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- Football: Nazareth’s Nolan Dean gets late chance at Northern Illinois
- Three-star quarterback Ian Book picks Notre Dame
- White Sox ‘roller-coaster’ season in deep plunge once again
- 6 of Jon Stewart’s most memorable Chicago- or Illinois-related ‘Daily Show’ moments
- Kelly Osbourne se disculpa por declaraciones sobre latinos
- New diabetes management system aims to alleviate worry and stress for parents of children with Type 1 diabetes
- Immunizations that protect hearing
- Suffering from fall allergies? What you can do to find relief
- Investors are more pessimistic, but identifying opportunities [Infographic]
- The cost of hurricanes [Infographic]
- 5 tips to keep your home safe and worry-free on your next family trip
- Florida triple homicide may be ritual killing tied to recent blue moon
- Tuesday’s recap: Rays 11, White Sox 3
- Elena Delle Donne leads hot Sky to 106-82 win over Fever
- Kelly Osbourne: De latinos, retretes y Donald Trump
- Sushi burrito lands in Chicago
- ‘Ricki and the Flash’ is kinda like a good cover band
- Neo New Wave Thursdays
- Two shot in Woodlawn neighborhood
- I became a journalist in hopes of becoming Jon Stewart
- Here’s how to earn extra credit for style
- Thursday: Eat. Drink. Do.
- Baby sloth at Lincoln Park Zoo
- Trends in funeral services provide unique ways to celebrate a life
- Under Clubber: Neo New Wave Thursdays
- Jason Segel photos
- Tourists often miss one of the most magical places in Croatia
- Kyle Williams hopes to follow Rashaan Melvin’s path to NFL
- Charging tray is a perfect pal at the airport gate
- Chamber Music Festival visitors urged to bring the kids
- Tax appeals subject of FBI visit
- Mauricio Ochmann: Por las buenas y por malas
- Northwest Indiana Oilmen returning to college teams with sharpened skills
- Ask Amy: Sibling tries to justify ignoring sister’s diagnosis
- Children’s music program hits right note
- Search to resume for missing free-diving great Natalia Molchanova
- Quickly: ‘Not everybody loves dogs’
- Law & Order: Lowell man gets 4 years for fatal DUI crash
- Law & Order: Vehicle reported stolen from driveway in Portage
- Ice-T, Coco and the enduring weirdness of daytime television
- Community news: Izaak Walton League adds parcel
- Lakefront kiosk renderings
- Chicago Architecture Biennial to bring ministructures along the lakefront
- Families in the Illinois Child Care Assistance Program
- Hired’s offer: New job, signing bonus, bottle of bubbly — in 19 days
- Wisconsin man wanted in toddler’s death arrested in Texas
- Photos: Train derailments in India
- Instacart adds Pete’s Fresh Market to its delivery routes
- Photos: Free diver Natalia Molchanova missing
- Boy, 14, lectured by dad at sentencing for shooting three teens
- Blagojevich ends silence in bid for full 7th Circuit to rehear appeal
- Stunning $13M French provincial home in Barrington Hills
- Judge rejects insanity defense, convicts man in Chicago cop’s murder
- Turkey says ‘extensive’ fight against Islamic State will begin soon
- Saints fan found guilty of shoving Bears chairman at Soldier Field
- Why 2 Chicago moms are suing suburbs over their murdered sons
- Joe Maddon seeks more greatness from Jake Arrieta
- Q&A on Blagojevich: What’s next after request for rehearing
- Photos: Walter Palmer home vandalized
- Sheriff’s police pull man from burning car on I-80
- Linebacker Christian Jones right at home in Vic Fangio’s defense
- 10 must-read books for entrepreneurs
- Mayor, council member say Gary police, fire to get pay raise for 2016
- Chava Flores ¡y les canté la ‘Carta a Eufemia’!, cómo te extraño
- ‘Las bolsas de plástico son más verdes’
- Rezoning could allow Gary homeless shelter to expand
- Charges filed in West Pullman shooting
- Gary church bus driver: Vehicle had mechanical problems
- Prickly City- Zero not hero
- More Malaysian Flight 370 pieces could have floated off, experts say
- 2 men arrested after meth lab remnants found in Taco Bell in Iowa
- 10 best back-to-school cars
- Motorola Solutions earnings slip but beat expectations
- Prickly City: When he opens his mouth, the strangest things come out
- 10 best back-to-school cars
- Why would Mike Martz punish Adam Gase that way?
