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- Papa John’s founder resigns as chairman after reportedly using the N-word
- One school’s impact on the city of Chicago
- Trump attending dinner at birthplace of Winston Churchill
- Three-flat home in Gold Coast: $1.75M
- Summer road trip, America 2018: A breath of hope for America on the Enchanted Highway
- Who knew peaches could be so political?
- Morning Spin: White House highlights Rauner’s praise of Supreme Court pick
- Well-off parent doesn’t like friends’ braggy child
- Pixar exec shares behind-the-scenes thinking for Disney World’s Toy Story Land
- What I learned from ‘Queer Eye’ about talking politics with friends and family
- La Grange planners raise parking concerns over proposed fine arts center on Cossitt Avenue
- What’s the greatest book about politics? Bill Clinton, Newt Gingrich and others weigh in.
- Foxford Station development rises quickly in downtown Western Springs
- Residents crowd Oak Brook meeting to oppose 22-story luxury condo development
- 11-year-old boy who was trying to get football off tracks hit by train on South Side
- Man dies in North Side fire
- Cubs reliever James Norwood shows promise in his debut: ‘He had some great stuff’
- Prosecutors consider hate crime charge against man who screamed at woman over Puerto Rican flag shirt
- Forest preserve cop resigns after apparently failing to help woman being harassed over Puerto Rico shirt
- ESPN to air Overwatch League finals as esports go prime time
- Northwestern alum meets Meghan Markle in Ireland, invites her to homecoming
- Do you love yourself enough to reinvent yourself?
- El Chicago Fire sigue víctima de sus errores
- Emanuel, hoping to lock in Chicago rail car factory, meets Chinese VP amid trade dispute
- Date night under $50: What to order at some of Chicago’s best restaurants
- Instagram account of Orioles’ Manny Machado likes pic of him in Yankees uniform as trade talk intensifies
- Best Chicago happy hour deals: July 12-18
- How cold calling could actually work when you’re networking
- 5 things to do this weekend in Chicago
- Can an upgraded Bears receiving corps give the offense new life?
- Gibsons Confidential: Inside tales from the famous restaurant are in a book you can’t yet read
- Chicago sluggers: Cubs and White Sox players in the Home Run Derby
- Americana means good beer, good music at Square Roots Festival
- Chicago designers offer do’s and dont’s for functional kitchens
- Buzzworthy ‘Blindspotting’ completes the great Oakland film trifecta of 2018
- Detenida la actriz porno Stormy Daniels por dejarse tocar en un ‘striptease’
- 6 killed over 24 hours in Chicago, 10 others wounded by gunfire
- Start your boat engines: ‘World’s Toughest Outboard Marathon’ revs up northern Michigan
- Elgin moves closer to banning tobacco sales to people under 21; final vote July 25
- Renuncia el policía que ignoró acoso a mujer con camiseta de Puerto Rico
- Prickly City- Carmen back
- Top O’ Michigan boat race
- ‘Mario Tennis Aces’ and the love of low-stakes competition
- Photos: Fred Rogers Trail
- Northwestern professor wants black women to look for love outside their race
- Lovren: ‘our mentality’ carried Croatia to the World Cup final
- An evening drowning in Lake Michigan — and no city lifeguards on duty — prompts calls for change
- For people with diabetes, air travel can present a host of challenges
- College students train to help peers at risk for suicide, depression and more
- It’s a beautiful day in Pennsylvania on Mister Rogers’ trail
- Fulham sign Chelsea target Seri from Nice
- Aurora church to celebrate anniversary
- Kane: ‘there’s a great future’ for England after World Cup run
- Gary Shakespeare Company’s season includes 14 free performances of ‘Hamlet’
- Francia-Croacia, el cartel luminoso de la final de Rusia 2018
- Interim Schererville chief gets town’s top cop job
- Former wrestlers detail ‘creepy people’ and lewd atmosphere at Ohio State
- CME trading returns to normal after technical problem
- NYCFC defeat Montreal Impact, snap 4-game winning streak
- Burgers, desserts, compassion are staples at Sizzles in Lockport
- ASAP Ferg has taken everything — rap music, fashion, hype — by storm
- The Feast festival offers a chance to binge on sounds, and help the city’s food deserts
- Chaka Khan still pointing ahead despite decades of hits
