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2015 > August > 28
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U.K. retailer Primark to make leap to U.S.
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From auto aromatherapy to planning ahead: 7 tips for a calmer commute
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Heat your home without wasting energy this season
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With great puppy comes great responsibility: 7 tips to dog-proof your home
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How to make Labor Day last year-round
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Tech jobs are booming! How to help your daughter ride the tech wave
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Farmers market closed? How to make the most of your grocery store’s produce aisle
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White Sox dress for success to top Mariners on Throwback Thursday
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Thursday’s recap: White Sox 4, Mariners 2
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Amy Schumer, Jennifer Lawrence join Billy Joel on stage at Wrigley Field
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White Sox 4, Mariners 2
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South Loop developer buys Divvy station for its residents
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Piano saloon Tack Room is most likely to become your new favorite watering trough
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The Heavy Feather
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Oxford Dictionaries adds hangry, cupcakery and wine o’clock
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6 cookbooks by Chicago Food and Wine Festival chefs
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3 new bars within bars offer blasts from the past
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Disco dance party Rec Room below Henry’s
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The Heavy Feather at Slippery Slope brings justice to ’70s cocktails
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Tack Room at Thalia Hall
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Rec Room at Henry’s
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The Green Goats munch on golf course
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Corrections and clarifications for Aug. 28, 2015
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Crosby: ALS research news hits close to home
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Mom weary after toddler clothing battles
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Private French Country home in Northfield at $2.295 million
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Rauner, Madigan dig in during Springfield stalemate
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Pain at the pump expected to continue for Chicagoans
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Chicago private schools lead ‘high-tech, high-touch’ movement
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Photos: Chicago shooting investigations
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Second City performances canceled through Sunday after fire destroys offices
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Chicago River still teems with fecal bacteria, tests show
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2 men who died in Maine Township hazmat emergency ID’d
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Eggplant, tomato bounty at farmers markets means it’s ratatouille time
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‘Chicago Fire’ and ‘Chicago P.D.’ stars to meet Chicago fans Sunday
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Pumpkin Spice Latte M&M’s are here
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Lisle village clerk faces DUI charge
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How Chicago is helping lead urban innovation
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Prickly City- An American
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Does Martellus Bennett realize how sweetly Jay Cutler just neutered his criticism?
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Western Springs shop sells upscale gift items
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State cutbacks targeted at social services rally
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Chicago native Chaka Khan joins ‘Dancing with the Stars’ cast
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Porter County planners give passing grade to new school
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Metra douses Kendall County’s hopes for rail service
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Resource Bank, 1859 Eakin school house open for business
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Next Ripley book spotlights Florida oddities
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Club Calendar: Learn about plant conservation Sept. 1 in Mundelein
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Final round of memories, as summer draws to a close
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Business Calendar: Chambers of commerce food drive begins Sept. 1
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Social Graces: When did your party become their party?
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Classic New Orleans to AACM tributes: A guide to Chicago Jazz Fest
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Public on alert for West Nile, city says
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Plan would add studio apartments for low-income women
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‘Freedom Now Suite’ revived for racially charged times
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Chicago Lighthouse guests sail with Chicago Yacht Club.
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Developer, builders group sue city over affordable housing rule
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Student killed in shooting at Savannah State University; no arrests made
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No curse here: Goats invade golf course to munch invasive plants
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Pictures: Best Vacation Rooms
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Pruebas confirman niveles perjucidiales de bacterias en el río
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80-year-old main shut down as water gushes into street in Fulton River District
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Más independencia para directores exitosos
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Stuff designers love
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Salvador Santana: Con la música en la venas
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Trial set for Geneva man charged with sexual assault
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Sober apps aim to facilitate recovery, build community
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Hurricane Katrina struck, Lake County responded
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Cabras invaden campo de golf para eliminar malas hierbas
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E-911 dispatch conversion bumped two weeks
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Friday Exit for August 28, 2015
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Tom Hanks’ rep denies tabloid report that his son Chet is missing
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Ordinance sets rules for scrappers in Merrillville
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PHOTOS: Banksy’s Dismaland in Weston-super-Mare
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From the British seaside, asking, do we need Banksy?
