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- Madigan, Cullerton sue Quinn over blocked lawmaker paychecks
- Second Metra board member quits
- Raiders believe they will surprise the ‘experts’
- ‘Fight for $15’ begins 2nd round in Chicago
- San Francisco 49ers – TeamReport
- New cafe to fill old Caribou Coffee space in Glenview
- San Diego Chargers – PlayerWatch
- Peugeot eleva meta de efectivo, reestructuración golpea resultados
- Highland Park hires firm to promote city’s image
- Samardzija could go on trade block
- Chicago police taking applications after 3-year freeze
- Blue Jays 5, Athletics 0
- Swimming-Missile Magnussen seeking 100 freestyle redemption
- Sox woes mount
- Cámara baja EEUU aprueba proyecto de sanciones contra exportaciones crudo de Irán
- Rangers 14, Angels 11 (10)
- Editorial: Back to the blackboard
- Authorities talk man down from Foster Avenue Beach tower
- Honda posts 5.1 pct rise in Q1 operating profit, below expectations
- City budget hole next year pegged at $339 million
- Hinsdale, Elmhurst police blotter: July 31
- ‘Guns’ in sure hands ★★ 1/2
- Preview: Cardinals at Pirates
- Minnesota Vikings – PlayerWatch
- EADS changes name to Airbus, raises jet order goal
- Thinned to perfection
- World on a string
- Nestle’s Special.T to get first big test in tea-loving Japan
- Checkered past of doctor recently charged in 4 killings fell through the cracks in Illinois
- Kansas City Chiefs – TeamReport
- Norris goes to Orioles
- Lake Zurich, Mundelein, Wauconda police blotter: July 31
- Robot army vs. Carlos Danger
- Tourism cliches good and bad
- Water tank tumbles 8 stories, injures 3
- Chicago political history rife with nepotism, aldermanic dynasties
- World on a string
- Police: 1 held after snatching purse from elderly woman on North Michigan Avenue
- Obamacare works, where states want it
- Starbucks goes with Google for Wi-Fi over AT&T
- Sweet relief
- Prep sports profile: Matt Biegalski and Clayton Thorson
- Red Divvy bike could mean prizes for Chicagoans
- Samardzija could go on trade block
- Chicago police taking applications after 3-year freeze
- Don’t hide, don’t respond to negative reviews
- Hospital emergency room wait times vary
- Second Metra board member quits
- Illini lose top track athletes to Texas
- AstraZeneca buys rights to anaemia drug from FibroGen
- OpenTable buys Urbanspoon’s restaurant booking system
- Summer program offers students another path
- Allstate profit rises on lower catastrophe losses
- Proper pepper prep deepens flavor
- Access to Birchwood Road in Northbrook from Lake-Cook Road will be closed
- Illinois companies warn of 400 possible layoffs
- CTA says worker absenteeism cost set to fall by $10 million
- Analysis: Ford could close U.S. pension funding gap by end of 2014
- The day ahead in business July 31
- Bank heist suspect from Orland Hills pleads not guilty
- Analysis: Ford could close U.S. pension funding gap by end of 2014
- 2 accused of stealing autographed bats at Wrigley
- Traffic, communication, technology top priority list in Naperville
- ‘The Hunt’: Devastating power lies at heart of ‘The Hunt’ ★★★
- FACTBOX-Leading candidates in Zimbabwe election
- Preckwinkle picks new county ethics watchdog
- Tampa Bay Buccaneers – PlayerWatch
- Probe launched into 911 protocol after elderly man dies
- Cubs snap three-game skid
- Chicago political history rife with nepotism, aldermanic dynasties
- Illinois: worst pension funding of 50 states
- Deerfield school board meets new superintendent
- Football | Lake Zurich confident in winning formula
- Target testing new baby store concept in Illinois
- St. Louis Rams – PlayerWatch
- Constance Cleveland Zimmermann, 1931-2013
- Recap: Phillies 7, Giants 3
- Looks like Chiefs opening up the offense
- STANTIS CAPTION CONTEST WINNER
- Bears defense coming together quickly
- Apple fixing bug that allows fake charging stations to hack iPhones
- Dunn not worried about future with Sox
- Broadcaster CME sees ad turnaround after Q2 core profit drop
- Factbox: How Zimbabwe election voting system works
- The fashionable mullet
- AstraZeneca buys rights to anaemia drug from FibroGen
- FEMA extends deadline for flood victims
- Prince William’s charming choice to take leave
- Field Museum cutting costs, losing scientists
- Cubs stand pat as deadline passes
- EADS changes name to Airbus, raises jet order target
- Sox’s Reed at loss to explain fifth blown save
- Highwood begins ban on drivers using hand-held cellphones
- ‘Beautiful Dark’ asks, what if it were your son?
