Skip to content
2020 > April > 29
- US surpasses 1 million confirmed coronavirus cases as officials grapple with when to reopen schools and economy
- Daily horoscope for April 29, 2020
- Ask Amy: New husband wrestles with old problems
- Column: Federal bailout for Illinois and other badly run states is like giving cash to a bust-out gambler
- Column: Coronachondria, coronacravings and pandemania: A few words to describe our strange new times
- Column: An open letter to the black kids who partied during a pandemic like nobody was watching
- Irrfan Khan, of ‘Slumdog Millionaire,’ ‘Life of Pi,’ dies
- Netflix is making a comedy from ‘Orange Is the New Black’ creator set in the coronavirus outbreak
- Daywatch: COVID-19 restrictions to ease for nonessential retailers, first UIC nurse dies from virus and meet the Readers’ Choice Dining Awards winners
- Streaming movies will be eligible for Oscars in the face of coronavirus crisis
- First UIC nurse dies after testing positive for coronavirus. ‘We were supposed to grow old together … I just got robbed of it.’
- After meeting with Trump, Medline wants FDA approval to sterilize N95 masks with ethylene oxide. Two other federal agencies are against it, citing cancer risks for health care workers.
- Illinois COVID-19 restrictions will ease Friday for nonessential retailers and animal groomers, but it won’t be business as usual
- Videos show new details of controversial police shooting at Red Line station — and the scramble by officers to tend to the wounded man
- Indiana trooper seriously injured in Gary crash; driver arrested
- Two charities have bailed scores of felony defendants out of Cook County Jail. Some were soon charged with new crimes.
- Bears Q&A: Should Tarik Cohen be traded? With no safety taken in the draft, what about free agent Tony Jefferson? And would the Bears add Cam Newton to the QB mix?
- Who will win the Pulitzer Prize for fiction? The Biblioracle has a gut feeling.
- Stuck at home? Check out this week’s north suburban virtual events.
- Stuck at home? Check out this week’s west suburban virtual events.
- Coast Guard, duck boat operator blamed in report on tragedy on Missouri lake that killed 17 people in 2018
- Stuck at home? Check out this week’s suburban virtual events.
- Trooper seriously injured in Borman crash in Gary
- TV reporter (and Christopher Reeve’s son) swears he wasn’t pantsless during live segment
- ‘Aaaaaaaand now …’ Everything you need to know about the Chicago Bulls’ intro song, Ray Clay vs. Tommy Edwards and why Alan Parsons isn’t collecting many royalties
- Column: Small strikes, protests at Amazon and elsewhere over working conditions during coronavirus may spark a new movement
- NCAA board supports name, image and likeness compensation for college athletes
- ‘Normal People’ review: Their love will tear you apart
- Want to know more about the real ‘Mrs. America’? Here’s your reading list
- Best movies to stream on Prime, according to audiences
- Speak Out: Lightfort and Pritzker are best leaders we have even seen
- ‘The Infiltrators’ review: Documenting Dreamer activists attacking detention center from within
- Muere el galardonado actor indio Irrfan Khan
- From ‘Bombshells and Dollies’: Proud to be pinups, Las Vegas is their place
- Chicago blues harmonica player Sugar Blue: Running one step ahead of the coronavirus around the world
- Employees being sought for Amazon’s under-construction grocery store in Naperville
- De exrefugiado a estrella del Bayern, exjugador de la MLS recauda fondos para emigrantes
- Trump: EEUU podría exigir pruebas a viajeros internacionales
- Some sports may have to skip this year, Fauci says
- The latest indulgence in hip-hop videos? Coronavirus protection
- Demandan a EEUU por no dar ayuda a cónyuges de inmigrantes
- Transgresora y tradicional: así es la reina del rap en quechua de Perú
- ‘Will you help save my brother?’: The scramble to find COVID-19 plasma donors
- Column: Coronavirus data a must-have for Lake County’s first responders
- How to clean and sanitize your cloth face masks
- MLB is exploring several options for the 2020 season — including splitting the 30 teams into 3 regional divisions
- The best magnetic screwdriver
- The best spirometer
- Marcus Jefferson is out as East Chicago Central’s boys basketball coach after three seasons
- The best jump trainer
- The best LED lamp
- The coronavirus wiped out his senior season at Mount Carmel. So Ed Howard, the top prep shortstop in the nation, is focused on the MLB draft — and possibly staying local.
