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- Oswego East’s Josh Polubinski was looking for a slider against Oswego. He got it. And then? ‘I knew it was gone.’
- Daily horoscope for May 12, 2023
- Ask Amy: Rekindled relationship is getting serious, but there’s no passion
- Editorial: The slaying of Chicago police Officer Aréanah Preston is getting far too little attention
- Guarderías de Illinois luchan por reducir el plomo descubierto a través de pruebas de agua obligatorias
- Hyde Park Summer Fest will be back, with Chicago’s hip hop scene taking center stage
- Column: Mrs. Carol Brady and me, the untold story — How ‘America’s mom’ became a small but significant part of my life
- Illinois day cares struggle to reduce lead discovered through mandatory water testing
- Kam Buckner: Candidate Lightfoot and Mayor Lightfoot were on opposite ends of many fights
- Letters: We need stricter gun control to stop the bloodshed
- NASCAR is up against declining ratings and competition from Formula 1. Will a street race in Chicago revitalize it?
- Hemp-based cannabis overdoses at Chicago high school — linked to neighborhood smoke shop — prompt calls for strict state regulation
- 12 things to do around Chicago for Mother’s Day weekend
- Bob Goodlatte: Boneheaded lawsuits — like the one against Buffalo Wild Wings — prove reform is still needed
- An immigrant service center that opened in January is already making an impact in and around Gage Park
- Column: For Mother’s Day, a critic, his mother and a screenful of memories
- Chicago Bears 2023 schedule: Here’s who they’ll play — and our predictions for each game
- Toxic traces: Read the investigation on lead in water at Illinois schools and daycares
- Miguel Amaya gives the Chicago Cubs a glimpse of their future at catcher: ‘He has the talent to do whatever he wants to do’
- Daywatch: Hemp-based cannabis overdoses prompt concern
- How we reported on lead in water at Illinois schools and day cares
- Junior catcher Grace Babich is a constant for Benet’s young pitchers. So are her throws to nab base runners.
- Donald Trump’s sexual assault verdict marks a rare moment of accountability. And women are noticing
- Kansas City declares itself a LGBTQ+ sanctuary city
- McDonald’s found liable for girl’s burns from chicken nuggets. Next up: Jury to determine how much company will pay
- New York City starts busing migrants to suburban counties amid opposition
- Bobby Narang’s softball rankings and player of the week for Lake County
- 10 highlights from the NFL’s 18-week, 272-game regular-season schedule
- Lake County Board awards some employees $1,200 payout for in-person pandemic work; ‘You are all heroes’
- Letters to the Editor: Let’s work together rather than attacking new mayor; Wehrli couldn’t have known of change in White’s tax status; LWV urges council to change board appointment process
- Letters to the Editor: Kids returning the ballfields great for them — and adults
- IDEM to hold public meeting after outcry over lime plant permit renewal
- This Week in Naperville
- Kentucky Derby champion Mage will run in Preakness Stakes
- Waukegan police hope to build bonds by taking kids’ toys on patrol; ‘It humanizes us a little bit in the community’
- Crown Point wraps up $1M Sportsplex improvement project
- Hanover Central’s Cyd Drousias and Andrean’s Sadie Drousias meet. One time only. Who gets bragging rights?
- Chicago forecast: Rain and chance of thunderstorms Friday
- Around the Southland: Bremen student raises $2K for diabetes group, MPA coach in hall of fame, and more
- Some districts will continue meeting with teacher unions after lawmakers remove mandate
- Batavia Farmers Market puts emphasis on vendor produced items: ‘We’re a maker’s market’
- See what baby names were the most popular in 2022
- Church briefs
- Zion police ask for public’s help to combat gun violence; ‘We can only keep the community as safe as its citizens allow us to’
- Naperville Police Arrests
- Freshman Hayden Sujack and junior Samantha Gaca team up to lift St. Charles East past North. ‘It’s one of those things.’
- Elon Musk names Linda Yaccarino as new Twitter CEO, says she’ll focus on ‘business operations’
- Column: E. Jean Carroll ruling sets progress into motion. That’s just as important as what it means for Trump.
- Lake County’s congressional reps look to make services more accessible; ‘(That) ensures that Illinois families have someone nearby fighting for them’
- ‘Air’ screenwriter Alex Convery: ‘By the end, you’re almost rooting against Nike’
- ‘Air’ review: Damon and Affleck team up for the story of Nike’s pursuit of Michael Jordan
- Review: In ‘Antonio’s Song’ at Goodman Theatre, the arts become a roadmap for a life
- Lake County’s first African American settler honored through Gurnee plaque; ‘It felt really good to bring the history to life’
- Supreme Court backs California law for more space for pigs. Producers predict pricier pork, bacon.
- Coroner says blunt force injury killed worker at Amazon warehouse in Indiana
- Advice? Claire Schuyler gets plenty. Antioch’s freshman shortstop could offer it too. ‘She’s just very focused.’
