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- Javier Baez hits 2 HRs to power Cubs to 13-5 win over Pirates
- Cubs 13, Pirates 5
- Bulls cap 27-55 season with loss to Pistons — and an eye on draft lottery
- Timberwolves back in the NBA playoffs after a 14-year absence
- Kendall College alumni recognized by the James Beard Foundation
- McCarthy, Scalise are likely contenders for House speaker — or minority leader
- House featured in ‘A Christmas Story’ plans to expand by buying Bumpus house next door
- Fratello’s Deli grows with third restaurant in Tinley Park
- Morning Spin: Rauner off to Poland, Germany next week
- Inheritance issue unties purse strings
- Chicago penthouse in former church: $847,500
- Universal references new Orlando theme park in lawsuit
- ‘Lean on Pete’ review: A horse story of a different, darker color
- Thipi Thai continues restaurant run in La Grange, opens in Clarendon Hills
- After Hybels resigns at Willow Creek, some say they wanted to see more contrition
- Illinois Senate approves federal Equal Rights Amendment, more than 35 years after the deadline
- Chicago Tribune news staffers seek to unionize
- Chicago reports record first-quarter tourism levels at city’s growing inventory of hotels
- Photo gallery: Chicago police-involved shooting in West Town
- Teen arrested in slaying of Bradley student from Chicago
- Z Bar plans to make a splash on Michigan Avenue in June
- NFL draft position preview: Running backs
- Bears release exhibition schedule, will host Chiefs and Bills
- Knicks fire coach Jeff Hornacek after 2 seasons
- Cubs starter Jon Lester aiming to lower his high walk total
- Any questions about this Bulls season? Blame Nikola Mirotic
- South Korean basketball league ousts foreign players for being too tall. Some attempt to shrink.
- Stoneman Douglas teacher arrested after leaving loaded gun in public restroom, cops say
- Bank of America to stop lending to some gun manufacturers in wake of Parkland massacre
- Best Chicago happy hour deals: April 12-18
- 5 things to do this weekend in Chicago
- Neighborhood guide: What to eat, drink and do in Ravenswood
- ‘I have not burned the place down’: Mulvaney defends his leadership of consumer watchdog
- ‘You Were Never Really Here’ review: Joaquin Phoenix out-hammers Mike Hammer by several hammers
- Chicago stage veterans Carrie Coon and Tracy Letts welcome first child
- Hotel or commune? New wave of lodging is aimed at digital nomads who want more than Wi-Fi connection
- Uber to up its background checks for drivers
- Kennedy clan and comedian Jim Gaffigan drive ‘Chappaquiddick’
- Growing up, Chicago brothers discover their father’s friends were mobsters. They wrote a book.
- Woman grabbed from behind, stabbed while walking to Fullerton Red Line station
- Calendar: Poetry lovers unite in Lake Forest
- Juventus president calls to remove Collina as UEFA refs chief
- Gunfire fractures a family’s sense of security: ‘The shots were so close. This is horrible.’
- E-cigarettes disguised as USB drives could be getting more teens hooked on nicotine
- Missouri Gov. Greitens slapped, grabbed woman, report says; attorney general calls for his resignation
- Elgin cracking down on seat belt scofflaws, distracted drivers
- NYCFC remain unbeaten with victory over Real Salt Lake
- Round Lake Park cop honored for ‘instinctive ability’ to investigate child abuse
- Germany stay atop FIFA rankings despite loss to Brazil
- Column: There’s a special power in friendships between women
- Denny’s ‘Star Wars’ menu misses chance for extragalactic culinary blast
- Beverly Records ready with exclusive vinyl releases for Record Store Day
- Lake County sheriff candidates get fiesty, funny at IUN forum before May primary
- French Champions Trophy to be held in China in 2018, 2019
- Syria boils over, but Congress finds Facebook and porn stars more intriguing
- In aftermath of Delnor hostage standoff, Kane officers double up transport staffing
- Prickly City- 28th amendent
- Letters to the Editor: Leave the forest preserves alone
- As Paul Ryan steps aside, Democrat challenger ‘Iron Stache’ feels a tailwind in Wisconsin
- Marvelous Motown memories in store when Temptations, Four Tops perform
- ‘The Simpsons’ and ‘Silicon Valley’ and when TV showrunners avoid creative challenges
- New Japan manager Nishino aims to reach World Cup second round
- Fermilab in Batavia to host annual STEM Career Expo
- Positional switch changed Depay fortunes at Lyon
- ‘Roseanne’ star Emma Kenney seeking help for her ‘battles’
- Chemical watchdog says former Russian spy, daughter poisoned by nerve agent
- Roma shock Barcelona, Ronaldo saves Real Madrid and the best of the week in soccer
- Can Syria be trusted? Are you actually thinking it over?
