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- Blaze pizzas for $3.14 for National Pi Day on Thursday
- Ask Amy: Mom’s legacy is estrangement, and some cash
- Calendar: Talk current events Friday in Deerfield
- Eat free at IHOP Free Pancake Day today
- Openlands recruiting, training tree stewards to help increase Southland’s urban canopy
- Gemini Springs Dog Park: Pups can traipse across 4.5 acres of rustic property
- Hinsdale Village Board candidates say tollway widening, funding pensions are top challenges
- What’s the best corned beef in Chicago? 17 sandwiches, ranked
- Dennis Hastert didn’t want lawyers involved in hush-money pact, abuse victim says in deposition
- City watchdog found shooting of disabled teen by Chicago cop unjustified but recommended only 90-day suspension
- La Femme Dance is (just) for women with work about their African-diasporic heritage. And the stronger for it.
- The thought of Jordan Howard heading elsewhere is ________ . Our Bears writers fill in the free agency blanks.
- Griffith wants to gauge pulse on moving 6th grade to middle school
- Aziz Ansari: If you can’t identify your cultural blind spots, that’s your blind spot
- Universal: New Potter coaster goes into forest, backward, at 50 mph
- Q&A with Jim Delany: On the Big Ten Tournament’s return to Chicago and how the 20-game conference schedule helps come Selection Sunday
- Tucker Carlson unapologetic over ‘misogynistic’ comments on statutory rape, insults against women
- Algeria’s president will not run for fifth term after mass protests demanding he step aside
- Bears Q&A: What would a splash move be in free agency? Would Justin Houston fit the Bears? Will the safety position be resolved quickly?
- 5 things to know about new Bears kicker Chris Blewitt, including a kiss before a big FG and Jimmy Kimmel’s joke
- A los 80, Menotti quiere recuperar a Messi y ganar un nuevo brillo
- 3 takeaways from Blackhawks’ 7-1 win over Coyotes, including how players finally showed some killer instinct
- Hal Blaine, prolific ‘Wrecking Crew’ drummer who worked with Frank Sinatra and Elvis, dies at 90
- In her R. Kelly interview, Gayle King proves she’s got nothing to prove
- ‘The Bachelor’ finale aired a man’s breakdown, and it was hideously awkward
- DuPage Children’s Museum president retiring; search on to find her successor
- Celebrating spring at the Indianapolis Zoo, whitewater races in Missouri and more Midwest events
- Prickly City-Weld
- Fast food delivers even more calories than decades ago
- 17 Chicago hotel lobbies even locals should visit
- My worst moment: How Vanessa Redgrave inspired ‘Claws’ star Carrie Preston to take a big risk on stage
- Arrestan a Conor McGregor por robo y agresión
- Proposed underground power line could bring Iowa wind turbine electricity to Chicago
- Green light for Fenwick parking garage: ‘It’s going to take a lot of cars off the streets of Oak Park’
- Oswego still hoping to find buyer for old police station
- CBS cuts NCAA Selection Sunday show in half — and it’s still too long
- Conor McGregor arrested after allegedly stomping on man’s phone in Florida
- New Trier students perform play written by alum
- Britney Spears Broadway musical will open in Chicago, replacing Michael Jackson tryout
- Residents criticize Mottl for voting to retain himself as acting president
- Hobart approves plan for 120-foot communications tower
- Flagg Creek neighbors lament bike path plan with ‘nine lives’
- Woman knocked down in strong-arm robbery at Northwestern’s Chicago campus, student robbed nearby hours later
- Moran: The new transportation trend of flashing yellow arrows coming in 2020 to Butterfield Road
- Capitán del ejército del área de Chicago entre las víctimas del accidente de Ethiopian Airlines
- Whimsical and practical products for the millennial home
- Whimsical and practical products for the millennial home
- Why Goose Island dropped distribution of Honker’s Ale after 24 years — and will it ever fly again?
- Man accused in shooting death of McHenry County deputy is ‘not a monster,’ relative says after court hearing in Rockford
- 10 things to do over spring break in the suburbs
- Your Chicago St. Patrick’s Day guide
- Wife of slain McHenry County deputy: ‘It feels unreal. It’s unfair. I have screamed. I have cried. Nothing can make this better.’
