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- Digest: Rainbow 6 at Laurel Park solved for record $399,546 jackpot
- Fallen Marine’s dream to build track is completed by his family and high school
- Comey says Trump ‘morally unfit to be president,’ possibly susceptible to Russian blackmail
- World Surf Tour event suspended after shark attack
- U.S. to hit Russia with new sanctions for aiding Syria’s Assad
- ‘The Walking Dead’ Season 8 finale recap: An emotional end and a way forward
- Starbucks pide disculpa tras arresto de afroamericanos en una de sus cafeterías
- 50 years after the Fair Housing Act passed, black Chicagoans reflect on refuge found in South Side co-op
- Illinois’ future: No relief from tax increases
- Partner’s sister insists on family exclusion
- Morning Spin: Retiring Paul Ryan could be more ‘liberated’ in dealing with Trump, Democrat says
- A widow cannot bear life alone. Is it possible to love someone too much?
- The case for a search warrant targeting Trump’s attorney
- Does America care about its veterans?
- This new Facebook job posting is cause for concern
- Two Chicago civic innovators have been chosen to serve as Obama Fellows in the inaugural class
- WGN celebrates 70 years of televising Cubs baseball
- Syrians rally in Damascus in support of Assad’s military
- More toll lanes could be coming to Chicago area as highway funds lag
- Cubs Q&A: Is Ian Happ’s job in danger? Could Eddie Butler join the rotation?
- Series preview: White Sox at Athletics
- Series preview: Cardinals at Cubs
- NFL draft position preview: Tight ends
- Here’s the best defense for the Down Syndrome Protection Act
- Quin Snyder: From breaking it to ‘making it’ in NBA
- 200 million eggs recalled because of salmonella concerns
- Free baseball? Oakland’s idea could be the wave of the future
- Bucky Badger statues invade Madison, Wis., plus more Midwest events
- Martin Sorrell steps down as CEO of advertising giant WPP
- At Windsor Castle, a look at Harry and Meghan’s (relatively) low-key wedding site
- 12 pet-friendly Chicago wedding venues
- Internships, school schedules leave lifeguards and camp counselors in short supply
- Ask Anna: I’m pissed she just wants to be friends
- We have met the enemy, and it is the Cubs’ starting rotation
- Plane built by Andrew High School students nearly ready for takeoff
- Navigating college and career after cancer: Program started by Oak Lawn nurse helps survivors pursue goals
- Would you pay for an ad-free Facebook?
- New Meghan Markle book rehashes her time at Northwestern
- 2018 Tesla Model 3 at a glance
- Upscale, downscale: Target draws customers with collaborations with high-end brands
- Pizza al fresco: Domino’s will deliver to beaches, parks
- April showers — and snow, sleet and wind — have postponed 21 MLB games so far
- Shooting of University of Chicago student raises questions over use of force by campus police
- Carrie Underwood’s face at the ACM Awards: A complete guide to an enduring mystery
- CouponCabin CEO, ‘Real Housewives’ star spotted in Chicago as relationship drama plays out on TV
- Una pareja fue asesinada a tiros en Logan Square
- This week in Chicago arts, food and drink via ChicagoNow
- Prickly City- spring
- Chicago stage veteran Carrie Coon is one of the ‘Avengers: Infinity War’ villains
- Zaldívar: ‘Nadie es favorito en la final de Concachampions’
- The morning after Comey’s interview airs, Trump takes fresh aim at the fired FBI director
- East Aurora NJROTC members heading to national academic competition, could be on ‘Jeopardy!’
- R. Kelly accused by woman in Texas of giving her sexually transmitted disease
- When will the $7,500 federal EV tax credit get cut for GM and Tesla? Soon
- Volunteers, officials, consultants share strategies for healthy lakes
- Selle: Returning from limbo, ratifying Equal Rights Amendment may get another chance
- Hinsdale Central to present some twists to ‘Cinderella’ story
- She was tossed from a hospital on a cold night wearing only a gown. The viral video followed years of struggles.
