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- Aaron Wafford didn’t sit still. He got better. It showed as South Elgin rallied for a win over St. Charles East: ‘He’s come a long way.’
- Harwood Heights native, former NFL player Dan Santucci to lead St. Patrick High School
- Daily horoscope for February 9, 2021
- One year ago, Cameron Petrusevski would have described himself as ‘happy-go-lucky.’ Now, the St. Xavier setter is happy to be alive.
- Column: It’s not the way she planned. It’s not how she expected. But wearing a mask, Tara Gugliuzza ready to lead for Lincoln-Way West.
- Ask Amy: Polyamory creates an extra family challenge
- For unemployed Chicagoans, real estate’s flourishing market could provide a solution to being out of work during COVID-19 pandemic
- Hinsdale 8-bedroom mansion sets 2020 sale record at $4.55 million
- Comcast is giving $10,000 to 100 minority-owned Chicago-area small businesses
- Los 50 grandes fracasos de taquilla de toda la historia
- Daywatch: Chicago teachers to vote on CPS plan, Cook County sends out vaccine sign-up code and TikTok star teaches Chicago history
- Barrington asking residents to help keep fire hydrants cleared of snow to help save ‘critical’ firefighter time
- Album sales surge for Morgan Wallen after racist comment
- This day in history, February 9: Nearly 1,000 people injured in California earthquake and Apollo 14 returns to Earth
- Column: ‘Judas and the Black Messiah’ captures the death of Fred Hampton, still a controversy 50 years later
- How college basketball teams travel during COVID-19, from battling boredom in hotels to rising at dawn for testing to no snacking on the bus
- Chicago Teachers Union sends school reopening plan to members; delegates cast no-confidence vote against Mayor Lori Lightfoot and CPS to ‘reflect their disgust’
- Chief of Barrington public schools named ‘Lake County Superintendent of the Year’
- Terry Savage: Revenge of the nerds
- How to ask your boss for more flexibility at work
- The gender pay gap has been slowly closing for years. Will 2021 erase that progress?
- Chicago detective recovering after two men rob him as he investigates homicide. One arrested, one at large, police say.
- Man suspected to be an Oath Keepers leader who was charged in the US Capitol riot worked for the FBI, lawyer says
- 3 questions for the Chicago Bulls after another loss and another injury to Lauri Markkanen, including who will provide scoring help for Zach LaVine now
- Dentists adapt to coronavirus pandemic with extra gear, less drilling and less germ spray
- BTS ‘MTV Unplugged’ concert to air Feb. 23
- Indiana Senate votes to override local rental rules ban veto
- Half of Illinois public school students are still in remote learning only, even as CPS reopening plan advances
- Coronavirus unlikely to have leaked from Chinese lab, WHO expert says after visit to Wuhan
- Bail hearing set for Hamlet man in 2019 deaths of Lake County teens; second man serving 179-year sentence
- Muere Mary Wilson, integrante original de The Supremes (VIDEO)
- Marty Schottenheimer dies at 77. The legendary NFL coach won 200 regular-season games with 4 teams in 21 seasons.
- Steppenwolf cancels planned L.A. filming, creates audio play from ‘I Am Not Your Perfect Mexican Daughter’
- Delta, alone among airlines, to leave middle seats empty through April
- Process of choosing operator for planned Waukegan casino delayed
- A la quinta fue la vencida para Chivas en el Clausura mexicano (VIDEO)
- Diana Ross pays tribute to Supremes co-founder Mary Wilson
- Early voting for Feb. 23 primary election off to slow start in Kane County
- Skokie artist uses snow to create intricate works of art: ‘I made it just to share and spread joy’
- Just in time for National Pizza Day: Paulie Gee’s opens second location Tuesday in Wicker Park
- Llega el juicio de Trump, ¿’grave delito’ o sólo ‘teatro?
- Daily Southtown, West Suburban and Lake County local scores for Wednesday, Feb. 10
- Lake County agencies spreading word about new state health care benefits available to older immigrants
- Nuevo contrato colectivo en MLS evita la huelga
- Michelle Obama to team up with puppets for a kids’ food show
- Mary Wilson, original member of The Supremes, dies at 76
- My worst moment: Chris Noth and his ‘Law & Order’ ending — (dun! dun!)
