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- Free lunch combo at Little Caesars on April 2
- Free lens cloth and eyeglass cleaner at Walmart
- Defunct Chinese space lab mostly burns up on re-entry in south Pacific
- Michigan will eventually reunite and honor ‘Fab Five,’ Wolverines coach John Beilein says
- Kim Jong Un watches rare performance by South Korean pop stars visiting Pyongyang
- Steven Bochco, boundary-pushing TV creator behind ‘NYPD Blue’ and ‘Hill Street Blues,’ dies at 74
- Parents disagree on whether three kids are enough
- Morning Spin: Pritzker gives his campaign $7 million more, first check since primary win
- Illinois law requires cops to take reports for every sexual assault allegation, get training for sensitivity toward victims
- First lady Melania Trump isn’t doing her job. It’s time she starts.
- The art of the Trump trade deal
- A much-improved O’Hare. ETA: 2026
- Free large Coca-Cola at AMC Theatres
- Why Chicago shouldn’t ban body armor
- 50 years ago, Chicago’s West Side burned after MLK’s death. Some neighborhoods never recovered.
- Largest Syrian rebel group starts leaving Damascus enclave
- Malala Yousafzai ends her 1st Pakistan visit since shooting
- Series preview: Cubs at Reds
- Series preview: White Sox at Blue Jays
- Chicago celebrates tech jobs, but sector sees only modest growth
- 5 thoughts from baseball’s opening weekend: Home runs, ties and box scores
- Chili’s gives away free chips & salsa or beverage with each visit
- Villanova’s Jalen Brunson is a very serious person. Seriously.
- Maine Township attorney resigns, citing ‘disagreement and controversy’ on divided board
- An ‘angry and disgusted’ Charles Barkley unloads on Donald Trump and his supporters
- Tesla asserts Autopilot ‘unequivocally makes the world safer’ – days after fiery, fatal crash
- Early growing pains — 41 strikeouts vs. Marlins — for Cubs batters
- Yeah, it’s early, but the Cubs offense is already back to its inconsistent ways
- ‘Walking Dead’: 5 thoughts recapping Season 8, Episode 14
- Ask Anna: How do I set up friends with minimal awkwardness?
- En inmigración, Trump busca la ‘opción nuclear’
- Calm down about the condom challenge, grown-ups
- Neighbors come and go, but Crown Point parkway retains old-fashioned charm
- NBC’s ‘Jesus Christ Superstar Live’ shouldn’t have worked. Here’s why it did
- Prickly City- rising ground
- 10 dreamy summer lake houses to book now
- Reader Fan Mail: Huppke finds out that he’s still an idiot
- Workers say McDonald’s isn’t keeping up with rising local wages
- The richest Americans get a $33,000 tax break under the GOP tax law. The poorest get $40.
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- ‘Angry one minute, full of sorrow the next’: Aurora area residents remember MLK assassination
- Trump dice que DACA está muerto y urge a México a frenar la migración
- Steven Bochco: The old cop shows left us satisfied. ‘Hill Street Blues’ left us heartbroken.
- 4 bars with a twist in New Orleans, a city that embraces eccentricity
- Talk of the County
- New Orleans bars
- Guideline urges hormone test for women with unwanted hair
- 4 East Chatham families displaced after multi-unit apartment fire
- Arne Duncan op-ed: Education reform has worked. Here’s proof.
- Expectations will rise for Loyola next season
- If ‘Brooklyn Nine-Nine’ gets canceled, the Sterling K. Brown episode was a perfect send-off
- Acusan a un sujeto de abusar sexualmente de una niña
- Adidas has gotten a Boost
- I trolled an internet scammer for two weeks. Here’s what I learned.
- Police: Woman on CTA bus stabbed in head by a stranger
- Scientists invent stomach-monitoring device worn like a fanny pack
- Iconic Florida Keys resort reopens 6 months after Hurricane Irma
- Elgin teen launches app to track driver’s ed practice hours
- United CEO Oscar Munoz, wife in trouble with Florida environment bosses over beachfront home
- Andrean to establish internship program
- Frank Stallone sorry for profane tweet on school shooting
- Retired news anchor Mark Suppelsa lists Evanston home for $1.395 million
- Craft beers April Fools’ tweets rated for funny factor
- Turkey, Russia deepen ties amid troubled relations with West
- This week in Chicago arts, food and drink via ChicagoNow
- Merrillville board recommends against boarding home
- Mark Suppelsa’s Evanston home
- Michigan vs. Villanova: Who will win tonight’s national championship game?
