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- Silk & Spice menu at Next restaurant
- Ask Amy: Diner wants to hush loud fellow diner
- Chicago police question actor Jussie Smollett and 2 ‘persons of interest,’ including man who appeared on ‘Empire’
- How Bill Daley became rich at the crossroads of government and business
- National Hippo Day: Visit Florida’s only resident hippopotamus
- What happens next in El Chapo’s hub city, Chicago?
- Renovated Victorian row house: $1.8M
- Think the shutdown of northbound Lake Shore Drive was bad? Will County bridges are even more alarming.
- ???????Google will expand finance team to Chicago, adding ‘hundreds’ of jobs
- Attack on Jason Van Dyke reflects ‘mentality that people won’t rest until he is either given a life sentence or killed in prison,’ lawyer says
- Look out, taxpayers: When governments have more pensioners than employees
- VR plus iFly equals ‘How to Train Your Dragon’ experience
- 3 takeaways from the Blackhawks’ 5-2 win, including unsung hero Brandon Saad
- Illinois opioid helpline has received 10,000 calls
- Your celery juice will not save you, but it’s not terrible for you either
- Program trains police to help the mentally ill
- Davich: ‘Getting old isn’t for sissies’ takes on new meaning
- Merrillville car lot gets yet another owner
- Uruguayo Fabián Coito, nuevo seleccionador de Honduras
- Valverde extends his Barcelona contract for one more season
- ‘Everything will be used against us’: Trump Organization drops planned new hotel chains
- Long Grove officials approve agreement that helps get historic bridge repair started
- If Manny Machado signs with the White Sox, he’ll have to abide by the Renteria Rule
- ‘No one is talking about this’: How to navigate marriage when spouse has Alzheimer’s
- Steppenwolf adds longtime stage manager Malcolm Ewen to ensemble
- Hello Kitty Cafe truck comes to Florida
- Prickly City- Starbucks
- Man accused of binding dog’s legs and mouth with duct tape, tossing him out in cold
- Cubs vow there won’t be a right-wing slant with their new TV network partnership with Sinclair
- Column: Reflecting on a childhood influenced by Motown and Ed Sullivan
- Bears are expected to be in the hunt for a running back. Here are 10 potential middle-round draft options.
- Girl power message comes in more loud than clear with Ananya at the Dance Center
- Sharon Van Etten at Thalia Hall
- Lifesaving Lake County sheriff’s worker wins statewide Correctional Officer of the Year award
- JC Brooks brings energetic post-punk soul band back to Beverly Arts Center
- What ‘dope sick’ really feels like
- Ryan Adams’ album release pulled amid misconduct allegations
- Is fast, friendly airport screening on the way?
- Breast surgeons say all breast cancer patients should be offered genetic testing
- Los creadores de ‘Alita’
- When picking an Oscars best picture, shouldn’t you vote for one you’d watch again?
- Ian Clarkin reunites with his former unofficial draft adviser: Kris Bryant
- Cyr: The United States retreat in the Middle East
- Sharon Van Etten challenged everyone and everything during a powerhouse Thalia Hall show
- Impeachment investigation sought of Indiana attorney general
- Gary elementary pitches plan to raise test grades
- Chaka Khan and producers don’t quite click on new album
- Speak out: We need to honor our firefighters
- Hey, Hollywood, how about a rom-com where a woman who’s not rail-thin is attractive even when she’s not concussed?
- In a slippery heist, 8,000 gallons of iceberg water vanish from a warehouse on the Atlantic coast
- Toni Preckwinkle’s final campaign ad before election reflects on her career: ‘Want a mayor who’ll fight for you?’
- Glenbrook High School District 225 safety task force makes recommendations following mass shootings nationwide
- Letters: Redistricting system in Illinois needs to change
- The bookstagram effect: A cup of coffee, a good book and a global audience
- Bond denied for CPS teacher charged with sexual abuse of 13-year-old girl
- Bill Weld, former Mass. governor, to challenge Trump for Republican presidential nomination
- Aurora panel recommends senior housing deal on far East Side
- Decent: So, you’re planning a cruise — here are 10 things you’ll definitely hear from Americans
- Waukegan aldermen say fire department ‘can’t keep up’ with increased calls at current staffing levels
- President Trump’s emergency is just the latest in his wall fraud
- Chicago Cardinal Blase Cupich expects ‘significant progress’ during sex abuse summit next week at the Vatican
- Midcentury modern homes along Indiana Dunes Lakeshore could be renovated as vacation rentals
- This Week in Naperville
- Six Oak Brook vehicles hit in same-night overnight break-ins
- Empower your diet: 5 super healthy super fruits to try now
- 6 fun facts about bananas that will inspire you to eat more
- Not planning on having kids but parents keep bugging you about it anyway? Here’s what to say.
