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- Mayoral election results: Who won in your precinct?
- Map: Area where spectators can view dyeing green of Chicago River
- Ask Amy: Fiance moves in, then stops moving
- Lands’ End, born in Chicago, remaking itself with stand-alone stores as Sears shrinks
- As Pimlico faded, its owners were pouring money into their Laurel track. Was anyone watching?
- Baltimore leaders to rally in Annapolis on Friday morning to ‘save the Preakness’
- Chicago has one female, African-American organ transplant surgeon. She fights disease — and distrust of doctors
- Can Lightfoot and Preckwinkle compete without demonizing each other? Now that would be historic.
- Waguespack wants a tougher rule to rein in Aldermanicus rex
- RxBar founder steps down as CEO of protein bar company he started in parents’ basement, then sold for $600M
- If no one texted you back Saturday, maybe it’s not you: National Day of Unplugging started at sundown Friday
- Disney preps, polishes Epcot topiaries for upcoming flower fest
- Photo studio near Wheaton school offers sexual services to customers, say officials trying to shut it down
- Man, woman, 2 children dead in apparent murder-suicide: ‘Another dark day with senseless violence in the city of Joliet’
- Can Scotch have terroir, like wine? Breaking down effects of grain, water, peat and barrels
- 2 Chicago teens lived across a park from each other. Now one is dead, and the other is facing murder charges
- Falleció Christian Bach
- Demand for legal marijuana in Illinois would far exceed licensed growers’ ability to supply it, study shows
- There’s a sled dog race tougher than the Iditarod, and a 78-year-old crazy enough to try it
- Pimlico vs. Laurel: A look at the facilities
- Celso Piña, un revolucionario musical
- Are Cubs fans as annoying as White Sox’s Nicky Delmonico says?
- His mother died climbing K2. Now he’s missing on Pakistan’s ‘Killer Mountain.’
- Davich: Celebrities can fare poorly in the court of public opinion
- What’s the secret to finding a running back gem late in the draft? Bears GM Ryan Pace could test his skills
- For Bryce Harper, this wasn’t the way it was supposed to go, but it just might work
- Qué hace tan especial a #ENBGiselle que cautivó a Chicago
- How will Notre Dame replace Julian Love? 4 spring practice storylines to watch as the Irish take the field Saturday
- This Week in Naperville
- Kraft Heinz needs innovation to survive. It’s keeping five Glenview test kitchens busy trying to stay relevant.
- A sweeping history of gospel music in prose and song
- NFL combine storylines: The Matt Nagy-Mitch Trubisky rapport, Robbie Gould’s reality and the defense’s quest for ‘synergy’
- American Icon Brewery in Fort Lauderdale opening March 11 with free pints of beer
- After backlash, Walmart vows to ‘make every effort’ to give disabled greeters new roles
- Armed robbery, burglary and rape common in Bahamas, State Department warns travelers
- Jonas Brothers, back after a decade, burn up a palatial setting in ‘Sucker’ – with Danielle Jonas, Priyanka Chopra, Sophie Turner
- Weekend ‘catch-up sleep’ is a lie
- In Northwest Indiana, reaction mixed on Vatican sex abuse summit
- Southwest sues mechanics union alleging deliberate slowdown
- Deputy chief named to lead Lake County Sheriff’s Criminal Investigations Division
- Former WGN-AM sportscaster Judd Sirott sells Glencoe home for $699,000
- Judd Sirott’s mid-century modern Glencoe home
- Ryan Adams’ tour canceled amid sexual misconduct allegations
- Cyr: The U.S.-North Korea meeting in Vietnam
- Ravens who have had run-ins with the law
- Having breakfast delivered? Don’t order eggs, and other tips from Chicago’s ‘Breakfast Queen’ Ina Pinkney
- The 10 books to read in March
- Washington Gov. Jay Inslee joins Democratic presidential field, aims to make climate change primary issue
- Review: Amazon’s thrillers ‘The Widow’ and ‘White Dragon’ are potato-chip bingeable
- Royal Caribbean Navigator of the Seas pictures
- A look at Illinois’ State Farm Center
- How much are the Cubs worth? Try $2.15 billion.
