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- Next mayor should pick mobility chief to handle issues like electric scooters, self-driving cars: report
- Stacey Abrams, Bill McKibben, Melinda Gates among speakers for Chicago Humanities Festival’s Springfest 2019
- New Music Box Experience Center opens in July at Ravinia
- Ravinia season to feature Queen Latifah, Lionel Richie, Renee Fleming
- Ask Amy: Romantic remains unfulfilled
- Padres ricos burlan al sistema, en el mayor fraude de admisiones universitarias
- Bowie Race Track owners to present plans to Bowie City Council Monday
- Drivers have crashed into Illinois State Police squad cars more than 12 times since January. What’s going on?
- What you need to know to enjoy Chicago’s St. Patrick’s Day parades
- Chicago Tribune endorsement for alderman: Ward 25
- Chicago Tribune endorsement for alderman: Ward 21
- Chicago Tribune endorsement for alderman: Ward 6
- Chicago Tribune endorsement for alderman: Ward 5
- Chicago Tribune endorsement for alderman: Ward 20
- After fire, South Chicago community mourns loss of beloved pizza joint
- Chicago Tribune endorsement for alderman: Ward 30
- Chicago Tribune endorsement for alderman: Ward 16
- The Lincoln Yards ‘monstrosity’ and what it means for Lori Lightfoot and Toni Preckwinkle
- Pivot Arts Festival announces lineup for summer 2019
- Chicago Tribune endorsement for alderman: Ward 15
- ‘The Good Fight’ Season 3: What to expect and what the show gets wrong about Chicago
- Ravinia 2019: A new ‘immersive’ experience plus Renee Fleming, Ramsey Lewis and more
- ‘Gloria Bell’ review: Julianne Moore, looking for love and a few new moves
- ‘Transit’ review: A refugee’s wartime mystery, with a twist
- Photos: Ravinia summer music lineup 2019
- 2,500 days at sea and counting for South Florida woman who is the queen of Princess cruise ships
- 6 takeaways from Illinois’ OT win over Northwestern in the Big Ten Tournament, including the latest chapter in Giorgi Bezhanishvili’s legacy
- State’s Attorney Kim Foxx asked Chicago’s top cop to turn Jussie Smollett probe over to FBI, texts and emails show
- Skyscrapers, massive transit center could reshape area around Soldier Field
- Man at center of college bribery scandal donated $150K to Chicago’s DePaul University while son was enrolled
- R. Kelly’s court fight over child support shrouded in secrecy
- Journalist and author Alex Kotlowitz on empathy, violence and the fight against hopelessness in Chicago
- UK to charge an ex-soldier with murder over 1972 Bloody Sunday killings in Northern Ireland
- Conductor Riccardo Muti is with the striking CSO musicians. But is he not a manager?
- Bulls Q&A: Will Kris Dunn be on next season’s team? What about Wayne Selden and Ryan Arcidiacono?
- Big East Tournament: DePaul loses in the 1st round to St. John’s 82-74
- ACC Tournament: Notre Dame (14-19) loses to Louisville
- Target flash sale: $300 of iPads, save big on strollers, air fryers starting this morning | See the deals
- Pilot complaints about 737 Max raise questions about Boeing’s response after Indonesia crash
- 3 takeaways from Blackhawks’ 5-4 win, including Collin Delia, Marcus Kruger and Brendan Perlini stepping up huge
- Chicago theater openings March 15-21
- ‘Five Feet Apart’ review: Haley Lu Richardson and Cole Sprouse in a routine and ruthless weepie
- Gary Clark Jr. brings his ‘personal statement’ to the Chicago Theatre
- Contemporary sounds have their say (again) at the second annual Impromptu Fest
- What’s in a name? For Chicago band Oozing Wound and its view of the world, quite a lot
- Chicago’s Girl K is easy to relate to, tunes that go down smoothly
- Watch live: The Players Championship’s 12th and 17th holes
- List of Chicago Architecture Biennial participants
- An Iberia lost luggage problem — where’s the compensation?
