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- The important connection between risk-taking and confidence in girls
- Cubs place struggling starter Yu Darvish on 10-day disabled list with flu
- Four homers spark Cubs to 14-2 victory over Marlins
- Trump considers benching Giuliani from doing TV interviews
- Capitals drop Penguins in OT to advance to conference finals
- Two Illinois-based companies named among best for multicultural women
- GOP frets over West Virginia as 4 states decide primaries
- ‘We want to make our voices heard:’ Women battle FDA over contraceptive device they say made them sick
- Morning Spin: Debate over decades-old Equal Rights Amendment will continue in Illinois this month
- Mother perennially disappointed in adult son’s choices
- Man struck and killed by semi in Romeoville on Monday identified
- Chicago sees its most violent week of the year: 9 killed, 76 wounded
- Lead testing area in Northwest Indiana
- Annual prep football tripleheader must move from Soldier Field
- After disastrous debut, ‘Pokemon Go’ Fest returns to Chicago this summer
- Abe Conlon of Fat Rice only Chicago chef to win a 2018 James Beard Award
- Live stream: A one-on-one conversation with James Comey
- EPA discovers another lead-contaminated neighborhood near East Chicago
- Athletic Bears rookie Kylie Fitts must prove his durability
- Vernon Hills mayor says village manager’s departure involved legal spending
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- T-Mobile, Sprint come up short in making their case for a wireless merger
- Why Nestle is spending $7 billion on Starbucks: ‘Nescafe is boring’
- Trump administration tells FIFA: no travel discrimination for World Cup
- New evidence shows that our anti-poverty programs, especially Social Security, work well
- Man, woman seriously hurt jumping from burning building on West Side
- Walmart to add policy aimed at curbing opioid abuse
- Berlin police say 3 abandoned babies are likely sisters
- Kyle Hendricks provides Cubs with another option for Tuesday’s start
- Mercedes fleeing police hits CTA bus, catches fire on West Side
- How Michael Shannon ended up at the Old Town Ale House on Oscars night
- Hobart cemetery gets OK to build new mausoleum
- Eating well in Cincy’s Over-the-Rhine
- Don’t underestimate dining scene in Cincinnati’s dynamic Over-the-Rhine neighborhood
- Cruise lesser-known corners of the British Isles, bike a scenic segment of the East Coast and more
- 5 must-see concerts in Chicago this week: Alice Glass, Flatbush Zombies, Haim
- 1 killed, 5 wounded in shootings in Chicago over 8 hours
- Community news
- ‘Paint roller of death’? TSA’s quirky Instagram account features wacky seized weapons and more
- Diamond museum in Antwerp
- Diamond city of Antwerp now has a sparkling diamond museum
- Rediscovering lost Yiddish songs of the Holocaust
- In a city full of journalists and photographers, does Chicago have any secrets left?
- Aurora native’s film puts spotlight on ‘City of Lights’
- Community news
- John Oliver finally has a koala chlamydia ward named after him — thanks to Russell Crowe
- Photos: Met Gala 2018
- El deporte juvenil crece en Aurora
- Advisers aid baseball prospects, might do same in basketball
- Bikini Bottom Bar facing 10 liquor code violations since 2017, West Dundee officials say
- At 100, my mom had dementia and needed hospice care. Getting it was nearly impossible.
- Beverly’s Horse Thief Hollow combines ‘Brews, Bags And Art’
- 71st Cannes Film Festival opens with drama on screen and off
- Western Illinois coroner to poor: Pay $1,000 or county keeps loved ones’ remains
- Temblor de magnitud 4.5 sacude el área de Los Ángeles
- Girls Rule! NHRA celebrating strong female racers
- Can you skip your regular workout and just shiver instead?