- Fest planner: Aug. 2-4
- ANALYSIS-Ford could close US pension funding gap by end of 2014
- Headaches are common, but they are not all alike
- Michigan attorney general sees no conflict in defending Detroit retirees
- Dodgers 3, Yankees 2
- U.S. Steel’s locked-out Canada workers reject contract proposal
- One-leg, no problem for Chicago man training for triathlon
- It takes Franklin a year to wipe out a split second
- Boys basketball | Santos follows family tradition on court
- 2 brothers found shot to death in Evanston tobacco shop
- Traffic, communication, technology top priority list in Naperville
- Escape into the country — by bike
- School’s concert benefits local charity
- Boys basketball | Plainfield East’s Jordan nets college offers
- Boy, 15, stabbed in back on South Side
- Park District waived rules for Lucas-Hobson bash
- Preckwinkle picks new county ethics watchdog
- Prep sports profile: Kelly Anderson
- The fashionable mullet
- ‘Guns’ in sure hands ★★ 1/2
- Target testing new baby store concept in Illinois
- Robot army vs. Carlos Danger
- Don’t look: Boss Madigan is playing the victim
- Chicago police taking applications for first time in three years
- Editorial: Finally, an emergency
- Judge denies motion to halt CPS school closings
- FEMA extends deadline for flood victims
- Hyatt profit nearly triples on higher room demand
- MLB suspensions likely coming Friday
- Constance Cleveland Zimmermann, 1931-2013
- Boy shot by bike robber among 7 shot since Tuesday evening
- Report: Bears great McAfee died after drinking poison in assisted living
- Michigan attorney general sees no conflict in defending Detroit retirees
- Bank heist suspect from Orland Hills pleads not guilty
- City budget hole next year pegged at $339 million
- 1 injured when car slams into building on South Side
- STAR program helps survivors of childhood cancer navigate long-term later years
- Proper pepper prep deepens flavor
- AstraZeneca buys rights to anaemia drug from FibroGen
- REFILE-FACTBOX-Leading candidates in Zimbabwe election
- Boys soccer | Maine East has strong talent aboard
- Stomach bug hits new Iowa patients in outbreak linked to salad mix
- Wheaton, Glen Ellyn, Winfield, Warrenville, West Chicago police blotter: July 31
- Rugby-Hurricanes asked to mend fences with Nonu
- Atlanta Falcons – TeamReport
- Red Sox add Peavy in three-team deal
- Naperville, Lisle police blotter: July 31
- Baseball | Libertyville winds down
- Rams offense impressing team’s defense
- Recap: Dodgers 3, Yankees 2
- Illini lose top track athletes to Texas
- Detroit Lions – PlayerWatch
- Preview: Diamondbacks at Rays
- Boy shot by bike robber among 7 shot since Tuesday evening
- Analysis: Mortgage bond sell-offs hit U.S. banks with big losses
- Ellis’ walk-off hit extends Dodgers’ roll
- Sweet relief
- Buffalo Grove may trim police dog, holiday lights
- New England Patriots – TeamReport
- Notre Dame’s Kelly disagrees with Vanderdoes decision
- INTERVIEW-Golf-Presidents Cup must adopt Ryder points: Price
- Editorial: Finally, an emergency
- Singer Selena Gomez tops Billboard album chart for first time
- ACTUALIZA 1-Utilidad neta Ecopetrol Colombia baja 6,8 pct en segundo trimestre
- Obama seeks to rally Democrats behind tough budget message
- Have lunch with Hillary Clinton
- Arizona Cardinals – TeamReport
- Cleveland Browns – TeamReport
- New York Jets – TeamReport
- Seattle Seahawks – TeamReport
- Hits to classroom exceed CPS estimates
- Some Dell swing shareholders ready to compromise – sources
- Local Voices, Jul. 31
- Believing in Jeffery no longer a leap of faith
- Cook County may cremate some unclaimed bodies
- Rios still on trading block
- $61 million study examines Hispanic/Latino health
