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- Dom Sainato steps closer to the plate and gets closer to the results he wants there. His two extra-base hits and three RBIs help Crown Point top Valparaiso.
- Lauren Thorne scores goal in second game on the varsity to point the way for Naperville Central in tense win over Neuqua Valley
- Why can’t right-handers hit changeups? 3 takeaways from the Chicago Cubs’ 2-hit performance in a 5-0 loss to the Atlanta Braves.
- Daily horoscope for April 28, 2021
- Ask Amy: Private disclosure puts in-law in the middle
- Chicago White Sox’s winning streak ends at 4 games — despite 5 errors by the Detroit Tigers: ‘When you miss on them, you get haunted’
- Column: Chicago’s Pride Parade is postponed again by COVID-19, but smaller celebrations will carry on.
- Column: Chicago top cop’s inconvenient truth: Fathers in gang life bear responsibility when their kids get hurt
- Column: The man who prosecuted Derek Chauvin felt ‘a little bad’ for him. So did other Black people.
- Planting a new tree for Arbor Day? Here’s how to do it right
- Chicago Bears Q&A: If you had to bet, does GM Ryan Pace get Justin Fields or Trey Lance? Would George McCaskey let him deal future picks? Is there a scenario in which Jimmy Garoppolo ends up in Chicago?
- Daywatch: Chicago to unveil a vaccine passport, family of Anthony Alvarez views police video of his fatal shooting and piping plovers return to Montrose beach
- What should be the top priority? Who is the best-case QB to land? 4 questions for the Chicago Bears before the NFL draft.
- Chicago Bulls Q&A: Can this season be called a success if they don’t make the playoffs? What’s up with Thad Young’s minutes? And what happens if they keep their 1st-round pick?
- How a nonsense story about Joe Biden taking your hamburgers away became red meat for conservatives
- Joffrey Ballet’s ‘Under the Trees’ Voices’ will have streaming world premiere
- This day in history, April 28: Heavyweight boxing champion Muhammad Ali stripped of his title after refusing to be inducted into the armed forces
- ‘Intermission is over’: Live theater is about to come roaring back
- 5 things we learned from Chicago Bears GM Ryan Pace, including COVID-19 mitigation in the draft room and expectations for OTAs
- Attack by swarm of bees kills man in Texas: ‘You couldn’t even see his back and his whole head’
- Column: Taiwan security underscored by U.S., Japan
- Letter to the Editor
- Porter County to study cost of housing federal prisoners; fee hasn’t changed since 2013
- Leslie Jones to host MTV Movie & TV Awards
- McDonald’s board members sued over ‘lavish’ $56 million severance for fired CEO Easterbrook
- Illinois’ new student safety hotline was delayed by COVID-19. Now it’s debuting ‘at a time kids need it most.’
- ‘Four Good Days’ review: Glenn Close, Mila Kunis take addiction drama to operatic heights
- Derek Chauvin juror says conviction should have taken ’20 minutes,’ trial was like ‘watching someone die every day’
- Leslie Jones to host the MTV Movie & TV Awards next month
- Florence Welch throws her hat into the musical theater ring
- ‘Ironheart’: Marvel-Disney Plus series sets Chinaka Hodge as head writer
- ‘The Handmaid’s Tale’ drops first three episodes of Season 4 early on Hulu
- Lana Del Rey reveals new album, ‘Blue Banisters,’ due July 4
- Philanthropist Early Walker lauded as show profiling his Dixmoor towing company premieres on A&E
- Former Obama adviser Seth Andrew accused of stealing $200K from charter school network to buy Manhattan apartment
- Gardening in Aurora area keeps booming while pandemic lingers
- Directriz de mascarillas en EEUU refleja lo que ya se hacía
- Biden nomina a sheriff Ed Gonzalez para dirigir el ICE
- Un detenido murió tras ser reducido por la policía
- Daily Southtown, West Suburban and Lake County local scores for Thursday, April 29
- Column: Lake County appears poised to join ‘reefer madness rush’ to open marijuana shops in unincorporated areas
- After COVID-19, came panic and paranoia. The suicide of a Morris businessman shines a spotlight on a rare but serious condition: Post-COVID psychosis.
