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- VU men’s basketball notes: After a big comeback, the Crusaders lose at Drake on Bishop Noll graduate Roman Penn’s shot with 3.3 seconds left in overtime
- Ask Amy: Transgender people say: Call me by my name
- Daily horoscope for February 20, 2020
- ‘This is your moment’: After committing a turnover, Matt Cappelletti sinks two free throws with less than a second left as North Central College edges Carthage to win the conference title
- Driver drags Chicago police officer with vehicle before fleeing traffic stop in Logan Square, police say
- 10 things to do with toddlers in the Chicago area
- Former quarterback Michael Vick lists South Florida home | Photos
- Column: The Shawshank Rod Blagojevich Redemption Tour begins
- Editorial: Choices for Illinois House: Kalish, LaPointe, Tillman, Flowers, Thapedi, Krishnamsetty
- Mayor Lori Lightfoot hosting Chicago poverty summit: ‘We’re no longer going to look the other way’
- Daywatch: What’s next for Rod Blagojevich, Eddie Johnson’s hefty pension and Indiana Beach closing
- New oyster bar opening across from Wrigley in time for Cubs’ season
- 2.5 million people told to stay home in South Korea as first coronavirus death reported
- Calling himself a ‘freed political prisoner,’ Rod Blagojevich thanks Trump and remains unbowed
- Gov. J.B. Pritzker’s $42 billion state budget promises added funding for schools, public safety — if voters approve his graduated income tax in November
- What’s next for Rod Blagojevich? Can he practice law? Run for office? Become a poet?
- 10,000-plus new apartments predicted for downtown Chicago by 2022, but don’t expect a break on rent
- Democratic debate in Nevada: Candidates savage Mike Bloomberg and Elizabeth Warren goes on the offensive in fiercest contest yet
- Cubs want to improve their pitch framing, but not all pitchers and catchers understand — or care — how the skill is measured
- Free things to do this week include a volunteer expo, learning to draw or watching the Seldoms move their feet
- Happy hour deals in Chicago, Feb. 20-26
- Remembering Charles Portis: ‘True Grit’ is just the entry point for this master of American fiction
- Former Chicago police Superintendent Eddie Johnson due a monthly pension of nearly $16,000 despite early dismissal
- ‘The Bachelor’ participants as wines: Which bottle you need
- Best gym bags for people who live in big cities
- 25 of Amazon’s most-Instagrammable home and kitchen products
- Takeaways from the Democratic debate: Elizabeth takes the gloves off, Bernie absorbs glancing blows, Pete and Amy’s grudge match
- Stefanie Dolson re-signs with the Chicago Sky and is chosen for the US 3-on-3 qualifying team
- Dwyane Wade: ‘When you’ve got your own county, you can do different things’
- Are we stuck after a down payment on a Palladium Travel Club membership? Travel Troubleshooter investigates.
- An inconsistent 2019 fueled Reynaldo Lopez to change up his offseason routine — both physically and mentally: ‘It’s going to be a good year’
- How Uncle Nearest Whiskey came to honor the black distiller who taught Jack Daniel his stuff
- Column: Bloomberg’s debate downer — money can’t buy everything
- Lake County News-Sun Local Scoreboard for Friday, Feb. 21, 2020
- West Suburban Local Scoreboard for Friday, Feb. 21, 2020
- A freak head injury — hitting a brick wall hard while laughing at a joke — forces an Olympic gold medalist to retire at 34
- Al-Khelaifi, presidente del PSG, acusado de corrupción
- El Barcelona refuerza su delantera
- Speak Out: Crossing at 87th and Pulaski has always been dangerous
- Bloomberg y Sanders, los más atacados en el debate demócrata
- Muere en tiroteo el rapero Pop Smoke
- ‘We don’t want to be done’: Josie Ness leads a second-quarter run that propels Sandwich past Kaneland in a Class 3A regional semifinal; Montini awaits
- Column: Despite his billions, Mike Bloomberg busts — his rivals were ready. He was not.
- Things to do in Chicago today | Feb. 20
- Newman sale del hospital tras accidente en Daytona 500
- Krispy Kreme announces crispety, crunchety collaboration with Butterfinger
- Pep Guardiola se queda en el City pase lo que pase
- Chopin in the City proves that his music can swing
- Kimberly dos Ramos habla sobre ‘El Señor de los Cielos’ Rafael Amaya
- Mardi Gras traditions you never knew about
- Among the teens wounded at a Valentine’s Day slumber party was the sister of 9-year-girl killed a decade ago. ‘I can’t take no more.’
