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- Richie Incognito’s most telling tweets leading up to Bullygate
- Get more dream home for your money. Toll Brothers offers exclusive April savings on new homes in Batavia, Elgin and South Barrington
- Morning Spin: Community advocates want a say in Amazon’s HQ2 planning, plan event including ‘giant Alexa costume’
- Found Chicago hotel opens its doors in River North — for as little as $24 a night
- DNA match reveals unknown family relationship
- China’s president offers U.S. possible trade concessions
- CeaseFire boss: Accused gang leader did what was needed to prevent more bloodshed
- Indiana woman who killed her 2 kids sentenced to another 65 years for 3rd slaying
- Police seek public’s help after Bradley student, Peoria man killed at party
- Tweets from gang members express grief over violence — but then turn to anger, researchers find
- 2nd newborn found in Indiana fire station’s baby box: ‘I was happy, ecstatic to hear the crying’
- 3rd person dies after more than 100 sickened by synthetic pot in Illinois, officials say
- Man found badly beaten outside South Side home
- 16-year-old boy among 4 wounded in shootings in Chicago
- Class-action lawsuit disputing value of McDonald’s Extra Value Meals tossed
- Woman stabbed during argument in West Garfield Park
- China’s president offers U.S. possible trade concessions
- Enforcement actions at watchdog agency halt under Trump
- Tenneco buys Icahn’s Federal-Mogul in deal worth $5.4B
- Portage considers fining businesses for calling the police too often
- Women can’t be paid less than men based on past wages, court rules
- A guide to 100-plus trivia nights in Chicago
- 5 must-see concerts in Chicago this week: Margo Price, Echosmith, U.S. Girls
- Blackhawks captain Jonathan Toews doesn’t sound like he has any answers
- ‘What’s the next step for us?’ Lincolnwood trustee wants a plan for Purple Hotel site
- Laura Ingraham returns to Fox, complains about censorship
- Travel to Cuba getting popular again — just in time for more Havana flights
- Zanies celebrates its 40th anniversary
- Trump cancela su viaje a la Cumbre de las Américas y a Colombia
- Why Trump’s online store collects sales tax in three states – while Amazon does for 45 states
- FEMA faulted for failed contracts to deliver hurricane aid
- In a drab waiting room before yet another cancer treatment, a mother ponders the future
- White Sox’s Matt Davidson and Jason Benetti’s new podcast has ‘no direction’
- Michael Cohen is in serious trouble
- 20 years after ‘Cold Mountain,’ Charles Frazier is hot again
- Illinois’ only national scenic river named one of the most threatened waterways in U.S.
- Avalan candidatura a la Presidencia de México de ‘El Bronco’
- Amid long waits for organ transplants, some launch their own searches
- Prickly City-give up sm
- $25 million Trump University fraud lawsuit settlement finalized
- Trump to skip South America summit to focus on Syria
- Guardiola dreams of miracle, Klopp of holding City at bay
- ‘Close to You’ brings music, story of the Carpenters back to life
- Retailers are keeping closer tabs on returns. Here’s what that means for shoppers.
- Portillo’s lemon cake returns Tuesday
- Bayern wary of ‘last dice roll’ for Sevilla
- Le dan 14 años por usar pistola paralizante en un intento de secuestro
- Guantes de Oro de Chicago, más que un torneo de boxeo
- Anderson Cooper and Andy Cohen: Nothing is off-limits for AC2 tour
- ‘Save America’s Pastime Act’ would force RailCats to evaluate salary structure
- Former FARC rebels in Colombia blame U.S. for leader’s arrest
- Zanies Chicago packs in the good, the bad and a lot of history in ’40 Comics in 1 Night’
- Burr Ridge to raise water rates by 12 percent
- Jazz, classical music meld with ‘Nutcracker’ at Lake County Symphony Orchestra concert
- Davich: Parents unearth emotional time capsules of their kids, regardless of age
- Hatcher, Renslow face off in Democratic primary for House District 3
- ACM Awards ‘contemplated’ moving from Las Vegas after the shooting, but here’s why the show stayed
- Pizarro estalla contra el Tri de Osorio
- How to make soup dumplings — shortcuts for beginners
- Aumentan a tres muertos y cientos hospitalizados por uso marihuana sintética
- 2017 saw record insured losses from disasters, study finds
- Naperville council open to homes being built on part of Nokia land
- Michael Zavoli keeping ‘positive mindset’ as Barrington’s new catcher
- Necco Wafers, America’s least-favorite candy, are suddenly its most sought after
- Driverless cars may make traffic worse, not better
- Ex-E! host Catt Sadler finds herself a symbol of wage gap
- The perfect urban suburb is going to be Homewood?
