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- Multiple scenarios in play for Cubs at trade deadline
- Monday’s recap: Cubs 9, Rockies 8
- Pacemakers go high-tech
- Removing an unwanted tattoo just got easier
- 5 outdoor projects that will add value to your home
- Adam Eaton has big game in debut as White Sox DH
- White Sox run leaving Jeff Samardzija in trade-deadline limbo
- Christopher Nichol wins silver at Special Olympics World Summer Games
- Cubs 9, Rockies 8
- Relics of the past unearthed in Gold Coast
- Chicago festivals this weekend: July 31-Aug. 2
- What is “New American” food, anyway?
- Chart a course for adventure on the Chicago River
- ‘Vacation’ should be fun, not miserable
- Bold predictions for Lolla 2015
- Rebecca Ferguson turns 180 degrees to kick ass in ‘Mission: Impossible–Rogue Nation’
- Lollapalooza food and drink specials
- Pop in a stick of gum and prep for Netflix’s ‘Wet Hot American Summer: First Day of Camp’
- Cubs’ offensive numbers at Wrigley Field nearing record lows
- Ask Amy: Parents worry about visit by drug-addicted daughter
- Corrections and clarifications for July 28, 2015
- New power rules prompted by polar vortex may hike Chicago-area electricity bills
- Lakeview groups want to keep Pride Parade in neighborhood
- BookATailor uses technology to better suit customers
- Capacity in your electric bill (graphic)
- Ernie Banks’ estranged wife: He signed a will days after dementia diagnosis
- Playboy bunny on New York Magazine cover said Cosby raped her in Chicago
- Emails to former Police Commissioner Batts show praise, criticism
- Officials closely watched Malik Shabazz during Freddie Gray protests
- Kris Bryant provides Cubs with HR and save
- New Jersey ATM workers forget bag of cash, man drives off with $150K
- Mysterious big cat eludes capture and easy explanation in Milwaukee
- Another ratings agency downgrades CPS’ debt to junk status
- Man killed by escort possibly linked to missing women nationwide
- Photos: Missing Florida teens
- Chaos detailed in 7,000 riot-related emails turned over to Baltimore Sun
- 5 injured after van crashes while fleeing cops, authorities say
- Fire heavily damages Bridgeport building: ‘I’m bankrupt’
- Scientists warn of global arms race with weapons using artificial intelligence
- Greece advances in loan talks, under fire for euro exit plan
- Farm Aid to mark its 30th anniversary in Chicago
- Boy Scouts of America ends controversial blanket ban on gay leaders
- Ex-Dolphin Jonathan Martin, victim of bullying scandal, contemplates retirement
- Oldest ever giant panda celebrates with bamboo, veggie cake
- 2 suspects shot, 3rd in custody in firearms investigation in Chicago Heights
- Barack, Michelle Obama’s first date re-created in Waukegan film shoot
- Grainger, Caterpillar, Allstate highlight Corporate Startup Challenge
- WWII nurse among Lockport’s celebrated citizens
- Payton guides humane society’s renovation, expansion
- Local groups still key after Boy Scouts decision
- Morton Grove Park District hosts 6th annual classic car show
- Baltimore officials discussed ‘riot’ an hour before first brick was thrown
- Homer Glen’s Becca Mann misses Olympic open water spot
- Morton Grove Car Show
- Chicagoan gets dumped again on ‘The Bachelorette’ finale
- Barrington High School to open new student coffee lounge
- Prickly City- Winslow’s Choice
- Photos: Extra-alarm Bridgeport fire
- 8 wounded in shootings since Monday afternoon
- Can Cubs find a closer who won’t go full-metal Marmol?