- Dogecoin and other cryptocurrencies boom after Elon Musk buys $1.5 billion of Bitcoin
- 3 men killed within 2 hours in Chicago shootings that left 3 others wounded
- Northwest Indiana local scores for Wednesday, Feb. 10
- Cómo viajan los equipos de baloncesto universitario durante el COVID-19, desde enfrentar el aburrimiento en los hoteles hasta levantarse temprano para las pruebas y no comer en el autobús
- La importancia del segundo juicio a Trump
- Speak Out reader opinion: Police coordination of Tinley Park vaccination site is better than Triton College’s
- Post-Tribune girls basketball rankings and player of the week for Wednesday, Feb. 10, 2021
- North Chicago Fifth Ward alderman candidates all seeking first elective office
- Los deportistas olímpicos no realizarán cuarentena
- The White Sox made key additions. The Cubs had big-name departures. Here’s how PECOTA predicts each team’s season.
- Vintage photos show past Valentine’s Day celebrations
- Cómo funcionará el 2do juicio político a Trump
- Driver survives 70-foot plunge off Wisconsin highway exit ramp after hitting snow on shoulder
- Wildfire smoke’s economic damage lingers after the flames
- Wilmette still undecided on recreational marijuana sales, but exploring possible locations for dispensaries
- U-pick farm plans to add barn to Hobart business
- Jeff Bezos, Michael Bloomberg, Michael Jordan: Here’s who gave the most to charity in 2020
- Elmhurst seeks community input on new Metra station design
- Amid COVID-19 family hardships, high school students work double-duty: jobs and school
- Políticos de Georgia se preparan para batallas brutales en 2022
- Israel vacuna a extranjeros y solicitantes de asilo
- Joe Biden to visit Milwaukee next week for his first official trip as president
- For a rural family, COVID-19 felt like a distant threat. Until it devastated them
- As COVID-19 fills ICUs, chronically ill patients suffer ‘ripple effect’ of delayed surgeries
- Girls basketball notes: Kankakee Valley advances to regional for third time in four seasons after rallying ‘with a little pep in our step’ in sectional final
- Environmental Nutrition: Make it meatless
- Los amantes del DVD buscan lo tangible y mantienen las tiendas a flote
- EatingWell: Make this easy side for your next dinner
- ‘A Gentleman in Moscow’ by Amor Towles: Should the Biblioracle read it?
- How to support Black-owned restaurants in Chicago during Black History Month
- 8 romantic films to swoon over on Valentine’s Day
- Seriously Simple: 1-skillet poultry pot pie streamlines the classic
- Kary Osmond: This creamy spread is tasty hot or cold
- Online forum Feb. 16 about effectiveness of COVID-19 vaccines and how to get one in DuPage
- Evanston mayoral candidates talk post-pandemic changes, climate change and reparations
- The Kitchn: This 5-ingredient seasoning blend is the secret to instant garlic bread
- The Kitchn: Attention, garlic lovers: The ultimate garlic pasta is here
- Lake County judge upholds Lake Bluff electoral board ruling on objection to trustee candidate’s election papers
- Pilot of Kobe Bryant’s helicopter likely became disoriented flying into the thick clouds, officials say
- Editorial: President Biden: Keep our U.S. Attorney John Lausch
- Colleges vowed a safe return to campuses. Then uncooperative students and coronavirus variants arrived.
- Britney Spears’ boyfriend Sam Asghari says he has ‘zero respect’ for her father amid documentary controversy
- R. Kelly’s racketeering trial in New York delayed for fourth time
- Historic status recommended for Park Ridge Tudor Revival house built in 1927
- Free Black man founded first community in New Philadelphia, Illinois
- México quiere regular redes sociales
- La demanda supera a la oferta, y está mal que la gente se salte la fila para vacunarse
- Five candidates vie for Evanston city clerk job, stressing accessibility and restoring FOIA control
- United Arab Emirates spacecraft enters orbit around Mars in historic flight for Arab world
- Naperville D203, Indian Prairie D204 students on short list for 2021 U.S. Presidential Scholars
- The best sales of the week: we found discounts on a treadmill, a smart thermostat and more
- What is an immune system?
