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- Fact-checking the final Democratic presidential debate before the South Carolina primary and Super Tuesday
- Greta Kampschroeder bags double-double but Naperville North loses to Bolingbrook in sectional semifinals: ‘I’m really proud of these girls’
- ‘We are all pushing each other’: Sandburg wins nine of the 14 matches against Oak Park-River Forest in the sectional to advance to the Class 3A state quarterfinals
- Ask Amy: Puppy’s pee pushes parent out of bed
- Daily horoscope for February 26, 2020
- Northern Michigan recruit Sam Schultz sinks 3-pointer with 2.4 seconds left to lift Oswego East past West Aurora: ‘Luckily, it worked out.’
- VU men’s basketball notes: Without Javon Freeman-Liberty, freshman Donovan Clay steps forward on senior night with a career-high 22 points as Crusaders roll past Missouri State
- Katelyn Skibinski scores six straight points to spark Dundee-Crown past Huntley in sectional semifinals: ‘I thought everyone really stepped up’
- How marriage rates in your state have changed since 1990
- Column: Kim Foxx is right. The race for Cook County state’s attorney is not just about Jussie Smollett.
- Column: Can’t pick the best Democratic presidential candidate? Try ‘Rank-a-Pol.’
- Discover your home’s history with tips from a Chicago expert’s workshop
- Editorial: For U.S. Senate on the Republican ballot: Mark C. Curran Jr.
- Column: A white Trump supporter sent me an email that used the term ‘colored.’ So I called him up on the phone.
- Here’s what Rahm Emanuel – still an archvillain to some and beloved by others – has been up to since being Chicago mayor
- Editorial: For the Illinois Supreme Court: Neville and Overstreet
- Column: In the American theater, will highly paid artistic directors survive?
- Daywatch: Fired Lincoln Park High leaders sue CPS, Rahm Emanuel’s post-mayoral career and Lent in the age of the Impossible Burger
- My worst moment: Years before she landed ‘Bones,’ Tamara Taylor almost landed on her face at an audition
- Rod Blagojevich accused of ‘moral turpitude’ at hearing on his law license
- Mazzy Star co-founder and guitarist David Roback dies at 61
- Police: Man claims self-defense after he yelled gay slur at another man in West Side bar, then stabbed him to death outside
- Bucktown home connected to ‘Windy City Rehab’ facing foreclosure
- Fired Lincoln Park High School principal and assistant principal sue Chicago Public Schools, say they were defamed and denied due process
- La Grange SD102 opens welcome center as part of engagement effort ‘to families who feel disenfranchised in our community’
- Second cruise ship blocked from ports over coronavirus fears
- Grandfather of Indiana toddler killed in cruise ship fall will plead guilty, avoid jail time: report
- Bears Q&A: Will Mitch Trubisky be the Week 1 starter? What about the Derek Carr buzz? Is Teddy Bridgewater an option?
- Why is there a huge price disparity in air fryers?
- Deals on electronics, appliances, and more that are worth your attention
- Woman killed, 4 other people wounded when attackers fire nearly 20 shots into South Side convenience store
- Travel Troubleshooter investigates: Can anyone undo this Orbitz insurance charge?
- IDEM to hold public meeting on USS Gary Works air permit Thursday
- Global coronavirus fears erase 2020 market gains
- 3 takeaways from the Bulls’ 124-122 loss to the Thunder, including why Jim Boylen isn’t concerned about his win-loss record
- 3 takeaways from the Blackhawks’ 6-5 loss to the Blues, including another third-period meltdown and new goalie Malcolm Subban’s outlook
- Iglesia celebra Miércoles de Ceniza con grandes precauciones
- Maradona: ‘Messi no va a poder hacer lo que hice yo’
- Things to do in Chicago today | Feb. 26
- Verlander debutará en pretemporada el jueves
- Disney World, Universal Studios and the U.S. tourism industry brace for coronavirus
- La tenista rusa Maria Sharapova anuncia su retirada
- El mundo prepara una larga batalla contra el coronavirus
- Snow days: Is school canceled more often now?
