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- PICTURES: Southwest Airlines plane makes emergency landing at Philadelphia airport
- Body of last missing family member found in California river
- Athletics 8, White Sox 1
- Este condado dejará de entregar indocumentados a ICE
- Syrian state media report new missile attack in Homs region
- Reynaldo Lopez strikes out 10, but gets no offensive support in White Sox’s 8-1 loss
- Emanuel plan to get police to buy homes in more violent neighborhoods hasn’t netted many sales yet
- Morning Spin: Rauner spent four times more than Ives en route to narrow primary victory
- White anger over arrest of two black men at Starbucks is long overdue
- Family wonders what to do with racist family photo
- Mock Indiana? Think again
- Ald. Ed Burke shrugs off potential challenge from ‘Chuy’ Garcia progressives
- Watchdog: 2 city workers out after sexual harassment investigations
- Chicago, surfers group challenge federal settlement on Lake Michigan chromium spills
- Developers plan city’s second-tallest skyscraper next to new Tribune Tower condos
- White Sox excited to wear throwback uniforms for free game against Athletics on Tuesday
- Accountant turned football coach is the key to Illinois’ recruiting turnaround
- Destruction, traumatized residents in Syrian town of Douma
- A Minnesota grandmother befriended a woman who looks like her, stole her ID and killed her, police say
- NFL draft position preview: Quarterbacks
- In the ‘Chicago renaissance’ of standup, ‘Dope Comedy’ at North Bar is a show to know
- Burglars crash car into GameStop store on West Side
- Willson Contreras reverting to his old setup behind the plate — under certain conditions
- TV host Kelly Rizzo on her Chicago roots and upcoming wedding to Bob Saget
- Adidas interested in signing Colin Kaepernick if he signs with an NFL team first
- Animal rights groups slam use of bear at Russian soccer match
- 3 dead, at least 6 others injured in Chicago shootings
- Final Four run for Loyola (Chicago) an inspiration for new Loyola (Maryland) coach Tavaras Hardy
- Chicago sports tech firm Stats looks to bring A.I. to the broadcast booth and sideline
- UK: Nerve agent that poisoned spy was in liquid form
- Police alert after man tries to sexually assault woman on South Side
- If you hated the Bulls’ version of Dwyane Wade, then you’ll really hate this playoff version of Dwyane Wade
- San Francisco officials are fed up with the ‘public menace’ of scooters
- Cosmo’s former top editor: ‘Being gutsy almost always wins the day’
- Is ‘the Truth’ that CM Punk’s UFC bout is a sucker’s bet?
- 5 must-see concerts in Chicago this week: Khruangbin, Kate Nash, Hurray for the Riff Raff
- Five cars stolen over last month while parked in Bronzeville
- State legislators pounce on Harvey’s pension woes to push reform; appellate court rules in city’s favor
- Falling ice punctures a hole in the Rogers Centre’s roof, postponing a Blue Jays-Royals game
- 14 years after giving birth in her bedroom, mom, ‘shoebox baby’ and nurse share story on ‘The Doctors’
- Netflix is proving to be a tough act for copycats to follow
- Reavis High School’s record-setting champ found her voice through poetry, drama
- Man injured in fire in Rogers Park apartment building
- Thousands of Android apps may be illegally tracking children, study finds
- Guantes de Oro de Chicago: Los púgiles latinos fueron los grandes protagonistas
- A grieving family remembers a promising life cut short at Bradley University
- Bryce Harper hits broken-bat home run: ‘Barreled it pretty good. It just broke and kept going’
- Prickly City- joy
- Lockport Township citizens want referendum on garbage service
- Disney’s Animal Kingdom through the years
- 20 things you may not know about Disney’s Animal Kingdom, which turns 20 on Earth Day
- Catching up with Ruben Studdard, the ‘Velvet Teddy Bear’
- More retailers are going bankrupt than ever
- 8 luxurious, unnecessary things to buy with your tax return
- Mother-daughter adventures abroad, cycling the Camino de Santiago and more
- Who is Sarah Sellers? The Boston Marathon runner-up is a 26-year-old full-time nurse.
