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- Early voting starts March 22 at these suburban sites for April 6 election
- Daily horoscope for March 16, 2021
- Ask Amy: Couple’s problems will be baked in
- 4 takeaways from Monday’s White Sox-Cubs spring training game, including Dylan Cease passing his test and Shelby Miller adding to his case to make the roster
- Franklin Park puts three referendum questions on April 6 to lighten load from COVID-19
- Former White House Press Secretary Robert Gibbs lists South East Ravenswood home for $1.65M
- More than just shamrocks: Irish-style gardening, crafting a way to go green
- New legal clinic concentrates on cases of women languishing in the system for crimes against alleged abusers
- Column: Sen. Ron Johnson is afraid of people who don’t look like Sen. Ron Johnson. That makes me afraid of him.
- Critics’ Choice Takeout Awards: Chicagoland’s essential hospitality workers — all of them — are our Person of the Year
- You be the critic: Vote for your favorite restaurants in the 2020 Readers’ Choice Takeout Awards
- Daywatch: Pritzker set to loosen COVID rules, tracking virus cases in CPS and Critics Choice Award winners
- Opinion: Book sales are up, but bookstores are struggling. It matters where you shop.
- Cactus League report: David Ross isn’t ready to name the Cubs’ opening-day starter, while Lucas Giolito is keeping a ‘singular’ focus for his opening start for the White Sox
- 4 takeaways from the Chicago Blackhawks’ 6-3 loss to the Florida Panthers, including those special teams breakdowns and Kevin Lankinen’s recent goal rush
- Britain’s Prince Philip leaves hospital after infection, heart procedure
- This day in history, March 16: American forces declare the securing of Iwo Jima
- It’s hard to watch the Oscar nominees when I always fall asleep watching TV — except for HBO Max’s ‘World of Calm’
- Chicago White Sox roster projection 2.0: Which 26 players will break camp for the 2021 season opener?
- Illinois has ‘a lot of juice’ and Loyola is ‘a talented team.’ Here’s what college basketball analysts said about the NCAA Tournament teams.
- We caught up with that most Irish of Chicagoans, Mike Houlihan, in time for St. Patrick’s Day
- Former Obama press secretary Robert Gibbs lists SE Ravenswood home for $1.65M
- Foxconn chairman says Wisconsin plant may make electric vehicles. ‘I need to find a product that fits that location.’
- Naperville’s the ‘Best City to Raise a Family’ and No. 1 in ‘Cities with Best Public Schools’ in America, Niche.com says
- Most popular dog breeds in 2020
- Labs still No. 1, but French bulldogs — ‘snoring, farting little love machines’ — on their tail as most popular dog breed
- My worst moment: ‘Resident Alien’ star Alan Tudyk and the time the lyrics to Billy Joel’s ‘Piano Man’ hit waaay too close to home
- Why is the spotlight on HBCUs? It’s more than just Vice President Kamala Harris
- El príncipe Felipe de Inglaterra sale del hospital
- Evansville lawmaker named new Indiana secretary of state
- Indiana makes COVID-19 vaccine available to those 45 and up
- Brady y los Bucs retienen al núcleo del equipo campeón
- Chicago police release surveillance video of SUV believed used in 14-year-old’s killing
- Wrigley Field 2021 concert lineup in place if shows are allowed to happen
- Choosing the right dog for you and your lifestyle
- Ibrahimovic vuelve a la selección sueca: ‘El regreso de Dios’
- Recruiting notes: St. Laurence’s Abbey Pochie makes pick, and her coaches will be proud. She’s committed to pitch for DePaul.
- Senador demócrata no ve buen pronóstico para ley migratoria
- Hoosier happiness: Kyla Kenney helped lead Benet last season to the Class 4A state title. She’s back, and also committed to Indiana.
