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- Camden goes yard: Ruby’s big day at the plate features a home run, 4 hits and 7 RBIs as Oswego East snaps 5-game losing skid
- Mets fire hitting coaches Chili Davis, Tom Slater
- Daily horoscope for May 4, 2021
- Ask Amy: Many-married man wonders how to date
- Giant, decorative ducks descend on Lockport in effort to boost businesses, artist community
- Column: Dear rich person: Please save the Chicago Tribune. You will be a hero. And I will mow your lawn.
- Mexico City subway overpass collapse
- Has the Chicago Bears defense gotten any better after an offseason with no big splashes? Here’s a position-by-position look.
- Daywatch: Illinois could reopen more next week, CPS faces leadership turnover and why bouquets for Mother’s Day may cost more
- Column: Old Trafford vs. old Comiskey — how the Manchester United fan protest compares with Disco Demolition Night
- Candace Parker is pulling double duty — Chicago Sky and TNT — while adjusting to her 1st training camp with a new team: ‘Sure it’s hard sometimes, but I enjoy it’
- “Art of Banksy” coming to Chicago
- Some Black parents say remote learning during pandemic has kept students safe from racism in classroom
- This day in history, May 4: First group of ‘Freedom Riders’ leave Washington, D.C. to challenge racial segregation on interstate buses and in bus terminals
- Column: Which driving habits of your spouse aggravate you the most?
- After their childhood nanny dies, Oak Park siblings sell clothing to raise college funds for her son
- My worst moment: ‘Saturday Night Live’, ‘Shrill’ star Aidy Bryant and the audience member who shouted ‘This is horrible!’ mid-show
- How employers cheat poor workers out of their pay — and get away with it
- 3 romance novels by Stacey Abrams to be reissued
- CVS and Walgreens have wasted more COVID-19 vaccine doses than most states combined, data shows
- ‘Lo ocurrido hoy en el Metro es una terrible tragedia’
- Comcast service restored across 14 western suburbs after construction accident caused outage for thousands
- Hundreds gather at Waukegan lakefront to celebrate Cinco de Mayo: ‘We all need this’
- Mourinho regresa al calcio italiano
- Moderna proveerá 500 millones de dosis de vacuna a la OMS
- Billie Eilish, J Balvin, A$AP to play NY’s Gov Ball festival
- Daily Southtown, West Suburban and Lake County local scores for Wednesday, May 5
- Marcelo viaja con el Real Madrid tras ser sustituido por voluntaria en mesa electoral
- Northwest Indiana local scores for Wednesday, May 5
- Tommy West, co-producer of Jim Croce albums, dead at 78
- Billie Eilish y J Balvin a festival Governors Ball
- El coronavirus avanza a velocidad alarmante en la India
- Pfizer, making billions from vaccine sales, blows past Wall Street expectations
- Storms roll through Chicagoland
- CSO brings back in-person concerts at Symphony Center for May and June
- Speak Out reader opinion: Gov Pritzker wouldn’t have been hired either
- Pink to receive Icon Award at 2021 Billboard Music Awards
- Meghan, Duchess of Sussex, to release 1st children’s book
- Daily Southtown softball rankings and player of the week for Wednesday, May 5, 2021
- Indiana State Fair returning after 2020 pandemic cancelation
- La tragedia de ser madre de un ‘falso positivo’ en Colombia
- La tragedia de ser madre de un ‘falso positivo’ en Colombia
- Concert to honor Broadway star Rebecca Luker, fight ALS
- CNBC reality show host Marcus Lemonis buys $3.4M Gold Coast condo
- Elmhurst Hospital, Edward-Elmhurst Health tops in safety and overall excellence
- How to get rid of almost anything
- India hits staggering number of COVID-19 cases and deaths, and the coming weeks will be ‘horrible,’ health official says
- México: Tragedia en el Metro
- Softball notes: She can hit. She protects the plate. And she can dance. Freshman catcher Madison Vrastil a guiding light for Andrew.
- CNBC reality show host Marcus Lemonis buys $3.4M Gold Coast condo
- Beacon-News/Courier-News softball rankings and player of the week for Wednesday, May 5, 2021
- Disney abrirá el hotel Star Wars: Galactic Starcruiser en 2022
- Crown Point records clerk’s lifesaving effort brings her a city honor
- 7 ways to update a basic bathroom
- Man charged with carjacking and robbing gas station in Countryside
- El renacer de Donald Trump, jefe indiscutido del PR
- What is the best VR headset?
