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- LA Galaxy signs midfielder Favio Alvarez
- R. Kelly through the years
- AJ Freund’s tragically short life
- Ask Amy: Forget ‘tidying up,’ and do some death cleaning
- Two men shot near CPD headquarters in Bronzeville
- Speak Out: Income taxes, Democrats
- Hobart breaks ground for long-awaited 3rd Street bridge replacement
- Spending an on-air morning with Mancow Muller, now an old pro of Chicago radio: ‘If I’m bored, I move on’
- Lake Michigan water levels: ‘They’ve been higher than this before, but not by much’; meanwhile lakes Superior and Erie set to break May records
- Attorney General William Barr mentions spying, and fear roils the Democrats
- Now’s the time to thank our nurses — sooner or later, we’ll all depend on one
- Speak Out: Business owner, Trump
- Speak Out: Infrastructure plan, I-80
- Festival gives Triton students opportunity to write, direct and appear in plays
- Speak Out: Taxes, Democrats
- Shout Out: Julie Liesse, writer, film fan and Hinsdale Library Board member
- Bears Q&A: How will the crowded wide receiver competition shake out? Will there be a reality show for kickers? Will every draft pick make the 53-man roster?
- Kris Bryant’s walk-off home run is the latest sign he has emerged from his slump for the Cubs
- Speak Out: Mueller’s report, Biden
- Uber and Lyft rides might be harder to come by in Chicago Wednesday. Here’s why.
- Slowik: South suburbs need billions for repairs. Will the state help pay for them?
- Man shot to death on West Side porch: ‘It shouldn’t be like this. Not this block’
- Jerome Prince takes lead over Gary Mayor Karen Freeman-Wilson in Democratic primary
- Portage, Valparaiso Dems back Lynch, Durnell in city mayor races
- Retired Chicago doctor surprised Stephen Colbert and Rachel Dratch mentioned him on ‘The Late Show’
- Free things to do in Chicago this week: Manifest Urban Arts Festival, Chicago Riverwalk celebration
- ‘Art of Death’ author Edwidge Danticat talks immigration under Trump presidency in Chicago
- Voters back school referendums in Duneland, River Forest schools; deny Hanover plan
- Luke Perry and John Singleton remind us that strokes can strike younger adults too
- Valparaiso matchups, agendas take shape after primary
- Can ‘Avengers: Endgame’ top ‘Avatar’s’ box office record? Analysts say it has a shot
- Electric scooters are hip, but not invincible: Startups like Bird struggling with cash flow
- Cachorros investigan posible gesto racista de un aficionado
- Christina Applegate and Linda Cardellini on their dark friendship in Netflix’s ‘Dead to Me’
- Bias incidents at schools are common, but school responses vary, report finds
- Women hold power in ‘Long Shot’ and ‘Veep’ — a fantasy that feels less and less inspiring
- The survivors of Colorado’s deadly school shooting don’t get to move on. Neither should we.
- Jon Lester battles the elements — and lowers his ERA to 1.41
- Hate those new LED lights? Detroit’s not happy with them either.
- El tremendo jonrón de Kris Bryant que le dio la victoria a los Cachorros ante Marlins (VIDEO)
- Two Brothers Barrel House in Naperville shifts focus to spirits, helps brewery diversify amid crowded field
- Parker: Report provides 1 million reasons for humans to wake up
- U.S. pregnancy deaths up, and report says most are preventable
- Prodigy’s Keith Flint took drugs before death
- River salva la casa ante Inter en Libertadores, Palestino y Mineiro a la Sudamericana
- Rolls-Royce crashes on Ontario feeder ramp after shots fired near River North club
- The Blackhawks, under strength coach Paul Goodman, are already getting back to work. And usually, they’re barefoot.