- ‘She’s the star of her role’: Margaret Temple builds foundation for future as Benet tops Carmel in ESCC Tournament third-place game
- Moderna begins testing coronavirus vaccine in babies, children under 12
- St. Charles City Council candidates in 2nd Ward discuss Charlestowne Mall, other development issues
- How the richest person in each state made their fortune
- Ben & Jerry’s, Warby Parker planning to open stores in downtown Naperville
- Jefe de seguridad nacional defiende política migratoria EEUU
- Mexicano Daniel Suárez deja huella histórica en NASCAR
- Lake County snowplow crash in Zion leaves SUV passenger critically injured
- Chicago Tribune’s Critics’ Choice Takeout Award winners
- Daily Southtown, West Suburban and Lake County local scores for Wednesday, March 17
- Speak Out reader opinion: Debate continues on Biden’s role in vaccine rollout
- Denunciante habla sobre la fijación de Cuomo en sus manos ‘grandes’ en reunión con el equipo del fiscal general, dice el abogado
- Northwest Indiana local scores for Wednesday, March 17
- Column: It’s a moment Brother Rice graduate Marquise Kennedy will never forget. ‘Stronger’ Loyola is headed to the NCAA Tournament.
- La pandemia está acabando con las prácticas en la NBA
- ONU: Pandemia es la crisis más discriminatoria para mujeres
- If you are feeling bad, try filling out the Tweet of the Week poll! Hope this helps!
- Russian hockey player, 19, dies after being hit in the head by a puck
- Israeli experts announce discovery of more Dead Sea scrolls: ‘For the first time in 70 years, we were able to preempt the plunderers’
- Nueva tendencia en cafeterías: servir bebidas en biberones
- With new state guidelines in place, Highland Park and Deerfield school districts expand in-person learning
- Dilema mundial: ¿Usar o no la vacuna COVID de AstraZeneca?
- Rick Armstrong’s top 10 teams and 25 players to watch in the Aurora and Elgin areas for the girls volleyball season
- Editorial: No, we’re not letting up: Release the full Jussie Smollett report
- TikTok famous: Songs, leggings, makeup and more that went viral on the app
- North Korea warns Biden: ‘Refrain from causing a stink’ if US wants to ‘sleep in peace’
- Tiger Woods returns to video games after signing a deal with 2K for the ‘PGA Tour 2K’ franchise
- Cafes serve drinks in baby bottles, sparking craze and backlash across Gulf Arab states
- Evanston resident celebrates passage of Black Caucus-supported education plan with amendment she authored
- Anxiety, confusion, terror, relief: Giving birth in pandemic
- A-Rod vuela a Rep. Dominicana para reunirse con Jennifer López
- Beach beckons hard-hitting Chloey Myers for her college volleyball future. But first, the 6-foot-2 senior heads indoors for West Aurora.
- Elton John slams Vatican’s decree on same-sex marriages: ‘Hypocrisy’
- Q&A: Oak Park District 97 school board candidates discuss issues ahead of April 6 election
- Detenidos y hacinados por mucho tiempo
- Welcome to ‘third winter’, the Chicago season where the last big snowstorm can fall as late as May
- China aprueba su quinta vacuna contra el COVID-19
- Muere Yaphet Kotto, actor de ‘Live and Let Die’ y ‘Alien’
- Body of Niles man found along Edens Expressway near Dempster Street
- Letter to the editor: Sanchez for Park Ridge’s 2nd Ward
- St. Patrick’s Day recipes that aren’t corned beef and cabbage
- More than 100 publicity firms say Golden Globes must reform or stars will boycott
- Antonio Torres transferred over the summer from Waubsonie Valley to Naperville Central. Guess who the Redhawks play in the opener?
- EEUU: Control de armas enfrenta camino dudoso en Senado
- Amenaza de políticos despejó el camino de Marvin Hagler
- Burr Ridge projects modest income gains in proposed 2021-22 budget
- Chicago’s Pritzker Architecture Prize awarded to Paris-based duo
- Canadá está retrasado en la vacunación contra el COVID-19
- Ayo Dosunmu picks up 1st-team AP All-America honors while Illinois teammate Kofi Cockburn is named to the 2nd team. Loyola’s Cameron Krutwig is on the 3rd team.
- NBC cancela “World of Dance”, el programa de Jennifer López
- HBO Max subscriber growth surpasses expectations for AT&T, will more than double by 2025
- Testigo admite reuniones entre narco y presidente Honduras
- What to know about pressure-washing your house
- Girls basketball notes: It wasn’t a state final. But Holy Cross recruit Lauren Huber and Libertyville’s other seniors end their careers with a championship game victory.
