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Jenny Bechtold, La Grange Park District executive director, explains the district’s decision to retain natural turf on its playing fields during a recent League of Women Voters forum at the La Grange Public Library. (Hank Beckman/Pioneer Press)

La Grange Park District talk offers insight into artificial turf decision

By Hank Beckman

March 24, 2026 at 5:03 a.m.

The La Grange Park District was faced with tough turf choice after they successfully passed...

Lt. Gov. Juliana Stratton celebrates her win in the Democratic primary election for U.S. Senate with her husband, Bryan Echols, on Tuesday, March 17, 2026, at CineCity Studios Chicago. (Brian Cassella/Chicago Tribune)

The Tribune’s Quotes of the Week quiz for March 21

By Claire Malon

March 21, 2026 at 5:00 a.m.

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Robbins Park in Hinsdale is getting a new playground with help from the family of a former resident. (Pioneer Press)

Former resident’s family donates $200K for new playground in Hinsdale

By Chuck Fieldman

March 20, 2026 at 2:59 p.m.

Officials in Hinsdale are partnering with the family of a former resident to build a...

Katie Kraus, vice president of the Lincoln Square/Ravenswood Chamber of Commerce, met her husband, Jason Kraus, while she was a waitress at Chicago Brauhaus and he worked across the street at Martin’s Big & Tall. They are seen here in their Lincoln Square home on Feb. 10, 2026. (Eileen T. Meslar/Chicago Tribune)

Love is in the air in Lincoln Square: Couples share how they met in the neighborhood this Valentine’s Day

By Rebecca Johnson

February 14, 2026 at 5:00 a.m.

In recent years, the Lincoln Square/Ravenswood Chamber of Commerce has asked neighbors to submit tales...

Megan Lopez, right, talks to a customer at her booth for Sugarbutter Bakery, based out of Griffith. Lopez made "K-Pop Demonhunter" themed desserts for NWI Comic-Con, held Saturday, Feb. 7, 2026, in Crown Point. (Anna Ortiz/for Post-Tribune)

‘Now it’s time to hang up our capes’: NWI Comic-Con ends tradition with a bang after 12 years

By Anna Ortiz

February 10, 2026 at 2:31 p.m.

In its 12th and final year, the NWI Comic-Con brought together revered artists and comic...

Sacajawea Park and Kelli’s Playground in Indian Head Park will be improved with funding support from a $385,000 state grant. (Jim Dudlicek/Pioneer Press)

Kelli’s Playground in Indian Head Park to get $771K upgrade

By Jim Dudlicek

February 10, 2026 at 12:56 p.m.

Indian Head Park has been awarded a $385,500 state grant for the redevelopment of Sacajawea...

Chief of Policy Jung Yoon, left, and Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson answer questions from the audience during a town hall, Feb. 3, 2026, at the South Shore Cultural Center. The mayor defended his handling of the 2026 budget and took questions from the audience. (Josh Boland/Chicago Tribune)

The Tribune’s Quotes of the Week quiz for Feb. 7

By Claire Malon

February 7, 2026 at 5:00 a.m.

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People march in Chicago's Loop on Jan. 25, 2026, to protest after federal immigration officers shot and killed Alex Pretti, a 37-year-old intensive care unit nurse, in Minneapolis the previous day. (Armando L. Sanchez/Chicago Tribune)

The Tribune’s Quotes of the Week quiz for Jan. 31

By Claire Malon

January 31, 2026 at 5:00 a.m.

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Canada Prime Minister Mark Carney delivers a speech at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland on Tuesday, Jan. 20, 2026. (Sean Kilpatrick/The Canadian Press via AP)

The Tribune’s Quotes of the Week quiz for Jan. 24

By Claire Malon

January 24, 2026 at 5:00 a.m.

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Chicago Bears quarterback Caleb Williams (18) warms up on the field before playing the Green Bay Packers in the NFC wild-card game at Soldier Field Jan. 10, 2026, in Chicago. (Armando L. Sanchez/Chicago Tribune)

The Tribune’s Quotes of the Week quiz for Jan. 17

By Claire Malon

January 17, 2026 at 5:00 a.m.

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A man kneels at a memorial for Renee Nicole Good near the site of her shooting on Jan. 8, 2026, in Minneapolis. According to federal officials, an ICE agent shot and killed Good during a confrontation in south Minneapolis. (Photo by Stephen Maturen/Getty Images)

The Tribune’s Quotes of the Week quiz for Jan. 10

By Grace Miserocchi

January 10, 2026 at 5:00 a.m.

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Natalie Merchant, center, sings and dances with Chicago Public Schools early educators during a workshop at Symphony Center on Oct. 8, 2025. Merchant created the video series the “Cabinet of Wonder,” a musical introduction to the traditional nursery rhymes of Mother Goose. (Terrence Antonio James/Chicago Tribune)

Musician Natalie Merchant brings Mother Goose and other rhymes to life for the next generation with Cabinet of Wonder

By Darcel Rockett

January 14, 2026 at 5:37 p.m.

Melding music, play and Mother Goose tales, singer Natalie Merchant worked with the Chicago Symphony...

Chance the Rapper performs during "Dick Clark’s New Year’s Rockin’ Eve with Ryan Seacrest,” on West Wacker Drive, Dec. 31, 2025, in Chicago. (John J. Kim/Chicago Tribune)

The Tribune’s Quotes of the Week quiz for Jan. 3

By Claire Malon

January 3, 2026 at 3:27 p.m.

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