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- Chicago-area expressways among nation’s worst for congestion
- Icy Chicago weather
- Ask Amy: Abused husband wonders why he stays in marriage
- SeaWorld Orlando’s shark tour takes guests on a fin-tastic adventure
- As of this month, girls officially can be part of Boy Scouts program and are able to work way up to Eagle designation
- Our choices for Chicago City Council: Wards 47-50
- America, the kidnapper: ‘Likely thousands’ of children still separated
- To my African-American sisters: Please stop defending Va. Lt. Gov. Justin Fairfax
- SeaWorld Orlando gives the scoop on sharks
- 6 spring break ideas that run the gamut, from baseball and beaches to street food and outer space
- Attorney general, special prosecutor challenge Jason Van Dyke’s sentence in petition to state Supreme Court
- Streaking Blackhawks spark hope — but is that sustainable against better teams?
- Owner of La Grange Chimera Comics to give away his Oak Lawn store — with an essay contest
- Some Chicago mayoral candidates open to considering overdose prevention centers, where supervised drug use would be allowed
- Are the Oscars telling us it doesn’t matter how movies actually LOOK?
- Jeff Goldblum — sex symbol, social media star, cool jazz dude and a humble student of life
- Meet the cast of Fox’s new Chicago legal drama ‘Proven Innocent’
- Bill Gates says Chicago teenagers taught him a thing or two about processing emotions
- On the Chicago set of Fox’s new legal drama ‘Proven Innocent’
- ‘Nobody is safe’: Local teens write obituaries to memorialize children killed by guns since Parkland
- 3 takeaways from the Bulls’ late fade and loss to the Bucks, including the Greek Freak vs. Lauri Markkanen
- Bezos probe concludes mistress’ brother was Enquirer source
- Chief: Highland apartment fire victims have to wait to get back into building
- How hard can you throw? White Sox host amateur pitching challenge at Guaranteed Rate Field
- No ordinary love: Polyamorous partners celebrate Valentine’s Day their way
- Kelsey Grammer says a ‘Frasier’ revival ‘could be in Chicago’
- Chicago drivers lose 138 hours a year to traffic backups, third worst in nation: report
- D’oh! 12 sounds that are actually trademarked
- Merrillville man’s most thoughtful Valentine’s Day gift happened in a hospital room
- Antetokounmpo leads Bucks over Bulls 112-99
- Jamaican phone scammer picked the wrong 90-year-old: A former FBI director
- BET apologizes to Nicki Minaj after rapper drops out of festival over offensive tweet
- ‘I’m going to live in my truth’: Why Marsha Howard sits alone on the bench while her teammates stand for the national anthem
- Prickly City-what they did
- Beer before wine, always fine? Not according to hungover study participants.
- For survivors, breast cancer can threaten another part of their lives: sexual intimacy
- Rob Manfred acted like leader with Chief Wahoo; does the NFL have the same courage?
- Travis Scott fans rush doors after rapper’s show postponed in Tulsa
- Head of West Chicago elementary district hired to take over as Glenbrook District 225 schools chief
- Snow, freezing rain snarl morning commute; trains halted on South Shore and Metra Electric lines
- Pirates sign Garth Brooks to a week-long spring training contract: ‘They haven’t cut me yet, so we’ll see’
- My worst moment: Rita Moreno and weathering a heartbreaker of an audition
- ‘Miracle Workers’ review: Steve Buscemi is a slacker God and Daniel Radcliffe is the angel Craig
- Look up: Why ‘Caution, falling ice’ signs sprout in the Loop in cold weather
- ‘Devastados’ por la muerte del Pastor Víctor Rodríguez, un pilar de La Villita
- Getting to play ‘Shrek’ a dream come true for 6’9″ actor
- Rosary donates winter clothing to Literacy Center in Aurora
- Lake Shore Drive closure
- Lake Forest city manager looking to better understand community as he ushers in new era
- Metra offering free rides to increase weekend ridership, give riders ‘pat on the back’ after polar vortex
- Closure of northbound Lake Shore Drive near Chicago River expected to last until at least Tuesday evening
- Man charged with felony aggravated reckless driving in November crash that injured Lincolnwood woman: police
- What you need to know about Age-related Macular Degeneration.
- Are your home and your wallet prepared for the inevitable?
