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- QB Aaron Rodgers reportedly wants out of Green Bay, but Packers GM says ‘we are not going to trade Aaron Rodgers’
- Daily horoscope for April 30, 2021
- Ask Amy: Employee uses PTO to go AWOL
- Motormouth: Which oil for moped?
- Photos: Chicago White Sox sweep doubleheader with Detroit Tigers
- Chicago White Sox sweep the Detroit Tigers in a doubleheader behind dominating outings from Carlos Rodón and Dylan Cease
- In Justin Fields, the Chicago Bears are getting a quarterback who says his top strength is ‘showing up in big moments’
- How the Chicago Bears found the perfect opening to snag QB Justin Fields in the 1st round: ‘We knew there was going to be a sweet spot for us’
- Adbert Alzolay shines in the longest outing of his young career, boosting the Chicago Cubs to a 9-3 win to snap a 5-game losing streak
- This day in history, April 30: Vietnam War ends as the South Vietnamese capital of Saigon fell to Communist forces
- Daywatch: Lightfoot eases COVID restrictions, Ald. Patrick Daley Thompson indicted and Bears draft QB Justin Fields
- Column: Americans don’t need Biden’s affordable child care or prekindergarten. That’s liberal hooey.
- Around the Southland: Teachers turn out for cleanup event in Blue Island, new heart lab blessed in Olympia Fields, and more
- Flashback: The Exclusion Act demonized Chinese laborers. Wong Chin Foo made a stand in Chicago against the hatred.
- ‘Tom Clancy’s Without Remorse’ review: According to Michael B. Jordan, the time is payback o’clock and counting
- Column: On the wings of leftist trolls, GOP Sen. Tim Scott rises toward 2024
- Watchdog report details large-scale mismanagement of COVID-19 outbreak at LaSalle VA home where 36 veterans died
- 5 arrested in violent robbery of Lady Gaga’s dogs
- COVID-19 shots come in bulk, and the world needs single servings
- Vote-by-mail favored by older, affluent voters, census finds
- Blood drive honored Mundelein School District 75 teacher battling cancer: ‘It’s wonderful to know you’re not fighting this alone
- Competitive parents take note: Your kid’s sidewalk chalk art just got a major boost. OMG, did you see this?
- How Chicago R&B singer Feather found her voice with the help of Jeremih
- Axe-throwing business to open in Libertyville this summer
- Prime Day is coming, use of the cloud is soaring and other factors driving Amazon’s surge
- Fox Lake adopts annual budget; ‘We projected for the worst, but hope for the best’
- ‘Speak Out’ reader opinion: Getting COVID-19 vaccine way to get things back to normal
- Column: What Lollapalooza 2021 could look like in Chicago
- Mundelein trustees approve a new TIF district to be located at Oak Creek, Townline Road area
- For rising star Brad Cox, no accomplishment could beat a Kentucky Derby win with favored Essential Quality
- Good Samaritan rushes men to hospital after shooting, crash: ‘There is a cost for a person’s life, and it’s 50 shares, or 300 likes’
- How to bookmark daily horoscopes on your browser
- Teen charged with robbing 2 people on downtown CTA trains, stabbing one of them, threatening CTA worker
- What to watch: Try something old with ‘Grey’s Anatomy’ or something new with Anna Kendrick in Netflix’s ‘Stowaway’
- Voters in swing-state Wisconsin helped put Biden in the White House. Here’s what one suburb thinks about his first 100 days.
- Randolph Street Market is back — but this summer, it’s not on Randolph Street. It’s not even in Chicago.
- Anne Douglas, widow of late actor Kirk Douglas, dies at 102
- ‘Jeopardy’ contestant calls alleged white power hand sign ‘terrible misunderstanding’
- 5 takeaways from the Chicago Blackhawks’ 4-3 loss to the Florida Panthers in overtime, including progress for Kirby Dach and Vinnie Hinostroza continuing to perform
- Estampida en celebración religiosa en Israel deja 44 muertos
- Repatrian a periodistas y activista asesinados en Burkina Faso
- PBS’s new show ‘Donkey Hodie’
- No serious injuries when Metra train hits taxi in Mount Prospect early Friday
- Lake County local scores for Saturday, May 1
- Speak Out reader opinion: Biden promised to unify but he is pulling us apart
- Lake County Board Republicans fear majority Democrats will skew redistricting in their favor
- Más de un millón de mexicanos no recibirán segunda dosis a tiempo
- Resolutions honor outgoing Aurora aldermen
- EEUU prioriza a Centroamérica, el resto de Latinoamérica pasa a segundo plano
- Column: Some people wear their faith on a sleeve. Mine is on a shirt.
