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- Winter weather advisory issued for south, east of Chicago goes into effect, with as much as 5 inches of snow possible
- Ask Amy: Daughter wants distance after wedding nightmare
- Daily horoscope for February 6, 2020
- Iowa caucus results: Pete Buttigieg and Bernie Sanders nearly tied with almost all votes counted
- Florida’s Venice has warm springs, shark teeth and more
- MBA? The business savvy of Lin-Manuel Miranda and his ‘Hamilton’ argues you should steep yourself in theater instead
- With Joyce DiDonato and Patricia Racette, Harris Theater will bulk up on music for 2020-21
- Column: Trump impeachment backfires on Democrats, and Nancy Pelosi has a meltdown
- ‘Mixed-ish,’ ‘Avenue 5’ and ‘Bob Hearts Abishola’ feature Second City alumni
- Remember ‘Snowmageddon’? That was 10 years ago. Feel old yet?
- Daywatch: Iowa margin is razor thin, Lincoln Park High School turmoil continues and Lin-Manuel Miranda’s clever ‘Hamilton’ movie deal
- Lincoln Park High School turmoil continues with new administrator’s departure, prompting 5th investigation into staff and student conduct
- When it comes to cars, what do women want?
- So the Chicago Auto Show is here, but how are cars doing? Do young people care about them?
- Meet Marquee Sports Network reporter Taylor McGregor, who’s joining Cubs TV from the Rockies: ‘The whole crowd went, “Don’t take Arenado with you!” ‘
- Get your dose of vicarious glitz at these Oscar parties
- Want to get excited? Here are some of the must-see rides at the Chicago Auto Show
- Ho, ho, hey, hey, the electric car is here to stay
- The cars that car people drive
- The Chicago Auto Show is now not only the biggest consumer show in the nation, it’s also the first auto show in the nation
- Free things to do this week include theater, inspiring art, wedding planning with your dog (yay!) and more
- Happy hour deals in Chicago, Feb. 6-12
- Here’s some stuff you can play with at the Chicago Auto Show
- Teen shot in leg after pointing rifle at officers in Riverside park, police say
- A customer’s Airbnb account is suspended, but the company won’t tell him why. Travel Troubleshooter investigates.
- Milwaukee teacher placed on leave for tweeting that ‘it’s awesome’ that Rush Limbaugh is dying from cancer
- People swear by this skincare product that cleans away the effects of dirty city air
- Tips for busy people who want to try Whole30
- Cubs Q&A: Has Kyle Schwarber peaked? Can Craig Kimbrel return to form? Who will be a spring surprise?
- Trump freezes Global Entry program that allowed air travelers to speed through security in New York over immigration dispute
- Bernie Sanders says he raised $25 million in January — as much or more than rival campaigns raised in any quarter last year
- Where to go on spring break, whether you’re traveling with family, friends or your favorite plus one
- New service launching in Chicago aims to make moving — whether to a new city or a new neighborhood — as hassle-free as possible
- Grounded Coffee Bar in Frankfort brings favorites from Chicago to the Southland
- 3 takeaways from the Blackhawks’ 2-1 OT loss to the Bruins, including why Drake Caggiula’s disallowed goal should have counted
- Curie basketball coach Mike Oliver removed from position amid accusation of ‘physical altercation’ with student
- Column: Amid legal dispute with city of Aurora, one Wayside Cross resident has declared himself homeless
- Things to do in Chicago today | Feb. 6
- Column: Susan Collins saying Trump learned his lesson was the worst moment from his impeachment trial
- Forecast: After more than 5 inches in southern Cook, snow should taper off Thursday morning, except near Lake Michigan
- Speak Out: Fact check lies told about President Trump
- Column: After driving over a spare tire in the street, I got a helping hand. ‘That’s what neighbors are for.’
