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- Taste of Thai Town brings affordable eats, community to Albany Park
- Chicago-based hypnotist’s career buzzing after he hypnotized Howie Mandel on television
- Photos: Pitchfork Music Festival 2015
- Pitchfork Music Festival 2015 photos
- Pitchfork wrap-up: Rising stars own the weekend
- Trump’s attack on McCain marks a turning point for him — and the GOP
- Live blog: Pitchfork Music Festival 2015
- 15 things to do with the kids July 20-26
- North Side Chicago police-involved shooting
- Tuesday: Eat. Drink. Do.
- 17 restaurants compete for Battle of the Burger crown
- Community sports calendar
- Pitchfork 2015 fashion
- Taylor Swift joyfully plays your best friend and idol Sunday at Soldier Field
- Pitchfork Day 3: Chance the Rapper’s triumphant homecoming closes the weekend
- Ask Amy: Father and sons flee when mom starts to attack
- Nick Lachey might actually be the most impressive former boy-band star
- Want to feel better about your body? Try Instagram on for size
- Chattanooga killings spark fury, demands for government action
- As public meetings near on O’Hare noise, are changes in the air?
- Runway realignment at O’Hare (map)
- Rauner, Madigan hit a wall on Illinois budget
- Surfer fights off shark during competition in South Africa
- New apps urge mutual consent, ‘yes means yes,’ when it comes to sex
- Scientists say comet lander may have shifted position
- Chicago police involved in North Side shooting
- GOP sheds cautious approach to Trump — but he may not care
- Restoration of 104-year-old Eternal Indian statue resumes
- Photos: Turkey blast
- Bill Cosby in court document admits to behavior between ‘permission and rejection’
- Student documentary earns honors in national history contest
- 4 Italian construction workers kidnapped in Libya
- John McCain: Prisoner of war
- Cubs decision to dump Edwin Jackson: A good sign after a bad signing
- 11 ways to get customers to make more referrals
- Police arrest 4 in car burglaries
- Former White Sox organist Nancy Faust now entertaining Cougars fans
- Cops: Man shot by police as officers investigate West Side robbery
- Series preview: Cubs at Reds
- Prickly City- first sight
- Pitchfork 2015’s best and worst performances
- Prickly City: What He Found On His Walk Changed His Life
- Christine Wolf: Evanston 311 a great resource for residents
- Zagat announces its ’30 Under 30′ list for Chicago
- Diamond Lake Road collapses in Long Grove
- Michael Peña, el latino más socorrido de Hollywood
- SummerFest salutes veterans in La Grange Park
- Fire (5-11-3) remain winless on the road
- Veterans salute in La Grange Park
- Buscan alejarlos de la violencia
- Emanuel’s TIF plan a step in right direction
- Muse of Fire stages ‘Hamlet’ indoors and out
- Foundation H holds goombay Bash at Navy Pier
- Looking for a few good books? Check out Book Club Bash
- Oak Park theatre delivers Shakespeare by way of John Hughes
- Park Ridge Chorale goes glam for ‘Night at the Tonys’
- Vernon Hills baseball leans on veteran pitching staff
- Tinley Park Caribbean Block Party again a hot spot
- Washington Post reporter’s trial in Iran likely ending next week: lawyer
- 10 dead, 34 wounded in weekend violence
- History center adds Highwaymen painting exhibit
- Travel companies set their sights on Cuba
- 2015 Volkswagen Golf GTI earns all the best-of-year love
- Sepp Blatter’s news conference delayed by stunt from comedian
- EEUU y Cuba recuperan lazos diplomáticos plenos tras 54 años
- Identifican a madre e hijos muertos en una casa
- Pitchfork sighting: Carpet. Lots and lots of carpet
- Comicios para elegir nuevo presidente de la FIFA en febrero
- Photos: U.S., Cuba embassies reopen in Havana, Washington, D.C.
- Planned Parenthood deserves a hand, not a lashing
- New Araca project planned for American Theater Co.
- The art of Dr. Seuss
- Violencia dejó 10 muertos y 34 heridos
- Dr. Seuss comes back with ‘What Pet Should I Get’
- Families face tough decisions as cost of elder care soars
- Lightning may have started Mundelein house fire, officials say
- Portion of Downer Place closed to through traffic
- Stevenson’s Jack Sorenson returns to quarterback roots
- Colombia y Guatemala sorprenden en los Panamericanos
- Greek Fest brings Mediterranean dancing, food to Niles
- Should workers get overtime for answering emails after hours?
