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- Lurie Children’s Hospital misses U.S. News top 10 list again, ranks 3rd in Midwest among children’s hospitals
- ‘I am so thankful’: Michigan recruit Riley Ammenhauser battles extreme heat to win third state title for Neuqua Valley in triple jump
- Emily Dulik and Naperville North ‘fight that battle’ again but fall to O’Fallon in double overtime in supersectional
- Jake Arrieta doesn’t need to give the Chicago Cubs more than 6 innings to be effective — but his inconsistency raises some concerns after a 5-2 loss to the New York Mets
- Lance Lynn keeps a ‘tough game’ in perspective as the Chicago White Sox lose the opener to the Tampa Bay Rays in a matchup of AL powerhouses
- Daily horoscope for June 15, 2021
- Luke Lawrence singled and stole second in his first at-bat. But Brother Rice ran into a buzz saw in Notre Dame recruit Brady Louck.
- Ask Amy: Reluctant groom inspires fiance’s last stand
- Born amid last summer’s restrictions, porch concerts return for an encore in Beverly, Blue Island
- Blue Man Group to reopen in Chicago but with post-COVID modifications
- Dovetail Project celebrates 21st graduating class of young Black and Latino fathers: ‘You guys are mythbusters’
- Column: Boeing is back to funding Republicans who promoted the Big Lie. Is sedition a corporate value?
- What’s the biggest stumbling block — and the next move? Questions for Chicago Bears WR Allen Robinson, 1 month from the deadline to sign a multiyear contract.
- 2 in Lake Shore Drive crash had been shot, 1 fatally
- Daywatch: Illinois could ban coal-burning power plants, Lurie Children’s Hospital misses top 10 list again and the story behind Chicago’s Home Depot hot dogs
- Tennis players in Western Springs complain about loud noise and profanity from nearby basketball courts
- Highland councilman’s term limits bid defeated: ordinance ‘doesn’t seem to be advancing a compelling good policy’
- Grocery store cashier fatally shot in Georgia, 3 others wounded after argument with customer over face mask, police say
- This day in history, June 15: Mount Pinatubo in the northern Philippines explodes in one of the biggest volcanic eruptions of the 20th century, killing about 800 people
- New Hinsdale District 86 board members reverse decision on integrated math curriculum
- North Chicago’s new alderman believes attending council meetings for past 3 years has prepared her for the job
- John McAfee, of antivirus software fame, fights extradition to US
- A top virologist in China, at center of a pandemic storm over COVID-19 origin, dismisses lab leak theory
- 5 dead in Englewood mass shooting
- Paraguay remonta y doblega a la debilitada Bolivia
- 41 casos de COVID-19 vinculados a Copa América
- My worst moment: Salma Hayek and the time her mouth wouldn’t say her words of dialogue in the right order
- Enfermero es indagado por muerte de Diego Maradona
- Airfare bargains vanishing as airlines seize on surging summer demand
- ‘In the Heights’ no logra recaudar lo previsto
- Employees of Niles-Maine District Library vote to unionize following election of new board members
- Eriksen envía mensaje de agradecimiento desde el hospital
- Airbus-Boeing trade dispute resolved after 17 years, US and EU say
- Trump pressured attorney general to have Justice Department back false election claims, emails show
- Leslie Grace lucha por encajar como una mujer y artista afrolatina
- Beef, energy costs soar; record rise in wholesale prices over the past year
- ‘Gone Girl’ actor Lisa Banes dies 10 days after hit-and-run
- Homer Township drops appeal of lawsuit, allows Homer Glen to acquire road district equipment
- Candace Parker is headed to the Tokyo Olympics — with Team NBC, not Team USA
- La actriz Lisa Banes muere tras ser atropellada
- EEUU anuncia plan para combatir terrorismo interno
- ‘Handmaid’s Tale’ star Elisabeth Moss talks Wrigley Field return to full capacity: ‘It was awesome’
- Adiós al COVID: California retira mayoría de restricciones
- More evidence suggests COVID-19 was in US in December 2019, including 5 cases in Illinois
- Daily Southtown, West Suburban and Lake County local scores for Wednesday, June 16
- Top two floors of Palmolive Building penthouse, once owned by Vince Vaughn, listed for $11.9M
- EEUU: Caso redadas en planta de procesamiento de aves, ex empleado se declara culpable
- Speak Out reader opinion: It’s amazing Republican officials are demanding Fauci resign
- Northwest Indiana local scores for Wednesday, June 16
- Activewear you can also wear to social events
- ONU pide calma en ajustados comicios presidenciales de Perú
- It’s a brand-new day for Negro League players, whose stats are now ranked with all MLB players. Here’s a look at the new leaderboards.