- Do’s and don’ts for early spring gardening
- 26 places to score Pi Day specials from cherry pie to pizza slices — most for just $3.14
- Aurora council OKs Route 59 plan, but School District 204 still concerned
- ‘Avengers: Endgame’ trailer sees Captain Marvel join the battle against Thanos
- Prickly City- quandry
- Donnie Wahlberg on hosting a new true-crime series and living in St. Charles
- Rescata el Ejército a 34 migrantes en Tamaulipas
- 5 things to do this weekend in Chicago
- Best Chicago happy hour deals: March 14-20
- Ronaldo, Messi continue their back-and-forth, even in different countries
- Barcelona’s Dembele sidelined 3-4 weeks with left leg injury
- Disney: You can now spot baby giraffe at Animal Kingdom
- Elgin activists hold vigil on anniversary of Decynthia Clements shooting, reiterate call for police officer’s firing
- Real Madrid sign Brazilian defender Militao from Porto
- Bilingüe y rockero, O’Rourke quiere la Casa Blanca
- The math says the Blackhawks’ playoff hopes are still alive. The reality is this is the Blackhawks’ playoffs.
- Omar Chaparro: ‘Se subestima mucho la comedia’
- New play opening at Riverfront Playhouse in Aurora
- Union president: Hammond weighing school closings
- Pi Day news: Google employee breaks record, calculates 31.4 trillion digits of pi
- Column: Big, beautiful love story will never die
- ‘Wonder Park’ review: Amusement park fantasy oddly mixes creativity with the solemn
- ‘Finding Steve McQueen’ review: Heist story a good enough escape
- Luigi’s in Aurora to offer special event to thank first responders
- Liga MX still rules in rivalry with MLS after CCL clashes
- Colorado’s ‘bomb cyclone’ storm barrels toward Midwest
- Petrak: Plants, gardening and Shamrock Shakes all signs of spring
- Enter the Scott Stantis Cartoon Caption Contest, please
- Flight data recorders from Ethiopian Airlines flight arrive in France for analysis
- Los Patriots fichan a Bennett y pierden a dos titulares
- Ex-Lake County councilman released from jail
- Ravinia summer 2019 lineup: Lionel Richie, Queen Latifah, Kesha and Morrissey make their Highland Park debut
- Man found fatally wounded in motel room on Far South Side
- Black Keys plot extensive North American arena tour — including stop in Chicago on Sept. 27
- Kelvin Sampson was effectively banned from the NCAA. Now, he’s restored Houston to prominence — and vice versa.
- Mortgage rates sink to lowest levels in more than a year
- Manny Machado
- Whole town’s talking about how Tesla may doom dealerships as ‘Webb boys’ make $20 million showroom bet
- Sugar Grove candidates discuss development options
- Reputed Gambino crime family boss gunned down outside Staten Island home: sources
- Man found stabbed, lying on ground in parking lot on Near North Side
- Piko Street Kitchen, Indian street food and more heading to Politan Row food hall
- Shout Out: Richard Larsen, Park Ridge Kiwanian, owner of Pooch Pal dog walking business
- Artist Theaster Gates headlines 2019 Chicago Architecture Biennial’s new list of participating designers
- Proposed senior living complex draws concerns from neighbors in Highland Park
- Just Opened: Chicken Pollo Shack brings chef-driven fried chicken to Humboldt Park
- ‘The New Me,’ the new American Dream: Halle Butler captures the Millennial experience
- Giordano Dance Chicago Legacy Ball kicks up support for programming
- Free guac and chips and win $500 cash with new Chipotle Rewards program
- Free shuttle to connect SunRail station, zoo in Sanford
- Top Three Kitchen Advancements for Today’s Technicurean Home Chefs
- 5 reasons to visit Florida’s Space Coast this year
- This Brain Awareness Week – It’s time to ‘brain better’!