- The best Android phone of 2021
- EEUU: Harris critica a El Salvador por destitución de jueces
- Daily Southtown girls soccer rankings and player of the week for Wednesday, May 5, 2021
- How to clean air conditioner filters
- Best shower tent for camping
- Girls soccer notes: Purdue recruit Megan Hutchinson, ‘not just a talent,’ turns into more than a clutch scorer for Lincoln-Way Central
- Community members, aldermen named to Evanston Reparations Committee
- La UE ya ha vacunado a una cuarta parte de su población
- La duquesa Meghan publicará libro para niños
- Indian Prairie D204, Naperville D203 school boards swear in newly elected members and choose new board officers
- Climate data shows America’s normal temperature a degree hotter than 2 decades ago
- Evanston city staff to shift away from use of ‘aldermen’ in favor of gender-neutral ‘alderpersons’
- Naperville Police Beat
- Editorial: No to mandating vaccine passports
- Quickly: Readers sound off on the issues of the day
- Texas: Cárcel a abogado que pactó con narcos
- One-legged turkey stolen from Hobart animal rescue: ‘She is very important to us’
- Community news
- El Congreso y la Casa Blanca impulsan ley sobre salud materna
- Indiana added back to Chicago’s emergency travel order
- After court order, Elmhurst Hospital says it’s allowing COVID-19 patient to receive controversial drug ivermectin
- Wrestling notes: Joel VanderVere is among those not competing in Lake County. Recovering from a torn labrum, the Warren senior will focus on his future at Northwestern.
- J Balvin: ‘Las enfermedades de salud mental son también una pandemia’
- Tank Noodle federal investigation that led to $700,000 in back wages for 60 started with 1 employee: ‘We felt betrayed and helpless’
- Column: This Mother’s Day, let’s celebrate all the healing and caretaking taking place during a pandemic
- Secretary of State Jesse White calls for a new, more prominent statue of Martin Luther King Jr. on Capitol grounds
- Elected officials make history, promise growth in south, southwest suburbs
- Post-Tribune softball rankings and player of the week for Wednesday, May 5, 2021
- Carmelo Anthony entra a un club muy selecto de la NBA
- Long Grove hosts smaller chocolate fest with demos, yoga and of course sweet treats
- Western Springs French Market begins Sunday
- After a long layoff, Collin Delia gets a bit of redemption for the Chicago Blackhawks — and another shot at starting in goal
- EEUU enviará dosis de vacuna a estados que más las necesitan
- Naperville North graduate Nick Solak hits home run for Texas Rangers in return home against White Sox: ‘That’s a memory I’m going to have forever.’
- Staff from Chicago Botanic Garden in Glencoe to assist with Obama Presidential Center’s gardens
- Chicago Auto Show will return to McCormick Place in July, the city’s first major exposition since pandemic began
- Investigan hallazgo de pie en una carretera
- The best smartwatch for running
- Best electric razors for women
- How to grind meat in a food processor
- Best outdoor dog houses
- What is a sweet red wine?
- Softball notes: Wheeler freshman Clara Phariss adds to ‘fun’ season with performance against Griffith
- Best summer golf shoes
- MrBeast has conquered YouTube. Now be sure to like and subscribe as he takes over the business world too.
- Which dinnerware set is best for entertaining?
- It’s known worldwide and it’s back: Pierogi Fest to return to Whiting; plans for annual parade not finalized
- How to make a slushie with a blender
- How to install blinds
- Best cheap leggings
- Academy of the Arts seeking Naperville location for its new full-time school, which could open by 2025
- Camcorder vs. webcam: Which is better for streaming?
- How to jump a car
- Benefits of drinking from a copper cup
- May the forced be with us: ESPN follows its Marvel-ized NBA game with ‘Star Wars’-themed MLB coverage as Disney corporate synergy becomes sport
- Column: If Chicago is in hot pursuit of a better police chase policy, why is it moving so slowly?
- Pandemia deja sin techo a inmigrantes en EEUU
- EEUU: Pandemia deja sin techo a algunos inmigrantes
- Softball notes: After magical playoff run two years ago, Parkside recruit Shelly Deisz hoping things come together again for Geneva
- Morton Grove Fire Chief Rodgers retires after 31 years
- Children among at least 24 fatalities after Mexico City metro collapses on busy overpass
- Review: In ‘Last Match’ from Writers Theatre, a U.S. tennis champion fears getting older
- Libertyville trustees approve sports complex lease with Canadian ice sports company
- Which volleyball set is best for the beach?
- Arquero de Boca da positivo y debe quedarse en Ecuador
- Huda Beauty Mercury Retrograde: How does their palette stack up?
