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- Blake Shelton, Mickey Guyton, Keith Urban, and a show-stopping performance by Carrie Underwood shine at ACM Awards
- Daily horoscope for April 19, 2021
- Ask Amy: Two perspectives on addiction and recovery
- A guide to political redistricting in Illinois
- During COVID-19, many people who were homeless lived in Chicago-area hotels. Here’s what was learned.
- Editorial: Chicago’s recycling rate? Bottom of the bin. That must change — now.
- Democrats may use population estimates for redistricting, raising questions about fairness of maps
- Letters: Chicago Teachers Union’s critical concerns and commitment during the pandemic
- Half of US adults have received at least one dose of COVID-19 vaccine, CDC says
- Daywatch: Chicago expands vaccines to 16 and up, CPS high schools to reopen after CTU approves deal and fried chicken sandwich debate continues
- Column: Park Forest granted authority to demolish ‘house on the hill’ built for Philip Klutznick, one of town’s founders
- Passenger fires gun at CTA bus driver and flees before being arrested, Chicago police say
- Column: Aurora lawyer’s new memoir gives inside look at Jeanine Nicarico case, one of the highest-profile murder cases in state history
- Video: NASA pulls off first Martian liftoff of ‘Ingenuity’ helicopter
- Aurora considers purchasing new shields for police
- ‘American Oz’: L. Frank Baum doc traces ‘Wizard of Oz,’ ‘Wicked’ roots to author’s formative Chicago years
- Lincolnshire trustees signal early nod to plan for Milwaukee Ave. and Half Day Road project, look to have 1-day ‘Red, White and Boom! event’
- This day in history, April 19: A truck bomb destroys the Alfred P. Murrah Federal Building in Oklahoma City, killing 168 people
- Arlington Heights SD25 incumbents, village trustees seeking reelection among top vote-getters, unofficial results indicate
- Super League — the top 12 European soccer clubs — informs UEFA of legal action to force breakaway
- Buffalo Grove High School teacher, division head who ‘brings French life and culture’ into the school wins elite national award of excellence
- ‘It is hard to win championships at the big-league level,’ and other things ESPN’s Álex Rodríguez said during the Chicago Cubs’ Sunday night loss to the Atlanta Braves
- Arlington Heights trustees approve extending provisions to Frito-Lay landlord for additional site development
- Talk of the County reader opinion: Frequent bridge crashes show ‘Long Grove has a bunch of idiots running that town’
- Township High School Dist. 214 comes up with busing plan includes shuttle service instead of traditional scheduling
- UIC architecture team is creating this year’s U.S. entry to Venice Biennale, and it’s all about how Chicago invented the way Americans build houses
- Global COVID-19 infections hit weekly record with 5.2 million cases, despite increased vaccinations
- Hundreds of CPS students and staff are in quarantine, but as high schools reopen, COVID-19 cases remain isolated in the district so far
- Pig’s head left at former home of use-of-force expert who testified on behalf of Derek Chauvin in murder trial
- Police: Stalker arrested at Taylor Swift’s New York building
- Talk of the County reader opinion: Tucker Carlson and Fox are ‘the only ones that are going to give you the actual news’
- Luke Bryan wins top ACM Award, but female acts own the night
- ‘Mad Max’ prequel shot in Outback to be released in 2023
- ‘Downton Abbey 2’ hitting theaters in December with original cast returning
- Owner of the Blue Box Cafe in Elgin has died, just three months after his wife
- Super League proposal leads to humor, sarcasm and anger: ‘I believe in an improved Champions League, but not in the rich stealing what the people created’
- Estalla la guerra Superliga contra FIFA y UEFA
- Commentary: Is Scott Rudin’s apology enough? A new era demands more
- El Tottenham despide a Mourinho
- Seven-year-old Jaslyn Adams fatally shot on Chicago’s West Side
- Talk of the County reader opinion: Mass killers should be executed quickly, not given ’15 minutes of fame and a lifetime of care paid for by the taxpayers’
- Norridge to tackle issues of marijuana, gas stations, gambling after voters weigh in
- Lista de ganadores de los Premios ACM de la música country
- Hester Ford, oldest living American, dies at 115 … or 116?
