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- Snow and low temperatures hit Chicago in time for Valentine’s Day weekend
- Coronavirus outbreak: More than 14,840 cases added, the largest one-day increase so far
- VU men’s basketball notes: Freshmen Ben Krikke and Donovan Clay play well as Valparaiso shuts down Southern Illinois
- Ask Amy: ‘Green card’ marriage worries friends
- Daily horoscope for February 13, 2020
- Blackhawks fire 49 shots but drop their 5th straight, 3-0 to the Canucks
- Easy dog breeds for first-time owners
- Michael Jordan starred the last time Chicago hosted the NBA All-Star Game. But the first time the city hosted in 1973? It was a much different era.
- How Sinn Fein stormed the gates of Ireland’s old political castle
- Amaryllis’ failure to grow could be a sign of overwatering
- Surrounded by memories, family of patriarch killed in Aurora warehouse shooting struggles to move forward. ‘I still feel like I’m dreaming.’
- Do cop shows like ‘Chicago P.D.’ reinforce misperceptions about race and criminal justice? A new study says yes.
- Column: Oh, for the love of Mike. The fear of Bernie has pushed Democratic bosses over the edge.
- ‘The Secret of Aurora’s Success’: What the Paramount Theatre got right and how it changed a city
- Ask a real estate pro: How can I make sure my daughter keeps my house after I die?
- Before and after: Closed theme-park rides that reopened as new attractions
- 10 noteworthy moments from the 1988 NBA All-Star Weekend at Chicago Stadium, including a frosty reception for Isiah Thomas and Michael Jordan’s dominance
- Daywatch: Bail reform analysis based on flawed data, Jussie Smollett’s double-jeopardy bid may hinge on 1997 case and top cop shortlist emerges
- Family of Chicago police commander killed in the line of duty sues online gun marketplace
- Jennifer Hudson to perform Kobe Bryant tribute at the NBA All-Star Game at the United Center
- Double-jeopardy claim for Jussie Smollett could hark back to landmark case against mob hit man
- Shortlist emerges for next Chicago police superintendent
- Happy hour deals in Chicago, Feb. 13-19
- Free things to do this week include theater, a big band concert, speed dating and more
- Cook County chief judge withheld key court data; under Tribune pressure, he’s reversed that policy
- Bail reform analysis by Cook County chief judge based on flawed data, undercounts new murder charges
- One man killed, another wounded in apparent drug-related shootout in car in Gage Park
- Column: Bernie Sanders’ policies won’t matter if he drags down the rest of the Democratic ticket
- Is an iPad worth the price tag with so many cheap competitors available?
- What are the must-have components in a morning skincare routine?
- Column: The key to beating Trump? Democrats must win back Ralph in Michigan.
- Kraft Heinz earnings beat Wall Street expectations, but revenue falls short
- Lake County News-Sun Local Scoreboard for Friday, Feb. 14, 2020
- Freshman Emily Thomas and sophomore Kelsie Freundt lead Oswego co-op’s sectional-best effort on beam and qualify for the state meet
- How has Yu Darvish fared with the Cubs? A look at his numbers the last 2 years in Chicago.
- What Brexit means for American travelers
- Trump, envalentonado tras juicio, inicia ola de represalias
- Column: Pat Fitzgerald didn’t have much to work with, but he did a fine job as Northwestern hoops’ color commentator. Here are his 10 best lines.
- Things to do in Chicago | Feb. 13
- Commentary: China’s secrecy has made the coronavirus crisis much worse
- McClatchy, dueña del Miami Herald, se declara en bancarrota
- 5 ways to stay safe when snow’s going to fall during your Chicago commute
- Harvard, Yale ensnared in Education Department’s crackdown on foreign funding
- ‘It’s been a long time coming for me’: Michael Kopech returns to action for the White Sox with a sideline session
- Speak Out: With retailers it’s use them or lose them
- Post-Tribune Local Scoreboard for Friday, Feb. 14, 2020
- Former Illinois sheriff Howard Buffett, billionaire’s son, spending $200M to try to break Colombia’s cocaine curse
- Boys basketball notes: Grant Hardy leads Grayslake Central into a showdown against Wauconda for first place in the Northern Lake County Conference race
- Selección masculina de fútbol de EEUU apoya igualdad de salario con las mujeres
- Want more Bong Joon Ho? Here’s how to catch up on the work of the Oscar-winning director of ‘Parasite.’
- Prisión para Emilio Lozoya exjefe de Pemex, él no aceptó la extradición
- Huey Lewis on his struggle with hearing loss: ‘I thought I might as well kill myself’
- Mike Napoli will be David Ross’ ‘Swiss Army knife’ on the Cubs coaching staff: ‘His personality is infectious’
- Versatile Damien Sneed brings an eclectic tribute to Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.
