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- National Hot Dog Day: 5 deals and fun facts to celebrate wieners on Wednesday
- Cubs’ Willson Contreras on top of game in National League’s 8-6 loss to American League
- Free health screenings and samples at Walmart Wellness Day on July 21
- 20 percent off Ice Tea and Refresher drinks at Starbucks inside Target stores
- National Ice Cream Month: Free ice cream for kids at RaceTrac in July
- Heartburn help: Try these 6 tips
- A boom in downtown jobs did not benefit some South and West Side communities, study shows
- All-Star Game: AL 8, NL 6 (10 innings)
- Trump backs off siding with Russia over U.S. intelligence
- Historians say Trump upends norms of presidential behavior
- Your Voice: Stop preaching the heroic immigrant narrative
- Family estrangement baffles parents
- Contemporary home in Lincoln Park: $2.35M
- Morning Spin: Mayoral candidate with highest average contribution? It’s not Emanuel.
- The Billy Goat curse of wedding dress shopping? Co-owner’s fiancee is on the hunt
- How to transform a bakery croissant into something marvelous
- Marriott hotels to stop using plastic straws by 2019
- Firefighter Juan Bucio’s death ruled accident, caused by asphyxia and rare heart condition
- Cubs’ Yu Darvish wanted a 6-foot fence around his new lakefront mansion. Evanston has turned him down.
- Johnson says no audio on two video recordings of the fatal police shooting of Harith Augustus
- Indiana man charged with Lincoln Park home invasion, sexual abuse
- Celia Colon: ‘I saw a lot of hurt and bloodshed. Things that are never gonna be erased. It does irreversible damage.’
- Christina Escalera: ‘I am going to do whatever I have to do.’
- ‘Prison is not where women need to be’: All-female task force wants to cut Illinois’ female prison population in half
- Monica Cosby: ‘When all of your choices are bad, then you really don’t have any. … Freedom is having good choices.’
- Colette Payne: ‘When a woman is in crisis, you do not put them in a cage.’
- Shout Out: Nancy Milewski, retired nurse and ballroom dancer from Darien
- MGM sues Las Vegas massacre victims in hopes of limiting liability
- Willson Contreras feels ‘blessed’ after making history at All-Star Game
- Tasty top spots to celebrate National Hot Dog Day in South Florida
- 14-year-old boy killed, 16-year-old wounded in attacks on South Side
- If MLB’s so-called problems are embodied by Max Scherzer, things will be just fine
- Shield trees from lawn mower nicks with ample mulch
- Ayanna Williams represents as a black, female cellist
- New Illinois adoption tax credit eases financial burden on families
- White Sox at the break: What’s half full, what’s half empty?
- Cubs at the break: What’s half full, what’s half empty?
- Chicago festivals this week: Pitchfork Music Festival, Sheffield Music Festival & Garden Walk
- Prickly City- robot Winslow
- Ch. 7’s Cheryl Scott ‘totally blacked out’ when beau proposed
- From boom to bust and back again, Astoria appeals as gateway to the Oregon coast
- La International Champions Cup abre a lo grande en Chicago
- Airline loses customer’s bag six months ago. Now what?
