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- 7.1 million Venezuelans vote in symbolic rejection of president’s plan to rewrite constitution
- Mistake-prone White Sox blow five-run lead, get swept by Mariners
- Pitchfork day 3: Jamila Woods makes the most of her moment, Solange brings theatrical panache
- Glenbrook North grad Nick Hardy ties for 55th at John Deere Classic
- Don’t get so excited. ‘As the Trump World Turns’ is just getting started.
- TEST: Black-White Earnings Gap Remains at 1950s Levels for Median Worker
- TEST: What Healthcare Policymakers Can Learn from Other Industries
- ‘Game of Thrones’ returns with murder and intrigue: A recap
- Parents should not expose baby to biting dogs
- Police warn of robberies in Back of the Yards
- How did Terrance Jenkins die? Guards, prisoners disagree on details in inmate’s death
- Morning Spin: Rauner staff shift doesn’t bode well for state government, Democratic lawmaker says
- Chicago and the pits: An old idea is new again
- Can CTA rail workers strike? They can threaten
- Chart: Assaults on Illinois prison staff since 2013
- Sex robots are real — and they’re made in the U.S.A.
- Free lip stain or makeup remover from Sephora
- Series preview: Cubs at Braves
- 9 questions with Todd Frazier: Hidden talents, strangest fan request, more
- Why Eddie Goldman’s growth is a major key to Bears’ defensive line strength
- How Kyle Long’s return from injury will be important for Bears’ offensive line
- Women with high-risk pregnancies far more prone to heart disease
- Union tells FTC Amazon Whole Foods purchase threatens closures, consumer choice
- Bears rookies getting a head start on training camp
- How Best Buy rebounded to avoid becoming another retail casualty
- Playing the next round of ‘Let’s Make A Deal’ with the Cubs
- Pitchfork 2017: Despite growing pains, new vibe, fest delivers talent
- White House unveils ‘Made in America’ week, though many Trump products are made overseas
- This broadcaster found new life in a tech job at CityBase
- ‘A Wrinkle in Time’: Watch first trailer for Disney’s live-action movie
- Press pause on your outrage over Teen Vogue’s anal sex tutorial
- Ed Sheeran posts set picture after ‘Game of Thrones’ cameo
- 1 dead, 3 injured in fiery crash on Tri-State, state police say
- Disney names new Star Wars lands ‘Galaxy’s Edge’
- Millones de venezolanos rechazan plan de Maduro
- Tigres se corona como Campeón de Campeones en México
- Chicago CEO talks his ‘disappointing’ portrayal on ‘The Bachelorette’
- Vicente Fox, persona non grata en Venezuela
- Juicero cuts 25 percent of staff as startup struggles
- Person shot by police during traffic stop on Northwest Side
- White Sox rebuild taking root in Charlotte and Birmingham
- Dos ladrones sueltos en Back of the Yards, la Policía los busca
- Fans embrace Ivanka Trump’s brand as a political statement
- South Korea offers talks on tension, family reunions with North
- Honduras es ‘cliente’ de Osorio
- The Nationals made a trade to improve their bullpen. But who will close?
- Doctor finds 27 contact lenses clumped together in British woman’s eye
- Business group warns Republican health-care bill could cost companies
- 10 things to do in Havana: Tips from WTTW’s Geoffrey Baer
- New diabetes treatment teaches rogue immune cells to behave
- Un talento nacido en campo de refugiados y un Romario jamaiquino cogen vuelo
- Muere niño de 10 años en balacera
- The holy grail of a Trump crime remains missing
- El talento de los jóvenes y el poder de los grandes destacó en primera fase de Copa Oro
- Trump is failing faster than any president
- Trump should lock Clinton up — or shut up
- Tips for booking a hotel online
- Eat This: When an ice cream cone is made of pie crust, you order it (no waffling)
- Ask Anna: I’m in love with a heroin addict
- Jordanian soldier sentenced to life for killing 3 U.S. troops
- El exgobernador Javier Duarte es llevado al aeropuerto para extradición a México
- 56 wounded, 11 fatally, in weekend shootings
- Chicago nightlife at Joe’s Bar last week
- Disney Cruise Line to grow to seven ships
- Photos: Pitchfork Music Festival 2017
- Cowboys’ Ezekiel Elliott reportedly involved in an incident in a Dallas bar
- Big Star taco pop-up pairs famed Southern chef Sean Brock with Paul Kahan for 1-day event
- O.J. Simpson faces good chance at parole in Nevada robbery
- 56 baleados, 11 muertos el saldo del fin de semana
- Denzel Valentine trolled for his far-out shoe choice
- Lo que se vio en el Pitchfork Music Festival 2017
- District 64 changes start time of Monday public meeting
- The real battle in ‘Game of Thrones’: A constant fight against spoilers
- Oak Park School District 97 to appoint interim principal at Brooks Middle School
- Selle: Depths of deluge cause disastrous county flooding
- Community Calendar
- 5 injured in city shootings after nearly a full day without a shooting
- Hinsdale Middle School construction costs raise questions of village’s share for parking deck
- Aaron Carter weaving ‘all over’ Georgia highway: authorities
- The plan to make chip credit cards less annoying
- South Siders push for dog parks
- ‘All Shook Up’ musical filled with Elvis classics
- Another Green Acres sale falls through, foreclosure possible
- Sports drones, a Slack app and your nest egg: Meet Techstars Chicago’s new cohort
- CenterStage Lake Forest presents classic ‘Brigadoon’
- Police release sketch of suspect in killing of 2 Indiana girls
- Signet Jewelers CEO at the center of a gender discrimination case, retires
- Cooper’s Hawk Winery opening in Oak Park
- Fantasy football: What to do with Ezekiel Elliott?
