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- Kennebunkport: Maine Coastline Towns Extend Tourist Season
- Police warn Lakeview residents after string of 6 armed robberies
- Experts get innovative — and inflatable — in quest for safer bike helmets
- Republicans jumping ship amid dissatisfaction in Trump era
- Jose Abreu flirts with second cycle in three games in White Sox rout of Royals
- Read the IG’s report on CPS program for Cook County Jail
- Hillary Clinton in new book ‘What Happened’ shoulders blame, takes aim
- Father’s family values lead to son’s alienation
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- Why didn’t Hurricane Irma kill more Americans? Thank the meteorologists
- Morning Spin: 10 things we learned from Blagojevich interview
- After 2-year, ‘nerve-wracking’ bone marrow treatment, Crystal Lake girl returns to school
- The real outrage isn’t Equifax’s arbitration clause — it’s all the others
- Chicago CEOs should help bring Amazon’s HQ to the city. Even if it’s not in their best interest.
- Family sues dentist accused of taking lewd images of boy, 16
- Cook Co. forest preserve, purchased for $14.5M, is closed amid land dispute
- Key Rauner education aide latest to leave administration
- Trump’s legal team debated whether son-in-law Jared Kushner should leave White House
- Mechanics union rejects latest offer, auto dealership strike will continue
- Blagojevich, unrepentant but bruised, reflects on prison life
- How Kevin White’s career compares to other receivers drafted in 2015
- ‘Trevor’ star Eli Tokash is already a seasoned performer at 14
- Acclaimed bartender Paul McGee to tend bar at Milk Room for the 1st time since it opened
- Did Jerrell Freeman’s head injury contribute to Bears’ defensive breakdown?
- Lawmakers demand accounting from Equifax on massive security breach
- Matt Albers may not look the part, but he’s ‘the find of the year’ for Nationals
- Tarik Cohen, Javy Baez, Patrick Kane: Who is Chicago’s most electrifying athlete?
- Apple’s new iPhone will probably cost more than a MacBook Air
- Prickly City-OK
- Second City coworking: Training center opens space for outsiders to plug in
- Gary historical group connects citizens to city’s past
- Fantasy football waiver wire: Tarik Cohen leads the pack
- Loyola Academy renovation plan advances to Wilmette village board
- Bears-Buccaneers will play in Tampa on Sunday
- Aurora DACA recipients fear program’s end: ‘I will be left with nothing’
- Zidane: ‘Es un alivio la vuelta de Cristiano’
- 5 must-see Chicago concerts this week: Riot Fest, Sheer Mag, Vagabon
- Want to send aid to disaster victims? Here are tips to avoid charity scams
- Acid reflux? Try going vegetarian
- New Yorkers complain they paid $75 for pizza fest that served ‘sample size’ slices
- Hurricane Equifax is a Category 5 breach. Many of us may not survive it.
- Ronaldo return eases Zidane’s striker shortage
- Paul Blair, aka DJ White Shadow, talks Wrigley Field, Lady Gaga and Green Tie Ball
- America’s self-defeating cycle of floods and federal aid
- Cycling to work means better health and a longer life
- Midwest food and wine events offer taste of fun this fall
- Russia says Syria government seized most territory from Islamic State
- Sub Chroma pop-up brings immersive underground art experience to EXPO
- Dalvin Cook makes clear that 2017 is the year of the rookie running back
- Equifax’s seismic breach tests Trump pledge to dismantle financial rules
- At forum in Northlake, little support for Cook County beverage tax
- Patty Jenkins gets what she richly deserves: A deal to lead ‘Wonder Woman 2’
- Ronaldo return eases Zidane’s striker shortage
- ‘Panoramas of the City’ explores St. Louis history on an oversize scale
- Man asks that 11 charges be dismissed in alleged puppy mill operation
- The Cell Phones in it for the long haul
- Mike Clark weekly football video recap and lookahead — Sept. 12
- Dodgers sufren 11ma derrota seguida, su peor racha histórica
- Blue wine is now a thing because your Instagram doesn’t have taste buds. (Un) Fortunately, we do.
