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- White Sox top Astros 7-1, win second straight vs. AL leaders
- Miguel Gonzalez’s arm, Tim Anderson’s bat lead White Sox over AL-leading Astros
- Trendy designs: Homebuyers seek newly constructed homes with ‘on trend’ features
- Anniversary savings on options at Renwick Place
- SSHBA announces fall schedule for 2017 Tour of Homes
- On-site sales underway at Elburn Station
- Red Seal Homes celebrates first move-ins at Provenance
- IPRA: Dakota Bright shooting ‘unreasonable’
- Gambling addict has family in hock
- Happy Together tour includes top hits of yesteryear, comedy
- Recommended Chicago-area classical concerts
- ‘Wind River’: Jeremy Renner, Elizabeth Olsen on the trail of a predator
- ‘Menashe’: A Brooklyn tale of father, son and community
- ‘The Glass Castle’ review: Brie Larson, finding herself
- It’s been 9 days. It’s time to repeal Cook County’s soda pop tax
- Glencoe home with sauna: $2.8M
- Morning Spin: Cook County Democrats’ slating starts Thursday
- Chicago’s AMP Americas gets $47M to turn more cow manure into natural gas
- An intruder, a handgun, and what happened next
- Avec’s expansion to include waiting-area bar, private party space
- Cubs face somber scenarios after Willson Contreras’ hamstring injury
- Woman, 58, stabbed by boyfriend on South Side
- When school supplies are out of reach, group steps up with donations
- Cancer Treatment Centers founder: Ex-wife trying to ‘extort’ money in divorce
- ‘Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf?’
- Ex-Rep. Joe Walsh tweets gay slur, lists slurs he’d never use
- How back-channel negotiations with North Korea devolved into threats of ‘fire and fury’
- Trump’s immigration vision isn’t the Reagan way
- Aug. 10, 2017: Prosecutors say a heroin kingpin protected his drug empire with ruthless violence. He faces up to life in prison.
- Power play: Indians acquire outfielder Jay Bruce from Mets
- Is the Trump administration open to a bipartisan ‘fix’ for Obamacare?
- ¿El Gran Eclipse Estadounidense modificará el comportamiento de los animales? La ciencia dice que sí
- Pedestrian dies after being hit by freight train near Barrington, delaying Metra line
- Will Jeff Sessions come after legalized marijuana, a drug ‘only slightly less awful’ than heroin?
- Cubs catcher Alex Avila says he’s ready for additional workload
- ABC settled ‘pink slime’ defamation suit for more than $177 million
- Tim Anderson extends hit-streak to 7 games: ‘I’m playing like myself’
- ABC7 reporter Paul Meincke finds adventure and angels on epic Mississippi canoe trip
- CPS finds a way to boost computer students — as school IT interns
- Drop in kids’ ear infections linked to pneumococcal vaccine
- Chicago activists rally behind Colin Kaepernick
- Pictures: Busch Gardens through the years
- Who will replace Willson Contreras’ bat? Looking at you first, Kyle Schwarber
- Macy’s key sales figure falls for 10th straight quarter
- Mitch Trubisky itching for action as Bears’ preseason slate begins tonight
- Busch Gardens quietly reigns as Florida’s roller coaster capital
- Neymar’s debut in French league could be delayed again
- 5 things to do in Chicago this weekend
- Chicago festivals this weekend: Festival Cubano, Bud Billiken, Retro on Roscoe
- Dembele misses Dortmund training as Barca lurk
- Colin Kaepernick collaborates with Chicago’s SOUL
- Paddling the Mississippi River
- ‘Cards Against Humanity Live’ returns for one night only
- Marseille clinch left-back Amavi loan
- The eclipse is coming. And companies are looking to cash in with chocolate doughnuts and more.