- Law & Order column: Melodie Gliniewicz trial scheduled for June 28
- Ask Anna: Fiance wants ‘one last night of freedom’ before marriage
- ‘Qué bueno es tenerte’, dice Natalia Jiménez
- Talibán podría atacar mientras EEUU se retira de Afganistán
- Child care operator looking to bring center to Milwaukee Avenue site of former furniture store
- Ryan Pace and the Chicago Bears are in position to get some help on Day 2 of the NFL draft. Here are intriguing prospects at offensive tackle, wide receiver, cornerback and inside linebacker.
- Jill Biden plants a linden tree on the north lawn of the White House, readies for a family cat ‘pretty soon’
- Waukegan church goes the extra mile to ensure all feel welcome: ‘We embrace diversity and value all people’
- Aurora to purchase ballistic shields for police
- Pese a bromas, Ruiz dice que va en serio ante Arreola
- Migrantes expulsados por EEUU saturan campamento en México
- ‘It is life-saving’: Elliot Page opens up about surgery
- Citizens drive push for Eisenhower Avenue improvements; Valparaiso received $236K from state to help pay for project
- Caimán se pasea por un cruce de carreteras muy concurrido en Florida
- Op-ed: Illinois farming and trade in a post-COVID era
- EEUU se va de Afganistán: ¿Valió la pena la intervención?
- Traumas desatendidos en menores arrestados persisten 15 años después del encarcelamiento, indica estudio
- GM invertirá en planta mexicana; sindicato de EEUU protesta
- Osaka y Halep libran primera ronda del Abierto de Madrid
- One of Lake County’s greatest wrestlers is the new coach at Illinois. A 2-time state champion at Highland Park, Mike Poeta has ‘a leg up right away.’
- Argentina prolonga restricciones por rebrote de COVID-19
- Aurora offering grants for groups planning neighborhood events
- Ethnic intimidation charged after threats to Black family following break-in at their southeastern Michigan home
- Metra Electric line to add express weekend service, offer reverse-commute trains as Amazon fulfillment center opens in University Park
- It was anxiety — not a problem with the shots — that caused fainting, dizziness and other short-term vaccine reactions in 5 states, health officials say
- With capacity limit raised, Music Box Theatre books Lin-Manuel Miranda’s ‘In the Heights’
- ‘Green Lantern’ HBO Max series casts Finn Wittrock
- Nick Jonas to host Billboard Music Awards
- Retired Bears linebacker Brian Urlacher sells seven-bedroom Mettawa mansion for $1.5M
- AP Source: Grammys may cut nomination review committees
- INDOT marks start of highway construction season with ceremony
- Merrillville sets schedule for student immunizations
- Minas de oro generan tráfico sexual
- Minas de oro en Burkina Faso generan tráfico sexual
- Médicos recetarían opioides a pacientes con covid persistente y eso genera temores de adicción
- 100 best films of all time, according to critics
- Quickly: Readers sound off on the issues of the day
- Retired Bears linebacker Brian Urlacher sells seven-bedroom Mettawa mansion for $1.5M
- Chicago Avenue at Stough Street, bridge over Route 83 closed for construction Monday, Tuesday
- Op-ed: Cincinnati has had some success with police reform. Chicago and other cities should look for best practices.
- Google Nexus 9 vs. Samsung Galaxy Tab A7: Which is better?
- Quickly: Readers sound off on the issues of the day
- How to make jello shots
- Frontera México-EEUU reabrirá pronto: AMLO
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- Stampede at Israeli religious festival kills at least 45 people, leaves about 150 hospitalized
- Aumentan salarios y prestaciones en EEUU
- Tablet vs. desktop: Which is best for you?
- Former reality TV star Josh Duggar faces child porn charges, jailed in Arkansas
- Pfizer-BioNTech piden autorización de vacuna para niños
- Best gifts for college graduates 2021
- Limited-edition bobblehead of quarterback Justin Fields released after Chicago Bears’ selection in the first round
- Do probiotics help your immune system?
