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- Chicago Bulls defeat Charlotte Hornets 120-99 as Zach LaVine and Nikola Vucevic return to the lineup — but they fail to gain ground in the play-in tournament race
- Daily horoscope for May 7, 2021
- Ask Amy: Mother-daughter estrangement remains a mystery
- Front-page friends: Beach buddies’ bond has lasted half a century
- Lemont zip line park, Thornton firm team up to make aerial adventures more accessible
- Deadline extended for nominations to Chicago Tribune’s 2021 Top Workplaces
- Even in Chicago’s crowded history of FBI cooperators, Daniel Solis’ deal stands out
- Flashback: Tony Lombardo’s slaying on a busy Loop street was one of the most brazen murders of the Prohibition era
- Column: We will never surrender. The Golden Moutza of April is at hand.
- Column: Instead of politics and doom, let’s talk about birds and chipmunks
- What Black women in their 20s and 30s can do to prevent heart disease
- This day in history, May 7: Germany signs an unconditional surrender at Allied headquarters in France, ending its role in World War II
- Daywatch: Pritzker loosening COVID restrictions next week, Chicago ready to vaccinate 12- to 15-year-olds and how to celebrate Mother’s Day 2021
- Red meat politics: GOP turns culture war into a food fight
- 10 movies for Mother’s Day: My mom says you should spend it with Gene Kelly. My wife votes ‘One Day at a Time.’
- Jessy DeSantis, una nicaragüense en busca de sus raíces
- Chance to shoot bison at Grand Canyon draws 45,000 applicants
- If the 1st month is any indication, the AL Central will be wide open. After a roller-coaster stretch, the Chicago White Sox face division tests against the Kansas City Royals and Minnesota Twins.
- Police: Suspect who held hostages at Minnesota bank arrested
- A graphic artist from Evanston used pandemic slowdown to expand his hot sauce business while giving back to the community
- What it’s like to see live music in Chicago during the limbo period
- ‘Mythic Quest’ review: The workplace comedy returns for Season 2, reaching mythic proportions when it dares to be vulnerable
- What to watch: Catch up on ‘Handmaid’s Tale’ or start the new Star Wars series ‘The Bad Batch’
- Kids clothes that grow with them. OMG, did you see this?
- Column: Prayers and planning intersect at church site for new strip mall
- High unemployment rates persist in Chicago’s south suburban communities of color
- Evolution of county museum framed around growth plan for art gallery: ‘It is the star of the show’
- Around the Southland: Hillcrest students displaying artwork at MSI, Southland Prep celebrates success, roadwork roundup, and more
- Lake County’s construction program features major intersection and resurfacing work
- Column: New mayors in Dolton, Robbins enlist Cook County political veterans Todd Stroger, Dorothy Brown
- Congressional committees to review $60 million in proposed Lake County projects
- Gas station clerk shot 3 times after confronting shoplifters at Far South Side gas station, police say
- Woman’s body found in Lake Michigan near Navy Pier, officials say
- How bad is ransomware? One insurer has dropped coverage for extortion payments.
- US unemployment rises to 6.1% as hiring slows, workers scarce
- Family of Chris Cornell settles with doctor over his death
- Jesse Williams is leaving ‘Grey’s Anatomy’
- At 17, Glenview’s Queeva McDonagh is a rising star in the country world with something to say
- ‘Speak Out’ reader opinion: Bears now have a quarterback, what about a new coach
- Judge alters ‘red flag’ process after Indiana FedEx shooting
- ‘I was pretty happy being an alderman’: Robert O’Connor leaving Aurora City Council after 36 years
- Pepe Aguilar y familia están listos para volver al ruedo
- Column: Linda Chapa LaVia learns the hard way how ‘ugly’ politics can get
- México busca abultar su cosecha olímpica en clavados
- Boil order lifted after outage at Far South Side water pumping station
- En plena pandemia, cierran varias clínicas de Buenos Aires
- Letters: Keep helping restaurants as we emerge from pandemic
- Desastre indio por COVID, una advertencia para otros países
- Letal balacera policial en Río provoca denuncias de abusos
- Alejandro Sanz: ‘Me voy a comer ese escenario con patatas fritas’
- Speak Out reader opinion: Facebook ban on Trump is only part of problem with social network
- Changes in panel members, lawsuit stall housing project in Valparaiso
- Las mejores fotos de la semana en América Latina 29 Ab.-6 May./2021
- Antes de hablar con Kamala Harris, AMLO critica a EEUU
- Speak Out reader opinions: Parents partly to blame in Peleton accidents; government mandates for public health a good thing; rich getting richer at our expense
- Ingeniero de Tesla dice que Musk exageró la realidad Autopilot
- Arlington Heights Village Board passes resolutions on future of racecourse site
- Dos grandes favoritos no correran en Preakness
- Ferrari anuncia nuevo 812 Superfast
- 3 men dead after black powder device explodes near Starved Rock State Park
- Simeone: ‘¿Ganar en el Camp Nou? Siempre hay una primera vez para todo’
- Republicanos: Del partido de Lincoln al partido de Trump
- Naperville Police Beat
- Alerta compradores: las ciudades aún tienen muchas casas sobrevaloradas
- ‘ImmunaBand’ bracelet is a vaccine passport for your wrist
- Koeman: ‘El del Atlético es un partido importante pero no decisivo’
- World Health Organization approves emergency use of China’s Sinopharm vaccine
- In surprise, Atlanta Mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms won’t seek a second term: ‘Leadership sometimes is about passing off the baton’
- Column: Barack Obama projected onto Chicago’s Merchandise Mart? That’ll scare the Republicans away!
