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- Free appetizer or dessert and free chips & salsa at TGI Fridays
- Former Michigan State coach Jud Heathcote dies at 90
- Mike Montgomery proves worth as Cubs starter after win vs. Pirates
- Maria Sharapova makes dramatic return to U.S. Open, upsets world No. 2 Simona Halep
- North Korean missile flies over Japan, prompting angry response from Tokyo
- Cubs get back on track with 6-1 win over Pirates
- Chicago Tribune Food & Dining Chicago Gourmet 2017 Sweepstakes Official Rules
- Chicago Gourmet Sweepstakes
- Chicago Tribune Food & Dining Ballpark Fare Goes Gourmet Sweepstakes Official Rules
- 2 dead, 4 injured after shooting at New Mexico library
- Helpmate might be contributing to man’s problems
- In the aftermath of Storm Harvey, Donald Trump gets to see the real America
- Explorer Surgical lands $3 million more for operating room software
- See Hillary Clinton promote her book — for about the price of a Broadway play
- If anti-consumer bank law is passed, more Wells Fargo-like scandals are coming
- 1 dead, 3 wounded in shootings in Chicago
- Michigan Avenue’s Hard Rock Hotel to become St. Jane Chicago — for Jane Addams
- Homeless advocacy group seeks to stop eviction of Uptown tent city
- Judge again rejects tossing confession in Hadiya Pendleton’s slaying
- Jury convicts Chicago cop of excessive force for firing 16 shots at car, wounding 2 teens
- Born with rare brain cancer, Huntley boy beats odds to begin kindergarten
- Prickly City- nazis bad
- Mike Montgomery’s performance raises questions about Cubs’ stretch-run rotation
- Series preview: White Sox at Twins
- NFL rookie QBs: When did they start?
- Jake Arrieta in contact with Houston-area friends affected by Harvey
- Showtime hit with lawsuit over Floyd Mayweather-Conor McGregor streaming problems
- The football guy in Kyle Schwarber will be torn for Ohio State-Indiana game
- Gary march sends message of solidarity in fight against bigotry
- Fantasy football 2017 mock draft: Injuries to Spencer Ware, Julian Edelman shake up the board
- Sentencing postponed a year for college student in Merrillville armed robbery
- Prosecutors expect to charge German nurse with more killings
- Northwest Indiana emergency responders are ready to help Harvey victims
- Do good with the Chicago Architecture Biennial
- 5 must-see Chicago concerts this week: Swervedriver, Dent May, Kevin Morby
- Quick, someone wake up Kevin White and tell him the Bears need a No. 1 receiver
- Joliet Junior College teacher aims to make learning Mandarin easy
- Liverpool agree record deal to sign Keita
- Tottenham sells center back Kevin Wimmer to Stoke
- Ernie Banks gets a new memorial in Graceland Cemetery, within cheering distance of Wrigley Field
- Amazon wish lists and other ways Chicagoans can help victims of Hurricane Harvey
- Goalkeeper Pickford out of England squad
- Delivery without drivers: Domino’s, Ford team up for test
- Wisconsin’s Green County makes a delicious destination for cheese fans
- Estrogen patch may boost women’s sex lives in menopause
- Cheesy goodness in Green County
- Lyon sign Pape Diop from Celta Vigo
- Trump va a Texas para evaluar los daños de Harvey
- Tiene Tri ‘resaca veraniega’
- Tras su arresto, se le asigna una fianza millonaria a pandillero acusado de homicidio
- ¿Ahora en qué gastará sus millones el ‘Money’?
