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- Brighten a kitchen with dark colors (Video)
- Limo driver sexually assaults woman in Gold Coast after offering ride
- Runoff countdown: Tribune Editorial Board members and columnists’ opinions leading up to the April 2 election
- Crime in Chicago: Explore your community
- Ask Amy: Best-laid birth plans often go awry
- I canceled my Expedia hotel room — so where’s my refund?
- Race, politics and the Obamas: Valerie Jarrett’s new book traces her steps from Iran to Chicago to the White House
- Rahm ‘let off steam by screaming’ in the White House, and other tidbits from Valerie Jarrett’s new book
- First look: Hotel Essex opens Monday, bringing ‘luxury lifestyle’ lodging to South Loop
- Judge Sheila O’Brien: A special prosecutor must investigate Kim Foxx’s handling of Jussie Smollett case
- Homicides and shootings in Chicago down sharply in year’s first quarter
- As Illinois troopers crack down on distracted driving, tickets issued by Chicago police plunge
- Fulton Market district, Civic Opera Building to host shared office space run by upscale WeWork rival
- Be on the lookout for orange signs. Street sweeping resumes Monday.
- Duke’s young stars are one and done, and Tom Izzo’s old guys made sure of it
- Brewers’ Christian Yelich equals MLB record start with home runs in 4 straight games
- A remodeled Halas Hall opens today, complete with the Bears’ navy-and-orange stripes on the walls
- Sugar Grove officials say missteps, misinformation created outcry against massive proposed development
- This week in Chicago arts, food and drink via ChicagoNow
- I grew up in South Florida in the ’70s and ’80s | Photos
- 4 takeaways from Cubs-Rangers series, including a need for strikeout relievers and the popularity of ‘Baby Shark’
- Galit opens Wednesday, bringing Israeli cuisine from James Beard-winning chef to Lincoln Park
- Nipsey Hussle’s dreams were bigger than hip-hop
- Winners and losers from the NCAA Tournament: Charles Barkley, Khalil Mack, Candace Parker, Bruce Pearl and more
- Can DNA tests help prescribe antidepressants?
- Un fallo técnico causa demoras en aeropuertos de EEUU
- Talk of the County: Ray Bradbury put Waukegan on the map, so save ‘your ignorant comments’
- Stranger hits man with hammer on Red Line train downtown
- Group gives rundown on school spending, bills
- Women — including Northwestern’s Stephanie Lau — will compete in a tournament at Augusta National for the 1st time this week
- ‘Safe’ teen drinking? Here’s why parents shouldn’t facilitate it.
- Nutella owner picks up Keebler, Famous Amos cookies and 2 Chicago plants for $1.3 billion
- City Council runoffs: Breaking down 15 races
- Prickly City- fools
- Fred Hoiberg’s new job is good for Nebraska — and for the Bulls
- Piden atención al asesinato de una madre de familia
- Fabulous Freddies owners open new Italian restaurant Tria in Bridgeport, plus more restaurant news
- Talk of the County: ‘Mueller investigation was actually productive’
- Disney reschedules ‘IllumiNations’ live stream from Epcot
- Crushing on a co-worker when you’re married is normal. Just know: ‘What you feed grows’
- Fox News se disculpa por decir que El Salvador, Guatemala y Honduras son ‘tres países mexicanos’
- ‘It seemed so far off.’ After news of 2nd man cleared of HIV, Chicagoans who lived through AIDS crisis express mixed feelings
- Sorry we doubted you, March Madness. Your latest was a masterpiece.
- Two Brothers Brewing closes Craftsman Cafe, Modern Tavern in Naperville to make way for Barrel House
- ‘The Firestorm’ at First Folio: What do you do when your husband, a white politician, turns out to have a racist scandal in his past?
