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- Oak Park police: Juvenile charged in connection with March 29 carjacking
- Indiana lawmakers vote to boost their power over emergencies
- Daily horoscope for April 6, 2021
- Trevor Williams’ 1st start for the Chicago Cubs was a memorable one — 5 perfect innings, a 5-3 win over the Milwaukee Brewers and his family in the stands to see it
- Ask Amy: DNA discoveries bring forward tough truths
- ‘We all pulled together’: Nurses at Christ hospital detail working in early weeks of pandemic in new coffee table book
- Meet Troy Gaston, a Chicago activist protesting social injustice on the front lines: ‘I’ve got to believe I’m chosen for this moment’
- More meteotsunamis occur on Lake Michigan than any other Great Lake. New research may lead to lifesaving warnings about the potentially destructive waves.
- 7 people shot and wounded in Englewood, Chicago police say
- Clyde Emrich turns 90 today, and the former Chicago Bears strength coach — known as ‘The Legend’ inside Halas Hall — is expected to be back with the team this year
- Daywatch: Teen’s killing sparks calls for CPD change, suburban election guide and why Facebook settlement money is delayed
- Football star Aaron Rodgers loves ‘Jeopardy!’ and has a game plan to succeed Alex Trebek
- Elmwood Park gets $24 million boost toward fixing deadly Grand Avenue rail crossing with underpass
- This day in history, April 6: Barack Obama, at a private event, spoke of voters in Pennsylvania’s Rust Belt communities who “cling to guns or religion” because of bitterness about their economic lot. Hillary Clinton labels comment “elitist.”
- Author Philip Roth was really a Chicagoan: 5 reasons why. Plus a new biography.
- Vinnie Hinostroza said ‘it was kind of a shocker’ when he was traded back to the Blackhawks. Now in his 2nd run in Chicago, he just wants ‘a fair chance.’
- Administrators from Ohio, Elgin and McHenry county among finalists for superintendent of Lake Forest schools
- Seven people shot in Englewood
- Oak Park-based Women’s Global Education Project receives $750,000 grant from Twitter CEO’s #StartSmall initiative
- Carlos Rodon strikes out 9 in his 1st win for the Chicago White Sox in almost 2 years: ‘Nice to have one again’
- My worst moment: Colman Domingo of ‘Walking Dead’ and the memorable slapping-and-hair-pulling scene opposite Don Johnson on ‘Nash Bridges’
- Labor board says Amazon illegally fired outspoken workers
- Black workers being left behind as economy recovers from pandemic
- United Airlines seeks to train 5,000 pilots by 2030, and wants half of them to be women or people of color
- Lake County aiming for ‘L-shaped’ recovery from pandemic: ‘It’s just been a rough year’
- 3 takeaways from the NCAA Tournament championship game, including giving all the credit to Baylor — instead of making excuses for Gonzaga
- Some southwest suburban schools are offering more classroom time for screen-weary students
- Evanescence’s Amy Lee finds a new voice in ‘The Bitter Truth’
- What got books challenged or banned in 2020? Strong, anti-racist messages aimed at kids or teens.
- In Aurora area, National Library Week has an ‘extra twist’ as pandemic lingers
- Duro golpe al Real Madrid previo al partido ante el Liverpool
- Biden adelantará fecha para ampliar vacunación para adultos
- Barry Alvarez to retire as Wisconsin athletic director this summer: ‘It’s been a great ride’
- Daily Southtown, West Suburban and Lake County local scores for Wednesday, April 7
- Myanmar: arrestan a cómico, desmantelan protesta de doctores
- MLB otorgará Juego de Estrellas a Colorado
- Duneland leaders explain $168M school plan; most speakers appear to favor project
- Northwest Indiana local scores for Wednesday, April 7
- El primer país en retirarse de los Juegos Olímpicos de Tokio
- Tiroteo en base militar en Maryland deja al menos 2 víctimas
- Highland Park, Deerfield increase efforts to vaccinate food service workers before eligibility expands to all
- Diakhaby reafirma que Cala le llamó ‘negro de mierda’ y pide ayuda a LaLiga
- Asume presidenta de Kosovo, la jefa de estado más joven
- Trump puts off presidential library plans, keeping options open for 2024 run
- Speak Out reader opinion: Lopsided football score shows lack of judgement by high school coaches
- Cala: ‘Nunca le he dicho negro de mierda a Diakhaby’
- Apple TV Plus launches true-crime podcast ‘The Line’ ahead of docu-series premiere
- Beacon-News/Courier-News girls volleyball rankings and player of the week for Wednesday, April 7, 2021
- Former Blackhawks forward Brandon Saad sells Lakeview home for $1.5 million
- 52 years of ‘Sesame Street’ history
- Kane County sees jump in early and mail-in voting over same election 4 years ago, but nothing compared to November
- Hollywood has overlooked the 50-plus audience. Producer Amy Baer aims to change that
- Letter: Mental health assistance for children only a call or click away
- Meet the influencers who actually stayed home during the pandemic
- Jordania: grabación indica que intentaron acallar a príncipe
- From swimming pools to showgirls, here’s how you can tell Las Vegas is revving up
- OPRF High School to switch hybrid learning to two cohorts beginning April 15
- Salen a la calle para vacunar a los subrepresentados, y proteger a todos
- How some people are hanging onto the positive life changes they made during the pandemic
- Dave Grohl memoir ‘The Storyteller’ coming out October 5
- Annual Oak Park Conservatory plant sale shifts online this month
- Officer says racism at US-Canada border happens daily: ‘It needs to be exposed’
- British guitarist Richard Thompson’s memoir revisits golden rock era
- Which smart thermostat is best to cool my home?
