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2015 > July > 31
- Thursday’s recap: Cubs 5, Brewers 2
- 5 tips to help your child have a great school year
- #FirstCarMoment: Freedom and Responsibility [Infographic]
- Simple ways to ease kids into back-to-school season
- Make a difference this summer: How to get involved in your community
- The good fight: Simple, reliable ways to tame frizzy hair
- Back to school: Get a smart start to the school year
- Open thread: The week in review
- Anthony Rizzo, Jake Arrieta add sock to Cubs’ win
- Our favorite doughnuts from 4 downtown shops
- Doughnut panic
- Ask Amy: Woman might be using breakup to make up
- Datebook for July 30
- Crosby: Service groups down but hardly out in Fox Valley
- ‘Ethan Carter’ is dramatic but static
- Transmitirán por HBO documental y concierto de U2
- Chicago mom refuses to buy school supplies until summer surfaces
- Those who get Chicago will appreciate this season’s ‘True Detective’
- Lobster tales make for a memorable miniseason
- Outdoors notebook
- Outdoors calendar
- Fishing report
- Final day of BugFest features plenty of fun
- Police officer injured while running after shoplifting suspect
- Assistant coach in Illini women’s suit gets results – at a cost, critics say
- Archery Tag capitalizes on sport’s popularity
- Cards Against Humanity offers Carlin’s 7 bad words for good cause
- Blagojevich’s lawyers to ask full court to rule on appeal
- Police: Man given second chance was killed while trying to rob man
- Cecil the lion and America’s broken outrage meter
- New York teen accused of suffocating newborn son, then going shopping
- Almost 6 acres of land added near Fullerton Avenue Beach
- Bizarre scene unfolds at cop killing trial as defendant takes stand
- Ford’s aluminum F-150 costs more to repair but holds up in safety tests
- Photos: Chicago crime scene investigations
- Woman killed, 5 injured when car flips over on Eisenhower
- Chicago plans to cut O’Hare noise by rotating runways at night
- Kurt Cobain’s family wants death-scene photos kept sealed
- 20 best apps for small-business owners
- Now’s the time for the Sox to trade some hot bats
- Prickly City- Sensible thing
- Prickly City: She Does What Every Voter Would Secretly Like To Do
- Movie re-creates Barack and Michelle Obama’s first date
- Cubs continue pitching push
- Schneider, Mallinger kick off Charlie Parker Month with vigor
- Lollapalooza liquor gardening: fact or fiction?
- State offers direction on pavilion liquor license bid
- Starbucks comes to Englewood
- Un muerto y 5 heridos tras volcadura en la Eisenhower
- Phony amendments from presidential hopefuls
- Ramsey Lewis has big plans at 80
- Ramsey Lewis’ key recordings
- Who shot Kennedy? A new play will name a killer
- Searchers scour beaches in hopes of unlocking MH370 mystery
- State police: Man shot while riding in van on Eisenhower
- Una cita con Danilo Carrera en Fiesta del Sol
- Lo balean en plena autopista
- Habrá sexta película de ‘Mission: Impossible’: Tom Cruise
- RedEye Rundown: Wi-Fi on The 606, a game-changing Google Maps feature and more
- Davidson basketball player Andrew McAuliffe working on his shooting
- Old Town getting $10 million facelift, new Ferris Wheel
- La Grange projects for learning take root at Gurrie Middle School
- Business Calendar:Lake County Chamber to meet at Grayslake Heritage Center Aug. 4
- Club Calendar: Quilters Guild to meet Aug. 5 in Lake Villa
- Library Notes: Musical trio brings a taste of Hawaii to Grayslake
- Recycle this! Seattle’s trash-sorting police overreach
- Back to the future: Olympics returning to China, not a choice location
- Gurrie Middle School garden
- Illinois has the solution to keep tourism numbers rising: A magazine
- Huckabee’s ‘oven’ remark taken out of context
- Back to Beijing for 2nd Olympics in 14 years
- Teen troupe presents ‘Beauty and the Beast Jr.’
