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2015 > August > 4
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Weathering the storm: 9 necessary tips for using a chainsaw to clear debris
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Seven ways to say ‘Hello’ … with chocolate
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Banish back-to-school lunchbox blues with grapes
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5 ways to improve your workday every day
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Labor and delivery: No laughing matter
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Family bursting with pride as Trayce Thompson gets call to join White Sox
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Cubs’ starting pitchers feel strong, confident they’ll finish strong
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Monday’s recap: Cubs at Pirates, ppd.
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Monday’s recap: Rays 5, White Sox 4
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Joel Edgerton writes, directs and stars in the creepy ‘The Gift’
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Tuesday: Eat. Drink. Do.
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Joel Edgerton photos
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Sean Flannery explains ‘Drunk Science’
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Jason Segel nails his most dramatic role yet in ‘The End of the Tour’
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Wednesday: Eat. Drink. Do.
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Wednesday weeknight dance clubs
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Under Clubber: Patron’s Hacienda and Ñ Wednesdays
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Frank Chaves will retire as artistic director of River North Dance Chicago
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2 wounded in shooting outside hip-hop concert in New Jersey
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New Hampshire officials probing tent collapse that killed 2, injured 22
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Andrew football poised for big improvement in Year 2 under Dave Connell
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Lake County runners lead pack at Detweiller at Dark
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Corrections and clarifications for Aug. 4, 2015
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Custody battle leaves lonely son in its wake
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Man released from hospital after Loop stabbing
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Tuesday at Beauty Bar
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Take a peek at new Illinois science exam’s concepts, performance expectations
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Beyond coding: General Assembly wants to fill education gaps
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Photos: Chemistry lab
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State workers’ suit against Duckworth spills into Senate bid
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Plastic bag ban causes confusion
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Idaho’s law banning secret filming of animal abuse ruled unconstitutional
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After storm, a dad’s death at Wood Dale fest is lamented, will be litigated
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Puerto Rico misses loan payment, prompting rating downgrade
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ISU Solar Car Team finishes 3rd in Texas race
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Prickly City- Trump
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Chicago police investigate priest pulled from ministry over items on computer
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New Chicago parade in the works, this one for Halloween
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Michigan Avenue group hosting inaugural Halloween parade
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Building collapses amid monsoon rains in India, killing 12
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Prickly City: The one thing Trump is right about will terrify you
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Jewish extremist arrested in arson attack that killed Palestinian toddler
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Off-duty sheriff’s deputy wounded in Little Village shooting
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Sunday’s storms: 5,831 lightning strikes, search for them near you (interactive map)
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Strike that: Updated map of all 30,000 lightning strikes (search for your house)
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Jon Lester’s advice to young Cubs: Play stupid
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How Chicago can steal back tech talent
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Paul Christiano, talented dancer and choreographer with a difficult past, is dead at 39
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Norridge police officers caught on video saving man from fire
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Governor’s fruitless witch hunt a waste of taxpayer dollars
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Dove’s Luncheonette, Parachute among Bon Appetit’s ‘Best New Restaurants’
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Lame Game: Kevin White’s shin and Bears’ suspicious cover stories
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Oak Park orders Tasty Dog to vacate village-owned building by Aug. 10
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A week into camp, which rookie has impressed?
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Will Willie Young make the Bears?
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Godzilla fans descend on Niles
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Can Shea McClellin succeed at inside linebacker?
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Is Jay Cutler’s biggest fault the way he handles adversity?
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What’s the deal with Kevin White’s injury?
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‘Can’t get my black girl panties in a bunch’ over Hulk Hogan dropping the N-word
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How are reps divided between Will Montgomery and Hroniss Grasu?
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PDF: Sophia Eggleston lawsuit against Lee Daniels and Fox
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PDF: Federal lawsuit filed in Sandra Bland’s death
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PDF: Hamburg police press release on Patrick Kane investigation
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Chef and restaurateur Yoshi Katsumura dies at 65
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Should Bears have kept Stephen Paea for their 3-4 defense?
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Could Lamarr Houston go to defensive end?
