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2019 > February > 21
- Part of building facade collapses in downtown Aurora
- DePaul loses 3rd straight, 79-67 to Creighton
- Here are the winners in the Readers’ Choice Dining Awards:
- Loyola climbs into 1st-place tie in Missouri Valley by downing Evansville, 70-58
- Ask Amy: Partners ponder angles on infidelity
- Here is how the Preakness has moved closer to leaving Baltimore
- David Adler-designed home in Lake Forest: $4 million
- River North’s Ardus apartments merge vintage and modern for unique vibe — with on-demand cleaning service
- ‘Top Chef’ fans can dig into Sara Bradley’s winning dishes at her Kentucky restaurant
- Mayoral matchups and the politics of subtraction
- Man charged in shooting at homeless camp that claimed life of the ‘Lite-Brite man’
- Fare hikes, low gas prices mean fewer people are riding Metra
- 60 dogs rescued from a dog meat farm are now in suburban Chicago — and in need of ‘forever homes’
- Medical marijuana growers are lobbying for licenses that also would allow them to control supply of recreational pot in Illinois
- Aurora mass shooter in his own words: ‘I acted out of rage and fear’ in beating of ex-girlfriend with baseball bat
- Clarkson: Carefully rendered portraits of inner life displayed in Hinsdale Library art exhibit
- Bulls Q&A: Is Otto Porter Jr. a long-term fit? What position would Zion Williamson play if draft-lottery luck happens?
- The disastrous night Lee Radziwill, Jackie Kennedy’s sister, tried to act in Chicago
- Facebook decided which users are interested in Nazis — and let advertisers target them directly
- 3 takeaways from the Blackhawks’ 5-4 win, including an overtime goal you can’t miss
- The Bears lack high-round picks and quarterback drama. So how do we squeeze fun out of the pre-draft process?
- Petrak: Think summer before it’s too late to sign up for anything
- Preparation — and good posture — keeps Cole Hamels in prime pitching shape
- Best Chicago happy hour deals: Feb. 21-27
- 5 things to do this weekend in Chicago
- La lucha por playoffs de la NBA se pone caliente
- Medias Blancas pasan página tras desaire de Machado
- Warnock: Cardiff will settle Sala fee issue ‘in the right way’
- Chicago Kids Company presents ‘Jack and the Beanstalk’ through May 10 in Beverly
- Activists topple statue of prominent Polish priest in abuse protest
- Kane back early from ankle injury, may return against Burnley
- No injuries reported in Western Springs house fire
- Disney, Nestle and other brands pull ads from YouTube after furor over child videos
- 6 things to know about Amanda Sobhy, the top U.S. squash contender at Worlds Championships at Union Station
- Chopin in the City fest embraces classical and jazz
- Amazing things can come from synergy, like a female-produced rap album and video series
- Veteran Diarra terminates PSG contract by mutual consent
- North Carolina House candidate’s son, a federal prosecutor, repeatedly warned dad about election tactics
- How Chicago’s Robbie Fulks built a feisty partnership with Linda Gail Lewis, sister of rock ‘n’ roll pioneer Jerry Lee Lewis
- Applications for U.S. unemployment benefits fall to 216,000, a very low mark
- USA Today reporters scoured hundreds of yearbooks for racist photos. They found one published by their own editor.
- Family recipes fuel the food at Mamma Onesta’s in Lockport
- Jurados del juicio a El Chapo, desobedecieron al juez, asegura uno de ellos
- Letters from World War II
- What does blackness look like? Three different artists in Chicago take on the question in new exhibits
- No injuries reported in extra-alarm industrial fire in West Town neighborhood
- One number determines who gets an organ transplant, and it’s horribly unfair
- La estrella de ‘Empire’, Jussie Smollett, se entregó a la Policía, enfrenta cargos
- Caterpillar, Apple among big names hit by U.S.-China trade war
- Naperville woman indicted after she was found in possession of Escalade reported stolen in Florida, police say
- Man dies in early morning fire in South Chicago neighborhood
- Fireplace blaze extinguished in Naperville home
- What went wrong for ‘A Star Is Born’ on the road to the Oscars
- North Shore philanthropist, businessman Joseph Levy Jr. dies at 92
- Lincoln Park mansion with antique pavilion: $45M
- Grammy-nominated performer Ruthie Foster ready to bring feel-good music to Park Forest
- Gary council votes to support women facing abusive conditions
- Vandals tried to torch a statue of General Lee. It honors a WWII veteran, not the Confederate leader.