- Prickly City:A Tough Decision, But It’s No ‘Sophie’s Choice’
- Holiday spirit theme adds festive touch to fair’s horse show
- GrubHub earnings jump as more diners use service
- Review: ‘What Pet Should I Get?’ by Dr. Seuss
- Bears camp: Where fans can see players up close
- New playground equipment set for McNally Park
- Track school drives home safety lesson
- 6 keys to effective track driving
- TCU-bound Cal Coughlin swings away in offseason
- We’ve been Trumped
- Motorola touts battery power, ‘personality’ of new Moto G, Moto X
- Another movie theater shooting
- Four Jamestown remains identified as settlement founders
- Burials add new pages to Jamestown’s story
- Catholic colonists skirted English law in Protestant Jamestown
- Club Calendar: Waukegan High alumni will meet July 29
- Home prices in Chicago area post another small gain
- Persecución policial deja 5 heridos
- Guns on the bus
- Pensions aside, Highland Park aims for flat tax levy
- Rian Powell promoted to Director of Accounting and Finance at LaSalle Network
- Jason Siegel promoted to Director of Accounting and Finance for LaSalle Network
- La Grange students tune up for summer band concert
- For true penal reform, focus on the violent offenders
- ‘Eugene’: Story set set in Paris is not enough
- Hombre fue apuñalado en Ashburn
- ‘Book of Mormon’ finally gets staged Utah
- Vidal firma por cuatro años con el Bayern
- Cops: Man charged with burglarizing pizza delivery car
- Suds and salutations: Brewery yoga trend spills into Chicago
- El ‘Piojo’ Herrera podría estar en sus últimas horas al frente del Tri
- Jessica Schaeffer Promoted to Director of Marketing and Communications
- Blake Angove Promoted to Director of Technology Services for LaSalle Network
- From the archives: Building Walt Disney World
- Los Boy Scouts levantan el veto a los monitores homosexuales
- Carpentersville child care center named for Winnetka philanthropist
- Child care center opens under shadow of state subsidy changes
- A year away, Olympic organizers counting on sun and samba in Rio
- ‘The Bachelorette’ episode 11 recap: And the final rose goes to …
- Pictures: New discovery rewrites history at Jamestown
- Epcot’s Garden Grill adding breakfast, lunch
- New Partner Joins Sedgwick’s Cyber Security Practice
- 12-home subdivision approved in Wheaton
- Andrea Marcovicci’s poetic look at George Gershwin
- Highland Park volleyball needs to get acquainted quickly to post another winning season
- EEUU prohíbe cilantro mexicano por contaminación con heces
- Barrington’s Patrick Dehnert moves to first base
- Mayor wanted Baltimore curfew lifted early; governor disagreed
- Deerfield’s official greeter continues ‘Welcome Wagon’ tradition
- 2016 Mercedes-Maybach S600 gallery
- Most interesting thing to watch at training camp?
- Glamour’s 13 ways to ‘lock down’ a man — and alienate readers
- Hallan cadáver de niña desaparecida en California
- Willowbrook poised to switch police dispatch services
- ‘I Am Cait’ series premiere draws 2.7 million viewers
- La Grange Elementary School band
- What are David Bass’ weaknesses?
- Would Bears stay away from Junior Galette because of Ray McDonald incident?
- Any chance Bears try to take a shot with Gosder Cherilus?
- Photos: Zero-star movies
- Could Northwestern product Barry Cofield draw interest?
- Good weather enlivens Taste of Lincolnshire crowd
- We can’t simply shrug off the hurt in ‘Whatever’
- Shout Out: Katie Larmon, Midlothian school teacher
- Mumps outbreak centered at University of Illinois
- Next generation of Cohen Brothers give area judo champs a boost
- Walker’s anti-union crusade pivotal to White House run, damaging to labor
- Going backstage with Lyric Opera’s ‘Bel Canto’ composer
- Taste of Lincolnshire
- NATO holding rare emergency meeting on threat of Islamic State at Turkey’s request
- Former NHL goalie Peter Mannino comes to Glacier Ice Arena in Vernon Hills
- Anderson’s Bookshop set to open with events in La Grange
- How the Western is won: Doug Ghim on what it takes to win Western Amateur
- Man killed by escort investigated for link to body parts found in Illinois
- Western Spring soccer field project close to completion
- Police say stolen car crashed in North Aurora
- Waukegan names street after longtime public servant
- Rutter: Remembering county fair’s joy and a poet named Tom
- Netflix teases Olsen twins’ return to ‘Fuller House’
- What kind of boho look do you want?