- Elgin’s U-46 ready to bring all hybrid students back to school on a full-time basis starting April 7
- Preolímpico de béisbol de las Américas cambia de sede
- Ravinia to reopen with Chicago Symphony Orchestra back in place
- A New York pharmacist had vaccine doses to spare. So he hit the road.
- Quickly: Readers sound off on the issues of the day
- Community news
- What’s it like to be 64 in the age of COVID-19?
- Glencoe voters to weigh in on $10 million bond sale referendum measure targeted to fund infrastructure plans
- AMLO: polémico ex líder sindical sale de Petróleos Mexicanos
- Trump’s costly, incomplete border wall is in pieces that could linger for decades
- 6 officials won’t work the NCAA Tournament after 1 tests positive for COVID-19
- Confession: My compassion for prison inmates has been incarcerated for life
- An 0-for-14 slump. A win over No. 1 Louisville. A home run vs. Illinois State. Diego Munoz experiences wild ride at Western Illinois.
- Q&A: OPRF High School board candidates in April 6 election discuss challenges facing district
- Waukegan organizations offering spring break programs this month after last year’s COVID-19 shutdown
- Speak Out reader opinions: Biden talks about what’s being done not who gets credit; if you can’t say – or sing – anything nice, keep your mouth shut; Biden supporters are off base
- Editorial: Congress, protect the ‘Dreamers’ once and for all
- Marvel Comics to introduce gay Captain America in new series
- Illinois’ daily COVID-19 vaccination average creeps up; 26 more UK variant cases identified
- Sidewalks, streets and a new Village Hall in an old church are topics candidates for Indian Head Park Village Board face
- Griddy, the company behind huge electricity bills in Texas, now seeking bankruptcy
- Un muerto en tiroteo cerca de universidad en Idaho
- Naperville Police Beat
- Winfrey chooses four Marilynne Robinson novels for book club
- Column: Voters show more unity in the COVID-19 crisis than their political leaders do
- College notes: Robert Washington didn’t understand the Valparaiso University football team’s rivalry with Butler. He learned in his auspicious VU debut.
- Column: An incomplete list of things I feel guilty about, a year into pandemic living
- Casi 190,000 negocios en Illinois se iniciaron durante la pandemia. Cinco de ellos comparten cómo lo hicieron
- Don’t panic, robots aren’t coming to kill you. They just want to deliver your packages.
- AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine: EU regulator ‘firmly convinced’ benefits outweigh blood clot risks
- Sanfilippo concert keeps this year’s Valentine’s Day going a bit longer
- Así será la gala de los Oscar de la pandemia
- Chile supera los cinco millones de vacunados en 41 días
- Elmhurst District 205 to return to full time in-person learning after spring break
- Nevada intensa paraliza partes de Colorado y Wyoming
- Op-ed: It’s time to cut our losses in Afghanistan
- A lifelong Matteson resident stopped in 15 years ago to apply at Culver’s because she wanted a shorter commute. Now she’s an owner of the place.
