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Thursday’s recap: Cubs 5, Brewers 2
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5 tips to help your child have a great school year
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#FirstCarMoment: Freedom and Responsibility [Infographic]
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Simple ways to ease kids into back-to-school season
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Make a difference this summer: How to get involved in your community
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The good fight: Simple, reliable ways to tame frizzy hair
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Back to school: Get a smart start to the school year
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Open thread: The week in review
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Anthony Rizzo, Jake Arrieta add sock to Cubs’ win
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Our favorite doughnuts from 4 downtown shops
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Doughnut panic
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Ask Amy: Woman might be using breakup to make up
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‘Ethan Carter’ is dramatic but static
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Datebook for July 30
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Crosby: Service groups down but hardly out in Fox Valley
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Transmitirán por HBO documental y concierto de U2
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Chicago mom refuses to buy school supplies until summer surfaces
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Those who get Chicago will appreciate this season’s ‘True Detective’
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Lobster tales make for a memorable miniseason
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Outdoors notebook
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Outdoors calendar
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Fishing report
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Final day of BugFest features plenty of fun
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Police officer injured while running after shoplifting suspect
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Assistant coach in Illini women’s suit gets results – at a cost, critics say
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Archery Tag capitalizes on sport’s popularity
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Cards Against Humanity offers Carlin’s 7 bad words for good cause
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Blagojevich’s lawyers to ask full court to rule on appeal
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Police: Man given second chance was killed while trying to rob man
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Cecil the lion and America’s broken outrage meter
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New York teen accused of suffocating newborn son, then going shopping
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Almost 6 acres of land added near Fullerton Avenue Beach
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Bizarre scene unfolds at cop killing trial as defendant takes stand
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Ford’s aluminum F-150 costs more to repair but holds up in safety tests
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Photos: Chicago crime scene investigations
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Woman killed, 5 injured when car flips over on Eisenhower
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Chicago plans to cut O’Hare noise by rotating runways at night
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Kurt Cobain’s family wants death-scene photos kept sealed
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20 best apps for small-business owners
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Now’s the time for the Sox to trade some hot bats
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Prickly City- Sensible thing
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Prickly City: She Does What Every Voter Would Secretly Like To Do
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Movie re-creates Barack and Michelle Obama’s first date
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Cubs continue pitching push
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Schneider, Mallinger kick off Charlie Parker Month with vigor
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Lollapalooza liquor gardening: fact or fiction?
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State offers direction on pavilion liquor license bid
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Starbucks comes to Englewood
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Un muerto y 5 heridos tras volcadura en la Eisenhower
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Phony amendments from presidential hopefuls
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Ramsey Lewis has big plans at 80
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Ramsey Lewis’ key recordings
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Who shot Kennedy? A new play will name a killer
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Searchers scour beaches in hopes of unlocking MH370 mystery
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State police: Man shot while riding in van on Eisenhower
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Una cita con Danilo Carrera en Fiesta del Sol
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Lo balean en plena autopista
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Habrá sexta película de ‘Mission: Impossible’: Tom Cruise
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RedEye Rundown: Wi-Fi on The 606, a game-changing Google Maps feature and more
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Davidson basketball player Andrew McAuliffe working on his shooting
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Old Town getting $10 million facelift, new Ferris Wheel
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La Grange projects for learning take root at Gurrie Middle School
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Business Calendar:Lake County Chamber to meet at Grayslake Heritage Center Aug. 4
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Club Calendar: Quilters Guild to meet Aug. 5 in Lake Villa
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Library Notes: Musical trio brings a taste of Hawaii to Grayslake
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Recycle this! Seattle’s trash-sorting police overreach
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Back to the future: Olympics returning to China, not a choice location
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Gurrie Middle School garden
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Illinois has the solution to keep tourism numbers rising: A magazine
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Huckabee’s ‘oven’ remark taken out of context
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Back to Beijing for 2nd Olympics in 14 years
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Teen troupe presents ‘Beauty and the Beast Jr.’