- Lollapalooza organizers announce 2021 official Chicago after shows
- Best college care package ideas
- ‘Luca’ de Pixar te invita a veranear en la Riviera italiana
- ‘Mi seguro se inmiscuyó en mi atención médica de forma inapropiada’
- Beehives in Franklin Park help address bee decline, which threatens human food sources
- Mueren cuatro mujeres tras tiroteo en una residencia en Chicago
- ¿Médico al teléfono? Los legisladores debaten cuánto pagar por consultas telefónicas
- US military guns keep vanishing, and some are being used in street crimes
- Best hydrating lip balm for summer
- Informe del Senado no arroja luz sobre la toma del Congreso
- Barrington School District 220 will bid farewell to ‘valuable leader’ as Supt. Harris sets to retire
- Atrapan a Ben Affleck y Jennifer López besándose (VIDEO)
- Una película anti vacunas dirigida a los afroamericanos difunde mentiras
- Retired Blackhawk Corey Crawford sells Near West Side penthouse condo for $4.65M
- Park Ridge Kiwanis Club’s Kiddie Parade returns to Uptown July 3
- What to pack in a diaper bag
- Emails revelan que Trump presionó a Departamento de Justicia
- Morata en la mira por la falta de gol de España
- President Joe Biden arrives in Geneva ahead of meeting with Russia’s Vladimir Putin
- Prevén disturbios por marcha de ultras judíos en Jerusalén
- Extreme heat wave in western US prompts doctors to warn of asphalt, surface burns
- Lo que a Brasil le sobra, Argentina lo mendiga: los goles
- Buffalo Grove farmers market opens for season
- La cifra de fallecidos en EEUU por COVID-19 llega a 600,000
- College checklist: What to bring to college
- NY levanta la mayoría de las restricciones COVID-19
- US death toll from COVID-19 hits 600,000
- Merrillville to mark 50th anniversary with community photography project
- Reindeer Road holiday lights idea rejected by park board because organizers lack nonprofit status
- Batavia celebrates its special bond with Flag Day
- How to treat a jellyfish sting
- As legislature reconvenes, Illinois is poised to become the first state in the Midwest to ban coal-burning power plants
- In Argentina, pandemic exacts a heavy toll on tango culture
- Best spaghetti Westerns
- Quickly: Readers sound off on the issues of the day
- Community news
- Column: How old do you want to live? 80? 90? Or 112 like Anna Garrett?
- Israeli nationalists test new government with march in east Jerusalem; Palestinians respond with incendiary balloons
- Daniel Ortega, el hijo de Somoza
- Historical society of OPRF to host Juneteenth bike tour across Oak Park
- Boys basketball notes: Former Andrean player Aaron Austin in ‘tears of joy’ after learning he would be 59ers’ coach
- Duros castigos para pitchers que manipulen pelotas
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- Police oversight committee reviews 10 complaints against Oak Park department, three upheld
- How to fix a sagging door
- Column: The Historic Latta Plantation controversy reminds us what Juneteenth can teach us
- Glencoe’s West School says goodbye to longtime principal, will welcome a familiar face
- Retail sales slip as consumers switch spending to services, not goods
- Newest eateries in Lake Forest ready to serve as COVID-19 restricts ease, more people look to dine out
- Glencoe District 35 officials look to ease restrictions next school year
- Zapatistas dicen que México les dificulta obtener pasaportes
- Letters to the Editor
- Comings & Goings: ALDI moving from Countryside, Xfinity Store opens in Homewood
- Are Blackstone grills worth it?
- Computerized job interviews: Artificial intelligence algorithm may judge you, determine whether you get hired
- Ohio judge dismisses murder charges against Simone Biles’ brother
- Speaker Nancy Pelosi says House to move forward with Jan. 6 investigations: ‘We can’t wait any longer’
- Are Ghost White teeth whitening kits worth it?
- Tinley Park security guard fatally shot outside Northwest Indiana bank remembered as devoted to family
- Southtowners: Area students named National Merit Scholars, Lemont students tie record, and more
- Cristiano fija récord en la Eurocopa (VIDEO)
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- Biden administration pushes plan to combat domestic terror: ‘It poses a direct challenge to our national security, democracy, and unity’
- Column: ‘A tapestry of class and dignity.’ A new Chicago mural pays tribute to Black pioneers of medicine.