- Vuelve el Festival de Ravinia este verano
- Kane County Board chairwoman says setting up vaccination locations in areas accessible to minorities is a priority
- Evanston staple Vogue Fabrics consolidates, moves across town
- Indiana RV maker Alliance to hire 650 workers, build more luxury vehicles
- Frankfort students hoped to collect 1,500 pairs of socks for the homeless; they ended up with twice as many and a lesson in service
- Indiana’s bipartisan police reform bill gets unanimous approval from state Senate; heads to Gov. Eric Holcomb
- Dunn Museum, Grayslake Heritage Center post new exhibits
- Elgin to waive liquor license renewal fees for second year to help restaurant, bar and store owners during pandemic
- Ex-Tribune newsman David Ibata, pioneer in online journalism and advocate for Asian-American journalists, dies at 66
- 8 vying for 4 open seats on Township High School District 214 state their case in League of Women Voters forum
- 8 candidates running for 4 Northfield Township board seats highlight goals for their term
- La hermana Jean, capellana de Loyola de 101 años, viajará a Indianapolis para Torneo de la NCAA
- Aldermen advance plan to extend Chicago affordable homes program
- Gurnee officials say it’s too early to decide how to spend anticipated $3.75 million in American Rescue Plan funds
- Wisconsin Republicans move to protect conversion therapy, which aims to change a person’s sexual orientation
- Tres muertos tras el desplome de una avioneta
- Rift related to opening schools for in-person learning topped discussion among candidates for Arlington Heights School District 25 board at forum
- Postergan publicación de investigación sobre coronavirus
- Q&A: Candidates vie for seats on Elmwood Park Library board in April 6 election
- Column: Cook County officials salute Orland Park woman who has worked elections for 67 years
- Comings & Goings: South Holland gets a new Starbucks, and more
- Column: Uncovered faces at Naperville’s open-the-schools rally send wrong message
- Three incumbents, three newcomers seek four board seats in Maercker District 60
- Dúo francés gana el Premio Pritzker de Arquitectura
- ‘A bunch of smoke and mirrors.’ Rhoni Reuter’s brother says convicted murderer Marni Yang’s exoneration effort should end.
- Los republicanos tomarán represalias si los demócratas ponen fin al obstruccionismo: McConnell
- How to install a Ring doorbell
- Waukegan approves first road project of the summer season despite dispute over $50K contingency fund
- Apple MacBook vs. PC laptop
- Best multi-use makeup products
- How to get blood out of your mattress
- How to bleach hair
- Northbrook 11-year-old helps organize St. Baldrick’s fundraiser in honor of 10-year-old cousin
- How to make lemonade with lemon juice
- Built-in webcam vs. external webcam: Which is better?
- How to order groceries online
- The best twin mattress
- Letters: Pope’s declaration about same-sex unions disregards how the human race has evolved
- The best vacuum for allergies
- Letter: Kleber’s experience, leadership and desire to work, critical for the D181 board
- Deerfield will host new COVID-19 vaccination site
- 12 ways you may be accidentally committing tax fraud
- Letter: Vote ‘No’ on Burr Ridge mayor salary increase
- Park Ridge news briefs: Passover Story Walk comes to Northwest Park; township candidates host online forum
- Miembro original de ‘SNL’ visita su pasado con humor
- Alaska GOP censures Sen. Lisa Murkowski for voting to convict former President Trump at his impeachment trial
- Níger: Hombres armados atacan a civiles y dejan 58 muertos
- More than 1,600 seniors get vaccinations in Western Springs
- Community fridge opens outside Oak Park grocery store; will help the hungry
- Clubes belgas aprueban crear una liga con holandeses
- Niles Family Fitness Center plan calls for annual fee increases for memberships, programs
- Proponen reformas que darían más opciones al votante de EEUU
- Después de Trump, un muro fronterizo inconcluso y aún polémico
- The Spin: Pritzker talks about pandemic, veers from election questions on media tour | Activists say Biden shouldn’t consider Emanuel for ambassadorship | Ravinia concerts on the calendar
- How mild was flu season this year? The 26-hospital Advocate Aurora health system is reporting a grand total of zero cases
- Upcoming blood drives in Clarendon Hills, Hinsdale, Oak Brook, La Grange and Elmhurst
- Porter County to take close look at Memorial Opera House; no decision on any renovations yet
- Organizan referéndum contra gobernador de California
- Cook County’s first jury trial after COVID-19 closures set for Monday, as defendant’s lawyer calls it ‘publicity stunt’
- Southtowners: Orland Park native earns Swiss scholarship, and more
- As Dallas Keuchel prepares for his 1st Cactus League start Thursday, the Chicago White Sox veteran wants to ‘make sure that I’m there in September and October’
- Naperville woman and her father land $100,000 investment for their Totes Babies carrier on ‘Shark Tank’
- Candidates for Wilmette village president talk development, infrastructure and more during forum
- Mundelein mayoral candidates react to ‘State of the Village’ address
- Texas: 8 inmigrantes mueren en choque
- Very superstitious: 23 of the luckiest places in the world
- City official says former Portage Mayor James Snyder told him to recant grand jury statements in bribery retrial case
- Chicago police find SUV believed used in shooting of off-duty officer, release video of suspects
- Environmental groups move to push fish kill case forward against Indiana steelmaker
- Letters to the Editor
- Remains found in Kane County identified as those of Aurora woman missing for almost 18 years
- Sister Jean will travel to Indianapolis to watch Loyola in the NCAA Tournament — and the 101-year-old chaplain has the Ramblers making the Elite Eight
- Glenview District 34 school board candidates examine priorities, ways to bridge gaps caused by pandemic
- Marvel Comics presenta al Capitán América gay
- Man dead after vehicle hits light pole in Park Manor neighborhood
- Op-ed: Ken Burns’ next tribute? The voice and life of Hemingway.
