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- Asking Eric: First wife’s ashes are in a box in our garage
- Connor McDavid scores OT winner for Canada in a 3-2 victory over the US for the 4 Nations tournament title
- The Kitchn: Everyone says my crab cakes are better than any restaurant’s version
- Ex-etiquette: I think my son is too young to go online. My ex disagrees.
- Terry Savage: Don’t procrastinate on tax filing this year
- The best loungewear for men
- The best crystal decanter sets
- Today in History: Malcolm X shot to death
- Today in Chicago History: Drew Peterson, ‘I did not kill Kathleen!’
- The best ACT prep book 2025
- Ian Kelly: Has America first become America alone?
- Editorial: To improve law enforcement in Chicago and elsewhere, there’s no substitute for cops policing themselves
- Letters: What gutting the Department of Education will actually do
- Future of homeless camp in Gompers Park uncertain; rehousing efforts delayed until next month
- Hundreds of vacant lots in Chicago to be sold after landlords’ bankruptcy, opening up opportunities for redevelopment
- David Galef: Those who say AI will never match human creativity are wrong
- Editorial: Delta’s CEO tells Gayle King that Trump will improve the FAA. Good for him.
- What to do in Chicago: ‘Queer Eye’ live, Yuridia in concert and the Joffrey Ballet
- How one Chicago woman’s genealogical search led her to a potter’s field in Canada
- Heidi Stevens: Banning DEI and race-based programs in schools chips away at the very mission of education
- Area musicians create ‘sense of community’ with Chicago Youth Symphony Orchestras
- Aurora mayoral candidates: Judd Lofchie focused on city finances, local business in campaign for mayor
- Aurora mayoral candidates: Karina Garcia wants to show community representation in bid for mayor
- Will Chicago Bears be ‘aggressive’ in free agency? Brad Biggs’ 7 thoughts entering NFL combine.
- Libertyville’s Madison Sears reaches higher in the regional final. Her career best proves to be a tall order.
- Daywatch: Future of homeless camp in Gompers Park uncertain
- 13-year-old boy among 2 wounded Thursday night on Red Line
- Naperville Police Arrests for Feb. 14-15
- Senate Republicans approve budget framework, pushing past Democratic objections after all-night vote
- Federal judge allows President Donald Trump’s mass firings of federal workers to move forward
- Pope marks a week in hospital with pneumonia as the obvious question is asked: Might he resign?
- Democrats channel their outrage over DOGE, Ukraine and more in marathon Senate session
- Netanyahu decries release of wrong body as a ceasefire violation. Hamas pledges to investigate
- Luigi Mangione makes first court appearance since his arraignment in UnitedHealthcare CEO’s death
- Starter or reserve, Kenzie Wassermann gives semistate-bound Valparaiso all she has: ‘I just love this team’
- 11-year-old boy critically stabbed Thursday night in Greater Grand Crossing
- Marmion Academy in Aurora to host event for parents
- Canadian anthem singer at 4 Nations Face-Off changes lyric to protest Trump’s 51st state remarks
- Chicago has sunny conditions and wind chills still below zero
- Unsigned 6-foot-7 Brady Sehlhorst is having a monster season for Notre Dame Prep. He’s a ‘matchup nightmare.’
- Neuqua Valley’s Andrew Hoffmann knows surgery for thoracic outlet syndrome is coming. Until then, he plays.
- Chicago Police Board meets for first time without exiting COPA leader
- Four people shot, including a 10-year-old, in Gary incident
- Could President Donald Trump really return DOGE savings to taxpayers?
- US envoy praises Zelenskyy after President Donald Trump’s censure of the Ukrainian leader
- Review: The Joffrey Ballet takes us to Pea Town in a feel-good, wacky fantasy with a cautionary tale
- Park Ridge to aid school district with exemption from Cook County paid leave rule
- ‘Sweet’ was the theme of Morton Grove Valentine’s Day community events
- Suburban breweries on tap at Chicago Auto Show ‘Flights’ event
- Faced with a new landlord, Park Ridge could look to move the location of the farmers market
- Long-shuttered building in downtown Hobart slated for demolition
- Washington Township’s Rob McGowan hasn’t won like this before. ‘Probably none of us have ever even seen it.’
- Against Trump tidal wave of cuts, Mrvan lends support to Head Start: “being able to see hope in young children’s eyes”
- Review: In ‘One Party Consent’ at First Floor Theater, student and adviser face off
- México revisa petición de “El Mayo” Zambada, detenido en EEUU, de ser repatriado
- Venezuela informa que uno de los migrantes repatriados desde Guantánamo tenía orden de captura
- Mayor Costas, Valparaiso City Council apologize for angry public exchange in January
- Worship news: Shoe drive and Lenten fish fry
- Just chillin’: Chicago’s frigid temps this week make Lake Michigan just right for competitive ice swimmer Qing Li
- Coby White is now the centerpiece of the Chicago Bulls offense. Is he ready for the spotlight?
- The Way We Were: Aerial view back when Kroehler Manufacturing was putting small-town Naperville on the map
- Red-hot Reagan McCracken switches gears from offense to defense for Lincoln-Way West. And it works. ‘Had to step up.’