- International chemical weapons inspectors reach Syrian town
- Marijuana-based seizure treatment gets positive review from FDA
- Chicago improv group 3Peat spoofs horror tropes about black characters in Comedy Central video
- Irene Smith, Scott Myers receive top honors from Winnetka/Northfield Chamber
- Zidane pone freno al antimadrisimo
- Fun is on the agenda for Citadel’s ‘The Explorers Club’
- Supreme Court Justice Sonia Sotomayor breaks shoulder in fall at home
- Disney: Toy Story Land’s opening will extend days at Hollywood Studios
- Trump resumes war of words with California governor over border troops
- Así luce Maya Zapata como Selena
- Chicago intenta que policías compren casa en barrios violentos
- Make spring’s asparagus even better with bacon
- Chivas debe jugar diferente a Toronto
- No one hurt in Oak Park apartment fire, officials say
- California town declares itself exempt from state’s sanctuary city policy
- Busca Chivas dominar clima y al Toronto
- Stephanie J. Block, Teal Wicks to lead Chicago’s ‘Cher Show’
- Bentley’s Pet Stuff in Arlington Heights marks 10th anniversary with fundraiser
- Director: ‘Explorers Club’ is funny farce based in London
- Starbucks CEO meets with 2 black men arrested at Philadelphia store
- 142 immigrants become U.S. citizens in Highland Park ceremony: ‘It is a great privilege’
- Oak Brook commission unanimously rejects 120-foot cell tower at 31st Street and Meyer Road
- Prosecutors: ‘No support’ to dismiss Portage mayor’s corruption charges
- Ladrones se meten con todo y auto a una tienda GameStop
- West Chicago man involved in crash that killed Elgin woman will stay housed at assisted-living facility
- Fear No Art celebrates collaboration, inclusiveness
- Two Sandy Hook families file lawsuit against Alex Jones, Infowars
- Sunny or shady? Sandy or clay soil? Know specifics of your garden before picking plants.
- Delivering your tax refund is the least of the IRS’s problems
- 2018 NFL draft: The lingering critical needs for every team
- Glenview, Northbrook to crack down on distracted drivers this month
- La International Champions Cup regresa este verano a Chicago
- NFL bans low-performing helmets in battle against ongoing concussion problem
- ‘You are a sexual predator of the worst kind,’ judge tells man seeking lighter sentence for assault on girl
- Geneva woman facing sentencing for murder conspiracy in Canada admired Columbine killers, court records show
- Early bird tickets for Kultura Festival to be released next week
- Major mural in downtown Aurora set to be unveiled
- Effingham County in Illinois declares itself a sanctuary for gun owners
- New Trier considers redefining goals, co-ed classes, for adviser system
- Samantha Schmitz leads from the goal line for Barrington soccer
- Patricia Barber creates an air of mystery at the Green Mill
- 5 tips to create a personalized shed
- The real bottom line: Maximize the value of your Medicare dollar
- 5 ways to upgrade your grilling game
- Health care costs in retirement: Can you separate fact from fiction?
- Pianist tells how he got to be ‘The Hands of Liberace’ in show
- Confiscan más de 70 libras de marihuana en parada de tráfico
- Religious leaders say media need to dig deeper on matters of faith
- Rokita backtracks on threat to boycott GOP primary debate
- Starbucks faces image crisis after arrest of 2 black men
- Actors break a sweat in sitcom pilot filming in Hobart gym
- Are lower tax rates linked to higher home appreciation?
- The Draymond Green flagrant foul tracker is underway
- Read this book if you’ve ever asked your daughter, ‘Are you sure you want to wear that?’
