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- ‘We had a bunch of heart’: Sophomore guard Travis Grayson scores 25 points despite illness as Chesterton outlasts Michigan City in overtime
- Investigations into 2020 candidates must be cleared by top Justice Department officials
- Ask Amy: Neighbors worry about financial fraud
- Daily horoscope for February 7, 2020
- Flashback: Chicago’s first firefighters strike created a battle line between brothers
- Column: Everyone, even You Know Who, will be forgotten. But maybe not what they’ve done.
- Column: Trump crows on the hill of Schiff, and Democrats who can’t stop Bernie Sanders feel their heads exploding
- Tallest tower in Vegas finishing remake, renamed as The Strat
- Column: Trump goes full wacko in post-acquittal ‘I Have a Scream’ speech: The Week in Review
- A cold day to scale: Monee man engineers tower for ice climbing
- Daywatch: Chaos at Lincoln Park High School, some wary as nurse practitioners triple in Illinois and touring the remade Lathrop Homes
- Oddsmakers don’t expect much from the Jets in 2020
- Tempel Steel is looking to sell its North Side campus. ‘With 20 acres, anything can happen there.’
- Fake ride-share drivers could be jailed under plan aimed at preventing attacks against drunken passengers
- Lawsuit accuses Chicago police officer of using dangerous ‘mixed martial arts’ tactics on man who allegedly spit in cop’s face
- Mayor: Higher garbage rates in Hobart a ‘tough’ decision
- Nurse practitioners have nearly tripled in Illinois, where they can now practice independently. Some even use the title ‘doctor.’ Should you be worried?
- Lincoln Park High School leaders address growing safety concerns after day of student protests and some altercations as another misconduct claim surfaces
- Reputed gang member beat rival to death just half-hour after two placed in same cell in Cook County Jail, prosecutors say
- Speak Out: Impeachment, State of the Union, divide voters
- The 22 best deals we could find on the internet a week ahead of Valentine’s Day
- Everything you need for the best Galentine’s Day ever
- Adbert Alzolay wants to be the Cubs’ 5th starter: ‘I think my pitch is going to be the changeup’
- Speak Out: No need for Kane County to do clothes recycling
- When to visit Yosemite, an increasingly popular park
- Musician talks about getting stabbed on Red Line: ‘I was bleeding out everywhere. I just lit a cigarette, sat on a bench and watched her destroy my (stuff)’
- Man charged with aggravated battery in Aurora
- Your friend undertips the server. Here’s how to handle the situation.
- 3 takeaways from the Bulls’ 125-119 loss to the Pelicans, including the Zion Williamson show and Adam Mokoka’s scoring barrage
- Ahead of the 92nd Oscars, a look back at 10 great acceptance speeches
- NBA Trade Deadline Analysis: Making sense of the biggest deals
- Betting could be ‘X’ factor for new pro football league
- Nike celebrates Chicago NBA All-Star Weekend with 60 designs. Here are our top 10.
- Aurora photographer focuses on streets of Chicago
- ¿Sacerdotes casados? fuerte expectativa por la decisión del Papa
- 30 years after Mike Tyson fight, Buster Douglas is ‘feeling good’
- Kris Bryant declines to discuss his service-time grievance with the Cubs amid trade speculation: ‘You’ve got to tune out stuff that doesn’t benefit your day-to-day life’
- Marijuana dispensaries can boost foot traffic and sales at nearby businesses, but not every neighborhood wants a pot store
- Column: Look at the eroding Lake Michigan shoreline before kicking can of concern on climate change down the road
- 30 years after Mike Tyson fight, Buster Douglas is ‘feeling good’
- Photos: Madama Butterfly at the Lyric Opera
- Dunkaroos are back. Why?
- Cyr column: Iowa Caucuses retain distinctive — but not decisive — role
- Netflix users rejoice: Goodbye, autoplay
- ‘An outstanding jurist’: Former Lake County prosecutor named full circuit judge by Illinois Supreme Court
- AMLO confirma rifa simbólica del avión presidencial
- Center Stage brings dance-centric version of ‘Cabaret’ to stage
- Fans keep Ach-N-Lou’s Pizza a staple in Aurora
- The role of memes in teen culture
- Griffith keeping close watch on House as favorable township legislation moves from Senate
- The men’s rock climbing shoes
- The best portable oxygen concentrator
- Don’t send the wrong message with roses this Valentine’s Day
- The best baritone horn
- The best kids’ parachute
- The Rolling Stones regresan a EEUU
- The best hand puppet set
- The best suspension trainer
- The best snow globe
- The best gas fire pit
- The best bottle jack
- Chiefs fan who ran into parking meter chasing a Patrick Mahomes pass jokes about going viral: ‘That was my Super Bowl’
- The best traction mat
- Village approves amended liquor license for soon-to-open wine shop in Oak Park’s Pleasant District
- The best portable heater
- Movies starring women and people of color continue to surge
- Western Springs Recreation Center is adding a new sensory room catering to residents with disabilities
- This is what it takes to be in the 1% around the world
- Former suburban congressman Joe Walsh ends Republican bid to unseat President Trump: ‘It’s not a party. It’s a cult.’