- Program helps teachers plant seeds for tomorrow’s botanists, engineers
- Illinois picks up third QB commitment for 2018 recruiting class
- It looks like mouthwash and tastes like wine – and it’s about to be the next big thing.
- Irma leaves at least 2 dead in Georgia, 1 in South Carolina
- ‘Heroes’ Dortmund out to challenge Spurs
- Cómo un éxito como ‘It’ podría cambiar el género del terror
- District 181 superintendent on hot seat over Hinsdale Middle School delay
- El terremoto en México ensancha la gran brecha entre ciudadanía y Estado
- No Monaco fans in Istanbul for Champions League match
- 5.4 million Illinois residents affected by massive Equifax data breach
- They’ve got the outlaw heart, and the voices, for ‘Bonnie & Clyde’
- Man shot and killed in Dolton, officials say
- Hobart to improve no swimming signs at Robinson Lake
- Naperville events this week: Sept. 13-19
- 15 amazing chicken and avocado recipes
- Viral Facebook video a focus of investigation into death of 19-year-old woman found in hotel freezer
- Parents speak out as District 112 weighs dual language magnet schools
- Video: Marist vs. Mother McAuley volleyball
- The Internet is still debating chicken sashimi, so we found the answer
- How do Bears’ positives and negatives in Week 1 loss measure up?
- Ensemble features regional music, instruments of Mexico
- J.J. Abrams escribirá y dirigirá Star Wars IX
- Lleva ‘GGG’ un vida familiar y discreta
- 90-year-old Italian Village has the best wine cellar no one’s talking about
- Millones siguen sin luz en Florida; 870,000 en Georgia
- ‘Bachelor in Paradise’ gleefully skewers contestant during a very awkward finale
- 15 slow-cooker breakfasts to simplify your morning routine
- 2 plead guilty in stabbing death tied to Facebook feud
- Beyoncé’s over-the-top $3,500 birthday cake took two days to make
- It’s time to end the myth that black voters don’t like Bernie Sanders
- ‘A little ecosystem’: 9-year-old discovers rare salamanders in window well at Ryerson Woods
- Congreso de Guatemala no retira inmunidad a presidente
- American household income reaches all-time high
- Ted Cruz says aide inadvertently caused his porn Twitter post
- Dave Eggers’ Statue of Liberty storybook sings of freedom, plus more kids’ book reviews
- Acepta Belinda truene con Criss Angel
- Bachelet dice que buscará justicia por crímenes en dictadura
- Auto review: 2017 Cadillac Escalade full-size SUV comes up short
- And then there were two: TLC carries on without ‘Left Eye’
- Nicole Krauss loses her way in ‘Forest Dark’
- Jewish Naval officer shares stories of maintaining her faith in Iraq, Afghanistan
- 9-year-old discovers rare salamanders
- Week 2 NFL power rankings: There’s a new No. 1
- Dutch and French Caribbean struggle with harsh conditions after Hurricane Irma
- Charter school initiative targets west suburban communities
- J.J. Abrams to write and direct ‘Star Wars: Episode IX’
- Cubs open 2018 schedule with 10-game road trip
- Great Lakes Training Division hosts 9/11 run: ‘A day for remembrance’
- Naperville train station to see new roof by year’s end
- Prosecutors to consider charges in fatal police shooting of Australian woman in Minneapolis
- General Motors, Disney, Shell and 1,200 other companies are taking steps to fight climate change, report says
- Naperville ceremonies remember lives lost on 9/11
- Organic is always non-GMO, but is non-GMO organic?
