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- See ‘War for the Planet of the Apes’ for free
- The Refugee Portrait
- ‘Moby Dick’ at Lookingglass Theatre
- ‘At the Table’ by Broken Nose Theatre
- Residents meet Public Works vehicles in Lake Forest
- Children fret about elderly mother’s risky life
- Pets of the week
- Metra approved $2.7 million for lobbying contracts. Why doesn’t anyone care?
- Billionaire cancer doctor Patrick Soon-Shiong battles turbulence surrounding business interests
- Republicans, please repeal Obamacare
- Chicago commits $100 million to investment fund aimed at low-income areas
- As Chicago changes, memory preserves what the bulldozer destroys
- Odds stacked against those trying to find lost pets
- Argonne division director to companies: ‘We are open for business’
- A look at how Koch does business
- Trips, Tips & Deals: Sports tours, Cuba travel and Christmas in South America
- 6 ways hotels are targeting millennial market (and benefiting us all)
- What happens if you try to watch the eclipse without special glasses? Nothing good.
- How the Celtics landing Gordon Hayward helps the Bulls’ rebuild
- Clippers to meet with free-agent guard Derrick Rose on Wednesday
- Cubs looking for backup catcher — could Alex Avila be an option?
- Where’s the Fire? Still plenty left on summer to-do list
- For some Muslim classical artists, music can speak louder than politics
- Grading NBA free agency: Who flunked and who earned an A+?
- It’s time for Straight Ahead Jazz Camp
- Planning a road trip? Here are 10 apps and gadgets to up your vacation game
- Jason Bateman series that briefly filmed in Chicago to premiere July 21
- Messi renueva con el Barcelona hasta 2021
- Gorillaz leader Damon Albarn won’t sit still
- ‘Time to forget:’ Miguel Montero wants to put Cubs parting behind him
- Violencia del fin de semana del 4 de Julio
- Chicago’s violent Fourth of July weekend
- ‘Spider-Man: Homecoming’ review: Peter Parker and friends bring the summer fun
- Un muerto y un herido grave por fuegos artificiales
- 18 caballos mueren después de que se incendiara su granero
- Laurie Metcalf to depart ‘Doll’s House’ on Broadway
- Police in southern Illinois fatally shoot man who fired at officers
- Más de 100 baleados durante el fin de semana del 4 de Julio
- Chicago lakefront adding 3 restaurants in 1 space at Shore Club near North Avenue Beach
- Pacquiao pide a la OMB que revise su derrota ante Horn
- Lake Forest, Orr basketball players begin ‘cultural exchange’ program
- Tal leads undersized Highland Park basketball team
- Lake Zurich puts finishing touches on athletic facility upgrades
- ‘A lot of potential’ as Barrington boys basketball picks up speed
- Arlington Heights library summer reading program invites residents to ‘Build a Better World’
- Do good this summer with Greenpeace
- How video games helped give us the self-driving car
- ‘Hamilton’ star to put spotlight on epilepsy during North Barrington fundraiser
- What Republicans in Washington can learn from Rauner
- Get moving: What to know before you try CrossFit
- President Trump, be combative — but not cruel
- Mobile mechanics diagnose and fix cars at owners’ homes
- Meet ‘Spider-Man’s’ Laura Harrier, an Evanstonian in a Marvel universe
- ‘90210: The Musical’ coming to the Broadway Playhouse
- For many major leaguers, the fan mail piles up for months
- Crown Point’s annual picnic attracts hundreds
- ‘Spider-Man: Homecoming’s’ Laura Harrier is no damsel in distress
- Sports calendar
- Lady Gaga defends Ed Sheeran against online bullies: ‘I Love Ed’
- Selle: Waukegan budget buzz seems mayor’s honeymoon is over
- Trump looks for friendlier European welcome in Poland
- Stylish decor and pets can coexist
- Los drones captan una nueva vista de los fuegos artificiales del 4 de Julio
- North Korea taunts Trump over missile test as U.S. and South Korea conduct military exercises
- Dubai’s Emirates, Turkish Airlines off U.S. laptop ban list
- Rory McIlroy takes a Twitter break after spat with Steve Elkington
- MOMA Celebrates Frank Lloyd Wright’s 150 Years
- Low-cost Norwegian Air to begin O’Hare to London service
- Christian crisis pregnancy centers sue Illinois over new abortion notice law
- Root beer floats, fireflies and other summer checklist items
- How I learned to stop worrying and love hazy IPA — some hazy IPA
- 3 firefighters among 4 injured in extra-alarm blaze in Logan Square
- The greatest threat facing America is President Donald Trump
- Islamic State will lose Mosul and Raqqa. What happens next?
