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- VOTE: Which team won out at the trade deadline?
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- A new digital experience that fits your life
- Two charged with heroin possession in Naperville
- Shooting death on South Clyde Avenue
- University of Illinois has 100-year history of interaction with China
- Eric Cantor says he is set to resign from Congress in August
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- Ask Tom: How are microbursts different from tornadoes?
- 5 fantasy fiction books to read now
- Inside the new iO,where Fey, Poehler got their start
- U. of I. evolves as it adjusts to huge increase in international students
- Review: ‘Panic in a Suitcase’ by Yelena Akhtiorskaya
- Christine Sneed on comparing audiobooks to print books
- The Biblioracle: Heed the warnings from dystopian literature
- Review: ‘The Invisible Bridge’ by Rick Perlstein
- Review: ‘Poking a Dead Frog’ by Mike Sacks
- Richard House on ‘The Kills’
- Reader of the Week: Gretchen Beetner
- Move past hideous stereotypes of Israelis, Palestinians
- John Kerry’s lesson in humility
- Crestwood shooter is age 56, not 86, officials say
- Del Close’s lasting impact on iO, and the rest of us
- Science fiction roundup: ‘Half a King’ by Joe Abercrombie, others
- 2015 Subaru Outback and 2015 Subaru Legacy
- A date with The Kates
- Ben Hoffman on his Nelson Algren Award-winning story
- E-reader: ‘Akira’ meets ‘The Simpsons’
- U. of I. builds an Illini presence in China
- ‘The New Art of Capturing Love’ reinvents wedding photography for LGBT couples
- Medical pot shops are no big deal
- Review: ‘Michael Jackson, Inc.’ by Zack O’Malley Greenburg
- Review: ‘The Greatest Comeback’ by Patrick J. Buchanan
- The day ahead in business
- How a visit to a trainer’s website put a business idea into shape
- Shootings leave 1 dead, 3 wounded
- Lollapalooza 2014: Must-see acts
- Ray Rice said he never planned to appeal suspension
- Ricketts family to host political fundraiser at Wrigley Field
- No applications submitted for Sandburg High School crossing guard job
- Chicago’s day of reckoning over pensions delayed
- Dolphins quarterback Matt Moore sidelined by shoulder injury
- Father shot dead 6 days after son slain: ‘It hurts so much’
- A track record of trouble at Chicago Community Ventures
- Vintage Bill Murray video from Second City stage
- Metra train hits, kills bicyclist on UP Northwest Line
- Crews struggle to get enough water to fight extra-alarm fire
- Pallet fire lights up sky
- Economy adds 209,000 new jobs in July
- Medical marijuana facility proposed in Naperville
- The roots of Obamaphobia in Arkansas
- Downers Grove web auction features unclaimed items
- New plan to move forward with Morikami Park hotel, other attractions
- Exelon buying Integrys’ retail electricity arm
- CBOE to cut costs amid weak trading volumes
- Do-Rite Donuts and Chicken opens in Streeterville
- Congreso votaría in extremis sobre recursos para crisis fronteriza
- A peek inside haggis, Scotland’s national dish
- Tower at Lutheran church in River Forest undergoing repairs
- Tickets to Jeter’s goodbye selling for triple Rivera’s farewell
- Open thread: The week in review
- How to survive Lollapalooza: 101
- CSO’s Martha Gilmer leaving to take San Diego post
- Anatomy of an airstrike: A phone call, then explosions
- Wanna see into the future? These startups can help
- Ben & Jerry’s truck rolls into Chicago with free ice cream
- Retail surge: New stores coming to Naperville
- Incendio se cobra una vida en Cicero
- Win a 2014 Corvette Stingray by listening to classic rock
- Gas explosion in Taiwan
- Photos: Friday’s Bears practice in Bourbonnais
- Grocery chain tops list of fastest-growing retailers
- From the Onion: McDonald’s janitor says thanks for putting your drink in the trash
- U. of I. builds an Illini presence in China
- Blue Sky event: How to stand out in Chicago’s startup scene
- Customs officer charged in sham marriage arrangement
- Kelly: No ‘artificial’ QB competition at Notre Dame
- MLB statement after reviewing Thursday’s overturned call at the plate
- Interview: Sam Smith awestruck by stardom
- Harley-Davidson recalls motorcycles due to ignition problem
- 2014 Ford C-Max Energi makes space among plug-in hybrid compacts
- Alderman’s sister named CPS principal despite failing eligibility test
- Time to fill up: Gas prices start August at 4-year low