- Talk of the County
- Talk of the County
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- Talk of the County
- Trump’s awful Cabinet just got even worse
- Weather moves Hinsdale Easter egg hunt indoors
- Get to know Arike Ogunbowale, who twice hit the shot of a lifetime for Notre Dame in the Final Four
- Youngsters harvest almost 14,000 Easter eggs at Winnetka Park District hunt
- Hinsdale 2018 egg hunt
- Helicopter Easter egg drop draws crowd in Aurora
- Una extraña apuñala en la cabeza a una mujer en un autobús
- Selle: Lake County Recorder of Deeds Office has reached its expiration date
- Do you remember Chicago’s Bermuda Triangle? Asking Rick Kogan about the tavern route, the ’26 game’ and Capone’s house
- La hora de la verdad en los Guantes de Oro de Chicago
- Winnetka 2018 egg hunt
- When the president tanks your stock portfolio
- The 10 best tweets of March, 2018
- Un muerto y 38 hospitalizados por marihuana sintética en Illinois
- China raises tariffs on U.S. pork, fruit in trade dispute
- Cosby jury selection underway as #MeToo casts a shadow
- Model Karlie Kloss hosting four summer coding camps in Chicago area
- Seven taken to hospitals after Easter crash in La Grange Park
- River Forest police chief to lead WEDGE gang and drug task force
- District 113 releases portion of closed session meeting minutes on ‘student incidents’
- Bitcoin, Arby’s, fake news: Internet April Fools’ pranks you may have missed yesterday
- Theatre for Young Audiences presents ‘Beauty and the Beast’
- Hallan cientos de libras de marihuana en Skokie
- Confronting a Health Crisis: The Disease of Opioid Addiction
- Bioelectronic medicine now being used for cancer treatment
- The travel warrior’s nutrition guide: 5 easy steps to be healthy on the go
- Unions challenge subcontractors at Promenade in Portage
- Injury put Nick Chubb under the radar, but he could be a gem in the 2018 NFL draft
- Egypt’s president wins re-election with 97 percent of vote
- Officials searching for armed carjackers in West Garfield Park
- Melissa Manetsch adds Academic All-State to her long list of awards
- ‘The Recovering’: Leslie Jamison writes a compelling memoir of addiction
- White House Easter Egg Roll 2018
- What’s for lunch today? Thanks to UMBC, many decide on free pizza
- Get ready to shuffle at Chicago’s first shuffleboard club
- Blacks largely left out of high-paying jobs
- ‘Up and above’: Two Norridge officers honored for role in saving BP station stabbing victim
- House Democrats seek more information about Trump aides’ legal-defense fund
- Series of residential burglaries in South Shore area
- Perfect roast chicken for the perfect chicken sandwich
- Comienza la selección del jurado para el juicio de Bill Cosby
- 3 flowers chosen for U.K. royal wedding
- ‘The dream is not dead’: Aurora youth-led vigil remembers Martin Luther King nearly 50 years after his death
- With a blow of whistle, Trump kicks off Easter Egg Roll
- Boko Haram attack kills 15, wounds 83 in northern Nigeria
- Harry Potter and the Goblet of Balderdash
- Mundelein spent more than $800,000 on firefighter overtime last year, well above nearby departments
- Mundelein softball seniors add personal touch in final season together
- Niles considers two new TIF districts to spur redevelopment, generate revenue
- Mother charged in deaths of 2 children in Gary fire pleads not guilty
- Hundreds search for eggs during Community Christian Church hunt in Lincolnshire
- World-class violinist, young musicians perform string quintet at Ravinia
- ‘Oklahoma!’: Same songs, script with subtle contemporary twist
- Dwayne ‘The Rock’ Johnson opens up about depression
- Folk duo to sing favorite covers and originals in Grayslake show
- Lincoln Park brownstone
- Maude Apatow ‘talking about’ dropping out of Northwestern, her mother Leslie Mann says
- ‘Ready Player One’ has more Easter eggs than the White House lawn. Did you find them all?
- Fire reported in Valparaiso townhouse
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- Witnesses get man out of burning vehicle in Aurora, police say
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- Walter Jacobson’s former Lincoln Park mansion goes on market for $2.65 million
- ‘The Sandlot’ hits 25: Director David Mickey Evans talks about the cult film’s effect
- Israel’s Consul General to the Midwest talks to members from Skokie synagogue, Chicago’s Herzl school after Lawndale tour
- Vernon Hills hurdler Jordyn Bunning earns lofty IHSA academic honor
- Russian bots are tweeting their support of embattled Fox News host Laura Ingraham
- Pressure builds for probe of EPA chief Scott Pruitt’s travel, $50-a-night condo
- Triton College renews administrator contracts
- Shrinking beach may mean no swimming at Wilmette’s Langdon Park this summer
- ‘Una mujer fantástica’ en el Gene Siskel Film Center
- How blue jeans are mounting a comeback in a yoga pants world
- Recycling, energy efficiency among environmental challenges addressed in series at Oak Park library
- Dexter Fowler was 0-for-13, so he tweeted ‘I will get a hit’ 13 times this morning. It worked.
