Free Willy II (Director: Dwight H. Little)
19. Gold Diggers: The Secret Of Bear Mountain (Director: Kevin James Dobson)
20. Heavyweights (Director: Steven Brill)
21. Houseguest (Director: Randall Miller)
22. It Takes Two (Director: Andy Tennant)
23. Jack + Sarah (Director: Tim Sullivan)
24. Jumanji (Director: Joe Johnston)
25. Last Of The Dragons (Director: Tab Murphy)
26. Leapin’ Leprechauns! (Director: Ted Nicolaou)
27. Love Letter (Director: Shunji Iwai)
28. Magic In The Water (Director: Rick Stevenson)
29. Man Of The House (Director: James Orr)
30. Mighty Morphin Power Rangers: The Movie (Director: Bryan Spicer)
31. Monster Mash: The Movie (Directors: Joel Cohen + Alec Sokolow)
32. Mr. Holland’s Opus (Director: Stephen Herek)
33. Once Upon A Time...When We Were Colored (Director: Tim Reid)
34. Once In A Blue Moon (Director: Philip Spink)
35. Operation: Dumbo Drop (Director: Simon Wincer)
36. Roommates (Director: Peter Yates)
37. Running Wild (Director: Dee McLachlan)
38. Sabrina (Director: Sydney Pollack)
39. Sense + Sensibility (Director: Ang Lee)
40. Tall Tale (Director: Jeremiah S. Chechik)
41. The Amazing Panda Adventure (Director: Christopher Cain)
42. The Baby-Sitters Club (Director: Melanie Mayron)
43. The Big Green (Director: Holly Goldberg Sloan)
44. The Convent (Director: Manoel de Oliveira)
45. The Englishman Who Went Up A Hill But Came Down A Mountain (Director: Christopher Monger)
46. The Fantasticks (Director: Michael Ritchie)
47. The Final Days (Director: unspecified)
48. The Grass Harp (Director: Charles Matthau)
49. The Indian In The Cupboard (Director: Frank Oz)
50. The Little Patriot (Director: J. Christian Ingvordsen)
51. The Phoenix + The Magic Carpet (Director: Zoran Perisic)
52. The Skateboard Kid II (Director: Andrew Stevens)
53. The Stars Fell On Henrietta (Director: James Keach)
54. Theodore Rex (Director: Jonathan R. Betuel)
55. Three Wishes (Director: Martha Coolidge)
56. Tom + Huck (Director: Peter Hewitt)
57. Trinità + Bambino... e adesso tocca a noi! (Director: Enzo Barboni)
58. Two-Bits + Pepper (Director: Corey Michael Eubanks)
59. Unstrung Heroes (Director: Diane Keaton)
60. While You Were Sleeping (Director: Jon Turteltaub)
61. White Wolves II: Legend Of The Wild (Director: Terence H. Winkless)

PG-13

1. 3 Ninjas Knuckle Up (Director: Sang-Ok Shin)
2. A Walk In The Clouds (Director: Alfonso Arau)
3. Ace Ventura: When Nature Calls (Director: Steve Oedekerk)
4. Angus (Director: Patrick Read Johnson)
5. Backfire! (Director: A. Dean Bell)
6. Batman Forever (Director: Joel Schumacher)
7. Billy Madison (Director: Tamra Davis)
8. Blood Of The Hunter (Director: Gilles Carle)
9. Bushwhacked (Director: Greg Beeman)
10. Bye Bye Love (Director: Sam Weisman)
11. Circle Of Friends (Director: Pat O’Connor)
12. Clueless (Director: Amy Heckerling)
13. Congo (Director: Frank Marshall)
14. Cry, The Beloved Country (Director: Darrell Roodt)
15. Cutthroat Island (Director: Renny Harlin)
16. Decision (Director: Talley Griffith)
17. Denise Calls Up (Director: Hal Salwen)
18. Downhill Willie (Director: David Mitchell)
19. Dr. Jekyll + Ms. Hyde (Director: David Price)
20. Dracula: Dead + Loving It (Director: Mel Brooks)
21. Empire Records (Director: Allan Moyle)
22. First Knight (Director: Jerry Zucker)
23. For Better Or Worse (Director: Jason Alexander)
24. Forget Paris (Director: Billy Crystal)
25. French Kiss (Director: Lawrence Kasdan)
26. GoldenEye (Director: Martin Campbell)
27. Gospa (Director: Jakov Sedlar)
28. Grumpier Old Men (Director: Howard Deutch)
29. Gunfighter’s Moon (Director: Larry Ferguson)
30. Hackers (Director: Iain Softley)
31. Home For The Holidays (Director: Jodie Foster)
32. How To Make An American Quilt (Director: Jocelyn Moorhouse)
33. Iron Eagle IV (Director: Sidney J. Furie)
34. Jefferson In Paris (Director: James Ivory)
35. Jekyll + Hyde (Director: unspecified)
36. Jury Duty (Director: John Fortenberry)
37. Kuang ye sheng si lian (Director: Tony Au)
38. Let It Be Me (Director: Eleanor Bergstein)
39. Long Justice II (Director: Jack Bender)
40. Mad Love (Director: Antonia Bird)
41. Major Payne (Director: Nick Castle)
42. Memories (Directors: Kôji Morimoto, Tensai Okamura, Katsuhiro Ôtomo)
43. Miami Rhapsody (Director: David Frankel)
44. Mortal Kombat (Director: Paul W.S. Anderson)
45. Nine Months (Director: Chris Columbus)
46. Now + Then (Director: Lesli Linka Glatter)
47. Open Arms (Director: Roderick E. Stevens)
48. Pharaoh’s Army (Director: Robby Henson)
49. Playing Dangerous (Director: Lawrence Lanoff)
50. Powder (Director: Victor Salva)
51. Prima Donnas (Director: Lawrence David Foldes)
52. Reckless (Director: Norman René)
53. Rough Magic (Director: Clare Peploe)
54. Sentinel 2099 (Director: Michael McGee)
55. Steal Big, Steal Little (Director: Andrew Davis)
56. Stuart Saves His Family (Director: Harold Ramis)
57. Superfights (Director: Siu-Hung Leung)
58. Taken Alive (Director: Philip Marcus)
59. The American President (Director: Rob Reiner)
60. The Brady Bunch Movie (Director: Betty Thomas)
61. The Break (Director: Lee H. Katzin)
62. The Bridges Of Madison County (Director: Clint Eastwood)
63. The Cure (Director: Peter Horton)
64. The Darkening (Director: William Mesa)
65. The Journey Of August King (Director: John Duigan)
66. The Net (Director: Irwin Winkler)
67. The October Brigade (Director: unspecified)
68. The Point Of Betrayal (Director: Richard Martini)
69. The Wrong Woman (Director: Douglas Jackson)
70. Timemaster (Director: James Glickenhaus)
71. To Wong Foo Thanks For Everything, Julie Newmar (Director: Beeban Kidron)
72. Tommy Boy (Director: Peter Segal)
73. Top Dog (Director: Aaron Norris)
74. Two Bits (Director: James Foley)
75. Waterworld (Directors: Kevin Reynolds + Kevin Costner)

R

