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- Chicago Bulls get a combined 70 points from DeMar DeRozan and Zach LaVine, but a late rally falls short in a 127-124 loss to the NBA-best Phoenix Suns
- Elmwood Park’s Restaurant Week to feature specials, deals at 17 eateries starting Feb. 18
- Community Park District of La Grange Park’s Memorial Park wins state award
- US skating star Nathan Chen sets a world record in the short program — breaking the mark set by his Japanese rival Yuzuru Hanyu
- Daily horoscope for February 8, 2022
- Ask Amy: Loving sister caught in addiction cycle
- ‘Frustrating’: Taylor Charles breaks through with basket late in the first quarter. But by that point, it’s too late for Burlington Central.
- US loses 4-2 in Olympic women’s hockey to rival Canada, which secures the tournament’s top seed
- American-born freeskier Eileen Gu — aka the ‘Snow Princess’ — wins gold for China in the big air competition: ‘I’m not trying to keep everyone happy’
- Jewish community in West Rogers Park, despite recent antisemitic vandalism, resolute about not living in fear
- Just opened: Con Todo in Logan Square with ‘goat guy’ chef Jonathan Zaragoza among 8 new Chicago restaurants
- Review: ‘Groundhog Day’ debuts at Paramount Theatre. This musical has a lot of plot to rush through but is still a worthy winter escape.
- A Nepali family’s journey to bring their food to Cincinnati winds through some of the city’s must-visit spots
- My worst moment: ‘Pivoting’ star Eliza Coupe and blowing an audition with Seth Rogen and Judd Apatow
- What’s playing in Chicago’s music clubs this winter: Our top 5
- ‘He definitely changed the game.’ Examining Devin Hester’s clear case to be the 1st returner in the Pro Football Hall of Fame — in the 1st year on the ballot for the former Chicago Bear.
- White House: Top scientist resigns over treatment of staff
- Supreme Court sides with GOP over Alabama election map that lower court had ruled would dilute power of Black voters
- Ryan Poles has a growing to-do list as Chicago Bears general manager. Here are 4 of his top priorities.
- Ryan Cochran-Siegle skis to a silver medal in the super-G — 50 years after his mom Barbara won gold in the 1972 Olympics
- Daywatch: A school day of chaos after mask ruling | Jewish community in West Rogers Park not living in fear | Violence-prevention leader tapped to advise Justice Department
- This day in history, February 8: Mary, Queen of Scots beheaded at Fotheringhay Castle in England after being implicated in a plot to murder her cousin, Queen Elizabeth I
- ‘Power of the Dog’ tops Oscar nominations with 12; ‘Dune’ nabs 10
- ‘The Power of the Dog’ leads with 12 Oscar nominations as Denzel Washington adds to his own record
- Park outside: Hyundai, Kia recall vehicles due to fire risk
- Oscar nominations 2022 announced
- Kenilworth 6-bedroom home with front porch, formal staircase: $2M
- Peloton co-founder steps down after rough ride
- Oscars 2022: See the full list of nominees
- Benedicto XVI pide perdón por abusos, no admite infracciones
- The states with the lowest cost of living
- España anula orden de usar mascarilla en el exterior
- Hobart 2021 crime stats show drop in property-related offenses
- Canadá rechaza apoyo de republicanos de EEUU a protesta
- North American-born Chinese Olympians get their shot at gold — including Chris Chelios’ son Jake on the hockey team
- Cuatros estados de EEUU anulan mandatos de mascarillas
- South Loop home that former Mayor Richard M. Daley once owned sells for nearly $1.2M
- Universidades de mayoría negra no se intimidan ante amenazas
- Sixth in 2A as a freshman, Grayslake Central’s Anthony Alanis takes another shot at 106 pounds: ‘It would mean a lot to me if I can go even farther.’
- En India algunas estudiantes con hiyab no pueden ir a clases
- Retired Pope Benedict XVI asks pardon for abuse, but admits no wrongdoing
- Eileen Gu gana el primer oro en el freeski big air
- Chicago woman charged with stealing more than $17,000 in merchandise at Oak Brook Neiman Marcus store
- Long Grove’s Cocoa Crawl serves as first village event of 2022; ‘We’re expecting a big year’
- El jueves, la próxima gran cita del mexicano Carrillo en Beijing
- Quickly: Readers sound off on the issues of the day
- Periodista que habló con Peng Shuai dice que subsisten dudas
- Community news
- Illinois school mask mandate lawsuit: What you need to know about a judge’s ruling that upended school COVID-19 rules
- Lista de nominados a los premios Oscar
- Macron: Putin told him Russia won’t escalate Ukraine crisis
- Elmhurst Art Museum opens Houses of Tomorrow exhibit on solar homes
- ¿Qué películas recibieron más nominaciones a los Oscar?
