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- Embattled former Illinois House Speaker Michael Madigan steps down as state Democratic Party chair
- Park Ridge police: Money stolen from home after man posing as ‘electric’ worker is allowed inside
- Plan commission seeks to complete review of proposed Pleasant District development next month
- Daily horoscope for February 23, 2021
- Ask Amy: A woman warned tops a woman scorned
- Walgreens launches partnership with Instacart in Illinois
- 3 takeaways from the Chicago Bulls’ 4th win in 5 games, including that 46-point 3rd quarter and Coby White playing off the ball more
- TreeHouse Foods CEO Steven Oakland sells Hinsdale mansion for $2.3 million
- Chicago’s egg roll boom is fueled by Black restaurateurs, who fill the Chinese American snack with everything from jerk chicken to Italian beef
- Peeps are back, just in time for Easter
- Trump’s tax returns: Here’s what New York prosecutors could learn after Supreme Court ruling
- Daywatch: Illinois will be first state to end cash bail, Madigan steps down as state party chair and Chicago’s egg roll boom fueled by Black restaurateurs
- Woman who died after transplant surgery in Michigan got COVID-19 from donated lungs
- Column: If the Chicago Bears can’t re-sign kicker Cairo Santos, they’ll be adding another uncertainty to a team in need of solutions
- Anthony Rizzo isn’t dwelling on his looming free agency, instead focusing on a Chicago Cubs offense that needs to ‘prove it’ in 2021
- Column: Remembering Jaime McClendon, a New Trier teacher who broke barriers and showed students a world beyond the North Shore
- Heavy snow blamed for gas station canopy collapse in Des Plaines
- Hundreds of Oak Park educators, staff receive COVID-19 vaccine at health department clinics
- This day in history, February 23: The Dow Jones industrial average closes above the 4,000 mark for the first time, ending the day at 4,003.33
- Shailene Woodley confirms she’s engaged to Packers QB Aaron Rodgers on ‘Tonight Show’
- Column: Memory loss concerns? Don’t be scared of getting tested like I did.
- Cosmetic procedures are in demand during the pandemic, suburban plastic surgeons say
- Macy’s closes out a terrible 2020, sees 2021 as ‘a recovery and rebuilding year’
- Director Lee Daniels was determined to bring Billie Holiday’s story to a new generation
- Boeing 777 engine problems: 5 things you should know
- Waukegan school officials say Black History Month not only time lessons focus on minorities
- Cherokee Nation chief to Jeep: Stop using tribe’s name
- La Grange man fatally struck by Metra train; BNSF line delayed
- My worst moment: Isiah Whitlock Jr. (of ‘The Wire’ and his trademark delivery of a certain word) and the missed entrance
- Expedia’s most searched for destinations for spring break 2021
- Metra BNSF train hits, kills pedestrian in La Grange
- Highland Park, Deerfield high schools to enforce COVID-19 testing program
- Chicago-area home prices rose 7.7% in December, a dramatic gain but smallest among big cities
- Emma Coronel, esposa de ‘El Chapo’ por comparecer en EEUU
- Luis Suárez recupera su mordida
- Speak Out reader opinions: Stimulus money needed now, not in July; nothing wrong with Trump building sign; teachers can wait to get vaccination
- Ted Cruz says wife is ‘pissed’ over text leak in Cancun getaway, suggests critics should stop being ‘a–holes’
- Gasperini: ‘El Real Madrid se transforma en Champions’
- Republicanos intentan bloquear a latino nominado por Biden
- With internal investigations starting, Chesterton gets interim police chief in NICTD veteran
- Rizzo quiere un contrato a largo plazo con los Cachorros
- The COVID-19 pandemic is receding in the worst hotspots. Will the fragile turnaround last?