- Finland plans to give all new parents the same leave
- Council president says he’d take on trustee’s role if Griffith becomes own township
- Argentinos al Oscar por ‘Irishman’ y el futuro de los efectos visuales
- Ex-Oriole chefs Tim Flores and Genie Kwon opening highly anticipated modern-Filipino restaurant Kasama in late spring
- Ireland elects a new parliament Saturday, and the socialist party surging in the polls has roots in armed Irish independence movements: Sinn Fein
- Oak Lawn High School students, faculty wear headscarves in solidarity with Muslim classmates on World Hijab Day
- Lyric Opera review: A compelling case for ‘Madama Butterfly’
- Argentino en crucero, primer latinoamericano con coronavirus
- Confusion over county park board linked to filling appointments
- Review: Chaunté Wayans at Laugh Factory: This is who I am. And don’t rush me.
- S.K.Y. chef/owner Stephen Gillanders opening second restaurant in South Loop
- This adventurous Minnesota duck is now a viral internet sensation
- King molesta con CBS por cómo se presentó una entrevista sobre Kobe Bryant
- Chicago woman charged with involuntary manslaughter after crash kills her spouse, injures state trooper
- Cyborgs, trolls and bots: A guide to online misinformation
- A marijuana dispensary wants to open on the same Near West Side block as an addiction treatment center. ‘This cannot possibly be a good idea.’
- Latest coronavirus developments: Cruise ship becomes floating quarantine hospital, whistleblower doctor dies at age 34
- Column: Thank you, Iowa, for screwing up so bad. Here are 5 things we learned from it.
- Court review means temporary reprieve for teen and father who face deportation after fleeing from gang violence in Honduras and settling in Crystal Lake
- Tormenta invernal causa 5 muertos en EEUU; avanza al este
- Older dogs letting puppy know when they are annoyed
- Lake County News-Sun Local Scoreboard for Saturday, Feb. 8, 2020
- Black History Month celebrates with several events in Lake County starting on Sunday
- Column: Trump will run on the economy — his numbers are deceiving and hypocritical
- España e Italia propondrán nueva política migratoria para UE
- Park Ridge City Council renews lease, ups rent for train station sweet shop
- Edward Millar, orthopedic surgeon at Shriners Hospital who ‘took on the most challenging and complex cases,’ dies
- Vegas gives Dolphins lowest over-under win total
- Agobiado por las deudas y la reurbanización, migrante de 72 años vende elotes en el frío para sobrevivir
- ¿Quiénes eligen a los ganadores de los Óscar y cómo?
- Zidane y la maldición de la Copa del Rey
- Los nominados a las principales categorías de los Óscar
- Letters: More kids will go hungry from changes in food assistance
- Commentary: How can we stop a rising Lake Michigan from damaging communities? Sell the excess water at a tidy profit.
- Commentary: Our love-hate relationship with the Oscars only proves how much they matter
- Review: ‘An American in Paris’ at Drury Lane is more than just a romantic stroll through the City of Light
- Jessica Mendoza signs a contract extension with ESPN — but will not be on ‘Sunday Night Baseball’ or work for the Mets
- Trump dice que el Congreso debería ‘borrar’ su juicio político
- East Dundee commission recommends village board not allow recreational pot businesses downtown
- Review: Echos of Naha will draw fans to Kostali’s Mediterranean coast inspired menu
- Man charged after pregnant girlfriend shot at Hammond gas station
- So goes the neighborhood? Resort wrestles with rental rise
- Jane Byrne Interchange reconstruction costs go up
- Oswego exempts food trucks from village’s food and beverage tax
- Bull Valley home with infinity pool, waterfall: $1.2M
- LeBron y Giannis eligen a sus equipos del Juego de Estrellas
- Down to Business: Yard art can celebrate everything from new babies to milestone birthdays to end of chemo treatments
- Church news
- ‘We let her do her thing’: Libertyville senior guard Margaret Buchert has an unusual shooting form and makes an indelible impact
- Tesla sees stock market swoon; coronavirus blamed for car delivery delays
- Roger Kahn, author of beloved baseball book ‘The Boys of Summer,’ dies at 92
- Mark Phelan: 3 features I can’t wait to test in the 2021 Cadillac Escalade
- New Lenox police investigate YouTube ‘sting’ video of potential underage solicitation
- Ford shuffles top management as it chases a turnaround
- Lincoln Park High School scandal has sparked 5 investigations and top leaders’ removal. Here is how it unfolded.