- #RumboARuidoFest : Los Ángeles Azules
- Donald Trump is making less sense than ever
- Scott Stantis cartoon contest caption winner and extras
- For new moms, Goodwill’s Nurse-Family Partnership helps ensure healthy babies
- Madcap ‘Lend Me a Tenor’ set for Tinley Park stage
- Petrak: Garbage amnesty day is a sure sign of spring
- Dunes Summer Theatre brings back ‘Last Five Years’ for one weekend
- Police: Officer shoots gunman as he dragged woman to bedroom in West Side home
- Concert Association of Valparaiso welcomes back jazz pianist Jon Weber
- ‘King of Kong’ star stripped of high scores, banned from competition
- Mortgage rates stay the course despite trade tensions and global concerns
- Naperville-area women say work still needed for Illinois passage of Equal Rights Amendment
- Meet the ‘financial dominatrixes’ who meddle in men’s lives — and wallets
- Dolphins cheerleader says she faced discrimination after revealing her virginity
- NBA playoff matchups: Who’s playing whom in the first round
- Reports: Robben, Ribery sign one-year extensions with Bayern
- Another official to leave White House National Security Council as Bolton builds his team
- Can the Tribune’s Biblioracle predict the Pulitzer-winning novel … again?
- Un sujeto armado que arrastraba a una mujer, fue baleado por la Policía
- CONMEBOL ask FIFA to expand 2022 World Cup to 48 teams
- Column: A pop-up tells you there’s something wrong with your computer. How to tell if it’s a scam
- Elmhurst District 205 hears concerns about class sizes, reviews school boundary changes
- Ex-Gaslight Anthem frontman Brian Fallon tortured no longer
- Phoebe Bridgers may write sensitive songs, but she doesn’t take any guff
- Roy Kinsey uses his raps to provide hope
- If you know Springsteen, you know Max Weinberg
- Chicago guitar legend George Freeman’s career accelerating at 91
- Recommended Chicago classical concerts for April 13-19
- 3 questions to ask before buying new door hardware (Infographic)
- Pesticide guide: The dirtiest and cleanest fruits and vegetables ranked
- The Block goes through an experimental phase; ACRE looks for signs of intelligent life
- North Shore District 112 to adopt new reading, writing series
- Not like other evergreens: Pine trees require special pruning
- Don’t overlook John Bolton and Mike Pompeo’s anti-Muslim ties
- The Equal Rights Amendment: Even a child can see why it’s time for Illinois to vote yes
- Speak Out
- 2018 NBA playoff odds: Title favorites? It’s not the Warriors or the Cavs right now.
- After car drove through Hinsdale store’s front window in 2017, Green Goddess Boutique closes for good
- Merrillville police find relative of 4-year-old found wandering street alone
- El Chicago Fire se examina ante el Galaxy de ‘Ibra’
- ‘Deliverance’ actor Ronny Cox comes to Hammond for folk concert
- Wachowskis cancel special screening of ‘Sense8’ new two-hour finale at Music Box
- Enter the Scott Stantis cartoon caption contest
- Hobart bagpiper group promotes education, Celtic marching
- Mounira Al Solh’s Art Institute show is intense, devastating and essential
- U.S. publishers worry about pricier newsprint with new tariffs
- City could try to protect historic Chicago buildings from intentional neglect
- Winner: “What next? Summer roses in Speedos?” – Sophia Francesca Scolaro, Palos Heights
- Community news
- ‘Architectural gems’ featured in upcoming Elgin tour
- Buffett seen mulling strong-arm tactics in Knauf’s USG showdown
- Shout Out: Eti Berland, Skokie resident and Lincolnwood librarian who loves to collage
- Sacarán risas ‘Imparables’
- Portage woman climbed into another person’s bed, left, then crashed into a fence: police
- Falleció el escritor mexicano Sergio Pitol
- CM Punk added to Chicago’s UFC 225, finally and officially
- Annie Leibovitz, in Chicago, talks Lena Waithe, the Women’s March and photographing the Trumps
- 3 Chicago cops charged in Laquan McDonald conspiracy case to opt for bench trial
- Contará lo que es ser inmigrante en Hollywood
- Column: Retail may be changing, but updates can keep the experience fresh
- Shout Out: Dave Wright, financial adviser
- How to respond to a person who RSVP’d yes but didn’t show
- América busca amarrar la Liguilla
- 5 things to eat, drink, do this weekend
- ‘Zama’ review: A mirage of New World wonder
- Heinz teased ‘mayochup,’ a new mayo and ketchup condiment. A contentious online debate ensued.