- 6 timeless home features that are always ‘in’
- 5 unexpected ways life insurance protects your loved ones
- 4 fallacies you should never believe about wooden decks
- Tips for choosing the Medicare plan that’s right for you
- Vuelve la Champions con Real Madrid como el rival a vencer
- 9/11 Remembrance Formation Run Challenge
- Black Ensemble Theater and Steppenwolf unite to combat racism with free event
- Don’t let your home’s infrastructure crumble
- Pochettino urges Spurs to make fast start
- ‘Wine is not about whether you know more than the next guy.’ New wine bar wants you to relax, drink, enjoy
- Parking lot reconfiguration to start at Hobart City Hall
- Koji Uehara’s longtime interpreter still appreciates his ‘dream job’
- Franklin families mark new year at Park Ridge school with annual picnic
- 11-year-old boy, parents killed after boy entered off-limits area of Italian volcanic field
- Flags wave in annual Sept. 11 remembrance
- Franklin School back to school picnic
- Nadal: ‘No veo a España sin Cataluña’
- Trump no exigiría fondos para el muro en la ley para ‘soñadores’
- La difícil ‘realidad que se vive’ en Bolivia
- Walkers hit Naperville Riverwalk to raise money to fight lung cancer
- Apple announces the iPhone X, iPhone 8 and Apple Watch Series 3
- Fútbol recreativo y competitivo en Ela Soccer Club al norte de Chicago
- Bartlett native Chris Bukowski talks ‘Bachelor’ pick, new Chicago bar
- Panthers partner with Lightning, NHL and NHLPA, donate $2.7 million for Hurricane Irma relief
- Law Enforcement Exhibition
- Paper airplane, sand among 12 finalists for Toy Hall of Fame
- Incautan marihuana y un arma en apartamento de Aurora
- Slowly but surely, an 1880s home was moved to Barrington Hills for preservation
- A Florida Pizza Hut told employees fleeing Irma they could be punished for skipping shifts
- Elmhurst has spent nearly $30M to control flooding, but many homes are still in danger
- Column: Northwest Indiana isn’t looking so bad lately, is it?
- Repetitive hits, concussions, and a mother’s long goodbye to youth football
- When life hands you exploding watermelon, make aqua fresca
- Sept. 11 remembrance
- Justice Department won’t bring charges against Baltimore officers in Freddie Gray case
- ESPN sideline reporter Sergio Dipp steals the show in his ‘MNF’ debut
- Ruth Bader Ginsburg on her workout, love life and the Notorious B.I.G.
- 60 years in, Lake Forest Symphony looks to keep up with the times
- Photos: Hurricane Irma’s aftermath
- Northbrook officials puzzle over downtown parking conundrum
- District 59 bond sale referendum to appear on March 2018 ballot
- Northwestern hires A.J. Guyton as director of player development
- Photographer and PETA reach settlement over rights to monkey’s selfie
- Burr Ridge to research options to protect residents’ interests in Hinsdale District 86
- Volkswagen seeks to dismiss Illinois lawsuit over diesel scandal, cites Wyoming ruling
- Lisbeth Salander is back in bold new ‘Dragon Tattoo’ novel
- Fianzas en la cárcel de Chicago discriminan a los pobres, demanda
- Woman held after running West Side red light leaves man dead: Cops
- Obamacare heavyweight Anthem weighs retreating from more states
- Immersive ‘Southern Gothic’ added to Windy City’s season
- Five things to do in the western suburbs Sept. 22-28
- MOB enters new era with a bold pick for its chief executive job
- Lincolnshire approves new food, beverage sales tax
- ‘A relic from the past’: Oak Park tour to focus on coach houses
- Lo matan a tiros en Rogers Park
- Ald. Hopkins no longer tormented by ambulance sirens
- Goosebumps, Arthur authors ‘scarify’ students in La Grange Park
- Could Trump be removed from office for incompetence?
