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- Geti Zani, Natalie Monet step up for Elmwood Park girls basketball
- Beacon-News girls basketball rankings and player of the week for Wednesday, Jan. 29, 2020
- Daily Southtown girls basketball rankings and player of the week for Wednesday, Jan. 29, 2020
- Girls basketball notes: Minnesota track recruit senior Tiera Robinson-Jones not ‘frantic’ but fantastic for Evergreen Park
- Ask Amy: Colleague worries about co-worker’s return
- Daily horoscope for January 28, 2020
- Reese’s Book Club: More potent than Oprah’s Book Club?
- Kimberly Bartosik brings a work about faith, as well as her young daughter, to the Dance Center. Plus Harris announces season.
- It’s National Plan for Vacation Day. We’re here to help.
- Discrimination against black homebuyers persists. Here’s how one Northwestern grad and housing expert wants to fix it.
- Column: Columnist fulfills promise, dances to celebrate $100,000 holiday food drive
- Mike Anthony: From a dedicated jersey to symbolic gestures, presence of Kobe and Gianna Bryant felt at UConn exhibition against Team USA
- This Chicago software firm hired 300 people last year. It just raised $100 million and plans to hire more.
- Daywatch: The Jussie Smollett case hovers over Kim Foxx’s candidacy, elite private school nears control over Lincoln Park condos and how one Northwestern grad wants to fix housing discrimination
- Knowing when to prune hydrangeas depends on one major factor
- From arrows to ovals and ‘giant iPads,’ voters in Chicago and Cook County will see new voting machines at the polls
- 3 more Harvey Weinstein accusers to testify at his sex assault trial this week
- Bar Louie gastropub chain files for bankruptcy, closes 38 restaurants
- Kim Foxx’s handling of Jussie Smollett case hovers over Cook County state’s attorney candidates meeting with Tribune Editorial Board
- Fact check: Trump wrong on John Bolton and other claims from impeachment trial
- ‘I hate you … hope you two die!’ That’s what woman wrote on wall of her home before shooting up Lisle cigar lounge, killing ex-cop and herself, police say
- ‘Purgatory Bay’: Bryan Gruley’s back with more grim tales of Michiana
- Column: Cubs fans are annoyed. White Sox fans are optimistic. So is this the year the Sox can take over Chicago?
- 3 takeaways from the Bulls’ 110-109 win over the Spurs, including a closing performance from Zach LaVine after an emotional night of tributes to Kobe Bryant
- How to fly comfortably even when you’re in coach
- Looking for an affordable laptop? We’ve ranked all the current Chromebooks on the market
- Barrington SD220 to hold community information meetings about upcoming $147M referendum
- Analysis: The NBA made the right call in postponing the Lakers-Clippers game after Kobe Bryant’s death
- Column: New books explore the many polarizations of America
- Pilot course on racial equity debuts at OPRF High School
- Commentary: Laura Dern has always been worthy of celebrating. Hollywood is just catching up
- There’s much at stake for Illinois in the 2020 census. Yet many of the groups tasked with outreach haven’t received state funding yet.
- Things to do in Chicago today | Jan. 28
- Chicago notable deaths in 2020
- ‘Pharma Bro’ Martin Shkreli, already in prison, now faces lawsuit seeking to ban him from drug industry
- Speak Out: Thanks to road crews for keeping roads clear during snowfall
- My worst moment: Kevin Nealon and the time he did stand-up lying down
- Periodista suspendida y amenazada de muerte tras tuit sobre acusaciones de violación de Bryant
- Crece la presión para llamar a testigos en el juicio a Trump
- Final condo at No. 9 Walton sells for $6.1 million
- Piloto de helicóptero en que murió Bryant buscaba elevarse
- El tapabocas no es 100% eficaz contra el coronavirus
- Homenaje a Kobe Bryant en Noche de Prensa del Super Bowl
- Ricky Martin y su ‘Movimiento’ por Puerto Rico
- Former Chesterton bar bouncer to appeal murder conviction
- Daily Southtown Local Scoreboard for Wednesday, Jan. 29, 2020
- Kobe Bryant tenía una conexión especial con los latinos y su cultura
- In #MeToo era, Kobe Bryant and other athletes often get a pass
- West Suburban Local Scoreboard for Wednesday, Jan. 29, 2020
- Column: Always look on the bright side of impeachment – and the Democratic primaries
- AC Milan preparing tribute to Kobe Bryant ahead of cup game
- Building a superior Super Bowl nacho bar comes down to the 3 C’s — chips, cheese, chiles
- Facebook habilita nueva herramienta para borrar datos que recopilan terceros
- Kobe Bryant y la denuncia de la que se habla tan poco
- Training a dog to hold off on urinating until he is walked
- Delta rolls out safer pet carriers, hoping more passengers will put animals in cargo
- Kobe Bryant and Philly: From hero to traitor to beloved
- Lake County News-Sun Local Scoreboard for Wednesday, Jan. 29, 2020
- Man appearing in court on marijuana charge lights joint in front of judge: authorities
- Pets owned by homeless get care through Street Dog Coalition
- Kobe Bryant and Philly: From hero to traitor to beloved
- Post-Tribune Local Scoreboard for Wednesday, Jan. 29, 2020
- Iranian student set to attend Michigan State is detained at Detroit airport, sent home
- Virus in China affects sports events, Olympic qualifiers
- Florida judge frees Antonio Brown from his house arrest
- Meek Mill and Roddy Ricch release Nipsey Hussle tribute song, ‘Letter to Nipsey’
- Ranking the state’s Division I basketball teams: Can Loyola stay atop the Missouri Valley? Will Bradley or Southern Illinois challenge?
