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- H-F’s Ana-Liese Torian completes hurdle by edging Lincoln-Way East’s Mariam Azeez in 200 of the SouthWest Suburban Blue Meet
- Daily horoscope for May 28, 2021
- Ask Amy: Unvaccinated elder parents plan to attend graduation
- Flashback: Sam Moy, the first mayor of Chicago’s Chinatown, was treated like a king in life and death
- Carryout cocktail laws are set to expire next week in Illinois and Chicago. Here’s what’s being done to extend them.
- Financial woes doom West Loop drug treatment center for women. Site to be turned into housing, retail. ‘So many beautiful stories came out of there.’
- Column: That time in France when Sen. John Warner hoisted me on his shoulders. And no one took a photo.
- Kites provide intergenerational fun for Oak Lawn students and the memory care residents who live next door: ‘It reminds me of when I went to grammar school’
- Column: 13-year-old homicide victim Xavier Quiroz had no political utility. And now family says ‘We’re gone’
- Yermín Mercedes homers and drives in 3, Dylan Cease pitches 6 strong innings and the Chicago White Sox beat the Baltimore Orioles 5-1
- This day in history, May 28: 165 people killed after fire raced through the Beverly Hills Supper Club in Southgate, Kentucky
- Daywatch: Seclusion and restraint continued in Illinois schools despite closures, could vaccines be mandatory for some workers and what to do in Chicago this Memorial Day
- Column: Chicago White Sox manager Tony La Russa is willing to take the heat that comes with the territory: ‘If you don’t like it, do something else for a living’
- ‘A Quiet Place Part II’ review: John Krasinski misses opportunity to expand story
- Incoming principal meets online with Lake Forest High School families, says affluent district and town she’s coming to is ‘much like’ the ones she’ll be leaving
- Review: DMX’s posthumous ‘Exodus’ is an artistic triumph amid a tragic new normal for hip-hop
- Column: Do’s and don’ts for Chicago baseball fans now that the Cubs and White Sox are (almost) all the way back
- Ola Ali is steering Chicago music label OTF and his artists into a renewed world of live concerts
- Glassware that takes your outdoor party to the next level. OMG, did you see this?
- Fourth of July ‘Boom!’ returns this year in Lincolnshire as 1-day event
- Column: This Memorial Day weekend, can ‘Quiet Place Part II’ and ‘Cruella’ get butts back in seats?
- What to watch: PBS documentary about Tulsa massacre in Greenwood, CNN series about late night TV
- Plague of ravenous, destructive mice tormenting Australians
- Buying a bike? Be prepared for a waitlist, Naperville shops say, as supply shortages linger.
- Kane County COVID-19 mass vaccination sites cutting back schedule
- Flying over Memorial Day? Expect long lines at airports
- Talk of the County reader opinion: Biden wrong to invite Floyd family to White House ahead of Memorial Day instead of soldiers, first responders
- Column: 80-year-old ALS sufferer from Tinley Park advocates for younger generations
- Tokyo Olympics are looking more and more likely to be a fan-free event because of COVID-19, the president of the organizing committee indicates
- Zion man not in court to hear 19-year prison sentence after skipping last day of trial on drugs, weapons charges
- ‘It’s heartbreaking.’ After a fire displaced the children and nuns at St. Joseph’s Carmelite Home in East Chicago, the building’s future is uncertain.
- Column: State Republicans an endangered species as Democrats lead redistricting process
- Five storylines to watch for the 2021 Belmont Stakes
- ‘Speak Out’ reader opinion: Graduation parties shouldn’t disturb neighbors
- Cruz Azul, a 90 minutos de romper su maldición
- Lake County dive team suiting up for new chapter: ‘We’re getting the band back together’
- Barack Obama marks one year since George Floyd’s murder with roundtable, discusses ‘institutional constraints’ he faced as president in addressing Trayvon Martin, Michael Brown killings
- EEUU estudia emitir pasaportes de vacunación para viajeros
- Juanes vuelve a sus raíces en su nuevo álbum
- Nike rompe lazos con Neymar
- COVID-19 decimated the world economy. But CEO pay went up anyway, to an average of $12.7M.