- Wrigley Field food ranks 8th safest in study; Guaranteed Rate is 18th
- Column: More honors for Frank Lloyd Wright’s Unity Temple
- Ronaldo rested and ready for Barca in Spanish Super Cup
- ‘I know what I need to do’: Porter County fights drug addiction from inside jail walls
- Silicon Valley’s vision of universal basic income is wrong
- Why the U.S. hasn’t brought ‘fire and fury’ to North Korea
- Walmart removes back-to-school banner placed over gun display
- Rummenigge to step down as ECA chief
- Prickly City- Which party?
- Column: International leverage isolates North Korea
- 3 movies demonstrate how meanest streets are paved with inequality
- ‘I’m not a sexist’: Fired Google engineer stands behind controversial memo
- Chris Cornell statue planned for Seattle by singer’s widow
- Dortmund refuse Barcelona Dembele bid
- Marcelino: “We are missing at least four signings”
- Plan to get year-round treats from garden bounty
- Jerry Taft’s Lemont home
- J.A. Adande leaves ESPN after a decade for Northwestern
- Aurora looks to establish Youth Council to get teens more involved in the city
- Pritzker announces state Rep. Stratton as running mate
- Constellation’s Chicago-based beer business buys Florida’s Funky Buddha Brewery
- Komen ‘Ride for the Cure’ honors North Shore cyclist
- North Korea dismisses Trump threat, details plan to attack Guam
- Wandering Walden Pond: A Thoreau-ly worthwhile day trip
- Frustrated with White House, McCain unveils Afghanistan strategy
- Fun is in the air at Kite Festival
- Fun is in the air at Botanic Garden Kite Festival
- Calling all green thumbs to Cheney Mansion
- Blood test can screen for rare sinus cancer
- ABC 7 weatherman Jerry Taft lists Lemont home for $1.5 million
- Women’s golf didn’t need a dress code when I played. It still doesn’t.
- Scaramucci will sit for interviews with Stephen Colbert, George Stephanopoulos
- Clarkson: Nothing eclipses fascination with the heavens, especially now
- August is hummingbird season
- Five things to do in the western suburbs Aug. 18-20
- Dead whale found on bow of cruise ship entering Alaska port
- What surprise does Chance have in store for Bud Billiken Parade?
- Cottage on Dixie elevates seasonal, local fare
- Column: The art of love requires authenticity, vulnerability
- Making a stink: Chefs get ready for Highwood Garlic Fest
- West Aurora alumni want to name school’s band room after ‘amazing educator’
- DePaul’s Dave Leitao hires Tim Anderson as assistant, shifts Billy Garrett to another role
- ‘Canelo’ Álvarez: ‘El que gane esta pelea será el mejor boxeador del mundo’
- America has given up on Jared and Ivanka
- Need a night out? New comedy troupe telling jokes in La Grange
- Chance the Rapper to give away 30,000 ‘stuffed’ backpacks at Bud Billiken Parade
- Capital One eliminates 400 call center jobs from Rolling Meadows office
- Gas vs. charcoal grills: What to spend, what you get. Experts weigh in.