- Is Chicago’s best deep dish hiding in a glorified food court?
- Lauren Caldrone, Alyssa Cacini anchor Prospect softball’s potent lineup
- Talk of the County: ‘Don’t argue with a fool’
- Get more dream home for your money
- Grupo antiviolencia defiende a líder de pandilla: ‘prevenía las guerras entre pandillas’
- Glencoe school district renews busing contract, saying problems appear to be fixed
- Trump’s meltdown over Michael Cohen shows he’s worried
- ‘I am sorry’: Facebook’s Zuckerberg faces congressional inquisition
- Mujer sentenciada por la muerte de sus hijos y de un vecino
- Kate del Castillo: ‘Los premios no son más que una ayuda al ego’
- Talk of the County: Casino plan came up snake eyes
- Nuevo futuro para las víctimas de La Bestia
- The green path: Oak Park congregations urge people to bike or walk to church or temple during Earth Day weekend
- How Zooey Deschanel’s ‘New Girl’ character avoided the Manic Pixie Dream Girl trope
- Equal Pay Day: as companies strive toward equal pay for women, wage gap remains ‘stuck’
- Up to 200 students may lose bus service with District 181 budget cut
- Talk of the County: Municipalities should not run golf courses
- How a double bill of Donizetti rarities wound up at Chicago Opera Theater
- Lake Forest approves Chase bank branch, despite reservations
- 10 things you don’t know about meningitis
- Rabbits running rampant in your backyard? Smart tips to keep them at bay
- Good lighting, games and garlic bites: 5 outdoor party tips
- Talk of the County: ‘No gun zone’ sticker an invitation to criminals
- Emanuel gets heat from community group over bid for Amazon’s HQ2
- Zuckerberg admite su culpa en el uso indebido de datos de millones de usuarios
- Lake Forest joins citizen group in fighting third railway track in city
- ‘This is a real disease’: Park Ridge Candlelight Walk aims to end stigma of mental illness, addiction
- Chicago youngsters turn up the heat in ‘School of Rock’
- House-Senate standoff imperils effort to roll back post-financial crisis banking rules
- Groundbreaking ceremony held for new Maple School
- Police seek to identify Hobart theft suspect
- Rehearsal of ‘Lettie’ at Victory Gardens Theater
- Final days of NBA’s regular season will settle what six months could not
- At 3-foot-7, Eddie Gaedel made MLB history in 1951. His great-nephew is chasing his own baseball dreams.
- No Madigan ‘conspiracy’ behind Chicago alderman’s retirement, lawmaker son says
- Notre Dame gives coach Mike Brey contract extension through 2024-25 season
- Construction begins at The Glen of North Glenview train station; 5 months of work expected
- A condo deal like Pruitt’s would get other EPA staff in trouble
- ‘There are going to be options to look at’: Imagine OPRF group to present solutions, offer campus tours
- Elmhurst’s Redeemer Lutheran Church gets preliminary approval for land sale
- Audiobooks: Narration keeps tension taut in ‘Munich’ by Robert Harris, plus more reviews
- Is your association abuzz with drones? Boards may want to balance use with rules.
- Pick garden containers that fit your taste and space — but ensure they drain properly
- Universal Orlando: Four-day tickets discounted for Floridians
- Celebrity chef Jaime Laurita dishes on his favorite kitchen innovations
- Kitchen innovations
- Ex-spy’s daughter released from British hospital after nerve agent attack in England
- U46 board planning meetings to get public input on spending new $22M from state
- Hinsdale District 86 task force recommends $185 million in school improvements
- Does it pay to be loyal to your hair care brand?
