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- Asking Eric: Sister keeps co-opting events
- 5 takeaways from the Chicago Blackhawks’ 5-2 loss, including Teuvo Teräväinen’s 500th point
- The Kitchn: I promise this is the best dinner you’ll make this month
- Ex-etiquette: Son doesn’t want to leave home
- Terry Savage: Roth conversions — a good idea?
- Today in History: Jean Harris found guilty of shooting ‘Scarsdale Diet’ author Dr. Herman Tarnower
- Algernon Austin: There is a racial preference in the job market. It’s for white people.
- Today in Chicago History: ‘Great is Chicago. It gets the World’s Fair.’
- Editorial: Frigid temperatures highlight the harshness of Chicago homeless experience — and the need for new ideas
- Metra paid a law firm over $1.5M for an internal investigation that it won’t release, raising transparency questions
- Cook County moves to change how it offloads delinquent taxes
- B-Series hip hop festival opens at a Dance Center fighting for survival
- Letters: Bravo to Illinois’ federal lawmakers for finally speaking up about Donald Trump’s governing
- Restaurant news: Carnitas Uruapan, Mexican taqueria, opens Little Village flagship after 50 years in Chicago
- ‘We saw evil that day.’ Highland Park mass shooting survivors hope for justice, resolution as trial begins Monday.
- Clarence Page: Voters’ remorse? Not much, but give it time
- John T. Shaw: Danielle Sassoon’s stirring act of statesmanship sends forth a ‘ripple of hope’
- Editorial: Peoples Gas gets the right marching orders at long last
- Egg prices soar as Southland bakeries prepare for paczki craze
- Best breast milk storage bags
- Best arts and crafts supplies
- Nick Martinelli’s ‘unorthodox’ game and confidence is a bright spot in an up-and-down Northwestern season
- Tuesday is primary election day in Aurora area
- Cactus League report: White Sox’s Colson Montgomery displays his ‘A’ swing — and the 4-0 Cubs are rolling
- Column: What did you do last week in Chicago Cubs camp? Here are 5 things we learned.
- Daywatch: Highland Park shooting survivors hope for justice as trial begins
- Who does it better? Warren’s ‘so rare’ Aaron Stewart, an Illinois commit in football and wrestling, wins again.
- Naperville Police Arrests for Feb. 15-17
- Friedrich Merz prioritizes Ukraine and US, vows to tackle migration and economy after German election win
- President Donald Trump backs Elon Musk as he roils the federal workforce with demands and threats
- Western leaders visit Kyiv and pledge military support against Russia on the war’s 3rd anniversary
- Lowell freshman Kameron Hazelett makes history at the state meet: ‘I had to win this for my grandpa’
- Thousands flock to Mardi Gras-themed Lake County Craft Beer Festival; ‘A fun way to bring the community together’
- Oswego OKs development which may feature grocery store, restaurant
- 1 fatally shot, 1 injured in shooting in Rogers Park neighborhood, police say
- 2 people seriously injured in crash on Kennedy Expressway, police say
- Glenwood bar says it will bolster security after Tinley Park man shot, killed while leaving
- Indiana legislative session 2025 halfway point: A look at bills that advanced, died
- Winnetka mulls whether to renew its nonprofit electricity provider
- New Trier senior Clara Crossgrove’s ‘gut check’ after disappointment sets the stage for her ultimate triumph
- President Donald Trump names ‘pardon czar’ to advise on clemency
- Column: Marriott Theatre has delivered fun and escape for a half-century
- The science of hair and first impressions
- Joffrey Ballet’s 2025-26 season celebrates 70 years as ‘mavericks of dance,’ plus Chicago premieres of ‘Carmen’ and ‘Eugene Onegin’
- Homeless man who fired gun at Elgin police receives 15-year prison term
- Why Aaron Judge is torn on the New York Yankees’ facial hair policy change
- Kris Bryant: ‘A big win’ getting on the field early in spring training for Colorado Rockies
- Ald. Pat Dowell: The capital bond issuance will strengthen Chicago’s infrastructure
- Ben Johnson is building his 1st Chicago Bears team step by step: Coaching staff. Roster. Offense. And culture.
- iPhones used for ‘Woj bombs’ to raise NIL money for St. Bonaventure basketball
- Texas jumps to No. 1 and Notre Dame falls to No. 3 after double OT loss in updated women’s poll
- Metea Valley’s Dominic Smith, ‘the best defender I’ve probably ever coached,’ shows he can score as playoffs loom
- Auburn is No. 1 for a 7th straight week as preseason No. 1 Kansas ends its ranked run at 80 weeks
- FDA moves to rehire medical device staffers fired only days earlier
- Lester Holt, former Chicago anchor, stepping down at ‘NBC Nightly News’
- Man killed in U.S. 20 crash in Porter County
- Column: ‘I was devastated’: Park Forest residents react to news St. Mary Catholic Church will close
- Woman killed, another driver seriously injured in wrong-way Lake Bluff crash
- With uncertainty around the No. 3 pick, did the Chicago Sky give up too much for Ariel Atkins?