- Lake County News-Sun Local Scoreboard for Thursday, Feb. 27, 2020
- Joe Biden wins endorsement of Rep. Jim Clyburn in South Carolina
- Post-Tribune Local Scoreboard for Thursday, Feb. 27, 2020
- Garciaparra afirma que deberían quitar Seria Mundial a Astros para que no puedan colgar un estandarte
- 8 great home finds — all under $100
- MLB legends featured in latest ‘Game of Thrones’ bobblehead series
- Se confirma primer caso de coronavirus en Latinoamérica
- How James Franklin became Penn State’s $7 million man
- Hay muchas dudas de que LeBron James asistiera al memorial de Kobe Bryant
- There are 13 quotations in a U.S. passport. Guess how many are from men?
- Where does all the swag go after campaigns fail? Everywhere
- La desaparición de los 43 estudiantes en México podría llegar a la pantalla de la mano de Iñárritu
- Speak Out: Voluntary response rate for the census will likely be down
- The coronavirus is more than a disease. It’s a test.
- Merrillville issues new work rules for retiring police chief
- Two men found fatally shot early Wednesday in SUV in Joliet
- Where does all the swag go after campaigns fail? Everywhere
- A woman is set to pass Special Forces training and become the Army’s first female Green Beret
- ‘I felt like crying’: Navigating pregnancy in a strained system
- A Mexican exodus is helping shrink the population of people in the country illegally
- Inmate No. 06581138Z: What awaits Harvey Weinstein behind bars
- ‘I felt like crying’: Navigating pregnancy in a strained system
- Snow: Check. Sled: Check. Thrills: Check. You get the picture.
- The secret to beauty: A stranger’s hands inside your mouth
- Hombre arrestado por atacar a una mujer con una jeringa
- Grayslake North holds off visiting Lakes after injured Knights star Ryan Connolly gets a ceremonial start on senior night: ‘It was great seeing him out there.’
- Court: Wisconsin must expunge arrest records from database if people aren’t charged
- The best North Face jacket for women
- Así terminó la apasionante y espectacular final de ‘Mira Quien Baila All Stars’ (FOTOS Y VIDEOS)
- The best mattress for back pain
- The best gravel bike
- James Beard Awards names Tzuco and Boka restaurants and 15 chefs among Chicago’s 2020 semifinalists
- Snow: Check. Sled: Check. Thrills: Check. You get the picture.
- A Texas border town’s booming trade in great tacos
- The secret to beauty: A stranger’s hands inside your mouth
- Perú rechaza prohibir corridas de toros y peleas de gallos
- Commentary: Duck stamp program helps protect wildlife, wetlands. We should expand it.
- Influyentes apoyan a Biden mientras Sanders cobra impulso
- Swimmers concerned Olympics will be canceled
- Canceladas en España actuaciones de Plácido Domingo
- Everybody goes to burger heaven
- Walker sigue asimilando su elección al Salón de la Fama
- He designed one of the most consulted images in modern history: Creator of the NYC subway map dies at 87
- Four friends in Maxwell Quartet mix Scottish folk tunes with classical music
- Boeing didn’t perform full end-to-end test of its astronaut capsule before troubled mission, ‘surprising’ NASA safety panel
- Cruz Azul cumple y espera rival en la Concachampions
- ‘Seberg’ review: Kristen Stewart can’t save superficial biopic of New Wave icon
- Junior Mia Rivera and South Elgin’s upstart girls bowling team bask in the moment after placing seventh in their second straight appearance at the state finals
- Cambios en Los Simpson tras acusaciones racistas
- James Beard Award nominees 2020
- At DuPage County murder trial, man testifies he began choking his ex-wife, but then ‘everything got fuzzy’
- Medical experts decline to endorse cognitive screening for older adults
- Study says herbal supplements may not be effective for weight loss
- Fake meat and a latte? Starbucks adds Beyond Meat in Canada
- Grammy-winning Ladysmith Black Mambazo to perform in Grayslake
- These threatened species are crucial to ecosystems – and human life
- At least 24 dead in Delhi riots over religious citizenship law during Trump’s India trip
- Ex-Lake Ridge school aide gets time served on child porn charges
- Swimmers concerned Tokyo Olympics will be canceled
- MLS owners predict league will surpass MLB, Premier League
- Chivas sanciona a dos jugadores por indisciplina
- 4 ways to protect yourself from disinformation
- ¿Qué hacer para acabar con el racismo? Hablar de ello
- The half life – living with dysthymia
- Column: Today’s acrimonious politics create greater need for true open primaries in Illinois
- Commentary: Here’s a step you can take to help end racism — learn to talk about it
- Column: A Glencoe woman’s dog died suddenly. It inspired a children’s book about grief and loss.
