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- Tokyo organizers say the Olympics are ‘safe,’ but the public disagrees
- Daily horoscope for May 21, 2021
- Ask Amy: Grandfather admits burden of trying to love a child
- Return visits to hospital for additional care were common for many early COVID-19 patients as the disease’s impact lingered, new study finds
- Students from 25 Catholic high schools have been gathering ‘to tell each other stories and listen’ about race, ‘allowing us to share what really goes on in our shoes’
- Column: Waiting for Democrats to condemn Lightfoot’s racism, and hearing only crickets
- Flashback: When ‘Spider Dan’ climbed the Sears Tower, Chicagoans cheered. Hapless authorities shook their heads.
- Thomas Graham Jr. — after opting out in 2020 and falling in the NFL draft — is ready for the Chicago Bears cornerback competition: ‘You have to go take it’
- This day in history, May 21: Amelia Earhart becomes first woman to fly solo across the Atlantic Ocean as she lands in Northern Ireland
- Daywatch: Two years of Lightfoot, Lake Michigan beaches are making a comeback and Chicago’s 5 largest hotels to reopen
- Illinois Supreme Court ruling backs Aurora marijuana facility in defeat for company seeking license in Zion
- Review: Olivia Rodrigo delivers flawless Gen Z pop on her debut album ‘Sour’
- Is it time to water gardens and lawns? An expert offers tips amid a dry spring and rising temperatures.
- A foldable kayak based on origami. OMG, did you see this?
- What’s behind Matt Foster’s string of strong relief outings for the Chicago White Sox? ‘Stick to what you’re doing best.’
- What to watch: Bring on the girl power with shows like ‘Run the World’ on Starz and ‘Gossip Girl’
- K-pop sensation BTS releases new summer single ‘Butter’
- NIRPC staffers debut regional online bus stops, routes map; pair visited 561 sites for project
- Juneteenth is not a federal holiday. These lawmakers are trying again.
- Old records shed new light on smallpox outbreaks in 1700s
- Waukegan High School graduates reflect on an unprecedented senior year: ‘We didn’t get that last dose of childhood’
- With ‘light at the end of the tunnel,’ Paramount Theatre official looking forward to August reopening
- Chicago’s NEZ, with a little help from his friends, discovered how to create dance music during the pandemic by creating his own ‘nightclub’
- Naperville volunteers bring COVID-19 vaccinations to homebound people: ‘You have no idea what this means to me’
- 1 killed, 2 critically injured in West Humboldt Park crash, police say
- Three men killed before 7 a.m. Friday in separate Chicago shootings
- ‘The Dry’ review: Providing the grounded, adult drama that is all too rare these days
- Chicago man found guilty of sexual assault at Hyatt House in Oak Brook faces at least 84 years in prison
- Orland, Tinley Park churches say greater outreach to young adults will be focus after review of strengths, weaknesses
- ‘This is the norm.’ How early vaccine shots went to residents of affluent suburbs and Chicagoans in low-risk areas, despite city push for equity.
- Porter County animal shelter $1M donor honored by state: ‘I kept thinking, ‘What can I do?”
- Argentina suspende todos los torneos de fútbol
- Memorial Day 2021 fashion roundup
- Las mejores fotos de la semana en América Latina 14-20 May./2021
- Racismo y abuso policial, problemas graves en EEUU
- Messi no jugará el último partido de liga
- Summer capsule wardrobe picks 2021
- 10 fun pool activities for kids
- Nella deshoja ‘Doce margaritas’ y estremece con su voz
- Inicia la tregua en Gaza; los palestinos claman victoria
- Best summer reads 2021
- Friends work to put Aurora history in the spotlight
- Best products to ensure kindergarten readiness
- What to feed a pet baby bird
- Colombia se queda sin Copa América
- Does a commercial ice maker clean itself?