- Taxes the issue as Lalmalani seeks third term as village president with challenge from Village Board member John Baar
- Jimmie Allen is ‘excited and sad’ to be the first black country singer to launch a career with a No. 1 hit
- Donations sought for Fox Valley Wildlife Center dinner auction
- Man killed in single-car crash on Route 31 identified as Carpentersville resident by coroner
- Paris wants breakdancing to be Olympic sport at 2024 Games
- Teniente de la Guardia Costera es ‘terrorista nacional’
- Universal Orlando Resort names new Harry Potter attraction
- Evanston firefighters responded to more than 10,000 calls in 2018, chief says
- Felony cases up in Kane County but misdemeanors down in 2018: state’s attorney
- Once for sale at Chicago’s highest asking price ever, this Lincoln Park mansion relists for $45M
- Mortgage rates fall for the third week in a row, could boost slow home sales
- 53-home gated community planned in St. John
- Productora de ‘Roma’ podría hacer historia en los Oscar
- Trump says it would be ‘wonderful’ if India and Pakistan got along. Here’s why they don’t.
- El Chicago Fire mide sus fuerzas en cierre de pretemporada
- Hanover and River Forest to hold school tax votes in May
- ‘Aurora Strong’ song to debut at Aurora event
- Disney reveals more changes headed to Epcot
- Cases of father, baby sitters charged in children’s deaths continue
- Trial of man accused of kidnapping, killing Yingying Zhang, a U. of I. scholar from China, could begin in July
- Fire guts oldest part of Bangladesh’s capital, at least 67 dead
- Gary moves forward with improvements to airport access road
- The Violence Against Women Act has expired. Advocates say that sends a dangerous message and are pushing for permanent protections.
- Column: Jussie Smollett and Donald Trump, two juveniles who want us to believe their fantasies
- Elmhurst 4th Ward candidates spar on taxing districts
- Nike hunts for answers after Zion Williamson’s shoe splits during a game
- North Shore teacher facing sex assault, child porn charges ordered held on $150,000 bond on new charges
- Record Store Day and Vans team-up for soundtrack to Chicago’s Wax Trax! Records documentary
- Baltimore Spirits embracing history and innovation in every bottle
- 4-year-old North Dakota boy inspires with trampoline act
- Goose Island cutting-edge manufacturing institute gets $60 million; feds ‘doubling down’ on UI Labs
- Pay attention to hardiness zones listed for plants but consider other factors
- Art on theMart announces new videos for spring — part of Year of Chicago Theatre
- ‘Wigglers welcome’ at Chords for Kids concert
- In Jussie Smollett case, Chicago police showed us the right way to behave
- Naperville area high school students announced as National Merit Scholarship finalists
- ‘Wild Pear Tree’ review: The one film in Chicago guaranteed to take you away from it all
- Wisconsin Supreme Court candidate Neubauer discloses role in 1970s strip search lawsuit against Chicago police
- Gary police investigate double homicide
- White Sox at spring training
- Town contracts with engineering firm over planned Merrillville communty center
- No more paper tickets: MLB rolls out a redesigned app to help Cubs fans make the transition to the digital-only format
- Paramount School of the Arts will bring learning opportunities for young artists to Aurora starting in June
- Bears linebacker Sam Acho shares his faith in spiritual playbook: ‘I’ve been tested’
- Chicago Fire test their might as the preseason nears its end
- Sean Spicer’s latest post-White House gig: Correspondent for ‘Extra’
- Burlington-based District 301 premieres podcast series showcasing school programs, events
- Shout Out: Amanda Busch, park district leader and big fan of ‘The Great Gatsby’
- More stop signs planned for northeastern Hinsdale
- ‘Rocketman’ looks to duplicate success of ‘Bohemian Rhapsody’
- What will the White Sox opening-day lineup look like? And who will make the roster?
