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- Study shows retention of U. of I. international students
- Indians 3, White Sox 2
- Series preview: Cubs at Cardinals
- Tim Anderson hitting his stride at Double-A Birmingham
- Another long field goal foul-up for Bears
- Thursday’s recap: Indians 3, White Sox 2
- Northern Illinois makes short work of Presbyterian
- Santonio Holmes stands out in Bears’ exhibition finale
- Blotter: Disturbing prayer request, attempted burglary, and more
- Trivial Pursuits
- Take steps to limit damage if hackers snare your data
- Books with purpose demand urgent reading
- Review: ‘Friendswood’ by René Steinke
- Review: ‘Travels With Casey’ by Benoit Denizet-Lewis
- Review: ‘Why Football Matters’ by Mark Edmundson
- Police commander’s tough tactics brought respect — and lawsuits
- How do you dress for a rock show?
- Review: ‘Football’ edited by John Schulian
- Fire set to honor Lee Stern and legacy of his Sting
- Reviews: ‘Cold Sweat’ and ‘Inside the Godfather’
- Review: ‘Kill My Mother’ by Jules Feiffer
- Children’s book roundup: ‘Frank Einstein,’ others
- Red Lion Pub, rebuilt, roars again
- ‘Ancient Trees’ captures world’s oldest trees
- Tavis Smiley on ‘Death of a King’
- Review: ‘The Miniaturist’ by Jessie Burton
- Ask Amy: Boyfriend wants girlfriend to lose weight
- E-reader: The Utopian ‘history’ of PleasureTown
- Review: ‘The Opening Kickoff’ by Dave Revsine
- The Biblioracle: Picking up ‘Hitchhiker’s Guide’ again
- Ask Tom: 8-year-old asks, How does thunder happen?
- College football back with new look, attitude
- Children’s Read & Write: Tales that entrance and teach
- Animals
- Three wounded in city shootings
- Feds: Former Cook County employee stole $300K from flood grant
- Chicago wants Harvey’s water collections seized
- Harvey owes Chicago millions in unpaid water bills (infographic)
- Chemical industry fights for flame retardants
- Financial tech in Chicago: Where it’s going and who’ll be doing it
- The day ahead in business
- Kraft offering up to 1.5 million shares via ‘social stock plan’
- Enrollment spikes at Arlington Heights school
- Downers Grove coffee shop closes this weekend
- 2015 Lincoln MKC packs luxury onto small frame
- Notre Dame suspends safety Eilar Hardy as part of academic fraud probe
- Consumer spending slips in July, boosting savings
- Photos: O’Hare shuttle bus crash
- Brad Biggs’ 10 thoughts as Bears’ roster cuts loom
- Texas A&M win costs furniture store $1 million
- Hawk Harrelson says he might reduce TV schedule next year
- Óscar Jaenada rinde honores a Cantinflas
- Sears to cut retirees’ $37 monthly health care subsidy
- Dog-Kicking Video Puts Stamford CEO On Probation; Company Directs Him To Donate $100K
- Huge, smelly flower may be coming to Botanic Garden
- Fans dress up for Arcade Fire
- Listen to a mega-mix of Nicki Minaj features
- Everything you need to know about how restaurant tipping works
- Hero In Eden headlines at Metro
- Al menos 14 herido en choque en el O’Hare
- Emanuel-Rauner ties create campaign subplot
- Ernest Dawkins’ tribute to Mandela kicks off Jazz Fest
- Market Report: Is this melon ripe?
- Jefes del narco buscan formar ‘cártel de cárteles’, según inteligencia
- Circle Interchange to be renamed for Jane Byrne today
- 14-year-old sexually assaulted in Park Manor neighborhood
- 10 for the road: Livable cities
- New Zealand cruise, Dominican deal and other trips
- Photos: Bargain trips
- Bargain-hunting vacations: Combine shopping with a great getaway
- Los niños sicarios ganan terreno en las calles de Ciudad de Guatemala
- Alabama coach Saban makes call at QB: It’s Sims
- La huida de los yazidíes hacia la total incertidumbre
- Teacher charged with child porn on unpaid suspension
- La cerveza alemana, todo un sello de identidad que se reinventa
- NASCAR drivers welcome back Tony Stewart
- Skillshare: Redesigning education for the masses
- When Illinois chewed up a life
- A speech from ‘All Our Tragic’
- Dr. Pat M. Garcia, Perinatal HIV program director
- Who’s Tweeting venom? New Twitter study reveals some gender-based surprises
- Familia de instructor de tiro muerto por alumna expresa pesar por la niña
- Woodstock abuse suspect takes plea deal, testifies against schoolmate
- Obama aplaza anuncio sobre beneficio migratorio a indocumentados
- Chicago burger news
- Document: Illinois Hydraulic Fracturing Regulatory Act – Revised Rules
- Homaro Cantu names his new brewery Crooked Fork
- Ebola screening added to intake procedures for some U. of I. international students
- The Friday Exit: Techstars, Technori and cashing out
- Name that road: The people behind Chicago expressways
- Walter Payton teamed up with Razor Ramon 20 years ago today
- Kraft Singles recalled for fear of spoilage, possible illness
- London for fall 2014: A Kinks musical, Lindsay Lohan and the royal family
- Britney Spears splits with David Lucado after cheating video surfaces
- Fall 2014 theater in London’s West End
- Some poo-poo Hershey’s new logo
- Sex abuse suspect jailed for texting family of alleged victim
- Robert Plant’s wandering days aren’t done
- KaBOOM, Disney’s obstacle course for families comes to Lincoln Park
- Chicago Jazz Festival guide, from Arkestra to Zenon
- Samuel Evans of Ale Syndicate
- Remembering Maxwell Street
