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- Chicago Bulls lose their 5th straight, 121-116 to the Phoenix Suns, as Zach LaVine sits out for 1st time this season with an ankle injury
- Daily horoscope for April 1, 2021
- Ask Amy: Sexting inspires unkind comparisons
- Francisco Lindor agrees to a 10-year, $341 million contract with the New York Mets, the largest-ever deal for a shortstop
- Treehouses you can stay in are popping up around the Midwest for travelers with fairy-tale fantasies or childhood nostalgia
- ‘Made for Love’ review: HBO Max’s tech satire is both sardonic and deeply, deeply creepy
- Column: Bodycam footage of police berating and threatening a student is 51 minutes of horror
- Column: Will 2021 be the end of the Cubs Golden Age? The start of the White Sox Renaissance? Or none of the above?
- Cubs and White Sox fans share their favorite memories from opening day
- Column: Roll up your sleeve for the March moutza
- Around the Southland: Area agencies offer a helping hand, and more
- Rep. Adam Kinzinger raises $1.1 million for his anti-Trump PAC in first quarter, and an equal amount for his reelection fund
- Brad Biggs’ NFL mock draft 1.0: Prepare for an early run on quarterbacks
- Lucas Giolito takes the mound tonight for the Chicago White Sox — beginning a season full of lofty expectations: ‘We’re eager to get going with him kicking us off’
- Commentary: Why should the Falcon beg for a bank loan?
- Daywatch: Baseball fans return for opening day, why COVID numbers are rising and your Wrigleyville bar guide
- ’90 Day Fiance’ cast member talks life after Chicago divorce, new spinoff
- Paul Simon sells song catalog to Sony Music Publishing
- This day in history, April 1: President Dwight D. Eisenhower establishes the United States Air Force Academy
- Indiana governor stands by decision to lift mask mandate next week
- Column: Too soon for Lolla? 6 ideas for Chicago’s summer of live entertainment
- Column: Social Eats app serves up solution for annoying nightly discussion, ‘Where should we eat?’
- Oak Park public health department expands vaccine registration to residents 16 and older
- Former U.S. Attorney Patrick Fitzgerald lists Near West Side home for $1.9 million
- Northbrook 5-bedroom home with outdoor fireplace and pool: $1.5M
- Gary school debt down to $1.7M; work praised by state board
- Fatal fire near Midway Airport
- Pfizer study shows COVID-19 vaccine still effective up to 6 months later
- NBC orders drama ‘Ordinary Joe’ starring James Wolk to series
- Netflix lands ‘Knives Out’ sequels in high-priced deal
- Daily Southtown, West Suburban and Lake County local scores for Friday, April 2
- ‘To All the Boys’ spinoff series starring Anna Cathcart in early development at Netflix
- Northwest Indiana local scores for Friday, April 2
- Three vie for mayor in Antioch, while two face off for top spot in Lake Villa
- President Biden says Texas Rangers are making a ‘mistake’ by allowing full capacity — and he’d ‘strongly support’ moving the MLB All-Star Game out of Georgia
- Microsoft to make high-tech goggles for US Army in $22 billion deal
- California: 4 muertos por tiroteo en edificio de oficinas
- El ‘Bolillo’ Gómez da positivo en COVID-19
- Outdoors column: It’s loon season on the lakes
- Familias migrantes quedan libres en EEUU sin cita judicial
- Sergio Ramos vuelve a lesionarse
- Video de cámara policial muestra arresto de Floyd en juicio
- Merrillville to keep face mask order for town buildings, employees; businesses encouraged, not ordered, to do the same
- Florentino Pérez convoca elecciones presidenciales en el Real Madrid
- Estudio de Pfizer muestra que vacuna COVID-19 sigue siendo efectiva hasta 6 meses después
- Speak Out reader opinion: Georgia law is reasonable to guard against vote fraud
- ‘CSI: Vegas’ booked at CBS with William Petersen, Jorja Fox returning
- La pandemia crea un nuevo empleo
- 2 dead, 1 seriously injured in Chrysler Village house fire near Midway Airport
- Boys basketball notes: Kouts has a short bench. Matt Baker earned his place there as the sixth man for a state championship contender.