- How to keep squirrels out of the garden
- ‘Speak Out’ reader opinion: Good luck predicting weather in the Chicago area
- How to fix your doorbell
- Jill Biden dice a ‘dreamers’ que ellos la inspiran
- Multan al Pachuca por rebasar límite de público en liguilla
- Speak Out reader opinion: Lightfoot is wrong to limit interviews to certain reporters
- Return of Homer Glen farmers market draws high interest
- School District 308 hires new chief financial officer
- What do you need for beach volleyball?
- Biden firma ley contra crímenes de odio hacia asiáticos
- Bergamot essential oil benefits
- Which home security systems include cameras?
- How to keep mice out of a camper
- The best cheap wigs
- ¿La vacuna aún te protege? Las pruebas no pueden decirlo con certeza todavía
- España expulsa a 6,600 migrantes a Marruecos; familias divididas
- Las conversaciones secretas entre la FIFA y la Superliga
- Riot Fest 2021 announces daily lineups: Smashing Pumpkins on Friday, Run the Jewels Saturday, Nine Inch Nails on Sunday
- CNN says Trump Justice Department secretly obtained reporter’s phone records
- Study shows residents in violent areas of Chicago also suffer from health issues
- Chicago Police Board clears officer of lying about excessive force, determining there was no proof his punch landed
- World’s largest truck maker says batteries, hydrogen are the future
- Brote inflacionario genera alarma en EEUU
- Lake County local scores for Saturday, May 22
- 2 shot on Interstate 57 Thursday night, state police say
- The best essential oils of 2021
- Brain surgery eliminates seizures in young patient
- The best canvas messenger bag
- Is a Nest thermostat compatible with my HVAC system?
- ‘Me siento como yo’: un niño no binario en sus propias palabras
- Shooting leads to crash on Dan Ryan Expressway. Driver hospitalized after being struck by gunfire from another vehicle. Two passengers suffer other injuries.
- Tablet vs. netbook vs. laptop
- How to find the best inflatable kayak of 2021
- Law & Order column: Round Lake police have a new chief
- Chicago’s neighborhood outdoor dining program gets an upgrade: Search our map for a spot near you
- The best Nike swim trunks of 2021
- The best flip-flops for men of 2021
- The best garment bag of 2021
- The best inflatable hot tub of 2021
- Lady Gaga says rape at 19 led to a ‘total psychotic break’
- The best after-sun lotion in 2021
- The best surfboard of 2021
- The best snorkel mask of 2021
- Apple CEO Tim Cook faces tough questions about app store competition
- Apple MacBook vs. Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Carbon: Which is better?
- Vivir y morir juntos por COVID: la historia de unos gemelos
- Letters to the Editor: Mayor slams Naperville Sun for putting Black Lives Matter rally story on front page
- Health benefits of black seed oil
- ‘I was worried about it, I was afraid’: Prince Harry, Oprah discuss mental health
- ‘Tenía miedo’: príncipe Enrique y Oprah abordan salud mental
- Billie Eilish announces arena tour dates for 2022, including a stop in Chicago
- Which camping tent should I get?
- Gurnee school district employee charged with stealing $105K in equipment, selling it on eBay
- Column: She challenged boys in wrestling and lacrosse at Tinley Park. But there’s more to North Central College recruit Maren Anderson.
- Quickly: Readers sound off on the issues of the day
- Her grandfather was a star athlete and coach. Her parents played Division I. Now, Neuqua Valley’s Kayla Shymkewich is catching on.
- Federal jury finds veteran Chicago cop used excessive force against Cubs fan during 2016 World Series celebration
- Se vacunaron y se quedarán con la mascarilla puesta, quizá para siempre
- Best eye cream
- Quickly: Readers sound off on the issues of the day
- Best lightweight jackets for your commute
- Community news
- Pepe Aguilar vuelve a sus raíces rancheras con ‘Traigo ganas’
- Which beekeeper suit should I get?
- Op-ed: This Memorial Day, let’s rededicate ourselves to making our nation stronger
- How to make a chai tea latte
- Which food processors work best for large households?
