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- Daily Horoscope for May 03, 2024
- Ask Amy: Don’t cling to your heartbroken feelings
- Today in History: Chicago Bulls’ Derrick Rose becomes NBA’s youngest MVP
- Letters: Northwestern encampment was a peaceful sight
- Mike Viola: Bravo to Mayor Brandon Johnson’s embrace of free market economics for housing
- Review: ‘Time for Doing Something Has Passed’ is a deadpan sex comedy now at the Film Center
- Elizabeth Shackelford: College protests and the right side of history
- Illinois cicadas, loud but harmless, expected to make historic emergence in mid- to late May
- Gina Caneva: Why isn’t the SAT being translated into other languages?
- Bob Brody: Deafness didn’t stop my mother from learning the piano
- Editorial: Artificial intelligence not possible without wealth of human knowledge
- Chicago area’s independent bookstores see revival
- Black leaders weigh in on Rainbow/PUSH chief’s resignation less than 3 months into role
- Homewood, Will County naturalists to welcome cicadas with excitement, and Taylor Swift
- What to do around Chicago: Cinco de Mayo Parade, Comic Book Day and season opener for Green City Market
- Elgin News Digest: ECC students win scholarships for their recipes using Fisher nuts; Carpentersville Fire Department holding ‘Stop the Bleed’ class Monday; Gail Borden Public Library holding variety of BabyFest events in May
- Naperville News Digest: Naperville police seeking applicants for free Summer Youth Academy; Edward Foundation awards $20K in scholarships to hospital volunteers; ‘Bumble Ballet’ selected for interactive mural at Fine Art & Artisan Fair
- Chicago baseball report: What’s next for Seiya Suzuki and the Cubs — and White Sox ‘extremely impressed’ with Tommy Pham’s impact
- 3 men sentenced to federal prison on charges of robbing UPS driver at gunpoint in Oak Park
- Chicago Sky’s Kamilla Cardoso and Angel Reese embrace ‘finally’ being teammates — and they want to set a new tone on the boards
- Mr. and Ms. Basketball of Illinois: How Thornton’s Morez Johnson Jr. and Lincoln’s Kloe Froebe became hometown heroes
- Hope Hicks, former close Donald Trump adviser, takes witness stand in hush money trial
- Daywatch: Friday Morning Swim Club canceled
- A year after a flip-flop, NBC’s Eddie Olczyk hopes he feels better about his Kentucky Derby pick
- Michael Osipoff’s baseball rankings and player of the week for Northwest Indiana
- Biden administration says 100,000 new migrants are expected to enroll in ‘Obamacare’ next year
- Naperville Police Arrests for April 27-29
- Elderly woman dies in apartment fire in Rogers Park
- Registration underway for 5K and 10K to raise funds for Waubonsee Foundation Scholarship Program
- These laptops have touch screens — and they’re affordable
- Natural fragrances to wear if you suffer from seasonal allergies
- Travel essentials to help you pack for a vacation cruise
- River Forest’s Brandon Fergerson is ‘hard on himself’ despite hitting over .400. But the sophomore’s learning.
- Electric buses being tested, but will not be in operation until 2025; ‘It may be seen in … parts of the region’
- Patrick Beverley throws ball at Pacers fans, later asks reporter to leave because she doesn’t subscribe to his podcast
- Ben Boron raises expectations in his second season at Grayslake Central: ‘It was a great addition’
- Chris Daugherty, who’s been around a while, takes the lead for Brother Rice. His hits? ‘Just setting the tone.’
- Seed libraries growing in and around Lake County; ‘Everyone is welcome to browse and take what they like’
- Growing up, Cal Korosa broke his mom’s nose playing catch. ‘I was mad at myself.’ Now, he provides relief for Lockport.
- Skokie Festival of Cultures to take place May 18-19
- New Waukegan History Museum on pace for fall opening; ‘It is fitting to tell the city’s history in this historic site’
- Neuqua Valley’s Daniel Kim finishes what he starts. So he ensures things get done. ‘He makes the team better.’
- Jitters turn to excitement for Oak Forest’s Keira Clancy. ‘I just close my eyes.’ Then she opens them with her play.