- What Trump doesn’t understand about attorney-client privilege
- Investigating Trump: 10 books that offer insight
- ‘Eres un depredador sexual de lo peor’, le dijo el juez a un sujeto que pidió una sentencia más leve
- Redeemer Church plan may face defeat, despite majority of City Council approving it
- Lake Barrington man gives thanks after construction workers rescue him from burning townhouse
- Lake Forest Hospital gets grant for 3D animation iPad program
- ‘Hannity Insanity’: Late-night hosts revel in Sean Hannity-Michael Cohen news
- Massachusetts court says ban on stun guns violates Second Amendment
- Q&A: Jackie Kemph, former Rolling Meadows star considering next steps
- 71-year-old central Illinois woman charged in synthetic marijuana case
- In wake of Olympic sex abuse scandals, USA Wrestling toughens policies — for the media
- Man facing aggravated DUI, traffic charges after minute-long police chase, Glencoe officials say
- Judge rules jury can hear Bill Cosby quaaludes testimony
- Topgolf offers day of short — but free — golf lessons
- U.S. Rep. Charlie Dent of Pennsylvania, moderate GOP voice, to resign in May
- Fox News needs to investigate Sean Hannity
- Moran: The winter/spring of our discontent rolls stubbornly onward
- Supreme Court weighs future of online sales tax collection
- La historia del arte mexicano en Chicago es la historia del arte de Chicago
- Woman was sickened by E. coli after eating contaminated romaine lettuce at Panera Bread, suit says
- Out of Thin Mints? A chickpea version goes on sale in June
- Bill Murray and the gang
- Stormy Daniels tells the women of ‘The View’ that she’s ‘done being bullied’
- One Off Hospitality alums set to open Pacific Standard Time on April 30
- Embattled EPA Chief Scott Pruitt upgraded to a larger, customized SUV with bullet-resistant seat covers
- Fixtures for the 2018 International Champions Cup tournament
- Sebastián Ligarde presenta ‘Mariposas enjauladas’ en Chicago
- ‘It’s the purest form of American capitalism there is’: Nick Hardy on verge of becoming pro golfer
- Paulina Correa brings a new mindset after transferring to Fenwick
- Cardinal Cupich calls on state lawmakers to display ‘moral courage’ and override gun law veto
- England’s top six among European powers set for Champions Cup
- Highland redevelopment director says businesses are interested in downtown storefronts
- Femmes of Rock perform on electric classical violins
- Tesla pauses production of Model 3 again
- State champs again, Stampede Hockey team receives recognition from Arlington Heights
- ‘Lettie’ at Victory Gardens: A mother’s years lost to prison are years she can’t get back
- West Suburban Local Scoreboard for Wednesday, April 18
- One of four people suspected in bump-and-run carjacking of Oak Park woman arrested, police say
- Three world premieres in Strawdog’s 31st season
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- Cold ‘spring’ weather takes toll on botanic garden, golf club in Glencoe
- Evanston student journalists’ freedom of speech rights debated as district considers new rules
- Bulls Q&A: What position will they address in the draft? How will Zach LaVine’s contract talks go?
- Proposal looks to eliminate alternate Pace route along Green Bay Road
- Allen Iverson has grown to appreciate his crossover of Michael Jordan — the Bulls great, not so much
- Speak Out
- Vidal se pierde el resto de temporada con Bayern Múnich
- Former Blackhawk Richard Panik arrested in Arizona
- Art Institute lands largest announced cash donation, $70 million in total
- IMF: A major trade rift could imperil solid global economy
- Rejected senior housing proposal coming back, unchanged, in Oak Brook
- Pass the Equal Rights Amendment. It’s the right thing to do.