- West Aurora offers board candidates inside look at district
- ‘Voy a firmar una emergencia nacional’ para construir el muro: Trump
- On the set of ‘Umbrella Academy,’ Netflix’s next play in TV’s superhero wars
- Cubs players of all ages are embracing advanced technology and analytics: ‘They’re willing to dig in’
- ‘Umbrella Academy’ vs DC Universe’s ‘Doom Patrol’: A battle of misfit shows
- Down to Business: No chimney’s too dirty for these two retired Naperville firefighters
- New Robert Crown Center in Evanston could increase programming by 50 percent, city officials say
- Man in critical condition after West Side shooting
- Analysis: Steel tariffs waived even with tough trade talk
- Passion House enters instant scene with bags of ground coffee that steep like tea
- When the next Democratic president grabs ’emergency’ powers, blame Trump
- Late shows mock border plan
- That Esquire cover and how we talk about white men today
- ‘Fresh Prince’ actor Alfonso Ribeiro denied dance copyright in ‘Fortnite,’ ‘NBA 2K16’ lawsuits
- Fox Valley Park District wants input on aquatic centers
- CSO review: A thunderous homecoming in all-Russian program
- Study: Northwest Indiana interchange one of nation’s worst in trucker delays
- Aurora Police Department spokesman retires
- Hammond mother remembers unsolved death of daughter: ‘She would’ve been 27, but she’s not. She’s still 13.’
- Victim robbed in parking lot while trying to complete online purchase in Naperville
- Letters to the Editor
- Chemist Percy Julian pushed past racial barriers — amid attacks on his Oak Park home
- Speak Out: National emergency, minimum wage
- Quickly
- The Chicago River runs through the city and, boy, it defines our lives
- So much more than Band-Aids: Youth health issues increasing as the average Illinois school nurse serves 2,900 students
- Mundelein School District 75 to create solar farm as part of cost savings effort
- Red chimichurri, the other version of Argentina’s famous sauce, makes whatever it touches better
- Charles Barkley slams agents and predicts superteams will lead to NBA lockout
- Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg returns to Supreme Court for first time since cancer surgery, spokeswoman says
- Police searching for pickup truck after hit-and-run crash in Aurora
- Photos: Chicago River
- Illinois Democrats ask Wisconsin governor to re-evaluate Foxconn plant’s environmental impact
- Llega a Buenos Aires cuerpo de futbolista Emiliano Sala
- ‘Ask Wilbur’: All your personal finance questions solved with advice from the commerce secretary!
- The right boots can make a long day of gardening much more comfortable
- Letter to the editor
- $25 million pledge made to help empower Jewish teens, women
- Church briefs
- El voluntariado olímpico, ¿una forma de esclavitud?
- Trump claims you can’t smuggle drugs at ports of entry, which would likely surprise Border Patrol
- Berg: Illinois government has a lot of problems, revenue isn’t one of them
- Aurora council approves fiber connection to Naperville
- Glenview Park District awarded $700,000 in state grants for open space improvements
- Tricky time for Amazon: HQ2 reversal, Bezos extortion claims, antitrust scrutiny
- Long-term Evanston Township H.S. performance scores largely trending up, officials say
- The Tesla of trucks? Rivian lands $700 million Amazon-led investment as it powers up in Normal
- Judge rules Aaron Hernandez’s daughter can’t sue NFL over CTE
- Supreme Court takes up Trump administration’s plan to ask about citizenship in census
- Moran: Will the red-light cameras at Grand Avenue and Hunt Club Road join the list of extinct species?
- Elgin News Digest
- At 98, South Side woman still brings her ministry to Illinois prisons every Sunday
- Concerns aired over Valparaiso subdivision plan
- Bradshaw: Developing leadership skills is important criterion for admission to top schools
- Universal: New packages for Mardi Gras parade, Bayou Boil
- Ex-Dodgers teammates laud Manny Machado’s ‘awesome’ skill and offer varying takes on ‘Johnny Hustle’ comment
- A request for most of the Democratic presidential candidates: Go home
- Chicago man who aimed car at Palatine cops during arrest attempt is sentenced to 13 years in prison
- Letter: Former Central teacher backs District 86 referendum
- Naperville People in the News
- New documentary chronicles fight to save Richton Park roller-skating rink
- Were the MAGA hat teens at the Lincoln Memorial victims of the Trump effect?
- Colin Kaepernick and Eric Reid settle collusion lawsuits against the NFL
- Valparaiso woman with Lyme disease warns others about the illness: ‘I just want my life back’
- St. Charles museum tells local story of Underground Railroad
- St. Patrick’s Day is a season for performer Joe Cullen
- Quickly: Readers have lots to say about Trump
- Diego Alonso: “Si Monterrey es humilde y tiene autocrítica seguirá mejorando”
- Bridge over Salt Creek ‘structurally insufficient,’ is closed
- Suburban Cooks: Local couple finds selling toffee a sweet solution to sticky situation
- Citing ‘personal reasons,’ chef Ian Davis departs Entente project
- Naperville News Digest
- Slowik: Southland attorney’s historical research uncovers shocking cases of legalized racism
- Does your pashmina make you look dated?