- What big business is saying about the coronavirus
- Honrarán el ‘legado’ de Alejandro Fernández en Premio Lo Nuestro
- Zoning board hearing for proposed Taco Bell in southeast Oak Park continued to March 4
- Community news
- Review: ‘Cavalleria Rusticana’ by the CSO is opera express — short but no less hair-raising and exquisite
- Video gaming approved at banquet hall connected to Dolton senior center
- Community news
- Aurora looks at liquor law revamp to serve ‘new kinds of businesses’
- Portage man charged after pointing shotgun at driver: police
- Super Snow Moon will take to the night sky this weekend
- Rendirán homenaje a Bryant el 24 de febrero en el Staples
- Congressional candidates file campaign finance reports; dispute erupts over transfer between McDermott campaigns
- El Chicago Auto Show 2020
- Scenes from the 2020 Chicago Auto Show
- Crosby: YWCA Aurora is no more, but its mission is still going strong
- $185M Aon Center observatory, with thrill ride and glassy exterior elevator, set to open in 2022
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- Notre Dame announces 3 night games for 2020, including Wisconsin at Lambeau Field and Clemson’s visit to South Bend
- Commentary: Our daughter isn’t eating mango quinoa salads just yet, but food therapy has helped our picky eater
- Down to Business: Hair and eyelash extensions an easy way to boost a woman’s confidence
- The 20 most annoying college sports traditions
- Study: Eating less protein may help you live longer
- Police: Gary man shot, paralyzed 13-year-old girl
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- Illinois marijuana stores told to let medical patients buy more than recreational customers under new state guidelines
- Marijuana legalization may lead to more fatal car crashes, American Automobile Association says
- Illinois couple treated for coronavirus discharged from hospital, transitioning to ‘home isolation’
- Federer y Nadal logran récord mundial de asistencia
- What is CBG and why is everyone comparing it to CBD?
- Marijuana dispensaries can boost foot traffic and sales at nearby businesses, but not every neighborhood wants a pot store
- A marijuana dispensary wants to open near an addiction treatment center in Chicago. ‘This will trigger patients to relapse.’
- Review: From paper to, finally, the screen, Netflix adaptation of ‘Locke & Key’ is a good attempt but not entirely magical
- Hiring surges in January as Americans flood into job market
- House passes bill easing bids by workers to form unions
- Lincoln Park High School local council says it was ‘completely blindsided’ by leaders’ removal but Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot says CPS has ‘done a good job’ handling alleged misconduct
- Principal at U-46 elementary school in South Elgin put on paid leave, district says
- New Hobart High aquatic center to make big splash
- Mourning my mom, one red carpet at a time
- Column: The emptiness behind President Trump’s references to school prayer
- Initial investigation finds no engine failure in the helicopter crash that killed Kobe Bryant and 8 others
- Food drive being held at Sugar Grove Public Library
- First no more? Iowa’s political prestige endangered after presidential caucus debacle
- Column: Trump’s surprising outreach to black voters
- McGrath: Implicit bias a very real problem even among those who think they know better
- Demócratas listos para ‘intenso’ debate en Nueva Hampshire
- Moran: Tales to tell as we say goodbye to a pair of veteran News-Sun reporters
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- New York suing feds over Homeland Security’s decision to ban state residents from ‘trusted traveler’ programs
- Decent: Valentine’s Day so much sweeter the second time around
- This Week in Naperville
- Column: Impeachment vote shows moral paralysis in America
- Aurora aldermen set to reauthorize ward revitalization programs
- Editorial: Cook taxpayers — How the Pritzker Tax would increase your already alarming SALT dosage
- Energy from proposed solar farm on former Waukegan landfill would be discounted to eligible ComEd customers through state program
- Hiring surged in January, US employers added 225,000 new jobs
- Elgin News Digest
- Waukegan considers upping number of video gambling machines allowed at bars, restaurants
- No hay evidencia de fallo mecánico en helicóptero de Bryant
- Mysteries abound in MadKap’s production of ‘Veronica’s Room’
- Column: South suburban officials stress regional unity to advance legislative agenda
- Gary man charged after shooting into a house during card game
- Naperville News Digest
- D203 board member suggests waiving school fees to ease burden on families
- An alternate view of Beethoven’s symphonies: John Eliot Gardiner turns back the calendar
- Jóvenes con DACA se movilizan, pese a que no pueden votar
- Jane Byrne Interchange price tag has gone up again — the bill is now a quarter-billion more than initial estimates
- Commentary: Want to take Iowa’s place and cast the first votes? Make sure you’re ready, Illinois
- Chicago Children’s Choir’s Black History free concert series to focus on African Americans, the vote and giving voice to the legacy of struggle
- Edie Falco loves playing complicated women. Now she’s tackling LA’s first female police chief
- The Spin: Joe Walsh ends GOP presidential bid, calls out ‘Cult of Trump’ | Iowa’s failure to manage expectations could cost state in 2024 | Check out the Tribune’s corruption map
- D.C. Cobb’s expanding its size by taking over space of former Migrate Restaurant in East Dundee
- Familia de Guatemala se reúne tras 7 meses separada
- Teacher Feature: Sense of humor — and degree in hormones — essential in middle school
- Column: Wake up, Democrats, Trump is spinning his way to a second term
- ‘A prank that went too far.’ 19-year-old accused of walking through Joliet Walmart with ‘I have the Coronavirus’ sign and his 17-year-old accomplice now face charges.
