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2015 > August > 21
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Cruise ships grow four times in size in 90 years
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5 DIY projects that can’t wait until next year
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Seniors often in denial about hearing loss: Are you one of them?
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The pickup truck – an enduring American tradition [Infographic]
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7 tips to avoid lottery scams
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4 winter-blues-busting home improvement projects
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Fishing report
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Outdoors notebook
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Jake Arrieta makes things right for Cubs starters with strong effort
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Outdoors calendar
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Extreme Kayak Fishing tournament is Saturday
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How love of music and storytelling brings generations together
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Tribune Top 20 countdown: No. 15 Maine South
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PDF: Harvey request for $60K for police vehicles
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5 things we learned about The Halal Guys via Instagram
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PDF: Harvey police audit (Click NOTES to view highlights)
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PDF: ‘Widespread problems’ with police investigations
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PDF: Thousands in towing fees unaccounted for
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PDF: Mayor gets $51K SUV
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Thursday’s recap: Cubs 7, Braves 1
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Maywood rehab project
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Thursday’s recap: White Sox 8, Angels 2
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White Sox 8, Angels 2
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White Sox finally give Jose Quintana some run support in 8-2 victory
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Football 2015: Gavit team preview
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Football 2015: Crown Point team preview
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Football 2015: Portage team preview
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Football 2015: Kankakee Valley team preview
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Ask Amy: Couch surfer in Paris receives zero star rating
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Theatre at the Center announces 2016 season
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Football 2015: Bowman team preview
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Football 2015: Hobart team preview
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Corrections and clarifications for Aug. 21, 2015
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Football 2015: Bishop Noll team preview
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Football 2015: East Chicago Central team preview
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David Sharpe brings state championship pedigree to LaPorte
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Football 2015: LaPorte team preview
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Football 2015: Munster team preview
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Football 2015: North Newton team preview
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Football 2015: Clark team preview
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Football 2015: Merrillville team preview
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Football 2015: Lake Central team preview
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Football 2015: Calumet team preview
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Football 2015: Boone Grove team preview
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Football 2015: Whiting team preview
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Football 2015: Andrean team preview
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Football 2015: Lowell team preview
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Football 2015: River Forest team preview
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Football 2015: Hanover Central team preview
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Football 2015: Rensselaer team preview
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Bryan Schmidt ready to lead as Andrean quarterback
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Football 2015: Valparaiso team preview
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Football 2015: Hammond team preview
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Football 2015: Highland team preview
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Aurora parents sponsoring heart screening in memory of son
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Football 2015: Chesterton team preview
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Football 2015: North Judson team preview
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Home-field advantage a big upgrade for Lake Central
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Football 2015: Morton team preview
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Football 2015: Wheeler team preview
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Football 2015: Roosevelt team preview
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Football 2015: Knox team preview
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Two days of action set for Wilmot Raceway during Kenosha County Fair
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Football 2015: Lake Station team preview
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Ben Geffert right back at home as Griffith’s football coach
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Football 2015: Michigan City team preview
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Building being rehabbed in Maywood (map)
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Tax dollars for distressed homes (infographic)
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Costs, delays mounting on taxpayer-backed suburban rehab project
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Lincoln Park home with elevator, rooftop deck for $4.195M
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North Korea warns of war with South Korea after exchange of fire
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Entrepreneur professor tries to create ‘atmosphere for all voices’
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Florida woman says she secretly recorded Jared Fogle
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The summer of our discontent
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Mister Trompudito…
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Woman dead, at least 13 others wounded in shootings
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Investigation of a police-involved shooting
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Ravens news and notes after Day 2 of joint practices
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Lisa Marie Varon is running Squared Circle again and will judge restaurant’s Roddy Piper costume contest
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Services in Ohio set for Army skydiver killed in Chicago air show
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Why to start a business out of college – and why not
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Can the Khan of Madiganistan be touched in 2016?