- Quickly
- Column: The NRA’s idea of recreation: Assault rifles, armor-piercing bullets and silencers
- Mnuchin: It may not be possible to reach 15 percent corporate tax rate
- Column: Sept. 11 anniversary gives opportunity to look back
- McDonald’s declines on concern that storms will hurt sales
- National Book Award for Young People’s Literature longlist announced
- West Suburban Local Scoreboard for Wednesday, Sept. 13
- Prairie Fest to feature tours, animals and more
- State Rep. Carol Sente says she will not run again
- Garrett Popcorn offering 68-cent bags during September to celebrate its birthday
- Blue jeans and bracelets: Leyden community supports relief efforts for storm victims
- Five things to do in Lake County Sept. 22-28
- Marriott sends ship to rescue customers in Caribbean, leaves dozens of tourists behind
- Leipzig relishing Champions League debut
- Lake Forest College sees spike in students pursuing degrees in science fields
- Arrested radio host Craig Carton vows comeback after ‘strange episode’
- Michigan State recruit Julian Ajroja keeps Dundee-Crown on the upswing
- Highland Park sets 129-acre Briergate TIF in motion
- Oakley demanda a Knicks por difamación
- Citing ‘fiscal responsibility,’ Oak Park trustees vote down $190K furniture purchase
- Camryn Streid continues to find her stride in the butterfly for Rosary
- Country star Don Williams, ‘the Gentle Giant,’ dies at 78
- Woman killed in Naperville motorcycle crash remembered as ‘always upbeat’
- Steppenwolf announces complete casts of ‘The Minutes,’ ‘BLKS’ and ‘You Got Older’
- BACC Women’s Network honors local women at ATHENA Awards Luncheon
- El Monterrey busca el campeonato, no romper marcas, dice defensa César Montes
- Speak Out
- Park board to consider term limits
- The progressives in the Democratic Party keep marching forward
- Disabato: Mount Carmel’s Alek Thomas helps Team USA bring home gold medal
- How to protect yourself against lasting damage from Equifax theft
- Se siente ‘Chino’ liberado tras doblete
- Dolphins’ stadium, practice facility sustained no structural damage from Hurricane Irma
- Glenbrook district delays action on hall monitor charged with gun crime, impersonating officer
- Evanston first responders host 9/11 remembrance ceremony
- Barrington approves 61-unit townhome development
- Mexico, responding to its own disasters, rescinds offer to help U.S. Hurricane Harvey recovery
- Gunman chases down and kills boy, 17, outside Rogers Park gas station
- Plano named a Purple Heart City for its dedication to America’s veterans
- Sen. Durbin letter: A question on faith
- VECINOS DISTANTES: México cancela su ayuda a Texas, luego de que Trump no envió condolencias por el terremoto
- Connie Zhang returns with high hopes for Naperville North in swimming
- Preckwinkle’s investment in the future
- Park Ridge news briefs: Maine South celebrates homecoming, Republican Women launch new season
- Rohan Bhargava’s first varsity goal lifts Naperville Central past North
- Trump: North Korea sanctions ‘nothing’ compared to ‘what ultimately will have to happen’
- The best images of Manchester Utd vs. Basel in Champions League
- Who does Michael Bloomberg think he is?
- New York crowd cheers Hillary Clinton at book signing; Trump spokeswoman has different reaction
- Chicago designers announced for 2018 Venice Architecture Biennale
- Eventually reality will catch up with him
- St. Viator aims to connect international students to varsity sports
- America’s first hip-hop president isn’t who you think
- Lake Street brewpub receives Oak Park liquor license, eyes 2018 opening
- Police: Man robbed at gunpoint in St. Charles apartment parking lot
- British theater director Peter Hall, founder of Royal Shakespeare Company, dies at 86
- Illinois uninsured rate falls again — but for how long?