- UnitedHealthcare requiring new employer plans to pass drug rebates to consumers
- Chicago Tribune photos of the week
- After second crash and FAA advisory, Boeing says it will update 737 Max 8 flight control system
- Chicago man convicted in death of 85-year-old Crete resident
- Q&A with Illinois coach Brad Underwood: On improvement in his 2nd season, Ayo Dosunmu’s future and recruiting in Chicago
- ‘A major first step’: Elmwood Park OKs funds from county toward study to address railroad crossing
- The Jussie Smollett case
- Video captures shouting match before Porter County Election Board meeting
- Fairgrounds Coffee Bar opening new cafe in Fulton Market — with cocktails
- Liquor licenses on tap for York Theatre and new ax throwing venue in Elmhurst
- University of Chicago’s Booth School of Business slips from top spot in U.S. News & World Report ranking
- Two crashes of Boeing’s new 737 Max 8 jets leave some flyers anxious: ‘It definitely catches your attention’
- Battle of the Badges: Oak Park police, firefighters take to the court in support of Special Olympics
- Life happens: Tax tips for the busiest Americans
- Fact or fiction? 5 common car insurance myths debunked
- 3 easy ways to increase the life and value of your deck
- Sneaky ways to get your kids eating healthier
- 5 ways to customize a bathroom space
- Carnival Freedom debuts water park, other upgrades
- Ryan Mansion in Logan Square
- Glencoe’s Pabst Mansion: A look inside
- Boeing en tierra mientras investigan avionazo
- Skokie celebrates St. Patrick’s Day with a parade and party
- El consumo excesivo de alcohol cambia tu ADN
- Pillars Community Health opens health center at Willowbrook’s Anne M. Jeans School
- Revival Food Hall launches year-long pizza pop-up curated by Steve Dolinsky
- Riccardo Muti joins CSO strikers in front of Symphony Center
- Paul Ryan dice a demócratas cómo vencer a Trump
- Laschen Community Center in Vernon Hills to be demolished late March, officials say
- Proposed rate hike called ‘excessive’ at utility hearing in Hammond
- 3 Oakton Community College professors from Poland share their experience of coming to U.S.
- Te Kloese se mantendrá alejado en disputa entre EEUU y México por Efraín Álvarez
- Under the sea: Elmwood Park presents ‘The Little Mermaid’
- The Legacy Guild benefit raises $150,000 for scholarship program
- Honda recalls 1.2M more vehicles with dangerous air bags
- Sure and begorrah, Saturday ’twill be a grand day for Naperville’s annual St. Patrick’s parade
- El mensaje de Hugo Sánchez al Real Madrid
- Google says the World Wide Web is now 30. Its inventor says many feel it’s ‘not the web we wanted in every respect’
- ‘The most awesome feeling’: ‘Speed Pitch Challenge’ champ from Park Ridge heads to Sox’s training camp
- ‘Fortalecer el comercio y preservar la identidad cultural en La Villita’, la misión del nuevo liderazgo en LVCC
- EDM fest Spring Awakening finds its 2019 home in Hoffman Estates. Headliners include ZEDD, REZZ, DJ Snake and others
- If you like it cheesy, check out Papa G’s Gyros, Burgers and Cheezy Beef
- 10 mistakes to avoid when spring-cleaning your house
- In Disney’s first ‘Aladdin’ trailer, a blue Will Smith gives genie a hip-hop flair
- D204 planning switch to new social studies teaching approach to comply with state standards
- District 97 candidates discuss taxes, busing for Oak Park students
- Skokie District 73.5 candidates talk financial transparency at recent forum
- Orlando Science Center: Spring-break activities, animal show set
- The Bears restructured Khalil Mack’s contract to create 2019 salary-cap space. Here’s how it works and what it means.
