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- Matchups are set for the NBA’s play-in tournament — featuring LeBron James and the Lakers vs. scoring champ Stephen Curry and the Warriors
- Daily horoscope for May 17, 2021
- Ask Amy: New moms are left lonely when family won’t fly
- CTA and Metra riders are slowly returning. Here’s what they’re finding on trains and buses.
- Column: We’ve entered the blind-faith, hope-for-the-best phase of COVID-19. Can we trust that person next to us in line is vaccinated?
- Letters: How Illinois can better serve adults with disabilities
- Alexi Giannoulias gets Downstate county chairmen’s endorsement for secretary of state Democratic nomination
- Editorial: What do Chicago’s south suburbs need? New, strong leadership.
- Review: Soul & Smoke deserves to join the ranks of the Chicago area’s best barbecue
- 4 takeaways from the Chicago White Sox-Kansas City Royals series, including José Abreu’s remarkable recovery and Michael Kopech building off a bullpen session
- 3 takeaways from the Chicago Cubs’ series win vs. the Detroit Tigers, including Kyle Hendricks trending up — and Trevor Williams trending down
- Daywatch: Thousands march in Loop in support of Palestinians, what Chicago commuters returning to public transit are finding and meet the Tribune’s new food critics
- Best cheap Father’s Day gifts
- How to cut energy costs in the summer
- How to become a digital nomad
- MTV Movie & TV Awards 2021: Red Carpet
- Lever espresso machine vs. pump: Which is better?
- Do mattresses need box springs?
- This day in history, May 17: A unanimous U.S. Supreme Court handed down its Brown v. Board of Education of Topeka decision which held that racially segregated public schools were inherently unequal
- Opinion: Here’s one key thing to know about reading stories (no analysis required).
- Indiana refugee groups plan rebuilding with higher limits
- How to make pancakes
- What are the health benefits of saffron?
- Create a bold look with sustainable makeup products
- How to cook a turkey
- What are the health benefits of corn?
- Lake Forest, Lake Bluff school districts detail how federal pandemic relief funds to be spent
- A big part of the CTA’s Red-Purple Line project has begun on Chicago’s North Side. Here’s how it may affect your ride.
- The best stomp rocket of 2021
- Speeding car hits tree, splits in half, killing driver and closing Lake Shore Drive south of 31st Street for hours
- South Carolina death row inmates must now choose between electric chair and firing squad if lethal injection drugs aren’t available
- Pitchfork 2021 lineup
- The best vitamin C supplement of 2021
- Philip Roth biography, pulled last month, has new publisher
- Talk of the County reader opinion: ‘Sleepy Joe is quickly turning into Jimmy Carter 2.0’
- Eurovision Song Contest returns despite coronavirus pandemic
- Some fully vaccinated people are choosing to keep their masks on — maybe forever
- Rick Steves’ Europe: Bacharach: Legends and sagas on the Rhine
- What are the costs associated with buying a home?
- El América de Solari se estrella en la liguilla
- Fauci: La pandemia expuso efectos del racismo en EEUU
- Concursante de México gana Miss Universo (FOTOS)
- 1,600 layoffs coming at Belvidere Jeep Cherokee factory
- Carolina del Sur: Reos podrán elegir método de ejecución
- ‘Editions Chicago’ announced as new annual Navy Pier art fair
- Sense of normal returns for Class of 2021 as some schools host proms with COVID-19 protocols
- Israel dice haber destruido túneles con bombardeos en Gaza
- Column: Property and income taxes add up to a taxing time
- Las mejores imágenes de la mexicana Andrea Meza, Miss Universo 2020
- Marv Albert will retire after calling the NBA East finals — ending his nearly 60-year broadcast career
- India espera a un fuerte ciclón en pleno brote de COVID-19
- Pitchfork Music Festival to return to Chicago in September with Erykah Badu, St. Vincent, Phoebe Bridgers
- The best electric scooter for commuting
- Los médicos temen que las vacunas COVID-19 interfieran en las mamografías
- The best tablet for photo editing
- The best wrinkle filler of 2021
- Talk of the County: ‘CNN and its followers are all a cult’
- Liz Cheney advierte que asalto al Capitolio podría repetirse
- When should you replace a water heater?
- Which jogging stroller should you get?
- CBS plans addressable commercials for broadcast TV in bid to vie with streamers
- The best campfire starters
- Is running on an incline treadmill or running outside better?