- Hombre mata varios niños y maestra en guardería
- Illinois man charged with reckless homicide in crash; still at large, records show
- Cuba evalúa Código Familias; funcionaria quiere unión gay
- Hinsdale Fire Department asst. chief retires after 48 years: ‘I always wanted to be a fireman’
- Elizabeth Olsen será la asesina del hacha
- Online painting lesson draws 75 people across 3 generations and raises $8K for Oak Lawn’s McDonald House
- La investigación federal a Tank Noodle que generó $700,000 en salarios atrasados para 60 comenzó con un empleado: ‘Nos sentimos traicionados e indefensos’
- New barbecue restaurant proposed for Park Ridge’s Uptown district
- Bruce Springsteen gana significativo premio
- Howard Stern urges The Rock and Matthew McConaughey to curb their political ambitions
- Elgin crowd protests Kane clerk’s decision not to levy 708 Mental Health Board taxes approved by voters
- How to wrap furniture for moving
- How to sleep with curly hair
- CVS profit rises 11% during pandemic, powered by health insurance earnings
- Meteor shower visibility should peak early Wednesday. Here are 5 ways Chicagoans can maximize chances of ‘catching’ the show.
- Op-ed: FDA’s ‘abundance of caution’ should extend to supplements
- Pfizer to seek FDA approval for its vaccine to be used in children aged 2 to 11
- Proyecto en EEUU ayuda a personas pobres a salir de prisión
- Column: ‘Trump Forever’ clobbers ‘Never Trump’ in Texas, darkening the future of rebel Republican Rep. Adam Kinzinger
- EEUU intenta vacunar a 70% de adultos para el 4 de julio
- Beach Park man Tasered, pepper-sprayed after resisting arrest, officials say
- Conan O’Brien anuncia el final de su programa
- Walk-in COVID-19 vaccinations now available at 3 pharmacy chains in Illinois
- Glencoe moves Fourth of July fireworks to Labor Day weekend
- Students finally getting to enjoy Leyden Township High School renovations
- No way Andrew Garfield is showing up in ‘Spider-Man: No Way Home’
- Financial executives want to head back to the office. But many employees hate to give up working from home.
- Column: Journalists seek to save local news by finding new buyer for Chicago Tribune
- A teenager mistakenly moved into a senior living apartment complex in Arkansas. TikTok loves it.
- Skokie cancels Fourth of July fireworks and parade
- Two Chicago high school basketball stars — one bound for Loyola, the other for Murray State — shot Monday night in Englewood
- Bruce Springsteen receives this year’s Woody Guthrie Prize
- Will Smith dice y demuestra que está en la peor forma de su vida
- Letters: Meeting Illinois’ redistricting deadline ensures public has a say in the process
- Santuario de Florida empieza a recibir elefantes de circo
- Will Smith, Alicia Keys to headline YouTube Original series
- Covid ‘no discrimina por edad’: casos graves en aumento entre los adultos más jóvenes
- Mom who lost her daughter pleads for peace Sunday
- Photos: Chicago Cubs sweep a doubleheader vs. the Los Angeles Dodgers 7-1
- She did it again. Britney Spears calls out documentaries for being ‘hypocritical’
- West Aurora intends to withdraw from STEM Partnership School
- La NBA tendrá tres tipos de bandos en dos semanas
- Vernon Hills High School hosts its first prom since start of pandemic, with 200 attending in groups at Arboretum Club
- How fast do you want it? Walgreens joins scramble to offer two-hour delivery.
- Wisconsin reaches ‘grim milestone’ of confirmed cases of COVID-19 as vaccinations slow
- Comings & Goings: Andy’s serves up its first custard in Palos Heights, and more
- Gary officials ask ATF to help investigate string of suspicious fires; mayor says damaged structures will be torn down
- Kyle Hendricks goes the distance in the Chicago Cubs’ 7-1 win over the Los Angeles Dodgers to open a doubleheader
- Gary man charged with shooting transgender neighbor, records show
- Burr Ridge 5-bedroom home with 3 fireplaces, hardwood floors, custom shutters: $2M
- Evanston kindergarten teacher wins Golden Apple: ‘It was amazing to watch her in action’
- Latinoamérica mira hacia el espacio pese a limitaciones
- Go away with … ‘Punky Brewster’ star Jasika Nicole
- A Mother’s Day moratorium: A Chicago mom who lost her daughter pleads for peace Sunday
- Elgin News Digest: Water main break at State and Chicago streets; vaccine site set up at Spring Hill Mall; St. Charles art fair to return; rabies vaccination, microchip clinic this Saturday
- A full reopening of Chicago by 4th of July? That’s Mayor Lori Lightfoot’s plan: ‘We are too close to accomplishing this mission to give up now’
- New Waukegan Mayor Ann Taylor promises diversity, equity and inclusion in taking oath
- El City acaba con el PSG y llega a su última barrera
- Temperatura normal de EEUU más alta que hace 20 años
- Speak Out reader opinions: Religions can be so hypocritical; don’t run from cops holding a gun and you may not get shot; why do I care about Bill and Melinda Gates getting divorced?