- Lake, Porter county candidates get on the ballot for federal, state and local races.
- Gonnella Baking lays off 40 workers as it stops fresh bread deliveries and transitions into frozen dough
- Police: Man wounded in leg in likely gang shooting
- 23 Chicago-area Roman Catholic parishes to close, merge in latest round of restructuring
- Tyson to cut 500 jobs, including some in Chicago, as part of restructuring
- Commentary: The GOP is playing the game by different rules
- ‘They shot Omar?!’ Clerk critically wounded after shooting two armed robbers during exchange of gunfire at Park Manor neighborhood store
- US Census Bureau still needs thousands of temporary workers in Illinois to help count every state resident
- Editorial: Letting states innovate on Medicaid
- Girls basketball notes: Senior guard/forward Kiah Johnson lets ‘grit’ do the talking for Thornwood
- Emissions testing has improved NWI air quality, but will likely continue
- Hutton: 21st Century graduate Eugene German on breaking the career scoring record at Northern Illinois: ‘It feels wonderful.’
- Axe-throwing business won’t be given a liquor license, Naperville commission rules
- Corrections and clarifications
- As Blackhawks look ahead to 5-game trip, Drake Caggiula laments disallowed goal in overtime loss to Bruins: ‘One of my best goals that will never count’
- Algren Contest entries are due soon
- Mayor Lori Lightfoot calls for federal disaster designation for Chicago lakefront
- Disabato: St. Rita graduate Mark Payton says ‘there’s a lot of baseball left in me’ as he seeks to earn spot in crowded outfield with Cincinnati Reds
- Speak Out:
- Column: What do I know about romance on Valentine’s Day? Not much, maybe.
- Black workers’ wages are finally rising despite tight markets and structural barriers
- Potempa: European cheeses offer distinctive flavor and pairings
- Letters to the Editor
- ‘That was really fun’: Trevon Montgomery continues breakout run with 22 points as Elgin Community College stops McHenry
- Gun rights groups sue Illinois State Police, saying delays in FOID and concealed carry applications infringe on right to bear arms
- Column: Mini-orchids, a magic lounge and a poem about February despair: 9 things to like in midwinter
- Former Wake Forest basketball assistant convicted of misdemeanor assault for fatal punch
- Chicago firefighters find dead man in vacant house on fire in Austin, officials say
- Wrong-way driver escapes after 15 injured, 1 critically, in crash with CTA bus in Austin
- 4 takeaways from No. 20 Illinois’ 75-66 loss to No. 9 Maryland, including a defensive strategy that changed the game
- Post-Tribune Local Scoreboard for Saturday, Feb. 8, 2020
- Daily Southtown Local Scoreboard for Saturday, Feb. 8, 2020
- ‘That’s the way we have to win’: Holly Kaim, Sara Zabrecky and Emily Zabrecky take turns with the hot hand as Munster fends off Merrillville in a sectional semifinal
- Joe Green a sight to be seen as Marian Catholic slips past Benet: ‘He knows he has carte blanche’
- College notes: Stevenson’s Matt Johnson savoring last season with Gannon men’s basketball
- West Suburban Local Scoreboard for Sunday, Feb. 9, 2020
- Buttigieg leads Sanders in Iowa delegates, 13-12. So, who won?
- Mackenzie Hare’s record night powers Bartlett past South Elgin for third straight conference title: ‘That’s Steph Curry type of stuff’
- ‘Our strength is causing havoc’: Hamahrie Bowers’ two dunks off steals in the fourth quarter punctuate Hillcrest’s win against Lemont
- Deerfield, Stevenson claim competitive dance state titles
- This is the toughest question facing Harvey Weinstein’s jury