- Los JJOO de Tokio se van a celebrar pese al nuevo coronavirus, insisten organizadores
- Pro-Trump groups raised more than $60 million in January
- Oil company BP sets goal: Net-zero emissions by 2050
- Fallece Jimmy Thunder, el púgil que noqueó a un rival en 1.5 segundos (VIDEO)
- Tokyo, IOC officials reiterate that the Olympics are on
- How the new 3-Point Contest format will work at the NBA All-Star Game
- ‘The Photograph’ review: Issa Rae and LaKeith Stanfield take a good long look at love
- El (poli)amor está en el aire: Latinoamérica flirtea con las relaciones no monógamas
- Special events in Hammond earmarked for funding by city council
- Estrella preolímpica charrúa debuta con LAFC y se declara listo para la Concachampions
- Red Line trains resume normal service after rubbish fire causes reroute from subway
- Heartland Marimba Quartet shines spotlight on unusual instrument
- West Suburban Local Scoreboard for Friday, Feb. 14, 2020
- Place your bet: New NBA All-Star format could attract action
- Woman accused of killing her husband and leaving his burned body in a Michigan blueberry patch in 2002, then fleeing to Pakistan, arrested in Rome
- Analysis: Commitment in college football is simply self-preservation
- Tiger Woods is on the verge of history and still tinkering
- Daily Southtown Local Scoreboard for Friday, Feb. 14, 2020
- The hidden MVP of the Super Bowl? J. Lo’s choreographer
- Chella H. is just trying to find the space to do her thing on the vibrant Chicago rap scene, while also building relationships, neighborhoods
- After ‘Parasite,’ are subtitles still a 1-inch barrier for Americans?
- El gerente del restaurante mexicano favorito de Kobe Bryant nos cuenta cómo era la exestrella de la NBA
- Valparaiso 2019 shows slight drop in major crimes; crashes at roundabouts continue
- ‘Perdedor’ contra ‘payaso de feria’: sube el tono entre Trump y Bloomberg
- 401(k) accounts hitting records as stocks soar, workers boost contributions
- Remembrance ceremony planned Saturday on 1-year anniversary of Pratt warehouse shooting in Aurora
- In Steel Beam’s ’20th Century Blues,’ women take center stage
- Astros no castigarán a peloteros por robo de señales
- Bridge replacement funding from INDOT in place for work in Lake, Porter counties
- Daily Southtown boys basketball rankings and player of the week for Friday, Feb. 14, 2020
- This rodent was giant. Its brain was tiny.
- Review: The Joffrey’s new ‘Times Are Racing’ is great, except for the fluff piece ‘Commedia’
- Post-Tribune boys basketball rankings and player of the week for Friday, Feb. 14, 2020
- Colin Kaepernick to release a memoir, start a publishing company
- Finding dolphins shot and stabbed, authorities offer $20,000 for help
- Michael Bloomberg once blamed the end of ‘redlining’ – a discriminatory housing practice – for the 2008 economic collapse
- The flapper: the look, the appeal and, Saturday in Chicago, the comeback at the Music Box Theatre!
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- Boys basketball notes: Senior forward Brendan Barry takes charge, literally, with 22 for Marist
- Skylight Music Theatre in Milwaukee announces 2020-21 season
- What makes sustainable fashion?
- FTA designation for $416M Double Track project ‘the critical next step’
- Column: Disgraced Lake County recorder, arrested for domestic violence, claims he is the victim
- Blocked rail crossings present dangers, major delays in Southwest Side communities, Ald. Matt O’Shea tells congressional committee
- Vero Voce’s ‘Junie B. Jones’ focuses on trials of first grade
- Costco says it needs $5.5 million in tax rebate incentives to open second Naperville store
- Crete-Monee grad Joshua Evans a rising star after transferring to St. Xavier from Dubuque: ‘I had to make sure I was ready to make an impact’
- Jesse y Joy piden a sus seguidores que dejen de usar pieles
- ‘Corpus Christi’ review: Oscar-nominated film meditates on nature of faith
- Magic Giant is a delightful result of a happy accident as the result of a car accident
- Column: Garbage-human Rush Limbaugh says manly Trump will ‘have fun’ with spouse-smoocher Pete Buttigieg
- Looking for jazz on Kansas City radio? You may find Russian propaganda instead, with Radio Sputnik.
