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- Fans return to the United Center for the 1st time in nearly 14 months to see the Chicago Bulls win 121-99: ‘I’ve been waiting all year to get back in here’
- Northwest Indiana local scores for Sunday, May 9
- Cincinnati Reds pitcher Wade Miley throws a no-hitter against the Cleveland Indians — the 2nd in the majors in 3 days and 4th this season
- Carlos Rodón strikes out 8 in 6 innings as the Chicago White Sox beat the Kansas City Royals 3-0 and move into 1st place in the AL Central
- Daily horoscope for May 8, 2021
- Ask Amy: ‘Save-the-Date’ doesn’t lead to an invitation
- Column: For all the mothers, on this Mother’s Day
- How to choose the best mulch for trees, shrubs and vegetable gardens
- Departing CPS CEO Janice Jackson has been tied to the district since preschool. Can her replacement succeed without such deep Chicago roots?
- Column: In praise of our mothers’ best friends
- Column: The Chicago Bears have Justin Fields. But what if they had actually landed Russell Wilson? 3 NFL executives on which quarterback situation would have been better.
- This day in history, May 8: Soviet Union announces it will boycott upcoming Summer Olympic Games in Los Angeles
- Mundelein officials approve $57M budget, credit recreational cannabis sales tax revenue for financial boost
- Thieves break into Arlington Heights pet store after hours, steal $5K Toy Yorkshire Terrier puppy: Police
- Bellwood man killed, 6 others wounded in city shootings since Friday night, police say
- Will there be major summer road construction near you? Search our map and list
- Actress, music video star Tawny Kitaen dead at 59
- With civil rights charges and investigations into Louisville and Minneapolis police, Justice Department signals priorities
- Warby Parker and Andrew’s Garden open in downtown Naperville, and more new businesses soon to follow
- 3 men killed in explosion near Starved Rock were ‘cousins and uncles’ from Chicago area, coroner says
- In a small New Hampshire town, the 2020 election still rages: ‘That was angry mob if I have ever seen one’
- A farmer moved a 200-year-old stone, and the French-Belgian border
- West Aurora School District appoints two new assistant principals
- Chicago Cubs defeat Pittsburgh Pirates 3-2, notching their 5th straight win as Matt Duffy and Jayson Heyward lead a late rally
- New GOP voting laws put election officials at risk of fines, charges
- After year off due to pandemic, Montgomery Festival to be held this summer
- Red Line trains resume service after CPD bomb squad investigate ‘suspicious object’ at Bryn Mawr stop, police say
- What will we do with our masks post-pandemic?
- South Side Chicago Ald. David Moore joins Illinois secretary of state race
- Obama dog Bo, a ‘true friend and loyal companion,’ dies from cancer
- ‘Every time I close my eyes I see him getting hit,’ says witness after dirt bike rider killed by hit-and-run driver in West Town, police say
- Lloyd Price, early R&B star and Rock and Roll Hall of Famer, dies at 88
- Chicago Fire lose 2-0 to the Philadelphia Union, starting the 2021 MLS season 0-3-1: ‘Nobody steps on the field and tries to lose’
- Photos: Chicago Cubs 3, Pittsburgh Pirates 2
- Cyberattack forces US company to halt all pipeline operations including a major East Coast energy pipeline
- Israeli police clash with Palestinian protesters in Jerusalem during the holiest night of Ramadan
- String of low-flying SpaceX satellites baffles residents, bugs astronomers
- Column: Chicago Cubs are winning in unconventional ways — and having a blast after a dreadful start
- Woman fends off sex attack in West Town
- Nick Madrigal is one of the top two-strike hitters in the majors. ‘It almost feels more comfortable to be in that situation,’ the Chicago White Sox second baseman says.
- EN FOTOS: Sepelio de Keishla Rodríguez Ortiz en Puerto Rico
- Shoplifters hit Loop Walgreens as cops respond to disturbances involving ‘large gathering’
- Chicago White Sox ride an 8-run 1st inning to a 9-1 rout of the Kansas City Royals for their 3rd win in 4 games: ‘It was really impressive’