- Late-night hosts question if Trump’s bromance with N. Korea’s Kim is on the rocks
- Baby boom hitting Florida zoos with clouded leopards and giraffes
- Sheriff: McHenry man injured when SUV hits tree near Cary
- 12 possible replacements for Jason Witten on ESPN’s ‘Monday Night Football’
- Gary mayor eyes Buffington Harbor conversion to shipping port
- Pictures: Baby giraffes at Zoo Miami
- Pictures: Pair of clouded leopards born at Naples Zoo
- Speak out: Ban electronic cigarettes in Illinois
- Photos: English National Ballet ‘Giselle’ at the Harris Theater
- ‘A Madea Family Funeral’ review: Tyler Perry’s pulp conviction
- Measles outbreaks are on the rise across the U.S. Here is what you need to know.
- For Chuck Linneman, coaching math teams in West Aurora really adds up
- Officials: ‘Small’ fire at Oak Park apartment building briefly closes Lake Street Thursday afternoon
- Lake Zurich School District 95 superintendent is resigning to lead Wilmette school district
- Normal rush Friday morning for Metra, day after signal problems strand, delay 60,000 commuters at Union Station
- Jay Leno, Macy Gray, Andy Grammer added to SeaWorld concert lineup
- Pakistan hands over captured fighter pilot to India
- Letter: Walmart needs to keep Craig Goodwin
- Otto Warmbier’s family rebukes Trump’s defense of Kim Jong Un: ‘Kim and his evil regime are responsible for unimaginable cruelty’
- Chicagoans have planted more than 14,000 gardens to help pollinators like monarch butterflies. Here’s how to join the effort.
- Gatorland: Florida residents pay half-price admission in March
- Chicago’s next City Council: Sharks or sheep?
- Port Authority wants improved internet presence
- You’re nervous about your maid of honor’s speech. Is it OK to ask to read it before the reception?
- Rural Population GI Health: The General Surgeon’s Role
- The challenge of change: A young man’s unexpected journey with kidney disease
- Breaking down the $23 million spent at Pimlico vs. the $89 million spent at Laurel
- New director eyes growth of Crown Point EMA volunteers
- Ebay may shed StubHub, classified ads business
- Visiting Venice will cost a few extra euros for day-trippers
- HBO’s Richard Plepler, tastemaker behind TV hits like ‘Game of Thrones,’ quits
- A stunning ‘Giselle’ at the Harris: Plenty of dance companies remake the classics — none quite like this
- Avoca School District 37 hires North Shore native as new superintendent
- Former suburban police sergeant gets probation after shooting his son for drinking his vodka, authorities say
- Boxing fitness gym Rumble, backed by Stallone and Bieber, coming to Chicago’s Gold Coast
- Democrats want ‘what Stalin dreamt about’: Take away Americans’ hamburgers, former Trump aide says
- Three forums set for Aurora City Council candidates
- Bad sign for Belvidere: Jeep sales drop again as SUV boom starts tapering off
- Niles Leaning Tower recommended for National Register of Historic Places
- Sea Life plans ‘Fins & Flights’ craft beer experience
- Nathaniel Taylor, Rollo Lawson on ‘Sanford and Son,’ dies at 80
- Winnetka’s Restaurant Michael reopening as 2 new restaurants with French-American fare
- Pimlico owners place ad in The Baltimore Sun to ‘set the record straight’
- Sign of spring: Maple sap events crop up around western suburbs
- With the Portage lakefront threatened by erosion, a coalition is lobbying for solutions
- Things to do this weekend in Chicago: Mardi Gras celebration, Alvin Ailey Dance company, Rhea Butcher and Dee Alexander
- Down to Business: Custom-made and customized items the key to thriving SaraBoo gift store in downtown Naperville
- State’s attorney probing Justice building commissioner over accusations of abuse of power, ethical violations
- What to watch this weekend: El Clasico, Merseyside, North London derbies and more
- A half-year later, Chicagoans still don’t know why these 10 children died
- Residents pitch civic improvement ideas at ValpoNext event
- 15 Things to do with the kids, Mar. 4-10
- Sea turtle nesting season is back on our beaches. Here’s what you need to know
- Watts Ice Center in Glencoe to remain open until March 10
- Oprah Winfrey’s intense interview with Michael Jackson accusers from ‘Leaving Neverland’
- Rather than wrestle a girl in the Colorado state championship, this high school boy forfeited
- Paid subscriptions to music streaming services hit new high of 50 million in 2018, RIAA report says
- Aurora approves agreement for $29 million senior housing complex
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- Employees thwart robbery of La Grange Sprint store, authorities say
- Speak Out: Baseball salaries, Bears
- Photos: ‘Rent’ in Chicago
- Senators, these smart House bills would keep guns from criminals
- What to know about Solange’s new album, ‘When I Get Home’
- Communities save Catholic school by making it first to go independent
- Inmigrante solitario pide reunirse con su familia antes de morir
- #HoyEnElEstudio : GranDiosas
- ¿Cuerdo en un mundo on-line?