- Rafa Márquez: ‘Mi partido más difícil’
- 8 spots to get excellent Mexican chorizo in Chicago
- ‘The Girl Without Hands’ review: A Grimm fairy tale rendered in watercolor
- Column: Sobriety checkpoints are a necessary hassle for safer roads
- Amita Health plans $43 million addition to La Grange hospital
- Medical device manufacturer Corpak Medsystems to close Buffalo Grove headquarters
- Heaven on Seven restaurant partner George Bannos dies unexpectedly at 65
- Enter the Scott Stantis cartoon caption contest
- Theater openings Aug. 11-17
- Winner: “When will these party animals learn you can’t tuna fish.” – Don Farrell, Glenview
- Wauconda man crashes while fleeing traffic stop: ‘It’s surprising he didn’t have more injuries’
- Raúl Flores es un enamorado del futbol
- Lawsuit alleges Walgreens overcharges customers with insurance for generic drugs
- Bears to hold practice at Prospect High School on Aug. 17
- WBBM-Ch. 2 anchor Suzanne Le Mignot lists Albany Park home for $535,000
- Leslie Jones lets loose at a ‘Game of Thrones’ viewing party
- Happy union between association, property manager, can be hard to find
- With or without two standouts, Lyons girls tennis preps to dominate
- Macy’s may be closer to getting buyer for top half of State Street store
- Incertidumbre en torno al debut de Neymar con PSG
- WHAT OTHERS ARE SAYING
- Three plan to seek Will County clerk’s seat
- At Kendall Jail, video ‘visits’ replacing face-to-face meetings
- ‘Trevor the musical’ at Writers Theatre
- Cristiano está listo para la Supercopa de España
- Community news
- Fatal police shooting in Dyer
- Team Sky cyclist breaks leg in bachelor party accident
- Naperville People in the News
- Colombia winger Izquierdo set to join EPL newcomer Brighton
- Beware at the pump: Black-market fuel schemes use stolen credit card info to make millions
- Revolution to release 8 barrel-aged beers as part of Deep Wood series
- Study: Trump actions trigger health premium hikes for 2018
- Buffalo Grove president criticized for using village email to promote business’ dance festival
- IU Northwest astronomy professor explains fascination with upcoming solar eclipse
- Kohl’s profit surges on cost cutting
- Five young players ready for Premier League breakthrough
- Man convicted of sexually assaulting foster child claims sentence ‘excessive’
- Allstate quietly lays off 500, leans into feature that lets customers photograph damage
- Cradles to Crayons event at Riverside Plaza
- Police: 12-year-old poured boiling water on NYC girl’s face during a sleepover
- Fines for illegal pollution plummet under Trump, study finds
- Cardinals search for #RallyCat in attempt to ‘claw their way’ to top of NL Central
- PREMIER LEAGUE 2017-18: 6 new things to watch out for
- Gary boys academy closed by new schools emergency manager
- WHAT OTHERS ARE SAYING
- Under Sinclair, WGN could be ‘Chicago’s very own’ no more
- Read: IDHS letter to Cook County President Toni Preckwinkle
- Centennial garden gives glimpse of Illinois’ prairie past
- Shout Out: Peter Jablokow, Evanston and ‘Big Fork’ artist
- Clarendon Hills friends to travel to Carbondale for eclipse
- Read: USDA letter on Cook County’s soda tax
- Chef’s Choice: Desire to travel cultivating local interest in Indian cuisine
- CSN Chicago’s Luke Stuckmeyer sells East Ukrainian Village condo, buys Wilmette home
- Gas vs. charcoal grills: What to spend, what you get. Experts weigh in.
- Stop at ArrivaDolce for a meal or gelato
- Sacudido por caso de Rafa Márquez, Atlas enfrenta al América
- Yorkville man killed after being pinned under lawn mower
- Dortmund suspend Dembele after missed training, Barca offer rejected
- Prosecutors: Southwest Side man accused of sexual assault, kidnapping
- Big Star, known for slinging tacos, launches record label
- New faces on the Premier League merry-go-round
- All-woman cast set for Chicago Shakes’ ‘Taming of the Shrew’
- 10 things parents should do to prepare their daughters for puberty
- CSX layoffs at Chicago switching yard expose fears that facility could close
- Stephanie Sigman de ‘chica Bond’ a monja en ‘Annabelle: Creation’
- Liverpool’s Klopp: Coutinho will not be sold
- Shout Out: Kristin Robran, pottery maker at Lincolnshire Art Festival
- Free concert planned in downtown Aurora
- Parolee held on $100,000 after being charged with posting sexual video on Snapchat without consent
- Trabajadores temporales agrícolas con visa reemplazan a indocumentados
- I worked all my life and then had a stroke. Now I need disability, but I’m so ashamed