- Former Illini great Dee Brown to join UIC coaching staff: report
- ‘I can still play:’ Derrick Rose talks fame, fatherhood, Cavs and redemption
- Villa ‘on a cloud’ over Spain recall
- Commissioner: Porter County won’t negotiate with indicted Portage mayor
- Messi y Suárez vuelven para recta final de eliminatorias
- Lovie Smith on flooding from Hurricane Harvey: ‘You just have to pray’
- Little name recognition, little baggage: why Uber chose Dara Khosrowshahi as its new CEO
- Los DiBernardo, un dúo de Chicago para la selección de Estados Unidos
- Elgin fishmongers face uncertain return to storm-ravaged Texas
- Actor Ed Skrein explains why he is backing out of the ‘Hellboy’ reboot after whitewashing criticism
- Memo to economists defending price-gouging in a disaster: It’s still wrong, morally and economically
- Oak Forest police investigate shooting death
- Being asked to read ‘Prayer for Our Country’ might have felt routine — in another time
- Trip to a distillery led couple to open their own
- Confesión en el asesinato de Hadiya Pendleton, sí será usado como evidencia
- The ultimate backyard: 12 homes for sale near national parks
- Trump wants to militarize the police, at exactly the wrong moment
- Harwood Heights resident honored for role in arrest of suspect in attempted bank robbery
- Los Cabos expande su oferta turística de lujo y exclusividad
- Editorial cartoons from around the country
- A crisis at Canada’s border tests Justin Trudeau’s compassion
- Scientists say warming makes storms like Harvey wetter
- Girl power has lifted up women but failed men
- Addison Russell’s divorce case moved to Florida from Cook County
- Graue Mill to host Civil War encampment, depicting ‘pivotal time period in our history’
- South Sudan says no hint that dead American was a journalist
- Threadless co-founder’s new app aims to make restaurant owners’ lives easier
- Luis Derbez dice ser mejor opción de PAN para presidenciales por “disruptivo”
- For South Barrington resident, wild experiences at family’s Andy Frain Services lingers on
- Centennial Fitness Center celebrates 25 years in Park Ridge
- United Solidarity Rally and March in Gary
- For years, engineers have warned that Houston was a flood disaster in the making. Why didn’t somebody do something?
- Se les ordenó no evacuar. Ahora muchas familias en Houston se encuentran atrapadas en sus hogares
- ’10 Most Wanted’ suspect in teen’s killing, burning is returned to Chicago
- Pinto dice que selección de Honduras se jugará todo ante Trinidad y Tobago
- Questions continue on size, process for Naperville 5th Avenue redevelopment
- At Salzburg Festival, operatic winds of change blow
- BBQ Supply Co. takes over former Yusho space in Hyde Park
- Paco Jémez: ‘El latino es indisciplinado’
- Add statue of Mussolini’s mutilated body to Balbo monument: Kerry James Marshall
- Controversial radio host Mike North says he’s done with sports
- Durante años, los ingenieros advirtieron que Houston sería un desastre en caso de inundación ¿Por qué nadie hizo algo?
- Bears waive two defensive players
- U.S. home prices surge in June, led by Seattle
- Appraisal-free home sales cut costs, but may come with risks
- Jon Faddis returns for Dizzy Gillespie tribute at Chicago Jazz Festival
- Escuelas de Chicago enseñarán sobre tortura policial
- American music sparks Labor Day weekend concert
- A dentist who makes housecalls to the elderly
- Doug ‘Hot Doug’ Sohn takes us to eat his favorite sausages in Chicago
- Displeased with crowd, Trump punishes longtime aide who organized Phoenix rally, sources say
- A-maze-ing fall fun
- ‘Absolutely Alfie,’ little sister of beloved EllRay Jakes, bursts onto kids’ book scene
- You can make retirement happen (Infographic)
- Find inspiration along El Salvador’s artisan trail
- 5 tips to make family mealtimes more mindful
- 3 steps to help freelancers and gig economy workers avoid a tax blunder
- Want to lose weight? Research proves a big breakfast is the first step
- Frito Pie: This chili-based campout classic is in the bag
- Hey employers! We’ve got this one thing in Illinois …
- Lake Forest students move fast to stage one-act plays
- River Forest Chocolates to move into larger space on Lake Street
- Lake Forest H.S. plays
- Las mujeres inmigrantes sostuvieron la natalidad en EEUU en últimos 25 años
- Las mujeres inmigrantes sostuvieron la natalidad en EEUU en los últimos 25 años
- Houston native Beyonce planning to aid those hurt by Harvey
- Arlington Heights students start new year at expanded Thomas, Windsor schools
- 180 artists exhibiting at Art Fair on the Square in Lake Forest
- Germany’s Merkel: Europe still ‘hasn’t done homework’ on refugees
- By punt, pass or kick, St. Viator’s Bryce Hellgeth does it all in win
- Hinsdale Middle School opening pushed back five months
- Watch Coldplay dedicate new song to Harvey victims — and vow never to play it again
- Matthew Stafford just set the NFL’s contract record. It won’t last long.