- Acusan a agentes de violar derechos civiles de George Floyd
- Zverev acaba con Nadal en Madrid
- Dundee Township lawsuit demands the Kane County clerk be ordered to levy taxes for new 708 Mental Health Board
- Police: 29 people recovered from semitrailer near San Antonio, Texas
- Introducing the Naperville Sun Girls Volleyball All-Area Team
- Cuba califica de hostil su expulsión de Colombia
- Grad walks, stage moments, no guests. Graduation 2021 is definitely not cutting it for many
- March housing market show dip as prices begin to rebound: report
- Op-ed: ‘There ain’t no road just like it’
- Internet access should be considered utility, greater access improves quality of life, experts say
- Glenn Close: ‘No soy una perdedora’
- Cuba registra 1.162 nuevos casos de coronavirus en 24 horas
- Boy, 12, critically injured in South Side shooting by friend playing with handgun and BB gun
- ‘That’s how good she is’: Benet’s Rachel Muisenga is the Naperville Sun Girls Volleyball Player of the Year
- Lake County local scores for Saturday, May 8
- Chicago’s housing market is red-hot. Here’s how five buyers found homes.
- Las madres ven señales de esperanza económica tras un año de estrés
- Op-ed: Suit up Grandma like a football player, save billions in health care costs
- The most famous actress born the same year as you
- Gary teachers, aides receive pay boosts; 25 bus attendants also received stipend from DUAB
- ‘Wrath of Man’ review: Ritchie, Statham are right back where we want them
- Archdiocese sues Wisconsin demanding officials relax COVID-19 protocols and allow ministers to visit inmates
- More than 100 in quarantine after four COVID-19 cases at River Forest school
- Former North Shore nonprofit director charged with stealing more than $800,000 meant for disabled children
- Biden administration allocates $21.6 billion in emergency rental assistance
- Perú : Castillo a la cabeza, Fujimori acorta su distancia
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- EEUU retira propuesta de ampliar datos biométricos
- Hanover Central’s Jesse Wilkening lost the past two seasons in the Phillies system before he was released. He wants to ‘enjoy every moment’ with the RailCats.
- The age of misinformation amplified by partisan actors: ‘Belonging is stronger than facts’
- Why did the Chicago Sky suspend Gabby Williams for the WNBA season? Here’s what we know.
- Best cheap gaming monitors
- Virginia GOP’s choices for governor: ‘Trumpy, Trumpier, Trumpiest’
- Scenes from Chicago’s Saturday night live music venues
- What are the health benefits of jumping on a trampoline?
- Best cheap Chromebooks
- Column: A GED for college? Not as far-fetched as it sounds
- What to give a cat for a long car ride
- Quickly: Readers sound off on the issues of the day
- How to take a selfie with your dog
- Gary man sentenced to 20 years in federal gang racketeering case
- Residential/commercial development with 151 apartments and luxury amenities proposed for Summit Street in Elgin
- Los aficionados vuelven a los estadios de la capital mexicana
- Column: An Illinois court takes an extreme view of the Second Amendment
- First look: New Gold Coast restaurant Adalina taps award-winning chefs from Band of Bohemia, Blackbird for Italian cuisine
- A sus 80, Don Francisco está ‘Con ganas de vivir’
- Un campeón del mundo aterriza en México para jugar con Tigres
- Quickly: Readers sound off on the issues of the day
- With rental prices sky-high, car sharing companies could get a boost
- Best graduation gifts for him 2021
- When leaving the Dominican Republic to begin his journey to the major leagues, Ubaldo Jiménez promised his mother he’d get an education. Twenty years later, he graduated from college — with honors.
- The best zinc oxide sunscreen
- City of Elgin gearing up to do its first resident survey in four years to get feedback on safety, parks, streets, other services
- Espresso machine vs. Ninja Coffee Bar: Which is better?