- Heroes inspire Smarty Pants as he fights balloon snakes
- Beach blast for the family at Deerfield Library
- Sing, dance and share ideas with ScribbleMonster
- Build your boat and race it
- UPS buying Chicago-based Coyote Logistics for $1.8 billion
- Take the wheel, honk the horn at ‘Big Trucks’
- Former Michigan star Erick Anderson remembers Bo Schembechler fondly
- ‘Special’ athlete gets help from local mentor
- Man killed, another wounded in Gary drive-by shooting
- Sox find themselves in familiar territory at deadline
- Ask for a refund? Answer Angel says it’s worth a try
- Soccer dad head-butted basketball player in Buffalo Grove, police say
- Acrobats or holograms: What’s next for Cirque du Soleil
- Weizmann expert speaks on climate change
- From the archives: Dwyer picks up speed; With Phelps’ help, Winnetka product making a push that starts at U.S. championships
- Se celebra el día de los perros de raza mezclada
- Black Lives Matter forces campaigns to toss their strategies on black voters
- Weizmann expert speaks on climate change at Kenilworth lecture
- Arctic-bound ship leaves Portland after oil drilling protest
- CPS cambia la hora de inicio de clase a 82 escuelas
- Valparaiso readies bid for national contest
- A new home after years of travel
- PHOTOS: Cirque du Soleil’s ‘Kurios – Cabinet of Curiosities’
- Photos: Kurios Cabinet of Curiosity
- Sailboat family: Raising three kids under 3 with ocean for a backyard
- Chicago, a place of the people
- Should recent OnStar hack raise concerns for GM drivers?
- Star sommelier Belinda Chang returns to Chicago
- ‘Suicide Squad’ to film in Chicago next week
- Wounded in Vietnam, Lake County vet recalls explosion 50 years later
- Wight & Company Promotes Matthew Duggan to Vice President
- Galactic Greg reaches 25 years as comic haven
- Lost F. Scott Fitzgerald story published
- Former Highland Park stars Josh Bartelstein, Chris Wroblewski to host basketball camp
- Kevin Hart rakes in the cash at the United Center
- Facebook snubs ad with local woman’s face, citing ‘negative feedback’
- A trip back to Tinley’s early days
- Space Camp gives student a taste of being an astronaut
- Community sports calendar
- Ronaldinho vuelve a Brasil a lo grande
- Park Forest firefighter receives department’s top honor
- Sweet Dreams bakery closes in Frankfort
- 164 skydivers smash world record above Skydive Chicago
- Mundelein grad John DeVito reflects on ‘fortunate’ Eastern Illinois baseball career
- Dishwasher fire leaves Naperville home uninhabitable, officials say
- Pura entretención con Tom Cruise
- Temple Avenue vandalism under investigation
- From lobster boils to lobster rolls, a taste of New England is easy to find this summer
- Havana dreams big
- Aurora man faces armed robbery charges in Darien, Naperville and Warrenville
- Chicago-area houses designed by Frank Lloyd Wright (map)
- Moran: Where were you when UFOs hovered over Lake County?
- El Chapo: mito y desafío
- Wine and Spirits Distributors of Illinois Names Jeremy Kruidenier New Vice Executive Director
- Ice pigging used to improve taste, odor of water in Western Springs
- OwnStar
- Monday: Eat. Drink. Do.
