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- Asking Eric: I want to know my dentist personally
- Today in Chicago History: John Belushi’s death shocks the city
- Today in History: Martha Stewart convicted
- Best indoor garden kits
- Sweep every corner easily with the best angle brooms
- Readers’ Choice Food Awards winners
- Cook County housing authority union workers ratify contracts, earn raises after telling of struggle to pay bills
- Letters: President Donald Trump is letting us down in his approach to Ukraine
- Mayor Brandon Johnson defends Chicago’s sanctuary laws in GOP-led congressional hearing
- Watch live: Mayor Brandon Johnson testifies on sanctuary city policies for immigrants
- Column: Opening Day is upon us, and the new baseball book ‘Justice Batted Last’ hits a homer
- Caves, waterfalls and Loretta Lynn’s Ranch: Three day trips from Nashville
- Visually impaired students learn to navigate Chicago streets without audible warning signals
- Kelly McKinney: Chicagoans need FEMA — not to write checks but to coordinate aid
- Editorial: Illinois Supreme Court, it’s time — finally — to act on gerrymandering
- Chicago landlord ordered to pay $80,000 for threatening to call ICE on tenants, a first under 2019 state law
- Laura Washington: The mayor’s choice of an inexperienced ally to lead Chicago parks could backfire
- Steve Chapman: A law that’s a boon for your bladder, pioneered by Illinois
- ‘Travels with Agatha Christie and Sir David Suchet’ review: The actor known for Hercule Poirot follows in the author’s footsteps
- Terry Savage: How to think about recession risk
- Big Ten Tournament features new teams — and a possible No. 2 USC and No. 4 UCLA matchup for the title
- Chicago basketball report: Aneesah Morrow makes NCAA history — and 2 Sky players make the Unrivaled playoffs
- Chicago Bears Q&A: What’s a best-case scenario for free agency? How do you rate the Jonah Jackson trade?
- No. 6 Notre Dame headlines the ACC women’s tournament field that features 5 ranked teams
- Chicago Bulls’ Ayo Dosunmu dedicated to leadership despite season-ending injury: ‘I want to continue to grow’
- Rep. Al Green shouts down President Donald Trump during speech to Congress and may face censure
- Takeaways from President Donald Trump’s address to Congress
- Warren happily banks on Javerion Banks in sectional semifinals: ‘Getting him back has been really good for us’
- Daywatch: Takeaways from President Donald Trump’s address to Congress
- Column: Britain may hold the key to what’s next for Ukraine
- Mets have spent more in Steve Cohen’s 4 years than Marlins, Pirates and Rays have over the past 21 seasons
- Tennis player Emma Raducanu says she struggled to breathe after seeing man ‘fixated’ on her in the crowd
- Kelvion Brown steps forward in sectional as Merrillville knows he can: ‘Big-time players make big-time shots’
- Greenland’s leader says the island ‘is ours’ as Trump vows to acquire the territory
- President Donald Trump grants 1 month exemption for US automakers from new tariffs on imports from Mexico, Canada
- The pope has increased his physical therapy and marked the start of Lent in the hospital
- Israel’s cutoff of supplies to Gaza sends prices soaring as aid stockpiles dwindle
- Visitors get sneak peek at newly restored Waukegan History Museum; ‘There is so much history here’
- CSO’s 2025-26 season sees Mäkelä and Muti split duties — plus our short list of unmissables
- “Las calles estaban tan solitarias”: El temor a los arrestos de ICE mantiene a los clientes en casa, los negocios propiedad de inmigrantes en Aurora dicen
- Wind advisory in effect for Chicago area on Wednesday
- Becoming football coach at Sandburg, his alma mater, is no-brainer for Sheamus Murphy. ‘I had to jump all over this.’
- Lake County’s congressmen give Trump speech the cold shoulder; ‘He stands for only one thing — himself’
- Skokie Village Board candidates debate affordable housing at forum
- Trump administration moves to drop Idaho emergency abortion case with national implications
- Column: Waukegan mayoral election up for grabs
- NASCAR countersues 23XI and Front Row — as well as Michael Jordan’s agent — in dispute over charters
- Oswego transfer Jordan Weeks continues to display his potential for Aurora Christian. ‘Growing leaps and bounds.’
- ESPN announces ‘Around the Horn’ will end its nearly 23-year run in May
- Law & order: Man gets five years for bar shooting; rape trial opens; appeals denied
- Trump administration plans to cut 80,000 employees from Veterans Affairs, according to internal memo
- Gary woman gets six years for Hobart gas station shooting
- Hinsdale Central’s Josh Bey sets records as he wins state titles. But ‘it was never about the destination.’
