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- Photos: Vegandale at Grant Park
- Daily horoscope for June 16, 2023
- Ask Amy: Everyone knows he’s not her biological father, except her
- RP Boo mixes fresh tracks, classics and reworked staples in ‘Legacy Volume 2’
- The I-55 dust storm crash took lives, shattered families. Here are some of their stories.
- Cook County chief judge: Judges must balance efficiency with respect for a defendant’s right to a fair trial
- Editorial: Too much is at stake in Trump case for Judge Cannon to preside. She should recuse.
- Elizabeth Shackelford: Uganda’s anti-LGBTQ law should draw attention to a bigger problem for the US
- Letters: NASCAR takeover of Grant Park and downtown streets shows power of almighty dollar
- Deadly I-55 dust storm: The ‘hellish’ minutes scores of drivers spent battling a 200-foot wall of farm soil
- 12 things to do around Chicago for Juneteenth weekend
- With doodles as her signature, a Chicago pediatric surgeon makes surgery and casts a little less scary
- Ask the Builder: Refinishing hardwood floors is hard work
- Mayo Clinic Q&A: What to know about breathing issues due to wildfires and smoke
- ‘A different feel’: Why the Chicago Bears defense is confident last season’s struggles are a thing of the past
- Daywatch: Battling a 200-foot wall of farm soil on I-55
- Bus full of seniors heading to a casino in Canada collides with truck, killing 15 people
- Why ‘Playoff Jimmy’ Butler adds more pressure for the Chicago Bulls to find success with Zach LaVine
- Russian ransomware gang breaches Energy Department and other federal agencies
- 4 homers — and a 4-run lead — not enough for Chicago White Sox in a 5-4 loss in 11 innings to Los Angeles Dodgers
- Tornado devastates Texas Panhandle town, killing 3 and injuring dozens
- Border agency reassigns chief medical officer after custody death of 8-year-old girl
- This Week in Naperville
- Teens with severe obesity are turning to surgery and new weight loss drugs, despite controversy
- Live Nation and SeatGeek say you’ll see true costs up front as Biden pushes to end hidden junk fees
- Column: How training for a marathon is teaching me (hopefully) to rest
- Column: Coach Jim Scott a true legend at Aurora University
- Cyclist dies from injuries after crash on descent during the Tour de Suisse
- Letters to the Editor: Awake Americans pushing anti-diversity, inclusion agenda; plans to laud Moms for America at board meeting appalling
- Introducing the 2023 Naperville Sun Softball All-Area Team
- Southtown letters: Will County’s wrong move on resolutions; Dolton accountability
- NBA suspends Memphis Grizzlies star Ja Morant 25 games for ‘conduct detrimental to the league’
- After George Floyd’s killing, DOJ probe finds Minneapolis police show pattern of violating rights
- Conor McGregor statement dismisses sexual assault allegation as ‘shakedown’
- Cops warn of man who exposed himself to a child Thursday at Maggie Daley Park
- ‘Fierce competitor’ Bella Najera of St. Charles North is 2023 Beacon-News/Courier-News Girls Soccer Player of the Year
- Introducing the 2023 Beacon-News/Courier-News Girls Soccer All-Area Team
- Column: Claire Austin, a star player at Marist and St. Xavier, settles in as St. Laurence’s coach. ‘I’m ready for it.’
- Introducing the 2023 Daily Southtown Girls Soccer All-Area Team
- Around the Southland: Comedy raises cash, Summerfest in Dolton helps unhoused people, and more
- Openlands Lakeshore Preserve in Highland Park may soon reopen; ‘I look forward to walking on the trails again’
- Austrian court restarts US extradition proceedings for Ukrainian businessman
- 2 arrested after fleeing state police on DuSable Lake Shore Drive, crashing on I-55
- In rare 3-3 decision, Iowa Supreme Court declines to reinstate law largely banning abortion
- Wisconsin Republicans vote to end funding for child care program
- Goals galore for Lockport’s Bella Diorio, the 2023 Daily Southtown Girls Soccer Player of the Year. ‘I’m grateful.’