- Escuela privada de Florida no empleará a maestros vacunados
- Speak Out reader opinion: Illinois deserves to lose congressional seat after census
- Leyes de armas de ‘alertas’ son revisadas tras los tiroteos en Indiana y Colorado
- Former Porter County commissioner reimbursed for $5K in legal fees from 2016: ‘It was a long wait. But they did the right thing’
- Retiran candidaturas a aspirantes a gobernador de Guerrero y Michoacán del partido en el poder
- Boeing posts loss, takes a hit on Air Force One work, but sees hope for new jet orders
- El covid prolongado renueva el impulso para ampliar los cuidados paliativos
- Northwest Indiana local scores for Thursday, April 29
- Asesinan a reconocidos periodistas tras emboscada en Burkina Faso
- Mayor issues statement with family of 22-year-old Anthony Alvarez, saying ‘range of emotions’ will come with release of video of his fatal shooting by Chicago police
- Task force says inmate is exception to justice system’s failures
- Introducing the Daily Southtown Boys Soccer All-Area Team
- Ocho pasos para eliminar deudas antiguas de tu reporte crediticio
- Florida, Texas y Arizona: El gran misterio del censo de EEUU
- A closer look at Biden’s $1.8 trillion for families and education
- Man United busca romper maleficio de semis ante la Roma
- Muere una persona en ataque de abejas agresivas
- What to watch during Biden’s 1st big speech to Congress
- ‘That’s just his will’: St. Laurence’s Andres Lemus is the Daily Southtown Boys Soccer Player of the Year
- Obispos católicos analizan retar a Biden: No comulgue si apoya el aborto
- News-Sun baseball rankings and player of the week for Thursday, April 29, 2021
- Chicago monta ópera de Wagner en estacionamiento subterráneo
- Biden propondrá vasto plan familiar en el Congreso
- New village president set to take the reins in Sugar Grove
- México envasará la vacuna rusa Sputnik V
- Column: Tony La Russa stuck with Lucas Giolito too long — and it cost the Chicago White Sox
- Should I get the MacBook or MacBook Pro
- US Catholic bishops may press President Biden and other politicians to stop taking Communion over abortion rights
- No hay que sufrir efectos secundarios con la vacuna contra covid para estar protegido
- How to make a Frappuccino at home with a blender
- How does physical activity benefit your social health?
- Enviado del papa cancela viaje a Venezuela por coronavirus
- What are the benefits of dandelion tea?
- What are the benefits of eating carrots?
- Most rural counties in every state
- How to juice
- Los Navy SEALs se renuevan pensando en Rusia y China
- Best cheap watches
- How to pick the right lacrosse stick
- Steppenwolf Theatre announces return to live shows with ‘Bug’ and LeBron James play
- The best wallet phone case
- Burr Ridge set to continue restaurant tent program
- 5 takeaways from the Chicago Blackhawks’ 7-4 loss to the Tampa Bay Lightning, including Adam Boqvist’s star-crossed season ending and Kevin Lankinen looking like a rookie
- Style at Home: Exploring the ice cream hues of summer 2021
- Tennis is No. 1 for Shepard’s Roxanne Habbal and Saniah Calvin. But when track season comes calling, they’re among many to answer.
- Baseball notes: Quick turnaround no problem for Antioch football players AJ Kutcher and Ethan Holmes, who make immediate impact
- Mayor Lori Lightfoot says Chicago’s ‘Vax Pass’ plan a ‘work in progress,’ but could include preferred seating, admission to events for fully vaccinated people
- For residents of low-lying neighborhoods in Evanston and Chicago, more intense storms fueled by climate change raise flooding risks despite sewer improvements
- Astronaut Michael Collins, Apollo 11 pilot, dead of cancer at 90
- Connecticut becomes 6th state to end religious exemption from childhood immunization requirements for schools
- Quickly: Readers sound off on the issues of the day
- Guest column: Elgin lacks healthy or diverse food options? We’d beg to differ, DNA’s executive director says
- Op-ed: Using flawed census data to remap Illinois will hurt voters. State should wait.