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Zoe Schor leaving Ada St., planning something new
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Molly Shattuck sentenced
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Progress for the Bears (kinda, sorta)
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2016 Mercedes-AMG GT S
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Rutter: Male-made cultural rules keep most rapists safe
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New parking law passed in Hobart
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Old-fashioned general store takes Mundelein back in time
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2016 Mercedes-AMG GT S stuns on the inside and out
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Patricia Reyes Spíndola, una mujer de fe en ‘Fear the Walking Dead’
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Anna D. Shapiro at Steppenwolf Theatre: Work in progress
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Elite New Hampshire prep school tackles ‘hook-up’ culture amid rape case
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First look at Hobart budget OK’d by council
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Email problems keep springing up for those in power
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Project Mc2 dolls intended to nudge girls toward STEM careers
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Mitch Daniels op-ed: A fix for student loan debt
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Social Graces: Can you turn down a bride or groom without losing a friend?
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Amy Poehler’s show gets backlash for R. Kelly joke
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Open thread, the week in review
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North Central student works to bring harmonica lessons to local classrooms
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Five standouts from the Ravens-Eagles joint practices
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Help Squad: Patient gets relief from large, wrongly issued medical bill
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Naperville high schools crack top 100 in Newsweek list
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What to do about your hotel renovation frustration
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Airline fees, surcharges and rules: Where’s the breaking point?
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Utility line dilemma faced in Hobart downtown project
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Diocese: Pastor steps down after being found naked in school
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Report: RGIII could play against Ravens next Saturday
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Prickly City- Like a God
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Davich: Parents chasing dreams for their children
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Ravens-Eagles joint practice
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Libertyville dance squad preps for big season
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Highland Park High School gets in the spirit
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Paying biggest debts first might not be best, study says
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Islamic State destroys ancient monastery in central Syria
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Why medical marijuana can still get you fired in Illinois
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Giphy Cam sparks moving, colorful Internet addiction
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‘Oldest message in a bottle’ finally reaches its destination
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Collegis Education Hires Chief Executive Officer Vin Riera
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Girl drowns in Gurnee pool
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‘Horrific’ toll of unsolved Robbins rape cases
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Men face Oswego, Aurora burglary charges
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Retailers need to quit with the excuses for not making clothes in larger sizes
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México confirma que indigente golpeado en Boston es mexicano
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Police wound boy, 14, on South Side: ‘This is like a really, really bad dream’
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Paramount leads Equity Jeff noms its first season in the mix
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PHOTOS: 2015 Equity Jeff nominees
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Ferretti será entrenador interino de México por 4 partidos
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Cops: Man steals backhoe in Oswego, goes on joy ride
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Later school start times hurt students
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Valuables taken in car break-in
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Spanish waste management company moves U.S. headquarters to Indiana
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Talk of the County: What has Obama done for you?
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Is Donald Trump the Jimmy Carter of 2016?
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Bolt ansía rebasar rivales y nuevos récords en Beijing
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Experts: Deleted online information never actually goes away
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Bulletin Board: Government meetings around Lake County
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There’s too much testing in school
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Grab a beer and a dry erase pen for this tour of One North Interactive’s office
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Tax suburban workers to save Chicago
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Mundelein band brings 245 musicians on field
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Lifeway expanding kefir production in Waukesha
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Mundelein High School band readies for season
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Female soldiers cap history-making week with Ranger School graduation
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Don’t blame the Air and Water Show for US problems
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Business Calendar: Network before work Aug. 28 in Lake Forest
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Photos show blow-by-blow of fight over bike man was trying to sell
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For some, happiness is staying single
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Se busca sospechoso de varios asaltos sexuales a mujeres
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Club Calendar: Bicycle Club of Lake County meets in Libertyville
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Speak Out: Union members are taxpayers
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Letters to the editor: U of I top officials out of touch
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The Air and Water Show must go on
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Suzette Robinson, Evanston’s Public Works director, leaves post
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Four finalists for Purdue Northwest top job
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Sometimes, medical marijuana is the only hope
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Church news: Listing of activities and events in the region
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Hammond’s Dairy Belle to open in Schererville
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Pension and bond debts drain school resources
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Convicted of battery of a child, former Batavia man seeks new trial
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New Trier bands to tour Italy during spring break 2016
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Body recovered off Foster Avenue Beach
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Terrence Howard forced to confront past from witness chair
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One Direction ticket sales, resale prices down for concert at Soldier Field
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First look: Kitchfix brings coconut-oil coffee, bone broth and more to Gold Coast
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Woman charged in fight with relative
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Daniel Bryan talks CM Punk, Kurt Angle and ‘Total Divas’ at Wizard World
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Lake Barrington man charged with DUI, hospitalized after motorcycle hits deer
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Person of interest questioned in attacks against women in Lincoln Park
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Sandwich fire victim grieves loss of rescue animals
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Conservatives double down on anti-abortion extremism
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Ugly cry remembering the ‘Six Feet Under’ finale with Sia’s ‘Breathe Me’
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Elmwood Park High School cheerleaders back teams through thick and thin
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Aurora man found sleeping in driveway faces burglary charge
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Man shot to death on way home from second job: ‘All he did was stay home and go to work’
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‘What now?’ the mother asked. ‘We have to arrange a funeral.’