- Homewood residents seek to have their own say in village property disconnection lawsuit involving Calumet Country Club
- Sen. Mitch McConnell vows ‘scorched earth’ if Senate ends filibuster
- Aurora mayoral candidates clash on development issues
- El Real Madrid supera con nota la trampa del Atalanta (VIDEO)
- Highland Park, other local libraries to host virtual event with author Harlan Coben
- Ineligible employees at Chicago’s Trump Tower received COVID-19 vaccinations, hospital exec says
- Jesuits in US pledge $100 million for racial reconciliation: ‘We’re talking about dismantling the continuing legacy of slavery’
- St. Patrick’s Day in Chicago through the years
- Derek Chauvin trial: Defense wants jury to hear about earlier George Floyd arrest
- Naperville News Digest: D204 confirms plans for full-time return to school; early voting locations in Naperville open March 22; Master Gardeners available to answer plant questions
- Column: Tyesha Bell is finally found, but not the way loved ones had prayed for
- Los Chicago Bears fichan al mariscal Andy Dalton
- Norwood Park Township supervisor candidates Lupo, Beckman face off in April 6 election
- Child migrant surge at border a ‘difficult’ situation but under control, Biden administration says
- Ranking all of Mitch Trubisky’s 52 starts for the Chicago Bears
- Cardi B claps back at Washington Times columnist Tim Young comparing ‘WAP’ to Dr. Seuss’ controversy
- Gov. J.B. Pritzker to direct flags be returned to full staff one year after they were lowered to honor COVID-19 victims
- Coronavirus in Illinois updates: Here’s what happened March 16 with COVID-19 in the Chicago area
- Column: The Andy Dalton signing by the Chicago Bears is far from sexy. But what were you expecting?
- Biden says Cuomo must resign if harassment claims get confirmed, predicts ‘criminal prosecution’
- Park Ridge Park District Board April 6 election: Q&A with the candidates
- ‘Pass the tequila’: Your 3-word reviews on the Chicago Bears signing QB Andy Dalton
- CPS sets April 19 as ‘target date’ for high school reopening but teachers union says it won’t agree ‘until we know our buildings are safe’
- Berwyn man denied bail in charges of kidnapping, sexually assaulting ride-share driver
- After nearing a deal for probation, ‘serial stowaway’ is arrested again at O’Hare
- Vaccinated South Florida mom gives birth to first-known baby born with COVID antibodies
- Putin approved influence operations to help Trump against Biden in 2020 election, US intelligence finds
- Indianapolis man suspected of killing 4 in fight over COVID-19 stimulus check
- 3 takeaways from Chicago White Sox spring training Tuesday, including Carlos Rodon displaying command and Nick Madrigal returning to the lineup
- Photos: Chicago Bulls 123, Oklahoma City Thunder 102
- Detienen a sospechoso de tiroteos en Atlanta; hay 8 muertos
- No freshman had started in her debut for Mother McAuley coach Jen DeJarld. Until Tuesday, when Ellie White showed why she’s the first.
- EEUU: Putin autorizó labores para ayudar a Trump en comicios
- Tiger Woods reveals he’s back home in Florida ‘and continuing my recovery’ from last month’s car accident in California
- As strong as Oxenknecht: Junior middle hitter Kara Oxenknecht connects for 5 kills, 5 aces as Naperville North sweeps Neuqua Valley
- Lincoln-Way Central’s Zach Davis makes impression on coach David Brown, who gets 3-0 win against rival East in debut for alma mater