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Heroes inspire Smarty Pants as he fights balloon snakes
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Beach blast for the family at Deerfield Library
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Sing, dance and share ideas with ScribbleMonster
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Build your boat and race it
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UPS buying Chicago-based Coyote Logistics for $1.8 billion
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Take the wheel, honk the horn at ‘Big Trucks’
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Former Michigan star Erick Anderson remembers Bo Schembechler fondly
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‘Special’ athlete gets help from local mentor
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Man killed, another wounded in Gary drive-by shooting
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Sox find themselves in familiar territory at deadline
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Ask for a refund? Answer Angel says it’s worth a try
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Soccer dad head-butted basketball player in Buffalo Grove, police say
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Acrobats or holograms: What’s next for Cirque du Soleil
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Weizmann expert speaks on climate change
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From the archives: Dwyer picks up speed; With Phelps’ help, Winnetka product making a push that starts at U.S. championships
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Se celebra el día de los perros de raza mezclada
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Black Lives Matter forces campaigns to toss their strategies on black voters
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Weizmann expert speaks on climate change at Kenilworth lecture
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Arctic-bound ship leaves Portland after oil drilling protest
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CPS cambia la hora de inicio de clase a 82 escuelas
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Valparaiso readies bid for national contest
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A new home after years of travel
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PHOTOS: Cirque du Soleil’s ‘Kurios – Cabinet of Curiosities’
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Photos: Kurios Cabinet of Curiosity
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Sailboat family: Raising three kids under 3 with ocean for a backyard
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Chicago, a place of the people
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Should recent OnStar hack raise concerns for GM drivers?
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Star sommelier Belinda Chang returns to Chicago
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‘Suicide Squad’ to film in Chicago next week
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Wounded in Vietnam, Lake County vet recalls explosion 50 years later
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Wight & Company Promotes Matthew Duggan to Vice President
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Galactic Greg reaches 25 years as comic haven
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Lost F. Scott Fitzgerald story published
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Former Highland Park stars Josh Bartelstein, Chris Wroblewski to host basketball camp
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Kevin Hart rakes in the cash at the United Center
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Facebook snubs ad with local woman’s face, citing ‘negative feedback’
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A trip back to Tinley’s early days
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Space Camp gives student a taste of being an astronaut
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Community sports calendar
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Ronaldinho vuelve a Brasil a lo grande
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Park Forest firefighter receives department’s top honor
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Sweet Dreams bakery closes in Frankfort
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164 skydivers smash world record above Skydive Chicago
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Mundelein grad John DeVito reflects on ‘fortunate’ Eastern Illinois baseball career
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Dishwasher fire leaves Naperville home uninhabitable, officials say
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Pura entretención con Tom Cruise
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Temple Avenue vandalism under investigation
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From lobster boils to lobster rolls, a taste of New England is easy to find this summer
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Havana dreams big
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Aurora man faces armed robbery charges in Darien, Naperville and Warrenville
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Chicago-area houses designed by Frank Lloyd Wright (map)
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Moran: Where were you when UFOs hovered over Lake County?
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El Chapo: mito y desafío
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Wine and Spirits Distributors of Illinois Names Jeremy Kruidenier New Vice Executive Director
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Ice pigging used to improve taste, odor of water in Western Springs
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OwnStar
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Monday: Eat. Drink. Do.
