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2017 > August > 17
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Hundreds carry lit candles across U.Va. campus against white nationalism
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Cubs 7, Reds 6
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Trump’s lawyer jumps into racial controversy by forwarding inflammatory email
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John Lackey’s eventful night ends in no-decision as Cubs blow lead, rally for 7-6 win over Reds
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Infographic: Prenatal yoga exercises help expectant mothers
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117 years of eclipses: How Chicago Tribune artists have explained it
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Silicon Valley escalates its war on white supremacy despite free speech concerns
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National Park Service ends ban on disposable water bottles
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Dodgers 5, White Sox 4
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Carlos Rodon building confidence in quest to be elite White Sox starter
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White Sox team of closers can’t complete job as Dodgers seize 5-4, walk-off victory
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Lubeznik offers more art at annual fest
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DNA testing reveals family secret
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Coming to Rialto, proof that ghosts exist?
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Approachable sushi restaurant opens in Naperville
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12 shows to see now
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‘In This Corner of the World’ review: Animated tale about life before the bomb
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Five things to do in Lake County Aug. 18-20
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See wolves up close at Big Run open house
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Morning Spin: Democrats’ turn at the State Fair: Will Jesse White run again?
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Then and now: Chicago’s lost sports venues
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Adler CEO hopes Chicagoans look up at eclipse — then to planetarium to learn more
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Steve Bannon says there’s no military solution in North Korea
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Trump’s isolation grows in the wake of Charlottesville
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Former U.S. Attorney Zachary Fardon to open Chicago office of Atlanta law firm
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Eclipse turns from foreboding to celebratory phenomenon with romance, spectacle
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Executive, escort indicted as part of $5.8 million scheme
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Lawmakers decry ‘racist’ cartoon published by policy group with Rauner ties
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After cruising in 2016, Cubs can benefit from tight division race down stretch
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‘Call your mayor’: Sessions tries to blame Chicago’s crime on sanctuary city policy
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Confederate monument stands on Chicago’s South Side as questions swirl around the country
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Malala Yousafzai gets in to Oxford
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Photo gallery: Lawndale house fire
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Urban Crosta sets sights on late-August opening in former Robert’s Pizza space
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John Lackey collects a career milestone with first stolen base
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Consecutive first-pitch leadoff home runs make White Sox history
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Red Sox ceremonial first pitch goes wild, hits photographer in worst possible area
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Sorry for the inconvenience fans, but black athlete activism is multiplying
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Big Ten: 10 conference games to circle
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Business execs shunned Trump panels before he disbanded them
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Prickly City- confession
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Consejos para tomar las mejores fotos del Gran Eclipse Estadounidense
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58 dead in 3 days in renewed anti-drug crackdown in Philippines
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Bonnie Tyler to sing ‘Total Eclipse of the Heart’ hit during eclipse
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Don’t look now, but Cubs starter John Lackey is making his own playoff push
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The ‘business president’ couldn’t even keep CEOs on his side
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Anti-Muslim Australian senator wears a burqa in Parliament
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‘Logan Lucky’: Channing Tatum, Daniel Craig cut a caper
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Chicago festivals this weekend: Aug. 17-20
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Best Chicago happy hour deals: Aug. 17-23
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5 things to do in Chicago this weekend
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Boy, 16, shot dead while playing basketball on Far South Side: ‘This kid was a good kid’
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Owner fights landmark push for old Nichols Library; says ‘property rights’ being violated
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‘Herd immunity’ may be curbing U.S. Zika numbers
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Antidepressant use jumps 65 percent in 15 years
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State looks to approve new affordable housing in Lake County
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Charlottesville rattles the Trump presidency. This one hurts.
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Safari West: A free-range zoo adventure in California
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Online sales, solid store traffic gives Walmart 2Q boost
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8 reasons to visit Sarasota, starting with the circus
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8 reasons to visit Sarasota, starting with the circus
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Police: ‘Inconsistencies’ in man’s claims that 3 people he killed were intruders
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Luis Suarez out at least a month, says AUF
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Court upholds $80,000 fine against B&B over refusal of same-sex civil union ceremony
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Indiana University Northwest’s new Arts and Sciences building
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The unlikely reason Americans are shopping at Target again
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U.S. soldier killed, others wounded fighting Islamic State in Afghanistan
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Mitch Trubisky’s preseason debut
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Mbappe left out of Monaco squad
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I’m a teacher in Charlottesville. This is how I’ll talk to students about what happened.