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Busch Gardens back in business after rains close theme park
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Man shot dead in Gary
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‘Deja de tomar fotos’, le advirtieron al fotoperiodista asesinado Rubén Espinosa
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Crime Stoppers: Man wanted on warrant for obstructing justice
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Will the new offense feature a fullback?
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Why is Lance Briggs still unsigned?
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It’s early, but will Jon Bostic make the team?
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Health Calendar: Learn about Parkinson’s disease Aug. 12 in Waukegan
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‘Real Housewives’ star Kim Richards accused of shoplifting
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United CFO leaves for PayPal
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Elevated Films brings indie movie screenings to Whole Foods rooftop
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Tax hikes
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Willowbrook woman, 66, missing
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Trustee urges people to vote, not boycott Mundelein, over mayor’s July 4 speech
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Mundelein residents confront mayor on ‘moral crisis’ remarks
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La Grange couple ties the knot with local flair
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Monthly series at Indiana Dunes mixes musical heritage, history
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Does owning a gun make you safer?
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Neighbor on the river has one foot in the door
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Humor book by ‘Mindy Project’ star coming in 2017
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Apple names Chicago’s Belly as partner in business services
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Darien Council clears path for extended stay hotel
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Officials puzzled over Yosemite jumpers’ deaths
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Brent Musberger to call North Dakota State-Montana season-opener
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‘Canned hunting’ of lions in South Africa raises concern, debate
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Mitchell Pool hosts ‘Last Splash’ Aug. 9
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Planners approve Apple Tree Estates modification
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VHT Studios Names Janeen Archer Area Sales Executive, Seattle Market
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Readers react: City vs. suburbs, paid sick leave and ‘evil white guys’
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Apple names Chicago’s Belly as partner in business services
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Gwen Stefani y Gavin Rossdale se divorcian
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Back-to-school shopping? Here’s how to earn extra credit for style
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School Notes: Libertyville District 70 names new director of Special Services
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New science test signals shift in how subject is taught in Illinois
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My town calls my lawn ‘a nuisance.’ But I still refuse to mow it.
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Dogs can practice natural herding talents on Wisconsin farm
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Obligados a salir de su país para seguir a su padre
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Quickly: ‘Fire Mike Pence and hire a governor that will govern for all the people.’
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For something different, check out ‘Turn of the Screw’
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Abel’s makes authentic Mexican dishes
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Casino roundup
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Fire at historic Maple Street Chapel underscores need for sprinklers
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Dog herding classes
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Bottoms up? Lunchtime drinking making comeback, some say
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La vida después de la final de la Libertadores
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Playwright imagines Maya Angelou’s ‘Last Poem’
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YouTube superstar MattyB raps at North Shore Center
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$549 Caribbean cruise includes 7 nights and port calls in Belize City, Cayman Islands
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Silents are still golden at Pleasant Home
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Honeysuckle Hill’s plants ‘rescued’ by volunteers
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Q&A: Mark Schlereth on Bears’ team leadership
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Quickly: ‘Time to support public education in Indiana’
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Preston Jones of Canvas
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Travel events: From D-Day re-enactments to an Irish festival
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Sacerdote es investigado por la Policía
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Midwest still home to a handful of unique ferry crossings
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Wilmette grants final approval to The Wilshore project
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Midwest still home to a handful of unique ferry crossings
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Rutter: Jacob need not have died if adults had acted
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50 Cent says expenses are $108,000 a month, including $5,000 on gardening
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Search on for shooter outside Big Sean, J. Cole concert
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Balacean a un alguacil en La Villita
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Lake Forest Car Show raises $10,000 for Skin of Steel
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West Dundee OKs their part of agreement to revamp Spring Hill Mall
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Edging garden beds adds an elegant finishing touch
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Lake Forest Car Show benefits Skin of Steel
