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- Computers back on list during Florida back-to-school tax holiday
- Cubs back in 1st place in NL Central after 5-3 win over Cardinals
- Black-White Earnings Gap Remains at 1950s Levels for Median Worker
- Black-White Earnings Gap Remains at 1950s Levels for Median Worker
- Time for Plan B? 5 thoughts on Episode 2 of ‘Game of Thrones’
- Restaurant friends have a score to settle
- Gala celebrates a ‘Big Noise from Winnetka’
- 2 killed, 5 wounded in Chicago shootings
- Woman killed after roll-over crash on Southwest Side
- 2 men charged in South Side shooting of Chicago police officer
- Why Foxconn should invest in Illinois. And why it probably won’t.
- A snapping turtle? Take a trip down the drain at Chicago-area water treatment plant
- Back to school: $10 haircuts for kids, free $10 rewards at JC Penney
- Read Jared Kushner’s 11-page statement to congressional investigators
- Racist emails scandal moves beyond Chicago as Illinois opens investigation into state employee’s role
- Girl’s HIV infection seems under control without AIDS drugs
- The danger of having ideologues in charge in Springfield
- Israel Embassy shooting in Jordan complicates shrine crisis
- Crackdown on East Chicago air polluter stalls under Trump EPA
- This Drawbridge sales chief helps brands track online behavior to close deals
- Jerrell Freeman becomes Heimlich hero during ‘crazy’ airport episode
- ‘Boy, are you a liberal.’ About that anal sex column …
- ‘It’s quite a story:’ Bud Selig on highs, lows of his time as MLB commissioner
- Safety tips for lobster miniseason
- Bears training camp previews
- Michael Phelps loses by 2 seconds to simulated shark in ‘Shark Week’
- WebMD to be sold to private equity firm in $2.8B deal
- Average U.S. gas prices rise a penny, reversing 11-week trend
- The unlikely brewery
- First for Chicago’s skyline: Open floor to cope with wind, keep residents from getting queasy
- German carmakers colluded on diesel controls, technology for decades: report
- Willson Contreras, your table is ready
- Delta Air Lines tries letting passengers use fingerprints as boarding passes
- Paula Hess honored posthumously as IHSA dance official of the year
- Jennifer Hudson, John Cusack return home and other star sightings in Chicago
- 10 mega myths about farming and your food
- Ask Anna: Is this a summer fling?
- Prickly City- Have fun with election
- EEUU promete perseguir a traficantes tras la muerte de 9 inmigrantes en Texas
- Spending oodles on health care is the American way
- Facebook, CSN will livestream Cubs-White Sox games
- Manchester City sign full-back Mendy from Monaco
- Flesh-eating bacteria nearly kills man who thought he just had blisters from a hike
- Andrew Sean Greer’s ‘Less’ in need of something more
- ‘The Force’ by Don Winslow is unrelenting — plus more crime fiction reviews
- ‘Soñadores’ y activistas en huelga de hambre contra medidas antinmigrantes
- Will playing a full season work against a 40-year-old Tom Brady?
- Ancelotti expects Rodriguez to shine at Bayern
- La Josie
- Marvel stokes excitement for ‘Avengers: Infinity War,’ ‘Thor: Ragnarok’ and more at Comic-Con
- Derrumban al Tri con rotaciones
- Spain’s sports court opens disciplinary procedure vs. Villar
- Pedro suffered multiple fractures: Conte
- Trucker from Hazel Crest found dead in Iowa river
- El yerno de Donald Trump niega haber cometido colusión con Rusia
- Maywood man charged in police pursuit that ended in River Grove
- Chicago nightlife at Country Club last week
- Lake County Star Almanac
- Jed Hoyer: Cubs ‘need to take care of business’ vs. White Sox
- Aurora history museums open during ‘Harry Potter’ festival
- How much did Anthony Scaramucci sell his soul for?