- Jonathan Toews prepares to return as Blackhawks season nears end
- Brian Urlacher chooses Bob Babich to present him at Hall of Fame induction ceremony
- Canucks’ Sedin twins to retire after this season
- Hinsdale Central girls’ March for Our Lives poetry video goes viral
- Officials say this year’s Mundelein egg hunt was the biggest yet
- 2 men fatally shot in separate Gary weekend shootings
- Vía crucis viviente en La Villita
- Mundelein Park District egg hunt
- Organizers of last summer’s Pokemon Go Fest where thousands were unable to play agree to settle for nearly $1.6 million
- Fundraising under way to raise $350K for Sunny Hill library renovation
- In Dublin, Mayor Emanuel commemorates Easter Rising with Irish president, taoiseach
- Joe Maddon: Don’t blame scouts for the Cubs’ 2-2 start
- Paul Vallas, ex-director de CPS, retará al alcalde
- Pedestrian killed, SUV flipped on its roof in two weekend collisions on Lewis Avenue in Beach Park
- Two new studies show how marijuana can help fight the opioid epidemic
- Fairview School District 72 honored for comprehensive STEM programming
- Ebert Foundation plans day of empathy for Wednesday
- Daughtry tour features new bluesy tunes, fan favorites
- Le dan una refrescada a Bronco
- Former West Dundee church youth minister gets 7 years in prison for sex abuse of child
- Prom Genie helps teens make prom affordable
- Dusty Baker made his own sort of peace with Nationals firing, and still doesn’t care what you think
- Deerfield Park District to unveil new summer camp programs
- With little left to prove, Danny Kilrea stays ‘intellectually curious’
- Leaders of new mosque coming to Lincolnwood ask village trustees for parking, signage considerations
- Fito Páez lucha por la libertad en un cuerpo de mujer
- Shnay: Park Forest honors 5 residents, organization
- Mike Greenberg’s new ESPN show ‘Get Up!’ off to a surprising start
- 10 wounded in city shootings on South, West sides
- Snow day extends school calendar at OPRF, River Forest District 90
- Homewood-Flossmoor unified team brings home state basketball title
- Late night fire causes damage to Park Ridge home
- Welcoming men back to the workforce
- Trump congratulates Egypt’s Sissi after what critics call a sham election
- Antioch man held in overdose death of 19-year-old Wisconsin woman
- In ‘Mary’s Wedding,’ dreams of a wedding mix with trench warfare, 100 years after WWI
- Life outside of The Strokes is still noisy for Albert Hammond Jr.
- Deerfield class aims to empower, inform girls
- The moral dilemma of self-driving cars
- Oak Park police recover 11 of 13 cars stolen from Hertz
- Cochon555 returns to Chicago, chef lineup announced
- Why this Chicago mayoral election could be Emanuel’s toughest yet
- Suburban nonprofits work to provide more affordable heart screenings at area schools
- Winnie Madikizela-Mandela, anti-apartheid activist and ‘Mother of the Nation,’ dies at 81
- Naperville teens score perfect 36 on ACT
- Police ID Aurora man killed in fiery one-car crash
- What the Second Amendment really says
- Forest preserve opens summer registration, including camps in River Forest
- Theatre at the Center announces ‘Forever Plaid’ cast
- Girl donates back to Aurora hospital where she was born prematurely
- ‘When did it all begin to fall apart?’ A son’s addiction, and a mother’s guilt
- Can the Department of Veterans Affairs be saved?
- Illinois pork farmer on Chinese tariffs: ‘Our worst fears seem to be coming true’
- Unsportsmanlike conduct: AHAI cites uptick in abuse of hockey referees
- Metal detectors, armed guards debated for Maine Township Town Hall
- Indiana man who attempted to swim across Lake Michigan in 2016 dies with dad in fire
- Juventus, un duro examen para el rey de Europa
- Screen old home videocassettes and re-live the ’80s
- Advocate Health Care finalizes merger with Wisconsin hospital system
- Giving VA patients more choices
- Restaurants band together to battle child abuse
- Deerfield High School student to screen his documentary at San Francisco film fest
- Demolition begins at West Calumet Housing Complex
- Who’s going to win the Amazon hustle?
