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- Fact-checking Trump’s claims in his State of the Union address
- 2 teens shot, 1 critically, at Wentworth Gardens
- DePaul loses its 5th straight game 67-59 to Xavier and falls to 1-9 in the Big East
- Tensions on vivid display as Trump uses State of the Union to campaign ahead of impeachment trial vote
- ‘We had to be patient’: Ahron Ulis and Elijah Jones come up big as Marian Catholic routs Brother Rice
- Daily horoscope for February 5, 2020
- Ask Amy: Son’s new baby is a poorly kept secret
- Calendar: Learn pros and cons of online dating Thursday at Lake Villa library
- Conductor Marin Alsop takes major post at Ravinia
- Column: Who wins the Golden Moutza: Randy Japanese billionaire space traveler? The Bears? Or CNN’s laughing Don Lemon?
- Midcentury modern 5-bedroom home in Wheaton sells for $350,000
- Column: Young Americans will have it all soon enough. It’s time they take that burden to the voting booth.
- Column: As Trump’s impeachment trial ends, a thank-you to US Rep. Adam Schiff
- Something different at the Joffrey? How about sneakers instead of pointe shoes for upcoming ‘Times Are Racing’
- ‘Folk music’ means more than ‘acoustic’ or ‘past,’ come to the 60th Folk Festival and find out
- Is ‘Children of Eden’ the first of many musicals at the Arcada in St. Charles? Time will tell
- Nancy Pelosi rips up speech as Trump finishes State of the Union address
- 6 takeaways from Trump’s State of the Union speech
- Sheet-pan paprikash: A modern spin on a cozy classic
- Bears Q&A: Is Greg Olsen a solution at tight end? Did Matt Nagy take notice of the fullbacks in the Super Bowl? Will Nick Kwiatkowski be re-signed?
- ‘Extremely tragic’: Blackened toys surround Cicero two-flat where 5-year-old boy and grandfather died in fire
- Mayor Lori Lightfoot says she will put tighter reins on taxpayer funding for developments
- Daywatch: Lake Michigan breaks January record high, Iowa caucuses too close to call and tensions on vivid display at State of the Union
- Man walked through Joliet Walmart with sign on back that said, ‘Caution I have the Coronavirus,’ then sprayed merchandise with Lysol, police say
- Column: Kyle Long is a natural on ESPN radio. ‘You’re going to be great at this,’ co-host David Kaplan tells the newly retired Bear.
- Suspect in weekend killing of Cook County inmate accused of beating another detainee in November attack captured on video
- Meet Chicago’s newest rising band Beach Bunny
- Bid to recover rare car stolen and smuggled from Milwaukee to Europe can continue, Wisconsin court rules
- Ahead of Valentine’s Day, these sales should help you find gifts (maybe for yourself)
- Best options for getting your taxes done (without spending a ton)
- Street musician stabbed at Loop CTA subway station, woman arrested
- Spirit tourism: Britain sees spike in visits to distilleries
- Gen. David Petraeus to be keynote speaker at Judson’s 2020 World Leaders Forum
- Kris Bryant is one of the most attractive trade candidates after Mookie Betts is dealt — but the Cubs continue to look for thrifty upgrades
- Daily Southtown Local Scoreboard for Thursday, Feb. 6, 2020
- Uber gives $100,000 to Chicago’s 2020 census effort after ugly fight over ride-share taxes
- West Suburban Local Scoreboard for Thursday, Feb. 6, 2020
- Mild winter temperatures have left outdoor skating rinks in western suburbs out in the cold
- 3 takeaways from the Blackhawks’ 3-2 OT loss to the Wild, including whether they stole a point or gave one away
- Post-Tribune Local Scoreboard for Thursday, Feb. 6, 2020
- Pictures: Baby meerkats at Zoo Miami
- 8 films from the Sundance Film Festival you’ll want to see
- Gift or keep: The afterlives of red carpet looks
- Things to do in Chicago today | Feb. 5
- What’s filming in Chicago in 2020
- Girls basketball notes: Junior guards Rose Fuentes and Courtney Blakely get ‘so in the zone,’ combining for 58 of Bishop Noll’s 93 points in a first-round sectional win against Lake Station
- América se reencuentra con el triunfo en Puebla
- Emerald City co-founder Karen Cardarelli takes over Facets, seven months after death of Milos Stehlik
- Speak Out: If White Sox don’t make playoffs, blame will rest with manager
- Trump deja a Pelosi con la mano extendida, ella rompe el discurso del Estado de la Unión de Trump
- NBA cambia formato del concurso de triples
- Greyhound bus shooting shows few security checks protect ground transit. Any screening is largely for show, Chicago-based expert says.