- Louisville se adapta a nueva fecha del Derby de Kentucky
- The best hunting tree stand
- The best level
- The best linen cabinet
- The best Tamagotchi toy
- The best women’s Dr. Martens boot
- The best inflatable life jacket
- Teenager’s painted rocks are brightening a Rogers Park street. But is it art? We asked.
- La economía de EEUU se contrae 4.8% por efectos del coronavirus
- Ryan Murphy’s ‘Hollywood’ miniseries is a woke ’40s fantasy
- Julio César Chávez: ‘Estuve a punto de quitarme la vida, la de mi hermano y unos amigos’
- Downtown Aurora company creates T-shirts to help local businesses during pandemic
- JetBlue looks to suspend Chicago flights temporarily as demand plummets amid COVID-19
- Críticas al alcalde de NYC por denunciar masivo funeral de judíos ortodoxos
- Libertyville graduate Peterson looks forward to playing ‘in front of family and on the road in Big Ten country’ after committing to Minnesota
- 2 inches of steady rain Wednesday expected to cause river, ground flooding
- 52 people who worked or voted on election day in Wisconsin tested positive for COVID-19. There’s no plan for changes in upcoming special election.
- Column: As Illinois stay-at-home order lingers, grateful seniors shed ‘happy tears’ over #PandemicPals cards
- Pug in North Carolina tests positive for the coronavirus, researchers say
- US economy shrank at 4.8% rate last quarter as coronavirus struck, with worst yet to come
- Oak Brook teacher from Oak Park finishes second on ‘Jeopardy’
- EEUU niega excarcelación a ex líder del cártel de Cali
- La pandemia obliga a Hollywood a reinventarse
- 20-year-old man fatally shot in Joliet. Four people taken into custody about 25 miles away after police pursuit.
- Airborne coronavirus detected in Wuhan hospitals
- Jeff Tweedy, Katie Kadan, Nnamdi headline virtual benefit concert ‘Our City of Neighbors’ to help neighborhood organizations
- The coronavirus swell: Surf’s up. Stay at home.
- Column: Is Sweden doing It right?
- Here’s what to trim (and what not to touch) from your budget right now
- Cooperstown: Wait till next year?
- IOC official says holding the Tokyo Olympics in July 2021 is ‘not contingent on a vaccine’ — despite some health experts suggesting otherwise
- Northwestern University turns down millions of dollars from federal coronavirus bill. University of Chicago is still deciding whether to accept.
- Laboratorio de EEUU anuncia resultados positivos de ensayo con medicamento para coronavirus
- Navy to widen investigation into fatal coronavirus outbreak aboard aircraft carrier USS Theodore Roosevelt
- MLB baraja regresar rompiendo el sistema de Liga Americana y Nacional
- State awards hospitality grants to bars, restaurants and hotels throughout Lake County amid the coronavirus pandemic
- Oswego to hold third caravan to boost spirts during pandemic
- A stellar high school career interrupted, Andrew senior Keke Tholl can’t wait for a family reunion in softball at the University of Michigan
- Trump order keeps meatpacking plants open, but unions say workers unsafe
- No ‘Black Widow’ or ‘F9’ leaves a muted summer movie season
- Ministro colombiano de salud, abierto a fútbol sin público
- Emprendedores cubanos golpeados por el coronavirus
- Edens Expressway standoff
- Porter County food pantries to receive some added funding; council vote split 5-2 over $22K
- Worst economy in a decade. What’s next? ‘Worst in our lifetime.’
