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Easter Mass draws faithful at the Shrine of Our Lady of Guadalupe in Des Plaines

Easter Mass draws faithful at the Shrine of Our Lady of Guadalupe in Des Plaines

With sun streaming in through a skylight inside the Chapel of St. Joseph, Fr. Esequiel Sanchez delivered Easter Sunday mass in English to a full crowd at the Shrine of Our Lady of Guadalupe in Des Plaines.

 
Autopsy scheduled for 81-year-old woman whose decomposing body was found in Vernon Hills home

Autopsy scheduled for 81-year-old woman whose decomposing body was found in Vernon Hills home

An autopsy is scheduled for Monday in the death of an 81-year-old woman whose decomposing body was found inside a Vernon Hills home Friday and whose 50-year-old son barricaded himself within the home, Vernon Hills police said.

 
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Trump issues fiery new threat against Iran as details of U.S. aviator’s rescue emerge

Trump issues fiery new threat against Iran as details of U.S. aviator’s rescue emerge

TEHRAN, Iran — U.S. President Donald Trump on Sunday made expletive-filled threats against Iran and its infrastructure if it doesn't open the Strait of Hormuz by his Tue...

 
Horse rescued from floodwaters near Marengo after hours-long effort

Horse rescued from floodwaters near Marengo after hours-long effort

A horse was rescued from floodwaters at Coon Creek area near Marengo Saturday in a challenging, hours-long operation.

 
Mount Prospect manufactured home fire believed accidental

Mount Prospect manufactured home fire believed accidental

A fire at a manufactured home near Mount Prospect is believed accidental.

 
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Amaya hits RBI single, Cubs pitchers combine for 1-hitter in 1-0 win over Guardians in DH opener

Amaya hits RBI single, Cubs pitchers combine for 1-hitter in 1-0 win over Guardians in DH opener

CLEVELAND — Miguel Amaya hit an RBI single in the eighth inning — only the second hit for Chicago — and four Cubs pitchers combined for a one-hitter in a 1-0 victory over...

 
Cubs' Cade Horton placed on 15-day IL, set for tests after leaving 2nd start with forearm discomfort

Cubs' Cade Horton placed on 15-day IL, set for tests after leaving 2nd start with forearm discomfort

CLEVELAND — Cubs starting pitcher Cade Horton will return to Chicago for more tests on his right arm after being forced to leave his second outing of 2026 in the second i...

 
Dietz: How much patience should Hawks have with Davidson?

Dietz: How much patience should Hawks have with Davidson?

John Dietz: Patience is a funny thing when it comes to rebuilds. With the Blackhawks, some fans are OK with GM Kyle Davidson playing the long game. Others, however, are either fed up or downright disgusted.

 
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Pope Leo urges peace in first Easter Mass as Christians celebrate in Jerusalem, Gaza and Tehran

Pope Leo urges peace in first Easter Mass as Christians celebrate in Jerusalem, Gaza and Tehran

Pope Leo XIV celebrated his first Easter Mass as pontiff with a call Sunday to lay down arms and seek peace to global conflicts through dialogue, but he departed from a tradition of listing the world's woes by name in the Urbi et Orbi blessing from the loggia of St. Peter’s Basilica.

 
College Achievers: Once a Hersey volleyball star, now one of Iowa’s women in the boat

College Achievers: Once a Hersey volleyball star, now one of Iowa’s women in the boat

College Achievers: The Big Ten Conference last week named its “Boats of the Week” for rowing. One of them was the University of Iowa women’s Varsity Eight. On that Hawkeyes boat — which she never could have imagined before her junior year at Hersey High School — was sophomore Leah Nawrot.

 

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