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- BOGO Macchiatos at Starbucks starting Thursday
- Los Angeles reaches deal with Olympic leaders for 2028 Games
- Digest: Ben’s Cat to be buried at Laurel Park
- The five most common causes of hip pain
- Reduce cancer risk with these five lifestyle changes
- Enjoy summer fun, stock up for school year ahead
- Multicultural services: Combining traditions offers unique funerals
- Let others do the summer cooking for you
- Analysts doubt North Korea’s ICBM re-entry capability
- Parents encounter playground aggression
- Tips help make your picnic extra special
- Morning Spin: Will Emanuel keep his police board president despite her criticisms?
- If he wanted to, Trump could take steps to lower soaring drug prices
- Cloud company iManage adds room for 100 more employees in Chicago headquarters
- White Sox rally to win after scary collision between Yoan Moncada, Willy Garcia
- Jordanian parliament repeals ‘marry the rapist’ clause
- Emanuel mum on whether he’ll raise taxes to close 2018 budget shortfall
- Account exec charged with stealing over $325K from elderly bank customers
- Spotify is coming after Apple with a new podcast initiative
- Jets rookie Jamal Adams says football field ‘perfect place to die’
- Next move is Rauner’s after Senate sends him school funding bill
- Can Jaylon Smith be the difference-maker on defense that the Cowboys need?
- Series preview: Diamondbacks at Cubs
- Burglars ramming U-Haul truck into West Side businesses, police warn
- White Sox prospect Michael Kopech generating buzz at Double-A Birmingham
- Cubs protect minor-league pitching depth after July trades
- A look at the Cubs starting roster in 2020
- GM officially hands off Opel, Vauxhall to Peugeot maker
- Wells Fargo hit with class-action lawsuit over auto insurance charges
- Confused about what Cook County’s soda tax covers? Here’s what you need to know
- Google’s new shopper-tracking program sparks a federal privacy complaint
- Plant and landscape experts have begun thinking of plants as communities
- Cash Box Kings shake up SPACE with ‘Royal Mint’
- Bears try positive reinforcement with Kevin White: ‘We’ve got to tell him how great he is’
- Bellwood library board in turmoil over trustee with prior felony arson conviction
- ‘Handmaid’s Tale’ star Elisabeth Moss says she’s ‘stalking’ Anthony Rizzo
- Chris Christie said he confronted Cubs fan because he was saying ‘some really lousy, awful stuff’
- ‘Happiness: A Memoir’ explores life and love with a severely sick child
- Exploring John Deere’s history at the farming giant’s Midwest sites
- Man killed, 11 others wounded in shootings in Chicago
- John Deere
- Police video highlights blurred line between excessive force, typical policing in high-crime areas
- I’m an impeachment lawyer. I’m rooting for Trump’s new attorney. You should, too.
- Think you can only get salmonella from chicken? Think again.
- Can a sitting U.S. president be prosecuted?
- What I wish I knew about junior year
- 10 cool back-to-school backpacks
- 5 must-see Chicago concerts this week: Natalia Lafourcade, Dingus, Sunjacket
- Jurors continue deliberating in ‘Pharma Bro’ Shkreli’s fraud trial
- Look! A franchise spewing more public stupidity than the Bears
- Girl Pin Gang, inclusive Chicago collective of pin and patch makers, will host weekend of festivities
- 3 defendants die during escape attempt at Moscow courthouse
- Neymar returns to Spain amidst transfer rumors
- How to raise a money-savvy child
- How to tell your children you can’t afford to buy new school gear
- Intocable sonó en Canadá
- 7 ways parents can get their kids excited about writing
- Vanessa Bayer reveals advice Stephen Colbert gave her about Chicago comedy
- George Takei comes to Chicago for ‘Then They Came for Me’
- Why chief of staff John Kelly will fail too
- Prickly City- quiet girlfriend
- Sevilla homecoming for Navas after Man City spell
- Vic Mensa will sign your copy of his CD at Reckless Records today
- Trump dictó el comunicado falso sobre la reunión de su hijo con abogada rusa
- Chicago actress Mariann Mayberry is dead at 52
- Fiorentina midfielder Vecino undergoes medical at Inter Milan