- Lake Zurich grad Stephanie Schmid to play pro basketball in Ireland
- ‘Greed never takes off days, apparently’: Astros player leads criticism of Rangers over Harvey decision
- La Grange to perform first tree inventory in 25 years
- America, how did we get here?
- Kate del Castillo y Netflix anuncian la serie ‘Cuando conocí al Chapo’
- Alert warns of catalytic converter thefts in Deering police district on South Side
- Corinne Olympios on ‘Bachelor in Paradise’ scandal: ‘I was really a victim of the media’
- MillerCoors sends 50,000 cans of water to Hurricane Harvey victims
- Lisa Madigan lawsuit vs. City of Chicago
- Legal threat leads Elmhurst to restart review of nursing home expansion
- Sessions: Drug overdoses are ‘the top lethal issue’ in the U.S.
- Kardashian women give $500,000 to help Harvey victims
- Evanston police: Two loaded handguns recovered in weekend incidents
- Why won’t my travel insurance cover my flight delay?
- Andrew Neville’s two-way play a bright spot for Rolling Meadows
- Royals pitcher Danny Duffy cited for DUI
- Exec pleads not guilty to racking up millions in company expenses with escort
- Prospect Park concert series wraps with Imaginary Band
- Ravinia wins approval for experiential museum, dining expansion
- Aurora bicyclist hit by vehicle, lands on hood
- Main Street Pub all about flow
- Grocery stores on Cook County border see soda pop sales boom
- WHAT OTHERS ARE SAYING
- Shout Out: Scott Baeseman, Garlic King
- Firecakes Donuts headed to The Emerson building in Oak Park
- Lights, Camry, action: 2018 Toyota Camry is anything but boring
- Arlington Heights police warn residents to never leave behind car keys after thefts increase
- Photo Gallery: Coney Island after sundown
- Mock draft: Great value players
- Speak Out: Bad weather keeps the streets quiet
- Ceremony planned to open East Aurora stadium
- In aftermath of Harvey, experts say, ‘Give, but give wisely’
- Do you too have deceased loved ones you’ve never met?
- New Trier school board, educational foundation reach relationship agreement
- Mike Clark weekly football video recap and lookahead — Aug. 29
- Harvey paraliza capacidad de refino en Texas y eleva precio de la gasolina
- Glencoe approves cost of cleaning water pipe near beach
- 7 tips for helping siblings get along
- Of 245 dancers, 6 boys: New initiatives hope to bring young men to dance
- Antifa’s unfortunate gift to the far right
- District 225 board appoints new member
- Trump pledge of swift Harvey aid to hit reality of slow Congress
- Scratch-and-sniff may cause stink around Geneva
- Comisión DH ordena investigar desaparición forzada de adolescente mexicana
- Rescatan a 133 centroamericanos y detienen a dos secuestradores en México
- Haunted by Katrina’s memory, Louisiana now faces Harvey
- Gun at Zion-Benton High School leads to student’s arrest, official says
- Joliet police investigating deaths of mother, twin daughters as ‘apparent murder-suicide’
- Utilizó una app de ajedrez para tener relaciones con una menor
- West Suburban Local Scoreboard for Wednesday, Aug. 30
- ‘Ben-A-Fit 6’ raises $20,000 for Aspire
- Fenwick, Duke grad Tricia Liston helps athletes find jobs after sports
- Chelsea sign Hazard’s younger brother
- Evanston students head back to class for start of new school year
- Donald Trump cares about crowd size more than almost anything else
- Red Bull Sound Select’s ’30 Days’ concert series coming to Chicago
- Off-duty Evergreen Park cop accused of elbowing Wrigleyville bar doorman: officials
- Chicago startup creates online resource for immigrants seeking low cost legal services