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Q&A: A look at climate change plan and its impact on states
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St. Charles leaders reopen talks on video gambling
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Reversing the tide on climate change
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Five things to do in Northwest Indiana from Aug. 7-13
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Cutting edges for the garden
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Candace Madison, former high school basketball coach reunite at Triton
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Drone drops drugs in Ohio prison yard, spurring inmate fight
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2016 Chevy Volt plug-in can go 420 miles before refueling
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Miss America winner, contestants visit Disney World
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Burr Ridge church marks groundbreaking milestone
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LaGrange Highlands photographer captures nature, works to restore environment
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Festival of Art
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Annual Glencoe festival showcases 110 artists
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Chicago-area UFC fighter set for bout in Houston
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Elmhurst’s York Theatre to show art and foreign films, documentaries
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Batalla final por la Libertadores
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Brad Paisley to mentor on ‘Voice’ with Blake Shelton
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Oswego may combine Plan Commission, Zoning Board
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Unusual calls keep Naperville firefighters busy
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Frank seeks Mandel’s Lake County Board seat
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CVS earnings rise despite no tobacco fix
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Billy Bob at 60: The not-pitiful Brangelina ex
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‘Trumpsplaining’ speaks to frustrated voters
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Elmhurst’s York High School will get a new outdoor classroom Aug. 8
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Fireworks replace cannon at Northern Illinois football games
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Nuevo récord de jonrones en las menores
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Persimmon features jewelry, gifts, clothes in downtown Wilmette
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Photos: Sandra Bland
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Niega Kate que imitará a Primera Dama
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Update: Dog stolen from Heartland Animal Shelter found safe
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Bruce Willis, Blake Lively to star in Woody Allen’s next film
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Public input sought on South Shore projects
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Evanston’s 2nd Act Players host benefit improv show
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La familia de Sandra Bland demanda
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A Biden-Trump campaign would set a new low — which might be good
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Glenview Dental Associates celebrates 20 years
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Westchester pizzeria pulls car show plug
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Every Premier League team’s most exciting young prospect
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2 giants of the podium, now inside the box
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Pau Gasol: ‘Jugar con Kobe Bryant en el Barcelona sería divertido’
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#ilooklikeanengineer
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Celebrating Billy Strayhorn, an overlooked master, at 100 with a new festival
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West Aurora School District examines new policy on nepotism
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Stigma against disabled community handicaps able-bodied observers
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Letter: Distracted drivers are the problem, not cyclists
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Policía pide a narcos denunciar a su competencia
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Village grapples with how to better clean up litter in Skokie
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Deerfield’s Vince India still chasing the PGA Tour
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Five things to do in Lake County from Aug. 7-13
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Henry’s HEROES raises $5,000 to stop ‘epilepsy monster’
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Fifth undercover video alleges fetal organ sales by Planned Parenthood
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Two Oak Park bank robberies
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Lake Forest sells bonds to pay for infrastructure, residential site improvements
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EU regulators clear Pfizer’s purchase of Hospira
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Speak Out
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Deerfield’s youth softball, baseball teams finish strong summer
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Former Downers Grove North brass player now races stock cars
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Longtime city leader dies: ‘Hank loved Waukegan’
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Man armed with knife robs South Loop bank
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Letters to the editor: Military service could help black families
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Dragonflies swarm lakefront
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Art enriching in more ways than one for McAuley students
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New #ILookLikeAnEngineer movement trumpets diversity in STEM
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Hamburglar generates buzz but not burger sales for McDonald’s
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Here & Now for Aug. 4
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Warning issued for lake safety
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Your social media activity could get you fired. Is that legal?