- México ‘B’ suspende y Osorio queda en el ojo del huracán
- Donald Trump’s presidency cannot be saved
- NASCAR’s Dale Earnhardt Jr. to join NBC broadcast booth in 2018
- Prince Royce, Becky G, Celso Piña y Carla Morrison se suman a Los Dells
- Buscan a asaltantes que operan en el sendero ‘606’
- Pakistan: Suicide bombing in Lahore kills 26, wounds 54
- Person shot outside Darien TGI Fridays
- Metra train bumps into rail cars in train yard: ‘Nothing is affecting service’
- All doping tests at Confederations Cup negative – FIFA
- Selle: Free breakfasts, lunches add up to filling meals for kids
- Park Ridge Park Board approves renovation of Hinkley Park restrooms
- California teen driver arrested after live-streaming crash that killed her sister
- Jared Kushner’s crucial role in the Trump-Russia scandal
- Aurora forms partnership with Columbia for TV content
- Jared Kushner just threw Donald Trump Jr. under the bus
- What’s streaming and leaving Netflix: August 2017
- Two shootings over weekend on one South Side block: ‘You can’t be scared and stay in your house’
- Arrest made in Darien TGI Fridays shooting
- Nearing 400, homicides in Chicago continue to outpace last year
- Man with chainsaw wounds 5 in Swiss city; manhunt on for him
- Texas Lt. Gov. Patrick blames San Antonio trailer deaths on sanctuary cities
- Man United’s Bailly gets 3-game UEFA ban, misses Super Cup
- Competition keeps getting bigger for Highwood’s Bloody Mary Fest
- CTA reopens Damen entrance at medical district Blue Line station
- Creepy, funny ‘Sweeney Todd’ headed to Schaumburg
- Michael Phelps didn’t actually race a real shark on TV, and viewers aren’t happy
- Firefighters investigating cause of Wednesday afternoon fire in River Forest
- Polish president vetoes judiciary laws amid EU, public outcry
- Kitty Conley’s Scratching Post
- Crete man is state’s first West Nile case of 2017
- How Mikerphone Brewing became hottest thing in Chicago beer
- High waves prompt warning to stay out of Lake Michigan
- Cerca de 400 homicidios en Chicago, la violencia supera la del año pasado
- Community Calendar
- Fed will likely focus on low inflation but leave rates alone
- Game 1: White Sox 3, Cubs 1
- New FDA-approved method of lung cancer detection gives many hope
- Linkin Park’s hearts broken over lead singer Chester Bennington’s death
- How I realized it was OK to date a man less educated than I am
- CTA offers free Red Line rides after Cubs-White Sox games
- Community news
- Shout Out: Ryan Kuo, new board member
- La Josie’s vision of gourmet Mexican is delectable addition to West Loop
- New developments near Buffalo Grove raise flooding concerns
- Breaking with tradition, Trumps have no plans to get ‘first pet’
- Turkish president meets Qatari leader over Gulf dispute
- Chicago-area home sales lose momentum
- ‘Simpsons’ producer says the show rejected Donald Trump’s request to voice a character
- Muere un décimo inmigrante hallado en el camión de carga en Texas
- ‘They all deserve to die’: Caracas militants vow to take up arms
- Linkin Park se pronuncia sobre muerte de Chester Bennington
- Police launch homicide investigation after man found dead in abandonded building
- Chelsea apologise to China for Kenedy’s offensive comments
- Afghan security scrutinized after suicide bomber kills 24
- As camp begins, what do we really know about the 2017 Bears?
- George RR Martin working on next ‘Song of Ice and Fire’ book
- Se turnaban para respirar por hoyo en tráiler en Texas
- Zague: La metodología de Osorio, ilógica e incoherente
- Misericordia marks 20 years of ‘Artist in All’
- Juventus sign Federico Bernardeschi form Fiorentina
- Katana sushi and robata spot to debut Aug. 3 in old Bin 36 space
- Fox River clean-up planned in Montgomery and Oswego
- El escándalo del ‘Chicago Safari’ racista, es investigado por el estado
- Talk of the County
- Remodeled Deerfield Jewel opens its doors
- Buffalo Grove’s Kalyssa Van Zanten enjoys elite soccer trip to China
- Eddie Robinson happy to hoop again, but hard feelings about John Paxson, Bulls remain
- Talk of the County
- Talk of the County
- Historian talks about impact of ‘Hamilton,’ details of figure’s real life
- Derrick Rose meeting with Cavaliers: report
- Western Springs Girl Scouts visit Burr Ridge memory care center
- Poems to be painted on boarded-up sections of Emerson High
- Charlie Gard’s parents end fight over treatment for their terminally-ill son
- Wilmette names new fire chief after retirement of McGreal
- Talk of the County
- Talk of the County
- Many association pet bans are all bark and no bite
- Cassano announces retirement for second time in a week
- Rauner summons lawmakers for Wednesday special session on school funding
- Ready to go: North Elementary’s new principal ‘can’t wait’ for school to start
- K-9s for Cops
- Kushner: Sugerir que Trump ganó gracias a Rusia es ‘ridiculizar’ a sus votantes
- Nine police, fire officers sworn in as new hires or as part of promotion
- ‘Architecture geeks’ find you vacation rentals with design appeal
- At the end of her life, my mother started seeing ghosts, and it freaked me out
- If President Trump fires Robert Mueller, we’re headed for a constitutional crisis
- Trips, Tips & Deals: Cruise news — save on airfare — and more
- Deerfield’s Sage Heller takes bronze for U.S. in Maccabiah wrestling
- Which ‘Married at First Sight’ Chicago couples are likely to stay together?