- Column: The Chicago Bears again paid a big price to trade up for a quarterback. But if Justin Fields is the long-sought answer at the position, it will be worth it.
- How to make cucumber juice
- Guest column: Rent control is not the answer for south suburban communities
- With start of season coming, improvements made at U.S. Steel Yard
- Introducing the Daily Southtown Girls Volleyball All-Area Team
- 1 officer killed, 1 with severe head injury in wild chase that temporarily shut down a municipal airport in Phoenix suburb
- U.S. Steel drops plans for $1.5B revamp of Pennsylvania plants. ‘The world is changing rapidly.’
- High school notes: Senior middle blocker Dow LaFevers is the voice of past success and future possibilities for New Trier boys volleyball
- 3 Colorado officers resign in rough arrest of 73-year-old woman with dementia
- Survivor story: Decades old Gary gun lawsuit still alive in Hammond court
- Quickly: Readers sound off on the issues of the day
- Column: The dangers of Biden’s spending binge
- Un año de aislamiento fue difícil para ancianos con demencia. Familias y expertos se preguntan cuánto daño se puede reparar
- Canadá comenzará a recibir vacuna de Pfizer de EEUU
- Mother’s Day bouquets could be more expensive due to flower shortage
- ‘Donkey Hodie’ on PBS: Go behind the scenes of new Fred Rogers show with Chicago’s Rudman brothers
- Los Tigres del Norte llaman a sus fans a vacunarse
- Mother McAuley’s Connie LeBel is the Daily Southtown Girls Volleyball Player of the Year: ‘I have literally been through it all.’
- Cuatro buscan el título de LaLiga
- Column: Are we a ‘racist nation’? Who’s asking?
- Column: Amazon growth is driving demand for a third Chicago airport near Peotone, officials say
- Column: Active shooter drills could get a lot less graphic if bill becomes law in Illinois. Here’s hoping.
- Colombia: exjefes de FARC aceptan acusación por secuestro
- Mom’s worth it, but her Mother’s Day bouquet may cost more this year. Here’s why.
- Dave Grohl regresa a su vieja camioneta en documental
- Guest column: Congress puts an end to some surprise medical bills
- The Courtyard at 40 hailed as a catalyst for growth in downtown Elgin
- River Forest village trustees approve balanced 2021-22 fiscal year budget
- Free virtual event: 42 fires, 61 deaths and a broken system of city oversight. Join us to discuss ‘The Failures Before the Fires’
- Letter: Ranfranz success due to helping people feel like they belonged
- Editorial: Three recommendations to strengthen Chicago’s fire safety enforcement
- Ports of Indiana leadership back timely Biden $17B infrastructure plan for waterways: ‘The port already has a foot in the door’
- Winners and losers from the NFL draft: Justin Fields’ commercials, Jaylen Waddle’s family, Mike Greenberg’s purple tie and much more
- COVID-19 vaccine hesitancy among conservatives is highest, but highlighting vaccine benefits could combat that, public health experts say
- Kinzinger libra la batalla anti-Trump desde adentro del Partido Republicano
- Walking on water: Jimmy the Cat finds a way to walk on a water treadmill after a severe injury; ‘This is the best cat’
- Eat. Watch. Do. — Michelin star restaurants | Mother’s Day guides | Best new burgers
- Nick Jonas announces he’s hosting Billboard Music Awards
- Valparaiso University to require students, staff to have a COVID-19 vaccination to return to school in the fall
- Democratic U.S. Rep. Cheri Bustos says she won’t seek reelection next year
- East Chicago man charged after 17-year-old shot
- Meals and deals: Neil Riggio sets up hitters at Marist while working with teammates to supply free meals for nurses and hospital staff
- Family gives back to Franciscan Crown Point NICU
- Judge orders Columbus police to alter tactics for responding to demonstrations against racial injustice and police brutality
- Aurora approves 500-acre development to contain about 700 homes
- Paul Bunyan they’re not: Indoor ax throwing takes off in the suburbs; ‘Anyone can throw an ax’
- Cómo Kamala Harris forja su propio camino como vicepresidenta, sin eclipsar a Biden
- Column: Sacred places compel us to make personal pilgrimages, from Graceland to the Lorraine Motel to The Alamo
- Crisis del COVID-19 se agrava en India, que bate otro récord
- Faith, freedom, fear: Understanding rural America’s COVID vaccine skeptics
- Filmed version of Broadway musical ‘Come From Away’ to debut on Apple TV+
- Column: ‘Hey, can you give us an inning?’ Thanks to that simple request, Valparaiso’s Jerrick Suiter can reboot his career as a pitcher — in the Cubs organization.