- North Kimball Avenue fire
- Frida Kahlo: 110 años de una artista marcada por el dolor y su mito
- ‘Despacito’ suma ya ocho semanas al frente de la lista Hot 100 de Billboard
- Shout Out: Jason Pilecki, park district supervisor
- Volvo ditches traditional engines for electrified powertrains on every model
- Adolescente acusado en conexión con el robo de un auto del FBI
- Shout Out: Kevin Smith, server at Irish pub
- Break from basic at home and away (Infographic)
- Repair or replace? What to do with a worn-out cooling system
- See how 24-year-old Danielle Kang celebrated her 1st major golf win
- Bella Cain plays to everyone in the crowd
- Capturing the real lives of Istanbul’s street cats in ‘Kedi’
- Northwestern buzzer-beater a finalist for ‘Best Play’ at the ESPYs
- ‘Illinois math’ has led to chronic underfunding of teacher pensions
- NPR tweeted the Declaration of Independence. Some thought it was ‘propaganda.’
- McDonald’s cobra impuesto de soda por equivocación
- Jefferson supported free press, but also saw its potential for abuse
- Logan Morrison says Gary Sanchez doesn’t deserve HR Derby invite
- La esclavitud doméstica, una práctica ancestral y normalizada en Perú
- Hammond continues to wind down city court operations
- Libby Adler Mages was a producer with much to offer
- Parker: Punch-drunk Trump
- Man killed, 3 injured in Gary 4th of July shooting
- Native American heritage on display in Michigan City
- Not guilty plea entered in Libertyville-Vernon Hills school district perjury case
- Letter to the editor: Congratulations on festival success
- Community news
- How can condo owners force sale of crumbling building?
- Canadian man indicted in officer’s stabbing at Flint airport
- Letter to the editor: Business owner thanks all for Hot Dog Day success
- Speak Out: I’m headed over to Will County for my pop and groceries
- ‘Repeal now, replace later’ would be a disaster for Republicans
- Double homicide in Roseland: ‘The dead don’t bother me. … But that’s close to home’
- National Museum of Mexican Art celebrates its 30th with a protest party
- Did officials make the right call in DQing Peter Sagan? A racing cyclist weighs in
- Shout out: Justin Breen, editor turned PR man
- The Reddit user behind Trump’s CNN meme apologized, but now CNN is facing backlash
- What you need to know about credit repair companies
- DeYoung to perform ‘The Grand Illusion’ at Arcada Theatre
- MMA fighter Aaron Rajman, ‘The Matzoh Brawler,’ killed in home-invasion shooting
- Shout Out: Sheryl Lipnick, a surgeon inspired by her mom
- When is a broker’s price opinion better than appraisal?
- Chance the Rapper takes on critic, MTV — and wins
- True Religion latest retailer to seek bankruptcy protection
- Covered bridge in Long Grove recommended for National Register of Historic Places
- Shout Out: Kostas Poulakidas, dad and world traveler
- Battling Batten disease
- How Trump should prep for his meeting with Putin
- No end in sight to Arab crisis as Qatar rejects demands amid blockade
- Quickly: How much money did Hobart waste on that fireworks display?
- Talking to Taylor Mac about ‘Hir’ and how to watch it
- Chicago best-seller Brad Thor wins Chris Christie’s beachgate
- Aru vence a Froome en primera etapa de montaña del Tour
- Chicago, get that consent decree
- In the market for a new tree? Bigger isn’t better
- Park Ridge fencing center hosts world-class instructors
- Tinley cyclist embarks on charity ride around Lake Michigan
- Make some plans: Here are 10 things to do July 14-16
- It’s insulting to African-American soldiers to have them serve at bases named after Confederate generals
- Fireworks — neighborhood nuisance, or patriotic fun? Depends on who you ask, and how they slept.
- Charts: U.S. fireworks injuries and deaths
- Educators: Online safety doesn’t take summer vacation
- Get to know Australian wines — beyond cute critter labels
- Se incorporará ‘Cubo’ el jueves al Tri
- Naperville Tuk Tuk fleet doubles in size in less than a year
- University of Chicago Medicine launching South Side asthma center for kids
- Brian Urlacher talks ‘Lovie Curse,’ Mitch Trubisky and Hall of Fame
- Your blood could be worth a lot. You should give it away for free.
