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March 28, 2026
Thousands expected to march in Chicago’s ‘No Kings’ rally downtown Saturday
Chicago’s No Kings protest Saturday is expected to highlight “attacks on immigrants and our democracy.”
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March 28, 2026
The Tribune’s Quotes of the Week quiz for March 28
Think you know what went on in the world of Chicago politics, sports and pop culture this week? Take our quiz to test yourself.
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March 28, 2026
A teacher-free AI school is coming to Chicago, with tuition at $55,000 a year
Alpha School, a network of AI-based private schools will open a K-8 campus in the Chicago Loop in the fall. For 55,000 per year, lessons are...
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March 28, 2026
Make sure your plants are well-adapted to your garden
A good place to start is to make sure that you have selected the right plants to meet your design objectives and for your garden’s growing c...
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March 28, 2026
Today in History: Utah prohibits LGBTQ+ pride flags at schools and government buildings
On March 28, 2025, Utah became the first state to prohibit flying LGBTQ+ pride flags at schools and government buildings after Gov. Spencer...
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March 28, 2026
Sweet 16: Tennessee beats Iowa State 76-62 at the United Center to advance to 3rd straight Elite Eight
Nate Ament scored 18 points, and Tennessee beat Iowa State 76-62 on Friday night at the United Center to advance to the Elite Eight for the...
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March 28, 2026
Sweet 16: It’s UConn vs. Duke for a Final Four spot after Huskies edge Michigan State 67-63
No. 2 seed UConn held of Michigan State 67-63 in the Sweet 16 on Friday night to advance to a heavyweight clash against top-seeded Duke in S...
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March 28, 2026
Asking Eric: Invitation left hanging
Dear Eric: I have two friends with whom I frequently engage in trekking; we always have great chats and fun. But I noticed when offering an...
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March 28, 2026
Column: Madness comes to the United Center as No. 1 seed Michigan makes another statement for the Big Ten
Michigan became the fourth Big Ten team to advance to the Elite Eight with a 90-77 win over Alabama on Friday in their Sweet 16 matchup at t...
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March 28, 2026
Varsity rookie Gavin Helpingstine boosts Brother Rice with leadoff double, smart baserunning. ‘Gets after it.’
Gavin Helpingstine’s leadoff double and smart baserunning produces go-ahead run, sparking Brother Rice to 9-2 win.
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March 28, 2026
Sweet 16: Kiki Rice, Lauren Betts and top-seeded UCLA advance to Elite Eight with 80-56 rout of Minnesota
By MICHELLE SMITH SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — When the final buzzer sounded on UCLA’s 80-56 regional semifinal win over Minnesota in the women...
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March 28, 2026
Chicago Blackhawks suffer 2nd straight blowout loss — 5-1 to New York Rangers — but improve draft-lottery odds
The Chicago Blackhawks fell to the New York Rangers 6-1 on Friday night for their second straight blowout loss and sixth defeat in eight gam...
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March 28, 2026
Fearless even after torn ACL, Lincoln-Way Central’s Taylor Watt scores twice on headers. ‘Hungry for it now.’
Taylor Watt scores twice as Lincoln-Way Central tops Marist 3-0 in the Windy City Ram Classic championship game.
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March 28, 2026
Sweet 16: Caleb Foster steadies Duke in return as Blue Devils beat St. John’s 80-75 and advance to Elite Eight
NCAA Tournament top seed Duke rallied from a 10-point second-half deficit to beat St. John’s 80-75 on Friday night and advance to the Elite...
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March 28, 2026
Baseball and softball scores for the Southland, Aurora, Elgin, Naperville and Lake County
High school and local college results and highlights from the Southland, Aurora, Elgin, Naperville and Lake County.
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March 28, 2026
As fuel prices rise, US lawmakers push to suspend the federal gas tax
Lawmakers say the action would provide much-needed relief for families and businesses that rely on their cars and trucks to get to work and...
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March 28, 2026
Chicago Bulls officially eliminated from postseason contention with 131-113 loss to Oklahoma City Thunder
The Chicago Bulls will miss the NBA postseason for the first time since 2021, a fate sealed with their 131-113 loss to the Oklahoma City Thu...
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March 28, 2026
Israel hits Iranian nuclear facilities and Tehran strikes base in Saudi Arabia, wounding US troops
Attacks have appeared to intensify in the war in the Middle East including strikes on Iran’s nuclear facilities and an Iranian missile attac...
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March 28, 2026
Elite Eight notes: A better Bennett Stirtz, Illinois letdown watch and Iowa’s Cinderella status
Iowa’s Bennett Stirtz said his first meeting with Illinois was the Illini “just destroying me, just pressuring me.” He’ll get another shot a...
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March 28, 2026
Jason Heyward, who helped Cubs win a World Series during his 7 seasons in Chicago, retires after 16-year career
Jason Heyward, who won a World Series with the Chicago Cubs in 2016 and another with the Los Angeles Dodgers in 2024, announced his retireme...
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March 28, 2026
‘It’s where I wanted to be’: Pete Crow-Armstrong embraces future with Chicago Cubs after signing extension
Pete Crow-Armstrong knew it was only a matter of when, not if, he would be able to find common ground with the Chicago Cubs on a long-term e...
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March 27, 2026
Potential deal to reopen West Suburban Medical Center under discussion
A deal might be in the works to keep West Suburban Medical Center open, after the Oak Park hospital abruptly announced it was suspending pat...
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March 27, 2026
Connecticut Sun reach deal to sell to Rockets owner and move team to Houston in 2027
The Connecticut Sun have reached an agreement to sell the team to Rockets owner Tilman Fertitta for $300 million and will move to Houston in...
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March 27, 2026
Elgin Math and Science Academy opposed to legislation altering charter school operations
Two bills headed to the Illinois Senate for review stand to have a big impact on the Elgin Math and Science Academy if approved.