- Introducing the 2023 News-Sun Girls Soccer All-Area Team
- Heather Mack pleads guilty in Chicago murder conspiracy case stemming from mother’s 2014 slaying in Bali
- UPS workers vote to authorize strike
- Letter: Balance needed in document handling issue
- Michael Jordan selling his majority ownership stake in the Charlotte Hornets
- North Chicago Resource Fair brings services, and some surprise cash, to residents; ‘We’re meeting people where they are’
- Gregg Berhalter back as US men’s national team coach after feud and domestic-violence investigation
- Chicago boy drowns off Portage Lakefront beach
- Federal appeals court keeps former Portage Mayor James Snyder’s two convictions in place
- Charlotte Chelich, the 2023 Naperville Sun Softball Player of the Year, is rare 2-way star for Naperville North
- Schererville receives $8.4 million grant to build railroad overpass on Kennedy Avenue
- Friday forecast: Swimmers, pedestrians warned to stay away from beaches; temperatures in mid-60s
- Des Plaines police release bodycam footage of ax-brandishing man who was fatally shot in May
- Man could get 30 years in Calumet Township trailer park beating death
- Juneteenth Food Distribution event in Aurora provides meals to 1,000 families
- Judge wants reckless conduct trial of Robert Crimo Jr., father of accused Highland Park shooter, in October or November
- Ellie Rebmann, the 2023 News-Sun Girls Soccer Player of the Year, makes immediate impact for Libertyville
- Daniel Ellsberg, who leaked the Pentagon Papers, dies at 92
- Former State Senator shares the ins and outs of taxes, municipal budgets
- Afternoon Briefing: Heather Mack pleads guilty in murder conspiracy case
- Fire destroys large detached garage in Aurora
- Decent: Growing up near London’s Wembley Stadium offers glimpse into what Bears could bring to Naperville
- Chicago Bears begin demolishing grandstand exterior at Arlington Park with stadium issue still up in the air
- Church briefs
- CPD sergeant’s firing ‘only a small piece’ of justice, Anjanette Young says
- Author Scott Turow to speak at St. Charles Public Library Foundation’s Books and Brunch event
- Community news
- Column: Farewell, Southland. I did my best to show citizens how to hold elected officials accountable.
- Elgin News Digest: Unite U-46 update session set for Tuesday night; East Dundee, South Elgin holding cruise nights this week; two Carpentersville cops receive state Medals of Honor
- Naperville News Digest: New Tall Grass Lakes playground to be dedicated June 27; tickets being sold for annual Knox Garden Walk; DuPage County Board allocates $500,000 to food pantries
- A tradition for many, PrairieFest in Oswego ‘a real community event’
- Court upholds Blue Island’s revocation of Raven’s Place, The Vault business licenses
- Blue Island Juneteenth even brings health resources to community
- Man gets 79 years for killing woman over $10 drug debt
- Former Orland Park manager loses defamation lawsuit against Mayor Keith Pekau
- In response to Highland Park mass shooting, Gov. J.B. Pritzker signs bill allowing police to use drones at parades and other public events
- Greek coast guard defends actions as more than 500 migrants heading for Europe feared dead in wreck
- Naperville man’s guns seized when he fails to turn them in after FOID card revoked, police say
- Judge acquits Chicago cop accused of wrestling teen to ground in Park Ridge on all three counts
- Illinois man charged with involvement in Jan. 6 U.S. Capitol breach
- Federal judge blocks much of Indiana’s ban on gender-affirming care for trans youth
- House fire near Gartner Road and Washington Street causes $1M in damage, Naperville officials say
- Column: Love of baseball helps Fox Valley father and son cope through tragedy and medical challenges
- Glencoe’s Will Labowitz delivers just the right shoe via bar mitzvah service project
- American arrested for pushing 2 US tourists into ravine at German castle, leaving one woman dead
- Report on Hickory Ridge apartments in Merrillville: ‘It is not a question of if a fire happens, it is when’
- From the Farm: Father’s Day celebration includes garden nod to cabbage
- Fox News producer out after onscreen message calling President Biden a ‘wannabe dictator’
- Authorities determine rocket found in Antioch yard was ‘live and active’
- Zach Remillard, in the Chicago White Sox system since 2016, gets his big-league call-up: ‘Always been a dream of mine’
- Aurora looks at increasing water, sewer rates
- Two homicides reported in Calumet City, Markham man dies from gunshot wound
- Waukegan Township Men’s Roundtable panelists focus on mentorship; ‘A mentor in their lives gives them reassurance and confidence’
- Pittsburgh synagogue gunman found guilty on all counts in deadliest attack on Jewish people in US history
- With costs soaring, Gov. J.B. Pritzker to close enrollment for many in insurance program for immigrants
- Haake: Trump’s lawyers to the rescue — ours, not his
- Soil samples to be taken at Elder, Centennial beaches for beach rebuild project
- Tanner Post ends his freshman season on top as Illiana Christian returns there in 2A: ‘I knew we could do it’
- Who will replace Kim Foxx? Only one potential candidate appears at Cook County Democrats’ pre-slating despite wide-open race
- Colorado football coach Deion Sanders might need to have his left foot amputated because of circulation issues
- Column: Chicago Cubs need to ensure Kyle Hendricks never wears another team’s jersey
- Peace Rally and Stop the Violence March
- Rickie Fowler’s wild ride gives him a 1-shot lead heading into the weekend at the US Open