- Steve Millar’s Daily Southtown boys basketball rankings and player of the week for Wednesday, Feb. 9, 2022
- Rick Armstrong’s Beacon-News/Courier-News boys basketball rankings and player of the week for Wednesday, Feb. 9, 2022
- Speak Out reader opinion: Mother McAuley was too hasty in decision to fire teacher
- Preparan película biográfica sobre Michael Jackson
- Ski jumping chaos as officials DQ 5 women for jumpsuit violations in mixed event
- Mobile Museum of Tolerance, teaching about slavery and the Holocaust, visits Calumet City this week
- ‘He’s capable of doing this.’ And when Kentrell Tucker makes 4 of 5 from 3-point range, East Chicago Central is capable of winning more.
- Latinos e iberoamericanos nominados al Oscar 2022
- Boys basketball notes: Conference championship? Check. Now, Johnny McGowan sets sights on Oak Lawn’s first regional title since 1987-88.
- De las calles de La Villita a Washington: líder en prevención de la violencia de Chicago asesorará al Departamento de Justicia
- The best photos from Day 4 of the Beijing Winter Olympics
- Chicago man charged in connection to burglary at Naperville electric bike shop
- Sueños Festival of Latin Reggaeton music announced for Grant Park this summer — headliners J Balvin, Ozuna and Wisin & Yandel
- Blockade at U.S.-Canada border to Detroit could undermine auto supply chains
- Terre Haute casino project moving away from sewage plant
- Comings & Goings: Royalberry owner dispels closure rumors as Palos Heights plaza prepares for Pete’s grocery, and more
- Column: New law expands tax breaks for affordable housing, but will wealthy towns comply?
- Oscars 2022 snubs include Lady Gaga, ‘Being the Ricardos’
- At 2022 Olympics, Oak Park speedskater Emery Lehman fills in at last minute for COVID-positive teammate
- EEUU: Emiten recomendaciones ante crisis de sobredosis
- Boeing jet deliveries gain slight edge vs Airbus in January
- West Aurora School Board in agreement with plan to keep mask policy in place
- With Chicago Bears eyeing move to suburbs, Mayor Lightfoot announces group to examine future of Soldier Field and lakefront Museum Campus
- US stands by Boeing settlement reached in Trump’s final days
- Cuba renueva su Paseo del Prado con contratistas privados
- Child dies from injuries 2 weeks after Round Lake Beach crash that killed driver
- 2 dead in Old Irving Park fire
- Naperville man charged with murder in shooting death of apartment maintenance worker
- NY: Acusan pareja de lavar miles de millones en criptomoneda
- Column: Just when I thought I could avoid watching the Olympics, Eileen Gu managed to pull me in
- Wrestling notes: Fast and furious, Naperville Central’s Ethan Olson likes to ‘push the pace.’ It leads to his first regional championship.
- Column: 2022 Oscar nominations are in — what the Academy got right, and what it got wrong
- Buffalo Grove’s Megan Bozek continuing Olympic journey, playing women’s ice hockey in Beijing: ‘Her persistence and determination is on display’
- Oscar nominations are out for 2022. Read Chicago Tribune reviews of some of the films
- Nadia Milleron: Illinois law spares Boeing from paying for 737 Max 8 fatalities. Lawmakers, fix the ‘death gap.’
- Deadline nears to enter St. Patrick’s Parade in St. Charles
- Indian Prairie D204, Naperville D203 school board meetings disrupted over mask policies
- Penélope Cruz and Javier Bardem are among couples who scored Oscar noms this year
- Boys basketball notes: Ryan Johnson, who has grown six inches since his freshman year, offers sixth sense off the bench for Oswego East.
- Hyde Park business owner, educational nonprofit CEO enters crowded field to replace Bobby Rush
- Editorial: The feds should approve the Spirit-Frontier airline merger. Caveat emptor, nonetheless
- CEO del Barca renuncia en medio de negociación con Spotify
- Snow piles across the North Shore a reminder of the recent storm that led to shut downs and closures
- Suspect armed with knives charged with felonies after holding 80-year-old Lincolnwood woman hostage in home invasion, barricade situation
- Estas son las sorpresas en los Oscar
- The Jacksons return to hometown of Gary for Feb. 18 Hard Rock show
- Justice Department announces $3.6B crypto seizure, 2 arrests
- Judge orders Fox Lake to produce documents in Melodie Gliniewicz case; chides attorneys for turning courtroom into a ‘battling arena’
- Protestas COVID bloquean tránsito comercial Canadá-EEUU
- Police: Man accused of threatening Morton Grove store clerk over lottery tickets
- My conclusion to ‘Johns Hopkins study’ about ineffectiveness of lockdowns: It’s as scientific as a Joe Rogan rant
- Hospitals begin to limp out of the latest COVID-19 surge
- Tome ‘Wilmette at 150’ pays homage to the village’s sesquicentennial, tells stories of ‘regular people’ who lived there over the years
- Al menos 14 muertos por deslizamiento de tierra en Colombia
- Hinsdale native writes a book about building his own home, just like his father
- Palmeiras, primer finalista del Mundial de Clubes
- Parents urge U-46 board to lift mandate or make masks optional for school children
- Richards High School teachers set aside a day to make a diverse student population ‘feel safe and welcome’
- Finlandia usa máscaras en duelo de hockey ante Rusia