- Gov. Pritzker, don’t dismiss the Republicans too quickly
- Letter: Avoca schools provide meaningful education
- Letter: Vote down District 36 referendum
- Peter Tork, endearingly offbeat bassist and singer in the Monkees, dies at 77
- Wisdom from Eddie Johnson: Jussie Smollett owes Chicago an apology
- Shout Out: Tom Tuohy, Park Ridge resident founded Dreams for Kids
- Zion Williamson’s injury puts scare into Bulls and other NBA losers — but he shouldn’t have been playing anyway
- Income inequality is rising so fast that economic data can’t keep up
- Shout Out: Dan Meyer, a longtime resident of Lake Forest
- What to watch this weekend: Carabao Cup Final, Man United-Liverpool and more
- Audiences of every age curious about ‘Dear Evan Hansen’
- Hobart bars guns from city hall, police court complex
- Avli Taverna review: Promising start for adventurous Greek restaurant
- Ambulance calls drive up Park Ridge Fire Department responses for another year, chief says
- Here are 5 cases where the U.S. says Chinese companies and workers stole American trade secrets
- A petición popular ‘Kristoffer’s Cakes’ se instala en McKinley Park
- Jussie Smollett episode of TNT’s ‘Drop the Mic’ pulled in wake of scandal
- National best-sellers
- Chicagoland best-sellers: ‘Becoming’ by Michelle Obama continues to hold No. 1 spot
- Speak Out: Fox Pointe civic complex, minimum wage
- Man charged after teen relative leads police to hypodermic needles, glass pipe in garage: police
- Why do zebras have stripes? Perhaps to repel flies, new study suggests
- Domino’s delivers sales growth, but disappoints investors
- West Suburban Local Scoreboard for Friday, Feb. 22, 2019
- Lake County News-Sun Local Scoreboard for Friday, Feb. 22, 2019
- Funeral arrangements finalized for Aurora mass shooting victims
- In a cardboard vodka box, decades of letters reveal a mother’s life of love and loss, joy and sorrow
- Downtown businesses support Aurora Strong with concerts, fundraisers after mass shooting
- Gary casino bills clear Senate committee
- Woman shot in both legs during attempted robbery on West Side
- Tras caída en salarios de veteranos, peloteros piden cambios
- Police reports: Buildings reportedly spray-painted in Northlake
- Boys basketball notes: Lake Forest gains momentum for the postseason thanks to Jake Fisher
- Guyer building appraisal in the works after historic Hobart structure was destroyed by January fire
- How does the new tax law affect you? Experts answer common questions.
- Royal Caribbean Navigator of the Seas revamp features longest water slide at sea
- ‘Vanya and Sonia’ come to Brightside stage
- Bears make it official, release Dion Sims, creating $6 million in salary-cap space
- Column: Gift to Purdue Northwest’s medical laboratory science program fills industry demand
- Shots fired at West Chatham neighborhood movie theater, no injuries reported
- Oscars: Kendrick Lamar and SZA will not perform ‘Black Panther’ song
- Amy Winehouse hologram tour canceled over ‘challenges and sensitivities’
- Maradona: ‘Dorados tiene mejor plantel que Argentina en 2010’
- Tracking the Bears’ offseason: Bears release TE Dion Sims
- That airline ticket was likely a bargain. Feds say adjusting for inflation, airfares are at all-time lows.
