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- Willson Contreras’ 1st-inning grand slam — his 100th career home run — sparks the Chicago Cubs’ 9-0 win
- Daily horoscope for May 17, 2022
- Johnny Cueto pitches 6 scoreless innings in his debut for the Chicago White Sox, who blow a 3-run lead before winning in the 10th
- Ask Amy: Donor-conceived children should be told
- Class of 2022 college grads wooed by employers, buoyed by hot job market: ‘It’s definitely a great time to be graduating’
- Dance Top 10 for summer 2022: Joffrey to tap, flamenco to Dance for Life, and a few of our top picks are free
- My worst moment: When anxiety strikes, it’s no joke. ‘Dirty Dancing’ star Jennifer Grey tells the story.
- Jeff Greenberg brings the system he learned with Theo Epstein’s Cubs to the Blackhawks as he tries to ‘close that gap’ with baseball
- Lake Forest 5-bedroom home with loft: $1.3M
- Daywatch: ‘I was scared to go to sleep’
- Elon Musk casts more doubt about his deal to buy Twitter
- This day in history, May 17: A unanimous US Supreme Court hands down its Brown v. Board of Education of Topeka decision, holding that racially segregated public schools are inherently unequal
- Another batch of free COVID at-home tests — 8 per household — are now available
- Primary voters head to polls in Pennsylvania, North Carolina and 3 other states: Here’s what to watch
- Chicago Fire’s Gabriel Slonina — who is viewed as the future US national team goalie — is listed on Poland’s roster
- Photos: Cubs Hall of Famer Fergie Jenkins
- Quickly: Readers sound off on the issues of the day
- Jurado ve fotos de cara hinchada de Heard tras riña con Depp
- North Aurora library wants community input on future direction of facility
- Mujer declara contra estrella de Boca por violación ante fiscalía
- Local scores for the Aurora, Elgin, Naperville and Lake County areas
- Local scores for the Southland
- La vacuna contra el covid habría salvado a 319,000 personas, si se hubieran vacunado: estudio
- Local scores for Northwest Indiana
- En Buffalo, Biden enfrenta el racismo que juró combatir
- De civil a soldado: el entierro de un voluntario ucraniano
- Lambs Farm car show marks 10th year
- In Buffalo, Biden condemns racism and mourns victims of mass shooting that killed 10
- Highland Park native stars in Steppenwolf’s ‘Seagull’
- Se entregan a los rusos los defensores de acería en Mariúpol
- Retail sales rise 0.9% in April as consumers show resilience
- Oak Park student wins Illinois in top science competition, will move on to national
- Speak Out reader opinion: White Sox need management that wants to win
- FDA clears COVID booster shot for kids ages 5 to 11; CDC to meet this week in final hurdle
- Cannes rolls out red carpet for 75th film festival
- Oak Brook teen, U.S. Presidential Scholar accepted into mind-boggling 18 universities: ‘I’d have to turn down Harvard or Princeton!’
- Junior slugger Kevin Corcoran has Illiana Christian swinging for the fences: ‘I think we can win state.’
- Illinois man charged with selling drugs that led to Schererville woman’s death
- Chicago Bears employees and forest preserves volunteers unite to battle invasive plant: ‘Buckthorn is a jerk’
- Rick Armstrong’s Beacon-News/Courier-News softball rankings and player of the week for Wednesday, May 18, 2022
- What do most mass shooters have in common? They bought their guns legally.
- Watch live: Police Superintendent David Brown speaks after teen was killed in shooting near The Bean
- Pablo Montero confiesa cómo se metió en la piel de Chente
- State allocates $1.25 million for Lake Bluff bridge improvements; ‘People should have safe passage’
- Jeff Vorva’s Daily Southtown boys volleyball rankings and player of the week for Wednesday, May 18, 2022
- Attorney for R. Kelly asks for evidence in probe of singer’s leaked jail calls, wants former associate tried separately
- Corte Suprema de EEUU avala al senador Cruz en financiación
- Bobby Narang’s News-Sun softball rankings and player of the week
- Ante el aumento de muertes por sobredosis, estas opciones detectarían el fentanilo
- Mexicanos y Trump se enfrentarán en corte de NY
- North Chicago man found to have outstanding warrants after breaking into Lake Bluff garage
- Amber Heard es interrogada sobre peleas con Johnny Depp
- There’s more than meets the eye for Marist’s Kellen O’Keefe. ‘He does a lot of unnoticed things.’ Plus, boys volleyball notes.
- Eclectic groups perform at Independence Grove this summer
- Skokie School District 69 receives $375,000 federal grant for health, technology and after-school programs
- Liz Richardson: The FDA needs more information on supplements. Consumers’ safety is at risk.