- Estudio revela explosivo aumento del streaming en EEUU
- One-man play ‘Dar He’ portrays the tragic story of Emmett Till
- Seriously Simple: Stir-fried lamb is fast and flavorful
- Alex Bregman and Jose Altuve apologize for the Astros’ sign-stealing scheme
- Study finds many youth living with undiagnosed chronic fatigue syndrome — and black and Latino children are twice as likely to suffer
- Boys basketball notes: Nick Anderson’s slight build may not ‘pass the eye test,’ but the Lake Central senior guard has made himself into a straight-A scorer
- Documentary spans Chanute’s aviation legacy in Indiana Dunes
- Acusan a tío de Guaidó de meter material peligroso
- Armstrong: Calling it ‘something I can improve on,’ West Aurora senior Will Easley earns second national title in Olympic-style weightlifting
- NBA All-Star Weekend brings comedy stars to Chicago as well, with Hannibal Buress and Chris Redd on Team Coco
- Hot sauce tasting: The ultimate guide to America’s most popular brands
- An evacuee under quarantine in Texas is 15th person confirmed to have coronavirus in US
- Ricardo Peláez: ‘En el fútbol todos estamos con las maletas hechas’
- What makes sustainable fashion?
- After former chief of staff John Kelly defends impeachment witness, Trump says he ‘just can’t keep his mouth shut’
- Rare piano destroyed during move is now in piano heaven’ (hopefully)
- Victoria’s Secret added new safety measures; models say it’s not enough
- Modest GOP foray into climate triggers backlash from the right
- As former Dominick’s store continues to sit empty, Palos Heights brainstorms what could take its place
- Alaska Airlines joining Oneworld alliance, teaming with American
- Cyclocross event needs new venue due to Carpentersville park construction
- ‘You have to battle and fight for everything’: Antioch seniors Devin Nobiling and Luke Menzies put in the work to reclaim spots in the lineup and qualify for the sectional
- Lista de eventos deportivos afectados por el coronavirus
- Slam Dunk Contest: Everything you need to know about the dunks, the rules — and the judges with Chicago connections
- Post-Tribune gymnastics rankings and gymnast of the week for Friday, Feb. 14, 2020
- Free tax filing has confused many Americans. Here’s help.
- Tove Lo is provocative, and she isn’t shy about it, none of which would matter if her music wasn’t always on point
- Company efforts to stamp out tobacco often go up in smoke
- Bears center Cody Whitehair buys teammate Leonard Floyd’s Vernon Hills home for $545,000
- Retirement: New ways to boost retirement savings
- Asesinan a balazos a un periodista investigativo
- Community news
- Chinatown takes a hit as coronavirus fears keep customers away. Business is down as much as 50% at some restaurants.
- Las 10 mejores anécdotas de los Chivas vs. Cruz Azul según el Rebaño Sagrado
- Hope Hicks returning to White House as counselor to Trump
- Commentary: In booming times, Democrats sell misery
- Gary man charged with rape in home burglaries: police
- DA deciding whether to investigate James Brown’s death
- Special editions for 2021 Toyota Tundra
- Waukegan High School JROTC program crafts more than 5,000 Valentine’s Day cards for veterans
- Se entrega la ‘Reina del Norte’ supuesta narcotraficante
- 13 things you don’t know about life as an ex-president
- With one month to go: coal bill, lead testing still at play in legislature
- Gymnastics notes: Portage freshman Shelby Conrad rediscovers her love for the sport and finds it easier ‘when you’re having fun’
- Cadillac redesigns, offers new tech on 2021 Escalade
- Regresa a la Casa Blanca colaboradora de confianza de Trump
- Southwest Airlines again delays return date for Boeing 737 Max
- He was fearless on a football field. It was the future that scared him.