- Chicago: Marchan en honor de niño baleado por policía
- Naperville News Digest: Indivisible Naperville holding sex assault panel discussion; Earth Day events set for now through August; Will County appointment-only recycling event May 15
- Los triunfadores de los Premios ACM 2021 de la música country
- Sindicato de maestros aprueba reabrir secundarias en Chicago
- Talk of the County reader opinion: ‘It’s a slippery slope to try and hide or change history’
- Chicago public high schools return to in-person learning
- Minneapolis: Balean a miembros de Guardia Nacional
- Foxconn, Wisconsin reach new tax break deal for scaled-back project
- Football stadium turf to be replaced this summer at Maine South High School
- Las mujeres dominan los Premios ACM de la música country
- Selena Day honors the late Tejano icon on what would have been her 50th birthday
- Videos aim to get young people interested in the history of St. Charles
- Chicago Humanities Festival headliners include Jhumpa Lahiri, Alison Bechdel for virtual events in May
- Talk of the County reader opinion: Obama behind Supreme Court expansion because he wants to be a justice
- Arrestan a expolicía de Texas buscado por triple asesinato
- Jugadores de Superliga no podrán actuar en Euro y Mundial
- Daily Southtown girls volleyball rankings and player of the week for Tuesday, April 20, 2021
- Column: Period of adjustment in store for new Waukegan school names
- Díaz-Canel sucede a Castro al frente del Partido Comunista
- The US counties lagging in COVID-19 vaccinations have one thing in common: Trump voters
- Architect Francisco Gonzalez Pulido lists Logan Square home for $1.35M
- Football notes: Rowan Keefe makes first start at quarterback at decisive moment for Maine South
- Goodman Theatre to livestream 3 new shows, including ‘The Sound Inside’ recently on Broadway
- Girls volleyball notes: In third varsity season, Julia Owczarzak comes up aces as a senior for conference champion Lincoln-Way East
- Anuncio de Superliga agita cotización de los clubes europeos
- Architect Francisco Gonzalez Pulido lists Logan Square home for $1.35M
- Boeing faces legal battle over Air Force One project
- Speak Out reader opinion: Tinley Park vaccination site lauded for continued professionalism
- Rose Mary restaurant
- Daily Southtown boys soccer rankings and player of the week for Tuesday, April 20, 2021
- Daily Southtown, West Suburban and Lake County local scores for Tuesday, April 20
- Corte de EEUU rechaza apelación sobre ley de incautaciones
- Booking an Airbnb for Fourth of July? You might need a good track record to get a place
- With COVID an issue in Lincolnwood D74 board election, Anderson, Daly, Mandal lead in unofficial results
- Colorful coffins lighten mood at New Zealand funerals
- 2021 Ram 1500 TRX earns Rocky Mountain “Truck of the Year” honors
- Cadillac donates Blackwing auction proceeds to nonprofit Black Ambition
- How to start a backyard garden
- Shedd Aquarium penguins begin annual nesting season
- Chatham Studio Movie Grill closes, leaving Chicago’s South Side with limited options
- From an all-white moon garden to herbs that pack a punch, here are some container gardening trends for the 2021 growing season
- Emma Coronel pasa 22 horas al día en una celda
- I want a refund instead of a Royal Caribbean cruise credit
- Lake County Sheriff’s Office police dog Dax credited with locating, potentially saving suicidal man’s life
- Column: The Black String Triage Ensemble plays concerts at scenes of violence. Now the Milwaukee group’s founder wants to start a Chicago chapter.