- Man charged with murder in December shooting had been free on gun charge, records show
- Oprah elige ‘The Sweetness of Water’ para club de lectura
- The best Bose headphone
- NY: Casi 900 personas recibieron vacunas COVID-19 expiradas
- Column: Mother of 13 loved books, fancy hats and above all else, family
- The best clear backpack
- La nueva piel del Barca rompe todos los moldes
- Oak Brook polo returns with 10 matches for 2021 season
- President Biden nominates 9 to high-profile ambassador postings — including aviation hero ‘Sully’ Sullenberger
- Tracking shopping trends ahead of Prime Day 2021
- Tom Burke, a former Wisconsin football star, is charged with sexually assaulting a child
- Paul Weldon, third-generation leader of Maywood-based auto parts company, dies at 64
- Police: Employee at Alabama fire hydrant factory fatally shoots 2 before killing himself
- Editorial: Pass it: A gun safety bill even gun-rights groups support
- The Spin: Lightfoot calls for federal action following Englewood mass shooting | Will Illinois be first Midwest state to ban coal-burning plants? | New interim CPS chief named
- Mixed use building with condos proposed for downtown Western Springs
- Echoes of Breonna Taylor in Atlanta police shooting of a Black man in his apartment
- East Dundee village president called a ‘loose cannon’ by trustees who demand closed session on fired village administrator
- Deerfield Farmers Market opens for the season: ‘It’s great to see the smiling faces’
- Column: Biden’s European trip has marked ‘a welcome return to customary U.S. leadership’
- Pedro Castillo rechaza pedidos de anular comicios en Perú
- Naperville Police Beat
- Electricity deal to cover unincorporated Kane County
- Op-ed: Do Chicagoans want to ‘defund the police’? It’s a tale of two cities.
- Authorities identify shooting victim found in car after crash into Waukegan building
- Speak Out reader opinions: Shooting stops when guns are taken away; labor market shortage caused by unemployment benefits; Catholic school too expensive
- MLB says there will be 10-game suspensions for pitchers who use foreign substances on baseballs: ‘An unfair competitive advantage’
- Pets of the week
- Bullet Train, la nueva película de Brad Pitt, ya tiene fecha de estreno
- New York judge approves Harvey Weinstein’s extradition to California to face additional sexual assault charges
- A look inside Chicago Bears mandatory minicamp at Halas Hall
- Letters: Right-to-work laws hurt wages, social outcomes
- Election board dismisses complaints against committees giving contributions to groups linked to Hammond mayor
- Lake Forest High School graduating Class of 2021 excelled amid ‘unprecedented challenges’
- Así vacacionan los venezolanos en su tierra
- Highland Park Police Department uses video simulation as part of de-escalation training
- Operadores turísticos venezolanos se reinventan en pandemia
- Vin Diesel confirma su fichaje por la saga Avatar
- Jury hears second defendant’s 2019 police interview in Lake County teens’ deaths: ‘I just heard the shots’
- Youth services committees of Oak Park, River Forest townships launch school supply drive
- Column: The issue of renaming Lake Shore Drive isn’t necessarily black and white
- Burr Ridge board green lights Are We Live? bar despite noise concerns
- Niles police investigation finds ‘no wrongdoing’ in response for wellbeing check; three officers disciplined in separate incident
- Rita Moreno encuentra su autoestima y no se da por vencida
- What is the best Cricut machine?
- Wives of Chicago twins who cooperated against El Chapo arrested on money laundering charges
- México identifica a tercer estudiante de 43 desaparecidos de Ayotzinapa
- Adler, Riverside pools open for summer in Libertyville
- Op-ed: Mask debate overshadows more important matters concerning kids’ well-being
- Indian Prairie dropping block schedule for high schools and adding ‘achieve’ periods for middle schools
- Two Park Ridge firefighters sent to Rockton as chemical plant fire burns
- House fire in Elmwood Park leaves 2 hospitalized
- Tenenbaum True Value Hardware closing after 98 years
- Estudiantes y trabajadores jóvenes se benefician del mejor mercado laboral de verano en años
- Marchista mexicano rumbo a Tokio para despedirse
- Best Ninja air fryer
- Lakeview’s Tenenbaum True Value Hardware store closing after 98 years, to be replaced by apartments
- With help from village grant, couple plans to open craft distillery in downtown Skokie
- College grad becomes a superhero, Captain Marrow, to give back to marrow donor who saved his life
- Alemania cae ante Francia por un autogol (VIDEO)
- 35-year-old man police say drove into a crowd of Minneapolis demonstrators, killing one and injuring three others, has past DWIs
- Biden anuncia nueve nominaciones para embajadores
- Priest returned to Norwood Park parish by archdiocese after ‘insufficient reason to suspect’ sex abuse allegations were true
- Combined cocktail delivery service and dress shop plans to open in Wilmette
- 6 people injured in porch stairs collapse on West Side
- Best budget pressure cooker
- Schools recruiting teachers through state’s Grow Your Own program; ‘This will especially benefit our students of color’
- Southwest Airlines cancels 500 flights due to computer network issue
- Letters: Demand openness from Park Ridge government
- Teeth whitening kits vs. strips: Which should I get?