- Shout Out: Willard Helander, former county clerk and DAR officer
- WHAT OTHERS ARE SAYING
- Cubs content with Ian Happ in the middle of order
- Happy 200th Henry David Thoreau: New bio reframes naturalist, activist and philosopher
- Riverfront property in Algonquin: $1.3 Million
- How do you build a tree house in the desert? New nature memoir finds a way
- Wrigley digs deeper into the big concert biz
- De frente, la mejor Barby
- Column: Traveling abroad offers good reminders of what makes U.S. special
- There was once a blind man in a hotel room …
- Baby found dead after house fire in Markham
- Refund checks to former DeVry students in the mail, FTC says
- Judge tells Martin Shkreli to keep his mouth shut
- Help Squad: AT&T receives approval to end copper landline service. What’s next for customers?
- Calibre 50 regresa a su esencia con los corridos de ‘Guerra de poder’
- Plainfield horse barn fire
- Police: Vehicle burglaries in Glenview on the rise
- 22 people wounded, 3 fatally, in city shootings
- Teen girl accused in Uber driver fatal stabbing hospitalized, misses court
- ‘Holiday creep’ hits Amazon’s ‘Prime Day’
- Ridgewood grad has chance to play for Poland national basketball team
- La ‘Armada’ latina en el Juego de Estrellas de Grandes Ligas
- Police reorganization to save Lake Zurich $60,000 annually, officials say
- Record 425 attend Book Lovers Lunch for Bernie’s Book Bank
- Column: 15 ways to nurture your relationship
- Holiday budget news nothing to celebrate
- Younger directors next frontier in push for greater board diversity
- Marcus Kruger: Ending up on Hurricanes a ‘good’ move
- Music Institute’s Evanston campus receives repairs grant
- Shout Out: Linda Lara, taking a break from the fast lane
- Blue skies, nice weather boost Glenview parade
- ‘Queen Sugar’ actress talks Evanston, female directors and on-screen relationships
- The Chicago Fire is for now the boss in the MLS
- Glenview July 4th parade held under blue skies
- Sugar Grove library programs to shed light on upcoming solar eclipse
- Hammond judge threatens city with lawsuit
- The best trash cans, according to experts
- Gary man injured after car goes under semitrailer, police say
- Shout Out: Julia Easter, cooking camp counselor
- Man dies when fireworks he was checking suddenly go off
- Column: Why does the next big thing in toys always seem to go up in flames?
- How to bring moderation back to American politics
- Murray y Nadal caminan seguros en Wimbledon
- Oak Brook plans red-light camera warning signs
- Oak Park shows its class by not opting out of county minimum wage
- Chicago-area dollar stores to become Dollar General shops
- A record 425 at Bernie’s Book Bank 2017 lunch
- Kanye West takes Jay-Z’s Tidal to task over money owed
- Clarkson: Summer is flying, and so much left to do
- Fotografía sugiere que la aviadora Amelia Earhart podría haber sobrevivido
- Naperville People in the News
- When this broadcaster shows up on North Korean news, you know it’s serious
- Subcontractors enter guilty pleas in theft cases
- McDonald’s brings foam cups back to Chicago despite shareholder pressure
- Your best bets at Taste
- Esto es lo que encontrarás en ‘Taste of Chicago’
- 25 best bites at Taste of Chicago, from ribs to tamales to funnel cake sundaes
- Ruido Fest is here to stay
- Dyer man charged after shots hit neighbor’s home
- Coroner: Chicago boy, 12, drowns in church pool
- Petrak: La Grange Craft Fair attracting younger crowds
- Community news
- Steppenwolf announces casting of ‘The Rembrandt’ and ‘The Crucible’
- Rob Kardashian and Blac Chyna throw down (and dirty) on social media
- Aurora firefighter injured in Fourth of July garage fire
- #RumboARuidoFest : Los Nastys y su música ‘asesina, salvaje y borracha’
- D300 collecting school supplies, backpacks
- Event ahead of LPGA tourney offers girls a stroke of confidence
- Day full of patriotic fun in Northbrook
- Los 40 de Gilberto Santa Rosa
- Column: Blight quietly spreading in Buffalo Grove
- New Lenox approves new shopping center
- Three injured in Round Lake Beach crash following Fourth of July fireworks display
- Northbrook Fourth of July full of patriotic fun
- Masters of minis coming to Chicago
- 3 ways to work more easily from home
- 3 ways to make it easier to work from home
- Slowik: Lest we forget the lessons of the state budget impasse
- American hostages could be key to talks with North Korea
- Waukegan’s 1st Ward remains without alderman more than 60 days after mayor took office
- Cook County judge named to Rush Oak Park board of directors
- Ex-teacher pleads guilty to electronic harassment of high school student
- Bigger than basketball: Zion-Benton’s Jaalen Ray to join Air Force
- Cubs 7, Rays 3
- Red, white and blue on parade at Winnetka festivities
- Burbank, Orland fire agencies get grants
- An American (hoodie) in Paris: Plainfield woman encounters former teammate’s uniform abroad
- Winnetka’s July Fourth features patriotism on parade
- Talk of the County
- Naperville councilwoman turns to Facebook to find lost wedding ring
- Affordable Care Act is the biggest transfer of health in the history of the U.S.
