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- Immigrant detention beds may be maxed out as President Donald Trump moves to deport ‘millions and millions’
- Teen fatally shoots a female student and himself at Antioch High School in Nashville, police say
- Progress is made on a huge fire north of Los Angeles while new fires erupt in Southern California
- President Donald Trump’s geographic renaming plans leave mapmakers pondering what to do next
- NATO chief says Russian victory over Ukraine would have a costly impact on alliance’s credibility
- Asking Eric: Wife prioritizing phone calls and texts over time with me
- Today in History: Madeleine Albright sworn in as the nation’s first female secretary of state
- Today in Chicago History: ‘Tomorrow’s transit car is here today’
- Editorial: TikTok lives on. So does its harmful effect on kids.
- Illinois had at least 103 outbreaks of norovirus in November, December, following national trend
- Letters: Op-ed condemning Catholic ‘natural law’ is ignorant of its beliefs and origins
- Editorial: Chicago parents, kids struggle as CTU contract battle drags on
- Review: ‘The Living End’ at MCA: When artists first discovered computers, the results weren’t always pretty
- Ranked choice voting could boost election fairness, supporters say. But it faces a steep uphill climb in Cook County.
- Brad Weisenstein: Rally around the Illinois flag we’ve already got
- ‘Presence’ review: In a tense ghost story with Lucy Liu, a house is haunted through an unseen spirit’s eyes
- Lincoln Park 3-bedroom rowhome with mahogany front door: $1.4M
- Tom Geoghegan: Pedro Martinez’s private contract takes advantage of city government
- Best treadmills for running to keep you in shape
- ‘The Night Agent’ review: Season 2, bland in action
- Column: Sugar Grove businessman and ‘America’s tenor’ who sang at inauguration discuss the art of friendship
- SoxFest Live: What to know as the Chicago White Sox’s rebranded fan festival returns
- Column: George McCaskey gets a rare ‘W’ with the hiring of Ben Johnson as the next Chicago Bears coach
- Why won’t Chicago Bulls coach Billy Donovan give rookie Matas Buzelis more minutes — especially after halftime?
- Inside the Ben Johnson hiring: What convinced him Chicago Bears are ‘set up for success’ — and how they were ‘ready to pounce’
- Basketball and local scores for the Southland, Aurora, Elgin, Naperville and Lake County
- Metea Valley freshman Payton Giannone, whose mother Tonya played in Final Four, ‘is pretty incredible’ already
- Daywatch: Planned Parenthood of Illinois announces clinic closures
- Nourish dry hands with the best shea-butter hand creams
- Wauconda’s Tony Salemi made his varsity debut as a freshman. More than 2 years later, he has finally arrived.
- Hyde Park restaurant burglarized overnight with money stolen from cash register
- Emma Briggs continues to get better. Meanwhile, Benet has won 21 straight. ‘She’s really playing well for us.’
- Jewelry store, restaurant, hit by burglars overnight in Norwood Park
- From George Halas to Ben Johnson: What was said about every Chicago Bears coach when they were hired
- Snow expected to continue in Chicago Thursday morning with wind chills below zero
- Ben Johnson is the 19th Chicago Bears head coach. Here’s a look at how past coaches fared — and why they left.
- CNN is announcing layoffs as part of a further shift to digital business
- Valparaiso’s KJ Avery, raised by 2 of VU’s winningest coaches, embraces 3rd sport: ‘This has always been his thing’
- Crediting his older brother, Oak Lawn alum Davion Lawrence can handle anything for St. Xavier. ‘A lot of tough love.’
- Steve Reaven’s boys basketball rankings and player of the week for Lake County
- A look at how the Oscar best picture nominees have fared at the box office
- Burlington Central’s Patrick Shell, who sees future in track, clears hurdles on basketball court. ‘A big catalyst.’
- Lake County police officials explain how they will handle ICE calls
- ¿Cómo afectará la promesa de deportación masiva de Donald Trump a mi comunidad y a mi hijo en las escuelas de CPS?
- Purdue Pharma and owners to pay $7.4 billion in settlement to lawsuits over the toll of OxyContin
- President Trump says he will ‘demand’ that interest rates come down — but it won’t be that simple
- Charter school parents raise safety concerns about hotel housing Elgin homeless residents
- Alum Leonard Schaeffer donates $7 million to Evanston Township High School
- Waukegan endorses controversial location for Chick-fil-A; ‘Why are we willing to bend … (so) you can have the competitive advantage?’
- Review: Simply put, Handspring’s ‘Life & Times of Michael K’ raises the art form of puppetry
- Cook County judge dismisses Tiffany Henyard’s lawsuit to get on Thornton Township ballot
- Elgin News Digest: Service for former councilwoman, longtime volunteer set for Saturday; South Elgin HS alum nominated for college TV award
- Senate advances Pete Hegseth as President Donald Trump’s defense secretary, despite allegations against him
- Has the Happy Slam — aka the Australian Open — become the Angry Slam? Or is tennis just changing?