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Illinois offering $7,500 in down payment help
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United Way finds nonprofits struggling due to state budget stalemate
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Community Digest: Low-cost pet vaccine clinics set for Aug. 15, 22
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Kermit and Miss Piggy announce breakup
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Rauner asserts his control of Illinois GOP
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In wake of another world record, Katie Ledecky even more impressive
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World Rowing to seek viral testing in Rio Olympic waters
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Johnsburg man, 41, killed in pedestrian accident
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New Colony’s 2016 season includes multi-city premiere
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Community briefs: Ice cream social planned in Aurora
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Long snapping gives Barrington’s Ethan Tabel a path to playing time
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Glencoe native aims to break stereotype of opera
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Evanston author debuts novel-inspired rock show at benefit
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Technology upgrades at Hinsdale District 86
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Rauner signs law ending automatic transfer of some juveniles to adult court
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Cops are not “always right”
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Thomas on Sox’s chances: ‘I wish they wouldn’t have stood pat’
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Ceres’ Table names new executive chef
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Ricardo Ferreti: ‘No me importa si River se siente campeón’
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Hinsdale District 86 Board finds common ground on goals for new school year
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Caminarán 200 millas contra recortes a programas de salud
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Two new assistant principals hired by West Aurora
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The economics behind Europe’s migrant crisis
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Five things to do in the western suburbs from Aug. 7-13
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New Trier sophomore leads the field in George Cup
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Route 59 merchants: Construction has hurt business
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The swizzle is the drink of summer
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Community sports calendar
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Medicaid
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Tiger Woods’ schedule depends on result in PGA Championship
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Prosecutors: Lake Forest teacher kissed student without consent
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Naperville families get rush out of obstacle course race
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Lyme disease still stuck in controversy, but there is hope
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Following outcry, Des Plaines rescinds $27,000 check to city manager
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Salman Rushdie to receive Tribune Literary Award
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8 cocktails to make before seeing Fantastic Four, out Friday
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Republican presidential candidates
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New Chicago concerts on sale: Disclosure, Mick Jenkins, Deafheaven
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Oak Street Bridge removal postponed again
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Ken Griffin speaks out on ‘painful’ divorce, considering Citadel IPO
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Will Co. Sheriff’s PD warns of telephone scam
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Obama would win again
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District 36 aims to integrate STEAM in ‘idea lab’ this fall
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Questions the Fox News debate demands
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3 Barrington High School alumni are National Merit Award winners
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Periscope vs. Meerkat: Which has the edge?
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How to go country in the ‘burbs
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Disabled runners seek chance to qualify for IHSA state track meet
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Black Cat Ball will benefit Hinsdale Humane Society
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Mike Huckabee
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East Aurora High School graduation ceremony to move to DeKalb
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Regional Transportation Authority
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Charges added against teacher in sex case
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Gino’s East to bring new menu items to Pilsen location
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Route 59 merchants: Construction has hurt business
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The Illinois pick-your-pocket bill
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Yes, potato salad can be healthy
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Mokena infant gets new liver
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First Bank & Trust’s Simon Yohanan Appointed to Illinois BancService Corporation Board of Directors
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2 dead, 3 wounded in shooting at Drake-hosted event in Toronto
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Modern-day slavery
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District 203 to distribute 8,000 computers to high school students
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Lake Forest athletes over 80 featured in photo exhibit
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Art enriching in more ways than one for McAuley students
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YouTube stars to offer fashion, beauty tips at Chicago tour stop
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A swarming spectacle: Rains bring boom year for lakefront dragonflies
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Michael Waltrip Racing feeling painful squeeze of consolidation
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Michigan woman suing for $300 million over ‘Empire’ character
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Highland Park not immune to pension woes
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North Aurora Days returns with bands, beer, and more
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Statement from Rod Blagojevich on appeal
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Who will pair with Pernell McPhee at outside linebacker?
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Bolingbrook golfer could set state high school title record
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7 people with Legionnaires’ disease have died in New York outbreak
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Innovative technique cuts down football injuries at Nazareth
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4 wounded, including county correctional officer, in city shootings
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Shout Out: Alejandra Zavala, Pool on Pacific employee
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’42nd Street’ coming to Loop in March 2016
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St. Joseph shows potential for another special basketball season
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Nazareth setter Emma Decker draws national recognition
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Woman missing from Gresham neighborhood found
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Organizer: Glenview Farmers Market hitting its peak
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‘Gotta Bingo’ is retro, is it charmingly retro? Debatable
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Talk of the County: Readers unite in defense of the Amstutz
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Porter commissioners appoint interim department heads
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Farmers Market
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American doctor defends lion hunt in Zimbabwe, says he followed rules
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All-Tchaikovsky program at Ravinia gala
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Another test.