- 2 sentenced for roles in shootings after 2022 Milwaukee Bucks game that left 17 people wounded
- Responding to 2022 heat deaths in Rogers Park, legislators send governor bill requiring AC at state-funded affordable housing
- Home delivery services help keep libraries part of the community
- United pilots picket at O’Hare and other airports as airline unions press for higher pay
- Naperville Park Board thanks Todd for 18 years’ service as three commissioners sworn in for 4-year terms
- Chicago Bears are favorites in 6 games and a short underdog in another 6: ‘They’re going to have a better season than last year’
- Study of marathoners dispels myth that long-distance running leads to hip and knee arthritis
- Gabby Hedden wanted her first varsity season at Benet to come sooner. In a way, it’s just in time.
- Waukegan summer programs to focus on outside activities, nutrition, public service and fun
- Naperville News Digest: Park district to do parking and trails maintenance projects; Fun and Food Truck event planned for Whalon Lake; Payton named Will County Animal Control administrator
- Review: ‘Muti, Montgomery & Rachmaninov 2’ at CSO is a program to make believers of skeptics
- Afternoon Briefing: Bill sent to Pritzker requiring AC at state-funded affordable housing
- Incoming City Hall chief of staff was suspended for role in free parking ‘scheme’ by United Center
- New study shows unemployment rates for Black youth have not recovered since the pandemic
- Fire displaces three residents from Aurora home
- Former prosecutors plead not guilty to alleged wrongdoing in wrongful conviction related to former CPD Cmdr. Jon Burge
- Hodding Carter III, State Department spokesman during Iran hostage crisis, dies at 88
- Benet’s John Weidenbach points way to his future: send film, get Michigan talking. ‘Could this actually happen?’
- Mayor Lori Lightfoot’s administration fought release of records involving allegations against top fire official
- Marine veteran who fatally choked NYC subway rider Jordan Neely freed pending trial
- University Park mayor cancels special meeting as new trustees sworn in early
- Novel approach brings free books to Glen Park Academy kids
- Column: Aurora restaurant owner works to keep legacy growing of her partner who died of COVID-19
- Darien Police Blotter: Two drivers charged with driving while license suspended
- Norman Perman, brought modernist graphic design to corporate world, dies
- Columbia College Chicago awards honorary degree to Tribune theater critic Chris Jones
- Border appears calm after pandemic asylum restrictions lifted
- Clarendon Hills police blotter: Chicago man charged with speeding and driving while license suspended
- 24/7 emergency care hospital for pets to open on Route 59, near 95th Street, in Naperville
- Oak Brook police blotter: Chicago resident charged with retail theft at Macy’s in Oakbrook Center
- Robot salad making: Customers can watch machine make meals at Naperville’s new Sweetgreen restaurant
- Clarendon Hills Park District to survey residents about improvements and additions to Lions Park Pool
- Aurora City Council approves loan for proposed new VNA Health Care space at old Copley Hospital site
- Jonas Brothers release new album ahead of upcoming tour
- Indiana prosecutors file charges in baby found dead in retention pond; manner of death was ‘undetermined’
- ‘NO TRUCKS’: More than 500 residents attend testy Deerfield Plan Commission hearing on industrial business park proposal for Baxter site
- La Grange blotter: Two bicycles reported stolen from a garage on La Grange Road
- Corrections and clarifications
- Ask the Builder: Lithium batteries are all around you — and they can catch fire
- Mayo Clinic Q&A: 5 ways to get better sleep
- Western Springs police blotter: Scooter reported stolen from a bike rack at Burlington and Grand avenues
- Homicide of 16-year-old in Glenwood, shooting death of Dolton man investigated
- Primary election results certified in Porter County
- Elgin council OKs another gas station to sell alcohol but questions arise over the lack of guidelines
- Gary arrest linked to deadly Los Angeles shootings
- ‘Do the Write Thing:’ Middle schoolers write about violence in their communities
- Pearl reelected as Park Ridge-Niles D64 Board president; new members nix yearly elections
- Former Trump prosecutor mostly mum before Congress on details of hush-money investigation
- Potempa: Don Knotts’ daughter Karen has better recipe than Aunt Bee’s
- Elmhurst Blotter: Menu sign stolen from drive-in area of Nana’s Hot Dogs
- Party chairs: Low primary turnout reflects voter disengagement
- West Calumet cleanup to start in July; E.C. eyes site for logistics center in 2024
- Mothers’ deaths pulled cousins Branden Wesby and Myles Tolliver together. For the rival track coaches, that hasn’t changed.
- Illinois legislators take another stab at Bears’ Arlington Heights stadium legislation with just a week to go in session
- A treehouse for all
- Un centro de servicios para inmigrantes que abrió en enero ya impacta en Gage Park y alrededores
- As she exits office, Mayor Lori Lightfoot signs string of executive orders
- As Illinois explores psilocybin bill, Evanston blocks local proposal
- Mothers who lost children to gun violence band together for support this Mother’s Day
- Chicago White Sox reinstate Yoán Moncada from the injured list. ‘I’m expecting the same guy back,’ says manager Pedro Grifol.
- Groupon issues ‘going concern’ warning as Chicago-based online marketplace terminates River North HQ lease
- Business briefs
- Baseball and softball scores and highlights for Northwest Indiana
- Baseball, softball and girls soccer scores for the Southland, Aurora, Elgin, Naperville and Lake County
- Evan Bohr bears down on mound, at plate as Aurora Central Catholic holds off Aurora Christian. ‘It was awesome.’