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- For Aldo Jimenez, it was about time. Sophomore forward scores winning goal with 19:36 left as Streamwood slips past South Elgin
- ‘This saved my life’: Beverly woman marks World Health Day with victory over urge incontinence
- Daily horoscope for April 8, 2021
- Ask Amy: Faux ‘wedding’ is a real gamble
- Vancouver Canucks say 25 players and coaches have tested positive for COVID-19
- Column: Republicans can try to suppress Black voters, but they won’t succeed unless we let them
- ‘She can still save someone’s life’: Blood drive in Olympia Fields honors Kristin Oliver, who died last year at 31
- Daywatch: Cook County ‘will not hesitate’ to impose more COVID restrictions, ‘disappointing’ suburban election turnout and 13 new restaurants and reopenings in Chicago
- NRA boss says he didn’t tell gun-rights group’s leaders before entering bankruptcy
- For Holocaust Remembrance Day, ‘Prisoner of Her Past’ to be rebroadcast on WTTW-Ch. 11
- Remote learning backlash appears to have little effect on Naperville school board races, where incumbents lead
- This day in history, April 8: Ryan White, the teenage AIDS patient whose battle for acceptance gained national attention, dies in Indianapolis at age 18
- Chicago Blackhawks Q&A: How long will they keep goalie Kevin Lankinen? Any chance Jonathan Toews returns this season? Why Wyatt Kalynuk over Ian Mitchell?
- Column: There’s a space crunch coming for performing arts in Chicago. Here’s a fix.
- Guaranteed Rate Field and COVID-19 safety measures: What experience should Chicago White Sox fans expect?
- Column: Enough with the reboots and regurgitation of the same old, same old. Tell new stories.
- Mayor Lori Lightfoot announces new recycling deal for Chicago
- Midwin Charles, CNN and MSNBC legal analyst, dies at 47
- Alarming spike in drownings in Lake Michigan, other Great Lakes tied to COVID-19 pandemic, study finds
- Jodie Turner-Smith exits ‘Witcher: Blood Origin’ prequel series
- Taylor Swift drops new song ‘Mr. Perfectly Fine’ ahead of ‘Fearless’ re-release
- Walter Olkewicz, ‘Twin Peaks’ actor, dies at 72
- US jobless claims rise to 744K as COVID-19 layoffs continue
- Lakefront development bill finds bipartisan support in House, Senate; second reading expected Monday
- Start of the French Open is postponed a week because of surging COVID-19 cases in the country
- New bill could alter sale of vacant schools: ‘This extra maintenance responsibility is just adding insult to injury,’ Gary’s Smith says
- Retrasan inicio de Roland Garros debido a la pandemia
- Warren Township D121 officials planning staff, program cuts in wake of referendum rejection
- Aurora City Council committee gets first look at proposed ordinance on animal sales
- La chilena Mon Laferte se pone ranchera y feminista al lado de la Trevi y ‘El Potrillo’ (VIDEO)
- Cifra récord de niños migrantes detenidos en frontera EEUU-México
- NFL draft profile: Ja’Marr Chase of LSU
- Oak Park police officer and motorist wounded in shooting
- Galesburg man who livestreamed riot trip to Minneapolis and was arrested in Chicago pleads guilty to arson charge
- China advierte: EEUU no debe boicotear Olímpicos de Invierno
- NFL draft profile: Patrick Surtain II of Alabama
- El ex jugador de la NFL mató a 5 personas y luego se suicidó
- West Aurora School Board talks about future of STEM Partnership School
- ‘Jefe, ¡estoy en ‘workation’!’
- Speak Out reader opinion: Leadership is needed to curb Chicago violence
- COVID-19 vaccinations are accelerating, forcing CEOs to plot a return to the office sooner than expected. ‘Yes, you can ask for proof.’