- Aurora firefighters battle large house fire
- When schools reopen, they could look very different
- The Victoria’s Secret contract that anticipated a pandemic
- Coronavirus pandemic shakes faith in a cornerstone of French society: A strong central government
- Craft distillers were booming. Now they face bust.
- A beer lover’s nightmare: They’re dumping draft brew
- In NYC it’s ‘survival of fittest for fashion brands’
- First look, virtually, at Fat Rice 2.0 — aka Super Fat Rice Mart, offering meal kits and Portuguese flavors
- Summer Olympics in 2021? ‘Exceedingly difficult’ without a coronavirus vaccine
- Lauren Lapkus takes on the David Spade role — opposite David Spade — in ‘The Wrong Missy’
- How China is attempting to prevent a second wave of infections
- Pandemic impacts prospects of non-elite basketball recruits
- Indiana passes 1,000 COVID-19 deaths; Lake County reports four more deaths, brings total to 81
- How to strengthen your resolve to exercise during quarantine
- Respiratory care and people who care for patients with COVID-19
- Ex-Cubs bench coach Brandon Hyde lists Evanston home for $899,000
- Ex-Cubs bench coach Brandon Hyde sells Evanston home for $840,000
- 5 tips to win your virtual job search
- Coronavirus creates new worries for people with disabilities who depend on in-home care
- Indígenas cargan doble cruz por coronavirus
- Recién nacidos son protegidos con máscaras por la COVID-19
- ‘Hollywood’ de Murphy desafía la máquina de sueños de los 40
- Padre muestra cómo es trabajar en casa con niños
- Carmen Electra — after her appearance on ‘Last Dance’ — talks about her relationship with Dennis Rodman: ‘After the game, the party was on’
- New book looks at longtime mission of Aurora’s ‘Cross Man’ Greg Zanis, who is battling cancer
- Cosmetology school now teaching its 120 students online. ‘All my students tell me it’s not the same.’
- Secretariat is 7-2 early favorite in virtual Kentucky Derby
- Disabato: Mount Carmel shortstop Ed Howard, ‘the best high school player in the country,’ still on track to be first-round pick in MLB draft
- Ex-Cubs bench coach Brandon Hyde lists Evanston home — with a backyard covered in Wrigley Field sod — for $899,000
- Merrillville OKs facade grants; ready to sell former Fieldhouse building
- How an old-school Italian steakhouse in Skokie changed its DNA to adapt during the coronavirus pandemic
- Zion woman shot Sunday dies of injuries
- Record-setting Navy QB Malcolm Perry will get NFL shot with Miami Dolphins
- Ready for takeoff: West Aurora’s Abbey Kuhn looks forward to entering the pole vault picture at Ohio State
- Comité Médico de UEFA considera posible retomar las competiciones
- Coronavirus acerca a los amigos y también los distancia
- Protective orders issued to ‘Duck Dynasty’ star’s family
- Quickly
- ‘Trolls’ fue directo a los hogares y los cines están furiosos
- African American funerals
- Column: No matter which plan MLB uses, we need more coronavirus testing before the games can resume
- Aurora-area golfers hungry and ready for chance to play even with state-imposed restrictions
- Experimental drug remdesivir proves effective against COVID-19 in major study, US government officials announce
- From cinnamon rolls to salmon, these are the recipes being searched for during coronavirus quarantine
- Mundelein cancels Memorial Day festivities after state extends stay-at-home order
- Standoff on Edens Expressway near Old Orchard ends with man in custody
- $750K bond for man accused of pointing gun at Chicago police officers on Far South Side
- Fauci: ‘Puede que no tengamos deporte este año’
- Decision on fate of Lollapalooza summer music festival could be soon
- Community Memorial Foundation awards $250,000 to social service agencies in western suburbs
- Trump no extenderá distanciamiento social después del jueves
- Here’s what you need to know about coronavirus testing in Chicago
- Los trabajadores de la salud están bajo ataque
- President Trump says he won’t be extending the federal government’s social distancing guidelines when they expire Thursday
- Aurora approves fund to help local businesses hurt by pandemic
- Roger Goodell voluntarily reduces salary to $0, other NFL employees take pay cuts, furloughs
- Letters: To the young house partiers in Chicago, here are the dreams of a 71-year-old woman
- Steve Stone recalls the crowdless White Sox-Orioles game 5 years ago in Baltimore: ‘It was almost a surreal experience’
- How to prevent financial abuse of elderly family members
- Medicare applications raise anxiety for seniors in pandemic
- Democratic candidate says Indiana shouldn’t ease virus rules
- Brian Kelly coached Pro Bowl tight ends Travis Kelce, Kyle Rudolph and Tyler Eifert in college and says, ‘Cole Kmet will be in line with all of those guys’
- Column: She’s turning old quilting scraps into free masks, which means seeing a lifetime of her memories on strangers’ faces
- Boeing to cut 16,000 jobs, reduce jet production. CEO calls pandemic ‘a body blow.’