- McDonald’s international menu
- Elected officials can play big role in increasing affordable housing in Naperville, advocates say
- Soon all those prescription drug TV ads will have to reveal medication prices
- Barcelona’s collapse sheds light on their Messi-dependence
- ‘My faith … is in God. He knows I did not commit this murder.’ Man rejects plea deal in 1992 death of Skokie teen
- Democratic challengers shake up Gary’s common council candidates
- Maryland Jockey Club seeks dismissal of city’s lawsuit over Preakness Stakes
- FIFA reject Chelsea’s appeal of 1-year transfer ban
- Crown Point roads hot topic at mayor’s Tuesday Talk
- Selle: A new hope rises for Lake County’s sputtering retail industry
- Nils Lofgren has played with everyone, from Neil Young to Bruce Springsteen
- Chicago’s Council Wars pitted defiant white aldermen against a reform-minded Harold Washington
- Joe Maddon meditates, and the Cubs have a mental skills coach: How the team uses mindfulness and encourages kids to do the same
- Stroopwafel McFlurry, anyone? McDonald’s will sell some global menu items in the U.S. this summer.
- Trump responds to report that his businesses lost more than $1B, calls it ‘inaccurate’
- Bulls pick Horace Grant to be NBA draft lottery representative
- House of Vans Chicago announces free summer shows from Vince Staples, Anderson .Paak, The Breeders and more
- The NBA draft lottery is Tuesday in Chicago — and the Bulls have a 12.5 percent chance at the No. 1 pick
- Kushner moves beyond talking points to a new path on immigration
- Construction starts on Hawthorn School District 73’s new $13.5 million kindergarten center
- La Grange Boy Scout collects food, assembles food pantry crates for Eagle project
- Trump invokes executive privilege claim over unredacted Mueller report
- Champaign bus company closing after discrimination lawsuit
- Experimental surgery gains support as opioid deaths rise
- Amy Poehler makes a fizzy but uneven directing debut with ‘Wine Country’
- ‘Kids just like most of you’: Mother who lost 2 sons on the same day warns students, parents about alcohol and opioids
- Joe Namath says the drunken interview with ESPN’s Suzy Kolber saved him
- District 181 summer program offers core classes and enrichment courses
- Meghan Markle and Prince Harry name their son Archie Harrison
- Riverfront Playhouse returns to farce with ‘Sin, Sex & the CIA’
- Niles Township 219 to pay $149,000 to math teachers in class size settlement
- How to create a DIY planter box for growing your summer herbs
- Everything to know about sun protection, according to a dermatologist
- How to choose plants for your summer garden
- 5 reasons to choose all-steel stud pocket door frames
- Are you or a loved one struggling with addiction? You are not alone (Infographic)
- Political newcomer Kopil wins Hobart Democratic council nomination
- Police release video to public to identify man from string of Dollar Tree burglaries in Gary, other cities
- After 46 years, longtime village attorney steps back in Mundelein
- Army training brigade prepares for new worldwide deployments
- Aurora school’s Depression-era mural, obscured for decades by a drop ceiling, has been restored
- Iran threatens more uranium enrichment if world powers don’t renegotiate 2015 nuclear deal
- 4th Street brings ‘Bridges of Madison County’ to stage
- UEFA include promotion, relegation among possible Champions League changes
- Transgéneros Unidas, refugio y compañerismo para latinas
- Trump — most innocent president EVER — innocently hides Mueller report in Siberia
- Trump team claims unfamiliar position: front-runner
- Shout Out: Mac Rapach, a budding comedian who also enjoys acting and baseball
- Philadelphia Union trade David Accam to Columbus Crew
- Would MLB teams actually hire ‘Jeopardy!’ champ James Holzhauer? ‘Absolutely, yes.’
- CTA’s 31st Street bus through Chinatown will keep running, add morning rush hour service
- Community news
- Shout Out: Chris Kersten, co-owner of Dairy Star Ice Cream
- With an abundance of forwards, New York City FC trades Jonathan Lewis
- Column: What do you do when your partner’s low libido lowers your self-esteem?
