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- Ask Amy: Baby shower brings on the showerzillas
- Ten contenders to watch for the 2019 Kentucky Derby (Version 2.0)
- As Mayor-elect Lori Lightfoot calls for unity in Springfield, a Chicago-Downstate divide looms large
- Come knocking during final season of ‘Game of Thrones’? Then I choose violence.
- Tickets on sale Friday for Chicago’s new Teatro ZinZanni dinner-and-a-circus
- Never watched ‘Game of Thrones?’ Come into my safe space.
- Looking for a fight: One Chicago boxer battles doubters, along with fists, to claim her corner in the ring
- Naperville News Digest
- Down to Business: Naperville yoga studio owner also has a ‘conscious living’ store in same downtown building
- Like trivia? A LaGrange Highlands man won about $8,800 playing on his phone
- Decent: Is there Naperville history hidden in your closet or junk drawer? Naper Settlement says there could be
- $3.85 million granted in lawsuit against ex-Cook County forest preserve worker charged in fatal on-the-job crash
- Tim Anderson is baseball’s hottest hitter to start the season. It’s all about building confidence, the White Sox shortstop says.
- Chicago sues ‘Empire’ actor Jussie Smollett over costs of police work despite dismissal of charges
- Scott Sanderson, who pitched for the Cubs and White Sox in his 19-year career, dies at 62
- Down to Business: Success of frozen yogurt ‘retirement’ biz surprises two sisters
- 3 takeaways from the Cubs-Pirates series, including Jose Quintana picking up the pitching slack
- Wind advisory for Chicago area, gusts up to 45 mph
- Scott Sanderson
- 4 positions to watch in Notre Dame’s Blue-Gold spring football game Saturday
- 4 positions to watch in Illinois’ Orange and Blue spring football game Saturday
- As Elgin High celebrates 150th anniversary, families look back at their experiences and generational ties
- Mike Trout’s status for this weekend’s Cubs-Angels series at Wrigley is uncertain — and the cold weather isn’t helping
- Nico Segal and Nate Fox turn Social Experiment roots into a brilliant debut album
- Injuries, a coaching change and loads of drama: The 10 worst moments from the Bulls’ 2018-19 season
- Coffee-loving, stockpiling Swiss set to declare the brew nonessential for survival, leave it out of nuclear shelters
- Nico Segal, Nate Fox getting ‘Intellexual’ done with, as usual, a little help from their friends
- Buttigieg goes from cordial to critical of Pence on campaign
- Southwest Airlines removes Boeing 737 Max from flight schedule through August
- Plans for Milwaukee tollway exit move forward but ‘not in any way a done deal’
- This Week in Naperville
- Is ‘Game of Thrones’ TV’s greatest show of all time? Yes, it is
- ‘Not one day is easy,’ says father of 14-year-old Evanston murder victim Dajae Coleman as killer gets 71 years
- Porter County department issues annual report
- Cyr: New Chicago mayor faces same old financial crisis
- Posthumous degree to honor student who was one credit short when she died of cancer
- Prickly City-second term
- Swallowed toys, coins, batteries spark rise in ER visits for young children
- Art studios open their doors in southeast Wisconsin, a Michigan town fetes the ’80s and more Midwest events
- Retired Chicago Bull Toni Kukoc lists contemporary Highland Park home for $1.15 million
- Contemporary Highland Park home with a pond
- No room at the hotel, so why won’t Priceline refund my stay?
- Is it OK to ask how a person died if it isn’t explicitly stated?
