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- Man dies after being found with gunshot wound in West Englewood
- The best columns of Jerry Davich
- Chunks of concrete fall from railroad bridge
- 2019 James Beard Awards
- Ask Amy: Customers vape weed, cure munchies with ramen
- How much will it cost Illinois to get a correct census count in 2020? One group says $33M — and worth every penny
- We have to talk more about suicide. Even if it means I have to run a 5K.
- Nostalgia and no surprises in ‘Miracle on South Division Street’ by Buffalo Theatre Ensemble
- Column: There she is, and she’s black — why crowning African-American pageant winners still matters
- My worst moment: ‘The Intruder’ star Michael Ealy on an early — and crushing — experience with Chris Rock
- James Beard Awards: Boka Restaurant Group, Parachute chefs among big winners in Chicago
- DuPage Medical Group ‘shocked and saddened’ by death of 46-year-old CEO
- 2 shot at Argyle Red Line stop: ‘There’s been some pretty scary shootings in Uptown’
- Quickly: Trump call to Putin brings questions
- The Bears hosted a battle royal for kickers — and then traded for one. So does all that amount to progress?
- FC Cincinnati fires head coach Alan Koch following ‘deteriorated’ team culture
- Crossroads Y opens in former Whiting Community Center
- Hundreds of poor Pakistani girls are trafficked to China in new ‘bride market’
- An array of odd happenings add up to Cubs’ ‘weird’ 6-5 loss that puts them back in 2nd in the Central
- Inside the strangest 22 minutes in Kentucky Derby history
- Myanmar frees 2 Reuters journalists imprisoned for reporting on country’s abuses of Rohingya Muslims
- Great Lakes water levels surge, some record highs predicted
- House committee moving ahead with contempt vote for Attorney General William Barr
- Heart-shaped ricotta pancakes the kids can make for mom on Mother’s Day
- The perfect book for your next graduation gift (because it’s time to retire Dr. Seuss)
- New York just got its first Amazon Go store, and it takes cash
- Jones Lang LaSalle beats Wall Street’s first-quarter forecasts
- Los Cachorros son sorprendidos por los Marlins
- Los Medias Blancas aplastan a los Indios en Cleveland
- For those with developmental disabilities, dental needs are great — and good care is elusive
- MPAA’s new film ratings chief Kelly McMahon brings fresh eyes to a 50-year-old system
- ‘Tolkien’ review: Before Middle-earth, the ‘Lord of the Rings’-bearer goes to war
- Los Pumas tienen nuevo presidente deportivo
- Prickly City- chaos
- The Boeing 737 Max grounding has been a headache for U.S. airlines. For Asian carriers, it’s more like a migraine.
- ‘I felt like I abandoned my long-time pal at the dealership’: Readers share their own car farewells
- Two cops from Evanston want to open neighborhood laundromat, coffee shop
- Las Águilas del América ponen un ‘nido’ en Chicago
- ICE preparará a policías para que ejecuten órdenes federales
- Talk of the County: Beach Park incident shows farmers need special license to transport hazardous materials
- Talk of the County: Call it the J.B. or liberal tax
- Luke Combs, Miranda Lambert and Maren Morris lead CMT Music Awards nominations
- Western Springs officials review details of BNSF bridge reconstruction for tollway expansion
- Park district launches survey to gather feedback from Oak Park residents
- Pescadero Seafood & Oyster Bar opens in Wilmette with focus on seasonal offerings
- Talk of the County: Trump-Putin relationship a cause for concern
- Celebrities at Cubs games
- Family is key to comedy in Oil Lamp’s ‘Beau Jest’
- Stage set for Language and Music School to move to former Hales Mansion
- Enjuician a acusado de trata sexual y ex afiliado de Emiliano Salinas
- Old Franklin Park police station building to be torn down, replaced with Metra parking lot
- Whose poo is this? A new exhibit at the Prague Zoo takes a closer look at dung
- La Grange Park surveys residents on whether to allow backyard chickens
- Trattoria transforms into Cafe Pomigliano
- El tomate podría subir hasta 70% en EEUU
- Buscan impedir deportación de alumno
- A German answer to the measles epidemic: Fine parents who don’t vaccinate
- Eating like a king on business trip to Zurich and Hamburg
- U.S. Coast Guard closes Illinois River near Peoria due to high waters
- ‘Game of Thrones’ ratings: ‘Last of the Starks’ down slightly, equals Season 8 premiere
- Three suburban Country House restaurants sold 1,874 burgers Monday after Kentucky Derby promotion
- Northbrook approves TIF district for Northbrook Court redevelopment
- Students protest as high school senior faces deportation
- Según FIFA, el mejor gol de la historia en mundiales femeninos es mexicano (VIDEO)
- Layoffs climb past 1,400 at Jeep plant in Belvidere as displaced workers face decision on future move to Toledo, Detroit for jobs
- 2 elementary school districts swear in new and reelected board members, pick president and other officers
- How small businesses are mastering the art of selling online
- How to Get the Most Out of Your Morning Meal
- National Poppy Day marks the 100th anniversary of ‘The Poppy Lady’