1. A Boy Called Hate (Director: Mitch Marcus)
2. A Midwinter’s Tale (Director: Kenneth Branagh)
3. A Modern Affair (Director: Vern Oakley)
4. A Reason To Believe (Director: Douglas Tirola)
5. Abducted II: The Reunion (Director: Boon Collins)
6. Above Suspicion (Director: Steven Schacter)
7. Across The Moon (Director: Lisa Gottlieb)
8. Alien Terminator (Director: Dave Payne)
9. An Awfully Big Adventure (Director: Mike Newell)
10. Angel Baby (Director: Michael Rymer)
11. Angel Of Passion (Director: Jason Holt)
12. Angels + Insects (Director: Philip Haas)
13. Animal Room (Director: Craig Singer)
14. Antonia’s Line (Director: Marleen Gorris)
15. Assassins (Director: Richard Donner)
16. Attack Of The 60 Foot Centerfold (Director: Fred Olen Ray)
17. Aurora: Operation Intercept (Director: Paul Levine)
18. Automatic (Director: John Murlowski)
19. Back Of Beyond (Director: Michael Robertson)
20. Bad Boys (Director: Michael Bay)
21. Bad Company (Director: Damian Harris)
22. Ballistic (Director: Kim Bass)
23. Beach Babes II: Cave Girl Island (Director: David DeCoteau)
24. Before Sunrise (Director: Richard Linklater)
25. Best Of The Best III: No Turning Back (Director: Phillip Rhee)
26. Beyond Desire (Director: Dominique Othenin-Girard)
27. Beyond Rangoon (Director: John Boorman)
28. Bikini Bistro (Director: Ernest G. Sauer)
29. Bikini Drive-In (Directors: Fred Olen Ray + Steve Latshaw)
30. Billy’s Holiday (Director: Richard Wherrett)
31. Birds Of Prey (Director: Temístocles López)
32. Black Day Blue Night (Director: J.S. Cardone)
33. Black Scorpion (Director: Jonathan Winfrey)
34. Blackwater Trail (Director: Ian Barry)
35. Blonde Heaven (Director: David DeCoteau)
36. Blood Of The Innocent (Director: Bob Misiorowski)
37. Blue Juice (Director: Carl Prechezer)
38. Blue In The Face (Directors: Paul Auster, Wayne Wang + Harvey Wang)
39. Bodily Harm (Director: James Lemmo)
40. Body Count (Director: Talun Hsu)
41. Boston Kickout (Director: Paul Hills)
42. Boys On The Side (Director: Herbert Ross)
43. Braveheart (Director: Mel Gibson)
44. Breach Of Trust (Director: Charles Wilkinson)
45. Broadcast Bombshells (Director: Ernest G. Sauer)
46. Brother Of Sleep (Director: Joseph Vilsmaier)
47. Café Society (Director: Raymond De Felitta)
48. Call Girl (Director: Rob Spera)
49. Candyman: Farewell To The Flesh (Director: Bill Condon)
50. Carnosaur II (Director: Louis Morneau)
51. Carrington (Director: Christopher Hampton)
52. Casino (Director: Martin Scorsese)
53. Cellblock Sisters: Banished Behind Bars (Director: Henri Charr)
54. Chameleon (Director: Michael Pavone)
55. Children Of The Corn III: Urban Harvest (Director: James D.R. Hickox)
56. Clockers (Director: Spike Lee)
57. Coldblooded (Director: Wallace Wolodarsky)
58. Condition Red (Director: Mika Kaurismäki)
59. Copycat (Director: Jon Amiel)
60. Cover Me (Director: Michael Schroeder)
61. Crimson Tide (Director: Tony Scott)
62. Cyber Bandits (Director: Erik Fleming)
63. Cyberjack (Director: Robert Lee)
64. Cyborg Cop III (Director: Yossi Wein)
65. Dangerous Indiscretion (Director: Richard Kletter)
66. Dangerous Minds (Director: John N. Smith)
67. Dangerous Prey (Director: Lloyd A. Simandl)
68. Das Versprechen (Director: Margarethe von Trotta)
69. Dead Man (Director: Jim Jarmusch)
70. Dead Man Walking (Director: Tim Robbins)
71. Dead Presidents (Director: Albert Hughes + Allen Hughes)
72. Deadly Exposure (Director: Roderick E. Stevens)
73. Deadly Law (Director: César Alejandro)
74. Deadly Past (Director: Tibor Takács)
75. Deadly Sins (Director: Michael Robison)
76. Decoy (Director: Vittorio Rambaldi)
77. Delta Of Venus (Director: Zalman King)
78. Desert Blues (Director: John J. Kelly)
79. Desperado (Director: Robert Rodriguez)
80. Destination Vegas (Director: Paul Wynne)
81. Destiny Turns On The Radio (Director: Jack Baran)
82. Devil In A Blue Dress (Director: Carl Franklin)
83. Devotion (Director: Mindy Kaplan)
84. Die Hard With A Vengeance (Director: John McTiernan)
85. Digital Man (Director: Phillip J. Roth)
86. Dolores Claiborne (Director: Taylor Hackford)
87. Dominion (Director: Michael G. Kehoe)
88. Droid Gunner (Cyberzone) (Director: Fred Olen Ray)
89. Drunks (Director: Peter Cohn)
90. Embrace Of The Vampire (Director: Anne Goursaud)
91. Evil Ed (Director: Anders Jacobsson)
92. Evolver (Director: Mark Rosman)
93. Excessive Force II: Force On Force (Director: Jonathan Winfrey)
94. Expect No Mercy (Director: Zale Dalen)
95. Fair Game (Director: Andrew Sipes)
96. Fall Time (Director: Paul Warner)
97. Fallen Angels (Director: Kar-Wai Wong)
98. Fatal Passion (Director: T.L. Lankford)
99. Fatal Pursuit (Director: Eric Louzil)
100. Feast Of July (Director: Christopher Menaul)
101. Fist Of The North Star (Director: Tony Randel)
102. Fists Of Iron (Director: Richard W. Munchkin)
103. Flirt (Director: Hal Hartley)
104. For A Few Lousy Dollars (Director: Michael Bafaro)
105. Forbidden Games (Director: Edward Holzman)
