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2024 > February > 21
- Ask Amy: Is it too late to expect and want something more?
- Today in History: Rev. Billy Graham, influential evangelist and friend to presidents, dies
- Jill Biden announces $100 million for ‘life-changing’ research and development into women’s health
- Biden is boosting cybersecurity at US ports, where online attacks can be more ravaging than storms
- Daily Horoscope for February 21, 2024
- Letters: Politicians caught with their hands in the cookie jar is business as usual
- In the footsteps of Studs Terkel, Mark Larson gives us his own ‘Working’
- Kyle Bibby: 5 years later, Anjanette Young’s story challenges Chicago’s culture of police violence
- ‘Much more than a glass of beer’: Turner Häus turning the tide for Chicago’s Black brewers
- Anjanette Young: Chicago won’t resolve police violence-related trauma with money
- World travelers crave more connections to Indigenous cultures
- ‘All hell was breaking loose’: Mystery deepens in case of Highland Park man accused of $400 million crypto hack on FTX
- Clarence Page: Fani Willis and the court of public opinion
- Editorial: Larecia Tucker has our endorsement for Cook County Board of Review
- Orland Park advances plans for indoor police firing range, training center
- ‘Patrick and the Whale’ review: Moby flick, courtesy of PBS’s ‘Nature’
- The Punisher’s skull logo turns up in all the wrong places — what its creator thinks about it now
- Chicago basketball report: Bulls’ Torrey Craig sprains right knee — and the Sky face final free-agent hurdle with Rebekah Gardner
- Chicago Bears Q&A: What to make of Kevin Warren’s comments on Justin Fields? Will Ryan Poles be in the market for a veteran QB?
- Column: Basketball should be basketball. Sure, there are differences, but the game is the game, right?
- Benet’s Aria Mazza is new to this. Beating teams like Bolingbrook in sectionals, that is. ‘I loved it.’
- Chicago ABBA tribute Dancing Queen comes to Western Springs
- Daywatch: The heist ripped from the pages of a cyber-security pulp thriller
- Student Theatre’s ‘Good Kids’ tackles sexual assault
- Hannah Laub commits to Army. ‘This just set me up for life.’ Then she sets Waubonsie Valley up to win.
- Your new go-to quiche recipe
- 5 airport innovations coming in 2024, from facial recognition to prebooked security time slots
- Woman in good condition after falling several feet from CTA train, cops say
- How the 12-team College Football Playoff will work
- Caitlin Clark is chasing more scoring records. Here is what to watch for from the Iowa star.
- Chicago Botanic Garden Orchid Show has circus theme
- Man critically wounded Tuesday night in shooting on South Side
- First was Rosie. Then MK. Mosey Drevline follows her sisters at Grayslake Central and wins too. ‘So cool.’
- Michael Osipoff’s boys basketball rankings and player of the week for Northwest Indiana
- Starbucks baristas file fair workweek complaints against coffee giant
- Wednesday forecast: Temperatures reach over 60 degrees, showers expected overnight
- For great space heating, try the best Mr. Heater products
- 10 tips for dealing with snow in your yard and driveway
- For great space heating, try the best Mr. Heater products
- For great space heating, try the best Mr. Heater products
- 10 tips for dealing with snow in your yard and driveway
- 10 tips for dealing with snow in your yard and driveway
- Cam Webster feels good to be on solid footing. Breaking a Kankakee Valley record makes him feel even better.
- Former Ravinia Festival Association employee pleads guilty to stealing from employer; ordered to pay $230K in restitution
- Chicago’s 2024 primary election: How to vote early, get a mail-in ballot or find a polling place on March 19
- Illinois primary election 2024: How and where to vote in the Chicago suburbs
- Chicago alderman accuses colleague of ‘unprovoked assault’
- Needing help, Batavia’s Hallie Crane practices with Colorado State-bound Brooke Carlson. ‘It just fueled me.’
- Column: Sheriff’s Office bailing on Lake County’s planned central 911 dispatch center
- FOP seeks extension of moratorium on moving CPD disciplinary cases through Police Board
- Portage council passes new trash pickup ordinance
- ‘Dune: Part Two’ review: Sand-filled vision of Arrakis continues to work on a massive scale
- Evergreen Park educator among 15 named to state’s Teacher of the Year cohort
- Lockport District 205 Board appoints new member, hires East Campus principal
- Naperville Police Arrests
- In a switch, Keira McCann makes key 3-pointer as Geneva turns tables on St. Charles North. ‘It felt great.’