- Food Truck Frenzy doubles the fun, food this year
- Deep Dish Baseball: Live from Cubs home opener at Wrigley Field
- Cubs replace Anthony Rizzo on roster with Efren Navarro
- 4 years later, Northbrook’s Sanders Court Shopping Center still more than 60 percent vacant
- Seth Meyers’ wife gives birth in their lobby — and Uber charges them for a canceled ride
- Six Flags opens April 21, new coaster planned later in spring
- Actor T.J. Miller charged with making bomb report on train
- Zion man accused of shooting at Waukegan police seeks dismissal of charges
- Go green: 10 fun houseplant ideas
- Bulls’ Shawn Respert
- Kyle Rasmussen’s leaping and leadership give OPRF an edge on the court
- Lunch with us: What we’re eating today
- Speak Out
- District 203 classroom nurses could get pay hike
- Deep Dish Baseball podcast: Live from Cubs home opener at Wrigley Field
- Public hearing on proposed South Shore fare increase attracts only one rider
- Donald Trump has never been in more trouble than right now
- Ravinia Jazz Mentors perform concert tribute to Willie Pickens
- Glenbrook North water polo team pushes forward after coach’s unexpected death
- Waukegan’s proposed budget keeps operating expenses flat but with $2 million deficit
- Do you have what it takes to earn the title of ‘Genius Junior’?
- Cast of ‘Lettie’ visits the real Grace House for formerly incarcerated women on West Side
- Calls for ‘man with gun’ turn up empty in Evanston, police say
- Junot Díaz confiesa su calvario tras ser violado de niño
- Arlington Heights Park District prepares for $16 million renovation of Olympic Indoor Swim Center
- ‘Byhalia, Mississippi’ in Kennedy Center’s 2018-19 season
- Boys camp outside Glenview Dairy Bar as it opens for the season: ‘It was pretty cold’
- When gas prices go up …
- Why we need strong unions
- Mokena Trustee Mazzorana resigns after 25 years
- Hobart schools to improve security with $1.5 million equipment upgrade
- ¿Por qué el video de ‘Despacito’ desapareció de YouTube por unas horas?
- Nu-Blu takes bluegrass in a new direction
- Will Trump’s Justice Department bury police reforms?
- The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Trump
- Police investigating after man’s body found in creek near Ford Heights
- Parking in Oak Park: Pilot program aims to simplify regulations; residents have one more chance to weigh in
- Pop-up Fauna, from former Entente and Marisol chefs, finds new home
- Gas prices are going to jump 33 cents a gallon this summer, but will fall short of record highs
- Hinsdale doubles for Washington, D.C. in Fox TV pilot
- Quickly
- Toys R Us distribution center in Joliet to shed 180 workers
- Specialized treatment of sexual assault patients would be mandated by new bill
- Georgian-style Vernon Hills home
- What Illinois’ universities still have to offer students
- Equity-rich Americans have options for tapping into funds
- Tom Rachman’s ‘The Italian Teacher’: A study in charisma
- Police seek suspect in Aurora gas station store robbery
- Chesterton police, fire employees in line for raises
- Jimmy Kimmel’s joke about Melania Trump’s accent hurts all immigrants
- Lookingglass Theatre 30th anniversary gala
- Shout Out: Pat Quast of Clarendon Hills, nurse for 40 years at Hinsdale Hospital
- Comings & Goings: Country Squire teams with U-Haul in Chicago Heights
- You can’t beat the Illinois Democratic machine
- Lake Bluff gives early OK to pilot program for short-term rentals like Airbnb
- Northbrook District 28 families raise funds for sister school in Kenya
- Construction zone deaths up nationally, but down in Illinois
- Yvonne Staples, key member of Staple Singers, dies at 80
- Harvey expo seeks to link youth with summer jobs
- Bill Cosby’s lawyer calls accuser ‘con artist’ over $3.4 million payment
- Chemical weapons experts to inspect attack site in Syria
- Church news
- Spring is prime time to spy wildflowers on nature walks
- The Talbot Islands: paradise on the edge
- West Suburban Local Scoreboard for Wednesday, April 11
- We can all be guardian angels to vulnerable neighbors
- New Trier has not one, but two ‘dominant’ 6-foot-6 middle hitters
- Sports calendar
- Family offers reward for information about 2017 shooting in Lansing
