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- ‘Too sensitive to function’: Banks puts her whole heart into electro-tinged R&B
- Barrage of bullets leaves 4 Marines dead in Tennessee attack
- Varicose veins: Choosing the right option
- Premios Juventud 2015: Lista de ganadores
- When summer camp is over, catching up requires deft touch from mom
- Nancy Rish case
- Budget maneuver delivers grant money to Chicago schools (map)
- Michael Madigan through the years
- Nicole Yeary to guide WiSTEM, 1871’s women-in-tech program
- Photos: School under construction in Mike Madigan’s district
- Compact workhorse of a carry-on even stows dirty laundry
- La Ciudad de México despide a Joan Sebastian
- Ask Amy: Abused wife should seek shelter and support
- Corrections and clarifications for Friday, July 17, 2015
- Memories of Sox championship season still smolder
- Renewable energy grant program invests back into community
- Taking note of new West Side neighborhood group
- Woman dead, man injured in car crash on South Side
- Car crash injures police officer in Wrigleyville
- Planned Parenthood and the statist abyss
- Divvy to hike daily bike rental fee
- Racing on lower Lower Wacker (map)
- Driving and drifting in Chicago’s car scene
- Woman convicted in 1987 murder, kidnapping seeks new trial
- Ditka son arrested at Des Plaines casino, charged with battery
- Kickstarter, Central Standard Timing and the futility of a lawsuit
- Cash-strapped Chicago borrows at rates approaching 8 percent
- Chicago police place officers at city’s military facilities after Tennessee attack
- Los olvidados
- Luxurious 3-story home in Old Town $1.999 million
- Aunt of Chicago-area sailor: Theater shooting verdict ‘doesn’t bring John back’
- What you can learn about wine from the makers
- Los cuentos chinos del chino
- Cook County jury awards $18 million to three rape victims
- Illinois-based Aspen Foods recalls nearly 2 million pounds of chicken
- Father of woman killed in Lake Shore Drive crash sues driver
- Tornado hits small town near Galesburg but no significant injuries
- Driving, skidding and drifting on Chicago’s underground Lower Wacker track
- Pocos datos sobre sospechoso de balear a marines
- Protesters demand action from Lake County prosecutor in day care death
- FBI investiga los motivos del ataque en el que murieron 4 marines en EEUU
- Bitcoin, teenage travel and the future of money
- Tolkien and Lovecraft got spots on Pluto. Keep it that way.
- Ellen Pao op-ed: Trolls are winning the battle for the Internet
- Prickly City-science schmiance
- Jefe de DEA ha dormido poco desde que se escapó ‘El Chapo’
- Prickly City: My Spacecraft Went To Pluto And All I Got Was This Stupid Science
- Policía en instalaciones militares de Chicago, tras ataque a marines
- Man fatally shot on way to work
- Flo Morrissey’s strong songs dipped in sugar
- What to do with Confederate monuments
- Review: Pianist Ryan Cohan at Jazz Showcase
- Petrak: When cancer is in the family, the fear is real
- That Al Hirschfeld line, 100 years long
- Linda MacLennan is savoring her post-TV days
- Oslo university admits mass killer Anders Behring Breivik to study program
- Path set for bikes on trains plan
- How to preserve and store your harvest
- Disneyland celebrates 60th anniversary
- Matan a padre de familia a sólo pasos de su casa en el noroeste de Chicago
- Shocking: Illinois a leader in lightning-related insurance claims
- Defense will be key to Bears improvement according to analyst Matt Bowen
- Melissa Calusinski Rally
- With debate, Hobart OK’s first pass at food truck law
- Brandon Marshall tweets that Jets ‘will be my last team’
- Company launches new solution to period problem
- Home health agencies get star ratings from Medicare
- Rising gas prices push inflation up modestly in June
- Despite quick conviction, Colorado theater shooting trial isn’t over
- Age-old problems at core of today’s violence
- Gonia: Memories of the ’95 heat wave
- Germany, not Greece, should say goodbye to the euro
- Vacant business appears to have new life in Valparaiso
- Superlatives Guide to Bears training camp
- Video: Woman found dead in Texas jail speaks about depression, PTSD
- Michael Jordan headed to FIBA Hall of Fame
- Casi 25% de los miembros de ONU quieren a una mujer como líder
- Singing to open minds at SHS
- Joan Sebastian, encuentros en Chicago
- Diver Tom Daley strikes shark pose for SeaWorld
- Take a trek around the world at Rise Interactive
- Home health agencies rated
- Garlands resident to have decades worth of art on display at library
- Lawyer highlights heritage, flavors of Puerto Rico
- Baker knows her way around DuPage County Fair contests
- Park district kicks off summer concert series indoors because of rain
- Oak Brook summer concerts
- Laser technology company gets 2-year abatement
- Money flows to Madigan district while state dollars tight
- Hitchhiking robot embarking on coast-to-coast tour across U.S.