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Evanston Township High School’s marching band preps for season
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Oak Park teens competing in Illinois Battle of the Bands
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John Leguizamo: La buena compañía en ‘American Ultra’
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Quickly: ‘Steelworkers shouldn’t be too quick to go on strike’
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Jury selected for suspended FSU running back Dalvin Cook’s trial
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Saturday’s Bit Bash showcases Chicago’s independent game developers
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Sandwich fire victim grieves loss of rescue animals
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Cubs adding Toyota logo to landmark Wrigley marquee
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ABC developing sitcom from Shonda Rhimes and a Chicago improv vet
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Waste company leaving Illinois for Merrillville
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It’s for real: St. Pete says pier demolition to begin any day now
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U.S.: Tests show Islamic State used mustard gas in attack on Kurdish forces in Iraq
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Elmwood Park High School Cheerleading Team
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Evanston Township High School Marching Band
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Hurricane Danny strengthens into Category 3 storm
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Woman who stole money to buy donor sperm to be jailed after due date
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Day of Caring volunteers clear Valparaiso park
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Swan song for Tiffany Chen at Naperville Central
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Grupo proinmigrante cuestiona nuevo programa de Inmigración
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Smart shopping tips for the ‘musts’ you can’t locate
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Carpenters plan to build union hall in Merrillville
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Girl, 16, went missing 10 days ago from Woodlawn neighborhood
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Lyons Township High School alumni take granola company to next level
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Kendall leaders, Metra officials to meet about future commuter service
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McDonald’s to branch out into western Siberia
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Jake Johnson on ‘Digging for Fire’ and batting sixth
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‘Kitten season’ finds no room for more cats at shelter
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It’s time for Little League baseball to make some changes
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Law & Order: Utah man wanted for downtown Valparaiso crimes
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Bocce Club vote key to Highwood development plans
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Why citizenship should remain a birthright
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Crafted Block & Brew brings relaxed vibe to MetroWest neighborhood
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Ice Miller Partner James M. Snyder Named by Best Lawyers© as 2016 “Lawyer of the Year” in Public Finance Law practice area
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United flight attendants want federal mediator
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Police promise to enforce curfew laws in Gary
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Chicago rapper Mick Jenkins is making bucket hats now
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Hija de la encarcelada Nestora Salgado trae a Chicago campaña de información
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Eight great white sneakers for guys
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Opposing spiking municipal retirement funds
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Electronic monitor gone, arrest warrant issued for Dontae Blount
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Donald, your birthright idea is sounding like racism
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Speeding on Washington Street in Oswego in spotlight
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Pension spiking in the suburbs
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EEUU afirma haber matado al terrorista ‘número dos’ del Estado Islámico
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Steve Harvey to air show despite ‘disrespectful’ audience at Chicago taping
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Man saved from burning vehicle after pileup on tollway
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Speak Out caller: Nothing funny at Slide the City Algonquin
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Lake County Stormwater Management Commission continues public outreach
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Artisticology moving to ‘bright creative space’ in East Dundee
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Community Briefs
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Street parking regulations in plan for downtown Huntley
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Parents who forgo immunizations must face risk of kids getting disease
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Violinist jumps from Waukegan to Michael Jordan’s rare air
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Abandoned pit bull Kinzie recovers from abuse, needs a new home
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Women’s journeys to Navy SEALs likely would start at Great Lakes
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Mundelein family leads overdose awareness event
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Indoor pool to offer lessons, fitness, lap swimming in McCook
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Encuentran un cuerpo sin vida en el lago
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New Director of Sales & Marketing
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Buzz Bait Taqueria now open in Old Town
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Lake County volunteers pack in a Day of Caring
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Proposed baseball field dedication prompts Lincolnwood policy change discussion
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Hammond man faces more child pornography, prostitution charges
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Bridge to Waukegan lakefront to be closed 9 months
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Afghan ties with Pakistan sour as Taliban gain strength
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Michael Jordan quiere ‘lo que es justo’