- North Chicago man charged with killing 14-year-old in what authorities believe was a gang-related shooting
- Spoelstra y Udoka, guías del duelo Heat-Celtics por el Este
- FBI opens hate crime investigation of shooting in Dallas’ Koreatown
- EEUU aprueba refuerzo contra COVID-19 para niños de 5 a 11
- Elgin News Digest: Elgin man found guilty of sexually assaulting young girl; fallen police officers to be honored with South Elgin flag display; bike repair stations placed at Festival Park, library
- Head of international school in South Korea and former Glenview administrator returning to U.S., North Shore as principal of West elementary in Glencoe
- Instead of power raking your lawn this spring, try these best mowing practices
- Cannes despliega la alfombra roja para 75 degrees festival de cine
- Park Ridge will conduct a survey on affordable housing in coming months
- Diagnosed with MS as a freshman, Southland student spent senior year crossing finish lines, becoming ‘glowingly successful’
- Editorial: Putin wanted to deter NATO expansion. Instead, he’s making it essential.
- Naperville News Digest: Annual Kite Fly planned for Frontier Sports Complex; Memorial Day observances, parade set for May 30; plant sale Sunday to support those with special needs
- Hito del ciclismo africano: Girmay gana etapa del Giro
- EEUU: Ucranianos encabezan aumento de migrantes en abril
- New fire chief approved in Batavia
- Tony Ocean marks 30th year performing with Des Plaines Theatre show
- Valparaiso man accused of punching Porter County cop
- FAA to let United use jets grounded after engine failure
- Author Dawn Turner wins $25,000 from Newberry Library as first recipient of new Pattis Family award
- A summer tradition returns: Mid-American Canoe and Kayak Race to be held on Fox River for first time since 2017
- Softball notes: Has Rachel Smigielski adjusted to the leadoff role for Grayslake Central? The numbers don’t lie.
- Batting behind two Division I recruits, Michael Boyce makes his choice for Naperville Central: ‘This is my year to shine.’
- EEUU aliviará algunas sanciones económicas a Venezuela
- NBA point guard Rajon Rondo waved gun at mother of his children: complaint
- Chicago Reader completes transition to nonprofit following months of turmoil
- ¿Se deben permitir las transmisiones de matanzas en vivo?
- Not illegal for teenagers to gather downtown, but officers will take action if they break the law, top cop says
- Fall of Mariupol to Russians appears at hand, as Ukraine moves to abandon steel plant
- Comunidades de inmigrantes presionan por más boletas que no sean en inglés
- Court records: Two more suspects indicted in fatal Gary bank robbery that left Illinois security guard dead
- Donn Pall, a former White Sox and Cubs pitcher, has his Evergreen Park number retired: ‘Who would ever think this would be happening for me?’
- Eagles of Death Metal testifican sobre ataque en Bataclan
- Carjacking, police pursuit ends in officer-involved shooting on Cline Avenue
- Bell’s palsy distorted Tammy Leal’s face, but her recovery has created artwork that’s touching viewers’ hearts
- Netflix pone en marcha la temporada 6 de Black Mirror
- Letters: Massacre in Buffalo eerily similar to mass shooting in El Paso in 2019
- Butler commit Leigh VandeHei keeps St. Charles North’s slap-happy offense running hot. ‘I’d take nine of them.’ Plus, softball notes.
- Waukegan officials mulling how to protect owners at condo complex against wave of rentals
- De una muerte, miles de células ayudan a los científicos a construir un ‘atlas’ de referencia universal
- Kane County Fit for Kids community garden plots available in Aurora
- Sin ‘Chucky’ Lozano, México enfrentará amistosos y Liga de Naciones
- ‘Remembering’ traveling photo exhibit, memorial to fallen military personnel made a stop in Arlington Heights
- Mueren 43,000 personas en accidentes de tráfico en EEUU
- Naperville teen describes title as youngest American woman to climb Everest as ‘surreal’
- Cubanos toman con optimismo pero cautela anuncio de EEUU
- Art students chalk up their gratitude in sidewalk messages to nurses at Christ hospital
- Column: Hiring ex-cons for village jobs may haunt Dolton mayor facing June 28 recall vote
- Festival de Cannes abre con discurso de Zelenskyy vía satélite
- “Jesus Christ Superstar” musical on tour
- After controversial semester that saw student protests and a professor’s arrest, Concordia U. promises measures to ‘serve diverse community’
- Area seventh grader not headed to the ‘Hebrides’ in Europe, but spelling the word has landed him a spot in the Scripps National Spelling Bee
- Chicago Fire’s Xherdan Shaqiri is highest-paid MLS player at nearly $8.2M
- Oak Park seeks input as it shapes climate change plan; aims to cut village’s emissions 60% by 2030
- Tiger Woods says he’s all about majors and legacy — a rebuke of Phil Mickelson, who’s skipping his PGA Championship defense
- Paul Vallas: Rushing the casino deal is a bad bet for Chicago
- Northwest Community Hospital planning $87 million cancer center on former Motorola site in Schaumburg
- Suburban man gets more than 3 years in prison for threatening to kill Democrats at Biden inauguration
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- América quiere sacudirse el dominio de Pachuca en liguillas
- Man charged in spree of robberies in Lakeview and Lincoln Park area, including one that left former culinary student shot and severely injured
- East Dundee debating merits of new liquor license allowing people to drink while gaming at gas stations
- Highland council considers raising police officer compensation
- Musk: Cuentas de spam podrían truncar compra de Twitter
- Young students from Western Springs and Chicago gather for the annual Off The Street Circle of Friends Party
- Transformación de TelevisaUnivision trae más que el regreso de Karina Banda junto a Carlos Ponce
- Naperville teacher says state wrong not to include day care children in COVID-19 paycheck protections
- Elmhurst University celebrates first mural in Elmhurst
- Triton women’s softball team wins regional championship. Next up: nationals.