- Caída de red social Facebook afecta a usuarios
- Blue Sky event: For starters, get feedback, a hacker and a hustler
- Bears practice Friday with reshuffled offensive line
- Lawsuit filed by woman who lost estranged husband and son, 4, in murder-suicide
- Padre e hijo podrían compartir funeral, balaceados en menos de una semana
- Wilson holding strong as Bears’ third receiver
- Cubs’ fan gets special goodbye from Russell
- Roger Goodell defends two-game suspension of Ravens’ Ray Rice
- Wheaton library board seeks operator for coffee shop
- A new Mahler musical and more at Marriott
- Eastern Shore home is beautiful in any season
- Photos: Big Ten mascots
- Bears practice observations: A. Wilson, linebackers, Fales and more
- Obama tomará ‘decisiones complicadas’ para crisis fronteriza
- A sign for Rosie
- Reckless homicide charges filed in fatal Edgewater Beach accident
- Cross-body punches bring on the cardio without the noise
- Online insurers spend less for new policies, report says
- Vote in the Scott Stantis Cartoon Caption Contest
- County Farm work to run through September
- Nicole Kidman enjoys fitness that’s centered on family time
- Woman accused of trying to hide shrimp, cream cheese in pants
- ‘Torturamos a gente’ tras ataques del 9/11: Obama
- PGA suspends Dustin Johnson after failed drug tests
- Geneva animal clinic gets preliminary OK from aldermen
- Blue Sky’s Friday Exit for Aug. 1, 2014
- Plainfield planners, village trustees aim for better cooperation
- Former Francis Parker teacher named new District 36 assistant principal
- Westmont officials delay vote on stormwater fee
- Heisman trophy travels to Elmhurst for charity
- Welcome to The Friday Exit
- Man who crashed car at Navy base charged with DUI
- U. of I. reaches out to 600 freshmen from China
- Photos: The look of Fall
- Astronaut sky high on list of best graduation speakers
- Charles Joly is World Class Bartender of the Year
- Cowboys send out playoff tickets — before season even starts
- Gluten-free label rule to take effect, but its use won’t be mandatory
- La Torre de David, la caótica ciudadela caraqueña, llega a su fin
- Friends and colleagues remember Jim Nayder
- 2 men suffer serious injuries in Kane County motorcycle crash
- Goose Island reveals Bourbon County Stout lineup
- La pacificación de las favelas de Río de Janeiro traslada la violencia hacia la periferia
- Cubs’ Ruggiano follows Jeter’s policy
- Consultant may help plan Woodridge’s Town Centre
- Summer skin care: Could be the season of the itch
- Four charged with heroin trafficking, DuPage prosecutors say
- Oral arguments in Ty Warner appeal set for next month
- Migrantes desafían militarización en Texas y restricciones para subir a ‘La Bestia’
- Small-business profile: Pure Health Center
- Map: Trauma centers and shootings in the Chicago area
- La Grange development would add 500 residents, additional tax revenues: analysis
- Smoke in the distance
- 5 from Maryland congressional delegation call for harsher punishment for Rice
- Parker, Valaika added to Cubs’ roster
- NLRB: Boeing failed to negotiate in good faith in Puget Sound case
- Armstrong: Derrick Rose ‘in great spirits’
- Attraction makeovers risk drawing ire of loyal fans
- Man punches wife over car radio dispute: cops
- Procter & Gamble to slash about 100 brands
- McDonnell trial: Memory gaps appear in star witness’ testimony
- Illinois Referendumbs
- Rauner, Quinn get big campaign contributions
- Chicago man fatally shot in Aurora: police
- Map: Novak Construction
- Transit deserts strand thousands far from jobs
- Ebola outbreak could spur action for Md. scientists working on vaccine
- Rosie sign on Kennedy Expressway gives family hope
- Man dies in building fire in suburban Cicero
- Man gets natural life plus 25 years for son’s murder, girlfriend’s assault
- Infected Ebola relief worker due to arrive in U.S. today
- Mississippi man charged in 2013 slaying on West Side
- Canton is boom town for a day as punter Ray Guy enters Hall of Fame
- McCarthy defends department’s crime reporting, faults media coverage
- Photos: The flair of neighborhood block club signs
- White Sox 10, Twins 8
- Dolphins sign Rau, release Edwards
- Hamlin’s challenge is suspension, not Tricky Triangle
- Jeff Gordon: Kyle Larson is NASCAR’s Rookie of the Year
- Orioles in July 2014 [Pictures]
- Photos: PAWS beach party
- Cubs 8, Dodgers 2
- La Cámara de Representantes vota a favor de detener DACA