- 5 steps to allergy-proof your home
- Go away with … “A Black Lady Sketch Show’s” Ashley Nicole Black
- Boys soccer notes: An ’emotional’ Brian Kopec scores the go-ahead goal as Shepard wraps up unbeaten season with win over Marist
- Mitad de adultos en EEUU han recibido vacuna contra COVID
- Los condados de EEUU rezagados en las vacunas COVID-19 tienen algo en común: Votantes de Trump
- Northwest Indiana local scores for Tuesday, April 20
- The biggest HBCUs in America
- The rise of bookstagrammers and booktokkers: A new generation of influential readers
- Police killings in the United States: George Floyd, Laquan McDonald and other high-profile cases
- Discriminados pese a lucir uniforme militar en EEUU
- Union accuses Amazon of illegally interfering with Alabama vote
- PGA Tour will make non-vaccinated golfers pay for COVID-19 tests to compete in tournaments
- Memorabilia from Springsteen to ‘Phantom’ set for auction
- Arranca la fase de grupos de la Libertadores, otra vez en pandemia
- Editorial: Slow clap: Chicago high schools among the last in the country to reopen
- Alexi Giannoulias launches first ad in 2022 secretary of state’s race
- After election with 345 municipal offices up for grabs, some Lake County officials are calling for consolidation
- Todos los jugadores que podrían ser vetados de la Euro 2020
- Ex-deputy wanted in Texas shooting that left 3 dead is arrested, authorities said
- Chicago police investigating shots fired at Rogers Park police station
- Mexicana universitaria, cajera en supermercado y Maestra de ajedrez
- Legisladores de ultraderecha buscan crear bloque anglosajón
- East Aurora intends to pull out of STEM Partnership School
- Oregon: Ley sobre guardado de armas sería de las más severas
- Borussia Dortmund y Bayern Múnich rechazan la Superliga
- Elmwood Park crash kills driver, one other person, leaves third person in critical condition, per police, county
- What does Notre Dame recruit Nick DeMarco mean to St. Charles North in baseball? ‘Everything is just above and beyond.’
- Ziggy Marley happy to be part of Earth Day concert
- ‘We made history’: Noe Martinez scores twice as senior-led Warren completes an undefeated season with a victory in the NSC Tournament championship game
- Former NBA star Scottie Pippen’s son Antron dies at 33
- ‘Joe Exotic’ series starring Kate McKinnon adds John Cameron Mitchell in title role
- ‘Ginny & Georgia’ renewed for Season 2 by Netflix
- Area towns looking to bring back some festivals, though with modifications. Other events will still be halted as the pandemic continues.
- Chvrches drop anti-mansplaining new single, ‘He Said She Said’
- Column: Despite some early issues, here are 12 things we like about the start of the Cubs and White Sox seasons
- ‘Shang-Chi’: Marvel drops trailer for first Asian superhero movie starring Simu Liu
- Letter to editor: Attending school online has its benefits
- Oscar attendees will not wear face masks during telecast
- US appellate court denies full hearing in record $45 million CPD shooting case
- First Look: ‘Top Chef’ Joe Flamm serves three risottos, plus pasta and Croatian cuisine at newly opened Rose Mary in the West Loop
- Miseria rural impulsa candidatura de maestro en Perú
- Cook County prosecutor blamed for errant in-court description of Adam Toledo shooting is placed on leave
- Miseria rural impulsa candidatura de maestro en Perú
- Paul Johnson’s top 10 teams and top 25 players for the high school baseball season in the Aurora and Elgin areas
- Los Montaner tendrán serie familiar
- Teatro Leyden to present ‘Blood Wedding’ in outdoor English, Spanish shows April 30-May 7
- Man charged with murder in woman’s fatal Bronzeville stabbing
- Record high lumber prices raising costs for new homes, DIY projects
- Los dos gigantes ausentes de la Superliga
- Football notes: Jake Pieper does a little of everything — scoring touchdowns included — for unbeaten Vernon Hills this season
- La vida estrambótica, y conflictiva, de una artista del fraude
- Column: Adam Toledo’s death and our split-second reaction
- Rafa Nadal: ‘Tengo un tipo de ambición diferente a Djokovic’
- Sindicato denuncia intervención de Amazon en votación
- Kayden Swann, shot on Lake Shore Drive, is transferred out of intensive care unit, hospital announces
- Shedd Aquarium penguins begin annual nesting season
- Why the worst NBA player is (probably) still better than you
- Prosecutor: FedEx shooter didn’t have ‘red flag’ hearing
- Quickly: Readers sound off on the issues of the day
- After ‘green rush,’ Canada’s legal pot suppliers are stumbling
- Man reported missing in Merrillville found dead in pond
- Tribune Publishing ends discussions with Maryland hotel executive, moving forward with hedge fund Alden’s bid for newspaper chain
- Charlie Moore is transferring from DePaul to Miami. It’s the 4th school for the guard in his final year of eligibility.