- Heidi Stevens: Rabble-rousing pastor John Pavlovitz is back with a message: Keep fighting
- Tony Baranek’s Daily Southtown softball rankings and player of the week
- Around the Southland: Teacher from Lynwood wins Golden Apple, and more
- Paul Johnson’s Aurora-Elgin area baseball rankings and player of the week
- Decent: One of my favorite memories from my first trip to America involved short stacks, syrup pitchers and a blue-roofed restaurant
- Review: This ‘Mamma Mia!’ at Nederlander Theatre comes with the Donna of all Donnas
- Three Republicans run for South County commissioner seat in Porter County
- Law & Order column: Waukegan investigators suspect abandoned Ramada Inn fire was intentionally set
- Man pulled from Calumet River identified as missing man from South Chicago
- Larry Demeritte is just the second Black trainer since 1951 to saddle a horse for the Kentucky Derby
- Vernon Hills couple dead after suspected murder-suicide
- Feds sentence two in Evanston, Morton Grove drug pipeline from Mexico
- Jewish students grapple with how to respond to pro-Palestinian campus protests
- Striking deals to end campus protests, some colleges invite discussion of their investments
- Mayor Brandon Johnson confident DNC will go smoothly despite recent demonstrations: ‘We are prepared’
- Sophomore shortstop Zak Scharnke’s emergence hints at more to come in Lowell: ‘He’s our power’
- Google, Justice Department make final arguments about whether search engine is a monopoly
- That was a close one! ECC’s Laidlaw nearly booted but moves on to ‘Next Level’ finale
- Waukegan mayor cool to idea of Israel-Hamas war resolution; ‘We have enough issues right here’
- From the Farm: Neighbors’ turnips field ‘salad bowl’ brimming with color to draw bees and wildlife
- Called a shrimp in high school, H-F’s Ryan Flournoy gets drafted by Dallas Cowboys. ‘A dreams-to-reality moment.’
- Teachers voice concern over required literacy training, balky launch
- Column: Craig Counsell’s reunion with Milwaukee Brewers turns sour when Chicago Cubs manager turns to struggling Adbert Alzolay
- 79-year-old man charged with murder in 1966 Calumet City death
- South Haven man charged after firing semi automatic pistols from inside his house
- Lakers fire Darvin Ham after 2 seasons as the team’s head coach
- Serial Chicago con man gets 9 years in federal prison for ‘extraordinarily large amount of offenses’
- Kameron Yearsley keeps surging for Yorkville. How much? Try five home runs and 20 RBIs in a week. ‘Pretty amazing.’
- Church news
- Afternoon Briefing: Johnson confident DNC will go smoothly despite recent demonstrations
- Rick Armstrong’s Aurora-Elgin area softball rankings and player of the week
- Gary firefighter denies accusations of City Hall vandalism
- Remembering Our Fallen photo exhibit paying tribute to war deaths after 9/11 coming to Elgin
- Column: After battling cancer and getting heart transplant, Montgomery nurse’s strength ‘truly an inspiration’
- O’RTE Tequila captivates Chicago with its exclusive single estate flavors
- Three-year varsity bowler Samantha Wiertelak rolls with softball punches for Waubonsie Valley. ‘This one is special.’
- Letters to the Editor: Egypt and Jordan need to do the right thing by helping the Palestinians
- Murder charges announced in fatal shooting of CPD Officer Luis Huesca
- Airlines sign off on revamped plan for O’Hare rebuild, but express caution about the budget
- Promoting from within, Hinsdale South assistant principal will step into top job next school year
- Gary man charged with murder in Portage slaying
- Burr Ridge home owned by late Chicago TV anchor Floyd Kalber and his wife sells for $1.7M
- Plans for a Life Time Athletic Resort unanimously pass Naperville planning commission
- Social media threat made at Munster High
- FOP asks Valpo Council President Robert Cotton to step aside over online comment about fatal shooting
- Harvey woman, 68, stabbed to death, authorities say
- Aurora apartment complex owner sues city over inspection process
- Sierra Ferrell, Bonnie ‘Prince’ Billy and others announced for first-time Evanston Folk Festival
- Alderman opposes Johnson’s proposed new migrant shelter location ahead of Democratic convention
- Brown, Miller vie in GOP Senate 3 contest
- Garden beds honoring fallen service members, first responders to be dedicated at Naper Settlement
- Air Force fighter jet takes historic first flight controlled by artificial intelligence
- Three dead from fatal car crash including 6-year-old from Calumet City
- Photos: Chicago Cubs lose 3-1 to Milwaukee Brewers
- University of Chicago prepares to ‘intervene’ to remove pro-Palestine encampment from campus
- Hammond teachers approve new pact
- Cortland woman dies in Aurora crash involving motorcycle, SUV
- Northwestern officials outline parking and capacity plans for temporary football stadium
- A senior UN official says northern Gaza is now in ‘full-blown famine’
- Memorial garden dedicated to victims of AB Specialty Silicones explosion; ‘This is an ideal place to come and remember’
- Native American items being removed from Elgin museum displays may need to be returned to tribes
- Wisconsin Supreme Court will decide whether mobile voting sites are legal
- More than 2 dozen homeowners sue Winnetka over lakefront policies
- A sellout for a WNBA preseason game? Welcome to the league’s Caitlin Clark era
- As Paul DeJong returns ‘down memory lane’ to St. Louis, the Chicago White Sox get shut out for the 9th time
- Baseball and local scores for the Southland, Aurora, Elgin, Naperville and Lake County
- Mystik Dan wins 150th Kentucky Derby by a nose in the closest 3-horse photo finish since 1947