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- Daily horoscope for May 12, 2021
- Ask Amy: Retired teachers take on a grandchild
- Column: ‘A one-of-a-kind person and mentor’: Jim Mabie’s legacy includes helping 3 young men dream big
- An art gallery in Morgan Park is focusing on food and its long local history
- Column: Employers beg for workers: ‘It’s the economy, stupid’
- Column: Bo Obama and the void that dogs leave behind
- Body of missing Chicago man found in Kentucky, where he had been visiting a friend, police say
- Daywatch: Schools aim to be source for teens’ COVID vaccines, Cook County Jail’s role in early virus spread and looking ahead to Bears’ schedule release
- ‘St. Elsewhere,’ ‘Saboteur’ star Norman Lloyd dies at 106
- Zach LaVine’s stellar efforts since recovering from COVID-19 haven’t been enough to keep the Chicago Bulls in the playoff race: ‘It’s upsetting and you gotta be accountable’
- American Jobs Plan to invest $400 billion for caregiving access, jobs
- Americans adopted or bought so many pets during the COVID-19 pandemic that veterinarians are backlogged, burned out
- Metals inside catalytic converters, literally worth more than gold these days, have thieves targeting vehicles in Naperville
- This day in history, May 12: Soviet Union lifts Berlin Blockade, which the Western powers had succeeded in circumventing with Berlin Airlift
- How a haunting exhibit on immigration led a Roosevelt University student to create a multimedia ‘Mass’ on the horrors of ICE detention
- The Golden Globes are gone. Does Hollywood need a replacement?
- Rock & Roll Hall of Fame to induct Jay-Z, Carole King, Go-Go’s, Tina Turner, Todd Rundgren and Foo Fighters
- José Abreu’s 2-run home run in the 6th breaks open a tight game as the Chicago White Sox beat the Minnesota Twins 9-3 to stay atop the AL Central
- Latest 737 Max problem sets back Boeing airplane deliveries
- LeVar Burton launches book club with James Baldwin novel
- Elon Musk moves ratings as host of ‘Saturday Night Live’
- Dua Lipa wins big at Brit Awards, urges health worker pay raise
- Letter to the Editor
- Lake Zurich trustees approve residents-only season pass for non-motorized watercraft users
- My Pet World: When a dog resource guards, a behaviorist can help
- ¿Sabes cómo el gato expresa cariño y confianza?
- Judge’s ruling paves way for longer sentence for Derek Chauvin in George Floyd’s death
- Menos personas en EEUU se muestran reacios a vacunarse contra COVID
- New fellowship gives $25,000 grants to Puerto Rican writers
- Police presence grows in Merrillville with opening of North Broadway substation
- ‘The pandemic is not over’: Local nurses reflect on more than a year of treating COVID-19 patients
- Repunta la inflación en abril en EEUU; inquieta a mercados
- Northwest Indiana local scores for Thursday, May 13
- Una exposición muy especial de Dalí brilla en México
- Funcionarios de Trump declaran sobre asalto al Capitolio
- Ellen DeGeneres to end daytime talk show in 2022
- Column: British elections reflect strong currents of change – and stability
- Speak Out reader opinion: Enjoy exploring woods for historical relics
- Critics say Indiana COVID-19 law allows nursing home neglect
- La nueva programación de Univision bajo su nuevo presidente
- Love of Lesbian ante su histórico concierto y su nueva propuesta musical (VIDEO)
- Former Trump defense secretary Christopher Miller defends response to Capitol riot
- Liz Cheney destituída por republicanos en el Congreso
- Aumentan las remesas hacia Latinoamérica pese a pandemia
- Real Madrid, Juve y Barca pueden ser expulsados de la Champions
- Column: Biden’s big highway plans may run into road worker shortage
- News-Sun baseball rankings and player of the week for Thursday, May 13, 2021
- Los muertos por ataques aéreos israelíes llegan a 43 palestinos, incluidos 13 niños
- Laverne Cox’s character in ‘Promising Young Woman’ dubbed by male voice actor in Italy: ‘Straight-up act of violence’
- St. Rita’s Zach Carroll plans on going into construction right after graduation. But first, his state of mind concerns the postseason.