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- Judge to allow cameras at next court hearing on ‘Empire’ actor Jussie Smollett’s criminal charges
- Mayor Rahm Emanuel’s plan for new Chicago police academy heads to full City Council
- Oakton college students sleep on campus courtyard overnight to learn about homelessness
- Blackhawks sign 4th-round pick Philipp Kurashev, who led World Juniors in goals, to an entry-level deal
- Can’t find paperwork you need for your taxes? Don’t panic, you can fix this.
- Rutgers’ Issa Thiam faces deportation after his arrest on domestic violence charges
- Donald Trump Jr. mocks Dick Cheney’s criticism of Trump foreign policy
- Dick Cheney challenges Mike Pence on President Trump’s foreign policy
- Evanston to again ask for Harley Clarke Mansion proposals; officials open to private sale
- West Suburban Local Scoreboard for Wednesday, March 13, 2019
- Revolution, Three Floyds move up among nation’s largest breweries
- Lake County News-Sun Local Scoreboard for Wednesday, March 13, 2019
- Glenview opposes ‘quiet’ plan proposed for O’Hare Airport, citing concerns for increased flights over the village
- Comings & Goings: Next Generation Dunkin’ now open in Evergreen Park
- Pups get posh for PAWS Chicago’s Animal Magnetism party
- World premiere ‘Reason for Return’ delves into aftermath of school violence
- Sports calendar: Sports camps set for summer at Bremen High School, more
- Lake Zurich School District 95 launches superintendent search with ‘aggressive’ deadlines
- La Grange Board OKs 70 homes at former Masonic Children’s Home site
- Prosecutors describe ‘blow after blow’ with baseball bat in 2015 Beach Park slayings
- Gary man charged with attempted murder in relative’s stabbing
- Oak Park park board candidates weigh in on community rec center, consolidation
- Disabato: Morgan Park coach Nick Irvin at peace after stunning playoff loss in boys basketball
- E.L. James, author of ‘Fifty Shades’ books, to do signing at Anderson’s in Naperville
- Here we go again: If the Blackhawks beat the Maple Leafs on Wednesday, it will be time to believe the playoffs can happen
- Column: Trump has an atrocious report card, but will he fail with his voters?
- Column: What I want high school seniors to hear loud and clear, in the wake of the celebrity college cheating scandal
- Ex-councilman can be released in domestic battery case if he posts bail, judge says
- Slowik: Military medals returned to family of serviceman killed in combat
- Man accused of stealing 16,000 pounds of copper wire
- Lake Council stands against state payday loan bill
- Monroe School fourth-grader makes history with state geography bee berth
- Calls from Congress to ban Boeing 737 Max from U.S. airspace begin to grow
- What’s happening in Park Ridge: College scholarships available to local students; school presents ‘Seussical Jr.’
- Wofford is such a great basketball story that all we can do is ruin it
- Richards names Brian Wujcik as athletic director, Jeff Kortz as baseball coach for 2019-20 school year
- Labor unions come out in support of Gov. J.B. Pritzker’s graduated income tax plan
- Church news: Interfaith program in Flossmoor details perspectives on environment, more
- Illinois losing even more high school graduates to out-of-state colleges
- Bloodshot Records co-founder Nan Warshaw resigns after Lydia Loveless harassment allegations
- ‘Follies’ explores how people change over their lifetimes
- 7 highlights from Venice Architecture Biennale are now in the soaring Wrightwood 659 gallery in Chicago
- A few months in office, state Rep. Yehiel Kalish reflects on his priorities
- ‘This is a legacy project’: Architects hired to design new park, ‘festival’ space in Niles
- Cyclist Kelly Catlin’s family donates her brain for concussion research
- Read the charges against Rick Singer, ringleader of the college admissions corruption scandal
- Gene-edited food quietly arrives in Midwest restaurant’s cooking oil
- Cuentos Políticos: Yo acuso a la sociedad mexicana
- Shout Out: Jane Yu, an eighth grader who directed a play at Middle School South in Lake Zurich
- Orland Park massage parlor closed following prostitution arrest
- Journalists, don’t fall for Trump’s magician tricks