- Excomandante mexicano sí pasó información a narcos
- Bartlett man dies in head-on crash in Glendale Heights, officials say
- Inaugural Get In It MusicFest coming to Guaranteed Rate Field
- Northbrook minimum wage hike fighters say they must fight the law, too
- ‘Reclaiming my time’ is bigger than Maxine Waters
- Kelly wins praise across the aisle, but bigger task is ahead
- ‘Goodbye, Mooch’: Late-night comedians bid farewell to Anthony Scaramucci
- Pence pledges support for former Soviet republic of Georgia, condemns Russian moves
- Foo Fighters playing Metro after Lollapalooza Friday
- México desmiente a Trump sobre supuesta llamada de Peña Nieto por inmigración
- Tribunal dice López y Ledezma violaron arresto domiciliario
- Prosecutors still weighing charges against boys accused in threat against Maine South
- Lollapalooza food and drink specials to get you through four days of festival
- Second developer eyes Oakwood Ave. site for condo building
- 3 things that jump out about Bulls’ preseason schedule
- Soñadores se arriesgan a ir a México pese a amenazas a DACA
- Kahan and Izard’s Fulton Market Harvest Fest returns for 2nd year
- New Taste of Korea fest promises BBQ, dance battles and cultural demos
- Shout Out: Tom Van Winkle, new head of Hinsdale Humane Society
- Oak Lawn Theatre’s ‘Pippin’ looks for the meaning of life
- Drama Group tackles teen angst in ‘Heathers, the Musical’
- Review: ‘White Working Class’ by Joan C. Williams
- Golf notes: Haeri Lee, Caroline Smith play in U.S. Girls’ Junior
- Llorente out of Swansea season opener with broken arm
- Highland Park names temporary police chief
- Es A.B. Quintanilla fugitivo en Texas
- ‘Maus’ creator Art Spiegelman sheds light on a lesser-known graphic novel visionary
- Hinsdale 12-year-olds win state Little League championship, advance to regional competition
- With prices rising, cheap chicken wings may be a thing of the past
- Neymar will be joining PSG next week, says L’Équipe
- Northbrook ham radio enthusiast pushes village to allow zoning exception for front-yard antenna
- Ant behavior and refugee businesses among summer research projects for Lake Forest College students
- Five things to do in the western suburbs Aug. 11-13
- Prospect guard Emily Frasco commits to UAB women’s basketball
- A solo Pierre-Laurent Aimard dazzles at Ravinia
- Still rockin’: Val’s Halla Records celebrates 45 years in Oak Park
- Bears Q&A: Mitch Trubisky’s camp, crowded receiver group, Kyle Fuller and more
- Sheldon Baskin, developer who held a stake in White Sox, dies at 80
- Is your child protected from preventable illnesses at school?
- Looking for balance? Fighting fatigue? Your diet might be a place to start
- A snapshot of the global smoking epidemic and why it cannot be ignored (Infographic)
- Five steps to becoming a true pitmaster
- 4 steps to pack the perfect bugout bag
- Buying smart home tech? This approach helps you steer clear of disappointment
- Top bartenders share their secret for the best summer cocktails
- Hearing for suspect in Indiana officer’s killing delayed
- U.S. to exempt journalists, aid workers from North Korea travel ban
- Shahid Abbasi elected as Pakistan’s prime minister
- ‘I don’t like racism at all’: ‘Bachelorette’ contestant tries to defend his tweets
- U.S. prepares to test launch unarmed ICBM from California
- Attorneys scrambling to prevent deportation of accused Aurora priest
- Fun fuels competitive spirit for local swimmers
- Freddie Mac pulls plug on low down payment loans
- Sausage lover’s menu, from breakfast to dinner to salami crisp snack
- Cristiano Ronaldo: “What bothers people is my brightness”
- Man charged with sexual abuse of underage girl at Naperville park, police say
- Bulls sign Ryan Arcidiacono to 2-way contract
- Off-duty corrections officer fatally shoots dog outside Yorkville boy’s birthday party
- Fans of comics ‘geek-out’ during Fan Con at Arlington Heights Memorial Library
- Hinsdale 10- and 11-year-olds have mixed runs in Little League tournaments
- Matic at United will help unlock Pogba’s talents: McClair
- OPRF wrestlers Isaiah White, Jason Renteria head to Nebraska together
- Travel Trouble: American Airlines refunded only half of my ticket — where’s the rest?