- 2-year-old animal abuse video goes viral again, renewing calls to boycott Fairlife, though brand has cut ties with dairy farm
- Las mejores fotos de la semana en América Latina 20-27 May./2021
- Republicanos bloquearían comisión sobre asalto al Capitolio
- REO Speedwagon to play first live show since pandemic at RiverEdge Park in Aurora
- Cristiano va por más récords en la Euro 2020
- Speak Out reader opinion: Don’t rename Lake Shore Drive
- EURO 2020: El fútbol internacional no ceja con los cambios
- Policía detiene a agresor sexual que estuvo fugitivo 21 años
- History is turning toward Black history: In Chicago’s DuSable debate, in remembering the Tulsa Massacre. Five books guide the way.
- Los 20 deportistas mejor pagados en 2021
- Western Springs resident reports man tries to force open door while they are home
- Law & Order column: Judge keeps bail at $2M for former Buffalo Grove teacher charged with sexual assault of student
- Lake County local scores for Saturday, May 29
- Ataques contra candidatos estremecen elecciones en México
- Ataques contra candidatos estremecen elecciones en México
- Elmwood Park restaurants adapted to survive tough pandemic business conditions
- ‘Gossip Girl’ revival trailer: Fashion, drama and Kristen Bell’s voice are back on HBO Max
- Lake Forest alderman, civic leader remember former Lt. Gov. Corinne Wood: ‘She was always there willing to support women’
- CSO returns with live performances
- Decapitó y desmembró a su compañero de celda, y los guardias ni cuenta se dieron
- James queda fuera de la selección de Colombia
- Naperville Police Beat
- Op-ed: We must say the names of the heroes who gave all in defense of freedom
- Vice President Kamala Harris cites challenges of ‘fragile’ world in keynote speech at Naval Academy graduation
- A year after the George Floyd protests, Chicago transgender activist LaSaia Wade has someone new to fight for: Her 8-month old son
- Live graduations planned for Lake Forest, Lake Bluff Class of 2021 seniors and 8th graders: ‘We are excited’
- Las 6 claves de la final de la Liga de Campeones
- Many industries call the Southwest Side home. McKinley Park — where a controversial asphalt plant built four years ago has sparked complaints about noxious odors — is pushing back.
- Ciberpiratas rusos reanudan ofensiva contra EEUU, dice Microsoft
- Old portrait leads curator to write book on Lake County’s Civil War heroes
- Republicanos bloquean proyecto de investigación del asalto al Capitolio
- Beaches closed because of waves, weather
- Caso legal contra ex productor de ‘El Gordo y la Flaca’ se complica
- Senate Republicans block bill to investigate deadly Jan. 6 attack on Capitol, halting push for independent review
- Rise in UK coronavirus cases stoke concerns over a 3rd wave
- Review: The CSO, live at last: All-American fanfare heralds return of audiences to Symphony Center
- Letters to the Editor: Mayor should be embarrassed by his comments on young BLM protesters; ‘gutter’ attack on Yang Rohr appalling; Naperville must end its coal dependence
- Pese a la pandemia, la paga de ejecutivos siguió subiendo
- The pandemic took away the state series. A quarantine followed. But Lemont’s Evan Schiffman stays on course with one thing: hard work.
- The best deals of Memorial Day 2021
- Reacción adversa a campaña antirracista de Correos España
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- Op-ed: What do pool rules have to do with supremacy? Dive in.
- Officer who shot Anthony Alvarez now under investigation for road rage incident captured on video, sources say
- Which cooling headband should I buy?
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- Speak Out reader opinions: UFOs pose a real threat to this country; house sales driving up real estate taxes; Dems soft on crime; remember the legislators who approve redistricting map
- Best All-Clad stainless-steel cookware
- Man, 88, dies in Beverly Shores house fire
- Settlement paves way for Lakemoor development boom; ‘This was a home run, not only for the village but the region’
- Best long-lasting car air fresheners
- En una ‘Cruella’ punk, los perros juegan un papel secundario
- Arson suspected in Liberty Township mobile home fire; investigation continues
- Best kids’ summer shoes of 2021
- A year ago, ordinary people became activists and leaders when George Floyd was murdered. How are they doing today?
- The best cheap couches
- Vol. 2: Lafourcade completa su ‘Canto por México’
- Supergoop review: How does SPF oil compare to typical sunscreen?
- Biden seeks increased safety-net spending, tax hikes on businesses, wealthy in $6T budget request
- El Real Madrid confirma el fichaje de David Alaba
- Aja Myers’ race to break 26 seconds in the 200 meters at Zion-Benton has been more like a marathon than a sprint: ‘If it comes easy, then it loses value.’