- UEFA fija medidas de reintegración tras fracaso de Superliga
- Letter: Avoid disputes, fly only the U.S. flag in River Forest
- Column: Originality is a ‘Point’ in favor of ‘DuSable Drive’
- Best cheap golf club sets
- The best dog rope toy
- Park West 7-bedroom home with grand circular staircase: $3.2M
- Rental car shortage sends prices sky-high, boosting car-sharing options Avail, Turo — like Airbnb, but for vehicles
- AZ Polymers breaks ground for Gurnee plant that will employ 25
- The best beach carts of 2021
- Is the Oculus VR headset worth it?
- How to make an omelette
- EEUU deporta a guatemalteco acusado de masacre
- The best tablet for note taking
- New exhibit at Fox Valley Mall taps into fascination with dinosaurs
- The best mattress for a herniated disc
- Burned out but hopeful: Teachers look back on the year of pandemic educating, from virtual learning to fights over reopening schools
- The best juicer for the Sirtfood diet
- Marvel presenta a su primer Capitán América indígena
- Canadian electric vehicle maker to build buses and trucks at new Joliet factory, creating 745 jobs over next three years
- State Police remember fallen troopers in annual Lowell post ceremony
- The best air compressor accessory kit
- Mother’s Day around the world
- Quickly: Readers sound off on the issues of the day
- Eat. Watch. Do. — What’s happening in Chicago this weekend, including Half Acre leaving Lincoln, reopenings everywhere and last-minute Mother’s Day
- Ambulance on way to hospital with patient collides with car in Washington Park neighborhood
- Letters: The instability of leadership at CPS, CPD and DCFS
- Column: ‘Pro tem’ judges see it all from behind the bench, for a day
- Vistazo al impulso personal de Mitch McConnell para derrotar las reformas sobre la votación de los demócratas
- OMS aprueba uso de emergencia de una vacuna de Sinopharm
- The best downdraft range hood
- Los servicios de salud mental disminuyen conforme las aseguradoras parecen eludir las reglas de paridad en la pandemia
- Op-ed: The hot flash of a prairie fire
- The best laptop for YouTube
- Riverdale woman stabs mom’s boyfriend after breaking down door on South Side, prosecutors say
- Column: Hanover Central’s Landen Babusiak wants to upgrade his basketball skills. Bosco Institute has a plan for the 6-foot-9 junior.
- How the pandemic has affected America’s working moms
- This Week in Naperville
- Proposal to drop entrance exam requirements at public universities advances in Illinois legislature
- How to pack a TV for moving
- Column: Has Collin Delia reopened the Chicago Blackhawks goalie debate? He at least deserves a longer look.
- Viejos rituales hacen que se sientan indestructibles
- La final de la Champions puede cambiar de sede
- Law & Order column: Lake County sheriff hails arrests of 2 alleged drug traffickers, seizure of 3 guns
- Vandals mar playground at Veterans Elementary at Mundell, Hobart district’s newest school
- ‘Canelo’ vuelve a Texas para pelea unificadora ante Saunders
- Ian Happ goes on the injured list with bruised ribs, one of four Chicago Cubs roster moves
- Messi y Suárez vuelven a verse las caras en duelo crucial de Liga
- Blotter: Glenview police receive multiple reports of stolen catalytic converters
- México y EEUU apelan a la unión para solucionar la crisis migratoria
- Texas becomes latest Republican-dominated state to advance sweeping voting restriction bill
- ‘The Masked Singer’ reveals final season 5 guest panelists, including Season 4 winner LeAnn Rimes
- Kris Bryant is playing at an MVP level. But his athleticism and defensive versatility — at third base or in the outfield — have been a real asset to the Chicago Cubs.
- McGrath: The scent of marigolds and fresh cut hay, Ivory soap and oxtail soup bring back instant memories of mom
- Beloved football coach dies of suspected COVID-19 complications, family says: ‘We never would’ve thought, ever, that we would lose him at 51’
- Angelina Jolie deja que Taylor Sheridan la lleve al infierno
- Lane Tech principal is leaving for new post in Elgin U-46
- Column: 60 years later, the ‘vast wasteland’ of TV is even vaster
- In 114 years, Chicago’s historic Walnut Room has never hosted a drag brunch. That changes in June.
- Gary man wanted after sentenced to 120 years in rape case was ‘a monster,’ prosecutors say
- Former U.S. Senate candidate Al Hofeld sells Winnetka mansion for $3.6M
- Editorial: Saving Lake Shore Drive, honoring DuSable — and what readers had to say
- OPINIÓN/Albert Pujols no fue la estrella que los Angels esperaban
- America’s new normal: A degree hotter than two decades ago: Purdue researcher predicts it’s going to get worse
- As vaccines become plentiful, Lake County officials turn attention to convincing the reluctant
- Former U.S. Senate candidate Al Hofeld sells Winnetka mansion for $3.6M
- Mientras el virus devasta a las naciones más pobres, los países ricos resurgen
- City of Chicago employees’ emails stolen in hack on outside law firm
- Disminuyen infecciones por COVID-19 en la Ciudad de México
- Photos: Chicago Cubs 3, Pittsburgh Pirates 2
- The dream: international travel. The reality: chaos and confusion.