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Radio voice of Ridgewood football ‘loves his school’
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A battery-powered Bluetooth streamer for less than $15
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Ronda Rousey will fight former boxer Holly Holm on Jan. 2
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Ryan LaRoche named exec chef, culinary VP at Mariano’s
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Reunion of technical school alumni draws more than 50
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Longing to hear a candidate as eloquent as Jimmy Carter about inequity
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Photos: Buzz Bait Taqueria
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UNESCO chief: Islamic State systematically destroying heritage sites
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Oak Brook Park District adding parking for Family Recreation Center
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Martinez found guilty in Mary Austgen murder
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Eat This: Triple-dipped beignets at Azul 18
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LemonAid fundraiser returning to River Forest on 9/11
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Stretch of 159th Street closes as widening project gets underway
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Chicago mob story heading to the big screen
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Phil Ponce sells Ravenswood home; Mayor Emanuel getting new neighbors
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Will County reports spike in West Nile mosquitoes
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Joliet pledges $10 million for new Will County courthouse
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Aurora City Council set to OK environmental contract for Broadway properties
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Park Ridge youth football programs prepare players to fly as Hawks
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Hard work delivers national titles for LFHS dance squad
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NYPD sergeant accused of having sex with teen kills himself
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Firefighter ‘support group’ rallies around captain
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Tribune Top 20 countdown: No. 14 Montini
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Former Elburn police officer pleads not guilty to sex assault charges
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Home-field advantage a big upgrade for Lake Central
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Elmwood Park High School debuts new science classrooms
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Report: Illinois hires consulting firm to advise on responding to misconduct
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Glencoe gives liquor license to restaurant co-owned by ‘rehabilitated’ felon
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Sur Papier: Beverly Arts Center hosts Parisian artist’s U.S. debut
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David Sharpe brings state championship pedigree to LaPorte
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Glenbard West expansion to raze much of decades-old botanical garden
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Mayor: Gas explosion at New York school caused by lit match
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River Forest pedestrian killed by car on North Avenue
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Mistrial declared in case of N.C. police officer accused of killing unarmed black man
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McHenry Co. minister charged with child porn: police
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Dancers emulate Michael Jackson for charity event with late singer’s mother in attendance
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Fox Lake police chief, cop on leave amid internal investigation
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Ben Geffert right back at home as Griffith’s football coach
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Cog Hill, Gleneagles at center of land dispute
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Lake Forest High School Poms want a repeat national title
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Tribune Top 20 countdown: No. 13 Providence
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Jackson event tied to school supply giveaway
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Campus food pantries help students in need
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Bryan Schmidt ready to lead as Andrean quarterback
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Time for Naperville to look in the mirror and see a miser
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Aurora City Council set to change vendor for red light cameras
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Tiger Woods claims share of lead at Wyndham after shooting 65
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Potential late-arriving Hillary Clinton primary challengers, ranked
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Prosecutors reveal new details about blaze at Aurora radar facility
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Autopsy: Suspect killed by St. Louis police was shot in back
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Sheriff’s office clears embattled Oswego Township official of any illegal activity
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Squeeze play: Yankee Stadium a monument to Wall Street money it taps
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Federal police grant bought SUV for Harvey mayor’s use, sheriff says
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Not much fan mail in the age of Twitter
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USW marchers rally in Gary for fair contract
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‘Selfie’ class provides look within at IUN
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Decision nearing, Biden games out mechanics of a 2016 run
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Warren receiver Micah Jones catching eye of Big Ten schools
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Iconic Montgomery bridge closed for renovation
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What to Watch 4: Bears secondary primary concern in test against Andrew Luck
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USW marchers rally in Gary for fair contract
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Palos Hills to review rules on backyard chickens
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Is it A.J. Schurr’s turn to run offense for Army Black Knights?
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Islamic State’s No. 2 leader killed in airstrike in Iraq: White House
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Is it A.J. Schurr’s turn to run offense for Army Black Knights?