- East Aurora faculty to stage variety show
- Disney’s Animal Kingdom to host Harambe at Night event
- No injuries, 2 cats rescued in Evanston house fire on Sunday
- Lake Station police offer close shave for charity
- Marco Antonio Solís en Chicago: La historia continúa
- Glenview village, Park District officials working on agreement that could help create Milwaukee Avenue exit off Tri-State tollway
- The top 10 tweets of March
- Measles count in U.S. this year already more than all of 2018
- RiverEdge announces Megadeth, Dionne Warwick, Blues on the Fox lineup
- Metra money moves Western Springs pedestrian underpass forward
- Deerfield hotel to fill in pool for new ballroom
- German authorities recover 3 bodies from small plane crash that killed Russian tycoon
- Shout Out: Larry Gerber, music educator
- The gang that couldn’t shoot up straight: ‘Screwball’ a comic take on A-Rod’s PED scandal
- Trades rep pushes get-tough ordinance on contractors
- ‘We want to focus on this word’: Oak Park District 97 hosts session addressing race relations
- 5 things to do in Northwest Indiana April 5-8
- Michigan State’s dramatic 68-67 win over Duke boosts TV ratings for the NCAA Tournament
- It’s no joke, Vote in the Scott Stantis Cartoon Caption Contest for the week of April 1, 2019
- Chicago Tribune’s photos of the week
- Cook County dropped its pop tax, but states across U.S. renewing push to tax sugary drinks
- What if we read that essay Lucy Flores wrote about Joe Biden and decided not to hate either of them?
- El rapero Nipsey Hussle fue asesinado afuera de su tienda de ropa
- Highland Park kids explore beach as ‘scientists’
- Expert lawncare tips for a happy summer lawn
- Selle: Roberti Pathway nourishes county’s growing culinary industry
- Kane clerk says it is a ‘complex operation’ to make Election Day run smoothly
- A perfume bottle shaped like a grenade. A pocket-sized pitchfork: TSA’s social media highlight weird stuff in travelers’ bags
- Arrestan en Texas a #LadyFrijoles por asalto agravado con arma mortal
- The championship window for the Indians may be shutting soon — just in time for the White Sox rebuild to reach maturity
- Equipo de Trump dio credenciales de seguridad pese a dudas
- On Election Day, a visit with the first Mayor Daley, his artifacts at UIC, and the Chicago of his time
- Bears wide receiver Anthony Miller
- Symphony Center concerts canceled through April 9
- Former Valparaiso University student from Zion faces attempted rape, other charges
- Regina Dominican film festival to mark 60th year
- Chicago’s Cresco Labs to buy marijuana distributor for $850 million as pot industry dealmaking heats up
- Badges of honor: Scouts achieve accomplishments at Elmwood Park academy
- Calendar: Allman Brothers tribute show Thursday in Highwood
- Early glitch leads to delays at major U.S. airlines; airports including Chicago, NYC, Miami, Boston affected
- ‘Ash Is Purest White’ review: the 21st Century gangster film, redefined by a master
- 7-home subdivision in Lake Zurich nears ground-breaking
- Some Deerfield residents want to rename park with ties to integrated housing debate 60 years ago
- Chicago playwright wins national award for his Broken Nose play ‘Plainclothes’
- 115-year-old Lakeview mansion sells for $2.025 million
- Soon to be celebrated: Chicagoans elect an African-American woman as their mayor
- Se suicidó Armando Vega Gil, integrante de Botellita de Jerez tras acusaciones en #MeTooMúsicosMexicanos
- Housing developer sues Mundelein over plans for low-income senior housing
- Guest Brazilian conductor to direct Beethoven, Berlioz for Lake Forest Symphony April concerts
- Judge lowers bond for man charged in 1984 Hobart home invasion, rape
- Niles skate park chosen to host local Zumiez skateboarding competition this summer
- Democrats preparing subpoenas for release of full Mueller report
- Veteran documentary filmmaker to lead series at Arlington Heights public library
- How work-life programs stall women’s careers, pay
- Speak Out: Gas tax, health care
- River Forest to hold more meetings on school tax vote
- Watch: Bill Murray, Adam Driver battle zombies in ‘The Dead Don’t Die’ trailer
- Ask Anna: I grew up in a cult. Did it mess up my sexuality?
- Polka dots: Chic enough to keep or time to give them up?
- A sneak peek at the replacement for ‘Umbrella Sky’ in Coral Gables
- Lincolnshire police arrest 9 for invalid, suspended driver’s license in separate incidents
- Oh, those wacky Bears announcing triple-digit jersey numbers for 2019
- Fraud TV is the new reality show
- Two convicted felons found squatting at Naperville hotel had gun with ID number removed, cops say
- Connecticut woman says then-Vice President Joe Biden touched her inappropriately at a Greenwich fundraiser in 2009
- Readers sound off on striking CSO musicians
- American foursquare-style mansion in Lakeview
- 93-year-old woman dies after being hit by vehicle in Northbrook
- ‘A Number’ at Writers Theatre: Remember when cloning was our biggest fear?
- ‘It just brings the parish together’: Fish fry events prove popular at Niles church
- Guatemaltecos eran sometidos a trabajos forzados en Illinois
- Classroom walkout by teaching assistants at University of Illinois at Chicago enters 3rd week
- Who is liable when a tree falls on neighbor’s property?