- A 2-footed tour of Bordeaux’s wine country
- America needs immigrants — but people here illegally can’t duck responsibilities
- Riverfront Playhouse takes on wordy ‘American Buffalo’
- Fundación Márquez recibió más que otras
- Quickly
- Ofrecerá Julión Álvarez conferencia de prensa
- Special census in 2018 could put $1.6M in Naperville coffers
- Louisiana governor declares emergency as New Orleans flood threat looms
- Fox 32 anchor Jeff Herndon leaving station
- Swansea’s Sigurdsson “close to” Everton move – Koeman
- Shout Out: Susan Fackler, director of Ela Township Community Family Services
- Climate report validates global warming warnings; Indiana experts weigh in
- I am proud of Toni Preckwinkle
- Naper Settlement hosts a picnic to mark the eclipse
- Column: Trump nuclear talk not backed by facts, Rep. Visclosky says
- Shout Out: Mindy Rubin, journalist and former professor
- We need more young mothers — not more female engineers
- Famosos, narco y opacidad en un nuevo escándalo mexicano destapado por EEUU
- National autism study seeks local input
- Why a four-year college degree isn’t the only path to a secure lifestyle
- Column: Flooding might be over, but effects linger
- Mexican soccer legend Rafael Marquez and Norteño singer Julion Alvarez deny alleged narco ties
- Lyons Township students heading south to witness, document the eclipse
- After ordinance change, man opts to shelve antenna plan
- West Nile virus found at 6 mosquito-checking sites in Naperville
- Johnny Football: Burlington Central’s DiCostanzo leads way for hungry team
- Costco gas station gets early nod for more fueling stations, extended hours
- Hobos leader given 40 years in prison for running gang that ruled with violence
- Players from Mexican national team ignore their coach, join MLS
- Canadiens’ Al Montoya benefits from training with brother in Glenview
- The champs are here: Sounders making summer surge out West
- Guam threatened
- Man City players happy with three at the back, says Kompany
- Wisconsin Senate leader wants timeline for Foxconn jobs before OK of incentives
- Column: Marathon Mike breaks the record
- Oswego’s Josh Shodipo gets back on track, commits to Western Illinois
- Plano transforms into Smallville again for Superfest
- Amsterdam firm Spaces joins Chicago’s growing co-working scene
- Chase Bank looking to open at Lake Forest McDonald’s site
- Trump says he is ‘very thankful’ to Putin for expelling U.S. diplomats from Russia
- Alistan fiesta en honor a Carlos Vela
- Lake Forest approves $1.1M in work on South Beach Access Road
- Bail set at $250,000 for suspect in Northerly Island concert stabbing
- Column: Grandmother’s birthday wishes don’t include ‘fire and fury’
- Bartlett Summer Festival to feature car show on North Avenue
- Man robbed Evanston CVS at knifepoint, police say
- High school football player dies after log falls on him during drill
- Zach Randolph arrested on marijuana charge at housing project
- Condenan a un oficial por ‘soplón’
- Corrections and clarifications for Friday, Aug. 11, 2017
- Friendship Gardens aims to attract new visitors with beer fest
- Frustrated with Trump, John McCain promotes his own Afghan plan
- Baranek: New season, huge challenge awaits Mother McAuley’s Charley Niego
- Dolphins QB Jay Cutler, most of starting offensive line sit out preseason game vs. Falcons
- Planetarium shows, classroom lessons part of U46 eclipse prep
- Trump surprised by FBI raid of Manafort’s home, which sent a ‘very strong signal’
- Proposed Oak Forest auto dealer gets permit, council recommends tax break
- After storm damage, thousands of replacement books flood into Round Lake area schools
- More community meetings planned for park changes tied to Obama center
- Elgin City Council holding special budget-related Saturday meeting
- Heroin supplier found responsible for slaying, given 37 years in prison
- Q&A: Niles West grad Jewell Loyd, WNBA star and friend of Kobe Bryant
- 2016 weather report: Extreme and anything but normal
- Libertyville a finalist to land $8.3M probiotic manufacturing complex
- Group hopes to make Elgin Craft Beer Fest annual event
- Aurora family loses home, dog in fire
- Taylor Swift doesn’t sugar-coat testimony in radio DJ groping case
- Green Ball creates a buzz in Evanston
- Bulls’ streak of seven straight Christmas games will end in 2017
- ‘The whole block needs to be fixed’: Aurora council rejects Downer Place rezoning request
- Bye-bye, Bowlegs and Smiley: The feds will hold these Chicago gang chiefs — maybe for life.