106. Four Rooms (Directors: Allison Anders, Alexandre Rockwell, Robert Rodriguez _Quentin Tarantino)
107. Frankie Starlight (Director: Michael Lindsay-Hogg)
108. Freakshow (Directors: William Cooke + Paul Talbot)
109. French Exit (Director: Daphna Kastner)
110. French Twist (Director: Josiane Balasko)
111. Friday (Director: F. Gary Gray)
112. Friend Of The Family (Director: Edward Holzman)
113. Funny Bones (Director: Peter Chelsom)
114. Galaxis (Director: William Mesa)
115. Gentleman’s Bet (Director: Carlo Gustaff)
116. Gentlemen Don’t Eat Poets (Director: John Paul Davidson)
117. Georgia (Director: Ulu Grosbard)
118. Get Shorty (Director: Barry Sonnenfeld)
119. Girl In The Cadillac (Director: Lucas Platt)
120. Gladiator Cop (Director: Nick Rotundo)
121. Glory Daze (Director: Rich Wilkes)
122. Go Now (Director: Michel Winterbottom)
123. Grim (Director: Paul Matthews)
124. Halloween: The Curse Of Michael Myers (Director: Joe Chappelle)
125. Hard Bounty (Director: Jim Wynorski)
126. Hard Evidence (Director: Michael Kennedy)
127. Haunted (Director: Lewis Gilbert)
128. Hearts + Minds (Director: Ralph Ziman)
129. Heat (Director: Michael Mann)
130. Heatseeker (Director: Albert Pyun)
131. Heavy (Director: James Mangold)
132. Hidden Assassin (Director: Ted Kotcheff)
133. Hideaway (Director: Brett Leonard)
134. High Risk (Directors: Jing Wong + Wai-Lun Lam)
135. Higher Learning (Director: John Singleton)
136. Hollywood Dreams (Director: Rafe M. Portilo)
137. Homage (Director: Ross Kagan Marks)
138. Hotel Sorrento (Director: Richard Franklin)
139. Huntress: Spirit Of The Night (Director: Mark S. Manos)
140. I Like To Play Games (Director: Moctezuma Lobato)
141. I Shot A Man In Vegas (Director: Keoni Waxman)
142. Ice Cream Man (Director: Paul Norman)
143. In the Kingdom of the Blind, the Man with One Eye Is King (Director: Nick Vallelonga)
144. Indecent Behavior III (Director: Kelley Cauthen)
145. Inferno (Director: Peter Keglevic)
146. Jack-O (Director: Steve Latshaw)
147. Jade (Director: William Friedkin)
148. Jeffrey (Director: Christopher Ashley)
149. Joe’s Rotten World (Director: Richard LaBrie)
150. Johnny Mnemonic (Director: Robert Longo)
151. Judge Dredd (Director: Danny Cannon)
152. Jungleground (Director: Don Allan)
153. Just Cause (Director: Arne Glimcher)
154. Just Looking (Director: Tyler Bensinger)
155. Kicking + Screaming (Director: Noah Baumbach)
156. Killer: A Journal Of Murder (Director: Tim Metcalfe)
157. Killing For Love (Director: Mike Kesey)
158. Kiss Of Death (Director: Barbet Schroeder)
159. Klash (Director: Bill Parker)
160. Kleptomania (Director: Don Boyd)
161. Lady Chatterley's Passions 2: Julie's Secret (Director: Pasquale Fanetti)
162. Lap Dancer (Director: Arthur Egeli)
163. Lap Dancing (Director: Mike Sedan)
164. Last Fair Deal (Director: Charles Solomon, Jr.)
165. Last Gasp (Director: Scott McGinnis)
166. Last Summer In The Hamptons (Director: Henry Jaglom)
167. Leaving Las Vegas (Director: Mike Figgis)
168. Les Misérables (Director: Claude Lelouch)
169. Lie Down With Dogs (Director: Wally White)
170. Live Nude Girls (Director: Julianna Lavin)
171. Living In Oblivion (Director: Tom DiCillo)
172. Lord Of Illusions (Director: Clive Barker)
173. Losing Isaiah (Director: Stephen Gyllenhaal)
174. Lost At Sea (Director: Steve Sayre)
175. Lover’s Knot (Director: Peter Shaner)
176. Lover’s Leap (Director: Paul Thomas)
177. Lunarcop (Director: Boaz Davidson)
178. Mad Dogs + Englishmen (Director: Henry Cole)
179. Magnetic Rose (Director: Kôji Morimoto)
180. Malicious (Director: Ian Corson)
181. Mallrats (Director: Kevin Smith)
182. Man With A Gun (Director: David Wyles)
183. Manhattan Merengue! (Director: Joseph B. Vasquez)
184. Margaret’s Museum (Director: Mort Ransen)
185. Married People, Single Sex II: For Better or Worse (Director: Mike Sedan)
186. Mercy (Director: Richard Shepard)
187. Midnight Heat (Director: Harvey Frost)
188. Midnight Man (Director: John Weidner)
189. Midnight Tease II (Director: Richard Styles)
190. Midnight Temptations (Director: Rafe M. Portilo)
191. Mighty Aphrodite (Director: Woody Allen)
192. Mind Ripper (Director: Joe Gayton)
193. Mirage (Director: Paul Williams)
194. Money Train (Director: Joseph Ruben)
195. Moonlight + Valentino (Director: David Anspaugh)
196. Morirás en Chafarinas (Director: Pedro Olea)
197. Mouth To Mouth (Director: Manuel Gómez Pereira)
198. Mrs. Munck (Director: Diane Ladd)
199. Murder In The First (Director: Marc Rocco)
200. Mute Witness (Director: Anthony Waller)
201. My Family (Mi Familia) (Director: Gregory Nava)
202. My Father Is A Hero (Director: Corey Yuen)
203. Never Talk To Strangers (Director: Peter Hall)
204. New Jersey Drive (Director: Nick Gomez)
205. Nick Of Time (Director: John Badham)
206. Night Of The Running Man (Director: Mark L. Lester)
207. Night Of The Scarecrow (Director: Jeff Burr)
208. Nixon (Director: Oliver Stone)
209. No Contest (Director: Paul Lynch)