- John Mayer wants you to know he isn’t as bad a guy as you think
- Roots Aurora to celebrate city’s diversity
- Notre Dame’s Brian Kelly after 4-8 season: ‘Things needed to change’
- ‘Canelo’ espera al mejor Golovkin
- Silver Cross Hospital breach may have exposed personal data of nearly 9,000 patients
- Sujeto admite construcción de túnel para contrabando de drogas
- Parents, students thrill to first day of new school year
- School resource officers to be stationed part-time at District 64 middle schools
- This Week in Naperville
- Joel Osteen’s Houston megachurch opens doors as shelter after criticism
- Highland Park teen honored for her efforts to ‘repair the world’
- Czech forward Schick moves to Roma in record deal for club
- Rosary High School to hold party at Blackberry Farm
- Comings & Goings: Oak Lawn Kmart to close in November
- Theater openings Sept. 1-7
- Oscar De La Cruz among 8 Cubs prospects selected for Arizona Fall League
- Princess Diana: 15 unforgettable fashion moments
- Aurora Art League to hold show
- Galaxy hire former Quakes boss Dominic Kinnear as assistant
- El cierre de DACA causaría pérdidas millonarias y un despido cada 13 segundos
- Princess Diana: 20 years later
- Shout Out: David Hartley, choir teacher at LT
- Hinsdale Shout Out: Armilio Lopez, BP and Urban Counter general manager
- Lake Zurich prohibits future video gaming cafes after reaching ‘a tipping point’
- Highland Park woman chooses to share her cancer experience: ‘This can happen to anyone’
- Shout Out: Matthew Cihlar, Clarendon Hills boy gets a kick out of karate
- Current releases of Trump wines show improvement
- Anthony Rizzo emotional during a ribbon cutting at Lurie Children’s Hospital
- Patients’ hearing loss may mean poorer medical care
- Last Fling fest a last hurrah for summer
- Glenview resident plays guitar on stage with Green Day at Wrigley Field
- Amid concerns, River Forest passes welcoming ordinance
- Column: Pay heed to what nature is telling us
- Economy stable — Washington leaders variable
- Consulting firm West Monroe Partners plans to add 500 jobs in Chicago
- ‘Barbecue’ is a satire that puts us all over the coals
- ‘Mamma Mia!,’ ‘South Pacific’ in Drury Lane’s 2018-19 season
- How to confront your partner about spending too much time with friends
- Starbucks secret menu items and how to order them like a pro
- Put storm-ravaged America first
- Fugitive gang leader beat teen with bat, ordered disposal of body, prosecutors say
- Girls volleyball preview: Division I recruit Kennedy Collins boosts Zion-Benton
- Spicy pasta, red wine for a lovely late-summer dinner
- ‘Despacito’ o el orgullo de batir récords de popularidad en EEUU en español
- “Despacito” o el orgullo de batir récords de popularidad en EEUU en español
- Ministros mexicanos viajan a Washington para tratar temas de agenda bilateral
- Irán asegura que nunca permitirá a EEUU inspeccionar sus bases militares
- Ley de aborto de Chile debe servir de ejemplo a otros países, según el Times
- Barbara Byrd-Bennett checks into federal prison known as ‘Camp Cupcake’
- Port Clinton Art Fest draws thousands to Highland Park
- Mitch Trubisky set to start Bears’ exhibition finale Thursday
- Historical society puts Kenilworth’s tiny business district in the spotlight
- Port Clinton Art Festival 2017
- Trump offers reassurances on storm recovery: ‘Texas can handle anything’
- Construction equipment stolen at planned hotel site in Tinley, police say
- Naperville No. 7 in state, 33rd overall in new U.S. ‘safe cities’ study
- How Rauner stabbed his supporters in the back
- What if the government shutdown completely?