- Snowden’s father says willing to fly to Moscow on FBI request
- Hester upset Pro Bowl dropping kickoffs
- Venezuela vende 210 mln dlrs en subasta de divisas
- Recap: Padres 4, Reds 2
- RPT-European mining stock rally joy may prove fleeting
- Preview series: Dodgers at Cubs
- Apple fixing bug that allows fake charging stations to hack iPhones
- First, score a perfect, summery eggplant
- Summer program offers students another path
- Indianapolis Colts – TeamReport
- Starbucks goes with Google for Wi-Fi over AT&T
- Girls basketball | Trinity girls impressive this summer, look to bright future
- Oatmeal in smoothies as un-American as Obamacare
- Downers Grove, Westmont, Woodridge police blotter: July 31
- Cambodian opposition raises the stakes by claiming election win
- Aggregation to save Niles residents $81 a year on electricity
- Open Streets returns Sept. 15
- Sherry: the ultimate food wine
- One-leg, no problem for Chicago man training for triathlon
- Celebrate quinoa
- Carolina Panthers – PlayerWatch
- Suncor operating profit falls 25 pct, misses analyst expectations
- Another resignation from Winnetka Environmental and Forestry Commission
- Starz offers early look at ‘The White Queen’
- Lake County sues state over voter law
- OpenTable buys Urbanspoon’s restaurant booking system
- Japan’s NEC says to wind down money-losing smartphone business
- Global causes grow in Montreal garden
- Thursday: Eat. Drink. Do.
- XX – PlayerWatch
- Hospital emergency room wait times vary
- 27 months for final Operation Board Games defendant
- Boys basketball | St. Francis coach unworried by lack of returning starters
- Field Museum cutting costs, losing scientists
- Lake Zurich fighting emerald ash borer
- West Nile virus found in Deerfield and Lake Villa
- Water tank tumbles 8 stories, injures 3
- Stomach bug hits new Iowa patients in outbreak linked to salad mix
- Global causes grow in Montreal garden
- Tourism cliches good and bad
- Believing in Jeffery no longer a leap of faith
- Preview series: Dodgers at Cubs
- Orland’s new pedestrian bridge offers safe passage over La Grange Road
- Which MLB team is now in best position?
- 2 accused of stealing autographed bats at Wrigley
- Thinned to perfection
- Bears defense coming together quickly
- Notre Dame’s Kelly disagrees with Vanderdoes decision
- Highland Park hires firm to promote city’s image
- ‘Beautiful Dark’ asks, what if it were your son?
- Lake County sues state over voter law
- Editorial: Back to the blackboard
- Deerfield school board meets new superintendent
- Lawmakers take Quinn to court to get their pay
- It takes Franklin a year to wipe out a split second
- Sox weighing trade options as deadline approaches
- Preview: Nationals at Tigers
- Singer Randy Travis sent to physical therapy center
- Des Plaines, Niles, Park Ridge police blotter: July 31
- Hahn makes solid move in dealing Jake Peavy
- Williams goes down, and Bostic moves up
- Emergency response on agenda for Lincolnshire officials
- Police: Charges upgraded to murder for man in death of roommate
- Macy’s belt bandit? 28 belts stolen
- Analysis: Manning damage has fallen well short of worst U.S. fears
- Allstate profit rises on lower catastrophe losses
- A new style of art communication
- Timeline: Zimbabwe’s tempestuous democracy
- Japan ruling party sees no change in sales tax hike plan
- Obama seeks to rally Democrats behind tough budget message
- Ryan leader of the Falcons
- Boys basketball | St. Francis coach unworried by lack of returning starters
- Oakland Raiders – TeamReport
- Chicago police taking applications for first time in three years
- Surrounded by butterflies
- Which MLB team is now in best position?