210. No Way Back (Director: Frank A. Cappello)
211. NoHo (Director: David Schrader)
212. Not Like Us (Director: Dave Payne)
213. Not Of This Earth (Director: Terence H. Winkless)
214. Nothing Personal (Director: Thaddeus O’Sullivan)
215. Number One Fan (Director: Jane Simpson)
216. One Night Stand (Director: Talia Shire)
217. Open Season (Director: Robert Wuhl)
218. Operation: Cobra (Director: Lasse Spang Olsen)
219. Othello (Director: Oliver Parker)
220. Out-Of-Sync (Director: Debbie Allen)
221. Outbreak (Director: Wolfgang Petersen)
222. Palookaville (Director: Alan Taylor)
223. Panther (Director: Mario Van Peebles)
224. Party Girl (Director: Daisy von Scherler Mayer)
225. Payback (Director: Anthony Hickox)
226. Pictures Of Baby Jane Doe (Director: Paul Peditto)
227. Piranha (Director: Scott P. Levy)
228. Play Time (Director: Dale Trevillion)
229. Point Dume (Director: Mark J. Gordon)
230. Powderburn (Director: Serge Rodnusky)
231. Prelude To Love (Director: Rafe M. Portilo)
232. Prisoner Maria: The Movie (Director: Shûji Kataoka)
233. Project: Metalbeast (Director: Alessandro De Gaetano)
234. Proteus (Director: Bob Keen)
235. Prowokator (Director: Krzystof Lang)
236. Pure Race (Director: Rocco Devilliers)
237. Rage (Director: Joseph Merhi)
238. Raging Angels (Director: Alan Smithee)
239. Raw Target (Director: Tim Spring)
240. Restoration (Director: Michael Hoffman)
241. Return To Two Moon Junction (Director: Farhad Mann)
242. Richard III (Director: Richard Loncraine)
243. Ripper Man (Director: Phil Sears)
244. Rob Roy (Director: Michael Caton-Jones)
245. Romancing Sara (Director: Lawrence Lanoff)
246. Rude (Director: Clement Virgo)
247. Rumble In The Bronx (Director: Stanley Tong)
248. Rumpelstiltskin (Director: Mark Jones)
249. Safe (Director: Todd Haynes)
250. Scenes For The Soul (Director: George Tillman, Jr.)
251. Scorpion Spring (Director: Brian Cox)
252. Screamers (Director: Christian Duguay)
253. Se7en (Director: David Fincher)
254. Search + Destroy (Director: David Salle)
255. Seduction Of Innocence (Director: Alin Bijan)
256. Senior Trip (National Lampoon’s) (Director: Kelly Makin)
257. Separate Lives (Director: David Madden)
258. Serpent’s Lair (Director: Jeffrey Reiner)
259. Sex + The Other Man (Director: Karl Slovin)
260. Shadow Creature (Director: James P. Gribbins)
261. Shadow Dancer (Director: Michael Paul Girard)
262. Shadow Warriors (Director: Lamar Card)
263. Shanghai Triad (Director: Yimou Zhang)
264. Silent Hunter (Director: Fred Williamson)
265. Sinful Intrigue (Director: Edward Holzman)
266. Siren’s Kiss (Director: Edward Holzman)
267. Smoke (Directors: Wayne Wang + Paul Auster)
268. Smooth Operator (Director: Kelley Cauthen)
269. Soldier Boyz (Director: Louis Morneau)
270. Solitaire For 2 (Director: Gary Sinyor)
271. Someone Else’s America (Director: Goran Paskaljefic)
272. Someone To Die For (Director: Clay Borris)
273. Something To Talk About (Director: Lasse Hallström)
274. Sorceress (Director: Jim Wynorski)
275. Species (Director: Roger Donaldson)
276. Spitfire (Director: Albert Pyun)
277. Stonewall (Director: Nigel Finch)
278. Stormswept (Director: David I. Frazer)
279. Strange Days (Director: Kathryn Bigelow)
280. Street Law (Director: Damian Lee)
281. Stripteaser (Director: Dan Golden)
282. Sudden Death (Director: Peter Hyams)
283. Suspicious Agendas (Director: Clay Borris)
284. Sweet Nothing (Director: Gary Winick)
285. Tales From The Crypt presents: Demon Knight (Director: Ernest R. Dickerson)
286. Tales From The Hood (Director: Rusty Cundieff)
287. Tank Girl (Director: Rachel Talalay)
288. Target For Seduction (Director Rafe M. Portilo)
289. Temptress (Director: Lawrence Lanoff)
290. Ten Benny (Director: Eric Bross)
291. Terrified (Director: James Merendino)
292. Texas Payback (Director: Richard W. Munchkin)
293. The Addiction (Director: Abel Ferrara)
294. The Affair (Director: Danny Taylor)
295. The Babysitter (Director: Guy Ferland)
296. The Basketball Diaries (Director: Scott Kalvert)
297. The Brothers McMullen (Director: Edward Burns)
298. The City Of Lost Children (Directors: Marc Caro + Jean-Pierre Jeunet)
299. The Crier (Director: Glynn Beard)
300. The Crossing Guard (Director: Sean Penn)
301. The Crude Oasis (Director: Alex Graves)
302. The Dark Dancer (Director: Robert Burge)
303. The Day Of The Beast (Director: Álex de la Iglesia)
304. The Demolitionist (Director: Robert Kurtzman)
305. The Donor (Director: Damian Lee)
306. The Doom Generation (Director: Gregg Araki)
307. The Expert (Directors: Rick Avery + William Lustig)
308. The Fear (Director: Vincent Robert)
309. The Final Goal (Director: Jon Cassar)
310. The Flower Of My Secret (Director: Pedro Almodóvar)
311. The Girl With The Hungry Eyes (Director: Jon Jacobs)
312. The Horseman On The Roof (Director: Jean-Paul Rappeneau)
313. The Hunted (Director: J.F. Lawton)
314. The Immortals (Director: Brian Grant)
315. The Incredibly True Adventure Of Two Girls In Love (Director: Maria Maggenti)