- OMC: Desigualdad en vacunación COVID-19 es ‘inaceptable’
- Chicago homicides tick up in 1st quarter of 2021
- Chicago motorists: Be on the lookout for orange signs before you park. Street sweeping season resumes Thursday.
- Cuba subasta fotografía en formato NFT
- Los restaurantes que luchan por recuperarse de la pandemia se enfrentan a un nuevo desafío
- Man shot to death by police in gun battle in Independence, Missouri, state highway patrol says
- Harley Schinker says Mokena mayoral race is ‘something I’ve always wanted to do’
- Los Jáquez cumplen sueño americano viendo a su hijo ‘Jaimito’ triunfando en UCLA
- NY: Nueva ley pone fin a prisión solitaria prolongada
- How can former college athletes cash in on their NCAA careers? These Chicago-born entrepreneurs have an idea.
- Column: Two national championship games. Two other Final Fours. Over 3,300 games. Southland referee Tom O’Neill has seen it all.
- ‘Every Breath You Take’ review: A-list cast let down by flimsy script
- Who is Laura Wasser, Kim Kardashian West’s divorce lawyer in her split from Kanye West?
- Garden essentials of 2021
- Which air conditioner should I buy?
- Best over-the-counter allergy medicine
- Current and former Lake County coroners spar over laptop, hangar rental expenditures
- Best cheap office chairs
- How do smart thermostats work?
- Best cheap coffee makers
- How to get rid of oily skin
- How to use Zoom
- How are service dogs trained?
- The best car seat for a one-year-old
- The best cheap red wine
- The best humidifier for asthma
- David Ross’ opening-day message to the Chicago Cubs includes ‘respect’: ‘Everybody is on their own journey’
- The best vacuum for concrete floors
- The best juicer for carrots
- Papa oficia misa de Jueves Santo, no estará en Última Cena
- The best mountain bike tube
- Column: A last-inning hiccup. COVID-19 delays. Nagging doubts. Alex Storako strikes out adversity in return to mound at Michigan.
- PBS Kids celebrates Autism Awareness Month with new friends
- Fans may be allowed to attend 2021 Eurovision Song Contest
- COVID-19 concerns postpone today’s Washington Nationals-New York Mets opener after a player tests positive
- Her brother has Down syndrome and is autistic. He’s also her biggest fan. It helps Creighton recruit Ann Marie Remmes star for Benet.
- La brecha económica es cada vez más profunda: cómo la pandemia afecta a las microempresas
- Bolivia cierra frontera con Brasil y retrasa vacunación
- Ask Anna: Can I be in love with a person I’ve never seen?
- The 10 best honeymoon destinations in the US
- Opening day photos: Cubs lose to Pirates 5-3
- ¿Usaremos máscaras para siempre?
- Morgan Park family supports Southland community theater groups by staging ‘Chapatti’
- Cruz Azul apunta al récord histórico de triunfos
- ‘Derogatory’ language against Asians on middle school test prompts investigation at Texas school district
- Baseball is back at Wrigley Field for opening day
- Los fanáticos regresan al Wrigley Field para abrir temporada
- Fans return to Wrigley Field for opening day
- Simeck exits Lake Forest public schools, takes over as superintendent of Deerfield SD109
- Workers at second Chicago weed dispensary vote to unionize
- Column: Daily Herald exec who died saving kids in rip current showed the importance of doing the right thing
- Column: It’s time. Nate Drye takes a break to watch his kids play, steps down after coaching Aurora Central Catholic for 17 years.
- Mia Farrow aborda los ‘rumores perversos’ sobre muerte de tres hijos
- Officials say early voting numbers ‘disappointing’ so far in Aurora area for April 6 election
- Niño de 13 años identificado como el fallecido tras enfrentamiento con la Policía en La Villita
- The push to vaccinate 20,000 Holocaust survivors in New York
- Young Asian Americans fear for their elders
- Porter County eyes use for $33M in Rescue Act funds; jail facility study, opera house among projects
- Tres estrellas de la Juve se exponen a multas por fiesta
- Canciller ruso: La relación Rusia-EEUU ha ‘tocado fondo’
- Charges of racism, insensitivity surface in District 204 school board race
- Niles seeks volunteers for first ‘spring cleanup’ at four outdoor sites
- A New Mexico man found 15,000 honey bees in his car after grocery shopping
- Confidentiality agreement considered for some council members, Merrillville town employees to protect deals
- Acusan a Venezuela de detener a dos periodistas colombianos en la frontera
- North Carolina coach Roy Williams is retiring. The Hall of Famer won 3 national championships.