- Javier Tebas: ‘Sabemos quién insultó a Diakhaby y tiene acento sudamericano, no es Cala’
- Biden parece dispuesto a mantener tropas en Afganistán
- A ‘healthy’ doctor died two weeks after getting a COVID-19 vaccine; CDC is investigating why
- Prince estate to release rare ‘Welcome 2 America’ album, featuring Bob Dylan and Janet Jackson covers
- Electric pressure washers vs. gas pressure washers
- What do you need to start a raised garden bed?
- New film follows 2 zombie moviemakers with Down syndrome
- Riding lawn mowers vs. self-propelled lawn mowers: Which is better?
- Naperville Police Beat
- The best vegetable seeds to plant in spring
- 13 of the tastiest alcoholic drinks to make with a blender
- How to make whipped coffee
- Investigan a alcalde por marcar casas de contagiados con coronavirus en Venezuela
- Daily Southtown, West Suburban and Lake County local scores for Friday, April 9
- The best vacuum for laminate floors
- The best Nars foundation
- The best ferret food
- Northwest Indiana local scores for Friday, April 9
- The best juicer for leafy greens
- Stimulus check update: More than 150M payments have been sent under Biden relief plan
- The best laptop for graphic design
- La poseedora del récord de uñas más largas del mundo se las corta después de casi 30 años (VIDEO)
- NFL draft profile: Greg Rousseau of Miami
- NFL draft profile: Micah Parsons of Penn State
- Column: A great career at Richards. A scary ride on an ATV. But now, Sarah Murczek is in the driver’s seat as a sophomore at Loyola.
- Cura cataratas a bajo costo. Le dicen el ‘Dios de la Vista’
- NFL draft profile: Greg Newsome II of Northwestern
- Equipo de mujeres hace historia en automovilismo argentino
- Column: Tony La Russa was self-critical about his bullpen decision-making. Now the manager returns to greet the real critics — Chicago White Sox fans.
- The Chicago Red Stars have one of the deepest rosters in the NWSL. And with a shot at winning multiple trophies this season, the expectations never have been higher.
- Column: Mick Badke is a leader. A battler. A fighter. He’s a perfect example of Brother Rice’s football culture, and he won’t give up.
- Las esperas más largas entre citas en el salón aumentan las donaciones de cabello durante la pandemia
- Mayores de 16 años podrán vacunarse en Illinois a partir del lunes
- ‘Sólo quiero una oportunidad para luchar’
- Chicago man arrested on charges that he shot a man in East Dundee during armed robbery, village police say
- Fetching Market makes its debut at Villa Cesare in Schererville with the Spring Market
- Empresa quiere ‘minar’ basura para encontrar metales para baterías de vehículos eléctricos
- 100 best ’90s movies
- NFL draft profile: Najee Harris of Alabama
- Un acusado tras tiroteo por ‘furia al volante’ que dejó a un bebé gravemente herido
- ‘We are having a lot of fun’: Naperville North’s Zeke and Luke Williams go from basketball stars to playmaking receivers in football
- El crecimiento de la población de EEUU sería el más lento desde 1918
- Elgin News Digest: Ecker Center to hold ‘Sale of Sales’; Elgin student wins Kane spelling bee; Route 72 road work to delay traffic in East and West Dundee; S. Elgin park cleanup planned
- Chicago-based Kemi Alabi wins First Book Award from poets academy
- Kane County electronics, book recycling event set for Saturday
- ‘This Is a Robbery’ review: A fascinating portrait of Gardner art heist
- Area colleges, universities encourage vaccine, but don’t require it
- Where to watch the White Sox games around Bridgeport — and what to grab for dinner to-go afterward
- Indiana school voucher expansion rolled back in Senate plan
- NFL draft profile: Liam Eichenberg of Notre Dame
- Arthur Hanlon se rodea de amigas en ‘Piano y mujer’
- Quickly: Readers sound off on the issues of the day
- Column: Let’s stop dragging out Melania Trump’s nudes every time we want to defend a first lady
- Number of unaccompanied children at US-Mexico border hits a record high in March
- Documental sigue a dos amigos cineastas con síndrome Down
- College notes: Few seemed to notice Addie Budnik at Highland Park. The Atlantic 10 rookie of the year doesn’t have that problem at Richmond.