- Reportan asesinato de 138 deportados de EEUU a El Salvador
- Oak Park approves affordable housing funds to build elevator at former hotel being converted into apartments
- Organización de Tokio 2020 expresa preocupación por virus
- The joy of cooking naked
- Crown Point residents ask about parking, computer safety at monthly Tuesday Talks with the Mayor event
- Spotify buying Bill Simmons’ The Ringer podcast empire and website
- Tiembla Can Barca con la guerra Abidal-Messi
- Door County roots inspire singer/songwriter Katie Dahl
- ‘American Dirt’ publisher vows to increase Latinx staff, published authors
- Quarantined for two weeks on a cruise ship by coronavirus, passengers try to figure out how to pass the time
- Community news
- Baranek: Marist graduate Claire Austin becoming a ‘family’ leader at St. Xavier
- La sorprendente reacción de Maradona a pregunta en directo tras un partido (VIDEO)
- Lake County News-Sun Local Scoreboard for Thursday, Feb. 6, 2020
- Radio host Rush Limbaugh awarded Presidential Medal of Freedom
- Pete Rose makes another bid for reinstatement, citing Astros illegal sign stealing
- Kenilworth home with custom details: $3M
- Trump pregona bienestar económico en su informe a la nación
- Selle: Iowa caucus mess boosts next month’s Illinois primary status
- Quickly
- Post-Tribune gymnastics rankings and gymnast of the week for Thursday, Feb. 6, 2020
- Ron White ready for 2 shows at Rialto: ‘All I care about is funny’
- Venezuela: Guaidó ratifica alianza con Trump
- Mattress-seller Casper cuts IPO price — investors may be wary of ‘global sleep economy’
- El último juego de Kobe Bryant, el entrenador
- Maker of failed Iowa caucus app is year-old start-up with ties to the Clinton campaign and Democratic Party
- Former Major League Baseball MVPs who were traded
- Buttigieg, por delante de Sanders en los caucus de Iowa
- Chicago businesses vulnerable as coronavirus spreads. ‘We’re really going to find out how tied every company in the world is to China.’
- Para las sobrevivientes de ataques sexuales, el legado de Kobe Bryant es complicado
- Illinois House GOP leader Jim Durkin challenges legitimacy of replacement for ex-Rep. Luis Arroyo, who faces a federal bribery charge
- Gymnastics notes: ‘Loaded with new skills,’ sophomore Caitlyn Cook develops into an all-around performer for top-ranked Chesterton
- Matheus Cunha, el goleador silencioso de Brasil en el Preolímpico sudamericano
- Northwestern Memorial Hospital plans to spend $78 million on project to relieve overcrowding in its ER
- 2nd Tinley Park marijuana survey shows slim majority OK with retail sales
- NHL’s 1st black player Willie O’Ree says league working to fight racism
- Players from suspended Lincoln Park High team fail in last-ditch effort to enter city playoffs as misconduct scandal engulfs school
- Jeffrey Epstein’s mystery bank came alive after his death, receiving millions of dollars from his estate
- Beacon-News boys basketball rankings and player of the week for Thursday, Feb. 6, 2020
- Goo Goo Dolls will perform at Northerly Island this summer
- Oswego organic farmer ‘driven to live off the land’
- College football prospects actually signing on signing day? That’s so 2017.