- Mueren dos pilotos españoles en Laguna Seca
- Hopes in Style raises money for Guatemala relief efforts
- Searching for ET: Hawking to look for extraterrestrial life
- Yemen death toll from rebel shelling doubles to nearly 100
- PHOTOS: Thodos Dance Chicago’s ‘New Dances’
- All-male work and a spoof of love stand out on Thodos Dance’s busy night
- Eternal Indian restoration
- Lake Zurich baseball experiments during summer play
- Marriage licenses applied for in Lake County July 6-10
- Club Calendar: Swedish Glee Club to meet July 22
- Birth order has no meaningful effect on personality, IQ: Study
- Library Notes: Sidewalk Chalk Art Competition July 25 in Lake Bluff
- Boy rescued at Orland Park pool
- Sucesos que marcaron las relaciones entre Cuba y Estados Unidos
- En testimonio, Bill Cosby detalla sus actividades de mujeriego
- Around town: Rob Gronkowski hires Cubs’ DJ for Gronk’s Party Ship
- Montgomery gets ready for talent contest
- ‘Sharknado 3: Oh Hell No!’ is a teeth-gnashing ordeal
- George Coe, original ‘SNL’ cast member, dies at 86
- George Coe, original ‘SNL’ cast member, dies at 86
- ‘Sharknado 3: Oh Hell No!’ is a teeth-gnashing ordeal
- GOP hopeful Scott Walker calls for dismantling of state elections board
- With vote looming, debate continues on Central Park fence
- GOP primary looks like an elaborate prank
- Stacey T. Kern Joins Greenberg Traurig’s Chicago Office
- Roundup: Summer bites by the pool at Florida resorts
- Talk of the County: Time for Democrats to step aside
- Where to do happy hour in Chicago? The best drink deals we’ve found
- Vernon Hills celebrates summer with carnival rides, classic cars
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- Police say loaded gun found during Aurora traffic stop
- Cuba exige fin del embargo, durante la reapertura de su embajada
- CF Industries confirms merger talks with OCI
- Moran: Balcony view of ‘Ant Man’ worth the trip to Antioch Theatre
- Community sports calendar
- Berwyn police investigate shooting death of man, 25
- El español Rubén Plaza cumple su sueño en el Tour
- Germany awards medals of honor to Nazi-hunting couple
- Drink this: Jump into the party with Pool Rules cocktail
- Attorney: Excavator operator to plead in 2013 Philadelphia building collapse
- Un niño murió tras el arresto del líder de las autodefensas en Michoacán
- Man charged with spitting on officers at Kendall County Jail
- Libertyville girls soccer players raise $1,200 for Make-A-Wish
- Lockheed Martin to buy Sikorsky Aircraft for $9 billion
- Eat this: Breakfast sandwich at Birchwood Kitchen
- Local scouting council backs change in Boy Scouts of America’s gay leader policy
- Vernon Hills Summer Celebration 2015
- Libertyville soccer players support Make-A-Wish
- Speak Out: A paid vacation is punishment?
- Miranda Lambert y Blake Shelton se divorcian
- Some Chicagoland Greeks traveling to homeland despite crisis
- JW Marriott Marquis Miami offers Stay and Save package for Floridians
- Silvio Rodríguez dice que pensó que la tensión EEUU-Cuba ‘no tenía remedio’
- Deerfield’s public art program enters second year
- Seasonal recipes packed in ‘Summer Cooking’ cookbook
- Graphic: $15K to landscape Montrose Beach area after June Mumford concert
- Cubanos temen perder beneficios migratorios
- Niles North student selected for National Association for honor ensemble
- Kris Bryant tops merchandise sales, reveals he owns Barry Bonds ball in Q&A
- Oakton hosts high-schoolers to boost nanotech lab interest
- Local bartenders use Dark Matter coffee to make funky fernet
- Tipsy? Luxe will drive you home, even to the suburbs, in your car
- Driver pleads not guilty to DWI in New York crash that killed 4 women
- Police: Maine man accused in shooting rampage confessed
- New Trier grad expands school parking with matching service
- Appleton’s Mile of Music goes a long way for great music
- Westmont motorcyclist killed in I-88 crash
- Porter County property value increases
- Oakton hosts high-schoolers to boost nanotech lab interest
- Obama is wrong: Granting clemency isn’t a legal decision
- 14-year-old boy hit by freight train on Southwest Side
- Mobile app made in Naperville promotes shelter pets
- Singing to open minds at SHS
- Ex-Gator J.C. Jackson formally charged in connection with April 18 armed robbery
- How freebies can help startups make a lasting impression