- ‘La fiesta de Adrián’: Cómo la invitación de cumpleaños de un adolescente en TikTok terminó en arrestos y enfrentamientos en la playa
- Column: One mom’s appreciation of the creators behind ‘Chicka Chicka Boom Boom’ and ‘The Very Hungry Caterpillar,’ two sparks that ignited countless imaginations
- Op-ed: Is littering symptomatic of a bigger societal problem?
- Volvo, DiDi Autonomous partner for robotaxi program
- The best diaper bag backpacks
- Aurora Arts Weekend set for June 4 and 5 downtown
- Nike ends its deal with Neymar after he refused to collaborate in an investigation into assault allegations
- Column: Loyola Academy stirs up an unexpected lesson in what race, privilege and education really mean
- Used to striding halls of power, Tim Mapes, former chief of staff to Speaker Michael Madigan, pleads not guilty in perjury case
- Best money belt for travel 2021
- Taste test: Vegan hot dogs — Chicago-style of course — just in time for Memorial Day weekend
- Auto review: Upstart 2022 Genesis G70 outshines its German rivals
- Best card games for kids 2021
- Down to Business: Naperville’s Buikema’s ACE store prides itself on selling both hardware and the know-how to use it
- What do you get when you mix all the toppings of a Chicago-style hot dog together? A (messy) sauce you’ve gotta try.
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- School districts in Libertyville, Mundelein, Vernon Hills planning full in-person instruction this fall
- Quickly: Readers sound off on the issues of the day
- How to make a face shield
- Sheriff credits recent training for safe end to standoff with battery suspect
- Canoe vs. kayak: Which should I get?
- QAnon is now as popular in US as some major religions, poll suggests
- Op-ed: Vaccine equity is a long game; Chicago is on a strong path
- Best laptop for digital nomads
- EEUU dice que no planear pasaportes de vacunación para viajeros
- ¿Y qué pasó con el muro de Trump?
- Auto review: 2022 Volkswagen Taos hits sweet spot for subcompact SUVs
- Column: On this Memorial Day, 2 Army veterans recall fallen comrades, and disagree on U.S. troops exiting Afghanistan
- Op-ed: The real problem behind those altered girls’ yearbook photos? Gendered dress codes.
- Martino no considera el regreso del ‘Chicharito’ al Tri
- EEUU acelerará casos de inmigración de familias en frontera
- Quickly: Readers sound off on the issues of the day
- State lawmakers look to push next year’s primary election to June because of delays in census data used to draw congressional maps
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- Vista Medical Center East finishes first phase of renovations that will eventually give every patient a private room
- Naperville North’s Madeline Andelbradt was down. She wasn’t out. After hitting the last hurdle, she got up and headed for the finish line.
- 5 fuel-efficient used car picks under $25,000
- Carlos Rivera trae a la vida foto histórica en ‘Leyenda’
- Boys track notes: Lucas Guerra has graduated from Highland. Georgetown awaits. In the meantime, there are races to be won.
- Drive-in lover petitions for showing of ‘The Blob,’ a Steve McQueen favorite of his
- Stormy start to Memorial Day weekend: How much did it rain near you?