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As Walmart snaps up trendy e-commerce sites, it risks alienating the cool kids
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Luis Suárez cae lesionado y estará al menos un mes de baja
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Plainfield native Melissa McCarthy lands No. 4 spot on Forbes actress list
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Rockit Ranch Productions’ Brad Young buys Winnetka mansion for $4.4 million
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1 found dead in Lawndale fire: ‘I looked up and I saw flames coming in from next door’
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Paulinho: ‘En China he recuperado la confianza en mi fútbol’
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Column: North Korea missile threats – and Cold War lessons
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Allison Moorer and Shelby Lynne collaborate on an album, finally
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Butterfly garden and golf? 9 airports with insane amenities
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Money conversations to have with your first-year college kid
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Shout Out: Lynn Minuskin, a supervisor at Arlington Heights Park District
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Trump ataca a los senadores republicanos que criticaron su tibieza contra el racismo
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‘The Hitman’s Bodyguard’ review: Assassin meets boy scout; corpses ensue
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3rd Australian government minister could be fired over dual citizenship
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Bannon contradice a Trump sobre Pyongyang y llama ‘payasos’ a racistas
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‘Good Time’ review: The crook (a thief), his life and his brother
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How old is too old for an MBA? Depends what you want.
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5 things to eat, drink, do this weekend
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‘Ingrid Goes West’ review: Aubrey Plaza embodies true horror story for our digital times
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Watch the eclipse, but do it safely
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Chicago-area woman convicted of lying about terrorist bombings to get final court hearing
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Enjoy Japanese arts, music at a Garden Summer Festival
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Calendar
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Charlottesville reabre el debate sobre la simbología confederada
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ABC7’s Rob Elgas sells West Town condo for $343K
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Maine Gov. LePage: Removing Confederate statues like losing 9/11 memorial
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Romantic trouble on the table in ‘Honeymoon in Vegas’
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At Zanies, a still hysterical Emo Philips shows why he’s Emo Philips
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After July ‘miracle,’ Pope Francis reportedly moves Roberto Clemente closer to sainthood
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Confirman 12 muertos en ‘ataque terrorista’ de Barcelona
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Schneider addresses anti-Semitism, Middle East policy at Deerfield event
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No U.S. strike on North Korea without South Korea’s approval, Moon says
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Barcelona Las Ramblas attack
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Free online workouts
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Park West condo
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Trump needs to fire Steve Bannon and Jared Kushner
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Lincoln Park co-op once owned by former Harpo Studios president sells for $4.6M
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‘Trevor’ a promising musical about a kid who’s easy to love
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Commissioners weigh offers for county land in Crown Point
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Monumento a confederados de pie en Chicago, a pesar de la controversia racial
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5 fabulous deck fix-ups
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Clean clothes lead to success at school (Infographic)
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It takes a village: Integrated care team gives hope back to dialysis patient
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Bonci pizzeria opens in West Loop, bringing Roman al taglio style to Chicago
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Barcelona acknowledges interest in Coutinho and Dembele
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Taming a Hellcat at track safety school
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Admin assistants seek higher pay in Dist. 113
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Police identify man found dead outside of Buffalo Grove apartment complex
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Paris attacks suspect Abdeslam also to face trial in Belgium
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Sheriff: Man revived after suffering overdose in Lake County Circuit Court
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Enlisting young adult fiction in the battle against racism
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Shout Out: Chirag Goel and Justin Bank, young scientists
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Enter the Scott Stantis cartoon caption contest
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OPINIÓN/Real Madrid, una copa más con el Barca atravesado
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Man charged with dumping loaded gun into trash can at Cook County Jail
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Winner: “Please, give these guys a fidget spinner!” – Arlene Englander, Chicago
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Vehicle involved in Highland Park accident was stolen: Police
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Un sueño hecho realidad para los Bears y Trubisky
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Fundraising campaign underway to modernize Barrington High School library
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Spanish League Preview: Real Madrid starts title defense way ahead of Barcelona
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Ozzie Guillen confused by Jerry Reinsdorf’s ‘burned bridges’ comment
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The Michelin Guide introduces a new designation – but it’s no big prize
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BUNDESLIGA 2017-18: Bayern eyes record 6th straight title
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Facebook shut down anonymous employee group after Trump was elected, report says
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Putting pressure on Mitch Trubisky key to Bears’ development
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‘The Hitman’s Bodyguard’, un divertido escape de acción
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Narrow basements and collisions with dancers in ‘The Remains’ at Defibrillator
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West Ham confirms stay of Argentinian Lanzini