- U.S. home sales fell in June; would-be buyers can’t find homes
- Boots for all seasons: Might as well wear ’em, says Ellen
- Five things to do in the western suburbs July 28-30
- Five things to do in Lake County July 28-30
- Five things to do in Northwest Indiana July 28-Aug. 3
- ‘Dunkirk’ reina en la taquilla estadounidense y ‘Valerian’ decepciona
- Billionaire Dan Gilbert apologizes for Detroit billboard: ‘We screwed up’
- Western Springs Girl Scouts bake cookies with seniors in Burr Ridge home
- The ‘psych ward’ is more than a punchline
- Construction of Woodman’s Food Market to start in Buffalo Grove
- WHAT OTHERS ARE SAYING
- Association founders: Tennis an ace – so far – in Skokie
- Ugandan coffee makes its way to Aurora
- Joe Maddon doesn’t need wake-up call for White Sox series
- Steppenwolf announces fall LookOut programming
- Dog statues on display downtown highlight police canine unit
- Plan for North Side residences by Chicago River advances despite some aldermanic worry
- Rough road ahead? Jeep sales dip could be trouble for FCA
- Tráilers, la ruleta rusa de los migrantes
- Panera Bread could move to Deerfield’s Cadwell Corners
- The six women of ‘What She Ate’
- Shout Out: Jim Zbylut, general manager of Ruth’s Chris Steak House in South Barrington
- Munster man charged with having sex with underage girl in church
- Games, music highlight Park Ridge Library Block Party
- DuPage County Board member appointed to state Senate
- Park Ridge Library Block Party
- Speak Out
- Justin Bieber cancels rest of tour for ‘unforeseen circumstances’
- Rauner has a constitutional responsibility to pass school-funding reform
- Chicago’s unbeaten streak ends with loss to NYCFC
- Murió Luis Gimeno
- The damage caused by teachers unions
- QUOTABLES
- The hidden costs of health care
- A tattered Band-Aid: Senate GOP’s $200-billion Obamacare cushion would run out in two years
- ‘An Octoroon’ by Definition Theatre Company
- Portillo’s confirms second Twin Cities location, planning a third
- Marquise Walker reflects on time at St. Joseph after Curie transfer
- Colts to put Andrew Luck on PUP for start of training camp
- Green light: Revamped proposal wins support for car wash at old Elliott’s site
- We can balance Cook County’s budget without dangerous layoffs — or a soda tax
- Celebra Jennifer López sus 48 años en forma
- Alerta por gran oleaje en el lago Michigan
- Man arrested after shots fired outside Waukegan concert
- Patty Turner Center event is a return to the ’50s
- Rainy weather doesn’t dampen Alpine Fest in Lake Zurich
- Hobart awards demolition contracts for vacant homes
- Can you picture pop culture without Chicago’s Geof Darrow?
- Cops: Rabbit theft foiled at Porter County Fair as children scream and point at suspect
- Are the dragons in trouble on ‘Game of Thrones’?
- Mourinho challenges Martial to be more consistent
- American colleges should stop recklessly sending students to Iran
- Batean The Simpsons a Donald Trump
- Three ugly Watergate lessons for President Trump
- D-75 PTO raising money for those affected by Mundelein flooding
- ‘Little Night Music,’ ‘110 in the Shade’ in BoHo’s 2018 season
- Trump’s new messenger says briefings back on camera
- Victoria Vaughan, CHA worker who backed education in native Saipan, dies at 84
- Hector Rondon latest reliever to benefit from Wade Davis’ lessons
- Brickton Art Center celebrates founder, 20 years in Park Ridge
- Oakton College’s main campus reopens following 11-day shut down
- ICE raids could crack down on Mexican-American gangs in Chicago
- Schneider covers health care, infrastructure during Highland Park town hall
- Tyler Anderson, Bradley Goldstein qualify for Junior PGA Championship
- Man, 69, found dead in Crown Point after being reported missing
- El código QR, el sistema que controla los votos de Maduro
- La Federación Mexicana ratifica a Osorio y sus rotaciones
- District court refuses to block federal government voter information collection
- Grandwood Park floodwater diverted away from homes
- Elmhurst officials say canoe owner found unharmed
- Second City sets cast of 106th mainstage revue
- Ya presume West Ham al ‘Chicharito’
- Dentista arrestado por grabar a un jovencito en los baños de una playa
- Park Ridge Library Board sets aside funding for executive director search
- ‘Chicharito’ makes his return to the Premier League with West Ham
- Mike Madigan doesn’t care
- Mike Madigan doesn’t care
- Jonathan Hadnott looks for ‘clean state’ as Waukegan’s football coach
- Iconic saint’s image heralds New Lenox church’s new name
- Gardeners learn to make ‘black gold’ at Will County nature center
- Notre Dame, Wisconsin discussing series at Soldier Field and Lambeau Field
- AbbVie must pay $150 million over testosterone drug, jury decides
