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- McWilliams retires nine straight for Cougars before Cedar Rapids erupts
- Thousands homeless as nations rush to help islands devastated by Hurricane Irma
- Sloane Stephens tops Venus Williams; faces Madison Keys in all-American U.S. Open final
- Traffic nightmare as 500K people told to leave South Florida ahead of Irma
- Cubs to take business-like approach against Brewers after handling Pirates
- Jon Lester regains pitching form, hitting stroke in Cubs’ win over Pirates
- Carlos Rodon scratched, ‘can’t put a finger’ on ailing shoulder
- Restaurant openings: Mississippi Delta style comes to Chicago
- Ballpark Fare Goes Gourmet Sweepstakes
- As travelers flee Hurricane Irma, police shoot man at Miami airport
- Kareem Hunt, Alex Smith lead Chiefs to 42-27 win over Patriots in NFL season opener
- Data of 143 million Americans — nearly half the country — exposed in Equifax hack
- Teen shot in armed confrontation with Chicago police on West Side
- Woman wonders if she is being stalked
- Chicago condo on Lake Shore Drive: $843,500
- Weighing third term, Emanuel relies on campaign donors who get City Hall benefits
- Column: More chickens clucking in Elgin?
- Al menos 15 muertos por el terremoto en México
- Down to business: Teaching athletic fundamentals
- Man fatally shot blocks from earlier police-shooting in Lawndale
- Blackhawks Q&A: Nick Schmaltz, blue line concerns, Alex DeBrincat and more
- Dist. 204 charity reaps record marathon runners
- Harvey’s floodwaters give way to festering piles of garbage
- Series preview: Brewers at Cubs
- El terremoto de México, entre los de mayor magnitud registrados en Latinoamérica
- Big Ten picks: As Vegas overreacts to Week 1, go the other way
- Saturday’s matchup, prediction: Georgia at Notre Dame
- Falcons at Bears: How the Bears can beat the NFC champions
- Consumers struggle to get answers from Equifax after massive hack
- Beth Mowins’ ‘Monday Night Football’ promotion lauded, but ‘lots of work to be done’
- Texas A&M coach Kevin Sumlin receives racist and threatening letter
- ‘Pharma Bro’ Martin Shkreli should have $5 million bail revoked for harassing Hillary Clinton, others, prosecutors say
- Actress Elisabeth Moss said she acted like an ‘idiot’ when she met Anthony Rizzo
- Bears’ game plan for the Falcons is, um, curious
- Raf Simons’ horror-film-inspired sophomore collection for Calvin Klein is scary good
- Kennison chef shows deft hand with veggies (don’t miss his pastrami-spiced carrots)
- Does your job work your nerves? Author shares ways to make yourself ‘stress proof’
- Tribune writers pick ’em: Bears, NFL season predictions
- How Cubs have fared on their themed road trips
- Sube a 32 la cifra de muertos por terremoto en México
- ‘Game of Thrones’ was pirated more than a billion times – far more than it was watched legally
- Italian restaurant to open soon in downtown Arlington Heights
- Gary transfers grant funds
- Sharing music you love with your kids, and listening to theirs
- Sacan la garra por ‘los Dreamers’
- Lake Zurich gas station sold $800,000 lottery ticket
- Philippe Coutinho still out of contention for Liverpool
- Qué hacer en septiembre en Chicago
- CBS announces all-celebrity edition of ‘Big Brother’
- Rob Brantly joked about pitching for the White Sox. Then Rick Renteria put him in.
- La bandera de México ondea entre los escombros del sismo; esta es la historia detrás:
- Boy, 13, went missing Thursday morning on Southwest Side
- Wheaton man attacked his wife in St. Charles: report
- Months after toddler’s death, community group rallies in search of answers
- FIFA opens disciplinary case into England’s Alli for gesture
- Let there be light at ADDS DONNA gallery
- Jerry Krause remembered fondly on eve of his Hall of Fame induction
- Conte slams talk of botched Barkley move
- Eric Ferguson ‘rejuvenated’ after Kathy Hart’s departure from ‘Eric and Kathy’ show
- Trips and tips: Trekking in Patagonia, locking in Oberammergau’s next Passion Play and more
- Bears in the playoffs? Only if they can follow variation of Falcon Formula
- 45 days, 400 miles: Hiking the new Jordan Trail
- Saturday’s matchup, prediction: Western Kentucky at Illinois
- Prickly City- actually cuckoo
- Cities vying for Amazon
- Hiking the Jordan Trail
- Kompany out of Man City’s Liverpool clash
- Melkbelly a noise-punk band with a difference
- Can’t sleep? Maybe a digital doctor can help.