- 7 things we learned from HBO’s revealing new Robin Williams documentary
- 911 caller warns of gas leak before fatal Wisconsin blast
- Delightful ‘The Legend of Greg’ follows a 13-year-old into Chicago sewers, plus more children’s books reviewed
- Marian Hossa transformed the Blackhawks from wannabes to winners
- Chicago Fire continue to bring reinforcements
- ‘Something in the Game’ takes another run at Knute Rockne musical
- Brian Freese epitome of Special Olympics Chicago’s success as it celebrates 50th anniversary
- Former FBI director Comey urges votes for Democrats this fall
- Catch a new documentary about how film came to America’s heartland
- ‘Haymarket’ from Underscore Theatre Company moves to Theater Wit for extended run
- Plainfield man gets 12 life sentences for sexually abusing two children over 10-year period
- Ex-Disney performer sues, saying pregnancy cost her job at Animal Kingdom
- La Liga Americana volvió a imponer su dominio ante la Nacional
- Ranking all 30 MLB ballpark neighborhoods
- ‘The Dark Knight’ returning to IMAX screens in August
- Donald Trump thinks you’re very, very stupid
- Detroit baby falls through floor into basement, drowns in ‘standing water and sewage,’ prosecutors say
- The International Champions Cup starts in grand fashion in Chicago
- The awkward obligation: When you suspect a student is dangerous | Guest editorial
- Blockbuster not yet selling Russell Crowe’s jockstrap
- Letter: Park District of Highland Park should explore ‘golf mecca’ idea
- Spumoni, the tricolored Italian frozen treat, traces Chicago roots back to one man
- So this comedian walks onto a golf course: The unlikely rise of Michael Collins at ESPN
- RiverEdge offers Eagles tribute band, fireworks makeup date July 27
- Sarri: ‘I want to meet’ Hazard and Courtois to discuss their Chelsea futures
- Downtown Hinsdale business owners have 60 days to object to special tax for parking deck
- Broken Nose Theatre announces new artistic director, managing director
- The House Therapist is in — with 6 solutions for your tough home issues
- Fox talks with Manny Machado and other All-Stars during the game — but players say little
- Chicago hip-hop and R&B acts represent in 2018 Pitchfork lineup
- Mbappe donates $350,000 World Cup bonus to charity
- Playoff drought and managerial change heighten Cardinals’ sense of urgency
- Marriott is latest company to eliminate plastic straws
- A healthy diet could ease shift to menopause
- Selle: Glass is half full in push to ban plastic straws
- Stomping grounds and duct tape at G-Fest: Killing it at Chicago’s 25th Godzilla convention
- Sales tax to benefit District 308 schools may go on Kendall County ballot
- Elmhurst District 205 officials deem math and English intervention program a success
- The Silver Room Block Party turns 15: Founder Eric Williams looks to the future of culture, community and commerce
- Former Bear Alan Ball talks flag football — and gives lofty comparison for Allen Robinson
- Ajax recoup former defender Blind from Manchester United
- Wow Bao opens new Loop location Wednesday with $5 bowls, other giveaways
- Brighton sign midfielder Bissouma from Lille
- Abusador de menores pagará con 12 cadenas perpetuas
- Trump: New Air Force One to get red, white and blue makeover
- Soy, almond ‘milk’ makers may need to find alternative description
- Rep. Jim Jordan interviewed in doctor sex abuse inquiry at Ohio State
- Shout Out: Yeoh Koh, Elmhurst resident and Park Ridge dentist
- Alpana Singh closes Boarding House
- Officials discuss future of Taste of Oak Brook after loss of $100,000 McDonald’s donation
- Trump misses property tax deadline on Chicago tower, four other properties
- Gary woman gives merchandise away to needy
- Pop the cork, and take a moment to be present in life
- Hugely popular Pierogi Fest returns to Whiting
- Government bombing intense in south Syria opposition holdout
- Shout Out: Steve Peterson, visual communications specialist
- Critic, unveiled: Tribune’s Phil Vettel shows his face for the first time in nearly 30 years
- 2018 fantasy football running back rankings: Todd Gurley overtakes Le’Veon Bell
- A future Lake Shore Drive could be wider, and have bus lanes
- Footwork pioneer DJ Spinn makes his first mark of the year with a pop culture blast, and a Red Bull showcase set
- Gary officials hope golf cart ordinance can help upgrade the city’s image
- Wilmette to provide crossing guard at Locust Road for Romona School students
- Metra struggling with overcrowding, air conditioning breakdowns on its BNSF Line
- Before you renovate, have you considered this?
- 3 elements to create a dream bathroom sanctuary
- 6 delicious almond milk recipes to help you refuel on the go
- Shout Out: Maggie Simons, Rock House employee
- Ceviche is the refreshing, no-cook fish dish you need this summer
- Dwyane Wade signs ‘lifetime’ deal with Chinese apparel company Li-Ning
- What Trump gets right about NATO — and wrong
- Diego Luna y Michael Peña en la nueva temporada de ‘Narcos’
- A Virgin Mary statue in New Mexico has been ‘weeping’ olive oil. Church leaders can’t explain it.