- Donald Trump has turned James Comey into Donald Trump
- East Aurora to test buildings for radon
- City settles lawsuit in midst of trial with man shot by Chicago cop while holding socket wrench in his garage
- Las 15 camisetas más vendidas de la NBA 2017-18
- I almost lost my sons to ‘Fortnite’
- Bears’ Akiem Hicks savoring benefits of defensive continuity with Vic Fangio
- Trump’s ‘fake news’ mantra becomes an effective weapon — against America
- A revolutionary idea for Springfield: Spend less
- El Pulitzer de Kendrick Lamar es considerado algo ‘grande para la música’
- Breakfast could be coming to all District 204 schools
- Proposal to give elected board power to fire Chicago police officers to be included in community hearings
- WindSync debuts at Ravinia with unique concert experience
- Casten open to loaning his campaign more money to challenge Roskam
- Jordan Howard coy about disappearing Bears photos on Instagram
- ‘Warts and all’ audit of District 64 special education programs underway, but some parents still concerned
- Drew Peterson’s ex-attorney appealing $50,000 fine, anger management order
- Trinity coach Jamie Johnson finds success by delegating to his soccer players
- Porter County insurance savings reach $280K
- Lake County voting sites finalized ahead of May 8 Indiana primary; 18 locations moved
- Did James Comey cost Hillary Clinton the presidency?
- HBO documentary to explore life and death of Sandra Bland, Naperville woman who died in Texas jail cell
- Patti Blagojevich, family ‘hope’ Trump saw her Fox News pitch to free ex-Gov. Rod Blagojevich: spokesman
- Naperville teens win corporate-sponsored National Merit Scholarships
- Folk duo to perform sad, funny tunes in Grayslake
- Crime fiction reviews: Latest from Philip Kerr, Jo Nesbo and Michael Kardos
- There’s a hot new countertenor in town. And he breakdances.
- Poderoso concejal no teme perder su cargo ante un progresista
- Cathy Yan will direct Harley Quinn’s next big movie
- Police investigate theft of hair growth treatment
- Church news
- Would a free ticket giveaway work for the White Sox?
- Danny Vaz da Costa vows to learn from tough loss in Chicago Golden Gloves final
- Valparaiso woman killed after car struck by train
- No injuries in Orland Park apartment fire, officials say
- Celebrating 90 years, St. Anne Parish School looks forward to serving Barrington students
- Cook County prosecutors rebuff inmate’s innocence claim from 2002 dice game slaying; defense attorney vows court ‘battle’
- Neymar dice que tendrá el alta en un mes
- Waukegan approves $165 million budget with infrastructure improvements, deficit spending
- ‘We are a legitimate community orchestra’: Symphony of Oak Park and River Forest earns honors
- Gary police seek help finding missing 19-year-old
- Sports calendar
- New Meghan Markle biography offers engaging look at future royal bride but lacks ‘wow’ factor
- Glenbrook South student helps create program that exposes more kids to computer science
- Former Walgreens worker accused of stealing nearly 2,000 hydrocodone pills pleads guilty
- Hubbard Street announces 2018-19 season programming
- Rainy weather doesn’t dampen Glenview’s Earth Day
- Se reúne Parchís para documental
- Bills to curtail LGBT rights are failing in state legislatures
- Firsts and lasts: Siers family enjoying the experience of one season together at Westminster Christian
- Chicago rapper G Herbo tries to save canceled Vic concert
- Woman shot to death, 8-year-old daughter wounded in Gary, officials say
- ‘It’s not so bad to get old’: Celebrating Seniors Week set to start in Oak Park, River Forest, Forest Park
- G League salaries increasing to $35,000 for most players and up to $385,000 for 2-way contracts
- Night owls might face more health issues and early death compared with early risers
- Ex-Robbins cop pleads guilty in loan fraud case; agrees never to work in law enforcement again
- Neymar says out of action until at least May 17
- Former Glenbrook South hockey players reunite to win another championship
- Comings & Goings: Indian-American fusion restaurant opens in Hickory Hills
- Meijer to launch self-scanning app to speed grocery checkout
- Gorsuch joins liberal justices as Supreme Court strikes down part of immigration law
- Musical comedy and real-life issues percolate in student play ‘Almost Living’
- Bill Murray visits his Caddyshack restaurant in Chicago and doesn’t disappoint
- James wary of Real’s Champions League ‘chip’
- Castro rule ends in Cuba
- Fox News says Sean Hannity has ‘full support’ after learning he shares lawyer with Trump
- 1-877-Tweets4Kids — the best 9 quips on Twitter from the past week
- Why isn’t this GOP scandal huge national news?