- The fur will fly! ‘Cats’ returns for a ‘drink-a-long’ Music Box Chicago screening May 20
- Commentary: When is it OK to be happy?
- Acusan a mujer de encerrar a su novio en una maleta y dejarlo morir
- Shrinking and sold, these are the most endangered buildings in the city, according to Preservation Chicago
- Column: Millennium Park isn’t an art gallery — it’s a park. So the city should stop its attempt to restrict free speech there.
- Community news
- Column: The Democratic debate freakout scared the hell out of me
- Feds want three years in prison for former Ald. Edward Vrdolyak co-defendant in $65 million tobacco settlement scheme
- Meet the candidates for Cook County State’s Attorney and other county races
- Is it still retirement if you have to work?
- Meet the candidates for Illinois State House (1st through 39th Districts)
- OPINIÓN/La vergüenza del fútbol español
- Lisel Mueller, Pulitzer Prize-winning poet who reflected on nature and folklore, dies at 96
- Meet the candidates for Illinois State House (40th to 118th Districts)
- Meet the candidates for Illinois State Senate
- Off Square Brewing in Crown Point started off as a homebrewing project for owners
- Aurora expands potential marijuana dispensary locations to include sites along Route 59 and Orchard Road
- Así fue que el Barca perdió el rumbo
- Ex-boyfriend charged with returning to kill Hammond woman pleads not guilty
- Shout Out: Richard Basofin, a Highland Park resident who is active with many area nonprofits
- Vegan Jewish deli opens in Uptown, plus more Chicago restaurant openings
- Cinco puntos clave del veredicto de Harvey Weinstein
- Column: Bernie Sanders and Mike Bloomberg both want to run your life
- Move out of state prompts former Grayslake District 127 superintendent to resign from CLC board
- 2 Chicago men charged in Calumet City double homicide
- Clive Cussler, Aurora-born adventure novelist, dies at 88 in Arizona
- Dems facing off in 41st District House primary discuss issues facing Naperville area, Illinois
- Manchester City apela castigo europeo ante el TAS
- Ash Wednesday signals beginning of Lenten season, a time of reflection and preparation
- Foto de una recién nacida que parece ‘enojada’, viral en redes sociales
- Commentary: The Russians are coming! The Russians are coming! (Again.)
- Humane society has homes lined up for 5 dogs rescued from Homewood home
- Maria Sharapova, who won 5 Grand Slams, announces her tennis retirement in an essay for Vogue and Vanity Fair
- Michael Douglas y Zeta-Jones vuelven a Israel para presentar ceremonia
- First China, now South Korea: Delta reduces flights as coronavirus outbreak spreads
- Activists criticize Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot’s poverty summit while she blasts politicians who want ‘golden ticket’ to help: ‘People need to step up.’
- Column: Will this cowardly Floridian take Chicago’s Polar Plunge? Nope, but he’ll beg others to dive in
- Sharapova, la tenista con imagen de estrella de Hollywood
- Oak Park students stage walkout, occupy village hall on 8th anniversary of Trayvon Martin’s death
- Deere denies design defect allegations in tractor fire lawsuit
- Coronavirus: University of Wisconsin at Madison suspends study abroad in China and South Korea; Syracuse and Gonzaga close Italy programs
- Marijuana use among seniors is growing fast
- Stalked by the fear that dementia is stalking you
- Former consultant to Hazel Crest, University Park has sentencing on federal fraud-related conviction delayed again
- Column: Moms in prison should still get to parent. ‘Their children did nothing wrong.’
- Downtown Chicago condo with balcony, parking: $1.99M
- Emmett Till Antilynching Act makes lynching a federal crime, 65 years after Chicago teen was murdered in Jim Crow South
- Revelado el título final de Jurassic World 3, que arranca su rodaje
- Oak Lawn Park District hopes to inspire movement with ‘GO’ program
- Alabama wide receiver Jerry Jeudy is ready to be a star in the NFL
- Column: Regional leaders support Harvey’s efforts to attract business amid fight over liquor sales
- Letter to the Editor
- El famoso ‘Dúo de la historia’ boricua recibirá el Premio Presidencial
- Family can’t understand how ‘sweetheart’ mother of 3 became victim of suspected retaliation shooting. ‘That wasn’t for her.’