- Pacquiao pronostica pelea reñida contra argentino Matthysse
- From Bernstein to Broadway to Latin jazz
- Can craft brewers make good light beer? Our tasting pits them against Bud, Miller, Coors, more
- Barcelona sign Sevilla defender Lenglet
- Romona School parents ask Wilmette for Locust Road crossing guard
- Engineer: Crown Point loan interest to pay for water line improvements
- Mother of three found dead after Englewood fire, police investigating as homicide
- Betis introduce Inui at the Spanish embassy in Tokyo
- LeSean McCoy investigation could leave NFL with tough disciplinary decision
- Patty Turner Center turns back the clock to the 1950s
- Van Basten: ‘Neymar debe dejar de simular faltas’
- Letter: Cubs fans back players through thick and thin
- Photos from Boulder, Colorado
- Tariff list
- Gary recycling facility gets 6-month permit extension; protests continue
- Boulder, Colorado, does things its own way
- Full cast announced for City Lit’s season opener, ‘Arms and the Man’
- Steppenwolf Theatre will host memorial service for manager Claude Binder, dead at 65
- Feast aims to improve Chicago’s food deserts through community-focused music and arts
- Charles Oakley arrested in Las Vegas after allegedly cheating at casino
- Bears relying on several comeback stories from their outside linebackers
- Tom Petty boxed set of unreleased music coming in September
- J.J. Watt donates $10K to help fallen firefighter’s family in Wisconsin
- Red Clay Dance Company announces 10th anniversary season
- Chicago Fire sign Argentine defender Del Grecco from Honduras’ CD Olimpia
- Despite big ticket losses, Wilmette retail vacancies still low, board members told
- Comcast to end hyperlocal site EveryBlock, agrees to send users to rival Nextdoor
- Who goes to the Taste? We looked at the data
- We survived another grueling season of ‘The Handmaid’s Tale,’ but here are 3 things we need from Season 3
- Newly hired principal gets $15K from Zion school district to resign before starting
- Speak out: When it comes to men’s fashion, ties no longer bind us
- Danny Farquhar
- ‘Hotel Transylvania 3’ review: Monsters aboard the Love Boat
- ‘Eating Animals’ review: Natalie Portman, Jonathan Safran Foer want you to care about where your meat comes from
- Former Illinois Rep. Joe Walsh joins Sarah Palin: I was ‘duped’ by Sacha Baron Cohen — sort of
- ‘Come From Away’ musical is coming to Chicago in 2019
- Shout Out: Megan McLaughlin, a 2018 Prospect High School grad who helped a nonprofit during her birthday
- Operation on Danny Farquhar’s brain didn’t change what was in White Sox pitcher’s heart
- Column: A pair of squirrelly backyard pets
- Reyno: Rock existencialista
- Fire add to backline with signing of Nicolas Del Grecco
- Mayor Emanuel cuts Chicago pension debt, but future hits to taxpayers are still expected
- Dinnertime dilemmas from real moms (Infographic)
- 5 fantastic energy-boosting snacks for fitness success
- 3 ways to cool down with ice cream during National Ice Cream Month
- 6 dorm room essentials for a comfortable college experience
- Four of the world’s largest food companies have a new plan for fixing food and farm policy
- For ‘Killing Eve’ star Sandra Oh, an Emmy nomination that will go down in history
- How and why Cubs and White Sox hitters choose bats
- From fests to concerts to stargazing, lots of events offer free admission this summer
- As Miller attracts new residents, the Gary community also welcomes back natives: ‘It’s right where we belong’
- Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh got into debt buying Nationals tickets
- Black soybean farmers say they were deliberately sold defective seeds because of their race
- Anthony Bourdain nominated posthumously for ‘Parts Unknown’ Emmy
- ‘Westwood: Punk, Icon, Activist’ review: Fashion designer ‘a force to be reckoned with’
- Wilmette’s high energy ‘Footloose’ production shares message of empowering teens
- Reabren la investigación del asesinato racista de un niño negro en 1955
- Croatia ‘love’ their underdog status in Sunday’s World Cup final
- White Sox catchers Kevan Smith and Omar Narvaez step up with Welington Castillo suspended
- Judge enters not guilty plea for Valparaiso mom charged with neglect in daughter’s death
- Elgin ranks 5th statewide in survey of shortest work commute times
- Mortgage rates settle in for the summer