- Cops: Woman shot at her gender-reveal party in Ohio wasn’t pregnant
- No Trump slump in tourism but there could be a Trump bump
- ‘Unapologetically groovy’ Flat Five playing benefit for Piven
- Tebow’s game-ending HR highlights his week
- Break-in reported at office of GOP senator considered swing vote in health care bill
- Fantasy football 2017: Overrated and underrated QBs
- Child care center to take over vacant Main Street building
- American scholar jailed in Iran is innocent, professor says
- Local car admirers take in sights while raising funds for Special Olympics Illinois
- Stars of NBC’s Chicago-set franchise return to city to film new seasons
- Albright raffles off ‘Hamilton’ tickets
- World War I memorial near Des Plaines recipient of Landmarks Illinois improvement grant
- Delta tells Ann Coulter she can have her $30 back, but she won’t stop raging on Twitter
- At least 100 tourists forced to evacuate in Montenegro fires
- Plastic bag tax being studied in Oswego
- All the world’s a lovely stage in First Folio’s ‘As You Like It’
- Schmidt email prompts District 181 board action
- Ponen en venta el disco que John Lennon firmó a su asesino antes de morir
- Promete Pompilio el mejor 11 del Tri para Cuartos
- 10-year-old boy among 8 killed, 13 wounded in city shootings
- Matthias Merges dishes on restaurant industry challenges after closing Yusho Hyde Park
- Now from the Newberry Library: Old books at the fair, new ideas at the Bughouse
- Messi and Neymar praised by Barca boss
- Spend a ‘Weekend in Havana’ with new PBS special
- Vernon Hills to renovate Village Hall, add community room
- Parents accuse R. Kelly of holding their daughters in abusive ‘cult,’ report claims
- 20 people wounded, 6 fatally, in city shootings
- Wrigley sues suburban vape firm that sells ‘Dbl Mint’ and ‘Joosy Fruit’ flavors, alleges trademark infringement
- Carolina Panthers fire GM less than two weeks before training camp
- Trump officials order 15,000 new visas for low-wage, seasonal workers
- La Grange Park celebrates 125th anniversary with birthday party in park
- SIU student beaten, robbed before his death, indictment charges
- Talk of the County
- Tiger Woods falls to 1,005th in world golf rankings
- Health plan hinges on the young, but they’re a tough sell
- George A. Romero appreciation: horror, redefined
- Our 10 best moments from Pitchfork Music Festival 2017
- Hart deserves more respect, says West Ham’s Noble
- Cook County continues push to address suburban ‘brownfield’ properties
- Lake County veterans get free bicycles to get to work, job interviews
- A year in, Mundelein police chief says opioid program showing signs of success
- Tournament brings boxers from across nation to Aurora
- La Grange Park celebrates 125 years
- If Trump Jr. acts as a proxy for his dad, who’s accountable for the Russia meeting?
- Buffalo Grove’s leaders take on new roles ahead of basketball season
- La Máquina cierra pretemporada ante el Oporto
- Community news
- Everton make Martina their latest signing
- Gary Pet Fair draws four-legged crowd
- Dancing in the street: Tradition continues in Franklin Park
- Klopp determined to land Liverpool’s top transfer targets
- Sanchez must be left alone to decide future – Mertesacker
- Talk of the County
- Talk of the County
- Talk of the County
- Winnetka looks at possible Elm Street TIF district
- Low-carb vs. low-fat: Does it matter?