- What to wear skiing: a beginner’s guide
- 10 cold weather camping essentials
- Best ways to wear a scarf
- How to disinfect your phone
- The best Tuft and Needle mattress
- The best eero WiFi system
- The best Frigidaire refrigerator
- The best Olympic weight bench
- Ecuador: candidato indígena mantiene mínima diferencia
- Hinsdale-Clarendon Hills District 181 moving to full in-person learning April 5
- Michelle Obama lanza programa de cocina para niños
- The 2021 Big Ten men’s basketball tournament is moving from the United Center to Indianapolis — where most of the NCAA Tournament games will be played
- Evanston 8th Ward aldermanic candidates share competing visions during sometimes heated forum
- 2021 Ford Bronco Sport is ready to take the small-crossover market off the beaten path
- How to divide retirement accounts in a divorce
- How happier people spend their money, according to science
- Jill On Money: Should the government help home buyers now?
- Girls basketball notes: Josie Ness, who ‘never lost complete hope,’ looks to continue Sandwich’s growing string of winning seasons
- Se acuerdan las reglas para la MLB 2021
- Man in Green Oaks builds two 20-foot snowmen
- Algo bueno de la pandemia: el placer de tener un perro
- Police again warn residents about ‘ruse’ burglars after two Park Ridge residents are targeted
- Operator of infamous Harvey strip club hit with federal tax charges
- Nadal: ‘Tenía que sobrevivir y sigo vivo’
- Driver Kyle Larson returns to NASCAR grateful for second chance
- North Shore restaurants welcome indoor diners after easing of COVID-19 guidelines
- Buscan regular más las redes sociales
- Pair seeks license for Park Ridge-based wine delivery business
- Hell in a Handbag Productions has been bringing campy fun to NWI stages for almost 20 years
- Múltiples víctimas en tiroteo en una clínica de Minnesota
- Boeing lands few orders but delivers 26 Max jets to airlines
- ‘Crawl’ in Long Grove features beers, hot chocolate and other treats that also pay homage to town covered bridge that has been struck a dozen times
- Libertyville’s Claire Keefe and other Lake County players find success, and familiar faces, in the DePauw women’s basketball program
- ‘Right now, we are pulling our own’: How Chicago’s Black-owned restaurants have fared during the pandemic
- These were the 50 biggest charitable donors in 2020
- Former Wisconsin pharmacist pleads guilty to vaccine tampering
- Chicago TV news stations share their Black History Month coverage plans
- Canadá exigirá a visitantes pruebas negativas de COVID-19
- Column: Let’s not make race and culture too hot for our teachers to handle
- Sideshow Theatre announces virtual season of readings
- Novio de Britney Spears dice no tener ‘ningún respeto’ por su padre
- Comings & Goings: Sports academy opens in Evergreen Park, and more
- Illinois reports another 58,189 COVID-19 vaccinations administered; 22 total cases of UK variant have now been identified in state
- For the second year in a row, graduation will be virtual at some colleges as COVID-19 pandemic effects linger on area campuses
- Former Obama adviser David Axelrod lists South Loop condo for $1.65 million
- Disney to shutter ‘Ice Age’ animation house Blue Sky
- Kids and Money: Teaching password protection best practices is ongoing
- 5 resume refresh tips to land a job during an uncertain year
- Aidan Kramer couldn’t have imagined this ‘in a million years.’ Pete Kramer wondered, ‘Is this real?’ Father and son are now back on the basketball court for Naperville Central.
- Investing: The Yellen era, chapter two
- Ask Kip: A Social Security do-over
- Column: Newspaper carrier who works nights overcomes dyslexia to write vampire-themed novel
- Actress Roundtable: Michelle Pfeiffer, Andra Day, more on ‘terrifying’ choices, objectifying women
- Devonshire Playhouse presents some in-person dates for ‘Radio Play Disaster’
- How to deal with your dog’s separation anxiety
- Former Obama adviser David Axelrod lists South Loop condo for $1.65 million
- UK’s Princess Eugenie gives birth to 1st child, a baby boy
- Lake County org gets $110K federal grant to help boost economic development, stem financial impact of COVID-19
- Glencoe District 35 officials look at how to return to fully in-person education
- ThredUp closing Vernon Hills distribution center, laying off more than 200 workers
- Column: Spring training is almost here, which means one thing — more unsolicited advice for the Cubs and White Sox
- Travelers from 2 states, Puerto Rico no longer restricted under Chicago’s emergency travel order
- The second impeachment trial of President Donald Trump
- Column: Impeachment trials aren’t about proving criminal behavior
- Gas station wins approval in New Lenox after dropping diesel fueling stations
- Dispute over how GOP chose Naperville Township candidates results in two slates on ballot, court fight
- ‘Wizard of Oz’ remake in the works at New Line Cinema with director Nicole Kassell
- Column: She lost her wedding ring nearly 50 years ago in Chicago. On Valentine’s Day, thanks to some history buffs, her husband will slip it back on her finger.