- Woman charged in Lynwood man’s killing in Gary
- Speak Out reader opinion: Don’t blame Texas problems on green energy proposals
- ‘Canelo’ se cita con Yildirim en el estadio de los Dolphins
- México recibe vacunas Sputnik V para COVID-19
- How I fought this February’s ice dams and won, with pantyhose
- Woman killed in Englewood when SUV driver runs red light, police investigate if crash stemmed from traffic pursuit
- América pierde en los despachos el partido ante Atlas
- Israel compartirá vacunas con palestinos y otros países
- Daily Southtown, West Suburban and Lake County local scores for Wednesday, Feb. 24
- Vanessa Bryant calls Meek Mill lyric about Kobe ‘extremely insensitive,’ rapper says he apologized
- How to delete your Facebook profile
- Mayor Lori Lightfoot signs ‘Welcoming City’ ordinance update ending Chicago police cooperation with federal immigration agents
- What are the health benefits of zinc?
- Dog not house trained at one year
- How to fix deep scratches on your car
- Historias del frío de Texas: Los problemas no se acabaron cuando volvió la luz
- The best air fryer for a family of four
- The best reading chair
- The best shorts for men
- The best mortiser
- The best beanbag lounger
- Northwest Indiana local scores for Wednesday, Feb. 24
- The best chardonnay wine glass
- Preocupa a padres que sus hijos ‘nunca vayan a la escuela’
- Black sports history from the year you were born
- Cinemark 18 closes, leaving downtown Evanston without a movie theater
- Group of Lake Zurich residents say planned retail, residential project too big and could be harmful to lake
- During a time when it’s needed most, Highland Park artists see ‘beacon of hope’ in Art Stroll
- ¿Será Marjorie Taylor Greene la villana que buscan los demócratas?
- Column: Shepard’s Sam Jones graduated from college and got a job. A phone call changed his life, leading him to the Cleveland Cavaliers.
- Pese a preocupaciones de seguridad, la votación en línea avanza
- Wisconsin, Indiana, Michigan among states moved down on Chicago’s emergency travel order that now exempts vaccinated people
- Indiana opens up COVID-19 vaccine to residents age 60 to 64
- His older brother died. His younger sister died. Deshawndre Washington tried to play Division I basketball. Then he came home.
- Aumenta la confianza del consumidor en EEUU
- Arlington Heights trustees approve $7.2M infrastructure contract for Greenbrier neighborhood improvements
- Presidente argentino critica pesquisa por escándalo de vacunación VIP
- El estrecho mercado laboral pandémico obliga a algunos en Chicago a cambiar de carrera
- Move over, Michael Jordan and Steph Curry. Naperville Central’s Karly Maida makes 3-pointers with the best of them.
- Mayor Lori Lightfoot on state Democratic Party chair race: ‘I love both Robin Kelly and Michelle Harris’
- Decesos de peloteros de los años 70 dejan un gran vacío
- Boys basketball notes: Bryce Moore tries to find balance in new role as scoring point guard for Carmel
- After a year spent adapting, Kaleidoscope Dance named Skokie Business of the Year
- Indian Prairie District 204 making the move to four in-person learning days in March
- President Joe Biden to visit winter storm-ravaged Texas Friday
- Appeals court tosses $44.7 million verdict in shooting by off-duty Chicago cop, says city can’t be held liable
- What to stream: Celebrate some of the best films available online made by Black women
- Hillary Clinton y Louise Penny coescriben novela de misterio
- Cientos de ecuatorianos protestan y piden recuento de votos
- Facebook to lift Australia news ban
- Review: Jungle prison-set ‘Night of the Kings’ unleashes layers of legend, lore and the power of storytelling
- Another casualty of the pandemic? Women’s health
- MLB is deadening baseballs to liven up the game. Pitchers and managers approve.