- Jury selection begins in Highland Park parade shooting trial
- Elgin News Digest: Winter outerwear drive benefits Community Crisis Center; Elgin seeks applicants for Senior Citizens Police Academy
- Travis Hunter’s possible double duty gives the NFL’s annual combine a different look
- Low turnout expected for Tuesday’s Lake County primaries; ‘These off-year elections … most directly affect people’
- Alaina Lekki overcomes fear as Lincoln-Way East captures first state trophy in girls gymnastics. ‘It’s very special.’
- Chicago man wanted for stabbings charged in Indiana for fleeing cops before arrest
- State appeals Gary gun lawsuit ruling
- Property taxes, education top of mind for residents, legislators during town hall
- Afternoon Briefing: Community wants city’s hate-group task force to focus on police
- Trump’s tariff wars leave US small business with nowhere to hide
- Clint Hill, Secret Service agent who leaped onto JFK’s car after the president was shot, dies at 93
- Northwest Indiana casinos see increased revenues year over year in January
- Judge rejects immediately restoring AP’s access to White House but urges government to reconsider
- Two crashes involving pedestrians near intersection in Batavia prompt safety efforts from local police
- Focus on the Arts gives Highland Park HS students chance to work with professional performers
- Roberta Flack, Grammy-winning singer with an intimate style, dies at 88
- Homer Glen residents gather to oppose costs, rate hikes from Illinois American Water
- Pope Francis shows slight improvement and resumes some work, while still critical, Vatican says
- Review: ‘Waitress’ at the Paramount Theatre is a charming show with songs you’ll remember
- Lake Bluff Library has chosen a veteran library director as its new leader
- Trump expresses hope Russia’s war in Ukraine is nearing an endgame as he meets with France’s Macron
- College sports put a twist on team spirit, with signature brews at games and grocers
- Denver Broncos assistant coach Michael Wilhoite accused of punching a cop at the airport
- Fire leaves 23-unit apartment building in Justice uninhabitable, blaze still under investigation
- Trump says Canada and Mexico tariffs are ‘going forward’ with more import taxes to come
- Oak Brook to put off tennis, pickleball, playground improvements after grant rejection
- Butcher shop owner from East Dundee killed after being struck by multiple vehicles
- Judge blocks Trump immigration policy allowing arrests in churches for some religious groups
- New condominium building in Lake Bluff’s Block 3 may start construction in the summer
- Ziegler’s Ace Hardware store on Elgin’s west side to close, owner says
- Starbucks lays off 1,100 corporate employees as coffee chain streamlines
- Fabric and craft retailer Joann to go out of business and close all of its stores
- Lake County park district grants to upgrade facilities; ‘Enhance the quality of life for generations to come’
- The few Republicans who still oppose Trump, including former U.S. Rep. Adam Kinzinger, gather in search of a path to oppose him
- Lake Forest officials approve contract for next phase of Deerpath Road project
- Northern Illinois set to join the Horizon League in most sports — besides football — in 2026
- Burr Ridge man faces murder charges in sledgehammer death of his mother
- Community news: Digital detox seminar and Earth Day celebration
- Frank Pellico looks back on 33 years as the Chicago Blackhawks organist — and closes out with ‘My Way’
- Stevenson High School Board of Education has appointed a new athletic director
- Former two-term Gov. Jim Edgar diagnosed with pancreatic cancer
- LWV of Naperville schedules candidate forums for the Naperville D203, park board races
- Healthy left-hander Matthew Boyd is poised to give the Chicago Cubs big innings this year
- How the prospects acquired for Garrett Crochet are progressing in their 1st Chicago White Sox spring training
- Daily Horoscope for February 25, 2025
- US refuses to blame Russia for Ukraine war, splitting with European allies in UN votes
- Midlothian public works employees strike, next contract session set for March 3
- Despite late start, Shepard freshman Amari Williams takes basketball world by storm. ‘Haven’t seen anything yet.’
- Former WSCR-AM 670 co-host Danny Parkins sells Wilmette home for $925,000
- Chicago Bulls snap 6-game skid with a 32-point win — but miss a crucial opportunity to improve draft position
- Basketball and local scores for the Southland, Aurora, Elgin, Naperville and Lake County
- Ethan Vahl, a precocious freshman point guard, leads Oswego to easy win in playoff opener. ‘Going to be awesome.’
- Gary man charged with dealing drugs that killed Hammond councilman’s son
- New York Mets acquire outfielder Alexander Canario from the Chicago Cubs for cash
- Asked to name his favorite memory, Southland Prep’s David Shaw didn’t miss a beat. ‘This game.’ Why? A playoff win.