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Mallory Swanson still missing from Chicago Stars ahead of season opener — and striker’s return uncertain
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2...Mallory Swanson is still missing for the Chicago Stars. The star striker will not play in Friday’s regular-season opener against the Orlando Pride, the reigning NWSL champions. Swanson has not participated in any preseason activities due to personal reasons. And the Stars won’t specify when — or if …
12.3.2025 19:23Mallory Swanson still missing from Chicago Stars ahead of season opener — and striker’s return uncertainhttps://www.chicagotribune.com/2...
Kane County Board approves reallocation of federal pandemic relief funding, as deadline to spend it nears
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2...The Kane County Board on Tuesday voted to approve just under $500,000 in “reprogramming” federal pandemic relief funding to various county projects in advance of a spending deadline in 2026. In 2021, the American Rescue Plan Act, commonly called ARPA, authorized the Coronavirus State and Local …
12.3.2025 18:56Kane County Board approves reallocation of federal pandemic relief funding, as deadline to spend it nearshttps://www.chicagotribune.com/2...
Downtown alderman calls for 8 p.m. teen curfew after tourist shooting
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2...A downtown alderman said he will push to bump the teen curfew in Chicago up to 8 p.m. after a tourist was shot in front of a movie theater over the weekend in his ward. Ald. Brian Hopkins, 2nd, told the Tribune he intends to advance his stalled ordinance from the Rules Committee — often the de facto …
12.3.2025 18:10Downtown alderman calls for 8 p.m. teen curfew after tourist shootinghttps://www.chicagotribune.com/2...
Police release more info on suspects in Tuesday’s smash and grab
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2...Police released more information Wednesday about a smash and grab that hit several businesses in Chicago’s Sauganash and North Mayfair neighborhoods early Tuesday morning. Police said it was a group of five males wearing masks, dark clothing and gloves who broke into multiple locations all around 4 …
12.3.2025 17:24Police release more info on suspects in Tuesday’s smash and grabhttps://www.chicagotribune.com/2...
Suspects arrested in theft of $700K from village of Winthrop Harbor; ‘Calculated and damaging crimes’
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2...After a yearlong investigation, three people have been arrested for stealing more than $700,000 from the village of Winthrop Harbor via unauthorized wire transactions, according to local authorities. Police say they have identified a number of people in Las Vegas and Memphis who are alleged to have …
12.3.2025 17:03Suspects arrested in theft of $700K from village of Winthrop Harbor; ‘Calculated and damaging crimes’https://www.chicagotribune.com/2...
Steppenwolf Theatre hits 50: Its anniversary season will include ‘Amadeus’ and a new play by Tarell Alvin McCraney
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2...Steppenwolf Theatre Company, a Chicago theater company perennially famed for its youthful irreverence, has announced its 50th anniversary season, an age that might be hard for some of its most fervent supporters to grasp. “It’s a hard thing to make it to 50,” said co-artistic director Glenn Davis, …
12.3.2025 16:59Steppenwolf Theatre hits 50: Its anniversary season will include ‘Amadeus’ and a new play by Tarell Alvin McCraneyhttps://www.chicagotribune.com/2...
Trustees walk out of Thornton Township meeting following conflict with Supervisor Tiffany Henyard
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2...Conflict over whether a trustee could participate remotely brought Tuesday’s Thornton Township Board meeting to an abrupt end, with no action taken on approval of a budget and ethics related policy changes. Because only three board members were physically present, Trustees Chris Gonzalez and Carmen …
12.3.2025 16:49Trustees walk out of Thornton Township meeting following conflict with Supervisor Tiffany Henyardhttps://www.chicagotribune.com/2...
Candidates for Skokie village clerk debate; ‘not a policymaking position’
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2...Although the League of Women Voters has strict rules on how candidates can participate in forums, the recent candidate forum for Skokie village clerk at the Skokie Public Library saw some candidates engage in a little back-and-forth. The clerk’s race has three candidates: appointed incumbent Skokie …
12.3.2025 16:49Candidates for Skokie village clerk debate; ‘not a policymaking position’https://www.chicagotribune.com/2...
Rosie O’Donnell becomes latest comedian to leave the US after Trump’s reelection
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2...Comedian, actor and Donald Trump nemesis Rosie O’Donnell has become the latest stand-up celebrity to flee the U.S. in the wake of the president’s reelection. O’Donnell told fans on Tuesday that she and her 12-year-old child moved to Ireland on Jan. 15, just five days before Trump returned to the …
12.3.2025 16:38Rosie O’Donnell becomes latest comedian to leave the US after Trump’s reelectionhttps://www.chicagotribune.com/2...
Porter County students hear oral arguments in appeal weighing child discipline vs. abuse
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2...Chesterton High School senior Karalena Heredia had a memorable 18th birthday Tuesday, serving as a student bailiff for a three-judge panel of the Indiana Court of Appeals. About 100 students in the criminal justice class at Wheeler High School heard oral arguments in a case involving parental …
12.3.2025 16:35Porter County students hear oral arguments in appeal weighing child discipline vs. abusehttps://www.chicagotribune.com/2...