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Chicago area sees a record number of tornadoes in 2015
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Fight put Kane County Jail on lockdown for two days
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Rentokil acquires Elmhurst-based Anderson Pest Solutions
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Ashley Madison CEO steps down in wake of hacking
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Lake Station mayor’s corruption trial to start Monday
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Hillary Clinton’s flaws are being obscured by Trump-smoke
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Telemarketers keep dollars raised for charity
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5 fantasy football players to watch in preseason Week 3
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Photos: Snow leopard cubs at Brookfield Zoo
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‘Toy Soldiers’ has famous guest stars — and game-crashing bugs
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Law & Order: Jury finds Hebron man guilty of molesting
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Hugo Awards: Rabid Puppies defeat reflects growing diversity in science fiction
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Gary teen put gun to undercover cop’s head, 2 arrested: police
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Prediction: Great America’s ‘major announcement’ is Green Lantern coaster
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Oswego, Montgomery police team up to curb drunk driving
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Why colleges should report sex crimes, pronto, to police and prosecutors
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The world is Eddie Brown’s oyster, but Maine is his pearl
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West Chicago woman pleads guilty to stealing from school groups
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Season Preview 2015: Museums and Learning in Orlando
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Officials: Semi-truck knocks out power at Northbrook strip mall
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Victorian Tea at Elgin Country Club benefits YWCA
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Midwestern values meet micro-brewoffs and Killer Queen in kCura’s office
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Oakbrook Center already taking reservations for DreamWorks Santa
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Traveling the globe with Eddie and Sylvia Brown
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Power outage
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Paramount Theatre reignites the arts in Aurora
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Illinois lottery winners have to wait for payout due to budget impasse
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George W. Bush visits New Orleans
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Let’s talk about this new Justin Bieber song ‘What Do You Mean?’
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Glenview police board fires officer accused of lying in drug trial
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Talk of the County: Property tax assessments skyrocket
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Angry Orland Park parents want bus company fired
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10 years later, Deerfield pastor still helping Hurricane Katrina victims
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Memories of Rush Street bar scene: Chicago’s ‘street of dreams’
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Deerfield pastor still helping Hurricane Katrina victims
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Not your (grand)father’s Grateful Dead
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Speak Out: No politics in Speak Out? No way
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Letters to the editor: Illinois pension crisis due to lack of government funding
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Illinois doctor fights charges he misled patient about marijuana
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Aurora man, woman face heroin charges
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Man critically wounded in South Shore drive-by shooting
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Angry Orland Park parents want bus company fired
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Confirman ocho casos de pacientes con legionelosis
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5 ways to steep a better cup of tea
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Preliminary plan for school construction released
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Gunman in on-air deaths remembered as ‘professional victim’
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Other foods Donald Trump might want to boycott
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Church news: Listing of activities and events in the region
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5 ways to steep a better cup of tea
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Will Illinois be the next Wisconsin?
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Does Illinois government understand work ethic?