- Hinsdale Central to present ‘Cinderella’
- Ataque de EEUU a Siria, ‘sólo una palmada’ dicen sirios en Chicago
- Aurora Art League believes in ‘spreading art everywhere’
- Former first lady Barbara Bush in failing health, granddaughter says she’s ‘a fighter’
- How 7 teams can even their NBA playoff series (sorry, Spurs)
- Spring snowfall creates hazardous commute in Chicago area; more snow possible tonight
- District 64 hires 20-year veteran to lead special ed programs after ‘turbulent’ period
- ‘Lift Every Voice and Sing’: The story behind the ‘black national anthem’ that Beyoncé sang
- Two armed men in ski masks rob Lake Bluff restaurant, police say
- Blagojevich pierde otra apelación
- Shout Out: George J. Manisco, actor and theater producer
- Elmhurst Children’s Theatre to present ‘Fiddler on the Roof’
- Cubs and WGN celebrate 70 years: Q&A with Bob Vorwald, WGN’s director of production
- Stan Lee is suing his ex-business manager for fraud, elder abuse
- Spring snow storm topples records in South Dakota, Minnesota, Wisconsin
- Rain-Soaked 2018 Boston Marathon
- Oswego looks at bringing in Lake Michigan water
- La serie de Gael García Bernal ‘Aquí en la tierra’, rebana la realidad
- More than 600 people have been shot in Chicago this year
- Beyonce gives $100,000 to 4 historically black colleges
- Young actors introduced to joys of the stage with ‘The Aristocats Kids’
- Beyoncé hace cuantiosa donación a universidades
- Wilmette Park District production of ‘The Aristocat Kids’
- Snowy April weather
- Gunfire at Vegas company picnic kills one, suspect at large
- Minnesotans stranded in Mexico after airline cancels last flights of the season due to snow
- Insufficient salt consumption can be dangerous
- The Road to Finding a Treatment Option for My RA
- 3 ways to make your home more eco-friendly with smart home technology
- If it can rain, it can flood: Why flood insurance is a wise bet for homeowners
- ‘In my element’: Elmwood Park students sparkle on the stage in Star Showcase
- Quickly
- Vehicle crashes into house in La Grange Highlands
- Chicago water department supervisor didn’t report email about Southern farmers ‘bidding’ on Obama, watchdog says
- Kids test out their stage presence during ‘Got Talent’ show in Buffalo Grove
- Public input sought on ‘cleaner and easier to understand’ building codes
- John Stamos welcomes son, names him after father
- Speak Out
- NASA’s newest planet hunter to launch tonight
- New research suggests postpartum depression can affect dads, too
- Crews find 2 bodies and vehicle that went into California river
- Scott Pruitt broke law with $43,000 phone booth, investigators find
- Scaled-back Elm Street housing development still facing opposition
- Battery charge dropped against Lake County Sheriff’s corrections officer
- Let the Blagojevich saga be an important lesson for all Illinois politicians
- Lincoln Hall students ‘master’ vocabulary competition
- Agriculture experts troubled by Indiana’s GOP Senate candidates’ tariff talk
- Evgeny Kissin and the Emerson String Quartet ride the wave to a perfect ending
- Our favorite vegan beauty products
- Vegan cosmetics getting easier to find, and old-school brands taking notice
- Christopher Moore’s latest novel may be moody, but it’s as daffy as ever
- Expansion adds space and ‘dignity’ to Niles Township Food Pantry
- U.S. Supreme Court again rejects hearing Rod Blagojevich’s appeal
- Immunotherapy scores big win against lung cancer in study
- Heath Ogawa’s long journey culminates with NCAA diving championship
- Desiree Linden is the first American woman to win the Boston Marathon since 1985
- Rick Tuttle, the Chicago artist who ran an artful Michigan bookstore, dies at 66
- ‘It was like a story came to life on a cake’: Children’s literature the theme for CakeLit at Triton College
- Notre Dame gets commitment from Class of 2020 quarterback Drew Pyne
- Former NBA star and Chicago native Juwan Howard lists South Loop townhouse for $980,000
- It’s her call: Libertyville’s Sarah Hoyer runs the show from behind the plate
- James Comey seems like an honest man. But his memoir is a big mistake.