- Tony Papaleo, improv comedian and teacher, dies
- Chunks of concrete fall from railroad bridge, closing 87th Street exit from Skyway
- NCAA athletes’ academic scores remain steady — but might be peaking
- Oak Park and River Forest chamber holds annual meeting
- Merrillville attorney wins town’s Dem clerk-treasurer nomination
- Beckham’s Inter Miami plans to start signing players this summer
- Lake County News-Sun Local Scoreboard for Thursday, May 9, 2019
- Zwickelbier: It’s time for this beer trend to take off
- La familia de una embarazada desaparecida cree que un bebé abandonado en un callejón podría ser de ella
- West Suburban Local Scoreboard for Thursday, May 9, 2019
- Nadal lo deja claro sobre la diferencia salarial entre hombres y mujeres (VIDEO)
- Chicago Street’s ‘Danny’ goes deep into character study
- Four-bedroom Barrington home: $895,000
- Crepe Bistro in Loop reconcepting to courthouse-themed bar after 13 years
- Elmhurst Road at Jane Addams Tollway to be closed into late afternoon after tanker rollover
- ‘Heart and passion’: Carlos Martinez stands tall again, scatters four hits to lead Grant past Lakes
- Digest (May 8): Pimlico’s 12-day meet opens Thursday
- Stunning Illinois prairie chicken dance could soon be a thing of the past. Only 200 remain, but one family is fighting to save the species.
- 13 Blackhawks are representing 10 countries at the world championship beginning Friday in Slovakia
- Clarkson: ‘Mix of Six’ for anti-cancer living and just good clean living
- FC Cincinnati tendrá el técnico más joven de la historia en MLS
- In new ‘Klepper,’ Chicago-trained comic kisses sincerity (and he likes it)
- Is the pope Catholic? Not according to some cranky church conservatives
- Softball notes: Loyola recruit Dani Brown eyes a long playoff run in Class 2A for Aurora Central Catholic
- Uber, Lyft drivers protest in cities across the nation, in Europe too
- EEUU obligaría a solicitantes de asilo a esperar en México
- Billy Bush rebounds from Trump-tape scandal to host new ‘Extra’
- Baranek: Giving back to Sandburg just another gold medal effort by Kendall Coyne Schofield
- Marz Community Brewing plans new taproom in Logan Square
- Like Lollapalooza ‘but all drag queens’: Chicago gets a drag festival of its own
- Post-Tribune Local Scoreboard for Thursday, May 9, 2019
- One Eleven Food Hall opens in Pullman, making it first food hall south of Chinatown
- Four St. John incumbents challenged, lose in town GOP primary
- Chicago Fire close in on a move away from Bridgeview’s SeatGeek Stadium
- Gov. Pritzker, you can end the excuses at DCFS
- The ‘fetal heartbeat’ abortion ban and the war on women’s autonomy
- Second chance: Antioch’s Megan Lawrence changes course, commits to Wisconsin Stevens Point
- Por temor a que fuera de un gay, Vicente Fernández rechazó trasplante de hígado
- Indian Head Park residents say no to a sidewalk in their subdivision
- ‘She had a huge heart’: Bobbie Raymond, founder of Oak Park Regional Housing Center, dies at 80
- Addison Russell: A timeline of events that led to his 40-game suspension by MLB
- Friday fundraiser concert to help keep Frankfort Bluegrass Festival free
- Kickers kickers kickers! The latest on the Bears’ search for a new kicker.
- The death of Michael Kasper, whose vision pushed DuPage Medical Group toward a national presence, leaves it at crossroads
- Sheriff: Police want to give back to community
- Sip wine among the trees at Morton Arboretum tasting event
- Suburban Express, bus company sanctioned by Illinois attorney general for treatment of customers, abruptly shuts down
- Democrats, don’t spike Fritz Kaegi’s property tax reform
- Clean Up Day planned in Aurora’s 9th Ward
- Ford City Mall sold to New York-based owner of 5 other Southland shopping centers
- West Dundee’s Craft Donuts opening new shops in Elgin library cafe space, Des Plaines train station
- Democrat Mark Oprisko, who sat on Portage council for 28 years, loses re-election bid
- DCFS and the overwhelming problem of too little resources, too great a need
- Little drama in Lake Station Democrat mayor race
- Windy City Playhouse announces 2019-20 season, including ‘Boys in the Band’
- Chief Judge Timothy Evans: Bail reform is not putting the public at risk
- Shout Out: Raju Ghate, Evanston doctor at Skokie hospital
- If we’re going to enact a progressive tax in Illinois, we must deal with the property tax crisis
- Attorney describes struggle over AR-15 as trial begins in 2016 shooting death of Waukegan teen
- Potempa: Fabled Kennedy Theater in Hammond gets new owner
- Smokey Bear celebrates 75 years of fire safety with party at Midewin National Tallgrass Prarie
- What’s that thing with lights? It’s a temporary Chicago installation by Cirque du Soleil
- Veteran Chicago cop charged with inappropriate physical contact with 3 women while on duty
- The Spin: Lightfoot, Trump aides talk crime | Gas tax hike officially on the table in Springfield | Third airport discussions hit some turbulence
- Celebs of Civil War times will highlight Naper Settlement reenactment
- Bears add linebacker depth by signing veteran Kevin Pierre-Louis
- New Tinley Park trustees sworn in, pledging unity
- Community news
- South Elgin police sergeant named department’s new deputy chief
- Shout Out: Wendy Santini, an inventor who also works in sales and is mother of twins
- If a picture is worth 1,000 words, what was Mayor-elect Lori Lightfoot saying by posing with Ivanka Trump?