- The death of a child
- Debates are pointless
- Childs Point Road fire report by ATF and county fire department
- Killing animals for questionable purposes
- Trophy hunting is no sport
- Pierogi fest a family affair
- More than half of blacks say police have treated them unfairly
- Rauner child care cuts threaten fragile system, providers say
- The day love died: Kermit the Frog and Miss Piggy break up
- Boston mayor wants ban on chewing tobacco at ballparks
- Near West Side incubator gets money to help food startups
- Travel site: Disney World less expensive than Disneyland for trip costs
- Sassone: Divvying up Divvy stations a dizzying proposition
- Hard Rock Hotel: John Waite set for Velvet Sessions
- Adult camp-in planned for Northerly Island
- Defunding Planned Parenthood not the same as repealing the right to abortion
- West Aurora School Board looks at naming rights policy
- Two trains derail in India, killing 24
- Irish navy: Migrant boat carrying 100s capsizes off Libya
- Target to rebrand State Street, Streeterville stores as … Target
- Dogs to help in search for missing Florida boating teens
- Blackhawks sign Viktor Svedberg to one-year deal
- Would you stop driving to clear bricks from a road?
- Los groseros precios de los boletos en el deporte
- To do this weekend: Brunch pop-up, monster of a food truck rally
- Rebaño regresa a pastar al O’Hare
- Busch Gardens offers BOGO ticket deal
- World Cup-winning coach Jill Ellis gets contract extension
- Extra! ‘Newsies’ is coming back to Chicago
- Back-to-school gadgets include energetic backpack, magical pen
- Sassone: Hunting not a fair fight
- Majority of Americans support South Carolina’s Confederate flag removal
- A tale of two Uptowns
- ‘Shaun the Sheep’ review: Flock on the lam
- Una anciana fue baleada en Woodlawn
- Lawns are a soul-crushing timesuck and most of us would be better off without them
- PHOTOS: ‘Newsies’ on tour 2015
- Missing woman found dead in Willowbrook
- Depression doesn’t always wait till the baby comes
- Limpiador de ventanas grave tras caída
- CM Punk trains for MMA, writes comic books, quotes Gandhi
- Es hora de acabar con CONCACAF
- Government demanding Lance Armstrong’s medical records
- Fire engines, police cars and more to be on display in Aurora
- Gurnee man charged in July Albany Park shooting
- Midway-area homes to get $10 million more for soundproofing
- Maryland men’s basketball rises to No. 1 in ESPN rankings
- Special prosecutor asks court to reconsider Walker decision
- Murió Raphy Leavitt, ícono de la salsa
- Bebé recibió un hígado en Mokena
- Keith Richards has a hot take on The Beatles’ ‘Sgt. Pepper’s’
- Wisconsin Dells show sued over use of Paul Bunyan name
- You still use a landline? FCC voting on new phone rules
- Reading kids’ deleted texts: There’s an app for that. Should you use it?
- El nuevo y quizás último reto de ‘Money’
- Talk of the County: Lake County Fair offered fake experience
- Food Network star Sandra Lee hospitalized for cancer surgery complications
- On Campus: Southland residents make their marks in college
- Oswego to tear down Old Village Hall
- Disney’s Bob Iger ‘bullish’ on ESPN
- After 16 months off, Nate Jones returns to White Sox
- Salad for the meat-and-potatoes crowd
- Time to tax retirement income
- Window washer seriously hurt after falling 6 floors
- Walker super PAC launching $7 million Iowa ad buy
- Zimbabwean trial of guide in Cecil killing postponed
- Can we find a compromise position on abortion? An online debate
- Bassnectar to lead expanded Freaky Deaky festival lineup
- Back-to-school shopping
- Union Street Gallery creates interactive street art
- Pop-up shop to be part of First Fridays in Aurora
- Chivas camina sobre llamas
- Police say Aurora teen robbed after advertising jeans for sale online
- Should female athletes have to prove they are women?
- Turquía dice que ampliará su lucha contra el Estado Islámico
- Lenny Kravitz takes the wardrobe-malfunction crown
- Tweet of the week survey — click here now!