- Boys basketball | Plainfield East’s Jordan nets college offers
- Harbaugh expects solution to Brown situation
- Denver Broncos – TeamReport
- Football | Ex-Chicago Bears’ sons ready for senior season
- Arizona Cardinals – PlayerWatch
- FIAT SAYS CONFIDENT REMAINING ISSUES WILL BE
- Green Bay Packers – PlayerWatch
- Astros 11, Orioles 0
- Baseball | Lyons falls one win short of championship
- Leave race out of the equation
- Cubs 6, Brewers 1
- Zawahri vows al Qaeda to free Guantanamo inmates
- This story was posted in error
- Easing pain of extended absence
- New Trier’s Carol Finke teams up with opponents
- An inconvenient truth: The Arctic
- South Korea July data shows global demand hampering recovery
- Boy, 15, stabbed in back on South Side
- Recap: Cubs 6, Brewers 1
- New Orleans Saints – PlayerWatch
- Preview: Angels at Rangers
- Harvin to undergo hip surgery
- INTERVIEW-Michigan attorney general sees no conflict in defending Detroit retirees
- Don’t look: Boss Madigan is playing the victim
- Buehrle blanks A’s, extends shutout streak
- CTA says worker absenteeism cost set to fall by $10 million
- Baseball | Prospect will have depth in 2014
- Boys basketball | Santos follows family tradition on court
- Prep sports profile: Kelly Anderson
- Living with a little vegetarian
- Westmont plans $11 million bond sale for infrastructure work
- Padres 4, Reds 2
- New from east DuPage County
- Pirates get fourth win in three days vs. Cardinals
- Obamacare works, where states want it
- FACTBOX-How Zimbabwe election voting system works
- Venezolana PDVSA une esfuerzos con empresas locales para aumentar producción de crudo
- Boys basketball | North suburban-based travel teams play in Las Vegas
- Panel selects York TIF team
- Red Divvy bike could mean prizes for Chicagoans
- Lake Forest water plant algae eases; sprinkling ban is lifted
- FUTBOL-México llama a cuatro seleccionados que juegan en Europa para amistoso
- Deceased Vernon Hills volunteer to be honored with park bench
- Escape into the country — by bike
- Chargers aim to speed up the offense
- Presidents Cup must adopt Ryder points: Price
- Venezolana PDVSA une esfuerzos con empresas locales para aumentar producción de crudo
- Tennessee Titans – PlayerWatch
- Fans queue overnight to buy Super Rugby final tickets
- ENVIRONMENTAL NUTRITION: Seeds: Tiny but packed with nutrition
- Prep sports profile: Matt Biegalski and Clayton Thorson
- Caterpillar, Abbott reportedly among companies stashing billions offshore
- Italy – Factors to watch on July 31
- Warmack finally signs on dotted line
- Peavy trade had to be made
- ‘Blue Jasmine’ depends on the kindness of Tennessee Williams ★★ 1/2
- $61 million study examines Hispanic/Latino health
- ‘Fight for $15’ begins 2nd round in Chicago
- Eagles fine Cooper for racial slur
- Expect few really fresh faces next season
- Illinois companies warn of 400 possible layoffs
- Boys basketball | Summer success for Providence elevates basketball expectations
- Some Dell swing shareholders ready to compromise: sources
- BNP Paribas busca aumentar presencia en Alemania tras caÃda en ganancias
- REFILE-TIMELINE-Zimbabwe’s tempestuous democracy
- School’s concert benefits local charity
- Lake Zurich fighting emerald ash borer
- Sox’s Danks hopes to fill void left by Peavy
- Park District waived rules for Lucas-Hobson bash
- Oak Park, River Forest police blotter: July 31
- Local Voices: Deerfield
- Cambodian opposition raises the stakes by claiming election win
- Late-comer candidate sees opportunity in chaotic New York City mayoral race
- Obama seeks to rally Democrats behind tough budget message
- 27 months for final Operation Board Games defendant
- Cook County may cremate some unclaimed bodies
- Football | Lake Zurich confident in winning formula
- Police: Charges upgraded to murder for man in death of roommate
- Experts offer insight into elder care
- Getting away without going broke
- New cafe to fill old Caribou Coffee space in Glenview
- Refresh your containers for a colorful season’s end
- ‘Blue Jasmine’ depends on the kindness of Tennessee Williams ★★ 1/2
- Playground, fence set for Libertyville Cooperative Nursery School
- Residents, activists oppose new vision for Lathrop Homes
- Highwood begins ban on drivers using hand-held cellphones
- Publicis-Omnicom advertising merger is bigger, but is it better?