- Park Forest teen dead after Tuesday night crash into telephone pole
- Kenilworth insurance agency owner federally charged in scam
- Gov. J.B. Pritzker’s budget includes almost $900 million in tax hikes — but a break on groceries
- Ex-McCook police chief gets 27 months in prison for extorting business owners with former mayor
- Oswego OKs new regulations on video gambling
- Ann Lightfoot, mother of former Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot, dies
- Michael Jordan expected to make rare appearance at United Center for Chris Chelios’ jersey retirement
- Trial of alleged Highland Park parade shooter set for 2025
- Portage plans annexation do-over because of procedural issue
- Boeing ousts head of 737 jetliner program weeks after panel blowout on a flight over Oregon
- Williams Street Rep returns to live shows with ‘Native Gardens’
- Lottery sets ballot positions in Lake County primary
- Hammond man faces 28 years in plea deal for girlfriend’s death
- This big, young lefty is ‘front and center’ in SF Giants’ bullpen competition
- Afternoon Briefing: Starbucks baristas file fair workweek complaints
- Court records: Hammond man charged with child molestation
- ‘Drive-Away Dolls’ review: Lesbians on a tear, chased by criminals and partying like it’s 1999
- Waukegan mayor blasts challenger for skipping meeting to search for burglars; ‘I’m disturbed (he) … has chosen to prowl around the city’
- Barrington man charged with attempted murder in alleged domestic violence incident
- Alabama hospital puts pause on IVF in wake of ruling saying frozen embryos are children
- Merrillville woman gets three year term in husband’s death
- Ventra crash during Metra ticketing change was vendor issue: ‘It’s embarrassing’
- Dodgers’ Shohei Ohtani ‘feeling good’ as rehab progresses
- Trump faces warning signs that his fundraising prowess may have limits in 2024 campaign
- Georgia takes on deepfake frontier of election subversion
- Former Silver Cross CEO Ruth Colby’s family files wrongful death lawsuit against University of Chicago Hospitals
- Community members call on Naperville City Council to pass a cease-fire resolution in Gaza
- 2 teens charged with murder in deadly shooting near Senn High School
- Black mayors discuss ensuring equity in labor projects, encouraging trades in youth
- Aurora closer to tearing down former YMCA building
- Chicago dollar stores to face new restrictions following council vote
- A pitch to the face nearly ended Nick Podkul’s career. Here’s how the Phillies minor leaguer found his way back.
- Aurora looks to expand police crisis counselor program
- Waukegan celebration uses performance to teach Black history; ‘It was so uplifting’
- Tiger Woods’ son is taking his first step toward trying to play on the PGA Tour
- Metra CEO pay hiked to more than $325,000
- Southtowners: Oak Lawn’s Jason Rhodes picks up 200th coaching win, and more
- Naperville News Digest: Naperville-area students finalists for Presidential Scholar awards; park district spring program guide to be posted Feb. 28
- Porter County sergeant honored for 48 years with the county
- Apprenticeship program improves skills of Lake County youth-service leaders; ‘They will build leadership skills’
- LA-bound United flight makes emergency landing at O’Hare following bathroom bomb threat message
- Metra set to buy its first battery-powered trains for use during off-peak times
- United Airlines says after a ‘detailed safety analysis’ it will restart flights to Israel in March
- Orioles prospect Kyle Stowers hoping to bounce back from ‘most challenging year of my career’
- Hobart hit-and-run suspect caught in Puerto Rico
- A healthier Andrew Benintendi is looking for redemption in his second season with the Chicago White Sox
- Toyota recalls 280,000 pickups and SUVs because transmissions can deliver power even when in neutral
- Democratic PAC loses appeal of massive fines for not timely reporting campaign spending
- Down to Business: GNC store owner says he sees the human body like a machine — what you put in is what you’ll get out
- Silent brain changes precede Alzheimer’s. Researchers have new clues about which come first
- FDA warns against smartwatches and rings that claim to measure blood sugar without needles
- Red Sox manager Alex Cora full of praise for new catcher, a hard-hitting prospect and pitchers — including Lucas Giolito
- Solved: Why Justin Fields says he unfollowed the Chicago Bears on Instagram
- Balanced on beam: Sandburg’s Reagann Chausse takes third in state for District 230 co-op. ‘Whatever works.’
- Biden cancels $1.2 billion in student loan debt for 150,000 borrowers
- South Shore high-rise blaze sends 7 to local hospitals, including baby in critical condition: fire officials
- Shota Imanaga gets the better of countryman Seiya Suzuki at Chicago Cubs camp — and Craig Counsell is staying open-minded on DH
- Argument leads to stabbing at Starbucks near Art Institute of Chicago, police say
- White House weighing executive actions on the border — with immigration powers used by Trump
- Oswego gymnasts Ava Sullivan and Sam Phillip show off growth in repeat state performance. ‘Let us be our best.’
- Mayor Brandon Johnson pushes plan to borrow $1.25 billion for housing, development and climate goals
- No. 12 Illinois upset 90-89 by Penn State as Zach Hicks makes 3 free throws with 3 seconds left
- Despite mayoral opposition, East Dundee trustees say they want a downtown parking deck with retail space
- Photos: Philadelphia Flyers 3, Chicago Blackhawks 1
- Black and white and adored all over. China pledges pair of pandas for San Diego Zoo
- Conflict prevents election board from hearing complaint
- Basketball and local scores for the Southland, Aurora, Elgin, Naperville and Lake County
- Tyler Kolek has school-record 18 assists to help No. 7 Marquette men’s basketball rout DePaul, 105-71
- New York AG says she’ll seize Donald Trump’s property if he can’t pay $454 million civil fraud debt
- When Lemont looks for instant offense, reserve Matas Gaidukevicius perks up considerably. ‘I’m ready to go.’
- Negligence or scapegoating? Trial of ‘Rust’ armorer begins in fatal shooting by Alec Baldwin
- 6 takeaways from the Chicago Blackhawks’ 3-1 loss to the Philadelphia Flyers: ‘You can only say so many times that you’re close’
- Switching from starter to sixth man, Domas Narcevicius finds another level for Stagg. ‘He’s such a team player.’