- Shout Out: Irvin Velazquez, Harwood Heights cellphone sales rep has eyes on books, film
- Rev. Jesse Jackson planning weeklong peace mission to Korean Peninsula
- Shout Out: Debbie Gurewitz, retired dental hygienist who loves antiquing
- Letters to the Editor: Roskam not truthful on Great Lakes issue, Trump right in response to Russia meddling, more
- Speak Out
- Four-story housing development proposed for South Oak Park Avenue; some neighbors concerned about density
- ‘Victims of Duty’ review: Michael Shannon is the smiling Detective in an absurdist trap at Red Orchid
- Chicago couple from India pleads not guilty to charges of running high-end prostitution ring
- Which vanilla ice cream is the cream of the crop? We taste test 12 top brands
- Quién es quién en ‘Narcos: México’
- Baderbrau heads to auction as brewery is sold off piece by piece
- East Aurora appoints director of early childhood programs
- Cafe Stelios in Merrillville offers ‘healthy alternative’
- Police: Portage man tried to disarm officer
- Accused Russian agent traded sex for influence, prosecutors say
- A giant, shirtless Jeff Goldblum statue goes up in London — no, seriously
- Breakfast at 3 Squares Diner
- MLB should supplement Home Run Derby with a skills challenge, says Cal Ripken Jr.
- Klopp: injured Oxlade-Chamberlain playing this season ‘would be a bonus’
- Bruce Springsteen’s Broadway show to be seen on Netflix
- Tres meses de crisis política en Nicaragua
- Aurora may let residents keep holiday decorations up longer
- Commisioners: Lake County hiring policy an ‘overreach’ and ‘silly’
- Kane state’s attorney says review of Delnor hospital hostage standoff almost complete
- Mourinho: Pogba ‘was absolutely brilliant’ for France in the World Cup
- Milly’s Orchid Show is back this Saturday: ‘Summer Musical Spectacular Extravaganza’ welcomes David Cale to its glittering stage
- Customers report pink eye and other health problems from fake makeup products delivered by Wish app
- Best option for costly condo repairs: Deplete reserves or levy special assessment?
- Jabari Parker ya está en casa
- AC Milan to appeal Europa League ban on Thursday
- Judge blasts ex-Des Plaines man for ‘reign of terror’ against girl while sentencing him to 14 years for sex assault
- With plans to turn pro, Highland Park’s Patrick Flavin takes aim at Western Amateur
- Gary woman accused of having sexual relationship with 13-year-old girl who was her martial arts student
- Emanuel, aldermen show support for striking window washers during City Hall protest
- Is ‘The Great Gatsby’ really required reading? Disrupt Texts challenges teachers to reconsider the classics
- In trading for Kawhi Leonard, the Raptors are sending a loud message
- 4 firefighters injured, family dog dies in Gold Pyramid House fire, officials say
- In lawsuit against Las Vegas massacre victims, MGM claims a Sept. 11-era terrorism law protects the company from lawsuits
- Jabari Parker passionately defends Derrick Rose as ‘a legend, no matter what’
- Public-private partnership to fund major renovations to Waukegan public housing
- Former United defender Fabio signs with Nantes
- Column: Volunteers with INGAGE Unlimited continue to do selfless acts
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- Highland, Lake Ridge schools seek November public questions
- Rand Paul shows stubborn streak in stampede over Trump and Russia
- President Trump’s diagnosis for critics: ‘Trump Derangement Syndrome’
- Plan to legalize spray paint sales in Chicago resurfaces
- Shout Out: Nancy Onofre, River Grove resident aims to open her own day care
- Los Spurs cambian con los Raptors a Leonard por DeRozan
- When tariffs on Mexico cause layoffs in the United States
- CTA plans for accessible stations, though funds are not there
- Photos: ‘Starry Night’ home
- Mr. Pierogi offers his own brew for annual fest