- How something as tasteless as seltzer water won America’s heart
- Amy Poehler returns for second season of ‘Welcome to Sweden’
- RedEye Rundown: 50 Cent goes broke, happy hour’s back and more
- Study to look at Valparaiso intersection’s future
- Lincoln-Way’s only option: close one school
- Church news: Listing of activities and events in the region
- Elgin vacation club
- #WorldEmojiDay on Twitter
- Chicagoland car dealers cook up donations for Illinois troops
- Hammond promises to continue sanitary district fight
- Business Calendar: Open house July 24 at Gages Lake Auto Repair in Lake Villa
- Friday Exit for July 17, 2015
- Hey kids, are you leaving your mark on the summer?
- Sighting: Backstreet Boys spotted at Chicago Cut and Godfrey Hotel’s IO
- Dutch, Ukrainians, Australians mark year since MH17 downing
- Drug charges for Aurora man on probation
- It’s World Emoji Day: Smiley-face like you mean it
- Mosquitoes with West Nile found in Kane, Kendall counties
- Un ex marine fue acusado de robo de identidad y dinero
- Gary reducing special education complaints
- Get the scoop: ice cream, history at Naper Settlement
- Barrington’s big party celebrates 150 years
- Music, dance and a farm adventure in Glenview
- Get the word from Ralph Covert
- Music and fun for kids at Franklin Park Street Dance
- Dance and toot some horns at Niles ‘Vehicle Adventure’
- Quickly: ‘I don’t like the way Cheryl Scott says the words’
- Kruger Gallery Chicago Hires Seasoned Museum Art Administrator & Curator as Gallery Director
- Illinois jobless rate drops in June
- Ansían llegada de Joan Sebastian a Juliantla, su pueblo natal
- CVS photo website’s credit card info possibly stolen in breach
- ‘Bye Bye Birdie’ coming to Hinsdale
- Charlatan review: Chef Matt Troost’s Italian cooking adds to his cred
- Elgin’s connection to Wisconsin town began with a vacation club
- President Obama to make 7th and final ‘Daily Show’ visit
- Girl, 14, missing from Brighton Park for about 3 weeks
- Remembering how Lake Countians coped with Chicago heat wave of 1995
- Highlights of Charlatan’s Italian menu
- Kick the ‘new Jim Crow’ out the door
- Rick Hahn says White Sox direction still up in the air
- North Barrington man charged with child porn possession remains jailed
- Psychiatry is not what it used to be
- Turning Point Announces Hire of Jennifer Sultz as Development Director
- Exposed oil pipeline repair approved
- 2005 White Sox reunion weekend kicks off Friday
- New counts allege former school worker sent explicit Snapchats to teen
- Photos: Chattanooga shootings
- How Dylann Roof got his gun
- Talk of the County: Dogs barking all night is annoying
- El belga Van Avermaet gana la 13 etapa
- Task force looking for attempted robbery suspect
- Aurora man facing felony weapons charge
- Night Ranger added to SeaWorld concert lineup
- Volunteers help spruce up Pullman neighborhood
- Quickly: ‘Indiana Dunes banquet center is dirty business’
- Evanston considers furloughs, extra fees, budget cuts
- Japan to start from scratch on Tokyo Olympic stadium plan