- Trevor Project concert
- Ben Moran, Joey Pinakidis stand out as Buffalo Grove leaders
- New massage studio aims at ‘untapped market’ in Glenview
- University of Michigan opens $10M test city for driverless vehicle research
- Apple has cash cow in iPhone even as phone industry slows
- John McCain: Donald Trump owes apology to veterans, not to me
- Stephen Colbert devotes ‘Late Show’ podcast to Chicago
- Keeping The Eternal Indian eternal
- Photos: Lower Wacker crash
- Quartino giving away tickets to sold-out Lollapalooza
- Taylor Swift sells out both Chicago shows, sets female record: Soldier Field
- Letter: Say no to suburbs paying Chicago teacher pensions
- North Side man charged in fatal crash
- Elmhurst will host third annual Elmhurst Cycling Classic
- Ex-lottery worker convicted of rigging system to win $14M
- Animal clinic celebrates 50 years in business
- ¡No fue penal! Parte 2
- Fed directs 8 biggest U.S. banks to hold extra capital
- Big tests for Cubs’ Clayton Richard, Kyle Schwarber vs. Reds
- Happy hour and bobcat hunting shouldn’t be priorities
- Makeup artist to the stars
- Landscaping for Cricket Hill after Mumford & Sons show: $15K
- Surfer fighting off shark not so unusual in South Africa
- Honoring Oswego heroes of Civil War
- Teen charged with pointing gun at cops just after West Side shooting
- Coale’s Qs: Blackhawks Convention edition
- 95-year-old dies after North Avenue car crash
- Charleston shooting defendant to provide handwriting samples
- French teen’s HIV in check 12 years after stopping treatment
- Support the Iran nuclear deal
- Turkey suspects Islamic State behind bomb that killed over 30
- County fair goes contemporary, but maintains historic flavor
- Event marks town’s 150th anniversary
- Se tambalea la llegada de Drogba al Chicago Fire
- Non-residents to pay more for a Park Ridge Library card
- Northbrook care provider launches memory program
- Carrera de autos termina en tragedia en las calles de Chicago
- Restaurant openings: Wyler Road sandwich shop and Firehouse Subs
- Speaker of the House Michael Madigan can’t be stopped
- Carlos Santana memoir among winners of American Book Awards
- Single Servings, Savvo Sommelier, Trytn win shots at $100K investment
- Stevenson grad Kyle Ruchim catches on with Schaumburg Boomers
- River Forest shared kitchen hopes to become ‘culinary incubator’
- Red Stars, Fire assist Libertyville Make-A-Wish donation
- Skokie police: Two young adults die from carbon monoxide poisoning
- Remembering the S.S. Eastland disaster of 1915
- Elm leaf beetle rarely fatal, but fighting back is all in the timing
- Bulletin Board: SEDOL executive board meeting July 23
- Carol Burnett to receive SAG Life Achievement Award
- River Forest Kitchen
- Blake Shelton, Miranda Lambert divorce after 4 years
- Greek banks reopen but cash limits remain and taxes soar
- Republicans set a double standard for veterans
- Lawyers may try to use Bill Cosby’s own words against him
- Harwood Heights’ Jack Ryan named to USA Baseball’s 12U National Team
- Housing vouchers seen as best aid for homeless families in Chicago
- Zach Johnson wins British Open in playoff
- Bears’ Kevin White best catcher among Madden 16 rookies
- Alex Morgan joins Lionel Messi on cover of FIFA 16
- Field School alumna named assistant principal
- Guadalajara, orgullo hispano de la National Soccer League de Chicago
- Sen. Mark Kirk op-ed: Congress must insist on a better Iran deal
- GM ignition switch deaths and injuries total 393
- Single Servings, Savvo Sommelier, Trytn win shots at $100K investment
- Ridgewood co-ed youth basketball camp to focus on skill development
- Subway’s chief marketing officer to leave company
- Proesel Park prepares for annual Lincolnwood Fest
- Attorney describes dash cam footage of Sandra Bland arrest
- Maine East artists recreate historic Maine Flyer aircraft with mosaics
- Children’s Theatre of Winnetka to host auditions for ‘Mary Poppins’
- McCain, afligido por los ataques de Trump contra su pasado militar
- 7 hurt in Chicago shootings
- Pets on parade in annual Smith Village event
- Aurora man charged in drive-by shooting case
- Hobart Garden Club marks 85 years as part of broader celebration
- Autopsies inconclusive on South Side bodies; woman officially ID’d
- A question for Trump: Is bankruptcy surrendering?