- Simpatizante de Trump se arrepiente de asaltar el Capitolio
- Super Bowl atrae 96.4 millones de espectadores
- Paris Hilton dice que sufrió abusos en internado de Utah
- Why fur-lined hoods are so warm: The fur creates a boundary of air around your face keeping more heat in
- Animal shelter lines litter boxes with names of people’s ex’s for Valentine’s Day fundraising effort
- Rookie Philipp Kurashev cracks up his Chicago Blackhawks teammates after shattering the practice rink glass: ‘We told him he had to pay for it, so he was a little nervous’
- Should I take my children to the pediatrician during the pandemic?
- Letters: We invite EPA chief to see the battles we are fighting in Chicago for environmental justice
- EEUU vacuna contra COVID a los más vulnerables
- Crematory to be added to Laird Funeral Home under plans submitted to the city of Elgin
- Subastan en París arte prehispánico pese a quejas de México
- Girls swimming notes: Records fall in Maisyn Klimczak’s wake as Chesterton rolls toward state meet
- Feds: Gangster Disciples boss Larry Hoover sent coded messages from prison
- Column: New state Republican Party chair Don Tracy lives in an ethical glass house
- Oak Park board discusses future sustainability goals, passes on green alleys in 2021
- Column: Sorry Boss, but the middle of America exists only on a map, not in the hearts of its people
- ‘Canelo’ ya tiene pelea para festejos del Cinco de Mayo si gana a Yildirim
- Virtue in Hyde Park
- Indiana deaths jumped by 18% during 2020 amid pandemic
- Super Bowl LV reaches the game’s smallest TV audience since 2006
- Who is Bruce Castor? What we know about former prosecutor representing Trump at impeachment trial
- Deerfield High School students find ways to take annual food drive virtual
- My suitors are handsome, successful and ready for love. But are they real? My journey through the seamy world of romance scams.
- Op-ed: Can your employer require you to get a COVID-19 vaccine?
- Former Center Township trustee Doug Miller dead at 61
- US vaccine drive complicated by 1st, 2nd dose juggling act: ‘I went from very hopeful to hopeless again’
- La Casa Blanca anuncia aumento en los envíos de vacunas y nuevos sitios
- New trial date set for Lake County’s second oldest pending murder case
- Dos futbolistas de Vélez imputados por abuso sexual
- Bill addressing juvenile justice passes out of committee; discussion centers on competency of 11-year-olds, youth in adult jails
- River Forest District 90 expands COVID-19 antigen testing to households of its students, staff
- Varios piden a Biden un nuevo deshielo con Cuba
- Holyfield revela el único rival por el que volvería al ring
- MLB players must wear Kinexon contract tracing devices at the start of spring training — or face discipline. And they are encouraged to get the COVID-19 vaccine.
- Park Ridge Library to reopen for browsing Feb. 15; first floor to remain closed
- Elgin commission recommends the council OK grants for 7 theater, art and music events this year
- Quickly: Readers sound off on the issues of the day
- Walgreens COVID-19 vaccine site back up after technical problems Tuesday
- Community news
- 7 little ways to make your house feel more like a home
- ¿Fueron sus rezos? Monja de 116 años sobrevive al COVID-19
- Highland approves second rezoning for controversial proposed senior living center on 3-2 vote
- A link between new diabetes cases and COVID-19
- These are the healthiest things you can do for your heart
- Preparing for Valentine’s Day
- Comité del Super Bowl LVI en L.A. publica logo y planes para 2022
- Democratic, Republican Illinois politicians ask Biden to keep Chicago’s top federal prosecutor to see through ongoing corruption probes
- Rioting, self-defense bill pass out of committee, while bill addressing driving under the influence of marijuana held
- Social media could be sued for stalking, harassment, death
- México comercia en ‘el mercado de la muerte’
- Northbrook Village Board seeks community feedback in recruitment process to hire new village manager
- Boeing board let CEO mislead on 737 Max crash causes, lawsuit alleges
- U-46 families to get a financial break by not having to pay student fees in the 2021-22 school year
- Portage graduate David Ortiz hired as LaPorte’s football coach: ‘I think the stars just aligned right for me.’
