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- Apple giving away free Beats headphones with purchase
- Cubs 15, Reds 5
- Cubs pound Reds 15-5 to start long stretch against last-place teams
- Get ready for the season, school year ahead
- Keeping them close: Memorial jewelry, unique items keep memories alive
- What you need to know about shingles
- Personalized learning is the cornerstone of a good education
- Effective dieting: Nine crucial dos and don’ts
- Mom can help lovesick teen become Wonder Woman
- Car crashes near Kenwood after fleeing police
- If Illinois wants 4,000 new auto jobs, Rauner needs to approve tax credit plan
- After more than 50 years in U.S., 78-year-old veteran aspires to citizenship
- Two teens accused of South Side carjacking
- Chicago footwear brand Bucketfeet trying on made-to-order shoes
- Federal judge orders Illinois to find way to pay for disability services program
- Manager of UK, Irish lotteries makes pitch to run Illinois Lottery
- As interest in eclipse reaches frenzy, viewing glasses in short supply
- Study: Illinois traffic deaths continue to climb
- Judge, top prosecutor engage in shouting match over jailing of pregnant woman
- U.S. vet returns dead Japanese soldier’s flag
- United Center cleared after reports of fighting during basketball tournament
- China says U.S. trade probe would violate international rules
- Big Ten newcomers to watch this season
- Pitching prospect Lucas Giolito next to watch for possible White Sox promotion
- Marvin Bagley’s commitment likely puts Duke at No. 1 in college basketball
- Bears training camp superlatives: Happiest camper, oddest twist and more
- Three CEOs quit Trump advisory panel over Charlottesville response
- Cubs employ 4-man outfield alignment vs. Joey Votto. The result?
- Furor over Charlottesville follows Trump home to Manhattan
- Deerfield librarian creates audio tour of village’s public art
- Trump is celebrating the Foxconn deal. The people paying for it aren’t so sure.
- How can new ideas help Illinois fix its rickety bridges by 2050?
- BUNDESLIGA 2017-18: 5 teams to watch out for this season
- ‘Get uncomfortable’: Oak Park panel in response to Charlottesville aims to spark difficult dialogue
- Wolfsburg defender John Brooks could miss Bundesliga opener
- Travis Kalanick is undermining Uber’s search for a new CEO, says the investor that’s suing him
- Merrillville firm plans expansion to long-vacant Valparaiso site
- Auto review: 2017 Buick LaCrosse is a good car at a bad time
- El momento histórico del Real Madrid ante el intento de gesta del Barcelona
- Can Jeff Sessions provide justice for Heather Heyer?
- Zidane: ‘En el fútbol nunca está sentenciada una eliminatoria’
- Wilco releases new song to benefit Southern Poverty Law Center
- Zidane angered by five-game Ronaldo ban
- Trenes de la CTA detenidos después que se encontró un cuerpo
- 5 must-see Chicago concerts this week: Kendrick Lamar, Mykele Deville, Wild Belle
- Morning Spin: Rauner repeats erroneous tax assessment charge against Speaker Madigan
- Trump retweets alt-right conspiracy theorist on Chicago homicides in wake of Charlottesville criticism
- Anthony Scaramucci met Stephen Colbert on Monday, and it was mostly awkward
- The way the Bears’ QB depth chart ought to read
- ‘Despacito’ empata con ‘La Macarena’ en la lista Billboard
- Marijuana may help ease nerve pain
- Premier League sides mull transfer reforms
- Zika virus tied to neurological issues in adults
- Texas A&M cancels ‘White Lives Matter’ rally planned for Sept. 11
- Series preview: White Sox at Dodgers
- Prickly City-fictitious can be anything
- Pregnant women addicted to opioids face tough choices
- Elske, Giant named two of best new restaurants in the country by Bon Appetit magazine
- The question isn’t why Merck’s boss quit Trump’s CEO council; it’s why any other CEOs are staying
- Hikes and hops: The best hiking trail and brewery pairs in Illinois
- Oak Brook Library recalls eclipse glasses
- Body found on CTA tracks delays morning commute
- Plenty of legroom on Boeing’s luxury jet tailored for the world’s richest
- Tollway crash near Oak Brook sends three to hospitals
- White millennials are just as racist as their grandparents
- Naperville vigil for Charlottesville
- Trump desata otra polémica al retuitear a un conspiracionista de derecha
- Robot bartenders: The latest innovation to hit the Las Vegas Strip
- Buffalo Grove, Lincolnshire among select communities to receive safety grants
- Cubs fire back at Hawk Harrelson with tweet gone viral
- Wild Onion Tied House to open Thursday in Oak Park
- CTA trains running again, three hours after man jumps into path of train at Fullerton
- Charges sought against protesters who toppled Confederate statue in North Carolina
- Unionized Spirit Airlines pilots to cast vote on whether to strike
- Lupita González apunta a los Juegos Olímpicos de Tokio 2020
- Wild Onion Tied House to open
- Posible perdón de Trump a alguacil Arpaio es un ‘duro golpe’ para hispanos
- More than 200 people attend Naperville vigil for Charlottesville
- Ejecutivos se niegan a colaborar con Trump
- Hillary Clinton’s pastor plagiarized another minister in his new book of messages for her
- In Texas, the last baseball-glove maker refuses to die
- Tuit de Obama sobre violencia es el segundo más popular
- Costco made $3.7 million selling ‘Tiffany’ rings. Now it must pay $19 million to the real Tiffany.