- David Dastmalchian geeks out over ‘Ant-Man’ role
- Tour shows off development possibilities in Montgomery
- Special Olympics Chicago helps thousands
- Strong Aurora city tourney showing boosts stock of Ryan Vanderway
- River Grove Family Picnic carries on despite rain
- Layne Rotonda stars in Brine National Lacrosse Classic all-star game
- CBOE’s Andy Lowenthal to Lead Business Development for CBOE, CFE Livevol
- Too much water is as harmful to plants as not getting enough
- Hot weather can’t keep shoppers from Winnetka-Northfield sale
- Teen charged in Lake Station home invasion
- Morton Grove police to host first ‘National Night Out’ at Harrer Park
- Lawmakers weigh higher ed reforms after College of DuPage controversies
- Glen Ellyn Uber driver accused of Facebook threats to shoot Emanuel, others
- Physician assistant’s license suspended due to allegations he fondled a sedated patient
- Paola Longoria celebra 26 años con triunfo
- SLATE campaign for District 113 was self-financed, state filings show
- Half-brother of man charged in officer’s slaying to get monitoring device
- Dos murieron por intoxicación de monóxido de carbono
- Former village of Elmwood Park employee to be sentenced next month
- Grievances persist despite start of new era in U.S.-Cuba ties
- Five unlocked vehicles stolen in Wilmette, Northbrook, Winnetka
- Ashley Madison website for cheating spouses is hacked
- Garden Walk benefits OLPH in Glenview
- What makes a hero?
- Music can tell history and help keep it alive
- Jimmy Valvano Classic in Wisconsin Dells next for Hammond Hurricanes
- Cops: Man with razor blade arrested at Park Ridge hospital
- Soccer players get their kicks out of footgolf
- Piden el apoyo republicano
- If Trump stays, Clinton wins
- Now the golf world turns its attention to … Sheboygan
- Lakes football working on 21-game win streak in North Suburban Prairie
- Gunshots reported in ‘road rage’ case: Elmwood Park police
- Trump gets a vote
- DuPage Hounds provide all the comforts of playing baseball at home
- Undeveloped Oswego subdivision could sprout homes under new owner
- Just call Trump ‘Draft-dodging Donald’
- In appreciation of ‘Bleacher Bums’ Custer, Fire
- St. John couple fight tax charges
- Felon arrested after police chase
- Poll: Would you vote for Donald Trump for president?
- Crown Point’s Nick Grubnich makes another run at Northern Amateur title
- Investigators find evidence in search of Marquette Park Lagoon
- U.N. Security Council endorses Iran nuclear deal with 6 world powers
- Trump vs. McCain: Who is heroic?
- Scott Kutschke keeps cool, helps Notre Dame win state baseball opener
- Lakes football working on 21-game win streak in North Suburban Prairie
- Shout Out: Mike Bullis, handcycle rider
- My friends accidentally bought fake Taylor Swift tickets for $250
- Portable toilet stirs up debate in Evanston
- Conjuring Paris in pasta tumbled with just-cut herbs
- Police: Fingerprints come back 3 years after burglary, lead to arrest
- DuPage County Forest Preserves unveil new 100-mile trail
- SpaceX says 2-foot strut snapped, brought down rocket
- Highwood developer seeks $1 million in TIF assistance
- Kadner: Trump not worth John McCain’s spit
- Groupon offering single-day Riot Fest tickets, hints to lineup
- White Sox power outage includes Jose Abreu
- Ashley Madison affair: Cheaters may get caught up in hackers’ game
- Shout Out: Bike shop opens on Chicago Avenue
- Quickly: ‘At least Trump knows how to drive the clown car’
- Shout Out: Valerie Egem, Chicago Botanic Garden volunteer
- Suburban sign business grows and grows
- Hemingway Block Party debuts on Oak Park Avenue
- Planned Parenthood says video part of decade-long harassment
- Glenview organization links Hands of Peace on North Shore
- Air show stunt team sues overseeing body
- Huey Lewis fans see ‘The Power of Love’ with a surprise in Elgin
- Eddie George runs only for fun now
- Who will flourish after Donald Trump self-destructs?