Column: Plano’s Brad Korn and Southeast Missouri State deal with likely NCAA, NIT shutout. ‘It makes me mad.’
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2...Call it the very good, the very bad and the very ugly. Brad Korn certainly could. That derivative of the 1960s movie title might best sum up what will stand as an impressive fifth season for the Southeast Missouri State basketball coach who hails from Plano. His team had a bounce-back season, winning …
12.3.2025 16:33Column: Plano’s Brad Korn and Southeast Missouri State deal with likely NCAA, NIT shutout. ‘It makes me mad.’https://www.chicagotribune.com/2...
Around the Southland: Tootsie Roll Drive nets $60K, prescribed burns at Midewin, more
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2...Perez KOC donates $60K from Tootsie Roll Drive Father Perez Knights of Columbus Council 1444 in Chicago’s Mount Greenwood neighborhood gave away $60,000 during a recent celebration of the community’s support of its residents with intellectual disabilities. The money was raised through its 2024 …
12.3.2025 16:28Around the Southland: Tootsie Roll Drive nets $60K, prescribed burns at Midewin, morehttps://www.chicagotribune.com/2...
Chicago fur ban set to face City Council vote
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2...Aldermen are set to vote Wednesday on an ordinance that would ban the sale of new fur products in Chicago. The ordinance is an effort to fight animal cruelty, sponsor Ald. Raymond Lopez, 15th, said. But opponents say it will close historic family-owned businesses and is a government …
12.3.2025 16:20Chicago fur ban set to face City Council votehttps://www.chicagotribune.com/2...
Man, 28, drowned in Gary pond on Monday
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2...The Gary Fire Department has released additional information about a Monday drowning, in which multiple area agencies were called to help. Jay Sheets, 28, was identified as the victim, according to a news release from the Lake County Coroner’s Office. Sheets had no permanent address. The coroner’s …
12.3.2025 16:08Man, 28, drowned in Gary pond on Mondayhttps://www.chicagotribune.com/2...
Porter County news: Prescribed burns at national park, environmental debate in Valparaiso
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2...Spring prescribed fires planned for Indiana Dunes The National Park Service plans to conduct eight prescribed fires at Indiana Dunes National Park this spring. Approximately 1,534 acres are planned to be burned as part of the park’s natural resources and fuel management programs. The prescribed …
12.3.2025 15:53Porter County news: Prescribed burns at national park, environmental debate in Valparaisohttps://www.chicagotribune.com/2...
Tiger Woods faces another injury and another lost year. Has golf seen the last of him?
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2...PONTE VEDRA BEACH, Fla. — Golf without Tiger Woods was inevitable simply because of age. He turns 50 at the end of this year and once leaned on the adage that “Father Time remains undefeated.” But for Woods, it has been the mother lode of injuries that is keeping him from going out on his terms. The …
12.3.2025 15:50Tiger Woods faces another injury and another lost year. Has golf seen the last of him?https://www.chicagotribune.com/2...
Lockport’s Claudia Heeney is the 2024-25 Daily Southtown Girls Wrestler of the Year. ‘Knew I could do this again.’
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2...After winning a state championship last season as a sophomore, Lockport’s Claudia Heeney knew every other wrestler in the state was coming for her this time around. While the pressure was certainly ramped up, Heeney wouldn’t have had it any other way. “I feel like there were a lot more nerves going …
12.3.2025 15:40Lockport’s Claudia Heeney is the 2024-25 Daily Southtown Girls Wrestler of the Year. ‘Knew I could do this again.’https://www.chicagotribune.com/2...
Southland crime: Armed robberies in Lansing, Lynwood, carjacking in Tinley Park, and more
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2...The following items were taken from police and court reports and news releases. An arrest does not constitute a finding of guilt. AGGRAVATED ASSAULT: A tanker-truck driver postponed refilling the underground tanks March 4 at SNK Fuels, 6037 79th St., after he was threatened by a gun-wielding …
12.3.2025 15:32Southland crime: Armed robberies in Lansing, Lynwood, carjacking in Tinley Park, and morehttps://www.chicagotribune.com/2...
In Skokie mayoral race, former Skokie official Tennes, attorney Lifsics share views
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2...Ann Tennes, Charles Isho and David “Azi” Lifsics are running for mayor of Skokie in the April 1 Cook County consolidated election. The League of Women Voters scheduled a candidate forum for Feb. 24, but only Tennes agreed to participate, and thus the forum did not take place. Lifsics said he had a …
12.3.2025 15:30In Skokie mayoral race, former Skokie official Tennes, attorney Lifsics share viewshttps://www.chicagotribune.com/2...
Snoop Dogg will play the Illinois State Fair this summer
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2...Snoop Dogg has been added to this summer’s music lineup at the Illinois State Fair, according to an announcement Wednesday. The singer and rapper, known as of late for everything from his business ventures to hosting Olympics telecasts to his controversial political views, will play the Grandstand …
12.3.2025 15:28Snoop Dogg will play the Illinois State Fair this summerhttps://www.chicagotribune.com/2...