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Emmett Till remembered
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Laughing while black? Not on the Wine Train
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Portage’s U.S. 6 on business fast track
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Fox Valley drivers look for ways to cut back as gas prices increase
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Amazing Gracie’s Children’s Shoppe celebrates 20 years in Barrington
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How to survive losing your job, in 12 steps
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What to do if a layoff seems imminent
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The Manny effect: How Ramirez is influencing the Cubs
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May the farce be with you
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Army vet hurt in McCormick Place forklift accident awarded $15.2 million
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Salvation Army se mudó al norte de Chicago
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Hillary ‘The Fibber’ Clinton
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Riverwalk Eatery project may get new life
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Council OKs shifting funds for bulletproof vests
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Indiana Dunes State Park to celebrate 90th birthday
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Rauner’s $30,000-a-month budget consultant departs as state remains without budget
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Glenbrook South boys soccer team, Grady Bruch top Ridgewood
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Cubs hope Fernando Rodney is shot in arm for bullpen
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Letter: Don’t spend $2.7 billion on Route 53 extension
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Chicago rapper Common to visit Randolph Street Market Saturday
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Former Illinois football coach Tim Beckman
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New location for homicide updates
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Apple’s music service losing key player as exec resigns
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Woman charged in connection with Aurora liquor store robbery
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Seth Krueger strives to play college football after tearing ACL twice
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SeaWorld: Five thoughts on new Mama’s Pretzel Kitchen
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Cincinnati football recruit Liam O’Sullivan focusing on his schoolwork
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Shout Out: Gunther Rice, German expatriate
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Stolen SUV found in Aurora
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Girls and STEM programs
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Quickly: ‘Train whistles at night are the engineer’s lifeline’
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Gender gap closing as more Fox Valley girls studying science, math
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Golf is way, way above par in the Rockies
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Iowa recruit Barrington Wade embraces strenuous training program
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George W. Bush returns to New Orleans for 10th anniversary of Hurricane Katrina
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Escapee charged with possession of cocaine
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Testing DNA to find best meds to fight depression
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Bodies of 71 people who died in truck taken to morgue in Austria
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Robin Williams’ bikes are an issue in estate fight, according to attorney
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Bulletin Board: Lake County Forest Preserves committee meetings set for Aug. 31
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Donald Trump vs. Jorge Ramos: A clash of icons
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Cops: With keys inside, unlocked SUVs worth $117,000 stolen in Northfield
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Radar detects object believed to be missing Nazi gold train
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State Sen. Bush: We have a heroin crisis in Illinois
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Drunken driving and 24/7 Sobriety
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Robbery suspect wanted by task force
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Notre Dame long snapper recruit John Shannon strives for perfection
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Chicago rappers Probcause and Saba team up on ‘M.I.A.’
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Law & Order: Gary man charged with attempted murder
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Halal Guys, In-N-Out Burger: When something tastes better because you can’t have it
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Bonner Senior Center expansion begins
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Penny Pritzker visits UI Labs
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Matt Little has shown Evanston coach he’s ready to be college QB
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Long Tall Sally opens Chicago-area store
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Illinois’ future murky after firing Tim Beckman
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Speak Out caller: Put peacocks in Lords Park Zoo
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Sen. Kirk’s campaign may have taken donations over legal limits, FEC says
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‘The Price’: The emotional cost of selling your old stuff
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Zombie Club owner full of life in Crown Point
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Accidente deja padres muertos y tres niños heridos
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Estafan a residentes con timos relacionados con inmigración
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Franzen’s flippant adoption comment masks deep issues of parenthood
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Window washers at Civic Opera House escape failed equipment
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Le dan al primo de ‘El Chapo’ 16 años de cárcel
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Los Angeles Dodgers give Chicago-based DoorStat big-league shot
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Old Colony Building remade
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The Friday Exit: What major-league baseball teams want from startups
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Virginia shootings revive gun myths
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Sam Adams founder on quality: Drinkers ‘don’t drink the marketing’
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Community news: Federal grant buys firefighting equipment
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Quarry work begins
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El ‘mural comunitario’ regresa a Pilsen
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Hawthorn Woods mayor to serve another year as head of municipal league
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Snow leopard cubs born at Brookfield Zoo