- Shout Out: Scott Schoeller, a Skokie native and businessman
- Skokie bike path
- Automakers trying to prevent hackers from commandeering cars
- Grateful Dead members team up with John Mayer for Dead & Company
- Ramsey Lewis teams up with CSO, church choir at Ravinia
- Green Day musical ‘American Idiot’ pops into town
- Mayoría apoya la remoción de la bandera confederada
- Back-to-school gadgets include energetic backpack, magical pen
- Illinois OKs 2,800 marijuana patients, including 10 children
- Judge allows DNA evidence at assault trial of Chicago police commander
- ALERT: Chance the Rapper and Lil B just dropped a mixtape together
- Shawn Smith
- Police meet and greet: National Night Out brings out hundreds in Skokie
- Microsoft increases paid leave for new parents
- Howard Helfrich, teacher and coach at Glenbrook North, dies
- Average Chicago CEO now makes 203 times average U.S. wage
- Park Ridge party kicks off NAMI-CCNS 5K
- Highest paid Illinois CEOs (vs. what the average U.S. worker makes)
- Letters to the editor
- Worlds medals should boost Naperville swimmer Kevin Cordes
- Robin Ventura: Despite recent struggles, Chris Sale won’t skip a start
- Zimbabwe safari includes a trip on the Elephant Express
- Benefit concert to close Wicker Park Thursday
- Plea talks fall short, trial set for drug dealing, police impersonation case
- Sister: Man charged with killing Memphis cop claims self-defense
- Found near death in Grant Park, a loner pit bull has a new best friend
- Memorial service Saturday for Ryan Brown
- Speak Out
- Cubs Class-A players Jeffrey Baez, Brad Markey honored
- Wine and cheese on the high seas (well, lake)
- Últimos días de Rubén Espinosa, el fotoperiodista asesinado
- Bike Psychos gear up for scenic ride
- Jerrod Niemann will bring ‘Blue Bandana’ to Elgin show
- Behind the scenes: Vaudezilla burlesque troupe
- El PSG sacude el mercado futbolístico en Europa con el fichaje de Di María
- The long and short of campaign lessons from Canada
- Robert Crown Center in Hinsdale teaches girls about self-appreciation
- Organizations discuss plans for new locations
- Foscarini’s Spokes lamp puts unique spin on pendant lighting
- Skokie National Night Out
- Outcry prompts forum on Tinley Park’s overcharging water meters
- Autopsy inconclusive on cause of Willowbrook woman’s death
- George W. Bush shows up for jury duty in Dallas, but not chosen
- Lumberjack show files suit over Paul Bunyan name
- Mac DeMarco sticks to his strengths and releases ‘Another One’
- Day 6: Bears training camp
- Homeless man pleads not guilty in Batavia sex assault case
- Lake Zurich’s Jerry Blum officiates Special Olympics World Games — again
- Northwestern, KishHealth System partnering
- Developer to give building in downtown Lake Zurich a third try
- Report: Students selling stock in themselves to avoid loans
- Chicago startup to build 3,000 solar charging stations in Jordan
- Chris Christie in Iowa: Jersey brash meets Midwest nice
- Aspirantes republicanos a la presidencia se enfrentan en debate
- Report: Grandparents in Annapolis mansion fire believed to have tried to save children
- Q&A: Adam Gase on Jay Cutler, Martellus Bennett, Bears’ offense
- Visclosky talks issues with Hobart Chamber
- Oak Brook gets Sheahan pension refund from IMRF
- Hillary Clinton vs. the media
- Motorola Solutions gets $1B investment ‘accelerant’
- Renewed tax benefits would pay off for homeowners
- Aurora residents urged to report shootings
- Waukegan Touch a Truck will feature ‘Transformers’ characters
- Phil Ponce’s Ravenswood home
- Chicago CFO Named One of 100 Inspiring Leaders
- Winners in the Ebola, malaria vaccine race
- Having trouble selling your mansion? Hire actors and shoot video
- Former Owl City musician charged with trying to lure teen
- Was using the atomic bomb necessary to end WW II?
- Sony sets dates for slew of films: ‘Dark Tower,’ ‘Barbie,’ ‘Jumanji,’ ‘Bad Boys 3’ and ‘4’
- Tibetan monks visit Miller for third year
- North Chicago football should improve in Year 2 under Johnny Johnson
- Camp helps girls see they don’t have to be geeks to be Digital Divas
- Suspect in Tennessee theater shooting killed
- Lake Fair gets interactive; bird ban remains
- Church usher charged with sexually abusing 7-year-old girl
- Green Line train derails on South Side
- Time is on Felicia Stancil’s side as BMX star speeds toward Olympics
- Parents of younger kids expected to spend $630 on back-to-school shopping
- ‘Last Train to Nibroc’ is the surprise don’t-miss of summer
- Elgin’s National Night Out brings police, community together
- MLS has tested video review, ready to move forward
- Lake Fair gets interactive; bird ban remains
- Elgin’s National Night Out
- Digital Divas weave STEM into fashion and dance challenges
- Republicans should blame themselves for Donald Trump
- Chicago police officers start youth baseball league
- Cook County sheriff’s officers rescue teen from burning car along I-80
- Gary man gets new hearing date in shooting death case
- Merit finds the perfect home
- Will Kellogg’s Froot Loops sans artificial ingredients just be Loops?