- Northfield school officials relied on vendor background check for man with criminal record accused of planting camera in bathroom
- Calendar: Map-reading workshop Friday in Vernon Hills
- Column: How coronavirus in China is troubling Chicago’s architectural firms
- Shout Out: Chris Bower, performer with a gift for satire
- ‘I’m a program guy’: Bryant Brown, Waukegan’s career scoring leader, wants to build anew at the University of Tampa
- In Los Angeles, Latinos are mourning Kobe Bryant as a ‘Compa’
- Melinda Gates wants more women involved in Chicago’s tech industry. And she’s putting money where her heart is.
- Kobe Bryant’s studio makes Oscar-winning short ‘Dear Basketball’ available for free
- From amazing aquariums to wondrous white sands, the most-visited tourist attraction in every state
- In Los Angeles, Latinos are mourning Kobe Bryant as a ‘Compa’
- Judge grants new trial for one count against former Portage mayor
- Oprah Winfrey promises a ‘deeper’ discussion of ‘American Dirt’ amid controversy
- Post-Tribune boys swimming rankings and swimmer of the week for Wednesday, Jan. 29, 2020
- Girls basketball notes: ‘Active’ guard Delani Kosner moves to top of the chart for Aurora Central Catholic
- Jennifer Aniston reconoce que su reencuentro con Brad Pitt fue ‘de locura’
- GM commits to $2.2 billion investment and 2,200 jobs at Detroit-Hamtramck Assembly
- Paulo Coelho borra libro para niños que escribía con Kobe Bryant
- Commentary: I can count on one hand how many of my basketball games my father attended. That’s why I loved watching Kobe Bryant be a ‘girl dad.’
- Editorial: Warhol’s gone, so what’s next to see? Chicago as a cultural and economic hub
- Courier-News boys basketball rankings and player of the week for Wednesday, Jan. 29, 2020
- China virus outbreak rams global tourism, costing billions
- Hacks for removing snow and ice at home
- Evanston church opening homeless shelter after woman killed on steps last year
- Fox 32 anchor says he was fired after messy legal battle involving two ex-girlfriends
- Comentario. ‘American Dirt’ es lo que sucede cuando los latinos quedan excluidos de la industria del libro
- Column: ‘Cheer,’ the Netflix series about a Texas cheerleading team, is the show America needs right now
- Swimming notes: Air Force Academy commit Grant Afman soars to two titles at the Northwest Crossroads Conference meet, leading Munster to the team crown
- Adoption offers pour in for grouchy feline famously dubbed ‘world’s worst cat’ in NC
- Garrison Keillor continues to tell stories until ‘I see someone look at their watch’
- Going the extra aisle: 20 of America’s favorite grocery stores ranked
- The San Francisco 49ers and Kansas City Chiefs hit the stage at Super Bowl 54 Opening Night
- Evanston aldermen approve 60 units of affordable senior housing on Howard Street
- Boys basketball notes: Chase Monkemeyer and St. Charles East take new system of minutes to the bank
- En Los Angeles, los latinos están en duelo por su ‘compa’ Kobe Bryant
- Northbrook asking property tax payers for $21.7M, an 11% levy increase, to help pay more into police and fire pensions
- As sectionals loom, Lowell wrestlers Shawn Hollis and Abel Verbeek want to win, but they ‘go about it in different ways’
- Police: Toddler was not hit by stray bullet on the street, as father claimed, but was wounded as parents struggled over gun
- First Bites Bash kicks off Chicago Restaurant Week with hosts Thai and Danielle Dang
- Annual Klondike Derby this year near Western Springs included boy and girl Scout troops for the first time
- Bills in Washington Legislature to allow sports betting
- La mercancía de Shakira para el Super Bowl 2020
- Willard Elementary music teacher nominated for Golden Apple award