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March 27, 2026
Former Blackhawks player Marian Hossa sells Streeterville condo for $2M
Former Chicago Blackhawks right winger Marian Hossa on Friday sold his three-bedroom Streeterville condo for $2.05 million, almost seven yea...
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March 27, 2026
Men held pending trial in ‘brazen’ slaying of Near West Side businessman
Nassie Mason, 28, and Erving Harris, 31, were ordered held pending trial at a Friday detention hearing.
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March 27, 2026
Sweet 16: Hannah Hidalgo’s triple-double leads Notre Dame past Vanderbilt 67-64 and into Elite Eight
Hannah Hidalgo had 31 points, 11 rebounds, 10 steals and the assist on the go-ahead bucket in the final minute, leading Notre Dame to a 67-6...
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March 27, 2026
Bloodstain expert testifies in Donol Clark trial for 2012 killing of Gena Chiodo
An expert on bloodstain analysis testified Friday it appeared attempts had been made to clean up bloodstains in a Calumet City home in 2012,...
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March 27, 2026
Union urges BP to resume contract talks amid lockout
A week into a lockout, United Steelworkers International President Roxanne Brown came to Whtiing Friday to show support for the local union...
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March 27, 2026
Porter County proceeds with new 911 policy, despite pleas from Chesterton and Porter
Porter County will forge ahead with a new operating procedure for 911 police calls from Porter and Chesterton starting April 1.
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March 27, 2026
Tiger Woods has been involved in a car crash in Florida
This is the third time Tiger Woods has been involved in a car crash, most recently in February 2021 when his SUV ran off a coastal road in L...
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March 27, 2026
Tiger Woods arrested at crash scene on suspicion of DUI, sheriff says
This is the third time Tiger Woods has been involved in a car crash, most recently in February 2021 when his SUV ran off a coastal road in L...
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March 27, 2026
Tiger Woods involved in rollover car crash in Florida, according to reports
JUPITER ISLAND, Fla. (AP) — Tiger Woods was involved in a rollover car crash on Friday, the Martin County Sheriff’s Office has told media ou...
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March 27, 2026
Prosecutor’s office declines comment on charges for juvenile driver in Lake Station river death
The Lake County Prosecutor’s Office declined comment on whether the teen driver in a Lake Station drowning would be charged as an adult.
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March 27, 2026
Rogers Park cop accused of inappropriate behavior toward female students as high school security officer
The Civilian Office of Police Accountability called on the Chicago Police Department to fire a cop over inappropriate contact with female st...
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March 27, 2026
Clarendon Hills deemed ‘best place to raise a family’ in US
Clarendon Hills was called the Best Place to Raise a Family in America by online ranking site Niche in a recently released poll.
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March 27, 2026
Suspect in slaying of Loyola University Chicago student Sheridan Gorman denied release by judge
A Cook County judge on Friday denied the release of a man accused of killing Sheridan Gorman, the 18-year-old Loyola University Chicago stud...
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March 27, 2026
Appeals court lifts protective order on Krystal Rivera shooting video
A panel of Illinois Appellate Court judges on Friday reversed a Cook County judge’s order that barred the release of body-worn camera footag...
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March 27, 2026
Farmworkers Day could replace Cesar Chavez Day in Illinois
The Illinois Senate passed resolutions this week to replace Cesar Chavez Day with Farmworkers Day on March 31 and declare Dolores Huerta Day...
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March 27, 2026
Alabama’s Aden Holloway is approved to travel out of state; unclear if he’ll play tonight at United Center
It’s unclear whether the travel permission opens the door for Aden Holloway to play for Alabama vs. Michigan in Friday’s NCAA Tournament gam...
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March 27, 2026
EPA gives Federated Metals lead cleanup update at Whiting hearing
The EPA plans to remove soil at properties where samplings found concentrations of lead higher than 200 parts per million in summer or fall...
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March 27, 2026
Panicked travelers hear a new message from airports: Don’t get here so early
Images of never-ending security lines at U.S. airports and frustrating tales of missed flights are pushing panicked travelers to show up way...
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March 27, 2026
Pro-Iranian hacking group claims credit for hack of FBI Director Kash Patel’s personal account
A pro-Iranian hacking group claimed Friday to have hacked an account of FBI Director Kash Patel and has posted online what appear to be year...
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March 27, 2026
Yorkville City Council green lights 540-acre data center campus
Proposed data center projects in Yorkville have continued to generate significant backlash among nearby residents.
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March 27, 2026
Review: Muti is back at the CSO and so is the drama — at the opera, on the silver screen and onstage
This weekend’s concerts included Tchaikovsky’s Symphony No. 3 and selections from Italian composer Nino Rota’s scores to “The Godfather” and...
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March 27, 2026
Former Tinley Park political operative Timothy Pawula found not guilty of sending obscene text messages
Timothy Pawula, a former political ally of Tinley Park Mayor Michael Glotz, was found not guilty Friday by a Cook County judge.
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March 27, 2026
La Grange Park student who started caddying to ‘provide more’ for family earns Chick Evans scholarship
Lyons Township senior Gustavo Mojarro ‘was crying tears of joy and fulfillment’ after he was selected for a $125K Chick Evans scholarship.
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March 27, 2026
Review: The Hives are an old-school, full-bore blast at the Salt Shed
Hives frontman Howlin’ Pelle Almqvist proved in the Swedish band’s 90-minute set that he’s a born entertainer, always in motion and uncorkin...
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March 27, 2026
Burt Bacharach revue headed to Apollo Theater in Chicago
The show will feature the famous songs of the pop composer, known for such catchy titles as “What the World Needs Now” and “I’ll Never Love...
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March 27, 2026