- ‘Fosse/Verdon’ review: A flashy Sam Rockwell/Michelle Williams duet
- Christian Siriano shakes things up on the red carpet — and ‘Project Runway’
- NFL contest will award 2 season tickets to their ‘Fantennial’ winner for 100 years
- Stage classic ‘Our Town’ has November debut on VU stage
- ‘Pride & Joy — The Marvin Gaye Musical’ is coming to the Chicago Theatre
- Letter: Hinsdale candidates not part of a political machine
- Man accused with dad of fatally beating Romeoville man with baseball bats pleads guilty in deal that will set him free in 4 months
- Column: Oak Park family’s kitchen remodel wins excellence award
- Letter to the Editor
- Families of Sandy Hook school shooting victims can sue gun manufacturer Remington, court rules
- La Grange District 105 candidates talk class size, community connections
- Facebook says outages due to ‘server configuration change’
- Chicago Fire complete the signing of Argentine midfielder Gaitan from Dalian Yifang
- Fire complete signing of attacking midfielder Nicolas Gaitan, ‘a player that can destabilize any defense in this league’
- Inmigración encuentra maneras de rodear políticas ‘santuario’
- Manny Machado and the Padres already feels like a solid marriage
- Letter: What needs to happen to vote yes on Hinsdale District 86 referendum
- Federal appeals court: Middle finger protected by the Constitution
- Remarkable Book Shop, a Merrillville mainstay, to end its 40-year run
- Vice President Pence hosts Irish prime minister and his gay partner for breakfast
- Exchanging jabs like white, male candidates, Lightfoot and Preckwinkle challenge gender and racial stereotypes
- Corey Crawford and Cam Ward appear to be healthy as the Blackhawks return Collin Delia to Rockford
- Quickly: Porter County officials should be charged for election chaos; Amazon job fair in Gary was a waste of a day
- Gary schools pick East Porter official as new finance chief
- La llegada de Nico Gaitán le da otro aire al Chicago Fire
- Whoopi Goldberg returns to ‘The View,’ surprising her co-hosts and detailing her illness
- Slowik: Why does Gilletts, a forgotten railroad milk stop in Will County, appear on digital maps?
- A year later, officials pleased with services at $399 million Lake Forest Hospital
- ‘One Day at a Time’ canceled after three seasons at Netflix, will be shopped elsewhere
- ‘It’s been tough:’ 29 games into his career, Dylan Sikura is still looking for his first goal for the Blackhawks
- Jussie Smollett controversy fails to boost ratings for ‘Empire’
- MLB players and owners reach unprecedented agreement to start labor talks 2 years early
- Suspect in custody after 2 people shot at home near Willowbrook, DuPage sheriff says
- Lawmakers send Gov. J.B. Pritzker bill to raise smoking and vaping age to 21
- Ball State University Singers back in Valparaiso for more song and dance
- Spring’s top trends: Neon brights, utility dressing and a beachy vibe
- Lake County News-Sun Local Scoreboard for Friday, March 15, 2019
- Speak Out: Tax laws, pensions
- Community news
- Jussie Smollett pleads not guilty to faking racist, homophobic attack on himself
- Kiesling: Ivy Tech Valparaiso campus, NEO launch adult learners degree program
- West Suburban Local Scoreboard for Friday, March 15, 2019
- Former Indiana Sen. Birch Bayh, sponsor of Title IX, dead at 91
- Column: College can be as corrupt, unfair and tyrannical as the rest of the world
- Chicago’s only sword-swallowing burlesque performer Sally Marvel: ‘Being a naked woman with a sword is always empowering’
- Zach LaVine poised to return as the Bulls go full speed ahead: ‘I’ve already missed enough games, I feel like, for my career’
- Developer will aim to ‘try to preserve the past’ at site of new Oak Park Pete’s as landmark request fails
- Referendum question over Alma Otter for University of Illinois mascot defeated
- Boeing 737 Max jets to be grounded at least through April, lawmakers say
- ‘Game of Thrones’ Season 6 recaps
- Schalke sack manager Tedesco after Champions League elimination
- El Vive Latino se prepara para sus veinte
- Skokie police investigating ‘suspicious package’ incident that closed street
- Beatniks on Conkey welcomes world premiere of ‘One Helluva Ride’
- Toyota investing $750M at 5 U.S. plants: ‘If we can sell it here, we need to make it here’
- Where to find Big Ten Tournament drink and food specials and watch the games in Chicago this week
- ‘Game of Thrones’ Season 7 recaps
- John Kass on ‘Game of Thrones’
- Armstrong: Former rivals Zach West and Jeremiah Ferguson gear up for Grand Valley State’s NCAA ride
- Lori Lightfoot candidata a alcalde de Chicago recibe apoyo de ex rival latino
- Jussie Smollett se declara inocente
- Éirin go Brach
- Delia Owens, Rachel Hollis top national best-seller lists
- Chicagoland best-sellers: ‘Becoming’ by Michelle Obama continues at No. 1; Alex Kotlowitz’s latest debuts at No. 2
- Philadelphia restaurant alleges Grubhub charged eateries millions for ‘sham’ phone orders
- Ald. Tom Tunney won an election battle with Cubs-owning Ricketts family. Now what?