- City moves to protect ‘traditional parades’ canceled during pandemic
- Online scammers have a new offer for you: Vaccine cards
- Dos nuevas aerolíneas de bajo costo cubren rutas en EEUU
- NFL draft profile: Christian Barmore of Alabama
- La domesticación de animales se remonta a 8,000 años en Asia Central
- Manufacturing distribution center to move into new building on 69th Avenue; 10-year abatement approved
- New Program at Ivy Tech Lake County connects students, employers
- Biden anuncia medidas más severas sobre control de armas
- Builder named for CityGate at Lincoln apartment complex in Naperville, with completion expected in February 2023
- Anne Beatts, ‘Saturday Night Live’ writer and creator of ‘Square Pegs,’ dies at 74
- Loyola hiring Drew Valentine to succeed Porter Moser clinches it for Waubonsie Valley’s Ben Schwieger. He’s staying put. Plus, area notes.
- Vic Mensa on Julius Jones and his new song: It’s ‘a gift to be able to be useful in a meaningful way to the lives of real people’
- Photos: White Sox beat Royals in rainy home opener
- New Gary casino debuts iconic sign, shows off Jackson family memorabilia as May 14 opening nears
- Amazon union vote: 55% of workers cast ballots; vote counting ready to begin
- Autoridades entierran en secreto víctimas de COVID en Perú
- Autoridades entierran en secreto víctimas de COVID en Perú
- Column: With statewide mask mandate lifted, Indiana business owners caught in crossfire of latest culture war
- 2 new airlines, Avelo and Breeze, await Americans looking to fly somewhere
- 3 moms with young kids elected to the Naperville Park Board
- NFL draft profile: Travis Etienne of Clemson
- Voting bill amended to follow procedures for online vote by mail ballot applications used in 2020
- Naperville 203 parents who sign their kids up for summer school could be given one course free under district proposal
- Three elected to North Aurora Village Board
- Ecuador elige a futuro gobernante entre 2 opciones opuestas
- ‘Longest Yard’ and ‘Teen Wolf’ actor James Hampton dies at 84
- Cruz Azul busca igualar récord de triunfos al hilo ante las desesperadas Chivas
- New trailers for ‘The Chi’ with Chicago rapper Vic Mensa, a documentary about Cher and an elephant
- Governments give varying advice on AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine over blood clot risks
- Andrea Bocelli is coming to Rosemont in October
- NFL draft profile: Rashawn Slater of Northwestern
- Butler Junior High eighth-grader headed to MATHCOUNTS national championship
- El tico Navas, no Neymar, es quien mantiene a flote al PSG en Champions
- NFL draft profile: Jaycee Horn of South Carolina
- Banquero suizo de élite venezolana se convierte en testigo
- NFL draft profile: Caleb Farley of Virginia Tech
- NFL draft profile: Kwity Paye of Michigan
- Gunfire exchange during Forest Park traffic stop leaves Oak Park officer, driver injured. Cop in ‘serious but stable’ condition.
- Op-ed: What a container ship stranded in the Suez Canal showed us about globalization
- First Asian Americans poised to win seats on Naperville City Council
- The 10 best foodie cities in America
- Column: Biden’s legacy: The president who poisoned baseball.