316. The Jerky Boys (Director: James Melkonian)
317. The Last Supper (Director: Stacy Title)
318. The Last Word (Director: Tony Spiridakis)
319. The Low Life (Director: George Hickenlooper)
320. The Maddening (Director: Danny Huston)
321. The Mangler (Director: Tobe Hooper)
322. The Nature Of The Beast (Director: Victor Salva)
323. The Perez Family (Director: Mira Nair)
324. The Pompatus Of Love (Director: Richard Schenkman)
325. The Prophecy (Director: Gregory Widen)
326. The Quick + The Dead (Director: Sam Raimi)
327. The Run Of The Country (Director: Peter Yates)
328. The Scarlett Letter (Director: Roland Joffé)
329. The Set Up (Director: Strathford Hamilton)
330. The Spy Within (Director: Steve Railsback)
331. The Star Maker (Director: Giuseppe Torntore)
332. The Stranger (Director: Fritz Kiersch)
333. The Surgeon (Director: Carl Schenkel)
334. The Tie That Binds (Director: Wesley Strick)
335. The Underneath (Director: Steven Soderbergh)
336. The Usual Suspects (Director: Bryan Singer)
337. The Viking Sagas (Director: Michael Chapman)
338. The Walking Dead (Director: Preston A. Whitmore II)
339. The Whispering (Director: Gregory Gieras)
340. The Wife (Director: Tom Noonan)
341. The Young Poisoner’s Handbook (Director: Benjamin Ross)
342. The Zone (Director: Barry Zetlin)
343. Things to Do in Denver When You're Dead (Director: Gary Fleder)
344. Thunderbolt (Director: Gordon Chan)
345. Till The End Of the Night (Director: Larry Brand)
346. Tilt-A-Whirl (Director: Tom Sullivan)
347. To Die For (Director: Gus Van Sant)
348. To The Limit (Director: Raymond Martino)
349. Total Eclipse (Director: Agnieszka Holland)
350. Tunnel Vision (Director: Clive Fleury)
351. Twelve (12) Monkeys (Director: Terry Gilliam)
352. Twisted Love (Director: Eb Lottimer)
353. Two Deaths (Director: Nicolas Roeg)
354. Under Lock + Key (Director: Henri Charr)
355. Under Siege II: Dark Territory (Director: Geoff Murphy)
356. Under The Gun (Director: Matthew George)
357. Under The Hula Moon (Director: Jeff Celentano)
358. Vampire Vixens From Venus (Director: Ted A. Bohus)
359. Vampire In Brooklyn (Director: Wes Craven)
360. Vicious Kiss (Director: Donald Farmer)
361. Victim Of Desire (Director: Jim Wynorski)
362. Village Of The Damned (Director: John Carpenter)
363. Virtuosity (Director: Brett Leonard)
364. Voices (Director: Malcolm Clarke)
365. Voodoo (Director: René Eram)
366. Waiting To Exhale (Director: Forest Whitaker)
367. Warrior Of Justice (Directors Jorgo Ognenovski + Mike Tristrano)
368. Watch Me (Director: Lipo Ching)
369. Welcome II The Terrordome (Director: Ngozi Onwurah)
370. Welcome To The Dollhouse (Director: Todd Solondz)
371. Wendigo (Director: Tom Chaney)
372. When Night Is Falling (Director: Patricia Rozema)
373. White Man’s Burden (Director: Desmond Makano)
374. Who Killed Buddy Blue? (Director: Jennifer Marchese)
375. Wild Blue (Director: Walter Hill)
376. Wild Malibu Weekend (Director: Jason Williams)
377. Wild Side (Director: Donald Cammell)
378. Witchboard III: The Possession (Director: Peter Svatek)
379. Without Limit (Director: César Alejandro)
380. Without Mercy (Director: Robert Chappell)
381. XTRO III: Watch The Skies (Director: Harry Bromley Davenport)
382. Zero Woman (Director: Daisuke Gotô)

NC-17

1. Comfortably Numb (Director: Gavin O’Connor)
2. Hell’s Belles (Director: Ed Hansen)
3. Showgirls (Director: Paul Verhoeven)
4. The Hottest Bid (Director: Deborah Shames)

Sunday:
NORTH:
· 1. Riverwoods-based Center for Enriched Living plans to expand day-care for developmentally-disabled adults into Hoffman Estates, Palatine, Schaumburg (Daily Herald)
NORTHWEST:
· 2. Person injured in late-morning shooting in Elgin (Chicago Tribune/Elgin Courier-News)
SOUTHWEST:
· 3. Aurora teen shot during early-morning fight in Oswego (Chicago Tribune/Aurora Beacon-News)
· 4. 17 new headstones for Civil War veterans dedicated at Montgomery's Riverside Cemetery (Chicago Tribune/Aurora Beacon-News)
SOUTH:
· 5. Man found shot to death inside Park Forest home (Chicago Sun-Times)
NORTHWEST INDIANA:
· 6. New Illiana Christian High School to be built near 109th and Calumet avenues in St. John (Northwest Indiana Times)
· 7. Congregations of Merrillville host inaugural first-responders prayer breakfast (Northwest Indiana Times)
· 8. East Chicago Undivided advocacy group formed to provide information, outreach to residents affected by U.S.S. Lead Superfund cleanup site (Chicago Tribune)
Monday:
NORTH:
· 9. Man accused of stealing scooter from home near Lake Villa; second suspect still at large (ABC 7)
· 10. Lake Forest filmmaker's latest work 'Tommy's Honour' nominated for two British Academy of Film and Television Arts awards (CBS 2)
· 11. Man from unincorporated Antioch charged with trespassing, disorderly conduct after allegedly pounding on garage door and yelling (FOX 32)
· 12. Waukegan cell-phone store robbed at gunpoint (FOX 32)