- Take these Southland adoptable pets home
- Carl Kasell, comic foil on NPR quiz show ‘Wait Wait … Don’t Tell Me!’, dead at 84
- Inmigración detiene a 225 personas durante operativo en Nueva York
- Northbrook bookkeeper pleads guilty to scheme that resulted in $24 million tax loss
- Feds warn South Florida breweries to stop producing marijuana-flavored beer
- Logan Square deaths were homicide-suicide, authorities rule
- Facebook could be forced to pay billions of dollars over alleged violations of Illinois biometrics law
- Based on Boehner’s reversal, pot politics can depend on when you ask
- ‘A tribute to all of our kids’: Maine South presents ‘A Chorus Line’
- Barcelona sobrevive en Balaídos al acoso del Celta
- Expanded body camera program will allow citizens to provide videos as part of investigations: Evanston police
- Elgin Earth Day celebration, parks and rec wine tasting benefit set for Saturday
- Metea Valley knows defending state champion Neuqua Valley remains team to beat in 3,200 relay
- Snapchat, bank surveillance video show police-involved shooting in Aurora
- Corrections and clarifications
- Immediate help needed: IRS badly needs a new computer system
- A condo owner suspects mold in nearby unit because of radiator leak. Do those owners have a duty to fix it?
- Volunteers sought for annual Park Ridge Day of Service
- The controversial Chicago Magazine article is good journalism, but …
- Officials consider changes to South Arlington Heights Road with eye toward development, walkways
- Niegan pedido de narco del Cartel de Sinaloa para anular acusaciones
- Pair of perennial peregrine falcons back atop Evanston Public Library; female sitting on four eggs
- Rauner, Pritzker spent more than $100 per vote to win Illinois governor primaries
- GBN coach Mark Rebora remembered: “He would want us to smile today”
- East Aurora down to three superintendent candidates, board says
- Tribune Tower’s $1 billion redevelopment plan: Developers face price point, deadline challenges
- Skokie officer saves man’s life at police station: ‘His heart stopped’
- Supporters rally for gay teacher amid discrimination claim after he told 1st-graders about same-sex marriage
- Blighted Gary factory site nears transformation
- Credit union to open branch inside Gail Borden Public Library
- Johnsburg’s Clay Guida faces Bobby Green in UFC 225 battle of little bigmouths
- Franklin Park OKs engineering contracts, including roadway, sewer and sidewalk projects
- ‘Sheer panic’ grips cabin in first fatal U.S. flight since 2009
- What’s old is new again at Glenview United Methodist rummage sale
- 2 held without bond after Oak Forest robbery
- Familia y defensa de ‘El Chapo’ preocupados por su situación sicológica
- Chicago, city of daring cloud-busters
- Girls track notes: A healthy Halle Bieber eyes the next hurdle for Naperville North
- ‘Some areas are beyond repair’: Some Imagine OPRF proposals consider tearing down south wing
- U46 schools testing pilot program to help kids work through traumas
- GOP leader McConnell: ‘We’ll not be having’ vote on bill to protect Mueller
- After separation, Bears coach Matt Nagy wishes WR Cameron Meredith well
- Seven former Evanston Hockey girls players skate at nationals
- 6 things I wish I knew about my fertility in my 20s
- Jake’s Bagels touts its unique cream cheese flavors
- What happened to ‘make no little plans,’ Mr. Mayor?
