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- Eric Sogard’s heads-up play gets the Chicago Cubs started, and a gutty Craig Kimbrel finishes off a 3-1 win over the New York Mets
- Daily horoscope for April 21, 2021
- Three Naperville high school students win National Merit Scholarships from corporations
- Ask Amy: Family secret destroys a lifelong friendship
- Column: Can we expect peace after Chauvin verdict? It’s not likely.
- Meet the 18-year-old owner of Peke’s Pozole, who runs his family restaurant while still in high school. ‘Truth is, he was made for this.’
- Column: Remembering the death dates of people you love can be like remembering their birthdays
- Chicago Bears Q&A: Is drafting a quarterback in the 1st round the target? And if not, would they need to trade up in Round 2 to get one?
- Daywatch: Chicago activists, politicians praise Derek Chauvin guilty verdict, some Illinois hospitals are filling up and meet an 18-year-old restaurant owner
- The Chicago Blackhawks have 10 games to show they’re ahead of schedule as a playoff team. Here are 5 reasons for optimism — and 5 reasons for pessimism.
- Prince fans headed to Paisley Park five years after death
- This day in history, April 21: Fire breaks out inside overcrowded Ohio Penitentiary in Columbus, killing 332 inmates
- Column: The Oscar for Chicago Authenticity goes to … well, not ‘Trial of Chicago 7’ or ‘Judas and the Black Messiah’
- Commentary: There are people going to movie theaters. I’m one of them. Sort of.
- Naquan Jones’ journey to the NFL draft has seen heartbreak, reflection and hard work. Now the Evanston native is eager to begin his next climb.
- With Lance Lynn on the injured list, the Chicago White Sox might turn to the bullpen tonight in Cleveland
- Foxconn Wisconsin tax breaks shrink from $2.9 billion down to $80 million in new state deal
- Letter to the Editor
- Looking back at the most shocking Oscar moments, from ‘La La Land’ flub to John Travolta mispronouncing Idina Menzel’s name
- Column: Despite its problems, Japan maintains position as global economic power
- Another use for vaccine passports: Hawaii residents can skip testing, quarantine for interisland flights
- Roku is rebranding Quibi shows as ‘Roku Originals’
- Stephen Colbert says ‘There is more work to be done’ after Derek Chauvin guilty verdict
- Republican legislators in states from Florida to Iowa are creating harsher penalties for protesters
- Conmebol arremete contra proyecto de Superliga europea
- Column: George Floyd murder witness Darnella Frazier is a ‘stone catcher,’ and her courage can light our way forward
- Atlético, Inter, Milan y Juventus abandonan la Superliga
- Isabel II celebra su 95 cumpleaños de forma discreta
- The richest women in America
- My Pet World: Prepare your dog for a new baby in the house
- Mariana Enríquez: Muy difícil disfrutar nominación al Booker
- La policía de Columbus balea de muerte a una adolescente
- Thin Ice Ensemble brings ‘As You Like It’ into the woods
- Win totals for each NFL team ahead of the draft
- El juicio de Floyd da algo de esperanza a la comunidad negra
- Auto review: 2021 Porsche 911 turbo delivers legendary performance, latest tech
- Daily Southtown football rankings and player of the week for Thursday, April 22, 2021
- Chicago’s taste of winter
- Daily Southtown, West Suburban and Lake County local scores for Thursday, April 22
- Beacon-News/Courier-News football rankings and player of the week for Thursday, April 22, 2021
- Biden to pledge to cut greenhouse gases in US in half by 2030
- Column: Trump’s politicized EPA endangered the health of Lake County residents
- Speak Out reader opinion: U.S. should follow example of Canada, New Zealand on guns
- Northwest Indiana local scores for Thursday, April 22
- Ausencias aparte, Cumbre Iberoamericana busca superar COVID
- How to deal with the rental car crunch
- Civilian Review Board members in Aurora say transparency, police accountability key
- Toddler killed when father accidentally backs vehicle over him at Barrington-area home, officials say
- Legisladores progresistas presionan por la universidad gratuita para la mayoría de las familias
- Veredicto en juicio Floyd inspira a activistas en el mundo
- Max Tomczak is having a breakout season for Lincoln-Way East. His uncle, Mike, played for the Super Bowl Bears. Both have stories to tell.