- In defense of Bruce Pearl: No one in college basketball plays the game better
- Art show at Lake Forest highlights area students in preschool through high school
- Munster High School plants orchard for Project GREEN
- ‘They can be a superhero, too’: Lincolnwood library hosts hero ‘academy’ for kids
- Bryce Harper and his wife Kayla are expecting a ‘Philly raised little man’
- Local authors share their writing at Anderson’s poetry club
- Shnay: Park Forest Hall of Fame to honor 5 people, group
- Easter crafts can be made at Oswego museum
- In a first, electric cars outsell fossil fuel-powered ones in Norway
- Chicago native proposes Afro hair emoji: ‘Natural hair is something that should be celebrated’
- 61-year-old woman serves as surrogate mother for her son, his husband
- Dueling protests in response to Kim Foxx and Jussie Smollett
- Kane County early voting lower this year than in 2017, clerk’s office says
- R. Kelly’s lawyer seeks communications between Kim Foxx and indicted attorney Michael Avenatti
- Supreme Court rules against death row inmate who argued rare health issue would make execution too painful
- First rule of high school book club: Learn to survive
- Bears re-sign Aaron Lynch to a 1-year contract, answering a depth question at outside linebacker
- Art Institute postpones major Native American pottery exhibit over cultural insensitivity concerns at the last minute
- Lincolnwood increases sales tax rate in effort to fund stormwater improvements
- Hawthorn School District 73 looks to balance budget by cutting support staff, expenses
- Grandson of murder victim who worked to stop killer’s death penalty verdict returns to Gary
- Beverly Shores takes on federal government in road repair lawsuit
- Pedestrian struck, killed by freight train near Glen Ellyn
- Who wore it better, Lori Lightfoot or Toni Preckwinkle? Actually … who cares?
- Say ‘oui’ to French songs performed at Colby Barn
- Gov. J.B. Pritzker signs law creating parole review for young offenders with lengthy sentences
- Council approves security cameras for Aurora aldermen’s office
- Wilmette Bakers Square restaurant near Old Orchard abruptly shuttered
- Morton Grove launches trial traffic programs in effort to keep trucks out of residential areas
- Hobart man charged after Secret Service finds Facebook post threatening president
- The Spin: Predicting Chicago mayor’s race | Valerie Jarrett vs. Rahm Emanuel | Smollett protests
- Breakfasts with Easter Bunny and egg hunts on land, in pools and by flashlight
- Connecticut woman says then-Vice President Joe Biden touched her inappropriately at a Greenwich fundraiser in 2009
- Official: Trump team overruled 25 security clearance denials despite ‘disqualifying issues’
- Aurora man charged in hit-and-run crash that killed 8-year-old boy
- President Donald Trump has a bully’s habits
- ‘A Pop Musical’: Guerin production features a timeless theme
- Model railroad club working to turn city kids into next generation of engineers … ‘and we get to eat doughnuts’
- Police release surveillance video of suspect in fatal 2017 shooting
- A lackluster start after the Cubs stood pat in the offseason sends a message: Just OK apparently is OK
- Conociendo a la leyenda del baloncesto y autor Kobe Bryant
- Police: Woman fatally stabbed in Englewood was robbed
- FAA says Boeing needs more time to update flight-control system for troubled 737 Max jets
- Election Day 2019 in Lake County: What you need to know
- Neighbor discovers fire while homeowners are away: Park Ridge fire chief
- Ejection sustained! A plea to get rid of audience props at political debates
- Lawsuit alleges Chicago cops connected to disgraced Jon Burge beat confession from 15-year-old years ago
- Folk singer sensation Dan Weber debuts at Lake County club
- Back for more: After promising freshman season, Warren’s Emily Soriaga sets high goals
- #MeTooMúsicosMexicanos reactiva su cuenta en Twitter luego de la muerte de Armando Vega Gil
- ‘Red Riding Hood’ gets a modern twist in Theatre at the Center production
- After security code obtained, self-storage facilities in River Grove, Northlake broken into: police
- Decades after The Mirage exposed City Hall graft, corruption lingers and a mayor’s race offers hope
- Corrections and clarifications
- Searchers find bodies of boyfriend, girlfriend who went missing near DuPage River dam that officials have eyed for removal
- Mick Jagger reportedly set for heart surgery
