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- Asking Eric: Friends can’t get past differences in spiritual beliefs
- EU vows countermeasures to US tariffs; bourbon, jeans, peanut butter, motorcycles easy targets
- JD Vance rails against ‘excessive regulation’ of AI at Paris summit in rebuke to European efforts
- Editorial: Rod Blagojevich, Superstar? Not in our good book.
- Today in Chicago History: 6 inmates escape Cook County Jail
- Today in History: Pope Benedict XVI announces resignation
- Baked with love: Recipe for a light, airy pavlova that will woo your Valentine
- Letters: We need President Donald Trump to succeed
- Chicago has not been immune from air traffic controller shortages in recent years
- Naperville 5-bedroom home with dual cherrywood staircases: $2M
- Cook County assessor: We are improving accuracy and fairness in property assessments
- Editorial: Trump and Musk have pennies in their sights. On that we can agree.
- Rep. Mike Quigley: We have a historic opportunity in Gaza. Let’s not squander it.
- Chicago says it hopes to open city-owned market instead of city-owned grocery store
- Daniel DePetris: Is Congress fine with giving up its war powers?
- Review: In Lookingglass Theatre’s ‘Circus Quixote,’ the magical parts don’t always make a whole
- Oak Park’s Handel Week offers sacred, secular music and ‘virtuosic cantatas’
- Afraid of spiders no more: New exhibit at Notebaert Nature Museum takes the mystery out of arachnids
- Pope Francis rebukes Trump administration over migrant deportations, warns ‘it will end badly’
- Column: Worst Super Bowl ever? From awful ads to a divisive halftime show to a boring game, 10 things to forget.
- Chicago Stars want to redefine themselves in 2025 — including a continued quest for a permanent home in the city
- Basketball and local scores for the Southland, Aurora, Elgin, Naperville and Lake County
- Daywatch: Invasive carp project delayed
- Man fatally wounded overnight on Far South Side in Roseland
- Moses Wilson wows Waubonsie Valley. ‘He’s definitely a Division I talent.’ But is he flying over the radar?
- Lincolnwood Village Clerk Beryl Herman dies at 87: She ‘set a standard for all of us’
- Sweden is blazing a trail in women’s hockey by allowing body checking — and finding health benefits along the way
- The big question going into NBA All-Star weekend: Will the new format work? There is some skepticism.
- Still no verdict in Madigan case after 10th day of deliberations
- Valentine’s Day hidden gems for every type of sweetheart
- Best AP Computer Science books
- Best eyeshadow brushes
- Developers moving forward with Waukegan projects; ‘We need to repopulate downtown’
- Stevenson’s Rocco Pagliocca sees his ‘lows’ differently after thoracic outlet syndrome. But he’s flying high.
- Adam William Pauley and Angela Thomas face off in Democratic primary contest for Aurora Township clerk
- Oswego hopes traffic study will help spur development near Route 34-Ogden Falls intersection
- President Donald Trump ally Steve Bannon pleads guilty and avoids jail time in border wall fraud case
- Boy, 14, charged in 12-year-old girl’s death as hundreds attend vigil for her Monday night
- Canned tuna sold at Trader Joe’s, Costco, H-E-B recalled for botulism risk
- Sheryl Crow will play the Illinois State Fair this summer
- Portage’s Michael Ortega invests ‘passion and intensity in everything he does.’ He’s doing a lot of winning.
- Elderly woman, 72, carjacked and battered on Dempster Street in Morton Grove: police
- Netanyahu threatens to resume fighting in Gaza if hostages aren’t released Saturday
- As egg prices continue to soar, grocers like Trader Joe’s limit how many cartons customers can buy
- Key things to know about how Tesla could benefit from Elon Musk’s assault on government
- 2 men fatally wounded in double shooting Tuesday morning in West Pullman
- Naperville Police Arrests for Feb. 7-9
- Chesterton taking steps toward financing town hall/fire station project
- Naperville man killed in crash at 103rd Street/Book Road T-intersection
- Portage High School baseball, softball fields getting facelifts
- Hinsdale native Julie McGue returns to bookshelves with second memoir
- Buttermilk seeking city OK to sell specially-branded bourbon at its Naperville restaurant
- Lake Forest marketing executive navigated hearing loss while building a company and career
- Hinsdale Middle School teacher lauded with national STEM award
- Lake Bluff Park District officials approve financing plan for $2.7 million Blair Park Pool renovation
- Cook County prosecutors seek to unionize in first major drive in decades
- DuPage County Board votes to strip US Rep. Henry Hyde’s name from courthouse
- It’s time to revalue running backs after Saquon Barkley caps season with a Super Bowl win
- Elgin News Digest: Risé Jones tribute to be held Sunday at Elgin library; FEMA to discuss being prepared for floods in East Dundee
- Walgreens must pay $987 million arbitration award to virtual care company, judge rules
- Kellen Moore, the Philadelphia Eagles offensive coordinator, is named New Orleans Saints head coach
- Dads mingle as their ‘Little Ladies’ play, craft bracelets and more at dance in Niles