- Teenager arrested in Back of the Yards carjacking after pursuit on I-57, authorities say
- Germany OKs ’emergency brake’ rules, including closures and a nighttime curfew, in areas where the coronavirus is spreading too quickly
- Arizona enviará Guardia Nacional a frontera sur
- No cash, no card, no need: Amazon begins pay-by-palm at Whole Foods near Seattle HQ
- La Copa América en Colombia será sin público
- COVID saca a la luz prejuicios de parejas con ideas modernas
- Shots fired in Tinley Park, no injuries; police
- Football notes: Jacob Scearce steps up as starting quarterback as Bartlett’s offense goes from ‘out of whack’ to being on a roll
- Town home in the Near South Side’s Marshall Field Jr. mansion listed for $1.5M
- Tebas: ‘La Superliga ha hecho el ridículo’
- NASA delays SpaceX Dragon launch to ISS until Friday
- Cubs would get a rare Friday night game at Wrigley Field under alderman’s plan
- Developer gets 6-month work extension on Merrillville residential project
- ‘Optimismo cauteloso’ ante menos suicidios
- El Salvador vacuna a periodistas contra el COVID-19
- 5 things to know about COVID-19 variants
- Softball preview: Antioch’s wait has ended. For Gabby Debevec, Hailey Webb and other seniors, their pursuit of a state title has not.
- Steve Aoki entra en una etapa muy latina
- Column: Adam Eaton should accept his 1-game suspension and get back to being the Adam Eaton the Chicago White Sox need
- Why some health care workers were reluctant to get COVID shots
- India: Hospitales colapsan por repunte de casos de COVID-19
- How Elgin Baylor handled the toughest job in sports: Working for Donald Sterling
- COVID-19 once spared the young. Now more are going to the hospital
- Michael Jordan and the Chicago Bulls capped a 72-win regular season 25 years ago. And that’s just the start of notable anniversaries for the 1995-96 team.
- Publisher pauses release of new Philip Roth biography
- 2021 NFL draft: Top quarterbacks
- Queda definida la fase de grupos del fútbol olímpico
- 5 things to spring-clean right now — and a few that can wait until fall
- Should pregnant women be vaccinated for COVID-19?
- Alemania anuncia que será ‘un país de bicicletas’
- Man beaten, stabbed by 6 assailants in South Austin, Chicago police say
- Inside Rush’s new advanced molecular lab, where scientists are tracking and tracing COVID-19 variants
- Naper Commons subdivision plans approved by Naperville council despite lack of affordable home prices
- México instalará 17 campamentos para menores migrantes
- Otro positivo por coronavirus en el Real Madrid
- Glenview 6-bedroom home with fitness room, home theater, wetbar: $2.8M
- Show at Elgin Community College focuses on Paul McCartney’s career
- Esperó casi un siglo por una muestra de respeto en EEUU
- Which sports sunglasses should I get?
- Best cheap juicers
- J.Lo fue quien rompió el compromiso con A-Rod
- The health benefits of spirulina
- The best hoverboard for kids
- Citrus juicers vs. masticating juicers: Which is better?
- The best Samsung phone of 2021
- How to use a flea collar for dogs
- Track notes: Hobart’s Riley Johnston vaults back into the picture about six weeks after suffering a torn hamstring
- iPad vs. iPad Mini: Which is better?
- Best Korean skincare products
- How to make a milkshake with a blender
- How to clean your pool with a vacuum
- Which standing fan is best to cool my home?
- Kobe Bryant’s Nike contract expired. The implications are complex.
- How often should I water my garden?
- How do I save energy with a Nest thermostat?
- How to use a portable campfire for cooking meals
- Bug zappers vs. bug vacuums: which is right for you?
- Phone scammers talked her into handing over $33 million
- The best laptop for high school students
- Coffee grinder vs. spice grinder — what’s the difference?
- The best cheap air fryer
- EEUU halla problemas en planta que fabrica vacuna J&J
- Best rollerblades for women
- Which fitness tracker is best for me?
- What you need to install a backyard swing set
- Which sunscreen is best for camping?
- How to make a homemade face mask
- What to eat after cycling
- Cook County mass vaccination site
- How to bathe a kitten
- Health benefits of hydrogen peroxide
- White House offers a new tax credit in latest plan to motivate more Americans to get vaccinated
- Op-ed: It’s time to end — not extend — ComEd’s automatic rate hikes
- Quickly: Readers sound off on the issues of the day
- Two dead in Hammond multi-car crash
- Dueño de Liverpool encabeza alud de disculpas por Superliga
- Column: Matthew McConaughey for governor? Maybe not so crazy
- Arkansas to honor country legend Johnny Cash with holiday
- FDA report finds significant problems at Baltimore plant that contaminated Johnson & Johnson COVID vaccine
- Burning Man mulling mandatory COVD-19 vaccines for August
- Demi Lovato se disculpa por criticar una heladería
- How do these eco-friendly shampoos and conditioners perform?