- Chicago Fire test themselves against ‘Ibra’s’ Galaxy
- ‘He was a huge life force,’ says mom of college student from Barrington killed in Minnesota snowboarding accident
- ‘The Awful Truth’: When screwball was king, and queen
- Volleyball a family affair for Deerfield’s Hsieh brothers
- ‘Every day is the craziest’: Inside the Japanese press corps tailing Shohei Ohtani
- Randomly chosen Police Board member to decide if Chicago cop to face potential firing over shooting
- Behind by six votes, Kane County Board candidate plans to ask for recount
- Dems ask if military job was dangled to Chicago banker ensnared in Manafort probe
- Brain-damaging lead found in tap water in hundreds of homes tested across Chicago, results show
- East Dundee opting out of Heritage Fest, launching new Oktoberfest-style event
- Community news
- Man wrongfully convicted in fatal arson files lawsuit alleging Chicago police coerced his confession
- From Tribune archives: Harold Washington elected, becomes first black mayor of Chicago
- MVCC presents Pulitzer Prize-winning drama ‘Rabbit Hole’
- Walk for immigration awareness hits home for Aurora students: ‘My parents took a challenge for us’
- Attorneys finish presenting evidence in Calumet Township trustee’s office trial
- Two men charged in Aurora gas station robbery
- Senate committee to vote on bipartisan bill to protect special counsel Mueller’s job
- Rauner calls on Missouri Gov. Greitens to resign over scandal
- Scott Pruitt has 4 different EPA email addresses. Lawmakers want to know why.
- Leader of Polsky Center, University of Chicago’s innovation hub, to step down
- ‘Everybody messes up at least once’: Man who shot 2 in Villa Park when he was 16 gets 5 years in prison
- Shout Out: Kathy Carlstrom, business owner
- Trump is locked in a macho contest with Putin
- Seahawks reportedly postpone a Colin Kaepernick workout over protest uncertainty
- City poised to pay $2.3 million in police shooting lawsuit settled after accusations lawyers withheld evidence
- Tony Stewart and family of driver Kevin Ward Jr. agree to settle wrongful death lawsuit
- Ogden Avenue resurfacing snarls traffic, triggers delays
- Bears Q&A: Why was Cameron Meredith allowed to leave? Where to play Cody Whitehair? Plus draft questions
- Plan to open Elgin restaurant in former Tilted Kilt site hits snag
- Fox Valley Park District left with big mess from hungry skunks
- Stop focusing on Facebook — what we really need is a Data Bill of Rights
- Quickly
- Snapchat posts that appear to show guns prompt police investigation of Maine South students
- La lucha por el anillo de la NBA queda definida
- Choose a major in line with growing global industries
- Construction workers rescue man from burning townhouse in Lake Barrington
- ‘Beirut’ review: Jon Hamm, Rosamund Pike go rogue in hostage tale
- Bulls season of insufferable losing finally over so John Paxson’s focus can return to winning
- Manker: Cruel Mother Nature reminds us the ‘rites’ of spring aren’t necessarily a ‘right’
- Do lawmakers think of the children when they vote on gun laws?
- Trump touts Hannity’s show on ‘Deep State crime families’ led by Mueller, Comey and Clintons
- How Paul Ryan ruined his legacy
- Lita Ford riffs guitar magic after ‘Living Like a Runaway’
- Former U.S. presidents in Chicago this week, which reminds us — will Trump make presidential stop here?