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Hoops recruiting: Simeon’s Zack Norvell caught fire in Vegas
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ECC student truck drivers will start with safe, cost-saving simulator
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America’s toilet-tech crisis: Why we’re so far behind
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50,000feet’s North Side timber office is the closest thing you’ll get to a lake house today
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America¿s toilet-tech crisis: Why we¿re so far behind
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Village People, Sara Evans set for SeaWorld Summer Nights finale
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Quotables: Big Ten coaches at media days
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Aurora’s new trash program working well
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Snapshot: The fruits of Glencoe rainwater
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Blues band gig becomes permanent for Naperville resident
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Experimental Ebola vaccine could stop virus in West Africa
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EEUU abre investigación por la muerte del león Cecil a manos de estadounidense
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Illinois politics hurt those who need help most
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Talk of the County: Biking on streets should be outlawed
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Facebook’s Zuckerberg and wife are expecting baby girl after 3 miscarriages
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ECC truck driving simulator
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State budget standoff halts gambling cash for Elmwood Park, River Grove
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Boater rescued after falling from sailboat on lake
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Ayuda Legal: La escuela de sus hijos, inscripción y residencia (II)
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Haren deal settles Cubs’ fifth-starter problem
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Clinton calls for end to Cuba embargo
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Police: Pair robbed of jewelry in motel parking lot
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Shooting guns could soon be illegal within Geneva city limits
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A new schedule for CPS — a new set of problems for students
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City’s plastic bag ban could mean more potato chips in your cart
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Shout Out: Mont Clare woman overcomes childhood abuse
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Kevin Hart runs 5K in Chicago
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Bond deal with Pratt Industries near
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Man charged with domestic violence, killing dogs fires attorney during court hearing
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Cuts to schools won’t do students any good
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Seriously, stop looking at your smartphone
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Cubs acquire Dan Haren from Marlins
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Aldermen looking to stop stores from getting around plastic bag ban
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Skokie Park Board narrows in on final plan for new park
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Back-to-school shopping tactics, ninja style
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Chicago’s Look Book: Tony Bryan
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Chicago’s Look Book: iicky Belmontes
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The next president’s debts
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Car factory for sale: Mitsubishi plant in Normal, Ill.
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Shakespeare camp for girls expands to Oak Park
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Why are so many millennials still in the basement?
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GBN grad nominated for editing Emmy for ‘Deadliest Catch’
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Make life the obvious choice
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Baltimore killings soar to a level unseen in 43 years
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South Elgin fire district board to assess needs at downtown station
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George Chipain, orthodontist dedicated to his patients, dies at age 80
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Cruise parking issue curbed by businesses
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NCAA has stay granted in O’Bannon case; payments delayed
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Wheaton College crossed a line
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Illinois again skips back-to-school sales tax holiday
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Updated with latest changes: Search for new CPS school start times (database)
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No bail for suspect in slayings of senator’s nephews
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Speak Out
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Cool escapes: Florida’s crystal clear springs
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Letters to the editor
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Skate park won’t be part of Skokie’s new sports complex
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Cubs acquire reliever Tommy Hunter from Orioles for Junior Lake
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Third Whole Foods store opens in Evanston
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From the archives: Baseball is a dream that can’t go away
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Cops warn of man groping women in Lincoln Square
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Hoffman Estates man cited after truck hits viaducts in Evanston
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2016 Mercedes-Maybach S600 drives the flagship into super luxe stardom
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Illinois and Africa could use the same advice
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Report: Child poverty has doubled in Lake County since 1999
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River Walk businesses need to turn the volume down
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Expert: No DNA evidence linked to defendant in 2014 Hammond murder
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Association for Individual Development in Aurora battles bed bugs
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Cubs’ Chris Coghlan remains in third spot vs. Brewers
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French-style manor with pool in Kenilworth: $3.295M
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First black bear in 144 years roams northwest Indiana
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Microsoft said to consider funding Uber at $50 billion valuation
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Ta-Nehisi Coates: A fresh voice for an impatient generation
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‘Home Alone’ gazebo headed for demolition
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Oak Park police: Man fired gun during argument on Madison
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Baseball: Gary 3, St. Paul 1
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Metra to Lollapalooza
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Cubs didn’t make a splash — but a ripple will do
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Police: Man slashed resisting robbery in Main Street area
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$7M Chase settlement boosts state-supported Chicago nonprofit
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4C acquires Teletrax to sync social ads with TV viewing
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A very hot and tame kickoff to Lollapalooza
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Crosby: Aurora Animal Control gets Humane touch
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U. of Cincinnati shooting puts spotlight on campus police
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New contract for Grams in harmony with upgraded Hemmens sound system
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Kyle Fuller, Eddie Goldman leave Bears practice early