- Quickly: Readers sound off on the issues of the day
- Review: ‘SNL’s’ Chris Redd at Zanies shows he’s fired up and ready for something big
- Los abortos en Illinois aumentaron casi 10% en un año; más de 7,500 mujeres viajaron desde fuera del estado
- Former Hammond school official rebuts charges as district seeks state audit
- Fox News intensifies its pro-Trump politics as dissenters depart
- CDC loosens mask guidance for summer campers
- F-150 Lightning Pro is Ford’s first all-electric commercial F-Series truck
- The pollution next door: Stories of people who live near a major health threat
- Puebla será sede del torneo preolímpico de béisbol
- Bill Cosby refuses sex offender program, so is denied parole
- Indiana governor keeping school mask mandate through June
- This Week in Naperville
- Waukegan water park opens: ‘I’m going to have a lot of fun here’
- Black OB-GYN residents treat patients who might have never seen a provider of color — ‘And now there’s five of us’
- Column: For Fox Valley veterans, poppy sales help ‘honor the dead by helping the living’
- Valparaiso honors fallen soldiers in annual Service Memorial remembrance: ‘This is for those who never got to take off their uniforms’
- Park district pools are opening, but advance reservations are required
- Column: Homeowners, it’s time to ignore your neighbors’ manicured lawns and replace grass with native plants
- Decent: One man’s old books are another man’s business — Naperville entrepreneur picks up, buys and sells used books
- Man accused of helping to steal 4 cars, including $92K Dodge Hellcat, before high-speed highway chase: charges
- Niegan libertad condicional a Bill Cosby
- Capturan a mafioso que clonaba tarjetas en Riviera Maya
- Column: The damaging protectionism of Trump — and Biden
- Mollie Tibbetts murder trial: Cristhian Bahena Rivera found guilty in 2018 stabbing death of Iowa college student
- Man arrested for slamming elderly dad’s head, charges state
- Mayor Lori Lightfoot’s plans to curb Chicago summer violence includes focus on 15 high-violence beats
- Concerts, doughnuts and cash: Some of the incentives you can get for getting vaccinated in Illinois and the rest of the country
- ‘The Chi’ producer plans $60 million film production studio, with goal of creating thousands of jobs in South Shore
- Lake County Fairgrounds vaccination site closing soon as officials shift to more localized approach
- Tinley Park planners set public hearing on Pete’s Fresh Market store
- Memorial Day weekend is here: We taste test hot dogs and ‘all-in-1’ Chicago sauce, plus more things to do
- Chicago Sky star Candace Parker misses 4th straight game with an ankle injury, placing her home debut on hold once again
- Tim Mapes through the years
- Op-ed: Why is the famously silent Justice Clarence Thomas suddenly so talkative?
- Memorial Day ceremony planned at Aurora Veterans Memorial Monument
- Travel numbers climb as Americans hit the road in near-record numbers at the start of the Memorial Day weekend
- John Davis, real singer behind Milli Vanilli, dies at 66
- Letters: Our nation must employ science to prevent the worst of climate change
- More than a dozen vendors and two food trucks part of the lineup at the 95th Street Farmers Market, opening Thursday
- Center Township rep chosen for Valparaiso schools on 2-1 vote
- Hotel, tourism industry in NWI preparing for busier summer with amateur sports tournaments, Dunes visitors
- Far South Side man killed wife by pouring lighter fluid on her, lighting her on fire, prosecutors say
- Work on bridges over Waubonsee Creek to begin Tuesday in Oswego
- Bloodhounds, helicopters assist in search for missing Crete Township man
- The oldest national cemeteries
- Acusan nuevamente a la ‘Vecina del Infierno’ de dos cargos de acoso
- Inmigrante declarado culpable de asesinar a estudiante
- AMC, Regal and Cinemark will no longer require masks for vaccinated people
- American flags remember veterans on Memorial Day weekend: ‘We just owe it to these guys’
- Estadounidenses viajan en grandes números por feriado
- The White House says it believes US government agencies fended off latest Russia hack
- Column: A Cook County commissioner’s compelling new challenge to renaming Columbus Day as Indigenous Peoples Day
- Three programs scheduled for Memorial Day in Elgin Monday salute those who gave their lives in military service
- Photos: Chicago Cubs 1, Cincinnati Reds 0
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- Budtenders at MOCA dispensary in River North vote to join Teamsters as Illinois cannabis union movement grows
- Pitching duo Maddie Molay and Elle Harris give Glenbrook North some junior achievement. Also, notes on Hersey and Hinsdale South.
- Allegri regresa a banquillo de la Juve
- Ante multitudes, parques de EEUU exigen ahora hacer reserva
- Why is it taking so long for my Overseas Adventure Travel refund?
- Go away with … ‘Clueless’ actor Elisa Donovan
- Coronavirus in Illinois updates: Here’s what happened May 28 with COVID-19 in the Chicago area
- ‘There’s no right or wrong; there is just grief’: How a suburban nonprofit supports families coping with death
- Flags for Abraham Lincoln National Cemetery
- Juegos de Tokio apunta a ser un evento sin espectadores
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- Boston College upsets No. 1 North Carolina, 11-10, in NCAA women’s lacrosse semifinals
- Column: Anti-Trump sentiment fueled premature dismissal of Wuhan lab theory
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- Reseña/Conmovedora y cándida reunión de ‘Friends’
- More than 900 graves in Elgin’s Bluff City Cemetery sold to Midwest Islamic Center, leaving 7,200 burial sites still unused
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- Dog bicycle trailers vs. carriers: What’s the difference?