- West Nile virus found in Deerfield and Lake Villa
- Venezuela vende 210 mln dlrs en subasta de divisas
- Refresh your containers for a colorful season’s end
- Woman held on $250K for South Side fatal hit-and-run
- Hyatt profit nearly triples on higher room demand
- Buffalo Bills – TeamReport
- Arlington Heights car crashes declined in 2012
- Lawmakers take Quinn to court to get their pay
- Mother of NPR host had ‘genius for friendship’
- Never a better time to watch women on TV
- Rookie Cooper key to improved line
- ANALYSIS-Manning damage has fallen well short of worst U.S. fears
- 2 brothers found shot to death in Evanston tobacco shop
- Hey, look! Maybe a Sox plan after all!
- Miami Dolphins – TeamReport
- Baltimore Ravens – TeamReport
- Jaguars quarterback competition continues – Part 1
- Voice of the People, Jul. 31
- CTA sued over man’s death at Blue Line stop
- Getting away without going broke
- Playground, fence set for Libertyville Cooperative Nursery School
- Bears offense evolving day by day
- NFL, union make major Pro Bowl alterations
- McPier sues for Lakeside Bank property
- San Diego Chargers – TeamReport
- Orland’s new pedestrian bridge offers safe passage over La Grange Road
- LGBT athletes to be inducted in hall of fame
- State payment helps District 204 catch up on projects
- CORRECTED-China HSBC PMI dips to 11-month low in July as demand sags
- Missile Magnussen seeking 100 freestyle redemption
- EADS cambia de nombre a Airbus, eleva objetivo pedidos de aviones a reacción
- Des Plaines could change, eliminate city stickers
- Houston Texans – TeamReport
- Dodgers 3, Yankees 2
- Publicis-Omnicom advertising merger is bigger, but is it better?
- Police: 1 held after snatching purse from elderly woman on North Michigan Avenue
- Experts offer insight into elder care
- Village to get 4 new police vehicles, and more
- Jacksonville Jaguars – TeamReport
- Injuries give Ramirez shot at center – Part 1
- The part-timing of America
- What Snoop Lion’s ‘Snoopermarket’ e-store can teach us about life
- Grosvenor poised to buy private equity unit from Credit Suisse
- Pittsburgh Steelers – TeamReport
- Martin’s homer lifts Rangers in 10th inning
- Recap: Pirates 6, Cardinals 0 (2nd)
- Padres 4, Reds 2
- FUTBOL-México llama a cuatro seleccionados que juegan en Europa para amistoso
- Tennessee Titans – TeamReport
- Arlington Heights, Palatine, Buffalo Grove, Rolling Meadows police blotter: July 31
- Judge denies motion to halt CPS school closings
- St. Louis Rams – TeamReport
- Cincinnati Bengals – TeamReport
- Access to Birchwood Road in Northbrook from Lake-Cook Road will be closed
- Late-comer candidate sees opportunity in chaotic New York City mayoral race
- Presidents Cup must adopt Ryder points: Price
- Lawmakers butt heads, citizens pay
- Cubs 6, Brewers 1
- Peugeot lifts cash target as restructuring bites
- Goldman blinks but no relief for Wall Street’s commodity traders
- Don’t hide, don’t respond to negative reviews
- Less oil, more biofuels
- Report: Bears great McAfee died after drinking poison in assisted living
- Government requests for Twitter users’ data on the rise
- Residents, activists oppose new vision for Lathrop Homes
- The new (ancient) grain
- How to pair wine
- MLB suspensions likely coming Friday
- TIMELINE-Zimbabwe’s tempestuous democracy
- New York Giants – PlayerWatch
- MarksJarvis: Will week of signals signal a weak economy?