- In wake of Charlottesville, comedians get serious as politicians tell us to lighten up
- Anya Taylor-Joy negocia protagonizar un ‘remake’ de ‘Nosferatu’
- Photos: Boeing 777 luxury jet
- Arlington Heights library expects large showing for eclipse-viewing event
- Police investigate report of armed robbery at Park Ridge convenience store
- Nokona baseball glove maker
- Five things to do in the western suburbs Aug. 25-27
- Gael García Bernal recibirá premio de la Herencia Hispana
- German carrier Air Berlin filing for bankruptcy
- IDOT limit on St. Charles Road bridge over Salt Creek bans fire engines
- Trump retweets cause stir as he attempts to move past Charlottesville uproar
- 10 takeaways after the NBA released their 2017-18 schedule
- Second City dreams up new material for ‘Girls Night Out’
- Elmhurst Council sets vote to oppose O’Hare Fly Quiet plan
- Man charged with battery, kidnapping in Highland Park attack
- Video shows Ohio officer beating black man during traffic stop
- Pawar picks Cairo mayor as running mate
- Uber is settling with the FTC in a major case over privacy and security
- White Sox GM reportedly told Tyler Clippard he was traded during ‘Game of Thrones’
- ‘It’s fun to be scared’: Life and mortality at the carnival
- 5 must-have gadgets for heading back to school
- A celebrity chef’s secrets to building a better sandwich
- 5 simple ways to stay connected as a family on a budget
- 5 smart solutions when flying gets frustrating
- Grant Township intersection relief is finally on the way
- Protests outside Trump Tower in New York
- ‘Patti Cake$’ review: Taking the rap in Jersey
- Orbert Davis’ Chicago Jazz Philharmonic preps major new series for Millennium Park
- Marquette signs deal to move with Bucks into new arena
- White Sox promoting Eloy Jimenez, Zack Collins to Double A
- Following violent clashes in Charlottesville, protesters denounce hate in Barrington
- Thanks for voting!
- Apocalypse now? The Doomsday Clock keeps ticking
- Llorente returns to training to boost Swansea
- Alleged deceptive practices put Zillow in hot water
- A rare and elusive white moose has finally been captured on video
- Sergio Busquets: “It is obvious we still lack signings”
- Tree crashes down in Portugal during festival, killing 12
- Rauner expected to approve Illinois’ revived corporate tax incentives
- Business community welcomes new teachers at La Grange breakfast
- Dance for Life still supports those affected by HIV/AIDS but is looking in new directions
- Hyderabad offers Indian cuisine in Aurora
- Heather Heyer is a civil rights martyr
- Elmhurst turns down longtime restaurant’s request for tax break
- Elote fried rice merges Mexican, Asian flavors in celebration of summer
- U46 budget to be determined on fate of K-12 funding bill
- 8 yard games, gone glam
- David Crosby says Ted Nugent ‘just isn’t good enough’ to be in Rock Hall of Fame
- Dolphins cornerback Tony Lippett suffers season-ending Achilles injury
- LinkedIn loses a court fight over users’ public profiles
- Riot Fest announces its after-fest late night schedule
- Aurora seen as ‘ideally situated’ for clean energy projects
- Gala raises $350,000 for JourneyCare
- Knob Creek’s 25th anniversary bourbon comes in 300 versions
- Pink to get Michael Jackson Video Vanguard Award at MTV VMAs
- Ex reina de belleza republicana, se postula contra Madigan
- Fire severely damages barn near Geneva
- Barbecue bash: Teams vie for top honors at Park Ridge competition
- Gala raises $350,000 for JourneyCare
- Chef of Philadelphia’s Zahav, Federal Donuts to take the stage at Metro
- Charlottesville creates a fierce urgency to tear down Confederate icons
- Dan Navarro carries on
- Vine Street BBQ Competition
- Woman’s suit claims tiny rodent baked into Chick-Fil-A bun