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Aurora police arrest man, two teens in connection with home burglary, car theft
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Speak Out caller: Trump says what Republicans are afraid to say
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Emanuel needs $754M more to make ends meet
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Marina gets state honor for keeping clean
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Police: Stolen boat crashed, abandoned on Antioch shore
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Waste district community checks months late
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Police: Stolen boat crashed, abandoned on Antioch shore
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Heroin antidote saves life in Lincolnshire
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Pritzker Group buys suburban aerosol manufacturer
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Clinton email disclosure slowed by security concerns
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Bombero es reconocido por controlar fuego en su residencia
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Shout Out: Rev. Gerald Gunderson
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Community briefs
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Best backpacks for fall
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Once-a-year choices bring out the fair foodies
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Evanston’s new Whole Foods
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El ‘Piojo’ Herrera, investigado por posible delito electoral
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Huckabee at pro-life event: Nation needs to get ‘on its knees and repent’
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Kaneland hires interim transportation director
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15 things to do with the kids Aug. 3-9
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Mel Reynolds allowed to live at friend’s place while awaiting trial
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Wilmette man accused of having child porn
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Cascade Loop offers highs and lows of fall color
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Psychologist says man who said he’s proud of being cop killer is psychotic
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Geneva man gets 30 years for murder of wife
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24-year veteran bids goodbye to Wilmette park board
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As charges swirl, Tim Beckman and Illini aim to stay the course
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Commissioner says Notre Dame, BYU fit Big Ten’s new scheduling criteria
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Man accused of fondling woman in Elmwood Park
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Kiwanis Club of Elgin members installing swing set at namesake park
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Free camp lauded for keeping kids from negative influences
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Prosecutor: Church bus driver may have been asleep
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Record participation expected for Naperville National Night Out
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Traffic flow changes take effect Monday in Crown Point
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North Chicago grad Kurt Hall plays transfer card, leaves Toledo
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El mexicano Mata es baja en el FIBA Américas 2015
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Claypool’s plea to Springfield: Do your part to help resolve CPS’ pension woes
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Shout Out: Alice Challinor, Argentina native
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21 months in prison for 3rd Sacred Heart exec sentenced this week
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North Chicago grad Kurt Hall plays transfer card, leaves Toledo
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Rahm Saddles Up the Children
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Endangered dragonfly presenting problem in Lockport
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Gary still working out specifics of youth council
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Man arrested near Obama home after bomb scare ordered on electronic monitoring
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Beer and yoga events are a great way to sequester the insufferable
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Clinton releases tax, health records on busy Friday
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Arlington Heights man charged in Glenview rape, robbery
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Aurora project aims to revitalize old hospital building downtown
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Endangered dragonfly presenting problem in Lockport
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Plenty of activities set for National Night Out
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Big Ten Commissioner Jim Delany pushing for tougher football schedules
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Gardens, markets take bite out of NWI food deserts
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Kendall County committee recommends new animal control director
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Annual festival celebrates Serbia, food
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H-F’s Deante Harley-Hampton handling adversity like a champion
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Merrillville eyes ban on gun-shaped phone cases
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Work to convert Lake, River streets to two-way could start soon
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Couple’s Bermuda wedding includes link with island’s history
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Illinois firms race to establish foothold in Cuba
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Suburbs’ downtown plans move toward transit-oriented housing
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South Holland trustee’s brother made $555,000 from village
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LSU center Ethan Pocic lands on Dave Rimington Trophy watch list
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Feds contacted by representative for dentist who killed lion
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House Ethics Committee says Rep. Davis broke no rules in Azerbaijan trip
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H-F’s Deante Harley-Hampton handling adversity like a champion
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Walk to benefit brain tumor research
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Bears training camp rundown
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John Fox and Ryan Pace happy to let hitting commence at training camp
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Willie Young’s challenge? Coming back from injury and to a new position
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Matt Sandoval pitches in to help Purdue Calumet and Southland Vikings
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Cops: Man shot and man injured after altercation in Elgin Friday
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Search enters 6th day for missing Gary woman, toddler
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White Sox stand pat at trade deadline
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3 charged in Elk Grove Village armed robbery
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Bike run set in honor of fallen Mokena soldier
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Widow of slain Loop CEO sues gunman’s estate
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‘World’s Fastest Saturn’ rolls into Motor Mondays
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Gambling winnings for suburbs sidetracked in budget squabble
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Purdue optimistic, but quarterback again among areas to address
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Naperville man gets jail time for running over man’s foot with car near college
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Naperville dome house razed despite ‘architectural significance’
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Former White Sox great Billy Pierce dies
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Iran deal: Trust. Maybe verify.
