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Relatives of a blast victim grieve Sunday outside a morgue in Colombo, Sri Lanka.

News | Possible intel failures to be examined in Sri Lanka blasts

More than 200 people were killed and hundreds more wounded in nine bombings that rocked churches, luxury hotels and other sites in Sri Lanka on Easter -- the deadliest violence the South Asian island country has seen since a bloody civil war ended a decade ago.
Chicago Cubs starting pitcher Tyler Chatwood (32) delivers during the first inning of a baseball game against the Arizona Diamondbacks Sunday, April 21, 2019, in Chicago. (AP Photo/Matt Marton)

Cubs | Chatwood goes 6 shutout innings as Chicago Cubs edge Diamondbacks

In his first start of the season, right-hander Tyler Chatwoodpitched 6 shutout innings for the Chicago Cubs, who beat the Arizona Diamondbacks 2-1.
Alice Popa, 7, of Rolling Meadows collects a basketful of eggs Sunday during the Easter egg hunt at Cardinal Drive Church of Christ in Rolling Meadows.

News | One last Easter egg hunt wraps up the season

While Easter services were the primary reason to dress up and head to church Sunday for the young members of Cardinal Drive Church of Christ in Rolling Meadows, there was a secondary reason to look forward to the trip: one last chance in 2019 to hunt for Easter eggs.
Joyce Wunder

News | Lisle police searching for missing 81-year-old woman

Lisle police are searching for a missing 81-year-old woman who they say has a condition that puts her in danger.
Sansa Stark (Sophie Turner) breaks bread before the dead come knocking on Winterfell’s door on this week’s episode of “Game of Thrones.”
Columns | Brienne, Arya, Sansa: Iron-willed women highlight this week's 'Game of Thrones'
The great battle of Winterfell is coming next week. But first, "Game of Thrones" delivered an emotional hour that some may deride as being overrun with fan service. Good thing we're all fans, Sean Stangland says.
Chicago White Sox's Tim Anderson, right, celebrates after hitting a two-run home run as Kansas City Royals catcher Martin Maldonado looks to the field during the fourth inning of a baseball game in Chicago, Wednesday, April 17, 2019. (AP Photo/Nam Y. Huh)
Columns | Rozner: Chicago White Sox, Anderson stumble into MLB morass
Wading into bat-flip hysteria could be hazardous to your health.
A second man has died as a result of injuries suffered Wednesday when fire swept through this home in 100 block of West Grand Lake Boulevard in West Chicago, authorities confirmed Sunday.
News | Second man dies as result of West Chicago house fire
A second man has died as a result of injuries suffered in a fire that gutted a West Chicago home Wednesday.
Crime | Two injured, driver charged in wrong-way I-355 crash
A Plainfield man faces a driving under the influence charge after police say he drove the wrong way on I-355 in Downers Grove early Sunday morning, causing a crash that left himself and a second driver hospitalized.
A 2018 candlelight vigil in Managua, Nicaragua, honors a slain journalist. The 2019 World Press Freedom Index shows that Nicaragua fell 24 places from the previous year’s list to 114th. The U.S. fell three places to 48th.
Editorial | Editorial: A foreboding decline in America's press freedom ranking
In this editorial, the Daily Herald warns that the United States' decline to 48th in the Reporters Without Borders 2019 World Press Freedom Index should trouble us all.
News | Five injured in five-vehicle crash on I-94
Five people were injured Sunday afternoon when a semitrailer truck crashed into four vehicles on Interstate 94 in Northbrook, authorities said.
Fittest Loser contestant Bob Sinclair, who has been told his numbers fall in the prediabetes zone, is hoping participation in the contest will help lower his numbers.
Fittest Loser | Fittest Loser: Know the risk factors, symptoms, and ways to reduce your risk for developing diabetes
Several of this year's Fittest Loser contestants applied to the challenge to face risk factors for diseases like diabetes head on. Bob Sinclair, who has been told his numbers fall in the prediabetes zone, is hoping participation in the contest will help lower his numbers.
President Donald Trump arrives for a Wounded Warrior Project Soldier Ride event in the East Room of the White House, Thursday, April 18, 2019, in Washington. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik)
Politics | Read the full Mueller Report
Public at last, special counsel Robert Mueller's report revealed to a waiting nation Thursday that President Donald Trump had tried to seize control of the Russia probe and force Mueller's removal to stop him from investigating potential obstruction of justice by the president.
                                                                                                                                                                                                                       
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Mariana Barroso, 13, right, explodes in laughter after seeing a picture of her shaved head from friend Santiago Tellez at the Grayslake Middle School Cut & Shave Fundraiser supporting childhood cancer research for the St. Baldrick’s Foundation Thursday.
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The annual Easter egg hunt and pictures with the Easter Bunny at Viking Park in Gurnee. Participants also could find a special egg and win a prize.
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Smoke billows as flames destroy the roof of the landmark Notre-Dame Cathedral in central Paris on April 15, 2019. - A major fire broke out at the landmark Notre-Dame Cathedral in central Paris sending flames and huge clouds of grey smoke billowing into the sky, the fire service said. The flames and smoke plumed from the spire and roof of the gothic cathedral, visited by millions of people a year, where renovations are currently underway. Getty Images)
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Stacy Kifer, of Carol Stream holds twins Kobe, left, and Kaleb, age 2-1/2, after they had their photo taken with the Easter Bunny and 18 other sets of twins at Woodfield Mall in Schaumburg Thursday.
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