· 13. Portillo's to open Deerfield location on Nov. 15 (Chicago Tribune/Deerfield Review)
· 14. Iowa Supreme Court rules in favor of casino, against Antioch grandmother, in case over $41 million jackpot; awards her $1.85 (Chicago Tribune)
· 15. Two senior citizens injured after Skokie car crash sends one vehicle into an apartment building, the other into a tree (Chicago Sun-Times)
· 16. Federal appeals court blocks merger of Advocate Health Care, NorthShore University HealthSystem (Chicago Sun-Times)
NORTHWEST:
· 17. Elgin's Art Harvest gives visitors the chance to create their own artworks, learn about public art (Chicago Tribune/Elgin Courier-News)
· 18. Inverness woman found guilty of husband's 1979 murder (Chicago Tribune)
· 19. Des Plaines man surprises girlfriend, both Cubs fans, with marriage proposal after Game 5 of the World Series (Chicago Sun-Times)
· 20. Wheeling brothers held on $50,000 bond each in attempted kidnapping near Prospect Heights grocery store (Daily Herald)
WEST:
· 21. Executive director of Wheaton-based People's Resource Agency leaving job for post at Evanston-based The Cradle (Daily Herald)
· 22. LaFox man charged in South Elgin with fifth DUI offense (Daily Herald)
NORTHWEST INDIANA:
· 23. COLUMN: Hammond couple frustrated that no charges filed against babysitter in their child's death, which was ruled to have been caused by non-accidental brain trauma (Chicago Tribune/Post-Tribune)
· 24. Hammond backs down on basin-expansion plan that would have knocked down 21 additional homes along Linden Avenue (Northwest Indiana Times)
· 25. Gary man sentenced to six years in prison for armed robbery (Northwest Indiana Times)
· 26. Indiana University study shows strong opposition to charging drivers by the mileage they drive (Northwest Indiana Times)
· 27. Owner of Michigan City hotel pleads guilty to using unauthorized pesticides he illegally obtained from India to kill bedbugs (Northwest Indiana Times)
· 28. South Bend woman charged with disorderly conduct for cursing at police, not following orders while police investigated report of gunshot at party in a warehouse (Northwest Indiana Times)
REGIONAL
· 29. Proponents, opponents air their feelings about proposed Cook County soda tax (ABC 7)
Wednesday:
NORTH:
· 30. Tenants of Lake Villa business park, nearby building owner oppose funeral/crematory proposal (Daily Herald)
· 31. 18 months after completion, Woodfield Apartments in Deerfield sold for $82 million (Crain's Chicago Business)
NORTHWEST:
· 32. Chicago teen and woman charged with attacking man outside Palatine apartment complex, stealing his cell phone (Daily Herald)
· 33. TV show by Mount Prospect native and former 'The Eric & Kathy Show' social-media guru, titled 'The Jamz,' to debut on Netflix, Amazon Prime (Daily Herald)
· 34. Neighbors' objections, tie vote kills proposed Bartlett wedding venue (Daily Herald)
· 35. Park Ridge City Council may adopt new food-inspection standards effective Jan. 1, 2017 (Chicago Tribune/Park Ridge Herald-Advocate)
· 36. Arlington Heights proposes $180.35 million budget along with small hike in property-tax levy (Daily Herald)
· 37. Two girls injured during fight at Stevenson High School in Lincolnshire; no charges filed, though fight is under investigation (Daily Herald)
WEST:
· 38. Former West Aurora High School, Northern Illinois University basketball coach John McDougal passes away at 92 (Chicago Tribune/Aurora Beacon-News)
· 39. Three Aurora men charged with felony theft after taking sheets of metal from North Aurora business (Daily Herald)
· 40. Artist's 'Authenticity' in downtown Naperville features photo portraits (Daily Herald)
· 41. Sears to cut size of Oakbrook Center store by half by spring 2018; location to have more focused inventory (Chicago Tribune)
· 42. DuPage County Coroner's Office identifies woman found dead Sept. 29 at Bensenville golf course as resident of unincorporated Melrose Park (Chicago Sun-Times)
· 43. Wheaton College breaks ground on new welcome center (Daily Herald)
SOUTHWEST:
· 44. Lighter sparks Joliet house fire that kills 88-year-old man (Chicago Sun-Times)
· 45. Matteson man killed in head-on crash on I-57 near Country Club Hills after his vehicle crossed the median (Chicago Sun-Times)
· 46. Tire blowout causes semi to overturn on Harlem Avenue in Bridgeview (Chicago Sun-Times)
SOUTH:
· 47. Park Forest man arrested in vehicle burglary at Calumet Metra station parking lot in East Hazel Crest (CBS 2)
NORTHWEST INDIANA:
· 48. 55 vehicles spray-painted by vandals on Halloween night in Michigan City (Northwest Indiana Times)
· 49. Valparaiso Human Relations Council seeks creation of full-time housing/community-relations director position (Northwest Indiana Times)
· 50. Lake County sees six heroin-overdose deaths in one week, a spike in normal numbers (WBBM AM 780)
· 51. Highland woman found unconscious at scene of garage fire in Highland dies (Northwest Indiana Times)