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Beckman’s record as Illini coach
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American Legion Post 84 baseball team earns honors
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Longtime friend of Ernie Banks wants his estate to repay $80,000 debt
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Rejoice! Adele’s new album is rumored to arrive this fall
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U.S. Commerce Secretary tours DMDII, touts network of institutes
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Don’t cave to Madigan: Why independent Democrats should put taxpayers first
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Girl, 15, went missing 10 days ago from Washington Park neighborhood
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CPS tiene presupuesto
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Missing playoffs spurred Dimitrije Milutinovic’ to add 30 pounds
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Elderly seen as ‘victims in this political battle’ over state budget
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New cars for 2016
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Rauner administration to judge: ‘Impossible’ to hit payment deadlines
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Obama expects better U.S.-Israel ties after Iran deal in place
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Shout Out: Sara Montmorency, pie maker
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Tyler Creek Watershed Coalition hopes to educate neighbors
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USW says it won’t strike yet as contract expiration nears
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Bynum’s father: ‘Last five weeks have been hell’
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U.S. airstrike kills Islamic State hacker who recruited ‘lone wolf’ militants: Pentagon
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Miami home of LeBron James sells for $13.4 million
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Stunt plane crashes ahead of New York Air Show, killing pilot
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Taltree picks interim director for permanent position
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Aurora City Council approves 5th Ward grant program
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6 expert tips for getting your startup money, talent and publicity
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Fire department relents on policy over bulletproof vests for paramedics
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Bethel Church slates 600-seat auditorium grand opening Sunday
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Topless with a purpose
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Water and sewer rates going up in Indian Head Park
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6 expert tips for getting your startup money, talent and publicity
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Community groups discuss wraparound services for kids, families
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Letters to the editor: ‘Tail is wagging elephant’
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Aurora OKs contract to assess properties on Broadway
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Social media’s new gatekeepers of Digital Age news
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More than 200 volunteer to pack meals with Northbrook chamber
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What’s next for the Foundering Illini after Tim Beckman firing?
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Meal packing
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12 free ways to do Chicago
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Aurora looking at incentives to lure restaurants downtown
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Prosecutor charged with DUI parts ways with state’s attorney’s office
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More than 500 gather at Gillson Park for 3rd annual North Shore Triathlon
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Fleeing Katrina with 3 kids, $40 and a plane ticket to Chicago
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Madigan and Rauner arbitration
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Crean guía para estandarizar labor de forenses con cuerpos de indocumentados
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What you think you know about gas prices may not be completely right
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When Tinley Park united to help Katrina victims
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Retirement offer attracts St. John’s police chief, others
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Rocky start to L-Way SD 210 transition process
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Second City alumni share memories after fire destroys offices
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Group to Park District: Build DuSable Park
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Cubs’ Matt Szczur starts, Kyle Schwarber sits vs. Clayton Kershaw
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Al Arbour, who coached Islanders to 4 Stanley Cup titles, dies at 82
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Armani closes Michigan Avenue store
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Drink This: A Cobbler at The Betty
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Ex-Chicago Comptroller Amer Ahmad, who fled to Pakistan, heads to U.S. prison
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New Mexico secretary of state accused of embezzlement, money laundering
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Quickly: ‘What will the next 90 years bring at Indiana Dunes?’
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Hobart officers recount incident with embattled cop
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Eat This: Avec’s chorizo-stuffed dates, in burger form
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Riverwalk Cafe project gets rolling again
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How to avoid huge losses in the next stock market plunge
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Soccer: Glenbrook South 3, Ridgewood 2
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Open thread, the week in review
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When to pay attention to hunger strikers
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Malik Brown entrusted with running Waukegan’s option offense
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Notre Dame long snapper recruit John Shannon strives for perfection
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Demystifying galls: How bumps on trees and shrubs protect a plant
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Twenty years later, Cal Ripken Jr. reflects on 2,131
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Autoplaying videos: A pitiful and pathetic idea from the beginning
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Doesn’t Illinois AD Mike Thomas need to go too?
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`IIT’ on its way out
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Police say man tried to lure girls into car near Glenview
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Appeals court reverses ruling that found NSA program illegal
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Should cops use patrol cars while off duty?