- Man killed Wednesday on West Side is identified
- Chicago’s top fall concerts — from Riot Fest to Jay-Z
- Chicago date idea: Spanish food at Black Bull then a speakeasy
- Keep colon cancer at bay: What to eat and what to avoid
- Ronaldo ‘delighted’ to be staying at Real – president
- These cities want Amazon’s second headquarters
- North Central College workshops to boost women-run businesses
- Merrillville takes lead on stormwater poster
- Jose Mourinho disappointed over Pereira loan move
- Prosecutors: Elgin man offered cop $200 to avoid arrest
- Lawyers battle addiction and depression too. Now they’re starting to talk about it
- Column: My new ‘neighbors’ are virtually ideal
- DuPage forest district sets master plan meetings
- Political allies among city hires under new Waukegan mayor’s administration
- Valparaiso park improvements the result of public-private partnerships
- Should you remain friends with your friend’s ex on social media?
- Americans have become too relaxed about nuclear weapons
- He’s still Chris Rock, but the ‘Total Blackout’ laughs come few and far between
- 4 renovated playgrounds to reopen in Naperville
- Frank de Boer positive about Palace future
- Illinois LB Del’Shawn Phillips seizing opportunity after junior-college stint
- Bob Seger announces ‘Runaway Train Tour;’ wraps in Chicago in November
- Mad as ‘l’: Montpellier sorry for spelling mistake on jersey
- Eric and Kathy’s successful radio show thrives on relationship talk. Just not about theirs
- Desperate for a win, Trump shafts his own party
- Savills Studley locked down real estate in one of Chicago’s newest buildings for itself
- Woodstock mom sentenced to 14 years for drug-induced homicide
- Millennials are filling their homes — and the void in their hearts — with houseplants
- Iowa boarding school owner charged with abusing teenage students
- The Patriots’ loss to the Chiefs revealed the glaring weakness they may not be able to fix
- El Congreso aprueba una ayuda para Harvey y una subida del tope de deuda
- Niño de 13 años desaparece del suroeste de la ciudad
- Casi 1 millón personas siguen sin electricidad en Puerto Rico
- Encuentran tres muertos tras fiesta en Joliet
- Anheuser-Busch shedding 300 sales jobs from its High End craft beer division
- Half Acre goes sleek with Balmoral taproom, opening Saturday
- Forrest Claypool and Karen Lewis share an unlikely love of Ayn Rand
- La Liga mulls Barca and Real games abroad
- Millones de mexicanos reviven con el terremoto el trágico seísmo de 1985
- Fantasy football 2017: NFL Week 1 cheat sheet
- Elliot and Merges restaurant Gideon Sweet will bring movable feasts to Randolph Row
- Step inside the new Marriott Marquis Chicago
- Lewandowski wants aggressive Bayern transfer policy
- A woman’s place: Female chefs make strides in their male-dominated field, Part II
- Shout Out: Roberta Smith, social worker at Ela Township near Lake Zurich
- Vanity Fair announces its 2017 International Best-Dressed List. See who made the cut
- Tom Ford leads off New York Fashion Week with strong shoulders, bright colors and lots of leg
- Saturday’s matchup, prediction: Northwestern at Duke
- Scott Stantis cartoon caption contest extras
- Donald Trump struggles to show empathy. So what?
- It’s been a year since the Wells Fargo scandal broke — and new problems are still surfacing
- Column: We now return to NFL football, our increasingly guilty pleasure
- Hobart sets golf cart rules
- Rain threat forces Sampdoria-Roma postponement
- 15 ways to save $100 to $1,000 with minimal effort
- Trial delayed for former Aurora priest accused of sex abuse
- Column: ‘Royal family’ ideal needed more than ever
- Andrew fue monstruoso; Irma podría ser mucho peor
- Trump’s Mar-a-Lago Club ordered to evacuate as Hurricane Irma approaches
- 5 habits of financially smart people that anyone can learn
- Equifax loses more than $2B in value after data hack
- The National refreshes its sound on ‘Sleep Well Beast’
- This man created a mysterious office suspended underneath a bridge
- Bulls guard Cameron Payne out 3-4 months after foot surgery
- Half Acre opens new Balmoral taproom and brewery
- Tempel Farms party raises $315,000 for Allendale
- Unwined at the Gazebo event headed to River Grove
- CTA Orange Line service restored after ‘very small’ electrical issue at Western
- ¿Será Irma el feroz huracán que tanto temen en la Florida?