- District 64 opts not to borrow money for construction projects, instead will pay with available funds
- Kane County Board celebrates 25th year land use plan outlining future development
- Disney bird watch: Kevin, as seen in ‘Up,’ nests at Animal Kingdom
- Burr Ridge Board members ask acting Mayor Zach Mottl to step down
- GreenMan murder mystery dinner has bewitching theme
- Pot smokers find caged tiger in abandoned house in Houston, police say
- ‘The Bachelor’ week six: The night nearly half the cast went home
- ‘The play is a big ball of energy’: Theater students bringing ‘Chicago’ to OPRF stage
- ‘Isn’t It Romantic’ review: Rebel Wilson plus a concussion leads to a romantic awakening
- Your smart light can tell Amazon and Google when you go to bed, as tech giants track you from morning till night
- Shrimp is the star of Flammin Restaurant’s Chicago Black Restaurant Week menu
- Proceedings set to begin in Illinois eye-gouging case
- Hinsdale, District 181 reach understanding on parking deck issues
- Harris Theater’s next season includes a Beethoven marathon, Bangarra Dance of Australia, Tanztheater Wuppertal
- Illinois Holocaust Museum in Skokie opens exhibit on the American slave trade
- Chance the Rapper to release new album in July
- ¿Pep le copió sistema de juego al Tuca?
- Michael Jordan says James Harden’s and Russell Westbrook’s streaks are tough — just not as tough as winning 6 NBA titles
- Vacant space at Grand Avenue Center could be sensory room
- ‘NY Pizza Dreams’ film tells story of couple who lost it all — and then opened Little Pops Pizzeria in Naperville
- Bears tab former receiver Chris Jackson to be a defensive assistant
- Cambia el béisbol por el fútbol americano
- Ex-NBA player Corey Maggette accused of rape while at Duke 20 years ago: report
- Test your Big Ten knowledge. Enter to win tickets to the 2019 Big Ten Men’s Basketball Tournament.
- Notre Dame receiver Javon McKinley charged in campus officer assaults
- New Butler District 53 superintendent coming from Norridge District 80
- Speak Out: Tinley Park development, marijuana
- Searching for the identity of Jane Seneca Doe
- Next District 64 superintendent should be empathetic, ‘thick-skinned,’ survey suggests
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- Valparaiso traffic stop ends after foot chase
- Glencoe District 35 reviews last month’s remote learning days
- White Sox at spring training: Eloy Jimenez among prospects reporting early to camp
- East Dundee releases 2019 events schedule, seeking ideas for Sunday entertainment
- Gary Roosevelt students have stayed home for weeks due to the school’s failing boiler system
- Go on these 8 dates to save your marriage
- Residents can attend upcoming discussion on gun violence between Congressman Brad Schneider, advocates
- Dads and daughters dance the night away in Glencoe
- ‘Happy Death Day 2U’ review: Less gore, more power of love — and sci-fi
- Los 30 mejores clubs de fútbol según France Football
- France Football reveals its list of the 30 best clubs in the world
- Selling a house after spouse dies may be easier than expected
- Duneland asking voters to renew school referendum
- Mikkey’s Retro Grill brings burgers and more to Black Restaurant Week
- Luella’s Southern Kitchen is loaded with country charm
- La Grange Board puts off vote on development on Illinois Masonic Home site
- For West Aurora officials, bad winter weather makes for ‘long days and nights’
- Apparent hit-and-run victim in Waukegan identified by coroner
- 40 countries — but not the U.S. — agree to require automatic braking on new cars
- Macedonia is officially renamed North Macedonia
- Outgoing U46 board member to host two town halls in leadup to April school election
- Lawmakers honor John Dingell at 30,000 feet as flight to Michigan turns back for bad weather
- Niles Township Food Pantry launches ‘wish list’ to target specific items each month
- Show gives Motown music new life at Metropolis
- Tinley Park trustee charged with misdemeanor harassment pulls out of election, replaced on ticket
- Royal Caribbean shares images of revamped CocoCay
- Shout Out: Lake Zurich native Brent Marks, who details his experience on MTV’s ‘Lindsay Lohan’s Beach Club’
- Elmhurst committee recommends lower water and sewer rates after public comments
- Amy Schumer’s Netflix special, taped at the Chicago Theatre, to drop in March
- For Boeing, juggling cash flow often means ‘another “Houdini moment”‘
- Glenview adopts Cook County minimum wage and sick leave ordinances, effective July 1
- West Suburban Local Scoreboard for Wednesday, Feb. 13, 2019
- For tight spots, choose slim trees and check their mature size
- Crown Point subdivision expansion put on hold
- Effort in Homewood, Flossmoor looks to ‘alleviate isolation’ among elderly residents
- 9 thoughts as spring training begins: Manny Machado, frozen free agency, Kyler Murray and more
- Park Ridge closer to replacing all residential, commercial water meters in city
- 21 Savage released from ICE detention
- Lake County News-Sun Local Scoreboard for Wednesday, Feb. 13, 2019
- After a Jet Airways cancellation, where’s my compensation?