- Semifinales de alto voltaje en la Serie del Caribe
- 10 of the weirdest, coolest moments from Chicago Auto Show history, including a Studebaker made of gold and a cougar named Chauncey
- Remembering a Chicago jazz master: Eddie Harris
- Juicio político pierde seriedad constitucional en caso Trump
- El ‘Muñeco’ Gallardo es operado en Argentina
- Iowa caucus results: Many errors are evident in numbers released Wednesday
- Tormenta invernal causa estragos en EEUU
- Arresto de película en pleno desfile triunfal de los Chiefs (VIDEO)
- Savages’ Jehnny Beth is going solo. Don’t tell her it’s a mistake.
- Familiar faces in the XFL
- Carlos Vela podría ir a los Juegos Olímpicos de Tokio 2020 (VIDEO)
- It’s OK that you’re not in a relationship on Valentine’s Day
- Andre Iguodala vuelve a cambiar equipo en la NBA
- Jennifer Lopez, Shakira and a dad teaching his daughters about beauty | COMMENTARY
- National Periodic Table Day — why should we care?
- Moving faith: Mexican town’s saint feast lives in Minnesota
- Mexican town’s saint feast lives in Minnesota
- Home Show set for Pheasant Run in St. Charles this weekend
- Fiat Chrysler’s profit up 35%, boosted by Ram trucks, Illinois-made Jeep Cherokee
- Man being attacked by dogs killed by crossbow bolt fired by neighbor trying to help in Massachusetts
- Mike Fiers is eager to move on from his whistleblower role in the Astros’ cheating scandal
- Daily Southtown Local Scoreboard for Friday, Feb. 7, 2020
- Oscar predictions: ‘1917’ v ‘Parasite,’ Antonio Banderas v Joaquin Phoenix, Scarlett Johansson v Renee Zellweger
- Atlanta Public Schools calendar change would rename Columbus Day
- Lori Borgman: Heart-shaped boxes held more than candy
- NASA astronaut Christina Koch returns safely after longest spaceflight by a woman
- Muere ‘Popeye’ exjefe de sicarios de Pablo Escobar
- 11 women you forgot ran for president
- Rockies invitan a lanzador dominicano a la pretemporada
- Lake County News-Sun Local Scoreboard for Friday, Feb. 7, 2020
- West Suburban Local Scoreboard for Friday, Feb. 7, 2020
- Valparaiso University announces $15M gift for scholarships
- Equipo italiano retira el número de Kobe Bryant
- US warns of sexual assault risk in Spain
- The best cowbell
- Daily Southtown boys basketball rankings and player of the week for Friday, Feb. 7, 2020
- The best sofa slipcover
- The best hardshell backpack
- The best hand-controlled drone
- Proposed Oswego entertainment venue seen as being ‘community-based’
- The best Magformers set
- The best bronzing mousse
- The best backdrop stand
- The best 4-wheel hand truck
- The best absorbent sock
- Breaking down the contract details for Bears’ latest addition, former CFL cornerback Tre Roberson
- National tour of Broadway show ‘Finding Neverland’ takes a trip to Joliet
- Review: ‘Emma’ at Chicago Shakespeare is a musical Jane Austen would have ‘much liked’
- In ‘The Assistant,’ filmmaker Kitty Green stays just outside the room where it happens. For a reason.
- Boys basketball notes: Wayne State recruit Alec Millender puts emphasis on getting teammates involved for St. Rita
- ChillFest is a winter music festival that puts the focus on the Chicago music scene, but unplugged
- Fran Drescher, millennial whisperer
- ‘Fascinado con el olor a sangre’
- Fitness center to fill empty Dick’s Sporting Goods site in Yorkville
- Girls basketball notes: Carmel senior guard Kaytlyn Matz casts off her knee brace, and her fears, to free herself on the court
- El coronavirus ‘infecta’ también al turismo internacional
- Post-Tribune Local Scoreboard for Friday, Feb. 7, 2020
- Looking for Lake County Valentine’s Day ideas? We have 5 for you
- Las mujeres del rap rompen viejos moldes
- Snowfall blankets Texas, Oklahoma; Deep South to see storms
- MLS union reaches agreement with the league on a new 5-year contract that gives players a share of media rights and allows for more charter flights
- Letter: Making Wayside Cross sex offenders move doesn’t help protect children
- Post-Tribune boys basketball rankings and player of the week for Friday, Feb. 7, 2020
- Radio dramatists bring stories to life, sound effects and all
- Joliet Catholic’s DJ Hamiti knows how to bring down the house: ‘I like to think people get nervous wrestling me’
- Facial recognition moves into a new front: Schools
- Home-sewn clothes are making a comeback. But is it too late for dying fabric stores?