SWAT negotiators called out to Cedar Lake Monday
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2...A Northwest Regional SWAT negotiating team persuaded a Cedar Lake man to safety after he had a medical crisis, police said late Monday night. Cedar Lake Police were sent in the early morning hours of March 10 to the 13500 block of Dewey Street to check in with the man, Cedar Lake Deputy Chief Carl …
12.3.2025 15:26SWAT negotiators called out to Cedar Lake Mondayhttps://www.chicagotribune.com/2...
Cheating scandal shocks ski jumping — toppling Olympic champions and shaking Norway’s lofty reputation
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2...GENEVA — Sign stealing in baseball. Match fixing in soccer. Doping allegations in swimming. Now ski jumping has its own scandal that escalated Wednesday. Cheating by Norway team officials manipulating ski suits has shaken a national reputation for fair play and high-minded principles at their home …
12.3.2025 15:25Cheating scandal shocks ski jumping — toppling Olympic champions and shaking Norway’s lofty reputationhttps://www.chicagotribune.com/2...
Ethics complaint lodged against Skokie Trustee James Johnson
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2...Skokie Trustee James Johnson, who has in the past brought complaints before the Skokie Ethics Commission, was himself named the subject of an ethics complaint submitted to the Commission in late February. The Ethics Commission met on March 5 to discuss the merits of a 10-point complaint filed by …
12.3.2025 15:23Ethics complaint lodged against Skokie Trustee James Johnsonhttps://www.chicagotribune.com/2...
Introducing the 2024-25 Daily Southtown Girls Wrestling All-Area Team
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2...Four individuals from Andrew co-op’s state championship run headline the Southland’s first team. First Team Zoe Dempsey, Lincoln-Way co-op, junior, 110 pounds: Became a two-time state medalist with a third-place finish. Piled up the most wins of any area medalist, going 47-4. Regional champion. …
12.3.2025 15:21Introducing the 2024-25 Daily Southtown Girls Wrestling All-Area Teamhttps://www.chicagotribune.com/2...
Elvis Costello brings an early St. Patrick’s Day, and a lot else unexpected, to the Park West
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2...Being an Elvis Costello fan has been like being a Bob Dylan fan, or a Neil Young fan. There is too much to keep up with. Too many alternate takes. Too many collaborations. Too many lyrics. Too many recordings to keep track of, new and old. Worse, a lot of this abundance is compelling, rarely easy to …
12.3.2025 15:09Elvis Costello brings an early St. Patrick’s Day, and a lot else unexpected, to the Park Westhttps://www.chicagotribune.com/2...
St. Patrick’s Day 2025: Where to watch Chicago River dyeing and parades
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2...The Saturday before St. Patrick’s Day means green will be seen all around the city — including the Chicago River. Here’s what you need to know if you plan to catch a parade or the river-dyeing process. The dyeing process starts Saturday morning (usually at 10 a.m.) and stretches from Orleans Street …
12.3.2025 14:58St. Patrick’s Day 2025: Where to watch Chicago River dyeing and paradeshttps://www.chicagotribune.com/2...
Ohio State recruit Callie Tumilty is ready for her high school soccer debut. So is Naperville Central.
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2...Naperville Central senior Callie Tumilty’s high school soccer debut is coming a year later than planned. The Ohio State recruit intended to suit up for the Redhawks last season after she played club soccer during her freshman and sophomore years. But Tumilty suffered a torn ACL during a club …
12.3.2025 14:58Ohio State recruit Callie Tumilty is ready for her high school soccer debut. So is Naperville Central.https://www.chicagotribune.com/2...
Porter County commissioners dole out latest round of opioid settlement funds to nonprofits
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2...Five Porter County entities will receive a portion of this year’s $125,000 in Opioid Settlement money. The county’s Opioid Settlement Funds Committee began taking applications for the awards in January and made its recommendations to the Porter County Board of Commissioners at its meeting Tuesday …
12.3.2025 14:54Porter County commissioners dole out latest round of opioid settlement funds to nonprofitshttps://www.chicagotribune.com/2...
Canada and the EU swiftly retaliate against Trump’s steel and aluminum tariffs
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2...BRUSSELS — Major trade partners swiftly hit back at President Donald Trump’s increased tariffs on aluminum and steel imports, imposing stiff new taxes on U.S goods including products from textiles and water heaters to beef and bourbon. Canada, the largest steel supplier to the U.S., said Wednesday …
12.3.2025 13:55Canada and the EU swiftly retaliate against Trump’s steel and aluminum tariffshttps://www.chicagotribune.com/2...
US arms flow to Ukraine again as the Kremlin mulls a ceasefire proposal
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2...KYIV, Ukraine — U.S. arms deliveries to Ukraine resumed Wednesday, officials said, a day after the Trump administration lifted its suspension of military aid for Kyiv in its fight against Russia’s invasion, and Ukrainian officials signaled that they were open to a 30-day ceasefire backed by …
12.3.2025 13:55US arms flow to Ukraine again as the Kremlin mulls a ceasefire proposalhttps://www.chicagotribune.com/2...