- Man trapped in cement hopper in Aurora rescued
- Vernon Hills Summer Celebration 2017
- ‘Everybody loves cars’: Crowds come out for annual show in Norridge
- Shout Out: Brandon and Jason Brown, flood volunteers
- Speak Out
- Duarte llega a México para enfrentar cargos de corrupción
- Police investigating Wilmette crash that killed elderly man
- ‘At the Table’ extends three weeks
- Move over Harry Bosch: Michael Connelly’s new detective lights up ‘The Late Show’
- Pedestrian hit by car in Aurora
- Ex-Texas officer indicted on murder charge in teen’s death
- 2 men shot to death in South Side attacks are identified
- New coach Danielle Ripkey brings renewed camaraderie to Deerfield
- Westchester brothers thrilled to see newly remodeled bedrooms
- Honduras se entrena para enfrentar a México en cuartos de final de Copa Oro
- New Democrat enters race to unseat Roskam
- Party kicks off Glenkirk’s 20th annual brunch
- Rash of car burglaries, thefts continue in Glencoe
- McDonald’s free ice cream promotion marred by app glitch
- The Los Angeles Dodgers have become baseball’s version of the Golden State Warriors
- Police: Man, woman charged in Elmwood Park armed robbery
- Un maduro Federer se centra en el día a día
- Ludacris will host Lollapalooza after-show at The Underground
- ‘Beauty’s Daughter’ seen through new eyes at American Blues
- Chicago Botanic Garden reopens after closure due to flooding
- If Foxconn brings 10,000 jobs to southeastern Wisconsin, Illinois stands to benefit
- Man shot to death in Gresham is identified
- Major east-west roads reopen in Lake County
- Letters to the Editor
- Westchester boys get new rooms
- 15 things to do with the kids July 17-23
- Joe Biden coming to Chicago Theatre on book tour
- Taste of Park Ridge packs big attendance over three-day festival
- Is Andy Serkis our most underrated box-office draw?
- El Barcelona desplazará a la gira americana a 26 jugadores
- Stars help Simeon teacher trying to raise money for classroom laptops
- The media’s martyr complex is embarrassing
- Nazareth lineman Isaiah Lee picking up offers ahead of senior season
- City workers gave out free street parking to friends during Blackhawks, Bulls games
- As clean-up work remains, Lincolnshire residents rely on experience to address flooding
- Man shot to death in West Side robbery attempt is identified
- Magician, cancer survivor to keynote Judson’s Inspirational Series
- Purdue Northwest catcher Hunter Thorn happy he made switch to Oilmen
- ‘Dunkirk’ review: By land, by sea and — especially — by air
- Police: Chicago man charged with burglary to cab in Evanston
- This isn’t the first U.S. opiate-addiction crisis
- 2 of Chicago’s best breakfast sandwiches, plus more finds
- Why colleges shouldn’t be required to turn rape reports over to police
- River Grove suffering through street closures; leaders feel fortunate flooding wasn’t worse
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- 12-unit townhouse development proposed for Elm Street in Deerfield
- Lake Shore Drive could use a redesign — but filling in the lake is a nonstarter
- Presión de los medios obliga a Osorio a ‘ganar o ganar’ ante Honduras
- Former 42 Grams chef Jake Bickelhaupt cooking 4 collaboration dinners at Claudia
- When will Illinois politicians learn that taxpayers aren’t ATMs?
- Glencoe librarians solve mystery of old purse
- Meeting with a Russian is not a crime
- Another 20,000 Talenti pints are up for grabs at Millennium Park
- Indian Trails Public Library to install solar panels with $100,000 grant
- Operator of proposed sober-living home to seek city approval despite alderman’s opposition
- Franklin Park teen enjoys chance to work on TV pilot
- Police giving ‘extra attention’ to Aurora’s West Side after recent shootings
- Asked about Trump, Cardinal Cupich says ‘we get the leaders we deserve’
- Deerfield park transforms into a campground for a night
- Vice chair of Trump’s voter fraud commission wants to add requirements for voting, email shows
- First Elmwood Park Sports and Memorabilia show stirs some memories
- Confían en bioserie de Lupita D’Alessio
- Portage-area pet store owner arrested; 3 dogs, 100 exotic animals confiscated
- Aurora looks to make zoning ‘fit the actual use’
- Elgin area anxious for Fox River to crest
- Keylor Navas: El equipo debe mantener ‘la misma humildad’ para seguir ganando
- Amazon seeks trademark that could upend meal kit delivery business
- Deerfield area police officials warn of car burglaries and thefts
- Success feeds Fox Valley Farms expansion
- Christian Erickson and St. Charles North escape Riley Gowens and Libertyville
- Elgin area anxious for Fox River to crest
- Norridge Car Show
- Niles dealership hosts BBQ fundraiser for USO, local troops