- ‘Caring hearts came through’: St. Baldrick’s event at Park Ridge restaurant raises funds, awareness
- DePaul recruit Bella Uscila looking to win two state titles as a sprinter for St. Edward
- Evanston aldermen denied a lease agreement for group to restore Harley Clarke Mansion
- School board renews Munster superintendent’s contract
- Fair aims to pair employers, job seekers
- New DIY biz seeking Naperville license to serve beer and wine to customers
- Job fair aims to connect high school seniors to local employment
- My worst moment: Henry Winkler and his first big disappointment as an actor before The Fonz
- Parents irked by Katie Holmes’ FBI drama pilot filming next to Chicago school
- River Forest purchases second property within Madison Street TIF district
- Trump treed
- Roma knock Barcelona out of Champions League with remarkable comeback
- Police Board boss Lori Lightfoot says she’s considering mayoral run, but is ‘not there yet’
- Mark McGwire says he could hit 70 homers without banned drugs
- Cincinnati recruit Rachael Lutter uses defensive experience to spark Kaneland’s offense
- Portage mayor asks judge to dismiss federal corruption charges
- El Barcelona firma debacle histórica en la Champions
- Who would be punished for abortion in a post-Roe America?
- Complaint: Ex-Gary cop hit a handcuffed man, shot at his house during different incidents
- U46 ups classroom science time for elementary students
- Highland Park residents push for a sidewalk along Sheridan Road near Rosewood Beach
- Aurora-area school districts to get money under new funding formula
- The compelling case for being an ‘intentionally lazy’ parent
- Salah y Firmino evitan el milagro del City en Champions
- Entendiendo las redes sociales y la violencia entre pandillas
- Democrats face two-week deadline in trying to override Rauner veto of gun store bill
- Bake your selfie to get on Netflix’s ‘Nailed It!’
- Harvey lays off 40 police and fire employees, union officials say
- 4 charged in Wheaton home invasion; suspects sought in 2nd break-in in unincorporated area
- Police are our safety net for the mentally ill in crisis
- Woman asks, ‘Why did they have to shoot?’ decades after fatal police shooting
- Highland Park Police Department becomes first in state to embrace principles aimed at building mutual trust
- Define American Film Festival celebrates immigrant’s resilience, aims to humanize the narrative
- Elgin grad Courtese Cooper once again in demand after Triton’s run to national title
- EPA documents question justification for Pruitt’s costly security, travel
- La Grange Board OKs final plans for assisted living center, despite neighbor’s concerns
- Disabato: Derek Bangert’s road from Lockport to Bradley a true test in resiliency
- Reports of Maine Township budget cuts questioned by trustees
- Carpentersville may use TIF money to help D300 tear down old Tom Thumb child care center
- Israel says slain journalist was a Hamas spy, but U.S. had just approved a grant for his company.
- Former ‘violence interrupter’ for CeaseFire handed 27 months in prison for gun offense
- Cubs honor Loyola, Porter Moser and Sister Jean at home opener
- Proposed changes to Illinois’ biometric law concern privacy advocates
- 2 killed in Bishop Ford crash near 159th Street
- Experience, athleticism help Emmanuel Smith become Evanston volleyball standout
- Casinos show strong month in March, take in $93.2 million
- ‘It will add years to their lives’: Mills Park Tower gets $246,000 grant aimed at helping residents become self-sufficient
- New Kennicott Girls Club combines pioneer history and STEM concepts
- Brotherly love spreading for Holidays in the NBA
- Elgin police release statistics on use of force, weapons
- Shaping River Forest’s future: Residents invited to provide input on comprehensive plan
- Orland Park woman dies from injuries suffered in kitchen fire
- Lawsuit filed over Lake County courthouse expansion project, costly delays
- You know full well why voting in the Tweet of the Week poll is the right thing to do
- 2018 Nissan Armada at a glance
- Naperville ERA supporters ‘optimistic’ after meeting with legislators about amendment ratification
- Ask Tom: Was a large group of reindeer struck dead by lightning in Norway a few years ago?