- Oak Brook 14-year-old finds her passion hiking at national parks
- Large metal bolt falls from River North building under construction, hits pedestrian in head
- Second City fires its night staff and looks to outsource, causing a painful rift. And it loses its president.
- Reportan menstruaciones anormales tras la vacuna COVID-19. Profesora busca respuestas
- Union Station recibe otro papel estelar: los Oscar
- Casa Blanca ofrece incentivos impositivos para vacunarse
- Child suffers broken leg in Route 83 crash
- Johnny Cash tendrá su día en Arkansas
- Matteson, Tinley Park mass COVID-19 vaccination sites start accepting walk-in appointments as racial equity numbers lag
- Town home in the Near South Side’s Marshall Field Jr. mansion listed for $1.5M
- Woman faces charges after car found on railroad tracks in Porter
- NFL owners eliminate OT in preseason games and defeat an onside kick proposal from the Philadelphia Eagles
- George Floyd’s brother expresses family’s ‘deepest gratitude’ to the Las Vegas Raiders for their ‘I CAN BREATHE’ tweet
- Negocios pequeños pasan penurias para contratar en pandemia
- El malestar que sientes tiene un nombre: se llama languidez
- Where are the workers? Small businesses struggle to fill jobs.
- Temporada 4 de Cobra Kai ya tiene fecha de estreno
- Editorial: The unsubtle duping of Illinois voters on redistricting reform
- FBI, Arlington Heights police looking to identify suspect in TCF Bank robbery
- Trees planted, trash picked up during Hinsdale’s Spring park clean-up
- Amazon presenta tecnología para pagar con palma de la mano
- Half of Illinois residents 16 and over have received at least one COVID-19 shot, but restrictions not going away just yet
- Chicago sports teams and the COVID-19 vaccine: Who is getting the shots and what does it mean for fan attendance
- Bobcat caught on camera in Will County could be male partner to mom and kittens seen in September
- Marquee Sports Network will introduce Chicago Cubs fans to the future by picking up 14 Triple-A Iowa games
- Letters: George Floyd a symbol for those hungering for justice
- Will the Chicago Bears trade up in Round 1 for a QB? Sifting through the pre-draft smoke to determine what is real — and what’s an illusion.
- Netflix anuncia una inversión de $17,000 millones
- Putin pide a Occidente no meterse con los intereses de Rusia
- ‘Floor Is Lava’ renewed for Season 2 at Netflix
- ‘Robot Chicken’ sets Archie Comics special featuring ‘Josie and the Pussycats’ reunion
- ‘How I Met Your Mother’ sequel series starring Hilary Duff ordered at Hulu
- Aziz Ansari’s ‘Master of None’ Season 3 debuting on Netflix in May
- Christ the King parish priest asked to step aside in light of sexual assault allegation
- Naperville News Digest
- Op-ed: Does your doctor speak your language?
- CNN draws largest audience for Derek Chauvin verdict in early ratings
- Libertyville School District 70 students return to classrooms full-time
- 2021 NFL draft: Top wide receivers
- Fans de Prince lo recuerdan en Paisley Park
- Guatemala: lava de volcán a punto de tragarse una comunidad
- More brand names in Chicago’s skyline? City opens the door to additional high-rise signs on office buildings.
- Disney sets massive movie deal with Sony Pictures, bringing more Marvel to Disney Plus
- Area officials say Chauvin verdict is a step toward justice: ‘We applaud the advocates and allies that raised their voices when George Floyd’s was silenced’
- After the Chicago White Sox-Cleveland Indians game is postponed, manager Tony La Russa has a decision to make: start Jose Abreu at 1st base or DH?