- Classic ‘The Curious Savage’ launches 2020 season at La Porte Little Theatre
- Este es el papel de Kate del Castillo en el desarrollo de un ‘software’ que fomentará la representación latina
- Outdoor Life: Late winter finds young squirrels unleashed on the landscape
- The brand that won’t stop trying to be cool
- Column: Indiana Beach was about families, nostalgia and the promise of returning there one more time
- Daily Southtown Local Scoreboard for Friday, Feb. 21, 2020
- NFL free agents Greg Robinson, Quan Bray arrested with 157 pounds of weed
- Roger Federer se perderá Roland Garros
- The day Frankie flew away
- Daily Southtown boys basketball rankings and player of the week for Friday, Feb. 21, 2020
- The brand that won’t stop trying to be cool
- Girls basketball notes: Finola Summerville scores 15 points as Lake Forest holds off Palatine in a Class 4A regional semifinal, setting the stage for a third showdown with Stevenson
- Japanese city’s erratic snowfall good for Olympics bid, bad for climate
- Why was the Blackhawks’ performance in the 3rd period so bad? 3 takeaways from their 6-3 loss to the Rangers.
- Dinner to benefit Aurora food pantry
- Column: ESPN going with a 2-person booth for ‘Sunday Night Baseball’ is good. But bringing back Alex Rodriguez is a missed opportunity.
- Raphael Saadiq uses his songwriting pen as a window into his funky soul to tell the story of Jimmy Lee
- Pictures: Olympics skateboard uniforms
- Letter to the Editor
- Post-Tribune Local Scoreboard for Friday, Feb. 21, 2020
- Él ‘quería un regalito’ y su esposa le consiguió a Fátima
- 3 Wisconsin women charged with robbing, beating a man who thought he was getting ride-share in Lincoln Park
- Jorge Drexler anuncia gira por Estados Unidos
- Scrumptious spring recipes for a small Easter celebration
- Adorable stars of CatVideoFest at Music Box in Chicago bring cat videos to the big screen
- La presencia iberoamericana en la Berlinale
- Post-Tribune boys basketball rankings and player of the week for Friday, Feb. 21, 2020
- Boys basketball notes: Rich East point guard Gary Clay Jr. learning ‘the sky is the limit’ in varsity debut
- ‘Chicharito’ sigue con la pólvora mojada en el Galaxy (VIDEO)
- El expresidente Enrique Peña Nieto es investigado por corrupción, AMLO dice que no sabe nada
- Bitcoin ATMs start to spread — and to draw scrutiny
- Your doorbell camera spied on you. Now what?
- The best baby changing pad
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- The best ear thermometer
- The best gaming controller for Androids
- The best loaf pan
- The best looms
- The best OGX conditioner
- Partido con fuertes aires de revancha en la Liga MX
- Boys basketball notes: 6-foot-9 senior center Jeffrey Hemmelgarn is happy with ‘a few assists, some rebounds and 10 points’ as long as Munster continues to win
- The best sleigh bed
- The best smart plug for Alexa
- The best wireless backup camera
- Whitney Houston’s hologram revue sounds great, looks lifelike and is still super creepy
- The Lakers, the Clippers and a rare fight for L.A. basketball primacy
- Chicago musician Jeremy Cunningham had to manage the almost impossible task of processing personal tragedy and managing his art
- Sergio Pérez lidera sesión matinal en segundo día de pruebas en Fórmula Uno
- Tia Mowry-Hardrict talks women’s empowerment at NBA All-Star Weekend summit
- Former Calumet High School educator, coach dead at 96
- Booked it! Chicago theater casting announcements for Feb. 20
- Alyssa Iverson starred at Harvest Christian. She hit a roadblock at Northern Iowa. She’s reviving her game at McHenry Community College: ‘Trying to get back to where I want to be.’