- ‘We’re on the right track’: Alexandria Edison, a state champion in 2019, lights up as a leader for young and talented H-F
- Madre guatemalteca ‘atrapada’ en ICE a pesar de los cambios en la política de Biden
- Patrick Baldwin Jr., the nation’s 4th-ranked prospect, will play for his father at Milwaukee — shunning Duke and Georgetown
- Expertos advierten sobre exageraciones y daños a los niños por purificadores de aire en escuelas
- Marina Abramovic gana Premio Princesa de Asturias de Artes
- Biden meets with congressional leaders to discuss compromise on infrastructure plan
- Burr Ridge develops outdoor plan for restaurants in 2021
- Baseball notes: Sophomores Albert Jaquez, Anthony Font and Adam Schilz help Warren ‘piece it together’ amid injuries and quarantines
- The Southeast is running out of gasoline. Chicago’s not supplied by the Colonial Pipeline, but prices are rising here too.
- Yaya DaCosta to exit ‘Chicago Med’, will star in Fox drama series ‘Our Kind of People’
- Nueva beca otorga 25,000 dólares a 30 escritores boricuas
- Pearl Jam to play first concert in three years at Eddie Vedder’s Ohana Festival
- Restaurant challenges
- Column: By ousting Liz Cheney, Republicans choose a half-wit’s lie over the health of our democracy
- A flashy credit card may not fit you best
- World Business Chicago names interim leader Michael Fassnacht as CEO
- Deerfield man pleads guilty to stealing as much as $831,000 from North Shore children’s charity, blowing it on trips to Ireland and Las Vegas, golf outings and Bulls games
- El temor al covid mantiene a muchos niños latinos fuera de las aulas
- Grandes ilustres entran al Salón de la Fama del Rock & Roll
- How to plan an eco-friendly remodel without overspending
- El qué y porqué desde Washington: Los tres saltos mortales de Joe Biden
- It’s the best time ever to sell a used car — as long as you don’t need to buy one
- Treasure trove of rock memorabilia at auction includes Kurt Cobain hair
- 1 person suffered minor burns in Mundelein house fire: Officials
- Gran duelo abre temporada NFL, que regresa a Londres
- Senior center gets transportation with anonymous new bus donation in Hobart: ‘This made our day’
- When to start growing your gardens, according to experts at Hinsdale Nurseries
- Celebrate spring with this seasonal menu
- ‘Canelo’ envía mensaje a su fan Teresita, una abuelita de 82 años
- Many school districts across US ditch mask mandates, alarming public health experts
- Op-ed: Holding the Tokyo Summer Olympics during COVID will showcase the IOC’s arrogance
- Auto review: The answer to escalating gas prices? The 2021 Honda Accord Hybrid Touring
- Clarendon Hills Farmers Market opens for its fifth season with additional vendors and new location
- Ald. David Moore admonished by ethics board for using government Facebook site to campaign for secretary of state
- El Cártel Jalisco Nueva Generación entregó regalos en el Día de las Madres
- ‘Withdrawing 14K a day off unemployment.’ Ex-Homewood man accused of filing fraudulent COVID-19 claims, boasting in Instagram messages
- Abaroa se retira como CEO de Academia Latina de Grabación
- Column: CPS clerk, disabled after a drunk driver hit her car, is fighting to keep her job. ‘The only thing that remains the same is my ability to work.’
- Oporto se perfila como sede de final de la Champions
- ‘This Is Us’ to end with Season 6 on NBC
- Warren Township D121 commencement plans finalized
- ‘Chicago Med’ actress Torrey DeVitto, who is dating Cubs manager David Ross, to exit the NBC drama
- Commissioners file motion to correct errors in court’s ruling granting the council authority over purchasing, data processing
- Retired Chicago Blackhawk Corey Crawford lists Near West Side penthouse condo for $5.3M
- Antonio Valencia anuncia su retiro del fútbol
- EEUU compró vacunas COVID-19 para todos. Eso ayudaría a reformar el precio de medicamentos
- US Attorney John Lausch hospitalized over the weekend with strokelike symptoms
- ‘El Pelado’ Almeyda quiere donar vacunas en Argentina, pero no le dejan
- Demi Lovato to launch her first podcast with Cadence13
- Naperville News Digest: Funds being raised to buy oxygen for Indian COVID patients; park district selling tulip bulbs and offering new soccer programs; Centennial Beach opens May 29
- Retired Chicago Blackhawk Corey Crawford lists Near West Side penthouse condo for $5.3M
- ‘Wonder Woman’ star Gal Gadot gets backlash for statement on Israel-Palestine violence
- Family of 3 men killed in explosion near Starved Rock hires attorneys to investigate
- Lake County Board member Judy Martini resigns: ‘It’s just time for me to slow down a little bit’
- Judíos preocupados por el antisemitismo en EEUU
- Lifelong Oak Lawn resident, former police officer Terry Vorderer takes the helm as mayor
- A look inside Goodman Theatre’s ‘Live’ streaming series
- Daily Southtown, West Suburban and Lake County local scores for Thursday, May 13
- DeGeneres anuncia el final de su longevo talk show
- Escalada de inmigrantes frustra las conversaciones bipartidistas para una reforma
- National Merit Scholarships for $2,500 awarded to 11 Naperville high school students
- Chicago Botanic Garden celebrates springtime blooms
- Letters: It’s time to modernize the WIC food assistance program to better serve moms
- Northwestern University will require students to be vaccinated against COVID-19 next school year
- ‘It’s been too long’: Former Philadelphia Phillies pitcher Vance Worley ready to go for the Kane County Cougars
- ¿Qué momento atraviesa el PC de Cuba?