- Prickly City- better to talk
- Klopp confident Liverpool will seal Champions League spot
- Criminal probe opened for abuse claims against New York attorney general
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- Zidane confident Ronaldo will recover for Champions League final
- Kanye West rebuked by Ta-Nehisi Coates in biting essay called ‘I’m Not Black, I’m Kanye’
- North Korea’s Kim Jong Un meets China’s president ahead of Trump summit
- Bradshaw: Campuses, rivalries can play role in college choice
- Armenia’s new prime minister is Nikol Pashinian, who led weeks of protests there
- Volo Auto Museum opens outdoor space Memorial Day weekend with new exhibits
- Armenia gets new prime minister
- Indian Prairie Library to enhance digital book program with $53,161 state grant
- Melania Trump is learning her power. So is her husband.
- Pop singers like Justin Timberlake compete for top prize at CMT Music Awards
- Benefit raises more than $10,000 for Winnetka Youth Organization
- Fed’s Powell: Rate hikes should not upend the global economy
- Fact check: Trump’s claim that Iran could build nuclear weapons in seven years
- Speak Out
- ‘Frenetic and gentrifying’: Logan Square a bastion of booze, street art and yes, hipsters
- Winnetka Youth Organization Spring Benefit
- Hinsdale-Clarendon Hills District 181 hires Palos Hills principal to lead Elm School
- Acusan a un pandillero de dispararle a un agente federal en Back of the Yards
- Now that we’ve seen Tom Hardy’s Venom, do we want to see the movie more or less?
- ‘Nobody is leaving this play unchanged’: Echo Theater Collective ready for its first stage production in Oak Park
- District 25 exhibit puts Arlington Heights students’ artwork on display for community to see
- Groups sue Ben Carson over delay of anti-segregation rule
- Trending Instagram rhubarb creations have nothing on a good tart in a crust
- James Comey responds to Rudy Giuliani’s suggestion he might have lied
- Dance for Life announces 2018 company lineup, including Hubbard Street and the Joffrey
- Is DJ Khaled’s bedroom boundary a deal-breaker?
- Holy haute couture: Divine designs grace carpet at Met Gala
- Evanston student newspaper confiscation leads to policy change, teacher’s early retirement
- Cold spring could delay reopening of Sunset Valley after $7 million renovation
- Why quitting your high cholesterol medication without talking to your doctor is a big mistake (Video)
- Wear a poppy this National Poppy Day
- Invite monarchs to stay at your place this summer
- A pre-road trip checklist to avoid towing trauma
- What do neckties, yoga poses and vegetables have to do with my eyes?
- Hinsdale District 86 Board puts off buffer zone discussion to focus on referendum
- CSO musicians perform contemporary chamber works keyed to Art Institute galleries
- Location, location? IHSA puts neighboring powerhouses New Trier, Loyola in different lacrosse sectionals
- White House will host Amazon, Facebook, Ford and other major companies for summit on AI
- Drug executives to testify before Congress about role in opioid crisis
- Gardeners, beware: In Chicago, Scots pine trees aren’t guaranteed long lives
- J.Cole’s ‘KOD’ Tour coming to Allstate Arena with Young Thug in September
- Vic Mensa, Princess Nokia and others playing House of Vans Chicago summer concert series
- West Suburban Local Scoreboard for Wednesday, May 9
- Hoop house supporters demand Elmhurst action
- Last community meeting on proposed Maine South upgrades, referendum set for May 12
- ‘We all need to help our neighbors’: Lewis program connects students with Fairmont community
- Read: Criminal complaint charging Ernesto Godinez in shooting of ATF agent
- Northbrook, Glenview report some flooding after last week’s rainfall
- Film projects about R. Kelly in the works
- Chicago man pleads guilty to firing shots during 2017 dispute in Antioch Township
- District 204 will cut custodial staff to pay competitive wages
- Los looks que impactaron en la Gala Met 2018
- Cubs Q&A: What is wrong with Yu Darvish? Why doesn’t MLB get rid of the worst umpires each year?