· 52. East Chicago man grazed by bullet that flew through his bedroom window (Northwest Indiana Times)
· 53. Valparaiso man arrested in Hobart on child-porn charges (Northwest Indiana Times)
· 54. Reinstated Lake Station cop sues city, former mayor for lost wages, determination that the plaintiffs violated federal law (Northwest Indiana Times)
· 55. Reputed gang member pleads guilty to participation in racketeering, homicide outside Hammond bar (Northwest Indiana Times)
REGIONAL
Wednesday:
NORTH:
· 56. Libertyville-Vernon Hills Area High School District 128 board reaches informal agreement on new pool for Libertyville High School (Daily Herald)
· 57. Skokie Animal Control reunites cat with owner from St. Louis area (WBBM AM 780)
· 58. Homeless man charged with Oct. 22 murder in Waukegan previously charged with attempted murder in 2011 in North Chicago (Chicago Tribune/Lake County News-Sun)
· 59. Lake County reaches agreement with IDOT to plow, salt 107 miles of state roads for $268,463, paid in two parts (Daily Herald)
NORTHWEST:
· 60. Carpentersville, West Dundee police department investigate robbery, burglaries at Spring Hill Mall (Daily Herald)
· 61. U.S. Supreme Court hearing of Virginia transgender students' lawsuit to get access to preferred-gender locker rooms may set precedent for Palatine-Schaumburg High School District 211 (Daily Herald)
· 62. Revamped West Dundee movie theater slated to reopen as live-entertainment venue in 2017 (Daily Herald)
· 63. Two Florida men arrested on charges of burglarizing 29 cars in Mount Prospect (Chicago Sun-Times)
· 64. Schaumburg police arrest two men after tires on 30 cars were slashed at office buildings near Woodfield Mall (Daily Herald)
WEST:
· 65. West Chicago couple charged with 2015 drug-induced homicide (Chicago Tribune/Naperville Sun)
· 66. Robert O'Connor sworn in as Aurora's new mayor, after Tom Weisner resigns because of health (Chicago Tribune/Aurora Beacon-News)
· 67. Sycamore man sentenced to three years in prison for burglarizing same Naperville medical building twice in two years (Chicago Tribune/Naperville Sun)
· 68. Longtime Naperville police officer sworn in as Woodridge police chief (Daily Herald)
· 67. New Jersey woman to be extradited to DuPage County to face charge of drug-induced homicide after friend died in Darien hotel (Chicago Sun-Times)
· 68. Campton Hills man charged with raping girl during a three-year period (Daily Herald)
SOUTHWEST:
· 69. Autopsy reveals Oak Park man was shot five times by Markham police on Oct. 2 outside Stadium Nightclub (Chicago Tribune/Daily Southtown)
· 70. La Grange man dead after his car crashes into two utility poles in Western Springs (Chicago Tribune/The Doings)
SOUTH:
· 71. Victim of Oct. 22 crash on I-294 near Robbins identified as Kentucky resident (Chicago Sun-Times)
· 72. Provident Catholic High School baseball player with 0.500 batting average bears striking resemblance to Cubs' Kyle Schwarber (ABC 7)
NORTHWEST INDIANA:
· 73. Wife of disgraced Cook County sheriff's deputy charged in drug conspiracy sues federal government over husband's suicide at Metropolitan Correctional Center (Chicago Sun-Times)
· 74. Chance meeting with Bill Murray gets Munster woman front-row seat to World Series Game 6 (Northwest Indiana Times)
· 75. Portage police seek suspect in bank robbery who escaped in a black Dodge Charger (Northwest Indiana Times)
Thursday:
NORTH:
· 76. Chicago man found guilty of kidnapping, sexually assaulting 3-year-old Mundelein girl (Chicago Tribune/Lake County News-Sun)
· 77. Three juveniles arrested, one at large after police chase ends on Evanston beach; all were sought for armed robbery (NBC 5)
NORTHWEST:
· 78. Person shot in Elgin on Wednesday evening (Chicago Sun-Times)
· 79. Gail Borden Public Library board to purchase building which contains its South Elgin branch, plans expansion in a few years (Daily Herald)
· 80. Former cable-company technician/aspiring rapper sentenced to 12 years in prison for stealing gun from Palatine home (Daily Herald)
· 81. Arlington Heights man charged with sexual abuse of two sisters (Daily Herald)
· 82. Two men arrested after allegedly assaulting, robbing man at gunpoint in Woodstock (Chicago Sun-Times)
· 83. Elgin set to raise water rates, from average of $35 to average of $40, more than 14 percent increase (Daily Herald)
· 84. Mount Prospect teen charged with reckless discharge of a weapon after firing AR 15 rifle into the ground to celebrate Cubs' win (Daily Herald)
· 85. Streamwood gang member charged with firing gun into another vehicle while driving near Streamwood High School (Daily Herald)
· 86. Des Plaines' Polo Inn, originally built at northwest suburbs' first hospital, being torn down (Daily Herald)
WEST:
· 87. Forest Preserve District of DuPage County starts new approach to compensating departing employees; move could save county $6 million over 20 years (Daily Herald)