- State fines restaurants in Gary delivery driver killings
- Videojuegos y películas sobre epidemias se convierten en fenómeno viral
- Fire victim jumps from second story of burning building on West Side
- Beacon-News boys basketball rankings and player of the week for Friday, Feb. 21, 2020
- Ante crisis por feminicidios preparan #UnDíaSinNosotras en México
- Sin reglas, no hay motivación
- SNL’s Melissa Villaseñor is coming to Chicago for five stand-up shows this summer
- Washington Street Pub to be part of downtown Oswego development
- Column: Michelle Obama’s #PromChallenge is a worthy cause and a refreshing reminder that not every photo has to be flattering
- Letters to the Editor
- Texas man armed with handgun shot to death at Bronzeville motel, and police believe robbery was motive
- Sanciones de EEUU contra Maduro sacuden al pueblo venezolano
- Hospitalizan a Britney Spears tras sufrir una fractura
- Noah Feldman: Presidential pardons have been a bad idea since 1787
- CBS streaming service to grow with Viacom, Paramount videos
- Barton Goldsmith: 7 rules for living
- Boys basketball notes: Jacques Kelly and East Aurora battle down to the wire in chase for Upstate Eight Conference title
- Teams most likely to win 2020 NCAA Tournament
- Choque múltiple involucra unos 200 vehículos
- ‘Todos tenemos prejuicios’
- Boys basketball notes: King Coleman and North Chicago prepare to host a Class 3A regional as the regular season winds down
- When you click buy on Amazon, it may be sweating the supply
- Will County prosecutor, chief judge move to remove marijuana possession cases from people’s records
- Joe Henry went deep for his latest album, so, so deep, but don’t you dare call it his ‘cancer album’
- A singular, strange, fine 1945 romance: ‘I Know Where I’m Going!’ returns to the Siskel Film Center
- Affordable housing project in Deerfield clears hurdle, receives financing approval
- When you click buy on Amazon, it may be sweating the supply
- Redevelopment commissions OK’s another study of how to rejuvenate downtown Hammond
- ‘Para nosotros, Maradona es más que un hombre, es un Dios’
- Letters to the Editor
- Column: Is Chicago’s fear of fire ebbing? Nearly 150 years after the Great Fire, the city steps, gingerly, into innovative ‘mass timber’ construction
- ‘Shocked’ to qualify for the state finals in his second season of wrestling, Clark senior Andres Larios learns why coaches believed in him
- Flooded Mississippi residents return to soggy, smelly homes
- ‘There is more attention on me now’: Zeke Williams steps into the spotlight as a sophomore for Naperville North
- Truck driver injured after object hits windshield: police
- Column: Unrepentant Blah-Blah-Blagojevich will try to rewrite history. It’s time to #MuteBlago.
- North Chicago High School closed Thursday over threat posted on social media
- Flooded Mississippi residents return to soggy, smelly homes
- UK’s Johnson under fire for flood response as more rain due
- Boikot anuncia un descanso indefinido tras su gira de 2020
- This music has been a long time coming for Chicago composer Amalea Tshilds, part of a balancing act that included a whole lot of life
- ‘Bad guys doing good’: Southland-based 501st Legion sends Star Wars villains to charity events
- UK’s Johnson under fire for flood response as more rain due
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- ‘Tata’ Martino no está satisfecho con los rivales del Tri
- Airline delays are getting worse. More flyers are being bumped off flights. But few lodge official complaints.
- Seriously Simple: Start St. Patrick’s Day off right with this corned beef and potato frittata
- Enviarán turista a la órbita profunda
- Brown sugar boba ice cream bars have been flying off shelves, but are they good? We put them to the test.
- Bestselling young adult authors are aiming at older readers
- Conmebol se lava las manos por jugadora trans y lo deja a decisión de FIFA
- Column: Tim Anderson is selling the White Sox — and himself — with his new YouTube channel
- Letters: Instead of pointing fingers, help China fight coronavirus epidemic
- Can AI flag disease outbreaks faster than humans? Not quite
- Airline passengers put up with more and longer flight delays
- Review: Amy Morton’s latest restaurant fits downtown Aurora like a comfortable shoe
- In Lake Placid, a miracle from 40 years ago still inspires
- Ald. Walter Burnett opposes plan for marijuana dispensary near Haymarket addiction treatment center
- Kelly Crull, the former Cubs in-game reporter for NBC Sports Chicago, lands a job covering the Braves for Fox Sports South
- North Side tattoo shop featured on ‘Black Ink Crew: Chicago’ allowed to operate after inspection
- Prosecutors: Man locked girl, 3, in bathroom stall, where he sexually assaulted her at River North McDonald’s
- Colorado won’t stop employers from firing workers for using weed off the clock
- Waukegan Public Library executive director out despite proposed contract extension: ‘This cannot go any longer’
- Sharon Gist Gilliam, worked for Mayor Harold Washington and oversaw sweeping change at CHA, dies
- Legal marijuana use still costs people jobs. A new California bill takes on the issue
- What you should know about CBD massages
- Samba, glamur y musculación: la intimidad de una reina del carnaval de Río
- Nokia subdivision and residential rezoning requests win Naperville commission endorsement
- Hasbro announces new ‘Baby Yoda’ merchandise in latest ‘Star Wars’ collection
- Former Highland Park mayor and state lawmaker, who died at age 91, remembered for his lifelong public service
- Glencoe home with pond, original gazebo: $1.88M
- Paramount Theatre announces Bold Series at Copley Theatre in downtown Aurora
- Hobart officials point to city moving forward after 2019 accomplishments
- Retirement: Saving for retirement as a couple
- Can you return to your old job?