- Long Grove brick and stone mansion: $1.1M
- Naperville North’s Matthew Maschmeier goes preferred walk-on route at Kansas State: ‘I am going to have a chip on my shoulder’
- A hard seltzer festival was inevitable and here it comes: Seltzer Land coming to Chicago this spring
- 3 students hospitalized after possibly overdosing at West Side school
- Newspaper publisher McClatchy files for bankruptcy protection
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- Girls, their dolls have ‘tea’ and learn about world’s fair
- Homewood Chocolate Fest adds s’mores kits to sweet lineup
- 35-year sentence for Hammond woman in death of 4-month-old daughter
- El potencial africano en el Juego de Estrellas 2020
- Booked it! Chicago theater casting announcements for Feb. 13
- Ex-etiquette: A Valentine from beyond the grave
- One of the top defenders in the state, Nebraska recruit Kendall Moriarty makes Benet’s opponents ‘miserable’ with her elite athleticism, length and tenacity
- Column: 100 years ago, in Chicago, the League of Women Voters was born. Now it’s looking back at a discriminatory past and a more inclusive future
- Guardiola ve peligrar su puesto si cae ante el Real Madrid en Champions
- Indiana state board opts to shutter historic Gary Roosevelt school, which faces millions in repairs
- Shout Out: Rick Young, co-owner of Chicago Comedy All-Stars and Lake Forest resident
- Fernando Gomez, a former Chicago DEA agent and Evanston cop, sentenced to 4 years for helping drug traffickers
- Running group, Elgin Lions Club to take over annual Fox Trot after city drops it from its schedule
- Man found fatally wounded in car parked in alley in Fernwood neighborhood
- Trump Fed nominee Shelton faces skepticism at Senate hearing
- Chicago to consider earlier Sunday liquor sales, in response to soccer fans
- Brrrr! Arctic front brings dangerous wind chills to Midwest
- McLaren presenta su nueva joya para 2020, el MCL35 (VIDEO)
- Purple reign: In its new digs, Jimmy Bannos has turned The Purple Pig into one of the city’s essential restaurants
- ‘A 7-year-old can do this’: In era of school shootings, high school students learn how to Stop the Bleed
- Taxes, jobs focus at Aurora forum for 83rd District candidates
- Local senior services agency raises over $200,000 ‘Dancing with Barrington Stars’
- Combo guard Matt Reid begins to find his rhythm again for Benet: ‘I knew when I got back everybody would be there to help pick me back up’
- 10 questions with… Centro de Informacion finance director Josefina Guerrero de Rodriguez
- Gleeson Irish Trio is looking forward to Gaelic Park show
- Primer pelotero que gana arbitraje salarial este año
- China reports spike in coronavirus cases after change in way illness is diagnosed
- Wisconsin moves ahead with later bar hours for Democratic National Convention
- Commentary: The many stages of Valentine’s Day
- Ante la conmoción social por caso Ingrid Escamilla, AMLO promete combatir el feminicidio
- Man convicted of infamous 1960 Starved Rock killing is just days away from getting out of prison
- Shedd’s famous otter Luna goes under the knife to prevent cancer
- Trump’s State of Union tale of a once-homeless veteran’s comeback thanks to tax breaks not entirely true
- Letter to the Editor
- Lake County Symphony Orchestra debuts political tone poem
- Lukaku vs. Immobile, duelo de gatilleros en el calcio
- Prosecutors considering charges in Deerfield hit-and-run that seriously injured boy with autism: police
- Shedd spays sea otter Luna
- Column: 6 years after I nearly died of a heart attack, I’m using my second chance to pursue my personal best
- Community news: Local cooks score in Orland Township Souper Bowl contest
- A betting guide to NBA All-Star Weekend: Expert advice from a onetime baller
- Forecasters: Dress in layers, be careful driving as snow gives way to subzero temperatures Thursday in Chicago area
- States with the highest bankruptcy rates
- Torrential rains leave swollen rivers, downed trees in South
- Southern floods, arctic cold characterize weather across US
- Courier-News girls basketball rankings and player of the week for Friday, Feb. 14, 2020
- Dinner and flowers for Valentine’s, plus NBA All-Star game parties—here are 5 things to do in Chicago this weekend
- Greenbriar School music teacher a finalist for ‘golden’ honor
- ‘La rabia, frustración y trauma’ de Parkland llegan al cine
- Waukegan High School honors bowler Diego Cortez
- The Chicago International Film Festival honors writer-director of ‘The Truth’
- Números y curiosidades del Juego de Estrellas 2020 de la NBA
- Parents speak out against plans to move D300’s dual-language program to Carpentersville schools east of Fox River
- Portage man facing new fraud charges over well repair is no stranger to court system: records
- Column: Humble? The Cubs? This should be interesting to see.
- Rayados analiza demandar a Inter de Miami por fichaje de Pizarro
- How to appeal your property tax is topic of River Forest assessor’s office seminar March 3
- Man wanted for planting camera in Northfield school bathroom still at large; school officials promise changes
- United Airlines extends China flight cancellations amid coronavirus outbreak
- ‘Sonic the Hedgehog’ review: Crowd-pleaser nails it
- Joaquín Sabina se recupera tras operación por caída en Madrid
- Zach LaVine out to prove he’s more than just a dunker in the 3-Point Contest: ‘If people think I’m just a high flyer still, I think they’re just a casual NBA fan’
- Dallas Keuchel arrives at White Sox spring training ahead of schedule — and has already proved himself to be ‘valuable’
- Indiana Senate committee tables bill eliminating 13 remaining township assessors
- Jiménez regresa a los Rockies para reverdecer laureles
- Pedro Capó confía en su ‘Buena suerte’
- Legislative Ethics Commission deadlock over report on alleged wrongdoing points to party-line voting inspector general’s office says is a problem
- Neighbor charged in Crown Point shooting over dogs
- 3 takeaways from White Sox spring training Thursday, including Nomar Mazara’s fresh start
- Shout Out: Serah Cicek, restaurant owner, doctoral student and aspiring college professor
- Column: Bernie Sanders isn’t a socialist — but he plays one on TV. That’s a problem.