- Farmers weather the tariff storm, eye diversity, new strategies
- Pompeo says all U.S. diplomats have left Venezuela as crisis deepens
- Defiant Will Wade asks LSU to ‘stand firm in the face of rumors’ and let him coach again
- Maduro’s muscle: Motorcycle gangs known as ‘colectivos’ are the enforcers for Venezuela’s authoritarian leader
- Oak Lawn Park District Theatre explores rags-to-riches rise of ‘Evita’
- Europa League Recap: Chelsea ease past Dynamo Kyiv, Arsenal come back against Rennes
- Más ‘complejos’, pero más seguros
- Tocayos Express provides taqueria experience
- ‘Win a state championship’: St. Laurence slugger Matt McCormick focused on one goal for upcoming season
- British lawmakers vote to delay Brexit past March 29, but any extension must be approved by EU
- Beverly Arts Center brings experimental short films to South Side
- Viene el Súper Clásico, más que un partido en la Liga MX
- Donors team up to expand #MeToo’s impact in the workplace through $20M fund
- Confederate flags, a noose, a stuffed monkey wearing brown: Black workers at Ohio UPS hub sue over alleged racism
- Oak Forest mayor pays tribute to slain McHenry County deputy as aniversary of local officer’s death approaches
- 14-year-old boy charged in fatal accidental shooting of 13-year-old boy
- Beto O’Rourke begins 2020 presidential bid with big crowds in Iowa and a centrist message
- Brexit takeoff
- Tornado watch canceled for Chicago area Thursday afternoon, strong wind gusts expected through evening
- Win now and win later: The Cubs and White Sox are eyeing different goals as opening day nears
- Aquejado por lesiones, Gago se va de Boca Juniors
- Le Butcherettes: Punk para sanar
- What to watch this weekend: Zidane’s return, Milan derby, Le Classique and more
- Chicago’s Newberry Library picks Holocaust Museum historian as new leader
- CSO strike forces cancellation of Anne-Sophie Mutter concert
- Why this Irishman does not celebrate St. Patrick’s Day
- Elkhart woman accused of helping ISIS is set for 2020 trial, attorneys say
- Pat Disabato’s top 10 teams and top 25 players in the Southland for the 2019 baseball season
- Melymel, ‘la mamá del rap’
- Parliament is trying to put the brakes on Brexit. Here’s what might happen next.
- Scott Stantis Cartoon Caption Contest Winner and Extras
- Orland Park superintendent takes ‘unexpected’ leave
- The Spin: Tunney and Cubs post-election | Preckwinkle, Lightfoot on cop academy | Van Dyke and Michael Cohen at same prison?
- ‘I wasn’t thinking right’: Beach Park man accused of killing wife and stepson with baseball bat takes the stand
- Britain doesn’t know what it wants — but it needs to make a Brexit decision soon
- Community news: Shepard students raise $15K for Special Olympics with Polar Plunge
- Cristian Martínez: ‘Mi sueño es jugar en Europa’
- What you need to know to decide the contested board race in North Shore School District 112
- Licensing adult businesses may be key to keeping sex trafficking out of DuPage County, experts say
- Oak Brook police recognize detective, community service officer for outstanding work
- Mitch Trubisky gets a shoutout from a Bears fan on ‘The Price Is Right’ — and the quarterback responds
- Tobacco at 21 should at last become law in Illinois
- After over a year of negotiating, Warren Township High School District 121 and teachers union reach tentative deal
- Man charged in Evanston shooting death of romantic rival: police
- Aurora police chief recounts mass shooting: ‘It was like we were in the middle of a movie that was unfolding in slow motion’
- Reanudan ‘procesamiento Premium’ para las visas H-1B
- Chicago Fire midfielder Martinez: ‘My dream is to play in Europe’
- Trump y Pelosi están de acuerdo en algo
- PM&L’s ‘The Diviners’ explores life’s purpose
- Why — and how — parents should help teens develop a healthy understanding of sex
- Developer proposing large housing project for old Tinley Park Mental Health Center site to host info session
- Uptown Sinclair: Bartlett’s Lexie Sinclair is the 2018-19 Courier-News Girls Basketball Player of the Year
- Admissions scandal highlights the absurdity of most team sports in higher education
- First in series of Naperville diversity discussions will be led by Councilman Benny White
- Aurora aldermanic candidates share their visions for the city, cite differences in experience