- Harder, Better, Faster, Stronger: Daft Punk’s 10 greatest moments
- Sky Zone threatens lawsuit if Orland Park’s decision to pull business license stands
- Boys basketball notes: Up as a sophomore due to an injury, Tyler Helbing avoids downturn as a junior for Waubonsie Valley
- The 6 best national parks for winter wildlife spotting
- Pau Gasol anuncia su vuelta a casa 20 años después
- ‘Frogger’ competition series hops to Peacock
- DaBaby sued for assault on property owner who tried to stop music video shoot
- Elmhurst’s three mayoral candidates share plans and priorities in League of Women Voters online forum
- Finalmente salen a la luz declaraciones impositivas de Trump
- Skokie officials provide updates on environmental sustainability efforts
- Naperville ban on short-term rentals like Airbnb and VRBO to stay in place, city manager says
- Qatar y Australia renuncian a la Copa América
- Stevie Wonder moving to Ghana? Not so fast …
- Farmers flip out in French city when school lunch menus go meatless temporarily
- Holy Angels School in Aurora to hold virtual Seraphim Ball fundraiser
- Esposa de ‘El Chapo’ quedará detenida en espera de juicio
- Some suburban St. Patrick’s Day events go virtual for 2021
- Op-ed: WTTW takes a stand against left-leaning bias — a welcome media move
- Temp agencies have long been accused of discriminating against Black job applicants. An experiment set out to prove it.
- Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot: Removing US Attorney John Lausch before successor is confirmed puts city ‘at risk’
- Winter Chilly Fest in Skokie finds new ways to keep annual event going: ‘People are just itching to get outside’
- Editorial: The Southeast Side doesn’t deserve to be the city’s ashcan
- Zidane: ‘Cada vez que jugamos es una final y más ahora’
- Boys swimming notes: Chesterton’s Gabe Eschbach has a ‘general goal’ for his return to the state meet. It sounds simple enough: Go faster.
- EEUU reabre instalación en Texas para niños migrantes
- Quickly: Readers sound off on the issues of the day
- Column: 14 conversations to have before your kid starts high school: One author’s wise, but never scolding, advice.
- Contenders for Cook County public defender appointment include some high-profile names
- Community news
- Mandy Moore announces birth of son ‘right on his due date’
- Beat poet, publisher Lawrence Ferlinghetti dies at 101
- Comings & Goings: Bandana’s BBQ opens in Tinley Park; Stock & Field closing in Homer Glen
- Car and truck prices — new and used — are soaring during the pandemic. Here’s why.
- U-46 superintendent stresses no decision made as to whether hybrid schooling continues in fall or students return to in-person classes
- Drivers who pass stopped Indiana school buses could get pricier tickets
- Indiana Black Legislative Caucus calls for diversity training after members were booed while discussing racial inequality in education bill
- French actor Gerard Depardieu charged with rape, sexual assault
- Tasas de interés en EEUU seguirán bajas, indica Powell
- Column: Six degrees of separation? The twists and turns of how Rosary’s Meegan Hart, Benet’s Rachael Fara ended up in Colorado.
- Photos: Tiger Woods at the Genesis Invitational
- Tiger Woods en el quirófano tras sufrir accidente
- Buffalo Grove mayor Sussman among area elected leaders, first responders and staff to get COVID-19 shots: ‘This vaccine provides hope’
- With crew depleted, Lake Station Mayor Bill Carroll boards garbage truck; ‘I had nothing on my calendar until afternoon, so why not’
- Senate votes 92-7 to confirm Tom Vilsack for second run as Agriculture Secretary
- GB impulsará ‘pasaportes para vacunados’
- Garage fire leads to family evacuation as blaze spreads to Liberty Township home
- Column: Masks on young athletes a moving target for critics
- Artist Riva Lehrer
- More women and TV directors of color working, new DGA report shows
- Alyvia Santiago is more confident. She shows more of ‘that fire.’ She also is scoring more. State finalist Crown Point is all the better for it.
- Teens form ‘Alliance’ to help counterparts in Botswana share their love of books
- Película presenta el lado militante de Billie Holiday
- The world needs monkeys. Future vaccines depend on primate test subjects in short supply.