- Biden admitirá cuatro veces más refugiados este año fiscal
- Talk of the County reader opinion: ‘Maybe it is time for Trump supporters to make America great now — Move to Russia’
- How to connect an iPad to a TV
- Daily Southtown, West Suburban and Lake County local scores for Tuesday, May 18
- AT&T to combine its media business, including HBO and CNN, with Discovery in $43 billion deal
- Northwest Indiana local scores for Tuesday, May 18
- Eviction moratorium ending in August as Gov. J.B. Pritzker announces $1.1 billion in relief for tenants, landlords
- Netflix’s life of Halston is all about the fashion. Here’s the story behind 9 key looks
- Copa América se hace y será ‘para la televisión’
- Marlins unveil Cuban Sugar Kings-inspired uniforms
- Speak Out reader opinion: Pritzker is wrong to follow Lightfoot’s governing style
- Indian Head Park officials rule out Lyonsville Congregational Church for village use
- Ex agente fronteriza admite que ayudó ilegalmente a mexicana
- Best gaming computer case
- Talk of the County reader opinion: ‘I love the way Jill Biden dresses, because she dresses like everyday people’
- Indiana ending enhanced pandemic jobless aid next month
- Aaron Shelton said ‘it was hard to walk away.’ But after taking care of business, he returns to Grundy as a winner. Plus, auto racing notes.
- Lakers vs. Warriors: Un duelo de repesca lleno de estrellas
- Analista de datos de Facebook denuncia manipulación de información
- Many liberals want Supreme Court Justice Stephen Breyer, 82, to retire. Here’s why he may not listen.
- Daily Southtown girls soccer rankings and player of the week for Tuesday, May 18, 2021
- Best fertilizer for tomatoes
- Best tasting tomatoes for 2021
- Lemont home owned by former WLS-Channel 7 weather forecaster Jerry Taft sells for $905,000
- Talk of the County reader opinion: Mandate masks for the flu season
- What you need to meal prep for work
- No new leads in death of Merrillville teen shot a year ago
- Lemont home owned by former WLS-Channel 7 weather forecaster Jerry Taft sells for $905,000
- Which air mattress is best for guests?
- Best toners for sensitive skin
- Algunos seguirán usando cubrebocas pese a vacunas COVID-19
- Which commercial ice maker is best for home kitchens?
- Girls soccer notes: Lemont moves high-scoring forward Victoria Silvar to the midfield and finds silver lining. Even more wins.
- How to build a gaming computer
- How to boost kids’ immune system
- How to grow tomatoes
- Kyle Boekeloo cites family reasons in stepping down after 3 years as St. Laurence’s boys soccer coach. Jaime Alonso will take over.
- Find a copy of the Chicago Tribune print edition
- Supreme Court to consider major rollback of abortion rights
- EEUU dará hasta 300 dólares por hijo menor desde julio para impulsar economía
- Ecuador anuncia vacunación a futbolistas
- College notes: Valparaiso University first baseman Kyle Schmack makes his own way while playing for his father
- Tax deadline is midnight May 17. Here are the COVID-19 answers you need.
- Northbrook volunteers help pick up litter at sites around the village: ‘It’s pretty doggone satisfying’
- Quickly: Readers sound off on the issues of the day
- Eurovision Song Contest returns despite coronavirus pandemic
- Trump acudirá a convención republicana en Carolina del Norte
- Naperville’s progress not hindered by pandemic as city and residents stepped up to adjust to changes, mayor says
- Chicago Cubs open a section for fully vaccinated fans — and offer free hot dogs if you get your shot by Wrigley — while the team remains under full COVID-19 protocols
- Column: A chance encounter with a former educator offers a lesson reminder about teachers’ role in kids’ lives
- With more room to spread out, New Trier High School to hold graduation ceremony at Soldier Field
- Column: She’s turning 60 and retiring after 2 decades teaching. Her husband invited the Obamas to her party. (Again.)
- Child tax credit: Most US parents will get monthly checks of $250 or $300 per child, starting in July
- Político de Florida acepta cargos en caso de tráfico sexual
- Column: Teach people to fish for the funniest tweets of the week, and amuse them for a lifetime.
- Beacon-News/Courier-News baseball rankings and player of the week for Tuesday, May 18, 2021
- Eric Clapton faults vaccine ‘propaganda’ for putting his health at risk
- Migrantes: La desgarradora decisión de separarse de hijos
- Darch, trustees sworn in to new terms on Barrington Village Board
- Recruiting notes: Warren junior Aidan Lucero shared time at quarterback this season. But the Carmel transfer is getting what he wanted — college offers.
- Paramount Theatre will reopen with live shows this summer
- Letters: Let’s clean up the trash in Chicago
- Baseball notes: It’s Nick’s time. And Bartlett’s, too. Kantzavelos posts fifth win of season, then signs with East Georgia State College.