- A grudge match in Japan: One corner, two 7-Elevens
- Niles mayor: Police chief should be put on leave during investigation of misconduct allegations
- La Grange’s Denning Park to become Field of Honor for military personnel and frontline workers
- Letters: 13-year-old boy survived shooting thanks to two heroic police officers
- New Valparaiso University president reaches out to city: ‘This is an ecosystem. We’re just part of it.’
- US to restrict travel from India over COVID starting Tuesday
- The last creature you’d expect left mysterious trails on the ocean floor: ‘We’ve never had evidence of it like this before’
- Maryland hotel exec racing clock to find investors for $680 million bid for Tribune Publishing, but nobody is stepping up in Chicago: source
- As city mulls re-upping with ComEd, Lightfoot administration seeks information from possible electrical providers
- Q&A: Does it matter if I skip my second Covid-19 vaccine shot?
- Starbucks Reserve — one of four in the world — opens in downtown Naperville; serving pizza, beer and wine
- EEUU restringirá viajes desde la India
- Officials say Lake County has more than enough COVID-19 vaccine: ‘We’re waiting on the public now’
- Editorial: About those US census numbers
- Health benefits of apple cider vinegar
- ‘More collaboration than competition’: Dixie Highway Brewery Trail marks 2 years of promotional partnership among 8 businesses
- How to juice ginger
- How to start working out again
- How to fix damaged hair
- How to use a seed starter kit in summer
- How to remove stains from car seats
- Wedding challenges as pandemic restrictions begin to loosen
- Portion of Wolf’s Crossing Road in Oswego to remain closed for work on deteriorating culvert
- After losing podcast co-host to brain cancer, DePaul grad aims to preserve his legacy
- Corrections and clarifications
- Best lawn fertilizer for summer 2021
- The best sunscreen for summer
- EEUU a Venezuela: si siguen igual se aumentará la presión
- Informe confirma acoso sexual contra Vanessa Guillén y detalla represalias de su supervisor
- Arizona State recruit Hailey Orosz can ‘run really well in warm weather,’ her mom says. The Wheeler senior’s results suggest she’s a runner for all seasons.
- Best fans to buy
- Illinois attorney general’s office was warned about weak cybersecurity before ransomware attack
- Best sun shirts for women
- MLB despide a Roberto Alomar por conducta sexual inapropiada
- How to comfortably wear a face mask while running
- Which cloth face mask is best for the beach?
- How to study for the GRE
- What is ashwagandha good for?
- EEUU se acerca a los 100 millones completamente vacunados
- Actor Esmé Bianco sues Marilyn Manson, alleging sexual abuse
- How to make fried rice
- How to remove skin tags
- How to get smooth skin
- The best car seat for a 5-year-old
- The best air fryer of 2021
- The best pepper grinder of 2021
- Column: American universities have lost their prestige
- New Chicago COVID-19 guidelines: A list of what is now allowed, from dining to gyms to weddings to the office
- The best mattress for teenagers
- 1 of 2 shooters who killed 7-year-old Jaslyn Adams and wounded her father at McDonald’s was out on bond on 4 felonies, prosecutors say
- Potempa: New Hard Rock Casino’s Chef ‘Nu’ has royal connection
- Document shows Chicago police development of new foot-chase policy in wake of high-profile fatal police shootings
- Family hopes Flossmoor man’s COVID-19 death after getting vaccine doses promotes awareness
- CPS aims to help teens get COVID-19 shots. The teachers union wants a student vaccine goal met before fall classes start.