- Trump arremete contra migrantes en su tercer discurso del Estado de la Unión
- Developers share plans for homes in two Merrillville subdivisions
- Valentine’s Day by the numbers
- Wedding insurance 101
- L’Patron owner opening carnitas spot, plus more Chicago restaurant openings and closings
- GirlDad a nice sentiment but might come with mixed emotions
- Why it matters that the Oscars lack diversity — and what can be done about it
- Sean Hayes of ‘Will & Grace’ will star in new play at Goodman Theatre next year
- Crowded runs put the ski industry on the defensive
- El Galaxy cobra $500 por conocer a ‘Chicharito’
- 50 Black athletes who transformed American sports
- Outbreak of Legionnaires’ disease, including one death, reported at Vernon Hills senior living center
- Fenwick sinks Evanston on buzzer-beater after naming locker room for longtime coach Dave Power
- New origin story for gross blobs that wash up on beaches
- She was losing fistfuls of hair. What was causing it?
- Avalanche in Turkey wipes out rescue team, leaving at least 38 dead overall
- Parents guide: Advice about films kids may want to see in theaters or opening soon
- Tool to help journalists spot doctored images is unveiled by Jigsaw
- Oak Brook teacher from Oak Park to compete on ‘Jeopardy’
- Dodgers obtienen a Betts y Price en canje
- Review: ‘Riverdance’ is back in Chicago. Want to know if those Irish dancers have slowed at all in 25 years? They haven’t.
- Round Lake Beach man charged in illegal stolen weapons sales
- Cuatro lecciones del juicio político a Donald Trump
- Boys basketball notes: Marcus Skeete and Waubonsie Valley jump ahead by 20 points in the first quarter but have to hold off Oswego
- Column: Iowa caucus debacle shows Democrats have one shot to beat Trump: Unite or all is lost
- After 44 rounds, brothers take top spots in Hinsdale-Clarendon Hills Elementary District 181 spelling bee
- Prada promete luchar contra el racismo
- What for W-4? Why you should care about the new tax form
- Peseiro, DT de Venezuela: ‘Mi ilusión es estar en un mundial y por eso estoy aquí’
- Column: The State of the Union address was a parade of Trump lies
- ¿Joaquin Phoenix como Capitán Garfio en ‘Peter Pan’?
- East Dundee Police Department names 2019 Officer of the Year
- ChicagoNow’s 20 best posts of January 2020
- Police: Woman reports man may have exposed himself behind Niles shopping center
- Liberty Theater operators stop showing films as property owners await word on demolition request of 83-year-old building in Libertyville
- 20 best traditions in college sports
- Twitter will label, remove ‘deepfake’ videos under new policy
- $154.7 million bet on Super Bowl at Nevada sports books
- Cristiano sigue con problemas legales por presunta violación
- ‘Joy ride’ driver arrested on the Kansas City Chiefs’ Super Bowl parade route
- Pete Rose again asks to be reinstated — citing the Astros’ sign-stealing scandal and steroids in baseball
- The best anti-colic bottle
- The best balloon arch kit
- The best bungee cord
- The best gluten-free all-purpose flour
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- The best integrated football pants
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- Column: Now, Cubs fans brace for a Kris Bryant trade as Red Sox fans wail over Mookie Betts’ departure
- ‘The Assistant’ review: Julia Garner excels in gripping story set at the dawn of the #MeToo era
- Gary Roosevelt backers, alumni vent over proposed closing of iconic school
- Inside the race to contain the first coronavirus case in America
- Tesla, which has never had a profitable year, is now worth more than GM, Ford and Fiat Chrysler. Combined.
- Weed compound that may be 30 times more powerful than THC discovered by scientists
- Dwyane Wade teases ESPN’s intimate ‘D. Wade: Life Unexpected’ documentary across social media ahead of Feb. 23 debut
- Minnesota Democratic lawmakers to push for legal marijuana
- These are the US cities and states with the most dispensaries
- Will my CBD oil and other cannabis topicals expire?