- Lake Zurich seeking appointee for Planning and Zoning Commission
- Lansing community groups want a citizens review board to analyze police complaints; village officials say it’s ‘not warranted’
- FMF advierte que árbitros podrán suspender partidos por grito homofóbico de fans
- 10 things to know with the NBA regular season in the books
- ¿Serán las clases de idiomas una víctima del COVID-19? Algunas escuelas reducen las ofertas en latín, alemán y otras lenguas
- Google office of post-pandemic future has privacy robots, meeting tents and your very own balloon wall
- Ecuador: Defensor del Pueblo detenido por supuesto abuso sexual
- Women’s sober living home leaves Clarendon Hills after a month
- Column: What do used car prices say about Biden’s agenda?
- OPINIÓN/Su inducción al Salón de la Fama recuerda la dolorosa pérdida de Kobe Bryant
- Glenview Connect nearing conclusion, village offering gift card incentives for community survey participation
- Perú: Castillo y Fujimori juran vencer COVID y no reelegirse
- Chicago Fire Department crew rescues ‘pet bird’ from window ledge in Loop
- Porter County mother, daughter subjects of search; pair have been missing since Friday
- Trailblazing Jeremiah Paprocki — only 21 — is the Chicago Cubs’ new PA announcer at Wrigley Field
- Albert Pujols firma con los Dodgers
- Banderas de Cuba y grupos LGBTI ondean juntas en La Habana
- Javier Báez hace un anuncio para Walgreens para fomentar la vacunación COVID-19. ‘Lo más inteligente es aceptarlo’, dice el campocorto de los Chicago Cubs
- Los Derbez vuelven a salir de viaje, esta vez por carretera
- ‘Breathe’ is a new streaming musical about COVID-19 told from many points of view — except one that matters most
- Biden boosting world vaccine sharing commitment to 80M doses: ‘Our nation’s going to be the arsenal of vaccines for the rest of the world’
- Ariana Grande, Dalton Gomez tie the knot
- New coronavirus cases, deaths in Illinois dip to lowest levels in many weeks
- Oak Lawn student lands national photography award with self-portrait
- Saga G.I. Joe vuelve a la carga con impactante tráiler
- New Park Ridge alderman says he will pull out of restaurant ownership to vote on liquor license matters before City Council
- ¿Cuáles son los costos asociados con la compra de vivienda?
- Javier Báez does a PSA for Walgreens to encourage getting the COVID-19 vaccine. ‘The smart thing to do is to take it,’ the Chicago Cubs shortstop says.
- Violaciones en campus universitarios quedan a menudo impunes
- Merrillville Police asking for tips on missing 29-year-old woman
- Biden $2.3 trillion infrastructure plan backs electric vehicles, semiconductors in move to green jobs
- 2 charged in separate DUI incidents: Arlington Heights police
- Editorial: Cease-fire: Much more needed from Biden in Israel, Hamas conflict
- En pandemia, se enamoraron de sus mascotas. Ahora no quieren dejarlas
- Newly eligible Lake County students receive COVID-19 vaccine at Deerfield High School: ‘I want to see my grandparents’
- Airline passengers may have to get weighed before boarding
- Will foreign language classes be a COVID-19 casualty? Some schools are reducing offerings in Latin, German and other tongues.
- Column: Lynwood’s history-making mayor to focus on finances, economic growth; opposes bid for a casino
- Indiana governor on hand for formal dedication of police, fire training facility in Porter County
- ‘Sé por lo que atraviesan’: La muerte de su esposo lleva a exprofesora a ser enfermera
- LTHS’ Lyonspalooza, a great way to end senior year
- Arrestan en California a padre de niños muertos en Nebraska
- Robert De Niro says leg injury may prevent Tribeca fest appearance
- ¿Se queda o se va Messi del Barca?
- Ariana Grande se acaba de casar
- Forbidden Root opening second Chicago location in a place familiar to many beer drinkers — the former Band of Bohemia
- Column: I’d rather have explained the birds and bees to my son, but instead we talked about death
- Daunte Wright shooting: Former suburban Minneapolis police officer to stand trial Dec. 6
- Palos Heights Army specialist, Shepard grad, to join twin sister in Kuwait on upcoming deployment
- Evacuation order in place after train in Iowa hauling hazardous materials derails, catches fire
- Festival de la Canción de Eurovisión regresa pese a pandemia
- Best animated TV shows of all time
- A los 16, conducía borracha y mató a un hombre. Sucedió de nuevo
- ‘A great sense of inspiration’: Anti-abortion activists express optimism as Supreme Court to consider case considered a direct challenge to Roe v. Wade
- Joel Greenberg pleads guilty in federal court after striking cooperation deal
- Drum show draws musicians, merchants to Kane County Fairgrounds
- El Atleti palpita al campeonato de la mano de Suárez
- Morton Grove man indicted on charges of assault against police for threats allegedly made during 16-hour standoff
- The man who raped her in college admitted to the assault in a Facebook message, she says. Despite that evidence, he hasn’t been charged.