- Last vacant Dominick’s site in Chicago finds a tenant, bringing a grocery store to South Shore food desert
- Tim Tebow is sticking with baseball despite Steve Spurrier’s AAF invitation
- Hundreds protest at White House to support immigrants with temporary protected status
- Suburban towns join lawsuits against Sterigenics and urge Illinois attorney general to shut company down
- ‘How I Learned to Drive’ at Raven Theatre: A young woman’s memories of sexual abuse, coerced behind the wheel
- Porchlight show takes listeners to Broadway in 1941
- Purse lost in Indiana school in the 1950s to be reunited with its now 82-year-old owner
- Skokie Library science expo looks to jump-start the interests of young learners
- Metra Electric, South Shore lines resume service after ice storm disruption
- Crane needed to right truck that tips over on 55th Street ramp to Route 83
- Adam Engel can relate to Kyler Murray’s football/baseball dilemma: ‘Follow your passion, follow your heart’
- Aurora mayor says proposal for elected library board is ‘incomplete’
- Longtime Wilmette educator takes the helm at Harper Elementary School
- Zoning ordinance aimed at bringing more affordable housing to Oak Park
- Growing crystals in plastic eggs lets first-graders tap their natural curiosity — and math, science and reading skills
- Antonio Brown reportedly asks the Steelers for a trade
- Julio César Chávez presenta su libro autobiográfico
- Car dealers girding for Trump’s auto tariffs: ‘We’re all hoping this is just part of the negotiating tactic’
- Trump: Congresswoman Omar’s apology for Israel remark ‘lame’
- Illinois needs to make child welfare a priority
- Spat over respect, public information leads to councilman voting against Sheriff’s Department issues
- Oak Park group seeks village commitment ‘to make 100 percent renewable energy a reality’
- Lessons of Gov. Northam, Rep. Omar: What to say after you say ‘sorry’ in politics
- Jordan: Seis títulos de NBA son hazañas difíciles de lograr
- Disabato: St. Rita graduate Mark Payton hopes to find place in outfield with the Oakland A’s
- Black Restaurant Week 2019
- Comings & Goings: Ballet company relocates to Orland Park
- Sports calendar: Southside Shooters set basketball tryouts, more
- ‘The Producers’ at the Paramount: ‘Springtime for Hitler’? Do they dare? Oh, they do
- Church news: Black History Month film offered in Hazel Crest, more
- Palos Twp. woman, 94, was victim of ruse burglary, police say
- Shooting ordinance to get second chance with Lake Council
- The NFL deserves cynicism. But Kareem Hunt deserves another chance.
- Christina Tosi suggests Chicago could get a Milk Bar, the NYC cafe that spawned a sweet empire
- North Suburban YMCA officials appeal to state leaders for funding, easing into minimum wage hike: ‘The impact for us is significant’
- Review: Next’s Silk & Spice menu transports diners but stops short of restaurant’s finest efforts
- Milwaukee museum features thousands of bobbleheads
- Second claim of election fraud made in Niles Village Board race
- East Dundee looking at deal to cut controversial trash pickup fees
- Baby walrus watch: SeaWorld Orlando anticipates birth this spring
- Blue Cross launches healthy food delivery service to Chicago food deserts
- Bennett Kwiecinski’s 24 points help Loyola hold off St. Ignatius at Welsh-Ryan Arena
- The Northbook Park District annual ball offered dads and their daughters an evening in ‘Wonderland’
- Amazon is not the solution to Chicago’s exodus
- Armstrong: Waubonsie Valley’s Mary Jaskoviak finds transition to rowing goes swimmingly
- ‘Last Call With Carson Daly’ to end NBC run after nearly two decades
- Evanston Township H.S. to make up day off with remote ‘e-learning day’
- Lincoln Hall plans open house; concert event in Niles; Morton Grove Citizens Police Academy seeks applicants
- What to make of the Democratic presidential candidates and all those flaws
- The Spin: Bridge and budget woes | ‘El Chapo’ convicted | Election countdown
- Green New Deal
- Fenerbahce take narrow lead against Zenit in Europa League
- Park Ridge Library renovation nears completion; community celebration planned
- El PSG se transforma en pesadilla en el teatro de los sueños
- These Southland pets need new homes
- A rented T. rex skull from Field Museum helps Deerfield church promote the environment
- Teen accused of fatally shooting son of Chicago police officer
- Jussie Smollett reiterates his cooperation, day after police say they need more phone records from night of attack
- Fixing the Lake Shore Drive bridge, and how we pay for repairs
- 7 ways your community can help your heart health
- Connectivity is king this home-buying season
- Mayoría votantes en Florida apoya construcción de muro fronterizo
- Cycling in Tucson