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Coroner: DNA confirms brothers died in Ingleside crash
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Former N.H. prep school senior acquitted of felony rape, convicted of misdemeanors
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Calm on Wall Street: A turbulent week ends on a placid note
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Travelzoo: Cooking Class Sweepstakes
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Waukegan, Round Lake among school districts still without daily gym
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Carpentersville Fire Department awarded grant to outfit ambulances
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Amazing Corrine
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What to Watch 4: Third exhibition chance for Bears to show intensity
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Storylines to watch for in Ravens vs. Redskins preseason game
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When it comes to layoffs, don’t drag it out
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Katrina memories never far from their thoughts
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TV shooting survivor’s husband recounts story before gunfire
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Katrina memories never far from their thoughts
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Starbucks wants liquor license at West Dundee location
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Rutter: Firearms help for Indiana National Guard is junk science
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10 things you might not know about college
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Photos: Malvern Prep 37, St. Rita 0
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Local girls caught in ‘sextortion’ case in Florida
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‘Up, Up and Away’ at Nutriad in Hampshire
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Kentucky clerk asks U.S. Supreme Court to intervene in marriage case
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Secret recording divulged by defense in shooting of Chicago cop
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Carbon monoxide poisoning cited in 2 suburban hazmat deaths
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Officials mull codifying budget-tightening measures
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On the nuclear deal with Iran, know whom to trust
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Turner returns to Frankfort SD 157C board
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Aug. 28, 2015: Illinois fires football coach Tim Beckman over mishandling of injuries
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FCS previews: Eastern Illinois, Western Illinois, Southern Illinois
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Tre Roberson, Illinois State want more after near-miss in FCS title game
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Photos: Mishawaka 21, Crown Point 0
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Sacred writings: Penn Museum displays ‘extraordinary texts of the Biblical world’
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White Sox sticking with platoon duty for Trayce Thompson
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‘Site fights’ in suburban downtowns pit change against tradition
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Murder of Emmett Till memorialized 60 years later
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9 things to love right now
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Warmup to follow showery, cool Saturday
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Dodgers 4, Cubs 1
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Ask Tom: What’s difference between tornado watch, warning?
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Ask Tom: How many of Chicago’s record highs are 100 degrees or above?
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‘Site fights’ in suburban downtowns pit change against tradition
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Jarvis Jenkins’ veteran presence critical in Jeremiah Ratliff’s absence
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Cubs put off moving bullpens under bleachers until 2017
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Suspect in Naperville standoff faces traffic charges
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Robbins community mourns family torn apart by drag-racing crash
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Football: LaPorte 58, Hobart 31
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Community Briefs
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Football: Lake Central 54, East Chicago Central 14
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Bank robber hit second Oak Park bank, FBI says
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Prairie Knolls Middle School enacts live drill of lockdown system
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Jazz show to fire up stage at RiverEdge Park
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South Elgin looking to rewrite development ordinance
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Football: Chesterton 22, Munster 6
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Search continues, 2 years after Central grad vanished
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Kane County begins deciding how to dole out Grand Victoria grants
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CASA Kane County expands services to young adults leaving foster care
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Legionnaires’ kills 2 Illinois veterans’ home residents
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Ex-Subway ad exec says he didn’t know of Fogle’s sex crimes
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Football: Mount Carmel 21, Marist 14
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Community to weigh in on Fox River Valley Library District’s future
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Football: Joliet Catholic 35, Providence 13
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Police body cameras not the focus in Porter County
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Photography club members focus on sharing knowledge
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Quarry work begins; opponents continue fight
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Isaac James the same, but other trio boosts Lowell past Portage
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Football: Homewood-Flossmoor 56, Downers Grove South 15
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Mariners 2, White Sox 0
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Needle exchanges unlikely for Northwest Indiana
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Week 1: Joliet Catholic vs. Providence
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LaPorte scores touchdowns on first four possessions to top Hobart
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Loss to Mishawaka no laughing matter for Crown Point
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Ethan Darter delivers on dot as Lake Central rolls past East Chicago
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20 dead in Dominica following Tropical Storm Erika
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Week 1: Montini vs. Maine South
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Terrance Brister fuels 34-point quarter as Zion-Benton wins opener
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Another quality start goes to waste in White Sox’s 2-0 loss to Mariners
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Football: Joliet Catholic makes opening statement with rout of Providence
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Friday’s recap: Mariners 2, White Sox 0
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Football: Speedy Montini drops Maine South
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Michael Johnson, Harry Davis wing it as Joliet Catholic pops Providence
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Garritt Slatcoff sets early tone for Chesterton win over Munster