- Joe Biden goes on the attack in New Hampshire, warning of risks of nominating Bernie Sanders, Pete Buttigieg
- Carlos Rivera, ‘Perdiendo la cabeza’ con Becky G y Pedro Capó
- Montrose Avenue to close for 12 days for Metra bridge project
- Column: Nancy Pelosi tearing up Trump’s speech was ‘Jerry Maguire’ and ‘Thelma and Louise’ and all our favorite rule-breakers brought to life
- Despite strike, slumping sales, General Motors posts $6.6 billion profit
- Crown Point board approves downtown lighting improvement project; discusses catering for March event
- Biggest red flags in dating profiles
- Gwyneth Paltrow’s ‘The Goop Lab’ treats fake science like the real thing. Here’s why that’s dangerous
- XFL hopes to up football’s tempo with rule changes
- XFL broadcasts won’t hide from gambling talk or point spreads
- Lake commissioners approve half of sheriff’s ATV purchase request
- Trump recibe a líder venezolano Juan Guaidó pero las líneas siguen fijas en el terreno
- The Unifieds are now in Chicago, a make-or-break, do-or-die audition week for anxious, hopeful theater kids — ‘Break both legs!’
- Brandon Morrow is among 12 pitchers on the Cubs’ list of 21 non-roster invitees to spring training
- Quique Setién, DT Barca: ‘No me voy a meter en la vida de Messi’ (VIDEO)
- Snubbing handshakes, as Trump did with Pelosi at State of the Union, more common as norms fall away
- Por qué la película ‘Hamilton’ de Disney, podría cambiar la industria del cine y el teatro
- Speak Out
- Lawyers for former Portage mayor request delay in retrial
- Pete Rose insiste en poner fin a su veto de por vida en el béisbol
- Inka Peru brings authentic Peruvian food to Highwood
- New holiday lights lead Chicago Botanic Garden to record attendance in 2019 amid generally static year for area museums
- Heart healthy foods to add to your diet
- African American cuisine ‘handed down to us by generations’ takes center stage at program in Pullman
- LinkedIn CEO leaving post, but likely won’t need to network: He’s becoming executive chairman
- Years ago Raymond Parcon went to prison for embezzlement. On Wednesday, he pleaded guilty to a similar fraud.
- Cause of Cicero fire that killed boy, 5, his grandfather, narrowed down; arson not suspected
- Illinois House committee advances red-light camera ban in wake of ex-Sen. Martin Sandoval pleading guilty to taking bribes from the industry
- Column: Single on Valentine’s Day? Here are 14 perfect ways to spend the day.
- Soldier from Palatine dies while scuba diving near Okinawa, Japan
- Hammond Redevelopment Commission to put industrial site back on the market
- Chance the Rapper and Common headline the Celebrity Game rosters at NBA All-Star Weekend in Chicago
- Restaurateur Billy Dec lists Lincoln Park mansion for $2.7 million
- Round Lake man ‘inappropriately touched’ 6-year-old girl in Arlington Heights, charged with sexual assault: Police
- Why home health care is suddenly harder to come by for Medicare patients
- Fans demandan a Madonna por empezar tarde dos conciertos
- The price is wrong: How to handle pricing renegotiations
- Former Outcome Health executive Ashik Desai settles SEC fraud allegations
- Matt Forte, Dave Wannstedt make cameos on ‘Chicago Fire’
- Gary school relief bill moves to House
- Seeking a more worker-friendly economy, some states push employee ownership
- Raven Theatre announces 2020-21 season
- How Europe turned into a perfect landscape for wildfires
- Former Chicago actor Kei Rawlins is starring in Disney Plus film ‘Timmy Failure: Mistakes Were Made’
- Barnes & Noble suspends reissues of classics with new multicultural cover images
- AMLO quiere poner fin a los ‘puentes’ laborales y se desata #Conlospuentesno en redes
- Commentary: Beyond #OscarsSoWhite, Hollywood must confront its history of racism on the big screen
- Program in New Lenox offers chance to chat with DEA agent
- 18-year-old suburban man charged with CTA Red Line robberies of teens
- Man shot on Blue Line train near UIC-Halsted station on Near West Side. ‘Appears to be a robbery,’ police say.