- Brothers charged in stabbing death of Waukegan restaurant owner
- Soccer star Sam Kerr found not guilty of racially aggravated harassment
- Federal biologists mow down invasive species at Valparaiso’s Rogers Lakewood Park
- Braun’s property tax cut plan amended in Indiana Senate committee
- Parents to pay U-46 school fees next year for the first time since 2020
- Afternoon Briefing: Cook County prosecutors seek to unionize
- Valentine’s Makers Market set at Brother Chimp Brewing in North Aurora
- Black students suspended at higher rate; Oak Park and River Forest officials blame ‘trauma’
- Appeals court upholds Gary man’s conviction for shooting woman, killing new boyfriend
- Super Bowl averaged a record 127.7 million viewers in the United States
- Highland Park lifts liquor-license/council restriction at heated meeting; ‘Members … protected their own seats over the will of the community’
- Gary woman convicted in 8 of 9 charges in Hobart gas station shooting
- Police: Charges pending in Highland shooting earlier this month
- Survivors of child abuse at Illinois youth detention centers file more lawsuits in hopes of change
- NCAA and high schools asked to erase titles, awards and records set by transgender athletes
- Indiana House Democrats call foul after election bill amendments ruled out of order
- Hearing sets schedule for McCain, Gary lawsuit
- Park Ridge Mayor Maloney speaks on ‘State of the City’ during Chamber of Commerce address
- Crete hardware store workers rescue man who drove onto iced-over pond
- Dick Durbin seeks watchdog inquiry into Kash Patel, alleges behind-the-scenes role in purge at FBI
- Google Calendar users no longer see default entries for events like Pride, Black History Month
- Los trabajadores de restaurantes de Chicago se preparan mientras los arrestos de ICE generan temor e incertidumbre en la industria
- Column: Launch of Paramount’s new Spark Lab program receives standing ovation and funding
- Police: Student suspected of planting cameras in Highland Park school bathrooms
- FBI says it found 2,400 new JFK assassination records
- Russia releases imprisoned American Marc Fogel in what US calls a step toward the end of Ukraine war
- Leonard C. Goodman: Rod Blagojevich was prosecuted for everyday politics. He deserves his pardon.
- The plastic straw has come to symbolize a global pollution crisis. Trump wants them to stay
- ‘Saturday Night Live’ plans a massive 50th anniversary special. Who’s coming and how to watch
- Game-changing lung refrigerator serves transplant patients at Northwestern Medicine
- Chicago grand jury charges Sinaloa Cartel figure with narcotics conspiracy
- Winter weather advisory issued for Wednesday; 3 to 6 inches of snow expected
- Chicago White Sox ready to ‘earn opportunities’ at spring training after historic 121-loss season
- Mariah Carey, Chubby Checker, Cyndi Lauper, OutKast and Phish get Rock Hall nominations
- Scientists say several thousand earthquakes detected near Greece’s island of Santorini
- US inflation worsened last month with cost of groceries and gasoline rising
- Appeals court won’t halt judge’s order requiring Trump administration to unfreeze all federal cash
- 10-year-old heart patient from Country Club Hills gets trip to Cubs spring training
- Author Salman Rushdie testifies about his shock and pain as a stranger repeatedly stabbed him on stage
- After meeting with Trump, Jordan’s king says his country opposes displacing Palestinians in Gaza
- 6 men accused of kidnapping family from Chicago townhouse and forcing a transfer of $15 million in cryptocurrency
- Trump steel, aluminum tariffs likely to drive up car costs, industry leaders say
- White House bars AP reporter from Oval Office because of AP style policy on ‘Gulf of America’
- Daily Horoscope for February 12, 2025
- A pilot on a private jet owned by Mötley Crüe singer Vince Neil killed in Arizona aircraft collision
- ‘He wants to be that guy’: Alex Bregman remains unsigned. The Chicago Cubs remain an intriguing destination.
- Sarah Meisels, who oversaw growth of Wheaton Public Library, dies at 88
- White House fires USAID inspector general after warning about funding oversight, officials say
- Chicago Bulls’ glut of guards poses a challenge for Billy Donovan: How to balance minutes with development
- What’s next for pardoned ex-Gov. Rod Blagojevich? A book and no apologies.
- San Diego Padres sign former Chicago Cubs World Series champion Jason Heyward to a $1 million, 1-year contract
- Monty the giant schnauzer wins Westminster Kennel Club dog show
- Transparent, $60,000 TV is one of five in nation, Glenview retailer says
- Police respond to Glenbrook high schools after social media threat, missing person
- With historic gift, Art Institute may have the most French art outside France
- Portage Park man faces felony charges in connection with pregnant girlfriend’s shooting death
- Sheldon Edwards scores 12 in overtime to lead Loyola to an 87-80 win over Richmond
- Chicago Bulls hit a new low in a 132-92 loss to the Detroit Pistons. Is this their new normal?
- Illinois uses Kasparas Jakučionis’ 24 points to help blunt UCLA comeback bid in 83-78 win