- ‘Ferris Bueller,’ ‘Caddyshack’ part of new outdoor movie series at Navy Pier
- Park Ridge car show revs up after rain subsides
- 20-story Oak Park development heads to Village Board
- Police investigating Gary teen’s shooting death
- Travel season indicates Barrington softball could be strong again
- Police: Pizza thieves take advantage of Buffalo Grove restaurant
- Congress’ 60-day debate on Iran
- During summer in Elgin, there is a free lunch after all
- Law & Order: Prosecutors drop Hammond attempted murder case
- Robots welcome new District 97 superintendent
- Griffith investigates pipe bomb left near CN tracks
- Reckoning with Donald Trump
- Incident forces VA clinic evacuation
- Work begins on Chicago’s first ‘shared street’
- New Elgin business owners see downtown’s potential
- Two-year water meter replacement project to begin in Waukegan
- Prison guard who survived house explosion is killed by inmate, police say
- Christopher Nichol confident entering Special Olympics World Games
- La Grange tests free valet parking for prime summer hours
- Thomas Adams’ home run sparks six-run rally, powers St. Charles East
- North Shore families hit Glencoe Beach for campout
- Special Olympics Chicago helps thousands
- Report of gunfire forces closure of westbound lanes on Eisenhower
- Elmwood Park proposes $15 million North Avenue business plan
- ‘Breaking Bad’ actor runs for Albuquerque seat
- July 20, 2015: Cook County judge overturns murder, attempted rape convictions
- Football: Lake Forest’s Danny Carollo hopes to follow family footsteps
- Service dog becomes more than man’s best friend
- Man critically injured in West Side car repair shop fire
- Northwest Side alderman halts digital sign work — for now
- Trinity’s Carly Uhlir balances teaching with sports over the summer
- Hampshire discusses proposed parking ban on White Oak Street
- Baseball: Lincoln-Way North vs. OPRF
- Art in the Park draws 71 exhibitors to Village Green in Northbrook
- Art in the Park
- Waste Management seeks to expand landfill
- Metra’s ticket app leaves behind low-income and elderly riders, critics say
- Baseball: St. Charles East 8, Libertyville 7
- Uber Eats delivers ice cream treats to Chicago customers
- Ask Tom: When should a game be suspended for a storm or shelter sought?
- California police believe suspect in 5 homicides also killed 2-year-old
- ECC looks to move college credit classes into high schools
- Harwood Heights on tap for stormwater management help
- Baseball: Benet vs. South Elgin
- What do to this weekend: Hot Sauce Fest, free gelato, 89-cent Champagne
- Photo of black S.C. official helping man at KKK rally goes viral
- Baseball: Marist drops opener, regroups in second game
- New video shows eruption of riot at West Baltimore intersection
- Possibly stolen school bus crashes into South Side apartment building
- James Quinn, Mitch Strzelczyk spark Lincoln-Way North at summer state
- Harwood Heights Summer Fest returns in August
- CPS considers more than $1 billion in long-term borrowing
- Marist rises to challenge, stays alive by routing Oak Park-River Forest
- Lower Wacker racing ended in fatal crash, prosecutors say
- Manhattan considering allowing golf carts on roads
- DuSable Museum proposal from U. of C. professor gets heated response
- No rain in Chicago’s forecast for rest of workweek
- Stunned South Elgin loses twice in Phil Lawler Summer Classic
- River Grove Family Picnic
- Report: Indiana seeing fewer babies with low birth weight
- How to be like Donald Trump, in 7 easy steps
- As Donald Trump lived it up, John McCain fought to stay alive
- Flash flood washed out otherwise sound California bridge
- Room for Jonathan Papelbon too? Cubs can’t have enough relievers
- Kyle Schwarber: Cubs veterans treat rookies like veterans
- Kane County Cougars continue epic hot streak in second half of season
- Have two bad outings sunk Cole Hamels’ trade value?
- Brian Murphy delivers for Libertyville in Phil Lawler Summer Classic
- 1 dead in Far North Side motorcycle crash
- Video: ‘It’s great to be autistic’
- Mike Dunn makes sure Benet’s not done at Phil Lawler Summer Classic
- Coroner IDs skeletal remains found in Hobart as two Gary teens
- Batavia ‘Bachelorette’ contestant clarifies ‘Brokeback Bachelor’ relationship
- Monday’s recap: Reds 5, Cubs 4
- Reds 5, Cubs 4
- Letter: Northbrook ground-feeding ban is an inhumane ordinance
- Car crashes into police vehicle in Bronzeville
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- Life details of Tenn. shooter emerge, but motive elusive
- Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker signs abortion ban bill
- Letter: Oak Park’s July Fourth parade a ‘great celebration of America’
- Letter: Breast cancer patient praises nurse navigator program