- Atria Highland Park residents, staff celebrate COVID-19 vaccine rollout: ‘We’re finally going to turn the page’
- Federal housing agency failed West Calumet families, leaving kids exposed for decades to lead, report says
- Officials hopeful for 2021 event schedules in central Lake County, but questions linger
- Dental firm managers accused of health care fraud
- Elmwood Park District 401 plans to bring students back to classrooms April 6
- Practice and photo day for the Chicago Cubs at spring training
- Mandy Moore anuncia el nacimiento de su primer hijo
- Takeaways from Congress’ first hearing on the Capitol riot
- Changes coming to the Community Star
- 30 dogs saved from extreme cold in Texas arrive at Wright-Way Rescue in Morton Grove
- Heather McGhee’s ‘The Sum of Us’: Required reading to move the country forward — together, writes John Warner
- As snow melts, Fox Valley bicyclists look to take to the streets again
- Príncipe Felipe tiene infección, permanece hospitalizado
- Timeline of Tiger Woods’ career, from the ‘Tiger Slam’ in 2001 to winning his 5th Masters in 2019
- Op-ed: How to tell if you are irreparably old — and be OK with it
- Big jump in vaccine supply coming soon, drug executives tell Congress
- Glencoe’s new approach to sidewalk snow removal gets a tryout thanks to brutal February weather
- Ecuador: Amotinamiento en cárceles dejan unos 50 fallecidos
- Will McDonald’s new chicken sandwich, with potato roll and crinkle-cut pickles, win fast-food war?
- Music Institute of Chicago highlights great jazz musicians Eddie South, Stuff Smith
- With snow in great supply and rock salt in high demand, salt prices varied
- Southtowners: Bloom Trail grad to lead Jordan River Farm, and more
- A Lake Zurich Boy Scout troop worked alongside other volunteers to help Ancient Oaks Foundation clear buckthorn at Kuechmann Arboretum
- No injuries reported after collapse of Elmwood Park gas station canopy: officials
- Farmacéuticas: salto pronto y fuerte en envíos de vacunas
- Column: Sen. Durbin hedges on pushing for US Attorney John Lausch reappointment: ‘One step at a time’
- Capitol security officials say bad intelligence to blame for security failures on day mob attacked the building
- Stuck in the same building during COVID-19, Chicago neighbors are falling in love
- New restaurants, stores to open in downtown Naperville; Oswald’s Pharmacy marks yet another milestone
- Friends of the Green Bay Trail marks a decade of environmental stewardship in Glencoe
- Guest column: Republicans need to restore civility, respect in the Indiana Statehouse after booing of Rep. Smith
- Pritzker calls for loans to help municipalities hit with high utility bills during severe cold snap
- Column: We have a ‘domestic terrorism’ double-standard problem
- Justin Bieber vende a la baja su mansión de Beverly Hills (FOTOS)
- Jail study will look to Porter County’s future needs
- Chicago White Sox roster projection 1.0: Which 26 players will break camp for the 2021 season opener?
- After sub-zero freeze, Naperville now seeing above-average temps, possible flooding and maybe a weekend ice storm
- It’s different and still same for George Tsamis. Ex-Minnesota Twins pitcher is excited to take over as manager of Kane County Cougars.
- 2 incumbents, 4 newcomers vying for Northbrook Village Board seats. Here’s where they stand on the issues.
- ¿Condenados a vivir sin gusto y sin olfato?
- Letters: Development in Will County would harm sanctity of Abraham Lincoln National Cemetery
- Sun and snow melt: Chicago warming up after bitter cold and heavy snow
- Chelsea doma con golazo al Atleti de Simeone (VIDEO)
- 3 things we learned at Chicago White Sox spring training, including Yoan Moncada ready to bounce back after recovering from COVID-19 — and plans for his new walk-up song
- Flag-raising ceremony held in tribute of former District 207 teacher, veterans on Iwo Jima anniversary
- Aurora project includes replacing more lead water lines
- Lockport couple’s COVID-19 vaccinations mark 10,000th at Silver Cross Hospital
- Hammond man sentenced to 26 years in robbery spree
- Glenview moves forward with Station 13 resource reallocations, fire department realignment plan
- Bolivia: Evo Morales se involucra en la campaña electoral
- Clarendon Hills Park District preschool ready to open again with two new permanent classrooms
- Orland Square mall to restrict access to some unaccompanied youth under new policy
- Gérard Depardieu acusado de violar a una mujer de 22 años
- Las impactantes imágenes del accidente de Tiger Woods
- Tiger Woods rollover accident photos
- Pets of the week
- Arlington Park horse racing track is up for sale
- Ecuador: Amotinamientos en cárceles dejan 62 fallecidos
- Chicago lakefront, playgrounds, indoor pools reopening after 11 months of COVID-19 closures
- Father plans protest at prison Thursday, the day his daughter’s Elgin murderer is released after 24 years
- Más de 2,200 desamparados de Chicago y personal de refugios reciben la vacuna COVID-19: ‘Me alegré de haberlo conseguido aquí’
- Editorial: John Lausch stays for now. Thank you. We’ll take it.