- Met Gala 2019: Dwyane Wade, Serena Williams and other athletes walk the red carpet
- Diversity statement presents early controversy for new Oak Park board members
- Franklin Park welcomes new trustees, clerk at swearing in
- Langoustine, lobster and crab — oh my: Summer living requires seafood
- Newly elected East Dundee trustees sworn in for 4-year terms; outgoing trustee Hall thanked for service
- Naperville News Digest
- De ‘La mano de Oyá’
- ‘The Big Bang Theory’ is ending, but we shouldn’t let multi-cam sitcoms die. Here’s why
- Derek Casey fires 7 perfect innings in a no-hitter for the South Bend Cubs
- Hinsdale District 86 considers $213,800 contract for oversight of school improvement projects
- Evanston Literary Festival to highlight local talent with 9 days of area events
- White Sox Q&A: Are Tim Anderson’s bat flips bad for baseball? What is Don Cooper’s status?
- Definition Theatre gets $1.6 million for new home on the South Side
- After closing, U.B. Dogs decides to reopen in the Loop
- El Chicago Fire ficha veterano portero alemán
- ‘Pokemon Detective Pikachu’ review: Dizzying maze of characters, story lines
- Shout Out: Jim Meinke, garden center co-owner
- Elmhurst City Council approves 8-story building on Addison Avenue
- Gary teen’s murder trial set for June, but attorney says she might take plea in mother’s death
- Seattle Sounders bring back defender Jones, sign center back Arreaga
- Wet and wacky weather keeping Fox Valley farmers out of their fields
- Naperville’s Sandra Bland recorded the Texas traffic stop that preceded her death. The video just surfaced.
- School boards in Lake Forest area begin terms with new, familiar faces
- How do you make a TV show shot in Toronto look like it’s set in Chicago? ‘In the Dark’ struggles
- U46 school board OKs new teachers contract calling for 3.85% pay raises and health insurance hikes
- Buffalo Grove finance chief to step into role as Barrington village manager
- Bill would cut fares on Metra Electric line, increasing affordable transit options on the South Side
- Boeing’s working to get the 737 Max back in the air — but 1 in 5 travelers say they would never fly on it
- Moran: Gurnee commuters dealing with simultaneous construction on Grand and Stearns School
- Great Lakes naval commander addresses American Legion, VFW in Northbrook
- West Suburban Local Scoreboard for Wednesday, May 8, 2019
- Lake County News-Sun Local Scoreboard for Wednesday, May 8, 2019
- ‘Game of Thrones’ digitally removes rogue Starbucks coffee cup
- ‘I thought that the stove had exploded’: Lawsuits allege some Pam cooking spray cans caused fires, severe burns
- Orland Park manager out; ex-trustee to take post temporarily
- Speak Out: Bill Brady, Lori Loughlin
- Oak Park says goodbye to departing board members, seats new trustees
- The racial divide in the Red Sox’s visit to Donald Trump’s White House is impossible to ignore
- Disney pushes ‘Avatar’ another year, sets release dates for next batch of ‘Star Wars’ movies
- D203 looking at pay hikes for substitute teachers, assistants in order to attract more people to the jobs
- Glencoe kids explore ways to better protect the environment
- Davich: CBD column triggers painful and passionate responses, new challenge
- Shout Out: William Walsh, a world traveler who lives in Lake Bluff
- Conductor de Lyft secuestró a una pasajera y la agredió sexualmente
- U.S. Soccer files response to discrimination lawsuit filed by women’s national team
- Y’Tesia Taylor lawsuit against Conagra
- Read the Illinois auditor general’s performance audit of the DCFS
- Denny Hamlin suffered carbon monoxide poisoning during NASCAR race at Dover
- Kentucky Derby winner Country House won’t race in the Preakness, so no chance of another Triple Crown
- Park Ridge-Niles School District 64 students gather for Special Olympics spring games
- Leyden High School’s Teatro Leyden to present ‘Spirit of Hispania’ in English and Spanish
- Illinois basketball forward Anthony Higgs confirms he is transferring
- The Chicago Fire signs veteran German goalkeeper
- Tribune coverage: R&B singer R. Kelly
- Girls soccer notes: Senior midfielder Mikayla Brown brings passion, energy to the field for Bartlett
- R. Kelly back in court in Chicago for brief hearing on his sexual abuse charges
- From Cody Parkey’s ‘double doink’ to trading for Eddy Pineiro: The timeline of the Bears’ search for a new kicker
- Oak Park celebrates its diversity at 39th annual Multicultural Fest
- Cruz Azul sale a espantar sus fantasmas en liguilla MX
- Fun and Funds in the Bag at Elmwood Park Tournament
- Schmaltz Deli offers authentic Jewish deli experience
- Dave Chappelle to receive Mark Twain Prize for humor
- Blackhawks goalie Corey Crawford to drive the pace car at Saturday’s IndyCar Grand Prix
- Jessica Chastain, Ava DuVernay call out ‘Game of Thrones’ for treatment of women
- Allen Robinson talks about almost failing academically, his favorite book and the playoff loss that ‘stung all offseason’
- Armstrong: It’s a game of inches in the pole vault. West Aurora’s Abbey Kuhn knows that all too well.