- English crackdown on divers gets first airing in season’s openers
- Nearly 500 suspects stand trial over Turkey’s failed coup, could face life in prison
- Spotify lanza campaña con activistas latinos
- Van Jones holds feet to the fire, from stage rather than screen
- Senate Democrats vow bipartisanship on taxes — with conditions
- Which Wich opens in Mokena
- Cops: Cicero woman is arrested on DUI charge while driving to DUI counseling session
- Stylish beach reads
- Artistry of Wine raises $89,000 to fight blindness
- Five things to do in Lake County Aug. 11-13
- Unity Reception and tea honors Evanston scholars
- If Trump fires Robert Mueller, will Republicans have the guts to act?
- Local veterans visit memorials via Honor Flight
- Benefit raises $87,000 for Turning Point
- Filing: Proposed freight line needs fed OK to attract investors
- $7.25 million Lotto ticket sold at store in Wheaton
- Grab a free ice cream sundae in Daley Plaza
- ASL interpreters visualize noise for deaf fans at Lollapalooza and beyond
- Column: Preventing a veto override is Rauner’s main effort
- Conservation grant to restore green space at The Conservancy in South Barrington
- Val’s Halla celebration
- Aldermen OK $2M loan, property sale to developer, but deny affordable housing grant request
- Winners and losers at the MLB trade deadline
- Dire wolves were real. Now a breeder is trying to resurrect them.
- WHAT OTHERS ARE SAYING
- Ravens coach John Harbaugh said there is no update on signing Colin Kaepernick
- ¿Podría la deportación salvar a este sacerdote de la cárcel?
- Waukegan man found guilty of sexually assaulting 11-year-old girl
- Antioch officials report chemical spill ‘quickly contained’ as clean-up goes on
- Villar and son leave Soto del Real prison
- Jared Kushner says Trump campaign was too dysfunctional to collude
- Summer’s corniest treat makes a pretty cool ice cream sandwich, too
- Trump’s ‘law-and-order’ pose undermines law and order
- ¿Podrá John Kelly poner orden en la Casa Blanca?
- ‘I love America,’ says gored bull runner who called Americans ‘idiots’
- Wiener rides: CTA transforms cars to Wienermobiles this month
- Texas calf looks like Gene Simmons
- 5 ways to simplify your life
- 5 ways to simplify your life
- Column: Dog day lessons for all of us, from Buzz the pug
- 4 people, including 2 officers, hurt in South Side crash
- Chicago-area mechanics on strike; major car repairs may stall at dealers
- Let’s settle this in the ring, Cubs fan tells Chris Christie
- Barcelona se resguarda ante posible salida de Neymar
- Beatboxing show ‘Gobsmacked!’ coming to Chicago
- Trinity aims to recognize athletes competing for non-scholastic teams
- Casey Affleck’s wife files for divorce in Los Angeles
- June Revel raises $38,615 for Pleasant Home
- The Cubs finally give fans closure for the Bartman ‘curse’
- QUOTABLES
- Bond reduction denied for Gary teen accused of assisting girlfriend after mother’s stabbing
- Speak Out: Country made up of immigrants
- Can new White House chief of staff John Kelly right the ship?