- How will the undermanned Bulls prepare for Zion Williamson? ‘He’s a physical specimen, one of those once-in-a-lifetime type players.’
- Column: The dry, cold Midwestern winter has turned me into a foot peel disciple
- Professional communications chief, PTA mom picked for Northbrook SD27 board: ‘I want to be a good ambassador for the district’
- Chivas visita a Tigres urgido de triunfo
- Lake County Sheriff: 14 men charged with soliciting for sex at a Gurnee hotel in sting operation against human trafficking
- 20 budget-friendly date night ideas for couples saving money
- Annual breakfast raises funds, awareness for UNCF
- New Trier grad pleads guilty to $10 million fraud to finance gambling and lavish Las Vegas lifestyle
- Macy’s to close 125 stores — about 1 in 5 — and cut 2,000 corporate jobs as it flees ailing ‘lower-tier’ malls
- Oscars 2020: Everything you need to know ahead of Sunday’s show
- Robert Enstad, Tribune reporter who covered Chicago 7 trial, dies at 81
- How Europe turned into a perfect landscape for wildfires
- Transportation meeting planned in Aurora
- Béisbol de Grandes Ligas regresa a la Rep. Dominicana
- South Bend schools to undergo federal investigation into racial disparity of student discipline
- Chris Erskine: Human beings are so overrated. But the good ones make up for it
- Potempa: Hobart has ‘SNL’ comedy stars, while Cerda joins mystery cast
- Caracas vive un auge, ¿se acabó la revolución?
- Oakton college trustees approve retirement plans for 3 professors, OK hiring of former student for health IT
- Aurora State of City address to be held at Fox Valley Mall
- Senado absuelve a Trump de todos los cargos
- Valparaiso eyes new roundabout plan for Campbell Street
- Tom Hanks y Salma Hayek presentarán los Oscar
- La hinchada colombiana, el jugador 12 de Uruguay en el Preolímpico
- How to negotiate a salary
- United Airlines buys flight training school to build pipeline for 10,000 new pilots over the next decade
- Commentary: The state of President Trump? Ripe for reelection
- In rare break with Gov. J.B. Pritzker, Democratic-controlled Illinois General Assembly overrides veto of a tax break on airplane parts
- Column: What should polarized nation do after impeachment verdict? Make politics boring again.
- Letters: The Democrats’ blind hatred
- Safety concerns for Lebanese band, whose lead singer is openly gay, prompt Northwestern to move event from Doha to Evanston
- Man charged with unlawful use of weapon in Aurora
- Covington y Capela destacan en canje de cuatro equipos y 12 jugadores en la NBA
- Judge reverses criminal convictions of activists who left water for migrants crossing the border
- President Trump barrels into reelection fight, emboldened after impeachment acquittal
- Editorial: Gov. Pritzker pushes Illinois as first primary of 2024. Chances are, that won’t fly.