- More than 80 people gather in downtown Naperville to protest Senate’s failure to convict Trump in impeachment trial
- Gana impulso campaña para despenalizar prostitución en EEUU
- Lincoln-Way West loses to Montini on Taylor Charles’ buzzer-beater: ‘That was a tough shot and she made it’
- Trippie Redd wants to honor his fallen peers by pumping out music like he’s the only one left, and the rapper feels like he is
- Courier-News girls basketball rankings and player of the week for Friday, Feb. 7, 2020
- In Illinois — the Prairie State — little prairie land remains. But work is being done to save what’s left in Cook County and restore more.
- Jay Cutler reportedly talking to CBS and ESPN about NFL TV job — 21/2 years after ‘Very Cavallari’ co-star walked away from Fox deal
- Shockingly recent women’s rights milestones
- Protests outside Lincoln Park High School
- Las 26 nuevas camisetas de los equipos de la MLS 2020
- Retired NFL QB Michael Vick lists ‘blessed’ South Florida home for $2.4 million
- Jay-Z shares the last conversation he had with Kobe Bryant
- Vacation in bloom: Wonderful weekend trips to take in the spring
- Highland Park considers whether to ban short-term rentals following reports of gunfire near house party
- Chicago Black Restaurant Week returns with more than 30 participants
- Hammond debates name for new high school
- Who do you think will win at Sunday’s Oscars? Make your picks here.
- Opositor cubano Fariñas está detenido y “bajo investigación”, dice su madre
- Feds OK self-driving delivery vehicle that lacks steering wheel, brake pedal
- Chicago Heights production of ‘Mary Page Marlowe’ casts 9 actresses in leading role
- The man behind fashion’s new front row
- Fran Drescher, millennial whisperer
- Boys basketball notes: Senior guard Triyonte Lomax believes 21st Century ‘should be able to go down there and win state’
- How a small Florida city is tackling global climate change
- Snowfall blankets Texas, Oklahoma; Deep South to see storms
- Commentary: I cover reality TV and found myself part of the story on Wednesday’s episode of ‘Black Ink Crew: Chicago’
- 9 first-time selections to the 2020 NBA All-Star Game
- Girls basketball notes: Lexie Sinclair and Bartlett look forward to playing South Elgin for conference title
- Family Crest was born from a man getting fed up with the music game, deciding to give it one more go and birthing a symphonic pop band
- Los grandes acuerdos del nuevo contrato colectivo de la MLS
- Metea Valley senior Marquel Brumfield takes what he can get on offense and keeps his focus on the other end of the court: ‘I just like to go out and defend.’
- Booked it! Chicago theater casting announcements for Feb. 6
- Community news
- Chicago’s only firefighters strike created a battle between brothers
- Variance that would allow aerial fitness studio to open in downtown Naperville wins commission approval
- El ex Sheriff del condado de Los Angeles es ahora un preso más
- Tokio sale a aplacar temor por cancelar Juegos Olímpicos
- Column: It’s been a fabulous journey, never a job. Thank you for coming along.
- Hiring of administrators for new high school in Hammond a matter for rumor mill; resident pushes current high school principal
- Hollywood se despide de Kirk Douglas
- Column: A former North Side public housing project is beautifully remade, but at what cost?