- Franciscan to downsize Hammond facility, raze oldest parts of hospital; mayor calls plans ‘infuriating’
- Lucha libre, yoga y baile: bienvenidos a los centros de vacunación de Ciudad de México
- Column: Supreme Court’s ethics problems are bigger than Amy Coney Barrett
- Lake Forest, Lake Bluff planning 2021 summer events after pandemic shuttered them last year
- Fox adquiere los derechos de torneos CONMEBOL en EEUU
- Southtowners: Area college students lauded by at their schools
- DePaul coach Tony Stubblefield adds 3 to his staff, including former Illinois assistant and Public League coach Paris Parham
- Luz verde a venta de gusano de harina como comida
- Downstate town among lowest vaccinated
- Lawyers for Jussie Smollett make heated demand for more information on claim one of them should be disqualified
- Milwaukee council OKs $750,000 settlement with former Bucks player Sterling Brown over his 2018 arrest
- Evanston-Skokie School District 65 board member resigns
- Ravens firman al tackle Alejandro Villanueva
- You don’t have to look great for your age to take the Tweet of the Week poll
- ¿Una reapertura completa de Chicago para el 4 de Julio? Ese es el plan de la alcaldesa Lori Lightfoot: ‘Estamos demasiado cerca de lograr esta misión como para rendirnos ahora’
- Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu fails to form government by deadline, putting his political future in question
- Just Food Initiative, African American Men of Unity join in program for students on ‘growing organic, nutritious food’
- Pets of the week
- Skokie’s Festival of Cultures to return this year with series of smaller events throughout May
- Judge orders Justice Dept. to release Trump obstruction memo
- Column: Expired license no need to drive you crazy
- District 308 to select first-ever student advisory representatives for school board
- ‘Vaccine field trips’ and school shot events are among ideas for getting more Chicago students and their families inoculated
- Elgin council OKs $100,000 in home rehab grants in historic district but agrees it may be time for program review
- Full-time in-person school will be default in the fall, departing CPS chief Janice Jackson says: ‘The mayor and I … pushed hard to get our kids back sooner’
- The Spin: Biden, Lightfoot and the call to return to normal by July 4 | US Rep. Rush presses FBI files tied to Fred Hampton’s death | US Rep. Schneider’s Lab returns home
- Teacher Appreciation Week: Best gifts for teachers 2021
- Iron Gate looks to add residences to Naperville motor condo complex
- To slow summer violence, aldermen and activists call for alternatives to spending federal coronavirus stimulus money on Chicago police
- Asamblea Nacional nombra autoridad electoral en Venezuela
- Latino leaders call for halt on police foot pursuits unless serious threat is present
- Indian Prairie D204 and Naperville D203 joining forces to offer student COVID-19 vaccination clinics
- Column: 7-inning doubleheader games may have gotten away from the original purpose, but it looks like they’re here to stay
- ¿Regresará Donald Trump a Facebook?, aquí la explicación
- NWSL says ‘no disciplinary action will be taken’ in the wake of Sarah Gorden’s claim she was racially profiled after a Chicago Red Stars game in Houston
- Liz Cheney could be ‘toast’ in fight with Trump over GOP future
- Who will replace Luis Robert in center field? Breaking down the Chicago White Sox options.
- Chicago Bears free-agency tracker: Wide receiver Damiere Byrd signs 1-year deal after the best season of his career in 2020
- Derek Chauvin’s lawyer seeks new trial, hearing to impeach verdict
- Biden aims for vaccinating 70% of adult Americans by July 4 as US shifts supply to states with higher demand
- Coronavirus in Illinois updates: Here’s what happened May 4 with COVID-19 in the Chicago area
- ‘That’s the kind of kid she is’: Kelly Greene a machine with 7 strikeouts in a row during 1-hit shutout as Shepard tops T.F. South
- The best B12 supplement of 2021
- The best weighted blanket of 2021
- The best kitchen knife set of 2021
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- The best laptop for drawing
- The best Belif skincare
- Madi didn’t get mad. Just even. Reeves strikes out 13 and Yorkville lets loose with 16 hits in conference win over Oswego East.
- Freshman Kylie Madura homers and drives in three runs against Lowell, showing why Munster wants to ‘find a way to get her bat in the lineup.’
- Coming up Rosie: Richardson scores on 30-yard free kick in second half to spark 3-goal surge as Sandburg overpowers Andrew
- Dylan Cease matches a career high with 11 strikeouts — and collects 3 hits — in the Chicago White Sox’s 9-0 win over the Cincinnati Reds