- Cuba suspende venta de dólares a los viajeros
- Will County begins vaccination clinics at junior high schools
- This Week in Naperville
- Indiana University requiring COVID-19 vaccination shots
- Eat. Watch. Do. — What’s happening in Chicago this weekend, including soul food drawing huge lines, concerts on the farm and Navy Pier fireworks
- Column: Born for it? Coaching is in Boone Thorgesen’s blood, but Rob Wicinski’s successor at Geneva also has prepared for this.
- Naperville Police Beat
- COVID-19 travel testing
- As summer approaches, with an expected spike in violence, a study finds Chicagoans in Black communities with a lot of crime exercise less and are more obese
- Quickly: Readers sound off on the issues of the day
- Lake Forest’s talented Emersen Waddle knows she’s not likely to follow her family’s well-trodden path to college sports. She figured out ‘everything was going to be OK.’
- Editorial: Mayor Lightfoot’s latest foray into press criticism
- Column: Thanks for nothing, Chris Cuomo. CNN host advising his governor brother on sex harassment mess doesn’t help with public’s trust of journalists.
- Con temor y enojo, argentinos vuelven a estricta cuarentena
- NWI Indian Americans react to COVID-19 surge in India: ‘It’s a pretty grim situation right now’
- Years in the making, new face of Indiana Dunes pavilion expected to partially open in time for Memorial Day
- Column: Thinking of filing an appeal to your higher property assessment? Two county assessors offer guidance.
- Video shows shackled Black man ordered facedown in deadly arrest by Louisiana state troopers
- Clark Middle School students bury pandemic journals in time capsule: ‘This is something that can live on’
- Tintorerías en aprietos conforme la pandemia cambia la forma de vestir de la gente
- Hedge fund Alden’s bid to buy Chicago Tribune, other papers approved by Tribune Publishing shareholders
- Speak Out reader opinions: Congrats, grads, but please keep party noise down; not a big surprise GOP doesn’t want Jan. 6 Capitol probe; Chicago mayor makes it about race
- Accionistas de Tribune Publishing aprueban la venta del Chicago Tribune y otras publicaciones al grupo Alden
- Europe is reopening and Americans are busy planning trips. But they’ll need to read the fine print on COVID-19 testing.
- La Copa América agoniza
- How a box of beer sparked Hop Butcher for the World’s collab with Smashing Pumpkins to celebrate ‘Gish’ anniversary
- New Homer Township Board looks to give parks to municipalities, recruit citizens to stop truck traffic
- Column: Mayor Lightfoot’s call out for media diversity didn’t have to look like a stunt
- Letters: Mayor Lightfoot stepped out of bounds
- Bolivia y Perú vacunan en equipo a su población aymara
- Down to Business: Old records are new again for Purple Dog in Naperville, which has seen big uptick in used album interest
- Teen rescued after falling 4 stories down a shaft between buildings in Old Town, officials say
- Graduation parties at Chicago restaurants proving ‘next to impossible,’ with COVID-19 limits and minimum spends of up to $2,500
- Why get the COVID-19 shot? Dating apps will reward you.
- Arango muestra una juventud latina diferente en ‘Blast Beat’
- Brewpoint Craft to seek liquor license for new coffee shop on Oak Park Avenue
- Boys track notes: Jake Oostman tried the shot put and the discus for fun when he was hurt. The Crown Point senior now earns points in four field events.
- Man found in Montrose Harbor dies, police say
- Exempleados de Amazon demandan por discriminación racial y de género
- For a second time, Cook County commissioners consider a resolution targeting policing, jail funding: ‘We have to say out loud that Black lives matter’
- Editorial: More than 90 Cook County defendants accused of murder are out on electronic monitoring. What’s going on?
- Longoria, Obama se suman a chat sobre vacunas
- Column: The need for foster parents has surged during the pandemic. ‘There’s a huge increase.’