- Column: This is how wokeness ends
- Algunos temen que los CDC estén eliminando demasiado rápido los mandatos de uso de cubrebocas
- Suspenden a Baffert en NY y no podrá inscribir caballos
- New York Racing Association suspends Bob Baffert and his horses ahead of 2021 Belmont Stakes
- Off-duty Chicago cop killed in high-speed crash in Arlington Heights after fleeing traffic stop in Rolling Meadows, authorities say
- Tras una demanda, beneficiarios de DACA consiguen permisos para viajar fuera y volver legalmente a Estados Unidos
- Buffalo Grove school district still has vacancy after last month’s election
- As some mask rules ease, Chicago stores, gyms, restaurants face battle to keep customers happy — and safe
- The Spin: Pritzker tries to clear up mask confusion | State’s eviction moratorium will be phased out by August | Giannoulias gets boost from Downstate Democrats
- Downstate Illinois men charged in US Capitol breach asked cop for directions to the bathroom, feds say
- Evanston mayor forms committee to examine city’s public safety approach
- Bidens release their tax returns, paid 25.9% rate and earned $607,336 in 2020
- Following CDC guidelines, Gov. J.B. Pritzker says those who are fully vaccinated can drop masks in most situations, but Chicago maintaining status quo for now
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- Israel says Gaza airstrikes have destroyed miles of militant tunnels and homes of 9 Hamas commanders
- Live music returns this summer to Mundy Park in Aurora
- Fight at Oswego Portillo’s between customer and worker has not led to an arrest, police say
- Op-ed: What if Six Flags tickets aren’t enough? The prickly politics of compulsory vaccines
- As COVID-19 spread continues, nurses reflect on working through a global pandemic
- Prosecutor says murder trial of Mexican national accused of killing Iowa college student Mollie Tibbetts won’t be easy
- Chicago temperatures to soar to mid-80s as rain may end spring’s record dry spell
- José Abreu to miss the Chicago White Sox’s 3-game series vs. the Minnesota Twins with an ankle injury: ‘He’s gotten beat up the last couple days, no doubt’
- Rosemont Catholic church to become ‘mission,’ parishes in Park Ridge, Niles, Chicago unaffected by Renew My Church decision
- Medline and Sterigenics haven’t reported cancer-causing ethylene oxide emissions to the EPA’s pollution inventory for years
- Rental assistance program starts across Illinois
- Arturas Karni ovas and the Chicago Bulls front office now turn their attention to an ‘important summer’ after a disappointing finish: ‘We will not settle for mediocrity here’
- Man, 45, charged with attempted murder after 2 Chicago police officers shot
- President Biden expresses ‘support’ for cease-fire in a call to Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu
- Photos: Chicago Cubs top Washington Nationals 7-3 in mini-reunion with Jon Lester and Kyle Schwarber
- Coronavirus in Illinois updates: Here’s what happened May 17 with COVID-19 in the Chicago area
- Shots fired at River Oaks mall in Calumet City, no injuries reported
- Illinois could require schools to teach fully in person this fall but has not issued a COVID-19 vaccine mandate
- Max Polad, American Girl’s first boy doll model, homers twice as Lincoln-Way East edges Lincoln-Way Central: ‘It felt awesome.’
- Softball notes: Amanda Aardema’s double off Chicago Marist ace Abby Dunning in the bottom of the seventh delivers ‘awesome’ win for Lake Central
- Lightfoot has named interim leader for Chicago civilian police watchdog agency, official says
- Park Ridge police: Two residents targeted by ruse burglars, jewelry reported stolen
- Charalambos Nicoloudes goes 4-for-5 with a homer, double and 4 RBIs as Naperville Central clinches first conference title since 2016
- Matt Kolbus allowed a run in the first. But the South Elgin junior ‘knuckled down,’ blanking Bartlett over the next five innings in a key Upstate Eight win.
- ‘She was phenomenal’: Sophomore goalkeeper Shannon Clark makes 5 saves as Benet takes down Joliet Catholic in battle of unbeatens