- Column: Oak Lawn native Kevin Cronin sings REO Speedwagon hit with George Floyd’s sister at vigil
- Now on her third career, a MVCC teacher earns statewide honor for helping immigrants ‘make a pathway as Americans’
- LeVar Burton to be ‘Jeopardy!’ guest host; petition credited
- Investigators look for cause in spate of Gary fires early Wednesday: ‘Each fire is of suspicious origin’
- Job fair aims to boost vaccination rate in Gary
- Protesters blast instruments, circle City Hall in push for civilian police oversight referendum
- Fenwick High, St. Catherine-St. Lucy schools form partnership to share resources, facilities
- Saint Xavier faculty say they have no confidence in school’s president
- Nearly 1,500 reported arrested at rallies across Russia for jailed opposition leader Alexei Navalny
- CTA begins testing made-in-Chicago rail cars with new seating configuration on Blue Line to O’Hare
- Yasiel Puig se marcha a la Liga Mexicana de Béisbol
- Attorney General Merrick Garland announces Justice Department investigation into Minneapolis policing practices
- ‘Black-ish’ actor from the Chicago area aims to continue his ‘Jeopardy!’ win streak
- CTA begins testing new made-in-Chicago rail cars
- Park Ridge flood control project set to begin this year on Marvin Parkway
- Elgin News Digest: Kane property tax bills to be mailed April 30; Hands Around the Courthouse happens April 29; blood drive happening May 1 at Pottawatomie Community Center
- ‘If you want a scary story:’ Agriculture, human health and ecosystems at risk as Illinois’ climate is quickly changing, report shows.
- Column: Craig Buzea has finished hiring for his Crown Point football staff. The addition of former Merrillville coach Zac Wells highlights the ‘really unique situation.’
- Federal prosecutors allege Ald. Ed Burke made anti-Semitic remark, detail ex-Ald. Solis’ cooperation in new court filing
- Miles de personas protestan en Rusia por libertad de Navalny
- Motormouth: Keeping up with toll technology
- Naperville News Digest: Free wood chips available at DuPage forest preserve; Naper Nights concert dates set; used kid’s clothing being collected for Cradles to Crayons; Will County holding textile, shoe collection
- OEA rechaza carta de Venezuela a la ONU sobre Colombia
- Sheriff’s deputy fatally shoots man in Elizabeth City; witness says he was trying to leave in his car
- Towle Theatre opens 2021 season with virtual musical ‘Daddy Long Legs’
- Virginia police lieutenant fired over donation to Kyle Rittenhouse’s legal defense fund
- Police in Columbus, Ohio, fatally shoot teen girl who was swinging knife at 2 other people, video shows
- Chicago’s ‘taste of winter’ continues with snow showers, overnight freeze warning
- Kane County officials say vaccine supply finally in line with demand: ‘We need to go out and encourage people to get vaccinated’
- After guilty verdict in George Floyd’s murder, Congress is ready to plunge into policing laws: ‘We can’t stop here’
- NHL says it never promised ‘relaxed’ COVID-19 protocols for vaccinated players after goalie Robin Lehner accuses the league of reversing course
- CPS plans for daily in-person classes, a remote learning option and bigger school budgets next fall
- Potempa: High Schools showcase artistic imagination for annual Tri-County exhibit
- Mix-up at Aurora Mariano’s gives a few patients the wrong COVID-19 booster shot
- Man killed Roseland woman for not leaving with him after their roommate evicted him, prosecutors say
- Aurora pet sale ordinance still up in the air
- Obama Foundation looks to raise $400M for presidential center construction, other investments
- DePaul University and Columbia College will require COVID-19 vaccines this fall for on-campus students
- Will the Chicago Blackhawks have fans for their final home games of their playoff push? ‘We’d all welcome that.’
- In return to in-person meetings, Chicago City Council approves Lightfoot-backed affordable housing ordinance and advocates push for civilian police oversight plan
- Coronavirus in Illinois updates: Here’s what happened April 21 with COVID-19 in the Chicago area
- Popular Fermilab Physics Slam can include up to 5,000 on Zoom
- Video gambling operator pays $75,000 in settlement as Illinois Gaming Board drops attempt to revoke license
- The Spin: Prosecutors allege Ald. Ed Burke made anti-Semitic remark | Cubs would get a Friday night home game under City Council plan | State Sen. Napoleon Harris III interviewed for Northwestern AD job
- Eat. Watch. Do. — Navy Pier returns | Owning a restaurant at 18 | Penguin love at Shedd Aquarium
- 20 years later: Stars at the 2001 Academy Awards and after-parties
- Death of Cook County Jail detainee probed
- Photos: Chicago Blackhawks 5, Nashville Predators 4
- An ugly performance drops the Chicago Bulls out of their play-in spot: ‘We’re walking into games, on cruise control’
- Super League isn’t dead, just on ‘standby,’ Real Madrid president says. ‘It would be a shame not to get it done.’
- Bowling Green recruit Madi Young and Notre Dame recruit Anna Holloway swing the hot bats on a cold evening as Crown Point holds off Valparaiso
- Photos: Chicago Cubs 16, New York Mets 4
- Tempest Storm, burlesque star who knew JFK, Elvis, dies at age 93