- Can’t find an affordable FHA-approved home? You have options
- From Paczki Fest to Cider Summit, here are 5 things to do in Chicago this weekend
- Driver killed in single-vehicle crash and fire on Route 41 in North Chicago
- Ask Kip: Going back to work after claiming Social Security
- Turkish soldiers killed in an airstrike in Syria amid threats of escalation
- Thalía y Pitbull se la juegan esta noche con grandes estrellas en Premio Lo Nuestro 2020
- Column: Matteson residents fed up with high taxes, seek ways to reverse region’s decline
- Latinos Progresando, a Little Village nonprofit, plans to buy vacant library, convert it into a $2.5 million community center
- Aide suspected to be ‘Anonymous’ writer is reassigned to Energy Department
- Valparaiso Family Express hit with $11.6K in fines for safety violations
- Hundreds of dams lack emergency plans in rain-soaked South
- Former Maple School teacher returning to be principal
- Plan Commission reviewing redevelopment proposal at former Bess Hardware site in downtown Glenview
- Commentary: How the Chinese Communist Party intimidates overseas Chinese citizens
- Paramount announces four shows to be staged at Copley Theatre in downtown Aurora
- Sherlyn revela el nombre del padre de su hijo
- Carpenterville, Dundees pushing importance of 2020 census — about $1,500 per person at stake
- Warmest January ever puts 2020 on track to be one of top 10 hottest years
- 6 best off-the-beaten-path spots on the Yucatan Peninsula
- Indiana mother, son arrested after marijuana products purchased from neighboring states found in their home: police
- How to raise siblings who get along
- 6 best off-the-beaten-path spots on the Yucatan Peninsula
- Community news: Frankfort appoints new village clerk
- Liga MX: ‘Turco’ Mohamed y ‘Flaco’ Tena con la soga al cuello y Míchel de luna de miel
- Naperville lawmaker wants to end century-old law banning booze on trains, even if it’s not enforced
- Gary men face federal charges in shooting death of pizza delivery driver
- Loop home with access to University Club: $2M
- Commentary: If Pritzker wants real pension reform, he may need to amend his ‘fantasy’ swipe
- Governor: Indiana will examine Lake Michigan erosion damage
- Expanded Tri-State access at Route 120 among infrastructure improvements eyed by Waukegan while awaiting casino license
- The 25 all-time best characters of the NCAA Tournament
- Chicago’s Fulton Market gets another corporate HQ: Aspen Dental is moving from N.Y., with plans to hire up to 500
- Pelea Wilder-Fury, tan grande que tuvieron que unirse dos cadenas de TV
- Political operative pleads not guilty to bribery charges in alleged red-light camera scheme
- Chicago Fire sign attacking midfielder Luka Stojanovic as the team’s roster begins to take shape
- Prairie style home in Glencoe: $1.68M
- Senior living developer returns to Highland with new plans for project; community forum Wednesday
- Victoria’s Secret being sold: 55% of former lingerie leader fetches $525 million
- Morgan Stanley buying E-Trade in all-stock deal worth about $13B
- ‘Windy City Rehab’ host suing notary public she says forged her signature on documents
- South Suburban Irish pull out all the stops for St. Patrick’s Day
- Custer Street Fair moving to Indiana as organizers say ‘people of Evanston came at us’
- Read the indictment against Casey Urlacher, others in offshore sports gambling ring ?
- Kildeer home on 2.5 acres: $1.01M
- Community news
- Valparaiso schools plan to restart language program for 2021-22 school year
- Al Pacino is a movie star. Why return to TV? Because it’s ‘kind of dangerous’
- Bradshaw: Silicon Valley attracts talent from beyond the Bay Area
- Director de la nueva película de El Planeta de los Simios lo tiene claro: ‘Continuará el legado de César’
- Old Town Triangle home designed by award winning firm: $2M
- ¿Habló Barros Schelotto con Messi para llevarlo al Galaxy?