- Evanston could reconsider rule banning ‘three unrelated’ people from living together
- My worst moment: How Leslie Odom Jr. almost quit acting before ‘Hamilton’ made him a star
- Latest security upgrade at Barrington School District 220 adds universal lockdown system
- Portage board member stymies city bid to acquire properties
- Running home: North Shore’s Peter Callahan coaches while training for his next steps
- Study: Duped patients crowdfund for misleading stem-cell treatments
- Porter County Commissioners: Courthouse renovation work bids in range
- Cavaliers won’t discipline Rodney Hood for refusal to play
- Park Ridge City Council approves work to create new detective offices in City Hall
- A los 45 años, ‘Big Sexy’ Colón sigue disfrutando del béisbol
- American workers took more time off last year, sort of
- North Aurora to use private attorney to prosecute DUI cases
- High five: Glenbrook South’s handful of sophomores making an impact on the field
- Five-story residential building approved for Washington Boulevard in Oak Park
- Boys gymnastics notes: Benjamin Kowalski paces Rolling Meadows at sectional meet
- El cerrador estelar mexicano Roberto Osuna arrestado por agredir a una mujer
- What a sound! American Blues’ ‘Buddy’ has the hits, the jukebox musical cliches and a terrific Buddy Holly
- Chicago theater openings May 11-17
- East Aurora moves to beef up background checks on superintendent candidates
- Rafa Márquez: ‘Seguimos soñando’
- Slowik: Animal Welfare League changes leadership amid ongoing scrutiny
- Trump kills the Iran deal, and we’ll regret it
- Longtime Gary minster dead at 90
- Griezmann belongs to us ‘as of today’ – Atletico president
- Seth Meyers invited Trump to be a guest on his show, but Trump wanted an apology first
- 145 million Social Security numbers, 99 million addresses and more: Every type of personal data Equifax lost to hackers, by the numbers
- Conte coy over Chelsea future
- Revolution Brewing to host first Italian Beef Fest on May 26
- Search expands in Montana for Batavia man considered missing under suspicious circumstances
- Highland Park dog parade and expo supports literacy efforts
- Pochettino relieved Spurs destiny still in own hands
- After 50 years, Aurora bowling league secretary keeps on rolling
- Why I accept Rachel Dolezal’s commitment to her African-American identity
- When kids don’t get the care they need, society pays
- Fox Valley anti-poverty program finding success one family at a time
- Two dozen female volunteers help build Carpentersville Habitat house during Women Build Week
- A conversation on equity: Oak Park District 97 officials hear from community as policy takes shape
- Record job openings equal unemployed for 1st time in nearly 2 decades
- The Trump administration’s greatest sin
- Comings & Goings: Chicago Ridge Mall remodeling food court, adding meeting space
- Perú utiliza contactos de Solano en preparación a Rusia 2018
- Kristin Brousseau, Samantha Hartman use their friendship on the field for Lake Zurich
- New community affairs director hired for West Aurora School District
- Two years later, transgender woman struggles with life’s unique challenges away from national spotlight
- Skokie trustees approve grants for business, industrial property upgrades
- Park Ridge park commissioner seeks creation of ‘green space’ fund to buy future land
- ‘Take it as a compliment.’ The conversations around sexual misconduct and fat bodies
- ‘NSync’s Lance Bass to host boy band/heartthrob lineup at Naperville’s Last Fling
- Lake Forest City manager’s contract renewed after report criticizes him, other officials for lobbying payments
- Top drawer: Tiffany Giese and Marley Reicher provide offensive spark as Huntley overpowers Hampshire
- ‘Robin’ by Dave Itzkoff reviewed: A planet called Williams, inhabited by a troubled comic genius
- Moran: Budget shows growth phase coming to an end at the Lake County Forest Preserves
- A youth tackle football state ban was sidelined, but debate over safety is ‘not going away’
- Biggest winner of James Beard Awards? Diversity
- Hinsdale District 86 grants raises of 2 to 10 percent for 24 administrators, more than 70 support staff
- Arlington Heights turns to new developer after shelving Taco Bell, Wendy’s development
- Celebration of Cultures aims to reflect diversity in the North Shore