- Hoops recruiting: Simeon’s Zack Norvell caught fire in Vegas
- ECC student truck drivers will start with safe, cost-saving simulator
- America’s toilet-tech crisis: Why we’re so far behind
- 50,000feet’s North Side timber office is the closest thing you’ll get to a lake house today
- America¿s toilet-tech crisis: Why we¿re so far behind
- Village People, Sara Evans set for SeaWorld Summer Nights finale
- Quotables: Big Ten coaches at media days
- Aurora’s new trash program working well
- Snapshot: The fruits of Glencoe rainwater
- Blues band gig becomes permanent for Naperville resident
- Experimental Ebola vaccine could stop virus in West Africa
- EEUU abre investigación por la muerte del león Cecil a manos de estadounidense
- Illinois politics hurt those who need help most
- Talk of the County: Biking on streets should be outlawed
- Facebook’s Zuckerberg and wife are expecting baby girl after 3 miscarriages
- ECC truck driving simulator
- State budget standoff halts gambling cash for Elmwood Park, River Grove
- Boater rescued after falling from sailboat on lake
- Ayuda Legal: La escuela de sus hijos, inscripción y residencia (II)
- Haren deal settles Cubs’ fifth-starter problem
- Clinton calls for end to Cuba embargo
- Police: Pair robbed of jewelry in motel parking lot
- Shooting guns could soon be illegal within Geneva city limits
- A new schedule for CPS — a new set of problems for students
- City’s plastic bag ban could mean more potato chips in your cart
- Shout Out: Mont Clare woman overcomes childhood abuse
- Kevin Hart runs 5K in Chicago
- Bond deal with Pratt Industries near
- Man charged with domestic violence, killing dogs fires attorney during court hearing
- Cuts to schools won’t do students any good
- Seriously, stop looking at your smartphone
- Cubs acquire Dan Haren from Marlins
- Aldermen looking to stop stores from getting around plastic bag ban
- Skokie Park Board narrows in on final plan for new park
- Back-to-school shopping tactics, ninja style
- Chicago’s Look Book: Tony Bryan
- Chicago’s Look Book: iicky Belmontes
- The next president’s debts
- Car factory for sale: Mitsubishi plant in Normal, Ill.
- Shakespeare camp for girls expands to Oak Park
- Why are so many millennials still in the basement?
- GBN grad nominated for editing Emmy for ‘Deadliest Catch’
- Make life the obvious choice
- Baltimore killings soar to a level unseen in 43 years
- South Elgin fire district board to assess needs at downtown station
- George Chipain, orthodontist dedicated to his patients, dies at age 80
- Cruise parking issue curbed by businesses
- NCAA has stay granted in O’Bannon case; payments delayed
- Wheaton College crossed a line
- Illinois again skips back-to-school sales tax holiday
- Updated with latest changes: Search for new CPS school start times (database)
- No bail for suspect in slayings of senator’s nephews
- Speak Out
- Cool escapes: Florida’s crystal clear springs
- Letters to the editor
- Skate park won’t be part of Skokie’s new sports complex
- Cubs acquire reliever Tommy Hunter from Orioles for Junior Lake
- Third Whole Foods store opens in Evanston
- From the archives: Baseball is a dream that can’t go away
- Cops warn of man groping women in Lincoln Square
- Hoffman Estates man cited after truck hits viaducts in Evanston
- 2016 Mercedes-Maybach S600 drives the flagship into super luxe stardom
- Illinois and Africa could use the same advice
- Report: Child poverty has doubled in Lake County since 1999
- River Walk businesses need to turn the volume down
- Expert: No DNA evidence linked to defendant in 2014 Hammond murder
- Association for Individual Development in Aurora battles bed bugs
- Cubs’ Chris Coghlan remains in third spot vs. Brewers
- French-style manor with pool in Kenilworth: $3.295M
- First black bear in 144 years roams northwest Indiana
- Microsoft said to consider funding Uber at $50 billion valuation
- Ta-Nehisi Coates: A fresh voice for an impatient generation
- ‘Home Alone’ gazebo headed for demolition
- Oak Park police: Man fired gun during argument on Madison
- Baseball: Gary 3, St. Paul 1
- Metra to Lollapalooza
- Cubs didn’t make a splash — but a ripple will do
- Police: Man slashed resisting robbery in Main Street area
- $7M Chase settlement boosts state-supported Chicago nonprofit
- 4C acquires Teletrax to sync social ads with TV viewing
- A very hot and tame kickoff to Lollapalooza
- Crosby: Aurora Animal Control gets Humane touch
- U. of Cincinnati shooting puts spotlight on campus police
- New contract for Grams in harmony with upgraded Hemmens sound system
- Kyle Fuller, Eddie Goldman leave Bears practice early