- Some pooh-pooh Hershey’s new logo
- How’s this for heat: a 186-m.p.h. fastball
- Kraft expert has recipe to help kids eat lunches
- 1871 rebrands FEMtech; applications open Tuesday for WiSTEM
- Brookbank leaving Blackhawks for shot with Calgary
- Carpenter School’s new HVAC system needs fixing
- Botanic Garden boasts that it’s getting a ‘corpse flower’
- Camping in Chicago
- Residents ask Wilmette officials to address west side flooding
- North Shore schools to add program for at-risk students
- Fantasy football mailbag: Rodgers, Manning present dilemmas
- Public comments on fracking: From pleas to songs
- Chris Pratt throwing out first pitch at Cubs game
- Mariano’s plans to open Naperville store
- U.S. News ventures into real estate agent rankings
- First impressions: 2015 Subaru BRZ Series.Blue
- Altuzarra for Target electrifies the everyday
- Park Ridge may raise meter rates
- REVIEW: ‘My Name Is Asher Lev’ by TimeLine Theatre ★★★
- Second person denied bail in July slaying in South Chicago
- Palatine cop kicked in face while investigating brawl
- Photos: Growing Solutions
- Students with emotional problems put squeeze on school budget
- Examining Bears’ roster options for Marquess Wilson
- Mom reacts to guilty verdict in Joliet slayings: ‘It’s a relief’
- Man accused of illegally lobbying says Biden meeting led him to think activities legal
- Paul Virant’s Vistro debuts in Hinsdale
- Arrest warrant issued for teacher accused of child sex assault: police
- Legislative developments abound that affect condo associations
- Manager licensing act going through revisions
- China arrests 6 in McDonald’s meat safety scandal
- Paramedic delivers his own baby on Edens Expressway
- 12 McDonald’s now closed by Russian authorities
- Photos: Taste of the Nation Chicago
- Photos: Wagner Farm classes
- Man hurt when car hits garage, flips over in West Chicago
- Bills cuts ex-Bears Palmer, Rodriguez
- Man convicted in ’99 fatal DUI crash, gets 6 years in new DUI case
- Circle Interchange renamed in honor of former Mayor Jane Byrne
- Glenbrook H.S. employees offered $250 to take health screening
- Arlington Heights picks manager from Clarendon Hills
- Gym is the new black
- Complaint filed after Glen Ellyn D41 posts recording by mistake
- American Airlines fares back on Orbitz after scuffle
- Balancing tenant’s privacy with landlord’s right to enter
- Challenges that divorcing home sellers face
- Outside Opinion: Equate key financial move to a Portillo’s hot dog
- How to save Africa’s dwindling elephants
- Sit up straight until airlines ease reclining turbulence
- Vanished email archive a mixed blessing
- VOTE: Which Bear would you have kept?
- Harley-Davidson completes its 2015 lineup with Ultra Lows, Freewheeler
- Anatomy of an Illinois patronage scandal
- Providence Catholic adds to unique streak in Southwest suburbs
- U.N. was told Golan peacekeepers seized ‘for their protection’
- Man convicted in Schaumburg hotel robbery acquitted of attempted murder
- Saturday’s matchup: FC Dallas at Fire
- Saturday’s matchup: Youngstown State at Illinois
- Living large in small apartment spaces
- Saturday’s matchup: Rice at Notre Dame
- Saturday’s matchup: California at Northwestern
- Saturday’s matchup: Wisconsin vs. LSU
- Cubs not bringing Kris Bryant up from Triple-A Iowa
- Gay marriage and the limits of tradition
- Burr Oak Cemetery monument dedicated
- Greg Kuhar plugs hole in Northwestern’s middle
- Notes from a not-so-empty nester
- NFL handling of Rice ‘a step backward’ in outreach to women
- UIC faculty vote no confidence in chancellor
- 2015 Alfa Romeo 4C
- ‘Civility’ a divisive issue in U. of I. faculty decisions
- McDonnell trial: The arguments are over, case likely to go to jury on Tuesday
- Jordan Lynch in first wave of Bears’ final cuts
- Santonio Holmes makes his case on the field
- Authorities investigate suspected threat against President Obama: reports
- Fracking approaches final hurdle in Illinois
- Ultra-Orthodox rabbi accused in sex assault suit
- 2 firefighters on way to work come to aid of driver, passengers in bus crash
- WNBA Eastern Conference finals: Sky vs. Fever
- Emmett Till’s cousins recall historic murder
- Tony Stewart says he missed races out of respect for Ward and family
- Gimmeadrink could surprise in Washington Park Handicap
- Retention rate of international students in Big Ten Conference metro areas
- Tigers 7, White Sox 1
- 2 men wounded in separate shootings reported at same time
- Hyde Park redevelopment making strides (graphic)
- Cubs fine with soft handling of Starlin Castro
- One Direction fans
- About the Titan arum flower
- Problem Solver: Autistic teen’s care threatened by ‘system glitch’
- Successful woman technology leader needed at Chicago’s 1871
- Deja vu as Naperville Central, Waubonsie postponed
- Do not disturb
- Photos | Naperville Central vs. Waubonsie Valley
- Friday night football live updates for Week 1
- Hyde Park’s retail revival is on a roll
- Photos | Providence vs. Joliet Catholic
- Chicagoans camp out in the city
- Finding your inner work identity
- Hunniford helps lead Providence past Joliet Catholic
- Quinn grants 38 clemency petitions
- Friday’s recap: Tigers 7, White Sox 1
- Friday’s recap: Cubs 7, Cardinals 2
- Cubs 7, Cardinals 2