- Eddie Olczyk on NHL playoff results: ‘Whatever would come up, I wouldn’t be surprised’
- Brain-damaging lead found in tap water in hundreds of homes tested across Chicago, results show
- Shout Out: Robin Kern, who is helping direct Middle School North’s spring musical
- Slowik: Should you support keeping Illinois flat tax? It depends on your income.
- Valparaiso University welcomes first-graders for glimpse of college life
- John Paxson believes in Bulls’ direction
- Peña Nieto espera que México sea campeón mundial de fútbol
- The Great Migration: For Southern blacks, Chicago offered jobs — but not the warmest welcome from whites
- Martin Scorsese to direct Netflix comedy special about ‘SCTV’
- Willson Contreras: ‘Voy a dar el corazón por los Cachorros’
- Google’s Gmail is set to get a major update
- Cmdr. Kathleen Anderson is first woman to be appointed Naperville deputy police chief
- Central Lake County students earn scholarships after art exhibition
- New form of e-cigs lures teens despite no proof it’s safe
- Gun rights supporters: Bring your unloaded rifle to state capitol rallies
- ‘It was perfect’: Evanston man proposes to girlfriend in Tribune ‘Jumble’ puzzle
- Premian el ‘instinto’ de un oficial de policía para investigar abuso infantil
- In Chicago speech, Clinton hails black women voters for leading ‘hope and resilience’ during Trump era
- AC Milan owner Li reiterates he is ‘fully committed’ to restoring winning ways
- When I was sick with cancer, my Tinder guys made me feel alive
- Shout Out: Lydia Diamond, author and ‘Smart’ playwright
- Chicago theater openings April 13-19
- Southland schools perform near sweep at state drama tourney
- ¿Demoler el Centenario? Uruguay lo considera para el Mundial
- Local athletes participating in national signing day
- 7 extreme marathons around the world
- Shout Out: Pete Warmanen, a pastor in Arlington Heights
- After Nassar, Michigan lawmakers OK bill that would cut aid to colleges that don’t meet new rules
- Why Illinois’ ‘brain drain’ is a problem for Alabama
- ‘Jessica Jones’ renewed for season 3 at Netflix
- West Suburban Local Scoreboard for Friday, April 13
- Janelle Honaker tries a ‘mellow’ approach as Naperville North looks for turnaround season
- No Festival of the Fox this summer in St. Charles
- Trump’s war tweets
- Bulls’ negotiations with Zach LaVine on long-term deal could be tricky
- Speak Out: Think about Elgin police shooting
- Video: Watch the creation of ‘9 to 5 the Musical’
- FBI raid sought information on Trump lawyer’s bank loans connected to taxi business
- The U.S. can’t stay on the sidelines while Syrians face slaughter
- Community news: Lemont student business leaders take home state awards
- Fire that ravaged historic Hinsdale home may have been caused by owners’ efforts to restore roof, they say
- If I ran the Zuckerberg zoo: How Facebook should change
- Ex-Providence Catholic president under investigation for alleged sexual abuse of student, police say
- Gary schools get $3.75 million loan for payroll
- Why that face? We now know.
- Craving a cuppa? Cue the animals
- Tools to make traveling for work simpler
- The Illinois tax credit scholarship program will cost our schools
- Fullersburg Woods trail temporarily closed for repaving
- Pirates 6, Cubs 1
- Pompeo vows to confront Russia, dodges Mueller questions during Senate confirmation hearing
- Boating delays likely this summer at Park Avenue Beach in Highland Park
- Kyle Schwarber can’t do it alone as Cubs drop series to Pirates with 6-1 loss
- It’s Hamer time: Miami of Ohio recruit Steven Hamer pitches St. Charles North past Geneva
- Chicago man charged in Buffalo Grove crash that injured 10
- Lake County News-Sun Local Scoreboard for Friday, April 13
- Naperville hoping for more hazardous waste removal money from state
- Redevelopment may save old Copley Hospital building from wrecking ball
- NYU commit Alex Casieri excited about representing Deerfield at Lake County Senior Shootout
- Europa League Recap: Arsenal survive in Moscow, Atletico hold Sporting to reach semis
- Column: Barrington’s ‘Citizen of the Year’ award presentation approaching quickly
- Radioactive sludge barrel ruptures at Idaho nuclear site