- Memorial Day weekend 2021: The ultimate checklist for hosting
- Shedd Aquarium research vessel worker alleges sex discrimination in lawsuit
- Aurora looks at incentive to keep cabinet manufacturer in the city, prevent move to North Carolina
- Corrections and clarifications
- Federal grand jury indicts 4 former Minneapolis police officers on charges they violated George Floyd’s civil rights
- Guest column: Take time to thank doctors and nurses
- ONU: se agrava crisis alimentaria en Centroamérica y Haití
- Presentan campaña de agradecimiento a los fans del Tri en EEUU
- Aurora City Council to vote on fireworks budget hike to allow Fourth of July shows on both East and West sides
- Column: The state took her home to widen a road. Now she faces eviction over unpaid back taxes.
- The Spin: After Trump pardon, Casey Urlacher eyeing state Senate run? | Inside ex-Ald. Danny Solis’ deal with feds | Dorothy Brown leading new Dolton Mayor Tiffany Henyard’s transition team
- Ecuador: Corte pide ubicar a prófugo expresidente Correa
- Nancy Wilson recuerda a Van Halen en álbum solista
- Aubrey Plaza has married longtime beau Jeff Baena
- Down to Business: Selling comic books anything but kid stuff for Naperville’s Graham Crackers manager
- Happy Mother’s Day with a Carol Lawrence Broadway breakfast recipe
- Neymar llega a un acuerdo para renovar con el PSG
- Weak jobs report could be a risk or opportunity for President Biden: ‘It’s clear we have a long way to go’
- Zach Davies tosses 7 shutout innings, and the Chicago Cubs narrowly hold on for a 3-2 win against the Pittsburgh Pirates — their 4th straight victory
- ‘Everyone was terrified of that guy’: Batavia’s Matthew ‘Mojo’ Weerts is the Beacon-News/Courier News Football Player of the Year
- Decent: Long struggle to parenthood is tough, but well worth the fight, new Naperville mom says on first Mother’s Day
- Best moisturizer for summer
- How to make ginger shots with a blender
- How to make pickle juice
- Benefits of burdock root tea
- Despite sharp drop in demand for shots, wheels keep turning on Chicago’s CTA COVID-19 vaccination bus
- Best car seat for your three-year-old
- How to shave your face
- What are the health benefits of coconut oil?
- Column: A decade later, disappearance of Aurora boy Timmothy Pitzen remains the case ‘everybody wants to solve’
- No way to do away with road salt completely when it comes to melting ice, but Naperville officials say they’re using less
- While a reunion remains unlikely, Chicago White Sox manager Tony La Russa is confident Albert Pujols has more game left
- Northwestern students and faculty protest AD hiring
- New school board members sworn into office in District 308
- Chicago White Sox reinstate reliever Garrett Crochet from the 10-day injured list — and center fielder Luis Robert will not need surgery on his strained hip flexor
- Chicago street vendor in ICU after contracting COVID-19 days before he was scheduled to get vaccine: ‘It’s the most vulnerable that keep getting infected’
- Memorial Day Parade to be Naperville’s first public event as COVID-19 restrictions start to loosen
- Assailant opens fire outside Far South Side home, hitting man inside, police say
- Lightfoot orders new study of Southeast Side pollution after Biden EPA and neighborhood activists raise concerns about proposed scrap shredder
- Coronavirus in Illinois updates: Here’s what happened May 7 with COVID-19 in the Chicago area
- Major roadwork resumes in Chicago area just as more drivers venture back behind the wheel
- More? Always. Illinois recruit Ryan Moerman caps 9-run first inning with 3-run homer as Lockport routs H-F: ‘He doesn’t get satisfied.’
- Former Joliet diocesan teacher accused of grooming didn’t ‘fulfill employment requirements,’ diocese says
- Photos: Bulls fans return to the United Center
- Nearly 400 protest Northwestern’s hiring of AD Mike Polisky with a march to President Morton Schapiro’s home: ‘They made a mistake. They should change their minds.’
- Washington Post says Trump Justice Department secretly seized reporters’ phone records
- Nine strikeouts. Two pickoffs. One RBI. Three times on base. Danny Durkin has a day as Sandburg tops Stagg: ‘It ended up working out.’
- Daily Southtown, West Suburban and Lake County local scores for Sunday, May 9
- Introducing the Beacon-News/Courier-News Football All-Area Team
- Colin Majda had one of Washington Township’s two hits. Then he closed out Kouts with 12 pitches in the seventh.