- Cubs reportedly agree to a 1-year deal with reliever Jeremy Jeffress
- Plans to turn Six Corners Sears into more than 400 apartments set to move ahead
- Norridge honors homeowners for best holiday lights and decorations
- Morton Grove teacher nominated for Golden Apple award
- Sheriff: 2 pedestrians hospitalized with ‘significant injuries’ after being struck by car outside Lake Villa
- Kobe Bryant’s support of women’s basketball went beyond his daughter Gianna’s aspirations: ‘He was a champion for us’
- ‘Devastated’ Vanessa Bryant working very hard ‘to pull it together for the other girls’ since tragic death of Kobe and daughter Gianna
- Astronaut craves salsa and surf after record 11 months aloft
- Huey Lewis pushes past hearing pain to keep making music
- Fútbol argentino rechaza sorpresivo nombramiento de Macri en la FIFA
- Boys basketball notes: NIU football recruit Patrick Hoffmann shows all ‘the intangibles’ for surging Neuqua Valley
- 7 ways to upgrade your flight without paying full price
- How to make the best vegetarian meatballs without fake meat
- Eddie Gallagher hits back at sailors who testified against him in war crimes trial, naming unit and duty status of active Navy SEALs
- What The Year Ahead Looks Like For CBD
- Read the 27-page plea agreement and charging documents against ex-state Sen. Martin Sandoval
- Amy Klobuchar touts her tough-on-crime record as a prosecutor. Questions have arisen about a case that left a teen imprisoned for life.
- Who will score during Super Bowl 54? There are odds for that.
- ¿Quién anotará TD en el Super Bowl 54? Así están las apuestas
- New telescope for Adler Planetarium observatory
- How abandoned mattresses became platform for helping homeless
- Dusty Baker the Astros’ choice as new manager
- Dominican MLK Celebration fits school mission
- ‘City So Real’ review: At Sundance, Chicago politics, Lightfoot election and Chicago tribalism comes under Steve James’ microscope
- The best chocolate truffle
- Norridge honors police officers for resolving dangerous situation, furthering cause of justice
- Prosecutor tells Waukegan murder trial jurors they will see videotape of defendant saying victim ‘didn’t try and run me over’
- For first time in 33 years, Adler Planetarium installs new telescope to make stars brighter, clearer
- Senate committee favors Griffith township plan on 7-3 vote; bill gives town options in leaving Calumet Township
- Letters: Taiwan is an important partner in fighting the spread of coronavirus
- Review: ‘Roe’ at the Goodman is about the woman behind the abortion case — and struggles to tell every side of the debate
- Beer and basketball? Northwestern could soon sell alcohol at Welsh-Ryan Arena
- Vanessa Bryant, el pacto que hizo con Kobe Bryant y cómo está tratando de ‘ser fuerte’ para sus hijas
- Moran: As Iowa prepares to kick off 2020 election season, Lake County touts early-voting options for Illinois primary
- Missing Gary man, 82, found dead in Portage
- Superb Owl Saturday event makes big game out of spotting birds of prey
- Easy DIY baking mix makes for muffins in minutes, with nearly endless improvisation
- Hinsdale High School District 86 considers longer summer breaks over the next few years
- Transgender athlete makes new strides at slower pace
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- Adam Didech of Buffalo Grove to resign from Lake County Board, citing health
- Cabaret singer Sierra White brings her story to the Raue
- Commentary: How Auschwitz has united Muslims and Jews
- Wrestling notes: Bartlett’s Jacob Cwenar stays ‘flexible,’ moves up to win conference title at 195
- Manager at Glenview family restaurant was living an ‘out of control’ life. Now he’s a sober ‘gentleman’ and youth mentor.
