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- Team Lebron vuelve a ganar en un emocionante Juego de Estrellas NBA
- Middle Eastern restaurant serving big crowds in its first weeks of business
- Ask Amy: Granny should be the coach of family’s team
- Daily horoscope for February 17, 2020
- Man, 40, fatally shot in Back of the Yards, police say
- Apartment Hunt: At NEMA Chicago, robots greet residents and robust amenities feature saunas, golf simulation and cooking classes
- Can courts do more to force FOID card violators to give up their guns? Cook and DuPage counties considering how following Tribune report.
- Commentary: Off the court, LeBron James’ vital role as father
- Gov. J.B. Pritzker will propose a significant hike in child welfare spending but will have to figure out how to pay for that while fulfilling his goal of a second balanced budget
- Letters: Chicago’s next police superintendent needs to know ins, outs of the city
- Witch hazel is a trendy skincare go-to, but it’s also a great pick for winter gardens
- Commentary: Here’s what happens to the asylum-seekers we turn away
- Column: It’s tough being a Democratic voter if you’re not a clairvoyant
- Daywatch: How CTA riders can stay safe, Pritzker to propose hike in child welfare spending and a new way to watch the Cubs
- Books to be devoured, books to be savored: They’re all delicious in their own way, says John Warner
- Hickory Hills Catholic school teacher a finalist for Golden Apple Award
- David Ross eagerly awaits Chairman Tom Ricketts’ speech before the Cubs’ 1st full spring training workout
- Is the future of podcasting female? Earios, Lemonada and Exactly Right say yes
- 10 takeaways from the NBA All-Star Game in Chicago, including Anthony Davis’ poetic ending and Kobe Bryant’s presence
- 7 facts worth clarifying about the Cubs’ Marquee Sports Network, including Comcast not being the only carrier without a deal
- Ask Anna: Figuring out a love triangle
- Harrison Ford explains how he put a new spin on a classic character in ‘The Call of the Wild’
- Best comfortable (but still professional) clothes to wear to work
- A tip for organizing each area of the home
- Las mejores imágenes del Juego de Estrellas NBA 2020
- Waukegan bar owner claims police are harassing him in effort to oust him from vacant Ramada Inn
- Winners and losers from NBA All-Star Weekend, including that scene-setting Chicago video, Common’s rhymes, cold-weather complaints and, of course, GarPax
- Black athlete says he was wrongly detained, threatened by Illinois police officers at rest stop while traveling with college swim team
- Repair stations coming to four Will County Forest Preserve bike trails
- With CTA crime in the spotlight, here’s how ‘L’ riders can stay safe
- Celebrities at NBA All-Star Weekend in Chicago
- For businesses in Aurora, training and awareness increase after Pratt warehouse shooting
- Review: Virtuoso pianist Yuja Wang keeps her audience guessing in illuminating program
- Cubs sign deal to air Marquee Sports Network on streaming service Hulu
- Guaidó llama a militares a unirse a su causa
- Paralizan plan para construir campos para concentrar inmigrantes
- Column: It takes baby steps to end state’s climate of corruption
- Elton John acorta concierto por neumonía
- Speak Out: Rules of the road should be followed, enforced
- Lake County News-Sun Local Scoreboard for Tuesday, Feb. 18, 2020
- With ‘Mother Nature in charge,’ dams along swollen rivers in Mississippi and Tennessee forced to unleash more water on those living downstream
- Post-Tribune Local Scoreboard for Tuesday, Feb. 18, 2020
- Past remarks are troublesome for Michael Bloomberg — and fair game for rivals
- 5 questions — and answers from Crane Kenney — about the Cubs’ Marquee Sports Network deal with Hulu
- General Motors surrenders in Australia, New Zealand, Thailand
- 1 killed, 2 wounded in CTA pedestrian tunnel
- For Deerfield dads and daughters, dance a special time
- Evacuados del crucero inician una nueva cuarentena en EEUU
- 2020 NBA All-Star Weekend: A recap of all the events around Chicago
- Shout Out: Paolo Vacala, Maine South student recognized for graphic arts
- Tree-planting gets boost from Jewish celebration
- Daily Southtown Local Scoreboard for Tuesday, Feb. 18, 2020
- West Suburban Local Scoreboard for Tuesday, Feb. 18, 2020
- Lake Zurich gastropub expands, adds gaming
- Batch of dead fish reported near Portage marina on Little Calumet River, officials say
- Mujer que huyó de cuarentena por virus debe regresar
- Outbreak of Legionnaires’ disease up to five reported cases at Vernon Hills senior living center
- Daily Southtown wrestling rankings and wrestler of the week for Tuesday, Feb. 18, 2020
- Class 2A wrestling notes: Antioch does ‘something special’ and qualifies a school-record nine wrestlers for the individual state meet
- Oak Park gymnast Iriel Conley returns to the sport with a new perspective: ‘I take it more seriously now’
- Commentary: Will African American voters forgive Michael Bloomberg?
- Column: It took 32 years for the NBA All-Star Game to return to Chicago. Hopefully it won’t take as long for it to come back.
- Country Club Hills man receives humanitarian award from Northwestern Medicine
- Wrestling notebook: Lyons’ Griffin King makes it to state after returning from knee injury
- 2 more massage businesses eye Deerfield
- Pier 1 Imports, with 12 Chicago-area stores, files for bankruptcy amid online competition
- NBA All-Star Game at the United Center
- St. Isaac Jogues students get taste of legal system
- Monroe principal takes job at Timothy Christian school in Elmhurst
- Class 3A wrestling notes: Warren junior Joel VanderVere eyes a state championship and a top national ranking after winning a sectional title
- Wrestling notebook: Daemyen Middlebrooks, OPRF seniors head to 3A state meet
- Column: First steps in Crete-Monee school plan to advance this week
- VU men’s basketball notes: Whitney Young product Javon Freeman-Liberty helps Valparaiso steal a win at Illinois State
- Cubs — and new manager David Ross — hold their first full squad practice at spring training
- Black families came to Chicago by the thousands. Why are they leaving?