- Arranca la batalla por la Libertadores
- Osmonds postpone Aurora show
- Money stolen from two Aurora restaurants
- Bohemian style makes a comeback
- NRA’s Wayne LaPierre promises apocalypse now
- Lanzarán campaña entre latinos para saludar al Papa
- Nuclear agreements
- Snap Kitchen opening in Old Town
- Borrowed Aurora car returned with bullet holes
- Becknell breaks ground on Hobart facility
- Lianne La Havas gets a bland pop makeover on ‘Blood’
- Chicago a finalist to host hockey’s 2018 World Junior Championships
- 5 things to consider as Donald Trump dangles 3rd party prospect
- Mosquitoes test positive for West Nile in St. Charles
- William Higginson, champion of affordable housing, dies
- Obama frees his inner Kenyan
- Wabash Arts Corridor murals
- Wabash Arts Corridor murals
- Oak Brook still hosting Maag Toy Foundation fundraiser 25 years later
- Cops: 2-state chase began over warrant for stolen underwear
- Three new restaurants coming to Aurora
- Police: Arlington Heights teen dies of drug overdose in Libertyville
- Chicago investor buys Yorkville shopping center
- Pig abuse
- Irwin Lyons, past D225 board president, dies in motorcycle crash
- 1 questioned in Southwest Side stabbing death
- Leikyn Bravo is one musical teenager
- Donald Trump like a modern-day Samson
- Gabriel Porras da voz a inmigrantes en ‘Bajo el mismo cielo’
- Calming back-to-school jitters
- Letters to the editor: An easy explanation
- Shelter kitten’s nose markings resemble Mickey Mouse
- Back-to-school stress: How parents can help their favorite student
- Scientists have discovered a new taste that could make food more delicious
- Manker: Relax, you’re on vacation
- Speak Out
- ‘Mary Poppins’
- District 68 draft budget shows atypical drop in spending from last year
- Remains of 4 early colonial leaders discovered at Jamestown
- Letter: Sandra Bland’s story is tragic
- Chamber to get reduced property tax exemption
- FlightCar will rent your car in return for free airport parking
- Maternity boutique opening at North Bridge
- Homeownership rate hits 48-year low
- Photos: Bodies discovered in Jamestown
- Volkswagen overtakes Toyota as world’s biggest automaker
- Elgin police officers teach area kids a lesson through golf
- Hiring process begins for Schererville Whole Foods
- Tom Brady loses appeal; 4-game Deflategate suspension upheld by NFL
- Chocolate zucchini bread is easy to make, and good
- Quickly: ‘At least Trump isn’t afraid to speak his mind’
- Northbrook Days expands alcohol access, adds country night
- CBS will live-stream Super Bowl ads
- Motorola touts battery life, ‘relationship status’ of updated phones
- Brunch chef likes learning on the job
- A’s trade Ben Zobrist to Royals
- Kadner: Pension crisis requires a change in the constitution
- Meet local authors Under the Awning
- Burr Ridge plans more welcoming Village Center
- Letter: Jack’s was like ‘home’ for customers, employees
- Day at the beach: Guide to suburban shores
- Elgin Community College arts season aims for exceptional shows
- State fair guide: Illinois, Indiana and Wisconsin
- Feel the sand between your toes at these nearby beaches
- Cubs look for continued spark from Dexter Fowler
- No selfie stick, no problem: Tips for better social media selfies
- Michigan City debuts Harbor Festival
- Little brother reports sister, 13, for drinking: police
- Solar-panel project gets go-ahead
- Five things to do in the western suburbs: July 31-Aug. 6
- Stationery store moves to new building in Hinsdale
- Ralph Hamilton took a risk and became a poet
- Fox River change welcomed, but realistic?