- Packers Hall of Famer Forrest Gregg dies at 85
- Crown Point welcomes new YMCA to city
- Helping Hands Club helps Freeman students give back to Aurora
- UNICEF gala honors legacy of Audrey Hepburn and Rotary International
- ‘Whipped Cream’ at the Auditorium: This is ballet as sugar rush, with daffy furbies and dancing vodka — I fell for it
- Stage set for epic extradition fight over WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange
- Event to honor Aurora’s railroad history
- Congo’s Ebola outbreak might be declared global emergency after new spike in cases
- Suicide bombing at open-air market in Pakistan kills at least 20 people, wounds dozens
- Trump sopesó castigar a demócratas usando inmigrantes
- Indian Head Park man killed in crash on Tri-State Tollway in western suburbs
- White Sox call up pitcher Josh Osich from Triple-A Charlotte before Yankees game
- Lighthouse Point Park’s dog-friendly shoreline lets pups join beach outings
- Ohio police: Pair made laxative-laced cookies for striking workers near their home
- Noel Fisher to return for ‘Shameless’ Season 10
- Washington lobbyist gets probation in case spun off from Russia probe
- What the ‘Hellboy’ post-credits scene means
- Cubs catcher Victor Caratini could miss up to 6 weeks with a broken hand, team calls up Taylor Davis
- Album Review: BTS’ ‘Map of the Soul: Persona’
- Star Wars celebration at Museum of Science and Industry
- Wendy Williams files for divorce after 21-year marriage
- China says trade negotiations with U.S. ‘moving forward’
- Five downtown Clarendon Hills storefronts remain vacant
- Letters to the editor
- Berg: Lawmakers crack open Pandora’s box with graduated income tax amendment
- Little-known nuggets about Disney’s Hollywood Studios
- 2 teen girls wounded in Waukegan shooting
- Evanston approves $1.25 million settlement with man struck by car fleeing police
- Church news
- Seasonal allergies: 8 tips that offer relief
- Immunotherapy helps man battle advanced skin cancer when surgery was no longer an option
- Readers turn thumbs-down on plan for lots of escalators at O’Hare’s Global Terminal and offer moving-stair horror stories
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- En busca de pelea
- Woman claims Peoria hospital paid her $2,000 to have abortion after mistakenly administering potentially harmful drug
- What to watch this weekend: Liverpool-Chelsea, title clinchers and more
- Tribune coverage: ‘Hamilton: The Exhibition’ in Chicago
- Watch live as ‘Star Wars Episode IX’ title, trailer and more are unveiled in Chicago
- Shout Out: Tony Levy, Evanston restaurant owner
- GSU’s ‘Ultimate Queen Celebration’ stars Marc Martel, voice of some Freddie Mercury vocals in ‘Bohemian Rhapsody’
- Bench dedication honoring Aurora boy killed in 2007 crash celebrates organ donations
- A lesson for Lori Lightfoot in the lingering Jussie Smollett controversy
- New York City law would ban testing job applicants for marijuana use
- Should Illinois legalize marijuana? Not so fast
- The Greek Freak or The Beard? How the Tribune’s K.C. Johnson voted in NBA awards balloting
- Homeless ‘good Samaritan’ gets probation for conspiring with New Jersey couple in GoFundMe scam
- Spring snowstorm buries several Midwest states, tornadoes possible in the South
- Shout Out: Beautyful Brown, Glencoe native serving in the Navy
- Slapstick, surprises in Limestone Stage’s ‘I Hate Shakespeare!’ in Lockport
- Naperville People in the News
- Already convicted of sexually assaulting 1 young girl, Algonquin man pleads guilty in second case
- 10 things to know about the NBA playoffs, including a high-scoring Bucks team and DeMarcus Cousins’ debut
- Read indictment of real estate developer connected to Ald. Edward Burke
- Ben Platt moves away from ‘Dear Evan Hansen’ with new album
- A week in Chicago’s ever-changing weather
- Speak out: It is time to legalize recreational marijuana
- Former New Chicago council member, office manager mysteriously fired
- Les Nomades earns 4 stars
- Yorkville High grad gives speech on status of girls and women at United Nations
- Newly elected Lake Zurich trustee sees challenges, opportunities during first term
- Scaloni dice que la lista para la Copa América no tendrá ‘grandes novedades’
- Emanuel fires back at Trump over plan to release detained immigrants in sanctuary cities
- 2019 Kia Niro PHEV offers space and savings
- 2019 Buick Encore seeks to attract younger consumers
- Merrillville council approves next steps to allow land sale for private gym
- At a church in Naperville, Abby Wambach and Glennon Doyle get radical
- Residents who’ve suffered Stinky Creek flooding for decades told up to $5 million available to fight water woes
- Chicago Fire striker Nemanja Nikolic: ‘Believe that the goals are coming’
- Letter: Let’s look at proposed income tax change
- Crown Point coffeehouse’s ‘Community Love’ crusade fills thousands of hearts
- Chef Yanitzin Sanchez (aka Yanni) returns with Mercado Cocina, opening in Glenview
- Milwaukee River dyed bright green to celebrate the Bucks’ NBA playoff run
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- Porter County election bill advances; awaits Holcomb signature
- FCC to hold huge 5G spectrum auction, spend $20B for rural internet
- McDaniel-Hale: Vaccinating children the responsible — and legal — thing to do
- As NFL salaries continue to rise, teams adopt new rules for roster-building
- Is our ‘blaccent’ and use of code-switching really that offensive? Right-wing critics think so
- McHenry County man charged with robbery, battery in connection with online sale: Lincolnshire police
- In a move common for municipalities, Skokie purchases terrorism insurance protection
- Illinois Tollway partners with navigation app Waze for faster traffic alerts
- The cashless store trend is spreading. So is the backlash.