- NW Indiana veterans look back at life’s lessons in war in Memorial Day salute: ‘They fought and pushed on’
- More than a half-million heavy-duty Ram trucks recalled to fix problem that can cause the wheels to fall off
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- Por qué la única miembro del Congreso nacida en Centroamérica duerme con un arma cerca
- Genesee Street and Sheridan Road potholes to be filled as part of $14.5M in planned area roadwork
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- Aurora First Fridays to feature Pride Month activities, art, music and more
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- Op-ed: The futility of Biden’s tax hikes, and why cuts aren’t so bad
- Conmebol amplía nóminas de jugadores para Copa América
- High waves close most Chicago beaches to swimming on day of reopening as weather sends tree onto 2 cars on Lake Shore Drive, closes part of Lakefront Trail
- Op-ed: 100 years after the Tulsa Race Massacre, lessons from my grandfather
- Postal Service looks to raise rates on first-class stamp to 58 cents
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- Illinois Civil War Gen. John Logan made Memorial Day a national holiday. Before that, it’s complicated.
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- Naperville Park District police officer honored for using defibrillator to save life of person with no pulse
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- Former Motorola facility looking for new life in Harvard
- Abortions in Illinois increased almost 10% in one year, with more than 7,500 women traveling here from out of state.
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- Aurora City Council member pushes for city to get agreement on new contract with police officers
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- Authorities say San Jose rail yard gunman had 12 guns and 22,000 rounds of ammunition at his home
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- The Spin: Illinois’ March 2022 primary could be delayed | Deadline Springfield: Cocktails-to-go law about to sunset, worrying businesses | Lightfoot lays out plan to curb summer violence
- Adbert Alzolay’s strong start and David Bote’s home run help the Chicago Cubs beat the Cincinnati Reds 1-0 for their 5th straight win
- Column: Javier Báez’s once-in-a-lifetime play for the Chicago Cubs is the stuff of baseball legend
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- Senior Citizens Police Academy program to be held in Aurora
- Facebook takes on misinformation ‘superspreaders’
- CPS to take back ‘turnaround’ schools: Controversial program that saw schools shift to private operators and teachers fired is being dismantled
- ‘Windy City Rehab’ host’s Bucktown home back on the market
- Syracuse halts Northwestern’s unbeaten run, 21-13, in NCAA women’s lacrosse semifinals
- Former Catholic schoolteacher in the Joliet Diocese indicted on 5 criminal counts following accusation of child grooming, records show
- Chicago track and field events to find ‘Chicago’s fastest’ kids, celebrate opening of new Gately Park athletics center
- Column: With the wizard gone, does Illinois political culture change?
- Man held on $750K bail in fatal shooting of paralyzed man and his dog on South Side, prosecutors say
- Farm land can be a boon for those who own it because they pay far less in taxes than the average Naperville resident
- Chicago White Sox unveil their Nike MLB City Connect Series uniform — ‘exactly what’s right,’ says Tim Anderson
- Aurora panel favors extending electric deal
- COVID-19 led some schools to drop letter grades. One suburban student is on a quest to get his back.
- Pritzker says he’ll sign newly approved plan to create 110 new marijuana shops in Illinois
- As Chicago police launch new foot-pursuit policy, experts say specific rules, training will be keys to success
- Woman dies after speeding BMW driving wrong way hits her on Loop street, tries to flee scene, police say
- Column: Sports, television and the precious, fleeting signposts of our lives
- Michael Jordan donates $1M to Morehouse College to boost journalism and sports-related studies: ‘Education is crucial for understanding the Black experience’
- Potempa: Small town funeral home family continues legacy
- Democrats send legislative maps to Gov. J.B. Pritzker while looking to push 2022 primary election to June
- Quickly: Readers sound off on the issues of the day
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- Chicago Sky lose their 3rd straight, falling to the Los Angeles Sparks 76-61
- Louie Batang and the Glenbrook North boys volleyball team will be well-rested for the postseason, by design, while York could be a tough out
- Rain wipes out the Chicago White Sox-Baltimore Orioles game Friday; the teams will play a straight doubleheader beginning at 1:10 p.m. Saturday