- Seattle-based MOD Pizza to open store at Deerbrook Mall
- Ant-Man: El pequeño gran héroe
- Brett Shimanovsky takes on new role with Kenosha Kingfish
- Amazon Prime Now launches 1- and 2-hour delivery in Chicago
- Man held without bail in fatal April shooting in Chicago
- Watch it, Chicago, we’re starting to act like New York
- Beckham construirá un estadio de fútbol en Miami
- Public hearing Monday on Farnsworth Bridge project
- Speak Out: Cool it with the gay pride colors
- Letters to the editor: Keep Tobacco Quitline operating
- Google gains $50B in value on day that may set a record
- Priest says he didn’t meddle in plans for Chief Keef hologram concert
- SNL alum Nora Dunn brings comic monologues to TWS
- Citadel Theatre takes ‘As You Like It’ outdoors
- Art inspires fiction in ‘Visions of Life’
- Housing discrimination and the Contract Buyers League
- Bulletin Board: Gurnee Emergency Telephone System Board to meet July 21
- Taking the shine off Scott Walker’s PateGate
- Taking the shine off Scott Walker’s bald spot
- Photos: New Horizons’ journey to Pluto
- The Friday Exit: Order some food. It’s your duty to Chicago business
- Police blotter: Purse taken from vehicle during Morton Grove fireworks
- Chicago will have nation’s highest big-city sales tax rate come January
- White Sox take a look at Frankie Montas
- Why didn’t savings trump the Toni Tax?
- Service to others guides Kouts farmer, restaurant owner
- Suburban jukebox picks show eclectic taste
- Animals are not entertainment — even in Lake County
- Neo nightclub in Lincoln Park loses lease
- Libertyville’s Drew Peterson turning heads before first varsity game
- What’s the most popular song in your town?
- Changes at the top: Hancock’s 360 Chicago
- We Consent apps
- Life sentence for Detroit mom who killed, stored kids in freezer
- Video leads to arrests in Lake Forest car burglaries
- Former Marine charged with stealing identities of other Marines
- Rep. Bob Dold’s critique of the Iran deal is shallow
- Time travel as a young genius’s escape in Steep’s U.S. premiere
- Zopp unfairly zapped by Washington Democrats
- Ruth Cook Stewart, former editor of Tribune’s food section, dies
- Carmel freshman Johnny Roeser stands out with Kessel Heat
- Heat advisory for Saturday when heat index could hit 110
- Rep. Bob Dold has an anti-Obama reflex
- ‘Bye Bye Birdie’ will rock in Community House
- Juvenile court chief deputy resigns
- Shout Out: Brigitte Kaeske, Deerfield grandmother
- Red Seal sues opponents of Mission Hills project for $7.5 million
- Narcan: The life it saves could be a loved one’s
- A changing world
- Brother of accused cop killer held
- Ya en México, Peña Nieto se dice indignado por fuga de ‘El Chapo’
- Obesity can be prevented
- Mundelein grad Will Farmer preparing for third season at Southern Illinois
- Oak Park police: Man used cellphone app to lure robbery victims
- New Lenox’s mayor, trustees share concerns
- Sorry, but yes, the time has come to ‘mess with the Midget.’
- Did lottery quick-pick winner change your ‘lucky’ system?