- With cold weather arriving, warming centers to open throughout winter in Oak Park
- Brilliant seafood recipes for anyone who hates doing the dishes
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- Column: Purdue Northwest roars into final weeks of Homecoming
- Column: South Carolina Republicans’ plan: Help Trump by voting for Sanders in Dem primary. Will it work, or backfire?
- Delantero del América Nicolás Castillo otra vez en el hospital
- Empresarios complacen a AMLO, comprarán ‘cachitos’ de rifa simbólica de avión presidencial
- The Spin: Obama in Chicago, days after City Hall protest related to presidential center | Sanders endorses Foxx | In Chicago, bail reform as political football
- Metra strike in Hometown that seriously injured 4 was ‘predictable’ and could have been prevented, attorney says
- Column: Trolley rides would only help this booming section of Milwaukee Avenue in the burbs
- Northbrook Village Board gives early nod to application for marijuana growing site in village
- Captain Comics: ‘Birds’ of a feather
- Corrections and clarifications
- Trump reasigna fondos militares a construcción de muro
- Booker sustituye al lesionado Lillard en Juego de Estrellas
- Harvey Weinstein attorney tells jurors that prosecutors have a ‘tale,’ not a case in closing argument
- ¿Por qué no hay ningún caso de coronavirus en Latinoamérica?
- Teacher Feature: ‘Every day a new opportunity’ in the classroom
- Community gathers to honor life of Chicago police Cmdr. Paul Bauer, 2 years after he died in line of duty
- ‘El Rey’ Félix dice estar saludable y listo para su nuevo equipo
- Rap impostors accused of scamming luxury hotels of thousands
- Puerto Rico online scam targeted more than $4M amid crisis
- White Sox’s Speed Pitch Challenge at Guaranteed Rate Field
- Lake County Lines: New runway for Waukegan airport focus of new task force
- Undercover sting uncovers nearly $1 million in counterfeit sports merchandise at suburban business
- Proponen que los equipos puedan solicitar el VAR en acciones dudosas
- Chicago aldermen move to try to tighten up rules on outside employment for city officials
- Pelé: ‘Gracias por sus oraciones, estoy bien’
- Chicagoans can ‘breathe a sigh of relief’: Friends and family of local couple with coronavirus are free of the illness
- Cubs closer Craig Kimbrel hopes a return to his normal spring routine will help him ‘put last year behind us’
- Park Ridge looks to move 911 dispatching services to Cook County call center
- Last-minute Valentine’s Day: Tables in Chicago area are available, going fast
- Ordinance would create Medic Bound program to help attract young Hammond residents to firefighting careers
- 1 pitch. 84 mph. That’s all 1 White Sox fan needed — in the snow, no less — to win a trip to spring training.
- Democratic presidential candidate Bernie Sanders endorses Kim Foxx for Cook County state’s attorney
- 5 takeaways from Cubs spring training Thursday, including Jon Lester’s tunnel vision and Adbert Alzolay’s vegetarian diet
- Column: The Astros’ apology? Not accepted
- Gary airport takes precaution against coronavirus
- Park Ridge to consider allowing animal hospitals in more areas
- Former President Barack Obama to hold ‘fireside chat’ with NBA stars, just days after a Chicago City Hall protest related to his proposed presidential center
- Models dazzle at the Chocolate Fashion Show in Belgium
- Girls basketball notes: Alyssa Crenshaw ensures ‘really special’ Dundee-Crown on cusp of winning conference title outright
- He is building a home. And a career in the NBA.
- Editorial: A report’s flaws suggest: Cook County bail reforms may have endangered the public
- ‘I’m forever grateful’: Teen who fled Honduras amid alleged gang threats is released from federal custody to suburban family amid fight for asylum
- Trump to transfer $3.8 billion from Pentagon to fund construction of his border wall
- How months of miscalculation led the US and Iran to the brink of war
- Trump says he may end long-running practice of letting officials listen in on presidential calls with foreign leaders