- In ‘Daily Show’ appearance, U.S. Sen. Tammy Duckworth says President Trump’s task force to reopen economy has met once for a roughly hourlong call
- 13 easy ways to declutter your closet
- Katie Couric says ‘very uncomfortable’ Denzel Washington interview left her ‘kind of shaken’
- Column: Townships serve key role for older and poorer residents as safety net of last resort
- Reopen Illinois rally planned for Loop this Friday
- Crisis alimentaria se profundiza en Puerto Rico por pandemia
- Sin Black Widow o F9, será una débil temporada de verano
- Chicago-area unemployment rate hit 4.8% in March as coronavirus took its toll. Experts say that number will jump in April.
- Look for the helpers: a roundup of good things bringing people together during the pandemic
- ECIER Foundation laptop donation clicks with Gary students
- Maradona pide una ‘mano de Dios’ que termine con la pandemia
- ¿Buscas trabajo de manera virtual? No olvides usar pantalones
- Column: Are you a Cuomosexual? Politicians are our new celebrities during the pandemic
- Inverness ranch home in gated community: $810K
- Skokie principal hired to lead Park Ridge elementary school
- El coronavirus deja en Nueva York a los artistas en el limbo
- NBA lookback: Michael Jordan vs. analytics
- Con banderas los más necesitados piden ayuda ante pandemia
- Editorial: A nursing assistant strike during COVID-19? SEIU Healthcare, don’t do it. Don’t risk lives.
- Wild swing in coronavirus numbers reported at Chicago’s federal jail goes unexplained, leaves lawyers skeptical
- Illinois delays awarding 75 licenses for new marijuana dispensaries amid coronavirus outbreak
- Column: A confession about sarcasm, by Donald Trump
- UFOs have captured the world’s attention for decades
- Naperville News Digest
- Comisionado de la NFL renuncia a su salario
- NW Indiana businesses prepare to reopen with restrictions as stay-home order is set to expire Friday
- Silencio en el entorno de Biden frente a acusaciones de agresión sexual
- Phil Langley, a major figure in Illinois harness racing, dies at 83
- Use these Tribune photos for your Zoom meeting background
- Changing tone, Mitch McConnell now ‘open’ to state aid in next coronavirus relief package
- Gold Coast mansion with custom dressing room, marble bathroom: $9.95M
- Baseball Hall of Fame cancels its 2020 induction ceremony, putting Ken ‘Hawk’ Harrelson and Derek Jeter presentations on hold until 2021
- Northbrook to hold second mask distribution, this one the day before Pritzker’s order takes effect
- Jennifer López dará vida a popular asesina y narcotraficante colombiana
- Aurora Downtown group to give 35 grants to businesses
- School board meeting public access challenging in COVID-19 world; governor’s order calls for meetings to be available live online
- Speak Out
- Lake County dentist, preschool face frustrations applying for federal coronavirus assistance
- ‘Pasaportes inmunitarios’, entre el alivio de gobernantes y la suspicacia de expertos
- Michigan’s Justin Amash left the GOP over Trump. Now, he wants to be voters’ alternative as a Libertarian.