- Demandan a Danone por gusanos en leche en polvo
- Police: Man seeking romance finds carjackers instead, 3 including 14-year-old girl charged
- Tokio 2020 sale al paso ante temor de cancelación por coronavirus
- Midwest Chase residents oppose lot subdivision
- Piden evitar cualquier ‘interferencia innecesaria’ al turismo mundial por el coronavirus
- Commentary: Rep. Adam Schiff’s take on spending his days inside Trump’s head: ‘It’s pretty scary in there’
- East Dundee board agrees to keep pot businesses out of downtown, sets up area where they can be located
- Commentary: Trump’s 2021 budget explains Jeff Bezos’ monster house deal and LA’s homeless crisis
- 26,000 people convicted on marijuana charges in San Diego County could see records reduced
- Trump acusa a demócratas y medios de asustar a los mercados con cobertura de coronavirus
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- Griffith bill, with amendment to join North Township, heads to House
- Snowfall tapers off, keeping total accumulation to 4 inches in hardest-hit areas
- Tinley Park may study adding TIF district to plug holes in retail corridors near 159th and Harlem
- Feministas quieren avances concretos en América Latina
- Lake Shore Drive reopens after smoke from pallet fire causes closure south of Chicago River, police say
- The Region goes all in on St. Patrick’s Day fun
- DuPage County Board to spend $32,600 on study analyzing the benefits of eliminating the recorder’s office
- Widespread coronavirus quarantine would create captive audience for TV stations, WGN-TV owner Nexstar says
- ‘I don’t know why they said they thought I was talking to Jim’: Zach LaVine speaks up after an in-game argument goes viral
- Review: ‘Last Night in Karaoke Town’ should be about saving a beloved bar — if I could hear you over ‘Love Shack’
- Food and beverage tax plan for Hard Rock Casino advancing to Senate
- Seis muertos en tiroteo en Molson Coors en Milwaukee
- Wearing a mask, Gwyneth Paltrow cracks a coronavirus joke: ‘I’ve already been in this movie’
- Column: Aaron Lawlor fires back at ‘tasteless’ bar association comedy routine about marijuana dispensary named after him
- After an up-and-down season, Jose Quintana hopes fixing his changeup can lead to a successful 2020 with the Cubs
- East Chicago man convicted of kidnapping young girl in Calumet City as she walked home from school
- Los 15 grandes fichajes latinoamericanos para MLS 2020
- Lake Forest Symphony’s future under discussion after financial shortfalls force early end to 2019-20 season
- Guanajuato, donde violencia e industria conviven
- Lawsuit alleges Dolton School District 149 security guard slammed kindergarten student on table, squeezed neck with both hands
- Barrington beats Prospect, advances to 3A wrestling team state meet
- Juez ordena que ‘Menchito’, hijo de líder narco, espere juicio tras las rejas en EEUU
- Portal de eBay prohibe la venta de recuerdos de Kobe Bryant
- What you need to know to keep safe from the coronavirus
- Lo que hay que saber para mantenerse a salvo del coronavirus
- Aurora council passes first stage of Copley TIF district
- Latest proposal would allow Ravinia Brewing in Highland Park to host outdoor music 3 nights a week but neighbors still have concerns
- Dueños de equipos de MLS aseguran que el fútbol superará al béisbol
- There’s a 16-year gap in life expectancy between Chicago’s West Side and the Loop. Here’s what local hospitals are doing about it.
- Column: Changes are coming to baseball, but are they for the better?
- Niles North point guard Aquan Smart commits to Maryland basketball
- Chicago police announce new gang database as leaders hope to answer questions of accuracy and fairness
- ‘Wendy’ le da un giro salvaje al mito de Peter Pan
- Pilot sent to prison for flying tons of pot cross country
- Molson Coors shooting in Milwaukee
- Millennials are fueling the cannabis economy
- Llámenme Enrique: príncipe evita etiquetas reales en Escocia
- 5 CBD products to complement your day
- Waukegan man suspended from Grayslake school position, fired from Antioch coaching job after being charged in anti-prostitution sting
- Award-winning duo Switchback to perform ‘Traveling Down an Irish Road’
- 7 girls charged with mob action in brawl at Wheaton North High School. Authorities say sock with can of green beans in it was among weapons found.