- Video cameras and empty seats: A look inside Goodman Theatre’s ‘Live’ streaming series
- Rising prices for meat, TP, gas hit Americans at home and on the road
- Rotary Club of Hinsdale returns to give away 100 bikes for military kids
- La fuerza policial de Colombia, hecha para la guerra, encuentra un nuevo frente de batalla en las calles
- ‘Annie Live’ to air on NBC this holiday season
- Illinois launches $6 million summer tourism push as full reopening looms
- Michael Jordan revela últimos mensajes de texto intercambiados con Kobe Bryant
- Boys basketball coach Brad Stangel leaves Andrean for ‘intriguing’ opportunity at Hanover Central
- Eat. Watch. Do. — What’s happening in Chicago this week, including ‘Shame of Chicago’ docuseries, new Italian food in Gold Coast and a big change to the Lakefront Trail
- The WNBA’s 25th season tips off Friday with plenty of changes — including Candace Parker joining the Chicago Sky, her hometown team. Here’s what to expect.
- Quickly: Readers sound off on the issues of the day
- Oak Park Farmers’ Market to open for 46th season on May 22
- Deaths of Wolf Lake swans blamed on intestinal parasite, not industrial toxins
- Column: Do we really need to beat China? And what does that have to do with day care?
- Suburban bunnies are having lots of sex and it’s straining DuPage County Animal Services
- Sergio Hernández vuelve a dirigir a Argentina en basket olímpico
- Two aircraft land safely at a suburban Denver airport after midair collision
- Una argentina amarga el partido 1,000 de Serena Williams
- US health advisers endorse Pfizer’s COVID-19 vaccine for kids 12 and up
- Restaurant coming to former IHOP in New Lenox
- Millions of Americans can apply for $50 off their internet bill
- Housebound and needing a COVID vaccination? 3 Naperville groups planning to get shots to those who can’t leave home
- Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine open to Hoosiers 12 and up starting Thursday
- Bond set at $50,000 for Niles man accused of trying to rob pizza restaurant of $100
- Elmhurst University student called in fake report of man with gun after ripping off drug dealer, cops say
- Harvester Place residents play T-ball and enjoy tunes from local favorite, Wayne Messmer
- Column: You should be worried. Your town is likely cutting staff and services to pay for pensions
- Patagonia muestra que el activismo empresarial es más simple de lo que parece
- Illinois taxpayers who received unemployment benefits and filed before March 15 could be eligible for refund
- Chicago Cubs strand 15 runners in a 2-1, 10-inning loss to the Cleveland Indians to complete a 2-game sweep: ‘This was a tough series’
- Man shot to death in East Garfield Park leaving funeral service for another man fatally shot
- Christkindlmarket founder Ray Lotter, a German immigrant who ‘never lost his roots,’ has died at 83
- Development would bring 336 apartments, 149 houses to Oswego
- Lupillo Rivera se reúne con su compañero de clase Snoop Dogg
- Op-ed: Why the Al-Aqsa Mosque has often been a site of conflict
- Aurora teen charged with gas station shooting
- Editorial: Bill in Springfield would punish the pandemic success of private schools
- Potempa: Michael Jackson’s Gary 2nd grade teacher eager for Hard Rock opening
- Hazel Crest officials back ‘concept’ of cooperation on Calumet Country Club redevelopment
- Video shows man brawling with 4 sheriff’s deputies before Skokie bond court appearance for trespassing
- El Milan tritura 7-0 al Torino (VIDEO)
- Finally ready to dine out? Here’s what to know before heading to Chicago restaurants and bars.