- Cubs’ Addison Russell
- 2 men in custody after shots fired, brief police pursuit in Evanston
- Water Lantern Festival floats over to downtown Aurora
- Petrak: Advice from a soccer mom to her younger self
- Three Ivy Tech students take top commencement honors
- Coroner describes sadness but ‘sense of relief’ as searchers find final victim of Waukegan factory explosion
- Yorkville man charged with threatening police in videos
- Robocalls deserve to die. We’ll settle for injuries.
- Gov. Holcomb signs bill allowing Gary casinos to move on land
- Man given 3 years in prison for extensive computer hacking, threats to shoot prosecutor, FBI agents
- Corrections and clarifications
- New York lawmakers pass bill allowing Congress to get Trump’s state tax returns
- Cinco de Mayo, resiliencia, cultura y orgullo
- Tottenham erase 3-goal deficit at Ajax, clinch UCL final in dramatic fashion
- Man, 19, shot outside alternative high school on South Side
- Para la libertad
- Six aldermen sworn in at Aurora inauguration
- Holcomb signs bill in Merrillville to help at-risk women with pregnancies
- Judge orders R. Kelly’s court fight with his ex-wife over child support open to public
- Hazardous material that injured Minnesota student, prompted evacuation could be ricin, FBI says
- Gas taxes and driver’s license fees would go up dramatically under Illinois Senate proposal
- House Judiciary Committee votes to hold Attorney General William Barr in contempt over Mueller report
- Chicago Fire end their winless, goalless streak with a commanding win over New England
- Bridgeview says the Chicago Fire will pay $65 million in a proposed deal to leave SeatGeek Stadium
- Lori Lightfoot answers questions, gets advice on Chicago’s crime problems on D.C. tour
- Losing Pedro Strop to the injured list puts more strain on the Cubs bullpen
- Indians 5, White Sox 3
- Police oppose marijuana legalization in Illinois, but want a bigger cut of the proceeds if law passes
- ‘Warm up, be ready’: Danielle Drogemuller starts and closes win as Lincoln-Way East holds off Sandburg
- A better batter: Healthy freshman Paige Vukadinovich helps boost Munster past Highland
- Voters make Denver the first U.S. city to decriminalize ‘magic mushrooms’
- Jose Abreu adds to his AL-leading RBI total, but the White Sox lose 5-3 to the Indians on a walk-off blast
- Track notes: Western Michigan recruit Annalise James teams with sister to lift Lowell to conference title
- Daily Southtown Local Scoreboard for Thursday, May 9, 2019
- Bulls are on the verge of hiring the Nets’ Chris Fleming as coach Jim Boylen’s lead assistant
- Pence says only Supreme Court should be able to block nationwide policies
- Donald Trump Jr. subpoenaed by Senate intelligence committee for additional testimony in Russia investigation
- El michoacano considerado ‘el diseñador estrella de las estrellas’: Manuel Cuevas
- Nemanja Nikolic scores twice in Fire’s 5-0 win over the Revolution
- Richter scale: Sophomore defender Lindsey Richter measures up as Marist shuts out McAuley
- Wolves lose 2-1 to Wild; AHL playoff series now tied 2-2
- Addison Russell, back with the Cubs after a suspension for domestic violence, says ‘I’m still improving as a person’
- Addison Russell returns to boos at Wrigley Field while the Cubs deal with yet another off-the-field crisis
- Cubs 3, Marlins 2 (11 innings)
- Tornado warning expires for LaSalle County as scattered thunderstorms, high winds move through Chicago area