- The unsolvable problem of North Korea
- Top Trump administration officials flock to weekly Bible study classes at White House
- Five things to do in Northwest Indiana Aug. 11-13
- Police investigate theft at vape shop
- Column: The Mooch takes a fall of biblical proportions
- Shout Out: Timothy Corpus, new symphony executive director
- Pence trip underscores importance of NATO – and current threats
- Judge denies effort to temporarily block Trump voter commission
- Lake Zurich addresses fines, fees under new patrol agreement of namesake lake
- Developer-funded wind study: No adverse effects from proposed 18-story building
- The Lemon Twigs are a long way from home
- J Balvin alcanza el primer lugar en la lista global de Spotify
- Republican state Rep. Patti Bellock of Hinsdale to retire
- White House: Trump weighed in on son’s Russia statement ‘as any father would’
- With Steve Bartman gesture, Cubs take focus off night-game flap
- John Kelly is President Trump’s scream for help
- Man charged with murder in shooting of Indiana officer who responded to crash
- Three arrested for Fox Lake car burglaries
- Quickly
- Two men charged with robbing Naperville convenience store
- Food fight: Whiting, Ind., demands other ‘Pierogi Festival’ change its name
- Bruce Weber gets 2-year contract extension from Kansas State
- Fit couples share tips on working out with your swolemate
- Ted Cruz op-ed: How to degrade the growing power of North Korea
- Abortion services resume at Merrillville Planned Parenthood
- Moran: At long last, an audience with the 2016 World Series Trophy
- How much candy can you get with $5? We take a fiver and a sweet tooth to Chicago stores
- Despite Trump announcement, Coast Guard will not ‘break faith’ with transgender troops
- Butler District 53 finishing summer work despite rain problems
- Don’t kid yourself! It’s important that you vote in the Tweet of the Week poll
- Growing Concerns merges tunes and words to address awareness
- Community gathers to honor life of late Oak Park teen
- Visiting Chicago candy stores
- Prosecutor: St. Louis officer ‘executed’ suspect after 2011 car chase
- Ron Gallo taps into his inner musician via difficult times
- New used car dealer may open in Aurora
- Oak Park seeks nominations for community awards
- Zinedine Zidane: ‘Ojalá podamos ganarle a las Estrellas de la MLS’
- Association should investigate flaws in newly built town home
- ‘Fair Maid of the West’: Maidens and distress, just the thing for a summer stage
- Love pesto? You’ll like this salad made with classic ingredients even more
- Column: My quest for fresh water
- Liverpool have sights set on title, says Klopp
- Grilling for the Arts: Park Ridge fundraiser continues to grow
- Arizona Sen. Jeff Flake takes GOP to task over Trump
- Shapack Partners plans to build one Fulton Market building, sell another
- Wondering how ‘Kevin Can Wait’ will get rid of Erinn Hayes? Well, they’re killing her off
- Estrellas MLS encabezadas por Villa y Kaká, listas para duelo con Real Madrid
- Man shot sitting on porch of Aurora home
- A fond farewell to ‘The Fan,’ whose silence prolonged his suffering
- Next Air Force One planes will be two Boeing jets abandoned by Russian airline, report says
- Booster Club celebrates Barrington High School baseball
- Car burglars have switched tactics, Harwood Heights police say
- Another Civil War alternate history comes to TV — but with black independence and reparations
- A tale of two pierogis: Festival trademark battle at center of federal lawsuit
- Warren athletes aid in protecting their turf during flooding
- MLS All-Stars, Real Madrid prepare for match
- For Steve Johnson, tennis is no escape from grief. Sometimes, it’s the opposite.
- 100 Club presents Valor Awards
- Zinedine Zidane: ‘Hopefully we can beat the MLS All-Stars’
- Waubonsee turns to assistant Jim Williams to coach women’s basketball
- Apple stock soars to a record high on great earnings and a strong forecast for the next iPhone
- Neighbors in Highland Park decry library expansion plans
- ‘Rodent bomb’ sparks Aurora house fire
- Emergency manager, team get down to school business in Gary
- Seven new corrections officers proposed for Lake County jail
- School Funding Reform Veto
- Upright piano draws people to play in La Grange
- Invidentes mexicanos alivian con masajes los problemas musculares
- Drury Lane’s ‘Gin Game’ pairs legendary couple for fighting fun
- Evanston to explore new ways, committee for citizens to review complaints against police
- Trump: Foxconn CEO confided plant deal could swell to $30B
- Great Wolf Lodge Illinois
- Trademark for n-word, swastika filed after legal ruling
- Erykah Badu won’t play midwives conference in Chicago
- Local H adds punch to Valparaiso music fest
- Puerto Rico apela a la marihuana para combatir la crisis
- GOP shows signs of reaching out to Democrats on health care
- Elgin man convicted for drug offense near church
- Speak Out
- Bears center Cody Whitehair serious about wanting to be the best
- Drivers sought in two weekend hit-and-run crashes
- 3 reasons to go cashless
- 5 tips for taking the stress out of ‘back to after school’
- Summer Lovin’ party
- Acting DEA administrator says Trump ‘condoned police misconduct’ in remarks about handling suspects
- El colombiano Mateus Uribe llega al América de México como quinto refuerzo
- Closure won’t become reality until we see and hear from Steve Bartman
- Orland Park hosts dog obstacle course Aug. 19
- Early female mariachi singer in Chicago passed away
- Skunk population increase raising a stink around town
- Naperville burglar stole $300 from unlocked car, police say
- Well-traveled Connor Grey makes Cougars his fourth stop this season
- U46 announces new school principals, district administrators
- Another Obamacare whack for Illinois: Price hikes of 43 percent?