- As students plan another walkout, experts credit social media and civics classes for activism
- Toyota wants cars to start ‘talking’ to each other
- John Oliver bought Russell Crowe’s leather jockstrap — and he wants it to go to Blockbuster
- Lawyers: Journalist was detained in Tennessee by ICE because of reporting
- Bomb Syria but bar refugees? Time to update the Statue of Liberty
- En Chicago aparecen pistas de los 43 desaparecido en Iguala
- Elgin’s Grand Victoria Casino to sell for $327.5 million
- Rick Bayless to host epic party for charity, and there are only 40 spots available
- La lista de pandilleros de Chicago será supervisada por una agencia independiente
- Barrington Area Library weighing land deal needed to realign Lake Zurich Road
- Icahn-backed Navistar surges as buyout by VW looks ‘imminent’
- Five things to do in Northwest Indiana April 20-22
- Chicago mom and son take fight against childhood cancer to Capitol Hill
- Kawauchi, primer campeón japonés en Boston desde 1987
- Bowling Green recruit Jay Ward tweaks his pitch selection as Carmel’s ace
- New Moms group breaks ground on Oak Park facility that will offer affordable housing, program space
- White Sox at Twins rescheduled for June 5, Aug. 20 and Sept. 28
- Pochettino upbeat on Spurs despite Man City defeat
- West Suburban Local Scoreboard for Tuesday, April 17
- Veteran players, team chemistry behind Elmwood Park soccer team’s success
- Lake County News-Sun Local Scoreboard for Tuesday, April 17
- Messi may be rested against Celta Vigo – Valverde
- Post-Tribune Local Scoreboard for Tuesday, April 17
- Trump put the brakes on new Russian sanctions, reversing Haley’s announcement
- Buckcherry, P.O.D., Lit, Alien Ant Farm to play Naperville Last Fling
- Skokie Plan Commission approves town house project that combines work, living space
- As Deerfield Area Historical Society turns 50, organizers look to showcase local history
- ‘The Art of the Wasted Day’: Finding a rich life by looking out the window
- ‘Up in Smoke’: OPRF hosts session aimed at helping parents prevent teens’ vaping
- Chicago nightlife at Electric Hotel Nightclub
- First clients ready to move into La Grange BEDS Plus facility for chronically homeless
- Customer leaves $2,000 tip at Boka restaurant in Chicago
- Tracy Letts’ ‘Minutes,’ a Steppenwolf premiere, a finalist for 2018 Pulitzer Prize
- Highland Park and Deerfield musicians return from Icelandic concert trip
- Why the usual political gravity hasn’t grounded Greitens and Pruitt
- Family-run Hungarian Kosher Foods in Skokie to change ownership
- ‘The latest and greatest in technology’: Franklin Park Fire Department welcomes new quint truck
- Las Chivas visitan al Toronto en la final de ‘Concachampions’
- Sneaker convention in Matteson showcases $2K pair of Jordans, $600 Bathing Ape sweatpants
- ‘Hay gente que aún está sufriendo’: Grandes Ligas regresa a San Juan
- Deft defender Kendra Lee anchors Buffalo Grove’s back line
- Man exposed himself to children at Northwest Side playlot, police say
- Guerin girls soccer team moving past last season’s forfeit losses
- Margaret Taylor, co-founded Christian publishing house that produced ‘The Living Bible,’ dies at 100
- T-Mobile to pay $40 million over faked outgoing phone calls
- Chicago aldermen scale back ban on civilians wearing body armor
- So this is what an ESPN version of ‘Dancing with the Stars’ looks like
- Five things to do in the western suburbs April 20-22
- Proposed redevelopment of Tribune Tower
- The spotlight’s on Facebook, but Google is also in the privacy hot seat
- Arts group collecting shoes of every shape and size
- A Pulitzer smartly recognizes the ‘virtuosic’ power of Kendrick Lamar’s ‘DAMN.’
- Music Theater Works previews season at gala
- ‘The Doppelganger’: Rainn Wilson trades ‘The Office’ for a gutsy, messy ‘international farce’ at Steppenwolf
- SeaWorld: 4 more concerts set for Seven Seas fest
- Two hospitalized in Wildwood fight involving gun, knife
- ‘The game really isn’t the game anymore’: Cougars react to new rule change concerning extra innings
- Music Theater Works annual gala
- Nazareth ready for ESCC foes thanks to depth on the mound
- Get caught double parking in downtown Chicago? Fine could soon triple to $300.
- Five things to do in Lake County April 20-22
- Upscale pizza restaurant to open in Water Street District this summer
- Former 1871 CEO Howard Tullman named first director of Illinois Tech innovation institute
- Bill Cosby’s accuser denies framing him, knowing key witness
- Real Madrid drama made Buffon ‘feel alive’
- Restaurant Week, Downtown Taste on menu for Aurora
- Reviews: 2 cocktail-forward restaurants look to reclaim former glory
- How to be smarter about buying organic
- What’s happening in Park Ridge: Earth Day, ‘Sinatra Experience’ this Saturday
- Más de 600 baleados en Chicago
- 11 of our favorite pastel looks and items for spring
- West Dundee to install downtown bike racks to assist cyclists
- Rodriguez slams Bong over racism allegation
- The ERA would take away rights from women
- Buffalo Grove issues maintenance violations to strip mall at center of residents’ complaints
- Allena Healy, Lauren Buell lead improved Niles West softball team
- You’re losing a major tax deduction this year. Stop the whining.