- Former Chicago Bulls assistant Nate Loenser joins Fred Hoiberg’s coaching staff at Nebraska
- Which headphones are best for runners?
- Best cheap TVs
- What is a fitness tracker?
- How to clean a pillow top mattress
- Which wine has the most health benefits?
- From swimming pools to showgirls, here’s how you can tell Las Vegas is revving up
- What to make with a blender
- Siete heridos en otro tiroteo en Chicago
- How to connect AirPods to your Chromebook
- How to get a drone license
- How to make a milkshake
- Column: Sorry, Twitter, but Hillcrest didn’t run up the score vs. Tinley Park. Plus four other takeaways from Week 3 of Southland football
- Does alcohol weaken the immune system?
- Crown Point OKs yoga, golf simulation businesses; drawing contest winners announced
- How to tie-dye
- Pacientes con COVID-19 reciben segunda oportunidad de vida gracias a trasplantes de pulmón
- The best humidifier for dry eyes
- The best women’s New Balance running shoe
- The best women’s Diamondback bike
- Meghan Markle y el príncipe Enrique anuncian primer proyecto en Netflix
- Op-ed: The cruelty of this April: Thoughts on the pandemic
- MLB traditions that make the game unique
- Fewer drivers on the road in 2020 lead to fewer motor vehicle crashes in Park Ridge, Niles, Morton Grove and Lincolnwood: Police
- Sí hay vínculo entre coágulos y vacuna de AstraZeneca: UE
- Style at Home: Incorporating juicy citrus hues into your home
- Glenbrook officials discuss available resources, plan to implement expanded mental health program to create ‘common language’ within schools
- What to stream: With MLB season underway, revisit these baseball films
- Elgin News Digest
- Meghan Markle, Prince Harry reveal first Netflix docuseries
- La Grange Highlands School District 106 hires Hinsdale-Clarendon Hills administrator as next superintendent
- Moderna COVID-19 vaccine study shows protection lasts at least 6 months
- Community news
- Naperville Police Beat
- St. Rita graduate Austin O’Connor, North Carolina’s first national champion in wrestling since 1995, calls it the ‘ultimate goal.’
- Obtener una receta para morir es aún complicado pese a que los proyectos de ley de ayuda para morir ganan impulso
- Travelers from Iowa, other states and Washington, D.C., will be subject to extra COVID-19 mitigations as part of Chicago’s emergency travel order starting Friday
- Oak Lawn now sees 2025 for completion of water system serving 12 suburbs as costs rise
- Former Illinois state Sen. Annazette Collins pleads not guilty to federal tax charges
- México dice que limitará estrictamente la subcontratación
- La vacuna contra el covid protege también a quien no se inocula, según estudio
- Districts to make decisions regarding in-person, online learning for 2021-2022 school year this summer
- Visit the chimps with Jane Goodall in upcoming ‘Becoming Jane’ at the Field Museum
- Column: About 40,000 kids have lost a parent to COVID-19. Schools need to step in and help.