- Tony Succar: del garage de su casa a los Latin Grammy
- Op-ed: Follow the science, Chicago, and abolish ShotSpotter
- Fox Valley Park District aquatic centers getting ready to open for the season
- Column: Nanny who started annual Stand Up to Hate Play Date after racist letter targeted her is now mom to a baby girl
- Handwritten example of Albert Einstein’s famous E = mc2 equation sold at auction for more than $1.2 million
- Sotomayor: Hay que hacer un análisis crítico de la policía
- Cruz Azul va contra Pachuca y sus fantasmas del pasado
- ‘It was a humbling experience’: Disqualified one step from state as a junior, Neuqua Valley’s Bryce Boumans gives his beast mode a boost.
- En duda la integridad de la BBC tras informe demoledor sobre Lady Di
- Hobart’s Osika sharing principal duties at high school
- Chicago Archdiocese easing COVID-driven capacity restrictions, giving churches the option of dropping mask requirements with proof of vaccination
- Parque flotante sobre el río Hudson, nuevo atractivo de NY
- Actor Danny Masterson must stand trial on 3 rape charges
- Column: Predicting the baseball sectional winners in Northwest Indiana is a thankless job, but someone has to do it. So here goes.
- Activist Eva Maria Lewis: ‘Our communities hold that grief. It’s embedded.’
- A year after George Floyd protests, Lexie Pitter has a new approach: Healing
- ‘Just as much to celebrate’: Sydney Jackson shifts protest strategy away from anger and toward joy
- Kennedy Center Honors slims down in response to pandemic
- No charges lodged following Palos Heights stabbing
- Cristo Rey St. Martin College Prep principal wins Golden Apple award: ‘Dr. Odiotti sees more in us than we see in ourselves’
- Hinsdale’s Community House hosts 14th annual fundraiser walk for mental health services
- Parque flotante sobre el río Hudson, nuevo atractivo de New York
- Llegan a El Salvador vacunas chinas en avión de los Patriots
- Hammond gets second ‘Y’ with initial $10M gift from Dean and Barbara White Family Foundation
- Villa Park man stabbed girlfriend to death, left 3 kids at home as he fled, prosecutors say
- Entre el ayer y el mañana, Leonel García vive a ’45 RPM’
- East Chicago murder suspect’s prognosis ‘grim’ after he was shot in retaliation, lawyer says
- Inmigrante buscado por ICE es liberado del santuario de la iglesia de Detroit después de un acuerdo con el Departamento de Justicia
- How well do you know Elgin’s war monuments? A Memorial Day scavenger hunt challenges participants to find them all
- ‘Shoot, shoot, shoot!’ accomplice screamed at gunman who hit 2-year-old girl instead of rival gang member in Little Village, prosecutor says
- Una mirada a la polémica entrevista de Diana con la BBC
- A lot is riding on F-150 Lightning electric truck: Ford’s finances, green future
- Cristiana Chamorro ante la Fiscalía por supuesto lavado
- Colombia cree que hubo presión para no aplazar Copa América
- Media mogul Byron Allen files $10B lawsuit against McDonald’s, alleging racial discrimination in its ad spending
- Highland woman gets 15 years for fatally shooting ex-boyfriend in Gary alley
- Evanston gives final approval to 40-year lease of Harley Clarke Mansion
- Chicago Cubs manager David Ross prefers to handle things internally when a player controversy erupts: ‘You’re always toeing that line’
- Police Superintendent Brown fails to convince disciplinary panel to give lighter punishments to several officers
- Lake County health officials hoping School Spirit Day, prizes will motivate more to get vaccinated
- Chicago aldermen consider civilian police oversight plan while awaiting Mayor Lori Lightfoot’s alternative proposal
- Aurora City Council to vote on grant for Paramount
- Column: Why Biden is likely to fail on North Korea