- Walgreens partnering with Uber to offer free rides to vaccine appointments
- Southtowners: OLCHS students in All-State Chorus, and more
- Corrections and clarifications
- Full squad workouts for the White Sox and Cubs will start Feb. 22 in Arizona. But what about fans at spring training games?
- Guardias, congeladoras: La corta vida de vacuna anti-COVID
- Peloteros de MLB deberán usar pulseras electrónicas
- Aurora might look at electric golf carts for Phillips Park course
- Los sitios web de vacunas de NY no funcionaban. Construyó uno nuevo por $50
- Pets of the week
- KKK member sentenced for driving into crowd of Black Lives Matter protesters
- Senado acuerda proceder con el juicio a Trump, seis republicanos lo avalan
- Propane tank heater for homeless people explodes, injuring 1 and sending smoke billowing up and over Kennedy Expressway
- If you know right from wrong, you know that it’s right to fill out the Tweet of the Week poll
- Trump is free to live at Mar-a-Lago, despite neighbors who want him evicted, Palm Beach council president says
- Electoral panels weigh in on Tinley Park, Markham mayoral races
- The Spin: Pritzker won’t pitch income tax hike | Kinzinger won’t seek statewide office in 2022 | Duckworth, Durbin, GOP congressmen ask Biden to reconsider dumping U.S. Attorney Lausch
- Gov. J.B. Pritzker won’t seek to raise income taxes or overall spending in budget he’ll propose to lawmakers next week
- Filter makes lawyer look like cat in court hearing via Zoom: ‘I’m here live. I’m not a cat’
- Column: A repeat offender incited violence against Americans. He should be brought to justice for the Capitol attack.
- Chicago Tribune mug shot publication guidelines
- Column: Are there ‘unintended consequences’ of doing away with cash bail system?
- Republican US Rep. Kinzinger, an outspoken Trump opponent, says he doesn’t intend to seek statewide office in 2022
- As vaccine code-sharing persists, Chicago public health Commissioner Dr. Allison Arwady warns people ‘do not try to game the system’
- No tax refund for Indian Prairie D204 taxpayers; financial picture not as robust as D203’s, officials say
- Fact check: Trump’s lawyers stretch beyond facts when arguing Constitution bars impeaching former presidents
- Off-duty Chicago police officer sued for shooting at 2 men parked in a car on Northwest Side
- The Chicago Blackhawks were given little chance this season, but their recent success hasn’t surprised them: ‘We knew we were going to be good’
- Column: Trump’s impeachment trial isn’t about him. It’s about us.
- Coronavirus in Illinois updates: Here’s what happened Feb. 9 with COVID-19 in the Chicago area
- 1 dead, 4 wounded in Minnesota health clinic attack, local man arrested
- Alex Trebek continues assisting charities months after his death
- Stimulus check updates: Dems attempt to push through major portions of Biden’s COVID-19 relief package, including school funding and $15 minimum wage
- Trump enraged by defense lawyers’ meandering performance at impeachment trial
- Analysis: 5 takeaways from Day 1 of Trump’s second impeachment trial
- Senate votes that Trump impeachment trial is constitutional, 6 GOP side with Dems voting to proceed
- New York’s vaccine websites weren’t working. He built a new one for $50.
- Garry Kasparov vs Deep Blue
- Tai Walters waited last season. He waited in the offseason. He weighed in with a team-high 17 points to power H-F past Lockport.
- Column: Katie Mather didn’t play right away at Marist. No matter. Loyola finds out ‘when she comes in, she just brings a fire with her.’
- Chicago Bears Q&A: Are the Bears all-in on Carson Wentz? Are there any limits on Ryan Pace’s ability to trade away draft capital? And what’s the most likely outcome with Allen Robinson?
- Mason Jones and Valparaiso slow it down in the second half and pull away from Michigan City, which plays without injured Jamie Hodges
- Arni’s army: Sophomore forward Cassidy Arni scores 17 points in the second half as Geneva rallies to beat Bartlett