- Trading card company Topps seeks to go public in $1.3 billion deal
- NFL draft profile: Caleb Farley of Virginia Tech
- Muere Paul Ritter, actor de ‘Chernobyl’ y ‘Harry Potter’
- COVID-hit Washington Nationals put several starters on the injured list, including Jon Lester and Kyle Schwarber
- SAG Awards 2021: Winners and losers at the 27th annual ceremony
- Población blanca de EEUU se resiste a abordar el racismo
- Thandiwe Newton reivindica su origen africano y su nombre original
- Elmhurst Methodist minister who wrote about ‘politics, cinema, modern culture and the ambiguity of human existence’ has died
- A New York City man was charged in an anti-Asian attack. It was his 33rd arrest.
- Music as protest: ‘Strange Fruit’ and beyond
- 22-month-old boy shot on Lake Shore Drive
- Girls volleyball notes: Even while splitting time with club teams, Antioch’s Maiah Moll and Grace Regnier are hungry for more matches
- Internet geo-blocking and drive-ins: Chicago Latino Film Festival features Rita Moreno doc and COVID tricks of the trade
- Capitol Police officer killed by driver to lie in honor at rotunda
- NFL draft profile: Jaycee Horn of South Carolina
- Column: When old photos of ourselves tap us on the shoulder to reintroduce themselves
- Godzilla vs. Kong supera al Snyder Cut de La Liga de la Justicia
- Niño de 2 años recibió un disparo en la sien en Lake Shore Drive
- The ‘joy and envy’ of seeing all your friends get vaccinated
- Football notes: Waubonsie Valley fills need at quarterback with emerging junior Nathan Pappas. ‘I just stuck with it,’ he says.
- New Trier Township offices closed after electrical fire
- College notes: VU senior Brittany Anderson chose softball over volleyball this season. But the Bishop Noll grad almost got back on the court anyway.
- Lake Zurich to replace aged pumps, make asphalt purchases for roadway patching and repaving
- Public meeting to consider changes to Plainfield Road from Burr Ridge to La Grange
- Traffic detours expected as road project in Buffalo Grove gets started
- ‘Who wanted to kick that field goal?’ Aaron Rodgers gets trolled during his 1st ‘Jeopardy!’ hosting stint.
- Indiana Senate blocking repeal of state handgun permit law
- Quickly: Readers sound off on the issues of the day
- Girls volleyball notes: The winning beat goes on for Madi Malone, Megan Williams and Co. during ‘weird season’ for Newark
- Rolling Meadows man charged with breaking into Buffalo Grove home while residents away. Ring surveillance on cell phone alerted family of intruder
- Ingenio cubano le hace frente a la escasez, ahora por la red
- George Floyd’s family takes its seat in ex-officer’s murder trial
- NFL draft profile: Rashawn Slater of Northwestern
- Vacuna de Moderna dura al menos seis meses, indica estudio
- ‘Moffie’ review: A brutal coming-of-age story set in 1981 South Africa
- Israel’s president gives Benjamin Netanyahu, facing corruption trial, a chance to form government: ‘Not an easy decision on a moral and ethical basis’
- Richton Park teen making national waves on stage: ‘The story I’m telling is much bigger than me’
- Las teorías conspirativas del COVID-19: Temor, manipulación
- Celebra por todo lo alto 10 años de Juego de tronos con el Aniversario de Hierro
- NFL draft profile: Penei Sewell of Oregon
- Former Vernon Hills deputy chief arraigned on official misconduct and theft charges
- Aaron Rodgers gets surprise during ‘Jeopardy!’ hosting stint
- Review: In ‘I, Cinna (the poet)’ at Chicago Shakespeare, a dead poet asks us to decide anew: Should art be political?
- Kim Kardashian West is officially a billionaire, according to Forbes’ annual list
- Catch a rare, early glimpse of Britney Spears, before the #FreeBritney movement, as filmed by University of Chicago professor Judy Hoffman
- A sus 97 años, Tino Contreras continúa creando e innovando
- As kids, they appeared together receiving polio shots in their local newspaper. Decades later, this couple eagerly got the COVID-19 vaccine.