- Montgomery County furniture firm Knoll being acquired by competitor Herman Miller for $1.8 billion
- Community performers get creative for virtual Fear No Art
- Muere el hijo de la ex estrella de la NBA Scottie Pippen
- Policía arresta a acosador de Taylor Swift
- Letters: Losing children to gangs and the vortex of death
- Op-ed: Fight gun violence like we fight cancer: One step at a time
- Leadership shakeup continues at GameStop: CEO to depart
- Mayor Lori Lightfoot dismisses unsubstantiated weekend Twitter chatter: ‘Unfortunately … there are stupid and mean people out there’
- Developer gives up on huge office-apartment project on Chicago Avenue across from Goose Island
- Lucas Giolito exits early — and 2 position players pitch — as the Chicago White Sox fall to the Boston Red Sox 11-4 in the series finale
- Métodos de Thibodeau funcionan, y los Knicks resurgen
- Inicia vacunación para presos en Guantánamo
- FedEx mass shooting: Gunman never appeared before judge under Indiana’s ‘red flag’ law after shotgun confiscated
- Aurora approves liquor license for restaurant at Mega Fun Park
- Indiana chief medical official urges residents to get COVID-19 vaccine: ‘It’s a race between us and the variants’
- Winners and losers in Super League plan for European soccer
- College notes: Ben Nimz’s late TD pass and Alex Carrillo’s clinching interception in season-ending win point to promising future for rising VU
- Ecuador: Moreno y Lasso se reúnen; preocupación por vacunas
- Carlos Rodón honored for his no-hitter with the American League Player of the Week award
- Suspect in Kenosha bar shooting that killed 3 identified: ‘The evidence at this point does appear strong’
- A Senior Lunch program in Blue Island feeds 60 to 80 people a day. ‘Those who can’t pay are fed anyway’
- ‘Chicharito’ es elegido Jugador de la Semana de la MLS
- First lady Jill Biden promotes affordable community college in visit to Dixon
- The Glen’s ArcLight Cinemas to close for good; developers working to fill the space
- Morton Grove vaccination clinic at Muslim Education Center draws top elected officials, residents eager for jabs
- Marijuana by the numbers as 420, the unofficial high holiday, turns 50
- ‘Annette’ de Leo Carax inaugurará el Festival de Cannes
- Basic income plan to pay 5,000 Chicagoans $500 per month will head to City Council this week
- Cicero woman sentenced to 6 1/2 years in forced labor case targeting Guatemalan immigrants
- State releases school stimulus funding numbers
- Elmwood Park High School plans outdoor graduation ceremony, prom
- Attorney: Accusations against Houston Texans QB Deshaun Watson based on lies
- ‘The first day of school, in April’: CPS high schools reopen 13 months after COVID-19 shutdowns
- DeSantis signs ‘anti-riot’ bill into law, sparking outcry from Democrats, civil rights groups
- 155 students and staff in Hinsdale High School District 86 in quarantine; COVID-19 cases linked to sports teams
- Hinchas y equipos molestos tras anuncio de Superliga
- Op-ed: To integrate schools, Biden should start with Pre-K
- Illinois close to having 50% of residents 16 and older vaccinated, but ongoing third COVID-19 surge will put a hold on any reopening plans
- El mal inicio de los Yanquis enciende las armas
- Column: We’re all just particles bouncing off one another, tied together by a very big universe
- Coronavirus in Illinois updates: Here’s what happened April 19 with COVID-19 in the Chicago area
- Finance reports show more than $500,000 spent by campaigns before Southland elections
- Hamilton saca pecho de su segundo puesto en Imola
- 12 jurors deliberating in the Derek Chauvin trial are a racially diverse group
- Column: A 7-year-old shot 6 times in Chicago and mass shootings nationally. Welcome to America.