- Felony charges filed after 6-week investigation of Park Ridge crash
- With a ‘help wanted’ sign, Dunkin’ Donuts ignores equality
- Restos de Joan Sebastian se dirigen a Juliantla
- Insights from the Rachel Dolezal controversy
- Thank you, Mr. Madigan, for flaunting ‘self-service’
- Cartel Land: Fuego cruzado
- Technology, space issues seen as biggest issues for District 308
- Club Calendar: Zion Genealogical Society’s ‘Christmas’ event July 20
- Gary Teachers Union has new leader
- Pink Heals tour rolls into Bartlett
- The US must lead the way in nonproliferation
- Health Calendar: Free health screenings July 20 in Antioch
- Brothers build bison herd, supply restaurants
- The US has a line drawn in the sand with Iran
- Plainfield man gets 34 years in 2008 beating death of infant
- Kirk says he got ‘carried away’ in Obama Iran ‘nukes’ comments
- Cubs catcher Kyle Schwarber batting second
- Make Congress take a test on Iran deal
- Photos: Winning Works choreography from 2015
- Letter: Time for LGBT community to shift focus
- The Iran deal’s political double standard
- Judge OKs $60 million settlement in NCAA video game case
- Pink Heals
- Man dies after protecting sister
- Greek bailout moves ahead after Germany gives its backing
- Letter: Give new Lake Forest High School principal a chance
- Community news: ‘Ben Franklin’ comes to Lake Etta
- Don’t forget the ordinary Iranians, Sen. Mark Kirk
- Evanston declares heat advisory
- El lugar más violento, brutal, sin leyes, ‘posiblemente es México’
- Child, elderly woman suicide bombers detonate blast that kills 64 in Nigeria: officials
- The foolproof style recipe for a great look at any age
- Style at any age: Finding inspiration via Lauren Hutton
- Vaccinating kids is a lot of stopping at a red light
- Emerson Creek is about more than pottery
- Let’s reduce the Chicago City Council by half
- Diamond Lake Road collapse in Long Grove
- What to eat at Pitchfork Music Fest 2015
- FBI: Midday Bandit strikes again in Galewood bank robbery
- More than 300 people injured in train crash in South Africa
- Duncan Keith toughs out personal strife as he does professional challenges
- Donald Trump is an embarrassing Republican
- The media can end Trump’s tirades
- Madigan’s Answer To This Question Will Leave You Gasping.
- Beware of Rauner’s ‘cure’ for Illinois
- Best of the fests for families: Taste of River North and BenFest
- All jobs are worthy
- There’s a right way to adopt animals — use it
- Accretive exploring strategic options after spurning bid
- Mandan a Trump con las Kardashians
- Shout Out: Steve Sanders, doctoral candidate
- Food at Pitchfork Music Festival 2015
- Pitchfork 2015: The food
- Waukegan Park District basketball league filled with former prep stars
- Schneider, Rotering finances pave way for competitive primary
- Delivery driver shot dead on way to work: ‘He came here for a better life’
- Shout Out: Doug Simmons, wrestler turned personal trainer
- Food at Pitchfork Music Fest 2015
- Waukegan Invaders qualify 14 for USATF Junior Olympics in Florida
- Game 1 recap: Royals 4, White Sox 2
- It’s not about Chief Keef. It’s about the dead child.
- Shooting stirs questions about arming military recruiters
- Batman returns to video games — this time, he’s brought the car
- Kids give thumbs up to Hunters Woods playground
- After long wait, Lake County eyes building repairs
- Holmes will join many other mentally ill inmates in prison
- Game 1: Royals 4, White Sox 2
- The internet’s influence on work experiences (graphic)
- Hunters Woods playground
- Lake County coroner, state’s attorney clash over day care murder case
- Will County man charged with child grooming
- Final tally: Emanuel raised $24.4 million to win re-election
- County funds for Kendall CASA appears dead
- Statewide police bike ride raises funds for fallen officers
- Suddenly summer: Visit to the beach one way to beat the heat
- Beating back those backyard pests
- Pub looking to open in West Dundee building vacant since 2007
- Tom Watson says farewell to British Open
- Veterinary staff comes to aid of man who collapsed at animal hospital
- Pavilion opponents, supporters fill Opera House
- Decatur Mayor Mike McElroy dies at 63 after auto crash