- Junior high actors soar — literally — in ‘Seussical’
- News-Sun girls basketball rankings and player of the week for Tuesday, Feb. 18, 2020
- Northbrook woman charged in hit-and-run crash that critically injured Deerfield boy with autism
- French train-maker seeks to buy Bombardier rail unit, which built CTA 5000 series
- Wrestling notes: West Aurora’s Dzhabrail Khurshidov and Yorkville’s Nick Stemmet take care of business with sectional titles
- Talk of the County: Speech-ripping Pelosi just another liberal, ‘one-sided, one-minded idiot’
- 14 American cruise ship passengers with coronavirus among those evacuated to US on charter flights
- ‘We’re as good as Ranya is’: Senior guard Ranya Jamison leads resurgent Zion-Benton into a Class 4A regional semifinal against Carmel, her former team
- Talk of the County: Actions of Trump, Pelosi show ‘we need a new generation to present fresh ideas’
- Buffalo Grove police officers talk child car seat safety at Auto Show
- Amazon’s Jeff Bezos devoting $10 billion to new charity fighting climate change
- Column: Volunteering for Frank Lloyd Wright Trust ‘a labor of love’
- Talk of the County: Stop ‘trying to pamper the students’ and protect them with active-shooter drills
- Celebrate Highwood prepares to launch another year of festivals with a fundraiser
- Wrestling notes: ‘Intense competitor’ Kevin Zimmer keeps pinning and winning at 220 pounds for Sandburg
- Raising a craft beer to local brewers in Morton Grove
- Chicago police report ‘good leads’ after a shooting kills 1, wounds 2 in tunnel connecting Red and Blue lines at Jackson
- Dreaming of summer? Apply for a plot at Niles community garden through March 20
- Chance the Rapper’s 2 late-night club performances after his halftime show and other celebrity sightings during NBA All-Star Weekend in Chicago
- Situation that brought police to Elgin’s College Green subdivision resolved, police say
- Zach LaVine had his moments — but the Bulls were left largely on the sidelines as NBA All-Star Weekend took over Chicago
- After facing illness, area families invited to visit the Cubs in Arizona
- Was it the new format or were fans eager to see the hometown show? Either way, Chicago-area household TV ratings for the NBA All-Star Game are up 56%.
- Brilliant seafood recipes for anyone who hates doing the dishes
- High-tech tires, from pit lane to your garage
- The NBA and China are showing signs of reconciliation
- Sooner or later, Zoe Kravitz was going to be a star
- Quickly
- ‘We’re an afterthought’: The push to get Asian-Americans to complete the census
- Having ‘the talk’ with my 80-something dad
- What’s the world’s worst smell?
- Harriet Tubman on a debit card: Tribute or gaffe?
- The Spin: Pritzker, Lightfoot differ in statehouse race | U.S. Rep. Kinzinger gets married | One month countdown to primary
- Tom Ricketts says the Cubs are the NL Central’s best team, despite a lack of offseason upgrades and financial clouds on the horizon
- Shout Out: Monique O’Toole, a DuPage County judge from Clarendon Hills
- Indiana paid $1M for dead Medicaid patients, report says
- ‘Love Island’ star’s suicide prompts a blame game in Britain
- Commentary: A cry for justice for a child-development expert — a friend — in Turkey
- Matt Enghauser brings leadership to elite Loyola boys basketball team
- 3 takeaways from Cubs camp, including a thumbs up for David Ross’ opening speech to players and a possible return of the Ricketts family panel at Cubs Convention
- Payout from national opioids settlement won’t be as large as hoped
- Column: A new day dawns for the Cubs as David Ross begins to change the vibe and Kris Bryant clears the air with Theo Epstein
- Kenosha man critically injured when van hits tree, utility pole near Waukegan
- Batavia library program lets kids blow off a little steam — and learn a little STEAM — on day off from school for Presidents Day
- Blackhawks Convention returns in July
- Eloy Jimenez has advice for fellow White Sox phenom Luis Robert: ‘I’m not going to lie … he’s going to be too anxious’
- Public education rally calls for increased public school funding and teacher pay, less funding for charter schools
- 3 takeaways from White Sox camp, including Danny Mendick’s plan to showcase his versatility
- Young, conservative and working for President Trump? The dating pool is small.
- Pete Buttigieg’s next test: Winning over minority voters
- Chicago officials say horse who died outside Englewood home showed no signs of mistreatment, and report of a dog eating the animal is ‘unfounded’
- Senate committee approves bill that would give candidates the option to submit campaign finance reports electronically
- Column: Democrats of the living dead
- Shout Out: Jo Ann Serpico, honored as Woman of the Year by Italian-American organization
- John Bolton hints at further revelations in his unpublished book but says he is fighting White House ‘censorship’
- Baranek: Retiring Bloom coach Ron Newquist to keep ‘ray of light’ on kids from Chicago Heights
- Shout Out: Bryan Wakefield
- ‘We were just on top of everything’: Behind juniors Ellie Wisner, Claudia Gallegos and Jada Devine, Neuqua Valley stuns Naperville Central in a Class 4A regional semifinal