- EconomÃa EEUU probablemente perdió el paso en 2do trim, se espera recupere el ritmo
- China HSBC PMI dips to 11-month low in July as demand sags
- Cubs drop pair with heartbreaking 1-run losses
- LGBT athletes to be inducted in hall of fame
- Thursday: Eat. Drink. Do.
- Easing pain of extended absence
- Hits to classroom exceed CPS estimates
- Peavy trade had to be made
- Authorities talk man down from Foster Avenue Beach tower
- Caterpillar, Abbott reportedly among companies stashing billions offshore
- Grosvenor poised to buy private equity unit from Credit Suisse
- 1 injured when car slams into building on South Side
- Living with a little vegetarian
- Tourism cliches good and bad
- Getting away without going broke
- Global causes grow in Montreal garden
- Escape into the country — by bike
- Field Museum cutting costs, losing scientists
- $61 million study examines Hispanic/Latino health
- Sauerkraut times 2, plus a double dose of cheese on this burger
- Lollapalooza 2013 parties preview
- Brothers shot in Evanston tobacco shop
- Boy shot by bike robber among 7 shot since Tuesday evening
- Hey, look! Maybe a Sox plan after all!
- ‘Pretty Little Liars’ recap, The Guilty Girl’s Handbook
- Chicago police taking applications for first time in three years
- Otros siete baleados durante una noche violenta en Chicago
- New City sees 2 homicides in 1 day
- Chilean Chronicles, Part I: On the Plane and About to Land in Santiago.
- Illini lose top track athletes to Texas
- Michoacán, entre la rebelión y la violencia
- Mariana Septién, al frente de la noticia
- Jake Peavy cambia de color de medias
- Adrián Granados: ‘Esta vez vamos a salir a buscar el nocaut’
- Prep sports profile: Matt Biegalski and Clayton Thorson
- Prep sports profile: Kelly Anderson
- Inside Chicago’s art gallery bars
- Legisladores presentan proyecto de ley para combatir el sida entre minorías
- 2 brothers found shot to death in Evanston tobacco shop
- Local Q&A: Bonzie
- La cruzada de 50 madres colombianas que tomaron anticonceptivos falsos
- It takes Franklin a year to wipe out a split second
- Finally, Cubs fans can root for losses!
- Ripken abduction a year later bizarre and chilling [Editorial]
- This story was posted in error
- ‘R’ is for realistic, Sox fans
- Bieber fans approve of Hawks fans’ revenge
- Guía para Lollapalooza 2013
- 2 accused of stealing autographed bats at Wrigley
- Pelé: ‘Con España o Alemania, pero Brasil estará en la final del Mundial’
- SeaWorld Orlando: Weekday tickets now $50
- Piden alternativas a la cárcel
- Newest Orioles pitcher Bud Norris says coming to Baltimore is ‘exciting’
- Simon won’t say if she backs Quinn for re-election
- Easing pain of extended absence
- Police: Charges upgraded to murder for man in death of roommate
- Police: 1 held after snatching purse from elderly woman on North Michigan Avenue
- Orioles acquire Bud Norris from Astros for L.J. Hoes, Josh Hader and pick
- City budget hole next year pegged at $339 million
- Chicago’s water tanks
- Starz offers early look at ‘The White Queen’
- Cook County may cremate some unclaimed bodies
- Photos: Meet the major players in ‘The White Queen’
- Authorities talk man down from Foster Avenue Beach tower
- Living with a little vegetarian