- Defense witnesses: Colorado theater shooter still loved
- Talk of the County: Waukegan is dangerous in the day time, too
- El ‘Piojo’ Herrera es destituido como seleccionador de México
- Mead Johnson paying $12M to settle U.S. bribery charges
- Arc argues it doesn’t owe Illinois company $300K
- Miguel Herrera out as Mexican national soccer coach
- Lollapalooza severe weather shelters, where to go (map)
- Officials say bicycle helmet helped protect boy, 13, in crash
- Helping underwater homeowners move on
- Burglary reported in Willowbrook home
- Pass the salt? Fewer Americans avoiding it, survey shows
- Univision estrenará ‘Sesame Amigos’
- Bears training camp: Day-by-day schedule
- Schools’ chief search outlined
- Mike Huckabee tries to out-Donald the Donald
- New Chicago concerts on sale: Farm Aid 30, Ought, Halsey
- Dogs (and people) turn out for PAWS benefit
- Se da Calle 13 un hasta luego
- Toledo detects Lake Erie toxins that led to 2014 crisis
- Medline hopes to build 5-story structure for new Lincolnshire HQ
- Republicans need to put an adult in the White House
- We won’t have more women in boardrooms until …
- Super Bowl of Drag Racing zooming into Joliet
- Letter: Unfavorable perception of Deerfield is warranted
- Winnetka plans to adopt watering restrictions by Sept. 30
- Gov. Rauner’s Mike Madigan fantasy
- PAWS Chicago hits the beach
- Missing St. Charles girl, 14, found safe
- Revamped Glenview golf course draws 415 in first two days
- What to do this weekend: Hot dog cookoff, free cheesecake
- NTSB: Co-pilot of spaceship unlocked braking system early
- Letter: Lake Forest City Council shouldn’t have jumped to support Route 53
- A voluntary property tax increase doesn’t sound too bad
- Tutoring by day, guitar riffs by night
- Buh-bye old bags
- Who’s afraid of Uber and the shift it represents?
- Elmhurst mulls rules for electronic display signs
- Bears sign defensive lineman David Carter, waive linebacker Jonathan Brown
- District 68 prepares for $6 million bond sale
- Allegations of drugs, money at center of murder trial
- Tragedy of ‘golden’ daughter’s fall resonates with Asian immigrant children
- There are, in fact, ways to save Illinois
- FAIRMONT CHICAGO, MILLENNIUM PARK WELCOMES NEW GENERAL MANAGER ANDREW NICHOLAS GAJÁRY
- Waukegan soccer looks to start fast, finish strong in CSL South
- Reusable bags: Good for the environment, not so good for the gut
- City details Lollapalooza emergency plans ahead of festival
- Taney, Bradley y Trump, el olvido de la historia
- Just opened: Ampersand Wine Bar, pouring $6 glasses in Ravenswood
- Summer school enrollment spikes with more courses at LFHS
- Going to Lollapalooza? Here’s what you need to know
- Public pensions must be honored — so look to the unions
- Just opened: Ampersand Wine Bar, pouring $6 treasures in Ravenswood
- Expo Center place for visitors to escape heat
- City could end trash pickup for larger buildings
- Taltree volunteer has a soft spot for bluebirds
- Dale Blaney wins All Star Circuit of Champions race at Wilmot Raceway
- Would eliminating the Amstutz improve Waukegan lakefront?