- Man who took tests for students pleads guilty in college admissions bribery scandal
- Police keep ‘slow-roll’ truck driver protesters from heading for Trump Tower
- Five-bedroom home in New Lenox: $1.6M
- Man pleads not guilty to charges he abducted college student, sexually assaulted her in Elgin casino parking garage
- Community news
- In sync: Megan Burling and Grace Setter team up to lead Waubonsie Valley to tourney title
- Community news
- What’s happening in Park Ridge: Garden Club seeks entries for Beautification Awards; cleanup April 22 at Maine Park
- Renowned muralist Ouizi to show-off new public works in West Town and Lakeview ahead of Chicago gallery debut
- Robert Kraft attorney says video release of alleged solicitation would invade Patriots owner’s privacy
- Elgin News Digest
- ‘Star Wars: Episode IX — The Rise of Skywalker’ trailer unveiled in Chicago. What it was like to be in the room with Colbert and cast
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- Kane County sheriff hopes to reinstate electronic home monitoring for some offenders
- As players sue the AAF, the league’s sports gambling app could take center stage
- Mike Trout, who is 5-for-15 at Wrigley Field, will likely miss the entire Angels-Cubs series
- Soft lockdowns lifted at Vernon Hills area schools, businesses after 2 arrested, pellet gun found
- In yet another rebuke to his Republican predecessor, Gov. J.B. Pritzker signs bill banning local ‘right-to-work’ zones
- Moran: Erosion controls put on hold along north shore of Long Lake
- Slowik: Tinley Parker, Thorntonite or Crestwoodian — what’s your town’s demonym?
- After a parent highlights inconsistencies, Niles Township 219 to explore policy on home-schooled athletes
- Messi to miss Barcelona’s league fixture ahead of Man United rematch
- ‘Good Girls’ renewed for Season 3 at NBC
- Trial in Chesteron bartender’s slaying does not need to be moved or have an out-of-county jury, judge rules
- Waukegan’s ancestral Puerto Rican Society struggles to repair storm-damaged headquarters
- Biking the Kentucky Bourbon Trail
- Former Cub Tommy La Stella gets star treatment in his return to Wrigley Field with the Angels: ‘It’s a special place’
- Lou Malnati’s plans pizzeria in Wrigley Building
- Lake County News-Sun Local Scoreboard for Saturday, April 13, 2019
- American Heart Association holds annual gala
- Lo que Trump no comprende es que EEUU es un país santuario: Emanuel le responde al mandatario
- Alumni return to Highland Park High School to pay it forward during latest ‘Focus on the Arts’ festival
- Shout Out: Brittany Kinlow, college student from Skokie
- Don’t force out State’s Attorney Kim Foxx
- ‘The Rise of Skywalker’, el episodio IX de ‘Star Wars’, trae de regreso a un gran villano
- Expansion of Edward Burke probe builds Lori Lightfoot’s case for reform
- Chelsea hope Pulisic ‘will be helpful’ to expand US fan base
- Los involucrados en escándalo universitario juegan con fuego
- J.B. Pritzker’s reefer madness
- El béisbol en México quiere recuperar protagonismo
- Zizito, el nombre de la mascota de la Copa América
- The Spin: Ald. Edward Burke linked to new City Hall corruption charges | Kim Foxx asks for review in Smollett case | Rahm Emanuel has harsh response to President Trump (again)
- Pictures: SKELETONS: Museum of Osteology
- Cachorros: Caratini fuera 4-6 semanas por fractura en mano
- Burglars break into Franklin Park gaming cafe, pry open ATM and swipe $50,000: police
- 2 men from north suburbs charged with armed robbery at Wheaton photo studio that police say is actually an adult business
- Letter: To our ‘village’ with gratitude
- Jay Cutler unclogged Kristin Cavallari’s blocked milk duct by sucking. We asked lactation consultants if that’s even possible.
- Killed on the border: Where is the justice for Claudia Patricia Gomez Gonzalez?