- Shout Out: Nick Antonoglu, a high school senior who plays traditional Greek music and the bouzouki instrument
- Column: Sharing love on Valentine’s Day is needed now more than ever
- Have some comfort food at The Burger Local
- Impeachment takeaways: Proved, but not impeachable, Trump’s iron grip and Mitch delivers yet gain
- 10 takeaways from President Trump’s impeachment trial
- Colombia se despide de Serie del Caribe sin conocer la victoria
- The Spin: Senate acquits President Trump in historic impeachment trial l Lightfoot blasts Trump’s speech, hits Pelosi party | Legislature moves closer to banning red light cameras
- Buffalo Grove to end court battle over pension benefits of firefighter who died of cancer
- Alderman, Woodlawn residents seek meeting with Mayor Lori Lightfoot about Obama Presidential Center-related ordinance
- Trump acquitted of impeachment charges: How each senator voted
- Aurora starts process for tax increment financing district at former Copley property
- Suman 560 los muertos en China por el coronavirus
- Teen charged with robbing two people on Red Line, a 14-year-old and a 16-year-old
- Corrections and clarifications
- CPS inspector general says Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot asked him to resign: ‘I was a demanding and frequently impatient boss’
- Chicago firefighters protest promotion exam ‘debacle’: ‘We just want a fair shake’
- Park Forest shooting victims, assailant had ‘nexus to each other,’ police say
- Wrecked ship that overturned nearly five months ago on the Georgia coast to be cut into 8 pieces
- El lujoso regalo de Georgina a Cristiano Ronaldo por su cumpleaños (VIDEO)
- Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot calls President Trump’s State of the Union address ‘offensive,’ says she was ready ‘to walk out’
- ¿Podrá ‘Parasite’ derrotar a ‘1917’?
- Why the new coronavirus (mostly) spares children
- Cientos de miles de aficionados reciben a los Chiefs en Kansas City
- Wisconsin health officials confirm state’s first case of new coronavirus, the 12th confirmed case in the U.S.
- Award-winning author of ‘Binti’ is co-writing Hulu pilot from her home in Flossmoor with help of fellow Homewood-Flossmoor High School grad
- Illinois officials react to President Donald Trump’s acquittal
- 737 skids off Istanbul runway, splintering into sections; 3 dead, 179 injured
- A Chicago sixth-grader told the NFL how football helped him bond with his father. Saquon Barkley and Roger Goodell surprised him with souvenirs.
- ‘Yes’ vote on library referendum in March means ‘no’ new taxes, Borden library officials tell voters
- National signing day recap: NIU and Illinois finish off their classes, plus area and national news and final class rankings
- Lonestar still enjoys playing their biggest hits along with the new stuff
- Proposed study could look at Niles fire station remodel, new construction
- Kobe Bryant books surge to the top of The New York Times’ best-seller list
- ‘Mary Poppins’ flies onto Memorial Opera House stage
- Don’t panic: Anxiety and myths swirl around coronavirus despite low risk in Chicago and US
- The Income Store owner arrested on fraud charges for allegedly operating $75 million Ponzi scheme
- Leyenda del cine Kirk Douglas muere a los 103 años
- At least one non-US citizen cast ballot in 2018 election in Illinois after automatic voter registration error
- 1 killed, 2 hurt in traffic crash near Garfield Park
- Senate acquits President Donald Trump of all House charges in historic impeachment trial
- Snowfall abating all over U.S. as climate warms
- Chicago Fire ditch iconic red uniforms for navy blue, the latest change in the team’s rebranding effort
- Alex Nylander is still searching for the right role to help the Blackhawks make a playoff push
- China raises coronavirus death total to 563 as officials quarantine 2 cruise ships with 5,400 on board
- ‘Birds of Prey’ review: Harley Quinn and her girl gang are lovable psychopaths
- Mitt Romney, defying the party he once personified, voted to convict Trump. The recriminations from Republicans were immediate.
- Commentary: To show compassion for the living, go to wakes and funerals
- Groups protest Trump’s acquittal at Chicago’s Federal Plaza
- Former Gary cop says he doesn’t recall content of convicted quintuple killer’s confession
- Bruins 2, Blackhawks 1
- ‘We were poised’: After senior forwards Josh Hudgens and Jake Lenschow lead a 12-2 run, Burlington Central holds off Jacobs down the stretch
- Pete Buttigieg continues to hold lead over Bernie Sanders in Iowa caucuses as additional results trickle out, but race still too close to call
- Kirk Douglas appreciation: ‘I was not a tough guy. I just acted like one.’
- VU men’s basketball notes: Another slow start sinks Valparaiso against Missouri Valley leader Northern Iowa