- Oak Park and River Forest High School student injured during Tuesday assembly
- Bird of Prey Jamboree postponed due to avian flu
- Geneva teen dies after being struck by Metra train
- España propone otorgar licencia menstrual a trabajadoras
- La UEFA y el acceso a las finales otra vez en la mira
- Feds take rare step of dropping drug conspiracy case after agent’s race-tinged testimony
- Clarendon Hills Village Board delays decision on proposed drive-thru for Dunkin’/Baskin-Robbins
- North Chicago man dies after his motorcycle collides with Waukegan ambulance
- Awards honor historic preservation efforts at 10 Aurora properties
- Evanston reaches ‘high’ COVID-19 transmission level, as high school reinstates mask-wearing policy
- Beverly area home tour highlights structures built by 3 generations of Hetheringtons
- Orioles’ Matt Harvey suspended 60 games for drug distribution following testimony in Tyler Skaggs-Eric Kay trial
- Ask Anna: On people who don’t compliment and how to get your single friends to play matchmaker
- Bike with Elmhurst’s finest Sunday
- Niegan reportes que Lionel Messi jugará en el Inter Miami y será uno de los dueños
- In Buffalo, Biden condemns poison of white supremacy and mourns victims of supermarket massacre
- Helene D. Gayle: Community development builds framework to close racial wealth gap
- Column: Kane County memorial held for man who changed lives around the globe
- Dormant Michigan 1931 abortion ban suspended by judge
- Black Lives Matter tiene 42 millones en activos
- Niles, Park Ridge groups sponsor ‘March Against Hate’; response to antisemitic flyers found
- Silver Cross Hospital plans medical center in Orland Ridge subdivision
- ‘A complete reset’: Chicago Bears are challenging Jaylon Johnson to earn the trust of new coach Matt Eberflus
- Nooses found at 2 local schools, slayings of 10 African Americans at Buffalo grocery store spark anti-racism rally in downtown Evanston
- Evanston City Council in works to appoint Ann Abor, Michigan administrator to be next city manager
- The best T-fal frying pan
- Nancy Pelosi says indictment may be filed over baby formula shortage that was sparked partly by Abbott recall
- Winnetka District 36 makes internal hire for superintendent, promoting Kelly Tess as the new chief
- Científico investiga bacterias carnívoras en busca de pistas sobre la próxima pandemia
- Carvana development hits the brakes in Skokie at same time car seller lays off 2,500
- Elmwood Elementary begins $25 million renovation project: ‘the most challenging project of my career’
- Ramesh Ponnuru: Republicans can extend their midterm inflation advantage
- Prosecutor says man charged in California church shooting wanted to ‘execute as many as possible’
- Orlando Magic land the No. 1 pick in the NBA draft lottery, with the Oklahoma City Thunder at No. 2
- GOP candidates for governor take aim at Richard Irvin and ‘scorched-earth campaign’ during first faceoff of the primary
- Abilene Christian recruit Gianna Russo follows her faith in powering Providence past Evergreen Park: ‘God has helped me through everything.’
- Pennsylvania Lt. Gov. John Fetterman, who suffered a stroke days before primary, wins Democratic nomination for US Senate
- Photos: Cubs 7, Pirates 0
- US Rep. Madison Cawthorn concedes in North Carolina Republican primary
- The Jam Guy: Anthony Johnson wiggles out of trouble as Batavia takes series from St. Charles North. ‘I guess I’ve always done that.’
- Chicago White Sox get strong starts from Dylan Cease and Davis Martin but split a doubleheader with the Kansas City Royals
- Quickly: Readers sound off on the issues of the day
- Role of French in Indiana history shown in Grand Kankakee re-enactment
- It’s Olivia Ehlers’ turn at Warren. The DePauw recruit follows her brother Nolan, her ‘biggest inspiration.’
- Gary community cleanup sees uptick in participation in second year