- Oak Brook’s holiday sales tax revenue for 2020 down 11% from a year earlier
- Joffrey’s “Under the Trees’ Voices”
- Column: The census is a reminder that we need a bigger Congress
- Video del tiroteo fatal de Anthony Álvarez a manos de la policía de Chicago (Advertencia: imágenes sensibles)
- COLUMNA / Cuentos Políticos: Las remesas y la dictadura
- Boys basketball notes: Calumet coach Dominique Nelson resigns, saying it’s ‘time to hit the reset button’
- Britney Spears hablará a la corte sobre su tutela
- Federal Reserve keeps key interest rate near zero, signals COVID-19 economic risks receding
- Famosos asaltan sus armarios para una subasta benéfica
- Policía allana casa y oficina de Rudy Giuliani en Nueva York
- St. Charles Fine Art Show to return after year off due to pandemic
- Biden administration plans to propose banning menthol cigarettes
- Warren Township High D121 raises student registration charge; ‘There’s no question that our fees are high’
- Adam Boqvist might not need surgery on his broken right wrist, Chicago Blackhawks coach Jeremy Colliton says
- ‘Nos sorprendió ver el éxito’: Programa antidrogas en la cárcel reduce drásticamente las sobredosis tras la liberación
- OPRF High School to bring back building principal position next year
- Fallece Michael Collins, astronauta de la misión Apolo XI
- After record-tying warmth in Chicago (87 degrees ) on Tuesday, temps drop dramatically in evening. At Northerly Island, mercury falls 30 degrees in 20 minutes.
- ‘Hamilton’ to resume production in London’s West End this summer
- Poetry Foundation names Michelle T. Boone president following controversies
- Chicken wings at Toons Bar & Grill
- ‘I (expletive) up,’ gunman said after fatally shooting man he did not know after confronting him on notoriously violent Lawndale block, prosecutors say
- First came toilet paper shortages. Now chicken wings are in short supply, forcing some restaurants to call off wing night specials.
- Pritzker says anyone wanting a shot just has to ‘raise your hand’ as daily COVID-19 vaccinations average continues to slip
- Elgin News Digest: New playground at Lords Park will gather user feedback; work starts on new South Elgin Boys & Girls Club clubhouse; support event for mental health boards planned
- Christina Hunger and her talking dog, Stella
- Celebrate a return to travel with these 7 must-see destinations
- Biden wants to build 500,000 electric vehicle charging stations. Here’s where we stand and how we’d get there.
- Video shows California police pinning Mario Gonzalez to ground for more than 5 minutes before he died
- Mokena again taps a retired Orland Park police veteran to fill chief post
- Waukegan school board lowers requirements to allow 200 more seniors to graduate
- Op-ed: Why we need a COVID-19 memorial and a national commitment to public health funding as infrastructure
- Popular Facebook food page erupts in unruly debate again over harvesting of coveted ramps
- Un disparo a los 15 la hizo querer ser cuidadora. Como enfermera de COVID-19, recurrió al arte como terapia
- Letters: Praise for Secretary of State Jesse White
- Eat. Watch. Do. — Italian ‘beefless’ review | Summer fests and fireworks | 5 new patios
- EEUU: Jefe de Seguridad Nacional narra su origen migrante
- Editorial: The police shooting videos we don’t want to watch but need to
- Hearing delayed for second man charged in connection with fatal shooting of 7-year-old Jaslyn Adams
- New York Post reporter who wrote false Kamala Harris story resigns
- Gary welcomes new growth in Miller section: Truck parking facility coming to Melton Road location
- Hard Rock getting in tune for May 14 opening with music memorabilia: ‘This property is really dedicated to the local scene, especially Gary’
- Police: Teen faces attempted murder charges in connection with January shooting in Oak Park
- Controversial Circle K gas station plan at Farnsworth Avenue and Molitor Road turned down by Aurora City Council
- ¿Quiere otra razón para vacunarse? Previene la sepsis, la condición que hace que COVID-19 sea mortal
- Illinois woman charged with neglect, resisting after slow driving brings police attention
- Presidente mexicano quiere reformar organismos autónomos
- North Carolina police shooting: Judge denies requests to release body camera video
- Column: Smokers may resist effort to ban menthols. ‘It’s going to make a lot of people mad.’
- Decent: How could a woman whose life story reads like an adventure novel raise anything but an independent daughter
- El City se lleva un gran tesoro de París
- Captado en cámara: A golpes destruyen el rostro de la Virgen de Guadalupe en mural
- Indiana watching counties near Michigan for COVID-19 risk
- Mayor Lori Lightfoot, aldermen look for answers after release of video showing Anthony Alvarez’s fatal shooting by a Chicago police officer
- Summer camp rituals amid a pandemic will be different, from more masks to no high-fives — ‘elbow- and foot-fives only’
- Column: A great mentor. A great role model. Joliet Catholic’s Christine Scheibe has been ‘more than a coach’ in the lives of her Angels.