- ‘¡Dispara, dispara, dispara!’, gritó el cómplice al pistolero que baleó a una niña de 2 años en lugar de un pandillero rival en La Villita, dice el fiscal
- El futuro de la música podría estar en Rancho Humilde Records
- The Spin: State Sen. Lightford got cash, trips via Loretto Hospital: report | Pritzker favors keeping $300 jobless benefit | Why Chicago vaccines initially went to affluent neighborhoods, suburbs despite push for equity
- Biden’s infrastructure deal slips, GOP pans $1.7T White House offer
- Sujeto mató a puñaladas a su novia, huyó, y dejó a 3 niños pequeños en la escena: fiscalía
- Outgoing Naperville P&Z commissioner says he would have voted against the Islamic Center’s mosque development
- New trustee appointed in Sugar Grove
- Potempa: Milking readers for recipe ideas for pandemic pantry ingredients
- Column: Two more for the road: My new favorite podcasts
- Correctional officers charged with sleeping night of Jeffrey Epstein’s suicide dodge jail time in proposed deal
- Esteemed Chicago street vendor who got COVID-19 days before he was to be vaccinated has died
- Buoyed by federal COVID aid, big hospital chains buy up competitors. Critics worry consolidation leads to higher prices for medical care.
- Coronavirus in Illinois updates: Here’s what happened May 21 with COVID-19 in the Chicago area
- Park Ridge Park Board members to consider resuming stalled $28 million Oakton Park referendum plan
- West Aurora School District renews food service contract
- Mollie Tibbetts murder trial: Blood in suspect’s trunk came from slain Iowa student, DNA analyst testifies
- AP’s firing of journalist following tweets prompts outcry
- Column: Honorable? Overwhelmed? Disappointing? What one word would you use to describe Mayor Lori Lightfoot?
- Stephen Gentry accepts a job with Gonzaga, the 3rd top assistant to leave Brad Underwood’s staff at Illinois
- FAA investigating after Southwest plane’s wingtip clips another plane’s tail at Midway Airport
- Wyoming GOP lawmaker trying to unseat Liz Cheney says he impregnated 14-year-old when he was 18: ‘It’s like the Romeo and Juliet story’
- Biden says US, South Korea ‘deeply concerned’ about situation with North Korea, announces new special envoy
- Palestinians see victory in Gaza cease-fire as Israel warns Hamas of a ‘new level of force’ to any further hostilities
- School news: District 64 honors Young Authors Contest winners; Oakton College nursing graduates recognized
- Illinois, Indiana mayors say they’ll fight Franciscan hospital downsizing plans
- Hairstyle discrimination legislation
- Tim Anderson says the Chicago White Sox clubhouse is ‘great’ despite disagreeing with Tony La Russa on Yermín Mercedes: ‘We’re like the bad kids that don’t listen. But we all get along.’
- Drought causing record lows for Fox River’s height and flow, experts say
- Legislation would bar school rules on hairstyles such as braids, cornrows that one mom says are rooted in ‘respectability politics’
- Positive test leads Seattle Mariners to place 4 on COVID-19 injured list
- Daily Southtown, West Suburban and Lake County local scores for Sunday, May 23
- As good as Gold(berg): Will Goldberg strikes out 7 in four innings of relief and hits huge double as H-F holds off Lincoln-Way West
- Democrats offer new legislative district boundary maps in effort to control Illinois General Assembly for another decade
- Cry Out Chicago, a 24-hour prayer vigil and worship
- ‘I knew I had it in me’: Hanover Central’s Gunnar Howes was 0 for 4 with two Ks when he stepped to the plate in the eighth. He made his last at-bat count.
- Just perfect: Harvard recruit Katie Arrambide breaks up bid of Mississippi State-bound Briana Bower but St. Charles East falls to Huntley
- Chicago White Sox lose 2-1 to New York Yankees, spoiling Carlos Rodón’s outstanding performance in a thriller with an October feel
- Northwest Indiana local scores for Sunday, May 23