39+ min ago  (368+ words) Welcome to May, quotes readers! It was another newsy week, so let's get right to it. The man accused in the latter was charged with the attempted assassination of the president and was ordered to remain detained. Likewise, the suspect…...

39+ min ago  (522+ words) When I find out that Elizabeth Strout (Olive Kitteridge," My Name is Lucy Barton") has a new book out, I know I am going to read it, but I tell myself that I won't be reviewing it because I've already…...

9+ hour, 4+ min ago  (447+ words) AUSTIN, Texas " A small plane carrying pickleball players crashed among trees in Texas Hill Country, killing all five people aboard, authorities said Friday. The crash happened around 11 p. m. Thursday in Wimberley, a city about 40 miles southwest of Austin, the Texas Department…...

5+ hour, 5+ min ago  (645+ words) Andrew's Ben Westin took the mound with some extra excitement, knowing he was going to face off against friends who are teammates during other times of the year but opponents in the spring. Westin certainly got the best of his…...

1+ hour, 31+ min ago  (669+ words) Sometimes, you just have to hit pause and then refresh. It's hard to imagine now, but St. Charles East freshman Brynn Maple will never forget how her first experience with playing softball didn't go very well at all. "I was…...

1+ hour, 58+ min ago  (347+ words) SAN DIEGO " The Chicago White Sox began May with a bang, as Munetaka Murakami and Colson Montgomery homered in an 8-2 victory against the San Diego Padres on Friday. Murakami's three-run home run, his major-league leading 13th, came during a six-run second…...

9+ hour, 52+ min ago  (247+ words) LOUISVILLE, Ky. " Always a Runner won the 152nd edition of the Kentucky Oaks on Friday night, the first time the race for top 3-year-old fillies has been run under the lights in prime time at Churchill Downs. It's the first victory…...

10+ hour, 57+ min ago  (544+ words) Chicago Tribune General Daily Insight for May 02, 2026 A simple conversation can turn things in your favor today. As the intuitive Scorpio Moon harmonizes with expansive Jupiter this morning, kindness and perspective flow naturally, helping conversations feel more open and supportive....

11+ hour, 57+ min ago  (171+ words) Chicago Tribune NEW YORK " Walks are up 7. 3% as pitches in the strike zone dropped markedly, and the average time of games increased by 5 minutes through the first full month of Major League Baseball's initial season with robot umpires. Average attendance…...

6+ hour, 43+ min ago  (524+ words) Walgreens is planning to close another South Side location, citing theft and violent incidents " a move that's drawing the ire of local leaders who say their communities rely on the store." The Walgreens at 8628 S. Cottage Grove Ave. will shut its…...