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Shout out: Tom Burdin, electrician, model train enthusiast
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If you still support Donald Trump
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Así tiraron una pistola cargada en la basura de la cárcel del Condado de Cook
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25 kitchen gadgets that you probably don’t need – but might want anyway
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Column: Seeing a miracle thanks to technology
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Boys soccer preview: Central Suburban North
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Girls volleyball preview: Central Suburban North
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Italian Season Preview: AC Milan and Napoli likeliest challengers to Juve’s crown
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The best way to drink whiskey, according to science
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Photos: Yale residence colleges
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Incoming CNO Financial CEO buys Lincoln Park mansion for $4.2 million
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A couple of Safdies out for a ‘Good Time’
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Finding your niche can ease first-year jitters
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White nationalists already lost
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Community news
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Column: Symbols of hate have no place in public venues
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Kindergarten Preview Day aims to ease fears of kids and parents alike
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New Yale residential colleges: A strong sense of place, dimmed by excess
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Western Springs to go on record against beverage tax
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Toughness defines Ohio State: ‘Don’t wear your high heels here’
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Column: Former Illinois lawmakers powered by energy interests
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Mansion on Mohawk
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Udonis Haslem on Dwyane Wade buyout speculation and a Heat reunion: ‘We’d love to have you’
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En imágenes, el ‘ataque terrorista’ cometido en Barcelona
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Stevenson hires alumna Heather Ruchim as varsity softball coach
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Cash family: Keep Johnny’s name away from ‘hateful ideology’
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El heraldo de la cantera de Pumas
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Flies in plane for first time
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Magic garden: A tiny, moss-filled pleasure dome for your desk
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Shania Twain is bringing her ‘Now’ tour to United Center
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‘Hard work’ behind Gov. Rauner’s 20-pound weight loss
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Are drug firms paying your doctor? Illinois doctors accepted $74.1M in industry payments last year
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Column: Taking stock of life and columns as summer days start to wane
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CTA launches program to reduce crowding on Cubs game nights
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México: Campeón Chivas va por su primer triunfo
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Man arrested after girl, 10, fondled at a Northwest Side Walmart
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The meaning behind Chicago’s Confederate monument
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Las cifras de récord de Zidane: 90 partidos y siete títulos
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Texas vice principal removed for writing children’s book with supremacist symbol
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Michael Bennett’s words, actions on anthem protest too important to ignore
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Recommended Chicago-area classical concerts
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En la escena de un tiroteo, una madre agradece a Dios que su hijo esté en la cárcel
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WHAT OTHERS ARE SAYING
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Keep Confederate monuments — but put them in context
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Gurnee seeks removal from national hate group map
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No-kill animal shelter at capacity, asking for foster homes
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My family served in WWII. Trump dishonors their legacy.
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Anonymous publishes GOP legislators’ private numbers in bid to push for Trump’s impeachment
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Man shot while sitting in parked car in Aurora released from hospital
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Laid-off Lake Station teachers land new jobs
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El Real Madrid comienza pletórico la defensa del título de LaLiga
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Naperville People in the News
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U.S. history teachers, this is your moment to shine
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‘Panic not something we should embrace’: Keeping cool heads amid new nuke fears
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Man dies month after beating in South Loop
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Wheeling school district begins search for new superintendent
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Argo High School outdoor event eclipsed by faulty glasses ordered from Amazon
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Girl, 14, went missing more than a week ago in the West Woodlawn neighborhood
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PAWS Chicago’s Medical Center
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Illinois’ unemployment rate up slightly in July
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Ready, set, no pants: Underwear Run added to this year’s Chicago Triathlon
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European soccer weekend: What to watch in the main leagues
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Chef’s Choice: ‘Being Italian, food is love and love is food,’ local chef says
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Kiwanis golfers help support youth groups
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Vernon Hills junior Lia Pelech earns medals in Maccabiah fencing
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Football notes: New season marks last conference hurrah for some area teams
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Viking warship replica in Geneva open for tours
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Doctors treat Indiana toddler with Narcan after opiate overdose
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Horchata frozen yogurt meets Gansito, the Mexican cream-stuffed snack cake
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What’s the best mustard for a hot dog?