- Aurora police team exceeds fundraising goal for Polar Plunge
- Tickets for ‘Rent’ in Chicago go on sale March 6
- 5 things to do in the western suburbs March 8-10
- Which Florida beaches are the cheapest?
- Chicago to get another cold snap to start March’s first workweek
- Fortune Brands in Deerfield receives praise from peers
- Church briefs
- Moran: Feds plan to share Waukegan’s excess sand with 6 North Shore beaches
- Kendall committee postpones discussion on changes for outdoor shooting on private property
- ¿Socava Trump el estado de derecho?
- 5 things to do in Northwest Indiana March 8-10
- Texas executed an inmate — then arrested his son and grandson for disorderly conduct
- Se reduce el precio de Neverland
- Kanye to White Castle: 10 March Madness brackets that have nothing to do with basketball
- White Sox fans have every right to complain about the team’s failure to sign Manny Machado or Bryce Harper
- Major downtown developments — including new restaurants and over $5 million in incentives — moving forward in Aurora
- ‘The power of change’: Leyden prepares for spring musical ‘Guys and Dolls’
- Fraud, identity theft charges dismissed for woman convicted of using Gary funds to buy more than 1,000 iPads
- ¿Pagar deudas con tu devolución de impuestos?
- Jordyn Woods: ‘I’m not a homewrecker’ in Kardashian brouhaha
- How electric cars could make our crumbling roads even worse
- Gary girls’ academy could go coed in fall
- Katherine Helmond, ‘Who’s the Boss?’ and ‘Soap’ star, dies at 89
- Trump bashes Michael Cohen’s testimony to Congress, calls lawyer ‘totally discredited’
- Lyft’s IPO is set to give drivers a chance to cash in
- Space Force would be by far the smallest military service
- Charm’d St. Patrick’s Day pop-up bar
- 5 things to do in Lake County March 8-10
- McCaleb: Illinois facing jobs crisis with latest policy initiatives
- New Chicago Fire forward CJ Sapong: ‘I’m a guy who’s going to work’
- Lake County News-Sun Local Scoreboard for Saturday, March 2, 2019
- An 11-year-old Hammond boy disappeared in 1974 while delivering newspapers. His family hasn’t stopped looking for him.
- Shout Out: Laurie Cairns, Park Ridge resident is executive vice president of communications firm
- ‘Wax museum’ at Waukegan school puts African-American legends in spotlight
- Baby boomers are retiring in droves. Here are three big reasons for concern.