- Illinois sanctions Blue Cross for Medicaid program violations
- Shout Out: Will and Kelli Jones, new parents in Oak Park
- Disabato: Erik Eggert enters a league of his own as the closer for the St. Xavier baseball team
- Police release 911 call as Starbucks says it will close more than 8,000 stores for racial-bias training
- Flames fire coach Glen Gulutzan after 2 seasons
- United tops Wall Street expectations in first quarter
- Ex-assistant charged with misusing company credit card to cater son’s party, run up $50,000 in expenses
- Starbucks to close all U.S. stores afternoon of May 29 for anti-racial bias training
- Bittersweet: Munster’s Leroy Marsh announces retirement after 38 years as head football coach
- U46 students planning walkout Friday despite discipline warnings
- Slowik: Crisis hits Harvey, but money pressures squeeze many towns
- Saving the band: Group pushes to keep Norridge School District 80 music program alive
- Matt Nagy: ‘Hard not to smile’ working with Mitch Trubisky
- 12-year sentence for investment adviser who scammed clients, including his elderly in-laws, feds say
- Stormy Daniels releases sketch of man she says threatened her in 2011
- #RumboARuidoFest : Kinky
- Woman dies following fire at Rolling Meadows home
- Two new restaurants, Shinto Steakhouse seeking city OK to serve alcohol until 2 a.m. on weekends
- Falleció la ex primera dama Barbara Bush
- Two Sandy Hook Families File Lawsuit Against Alex Jones, Infowars
- Sean Hannity’s rising role in Trump’s world: ‘He basically has a desk in the place’
- Haley says ‘I don’t get confused’ after White House official suggests she misunderstood Russia sanctions
- Ex-Illinois police officer and sister-in-law sentenced to jail in 2016 California brawl
- Off-duty Dolton cop threatened woman with gun during domestic dispute, prosecutors say
- How Barbara Bush will be remembered
- ‘A great coach and a gentleman’: Lew Wallace grad Vic Bubas dies after legendary career at Duke
- Man charged with murder in 2 arson deaths at West Side store in 2000
- Waukegan cop was justified in shooting man, says Lake County state’s attorney
- Once again, Detective April Hope goes in search of Chicago’s spring
- IRS gives all taxpayers an extra day to file after website issues
- Looking for a kidney donor through social media
- Students seek community support on immigration issues
- Resounding relief: Kevin O’Brien saves the day as Grayslake Central edges Grayslake North
- Brad Niedzwiedz fills pitching need as Batavia powers up to beat Larkin in Upstate Eight River
- Lake County News-Sun Local Scoreboard for Wednesday, April 18
- Cohen raid puts Trump off talking to Mueller
- Jordyn Wieber sues USOC, USA Gymnastics and Michigan State over alleged abuse by Larry Nassar
- Gary schools to cut 60 jobs
- Appellate court agrees former College of DuPage president’s contract was valid
- Comey, Stephanopoulos like Varys and Littlefinger in ‘Game of Thrones’
- Michigan recruit Lexi Voss has monster game with bat as Marist beats Lockport for tourney title
- CPS budget bump offers cash for salary hikes, special education and shrinking schools
- Missouri recruit Jaylen Greer gets St. Rita into gear early with six RBIs in win over Mount Carmel
- Cubs hoping warmer weather will help starters’ control woes
- CIA Director Pompeo secretly met with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un over Easter weekend
- More snow Wednesday, then temperatures slowly rebound
- Starbucks is turning to a type of workplace training that ‘really took off after Ferguson’
- Daily Southtown Local Scoreboard for Wednesday, April 18
- Austin’s powers: Purdue recruit Austin Peterson strikes out 14 as Chesterton stymies Valparaiso
- Jordan Howard will determine exactly how he fits in Matt Nagy’s Bears offense
- Post-Tribune Local Scoreboard for Wednesday, April 18
- Missouri GOP legislative leaders call on Gov. Eric Greitens to resign, but he says he won’t quit
- Jose Abreu doesn’t enjoy home run after committing error in loss Monday night: ‘I’m not going to put myself ahead of the team’
- Want a safe nursery? Here are the latest recommendations.
- Matt Nagy looks and sounds ready to put the fun back in football for Bears and Chicago
- CPS budgets: See how your school’s funding will change