- OPRF Chamber seeks Spotlight Award nominees
- Dueño de Rockets pone a la venta el equipo
- Shout Out: Polly Ascher, involved Clarendon Hills mom
- Shout Out: Adam Kneebone, senior at Lyons Township High School and musician
- Shout Out: Ryan Husch, full time at Oak Brook Park District
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- Skokie dealership hosts BBQ fundraiser for USO Illinois, local troops
- Destacan ‘milagrosa’ caída de detenciones en la frontera México-EEUU
- Blackhawks’ Brian Campbell retires after 17 seasons in NHL
- Lobos, Tiburones y Atlas buscarán huir de la daga del descenso en México
- Big Frank: Napleton cleans up as St. Rita rolls in Lawler Classic opener
- Berrios forced to play defense as county property valuations scrutinized
- Christmas arrives early in Harwood Heights
- Despite uptick in shootings, Englewood family feels sense of community: ‘They’re good neighbors’
- Lake County state senator pushes for passage of new school funding formula
- Tips to prepare your budget before buying a home
- Finding success in direct sales
- Tips to turn the kitchen sink into a beautiful, functional focal point
- ALA Girls Nation: Lessons in Leadership That Last a Lifetime (Infographic)
- November trial date set for ex-Schaumburg cop accused of operating drug ring
- Cubs’ pitching faces many questions — especially the status of John Lackey
- Police: Thieves wearing surgical masks rob Oak Park pedestrian
- Silverstein discusses budget vote, previous impasse during Skokie town hall meeting
- R. Kelly responds to ‘abusive cult’ allegations
- Democrats take their turn at improving Affordable Care Act
- Quarterback Cade McNamara picks Notre Dame
- How humans can avert mass extinctions of animals
- Lincolnwood police: 2 arrested, dozens cited during Fourth of July traffic enforcement
- Tuition increase, enrollment drop but few cuts to ECC budget
- As Ara Parseghian falls ill, former players rally around the former coach
- Judges ordered to set affordable bonds for defendants who pose no danger
- Deerfield’s retail centers look to welcome restaurants, offices
- Kates Road Bridge construction resumes in Deerfield
- Preckwinkle’s tax mess: Layoffs won’t rally public support for her latest revenue grab
- Shooting near theater in Country Club Hills
- Rauner ‘body man’ fired first day on job after racially insensitive, homophobic tweets surface
- Autopsy finds Chicago cop drowned in bathtub, rules death accidental
- Lake Forest Hospital to reopen Tuesday
- Woman charged in connection with Harvey fire, officials say
- White House touts ‘Made in America’ even as it seeks to cut office U.S. firms say helps them compete
- Miguel Gonzalez eager to return to White Sox rotation after injury
- ‘We’re moving in the right direction’: Fox Waterway cresting just below record
- ‘We’re moving in the right direction’: Fox Waterway cresting just below record
- Calumet City police investigating homicide of 25-year-old Chicago man
- McCain colleague says senator ‘sounding strong’ post-surgery
- Rauner vows to veto education funding bill, demands Democrats send it to him
- Racist emails show Chicago official joked about ‘safari’ tour to see violence in black neighborhoods
- Prolific scoring prospect Alex DeBrincat eyes Blackhawks roster spot
- Arizona flash flood killed large family celebrating birthday
- 2017 Blackhawks prospect camp
- Studio: Kermit actor fired for ‘unacceptable business conduct’
- John Lackey returns for Cubs, not about to make second-half predictions
- Paul Pierce signs with Boston to retire as member of Celtics
- Ask Tom: Before this year, did 1986 hold flooding record on Des Plaines River?
- Farm to honor Tom Brady with corn maze in his image
- Cole Kirschsieper dominant on mound as Lincoln-Way East stifles Glenbard West
- Heat, humidity, more storms on way this week for Chicago area
- Houston Rockets owner Leslie Alexander puts team up for sale
- River levels peak, but risks remain as high water expected to stick around
- Blockbuster Jose Quintana trade injects new energy into Chicago baseball
- Trump administration unveils objectives for NAFTA renegotiations
- Sister of man shot to death by police in Near South Side park sues officers
- In defense of bureaucracy to protect the little people
- After protest vote, Maduro foes warn of ‘zero hour’ for Venezuela’s democracy
- Man held in fatal shooting of girlfriend’s ex-fiance
- Simon Unkovskoy, ski instructor for North Shore club, dies at 92
- Man stabbed, seriously hurt in South Side attack
- Relatives demand answers after Australian bride-to-be fatally shot by Minneapolis cop
- Trump administration certifies Iran is complying with nuclear deal but defying its spirit
- Cubs 4, Braves 3