- Tinley Park Convention Center vaccination site, 5 schools put on temporary lockdown after car stolen and shots fired in south suburbs: officials
- Árbitro le pide autógrafo a Haaland y la UEFA reacciona (VIDEO)
- ‘My Big Fat Greek Wedding 3’ is certainly happening, Nia Vardalos shares update
- Woman killed in 3-vehicle Deer Park crash
- Wisconsin records highest number of COVID-19 cases in 2 months
- The 2021 Oscar-nominated shorts: 15 films examine life’s many conditions
- Vetan cambiar nombre del estadio Maracaná por Pelé
- Merrillville man accused of shooting at girlfriend after she refused to clean house, records show
- US Rep. Robin Kelly, new Illinois Democratic chair, promises stronger candidate recruitment in GOP strongholds
- Muere Walter Olkewicz, el actor de Twin Peaks y Seinfeld
- Column: Integrity squeezed as politics creeps further into south suburban public higher education
- Netflix scores streaming rights to new top Sony films
- NFL draft profile: Kyle Trask of Florida
- Two longtime volunteers win terms on the Elgin City Council, joining two incumbents who were reelected
- La otra epidemia de EEUU: Las adicciones
- Roger Byrne secures 8th term as Vernon Hills mayor; 3 incumbents ahead in Village Board races
- Letters: Eric Zorn’s column about Adam Toledo creates more grief in a community already in mourning
- México someterá a votación traje para desfilar en Juegos Olímpicos
- Khloé Kardashian blames photo drama on ‘impossible standards.’ Critics blame her family
- Trump endorses Wisconsin Sen. Ron Johnson, encourages him to run in 2022
- Police investigating apparent domestic-related shooting that left woman, man dead in Hammond
- Column: Surprising lack of candidates for new library board in Aurora
- 7 movies with Oscar-winner Octavia Spencer that prove she’s one of our finest character actors
- Repara viejas computadoras portátiles y las regala a niños, familias y monjas necesitadas
- Fort Lauderdale albergará la fase preliminar de Copa Oro
- Countries worldwide hit new records for coronavirus cases and deaths: ‘We’re already living the third wave’
- Stay-at-home order issued at University of Chicago as COVID-19 spikes; school eyes link to fraternity parties, cancels in-person classes
- NFL draft profile: Kellen Mond of Texas A&M
- Illinois forward Giorgi Bezhanishvili says he’ll enter the NBA draft: ‘I’m excited to see what the future holds’
- Speak Out reader opinions: Marjorie Taylor Greene a ‘breath of fresh air’; ethnic jokes a product of immigration; teach your kids guns are bad if you want gun control
- Presidente salvadoreño desaira a enviado de EEUU
- Tennessee becomes latest state where background checks are no longer needed to carry a gun
- Police say 13-year-old student sent threatening email to Niles middle school
- Hija de Alejandra Guzmán acusa a su abuelo Enrique de abuso infantil
- Lake County leaders call attention to violence against Asian Americans at Highland Park vigil
- Cook County Democrats offer symbolic support for elected Chicago school board, despite Mayor Lori Lightfoot’s opposition
- NFL draft profile: Davis Mills of Stanford
- Joel Greenberg expected to strike plea deal with prosecutors by May 15, attorneys say
- The Spin: Cook County Democrats endorse legislation Lightfoot opposes | Pritzker announces 150K new vaccine doses | U.S. Rep. Robin Kelly promises stronger Democratic candidate recruitment in GOP strongholds
- Chicago Sky unveil new uniforms for the WNBA’s 25th season
- Un muerto, varios heridos en tiroteo en Bryan, Texas
- ‘Canelo’ y Eddy Reynoso: ‘El equipo perfecto’
- Op-ed: The prosecutors are scoring at the Derek Chauvin trial. Here’s why.