- ‘Paddleton’ review: Ray Romano, Mark Duplass play two men whose friendship is put to ultimate test
- From parades to clover hunts, Southland Irish events are smilin’
- Associate judge vacancy in Lake County Circuit Court draws 23 applicants
- Boys basketball notes: Cody Mitchell boosts scoring average by 10 points to spark St. Charles East
- John Cameron Mitchell on the shamanic powers of ‘Hedwig,’ contemporary queerness and his favorite nun
- Snoop Dogg raps his way to Illinois State Fair this summer
- Slowik: Orland school cuts highlight timeless debate over costs vs. services
- Photographer stalls printing of book to get images of Indiana Dunes, America’s newest national park
- New high school softball field in Knoch Park to cost $26K less than estimate
- Vernon Hills wants Macy’s to reduce the number of buildings in its Hawthorn Mall construction plan
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- Europa League Recap: Arsenal rebound against BATE, Chelsea, Inter advance
- The Anti Valentine’s Day Drag Show
- Boys basketball notes: Junior Dimitrios Bazos steps up on senior night as West Aurora wins conference
- With demand for snow removal program nearly tripling, Oak Park OKs adding funds to get through the winter
- Estrenan avance de ‘A Clockwork Orange’, previo a su regreso a cines
- ‘Roma’ star Yalitza Aparicio brings visibility to Mexico’s indigenous people: ‘Thank you for giving us a voice’
- Read the prosecution’s case against Jussie Smollett
- 50 goals? Most Valuable Player? Patrick Kane’s season seems to have no limits
- R. Kelly accused of sexual misconduct by two more women
- Booked It! Chicago casting announcements for Feb. 21
- Squash court built at Union Station’s Great Hall
- Waukegan mayor, president of firefighters union accuse each other of fearmongering
- Otto Porter Jr.’s strong start made practice look optional. But now he’s ready to be integrated more into Jim Boylen’s system.
- Quickly: Jussie Smollett deserves a harsher charge,
- Searing testimony marks first day of Vatican summit as Pope Francis proposes reforms to combat abuse
- Rollout of new, residential water meters across Park Ridge to begin in six to eight months, according to city
- ‘An Inspector Calls’ at Chicago Shakes: A man at the door interrupts a party in 1912 England — you’d swear it was Chicago, right now
- Hide the princess: Bowser is running Nintendo’s U.S. division
- #HoyEnElEstudio con Cruz González Cadel y Katie Barberi
- Supreme Court rules Lake County wrongful death lawsuit can continue despite plaintiff’s death
- Boys basketball notes: Trio meshes with Loyola recruit Tom Welch as Naperville North takes conference
- 5 takeaways from White Sox spring training, including Donn Roach getting the ball and Nick Madrigal feeling tall
- No excuses. The public deserves to see the full Mueller report.
- Brookfield Zoo euthanizes tiny baby antelope Valentino born on Valentine’s Day due to birth defect
- Chicago Blackhawks score for Ronald McDonald House Charities
- Bricks fall from facade of historic building in downtown Aurora
- Coast Guard officer held without bail after stockpiling weapons, making hit list of Democrats, prosecutors say
- Northwestern Indiana Regional Planning Commission seeks increase in local funding for first time since 1992
- Sample beer by the ounce at Red Arrow Tap Room
- Multibillion-dollar plan would bring high-rises over Metra tracks near Soldier Field
- How to match the proper meat cut to the right cooking method
- Tasting 16 craft beer classics: Looking back on the brands that started a movement, but got left behind
- Video of North Central College’s Blaise Meredith hitting head on backboard while trying to block shot goes viral
- In some north suburban towns, 911 callers can provide operators with personal profiles
- Cubs might need to use a collection of closers, even after Brandon Morrow returns
- Damage estimated at $150,000 after fire outside Aurora company
- Sorry, bigots, but I’m not sorry for once trusting Jussie Smollett
- The Smollett case proves: Superintendent Johnson, CPD are professionals
- Elgin-area towns say snow and ice storms taking a toll on salt supplies
- Deerfield formally creates new 911 dispatch system with Bannockburn, Lincolnshire
- Gary City Council reverses Maya Energy vote again
- Senators Durbin and Duckworth lead congressional demands for ethylene oxide testing near Lake County plants
- High School Superintendent Fights Back Against Little Known But Common Skin Cancer
- US Olympic Team weightlifting coach trains PE teachers in Tinley Park
- The Spin: Trump criticizes Smollett | Emanuel response mentions ‘never trump’ | What about a Chicago casino?