- Serena Williams reaches 10th Wimbledon final with 6-2, 6-4 win
- Regresa Molotov a Universal Music
- Zion concert is part of New Odyssey’s final year of concerts
- El Chicago Fire refuerza su maltrecha defensa
- Godsmack, Shinedown co-headline rock tour headed to Tinley Park
- FBI agent pleads guilty to Chesterton drunken-driving charge
- These Emmy nominees have ties to the Chicago area
- Cubs can’t expect Brewers to slip again — their success is no fluke
- Burglars use ruse to steal large amount of money from 88-year-old Aurora woman: Police
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- Meghan Markle to watch Serena Williams in Saturday’s Wimbledon final from the royal box
- Yorkville Library Board member ‘lucky to be alive’ after chain-reaction crash
- Oak Street bridge and Chicago Avenue in Hinsdale to close for construction
- Elgin man gets 28 years for beating that left victims with broken teeth, permanent scars
- Javier Baez earns the same marquee billing as Kris Bryant
- ‘The stakes are high on this one’: As Kane state’s attorney awaits chance to prosecute Van Dyke, expert offers insights
- U.S. Olympic Committee names Sarah Hirshland new CEO
- Some food stamp recipients may soon lose access to farmers market benefits
- ‘High priority project’ to repair sewer lines throughout Lake Zurich starting soon
- Free any size iced espresso drinks at Starbucks Happy Hour on Thursday
- Enjoy a little World Cup fever Fox Valley-style with soccer fans from around the globe
- Virtual reality can help people overcome fear of heights, study shows
- North Korean officials no-show for meeting about U.S. troop remains
- In full bloom: Valparaiso adds graduate transfer guard Deion Lavender for upcoming season
- New Bohemian House chef changing menu, but what about the schnitzel?
- Community news
- Niles couple whose bodies found by daughter died in murder-suicide: Medical examiner’s report
- Nighttime Farnsworth House tours put Mies van der Rohe home in a new light
- Paramedic injured in brick attack
- 6 muertos en un lapso de 24 horas en Chicago, 10 baleados
- Paul Manafort moves to Alexandria jail, a past home to spies and terrorists
- The Chicago Fire reinforce their battered defense
- Croatia has surpassed the great Yugoslav teams of the past
- Brown University becomes latest college to drop SAT, ACT essay for applicants
- Emmy Award nominations: ‘Game of Thrones’ leads with 22, Netflix beats HBO for most overall
- Papa John is gone, but his image is still entwined with pizza chain
- Speak Out
- Naperville athletes to share international stage at Special Olympics soccer competition
- In a cosmic first, scientists detect ‘ghost particles’ from a distant galaxy
- Cuadrado cede con gusto el ‘7’ a Ronaldo en la Juve
- Plainfield Fest returns with expanded lineup
- The blue-and-gold standard: Volleyball standout Rachel Krasowski looking for junior achievement at Sandburg
- Purple Heart recipients invited to picnic being organized by True Patriots Care
- Emmy nominations: The biggest snubs and surprises
- Aurora ranked 4th in shortest commute among Illinois cities
- Furniture, baseball mitts and dog leashes: 20 products that could be hit with tariffs
- PNW students volunteer for ‘JA in a Day’ program at area schools
- 11 recommended shows to see right now
- Ronaldo’s shock transfer, the World Cup semis and the best of the week in soccer
- Free magic show coming to downtown Aurora
- Fast-food chains agree to end ‘no-poaching’ policies
- Fox’s restaurant in Hinsdale closed; ‘I tried so hard to make it work,’ owner says
- Metra to sell ride passes for Lollapalooza
- West Lake rail expansion project cost rises to $764.3M, RDA says
- El argentino Pitana dirigirá la final del Mundial
- Highland hosts modern take on classic fairy tale ‘Sleeping Beauty’
- Bulls waive guard Sean Kilpatick
- Suburban woman who fears persecution for exposing corruption in Lithuania fails to convince judge to halt extradition
- Elgin-area school districts still looking for bus drivers but don’t expect start-of-school problems
- Argentine referee Pitana to officiate Sunday’s World Cup final
- Chicago can’t have a ‘no-kill’ animal shelter without full commitment, resources
- Don’t leave higher ed’s fate in politicians’ hands
- Detaining immigrant kids is now a billion-dollar industry, analysis finds
- Could Emanuel lose his re-election bid? It depends.