- Column: Come clean, Mayor Lightfoot: Do you support an elected school board or not?
- Concordia University to host virtual presentation with acclaimed art conservator
- Op-ed: A wrecking ball demolished our old family house, but our memories still stand strong
- Following outcry over plan to close Mercy, Illinois law may soon put hospital closures on hold for the rest of the pandemic
- Derek Chauvin trial brings Court TV to a new generation
- Highland Park, Deerfield high schools move to full-time, in-person classes
- ‘We really want to play’: Benet, Neuqua Valley and Naperville North all cancel football games after being quarantined due to COVID-19
- Editorial: Care about your kids’ education, your tax dollars? Do your homework and vote in school board races.
- Gary Housing Authority back in local hands after HUD takeover in 2013
- Over-the-counter home COVID-19 tests from Abbott, Quidel get FDA approval
- COLUMNA / Cuentos Políticos: Las apuestas
- Guatemala detiene a exalcalde de México vinculado a cártel de la droga
- Cook County releasing 22,000 first-dose appointments across four suburban sites
- Gunman who killed 4 and wounded another at California office complex knew the victims, police say
- Chicago sees another spike in shootings, with most killings in first 3 months of year since 2017
- Hammond woman’s eviction case extended through June under new CDC eviction moratorium extension
- Column: Political contests to decide who has power over spending, hiring for taxpayer-funded jobs
- Paul Simon vende su rico catálogo de canciones
- Biden crea coalición comunitaria para impulsar vacunas COVID
- Senior general manager sees positive future for Oakbrook Center a year after coronavirus pandemic halted business
- Woman dies in Gary fire
- 2 puppies covered in soot following South Side apartment blaze were injured 12-year-old boy’s only concern, officials say
- New Mexico primed to join wave of states legalizing recreational marijuana
- Letters: Combating our plastic pollution problem
- Federal indictment hangs over Crestwood mayoral race
- Netflix adquiere dos secuelas de ‘Knives Out’ con Daniel Craig
- Mask mandate becomes advisory in Porter County; COVID-19 mass vaccination site readied at Expo Center
- Former congressman, Obama Cabinet member Ray LaHood fined for ‘willfully’ failing to disclose $50,000 loan
- Tratan que se vacune a los trabajadores agrícolas de la Florida
- Police make 32 traffic arrests in March safety initiative
- Impugnación judicial de la orden de ‘expulsión’ se cierne sobre la política fronteriza
- Quickly: Readers sound off on the issues of the day
- Northwood Middle School
- Loew cierra a los tumbos su ciclo en Alemania
- Community activist Andrew Holmes hit by CTA bus after it goes through red light, police say
- What to watch in April
- Acusan a exjefe de policía de Texas de manipular evidencia
- LGBTQ and single prospective parents in Illinois would have access to fertility benefits that heterosexual couples have enjoyed for 30 years, under proposed law: ‘This is an anti-discrimination bill’
- Column: Old African American museum in Aurora demolished with hopes of rising again
- Illinois records 3,526 new COVID-19 cases, highest since Feb. 5, as officials warn residents to be safe over holiday weekend
- Company behind Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 vaccine problems has string of health citations
- Column: Trans bans in sports pose a harder question than most advocates are willing to admit
- Autor de tiroteo en California conocía a las víctimas
- Chewing gum billionaire William ‘Beau’ Wrigley returns to Chicago business roots with Windy City Cannabis purchase
- Sharon Stone cruzó de estado para tener un aborto ‘secreto’ a los 18 años
- Mucha gente depende de ayuda alimenticia en EEUU
- Why are COVID-19 numbers heading up again? It could be that the public is following ‘recipe for a surge.’