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Oribe Peralta: ‘Si quisiera títulos individuales hubiera jugado tenis o golf’
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Democratic governor candidates say Rauner too late in criticizing Trump
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One way short of bankruptcy to stabilize Chicago’s schools
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Column: The frightening last gasps of a movement based on hate
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Encouraging entrepreneurs with new PNW Co-Working Space
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Reds 13, Cubs 10
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Column: Will white people now be profiled, just like the rest of us?
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Libertyville considers offering sewer replacement grants
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What’s the best hot dog mustard? We taste test 12 brands
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Cook County: Soda tax no longer runs afoul of food stamp rules
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Defensive back Ishaun Walker wants to make a difference for North Chicago
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Lincolnshire under boil water advisory, forcing Stevenson to cancel classes
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100 pack hearing on Campana affordable housing proposal, offer split opinions
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After criticism, DeVos condemns Charlottesville violence in letter to staff
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Raymond Fleischman, worked in lighting and set design, dies at 90
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Michael Oakes looks to provide muscle on offensive line for Bartlett
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Team USA’s Tianna Bartoletta medals at worlds despite being homeless for three months
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Speak Out
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Imperial Motors Jaguar dealership closes Wilmette location
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Evanston violated Open Meetings Act with June council session on minimum wage, attorney general says
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Triton touts cybersecurity program as ‘tremendous opportunity’
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Old Naperville Day block party this Sunday
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Zook home in Hinsdale at stake in property subdivision proposal
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St. Charles woman punched her boyfriend in the head and hit him with her car, court records say
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Shout Out: Keith Koonin, solar eclipse fan
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Democrats forced to make their own fun after state fair rally cancellation
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Aurora identity theft suspect denies stealing friend’s identity to buy commercial lawnmower
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Northbrook commissioners plan to recommend against assisted living center
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Harvard recruit Derric Lee showed character playing hurt for Waubonsie
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Hundreds of volunteers spruce up Whittier Elementary ahead of school year
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NSAL opening party for Member’s Show, ‘Art in Bloom’
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Man released from jail after allegedly driving with BAC 4 times the legal limit
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Oak Park, River Forest park districts working with OPRF on proposed community rec center
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Republican Sen. Corker says Trump hasn’t shown stability, competence
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Letter: Don’t expose potential trafficking victims
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Secretary of State Jesse White says he’ll run for record sixth term
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Shout Out: Meghan Meredith, Heller naturalist
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Glenview gives initial approval to revised Culver’s plan
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Naperville to license taxi companies instead of individual drivers
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West Suburban Local Scoreboard for Friday, Aug. 18
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Shout Out: Aaron Frankel, Beth Hillel Bnai Emunah education director
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Suspicious item at Route 59 Metra station turns out to be cooler bag
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Dating site OkCupid kicks out white supremacist: ‘There is no room for hate’
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Why do white supremacists hate Jews? Because we can fight them.
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Neuqua Valley grad Patrick Doody stands out in extra duty for Chicago Fire
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Quickly
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Column: Lipinski says record shows his support for birth control funds
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Countdown to Football: Jaleel Holloway, Crete-Monee ranked No. 7 in preseason
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Ford settles sexual, racial harassment claims at Chicago plants for $10 million
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Aurora churches combining forces on community outreach initiative
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Prosecutors: Woman accused of murder called 911 after shooting boyfriend last summer
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How do we keep traffic moving — even after a tragedy?