- Metra to close roads in Mokena, New Lenox for crossing repairs
- Highland Park’s Music Theatre Company closes its doors
- Letter: Republicans blindly enjoying ‘good day’
- Cubs hope Kyle Schwarber catches on
- Black Hawks headed to Tinley Park
- Michigan Tech University’s Winter Carnival
- Heart of the Home: How to avoid trouble with your house after you die
- Niedner: Lack of medical care for kids enough to make you sick
- Rutter: If you understand ‘rtzlzelfrack,’ you’ll love Minions
- Rauner names ‘rooftop pastor’ to Tollway board
- Day care providers face uncertain future in absence of state budget
- Judge wants more time to consider new evidence in 1987 murder, kidnapping
- Hinsdale District 86 to discuss in video release in closed session
- Man charged with rape of disabled women after Bible study
- Alejandro González Iñárritu da adelanto de ‘The Revenant’ con Leonardo DiCaprio
- Glenview swimmer Smoliga gets Pan Am Games silver
- Waukegan man sentenced to 20 years in prison for vicious hammer attack on boy
- District 303 enrollment points to closures, new boundaries
- High court denies Lisa Madigan bid for ruling on state worker paychecks
- Bryan Bickell and Kris Versteeg strive to block out trade rumors
- Mexico official: 7 people arrested in ‘El Chapo’ jailbreak
- Program pairs mentors with new students for easier transition in Round Lake
- Activists steer public perception to oppose animal entertainment
- Funeral homes cater to the living with weddings, other events
- Blotter: Blackhawks jerseys stolen in Des Plaines
- Former convict goes on shooting rampage in Maine, killing 2, wounding 3
- Suicide car bomb kills at least 80 at Iraq market
- ‘It can be very dangerous around here,’ says girl, 9, after teens shot in park
- Slaying of boy, 16, doesn’t interrupt life at park
- Terror on California freeway as people abandon cars, flee fire
- Jonathan Toews confident Blackhawks will adjust to roster fallout
- Two-man government puts Illinois at risk
- Lake Central’s Zack Turnbough picks Valparaiso for baseball
- Ask Tom: How long does a raindrop fall?
- Joan Sebastian es sepultado en Juliantla
- Speaker: Seniors need to safeguard personal info
- One-day call-up Frankie Montas thrilled be in White Sox uniform
- Residents oppose Glen Ellyn development
- Towns brace for tax hike
- Ask Tom: Does the moon affect our weather?
- Go Green Northbrook to host Healthy Habitats Yard Tour
- Cubs face tough call in making room for reliever Rafael Soriano
- 2015 Volkswagen GTI
- Planning sessions to set priorities in Downers Grove
- A.J. Pierzynski, Juan Uribe relish memories with 2005 White Sox
- Shop the sales a little smarter this summer
- Sands of time make Running Wild for the Zoo 5K slow, but fun
- How did gunman go from ordinary suburban kid to killer?
- Homer Glen man accused of identity theft
- Bush, Walker, Trump: Allow guns in military recruiting offices
- Heat advisory: Saturday to be hottest in nearly two years
- The South’s beloved Blue Bell ice cream is finally getting good news
- Kevin Sefcik knows Marist in good hands with son Zach in lead to state
- New plant helping clean Little Calumet River
- Rabid bats lead to shots for family
- Tommy John surgery slows development of Cody Caballero at Concordia
- Shots in the Dark July 17-18 weekend
- Chicago nightlife at Country Club last weekend
- Cook County’s sales tax hike: Who really pays the price?
- Naperville’s Lehane snags Pan Am gold
- 19-point run gives Minnesota an 84-66 win over the Sky
- Northbrook YMCA draws 400 children for summer day camp
- Buffalo Wings & Rings wants Naperville late liquor permit
- Possible murder-suicide in Mayfair
- Post-Tribune Local Scoreboard for Friday, July 17
- Friday’s recap: Braves 4, Cubs 2
- Letters to the editor: Crosby interjected negative tone on body image
- Braves 4, Cubs 2
- Federal attorneys say to expect more gang indictments
- Property rehab program gives foreclosed homes in Lake County a second chance
- Game 2: White Sox 2, Royals 0
- Union Church rummage sale draws bargain hunters at dawn
- Artscape through the years
- Local Roundup: ThunderBolts, Slammers lose on road
- 3 dead in possible murder-suicide shooting in Mayfair neighborhood
- Pedro Strop’s struggles linger in Cubs’ 4-2 loss