- Will County Clerk not seeking re-election: ‘It’s time to move on’
- Harwood Heights to celebrate its leaders at this year’s Summer Fest
- Highland Park may shrink core retail area
- Oak Park District 97 to consider policy regarding economic development
- Elgin Classic Little League Intermediates out of regional
- Oktoberfest in the Midwest
- Have 48 hours? An incredible itinerary awaits in Boise
- 4 meetings with Russians disclosed by Jared Kushner
- FBI: Park Ridge, Rosemont bank robberies believed to be different suspects
- Employers praise extra H-2B visas; critics say foreign workers take American jobs
- Five great Midwest golf courses
- Scott Pruitt’s EPA is failing East Chicago
- Morton Grove police: Chicago man arrested for stealing from St. Martha Catholic Church
- Migration in the Midwest
- On the waterfront
- Lincoln-Way District 210 hires inspector general
- Flight for Life called for Carpentersville crash
- Beyond food and music, lots to do at Taste of Orland Park
- Quick, someone tell the Cubs that’s not how you treat first place
- Red Line trains delayed after man jumps onto tracks at Jackson
- How to save school funding reform
- Angry lawmaker singles out ‘female senators’ over health care
- Trump son-in-law Jared Kushner says he ‘did not collude with Russia’
- Watch replay: Phil Lawler Summer Classic championship game
- Aurora men accused of bringing large amounts of heroin, cocaine into area
- Eloy Jimenez off to hot start in White Sox organization
- Indiana quarterback Richard Lagow doesn’t have as far to go for this season
- ASK TOM: What’s Chicago’s longest streak of back-to-back identical highs and lows?
- Baby whale dies at SeaWorld San Antonio
- Willson Contreras the emotional catalyst behind Cubs’ resurgence
- Rising Illini: Ex-Bears coach Lovie Smith believes Illinois on right track
- As floodwaters recede, weary residents turn to cleanup, damage assessment
- Closures, cleanup continue in Fox Valley following weekend storms
- Emanuel pushes back at ‘financial shell game’ allegation about Navy Pier funds
- Murder charges dropped against suspect in Waukegan house-party slaying; search intensifies for another
- Carpentersville schools get nearly $80,000 to add fresh food to meals
- Closures, cleanup continue in Fox Valley following weekend storms
- Sunny Diego: Koval helps St. Rita beat Lincoln-Way East for summer state title
- White Sox get clutch pitching, home runs to beat Cubs, end nine-game skid
- Congress seeks more power over sanctions with Russia bill
- Trump urges fellow Republicans to move ahead with health care overhaul
- 4-car crash on Lake Shore Drive
- Anthony Swarzak: ‘There’s a long list of career saves, and I’m on the bottom of it’
- Round Lake Park police say man attacked relative with knife
- Trump, Republican allies still running against Clinton, 9 months after election
- Immigrants wept, pleaded for water and pounded on truck before 10 died
- Charges dropped in Ohio police shooting of unarmed black man
- Mother, son killed, 3 injured in 2-vehicle crash near Beecher, police say
- Miguel Gonzalez’s big start a relief as White Sox snap nine-game skid
- Desde Chicago abogan por víctimas de la tragedia del camión de Texas
- No apology from Fox in its battle with The New York Times
- Newly acquired Matt Carasiti serves as insurance for Cubs bullpen
- House and Senate investigations into Russian meddling are a sham
- Rauner summons lawmakers for Wednesday special session on school funding
- Michigan State aims to rebuild ‘inch by inch’
- Trump slams GOP senators, ‘dishonest’ press, Obama and Clinton in rambling speech to Boy Scouts
- Shnay: Richton Park vet nears 100th birthday without slowing down
- Victor Cruz: 5 things to know about the Bears receiver
- High pressure to depart Chicago area, letting heat creep in
- Cops: 2 dead, 6 hurt after driver hits gas instead of brakes outside South Dakota rehab center
- Boy traumatized after being struck by bus monitor, Naperville mom testifies
- Arrestan al actor de ‘Babe’ James Cromwell en protesta animalista en SeaWorld
- Big Ten announces six-year deal with ESPN, Fox Sports worth $2.64 billion
- Trump administration weighs options to replace Jeff Sessions
- 8-year-old critical after being hit by pickup while riding bike in Beach Park
- Cubs’ stretched bullpen could benefit from reinforcements
- Driver killed in interstate shootout near St. Louis was heavily armed, threatened to kill co-workers, police say
- Man carjacked on I-80 ramp in New Lenox, police say
- Lovie Smith calls second season at Illinois a ‘rebuild’
- With ‘Better Deal,’ Democrats (temporarily) calm a restive left
- John McCain’s return to Senate injects momentum into GOP health care battle
- Pau Gasol signs three-year deal with Spurs
- Israel starts removing controversial metal detectors at al-Aqsa Mosque