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Balmoral hosts prestigious horse-jumping competition
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Column: Portage family, friends mourn newlyweds killed in car crash in France
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Baranek: Sandburg grad Sarah Herold leaves lasting impression for Team USA
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Fire GM Nelson Rodriguez focused on present with club in slump
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In Day 9 of trial, Lake County Sheriff Buncich takes stand, denies wrongdoing in corruption case
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Law inspired by Park Ridge case aims to prevent lawsuits against those who comment at zoning hearings
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Tillerson, Mattis say Bannon wrong on North Korea: U.S. ‘prepared militarily’
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How serious are structural issues at Moser Tower? Testing to find out starts this fall
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Eating the zoo creatures in Venezuela
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Kris Bryant gets ‘engaged’ again — not that his wife minds
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Fox Valley Park Board approves new park, renovated playground
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Emanuel pushes back at Sessions in podcast with longtime ally Axelrod
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Pilsen Fest celebrates solidarity and local artists
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Eclipse offers rare opportunity to study sun, atmosphere, animals
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Spacewalking cosmonauts release 3-D-printed satellite
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Trump actually did something good this week
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Countdown to Football: Jaeger Gill, Lowell ranked No. 1 in the preseason
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Corrections and clarifications
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Girls cross country preview: Julia Arnold gets pumped up for Valparaiso
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Aurora mayor starts 2 new volunteer initiatives
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Yestival set for Saturday at Elgin’s Festival Park
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The solar eclipse in southern Illinois
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Walsh cites collaboration as key to Will County’s successes
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Trump’s chief economic adviser Gary Cohn staying, White House says
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Suspended Lake County cop accused in rape case pleads ‘not liable’ to disciplinary charges
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Elgin police begin work on homeless aid network
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Former President Obama to speak at Economic Club of Chicago in December
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Tinley Park denies racism in handling of low-income apartment plans
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Shout Out: Robin Tucker, retired ETHS teacher
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Senior officer on USS Fitzgerald to be relieved of command after fatal collision
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Red Sox owner John Henry seeks to rename Yawkey Way
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Others will have to provide the leadership Trump has not
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Sources: Feds made recordings at Cinespace Chicago studios in probe of Teamsters boss
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Two charged with hiding death of woman found last month in Kankakee River
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Ask Tom: Is there ‘warm’ air at high altitudes?
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Gov. Holcomb pitches job training plan at Gary groundbreaking
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Officials: Man, 32, shot on West Side Tuesday dies
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Michigan man in 1995 ‘Jenny Jones Show’ murder case to be released from prison
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Cubs manager Joe Maddon expects MLB discipline for his outburst against umpire
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Cubs manager Joe Maddon expects MLB discipline for his outburst against umpire
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Carpentersville fire battalion chief’s death caused by bee stings
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2 killed, 9 injured in city shootings
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Glencoe library issues warning for solar eclipse glasses it distributed
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Eight are charged in toppling of North Carolina statue as scores line up to confess
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Yorkville doctor accused of sexually assaulting more than a dozen patients set for second trial
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Horse-friendly subdivision off the table for Merrillville
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Bill Weick remembered as coaching icon at Mount Carmel, Brother Rice
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Pence compares Trump to Teddy Roosevelt, praises his ‘can-do spirit’
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Speak Out: Elgin did great job picking up branches after storm
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Complaints persuade Crown Point to revoke solicitor’s permit
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Bears practice at Prospect High School
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Under fire — from GOP — Trump defends ‘beautiful’ Confederate monuments
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6-year-old killed in crash involving Gary school bus; alcohol a factor, police say
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Rangers 9, White Sox 8
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Starbucks chairman questions country’s ‘moral fiber’
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Warm, humid air to return over weekend
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Lake County News-Sun Local Scoreboard for Thursday, Aug. 18
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Daily Southtown Local Scoreboard for Friday, Aug. 18
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Friday night games well past due for Cubs at Wrigley Field
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Arkansas to resume executions after getting new supply of lethal drug
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Before seeking ‘revenge,’ Derek Holland catches up with ex-teammates, pets in Texas
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Cubs starter Jon Lester likely to go on disabled list
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For Jewish Americans, echoes of the Holocaust and anger over Trump’s response to Charlottesville
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Undrafted Jake Matthys a diamond in the rough as pitcher for RailCats
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John Fox reiterates Bears’ QB order won’t change for second preseason game
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Trinity Christian grad Zack Jones beginning to catch on with ThunderBolts
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Despair is not an option.
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Policía mata a cinco sospechosos de nuevo ataque en Cambrils
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Post-Tribune Local Scoreboard for Friday, Aug. 18
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Charity fundraisers canceled at Mar-a-Lago after Trump’s Charlottesville remarks
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Glenwood man charged in murder of wife and son, police say
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Crazy day, wild week and more madness on the way for unpredictable Cubs
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Scott Stantis cartoon caption contest winner and extras
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Police search for gunman in CTA subway