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- Daily Horoscope for April 16, 2024
- Ex-etiquette: Stepsiblings sharing a bedroom leads to inappropriate moment
- The Kitchn: My mom’s clever trick will forever change the way you eat banana bread
- Ask Amy: Mother-daughter dynamic raises concerns
- Today in History: Michael Jordan plays last NBA game with the Washington Wizards
- Letters: Editorial on NPR bias casually ignores the dangers of fascism
- After son’s suicide, Lincoln Park couple push measure for greater scrutiny of social media use
- Leave Chicago’s winter blues behind and think cherry blossom pink with Japanese snacks and drinks
- Hinsdale 6-bedroom home with Brazilian Cherry hardwood floors: $3M
- A South Side place to hear stories from ‘authentic Chicago voices,’ that’s The Frunchroom
- Sen. Dan McConchie: Illinois Senate should reject Gov. J.B. Pritzker’s ICC appointments
- Editorial: COPA leader needs to better build public confidence in Dexter Reed police investigation
- Review: ‘A Year with Frog and Toad’ is a sweet musical about a pair of amphibian besties
- Deli chatter: Zeitlin’s and Kaufman’s owners discuss Passover Seder menus and brisket
- Suzanne Vega is forever going beyond time and space
- ‘It really motivated me’: Trip to the Negro Leagues Baseball Museum inspires Chicago White Sox and ACE players
- Daywatch: A South Side place to hear stories from ‘authentic Chicago voices’
- Biden administration announces new partnership with 50 countries to stifle future pandemics
- What to know about the prison sentence for ‘Rust’ movie armorer in a fatal shooting by Alec Baldwin
- Naperville Central’s Lauren Thorne is back after her ACL injury. She’s not 100%. But she still gives that much.
- Indiana limits abortion data for privacy under near-total ban, but some GOP candidates push back
- New migrants are getting work permits. But other immigrants who are here illegally want them, too.
- Nico Hoerner’s heads up baserunning and clutch hit help Chicago Cubs pull out 3-2 win in 11 innings
- Father-son baseball play-by-play broadcasters Chip and Chris Caray cherish reunion in Oakland
- WNBA draft picks make a fashionable splash: ‘There’s never been a bigger spotlight on women’s basketball’
- It’s more of the same for Marian Catholic’s James Bullock Jr. Except for one big thing. ‘I’m getting close.’
- Pitchers, beware. Grayslake Central’s Jordon Dumas is hitting with confidence. ‘I’m just hard to get out.’
- Jeff Vorva’s Daily Southtown boys volleyball rankings and player of the week
- World Business Chicago names new CEO
- Things to do April 18-24 in Pioneer Press and Doings suburbs
- Bestselling electric razors that Amazon shoppers loved
- Get organized for a day in the sun with the best beach bags
- Line drives and hard-hit singles. It’s Andrew’s Jacob Miller from cleanup spot. ‘I love being able to do that.’
- Vietnam veteran from Clarendon Hills says Honor Flight was a memory of a lifetime
- When South Dakota State commit Emily Siurek pitches, Munster ‘can take a deep breath.’ She takes one too.
- Ammonia spill injures one person, forces evacuation of Ramsay’s Kitchen in downtown Naperville
- Freshman Layla Peters eases Marist’s worried mind about first base. And hitting too. ‘Now that feels good.’
- Koalas are coming to Brookfield Zoo for the first time
- Stories of WWII skiing soldiers come alive at Park Ridge exhibit
- Lockport High School officials look to bonding authority after failed $85 million referendum
- Leading off, Illinois State recruit Marissa Moffett gets back to where she belongs for Oswego. ‘Gonna have a gem.’
- New principal chosen for Schneider Elementary School in North Aurora
- After unexpected debut, Metea Valley’s Om Patel is raising expectations: ‘It’s starting to show on the court’
- Whitey Herzog, the Hall of Fame manager who led St. Louis Cardinals to 3 pennants, dies at 92
- Lake Forest sets wheels in motion for potential police station move; ‘An opportunity to accomplish a big thing in the most fiscally responsible way’
- Chicago Teachers Union unveils contract demands, vowing not to ‘cower’ in proposals to fully staff schools amid budget shortfall
- Sun, sidewalk sale draws shoppers to downtown La Grange on Saturday
- Vickroy: Deafness no liability for woman determined to learn line dancing: ‘It’s a bonding thing’
- As St. Charles North’s ace, Josh Caccia expects to pitch first game of every series. ‘He just goes right at you.’
- 2023 was a record year for wind installations as world ramps up clean energy, report says
- Evanston’s Finance and Budget Committee establishes 2024 goals
- Naperville News Digest: Pets can now be adopted from Will County Animal Protection Services; College of DuPage hosting science, technology, engineering and math fair; Metea Valley High School to present ‘Shrek the Musical’
- Column: For Chicago Sky fans, tomorrow is here with draft picks Kamilla Cardoso and Angel Reese
- Rick Steves’ Europe: Helsinki and Tallinn: Pearls of the Baltic
- Unionized staff at Columbia College urges president to halt scheduled layoffs
- Michigan gets 3 years of probation for football recruiting violations, while case vs. Jim Harbaugh is still pending
- Elgin News Digest: U-46 School Board honors four National Merit Scholarship finalists; Elgin resident, church among winners of Hanover service awards; Elgin’s DNA coordinating several spring clean-up events in April
- Oak Brook Park District rolling out initiative to introduce more residents to program offerings
- Motormouth: Will increase of ethanol in gasoline impact my car?