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2016 Mazda MX-5 Miata
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Dangerous runways at O’Hare? Some doubt city’s claims
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School meals in District U46 getting healthier but less popular
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Hastert dumps last $10,000 from PAC into legal defense fund
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Man sues Lolla alcohol vendor, alleged ‘zombie’ biter
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For starters, Northwestern needs a quarterback
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Ask Tom: Can August weather get into the 90s before the cold comes?
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Oak Forest alderman resigns amid $18,000 spending flap
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Debris from Virgin spaceship came close to moving trucks, high school
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Theo Epstein confident young Cubs hitters will turn things around
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Mormon temple opens in Indiana heartland
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Lollapalooza attendees make a splash with tie-dye arm art
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Ahrens takes third place in Poppy contest
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Judge blocks release of recordings by anti-abortion group
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‘Gut-wrenching’ decision: Search for Florida teens suspended
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Tranquil start to August may turn stormy
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Arizona inmate pulls own eye out in jail cell: officials
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Baseball: Kane County 5, Cedar Rapids 1
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I was a 911 operator. You wouldn’t believe the horrible things I heard.
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Suspected Jewish extremists burn Palestinian child to death in West Bank
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WWE legend ‘Rowdy’ Roddy Piper dies at 61
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23 states make it harder for a wife to accuse husband of rape
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Man dead, at least 18 hurt in shootings
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Day 2: Bears training camp
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Baseball: Windy City ThunderBolts vs. River City Rascals
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Aurora camp works to teach kids more than just baseball
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‘People’s Show’ opens in Lockport in spite of state budget crisis
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Trooper in Sandra Bland arrest was warned about ‘unprofessional conduct’ in 2014
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Baseball: Northwest Indiana Oilmen sweep DH with Lexington Snipes
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Man dies after West Pullman shooting
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Fall fashion is for followers. Ask anyone wearing a little black dress.
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Cubs and White Sox decline to trade their futures for uncertain present
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Joliet Slammers turn corner with series win over Schaumburg
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No luck needed for Eddie Hoffman’s seventh late-model win at Grundy
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Cubs happy to give up little to gain Dan Haren and Tommy Hunter
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Law & Order: Whiting man sentenced for 2013 shooting
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Law & Order: Valparaiso 14-year-olds accused of taking vehicle
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Community news: Theatrepalooza comes to Highland
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Neighbor on the river mows through his background
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Letter: Great schools require work by entire community
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Quickly: ‘Sign the labor contract and move on’
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Ours is a world of givers, takers, killers and trophies
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Only demand for profit will make highways safer from trucks
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From beaches to world meet pool for Conor Dwyer
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Weeklong tea party camp teaches girls how to entertain
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Quickly: ‘Why aren’t there more state troopers on Interstate 65?’
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Wanted: RSVPs from seniors for volunteering program
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Davich: Amid senseless killings, lion’s death reveals our own humanity
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Church news: Listing of activities and events in the region
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Local Roundup: Morton hires Rippy Morales as football coach
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Illiana grad Kyle Van Kalker stars as Oilmen clinch second for playoffs
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Cubs 4, Brewers 1
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Friday’s recap: Cubs 4, Brewers 1
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Yankees 13, White Sox 6
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Austin Gallagher gives Windy City ThunderBolts a run-scoring boost