- If schools stop teaching history, we’re doomed
- Options laid out for possible new I-80 interchange at Wolf Road in Orland Park
- Sorpresas en la Silverado HD de 2020
- Lake Villa man get 7 years in prison for heroin overdose death of Gurnee woman
- All 5 Aurora police officers released from hospital after warehouse shooting
- Tesla Model 3 can no longer be recommended, says Consumer Reports
- Boys basketball notes: Sophomore forward Kyle Ross turns into a boss as an inside presence for Andrean
- Elizabeth, Kitsune chef Iliana Regan and wife to open forest retreat in Michigan’s Upper Peninsula
- 1 dead, 2 wounded in separate city shootings Thursday
- Ex-Portage mayor convicted of bribery raised $69K in 2018, campaign report says
- Developer of former Chicago Spire site gets more time to revise plans, after proposal for two skyscrapers was rejected
- Pictures: Star Wars Guided Tour at Disney’s Hollywood Studios
- A serious question about nonsense questions: Will Chicago’s next mayor invite more citizen input?
- Letter: District where Superintendent Law is moving already voted to upgrade facilities
- Man charged with robbery for stealing phone he’d arranged to buy in online deal, Naperville police say
- Valentine’s Day Tea
- 5 takeaways from Cubs spring training, including a familiar role for Albert Almora Jr. and options without Ben Zobrist
- Tuck in with Chicago Street Theatre’s ‘Bedtime Stories’
- 10-year-old brought large knife to Lombard school, officials say, told student ‘everyone in the school is going to die’
- Visitations for Aurora mass shooting victims
- Corrections and clarifications
- Possible mumps case reported in Will County School District 92
- Former Olympian reflects on her days as hurdler in the 1956 games: ‘You were pretty much on your own to train’
- Marvin Jacobs, north suburban home builder, dies at 95
- Smooth Salyer: Senior guard Claire Salyer ‘most athletic player’ for state-bound Marquette
- Las Vegas gets hit with second snowstorm in a week. What are the odds?
- Footlight features stage classic ‘Arsenic and Old Lace’
- Man who supplied fatal drugs to 15-year-old exchange student professed his love for her in texts, detective says
- Syracuse coach Jim Boeheim hit and killed a man who was walking on the interstate
- Ford begins probe into whether gas mileage was overstated
- ‘Sky’s the limit’: Chesterton’s Danny Schmiegel, Jordan Killosky seek to keep up winning ways at state
- Crosby: Small-town Sheridan buries ‘one of our own’ after Aurora mass shooting
- Pritzker’s budget brims with optimism, but tough political fight lies in wait
- Elgin-area students among National Merit Scholarship finalists
- Cook County Board approves $1.5 million settlement in 2013 jail beating case
- Community news: Southland woman’s haircut raises $3K for Park Lawn
- Boys basketball notes: Thornridge junior Grant Hall already being compared to his father Antwon
- More than 200 attend vigil at NIU to mourn student, alumnus killed in Aurora mass shooting
- NIU opening an Esports Cafe at its Naperville campus that public can use
- Judge tightens gag order on Roger Stone, says apology for his Instagram post ‘rings quite hollow’
- Naperville chamber tries ‘speed-dating’ approach for voters to meet mayor, council candidates
- Why not Wyma?: UIC recruit Bryce Wyma to compete in three events at state for Lincoln-Way East
- Momedians of Momedy poke comedic fun at motherhood, parenting on stage in Buffalo Grove
- U.S. EPA records highest level of cancer-causing gas in Willowbrook since it began testing near Sterigenics
- Naperville candidates talk TIFs, budget, development at latest forum
- No serious injuries after carbon monoxide leak at Tinley Park day care, fire official says
- Reactions to the Jussie Smollett case epitomize the polarized state of U.S. politics
- ‘He just let it out on me’: Man punches Ohio attorney after getting 47 years in prison
- Robinson: In allegedly faking attack, Smollett grievously injured countless others
- Mike Clark’s Chicago-area boys basketball rankings, Feb. 21
- Report: Tennessee Gov. Bill Lee wore Confederate uniform in 1980 yearbook photo
- North Carolina orders new election in contested U.S. House race after GOP candidate admitted misspeaking under oath
- Judge scolds Jussie Smollett over allegations he staged racist, anti-gay attack: ‘Vile and despicable’
- Post-Tribune Local Scoreboard for Friday, Feb. 22, 2019
- NBA and the players union are in talks to end the ‘one-and-done’ rule: report
- Hannah’s heroics: Swiatek’s 3-point play gives McAuley new life in win over H-F for sectional title
- Daily Southtown Local Scoreboard for Friday, Feb. 22, 2019
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