- U.S. military launches relief efforts in the Caribbean in wake of Hurricane Irma’s destruction
- Field Museum dinosaur sports huge Walter Payton jersey
- Dolphins moving next week’s practices to California because of Hurricane Irma
- Have a barrel of fun at suburban Oktoberfests
- Emanuel’s donors respond
- Park Ridge 7-Eleven robbed — for the 3rd time — by man with knife
- Church news
- Biss announces Rockford lawmaker as his new running mate
- Fact checking President Trump’s repeated claim of credit for Foxconn’s deal in Wisconsin
- La Liga wary of Barcelona future if Catalonia breaks away
- Lake County proposes starting ‘long overdue’ HR department
- Sand, surf season ends with no drownings at lakefront parks
- CSKA edge 10-man Amkar as Benfica await
- Artist Christo revisits the MCA to commemorate his 1969 wrapping project
- I have loved football for years, but this NFL season is making me queasy
- Chocolate mousse pie is rich and creamy at Alice and Friends’ Vegan Kitchen
- Norridge police seek suspects in theft of pizza delivery car
- Mundelein adopts policy to bury electric, cable lines
- Forum in Montgomery for Democratic Congressional hopefuls
- Oak Brook gets new community development director from Lisle
- WHAT OTHERS ARE SAYING
- Se enfrenta a tiros con la policía y termina herido
- Niles Township food pantry seeks money, volunteers as demand spikes
- Blue Chip Casino celebrates colorful two-decade birthday
- Will County forest in ‘great financial shape’
- Carpentersville program to raise ‘aesthetic quality’ of business park
- A man was pushed onto the CTA tracks, and the city didn’t alert the public. Why not?
- ‘Brothers and Keepers’: Danielle Allen and Ben Blum grapple with their cousins’ crimes
- Filling up on halibut during Alaskan adventure inspires recipes back home
- Hobart fest offers options for beer, music fans
- Former WWII vet, bride of 70 years celebrate wedding anniversary
- Sewer work set for Main Street in Oswego
- Bayer Leverkusen takes fight to sign Lucas Alario to FIFA
- Fire causes $50,000 damage to west side Elgin home
- Chicago Bears season opener against the Atlanta Falcons
- Northern Illinois QB Ryan Graham likely out 2-4 weeks with elbow injury
- Lady Gaga says she’s taking a ‘rest’ from music
- Restaurantes chinos multados por abusos a indocumentados
- Hearing loss hits a younger generation
- Quickly
- Chicagoans plan to rally for Colin Kaepernick at Bears opener
- VAR to be tested in Copa del Rey this season
- Wells Fargo accused of unwarranted ‘rate lock’ fees
- East Aurora students raise money for school closed by Harvey
- ‘The Fever’ at the MCA is audience participation gone rogue
- Condo law changes, coming soon, ease things for owners
- Starbucks wants to sell you a sushi burrito with your Frappuccino
- Tickets to Bruce Springsteen on Broadway are on Stubhub for $8,500 each – seriously?
- Singers to perform Mozart at St. Mary Church
- Seth MacFarlane’s ‘The Orville’ sets off for a humorless (and lifeless) void
- Police chief: 3 found dead in Joliet home day after party
- Why does wine on a plane taste blah? It’s about the atmosphere in that cabin.
- 12 shows to see now
- Former Aurora emergency dispatchers say job was ‘a calling’
- Hunt for ghosts on this haunted Chicago bar crawl
- 6 places to soak up fall scenery from a boat, big or small
- Kimski’s Won Kim tackles tailgate food: Classic sausage with a Korean twist
- 5 buzzworthy topics people will be talking about this weekend
- Steve Bannon: ‘Access Hollywood’ tape cost Chris Christie a Cabinet post
- Aurora 9/11 Memorial Ceremony set for Monday
- Say hello to your co-worker, HAL. Automation is hitting office jobs in Chicago
- College notes: Libertyville’s Riley Lees catches TD for Northwestern
- North Korea says U.S. will ‘pay dearly’ for Nikki Haley’s ‘hysteric fit’ at UN
- Biss names Rockford lawmaker as running mate after Israel flap costs him first choice
- State commission hears from Elgin charter school supporters, critics
- Amphora home decor store to leave Park Ridge, reopen in Niles
- Aurora woman struggling from afar with loss from Hurricane Harvey
- Northwest Indiana stages offer something old, something new
- Trump DOJ declines to charge Lois Lerner, a key figure in IRS scandal
- Saturday’s matchup, prediction: Eastern Illinois at Northern Illinois
- Pilsen residents take their voices to the airwaves against gentrification
- Northwest Indiana Truck Club
- Irma se asoma a Cuba y Florida, José le sigue de cerca y Katia encara México
- Commentary: Look at the arts, and you’ll see the feeling of the nation is dislocation
- Kraft Heinz names 29-year-old as CFO in executive shuffle
- Spicer, Priebus among six former or current Trump staffers Mueller wants to interview
- Residents keep up opposition to proposed Oswego car wash
- What is a realistic approach to North Korea?