- Letter supporting Northwestern’s hiring of athletic director Mike Polisky is signed by more than 140 alumni, donors and student-athletes
- Sus verduras exóticas hacen que esta granja sea de las favoritas de chefs con estrellas Michelin
- El Atleti queda a dos pasos de ganar LaLiga
- The Spin: Illinois’ US Reps. Adam Kinzinger, Mary Miller split on Liz Cheney’s ouster from GOP leadership | City ethics board dings Ald. David Moore over Facebook page | State’s new tourism campaign ‘Time For Me to Drive’ riffs on REO Speedwagon
- Aurora swearing in celebrates firsts, diversity
- Illinois’ plan to use chunk of $7.5 billion in federal coronavirus relief to pay off debt may be in jeopardy
- NFL quarterback tracker: As the Aaron Rodgers drama continues and OTAs near, the Green Bay Packers reportedly sign Blake Bortles to a 1-year deal
- Illinois invests big in COVID-19 tests for schools, even as vaccines expand to younger kids
- Improv troupe presents ‘Star Wars’ parody in Tinley Park show
- Naperville People in the News
- Kane County to open COVID-19 vaccines to kids 12 and older starting Thursday
- Highland woman charged with fatally striking boyfriend with vehicle seeks bail
- Parkway Gardens for sale
- Man fled state after killing 7-year-old Jaslyn Adams with AK-47, feds say
- Pervis Staples, member of Chicago’s famed Staple Singers, dead at 85
- Dundee man who restrained Spring Hill Mall security guard to steal $10,000 in cell phones gets 16-year prison term
- 10 things we learned about the Chicago Blackhawks offseason from Stan Bowman and Jeremy Colliton, including Jonathan Toews’ status and whether Kevin Lankinen has a grip on the starting goalie job
- Coronavirus in Illinois updates: Here’s what happened May 12 with COVID-19 in the Chicago area
- Introduction of vaccines for 12 to 15 age group offers ‘freedom’ for some children. Others plan to wait and see.
- Bob Koester, known for his famed Jazz Record Mart and founder of Delmark Records, dies at 88
- Chicago Bears 2021 schedule: All the matchups, dates and times for the 17-game season
- 1 dead, 1 critical, 10 displaced following East Chatham fire
- Several Naperville police officers receive 2021 CAPS Awards and entire department receives Pradel public service award
- EEUU deja toneladas de chatarra en su retirada de Afganistán
- McHenry County board to vote on effort to stop imprisoning immigration detainees in county jail
- Naperville News Digest: Will County book reuse/recycle event set for June; cops ticket 90 for distracted driving; DuPage County Memorial Day portal open for online memories
- Photos: Chicago White Sox 13, Minnesota Twins 8
- Ohio governor offers $1 million lottery prizes to urge COVID-19 vaccinations
- Virginia Tech recruit Lyndsey Grein says ‘good job, bro’ and then strikes out 6 as Lincoln-Way Central edges Lincoln-Way West
- Mike Polisky resigns as Northwestern athletic director after continued criticism of his hiring: ‘I do not want to be a distraction’
- ‘We have faith in him’: Jimmy Burke, a bullpen mainstay, wins first start since opening day as Sandburg rallies to beat Lockport
- Kaneland catcher Sebastian Cabeza’s contributions go well beyond the bat and glove, as he shows against Plano: ‘He’s just a great field general.’
- Chicago White Sox are putting up runs without Luis Robert and Eloy Jiménez — and mostly without the long ball: ‘Hitting’s contagious no matter who’s doing it’
- Colonial Pipeline restarts operations as drivers scramble for fuel days after hackers forced it to shut down
- Israel presses ahead with fierce Gaza offensive, kills senior Hamas figures
- ‘She definitely deserves it’: Katie Lewellyan scores second career goal as Benet sets up conference showdown by blowing out Carmel
- Trump critic Liz Cheney defiant after House GOP oust her from leadership: ‘If you want leaders who will enable and spread his destructive lies, I’m not your person’
- Lake Central’s Peyton Pepkowski makes big pitches to outduel Valparaiso’s Charlotte Dombrowski: ‘It was just her mentality that it’s done right now.’
- Yankees now have 7 confirmed COVID cases among coaches and support staff; Gleyber Torres out of lineup as precaution
- A not-so-secret Garden: Lewis recruit Delaney Garden comes back from 14-day layoff with a vengeance as Jacobs rolls past McHenry