- Why Roe v. Wade won’t be overturned — even with a conservative Supreme Court
- Accenture acquires Schaumburg AI company in bid to help clients use big data
- Co-principals announced for Hobart High School
- Column: The magic and horror of air travel
- Semi driver distracted by bug spills 42,000 pounds of plastic on I-65 near Lowell
- Universal: Sign up for ‘Deal or No Deal’ tickets
- Can Illinoisans be trusted to handle fireworks?
- Syrian army raises flag above city considered birthplace of uprising against Assad
- ‘Is that what a life is worth?’ Last of 4 defendants pleads guilty to recorded beating of teen with disability
- ‘The Rock’ en una película no apta para el vértigo
- Sidewalk hopscotch adds a little fun to downtown Naperville, officials say
- Hammond federal judge Rudy Lozano, 76, dies
- Classrooms taking shape in new Hinsdale Middle School building
- Will County to spend $72,400 to take over Aurora precincts
- Jason Heyward pays $6.934 million for luxury high-rise condo in Gold Coast
- Vice President Pence to speak in Rosemont Friday, when Gov. Rauner will introduce him
- Taxing bodies in Naperville and Fox Valley spending more with Amazon
- An Emmy from being an EGOT: John Legend, Benj Pasek & Justin Paul nearby
- Hammond touts redesign, new amenities at Hessville Park
- White Sox prospect Michael Kopech dating ‘Riverdale’ star Vanessa Morgan
- U.S. women’s soccer is one year from the World Cup. It seems closer for coach Jill Ellis.
- Coming to Englewood: Kimbal Musk’s Square Roots urban farm in shipping containers
- Scott Stantis cartoon caption contest winner and extras
- Lincolnshire joins Lake County opposition to Foxconn development in Wisconsin
- Acusan de crimen de odio al que acosó a una mujer por llevar una bandera de Puerto Rico en su camiseta
- Acusan de intento de homicidio a mujer que golpeó a un anciano mexicano
- Cheap date nights
- Speak Out: State property reflects badly on Illinois, U46 school board member Jeanette Ward speaks for many, more
- Highland expected to tap funds for downtown street repairs
- Gerards earns a win in his Rangers managerial debut
- Pokemon Go Fest is back and ready for the crowds after disappointing thousands last year
- ‘Will & Grace’ star, producing partner dish on CNN series, Woodfield Mall memories
- Tigres está listo para el Apertura 2018 mexicano
- Mundelein adds 3 new firefighter positions; officials say overtime costs will go down
- Annual lifeguard competition in Gurnee tests of strength, speed and rescue skills
- Status of the Illinois Governor’s race
- Enter the Scott Stantis Cartoon Caption Contest
- Familiar questions about ‘bystander effect’ arise after man berates woman for Puerto Rico shirt
- Cuadrado: ‘no problem’ giving up number 7 jersey to Ronaldo
- St. Charles East grad becomes Special Olympian, earning 2 gold, 2 silver medals in USA Games
- No yawns from Yan: Sanchez heats up with seven-game hitting streak for the Kane County Cougars
- Serena jugará su décima final de Wimbledon 10 meses después de dar a luz
- Former history instructor nominated to help IG’s office audit Chicago police accountability
- Police say they made an ‘error’ in arresting Stormy Daniels at Ohio strip club
- Letters to the Editor: Immigration laws established for a reason, Roskam far from moderate in his views and votes
- Familiar face: Tillman Pugh hopes to provide spark in signing with RailCats for third time in four years
- Justice Department appealing judge’s OK of AT&T-Time Warner merger
- At MCA, Jack Halberstam and Grindr’s Zach Stafford to discuss the internet’s transformative, queer power
- Rauner’s ‘toilet’ attack on Pritzker is a real loo-loo
- Southland family honors dad’s memory by driving his ashes down Dixie Highway in convoy of Plymouth Prowlers
- Communications subcontractor ‘on site’ ahead of fatal Wisconsin blast that killed firefighter, injured 11
- Bulls’ Chandler Hutchison shows serious side about improvement
- Melvin Johnson, longtime science teacher in northwest suburbs, dies at 91
- Charles Oakley, arrestado en Las Vegas por intentar hacer trampas
- Bridgford Foods prepares to move from Fulton Market
- Trump releases ‘nice note’ from Kim Jong Un praising progress despite setbacks in talks
- Feds reopen investigation into ’55 slaying of Emmett Till — black kid from Chicago whose brutal killing shocked the world
- Fellow Duke big man Harry Giles praises Bulls’ Wendell Carter Jr.