- The ‘Make Michael Madigan Money Plan’ was powerful speaker’s focus, feds argue in waning days of corruption trial
- Down to Business: Owner of Cinnamon Pancake House in Naperville says ‘eating with eyes first’ is everything
- Purdue Pharma and owners to pay $7.4 billion in settlement to lawsuits over the toll of OxyContin
- The Senate confirms John Ratcliffe to lead the CIA, giving Trump his second Cabinet member
- Naperville News Digest: Broadway performers to be part of conservatory fundraiser; Naper Settlement launching new Family STEM Nights
- Homer Glen refuses to waive third-party fees for township civic center construction
- Afternoon Briefing: Tiffany Henyard’s name will stay off Thornton Township ballot
- US economic losses from natural disasters soared in 2024, even as they eased globally
- Panhandling from Elgin street medians, crosswalks would be banned under proposed ordinance
- Appellate Court upholds conviction of Geneva man found guilty of killing his wife
- Column: Did the Oscars just issue an executive order in support of ‘Emilia Pérez’?
- Fortune Brands plans Deerfield headquarters expansion, hundreds of new jobs; ‘A great endorsement of Lake County’
- Chicago Blackhawks call up defenseman Ethan Del Mastro and sign forward prospect AJ Spellacy
- Trial scheduled for those charged during deportation protest arrests
- Around the Southland: New police officers in Frankfort, trivia night fun, more
- Shining a light on Illinois women athletes: Meet skater Alina Bonillo
- Al Golden leaves Notre Dame to return to the Cincinnati Bengals as defensive coordinator
- Geneva bond referendum question taken off spring ballot
- Bill requiring tax assessment board members to live in-state being amended
- Merrillville dad gets split term after boy, 3, fatally shot himself with loaded gun
- President Trump pardons anti-abortion activists convicted for blockading abortion clinic entrances
- East Chicago man acquitted in couple’s murder
- Judge criticizes move to dismiss charges for Jan. 6 defendant: “No proclamation can alter the facts”
- UnitedHealthcare names next leader after killing of CEO Brian Thompson
- Demolition of vacant Tinley Park Mental Health Center underway, plans for recreational uses seen
- Pete Hegseth told senator he paid $50,000 to woman who accused him of 2017 sex assault
- Donald Trump orders release of classified records relating to assassinations of John F. Kennedy, Robert F. Kennedy and Martin Luther King Jr.
- Ichiro Suzuki wants to have a drink with writer who left him off Hall of Fame ballot
- Vintage Chicago Tribune: The mass deportation of Mexicans in 1954
- Column: East Aurora School District 131 magnet academy garners national recognition
- Waukegan mayor discusses homeless situation with business officials; ‘We cannot take them all in’
- Miami Heat suspend Jimmy Butler again — this time 2 games for missing flight and ‘insubordinate conduct’
- Homewood day care worker put child in alley during freezing temperatures, police say
- Mayor Brandon Johnson pledges fight to protect Chicagoans against Trump immigrant threats
- CPS and CTU start ‘fact-finding’ in an attempt to settle monthslong contract negotiations
- Four teens charged with killing coyote in Mount Greenwood
- Daily Horoscope for January 24, 2025
- Matteson farm loses entire flock of hens to bird flu outbreak: ‘There’s things that are completely out of your control’
- Trudeau says Americans will pay more whenever President Donald Trump decides to impose tariffs on Canada
- Attorney general: Ex-Speaker Mike Madigan’s chief of staff should forfeit state pension
- Progress of young players will be measuring stick for 2025 Chicago White Sox, says GM
- Hannah Hidalgo scores 23 to help No. 3 Notre Dame beat Boston College 89-63 for its 12th straight win
- Aurora looks to continue lead water line replacement project with forgivable IEPA loan
- LeBron James selected for his 21st straight NBA All-Star Game, extending his record
- Recording captured interpreter impersonating Shohei Ohtani to transfer $200,000, prosecutors say
- Police wound man in Mount Greenwood, authorities say
- No. 17 Illinois — playing without Tomislav Ivišić — falls to Maryland 91-70 for their 3rd loss in 4 games
- Donald Trump and JD Vance join March for Life anti-abortion activists in celebrating the movement’s gains
- What to know about the ruling blocking President Donald Trump’s order on birthright citizenship
- Asylum-seekers pushed to new extremes in Mexico after President Donald Trump’s border crackdown begins
- President Donald Trump proposes ‘getting rid of FEMA’ while visiting North Carolina
- President Donald Trump targets California water policy as he prepares to tour LA fire damage
- Freedom is bittersweet for Palestinians released from Israeli jails