- After election defeat, former Maine Township trustee hired to assist food pantry
- Quickly
- Brook Forest special ed teacher found career by accident
- Morning Spin: School funding bill could mean even bigger CPS property tax hike
- On third try, Illinois House approves education funding bill
- Burlington Main Street Grill features traditional Greek recipes
- Notre Dame safety Alohi Gilman denied immediate eligibility
- Wabash at Washington CTA “L” stop to reopen
- Chicago school board leader says state funding deal could do ‘wonders’ for district finances
- Detienen al esposo de española que fue hallada muerta en México
- Fue todo un éxito el debut de la nueva temporada de ‘El Vato’
- Jueza guatemalteca apoya retirar inmunidad al Presidente
- Amana Colonies
- Beginner’s guide to sherry
- Winnetka police release video urging residents to lock their cars
- Blue Feather closes in La Grange
- 8 ways to create a hip dorm room
- Moran: Don’t sweat Labor Day Weekend travel on unflooded roads
- Texas recibe con agradecimiento a Trump en su visita tras el ciclón Harvey
- Un policía muere ahogado en Houston cuando trataba de ir a trabajar
- Nick Calcagno scores four TDs as Naperville North overcomes 42-0 deficit
- ‘Love Letters’ and new chapter for Valpo famed mystery author Kate Collins
- QUOTABLES
- Northwest Indiana officials, activists pushing back on proposed EPA budget cuts
- Lawsuits over wood pulp in Parmesan cheese tossed by Chicago judge
- Dynasty team’s talent carries the day at iO Theater
- Highwood turns to Nashville for music fest inspiration
- Relator de la CIDH: “Se profundiza la dictadura mediática en Venezuela”
- Talk of the County
- Ask Tom: What were temperatures at weather stations Sept. 22, 1995?
- Judge rejects Sarah Palin defamation lawsuit against The New York Times
- University fires professor who suggested Harvey was karma for Texas Republicans
- Miller: Rauner’s political opponents will be tempted to blame lagging job figures on budget impasse
- A glimpse into the uncertain futures of Ezekiel Elliott and Vontaze Burfict
- From Fenway to Suntrust, Naperville’s Mark Rice visits every major league park
- Residents’ referendum petition in Community Consolidated School District 59 faces challenge
- Take a seat to benefit Bridge Communities
- Busy mom shares easy make-ahead breakfast ideas
- Ben-A-Fit 6 raises $20,000 for Aspire.
- Golfers raise $40,000 for Helping Hands programs.
- Harvey’s aftermath: Newly homeless Texans encounter clogged shelter toilets, soggy family photos and heroic rescues
- Three local chambers host golf outing.
- Corrections and clarifications
- Final decision looms on golf operations at Highland Park County Club
- Reward offered for info on shooting deaths of Aurora-area men at Wisconsin drag strip
- Chair Affair auction will benefit Bridge Communities
- Time is right to transplant, divide perennials
- Arne Duncan named co-chair of effort to make sure neighborhoods benefit from Obama Center
- Disabato: Homewood-Flossmoor finds Week 2 football foe in North Carolina
- Yet another CPS property tax increase
- Batavia School District OKs new teachers contracts with 2.5 percent average salary increase
- Comcast laying off 200 at Oak Brook sales center
- Houston drainage grid ‘so obsolete it’s just unbelievable’
- Two shot, one fatally, outside home in Bellwood, police say
- As agencies respond to storm, some face cuts under Trump budget proposal
- District 128 OK’s contract with superintendent as criminal case proceeds against officials
- Trump Jr. testificará a puerta cerrada ante comité del Senado, según medios
- Ripples of Hope Dinner raises $1.5M
- A uranium bank just opened in Kazakhstan to stop the spread of nukes
- Column: Change creating hard lesson at East Aurora magnet academy
- Acusan a estadounidense de intentar apoyar al Estado Islámico
- Air show to honor veterans, demonstrate war tactics
- Speak Out
- Calendar
- The savvy mom’s guide for saving on back-to-school shopping
- Back-to-school lessons for drivers
- In Illinois, a big day for little people
- Fun in the fall
- Cross country the right choice for Crown Point freshman Jaelyn Burgos