- Aurora police arrest man, two teens in connection with home burglary, car theft
- Speak Out caller: Trump says what Republicans are afraid to say
- Emanuel needs $754M more to make ends meet
- Marina gets state honor for keeping clean
- Police: Stolen boat crashed, abandoned on Antioch shore
- Waste district community checks months late
- Police: Stolen boat crashed, abandoned on Antioch shore
- Heroin antidote saves life in Lincolnshire
- Pritzker Group buys suburban aerosol manufacturer
- Clinton email disclosure slowed by security concerns
- Bombero es reconocido por controlar fuego en su residencia
- Shout Out: Rev. Gerald Gunderson
- Community briefs
- Best backpacks for fall
- Once-a-year choices bring out the fair foodies
- Evanston’s new Whole Foods
- El ‘Piojo’ Herrera, investigado por posible delito electoral
- Huckabee at pro-life event: Nation needs to get ‘on its knees and repent’
- Kaneland hires interim transportation director
- 15 things to do with the kids Aug. 3-9
- Mel Reynolds allowed to live at friend’s place while awaiting trial
- Wilmette man accused of having child porn
- Cascade Loop offers highs and lows of fall color
- Psychologist says man who said he’s proud of being cop killer is psychotic
- Geneva man gets 30 years for murder of wife
- 24-year veteran bids goodbye to Wilmette park board
- As charges swirl, Tim Beckman and Illini aim to stay the course
- Commissioner says Notre Dame, BYU fit Big Ten’s new scheduling criteria
- Man accused of fondling woman in Elmwood Park
- Kiwanis Club of Elgin members installing swing set at namesake park
- Free camp lauded for keeping kids from negative influences
- Prosecutor: Church bus driver may have been asleep
- Record participation expected for Naperville National Night Out
- Traffic flow changes take effect Monday in Crown Point
- North Chicago grad Kurt Hall plays transfer card, leaves Toledo
- El mexicano Mata es baja en el FIBA Américas 2015
- Claypool’s plea to Springfield: Do your part to help resolve CPS’ pension woes
- Shout Out: Alice Challinor, Argentina native
- 21 months in prison for 3rd Sacred Heart exec sentenced this week
- North Chicago grad Kurt Hall plays transfer card, leaves Toledo
- Rahm Saddles Up the Children
- Endangered dragonfly presenting problem in Lockport
- Gary still working out specifics of youth council
- Man arrested near Obama home after bomb scare ordered on electronic monitoring
- Beer and yoga events are a great way to sequester the insufferable
- Clinton releases tax, health records on busy Friday
- Arlington Heights man charged in Glenview rape, robbery
- Aurora project aims to revitalize old hospital building downtown
- Endangered dragonfly presenting problem in Lockport
- Plenty of activities set for National Night Out
- Big Ten Commissioner Jim Delany pushing for tougher football schedules
- Gardens, markets take bite out of NWI food deserts
- Kendall County committee recommends new animal control director
- Annual festival celebrates Serbia, food
- H-F’s Deante Harley-Hampton handling adversity like a champion
- Merrillville eyes ban on gun-shaped phone cases
- Work to convert Lake, River streets to two-way could start soon
- Couple’s Bermuda wedding includes link with island’s history
- Illinois firms race to establish foothold in Cuba
- Suburbs’ downtown plans move toward transit-oriented housing
- South Holland trustee’s brother made $555,000 from village
- LSU center Ethan Pocic lands on Dave Rimington Trophy watch list
- Feds contacted by representative for dentist who killed lion
- House Ethics Committee says Rep. Davis broke no rules in Azerbaijan trip
- H-F’s Deante Harley-Hampton handling adversity like a champion
- Walk to benefit brain tumor research
- Bears training camp rundown
- John Fox and Ryan Pace happy to let hitting commence at training camp
- Willie Young’s challenge? Coming back from injury and to a new position
- Matt Sandoval pitches in to help Purdue Calumet and Southland Vikings
- Cops: Man shot and man injured after altercation in Elgin Friday
- Search enters 6th day for missing Gary woman, toddler
- White Sox stand pat at trade deadline
- 3 charged in Elk Grove Village armed robbery
- Bike run set in honor of fallen Mokena soldier
- Widow of slain Loop CEO sues gunman’s estate
- ‘World’s Fastest Saturn’ rolls into Motor Mondays
- Gambling winnings for suburbs sidetracked in budget squabble
- Purdue optimistic, but quarterback again among areas to address
- Naperville man gets jail time for running over man’s foot with car near college
- Naperville dome house razed despite ‘architectural significance’
- Former White Sox great Billy Pierce dies
- Iran deal: Trust. Maybe verify.