- Man charged with residential burglary in Aurora
- Man accused of opening fire in Dixon school again found unfit to stand trial, but prosecutor suggests he’s ‘gaming the system a little bit’
- The most VIP Super Bowl weekend costs $1.5 million, includes butler
- Reward offered in shooting death of Merrillville teen
- Horizon Therapeutics buying former Takeda office campus in Deerfield, moving more than 500 employees from Lake Forest
- Bad Bunny rinde tributo a Kobe Bryant con el tema ‘6 Rings’ (VIDEO)
- California tests find illegal vapes tainted with additives
- Boeing rival Airbus may pay billions to settle fraud and bribery allegations
- Michigan marijuana regulators say they’re forbidden from looking at their own data
- North suburban residents mark solemn Holocaust Remembrance Day on 75th anniversary of Auschwitz-Birkenau liberation
- Elite private school Francis W. Parker nears control of adjacent condo buildings in Lincoln Park, and some neighbors aren’t going quietly
- Muy pocas escuelas abren tras sismo en Puerto Rico
- Orland Township warming up for Super Bowl with Souper Bowl Challenge
- Recuperados los nueve cuerpos del accidente de Kobe Bryant
- Massachusetts Sen. Elizabeth Warren endorses Cook County State’s Attorney Kim Foxx’s reelection bid
- Village board approves $300,000 funding agreement with Oak Park Regional Housing Center
- Guaidó visitará Miami antes de volver a Venezuela
- Chick-Fil-A’s war with Popeyes drains supply of little chickens
- Kobe Bryant merchandise prices skyrocket following his death
- Chicago-based Blue Cross parent company eliminating 400 jobs
- Kobe Bryant deja un gran legado en el básquet femenino
- Crosby: Fox Valley workers on the front line against infectious disease outbreak
- Bad Bunny releases ‘6 Rings,’ a tribute song to Kobe Bryant
- ‘Bad Boys For Life’ mantiene su dominio en la taquilla (VIDEO)
- China flights canceled, visa requests halted as feds warn travelers about deadly virus. ‘There’s so much uncertainty right now.’
- Speak Out
- CSO’s 2020-21 season: Muti takes on Beethoven’s ‘Missa Solemnis’ and more
- Comings & Goings: Bakers Square closes three area restaurants
- Column: NPR-Mike Pompeo feud shows how media bashing divides voters and fuels today’s GOP
- Kobe Bryant’s remains ID’d through fingerprints as NTSB releases new video, says chopper was in ‘steep descent at high speed’ before crash
- License plate renewals to be available at Dundee Library starting in March
- Founded by Frank Lloyd Wright, famed Taliesin school is closing
- Mother of ‘success kid’ demands Steve King stop using his meme
- Want to work in a pot dispensary? This New Jersey college will train you
- Kenya’s new digital IDs may exclude millions of minorities
- Hemp prices plunge as CBD demand falls short
- ‘Chicago Med’ cast, crew and Dick Wolf celebrate 100th episode with corpse-like cake
- Hermano de Nicki Minaj fue condenado por violar a su hijastra
- Readers reflect on the power of Neil Peart, the poignancy of memory loss, and ‘In God We Trust’
- New Trier Democrats gather for endorsement session, but no presidential candidate meets threshold for official nod
- Ousted Harvey police chief claims dismissal was political; mayor says he wasn’t ‘the right fit’
- Chipotle is fined $1.4 million in vast child labor case
- Hinsdale District 86 science teachers vouch for curriculum changes amid concerns from residents
- Budget overruns could lead to removal of some Oak Park & River Forest High School campus renovation items
- Developers say funding glitch won’t stop Copley campus rehab in Aurora
- Column: South Suburban Land Bank erases property tax debt and helps redevelop the south suburbs
- Commentary: Grammys’ diversity blindspot shows no signs of clearing up
- U-46 might cap athletics fees beginning next school year
- Local Methodist congregations at a crossroads, waiting to ‘see what happens’ with possible church split over LGBTQ issues
- Former White Sox second baseman Yolmer Sanchez reportedly joins the Giants
- Naperville author’s novel for middle school students receives coveted Newbery Honor Book sticker
- New mayor outlines Valparaiso’s accomplishments, challenges in address
- Four former athletes to enter East Aurora Hall of Fame
- U-46 school board approves $1.5 million Beacon academy upgrade at South Elgin High School
- Franklin School fifth-grader wins District 64 spelling bee
- Miley Cyrus, Liam Hemsworth divorce finalized
- Old St. Pat’s ending World’s Largest Block Party
- Difunden las impactantes imágenes del accidente de Kobe Bryant (VIDEO)
- Church news
- La Grange Business Association hosts ’60 minutes’ of sharing ideas, success stories
- President Trump’s legal team concludes impeachment trial defense, argues against relevancy of John Bolton’s testimony and ‘unsourced manuscripts’
- Number of cold-related deaths in Cook County climbs to 25 for season
- US intensifies airport screenings for coronavirus as officials insist risk to Americans is very low
- Skokie Village Board approves plans for new Lincoln Junior High
- Sweets for the sweet abound at Molly’s Cupcakes in Naperville
- Orland Park pet store fire causes minimal damage, no animals hurt
- Commentary: Kobe Bryant and other athletes are the superheroes black kids don’t see in movies
- Column: Tragic deaths of Kobe Bryant, his daughter and 7 others should remind us all about the importance of seizing the day
- Kobe Bryant didn’t shy away from Michael Jordan comparisons. In fact, he almost joined the Bulls — twice.