- U46 may give Elgin access to archived video from city schools in emergencies when police help’s needed
- Slowik: High school anglers seek edge in fishing tournament on Tampier Lake
- Kirsten Gillibrand has a litmus test for Supreme Court justices she’d appoint as president. They must back Roe v. Wade.
- Un colombiano toma el mando de equipo de la NBA
- A Niles church and a local business both fell victim to an electric bill scam, police said
- Two local mothers turn 100 this year, reflect on motherhood and their own ‘fantastic’ moms
- Choose plants carefully for garden areas that tend to hold water
- Westchester finance director charged with fraud, trying to boost her salary
- Burling in the saddle: Junior forward Megan Burling’s return to high school level boosts Waubonsie Valley
- Denver voters deciding whether to decriminalize ‘magic mushrooms’
- Comings & Goings: Palos Health, Loyola end merger talks
- Surveillance is not ‘spying’ and there’s no evidence Trump campaign was illegally monitored, says FBI director
- Trump administration to add 30,000 seasonal worker visas as soon as this week
- Peñarol y Flamengo por un lugar en octavos de la Libertadores
- Diamond Jim’s fined $500, Aliano’s given reprimand letter for East Dundee liquor code violations
- Hey, Hey, My, My. What Neil Young can teach us about Donald Trump
- 7 Chicago office towers, including part of Illinois Center, just went up for sale. They could fetch more than $1 billion.
- Lincolnwood approves increases in both sales and property taxes
- Georgia governor signs abortion law that bans the procedure once a fetal heartbeat is detected
- Column: Retirement brings many new routines, including ones with your spouse
- Constant contact: Lockport’s Jeremy Quade a leading prong of the North Central College baseball attack
- Investigation of suspicious powder in mail at Trump Tower turned over to U.S. Secret Service
- Naperville-area seniors named $2,500 winners in second round of National Merit Scholarships
- Derby winner Country House won’t run in the Preakness Stakes, in another blow to Pimlico
- ‘Easy’ creator reflects on the Chicago TV show ahead of Netflix premiere of final season
- Church news: Area congregations plan vacation Bible schools, Women’s Brunch, plant sale, more
- Post-Tribune Local Scoreboard for Wednesday, May 8, 2019
- Worsening trade tensions sink stock market
- Eye contact during Ramadan: Lowering one’s gaze is part of Muslims’ practice
- Mental health evaluation sought for dad charged with murder in death of 5-year-old AJ Freund of Crystal Lake
- Illinois Senate President John Cullerton proposes $1-per-pack cigarette tax hike, far beyond what Gov. J.B. Pritzker proposed
- What if President Trump loses in 2020, but doesn’t leave?
- More Trump tariffs
- A biodiversity crisis burgeons. Here’s why we should care.