- In ‘The Poop Diaries,’ Highland Park native Abby Ross gives us a peek into the lives of the people we can’t live without: Plumbers
- In Las Vegas lately, it’s lights, cameras and more lights
- Universities cancel study-abroad programs amid virus fears
- Winter warmup: Sunny days are here again, thanks to dried summer stone fruit
- ‘The stars aligned’: Tyler Johnson bowls a 300 game as St. Charles East rallies for state title
- Facebook, YouTube, Twitter warn Clearview face-recognition service to stop harvesting images
- Throwing an Oscars viewing party? Spruce up your menu with food inspired by the 2020 Best Picture nominees
- Viola Davis será Michelle Obama en una serie televisiva
- Column: The power and pull of middle school friendships, and why your kid may be choosing them over you
- Why Google backtracked on its new search results look
- The Kitchn: How to make a perfect over-easy egg
- Netflix is spending big, but can it crash the Oscars party?
- Facial recognition moves into a new front: Schools
- Chivas visita a Tigres, América prueba a Gallos y líder contra campeón en Liga MX
- Students adrift after quake as Puerto Rico schools shuttered
- First responders honored for efforts that saved life of Park Ridge woman
- Marge Wood, ‘trailblazer’ in Will County politics, dies
- Commentary: CPD’s Charlie Beck may be ‘interim’ top cop, but his impact will be lasting
- Odds to be the 2021 Super Bowl halftime show performer
- FAA ready for Boeing 737 Max test flight within weeks, despite new software issue
- Best college basketball traditions
- Benet’s DePaul-bound Kendall Holmes shares her ‘joy for the game’ every time she steps on the court
- Gayle King angry at CBS promo of interview questions about Kobe Bryant
- Lombard man kidnapped by Taliban-linked group in Afghanistan, official says
- Armstrong: Yorkville quarterback Josh Beetham takes llinois coach Lovie Smith’s preferred walk-on offer
- Preolímpico sudamericano, el escaparate de fichajes millonarios de Europa
- Cottage-style home in Hinsdale: $2M
- Faster coronavirus test kits are on their way to a Chicago lab from the CDC
- Lunar New Year celebrations and a rare visit from Chris Tucker — here are 5 things to do in Chicago this weekend
- EEUU tuvo en 2019 el mayor aumento de productividad en 9 años
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- Column: African Americans aren’t fooled by Donald Trump’s fake love.
- ‘The sky’s the limit’: Batavia’s Ryan Ingold takes unique path from high school golfer to football prospect at Illinois
- Gay former Hurricanes football player didn’t feel welcome on team, wants to inspire change
- Remesas de migrantes guatemaltecos crecen fuertemente
- Pinnacle Logistics, LSC Communications among employers that warned the state of more than 2,500 layoffs last month
- Ex-Harvey cop charged in federal corruption probe allegedly fabricated criminal charges, testimony in unrelated case: lawsuit
- Fracasa la venta de los Mets de Nueva York
- Hawaii legislators propose decriminalizing larger amounts of marijuana
- Massachusetts weighs final approval of 1st minority-owned pot shop
- The connection between cannabis and multiple sclerosis
- Will my CBD oil and other cannabis topicals expire?
- Aurora looks to move forward on New York Street project
- Candidates for Kane County state’s attorney offer opinions on bond, gun issues at LWV forum
- Waukegan faces two lawsuits over man shot to death by police officer on Super Bowl Sunday 2019
- Taking a break from college can help enrich your educational experience
- State awards $363,000 grant to add new amenities to Hickory Hill Park in Carpentersville
- Four new vehicles at the Chicago Auto Show that you should know about
- US oil executives rounded up in Venezuela as Maduro’s opponent meets Trump at White House
- Commission OK’s use of CDBG funds for income-qualifying kids to participate in Sportsplex activities
- Alex Morgan entrena y mete golazos con siete meses de embarazo
- Celebrate Valentine’s Day with Las Tinas Improv at iO Theater
- The US housing crisis is making its way to the heartland
- Naperville looking at how to keep council meetings efficient after several stretch past midnight
- What’s Trump’s signature on an impeachment report worth? $17,000, so far
- Johnny Lee Davenport dies at 69, a Chicago stage actor also known for ‘Fugitive’
- Community news: Stagg basketball teams raise $3.5K for Illinois USO
- Wisconsin teacher accused of hiding cameras in air fresheners in students’ bathrooms while chaperoning field trip to Minnesota
- 10 questions with… firefighter/paramedic Jorge Ochoa
- How much is an Oscar worth? Just $1
- Mardi Gras facts: What is Fat Tuesday?