- Notre Dame ranked No. 4 in Sports Illustrated preseason football poll
- New Hampton Inn preserves Chicago Art Deco building
- Say goodbye to fans’ patience, White Sox
- No injuries reported when Green Line train derails on South Side
- Walk supports domestic violence victims
- 1928 Chicago Motor Club Building reopens at Hampton Inn Chicago, Michigan Avenue
- Increase in auto crashes hurts Allstate
- PHOTOS: Hot New Faces of Chicago Theater 2015
- Feds announce $5 million reward for El Chapo’s capture
- Marist a team on a mission to return to playoffs
- Fox Valley residents take part in ‘Night Out’ against crime
- Pope: Divorced Catholics who remarry ‘always belong to the church’
- Corrections and clarifications for Aug. 6, 2015
- Antioch’s Scott Kuxhouse is dominant driver at Wilmot Raceway
- Islamic State group threatens to kill Croatian hostage in Egypt
- Woman robs bank on North Side
- Bears coach John Fox sheds light on rookie Kevin White’s shin injury
- Macklemore releases his sappiest track yet, with Ed Sheeran
- Concrete panel weighing 15,000 pounds falls from Northfield building
- Leading GOP senator offers bill on guns, mental health
- Lighting inspiration, via the bicycle
- The RV/MH Hall of Fame, Elkhart, Indiana
- Summer’s end, Lollapalooza and Woodstock
- Police: Homeless Man Stuck Finger In Mouth Then Child’s Ear
- If statues could talk — they might sound like David Schwimmer
- Federal court says Texas voter ID violates Voting Rights Act
- Marist football on a mission to return to state playoffs
- Taking Donald Trump’s lead
- Glossy cabinets shine in today’s kitchens
- More like the Unaffordable care act
- 1 dead, 5 wounded in Chicago shootings
- ‘Sanctuary’ cities should be illegal
- Ixcateco Grill opens today
- The Trump debate
- The challenge of addressing climate change
- Parking garage, first six floors of Lake and Forest slated to open this fall
- Tren de la CTA descarriló al sur de Chicago
- No bail for Berwyn man facing murder charges in death of 10-month-old
- River Forest house once owned by Outfit boss sells for $1.2 million
- Telling tales of dealing with lupus
- Rauner: Paren los tratos especiales para Chicago
- Video: Gunman killed by police in Antioch, Tenn., theater shooting
- Man guilty in 2014 Hammond murder
- Tinley Park trustees name CPA to fill board vacancy
- Construction start on Aurora residential development about a month away
- Sharp improv from a seasoned couple in ‘Here’
- ‘Come Again?’ at Public House needs another take
- Carpentersville gives preliminary OK to Spring Hill Mall term sheet
- Indiana teen who has to register as sex offender may get new sentence
- How about making a little room for Chicago in Cuba?
- Police: Body of missing Lake Villa woman found
- Orland Park auto dealerships slated for expansion
- Traffic stop nets pot, gun
- One path out of crisis: Making Illinois a better bargain
- Put that sweet corn to good use with salad
- Love Essentially: What to do after the cheating
- Man killed in crash in Barrington Hills
- Katie Ledecky hits gold again, but U.S. team not panning out
- Law & Order: Portage woman charged following crash
- Onlookers break up assault on 68-year-old grandma
- Shout Out: Andy King, warm weather lover, world traveler
- Survivors of Shanghai Ghetto reunite after 70 years
- Naperville officials: Schools, park leagues comply with concussion law
- District 308 requesting new judgment or trial in wrongful death lawsuit
- Former Blackhawks draft pick Sam Jardine signs with Rockford
- Tickets for Blackhawks training camp on sale Monday
- Five sustain minor injuries during Aurora fire
- Kane would benefit from state bill opening access to federal funds
- Newborn baby sloth settling in with parents at Lincoln Park Zoo
- White Sox 6, Rays 5 (10 innings)
- Police warn of robberies in Bronzeville, Kenwood
- Griffin Theatre Company announces 2015-16 season
- Fairground Association envisions bright future for 65,000-square-foot Expo Hall
- Frankfort seeks trustee hopefuls
- Baker reveals her pie secrets
- ‘Finding Richard’ brings awareness to living with mental illness
- Identification and prior offense issues delay sentencing in meth case
- Boots to books: Veterans learn the ropes of college life at ECC
- GOP primary debate drinking game
- Will County dog park users seek rule changes
- Chicago’s health care plans to cover gender reassignment services
- Eagle Scout project pays tribute to beloved Metea teacher ‘Mr. Wegs’
- Bears legend Mike Ditka touts football safety, less hitting in practice
- Treasure Chest Foundation fundraiser set for Aug. 22 in Beverly
- Former East Aurora player Raymond Anthony starts travel basketball program
- People’s choice: Eleanor Roosevelt for the $10 bill
- Former East Aurora player Raymond Anthony starts travel basketball program
- Wednesday’s recap: White Sox 6, Rays 5 (10 innings)
- McPier debt dinged for lack of state budget
- Dead toddler’s mother describes events at bail hearing
- Rauner signs Kane County judicial fee bill
- Elmhurst man, 22, accused of trying to arrange sex with Naperville teen
- Ask Tom: Why do Chicago-area storms come from westerly directions?