- Mancini se siente afortunado del momento de su operación de cáncer
- Corrections and clarifications
- Aurora gives downtown Subway rent break
- Cubs and White Sox season ticket holders can choose credit or refunds for games lost to the coronavirus shutdown
- Potempa: Free local history ‘virtual tour’ includes fun forgotten facts
- Illinois AG files appeal in state Rep. Darren Bailey’s lawsuit over Gov. J.B. Pritzker’s stay-at-home order
- Remembering Herbert Nadelhoffer: farmer, teacher, homebuilder and storyteller
- Commentary: Once upon a time in another America
- The Spin: President Trump suggests COVID-19 aid to states will depend on ‘sanctuary city adjustments’ | Duckworth blasts Trump on testing, reopening economy | Another lawsuit challenging Pritzker’s stay-at-home order
- Malú reflexiona sobre su futura maternidad en ‘Tejiendo alas’, su canción más pura
- Vernon Township officials hand out thousands of free masks as towns prepare for statewide mandate requiring them to be worn
- Chicago police pledge to issue citation for another large city party as mayor condemns it
- Pandemia acaba con ceremonia al Salón de la Fama de béisbol
- Guaranteed Rate to pay $15 million to settle allegations it made false claims to get federal mortgage loan backing
- Trump order keeps meatpacking plants open, but effect on Illinois facilities is uncertain
- Personas sin techo duermen en el metro de Nueva York
- La pandemia preocupa a jugadores internacionales en la MLS
- Long-term care facility residents make up more than 40 percent of COVID-19 deaths in Southland
- Oak Park and River Forest High School students finish near top of national STEM competition
- Charges filed after quarrel on scene of Logan Square blaze leaves cops injured
- River Grove firefighter, apparently recovered from COVID-19, suffers fatal stroke
- Sports streaks and records unlikely to be broken
- Democratic frustration mounts as Joe Biden remains silent on Tara Reade’s sexual assault allegation
- Pandemic puts additional strain on international MLS players
- Mayor Lori Lightfoot encourages landlords and tenants to work together amid coronavirus-related financial crunch
- Hey foodies! Click here for local online cooking/cocktail classes.
- Billy Bush says Trump tape release changed him and he’s a good guy now
- Aurora receives 154 complaints about social distancing, has not issued citations
- Second lawsuit from GOP state representative accuses Gov. J.B. Pritzker of creating a ‘police state’ with stay-at-home order
- ‘I’d rather starve’: Workers questions President Trump’s executive order keeping meat packing plants open
- US coronavirus death toll is far higher than reported, CDC data suggests
- Viral video of Chicago house party reveals disconnect between black youth and media during coronavirus. ‘Dialogue needs to happen about what we’re going to do to keep black Americans alive.’
- President Trump lashes out at his own campaign officials after polls show faltering reelection prospects
- 8 things to know about the NCAA’s new endorsement rules that will change the face of college sports. Will Illinois, Notre Dame and Northwestern benefit?
- Coronavirus in Illinois updates: Here’s what happened April 29 with COVID-19 in the Chicago area
- Cantante Óscar Chávez hospitalizado por síntomas de COVID-19
- Trump seeks push to speed vaccine, despite safety concerns
- Police called after Brooklyn funeral home, overwhelmed by coronavirus, puts bodies in trucks
- Mayor Lori Lightfoot shares her frustration as a Bears fan during coronavirus telethon: ‘I’d like to see Nagy’s play-calling be a little less predictable and pedestrian’
- Coronavirus updates: US death toll tops 60,000 as government says a glimmer of hope in treatment