- Bloomington’s COVID-19 mass vaccination site
- El flagelo del ‘ransomware’, las extorsiones digitales
- What are charges against Derek Chauvin in death of George Floyd?
- EEUU: Corte se inclina por no regularizar beneficiarios TPS
- ¿Una Cuba sin un Castro? La isla entra en lo desconocido
- Corrections and clarifications
- Ingeniero ecuatoriano-boricua festeja exitosa misión a Marte
- Gov. J.B. Pritzker deploys National Guard to Chicago ahead of verdict in Derek Chauvin trial
- River Grove man charged with throwing rocks at Park Ridge police officers outside hospital, police say
- Abogado de Watson dice que acusaciones son mentiras
- After seeing increase in demand for COVID-19 shots, an additional National Guard unit headed to Aurora vaccination site
- EEUU no se referirá a migrantes como ‘extranjeros ilegales’
- Historical Society of Oak Park and River Forest to host spring house walk on May 2
- The Spin: Lightfoot dismisses unsubstantiated Twitter chatter | Pritzker puts National Guard on standby ahead of Chauvin verdict | First lady Jill Biden in Dixon
- Op-ed: Gen Z is our best hope for peaceful politics, so let’s stop dismissing them
- Ordenan arresto de dos extremistas por asalto a Capitolio
- Morrissey decidedly unamused by ‘Simpsons’ portrayal
- Oak Park District 97 likely to hire two interim superintendents for 2021-22 school year
- Racismo, un trauma colectivo de los afroestadounidenses
- Skokie teen dies from complications 16 months after accidental Mundelein shooting
- Warrant issued for Aldon Smith’s arrest in Louisiana on a battery charge, the latest off-field trouble for the NFL pass rusher
- Delibera jurado del juicio a ex policía acusado por la muerte de Floyd
- Shedd’s northern otter Yaku turns 21
- ‘Sembrando Vida’, la estratégia de AMLO para contener la migración a EEUU
- At vigil for Jaslyn Adams, 7, neighborhood leaders and family call for shooter to be turned in
- Guardia Nacional desplegada en Chicago ante veredicto en caso George Floyd
- Officer in fatal police shooting of Adam Toledo speaks with Cook County prosecutors, sources say
- Yaku, the Shedd Aquarium’s oldest sea otter, turns 21
- Be like Kris Bryant: Grant Palmer owns the infield, opens season hitting .417 with .582 on-base percentage for Neuqua Valley
- Quickly: Readers sound off on the issues of the day
- Houston Rockets say Sterling Brown was attacked in Miami and suffered facial injuries
- Murder case against former Minneapolis officer Derek Chauvin in the killing of George Floyd goes to the jury
- More in-person opportunities for recreation, fun opening this summer in Franklin Park
- The wait is over for Benet’s Mariana Pinto. The junior midfielder scores the game-winner against Naperville Central in her varsity debut.
- Daniel Theis boosts the Chicago Bulls defense again in a 102-96 win over the Boston Celtics. But can they afford to keep the impending free agent?
- Kamryn Chaney puts odds in team’s favor with 14 kills as Marist sweeps Marian Catholic in ESCC tourney semifinals: ‘I felt great.’
- A ‘variety of grocers’ interested in former Meijer store, Niles village official says
- Nursing home advocates seek law requiring facilities to offer virtual visits
- Buffalo Grove woodworking hobbyist makes, donates shelves to food pantry Vernon Hills resident runs out of her garage
- Walter Mondale, vice president to Jimmy Carter and a liberal icon, dies at 93
- Chicago Blackhawks drop to 6th in the Central Division after a 5-2 loss to the Nashville Predators