- String quartet offers joyful sounds for a tough year in DuPage Symphony series
- 13-year-old Eli Coustan is helping Illinoisans find vaccination appointments with his website ILVaccine.org
- Fake German heiress, who prosecutors say defrauded financial institutions and celebrities, taken into US custody, faces deportation
- Duro examen del Atleti rumbo al título de LaLiga
- April 1 brings joking challenge for April Fools’ Day lovers
- A ‘rewarding field’: Orthopedic surgeon prepares for another season with White Sox
- Biden holds first Cabinet meeting, says team ‘looks like America’
- The Spin: Former Obama Cabinet member Ray LaHood, of Peoria, failed to report foreign loan | Kinzinger raises $2.2M for campaign, anti-Trump PAC | Lightfoot booed at Wrigley Field
- Colombia exigirá a viajeros prueba de COVID-19
- Alft Lane improvements eyed in Elgin
- Op-ed: The path to solving gun violence? Science.
- 7 people robbed while walking in Evanston over 2 days
- Para Lindor fue fácil aceptar su nuevo contrato con los Mets
- Nancy Pelosi calls for Rep. Matt Gaetz to be removed from committee if claims he had sexual relationship with underage girl are true
- Captan a traficantes que dejan caer a niñas migrantes desde lo alto del muro
- Homewood residents can intervene in golf course disconnection case, judge rules
- Charges filed following Tuesday shooting outside Oak Lawn Hilton
- Travel rebound: United plans to hire about 300 new pilots
- Exseleccionado colombiano pasará 11 años en prisión
- Some candidates in Tuesday’s suburban municipal election are no strangers to controversy
- Police seek group wanted in robbery, stabbing pattern after man, 75, died nearly 2 weeks after Rogers Park attack
- Daughter: Bystander disrupted attack on Asian American woman in New York City
- Retired Cub Ben Zobrist sells 6-bedroom North Center home for $2M
- Council candidates suggest ways to improve Naperville’s business climate
- Michigan seeing an ‘absolutely alarming’ spike in COVID-19 cases as many residents return to pre-pandemic life
- ‘I’m trying to hang in there,’ says mom of 13-year-old boy fatally shot by police in Little Village on Monday
- For Chicago Cubs fans — like ‘Mai Tai Guy’ — who make going to Wrigley Field a way of life, a return to the ballpark is ‘refreshing’
- Derek Chauvin trial: George Floyd’s girlfriend details their opioid addiction in emotional testimony
- At Wrigley Field, online food ordering clashes with stubborn ballpark conventions and traditions. ‘Beer, click here!’ is not the same.
- DePaul reaches deal with Tony Stubblefield, an Oregon assistant, to be its new men’s basketball coach
- 7-month-old puppy Danny hit by car in Chicago faces surgery, needs foster home: ‘He’s very, very lucky he survived’
- With fans back inside Wrigley Field, Chicago felt normal again for a few brief hours
- Iowa State to review sports club policy after two students, including Illinois teen, died when school crew boat capsized
- Adam Miller, who started all 31 games for Illinois as a freshman, enters the transfer portal — a potentially big loss for the Illini
- Chicago Cubs walk 11 batters and manage only 2 hits in a season-opening 5-3 loss to the Pittsburgh Pirates at Wrigley Field: ‘It was a battle the whole time out there’
- Column: A dismal opening day for the Chicago Cubs is eased by the return of fans to Wrigley Field
- Cubs home opener: What happened in and around Wrigley Field to start the 2021 season
- Can vaccinated people spread the virus? We don’t know, scientists say.
- Texas Republicans advance plan to impose new voting restrictions
- Chicago White Sox: How to watch and listen to games on TV and radio this season
- Chicago Blackhawks forward Alex DeBrincat reconstructed his game after a down season — and the numbers show it: ‘I’ve become a more complete player’
- Tony La Russa begins his 2nd stint as Chicago White Sox manager: ‘Our staff wants to come through, put these guys in position to win’
- Chicago Cubs: How to watch and listen to games on TV and radio this season
- Flagged down: Rolando Sepulveda’s key interception in fourth quarter gets called back before Loyola pulls away from Brother Rice
- Kankakee man charged Thursday with possession of child pornography: state police say
- Lakes senior Timmy Pollak shows a knack for the long-range shot. He scores two more in a key conference win against Grayslake Central.