- Ricketts family sues Wrigley rooftop business it has invested in
- LaGrange Highlands car wash raises $1,000 in memory of Kelli Joy O’Laughlin
- Community briefs: East coast craft beers featured at Thirsty Thursday in East Dundee
- Washington forgets the art of friendship
- Kaneland School Board looks at $68 million budget
- Waukegan soccer looks to start fast, finish strong in CSL South
- Scott Adsit is back in Chicago with new ‘Stolen House’ improv show
- New food pantry building approved
- Titus Andronicus’ epic ‘The Most Lamentable Tragedy’ is a punk opera
- ‘Mission: Impossible — Rogue Nation’ review: Best of the series
- ‘Vacation’ review: ‘Depressing remake’ of Chevy Chase comedy
- Park Ridge City Council: Snow removal, landscaping hours won’t change
- Lake County offers 2 reasons to watch Rio Olympics
- Five things to do in Northwest Indiana from July 31-Aug. 6
- D225 plans to dip into operating fund reserve for 2015-16 budget
- Stupid bird, annoying lives, never boring for a second
- Iraqi militias train young teens to face the threat of Islamic State
- Gallery: ‘Hello, My Name Is: Old’
- Dale Blaney wins All Star Circuit of Champions race at Wilmot Raceway
- Would eliminating the Amstutz improve Waukegan lakefront?
- Park Ridge Library Board to talk overdue fines, increasing material return rates
- Legacy of local racing legend Cliff Woodbury lives on in restored Indy car
- Pitcher Ryan Powers keeps his baseball career going with White Sox
- It’s home sweet ‘road’ for Elgin Post 57 at state legion tournament
- Piden fondos para las escuelas del barrio
- Willowbrook teen charged with burglary at Oak Brook Bath & Tennis Club
- Hello My Name Is: Old
- New Florida Keys hotels make push in South Florida
- Western Springs Little League team seeks second state championship
- The Hampton Social brings coastal style and eats to River North
- Cancer Resource Centre puts stress reduction and healing on display
- Legion Post 84 rolls to Aurora Legion League title
- Sorry, the Constitution protects Chief Keef too
- Morgan Maize put her mind to an All-Big East type of season for DePaul softball
- End of Boy Scouts’ ban on gays prompts elation and alarm
- Burr Ridge 5K, pushup challenge benefits veterans
- Android bug: MMS attack poses many risks — some worse than others
- Casino roundup
- It takes guts to call out Michael Madigan
- Benet volleyball star Tiffany Clark makes US Youth National team
- Sports journalism at its best
- Man arrested at suspicious Gary fire
- FDA is making a muddle of nutrition labeling rules
- Gerald Subaru is Naperville Baseball Association Senior League champ
- Belt-tightening on the horizon for Naperville
- Legion Post 84 rolls to Aurora Legion League title
- Authorities: California teen accused of killing 8-year-old
- O’Hare airline workers: Alleged subsidies to Gulf carriers to cost jobs
- Park Ridge Park Board OKs lower Uptown TIF payments
- China concerns keep investors wary
- Park Ridge alderman dealing with health issue, council member says
- Me, My Shelf and I: Doug Seibold
- Benet volleyball star Tiffany Clark makes US Youth National team
- Kane County Animal Control’s new website features adoptable, lost pets
- Fine, a new No Child Left Behind. But what if students don’t learn?
- Oak Park police investigating armed robbery on Austin
- Recovery home for young adults in Lakeview debated
- 15 of the most elegant soccer players ever
- Lake Forest plays ‘Open Season’ at Forest Park Beach
- Mets’ Jenrry Mejia suspended for year for positive drug test
- Report: Evanston’s downtown is right stage for performing arts center
- Property tax hike? Emanuel says taxpayers must wait to find out
- Hundreds walk to raise $10K for Waukegan’s Beacon Place
- Carpentersville hires auditing firm to recover lost revenue
- St. Rita catcher Cal Greenfield wants to win in SEC, commits to Florida
- Tom Brady relegated to the back with the rest of the cheaters
- Jonathan Pollard: ‘The Spy with a Fan Club’
- IDOT grant helps Naperville cops arrest 13 for DUI, other crimes
- Gary lifeguard caught dozing on job in video fired
- St. Rita catcher Cal Greenfield wants to win in SEC, commits to Florida