- Waukegan council extends mayor’s pandemic-related emergency powers, keeps meetings virtual
- Pair charged in shooting death of former Griffith basketball player
- Comings & Goings: Windy City sells cannabis dispensaries in Homewood, Posen
- Elder orphans: Planning for retirement alone
- Evanston unveils honorary street sign for Morris ‘Dino’ Robinson, Jr., chronicler of Black history on the North Shore
- Park Ridge to allow expanded outdoor dining, closure of Main Street beginning May 1
- Mark Elliott, voice of Disney trailers and ‘Star Wars’ radio promos, dead at 81
- Hyundai to introduce Staria in first half of 2021
- Jeep develops 7 concepts for Moab Easter Jeep Safari
- MLB officially moves the 2021 All-Star Game to Denver’s Coors Field
- Little Friends launches $10 million capital campaign to improve and renovate facilities, programs and services
- ‘Confíen’ en la voz de Dios: Morgan Freeman anima a la gente a vacunarse contra el COVID-19
- Despiden a porteros por no intervenir en ataque a mujer
- Vice President Kamala Harris visits Chicago
- Additional 95,188 coronavirus vaccinations administered in Illinois as hospitalizations, positivity rate inch up
- Southtowners: SSC student Jaleel Harris named to state board, and more
- Thoughts and prayers for those who pass up the chance to take this super-sized Tweet of the Week poll
- Calumet Trail improvements take it off of utility property: ‘It’s a next generation asset for the park’
- School board contests on voters’ minds as they cast ballots in Arlington Heights and Buffalo Grove
- New electric Chevy pickup will get estimated 400 miles per charge
- Venezolano Odor cambia los Rangers por los Yanquis
- Editorial: Mayor Lightfoot’s right. A CPD foot pursuit policy is overdue.
- Hinsdale South H.S. junior scores big in national essay contest, discusses complex ‘brain organoids’
- Park West 7-bedroom home with elevator and custom staircase: $4.5M
- Indiana House committee discusses bill that toughens absentee vote by mail; Lake County officials testify in support, against the bill
- Column: Let’s wait before turning slain 13-year-old Adam Toledo into a martyr
- NCAA could consider a single site for parts of future college basketball tournaments
- Problemas económicos avergüenzan y hasta provocan suicidios
- Families trying to save memorial trees
- Rabbi Robert J. Marx, social activist and leader of North Shore congregations, dies at 93
- Muere el padre del cantante colombiano Carlos Vives
- Gobernador de Texas prohíbe pedir ‘pasaporte de vacunación’
- Texas, Louisiana sue US government, over changes in immigration policy, deportation holds
- Column: Paul’s linden. Scott’s ginkgo. Two families hope to save their memorial trees from being axed for a putting green
- NFL draft profile: Alijah Vera-Tucker of USC
- One year after approval, Glenview District 34’s $119 million referendum projects continue with construction bids, plans for groundbreaking
- Biden to give states earlier deadline to make all adults eligible for COVID-19 vaccine
- Warm and rainy: Temps could climb above 80 in Chicago area before chance of thunderstorms Wednesday
- Habitat for Humanity’s ReStore Elgin raises more than $8.5 million to build new houses in the 15 years since it opened
- El Real Madrid de las grandes noches se acerca a las semis de Champions
- Refugee families, supporters and 124 elected official urge Biden to keep promise to up admissions
- Dignitaries on hand to launch mass COVID-19 vaccination site at Gary Roosevelt High School
- The rush is now on to vaccinate Illinois college students before they leave campus for summer break. But will the shots be required for them to come back?
- La vicepresidenta Kamala Harris promociona la vacunación en Chicago
- Illinois star Ayo Dosunmu announces he will enter the NBA draft
- El City sufre y supera apenas al Dortmund
- Loyola’s Drew Valentine — at 29, the youngest head coach in Division I basketball — has been acting like a coach since preschool: ‘He’s just a natural-born leader’
- Coronavirus in Illinois updates: Here’s what happened April 6 with COVID-19 in the Chicago area
- Winnetka family carries on meaningful tradition with Easter egg display
- Op-ed: Illinois’ low-income scholarship program should be saved
- Pets of the week
- Three more women accuse rapper T.I. and his wife Tiny of drugging, raping and trafficking
- NFL draft profile: Jaelan Phillips of Miami
- Fergie Jenkins will be the 5th Chicago Cubs legend with a statue outside Wrigley Field. The Hall of Fame pitcher will be honored during the 2022 season.
- As Vice President Kamala Harris visits city’s COVID-19 vaccination facility for union workers, Mayor Lori Lightfoot says Chicago will meet President Joe Biden’s call to open vaccine eligibility to all US adults by April 19
- Westlake Hospital could be reopened by New Jersey company, after bill signed to ease reopening requirements
- Nearly half of new US COVID-19 infections are in just 5 states
- ‘En México no hay futuro’
- Wilmette Park District’s Easter egg hunt welcomes kids and pups
- Swim school opens in Norridge to offer adult and child lessons, parties
- Lead found in tap water samples in Niles, Skokie, Park Ridge, Lincolnwood, Morton Grove, per investigation
- Mass COVID-19 vaccination site to open Wednesday in Elgin
- This is simply a test.