- Western Springs Rotary Club steaks claim to honor veterans, first responders
- How Chicago can win Amazon’s 50,000 jobs
- Norridge dismisses underage liquor sale cases against 2 establishments
- Western Springs Veterans Steak Fry
- Mexican Consulate in Chicago offers to pay DACA renewals
- For Irma vs. Mar-a-Lago, the smart money is on Trump’s house
- Man charged in Aurora home invasion has lengthy criminal record
- Spectacular photo from Cassini spacecraft shows Saturn’s view of Earth
- Have a ball in fall at area festivals
- National report says Aurora a top place to raise a family
- Caperitif, a forgotten aperitif from South Africa, is back after 100 years
- Quickly
- Hill climb and car show scale Door County
- Waukegan expands alternative school, works to increase role of teachers
- 10-man Lille draws 0-0 with Bordeaux in French league
- FBI: Teen wanted in connection with Harvey slaying turns self in
- College notes: Libertyville’s Riley Lees catches TD for Northwestern
- Waukegan alternative school
- Germany’s Werner scores again as Leipzig wins 2-0 in Hamburg
- Former charity exec sentenced to probation for theft from organizations
- Making it ‘crystal clear’: Oak Park reaffirms supermajority vote regarding developments
- Column: Give young people a testimony instead of an order
- Week in review: Irma’s deadly path, Trump’s DACA decision, Amazon’s second home
- Oak Park resident uses health monitor alarm to thwart armed robbery
- What will it take to make our leaders believe in climate change?
- South Shore Line sets sights on expanding
- Isn’t a little late to kick DACA recipients out of the country?
- Durbin: Hillary shouldn’t run in 2020; it’s time for new leadership
- Police: Man hit by vehicle while biking in Aurora
- School bus and car crash in Glenview, leading to minor injuries
- Maybe next year: Gurnee continues battle to remove its name from hate-group map
- USPS wants to raise the price of stamps. Here’s another suggestion.
- Pedestrian struck in head, robbed in southeast Oak Park
- Outrage builds after Equifax executives banked $2 million in stock sales following data breach
- Council president vows to vote against Lake County budget
- Brookins to pay $5,000 fine for not keeping time sheets on convicted ex-chief of staff, other employees
- Manufacturer ECHO expands Lake Zurich headquarters
- Mbappe scores as PSG thrashes Metz 5-1 in French league
- Rep. Young apologizes for calling female colleague ‘young lady’ who ‘doesn’t know a damn thing’
- Student improvement plans OK’d in Merrillville
- Aurora police say East Side shootings don’t appear random
- A much needed reminder: We are not alone.
- Column: National disasters highlight what makes this country great
- Sinclair double gives Celtic boost ahead of PSG visit
- Pritzker’s Blago problem
- NYCFC’s Herrera out v. Timbers; Villa late decision
- We still need librarians in public schools
- ‘A huge community asset’: New ER at Rush Oak Park gets green light
- Cook County soda tax: For health or for profit?
- Student improvement plans OK’d in Merrillville
- Fox Valley Park District looks at alcohol as new revenue source
- Gov. Rauner missed his chance
- Whitecaps add Nigerian international Nosa
- Mike Glennon leaning on preparation habits to carry Bears into regular season
- Mechanics union accuses dealership group of labor law violation as strike continues
- Judge prevents some U. of I. Hospital nurses from striking
- Fox News host Eric Bolling out; had been under suspension after lewd photo claims
- Retired judge recuses himself from liquor license hearing for troubled Dolton club
- Se eleva a 60 el número de muertos por terremoto en México
- Sporting wins late, stays perfect in Portuguese league
- Superhero and sci-fi fans are going to need a lot of streaming apps – and that’s not cheap
- Ryne Sandberg to be interviewed at Historical Society event
- Waukegan man’s murder sentence cut to 48 years
- Part of Union Street to be closed for sewer project
- Speak Out
- House votes to send $15.3B Harvey aid package to Trump; funds government through Dec. 8
- NWI Truck Club on way to Texas with donated water, supplies
- 4 tips when considering supplements
- Metra train strikes car in Park Ridge; no injuries reported
- Judge blocks Ezekiel Elliott’s 6-game suspension over domestic violence case
- Grand marshal chosen for Fiestas Patrias Parade
- North Korea’s madness: A level-headed premier
- Lockport, Homer governments will pay to re-evaluate road project they disagree with
- Aurora fair to focus on volunteer opportunities