- Aurora church moves to buy old junior high building in Oswego
- ‘I’m in a bad situation,’ underage victim of alleged sex trafficker texts friend days before her killing
- Walmart finds new role for Naperville greeter with cerebral palsy, who feared job loss due to change in duties
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- Filmmaker John Hughes’ widow buys $12 million mansion on Lake Michigan, has another on the market for $4.5 million
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- Pornógrafo se desmaya al escuchar su sentencia
- Reparations and that Chicago story Cohen told about Trump
- Disabato: Sherman Dixon ‘something special,’ snaps long dry spell for Shepard in state wrestling
- ‘Fancy Nancy’ character coming to Disney’s Hollywood Studios
- NFL will consider adding a ‘sky judge’ to each officiating crew
- Council agrees to end police chief investigation in St. John
- Julia Jacklin zeroes in on the uncomfortable truth
- To the next mayor: Lead us bravely
- Slowik: Cook County offers seed money for towns to pursue larger project grants
- Chicago mayor’s race heats up with attack ads that blast a ‘wealthy lawyer’ and city ‘machine’ politics
- Kendall Coyne Schofield, Olympic gold medalist from Palos Heights, hired as NHL Network analyst
- Ravens waive running back Alex Collins after arrest Friday near team facility
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- Potential for indictment leaves Israelis wondering if this is the beginning of the end for Netanyahu
- Naperville News Digest
- Three-time taekwondo medal winner visits Whiting to train young Olympic hopefuls
- Evanston neighborhood group makes bid for Family Focus building
- Angry over milk price, customer yelled racial slurs, pushed employee inside Niles grocery store: police
- 3 reasons Chicagoans have a stake in Venezuelans’ plight
- ‘Human error’ — an Amtrak worker fell on a circuit board — blamed for Thursday’s Metra mess at Union Station
- Geneva to honor artist on his 102nd birthday for 1940 post office mural in city
- Tommy Hottovy makes strong early impression as Cubs’ new pitching coach: ‘This guy is awesome’
- Nepalese-Indian cuisine lands in West Town, plus other restaurant news
- New Chicago City Councilman
- Body found in pond identified as Winfield man missing since November
- Notre Dame will give Avery Davis a try at cornerback this spring after stints at quarterback and running back
- ‘It’s not good enough, but the foundation is set’: A sit-down with Bears coach Matt Nagy
- Centegra immediate care center in West Dundee to close
- Johnny Depp files $50 million defamation lawsuit against ex-wife Amber Heard
- When service workers wear nametags, is it OK to use their names?
- Prairie State College backs off plan to raise tuition, fees
- 11-year-old charged with child abuse in Maryland death of infant
- We members of the queer community begged our fellow Methodists to love us. They voted no.
- Guide to downtown St. Patrick’s Day parade, Chicago River dyeing
- 2 adolescentes de mundos muy diferentes, uno está muerto y el otro en la cárcel
- Niedner: Spring offers time for spiritual housecleaning
- Corrections and clarifications
- Oak Park and River Forest High School creates job for executive director to address racial equity
- The next Chicago mayor will make history — and face a staggering fiscal challenge
- Northwest Indiana pick for teacher pay commission wants to bring fresh eyes to the group
- Montgomery seeks resident for 2-year term on Village Board after incumbent’s death
- Here’s what to know about the Jordyn Woods-Khloe Kardashian Internet frenzy
- Charging Robert Kraft doesn’t help end sex trafficking
- Ex-Portage mayor convicted of bribery seeks new trial, claims insufficient evidence and prosecutorial misconduct
- Naperville park board OKs adding $800K to 95th Street plaza project for splash pad, parking, playground
- Travelers at Midway Airport one night last week may have been exposed to measles, health officials say
- Bears’ Jay Rodgers named NFL defensive line coach of the year
- Potempa: Mascarpone cheese a key ingredient for delicate jam cookies
- Gary man on death row for killing wife, 2 stepchildren still seeking new trial or resentencing
- More than a hobby: The relaxing, fun, healthy history of puzzles
- Gurnee mayor: IEPA denies request for ethylene oxide emissions testing at Lake County plants
- ‘My game’s getting better and better’: At 30, Jonathan Toews quietly might be having the best season of his career
- Girls gymnastics notes: South Central freshman Makenna King posts the top all-around score in state
- The Spin: So (Too?) many candidates | Ricketts sibs hedge bets | Politics of immunization
- In late-night verdict, a Cook County jury convicts gunman in killing of off-duty Chicago cop
- ‘There just weren’t enough customers’: North Avenue’s Oak Park Market to close after 5 months in business
- Economic impact of Preakness Stakes in Baltimore would top $50 million annually, study says
- Ignorance, apathy, or just the weather? Why young people blew off Chicago’s recent election
- Two days in July: As Republicans convened in Cleveland, did Trump receive a heads-up about WikiLeaks?