- New York man kills daughter’s mother and sisters at girl’s ninth birthday party
- Arkansas lawmakers override governor’s veto, enact transgender youth treatment ban
- Libertyville, Vernon Hills voters vocal on school board elections, ones in Mundelein turn out Election Day for mayoral race
- Hessville restaurant patrons remove masks at bar, but still believe they slow spread of COVID-19
- Médico naval es abatido tras herir a 2 marinos en Maryland
- Rare Superman comic sells for record $3.25M
- Letters: The world needs fewer people, not more
- 2 of the women accusing Deshaun Watson of sexual assault say they were traumatized by their encounters with the Houston Texans QB
- Trend continues — more voters in Will and DuPage counties opting to vote early but overall election turnout still low
- Naperville’s Payton Thorne made a difference in his first start at QB for Michigan State. Now, he wants to do that with regularity.
- Officials say turnout low in Aurora area for Tuesday election
- Sheryl Underwood says Sharon Osbourne hasn’t called since on-air racism ‘blowup’ led to Osbourne’s exit from ‘The Talk’
- Column: The Milwaukee Brewers deserve praise for encouraging people to get the COVID-19 vaccine. The Chicago Cubs should follow their lead.
- ‘My baby has been shot.’ Boy, 1, critically injured in road-rage shooting near Grant Park on Lake Shore Drive, Chicago police say
- Bebé gravemente herido en tiroteo por ira en la carretera en Chicago
- The Spin: VP Kamala Harris visits Chicago vaccination site, bakery | Lightfoot says city will meet Biden’s April 19 deadline to open vaccine eligibility | It’s Election Day in the burbs
- Matt Gaetz, one of Trump’s most vocal allies, is said to have sought a blanket pardon
- Bebé herido en tiroteo por ira en la carretera en Chicago
- Derek Chauvin trial: Use-of-force instructor says ex-officer was trained to avoid neck pressure
- Adam Eaton is enjoying his return to the Chicago White Sox — and watching Yermin Mercedes hit: ‘It’s very contagious’
- Photos: Chicago Blackhawks 4, Dallas Stars 2
- California plans to lift most COVID-19 restrictions in mid-June; mask mandate will stay in effect
- 3 women lead in race for 4 seats on Naperville Park Board
- Cinco estados concentran contagios de COVID-19 en EEUU
- Likely legal, ‘vaccine passports’ emerge as the next coronavirus divide
- Senate ruling a potential game-changer for advancing parts of Biden’s agenda past GOP filibuster
- Makonnen Stampley is not mailing it in during his varsity debut season for Lockport. His goal and two assists stymied Sandburg.
- Incumbents leading in race for 4 Naperville District 203 board seats
- Sam Mayo was in search of a ‘breakout’ performance. The senior outside hitter finds her special sauce as Richards outlasts Oak Lawn.
- Two Navy sailors injured in Frederick shooting; gunman shot and killed at Maryland military base, officials say
- Behind Will Pettit, Cal Curiel and Jayden Phillips, Crown Point bounces back from a loss to top Lake Central
- 2 Lake Bluff village trustees battling for mayoral seat
- Photos: Milwaukee Brewers 4, Chicago Cubs 0
- Challengers in lead for seats on Oswego Village Board
- Growing up, Liam Armstrong and Sam Rainer used to work on corner kicks in the backyard. It paid off for Jacobs vs. Dundee-Crown.
- Kamala Harris visited beloved Brown Sugar Bakery on Chicago’s South Side on Tuesday. She couldn’t have chosen better.
- Stephanie Mendoza declares victory in Evanston city clerk race
- Republican slate led by Steve Balich sweeps in Homer Township; Homer Glen incumbents trail
- Naperville Central needed Rachel Chalkey to set along with playing as a right-side hitter. The result? Another win over Metea Valley.
- Two incumbents, one challenger in lead in West Aurora School Board race
- Community High School District 128 likely to have several new board members, according to unofficial election results
- Burr Ridge mayoral wage increase rejected by voters Tuesday
- Vote totals coming in Lyons Township High School Board race
- Final update: 2 incumbents, 2 newcomers break away from 11-candidate pack, appear headed to seats on the Elgin council
- Slate of newcomers tops unofficial vote totals in Oak Brook Village Board election
- Two suburban mayors caught up in federal investigations appear headed to new terms in municipal elections
- Hinsdale District 86 Board race has newcomers leading way, according to unofficial results
- District 181 Board President Margaret Kleber elected to two-year term