- Shout Out: Kevin Bartnicki, Franklin Park firefighter
- Central U.S. ‘bomb cyclone’ to generate blizzard, flooding and severe storms midweek
- Rep. Ilhan Omar’s feistiness divides Democrats, delights Republicans
- New casino owner to take over Majestic Star casinos Wednesday
- 2019 NFL free agency: Packers are among the early winners, while the Lions are early losers
- IDEM approves Maya Energy permit near Gary school
- Futbolistas colombianas luchan por salvar torneo profesional
- How Pritzker’s tax proposal sets up a pricey cliff and penalizes marriage
- While statewide questions remain, Glencoe District 35 survey indicates support for remote learning days
- Notre Dame snaps 7-game losing streak to advance in the ACC tournament
- Luxury apartment complex headed to West Dundee Village Board with blessing of plan commission
- Adria Arjona, la infiltrada en ‘Triple Frontier’
- Shout Out: Rebecca Weininger, who works at the Highland Park-Highwood Legal Aid Clinic
- Westbrook se encara con un matrimonio en pleno partido
- This steamy, lovely ‘Bridges of Madison County’ at Theo Ubique belongs to its lead actress
- Aurora man accused of causing ‘complete chaos’ while resisting officer
- Maine East High School crowns Mr. Demon 2019 in annual, humor-filled pageant
- None bigger than John: Carrothers’ leadership carries Andrean into semistate showdown
- PSG rout Dijon in first outing since Champions League elimination
- Longtime Lake council secretary recognized as a ‘steady hand’
- Lawsuit over disability access at Chicago’s homeless shelters
- Officials demand apology after Pete Davidson made a joke on ‘SNL’ about the Catholic Church
- Discussions on potential Glencoe dog park move forward
- The Spin: Lightfoot vs. Preckwinkle on aldermanic privilege | Inside Willie Wilson’s Lightfoot endorsement | Another Ricketts embarrassment
- Woman, 61, walking down busy Niles street hit, killed by car, police say
- A note to readers on Tribune Sterigenics coverage
- Not to brag, but this selection of top tweets is outstanding. So smile!
- Think health insurance is too costly? The parent of Blue Cross Blue Shield of Illinois made $4.1 billion last year.
- Another horrific puppy mill: Why Congress should crack down on animal cruelty
- Stuart Scott, commercial real estate executive who was first CEO of Jones Lang LaSalle, dies
- Speak Out: Senate leaders
- Ervin Santana, Manny Banuelos or Dylan Covey? White Sox mum on who gets the nod as the No. 5 starter
- Has the Catholic Church committed the worst crime in American history?
- Death of man, 55, in Gary ruled homicide
- These Southland pets need new homes
- El ex congresista Luis Gutiérrez hospitalizado (otra vez)
- González y Ream reaparecen con el Tío Sam de Berhalter
- Forest Park store hosts author talk for ‘Executioner’ series
- Report cards, prom dresses, school rings and other museum items capture Elgin High School’s 150-year history
- City-funded Chicago homeless shelters violate rights of people with disabilities, lawsuit claims
- Musical de Britney Spears se estrenará en Chicago
- Column: ‘Leaving Neverland’ forced me to question Michael Jackson’s legacy for the better
- Sights set with Cece: Wahlberg wants to end supersectional curse for St. Charles North in girls soccer
- Illinois House votes — again — to raise smoking age to 21 statewide
- Army captain from Matteson who died in Ethiopian Airlines flight was ‘doing what he loved to do,’ mother says
- Lake Bluff officials restrict parking to try and alleviate congestion near Sunrise Beach
- Jazz ban fan after Russell Westbrook alleges ‘racial’ comments prompted threats
- Aurora looks at major repairs on downtown promenade
- What’s at stake for each team in the Big Ten Tournament: NCAA seeding, bubble battles and coaches on the hot seat
- Toni Preckwinkle and Lori Lightfoot play nice this time but duck the question of real differences between them
- Fashionista Shares Her Inside Perspective on Plaque Psoriasis
- A natural way to get a better night’s sleep (Video)
- Britain’s Parliament strongly rejects Theresa May’s Brexit deal in major blow to her EU divorce plans
- Cubs used auto-generated captions for their YouTube channel. A deaf fan’s concern is prompting them to change that.