- Glencoe receives $400,000 state grant for new Duke Park
- El Super Bowl satisface a los ricos con paquetes extravagantes y exclusivos
- WeatherTech’s mascot dog had aggressive cancer. Now Scout’s in a new Super Bowl ad raising money for his doctors
- Last call for Drawl Southern Cookhouse and Whiskey Room in Lincoln Park
- Southtowners: Lincoln-Way Central and West students participate in essay contest
- Sugar Grove officials say Crown looking to de-annex land that was site of controversial proposed project
- Chicago a cappella salutes Mexican culture in concert
- Northwestern University to host summit of international university leaders in advance of G7
- Chiefs siguen relajados de cara al Super Bowl
- How a dog named Bentley helped an assault survivor heal
- A lasting friendship: Kobe Bryant and his high school english teacher
- Hijo de Jenni Rivera hace conexión de su mamá con Kobe Bryant (VIDEO)
- Joe Biden won’t commit to backing Bernie Sanders if he wins the Democratic presidential nomination
- Ellen DeGeneres y otros presentadores que rindieron tributo a Kobey Bryant (VIDEOS)
- Wrestling notes: Neuqua Valley’s Reese Martin meets match in DuPage Valley Conference finals
- As you wait to hear if witnesses will testify in the impeachment ‘trial,’ fill out the Tweet of the Week survey to pass the time
- México deporta a más de 2,000 de la caravana 2020
- Pets of the week
- In Kansas and Wisconsin, black female legislators push to outlaw bias based on hairstyles such as braids and dreadlocks
- Wisconsin Gov. Tony Evers signs bipartisan bill to increase funding for homeless shelters by $1 million
- Number of cases in which Elgin police pulled a weapon or used physical force drops in last year
- Editorial: Illinois’ deepening corruption scandals are Gov. J.B. Pritzker’s big opportunity
- Parks Foundation of Oak Park to launch capital campaign to support construction of proposed community rec center
- Blue Line trains resume service, but with delays, between Damen and Racine following person on the tracks: CTA
- Corrections and clarifications
- Miami airport’s quarantine station to screen for coronavirus
- Doctor describes ‘massive trauma’ to victim as retrial begins in 2011 murder of 3-year-old Waukegan boy
- Investigators complete interviews with survivors of Lisle cigar lounge shooting: ‘A true motive is not yet clear’
- A concert on a private island. Partying with Rob Gronkowski. Butler service. Super Bowl VIP experiences come with serious perks — and price tags.
- Naperville business piloting Career Pathways training for high school students
- How people of color inside the Pete Buttigieg campaign sought to be heard
- Outfielder Steven Souza Jr. agrees to join Cubs on a 1-year deal
- Here are the next steps in Trump’s Senate impeachment trial
- Researchers are racing to make a coronavirus vaccine. Will it help?
- Mitch McConnell tells GOP senators he lacks votes to block witnesses in Trump impeachment trial, sources say
- What is the Duchy of Cornwall? Inside the British royal family’s (sort of) private source of funding
- At least 132 dead, nearly 6,000 infected amid coronavirus outbreak in China as other countries evacuate their citizens from Wuhan
- Column: John Bolton gets the last laugh
- Bears add cornerback depth by signing CFL All-Star Tre Roberson, a former Illinois State quarterback
- Trump unveils long-awaited Middle East peace plan that sides with Israel on key contentious issues
- ‘A whole different team’ with Sarah Doane on the floor, Homewood-Flossmoor rolls past Lockport behind Grace Hall’s dominance at both ends
- Police say Fotis Dulos in critical condition after attempted suicide
- Kobe Bryant helicopter lacked recommended safety device
- Tulsa recruit Keshawn Williams’ late dunk an exclamation point as Bloom hands Thornton its first loss: ‘It was a good way to finish’
- Red Stars’ Julie Ertz records an assist as US women defeat Haiti 4-0 to open Olympic qualifying
- Iowa recruit Ahron Ulis lands early knockout punch as Marian Catholic downs Nazareth: ‘He’s just playing with a lot of confidence right now’
- No reports of injuries after powerful 7.7 earthquake strikes under ocean between Cuba and Jamaica