- Report calls for reducing number of incarcerated women in Illinois and more support for those bettering themselves
- Researchers hope this weekend’s nature challenge inspires Chicago’s citizen scientists: ‘More people out there is just more ears to listen, more eyes to see’
- Connecticut elimina exención religiosa de vacunas infantiles
- This Week in Naperville
- Confinamiento en EEUU trajo menos nacimientos
- Amazon to raise pay for more than 500,000 workers
- Column: Rudy Giuliani is INNOCENT. (Please ignore the file marked ‘Rudy’s List of Crimes He Did.’)
- School news: District 64 principal hired to lead rural Northwest Illinois school; new administrators named
- North Central College planning four outdoor, limited-capacity graduation ceremonies for classes of 2020, 2021
- Potempa: Actress Zaria with Munster school tie wins Oscar ‘golden ticket’
- Glaciares se derriten a un paso acelerado
- Video of fatal shooting of Anthony Alvarez by Chicago police is released; department leaders promise new foot-chase policy (warning: graphic content)
- The Spin: Lightfoot reboots peace message ahead of Anthony Alvarez fatal police shooting video | Mayor says ‘Vax Pass’ a work in progress | WaPo: Biden close to picking Emanuel as diplomat
- Soundgrowler’s Doom Yoga offers stretching to a different kind of soundtrack
- Conspiring to use a weapon of mass destruction charges added in 2020 plot to kidnap Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer
- Man charged in connection with carjacking in Aurora that left woman seriously injured after she was shot in the back
- Millions of birds migrate north each spring. Here’s how to see the action within a couple of hours of Chicago while you hike, bike, kayak or picnic.
- Illinois guard Da’Monte Williams will return for a 5th season in Champaign
- COVID deaths by state: When was your state’s worst month?
- Sonos Roam Portable Speaker review: Does this smart speaker stand out from the rest?
- Shortstop Javier Báez is out of the Chicago Cubs lineup for a 3rd straight game, but ‘all signs are pointing to’ his return Thursday
- Best kitchen knife sets of 2021
- Which flea and tick medicine is best for dogs?
- What are the benefits of vitamin E for your skin?
- Which hand mixer should I buy?
- How to remove hair dye from skin
- Elmhurst University issues ‘all clear’ following lockdown for reports of gunman on campus
- How to connect your AirPods to your Mac
- Dragon fruit: health benefits and uses
- Do you really need a stand mixer?
- Best dog life jackets for the beach
- Kitchen essentials for summer 2021
- How to use a metal detector
- Best Bluetooth headphones for running
- Which furniture is best for patios?
- US indicts 3 on hate crime charges in death of Ahmaud Arbery in Georgia
- Gov. J.B. Pritzker’s clean energy pitch offers limited subsidies for nuclear plants and increased oversight of ComEd
- The best calming product for dogs 2021
- The best tablet for work
- The best gas range protector
- The best microwave kiln
- The best camera cleaning kit
- Chicago Bulls won’t know more about Zach LaVine’s return date until next week: ‘I still think he’s got a little bit of time away from us’
- President Joe Biden’s first joint address to Congress
- Christmas rom-com, Elisabeth Moss series, ‘Power’ spinoff among the projects filming in Chicago
- CPS urged not to use $2 billion in COVID-19 relief toward debt but on direct help for students
- Feds raid Rudy Giuliani’s home and office in New York City, escalating criminal probe
- Overcrowded nursing homes led to disproportionate number of preventable deaths among Black and Latino residents, state says
- Column: When the smoke finally clears, will the Chicago Bears find a deal to draft a quarterback in the 1st round? The Denver Broncos, after trading for a veteran QB, may hold a key.
- Chicago White Sox’s game tonight vs. the Detroit Tigers is postponed because of rain, with a doubleheader scheduled for Thursday
- OK Go has a new ‘All Together’ video — actually, 5 videos, and you might be in one
- Coronavirus in Illinois updates: Here’s what happened April 28 with COVID-19 in the Chicago area
- ‘It doesn’t get much better than that’: Eric Lee pitches pair of wins on same day as St. Charles North sweeps DuKane Conference series
- That’s a fact, Jak: Koehler keeps focus for 13 kills and three aces as West Aurora finds ‘fun’ in outlasting Naperville Central
- Analysis: Biden makes the case that the era of big government is back and other key takeaways from his speech to Congress
- Anthony Rizzo’s strikeout of Freddie Freeman brings a lighthearted moment to the Chicago Cubs’ ugly 10-0 loss to the Atlanta Braves
- Five storylines to watch for the 2021 Kentucky Derby