- Aurora seeks grant to develop Thrive Center for local nonprofits
- Oak Park board approves inclusionary housing ordinance: ‘The goal here is to provide affordable housing’
- ‘Truth? We’d rather be in Indianapolis.’ Big Ten Tournament-goers weigh in on the United Center as the venue choice
- Esplendor inglés en la Liga de Campeones
- Folk musician Dan Zahn celebrates birthday concert with new, old friends
- 4 tips to stay healthy and help prevent falls as you age
- Man found shot in head in Englewood
- Lo que dijo Jessica Canseco de las declaraciones de su ex José Canseco que la vinculan a Alex Rodríguez
- México lanza foros para escuchar a sus migrantes en el exterior
- Volleyball for Charity, a South Side tradition, preps for 39th tournament in Oak Lawn, Chicago Ridge
- Naperville District 203 candidates define what a school day should entail
- Introducing the 2018-19 Courier-News Girls Basketball All-Area Team
- Ohio State looks more like an NCAA Tournament team with Kaleb Wesson’s return
- Indiana loss to Ohio State in Big Ten Tournament could spell end of NCAA tourney hopes
- Gary’s Karen Freeman-Wilson leads delegation of mayors during Washington trip
- Racial equity plan moves forward at OPRF High School
- GOP-controlled Senate rejects Trump’s border emergency declaration, setting up his first veto
- Lori Loughlin loses starring roles on Hallmark Channel
- One of Facebook’s top executives, a New Trier graduate, is leaving the company
- Rising Illini: Ayo Dosunmu and Giorgi Bezhanishvili shine as Illinois tops Northwestern in OT
- Late-season flu cases up in Kane County due in part to new strain moving through the area
- 5 things we learned about 3 new Bears, including Buster Skrine’s versatility, Cordarrelle Patterson’s respect for Devin Hester and Mike Davis’ fit on offense
- Students file lawsuit against colleges in admissions bribery scandal
- Davich: The problem with Indiana Toll Road’s new tourism campaign? Not enough tourist attractions in Lake County
- Waukegan District 60 employee accused of sexually abusing teen visited 11 schools during 18-month tenure, records show
- Family first: T.J. Lux resigns as boys basketball coach after eight seasons at Merrillville
- Kane County Board chairman says new state Rep. Hernandez hasn’t turned in board resignation, can’t be replaced
- McDaniel-Hale: Grant money well spent on security cameras in Wing Park, skate board parks
- Boeing pauses 737 Max deliveries as regulators challenge the company to prove its jets are safe
- Naperville middle school kids organizing March for Our Lives chapter to fight gun violence
- Lightfoot picks up endorsements from laborers and another former rival
- Down to Business: When a pet leaves pampered, pretty and proud, she’s done her job, groomer says
- CPS kids compete in the Citywide Spelling Bee
- Tim Miles took a tumble Wednesday, but he and Nebraska are still standing after 2 Big Ten Tournament upsets
- North’s newest star: Hannah Martin ready to face music as Huskies look to build on third place in state
- Southern Poverty Law Center fires co-founder Morris Dees, acknowledges workplace problems with women, people of color
- Matt Le Cren’s preview of the girls soccer teams in the Naperville area for the 2019 season
- 5 takeaways from Cubs spring training, including the future of left-handed specialists and extra incentive for the home run derby
- Gerson: How can you defend a president who is a danger to democracy?
- Beto O’Rourke’s political career drew on donations from the pro-Republican business establishment
- Post-Tribune Local Scoreboard for Friday, March 15, 2019
- Bears-Packers swap of safeties Ha Ha Clinton-Dix and Adrian Amos reflects a power shift in the rivalry
- Israeli military strikes targets in the Gaza Strip following rocket attack on Tel Aviv
- In 420-0 vote, House says Mueller report should be public, but Lindsey Graham blocks resolution in Senate
- ‘Kiss Me Kate’ on Broadway goes for the feelings, and Kelli O’Hara is a pleasure as Kate
- Northern Illinois is 2 wins from an NCAA Tournament berth after upsetting Toledo in MAC quarterfinals
- Daily Southtown Local Scoreboard for Friday, March 15, 2019
- Tucker Carlson says he’s the victim of a powerful bully. Meet the 24-year-old who found the tapes.