- Scaring off Amazon will backfire for the left
- Customer hits turbulence when trying to get Air India refund
- President Trump himself is the emergency
- Libertyville Police Department hires new deputy chief from within
- DJ Khaled hosting music festival cruise from Miami with Cardi B and Post Malone
- Amid census concerns in Aurora, groups are pushing to avoid an undercount: ‘We have a lot at stake’
- The Spin: New poll shows tight 5-way race for mayor | Campaign dough rolling in | Backlash over Trump ‘national emergency’
- U46 administrator surprised with recognition for assisting Elgin teacher in military active duty
- Former Illinois star Mike Bellamy returning as running backs coach: report
- Tiroteo en Aurora: El atacante mató a 5, e hirió a 5 policía
- Map: Active shooting situation in Aurora
- A Black History Month that explains why we need Black History Month
- Tribune Media puts land along the river up for sale
- Matteson School District 159 places superintendent on leave, begins search for replacement
- Kayaks available for rent on Whalon Lake in Naperville from May to October under new deal
- Is Trump’s border security declaration actually a constitutional emergency?
- Airlines to give passengers ‘nonbinary’ as choice for gender
- América: Chileno Castillo será titular ante Pumas
- Park District of Highland Park looks to address erosion by adding sand to Rosewood Beach
- White House press secretary Sarah Sanders confirms she was interviewed by Robert Mueller’s office
- Niedner: Insidious power of prejudice always alive beneath the surface
- Full statement from President Trump declaring national emergency on US-Mexico border
- Heavens to Mercury! It’s Oscar quiz time, and the show must go on
- Lake County News-Sun Local Scoreboard for Saturday, Feb. 16, 2019
- Hammond man charged in shooting deaths of pair in New Chicago
- ‘Play desperate’: Balanced Lake Forest looks to Danny Sotos and Sean Espinosa as scoring threats
- Fact check: Trump declares emergency with faulty claims
- An architect has a concrete idea to help a troubled South Side community
- Waukegan mourns Mary Lacey — a minister, activist and gospel singer who ‘would give her last for anybody’
- Students put ‘truth’ on display at Poetry Slam in Hammond
- Hinsdale Central students learn about segregation from one of the Little Rock Nine
- ‘I’m ready to play’: Blackhawks goalie Corey Crawford itching for 1st start to complete return from concussion
- Dina Bair’s Georgian-style house in Wilmette
- WGN’s Dina Bair relists Georgian-style Wilmette home for $1.34 million
- 5 takeaways from White Sox spring training, including Tim Anderson’s leadership and Yolmer Sanchez’s dancing
- Wilmette’s $68 million stormwater project will prevent flooding for 98 percent of west side homeowners, officials say
- Lifeguard job being altered to encourage older people to apply, Naperville Park District director says
- Their wrongful convictions tossed, 19 sue Chicago, corrupt cop: ‘This case illustrates what the code of silence is’
- Gov. J.B. Pritzker signed the bill raising Illinois’ mininum wage to $15 an hour by 2025. Will companies replace employees with machines?
- Bishop Noll Institute band hosts pancake breakfast to fund trip
- Slater Koekkoek has a distinctive name. More plays like he had Thursday will grab Blackhawks fans’ attention even more
- Portage City Council candidate’s party affiliation challenged in primary
- 2 dogs rescued from Glencoe apartment fire
- ‘Star Wars Episode IX’ has officially wrapped
- Answering your questions about tax reform, delayed tax refunds (Video)
- 4 steps for a healthier you
- Parenting advice for strong relationships and a healthy house
- Crawford, a soft-coated wheaten terrier from Naperville, wins best of breed at Westminster dog show
- Ben Affleck explains why he’s done playing Batman: ‘I couldn’t crack It’
- Ask Tom: How do dew points and humidity levels work in subzero temperatures?
- Watford upend QPR to reach FA Cup quarterfinals
- Future uncertain for Roosevelt High School building after weeks-long heating system failure
- John P. Kelly, firefighter and popular Lincoln Park bar owner, dies
- How paid family leave would strengthen the economy
- Lake Ridge teen honored for volunteer work
- Naperville Running Company to open downtown Annex to sell previous season’s shoes, offer events
- Juror from Portage mayor’s bribery trial: ‘No one thought he was not dirty’
- Ligue 1 Recap: Lyon warm up for Barcelona clash with victory over Guingamp
- Book it: Margaret Buchert beats the pressure as Libertyville routs Zion-Benton for regional title
- Charles leads Eibar’s comeback draw with Getafe
- Wilmette residents invited to share ideas at downtown ‘streetscaping’ open house
- Michael Avenatti, at Cook County courthouse, says he believes R. Kelly will be indicted soon
- Judge overrules Libertyville in land-use lawsuit, grants housing project on Archdiocese of Chicago property
- Juventus ease past Frosinone ahead of Atletico clash
- Matt Kuchar apologizes and pledges to pay caddie $50,000
- Workplace fatal shootings
- Quickly: Restore checks and balances, honest people don’t resort to games, what if Jeff Bezos bought Twitter?