- Forget happiness, and accept your negative feelings instead
- Chocolate piemakers vie for top prize in Hammond
- Celebrate St. Paddy’s Day all month long at Charm’d, Wrigleyville’s over-the-top pop-up bar
- Crestwood nursing home gets new owners
- Judge picks former Rauner watchdog Hickey to oversee Chicago Police Department reforms
- Elgin News Digest
- Members of Congress to FBI: Fix gaps in background check system that allowed Aurora shooter to buy gun
- Joliet teacher accused of fatally beating wife is sued by funeral home over unpaid fees
- Eric Hamp, U. of C. linguist who studied how languages changed, dies at 98
- Out with the old (politicians), in with the young
- Naperville Park Board amends executive director’s contract so he can do training work outside district
- Friend haunted by last moments of Northside Prep student: ‘It’s just hard’
- Northside College Prep student fatally shot on the Northwest Side of Chicago
- U46 sets meeting dates for parents of incoming students who want to learn about the district’s dual-language classes
- Party welcomes next year’s freshmen to Nazareth Academy
- Vice President Pence: America needs a Space Force
- Deadly escalation underscores Pakistan’s reluctance to crack down on anti-India militants
- Autopsies confirm father shot his 2 children and girlfriend before killing himself, Joliet police say
- Four-year-old who died in Aurora fire ‘made everyone’s life brighter’
- Elgin approves $19M project to turn old Larkin Center into affordable housing, homes for people with disabilities
- 5 takeaways from Cubs spring training, including Joe Maddon not being a fan of the 3-batter proposal for relievers
- Ivan Nova is solid in his White Sox spring debut, giving up 1 run on 1 hit against the Rangers
- White Sox 8, Rangers 5
- Post-Tribune Local Scoreboard for Saturday, March 2, 2019
- The Bulls were on an offensive roll in February. Will it carry into a busy March?
- Video shows San Francisco Giants CEO Larry Baer in a physical altercation with his wife
- How long do you have to live in Chicago before you can say you’re from here?
- Waukegan school district office worker charged with sexual abuse of 13-year-old girl
- Forward Brendan Perlini ‘stuck in a pickle’ but will return to the Blackhawks lineup against the Kings
- Chicago mayor’s race heats up with attack ads that blast a ‘wealthy lawyer’ and city ‘machine’ politics
- For February’s Golden Moutza: Salsa scoundrel, Ald. Burke or disgraced actor?
- Unstoppable: Kyle Ross stars as Andrean slips past Lake Station in sectional semifinals
- How a black California activist ‘outsmarted’ a neo-Nazi group — and became their new leader
- Foul trouble plagues Nazareth in 3A state semifinal loss to downstate Morton
- Touch of Grayson: Freshman guard Travis Grayson steps up as Chesterton stymies Michigan City
- McAuley reaches state title game; Jenna Badali shoots 15-for-17 on free throws
- The Fire begin the MLS season Saturday. Here’s what’s new, who’s in and what to watch for
- College notes: Fenwick grad Dan Dwyer grateful for chance to suit up at Hofstra
- Oscar winner: Parrish picks up slack as shorthanded H-F tops St. Rita for regional title
- Bulls 168, Hawks 161 (4OT)
- Daily Southtown Local Scoreboard for Saturday, March 2, 2019
- Spark plug: Keshawn Williams scores 14 points off bench as Bloom stops Thornwood for regional title
- Major Drumgoole: Kevin Drumgoole scores 20 points to power Leo past Dunbar for sectional title
- Boys basketball notes: York runs past OPRF for 4A regional title
- Chelsea Manning subpoenaed to testify before grand jury in Julian Assange investigation
- ‘Little’ speed bump: Brooke Schramek, Benet run into trouble in state semifinal loss to Mother McAuley