- Qarabag beats Copenhagen 1-0 in Champions League playoffs
- Board members working to draft committee rules
- Back to school event in Evanston offers school supplies and more
- Forget modern: Some Chicago renters seek vintage apartments stuck in the past
- Lamb, pork for Feast of Velika Gospa
- Loaded gun found in trash at Cook County Jail near drop-off for new inmates
- North Korea missile threats — and Cold War lessons
- WHAT OTHERS ARE SAYING
- ‘Despacito’ será parte de la estrategia para promocionar Puerto Rico
- Nature-lover monitors dragons and damsels in Lake, Cook counties
- Five things to do in Northwest Indiana Aug. 25-27
- Down on the farm at Whiskey Acres
- A trip to Whiskey Acres, farm-turned-distillery in DeKalb
- Five things to do in Lake County Aug. 25-27
- Portage gets first look at human rights proposal
- Monitoring dragonflies and damselflies in Lake, Cook counties
- Northbrook, Glenview schools prepare for solar eclipse
- Former Miss America mounts Republican bid against Democratic AG Lisa Madigan
- Glasses to view eclipse flying off shelves
- Iniesta, absent for the Bernabeu with leg contusion
- 6 ‘healthy’ foods that really aren’t
- Quickly
- Here are the companies whose CEOs are still kissing up to Trump
- Two men shot on Aurora’s East Side
- Leave Confederate monuments standing
- CBO report on effects of halting Obamacare subsidies
- Oak Park to install additional electric vehicle charging stations in village garages
- Don’t blame Trump for hate speech
- Police to review security after fights cancel Safe Summer League tournament at United Center
- Durbins restaurant to call it quits in Summit
- Lawsuit against McDonald’s over Cook County soda tax dismissed
- Declaring World War M
- Speak Out: Trump needs to get off Twitter
- Alley Art Fest brings local artists together
- Chicagoans with ties to Guam feel worry — but also annoyance — at North Korea’s threats
- Grand marshal sought for Fiestas Patrias Parade
- Hinsdale, Clarendon Hills schools increase pay, add bonuses for substitute teachers
- Watch Roberto Aguayo get cut by the Bucs on ‘Hard Knocks’
- There are better ways to fight racism than protesting Nazis
- Es ‘Pantera’ campeón Gallo del CMB
- Kane prosecutors: Son stabbed his dad more than 100 times; bail set at $2 million
- Whitecaps’ Laba injured, out for the season
- Aloha Poke set to expand outside Chicago
- Why would anyone buy a soda in Cook County?
- Prosecutors seek records of users from website related to Inauguration Day protest
- Joe Maddon remains concerned about defensive lapses: ‘We’ve got to tighten it up’
- A shift to August would be huge for the BMW Championship
- Boys soccer preview: Metro Suburban Conference
- Corn Boil planned at Batavia High School
- Former ‘Bachelor’ to open South Beach Brewing Company
- Former ‘Bachelor’ to open South Beach Brewing Company
- Trump said what needed to be said, but that’s not enough for his haters
- Sports calendar
- Dunes mystery ‘Mousetrap’ and Mercury’s ‘Hair’ both timely tickets
- A Connecticut Pilgrimage To Machu Picchu
- Thousands flee as Iraq steps up airstrikes on Islamic State-held town
- Girls volleyball preview: Metro Suburban Conference
- This Week in Naperville
- Knollwood Fire Department looks to outsource services
- Isiah Ziegler’s commitment provides a good example for young Dundee-Crown
- Go ahead, impeach Trump. Then see what happens.
- Car strikes building in Hinsdale
- ‘Black Detroit’: Sweeping new history chronicles a city’s vibrant and complicated past
- Can Aurora’s relationship with downtown developer be saved?
- Park Ridge aldermen set to vote on more Uptown parking changes
- Slowik: Chicago houses Confederate monument at well-known cemetery
- 84-year-old Evanston swimmer already eying gold at 2019 Senior Games
- ‘Why Poetry?’ It’s like asking, ‘why pleasure?’