· 88. Glenbard High School District 87 board considers mid-August start date (Daily Herald)
SOUTHWEST:
· 89. United Sugar shows off dome that will house 138 million pounds of sugar in Montgomery (Chicago Tribune/Aurora Beacon-News)
NORTHWEST INDIANA:
· 90. Town of Griffith to fight lawsuit filed by Calumet Township trustee to block Dec. 20 de-annexation referendum (Northwest Indiana Times)
· 91. Elderly Hammond couple robbed during home invasion (Northwest Indiana Times)
Friday:
NORTH:
· 92. Ex-Prairie Grove cop cleared of official misconduct, DUI charges stemming from eggnog-fueled crash of police vehicle (Chicago Tribune)
· 93. Northwestern University reports 1.9 percent growth in investment portfolio, except that its numbers aren't based on the June 30 deadline other privately endowed colleges (Crain's Chicago Business)
· 94. Chicago's official Christmas tree donated by Wauconda family (NBC 5)
NORTHWEST:
· 95. Local bike club's plea doesn't sway Mount Prospect's decision to remove 'ghost bike' memorial (Daily Herald)
· 96. Mount Prospect's RecPlex celebrating 25th anniversary (Daily Herald)
· 97. NTSB: Plane that caught fire Oct. 28 at O'Hare Airport had engine disk break apart (CBS 2)
· 98. 5-month-old girl killed in Barrington Hills vehicle crash that itself was caused by another crash (FOX 32)
· 99. Arlington Heights police investigate man trying to take photos with a cell-phone camera in office-building women's restroom (Chicago Tribune/Arlington Heights Post)
· 100. Man charged with aggravated sexual abuse of a minor after touching teen relative's breast in Park Ridge (Chicago Sun-Times)
WEST:
· 101. Naperville elementary school celebrates Cubs' World Series win with great-great-granddaughter of 1908 Cubs catcher (Daily Herald)
· 102. New Water Street parking deck offers 400 more parking spaces in downtown Naperville (Daily Herald)
SOUTH:
· 103. Man convicted of killing owner of Westmont business at former boss' Peotone-area home during second trial (Chicago Tribune/Daily Southtown)
· 104. Elmwood Park, Chicago men taken to hospital after driver loses control of car, which crosses three lanes of traffic on I-55 and crashes into a tree south of Route 126 (Chicago Sun-Times)
NORTHWEST INDIANA:
· 105. Valparaiso officials inaugurate new path that connects neighborhoods (Northwest Indiana Times)
· 106. Hammond man convicted of impersonated doctor at Chicago clinic (Northwest Indiana Times)
· 107. Civil-rights deal gives residents of East Chicago's West Calumet Housing Complex more time to move (Northwest Indiana Times)
REGIONAL
· 108. State suspends Bloomingdale real estate agent's license, faces criminal charges after allegedly stealing jewelry from houses she showed in Palatine, Wheaton (Daily Herald)
· 109. Federal judge rules Illiana Expressway approval was based on flawed, invalid environmental study; decision allows Illinois, Indiana DOTs to revise study, continue project (Northwest Indiana Times)
Saturday:
NORTH:
· 110. Evanston, Amazon.com team up to raise money to replace trees taken down because of emerald-ash borer (Chicago Tribune/Evanston Review)
· 111. Gurnee-based Six Flags Great America wins bet with Cleveland theme park, which will rename ride for World Series champion Cubs (NBC 5)
NORTHWEST:
· 112. Arlington Heights church gets high-tech skylight designed to change color to control temperature and lighting (Daily Herald)
· 113. Elgin man convicted of selling synthetic marijuana out of his Algonquin tobacco store in 2013 (Daily Herald)
· 114. Metra train strikes pedestrian in Palatine (CBS 2)
WEST:
· 115. Cicero police officer fires gun at escaping presumed drunk driver after being hit by car (FOX 32)
· 116. St. Charles Community Unit School District 303 parents push referendum petition that could mean new middle school or no changes to current buildings (Daily Herald)
· 117. Joliet man sentenced to 105 years for robbing and killing drug dealer in Aurora (Chicago Sun-Times)
· 118. TCF Bank branch in Lombard robbed on Saturday morning (CBS 2)
· 119. FBI investigating attempted bank robbery in Villa Park (Chicago Sun-Times)
SOUTHWEST:
· 120. Married couple found stabbed to death in Montgomery home (CBS 2)
NORTHWEST INDIANA:
· 121. Decision not to demolish Merrillville's Star Plaza Theatre may have saved Northwest Indiana Symphony (Northwest Indiana Times)
· 122. Valparaiso teen wins North American League Low JunioAmateur Owner Final, her first national championship (Northwest Indiana Times)
· 123. Hobart High Brickies win sectional title in 19 years (Northwest Indiana Times)
· 124. Gary man killed after his car veered off I-65, slammed into utility pole near Crown Point (Chicago Sun-Times)
· 125. Person found shot to death in Gary (CBS 2)
· 126. South Haven firefighteEMT terminated for July 13 racist post on Facebook (Northwest Indiana Times)
REGIONAL
· 127. Record-breaking 29,968 people cast votes in Cook County on Friday; countywide early-voting totals up to 264,343 (ABC 7)