- Glenview board launches hearing on officer accused of lying in court
- Audio: College of DuPage board of trustees discusses Breuder’s severance package
- Cops: Man shot during fight in Elgin
- ‘Calle compartida’ embellecerá y atraería clientela
- Police crack down on rule-breaking cyclists
- Aceptarlos es ‘el paso lógico’
- Maurice Robinson, Tinley Park look to end three-year playoff drought
- Work almost ready to start on residential complex near Route 59 train station
- Maurice Robinson, Tinley Park look to end three-year playoff drought
- Stadium motocross returns to Lake County Fair on Wednesday
- Elgin firefighters battle three fires in two days
- Belting it out from ‘Men of Soul’ at Black Ensemble
- Despite public funding, Naperville development group’s spending remains mostly private
- Public money, private actions
- Stadium motocross returns to Lake County Fair on Wednesday
- Work underway as Kendall County Fair gets ready to open
- Illinois-filmed suspense thriller set for world premiere at Midwest Indie Film Fest
- Lawmakers want new state school leader’s special perk taken away
- Expert: Missing Florida teens reaching boundaries of human survival
- Family saves dog neglected by Cook County snafu
- Illini guard Tracy Abrams to miss second straight season
- U.S. military chief: World risks becoming immune to crises
- Elgin ponders Sports Complex expansion, access
- Former Illini football star now writes for HBO’s ‘Ballers’
- Authorities: 2 men shot during Chicago Heights weapons investigation
- When the Barbecue Police come knocking
- South Holland opens probe into traffic stop caught on video
- LFHS to issue Chromebooks to all remaining grades
- Law and Order: Gary man sentenced for robbery, drugs
- College of DuPage President Robert Breuder wanted $1.5 million severance
- Work underway as Kendall County Fair gets ready to open
- Girl, 15, went missing Monday from Northwest Side
- Elgin ponders Sports Complex expansion, access
- ‘SNL’ alum Paul Brittain returns to Chicago for one-night performance
- Friends of different vintages widen our world
- Nationals land Jonathan Papelbon in trade with Phillies
- Courier-News played important role in reconciling races in Elgin
- MLB Commissioner denies latest appeal for Buck Weaver reinstatement
- Sanity ruling due in 2011 killing of Naperville woman
- Rockies 7, Cubs 2
- White Sox 9, Red Sox 4
- Civil rights in 1960s Elgin
- Football recruiting: Mount Carmel snapper Steven Wirtel picking up interest, offers
- New Lenox delays vote on apartment complex
- Animals at Lake shelter waiting for homes
- Senate plans vote to defund Planned Parenthood; ‘Good luck,’ says Reid
- Owings Mills boy first recipient of double hand transplant on a child
- Boy Scouts change to allow gay leaders a step forward, area leaders say
- U.S. analyst who spied for Israel to be paroled after 30 years
- Father of Colorado theater shooter worried when son stopped calling
- Mayor: Baltimore wasn’t fully prepared for riot
- Baseball: Kane County Cougars vs. Burlington Bees
- With suspension upheld, Tom Brady’s arrogance should be deflated
- Students dig for architectural treasures in Gold Coast
- New Lenox trustee gets village development job
- Cubs closer duties in state of flux once again
- Legal experts debate shutting down Chief Keef
- Cougars come down from high, hope to rebound for end of second half
- Bears offensive coordinator Adam Gase a coaching wunderkind
- Why the most popular rule of weight loss is wrong
- Grieving father seeks peace after son’s murder
- Shelf Life
- Pilot scares off polar bears, survives 30 hours on Arctic ice floe
- Baseball: Northwest Indiana Oilmen 10, Southland Vikings 4
- Under Jeb Bush, housing prices fueled Florida’s boom. Then it all went bust.
- Tuesday’s recap: White Sox 9, Red Sox 4
- Local Roundup: Four South Suburban College athletes heading to Division I
- Munster grad Sam Bell posts quality start, sets up Oilmen for playoffs
- Baby giraffe dies at Dallas Zoo in accident
- Slumping Adam LaRoche getting some time off to sort things out
- Significant mileposts are coming into view for White Sox
- Chiefs’ Eric Berry cleared to return after lymphoma treatments
- Tuesday’s recap: Rockies 7, Cubs 2