- Mayors face challengers Tuesday; tax and term limit questions on ballot
- Missing items near Aurora crosses for mass shooting victims found just in time
- More than beauty, healthy lawns benefit our environment and communities
- Know what’s below – Call 811 before digging for landscaping and home improvement projects this spring
- What taxpayers need to know before the tax filing deadline (Video)
- Maximize the mind-body connection to help you live your best life
- Company drops plans for controversial power plant in Glenwood
- ‘The eyes and ears of the police department’: Oak Park cops launch video upload feature on website
- Loyola boys lacrosse seniors enjoy status as multi-sport state champions
- Evergreen Park students, staff raise $45,000 for cancer research at head-shaving event
- The case of Kim Foxx and Jussie Smollett: An independent investigation could help restore citizens’ trust
- Patrick Z. McGavin’s top five teams and top 15 players in Lake County for the 2019 girls soccer season
- ‘It will grow back’: Lake County treasurer shaves hair to support child cancer research
- JJC’s Tim Bucci talks about cooking, teaching and achieving the rare title of Certified Master Chef
- Man dead after jumping in front of Blue Line train
- Dueling protests Monday in response to Kim Foxx and Jussie Smollett
- Spend Tuesday evening with the Chicago Tribune Editorial Board
- Rudolf G. Schade Jr., attorney and longtime Elmhurst College trustee, dies
- Mayor: Prospect for nude beach in Hammond a ‘good old-fashioned prank’
- Joe Biden team blasts ‘right-wing trolls’ amid scrutiny over behavior toward women
- Thousands voting early ahead of Tuesday’s election, but turnout doesn’t match past totals
- #HOYEnelEstudio con Lorena González Totto
- Indians 5, White Sox 3
- Lake County News-Sun Local Scoreboard for Tuesday, April 2, 2019
- Baltimore Mayor Pugh to take leave of absence in midst of ‘Healthy Holly’ book controversy
- Girls soccer notes: Mary Canning’s scoring and leadership a constant for Aurora Central Catholic
- Family of slain cabbie accuses Cook County state’s attorney’s office of dodging FOIA request
- Naperville council to vote on plan to make permit process for residential solar panels easier, cut cost
- Who’s running for election Tuesday? Here are the Aurora area races
- Four people found dead at a North Dakota business, police say
- West Suburban Local Scoreboard for Tuesday, April 2, 2019
- Ivan Nova impresses in his White Sox debut, but the bullpen blows it against the Indians
- Softball notes: Sharing the ball proves no problem for Lincoln-Way Central senior pitching duo
- Trooper killed in wrong-way crash remembered for devotion to family; coroner says other driver had alcohol in system
- Anthony Rizzo is in position to pick and choose at the plate
- Long shot or not, Kris Dunn trying to salvage at least 1 more game from 2nd straight injury-plagued season
- Harold Blackmon ‘blindsided’ after being fired as St. Laurence’s football coach
- ‘It’s crazy’: Patrick Kane marvels at reaching 900 games with the Blackhawks
- Portage’s Makayla Himden is the 2018-19 Post-Tribune Girls Bowler of the Year
- Career seasons from Patrick Kane, Jonathan Toews, Alex DeBrincat and Erik Gustafsson can’t will the Blackhawks to the playoffs
- A historic decision: Voters will choose between Lori Lightfoot and Toni Preckwinkle to become Chicago’s first African-American female mayor
- Announcing the 2018-19 Post-Tribune Girls Bowling All-Area Team
- Aurora mayor blasts Ripper Crew murderer’s new home: ‘It is a risk the people of Aurora shouldn’t have to take’
- Simeon grad Talen Horton-Tucker of Iowa State declares for the NBA draft after his freshman season
- Daily Southtown Local Scoreboard for Tuesday, April 2, 2019
- Birthday boy Robin Lopez’s selfless play stands out as bright spot as Bulls fall to Knicks 113-105
- Chicago-area singer got engaged on ‘The Voice’ — but did the coaches break his heart?
- Post-Tribune Local Scoreboard for Tuesday, April 2, 2019
- Cubs commit 6 errors as they fall to the Braves 8-0
- DePaul drops Game 1 of the best-of-3 CBI finals, 63-61 at South Florida
- Lori Lightfoot and Toni Preckwinkle avoided giving tough answers through a grueling debate season
- April Fools: Bumbling Cubs commit 6 errors and fall 8-0 to the Braves for their 3rd straight loss
- Arrest of man with guns prevented incident that ‘would have hit national news,’ Franklin Park police chief says