- Donna Vickroy: Did you hear the one about the Lockport brewery that packs the house for live storytelling?
- Former Northwestern athletic director Derrick Gragg sells Glenview home for $2.45M
- Botched police raid victim calls on Mayor Brandon Johnson to pass long-sought warrant reform
- Mujeres siguen siendo denunciadas por abortar en Colombia tres años después de la despenalización
- School District 308 offers English classes to parents of multilingual learners
- Letters to the Editor: Removing Hyde’s name from courthouse an ‘insulting’ act; is DuPage homeless now tied to Dem’s handling of pandemic?
- Maya Cobb can score points for Waubonsie Valley. But she knows what makes her teammates go. ‘Get the energy flowing.’
- President Donald Trump spars with Maine’s governor at the White House over transgender athletes
- Three shot and killed outside Louisville motor vehicle office, police say
- Afternoon Briefing: Chicago’s frigid temps are just right for competitive ice swimmer
- Chicago Bears release Gerald Everett and DeMarcus Walker, creating cap space — and positional needs
- Chicago Bears promote Matt Feinstein — who manages the salary cap and negotiates contracts — to a VP role
- From the Farm: Reader looking for waitress Rosie’s navy bean soup recipe
- Letters to the Editor: Vote yes on tax referendum to bolster Kane public safety; sheriff’s wrong about why jail population’s growing
- ‘Devastating’: Man arrested in Indiana for allegedly stabbing girlfriend and her two sons in Chicago, police say
- Naperville to revisit THC regulations as more suburbs move to ban hemp products
- AP sues 3 Trump administration officials, citing freedom of speech
- Top immigration enforcement official reassigned amid frustrations over mass deportation effort
- Skokie declares state of emergency following water main break; residents air grievances
- Ex-Proud Boys leader Enrique Tarrio arrested near Capitol on assault charge after press conference
- Gary Plan Commission doesn’t recommend rezoning of former Beckman school
- James Gladstone hired as Jacksonville Jaguars GM, beating out the Chicago Bears’ Ian Cunningham and 3 others
- Cuba comienza a operar parque solar en medio de crisis energética
- Naperville residents lost nearly $5.5 million to scams in 2024, police say: ‘The number is staggering’
- Mike Clevinger returns to the Chicago White Sox on a minor-league deal — and a bullpen role is a possibility
- Nurses, doctors at Park Forest health center push back on parking policy: ‘This is not OK’
- Two women charged with prostitution after allegedly soliciting police officer at massage parlors
- Jerry ‘Iceman’ Butler, former Cook County commissioner and Rock & Roll Hall of Famer, dies at 85
- Association for Individual Development looking to build 20 supportive housing units in Aurora
- National Park Service restores some jobs of fired employees, pledges to hire 7,700 seasonal workers
- Gary councilman announces bid for Indiana Democratic chair, joins former NWI State Senator
- Chicago Public Schools launches plan to help Black students; conservative advocacy group says it’s discriminatory
- Daily Horoscope for February 22, 2025
- The Supreme Court won’t allow Donald Trump to immediately fire head of whistleblower office
- Elgin to buy two military-style wedge barricades to enhance public event security
- ‘It’s a waste of oxygen’: Thornton Township, Dolton trustees respond to Kamal Woods claim they incited meeting brawl
- Indiana appeals court upholds man’s 85-year sentence for rape, child molesting, domestic battery
- Judge blocks Donald Trump’s executive order ending federal support for DEI programs
- Valparaiso University business college dean charged with misdemeanor battery
- Law and Order: Judge candidates, Social Security fraud, bond in stabbing
- ‘I have something to prove’: Chicago Cubs lefty Jordan Wicks ready to make an impact after an underwhelming 2024
- New York Yankees drop their ban on beards — 49 years after George Steinbrenner imposed it
- 4 Nations Face-Off shatters expectations as a hockey showcase. The Milan Olympics are up next.
- Donald Trump fires chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff
- NFL investigators interviewed massage therapists who have accused Baltimore Ravens’ Justin Tucker, report says
- Michigan agrees to a multiyear extension with men’s basketball coach Dusty May during successful debut season
- New FBI director Kash Patel plans to relocate up to 1,500 employees
- Elgin homeless being housed at hotel being fed with food pantry donations, soup kettle meals
- Former employee of Geneva dance studio pleads guilty to stealing $146,000 from business
- European troops, US support are part of an emerging plan for Ukraine. But it faces many hurdles.
- Jordan Jones, whose father played at DePaul, picks up leadership mantle at Thornwood. ‘Does everything for us.’
- Perryman resigns from Hobart council seat after shoplifting charge
- Photos: An inside look at 2025 Chicago Cubs spring training
- Basketball and local scores for the Southland, Aurora, Elgin, Naperville and Lake County
- With game on the line, Zack Sharkey takes over again for Marian Catholic. He’s earned it. ‘Trust me to be the guy.’
- Sophomore transfer Dereon Smothers lifts TF North past Lockport in overtime. The focus? ‘Playing my game.’