- Column: A bold idea for alleviating Amazon guilt from the comfort of your couch
- Human smuggling operation suspected after 90 found in Houston home: ‘It was a big surprise’
- Bison roaming a bridge over the Mississippi River? ‘Crazy’ idea for national park near Quad Cities gains momentum
- After requests, River Forest considers policy to govern use of village flagpole
- Roberto Alomar is placed on MLB’s ineligible list after an investigation into alleged sexual misconduct by the Hall of Famer
- Wisconsin Republicans to vote down medical and recreational marijuana, other Gov. Tony Evers’ state budget proposals
- Newsmax apologizes for airing false allegations that an employee for Dominion manipulated voting machines, dropped from defamation lawsuit
- Daily COVID-19 vaccinations in Illinois continue to drop, as Gov. J.B. Pritzker says there are ‘just fewer people who are seeking it out’
- Op-ed: How Lightfoot, Pritzker can fight our other public health crisis: gun violence
- Aurora aims to hold two fireworks shows for Fourth of July
- Chicago man, 20, injured in Dan Ryan Expressway shooting
- Introducing the Beacon-News/Courier-News Girls Volleyball All-Area Team
- 5 things we learned about new Chicago Bears quarterback Justin Fields, including his self-comparison to Russell Wilson and how he manages his epilepsy
- With Chicago’s capacity restrictions loosening, couples hope for larger weddings. But they’ll have to navigate tricky vaccination questions first.
- Derek Chauvin sentencing: Prosecutors asking judge for a more severe penalty than state guidelines call for
- The Spin: U.S. Rep. Cheri Bustos to retire | Following report, Pritzker says he fell short in hiring ex-VA boss | Illinois AG’s office hit by ransomware attack
- What is buckthorn and why is it a threat?
- Following blistering report on deadly COVID-19 outbreak at LaSalle home, Pritzker says he fell short in hiring of former VA director
- Coronavirus in Illinois updates: Here’s what happened April 30 with COVID-19 in the Chicago area
- Matt Duffy is finding success with the Chicago Cubs after injuries bounced him around MLB — and gave him a new perspective on being a big-leaguer
- La Grange Park police arrest two south suburban men after reports of shots fired in cemetery
- ‘She means the world to us as a team’: Newark’s Madi Malone is the Beacon-News/Courier-News Girls Volleyball Player of the Year
- Stevenson High School partners with Northbrook pediatrics group to get COVID-19 shots for students 16 and older
- ‘El Vicentillo’ ya no está en una prisión de EEUU
- Santa’s Village ready to open with new ride, attractions
- Arlington International opens for expected final season
- Former Joliet Catholic teacher fired for ‘inappropriate contact,’ charged and sought after citizen poses as 15-year-old in Snapchat exposé
- Lake and Lathrop developers say building is one-third sold, hope to start construction this summer
- Arlington International begins what likely is its last season amid regrets and anger over planned closing of iconic horse track. Future of site unclear.
- Introducing the Naperville Sun Football All-Area Team
- Editorial: Good News Bears and (Justin) Fields of dreams
- EEUU reparará daños causados por muro fronterizo con México
- Number of Americans fully vaccinated against COVID-19 reaches another milestone: 100 million
- Elgin crime rate dips, but reports of shots fired rises
- Naperville Central’s Reggie Fleurima is the Naperville Sun Football Player of the Year: ‘He checks all the boxes … He’s so unique.’
- Op-ed: Brrrr. Going back to the office? Bundle up to stay healthy.
- I-294 will alternate being closed in each direction for limited periods starting Sunday night
- Dylan Petrey dishes with 11 strikeouts for Hampshire, but Huntley comes up with big sixth inning: ‘We had our chances to win.’
- Photos: Milwaukee Bucks 108, Chicago Bulls 98
- Munster’s Mady Kindy called the previous game against Kankakee Valley ‘kind of a mess.’ So the sophomore pitcher imposed some order in a key conference game.
- Dillon Head likes to ‘play loose and have fun.’ He also can play fast. Michigan recruit uses speed to spark H-F past Lincoln-Way Central
- Franklin Park Fest derailed for summer of 2021; part of it could be held later in the year
- Baseball notes: Notre Dame-bound senior Aidan Krupp leads strong stable of ‘ace’ pitchers for Oak Park-River Forest
- Photos: Cleveland Indians 5, Chicago White Sox 3
- Rush Oak Park Hospital shines in new rankings, other area hospitals earn good to moderate marks
- Illinois offensive lineman Kendrick Green goes to the Pittsburgh Steelers in the 3rd round of the NFL draft
- Northwest Indiana local scores for Sunday, May 2