- Chicago actors head to ‘Harry Potter’ on Broadway
- Oak Lawn appoints new police chief
- New-look Bulls release six-game exhibition schedule
- Judge Shadur, 93, to step down after 37 years on federal bench
- Woman convicted in grisly 2013 murders of 2 Joliet men wants Illinois Supreme Court to overturn life sentence
- More LW students taking AP exams for college credit
- Griffith lineman Drew Davenport bounces back from ACL injury
- Drivers who got cellphone tickets since 2010 should get cash back, lawsuit claims
- 15 days to fix Illinois school funding. Which pols will make that a priority?
- Bicyclists using Riverwalk a problem without easy solution, commissioners say
- Gunman attacks mosque in western Afghanistan, kills 29
- Dynamic duo: Jared Simpson, Aayush Deshpande pace Tall Grass to title
- Fire leaves Aurora apartment uninhabitable
- School districts pushing for new laws on tax levies, school polling places
- This police youth academy is trying to change perceptions about law enforcement
- Northern Illinois Air Show to honor Burr Ridge pilot killed in Kansas crash
- Body-camera video shows Baltimore cops planting drugs in car, attorney says
- Naperville deluged with 7.8 inches of rain in July, near double the norm
- Disabato: Eisenhower’s Rashawn Schandon takes road less traveled
- Couple loses legal fight against wedding photographer, ordered to pay $1 million
- Even without Cristiano Ronaldo, Real Madrid a challenge for MLS All-Stars
- LaVar Ball is a media-made Frankenstein unworthy of obsessive coverage
- Elgin area celebrates National Night Out
- Tillerson to North Korea: ‘We are not your enemy’
- Fox Valley educators decry Rauner veto that puts school funding in question
- Column: Tinley Park woman shrugs off criticism of Cubs flag on her home
- White Sox’s Yoan Moncada expects to miss 2-3 days after outfield collision
- National Night Out seen as way to ‘unify the community’
- Elgin man faces burglary, kidnapping charges
- Obamacare rates in Illinois could climb next year
- NAACP delegates back advisory urging caution while traveling in Missouri
- Nationals ace Max Scherzer removes self from game after neck spasm
- Night Out helps Naperville residents ‘connect more with neighbors’
- Elgin area celebrates National Night Out
- Trump on tricky legal ground with Obamacare threat
- Los Angeles gets Olympics with an 11-year wait — and risks
- Merrillville soldier wins state American Legion honor
- Notre Dame has high expectations for healthy RB Josh Adams
- Man’s body found under West Side ‘L’ structure
- Last of 12 inmates who used peanut butter to escape Alabama jail is captured
- Helen Kuwashima, driving force behind local ukulele club, dies at 85
- Humidity increases along with chance of storms
- ASK TOM: What is the flattest U.S. state?
- Local roundup: Valparaiso’s Jubril Adekoya signs with Spanish team
- U.S. Steel South Works site
- New Cub Alex Avila understands business of baseball
- 20,000 homes planned for mixed-use development on South Works site
- Marlins’ Edinson Volquez to undergo second Tommy John surgery
- At least 3 hurt in crash on I-290 west of downtown
- Pro-Trump mayor of sinking island questions Al Gore on climate change
- 2 Venezuelan opposition leaders jailed as political crisis escalates
- The Republican Party was born of moral outrage — and is dying for lack of it
- Police: Gary officer involved in ‘shooting situation’ after attempted armed robbery in Munster
- Bloomington’s ninth-inning rally stuns Oilmen in playoff opener
- Cubs’ quick second-half surge steered Theo Epstein away from selloff
- Danny Zardon leads Slammers past ThunderBolts, closer to playoff berth
- Senate overwhelmingly confirms Christopher Wray as next FBI director
- Lawsuit alleges Fox News made up quotes in Seth Rich story, was pressured by Trump to publish
- Justice Department plans new project to sue universities over affirmative action policies
- Blue Jays 8, White Sox 4