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Frustrations rise after 9-year-old girl attacked by unleashed dog in Horner Park: ‘She was traumatized’
The attack has left some residents with mounting frustrations toward unleashed dogs in public. Just a few hundred feet from the attack is a gated, 25,000-square-foot designated dog park.
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Opinion
Editorial: Gambling on elections? Biden or Trump is a bet too far.
The Chicago exchanges are right to oppose futures trades involving election outcomes.
Business
Episcopal Diocese of Chicago sells Edgewater home for $975,000, buys Streeterville condo for $800,000
The Diocese has used the homes as clergy housing.
Entertainment
A Red Orchid’s new play ‘Turret’ has a father’s ghost — and Michael Shannon trapped in a bunker
Playwright Levi Holloway said he began writing the play after the death of his father, and he could hear the current cast in his head while writing it.
Sports
Chicago Sky players voice confidence in new team identity under Teresa Weatherspoon: ‘She’s allowing us to be ourselves’
There's just one week until Teresa Weatherspoon makes her mark on the WNBA — for the second time in her Hall of Fame career.
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Politics
Lake, Porter officials disappointed in ‘abysmal’ turnout
Voter turnout in Lake and Porter counties was low in Tuesday’s primary, which local Democratic...
Crime and Public Safety
Lockport Township man, 70, charged in shooting of neighbor
John Shadbar, of the 16500 block of West 144th Place, Lockport Township, is charged with...
Education
Final farewell ‘bittersweet’ for Chancellor Ken Iwama and Indiana University Northwest grads
Indiana University Northwest Chancellor Ken Iwama recalled his introduction to campus life in 2020 along...
Immigration
Biden administration will propose tougher asylum standards for some migrants at the border
The Biden administration plans to propose a new rule Thursday aimed at speeding up the...
Investigations
Tribune’s ‘Stalled Justice’ series on Cook County court delays wins national award for journalistic fairness
"Stalled Justice," a Tribune series exposing dysfunction in the Cook County courts, has won the...
Local News
Waubonsie Valley safety Owen Roberts is having a baseball season that ‘opened up my eyes.’ So what’s next?
Roberts is contributing in nearly every phase of the game — and rethinking his future.
National News
Today in History: Nelson Mandela chosen to lead South Africa
On May 9, 1994, South Africa’s newly elected parliament chose Nelson Mandela to be the...
History
Today in History: South Africa adopts constitution guaranteeing equal rights
On May 8, 1996, South Africa took another step from apartheid to democracy by adopting...
Restaurants, Food and Drink
75 Mother’s Day specials in Chicago and the suburbs, from decadent buffets to afternoon teas
Your mom may say all she needs this Mother’s Day is to know you’re thinking...
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Ask Amy: Elderly relatives lurk and report intel
Dear Amy: A little over a year ago, working with my mother’s doctor, I decided...
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These surprisingly high-tech products will help you deal with pesky mosquitoes
While remarkably few high-tech products actually work to repel mosquitoes, Thermacell is leading the way...