- Para Snoop Dogg, el Super Bowl es un ‘sueño hecho realidad’
- Gary teachers speak out against ‘detrimental’ education bills during action day at statehouse
- Hobart man charged with shooting at police during chase
- UCLA llega a acuerdo millonario en caso de abusos sexuales
- Alvin Kamara arrest report says the New Orleans Saints star repeatedly punched a man at a Las Vegas nightclub while 3 associates stomped on him
- Ford’s Chicago plant shut down this week as semiconductor shortage enters its 2nd year
- Penélope Cruz considera ‘un milagro’ su nominación al Oscar junto a Javier Bardem
- Folk singer John McCutcheon brings 3 albums worth of new work to Hinsdale show
- New Philharmonic pays tribute to John Williams and other masters of movie music in concert
- Evanston schools to continue to require masks be worn, ‘to limit disruption and to keep our school communities safe’
- El Servicio Secreto sacó de un evento al esposo de vicepresidenta Kamala Harris
- School mask mandate protests
- Mitch McConnell rebukes RNC, calls Jan. 6 ‘violent insurrection’
- LTHS paraeducator’s union contemplates a walkout over contract negotiations
- Questions about use of funds debated as Lake Council OKs $79M for two projects
- Criticism mounts against Indiana transgender athlete ban
- Plans for Waukegan’s temporary casino to be unveiled later this month; law firm hired to negotiate related real estate issues
- Letters: 92-year-old mother appalled by Republicans’ stance on Jan. 6 and censure of Cheney and Kinzinger
- Olympic hockey players have ties to Geneva-based Chicago Steel
- Fannie Mae to pay $53 million in settlement of federal court case; could boost homebuyers, owners in distressed communities of color
- Holanda nombra encargada para temas #MeToo
- Ayo Dosunmu is in concussion protocol as the Chicago Bulls are forced to deal with more injuries at point guard
- Southtowners: A roundup of awards and honors for area residents
- Neil Young pide a los trabajadores de Spotify que ‘salgan de ahí’
- Costa Rica: comicios borran del mapa político al oficialismo
- School board’s tie vote upholds mask requirements in Park Ridge-Niles District 64 after fiery meeting
- Police say woman on her phone when her vehicle struck, killed 4-year-old girl in Harvey
- After their refusal to leave lobby of the federal courts building while protesting ex-cop Jason Van Dyke’s release, the ‘Laquan Nine’ face fines
- Lawyers spar over use of recordings in Ald. Edward Burke corruption probe as case inches closer to trial
- Former trustee blasts Carpentersville after meeting livestreaming stops
- Sheldon H. Jacobson: Health insurance, not health care, needs reform
- Mixed reaction from Hinsdale-Clarendon Hills D-181 community after downstate court order impacts district protocol: ‘It’s a matter of public health’
- Traffic noise study suggests sound barrier along 248th Ave. in Naperville
- Una pregunta que encendió la polémica: ¿Debería una calle de Boyle Heights llamarse ‘Vicente Fernández’?
- Column: GOP’s ‘legitimate’ riot gaffe shows Liz Cheney’s ‘willing hostages’ label got it right
- Matteson man stole IDs to file nearly 300 bogus unemployment insurance claims, indictment says
- Two aldermen suggest Waukegan police chief was forced to retire; ‘There is nothing voluntary about this at all’
- Iowa apologizes to a Wisconsin wrestler who says a fan targeted him with a racial slur
- Mikala Stokes: The 1893 World’s Fair excluded Black people and their history. Lessons from this omission persist.
- Teachers, parents asking why Lincolnwood schools made masks ‘recommended’, not ‘required,’ in contrast to rest of area
- St. Charles library reopens for in-person visits following closure due to threats over mask policy
- Gerald Williams, a former Yankee and best friend of Derek Jeter, dies at 55
- Pets of the week
- Skokie approves Carvana 14-story glass tower near forest preserve over concerns about risks to birds
- Naperville to get first look at concepts for affordable senior, disability housing at Route 59, 103rd St.
- Ald. Patrick Daley Thompson falsely claimed bank funds as mortgage loan, feds say; defense counters he was simply ‘frazzled’
- Is it too late to order a flower arrangement online for Valentine’s Day?
- Defensive line coach Travis Smith is the latest addition to Matt Eberflus’ Chicago Bears staff
- Suspected ‘ringleader’ of smash-and-grab crew charged in multiple burglaries downtown and Northwest Side, top cop says
- School mask ruling roils Illinois districts for a second day, prompting more protests as state’s appeal remains pending
- Amazing Gracen: Gehrke goes back to being a ‘super sub’ as healthy Lincoln-Way Central clinches share of SouthWest Suburban Red title
- Guard a star player? Battle the best? Illinois football recruit TJ Griffin Jr. gives his all for Stagg: ‘At the end of the day, this is who I am.’
- Brooke Lindesmith ‘a big reason’ Crown Point gets past Merrillville for its fourth straight sectional title
- ‘Hard to take him off the court’: John Graham’s rebounding and defense give Libertyville an edge
- Jimmy Rasmussen plays defense for Geneva. Everybody knows it. But St. Charles East sees the other side: ‘I’ve always thought of myself as a scorer.’