- QUOTABLES
- As legroom on planes shrinks, is passenger safety compromised?
- Wednesday showdown looms in historic school-funding impasse
- Notre Dame’s Jerry Tillery moves on from stomping incidents vs. USC
- Note to readers
- Countdown to Football: Fred Winston a dual threat as Griffith’s quarterback
- Fantasy football 2017: Tom Brady, Jordan Howard — where elites rank in each top 5
- Free child IDs, car seat inspections, touch-a-truck at museum Saturday
- Hinsdale Central grads now captain Ball State football, swimming teams
- Recordings suggest ‘Suge’ Knight discussed bribing witnesses in murder case, D.A. says
- Cards for students
- Harry Potter festival in Aurora deemed a success
- Girls tennis season preview: Leyden, Elmwood Park, Ridgewood
- Emanuel says latest CPS test scores show improvement
- RailCats make tough move, trade ace pitcher Charle Rosario to Winnipeg
- Trump suggests McConnell must deliver on president’s agenda or step aside
- Negligence led to fall at church’s Easter Bunny breakfast photo opp, lawsuit claims
- CNN severs ties with Trump supporter Jeffrey Lord over Nazi salute tweet
- Look for Cubs reliever Carl Edwards Jr.’s role to expand for stretch drive
- Philadelphia’s soda tax offers lessons for Cook County
- Trump declares opioid crisis a ‘national emergency,’ pledges more money
- Lawmakers, reject Gov. Rauner’s changes on school funding
- Football coaches’ media restrictions a disservice to teams and fans
- Ask Tom: Was there a solar eclipse in Chicago in the mid-1930s?
- New child sex assault allegations prompt $3M bail for ex-substitute teacher
- Tinley may explore new downtown TIF
- ‘Game of Thrones’ and the Pandora affliction
- With Little League World Series one game away, Hinsdale’s boys of summer enjoying life on the road
- Stratton brings diversity to Pritzker campaign
- Three quarterbacks in the running for Northern Illinois’ starting job
- Midlothian man accused in series of weekend arson fires
- Trump Organization projected $2 million loss for D.C. hotel; it profited $2 million instead
- High-scoring forward David Accam staying with the Fire — for now
- Why it’s better to say thanks, even when you’re wrong
- Officials: Former South Loop teacher convicted of sexually abusing 2 preschoolers
- Will County forest earns restoration award
- FBI agent testifies he saw Lake County Sheriff Buncich take cash from tow operator
- Mendoza sends schools long-overdue cash as state misses first scheduled payment
- Scattered storms signal the return of cooler air
- White Sox excited to see pitcher Reynaldo Lopez’s first start with team
- Centrist Democrats pushing back against Bernie Sanders, liberal wing
- White Sox 3, Astros 2 (11 inn.)
- Naperville North grad Nick Solak on the rise in New York Yankees’ organization
- Canadian diplomat in Cuba, like U.S. diplomats, suffered hearing loss from sonic device
- Hammond mom accused of intentionally scalding baby who’s now in coma
- Chase across state line ends with Chicago Heights man dead in police-involved shooting
- Hinsdale Little League at Regional Championships
- Toma Julión Álvarez problema a la ligera y dice que sí conocía a narco sólo como empresario
- Así se hacen los tratos con Julión Álvarez y otros cantantes en los palenques
- Crown Point to waive new YMCA inspection fees
- Ven lavado de dinero en palenques y ferias
- Los Chicago Bears pierden pero muestran a su nueva gran joya