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Navy sends remarkable people to North Chicago to lead recruits
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Jet Ski driver rescues 2 boys who drifted from Waukegan beach
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FBI investigating two Monday bank robberies in Oak Park
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Ravinia Ball funds learning programs
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No interviewers are asking Tom Cruise about Scientology — and that’s not surprising
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Letter: College savings plans should be on back-to-school lists
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A month into its life, Baxalta finds itself fending off Shire
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Chicago mother sues Catholic Charities over premature birth
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The case for sweet wines, an ideal pairing for seafood
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Scouting pays off for lobster hunt winners
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Montgomery Festival set to open Friday
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District 203 to distribute 8,000 computers to high school students
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John Asbaty leaving White Oak Tavern, so try these 4 dishes soon
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Caretakers: Stolen dog found, returned in good health
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Gino’s East opening in Pilsen, adding Mexican menu items
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Zest Health raises series A funding
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Chicago Parks Foundation Appoints Zachary Watters to Inaugural Auxiliary Board
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Elmhurst allows car sales, microbreweries downtown and in other commercial areas
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St. Edward looking for QB to team with Dwayne Allen Jr. in backfield
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Naperville families get rush out of obstacle course race
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Evanston woman gets probation for DUI pedestrian death in Skokie
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Piden a corte decidir apelación de Blagojevich
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Community briefs
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All about dragonflies (infographics)
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Just opened: See what Coalfire Pizza’s cooking in Lakeview
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Westchester woman enjoys Paul McCartney, family at Lollapalooza
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To Apple: Yes Siri, that’s my voice mail; no Siri, I don’t need email
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Here’s why there were so many dragonflies at Lollapalooza
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McCormack brothers practice becoming passing combination for Hinsdale South
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St. Edward looking for QB to team with Dwayne Allen Jr. in backfield
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Two-way stop signs coming to Recreation Park neighborhood
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Cars.com names tech sector veteran Colette LaForce chief marketing officer
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Frank Lloyd Wright day trips to take in Midwest properties
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Mayor Dave Schmidt’s legacy honored at barbecue fundraiser
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Police release photo of Waukegan bank robbery suspect
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Oak Park Village Board approves 20-story project for downtown
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Mayor Schmidt¿s Annual Grilling for the Arts barbecue fundraiser
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How back-to-school shopping can teach your kids money lessons
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Photos: Coalfire Two opens in Lakeview
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Mumps outbreak at University of Illinois leads to call for re-immunization
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Female athletes over 80 star in Lake Forest photo exhibit
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Hispanos de EEUU preparan ‘bienvenida’ al Papa
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So long, Mr. Inspector
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Owners of Penny Center won’t pursue rezoning to residential
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Zest Health raises $6M in Series A funding to expand team, services
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Board considers keeping Tony Sanders as District U46 CEO indefinitely
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Park Ridge aldermen debate appeals process for appearance board
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Hired’s offer: New job, signing bonus, bottle of bubbly — in 19 days
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Safe Haven leader Christine Eaddy gives West Side kids direction, protection
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To minimize abortions, give <i>more</i> money to Planned Parenthood
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Red Stars’ Vanessa DiBernardo emerges as key contributor in second pro season
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Plainfield passes ‘cupcake law’ to protect home bakers
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Springfield chess
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From politicians to bros: The budding vape culture
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Homeless man charged with slashing tires in Aurora Transportation Center lots
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‘This is my dad. He’s bald,’ and other hair-razing realities
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Vaping is all the rage – even eclipsing cigarettes in some places – but is it addictive?