- 5 ways Chicago played a role in ‘El Chapo’s’ conviction — including the Empire carpet jingle
- Another clue in the Manny Machado mystery? His black-and-white baseball gloves for 2019
- Is it time to take the Tweet of the Week poll? You may rely on it
- El Oporto sale vivo de Roma en Champions
- Polar bears are invading this Russian town in alarming numbers, delighting – and terrifying – its residents
- Dads an their little princesses attend a night of royalty at Glenview Park District ball
- Try your luck at axe throwing or an escape room at indoor Lake County Beer Fest
- All-around ace: Grace Kmak leads the Lincoln-Way co-op team to state for third straight season
- A call for supermarkets to stop selling National Enquirer
- He’s no Shohei Ohtani, but former White Sox slugger Matt Davidson wants to fill a 2-way role for Rangers
- Petco Foundation surprises South Elgin animal shelter with check for $95,000
- Beware of 1040 surprise: Despite tax overhaul, your refund may shrink
- Corrections and clarifications
- Commission willing to consider BYOB license for Naperville restaurants that don’t want to sell alcohol
- Pastry chefs (heart) Valentine’s Day spotlight on their craft
- Aurora teen shot and killed on city’s near southeast side
- Buffalo Grove High School students win police video competion on dangers of vehicle speeding
- Oak Park’s Lake Street streetscape project to be delayed until 2020
- ‘Open-minded and ready to learn’ has helped make Otto Porter Jr.’s transition to the Bulls smooth
- Ex-astronaut Mark Kelly makes Democratic bid for Arizona Senate seat
- Kevin McCarthy blames midterm losses on GOP push to roll back health insurance protections
- Baseball is back — except for the 100 or so remaining free agents. Is this the new normal?
- Lo que quiere y no Taraji P. Henson
- Police: Man in custody after investigation at Aurora casino
- Former Evanston Township High School security guard charged with sexually assaulting student
- The real ‘Roma’
- The Orchid Show at Chicago Botanic Garden
- King Kiser: Matt Lottich lauds play of versatile junior John Kiser, Valparaiso’s ‘glue guy’
- Chicago’s been waiting for this: El Chapo’s destiny is an American prison cell.
- Shout Out: Michael Bender, Lincolnwood resident’s book focused on protecting children
- Netflix prepara serie de Pedro Infante y la protagonizará Omar Chaparro
- Waubonsee initiative aimed at recruiting, retaining black male students
- Ask Tom: Does carbon dioxide released by soft drinks contribute to global warming?
- CPS teacher charged with sexual abuse of 14-year-old student in Skokie, police say
- Alfonso Cuarón y Guillermo del Toro critican los Oscar por esta razón
- Ice storm yields thickest glaze here in 71 years
- Signs warning of falling ice remind a daughter of her father’s death, 25 years ago
- Chicago cop injured when patrol vehicle skids on ice, hits light pole
- Joaquin ‘El Chapo’ Guzman convicted: Notorious drug lord once deemed Chicago’s Public Enemy No. 1
- LaPorte lands Lowery: Former Penn standout Jeremy Lowery replaces Dave Sharpe as head coach
- Lake Shore Drive bridge re-opens, but cracks point to other problems with area bridges
- Iced-over trees, power lines could get downed by high winds into Wednesday morning
- Portage mayor’s defense says charges based on lies; prosecutors say guilty verdict is deserved
- Gunman who attacked a Florida yoga studio had a ‘hatred towards women,’ police say
- Cubs might add a moderately priced free-agent reliever
- Theo Epstein says Cubs will have ‘incredibly high standard’ for Addison Russell and will try to make amends for Joe Ricketts’ ‘ugly, disgusting’ emails
- 5 takeaways from Cubs spring training, including a setback for Adbert Alzolay
- Give it a rest: As Blackhawks season goes on, optional morning skates provide a chance to stay fresh
- Senate backs biggest conservation bill in a decade, protecting millions of acres of land and adding four national monuments
- Miller’s sublime: Junior guard Adam Miller powers Morgan Park to Public League quarterfinal win
- President Trump signals he may sign bipartisan border deal to avert another government shutdown
- Daily Southtown Local Scoreboard for Wednesday, Feb. 13, 2019
- Bruins 6, Blackhawks 3
- Marquette 92, DePaul 73
- Post-Tribune Local Scoreboard for Wednesday, Feb. 13, 2019
- 21st Century graduate Eugene German returns after one-game suspension by Northern Illinois
- Northern Illinois drops 4th straight, 76-74 to Western Michigan
- Moran: Waukegan’s popular ‘lighthouse pier’ lined up for an extreme makeover
- Fraudsters camouflage themselves as military members online: Be prepared to spot this romance scam
- DePaul is taking baby steps forward this season, but a loss to No. 10 Marquette shows there’s still work to do
- New York officer killed by friendly fire after responding to report of armed robbery