- When white nationalists worship the president
- Dancers display their improvisational skills at Ragdale
- Union Township woman faces alcohol-related charges
- Boys soccer preview: West Suburban Gold
- World Cup committee seeks bids from 44 cities
- Ragdale improv dancers
- Jamila Woods releases CPS student written/directed music video for ‘LSD’
- Encuentran un arma cargada en la cárcel del condado de Cook
- Geneva’s Daniel Santacaterina emerges in middle of quarterback race at NIU
- Man sentenced to 42 years for fatal Hammond robbery
- Mosquitoes in Burr Ridge, Hinsdale test positive for West Nile virus
- Oak Park trustees voice concerns over costly Village Hall upgrades
- Everton set to seal Sigurdsson swoop
- Column: Charlottesville protest, attack defining moment in our history
- Photos: 6 foods that marketers want you to think are healthy
- Tarik Cohen adds to ‘Human Joystick’ legend in basketball video
- Why many Pakistanis reject Malala
- Girls volleyball preview: West Suburban Gold
- Latest round to Palos Park in annexation dispute
- Retomar hábitos correctos ayuda a pronta adaptación en el regreso a clases
- Jon Lester tips hat to fellow cancer survivor Chad Bettis after return to baseball
- Northbrook activists working to save monarch butterflies in northern Illinois
- A little slice of Vegas in Antioch
- Trump culpa tanto a supremacistas como a izquierda de violencia en Virginia
- The Lost Cause
- Wilmette library officials look ahead to new strategic plan, fall programs
- Delay the obvious
- Coming soon: Cullver’s? Northbrook man uses fake sign to protest development proposal
- District 59 officials reconsider building project as residents propose referendum
- Liverpool beats Hoffenheim 2-1 in Champions League playoff
- Matt Boyle wants to lead Benet football back to state semifinals and beyond
- Beth Mowins to be first woman to call NFL play-by-play for CBS
- Evanston police: Teen missing since end of July has been found
- Speak Out
- Nay Day: Lauren Nay medalist as Naperville North takes McGonagle tourney title
- Lionel Richie considers boycotting the Kennedy Center Honors under Trump
- U.S. senator questions whether Wisconsin should bear full Foxconn cost
- Oak Park, private building owner to share streetscape costs for new stretch of Maple Avenue
- Colorado Rapids fire coach Pablo Mastroeni
- Pese a la crisis económica, cinco equipos disputarán la Liga de Puerto Rico
- West Suburban Local Scoreboard for Wednesday, Aug. 16
- Police searching for man who snapped pictures of girl at Arlington Heights store
- Racial politics haunt GOP in the Trump era
- A 3-point plan for choosing wine you really want to drink
- SPANISH LEAGUE 2017-18: 5 teams to watch out for this season
- East Dundee board seeks to limit video gaming licenses
- District 204 watches as House plans vote on funding formula
- Kites flying high at botanic garden festival
- High-end Chicago-area homes: Cabin in the woods or mansion by the beach?
- River Forest commission to pursue plastic foam recycling
- QUOTABLES
- Shout Out: Braxton Bokos, Oak Brook boy who loves triathlons
- Fire causes explosion at Hammond Marina, police say
- America’s far-right stole the spotlight. Now comes the backlash
- SERIE A 2017-18: 5 teams to watch out for this season
- Kites fly high at Chicago Botanic Garden festival
- Shout Out: Karen Roche of La Grange, lifelong dancer
- Disabato: Tyler Ulis’ tale about giving back, being loyal to Marian Catholic
- New director hired for Yorkville Public Library
- Dear white people: We don’t need a torch to be part of the problem
- Shout Out: Steve Yurchak, manager of the Western Springs Fruit Store
- Safari in Namibia
- Trump signs order to speed infrastructure construction
- D-112 loses another administrator, this time to D-113
- Edward-Elmhurst hospital system plans $50 million in cuts, including layoffs
- Park Ridge police urge drivers, parents to follow rules around schools as new year begins
- Lowriders, obras de arte sobre ruedas
- Concentrated hop powder is the latest craze for IPAs – and brewers
- Wildrose Brewing Co. in Griffith dedicated to making the best beer
- Boy shot in front of Harrison Park in critical condition, ‘has deep roots in the Pilsen neighborhood’
- Homework completion rate rises in District 204
- District 64 approves unspecified ‘settlement’ with student accused in Maine South threat
- Corrections and clarifications