- Naperville cops issue warrants for five ‘Felony Lane Gang’ suspects
- After the rush job to use public money on private schools, now we wait
- United Airlines CEO will personally give up to $1 million to help employees hurt by Harvey
- Horizon League sues Valparaiso, MVC for $500K exit fees
- Advisory board recommends doubling sales tax, tossing property tax abatement
- Letter to the editor
- Cicero spruce-up underway in Oak Forest
- Cemetery walk hearkens to founding of park district
- Police ID teen suspect in fatal New Mexico library shooting
- Lake County DUI patrols started this week and go through Labor Day holiday
- ‘Habitual criminal’ sought in Naperville strip mall burglaries
- Fire at Theatre of Western Springs
- At last, the path to a consent decree on Chicago policing
- After Rauner signs funding bill, Naperville-area schools may see state dollars
- Bad blood over Sandy aid lingers in GOP as Congress ponders Harvey relief
- U.S. Open counts second big upset with Naomi Osaka bouncing Angelique Kerber
- University of Houston postpones weekend games amid flooding
- Kane County got your goat? Stray may go up for adoption
- Which Northwestern freshmen are expected to play? One’s the son of former NBA player
- Purdue coach Jeff Brohm looking forward to reunion showdown
- ExxonMobil refineries damaged in Harvey, releasing hazardous pollutants
- Slowik: Nostalgia Digest celebrates golden age of radio entertainment
- Private school provision in K-12 funding bill divisive in Elgin area
- Former EC basketball star returned to Lake jail after two years
- Monaco signs Jovetic and Balde as it prepares to sell Mbappe
- Why a ‘pirate’ who’s tried to stop whalers near Antarctica is stopping
- Questions remain on school funding bill for Aurora schools, lawmakers
- Trump keeps attention on himself in visit to hurricane-ravaged Texas
- Michael Kopech: From Texas sports ‘outcast’ to White Sox fast track
- Crucial double date in European World Cup qualifying
- Eric Dickerson signs 1-day deal to retire with the LA Rams
- Jack Daniel, led Youth for Christ chapter in Chicago, dies at 93
- Omar Lopez scores twice to fuel Elgin to shutout victory over Hampshire
- The Democratic silence on antifa is dangerous
- Cubs manager Joe Maddon: Specialization of youth sports ‘obnoxious’
- Joe Maddon, Cubs commit to Hurricane Harvey relief effort
- Nancy Kane more than able on block as Mother McAuley shuts down Sandburg
- ‘Antifa’ violence in Berkeley spurs soul-searching within leftist activist community
- Derek Holland to aid hurricane recovery efforts: ‘It’s about helping people in need’
- Marseille sign Abdennour on loan
- With second ‘draft’ this weekend, Bears have chance to get better
- New U.S. rainfall record in Texas
- Strong finish against Batavia bodes well for Gisela Bode, Waubonsie Valley
- Electrical fire forces evacuation at Theatre of Western Springs
- Lake County News-Sun Local Scoreboard for Wednesday, Aug. 30
- Fabian Lopez off to fabulous start as Bremen reaches Ram Classic finals
- Zack Kokes fires up Naperville Central offense in win over Bartlett
- Joliet mom, twin daughters found dead in apparent murder-suicide were shot in the head: coroner
- Harvey leaving record rainfall, at least 22 deaths behind in Houston
- Zack Kokes fires up Naperville Central offense in win over Bartlett
- ‘He laid down his life’: Houston police officer among Harvey’s victims
- North Korean leader urges more missile launches targeting Pacific
- Joliet mom, twin daughters found dead in apparent murder-suicide were shot in the head: coroner
- Savana Chacon has 10 digs, four aces as Crown Point sweeps Lake Central
- As September looms, streaky Cardinals and Brewers hope to keep pressure on
- 19 indicted, including 15 Turkish security officials, for attacking protesters during Erdogan visit to U.S.
- Denver protegerá a los indocumentados de las “caóticas políticas federales”
- Cubs 4, Pirates 1
- How ‘Wild West’ growth may have led to devastating flood in Houston
- Mattis freezes Trump’s ban on transgender troops, calls for more study
- Trump’s ability to govern tested by Harvey at home and North Korea abroad