- Fresh figs sandwiched between cookies for a grown-up Newton
- Senate GOP struggles with deficit in work on budget, taxes
- Football notes: Trevor Tesmond solidifies the secondary for Neuqua Valley
- Evanston senior wins state spelling bee
- Nick Murphy’s big game helps Loyola rout rival Mount Carmel
- TV news was a comfort during Hurricane Irma
- Five things to do in Northwest Indiana Sept. 22-28
- Maine Township’s Sabeel Center to host Andalusian-themed poetry and food event
- Community briefs
- Lake Zurich sports notebook: Bears back in top form on the gridiron
- Woman charged after gun purchase linked to killings of teen brothers
- Aldermen give first nod to selling downtown Evanston land where hi-rise is planned
- Arlington Heights Memorial Library launches first-ever online book club on Facebook
- DNA tests needed to confirm identity of Gurnee-area explosion victim
- ‘Good Wife’ alum Carrie Preston stars in horror thriller filming in Chicago
- Pictures: Hurricane Irma damage in Key West and the Florida Keys
- After decade of planning, Oak Park River Forest Museum to host grand opening
- Lukaku scores again for Man United in 3-0 win over Basel
- Column: Illinois school funding bill is pretty good
- Athena Awards Luncheon honors local women leaders
- Messi double inspires Barca to Juventus revenge
- WHAT OTHERS ARE SAYING
- FIDF Central Region Summer Benefit raises $7.5M
- Like it or not, Hank Williams Jr. is back on ‘Monday Night Football’
- Sports calendar
- Rampant Chelsea hit Qarabag for six
- Corn, bacon and wine, your new best friends
- Speak Out: Trump hardest-working leader we have ever had
- Gurnee man charged with child sex abuse; ordered held on $1 million bail
- Party raises $315,000 for Allendale
- Durbin, Democrats reveal their bigotry in questioning of judicial nominee from Notre Dame
- Jonathan Anderson’s quirky, cool collection for Uniqlo
- Washington Street’s bike/hike trail network gets a critical addition
- Thiago strike helps Bayern past 10-man Anderlecht
- Arquitecto mexicano en Chicago diseña por el mundo
- Sullivan Center offices to sell for $175 million
- ‘MCN’ lead five-star PSG past hapless Celtic
- ‘Rock of Ages’ ranks as a timeless fun ticket
- El regreso del Hijo del Santo a Chicago
- Aurora man charged with sexually assaulting 12-year-old girl in Oswego Township
- Plan to replace Highland Park Theater with retail, office building moves forward
- Study finds Asian-American characters “tokens” on TV
- Champions: Neymar, Mbappé y Cavani hacen estragos en Escocia, Messi responde en Barcelona
- Trinity announces hiring of softball, soccer coaches
- ‘Tasting Stars’ night raises $64,000 for Silver Lining
- Illinois’ student exodus should drive a higher ed overhaul
- U.S.: 2 more Americans were affected by Cuba health attacks
- Cupich bans guns in all Chicago Archdiocese parishes and schools
- ‘Last Week Tonight with John Oliver’ gets 3-season renewal
- Trump’s common-sense call to repeal the debt ceiling once and for all
- Aretha Franklin to perform at Elton John’s AIDS gala
- Big holdup for borrowers claiming for-profit college fraud
- Las mejores imágenes del Barcelona-Juventus en Champions
- White House spokeswoman: Justice Department ‘should certainly look at’ prosecuting Comey
- Hinsdale’s Burlington Park fountain to get a makeover
- The Equifax breach: What lesson will other companies learn?
- Gary schools get $3.1 million state loan
- Shout Out: Grace Dunn, University of Michigan student
- Former Blackhawk Niklas Hjalmarsson sells Lakeview home for $2.3 million
- Shout Out: Autumn Lavin of Hinsdale, passionate about knitting and dogs
- Presagian largo camino de recuperación en los Cayos de Florida
- Pets of the week
- Pets of the week
- Shout Out: Scott Eggerding, curriculum director at Lyons Township High School
- Deer sightings are on the rise in Aurora, causing wrecks as drivers swerve
- A whirlwind of excellent tweets in this week’s Tweet of the Week finals
- U46 optimistic about budget as state funding questions remain
- Jim Belushi returns for improv show at Raue Center
- Council again shifts around salaries, road funding
- Farm heritage festival adds music, more activities
- Activistas piden detalles sobre posible operativo de ICE contra indocumentados
- Hobart police seek help finding suspect after shooting near Southlake Mall
- El Salvador sigue lucha contra maras y captura pandilleros
- Ask Tom: Would Earth be habitable if its axis didn’t tilt and sun was always above equator?