- 3rd woman says she was groped by Indiana attorney general: ‘This is not a witch hunt’
- New Lenox reschedules fireworks
- Police reports detail three prior calls to LeSean McCoy’s residence in Atlanta suburbs
- Darihanne’s death and lifeguard hours: Dealing with a fickle Lake Michigan
- Victory Gardens announces casting for four of its upcoming productions
- Rauner, Republicans reboot anti-Madigan campaign ahead of November election
- With Water Street Mall work finished, Aurora looks to renovate Mundy Park
- New pitch for golf practice facility at Highland Park Country Club gets cool reception
- Watch what you heat: 5 kitchen safety tips
- Quick DIY home improvement projects
- 4 tips for better vacation pictures
- Top 4 grilling tips to kick off National Grilling Month!
- Rauner officiates gay wedding, social conservatives object
- Latin Satin Soul performs at free Whiting concert series
- Cubs promote first-round draft pick Nico Hoerner to Class A South Bend
- Vandals damage Centennial Park’s skateboarder statue in failed attempt to take it, officials say
- Aurora may make Martin Luther King’s birthday a holiday for city employees
- Naperville to consider annexing Route 59 church to make way for commerical development
- Community news: Lincoln-Way cadets take 3rd at national academic bowl
- ‘Pose’ renewed for Season 2 at FX
- Abolish ICE? Let’s think it through, rationally.
- Chicago’s Croatians celebrate World Cup success: ‘An underdog team and an underdog community’
- Orioles suspend Papa John’s ‘Five Runs or More’ promotion after founder’s resignation
- Northwest Indiana Symphony Orchestra continue summer tour tradition
- Grandma who waited 41/2 hours in Aurora Build-A-Bear line says it was ‘all worth it’
- ‘Everybody needed to know what happened to Emmett Till’
- Ask Tom: Is there a reason one particular area keeps getting hit by severe thunderstorms?
- Blackhawks shed Marian Hossa cap hit and reacquire Marcus Kruger in multiplayer trade
- Former John Hancock Center is getting a new owner: Sterling Bay
- Barrington OF Tyler Acosta heads to college after declining to sign with Arizona Diamondbacks
- Rise in humidity ups chance of thunderstorms
- Air quality alert issued for Chicago area for second day
- Trump dishes up fresh dose of chaos aimed at Theresa May, Londoners, immigrants
- ‘Trayvon Martin before Trayvon Martin’: 63 years after slaying, Emmett Till still visited daily at Alsip cemetery
- Illinois golf coach Mike Small tied for lead in Senior Players Championship at Exmoor
- Nearly half of separated immigrant children under 5 remain apart from families
- Maligned FBI agent clashes with GOP at hearing on Russia probe
- Column: When a town racks up charges, it’s the taxpayers on the hook
- How does kidnapping children make America great again?
- Flash flood sends tourists to high ground near Grand Canyon
- Comeback kids: Marcus Maristela and Kevin O’Brien help Grayslake Central reach regional championship game
- Build-A-Bear offers customers vouchers after shutting down lines for ‘Pay Your Age Day’ promotion
- Middle men: Nick Taylor and Nolan Clifford answer call but Neuqua Valley loses in eight innings
- Post-Tribune Local Scoreboard for Friday, July 13
- Former Illini Nick Hardy opens with 66 in John Deere Classic, 4 off lead
- Elaine Crosby leads after first round of inaugural U.S. Senior Women’s Open at Chicago Golf Club
- Awful! Sad! No More! Stop demolishing Chicago’s beautiful old homes
- Bulls Q&A: Should Wendell Carter Jr. enter Hall of Fame this week or next? What’s the starting lineup?
- Forest preserve officer who didn’t help woman in Puerto Rican flag shirt ‘tarnished the whole department,’ commissioner says
- Bulls rescind qualifying offer to David Nwaba — could a bigger move be coming?
- 7 key moments from FBI agent Peter Strzok’s wild House hearing
- Calendar: Kids to wear PJs to Lake Bluff storytime