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First GOP debate field
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City Council OKs pay raise for Park Ridge development director
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Lombard woman who killed husband waiting for spot in mental health center
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City looks to reclaim $385K from wrongful death settlement
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Powerade Sueno Alianza soccer scouting program visits Naperville
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Iran deal is like selling a used car, dents and all
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East Aurora elementary principal, district administrator resign
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Glenda Ritz to lead West Side turnaround talk
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Notre Dame coach: RB Greg Bryant won’t play this season
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Early reports say Bolingbrook could add Pakistani sister city
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Lake Central considers sign denial options
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Highland Park Art Center raises $26,000
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Giovani dos Santos: ‘Llego en mi mejor momento’
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Officials probing New Hampshire tent collapse that killed 2, injured 32
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Oak Forest man robbed in Midlothian
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Illinois Senate votes to turn on another budget spigot amid stalemate
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Caretakers: Stolen dog found, returned in good health
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Driver who ran out of gas, sleeping teen arrested on warrants
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Church bus driver appears in court; remains in jail
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Park Ridge commemorating 70th anniversary of World War II’s end
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Shoppers in Evanston react to first days of plastic bag ban
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April Rose returns as ‘Loop Rock Girl’
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Cubs 5, Pirates 0
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Nazareth’s Brandon Bossard picked to join White Sox at Area Code Games
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Kadner: Why Billy Pierce was a South Side legend
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Tornado slipped under radar, emergency officials say
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Ask Tom: Does Deerfield have fewer severe weather events than Chicago?
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Kermit y Miss Piggy anuncian su separación
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Schmitz: Tebow shows faith in his comeback
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Disney beats estimates on earnings, misses slightly on revenue
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Lake County tornado
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Cop discusses interview with murder defendant
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Dave Dombrowski out as Tigers GM; Al Avila takes over
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Tom Brady testimony in NFL ‘Deflategate’ released
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University Park 10-month-old suffocates
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Sills named to fill vacated District 202 board seat
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Currents, waves present risk to lake swimmers
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Ray Rice makes another pitch for NFL job
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Grieving dad, Illinois mom tell James Holmes jury of devastating loss
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Frank Thomas rooting for one more homer — for charity
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Fighting Parkinson’s with boxing
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Elgin school’s ambitious sports programs earn it a fitness center
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Rich Central football gets high marks in chemistry
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Sheriff: 1 man fires in vicinity of soldiers at Camp Shelby in Mississippi
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Mike Martz still a believer in Bears quarterback Jay Cutler
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Frankfort faces teardown issue in historic downtown
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North Lawndale home for youth an exercise in healing
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Highland Park Art Center holds 27th Gogh Green Recycled Art Sale
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Phone battery rental kiosks arrive at Union Station
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Northwest Indiana Oilmen returning to college teams with sharpened skills
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Chris Enyeart hired as athletic director at Lake Central
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Frankfort faces teardown issue in historic downtown
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Official: Mississippi courthouse shooting suspect faced assault charge
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Friends: Slain Memphis officer was strong, but avoided confrontation
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Rays 11, White Sox 3
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What’s the cost of avoiding the Planned Parenthood videos?
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Food, games and sirens all part of Naperville’s Night Out against crime
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Cubs tinker with rotation so Jon Lester could start his next four at home
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Cook Co. looking into why dog was left in hot garage after eviction
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Make that 20 straight days of 80 degrees or higher
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Milwaukee archdiocese settles abuse cases for $21 million
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Netflix to give new parents a year of paid leave
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Filing lawsuit, Sandra Bland’s family says it’s ‘possible’ she did commit suicide
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Friends and rivals, Raymond Knoll, Tee-k Kelly in Western Am hunt
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Will County may scale back new courthouse
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Wounded Warrior Project uses golf outing to raise funds and spread word
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Wounded Warrior Project golf outing
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Baseball: Windy City ThunderBolts vs. Gateway Grizzlies
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New Chicago schools chief calls for teacher concessions
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Post-Tribune Local Scoreboard for Tuesday, Aug. 4
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Fitness center to fill empty hardware store in Aurora
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Local Roundup: Notre Dame running back Greg Bryant won’t play in 2015
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Alfredo Rodriguez powers Slammers to road win
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Tuesday’s recap: Cubs 5, Pirates 0
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Joe Maddon already thinking of lineup moves for Miguel Montero return
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Robin Ventura wants to see more consistency from Avisail Garcia
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ThunderBolts’ Austin Gallagher flips on power switch
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Joe Maddon dazzled by Starlin Castro’s defense