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From Katrina’s ruin: New Orleans strives to build a stronger city
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CEO of cheating website says he’s faithful husband
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Refugees flee one crisis, and stumble into another in Europe
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Rauner signs bill allowing nursing home residents to install cameras
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The 2016 field is full of deadbeats
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Yes, winter is coming. So what? Breathe
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Man who brought tiger into a bar gets 12 months supervision
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Katrina and the next crisis
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Joe Maddon not a fan of 3:05 p.m. starts at Wrigley
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Worker asleep with heroin on chest gets prison
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Warren receiver Micah Jones catching eye of Big Ten schools
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As Bears QB headaches continue, Colts cherish their Luck — Andrew that is
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Downtown rowhouses clear hurdle in Tinley Park
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A.J. Lewis overcomes a loss much greater than any game — his mother
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Football No. 6: Brother Rice’s Cam Miller looks to make up for lost time at quarterback
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Murder charges filed in case of missing Bartlett man
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Streets becoming safer for Naperville pedestrians and cyclists
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Ex-cop tries to have $3 million settlement thrown out after bombshell
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What Michael Jordan’s Dominick’s lawsuit teaches us about business
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Oak Forest mayor nominates new alderman
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Community news: Garfield Street in Valparaiso to be closed
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Ask Tom: Can ice be used against a hurricane?
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A.J. Lewis overcomes a loss much greater than any game — his mother
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Scott Walker gives conflicting answers on birthright citizenship
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Cog Hill, Gleneagles at center of land dispute
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Man gets jail in Facebook harassment case
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The Daily Southtown’s Girls Volleyball Preseason Top 10
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Boston College recruit Jane DeJarld goes solo for Mother McAuley
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Elgin U46 board member targets school fees
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County audit: Missing pets rarely reunited in animal services ‘maze’
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Aaron Schock’s attorneys trying to keep documents from feds
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Cubs 5, Braves 3
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Molly Shattuck sentenced to 48 weekends in community corrections center in Del. rape case
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For Indiana State’s Travis Starks, success right around the corner
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Illinois dismisses forward Darius Paul from team
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Quickly: ‘Unemployment rate in Indiana doesn’t reflect reality’
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Everybody getting into the act as Cubs post a 5-3 victory over Braves
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William Kehoe, cabdriver known for doling out advice, dies at 63
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Town of Munster accused of dragging feet on human rights ordinance
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Warmth to return Saturday, Sunday — then chill out
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Friday’s recap: Cubs 5, Braves 3
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Security guard, gunman dead after NYC federal building shooting
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Football: Munster 20, Lake Central 19
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Illinois seeks dismissal of soccer player’s lawsuit
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Miguel Montero prods Kyle Hendricks to alter 1st-pitch plan
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Anti-abortion group releases video snippet after court win
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Illinois prison data breach exposed hundreds of personnel files to friend of inmate
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Football: Lowell 21, Crown Point 7
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Source: Ex-Bears QB Erik Kramer was found shot in possible suicide attempt
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Free spirit from Crown Point may next head north to Alaska
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Football: Andrean 15, Merrillville 12
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Jordan says ‘it was never about the money’ after $8.9M jury award
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‘Protegeré mi nombre al máximo’: Michael Jordan tras ganar indemnización de $8.9 millones
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Football: Hobart 35, West Side 6
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Board Briefs: Lincolnwood renews contract with red light camera provider
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Valparaiso struggles to run the ball in season-opening loss to Penn
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Jeff Proctor answers call, Munster upsets Lake Central
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Andrean stops Merrillville on goal line as time expires for opening win
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Firefighter killed in Washington state from west suburbs
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‘Inmigrantes ilegales’ responsables de violencia en Chicago, dice Donald Trump
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Post-Tribune Local Scoreboard for Friday, Aug. 21
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Kids benefit from annual school supply giveaway in Hammond
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Allie Quigley hits 3-pointer to give Sky 87-85 win over Mystics
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Hobart takes advantage of mistakes, rolls past West Side
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Spotlight shines on Jordan Jusevitch in Lowell’s win over Crown Point
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NCAA champion Bryson DeChambeau reaches U.S. Amateur semifinals
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Daily Southtown Local Scoreboard for Friday, Aug. 21
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Local Roundup: Providence wins second straight tourney in boys golf