- U46 school board sets timetable to fill O’Neal Ellis seat by early June
- Kettle souring is quicker, cheaper way to make sour beers, but don’t knock them for that
- Triple threat: Chesterton senior Braden Corzan sweeps sprints at Duneland track meet
- Sports calendar
- After skipping Kentucky Derby, Quip officially in field for 143rd Preakness
- First of its kind North Shore mental health, wellness fair held at Evanston library
- Homeowner burned, 10-month-old puppy dies in Antioch fire
- ER workers on Chicago gang violence: ‘We’re in a war zone too’
- Exploration kits bring global flora into Oak Park’s first-grade classrooms
- Hersey’s Garrett Naughton enjoying the change of pace from club gymnastics
- Trump’s two nuclear crises
- Zoé y Dorian en House of Blues
- Una niña escapa de un auto robado en una gasolinera
- Halle’s storm: UNLV recruit Halle Arends continues rise as Naperville Central stymies Waubonsie
- Man charged in 2016 crash that killed infant, injured three others in Barrington Hills
- Wendy’s supervisor charged with criminal sexual abuse in Mokena
- Facts are not political
- Ready for takeoff: OPRF pole vaulters confident heading into sectional meet
- Even the Nobel Prize in literature has been rocked by #MeToo, but let’s not backslide
- Rauner, Democrats say they don’t want another budget war but face deficit despite tax hike
- The Second City announces queer-centered sketch comedy show for Pride month
- Speak Out: Police shooting stories biased against cops, convicts should pay restitution, more
- Michigan Avenue closed after scaffold accident
- Drugmaker Takeda’s future in Deerfield uncertain following acquisition news
- More legislative lip service, but no fair map amendment
- Girls track notes: Neuqua Valley’s MiKenna Robinson sets up plan to make state in 800 and 200
- Chicago Jewish Star newspaper folds after 27 years
- 5 detainees at Cook County Jail diagnosed with salmonella infection
- U.S. leaves Iran nuclear deal
- Church news
- Iran to negotiate with Europeans, Russia and China about remaining in nuclear deal
- Former Portage council member dead at 91
- Americans have resolved to live forever or die in the attempt
- U46, school board recognize former board member Traci O’Neal Ellis
- Last-minute Mother’s Day reservations still available at Chicago restaurants
- ‘This is a good fit’: Oakton Community College announces new attendance partnerships with Elmhurst College
- ‘One goal, no field, a couple of balls:’ Trinity lacrosse has already come a long way
- Deadline to apply for seats on Park Ridge Library Board extended
- Highland Park grad plays key role in peace activist’s escape from Yemen: ‘This guy is going to die unless you do something’
- Deerfield lines up pro bono legal team for assault weapons ban challenge
- A source of contention among residents, Life Time Fitness now will be built in Lake Zurich
- ‘It has a lot of potential’: Oak Park to seek new proposals for village-owned Madison Street properties
- Female police officer sues Wheaton, alleging gender bias
- Lake County News-Sun Local Scoreboard for Wednesday, May 9
- Emeril’s restaurant to close at Universal CityWalk
- Panel recommends lease for county clerk’s office in downtown Aurora
- Orland officials delay vote on video gambling
- Teen accused of throwing liquid at Chicago police officer during weekend fighting on and near Mag Mile
- Disabato: Bears fumble ball with decision to deprive high school players chance to play at Soldier Field
- Post-Tribune Local Scoreboard for Wednesday, May 9
- Pentagon probe into deadly Niger attack finds mistakes, but recommends no punishment
- These Southland pets need new homes
- Police body cameras a ‘guardian angel’: Evanston officer
- Congress wants review of military child-on-child sex abuse
- Top Emanuel donor, confidant Michael Sacks hires key labor ally Jorge Ramirez
- 5 surprising things people love and despise about traveling
- 3 warm-weather home cleaning tips
- Cubs putting Yu Darvish on DL for the flu only worsens his reputation
- ‘It is crazy how much people dump’: Elgin spring cleanup fills five dumpsters, eight public works trucks
- Saints’ Mark Ingram suspended 4 games for NFL substance violation
- The best tweets of the week and some very useful advice for life, all in one click poll!