- Niedner: Trump’s ‘No Vacancy’ sign ignores reality, compassion
- Digest (April 12): Jockey Trevor McCarthy rides five winners in nine races at Laurel Park
- Letter: Thank you, Glenview
- Mundelein to reduce, postpone projects to move forward with $23 million public works building
- Indiana House OKs limits on gambling officials’ access to governor
- Lucy Flores, de pandillera a legisladora estatal
- West suburban school districts cry foul over proposed PE mandate, saying it will cost millions and cut academic classes
- Potempa: Cookie recipe has connection to Ohio’s presidential history
- Ligue 1 Recap: Amiens captain suffers racist abuse in draw with Dijon
- A rare, elusive wild turkey is traveling through Chicago and people are excited
- Dundee Township may ask voters to approve creation of new mental health board
- ‘He is not a good businessman. He is a skilled liar’ — the rise and fall of a recycling kingpin
- 14-year-old Addison boy threatened to shoot Roselle school teacher, DuPage County authorities say
- Speak Out: Aunt Martha’s Health and Wellness Center, Sanders
- North Central on-campus Coffee Lab offering way for students to learn the business — from roasting to marketing to sales
- Police: Four men attack employee at Chicago Avenue store in Oak Park
- Feds say convicted ex-Portage mayor’s claims about lack of evidence is a ‘red herring’
- Ald. Burke should have taken his own advice. But he didn’t.
- Column: Lake County judge offers insights on ‘Real ID’ law
- Gurnee, Waukegan mayors like county’s ethylene oxide testing plan, but proposed deadlines are tight
- Glow in the Dark egg hunt in Aurora
- Ald. Edward Burke linked to new bribery charges against real estate developer
- Zach Johnson makes the Masters blooper reel with a flub on No. 13: ‘Oh, it was a beauty’
- After nearly 28 years, Park Ridge Human Needs Task Force disbands
- Newcastle close in on survival after win over Leicester
- Schalke stifle Nurnberg’s hopes of survival with draw
- Personal finance: How credit and debit cards flag fraud before it happens
- Shout Out: Mignon McPherson Stewart, former Oak Park resident, directing ‘Othello’
- Child tossed from 3rd floor at Mall of America; suspect had been arrested there twice before
- Cubs 5, Angels 1
- Freight traffic, flooding to be studied in Southland areas
- Chicago police Superintendent Eddie Johnson’s quiet leadership lesson
- Sweet home Chicago: See how many candy brands have local roots
- Sweet home Chicago: See how many candy brands have local roots
- Blackpink: Everything you need to know about the K-pop sensations
- Wilmette man, attorney ordered to pay more than $1 million in legal dispute with condo association
- Willson Contreras hits 2 of the Cubs’ 4 home runs in a 5-1 win over the Angels
- Baseball notes: Griffith super sub Andrew Braddy plays for love of the game and his teammates
- Illinois investigation clears coach Brad Underwood of allegations of player mistreatment
- Bears now have a trio of kickers on their roster after signing Elliott Fry to a 3-year contract
- Bring Amazon’s human Alexa helpers out of the shadows
- Dave Melton’s top 5 teams and top 15 individuals in Northwest Indiana for the 2019 boys track season
- Recapping Day 2 at the Masters: Tiger Woods pulls within 1 of the leaders — and nearly gets taken out by a sliding security guard
- Riding high: Valparaiso’s Jordan Anderson seeks triumphant return in track after missing last year
- Donald Totten, Cook County Republican leader who led Midwest efforts for two Reagan presidential runs, dies
- He blows up balloons? Jason Day will try anything to help his bad back, and he doesn’t let it slow his Masters roll
- Cook County inspector general to review prosecutors’ handling of Jussie Smollett case
- Will’s thrill: Pauling’s 4 RBIs power H-F past Lincoln-Way East on Jackie Robinson Day
- White Sox 9, Yankees 6
- Track notes: Thornridge’s Leondre Pollard looking to ‘make history’ with state title in sprints
- Police increase patrols near OPRF after teen reported that man in car fondled himself in front of her
- Closing arguments made in hearing for cops accused of cover-up in Laquan McDonald shooting
- Trump tweets video edited to suggest that Rep. Ilhan Omar was dismissive of 9/11
- Fisher-Price recalls nearly 5 million infant sleepers after more than 30 babies died
- Post-Tribune Local Scoreboard for Saturday, April 13, 2019
- Thousands pack McCormick Place for Star Wars Celebration
- A-plus for Alyssa: Drogemuller homers off cousin as Lockport tops Lincoln-Way East for first win since 2014
- Daily Southtown Local Scoreboard for Saturday, April 13, 2019
- Post-Tribune Local Scoreboard for Sunday, April 14, 2019
- George Freeman at the Green Mill
- Eloy Jimenez hits his first 2 major-league home runs for the White Sox in a 9-6 win at Yankee Stadium
- Christkindlmarket not returning to Naper Settlement in 2019
- Nemanja Nikolic’s penalty kick helps the Fire earn a 1-1 draw against the Whitecaps