- Elected officials, witnesses debate best ways to redraw legislative districts at CLC hearing
- Walgreens allowing people awaiting second doses of Pfizer vaccine to reschedule appointments
- Travel Troubleshooter: Please help me get a $1,443 refund from Pacific Holidays
- Rick Steves’ Europe: Siena: Italy’s medieval soul
- Ed Perkins on Travel: Amtrak’s infrastructure bill wish list
- Biden seeks a new view of infrastructure, far beyond asphalt
- La vacuna anti-COVID llega a los sitios más remotos
- Un Marine luchará por el oro olímpico por primera vez en este siglo
- Regé-Jean Page responds to not being cast as Superman’s grandfather because he’s Black
- La vacuna anti-COVID llega a los sitios más remotos
- Chip shortage forces more production cuts by automakers; Ford’s Chicago plant to close for one week
- Northern Ireland unrest
- Violence escalates in Northern Ireland as leaders seek calm
- Cachorros batean al fin y superan a Piratas
- Mets vencen a Marlins gracias a polémico pelotazo (VIDEO)
- Former NFL player Phillip Adams killed 5 people — including his doctor — at South Carolina home, then killed himself, authorities say
- Letters to the Editor
- NY crea fondo de ayuda para trabajadores inmigrantes
- Chicago White Sox home opener: What happened in and around Guaranteed Rate Field
- Op-ed: Section 230 reform: Left and right want it, for very different reasons
- Tinley Park plans for another budget affected by the COVID-19 pandemic
- Chicago Bulls players receive the COVID-19 vaccine before a 5-game road trip: ‘We have a lot of the information in our hands’
- Photos: A rainy home opening for the Chicago White Sox in 2021
- Nike settles lawsuit against MSCHF; Brooklyn-based studio must recall Lil Nas X ‘Satan Shoes’
- A doctor died weeks after getting a vaccine. Medical examiner can’t determine if vaccine played a role.
- Chicago to see showers, maybe lightning, and temps in the 60s. Weekend also may be wet.
- Chicago Blackhawks trade Lucas Carlsson and Lucas Wallmark to the Florida Panthers for Brett Connolly, Riley Stillman and a promising prospect
- President Biden tightens some gun controls, says much more needed: ‘It is actually a public health crisis’
- Derek Chauvin trial: Chicago doctor testifies that George Floyd died from a lack of oxygen, says officers’ actions would have killed a ‘healthy person’
- Illinois preps for expanded vaccine eligibility as health experts say it might be time for tighter rules in face of third surge: ‘Maybe the expectation is that vaccination is going to save our butts’
- White Sox opening day looks different, but fans are undeterred: ‘Just as long as we get out here’
- Aurora Financial Empowerment Center touts success
- Coronavirus in Illinois updates: Here’s what happened April 8 with COVID-19 in the Chicago area
- Has the era of pandemic-induced overzealous cleaning come to an end?
- Cook County assessor’s office warehouse
- Driver of car that carried toddler shot on Lake Shore Drive appears in court on gun charge as boy remains hospitalized
- Authorities warn St. Vincent volcano in eastern Caribbean could explode, cruise ship en route to evacuate residents
- Rick Hahn takes a long-term view as the Chicago White Sox return for the home opener after a 3-4 trip: ‘There’s obviously some things that need to be tightened up’
- Column: No, ‘Where were his parents?’ is not an important question
- Murder charges announced for West Rogers Park man who knew roommate ‘was dying and did not call an ambulance,’ police say
- 3 takeaways from the Chicago Cubs’ 4-2 win over the Pittsburgh Pirates, including Jake Arrieta grinding his way to a quality start and Kris Bryant finding his power stroke
- An emotional ‘Glee’ cast reunion, Dan Levy, Laverne Cox and others celebrate LGBTQ media in all-virtual GLAAD Media Awards
- Column: A long wait — and miserable weather — couldn’t dampen the mood of fans at the Chicago White Sox home opener
- Family of 13-year-old Adam Toledo prepares to privately lay him to rest, unaware of any plan to release police video of his shooting Friday: lawyers
- Who’s Aidan McMahon? Step right up. Sophomore forward scores winning goal as Naperville North clinches 7th straight DVC title
- Ambulance flips during Northwest Side wreck; 2 hurt
- Munster’s Hailey Sullivan got to Madi Elish in the first inning. But the Arizona recruit shook off her first run allowed this season to get the win for Crown Point.
- Lance Lynn goes the distance — tossing a 5-hit shutout — in the Chicago White Sox home opener: ‘He threw a gem today’
- Three newcomers and two incumbents to join Pleasantdale District 107 School Board