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- Nick Madrigal knocks in the winning run in the 9th inning, giving the Chicago White Sox a ‘huge’ win: ‘I didn’t feel like the pressure was on me’
- Daily horoscope for April 25, 2021
- Ask Amy: Risky roommate dynamic needs to change
- Landmarks: A Southland native who made a mark on the ’90s rave scene comes home to find local waterways link to the world
- Warm spring days, sporadic rain mean gardens might need extra watering in April
- Letters: Turning our transit systems all-electric is paramount to a better future
- In-person job fair helps Kane County Cougars get ready for season after year off due to pandemic
- Column: During pandemic, trick is knowing when to put your game mask on
- Column: Despite Chauvin verdict, meaningful change remains elusive
- The Chicago Bears hold the No. 20 pick in the NFL draft. Here’s a look at the last 20 players selected at 20.
- This day in history, April 25: The Hubble Space Telescope deploys in orbit from the space shuttle Discovery
- Hospital fire in Baghdad kills 82 people, injures 110, Iraqi officials say
- Daywatch special edition: The Failures Before the Fires
- An Oscars unlike any other to get underway Sunday, and how to watch it
- Chicago Bulls trim a 24-point deficit to 2 in the final minute — but still lose. So where do they stand in the playoff race now?
- Timeline of deadly 1946 train collision in Naperville
- Sculpture near Naperville train station commemorates those who died, survived or helped in 1946 collision
- Maine South’s Molly Pistorius wants to make a bigger impact; Nazareth’s baseball team starts season winning first six games
- Speak Out reader opinion: Oath Keepers were not patriots on Jan. 6
- Eyes wide open: Barrington coach’s choice to keep 85 players and not make cuts pays off: ‘It was one of the best decisions we’ve made.’
- Analysis: Families face tough choice on when to resume pre-pandemic life while the kids are still not vaccinated
- Column: You know who you won’t find wearing mom jeans? Moms.
- Kane County real estate tax bills to be mailed soon
- Just days after hosting 1st event since pandemic began, Aurora banquet hall damaged in fire
- Kane County Forest District offering summer camps for children
- Arizona Republicans are auditing election results using company run by man who spread conspiracy theories about them
- Two Southland school districts that increased in-person teaching see rise in COVID-19 isolations
- Heat’s Kendrick Nunn on recent hot streak, ‘that thing look like the ocean right now’
- Riley Stillman agrees to 3-year deal with the Chicago Blackhawks — joining their core of young defensemen
- Coronavirus in Illinois updates: Here’s what happened April 24-25 with COVID-19 in the Chicago area
- Man arrested in Jefferson Park after wielding ax on CTA Blue Line
- More than 5 million Americans who got the first dose of a COVID-19 vaccine are not getting the second
- NASCAR won’t mandate that its drivers get the COVID-19 vaccine
- Photos: Milwaukee Brewers 6, Chicago Cubs 0
- Deadly Fires, Broken Promises: Chicago’s political leaders fail to enact safety rules that stick
- Lessons unheeded: Over and over, Chicago fails to learn from fatal fires
- The 10 movies we wish won Best Picture
- CDC updates summer camp advice
- How to watch the Oscars pre-show, with performances of all five best song nominees
- Baby daughter of reality TV’s Ashley Cain dies from leukemia
- Man held without bail on first-degree murder charge in Berwyn good Samaritan stabbing case
- Michigan’s COVID-19 wards are filling up with younger patients
- Ricky Gervais, frequent Golden Globes host, checks in on Oscars
- Chicago White Sox pitcher Michael Kopech
- Photos: Chicago White Sox 8, Texas Rangers 4
- Oscars 2021: Best and worst red carpet looks
- ‘Minari’ breakout Alan Kim is adorably ready for the red carpet
- Leslie Odom Jr. dresses for the Oscar he wants — literally
- ‘Nomadland’ real-life stars Linda May and Swankie attend Oscars with Chloé Zhao and Joshua James Richards
- No bail for alleged getaway driver in Jaslyn Adams slaying, high-speed chase and attempted carjacking on Eisenhower Expressway
- Oscar-nominated filmmaker Travon Free honors George Floyd, Daunte Wright and more with red carpet suit jacket
- For 3 other cops facing trial in George Floyd’s death, will blaming Derek Chauvin work?
- Man, 20, accused of gunning down Chicago rapper Tray Savage, who was signed to Chief Keef’s record label
- Remains from 1983 ID’d as Chicago victim of serial killer Larry Eyler
- Michael Kopech steps up with 10 strikeouts in a 5-inning spot start as the Chicago White Sox sweep the Texas Rangers: ‘That’s a pressure performance’
- ‘Minari’ star Yuh-Jung Youn says she did not plan an Oscars victory speech
- Aaron Sorkin walks the Oscars red carpet with supermodel Paulina Porizkova
- Regina King opens Oscars with a strut, a trip and a message to all Black moms
- Golden opportunity: Stars make the most of the Oscars red carpet
- 3 takeaways after the Chicago Cubs lost 6-0 to the Milwaukee Brewers to drop 2 of 3 at Wrigley Field, including Nico Hoerner making a case to stick around
- ‘Nomadland’ filmmaker Chloé Zhao becomes first woman of color to win Best Director at Oscars
- ‘West Side Story’: Watch the first trailer for Steven Spielberg’s adaptation of the beloved musical
- SEE IT: ‘West Side Story’ trailer premieres during Oscars
- Chloé Zhao wins best director Oscar for ‘Nomadland’, making history
- US military begins final withdrawal from Afghanistan
- ‘Ma Rainey’s’, Gary native Mia Neal and Jamika Wilson become first Black women to win Oscar for Hair and Makeup
- Oscars begin with rousing speech by Regina King, big win for Daniel Kaluuya
- ‘Another Round’ director dedicates Oscar win to daughter who died during filming
- Controversial ‘Two Distant Strangers’ wins Oscar for Best Live Action Short
- Madison Bumgarner no-hits the Atlanta Braves in a 7-inning doubleheader game, though it won’t count as an official no-hitter for the Arizona Diamondbacks pitcher
- Oscars Awards 2021: Top show moments
- Chloé Zhao’s Best Director win makes her just second woman in Oscars history
- Facebook wins first Oscar for ‘Colette’ documentary short
- Pixar’s NYC film ‘Soul’ wins Best Animated Feature at Oscars
- As India is overwhelmed by record numbers of COVID-19 cases, family members plead for oxygen for loved ones outside hospitals
- ‘Mare of Easttown’ review: Kate Winslet and Eastern Pennsylvania, lending truth to pulp fiction
- Glenn Close loses yet another Oscar
- Yuh-Jung Youn credits ‘American hospitality’ for her ‘lucky’ Oscar win for ‘Minari’
- Feathers, sneakers, oh my: Oscars looks that missed the mark
- ‘Minari’ star Yuh-Jung Youn makes history as first Korean actor to win an Oscar
- Tyler Perry’s powerful Oscars speech asks the world to ‘refuse hate’
- ‘Nomadland’ wins Best Picture at the Oscars
- Oscars viewers stunned as Anthony Hopkins beats late Chadwick Boseman to Best Actor win
- Glenn Close dances to ‘Da Butt’ during the Oscars guessing game
- ‘Nomadland’ wins best picture at a social distanced Oscars
- Harrison Ford reads harsh edit notes from ‘Blade Runner’ at Oscars
- Netflix wins seven Oscars, biggest haul among all studios this year