- NHL moves the Chicago Blackhawks’ postponed February game to May 6 and reschedules 3 other matchups
- More than 2,200 homeless Chicagoans, shelter staff receive COVID-19 vaccine: ‘I was happy we were able to get it here’
- Park Ridge news briefs: Coping with COVID-19 topic of virtual talk; Maine South presents winter play online
- Chicago firefighter charged with attempting to kill wife
- Does insurance cover COVID-19 shutdowns? A Chicago ruling offers businesses hope.
- Some students do remote learning at the American Legion Post in La Grange
- Coronavirus in Illinois updates: Here’s what happened Feb. 23 with COVID-19 in the Chicago area
- Chicago US Attorney John Lausch to stay on the job until successor installed
- Elgin police disguising its lack of diversity when it showcases officers during Black History Month, former chief says
- The Spin: Chicago U.S. Attorney John Lausch gets reprieve from Biden administration through transition | Illinois’ top Democrats split over next state party chair | Pro-Trump Downstate Sen. Darren Bailey launches gubernatorial bid
- Posible alineación 1.0 de los Chicago White Sox: ¿Cuáles serán los 26 jugadores que superarán el campamento para la apertura de la temporada 2021?
- Mayor Lori Lightfoot says investigation into attack on alderman outside River North bar is appropriate: ‘We have an obligation to investigate it’
- Andrew Vaughn is looking to make the leap from Class A to the Chicago White Sox DH job — though Tony La Russa cautions, ‘he’s in pencil,’ not ink
- Chicago COVID-19 vaccine shipments ‘back on track’ following massive winter storm delays last week
- Students who once lived in NCC’s Kroehler dorm sought for Saturday group photo before the residence hall’s razed
- Read Chance the Rapper’s lawsuit against his former manager
- Anniversary of Ahmaud Arbery’s death marked by memorials, lawsuit
- Posible alineación 1.0 de los Chicago Cubs: ¿Cuáles serán los 26 jugadores que superarán el campamento para la apertura de la temporada 2021?
- Column: Tiger Woods became an unlikely underdog who’s easy to root for. Can he make another comeback after his car crash?
- No charges against Rochester officers involved in Daniel Prude’s death
- 3 things we learned at Chicago Cubs spring training, including Adbert Alzolay’s mission and David Ross’ confidence in Joc Pederson as an everyday player
- Ian Happ begins spring training in a new situation — locked into the Chicago Cubs starting lineup: ‘From a mental perspective … it’s definitely different’
- Waukegan Mayor Sam Cunningham and North Chicago Mayor Leon Rockingham claim victory in mayoral primaries
- Zach LaVine selected as an NBA All-Star reserve: ‘It’s very fulfilling.’ He’s the 1st Chicago Bulls player picked since Jimmy Butler.
- Daniel Reed transferred to Marist for two years. He came back to H-F for his senior year, and Bolingbrook became his latest victim.
- Daniel Biss declares victory in Evanston mayor’s race; results tight in aldermanic primaries
- The Northwest Crossroads Conference championship was at stake. Munster’s Luka Balac wanted a fourth straight title. He went to Andrean and got it.
- 3 takeaways from No. 5 Illinois’ 81-72 loss to Michigan State that snapped a 7-game winning streak: ‘One of those nights. We were due for one.’
- ‘This is his turn’: Eli Lipsett continues to take advantage of chance to start as Oak Forest grinds out victory over T.F. South
- Even though there are 20 finalists in the Tweet of the Week poll, I do value your time and your feelings
- Calumet City mayoral election results unclear