- Shout Out: Autumn Ewing, student at Oak Park school honored by Archdiocese of Chicago
- Kane County sheriff gives harrowing minute-by-minute account of Pratt Co. shootings and his deputies’ roles in bringing down the gunman
- Gary man charged in crash that killed motorcyclist
- Classes canceled at Pingree Grove school after 10% of students out with illnesses
- Patrick Z. McGavin’s top 5 teams and top 15 players in girls soccer from the Elgin area for the 2019 season
- FBI accuses wealthy parents, including celebrities Felicity Huffman and Lori Loughlin, in college-entrance bribery scheme
- Balean a una persona dentro de un McDonald’s en el sur de Chicago
- In Tribune meeting, Lori Lightfoot and Toni Preckwinkle clash over power of aldermen, City Hall corruption
- Nationally known activist to speak at Earth Day event being held by Elgin Sustainability group
- New York AG subpoenas Deutsche Bank for records related to 3 Trump properties, including Chicago’s Trump Tower
- Read the CPS inspector general report on pre-K tuition
- Police shut down River North club after fatal shooting
- Divvy to get $50 million upgrade from Lyft investment in exchange for ride revenue under contract proposal
- Armstrong: Dropping football for soccer not an easy decision for Gary Urwiler and Mooseheart
- Iditarod front runner drops out of race after dogs disagree over bathroom break
- U46 school board candidate forum set for Thursday at DREAM Academy
- 35 charged in heroin phone ‘hotline’ bust
- Wife forgave city council candidate for horrific assault in 1995. But will Naperville voters?
- FAA stands by Boeing 737 Max as much of the world — including the entire EU — grounds the jetliner
- Mayor Rahm Emanuel’s ethics reform plan stalls in City Council committee
- Kane state’s attorney says warrants for FOID violations require ‘same analysis’ as any other crime
- Plane carrying 3 passengers crashes in southern Illinois
- Deadly suburban kennel fire prompts legislators to call for new safety regulations, but some kennel owners are wary
- Gold rush: Luke Winder wins seventh national championship in pole vault as NCC takes fifth title in 10 years
- How Toni Preckwinkle and Lori Lightfoot would try to fix Chicago’s finances
- Trump laments modern airplanes as ‘too complex to fly’ in wake of deadly crashes
- ‘We have to protect the guys’: Bulls coach Jim Boylen reacts to Russell Westbrook’s run-in with a fan
- Along the Chicago River, neighbors bond over a ‘duck emergency’
- Where will Northwestern’s Clayton Thorson get drafted? After a sterling pro day, maybe better than ESPN predicts
- At 37, Luke Hagerty is attempting a comeback with the Cubs — 17 years after they drafted him: ‘I’m not here to waste anyone’s time’
- Australian Cardinal George Pell, the most senior Catholic official convicted of child sex abuse, sentenced to 6 years in prison
- Elon Musk’s tunnel vision: Las Vegas moving ahead on talks, but Chicago project stalled
- Post-Tribune Local Scoreboard for Wednesday, March 13, 2019
- Mother’s boyfriend charged in killing of 9-year-old California girl found in duffel bag
- 5 takeaways from Cubs spring training, including Pedro Strop’s hamstring strain and what it means for opening day
- Lori Lightfoot, Toni Preckwinkle gain support from labor unions ahead of runoff; Vallas weighs in on race
- Venezuela investigates Juan Guaidó for sabotage of electrical system, arrests prominent journalist
- Bears’ reported deal with Cordarrelle Patterson would add speed and flexibility to offense and special teams
- Beto O’Rourke and Joe Biden, signaling presidential bids, would infuse centrism into a left-leaning Democratic field
- Daily Southtown Local Scoreboard for Wednesday, March 13, 2019
- The calculating Bears hope increased cap flexibility gives them an edge in free agency
- Red Bulls fall in visit to Santos Laguna in CCL quarterfinals
- Mike Clark’s boys basketball notebook for Tuesday, March 12
- LeBron James puts on a show in a 123-107 Lakers win that officially eliminates the Bulls from the playoffs
- Lakers 123, Bulls 107