- 2016 Mazda MX-5 Miata
- Dangerous runways at O’Hare? Some doubt city’s claims
- School meals in District U46 getting healthier but less popular
- Hastert dumps last $10,000 from PAC into legal defense fund
- Man sues Lolla alcohol vendor, alleged ‘zombie’ biter
- For starters, Northwestern needs a quarterback
- Ask Tom: Can August weather get into the 90s before the cold comes?
- Oak Forest alderman resigns amid $18,000 spending flap
- Debris from Virgin spaceship came close to moving trucks, high school
- Theo Epstein confident young Cubs hitters will turn things around
- Mormon temple opens in Indiana heartland
- Lollapalooza attendees make a splash with tie-dye arm art
- Ahrens takes third place in Poppy contest
- Judge blocks release of recordings by anti-abortion group
- ‘Gut-wrenching’ decision: Search for Florida teens suspended
- Tranquil start to August may turn stormy
- Arizona inmate pulls own eye out in jail cell: officials
- Baseball: Kane County 5, Cedar Rapids 1
- I was a 911 operator. You wouldn’t believe the horrible things I heard.
- Suspected Jewish extremists burn Palestinian child to death in West Bank
- WWE legend ‘Rowdy’ Roddy Piper dies at 61
- 23 states make it harder for a wife to accuse husband of rape
- Man dead, at least 18 hurt in shootings
- Day 2: Bears training camp
- Baseball: Windy City ThunderBolts vs. River City Rascals
- Aurora camp works to teach kids more than just baseball
- ‘People’s Show’ opens in Lockport in spite of state budget crisis
- Trooper in Sandra Bland arrest was warned about ‘unprofessional conduct’ in 2014
- Baseball: Northwest Indiana Oilmen sweep DH with Lexington Snipes
- Man dies after West Pullman shooting
- Fall fashion is for followers. Ask anyone wearing a little black dress.
- Cubs and White Sox decline to trade their futures for uncertain present
- Joliet Slammers turn corner with series win over Schaumburg
- No luck needed for Eddie Hoffman’s seventh late-model win at Grundy
- Cubs happy to give up little to gain Dan Haren and Tommy Hunter
- Law & Order: Whiting man sentenced for 2013 shooting
- Law & Order: Valparaiso 14-year-olds accused of taking vehicle
- Community news: Theatrepalooza comes to Highland
- Neighbor on the river mows through his background
- Letter: Great schools require work by entire community
- Quickly: ‘Sign the labor contract and move on’
- Ours is a world of givers, takers, killers and trophies
- Only demand for profit will make highways safer from trucks
- From beaches to world meet pool for Conor Dwyer
- Weeklong tea party camp teaches girls how to entertain
- Quickly: ‘Why aren’t there more state troopers on Interstate 65?’
- Wanted: RSVPs from seniors for volunteering program
- Davich: Amid senseless killings, lion’s death reveals our own humanity
- Church news: Listing of activities and events in the region
- Local Roundup: Morton hires Rippy Morales as football coach
- Illiana grad Kyle Van Kalker stars as Oilmen clinch second for playoffs
- Cubs 4, Brewers 1
- Friday’s recap: Cubs 4, Brewers 1
- Yankees 13, White Sox 6
- Austin Gallagher gives Windy City ThunderBolts a run-scoring boost