- By signing up on Equifax’s help site, you risk giving up your legal rights
- Alsip man charged with battering, kidnapping his girlfriend
- Baby abandoned near trash behind apartment building identified by Matteson police
- After complaints from public, 4 charged with prostitution in sting near downtown Aurora
- Gary schools to request state loan, district says
- Hurricane Irma devastates British Virgin Islands; local family loses home
- Warren product Tom Steen leads the way for Lake Forest’s offensive line
- A donnybrook Chicago fans can cheer
- Jimmy Seewald sees light for Valparaiso University against Duquesne
- Historical Orland Park farm opens for autumn tours
- Naperville News Digest
- Rush Limbaugh indicates he’s evacuating Palm Beach days after suggesting Hurricane Irma is fake news
- Clinton book relives Democrats’ agonizing defeat, sparking new criticism
- Coroner identifies 2 men, 1 woman slain in Joliet home following party; investigation continues
- Oscar winner Karl Malden has Gary roots
- Michael Miele, teacher who led student expeditions to National Parks, dies at 70
- Will County wants to be on governor’s opioid task force
- Florida governor has ignored climate change risks and impact on state, critics say
- Sweet and sour: 10 thoughts on Cook County’s dreaded beverage tax
- Andrew Walsh shows vast improvement for Lake Central at No. 1 singles
- Video: Lemont vs. Hillcrest
- Biss blunder another reason to end the ‘lite gov’ silliness
- Troy Gentry of country duo Montgomery Gentry dies in helicopter crash
- Judge: Emanuel does not have to turn over list of private emails in FOIA fight
- In deal with Trump, Democrats see opportunity — and peril
- As a hurricane bears down, feeling the pain, near and far
- Chicago Heights to celebrate ties to Sister Cities
- Judge finds ex-priest sexually violent, will decide later if he’s indefinitely committed
- Video: Michigan City at Valparaiso
- Video: Wheaton North vs. Naperville North
- Video: Libertyville vs. Warren
- State Sen. Iris Martinez stranded on Caribbean island of St. Martin after Hurricane Irma
- Hall of Famer Tracy McGrady has Houston on his mind on induction weekend
- 3 in custody following Lake Bluff armed robbery, police chase
- Max Baucus, who once kicked single-payer supporters out of an Obamacare hearing, now open to the idea
- Column: Christmas in September? I would say ‘humbug,’ but this year we need it
- Mitch Trubisky impressing Bears coaches, teammates with ‘it’ factor
- Video: St. Rita vs. Providence
- Ask Tom: How is rainfall measured when it exceeds gauge capacity?
- Cook County Public Guardian Robert Harris stepping down to become a judge
- Suspect in UW-Madison sexual assault, stalking cases to face seven trials
- Rockford man gets four life terms for ‘cold and calculated’ quadruple slayings
- Speak Out
- Addison Russell, Willson Contreras not quite ready for return to Cubs
- Lake County News-Sun Local Scoreboard for Saturday, Sept. 9
- Giant portrait of toddler peers over U.S.-Mexico border wall
- 58 Texas hazardous waste sites OK after Harvey; 2 need more review
- In family affair, late Bulls executive Jerry Krause finally enters Hall of Fame
- Beverly trombonist was famous for musical work, backyard concerts
- Post-Tribune Local Scoreboard for Saturday, Sept. 9
- Cool, quiet weekend for Chicago as Florida awaits Irma
- Brewers 2, Cubs 0
- Giants 9, White Sox 2
- Disciplinary action taken by Cook County sheriff following ‘Time Fraud’ probe
- Rauner moves to release human services money as he implements budget he opposed
- Tyler Gomez follows line, gets going as Crown Point overpowers Lake Central
- Michael Scarsella steps in for 1 play at wide receiver to lift Valparaiso
- Anthony Maceo a ‘magic man’ as Portage scores late to slip past Merrillville
- Former Illini athlete Kevin Anderson into U.S. Open final, will face Rafael Nadal
- 1 found dead among debris of Gurnee area home leveled in explosion, police say
- Mark Mathias hooks up with Matt Slee in overtime as Lemont tops Hillcrest
- Friday night lights come to Wrigley Field, and the neighborhood survives
- Daily Southtown Local Scoreboard for Saturday, Sept. 9
- Tropical triple threat: Hurricane Katia strikes Mexico and Jose looms as Irma threatens Florida
- Ask Tom: Which hurricane names have been retired?
- Preckwinkle shrugs off new political effort to back soda pop tax opponents
- The TRUTH about Chicago’s zombie coyotes
- As DACA’s fate remains uncertain, those under program build plans for the future