- Notable celebrity and newsmaker deaths of 2024
- Go away with … Crystal Hana Kim
- Graduating seniors pick up free prom glam at Barrington area ‘Giving Day’ event: ‘What they’ve done here is amazing’
- Oberweis Dairy notifies state of potential layoffs as part of bankruptcy filing
- North Shore residents who knew O.J. Simpson remember him
- Proposal for fourth Taco Bell to be built in Naperville goes to planning/zoning commission
- Dolton administrator charged with bankruptcy fraud, denied working for village, feds allege
- Gary man’s child molesting trial starts
- Afternoon Briefing: Chicago Teachers Union unveils contract demands
- La Grange resident, recognized for service in Vietnam, participates in Honor Flight
- A forgotten time capsule in Midlothian revives memories of defunct Scout troop
- Winnetka Park District submits Centennial Beach permits to village
- Flossmoor responds to former police chief’s lawsuit, says performance reason for firing
- Chicago woman charged after driving wrong way on I-80
- The Arlington Heights Village Board gives green light to town’s police partnering on FBI task force
- Chesterton High School students debate ban on synthetic pesticides
- Aldermen fighting gun violence deem ShotSpotter an ‘invaluable tool’ as council to consider bucking Johnson on the technology
- ‘Every single day’: Judge tells woman to remember destroying family of pregnant teen she killed, removing baby from womb, as she hands down 50-year prison sentence
- Glencoe School District 35 reaches 5 year contract with teachers
- Referendum draft proposes bringing Forest Preserve District back under DuPage County Board control
- Elgin woman lauded on ‘The Kelly Clarkson Show’ for her work in finding homes for rescue animals
- Alderman files complaint against police oversight agency head for media interviews on Dexter Reed case
- Bridge that attracts logjams on Kankakee River will be removed
- Naperville D203 may spend more than $41M to expand Ranch View Elementary, improve Naperville North
- Comptroller: Proposed Munster police salary increase could wreck the town’s budget
- Elgin Community College to sell $55M in bonds for new manufacturing center, space renovation
- Lawsuit alleging rampant racism at Chicago Water Department cleared for trial
- St. Baldrick’s fundraiser for childhood cancer gets $20K boost from survivor, longtime donor
- Andre Drummond and Ayo Dosunmu remain questionable for Chicago Bulls’ play-in game
- Caitlin Clark fever is spreading in the WNBA — and the Indiana Fever is all-in on the excitement
- Draft de la WNBA: Chicago Sky va a lo grande con Kamilla Cardoso de Carolina del Sur y Angel Reese de LSU en la primera ronda
- Editorial: P.T. Barnum, suckers and the plummeting stock price of Truth Social
- Park Ridge zoning commission mulls multifamily development in Uptown
- Facing a Republican revolt, House Speaker Johnson pushes ahead on US aid for Ukraine, allies
- Lake election board member critical of program that waives late filing fines
- Lake Forest Caucus leaders stick with rejected officer slate; ‘These were the cards we were dealt’
- Park Ridge Police: Armed robbery at 7-Eleven, aggravated battery to peace officer, car stolen
- Juvenile charged with Naperville aggravated robbery in which 22-year-old man was shot
- Former Augusta National Golf Club worker charged in Chicago with stealing millions in Masters memorabilia
- Construction projects across North Shore impacting roadways this summer
- Scammers defraud victim of $187,000, Morton Grove police report
- In Chicago, Ukrainian prime minister warns of dire consequences if Congress fails to deliver aid
- Waukegan approves balanced budget with no property tax increase after eleventh-hour debate; ‘It’s not the job of the council to direct city operations’
- Gunfire damages window at Northwest Side charter school with students in building
- Column: Youth vaping remains a burning issue in Fox Valley and beyond
- House Republicans send Mayorkas impeachment articles to the Senate, forcing a trial
- Southwest Side warehouses considered significant by preservationists face demolition
- Thunderstorms headed toward Chicago area may include hail, tornado warnings, weather officials say
- Village of Niles presents $86.9 million budget for fiscal year 2025
- Body found in Lake Michigan near Lincoln Park, police say
- Column: Play-in fever missing for Jerry Reinsdorf’s Bulls, while his White Sox rely on a milkshake and a prayer
- Head-on collision between SUV, NIU bus near Elburn critically injures St. Charles woman
- Community Kindness Day coming to Norridge Saturday, April 20
- Taylor Swift mural pops up by ‘the lakes’ in Chicago with mystery ‘The Tortured Poets Department’ message
- Jennifer Graves, VP of news for Chicago’s ABC 7, to retire after 32 years at the station
- Why the CEO of this pen company is betting big on tattoos
- Oakton College expanding healthcare degree programs; Evanston location
- Rain washes away Tuesday’s Chicago White Sox game vs. the Kansas City Royals
- Walgreens embarks on another round of layoffs
- City Treasurer Melissa Conyears-Ervin fined $60,000 for misuse of city resources
- Local celebrities entertain the very young at Get Caught Reading
- Coby White faces a new task in his breakout season: Lead the Chicago Bulls to the playoffs via the play-in tournament
- NPR suspends editor who criticized his employer for what he calls an unquestioned liberal worldview
- First 7 jurors are chosen for Trump’s hush money criminal trial; 11 more still needed
- Ed Perkins on Travel: Travel scams – anything new?
- Firefighters battle Gary brush fire fueled by gusty winds, lack of hydrants
- Bob Graham, ex-US senator and Florida governor, dies at 87
- New leader of Jesse Jackson’s Rainbow PUSH steps down less than 3 months on the job
- Chicago Blackhawks drop 5th consecutive game in 3-1 loss to the Vegas Golden Knights