- Lo atraparon, lo buscaban por abusar sexualmente de una adolescente en un McDonald’s
- U.S. awards $18.5 billion in recovery grants for Puerto Rico
- Did Cambridge Analytica get your Facebook data? Chicago-area users are starting to find out
- First blowback, then feedback: United won’t implement employee bonus lottery program
- Child sex abuse victims in Kane County increasing at ‘alarming’ rate, state’s attorney says
- Post-Tribune Local Scoreboard for Wednesday, April 11
- Eddie Johnson touts continued drop in violence, credits data centers now in 12 districts
- Bridges in line for repairs get funding source in Porter County
- Nerve gas used in Syria attack, leaving victims ‘foaming at the mouth,’ evidence suggests
- Truck parking ban key to Key West Inn land sale for Hobart planners
- Rays 6, White Sox 5
- Tyler Nelson shuts the door with two strikeouts in relief as Andrean beats Munster
- Downtown parking garage demolition could start in May
- Izola White, who ran landmark Chatham soul food restaurant, dies
- Months after fire, HomeTown residents still have to drive to post office to pick up mail
- City seeks job training funds from state program
- Trump administration and global allies mull joint military response to Syria’s alleged poison gas attack
- Los Cachorros abren el Wrigley Field perdiendo
- Think you’re stuck in a bad relationship with Facebook? Take this quiz.
- NBA teams paying closer attention to players’ wingspan
- Speak Out: Don’t use Facebook
- Man killed when struck by car while lying in road is ID’d as Crystal Lake resident
- Roma dump Barca out after miracle comeback
- Home opener: Pirates 8, Cubs 5
- Data behind tourism ‘Trump slump’ may be wrong, U.S. Commerce Dept. says
- Guardiola sent off as Salah sends Liverpool into semi-finals
- Cubs show some life on offense but lose home opener to Pirates 8-5
- Montgomery residents protest proposed gas station, car wash
- Carson Fulmer struggles in White Sox’s fifth straight home loss
- Valverde, DT del Barcelona: ‘Nos duele a nosotros y duele a nuestra gente’
- Kansas and North Carolina State tied into FBI’s college basketball probe as new indictments issued
- Guardiola se queja del árbitro tras eliminación del City
- Senate GOP leaders warn Trump not to fire Mueller but reject calls for legislation to protect him
- Deployment of US troops to Mexico border underway
- Joe Maddon thinks Cubs, especially Anthony Rizzo, should back off extra batting practice
- Federal probe seeks records about 2 women who allege affairs with the president, Trump remains ‘livid’
- Lake County News-Sun Local Scoreboard for Wednesday, April 11
- Justice Department to halt legal program for detained immigrants
- Burglars hit almost two dozen vehicles in overnight spree
- Zuckerberg tells Congress ‘we didn’t do enough’ to prevent privacy crises that rock Facebook
- ‘A phenomenal first baseman’: Kayla Nommensen carving out niche for Warren
- Leah Senese scores another winning goal on a rebound as Neuqua Valley tops Waubonsie
- Oklahoma Republicans refuse to bow to teachers’ demands
- Truth with LaDere: Lindsay LaDere scores winning run to lift Lincoln-Way East past Marist
- 7 takeaways from Zuckerberg’s marathon congressional testimony
- Daily Southtown Local Scoreboard for Wednesday, April 11
- Trump signs executive order to strengthen work requirements for welfare
- Purdue recruit James Kulak strikes out career-high 13 as Neuqua Valley cools off Naperville Central
- Yadier Molina and Torey Lovullo each suspended 1 game for weekend fracas
- Michael Kopech off to fast start, but Rick Renteria is watching White Sox prospect’s changeup
- Fraternity brothers posed in blackface, this California college’s latest racist dust up
- Much warmer through Friday, then colder
- Anthony Rizzo’s back injury creates void for Cubs, opportunity for journeyman Efren Navarro
- White House homeland security adviser Tom Bossert resigns
- Mad about Maddie: Chesterton shakes off cobwebs vs. Valparaiso sparked by Maddie Snemis’ home run