- Wheaton man linked to five Aurora holdups could face charges in Naperville, police said
- AMLO quiere que la Guardia Nacional forme parte del Ejército
- What is the best Nespresso VertuoLine machine?
- Árbitros españoles para el Chile-Bolivia de Copa América
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- Top military leader defends response to Jan. 6 US Capitol breach to a House panel
- México recibe 1,35 millones de vacunas donadas por EEUU
- Which headphones are best for train commutes?
- Federal Judge in Louisiana blocks President Biden’s suspension of new oil and gas leases on federal land and water
- Mayor Lori Lightfoot now pitching a midnight curfew on packaged liquor sales, two hours later than her earlier proposal
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- Office essentials of 2021
- Rockton chemical fire could take 7 days to burn out, fire chief says, as state officials refer company for environmental violations
- The best eye creams for puffiness
- Best Hisense TVs of 2021
- Young mother killed in Englewood mass shooting that left 4 dead, 4 injured: ‘She was supposed to graduate today’
- Once-in-a-decade plan aims to tackle equity gaps and reverse ‘financial trauma’ at Illinois colleges and universities
- East Dundee trustees once again refuse to OK board nominee put forth by village president
- Republican leaders call President Biden ‘weak’ in dealing with Vladimir Putin, but neglect to mention Trump’s defense of Russian leader
- How many diapers does my newborn need?
- Comfortable, professional clothes that feel like you’re still WFH
- North Barrington 6-bedroom home with waterfall in foyer: $2.4M
- How to vacuum a swimming pool with a hose
- Chicago Bears don’t plan for rookie QB Justin Fields to start the season opener as coach Matt Nagy reiterates, ‘Andy Dalton is our starter’
- Best cheap inflatable hot tub
- Column: Soldier’s Civil War story returns to Aurora
- The best moisturizer for dry skin
- 32 Father’s Day specials at Chicago-area restaurants, from wagyu steak kits to cocktails classes from Violet Hour pros
- Chicago Bears TE Jimmy Graham recounts harrowing rollover car crash in March: ‘I just knew it wasn’t my time’
- Column: Until lineman Eddie Goldman shows up and proves he’s the run-stopping force he was in 2019, the Chicago Bears have an issue
- Proposals to phase out coal and natural gas plants stall energy talks in Springfield as Senate again leaves town without a deal
- Nick Madrigal has season-ending surgery on his torn hamstring. ‘It’s a way to put it behind him and start fresh,’ Chicago White Sox manager Tony La Russa says.
- Poll: Use the Tweet of the Week poll or lose it!
- Chicago’s National Museum of Mexican Art gets $8 million from billionaire philanthropist MacKenzie Scott
- Senate approves bill to make Juneteenth a federal holiday commemorating the end of slavery in the United States
- Bo Schembechler’s legacy at Michigan — including a statue and a building bearing his name — is expected to be called into question by abuse victims of team doctor
- Tony Mischiara felt ‘unstoppable’ Tuesday. Vernon Hills has been nearly unstoppable all season and advances to the state quarterfinals after sweeping Zion-Benton.
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- Baseball, basketball, hockey. None appealed to Ian Nicholson. Then he took up volleyball, and the rest is history for Lincoln-Way East.
- Chicago Cubs have the tying run thrown out at home in the 9th in a 3-2 loss to the New York Mets
- Chicago Sky’s Courtney Vandersloot becomes the 4th player in WNBA history with 2,000 assists in a win over the Minnesota Lynx
- Avery Gleason’s first season playing for Libertyville keeps getting better. Her 15th goal, scored in OT, sends the Wildcats to the state semifinals.