- Vase worth $13,000 stolen from Lalique store downtown
- Randy Blaser: Baseball’s security measures foul up the game
- Eagle Scout project pays tribute to beloved Metea teacher ‘Mr. Wegs’
- Man, elderly woman shot in Woodlawn: ‘It’s a common thing’
- New coaches at Elgin, Streamwood, Burlington Central face different challenges
- 5 observations from Wednesday’s Bears practice
- Wednesday’s Bears training camp rundown
- Regardless of allegations, Tim Beckman’s record will determine fate
- New coaches at Elgin, Streamwood, Burlington Central face different challenges
- Trial over alleged FBI frame is dropped when brother undercuts case
- Once again, Ravens find themselves in the middle of NFL’s biggest controversy
- Sister: Man charged with killing Memphis officer claims self-defense
- Orland Hills employee charged with theft
- Naperville cops aid in inquiry of Louisiana child ‘sextortion’ case
- Make-A-Wish Foundation unites PBA star and young cancer survivor
- Non-binding vote says no to closing Illinois state museum
- Kadner: Even people who favor taxes want a tax break
- White Sox walk away with a victory, but Carlos Rodon outing problematical
- Local Roundup: Quarterback Ian Book drops Washington State for Notre Dame
- Dave Dombrowski would be a good fit as White Sox president
- Provider of mental health evaluations for Baltimore police under investigation
- Course record falls again in Western Amateur at Rich Harvest Farms
- The Jon Stewart effect: How ‘Daily Show’ alums’ careers have crossed over the years
- Low humidity for one more day, then chances for showers and storms
- 50 Cent Says He’ll Lease Farmington Mansion To Raise Cash
- Waukegan woman celebrates one year with new lungs
- Adam Gase and Jay Cutler synergy a cautionary work in progress
- Giants’ offseason free-agent pitch to Jon Lester nearly won him over
- Nate Jones back after hitting 100 mph during minor-league rehab
- ‘Fantastic Four’ review: the Marvel reboot for pretty much no one to enjoy
- Baseball: Windy City ThunderBolts 5, Gateway Grizzlies 4
- Treasure Chest Foundation fundraiser set for Aug. 22 in Beverly
- Phil Ponce of WTTW lists house for a little over $1 million
- Blues legend’s daughter hopes to turn memoir into movie
- Post-Tribune Local Scoreboard for Wednesday, Aug. 5
- Pirates 7, Cubs 5
- Blues legend’s daughter hopes to turn memoir into movie
- Up next: Giants at Cubs
- Protests, roadblocks draw Bolivian warning for tourists
- Baseball: Gary RailCats vs. Winnipeg Goldeyes
- River Plate conquista su tercera Copa Libertadores
- Wednesday’s recap: Pirates 7, Cubs 5
- Hoops: Rapolas Ivanauskas transfers from Barrington to prep school
- T-Bolts’ Max White ties Frontier League record with three-homer game
- Man shot in Gresham among 2 dead, 7 wounded in city shootings
- Make-A-Wish Foundation unites PBA star and young cancer survivor
- Police: Suspect in Tennessee theater attack had been committed 4 times, had pellet gun, ax
- Event boosts fight vs. skin cancer
- Tienen a un sospechoso en el caso del asesinato del periodista Rubén Espinosa
- Michael Ruffolo, Sam Ferri named to all-tournament team
- Cubs can’t overcome miscues in 7-5 loss snapping 6-game winning streak
- Alex Hernandez transitions seamlessly from Midwest League to RailCats
- Zac Rzewnicki helped 16U MeanStreets team earn No. 5 national ranking
- Firefighters make headway against ‘one big monster’ wildfire in California