- Trump comments please, anger, then please hate group leaders
- Trump says ‘we’ll see’ what happens to top strategist Steve Bannon
- The Lamb Roasters of St. Jerome
- Des Plaines man charged with setting neighbor’s gas meter on fire
- Union appeals Cowboys RB Ezekiel Elliott’s 6-game suspension
- Marlins’ Giancarlo Stanton is reportedly eligible to be traded, probably won’t be
- Long-time volunteers ready for South Elgin’s Riverfest Express
- More than 300 dead, 600 missing in Sierra Leone mudslides
- Fox removes video with cars plowing through demonstrators
- Attorney change may delay case of doctor charged with sex abuse
- Donald Trump sinks to new depths of degradation
- Will County public safety complex set to open in December
- Lawmakers, quit toying with Illinois schools and their 2 million students
- Goombay Bash raises over $718,000 to fight cancer
- Gary mayor explains city’s towing deal with Lake County in sheriff’s trial
- U46 teachers get planetarium show, training ahead of eclipse
- Professor: North Korea’s nuke threat ‘ensures own destruction’
- Countdown to Football: Peyton Nigro, Lincoln-Way Central No. 9 in preseason
- Colorado Rapids fire head coach Pablo Mastroeni
- Rich Township High School Dist. 227 hires new superintendent
- Edward Hospital health group to cut $50M from budget
- Trump’s rhetorical ricochet on Charlottesville highlights basic truths about the president
- ‘Nazi symbols’ found on elementary school’s roof in Will County, officials say
- German female ref ready to whistle in Bundesliga
- Republicans step up criticism after Trump again blames ‘both sides’ for Charlottesville violence
- Old Nichols backers hear report on preserving city’s first library
- When will John Fox realize playing Mitch Trubisky could improve his job security?
- Noble faces court date with teachers trying to unionize
- Self-proclaimed fascist group says suspect in Charlottesville car attack not a member
- Teen boy shot in his leg, police say
- Pence praises Argentina as a model partner while raising pressure on Venezuela
- Read the complete transcript of Trump’s remarks on Charlottesville
- Man dies after being shot in Schaumburg; cops seek suspect
- How Bazar: Brendan Bazar showcases versatility in backfield for Libertyville
- Chesterton midfielder Sam Weller flourishes amid changes for state runner-up
- Police: Boy, 17, kills himself in West Englewood home that houses day care
- Boys soccer season preview: Munster steps up as Region’s top team
- ¿Lo ha visto? está perdido, su familia de Joliet lo busca
- Two AFL-CIO leaders quit Trump’s manufacturing council, say he ‘tolerates bigotry’
- ASK TOM: Is recycling fixing the world’s plastic problem?
- Gunnar Birkerts, acclaimed Midwestern architect, dies at 92
- El Departamento de Justicia quiere datos de manifestantes anti-Trump, pero una firma de tecnología se resiste a entregarlos
- Defense Secretary Mattis praises sailors – and talks like one, too
- Thousands of urban overdose deaths linked to shocking increase of fentanyl in drug supply
- Fact check: Trump wrong about purpose of Charlottesville event
- No Biga deal: ThunderBolts manager Ron Biga pulls double as pitching coach
- David Duke and Donald Trump and the long ties of history
- Lake County News-Sun Local Scoreboard for Wednesday, Aug. 16
- Daily Southtown Local Scoreboard for Wednesday, Aug. 16
- Hawk Harrelson has a point about Wrigley — but it doesn’t matter
- Trump again blames ‘both sides’ for Charlottesville violence
- For starters, Daniel Minor deal begins to work out for RailCats
- Wisconsin man shoots nail into his heart: It was ‘twitching with every heartbeat’
- Thunderstorms likely to follow hot, humid day in Chicago area
- Autorizan extradición a Washington de exdiputada relacionada a ‘El Chapo’
- Deadly rally accelerates ongoing removal of Confederate statues across U.S.
- Cubs manager Joe Maddon explains strategy behind his four-man outfield alignment
- Jerry Reinsdorf says he started rebuild to do what’s right for White Sox fans
- Post-Tribune Local Scoreboard for Wednesday, Aug. 16
- Woman charged in toppling of Confederate statue in North Carolina
- Michael Moore leads audience of Broadway play over to Trump Tower for protest
- Wright-Phillips has 2 goals, Red Bulls reach Open Cup finals
- Higher premiums, increased deficit if Trump ends Obamacare subsidies, CBO says
- Reds 2, Cubs 1
- White Sox closer situation ‘fluid’ after rapid bullpen turnover