- Naperville, Fox Valley go all in on St. Patrick’s Day fun
- Chicago’s second e-scooter trial could include fewer companies, ‘lock-to’ devices
- The Spin: Lightfoot vs. activists on poverty plan | Ald. Jeanette Taylor has some words for Rahm Emanuel | U.S. Rep. Rush’s anti-lynching legislation heads to Trump’s desk
- Speak Out
- Review roundup: Expand horizons at Chicago European Union Film Festival
- City y Lyon dejan al Real Madrid y Juventus al borde del abismo en Champions
- Microsoft sufre consecuencias del brote de coronavirus
- 7 takeaways from the NFL combine, including a vote on the new CBA, Joe Burrow’s small hands and Derek Carr’s Raiders status
- 10 questions with… Boys and Girls Club of Elgin CEO Cathy Russell
- Add Wide Open West to the list of Chicago-area carriers for the Cubs’ Marquee Sports Network — beginning March 13
- Group challenges Indiana bill to slow coal plant retirements, saying reasoning is flawed, report says
- Abbey Road abre escuela en Miami con productor colombiano
- Deerfield wrestling wraps up excellent season in 2A team sectional
- Lake Forest Civic Orchestra salutes Beethoven’s 250th birthday
- Suburban school officials prepare for anticipated arrival of coronavirus: ‘This is probably the calm before the storm’
- Former Portage clerk-treasurer charged with official misconduct; audit calls on him to reimburse city $8,000
- Zidane: ‘El domingo tenemos una oportunidad para salir de esta mala racha como sea’
- Letters: There are many reasons to be optimistic about Chicago
- Park Ridge aldermen won’t pursue ban on overnight snow removal on private property
- Girls get real in Brightside’s ‘Steel Magnolias’
- Connecticut has the lowest marriage rate in the U.S., according to Census figures
- Costco submits draft plans for second Naperville store; Ogden 6 Theatre continues looking for new home
- Independent Players are having a blast with satire ‘The Government Inspector’
- ‘He hit us with some one-liners, like he always does’: John Lackey is a hit with his former teammates, and 3 other takeaways from Cubs spring training
- Potempa: World Premiere ‘Secret of My Success’ a first at Paramount
- Amazon planning to open grocery store with package alcohol sales in Naperville
- 14 new E. coli cases linked to sprouts from Jimmy Johns, FDA says
- ‘It’s a good start’: White Sox prospect Zack Burdi returns to the mound healthy and hopeful after his last 3 seasons were cut short by injuries
- 3 takeaways from White Sox spring training, including Dallas Keuchel feeling ahead of schedule and Adam Engel looking to maintain his momentum
- Man tries to lure 10-year-old girl in Lincoln Park, police say
- Art criticized as racist could be removed from Chicago Public Schools under new policy: ‘The days of painting early white Americans as saviors are over’
- Days after new immigration restrictions take effect, federal judges in Chicago grill Trump administration lawyer on so-called public charge rule
- White Sox fall to Royals 7-6 in Cactus League
- Following CDC coronavirus warning, Lightfoot urges: ‘Let’s not get ahead of ourselves.’ Local health officials say ‘all preventable steps’ being taken.
- Column: A new CBA would open the door for the Bears to be more aggressive in free agency — and perhaps bring in competition for quarterback Mitch Trubisky
- Elgin Symphony Orchestra performs with mariachi group
- Lent in the age of the Impossible Burger: Do rules against eating meat on Fridays apply to fake meat?
- Chicago Sinfonietta concert features Glen Ellyn-native violinist
- New California coronavirus case may be 1st in US from unknown origin, as spread outside China and across the globe grows
- Palos Village Players open 2020 season with ‘On Golden Pond’
- Trump says US is ‘very ready’ for coronavirus, names Pence to lead government response to threat as CDC reports new case in California
- 5 killed in mass shooting at Molson Coors campus in Milwaukee before gunman takes his own life
- Nazareth breaks through with first trip to wrestling state tournament: ‘Everyone is definitely coming together right now.’
- Senior guard Mason Marinelli scores a career-high 21 points to lead Waubonsie Valley past Metea Valley in the regular-season finale: ‘That’s been in him for four years.’