- Woman testifies she was raped in NU dorm: ‘He told me I was lucky because some of his friends wouldn’t have stopped’
- Jacob’s platter: Rosenkranz delivers no-hitter for four innings as Stevenson stops Mundelein
- Corrections and clarifications
- Brett Favre says he might have had ‘thousands’ of concussions
- For CPS students, welcome signs of progress
- Madigan says Rauner should ‘stay on the sidelines’ of budget talks if he wants to ‘create chaos’
- 49ers’ Reuben Foster charged in assault against girlfriend
- Renter thought to be ‘decent man’ gets 34 years for sexual assault of landlord’s young daughters
- James Comey’s memoir: Trump fixates on proving lewd dossier allegations false
- A lesson from the Holocaust: Never stop telling the terrible stories
- District 300 to participate in competency-based education pilot in the fall
- Naperville area teens testify in Springfield on concussion, sex ed bills now moving to House for a vote
- State appeals ruling that limits its ability to collect on Munster lawsuit
- Daily Southtown Local Scoreboard for Friday, April 13
- The ‘Keeping Up With the Kardashians’ episode about Khloe giving birth will be bonkers
- Norge Ski Club Olympians throw out first pitch for Cubs, will meet fans Saturday
- Post-Tribune Local Scoreboard for Friday, April 13
- Model Janice Dickinson tells jury Cosby drugged and raped her in 1982
- GOP campaign seeks to brand ex-FBI director Comey a liar as he touts book critical of Trump
- Elgin City Council honors Larkins boys basketball team’s accomplishments
- Oklahoma teachers end walkout, shift from marching to running for office
- Bar Biscay
- Baseball notes: Christian Lucio says Mount Carmel ‘won’t settle for nothing less’ than winning state
- Respect the game? Clint Hurdle should respect Javier Baez and leave him alone
- Hospitales forman alianza para mejor servir a inmigrantes
- Trump’s allies worry that federal investigators may have seized recordings made by his attorney
- Jessie Mueller stars in a Broadway ‘Carousel’ that reminds us life is all too short
- If White Sox are caught in an emergency, Tyler Saladino ready to fill in at catcher
- Maine Township District 207 proposes property tax increase to pay for $240 million in building upgrades
- Document: Krankvich lawsuit against Providence Catholic
- Davich: Facebook fiasco reveals hard truths to ‘like’ about ourselves
- Hutton: Should you play if it’s 40 degrees with a 20-mph wind? Morgan Township’s Cory Mack thinks so
- Calling it a ‘witch hunt,’ Missouri Gov. Greitens mirrors Trump in quest to survive scandal
- Anchorage voters are 1st in nation to defeat transgender ‘bathroom bill’ referendum
- Ask Tom: What are longest, shortest stretches without 70-degree days in Chicago?
- Naperville North’s Jared Dunnett springs into action in relief to ruin Benet’s comeback bid
- Trump weighs rejoining Trans-Pacific Partnership he once called ‘disaster’
- For 13 years, 2 friends wrote letters daily. It was a love affair of poetry, separated only by death.
- Orlando Magic fire Frank Vogel
- Series preview: Braves at Cubs
- EPA whistleblower details Scott Pruitt’s spending and travel excesses
- Naperville North relishes Katie Murphy’s goal en route to shutout win over Hinsdale Central
- A 21-degree drop in 10 minutes as wintry weather set for weekend comeback
- Indiana GOP Senate candidate Todd Rokita likely violated ethics laws while secretary of state, officials say
- Victorious Victoria: Alfaro’s two-run homer sparks Oak Forest to rout of Richards
- Stephanie Quigley scores early goal, but Lockport gets ‘passive’ in PepsiCo Showdown loss
- Sky select Diamond DeShields and Gabby Williams in the WNBA draft
- Chicago Fire gets set for big test against Zlatan’s LA Galaxy
- Backpage and its CEO plead guilty to state, federal charges
- 2 Indian athletes barred from Commonwealth Games for breaching ‘no needles’ policy
- Downtown Naperville jewelry store robbed Thursday night
- Trump expected to pardon former Cheney aide ‘Scooter’ Libby
- Former Blackhawk Artemi Panarin scores in OT, Blue Jackets beat Capitals in Game 1
- El Pentágono dice que no pagará por el muro
- Weeks after railing against Amazon, Trump orders study of U.S. Postal Service
- Twins 4, White Sox 0
- Man identified after fatal Marquette Park shooting