- Mayor Prince says he’ll veto council resolution to bring school control back to Gary
- Chicago-based Grubhub lost $28M last quarter, but sale rumor ‘was and is not true,’ CEO says
- What you might not know about presidential nicknames
- Ridículo del Real Madrid en la Copa del Rey (VIDEO)
- Trial date for R. Kelly in Brooklyn pushed back to July
- Looking for Naperville, Fox Valley Valentine’s Day ideas? We have 5 for you
- Column: The messy Iowa caucus results remind us that in presidential elections, it’s the unexpected moments that matter
- Ford touts increased power in 2020 GT
- Lake council approves resolution supporting state bill to allow police to ticket misdemeanor charges, overriding need for marijuana ordinance
- Naperville People in the News
- What it’s actually like to guard the president, according to members of the Secret Service
- Pandilleros rivales fueron encerrados en la misma celda, uno estaba muerto media hora después
- Commentary: All this faux outrage is getting totally outrageous! Bring on more!
- Column: Rialto showcase is testament to venues that support local musical talent
- J Balvin: Aquí estamos y tenemos poder
- Chevrolet adds RS trim to 2021 Equinox
- What would a ‘recanvass’ in Iowa look like?
- Zidane: ‘Duele esta eliminación, pero no va a cambiar nada’
- Increase in illegal drug deaths in DuPage, Will linked to synthetic opioid fentanyl
- United Parcel Service pilots can opt out of China flight assignments
- Feeling stressed? Make your home a cozy retreat
- Letters: Citizens United has hurt democracy
- Trump takes scorched-earth victory lap after impeachment acquittal, slamming Mitt Romney, Nancy Pelosi
- A step ahead? Nike’s Vaporfly shoe is changing the marathon game
- Beverly Theatre Guild gears up for Steve Martin comedy ‘Picasso at the Lapin Agile’
- Moraine Valley partners with Amazon on web services training
- Adiós capitán: Florenzi sigue los pasos de Totti y De Rossi
- Nicole Kidman, Lupita Nyong’o, Jordan Peele and more describe first Oscar moments
- Kobe Bryant public memorial scheduled for Feb. 24 at Staples Center
- Medical marijuana law in flux as Florida asks high court to limit number of companies getting licenses
- West Chicago man gets 10 years in prison for ball-peen hammer attack on Iraq War veteran over unpaid marijuana purchase
- Should your student loans and your spouse’s get hitched?
- Retirement: Tips for dating later in life
- Police: Gary baby dies from blunt force trauma
- Column: Let’s salute our local business owners who are investing in their own community
- Habrá histórico inicio de recorrido de la antorcha olímpica
- Q&A: Facts to know about coronavirus
- New Hampshire officials confident they’ll avoid chaos that plagued results of the Iowa caucuses: ‘You can’t hack a pencil’
- Who gets face masks in a pandemic? Politicians aren’t so sure
- St. Mary School in Elgin cancels classes Thursday, Friday after more than 20% of students call in sick
- As the virus spreads, face mask makers go into overdrive
- Judge tosses lawsuit that claimed $4.8 million offer on Highland Park home was a ruse
- Looking for northwest Indiana Valentine’s Day ideas? We have 5 for you
- Aurora mayor says youth mentoring will remain a priority in the city
- Un hombre recibió un disparo al tratar de interrumpir un arresto de ICE
- Brent Seabrook completes last of 3 surgeries and is expected to be ready for training camp
- Los ‘Leones’ de San Mamés se comen al Barca (VIDEO)
- Zion police: Waukegan man arrested in connection to thefts of catalytic converters on both sides of the state line
- The Spin: Gov. Pritzker’s making push for Illinois to be first in picking presidential nominees | Mayor Lightfoot ‘likes’ Bloomberg, but not ready to endorse | President Trump holds acquittal ‘celebration’
- Brookfield Zoo CEO Stuart Strahl plans to step down
- Lake Michigan water levels break monthly record high for the first time in more than 30 years; Illinois to review shoreline damage
- Venezuela supera a México y avanza a final de Serie del Caribe
- Column: Secrecy by CPS has made a bad situation worse at Lincoln Park High School
- Prosecutors rest their case as the Harvey Weinstein sex assault trial moves one step closer to a verdict
- A new, tamer XFL debuts this weekend. Will some unusual rules innovations help the league survive?