- Highland Park sets sensitive course in wake of parade shooting plea: ‘I don’t want us to be a town marked by tragedy’
- Eisenhower writers get national attention for literary efforts
- Gary council hears update on city’s Safety Action Plan
- Crown Point council approves water, sewage rate hikes
- Park district planning egg hunts, spring break camps, gardening workshops and more for this spring
- Valparaiso Environmental Advisory Board faces first task, impact of potential data center
- Kane County Board holds town hall meeting on sales tax referendum in advance of April vote
- 7 stand trial in Paris over cyber death threats against Olympics artistic director
- Crowds gather in Naperville to promote democracy, protest Elon Musk
- Early voting for April 1 election begins Friday in Kane County, officials say
- Chicago’s more than 40-year history as a sanctuary city
- Trump agency pulls 443 sites off market in real estate reversal
- Porter County crime news: Portage shooting arrest, alleged drug dealer charged
- Afternoon Briefing: Mayor defends Chicago’s sanctuary laws in congressional testimony
- Real estate firm sues Chicago Housing Authority over alleged mishandling of lead poisoning lawsuit
- Region residents join nationwide demonstrations on eve of Trump speech in Congress
- Tom Llamas to succeed Lester Holt as NBC ‘Nightly News’ anchor
- Down to Business: Learning to dance an ‘experience that will make them better people,’ Naperville studio owner says:
- Federal judge blocks drastic funding cuts to medical research
- Trump issues ‘last warning’ to Hamas to release all remaining hostages held in Gaza
- Dozens of witnesses testify on Indiana partisan school board bill
- Wall Street rallies after Trump pulls back on some of his tariffs
- Automakers promise more robotaxis, autonomous driving features
- Around the Southland: Richton Park students promote safe driving, new dean at Sandburg, more
- Naperville D203 school board candidates agree district moving too fast on proposed changes
- Advocate Children’s launches pediatric heart transplant program
- Aurora considers giving $450,000 in loans for proposed downtown diner
- Of Notoriety: South Shore Arts selects former Brauer Museum director Jonathan Canning as new director
- Aurora mayoral candidates Richard Irvin, John Laesch to answer questions at upcoming forum
- Reputed Mexican cartel figure pleads not guilty in Chicago, part of unprecedented prisoner transfer
- Political tensions rise at Lockport District 205 Board candidates forum
- Body found along I-65 is a Venezuelan national; suspects being held in his death
- Naperville News Digest: Naperville Art League to hold annual public art competition; Feed My Starving Children plans to pack 800,000 meals
- Kane County Health Department to offer health care worker training on opioid use treatment
- Short-term fix for a long-term problem? Brad Biggs’ thoughts on Joe Thuney and Chicago Bears’ O-line overhaul.
- Aldermen say Veterans Affairs abruptly puts hold on outreach program
- Federal prison guard charged with having sexual contact with detainees at Chicago’s Metropolitan Correctional Center
- Maple Fest set for this weekend at Red Oak Nature Center in North Aurora
- House Speaker Johnson’s top aide is arrested on charge of driving under the influence, police say
- Divided Supreme Court rejects Trump bid to freeze nearly $2 billion in foreign aid
- Lake Forest City Council offers a resolution of sympathy to Virginia McCaskey’s family
- NFL great Bill Belichick is coaching practices again. Only now he’s a college rookie at North Carolina.
- Daily Horoscope for March 06, 2025
- False bomb threats reported at two Chicago high schools, police say
- Hearing on ‘right to die’ bill put on hold as legislators work on changes
- Chicago White Sox pitching prospects Noah Schultz and Hagen Smith take steps forward in second spring outings
- Chicago school board decision to rescue 5 Acero Charter Schools ‘will set a new precedent,’ members say
- US-Mexico joint bid for 2031 Women’s World Cup gets clearer path as FIFA excludes Europe until 2035
- Steve Carell surprises Southern California high school students with free prom tickets
- Amendment to Chicago Public Schools’ budget opens door for long-awaited, controversial loan
- No. 13 Maryland tops No. 17 Michigan 71-65, giving Michigan State at least a share of the Big Ten title
- Scavenger hunt aims to bring visitors to downtown Batavia
- What to know about President Trump’s tariffs and their impact on businesses and shoppers
- Elgin News Digest: Elgin Public Museum offering art, history sessions for kids; Elgin Friends of Masons holding St. Patrick’s Pub Crawl
- Editorial: Donald Trump uses Democrats as stooges at address to Congress. When will the party learn some common sense?
- How Illinois’ Kendall Bostic changed her mindset — and helped turn around the program in 4 record-setting years
- Big Ten Tournament: Alexis Markowski and Nebraska rout Rutgers, advance to face Illinois in second round
- Geneva’s offense runs through Hudson Kirby. And it’s exactly what his teammates want to happen. ‘That helped a ton.’
- With time running out, Gabriel Sularski gets Lemont past Marian Catholic. The drive? ‘Just knew I had to attack.’
- Ryan Donato scores again in Chicago Blackhawks’ OT loss. His red-hot month could be fueling trade interest.
- Air Force recruit Grant Best, a glue guy, expands role as Mount Carmel holds off De La Salle. ‘Now he’s just a star.’
- Photos: Ottawa Senators 4, Chicago Blackhawks 3 (OT)
- After Al Brooks Jr. fouls out, Jamson Coulter comes through as Rich Township topples Marist in OT. ‘He did it all.’