- Garage doors: More visual impact than your front door
- An 11-year-old boy fell into an Italian volcanic crater. His parents also died trying to save him.
- Bears-Bucs game-planning figures to be interesting intellectual exercise
- Lake Council approves abatement for cold storage facility
- Chicago Community Trust names first female CEO
- Donald and Melania Trump to visit Florida to survey damage
- Dick Cody, advertising copywriter who gave Chicago history tours, dies at 86
- Walmart debuts training center in Orland Hills
- White Sox keep hitting, but comeback falls short in 4-3 loss to Royals
- Royals 4, White Sox 3
- Column: Palos Township needs plan to handle crowds of protesters
- St. Rita graduate Kenny Golladay stars in NFL debut for Detroit Lions
- South Elgin building projects ‘rocking and rolling’
- Coroner: ‘Natural death’ ruling after Chicago man collapses exiting Great America coaster
- Future Watch: White Sox’s 2018 schedule released
- Lake County to become 1st in Illinois to raise minimum tobacco age to 21
- Attorney: Girl in Slender Man case had ‘broken mind’
- Koji Uehara’s remarkable baseball journey, from Japan to the Red Sox to the Cubs
- Edith Windsor, who helped end gay marriage ban, dies at 88
- Hemmens mural one of three new Elgin public art pieces
- Falling public university enrollment shows effects of state budget impasse
- Charts: Illinois universities enrollment down
- South Elgin building projects ‘rocking and rolling’
- New Hampshire officials slam Kris Kobach for unfounded assertion that election was fraudulent
- Woman faces pipe bomb charges; says device belonged to boyfriend
- Will County hears plan for business park, truck bridge
- Accuser: School board should be doing more to look into sexual abuse allegations
- Americana duo coming to Elgin stage
- Gary schools get $3.1 million state loan
- Democrats push for vote on Dream Act as White House backs off linking it to border wall funding
- State school chief addresses education needs, issues at Valparaiso University
- Wrigley bleachers have changed, but it’s still great place to watch game
- One key to a free-flowing swing and longevity on the PGA Tour? A Total Body Stretch
- Karen Aguirre and Elgin teammates serve up win over rival Larkin
- ESPN disavows Jemele Hill’s tweets calling Donald Trump a ‘white supremacist’
- Bears place inside linebacker Jerrell Freeman on injured reserve
- Still mightiest: Amia Owolabi leads Mother McAuley to sweep of Marist
- Congress sends Trump bill denouncing Charlottesville violence, white supremacy
- Supreme Court rules Texas need not draw new districts immediately
- Warming trend begins here Thursday
- Basement fire causes $50,000 smoke damage to east side Elgin home
- Lake County News-Sun Local Scoreboard for Wednesday, Sept. 13
- Irma reduces St. John, a once-lush gem in the U.S. Virgin Islands, to a wasteland
- Police investigate deaths of man, woman in Cicero
- Giovanny Martinez and Jorge Gomez help Bremen shut out Argo again
- Tru, Ed Debevic’s, and Hot Doug’s: Mapping our Chicago history with departed restaurants
- Trial begins for Naperville mom accused of killing 2 children
- Roaring 20: Indians tie AL record with 20th straight win
- A woman interviewed 100 convicted rapists in India. Here is what she learned.
- Post-Tribune Local Scoreboard for Wednesday, Sept. 13
- Danica Patrick out at Stewart-Haas; NASCAR ride in limbo
- Maddie Banter helps serve up a win for Crown Point over Michigan City
- Cast set for conference as Carley Perkins powers Chesterton past Lake Central
- Lakers to retire Kobe Bryant’s 2 jersey numbers in December
- Big Ten teams forced to shift on fly after Hurricane Irma affects schedules
- Supreme Court allows Trump administration ban on most refugees
- ‘It’s time for change’: Boston attorney will challenge Sunil Gulati for U.S. Soccer presidency
- Trusted Trump aide Hope Hicks named White House communications director
- FEMA estimates one-fourth of Keys homes could be destroyed
- Cubs 8, Mets 3