- As the virus spreads, face mask makers go into overdrive
- Wearable tech that tells drowsy truckers it’s time to pull over
- ¿Cuán lejos irá el impredecible Trump?
- MLB may alter rules on owners, casino gambling
- Chef Debbie Gold rejoins restaurateur Amy Morton after 27 years, this time at Found Kitchen in Evanston
- Texas Walmart shooting suspect, accused of killing 22 people and wounding two dozen, charged with federal hate crimes
- WWE Hall of Famer ‘Hacksaw’ Jim Duggan’s tour includes Hobart stop
- Wisconsin basketball strength coach — who worked for the Bulls for 13 seasons — resigns after racial epithet allegation
- Setién: ‘Hoy todo ha ido bien salvo el resultado y no continuar’
- Muere el médico que lanzó la alerta sobre coronavirus
- Memorial for Kobe Bryant, his daughter Gianna and the other 7 victims of a recent helicopter crash is set for Feb. 24
- Man suspected in Hammond, Merrillville robberies
- Commentary: ‘American Dirt’ fiasco exposes publishing industry that’s too consolidated, too white
- Waitress charged with stabbing co-worker at Munster restaurant
- Naperville area schools, clinics and hospitals see rise in coronavirus questions, concerns
- After counting homeless, group says numbers in west region ‘consistent’ with last year
- Lounge Devils Comedy Cabaret includes magic, music
- Hammond council OK’s an ordinance governing potential conflict of interest in issuing permits
- Former Illinois legislative watchdog says lawmakers blocked a second report on wrongdoing by a colleague, says her efforts to do meaningful investigations were ‘a waste of time’
- Judge denies bail for man with history of robbery and gun arrests charged with shooting on Blue Line train at UIC-Halsted stop
- Editorial: Deaths? What opioid deaths? 9 Illinois Democrats voted against the ban on fentanyl-like drugs
- Student identified as source of false bomb threat made against Clinton Elementary School in South Elgin
- Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot declares local disaster for lakefront damage caused by early January storms
- The Bulls kept quiet at the NBA trade deadline, but here’s what happened elsewhere in the league
- Pat Fitzgerald will do the radio call for Northwestern’s basketball game against Michigan
- LeBron James and Giannis Antetokounmpo draft their rosters for the NBA All-Star Game in Chicago
- Chinese doctor who sounded early warning about coronavirus dies of the illness as Japan finds 41 more cases on quarantined cruise ship
- Column: How Trump wins again
- Bulls sit still at the NBA trade deadline: ‘We don’t know what we have yet and we need to see,’ John Paxson says
- Trump says US operation in Yemen killed al-Qaida leader who claimed responsibility for deadly shooting at Naval Air Station Pensacola
- Court monitor says anti-patronage efforts hampered by Gov. J.B. Pritzker’s ‘unproductive’ restrictions on communications with state agencies
- Pelicans 125, Bulls 119
- Iowa caucus results: Buttigieg still holds very slim lead over Sanders with 99% reporting as DNC chairman calls for ‘recanvass’
- ‘Our defense turned the game’: Florida Atlantic recruit Johnell Davis and 21st Century pressure West Side into defeat