- Barca to pay Griezmann’s 100mn euro release clause – report
- Indiana primary turnout: ‘A flow, but it’s slow’
- UFC fights will be streamed on ESPN Plus starting in January
- Police: SWAT officers fired at serving search warrant
- ComEd names new CEO as Anne Pramaggiore takes role at Exelon
- Jays closer Roberto Osuna charged with assault in Toronto
- Laquan McDonald’s past has no place in Jason Van Dyke’s trial
- Mets trade former ace Matt Harvey to Reds for catcher Devin Mesoraco
- Syrian TV reports Israeli attack near capital Damascus
- District 204 finds fix for cracking walls, sloping floors at Fischer Middle School
- Trump declares U.S. leaving ‘horrible’ Iran nuclear accord
- Murder defendant taunted shooting victim with ‘Who’s the tough guy now,’ witnesses say
- Ex-Bear Chris Zorich eager to tackle challenges as Chicago State AD: ‘I didn’t take this blindly’
- Teacher charged with attempted murder subbed at Cicero middle school while out on bond, records show
- Caterpillar marketing its Aurora area plant
- Lightfoot on Emanuel challenge: She’ll be progressive candidate who makes City Hall serve everyone
- Rainbow Cone, Pistachio Abduction among brews tapped for Illinois Craft Beer Week
- Prohibited items collected by the TSA
- How Speaker Madigan elbows aside Illinois taxpayers
- Semi rolls over at 75th and Washington; driver suffers minor injuries
- Man hurt, Michigan Avenue closed just north of Millennium Park after scaffold accident
- Trial delayed for Tinley Park man accused of killing his wife
- U46 board agrees to buy building for new family service building, bus parking
- Evanston high school District 202 board approves new student free press rules
- South Loop condo
- Romeoville mayor pleads guilty to DUI, apologizes to police after ‘hostile and threatening’ statements
- Favorito en elecciones mexicanas y también en una piñatería
- White Sox thrilled to reunite with pitcher Danny Farquhar, their ‘walking miracle’
- It’s not just you, we’re all living in the United States of Anxiety
- Timberwolves assistant coach Rick Brunson resigns amid accusations of improper conduct toward women
- Elgin man arrested for 4th DUI after striking two cars, was four times over legal limit, prosecutors say
- Fit and Trim: Josh Trim hits homer off Purdue recruit Austin Peterson to lift LaPorte past Chesterton
- Video shows 11-year-old jumping from Jeep during Aurora carjacking
- Washington nurse accused of using her own drug needles on patients, exposing them to hepatitis C
- Sister Melissa, feminist who helped shape lives at Dominican University, says farewell
- ‘I told everybody this is what I was going to do’: Why Trump torpedoed Obama’s Iran deal
- May’s warmth continues; strong storms possible Wednesday
- Be like Michael: Behrendt’s two-run homer in the sixth inning takes Lakes past Grayslake Central
- Crash into wall puts Jason Heyward on 7-day concussion DL
- Ask Tom: Is there an end date for snowfall tracking?
- Ryan Wheeler produces three hits as Neuqua Valley bounces back with win over Waubonsie Valley
- Javier Baez could return to Cubs’ lineup as soon as Wednesday
- Landis gets free: Margaret Landis scores the winning run in the seventh as Beecher tops Tinley Park
- Mariners’ James Paxton tosses no-hitter against Blue Jays
- Daily Southtown Local Scoreboard for Wednesday, May 9
- Kiefor keeping on: Ball State recruit Jessi Kiefor goes 3-for-3 as Lake Central rolls past Valparaiso
- Porter County Dems, GOP vote for coroners
- Pompeo arrives in North Korea to finalize Trump-Kim summit
- Chris Paul scores 41 as Rockets eliminate Jazz 112-102
- Braun declares victory in Indiana GOP Senate primary
- Sticky Carmel: Maddie Becker and Benet denied at shot for conference title by Corsairs with 2-0 loss
- Can White Sox be lovable losers as they drop games at franchise-record pace?
- Residents forced to evacuate as lava cracks spread across Hawaiian island
- Maywood woman charged in fatal hit-and-run on Eisenhower ramp
- Cubs 4, Marlins 3