- Liverpool stuns Barcelona 4-0 to reach the Champions League final
- Remontada épica del Liverpool ante el Barca vale una final de Champions
- Last of striking charter schools reaches tentative agreement with Chicago Public Schools
- Candidate in Chicago City Council’s 46th Ward race will drop election challenge against incumbent Ald. Cappleman
- Judge says Westlake Hospital must stay open for now, pending outcome of lawsuit
- 11 students injured in pepper spray incident at Morgan Park High School
- A new brewpub, One Lake Brewery, could open in Oak Park by end of May
- Met Gala 2019 red carpet
- The Spin: Pelosi and Emanuel hang out, bash Trump | Lightfoot’s first day in D.C. | Chicago fundraiser for Beto O’Rourke
- Tentative D203 budget calls for cutting 5 administrator jobs, building a new turf field in Knoch Park
- ‘Police activity’ closes portion of Kenton Avenue in Skokie near school
- Secretary of State Mike Pompeo makes trip to Iraq amid tensions with Iran
- An insane tweet posse — the best quips from my feed this past week
- Maine South High School fundraiser nets $54,200 for Dup15q Alliance
- VIDEO/Así festejó el ‘templo’ de Anfield la clasificación del Liverpool
- City watchdog says Chicago library system has not fixed its staffing flaws
- A pregnant postal worker vanished. Step up, Chicagoans.
- Lone council race early in the day brings trickle of voters early Tuesday in Highland’s primary
- Shout Out: Gabby Foster of Harwood Heights, loves helping people
- Stepfather of woman slain by stray bullet in cellphone store laments Chicago’s violence: ‘We don’t want her to be just another statistic’
- Prosecutors accuse Robert Kraft’s lawyers of lying in court
- West Aurora football stadium may get new scoreboard
- Shout Out: Jennifer West, a new program manager at the Libertyville Civic Center
- Man once sentenced to 100 years in prison for assaulting neighbor in East Chicago begins in new trial
- Is a graduated income tax a Trojan horse to soak the middle class? Neigh!
- VIDEO/Los cuatro goles con los que el Liverpool acabó con el Barca
- These Southland pets need new homes
- Gov. J.B. Pritzker drops plan to lower pension payments after April tax windfall
- Quickly: AG Barr has destroyed his credibility
- New survey finds majority of small business owners and consumers choose professional printing services (Infographic)
- Barack Obama’s post-White House book seems likely to drop in heat of 2020 campaign
- 7 takeaways from ‘Jeopardy!’ champ James Holzhauer’s ‘MLB Now’ appearance, including how Chicago TV ‘shaped’ him
- ‘Awful tragedy of epic proportion’: Coroner IDs two more victims from Waukegan factory explosion
- Kane County Board OKs new union contracts for second time, 2% pay raise retroactive to Dec. 1, 2017
- Alex DeBrincat’s offseason workouts
- Lyft driver kidnapped, then sexually assaulted female passenger twice, Mount Prospect police say
- After November snafus, few speedbumps in new Porter County voting process: officials
- Colorado school shooting
- John Daly approved to use a cart in next week’s PGA Championship, the 1st do so in a major since Casey Martin
- VIDEO/Los goles más ‘tontos’ en la historia del fútbol
- As new DCFS report highlights failures, Cook County guardian says ‘inept’ child welfare agency is ‘not doing its job … at every level’
- Attorney says new video of Naperville’s Sandra Bland shows ‘ample evidence and opportunity’ to prosecute cop who got a deal
- Trump businesses lost more than $1 billion over 10 years, New York Times reports
- Mardjetko fuel: Sisters Nina, Kali keep Lemont alive in conference race with win over Oak Forest
- Joe Maddon appears content with his current cast of closers: ‘There’s a nice mix among the righties’
- Another Missouri levee is in danger as seemingly endless flood continues
- Victim in attack outside bar relieved that ex-Chicago cop charged seven months later: ‘I still think about it every day’
- Aurora Puerto Rican Parade and Festival back on, but funds needed
- Chicago Mayor-elect Lori Lightfoot meets with Ivanka Trump, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi during trip to Washington
- Powered by Alexis: Johnson doubles on first pitch to ignite Lake Central to rout of Valparaiso
- Spencer for hire: Reed’s two-out, two-run single in second inning lifts Valparaiso past Portage
- Pritzker defers a bad idea thanks to a good economy
- Joliet police fatal shooting of suspect was justified, report says
- Trump’s ex-counsel Don McGahn defies House subpoena; McConnell says ‘case closed’ on Russia probe
- Who needs rest? Kyle Hendricks says Cubs starters prefer going every 5 days
- White Sox pitcher Lucas Giolito shuts down the Indians in a 2-0 win
- Daily Southtown Local Scoreboard for Wednesday, May 8, 2019
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- Romella on the run: Bozeman wins 100 meters in DAC Meet, moves closer to goal for Merrillville
- White Sox 2, Indians 0
- Federal appeals court says Trump administration can force asylum seekers to wait in Mexico
- 1 dead, several injured in Colorado school shooting, 2 students in custody, police say
- Kris Bryant’s 3-run home run wins it with 2 outs in the 9th as the Cubs top the Marlins 5-2
- Cubs 5, Marlins 2