- Scientists are starting to clear up one of the biggest controversies in climate science
- Police: Man who killed N.Y. cop had ranted about officers killing and abusing
- Research shows California Raisins positively impact diabetic nutrition
- 5 ways to streamline your efforts to make most of summer
- Bulls top draft pick Lauri Markkanen signs, ready for Saturday’s summer league opener
- Warehouse developer says Ferry Road in Aurora is ‘a place people want to be’
- ‘Nada detiene mejor una bala que un empleo’
- Ask Tom: Is collision with asteroid Apophis likely?
- At least 14 killed in gunfight in drug-plagued northern Mexico state
- Eric Mooney’s passing nets more scholarship offers and Huntley success
- La fortaleza de Frida Kahlo, inspiración para artesanas
- Calculus teachers turn for answers to Marist math coach
- Oswego East’s Sam Schultz, Kamron Battle look to duplicate sisters’ act
- Tensions rise between Iraqi forces and civilians as military roots out IS forces in Mosul
- Athletics 7, White Sox 4
- The unbearable dreadfulness of summer
- Jimmy John’s joins Elgin’s growing list of downtown lunch spots
- From shark diving to tagging, South Florida offers ways to interact with the big fish
- Reavis senior Noah Wasielewski a force on offensive and defensive lines
- Antonise Christian the Post-Tribune 2017 Girls Track Athlete of the Year
- Almost every state resists Trump’s voter fraud commission
- Elgin social services mourn LaForge, 62, ‘a force to be reckoned with’
- Community news
- A.J. Pierzynski, Anthony Rizzo and other Cubs, White Sox on All-Star’s final vote ballot
- A scent of mushroom in the air at Moutza time
- Lowell school district makes switch to solar power
- Woman who caused fatal crash after taking heroin gets 16 years in prison
- Lindsay Moskalick the Post-Tribune 2017 Girls Track Coach of the Year
- Victims remembered at Gary peace march
- Announcing the Post-Tribune 2017 Girls Track All-Area Team
- North Korean missile advances put new stress on U.S. defenses
- Shield of Hope
- College notes: Madison Mallards’ Thomas Smart named JUCO All-American
- Two-time Wimbledon champ Petra Kvitova stunned by American Madison Brengle
- John Lackey earns extended rest with strong finish before All-Star break
- ‘HookyGate’ at the Illinois House: Why are dozens of lawmakers no-shows?
- Trump sets one of the slowest paces for staffing, nominations in recent history
- Will County housing complex, local groups offer hope for veterans
- White Sox veteran Melky Cabrera not weighed down by ‘important season’
- Dion Waiters gets his wish, will be back with Miami Heat
- 18 horses die, others saved in Plainfield barn fire
- Government supporters storm Venezuela congress, injuring lawmakers with sticks, metal bars
- Road trippin’: Winning makes long bus trips easier for teams like Slammers
- White Sox let opponents steal show with A’s stealing six bases
- Ukraine says it foiled 2nd stage to cyberattack after police raid
- Cubs get some clutch hitting to rally for 7-3 comeback victory over Rays
- Russia’s Putin, North Korea to challenge Trump overseas
- First baseman Rock Shoulders delivers power, defense for Slammers
- Strong to severe thunderstorms likely across the Chicago area
- All-Star Game or All-Star break? Maybe Kris Bryant needs mental recharge
- U.S. prepared to hold joint operations with Russia in Syria, Tillerson says
- Cook County ID card proposed for people living in the U.S. illegally as city tries its own
- Edward James Olmos y Ryan Guzmán protagonizarán una película sobre el 11-S
- Newly unearthed photo shows Amelia Earhart survived her final flight, investigators say
- Venus Williams advances in her 20th Wimbledon. Her next opponent has been alive for 19 of them.
- Defending champ Giancarlo Stanton is top seed in Home Run Derby
- Nietos del actor mexicano ‘Cantinflas’ lucharán para recuperar su legado
- A set of golf clubs Donald Trump once used is up for auction
- Connecticut residents keep holiday quiet for nesting eagles