- Main bank for Illinois’ medical marijuana industry is pulling out, leaving some operators to deal in cash
- Walgreens takes Bobby Portis’ (cookie) bait and backs the Bulls
- Get ready for the media’s Comey swoonfest
- ‘America Is Not the Heart’: Elaine Castillo’s debut novel offers a tender portrait of Filipino-American culture
- ‘On Your Feet’ Mexican star on his cultural responsibility to Broadway musical
- Man gets 20 years for East Chicago cocaine distribution
- 6 ways to relax and unwind in Chicago
- An alarming 10 percent of Antarctica’s coastal glaciers are in retreat, scientists find
- Cubs have opening for ‘part-time mascot handler’ and we have translations
- DECA competitions offer North Shore high school students a taste of the business world
- Many Stoneman Douglas students don’t like their new clear backpacks, so they’re using them to protest
- Chicago registra 13 meses consecutivos de caída de la violencia
- New Lenox native skates in synch on the world stage
- Texas man who invoked ‘affluenza’ defense released from jail after 2 years
- Public input sought on switching Metra schedule to make trains safer
- In a world filled with anxiety, picture books can help parents address children’s fears
- Former West Dundee church youth minister pleads guilty to sex abuse of child
- Aurora to replace water main in Tall Oaks
- Rafa Márquez aún confía en poder ir con el Tri a Rusia
- Elmwood Park police search for man in connection with woman’s shooting
- Rep. Elizabeth Esty says she won’t seek reelection amid scrutiny of chief of staff’s departure
- La pesadilla del Juventus
- Bulls’ never-quit mentality could end up hurting their draft position
- Mayoral candidate Garry McCarthy floats idea of casino at O’Hare
- Bulls shut down Zach LaVine and Kris Dunn for the season
- Use these sleep tips to stay safe and productive at work
- Playing through pain, Malori Killoren sets tone for Deerfield girls soccer
- Kentucky, Oklahoma teachers rally as rebellion grows over education cuts
- Ask Tom: How sunny was March this year compared with other years?
- West Suburban Local Scoreboard for Tuesday, April 3
- Aurora still trying to purchase East Side hotel
- Norridge and Harwood Heights contemplating water rate increases to meet rising costs
- Arlington Heights Memorial Library delivers story time with a twist
- Juvenile charged after pushing aside car’s owner, stealing vehicle on Lake Street in Oak Park: police
- No ‘big issues’ on first day of 159th St. closing, Oak Forest police chief says
- Prosecutors dismiss some charges before Calumet Township employees’ trial
- Reds 1, Cubs 0
- Pentagon can’t transfer funding to Trump’s border wall, Democratic senators say
- U.S. Steel to pay nearly $900,000 to settle lawsuit over chromium spill into Lake Michigan
- Softball notes: Amanda Weyh packs a powerful punch in big day for Lincoln-Way Central
- Holcomb touts overpass programs to mayors, others
- Injured woman extricated from car after Des Plaines crash — but driver nowhere to be found
- Teen girl pleads guilty to fatally stabbing 15-year-old girl on South Side in 2016
- White Sox veteran reliever Nate Jones ready to return to lockdown role
- EPA explored private jet lease for Pruitt’s travels last year
- Comings & Goings: McAlister’s Deli to open in Orland Park
- Migrant caravan stops in field in southern Mexico
- Lawyers call for independent probe into ex-Chicago police Detective Reynaldo Guevara
- Ball marks, luggage tags and key chains: A golf shop like no other feeds my Masters obsession
- 2018 Ford EcoSport at a glance
- Court strikes down Chicago Park District pension plan
- Tiger Woods looks ‘pretty awesome’ to Masters practice partner Fred Couples
- Teachable moments: Work with pitching coach pays for Marmion senior Brandon McPherson
- Trump administration seeks to impose quotas on immigration judges, speed up deportations
- EPA to roll back Obama-era car fuel, emissions standards
- April showers to be followed by more cold air
- Blackhawks’ goalie shuffle shows Corey Crawford’s value
- Spotify is set to go public, but its unusual approach comes with some risks
- DePaul issues statement in response to report of NCAA investigation into basketball program
- Cold comfort: Arkansas recruit Steven Sanchez fires up Mundelein in win over Zion-Benton
- Lake County News-Sun Local Scoreboard for Tuesday, April 3
- ‘Avengers: Infinity War’ promotion keeps forgetting Hawkeye, infuriating Jeremy Renner fans
- Cubs strike out 11 more times in 1-0 loss to Reds
- Fox News stands by Ingraham, calling advertiser pullout ‘intimidation efforts’
- Police look at ‘red flags’ to explain apparently deliberate cliff plunge that killed family
- Daily Southtown Local Scoreboard for Tuesday, April 3
- Trump proposed Putin visit the White House in a March 20 phone call, Kremlin says
- Trump defends Sinclair broadcasting as sound-alike anchors draw criticism for ‘fake news’ promos
- Rescuers find teen 12 hours after he was washed away in a ‘maze’ of drainage pipes in California
- Tyler Chatwood impressive in his first start for Cubs
- Post-Tribune Local Scoreboard for Tuesday, April 3
- Synthetic pot leaves 2 dead, dozens hospitalized in Illinois; 3 arrested in Chicago
- White Sox bullpen leaves Blue Jays whistling a happy tune in 4-2 Sox loss
- Blue Jays 4, White Sox 2
- 2 firefighters dead after 2 planes collide at northeastern Indiana airport, coroner says