- Column: More than 10,000 babies later, ‘miracle worker’ fertility expert retires from Rush Copley in Aurora
- 3 takeaways from White Sox spring training, including Tim Anderson and Yoan Moncada likely at the top of the order
- Family, city leaders mourn death of ‘Aurora icon’ Daniel Dolan Sr.
- The Spin: Rod Blagojevich needs a job | How much is Eddie Johnson’s pension? | Speaker Madigan named in latest federal subpoena
- Corrections and clarifications
- Computer scientist who invented cut, copy and paste has died
- Oak Park approves selling price of $1, village subsidy, to get property back on tax rolls
- ‘Call of the Wild’ no muerde, pero sí mueve la cola
- Aurora to hold open house on electrical aggregation program
- Man fatally wounded on West Side in Lawndale neighborhood
- Officials drop off Feb. 14 subpoenas at Gary City Hall
- ‘Culpable’ el sujeto que quería matar mexicanos
- Pit bull found in trash bag on side of road in Willow Springs recovering at south suburban shelter
- Messi: ‘Llevamos desde enero con problema tras problema’
- Metra wants rider feedback on proposed electric line schedule changes
- Sentencian en NY a colaborador de ‘El Chapo’
- Blackhawks hit ‘reset’ after a lackluster effort in their return home: ‘Sometimes a day off … can be what we need’
- Louis Vuitton, H&M stores on Mag Mile robbed 45 minutes apart; 5 held after fleeing on Red Line subway tracks
- Calumet Township Trustee decries bill that would give North Township oversight of Griffith
- Aurora looks at adding marijuana dispensary spots, including two on Route 59
- Casey Urlacher, brother of Bears Hall of Famer, charged with Chicago cop and 8 others in offshore sports gambling business
- Nets star Kyrie Irving will undergo shoulder surgery and miss the remainder of the season
- Elgin Public Museum striving to right its finances as it heads into its 100th year
- Roger Stone sentenced to 3 years, 4 months in prison after Justice Department backs off sentencing recommendation
- With Kris Bryant and Anthony Rizzo hitting 1-2 in the new-look lineup, the door is open for other Cubs to provide more punch
- Gunman who posted a manifesto calling for genocide kills 9 people in German city of Hanau
- Will County Board member Ray Tuminello drops re-election bid, will still appear on primary ballot
- Shout Out: Sarah Sanford, artist who is also head of Go Green Northbrook
- Five years after monument designation, Pullman finally has the money to fulfill park’s potential
- Column: To get to the White House, millennial Pete Buttigieg has to knock down the boomers standing in his way
- David Ross insists he have the final say on the lineup: 4 takeaways from Cubs spring training
- Nielsen says Democrats’ Nevada debate reached nearly 20 million viewers — more than any Democratic nomination contest ever
- 3 stole merchandise from DuPage County stores, then led cops on chase that ended in crash with Chicago squad car, prosecutors say
- Will Elizabeth Warren’s dominant debate performance boost her chances in Nevada and beyond — or is it too late?
- Review: Broadway ‘West Side Story’ gets a brand new Ivo Van Hove look — why not add video and cut ‘I Feel Pretty’?
- Russia is working to get Trump reelected, intelligence officials tell House lawmakers in briefing that angers the president
- Review: In ‘Kill Move Paradise’ at TimeLine Theatre, black lives are cut short — then they turn on the audience
- Column: Why Bernie Sanders will probably win the Democratic nomination
- Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders leads new Illinois presidential poll, but survey’s methodology raises questions about its accuracy
- Chuy and Tio Bernie: Why U.S. Rep. Jesus ‘Chuy’ Garcia thinks Sanders is performing better with Latino voters in 2020
- Best teas to settle an upset stomach
- Northbrook resident cited for using rooms in her home as Airbnb asks village to change the rules to allow it
- Gov. J.B. Pritzker’s plan to link education funding increase to his graduated income tax plan could leave some school districts in the lurch
- Hornets 103, Bulls 93
- House Speaker Michael Madigan, several allies named in federal grand jury subpoenas seeking records from 2 southwest suburbs
- Former Bulls guard Ben Gordon describes his struggles with mental illness in The Players’ Tribune: ‘I was obsessed with killing myself’
- 2020 presidential delegate tracker
- Bears sign tight end Demetrius Harris to a 1-year contract