- Are Illinois lawmakers even trying to fix the pension crisis?
- North Shore Unitarian Church Art Fair aims to create community through art
- Chicago theater openings April 20-26
- Grant graduate Jonathan Wells, already a four-time All-American, takes on the hurdles for Illinois
- Can we trust Donald Trump’s word?
- The Russia investigation is tearing this country apart
- Bodies ‘stacked on top of each other’ in deadly prison riot in South Carolina, inmate says; 7 killed
- Bacharach tribute counts down hits to number ones
- UK’s May tells lawmakers Syria strikes were legal and moral
- Burr Ridge to debate legalized gambling
- Man sexually assaulted woman while in Chicago from Michigan for friend’s birthday, prosecutors say
- Destruction, traumatized residents remain in Syrian town of Douma
- Corrections and clarifications
- Postponements will force Cubs to identify a sixth starting pitcher
- Residents of Syrian town left to pick up pieces
- In the final stage of life, former first lady Barbara Bush offers us a parting gift
- A plena luz balean a un hombre en el noroeste de Chicago
- Oak Park resident attacked by men during carjacking attempt in his garage, police say
- Vernon Hills to pay departing village manager nearly $161,000
- Latest Elgin scams involve seniors being asked to buy gift cards to pay a debt
- Starbucks to train workers on ‘unconscious bias,’ CEO says
- Park Ridge’s Michael OBroin programmed for success in cross country, classroom
- The quest for flood relief: Park Ridge aldermen resume talks on flooding, support for stormwater utility fee
- Aurora approves raises for union city employees
- 5 ways smart cities provide a healthier, safer, richer life for residents
- Illinois football coaches selling recruits on coming to ‘Littyville’
- Gary seeks buyers, partners for South Gleason Park Golf Course
- Democrats had strong showing in DuPage County Board primary
- What’s in those seized records? Trump’s biggest new worry
- Help for weak nails: Readers share what works
- Softball notes: ‘Triple threat’ Taylor Herschbach tries leading from the top for Lockport
- Ask Tom: Is it true snow from 1967 blizzard was shipped south on trains?
- Tinley Park mom, son spin Wheel of Fortune 16 years apart
- Watch Wrigley Field get a speedy makeover, thanks to this time-lapse video
- Federal judge halts Trump’s ban on transgender troops until trial
- California rejects Trump administration’s proposed duties for border troops
- Emanuel wants to expand Riverwalk, but offers few details
- Stories that sparked #MeToo movement win Pulitzer Prize for public service
- More to come from Hannah Morris: Minnesota recruit getting back into top form for Bloom
- Shnay: Former Crete church honored for helping slaves to freedom
- Former West Aurora teacher charged with child porn found dead in field
- Sale of Grand Victoria Casino could be good for Elgin, city council member says
- McCain has surgery after intestinal infection; aides say he’s in stable condition
- Jury acquits one, convicts other defendant in Calumet Township trustee’s office public corruption trial
- Chicago area escapes big snow as April chill still lingers
- Russia accused of tampering with the site of alleged Syrian chemical attack
- Wheeler’s Jose Diaz says ‘we’re not just a basketball state’ after leading Team Indiana in wrestling showdown
- Boston Marathon is last leg on Naperville man’s 50-state quest
- Quest for ‘curb appeal’: River Grove Library trustee pushes for new LED sign that could generate ad revenue
- Davich: Elevator chats with strangers, however brief, can be meaningful
- New Tribune Tower will take place in tallest buildings in Chicago
- Time to have a serious discussion about starting every MLB season on May 1?
- ‘Night Court’ actor Harry Anderson, 65, found dead in home
- It’s Tax Day. You know the drill.
- Trump still intends to get U.S. troops out of Syria as soon as possible, White House says
- Is U.S. men’s national team forward Bobby Wood coming to MLS this summer?
- Rally for Elgin-area school teacher
- Senators release bipartisan proposal to reauthorize use of force against non-state groups
- Daily Southtown Local Scoreboard for Tuesday, April 17
- ‘Insulted’ pro-Trump Spurs fans feel forced to choose between their team and the president
- Can Kris Bryant hit .325? Are the seats at Wrigley too ‘skinny’? Random musings after another Cubs postponement
- Federal judge weighs outside review of Trump-Cohen records; Hannity revealed as client of president’s lawyer
- Video shows police punching a Harvard student after he was found naked in the street