- Pet therapy program to make hospital stays a little fuzzier and cuddlier for patients at Franciscan Health Munster
- Undecided in Chicago? It’s time to play ‘Survivor’ and start voting candidates off the mayoral island
- Elgin reconsidering policy that requires testing for property owners who filter water instead of replacing lead pipes
- Spring Grove woman gets probation for stealing $28,000 from boss who she claimed was making unwanted advances
- Eugene P. King Park in Waukegan set for $800K upgrade
- Potempa: Valentine’s Day is over but still plenty of time for ‘dates’
- Cubs’ Addison Russell addresses domestic violence suspension: ‘I am not proud of the person I once was’
- 11 compete in Dolton for 3 trustee seats
- Payless ShoeSource closing all of its remaining stores in U.S. and Puerto Rico
- 5 takeaways from Cubs spring training, including Brad Brach’s free-agent suspicions and Joe Maddon’s coaching class
- Yes, Chicago should keep trying to woo Amazon
- By hook or Crook: Senior guard Morgan Crook looks to lead Marquette back to state title game
- Addison Russell and the Cubs are under the microscope for all the wrong reasons
- Fly boy: Crown Point’s Christian Mikrut finds purpose from practice in 100-yard butterfly
- Here’s a look at other workplace shootings that have occurred in the Chicago area
- Disabato: IHSA proposal to play all four classes on same weekend at state in boys basketball a slam dunk
- 9/11 victim fund will cut payouts by up to 70 percent as claims surge: ‘We recognize that this is horribly unfair’
- Hours before Aurora mass shooting, former mayors met in Chicago to discuss strategies to reduce gun violence
- Post-Tribune Local Scoreboard for Saturday, Feb. 16, 2019
- Woman celebrates 100th birthday at Will County nursing home
- Vince DeFrancesco brings new energy to Mundelein football program
- Aurora’s mass shooting: More families join ‘a group that should not exist yet continues to grow’
- Police say 2 brothers being questioned in reported Jussie Smollett attack are now ‘potential suspects’
- Speak Out: Chicago mayoral candidates, minimum wage
- ‘Dark money’ fund spends over $700K in TV ads against Bill Daley in Chicago mayor’s race
- Trump and the Magna Carta
- Ben Wallace, Jack Sikma and Chris Webber among the 2019 finalists for the Basketball Hall of Fame
- How Trump came to declare a national emergency to fund his border wall after months of frustration
- Back on fast track: Warren sophomore Joel VanderVere pulls off upset to reach state championship match
- Justin Thomas and Adam Scott share the lead at rain-delayed Riviera
- Exhibit that looks at Aurora from the air to close Feb. 23
- King Cole: Griffith’s Cole Cervantes prevails in OT in first round of state wrestling meet
- What we know now about the Aurora mass shooting
- Former Band of Bohemia chef ‘allowed to resign’ from new job amid controversy over treatment of women
- Star of the show: Adam Miller scores 30 points to power Morgan Park in Public League semifinals
- Paul Manafort, ex-Trump campaign chairman, faces up to 24.5 years in prison, according to court filing
- Leading man: Senior guard Jevon Morris scores 23 points as Munster tops Andrean for conference title
- Brothers released in reported attack on ‘Empire’ actor Jussie Smollett — 12 hours after police called them ‘possible suspects’
- Rosary High School in Aurora to hold Pub Night
- Round & round: H-F loses in rematch to Bolingbrook, but RJ Ogom sees bright future
- Daily Southtown Local Scoreboard for Saturday, Feb. 16, 2019
- Baylor made: Lockport’s Baylor Fernandes fights back to reach state championship match
- Early voting begins Thursday in Kane County
- Federal judge issues gag order in Roger Stone case
- Aurora shooting
- Alarmed by cancer-causing ethylene oxide pollution, Gov. J.B. Pritzker orders shutdown of Sterigenics in Willowbrook
- Lauri Markkanen scores 21 points in the Rising Stars game, but U.S. beats World 161-144
- College notes: LFA grad Ryan Clamage joins 1,000-point club at Rochester
- Aurora mass shooting: 6 dead, including gunman, and 5 officers wounded in attack at Illinois manufacturing firm