- Mount Dora mayor extends ‘sincere apology’ for ‘unfortunate dispute’ over van Gogh ‘Starry Night’ house
- Wenger says staying at Arsenal 22 years was a mistake
- Wenger says staying at Arsenal 22 years was a mistake
- St. Joseph grad Alberto Boy finds new way to lead as captain of the All-Marine soccer team
- Weiss, Westlake and West Suburban hospitals to be sold to firm headed by Obama friend
- 19 dead, 25 missing as migrant boat capsizes north of Cyprus
- Sonny Parker on son Jabari signing with the Bulls: ‘He really wanted to play here’
- El ‘Bolillo’ vuelve a dirigir a la selección de Ecuador
- Our ‘America first’ president put America last in Helsinki
- Cash-strapped Harvey library has tax revenues withheld over pension funding failures
- Perhaps Trump should read ‘The Art of the Deal’
- Crown Point water rate hike to trickle out over 3 years
- Sinclair now wants to buy WGN-TV in its bid to win FCC approval for stalled Tribune Media merger
- DC United’s President of Business Operations Hunt announces his departure
- Kellogg CEO buys Lincoln Park mansion for $5.625 million, joining other Kellogg execs with Chicago homes
- Franklin Park approves balanced budget, OKs tax incentive for industrial facility
- Watch ‘MasterChef Junior’ winner from Chicago stun Kelly Ripa with odd ice cream flavors
- Atlanta United, Orlando City reinstate supporters groups’ away game privileges
- What the media missed in the Trump-Putin meeting
- Revolution owner Jonathan Kraft: ‘we will get the stadium done’
- Jewel-Osco names new president after Doug Cygan’s death
- Republicans swore to protect America against foreign enemies. Will they?
- Football notes: Opponents know what to expect from Maine South’s Bobby Inserra this season
- Emanuel announces pharmacy benefits through municipal ID
- As some airline seats get bigger, experts caution against ‘fat shaming and bias’
- Valencia coach Marcelino signs extension through 2020
- Column: Remembering Paul Sassone, a newsman who was everyone’s friend
- Lawsuit: Chicago’s ‘minor’ traffic tickets shouldn’t carry big fines
- Hockey/entertainment facility, church annexation among approved Naperville developments
- Chicagoan on a mission releases romantic comedy with a surprising twist
- Los grandes retos del Apertura 2018 mexicano
- Revisiting a portrait of immigrant life in the Robin Williams film ‘Moscow on the Hudson’
- Accountability is a problem for Polish courts
- Aurora debuts new date for Downtown Taste
- Jabari Parker says playing for the Bulls ‘is a dream come true’
- Pitchfork 2018: Greg Kot’s best acts to see
- New superintendent sees no big-ticket referendum on the horizon for District 112
- Community news
- Shout Out: Lisa Birmingham, River Forest resident’s lighthouse among those on display along Magnificent Mile
- Jenna Ortega, la joven que replicó a Melania Trump
- Shout Out: Rev. Scott Himel, new pastor at North Shore United Methodist
- Trump’s obsession, Americans’ anxiety
- Jabari Parker’s edge makes homecoming more pragmatic than romantic
- Helen Muha, stalwart volunteer who always wore purple, dies at 89
- Invasive wild parsnip leaves Vermont woman with severe burns
- Mom of Fort Wayne girl killed in ’88 hopes defendant gets death
- Beverly Theatre Guild celebrates 55 years of musicals in Chicago
- Six women learn the confusing, ambiguous reality of confronting an alleged harasser
- Florida mayor apologizes for fight over ‘Starry Night’ home
- Field Museum halts sale of ‘insensitive’ Hindu deity doll
- After a brief lull, we now return to our regularly scheduled baseball season
- A month later, North Korea still hasn’t returned remains of U.S. troops
- Rahm Emanuel’s big bucks
- Frolick in the ’50s at Vero Voce’s ‘Cry-Baby’
- Bikini Bottom owner agrees to use doormen, install cameras and scanners to cut down on illegal activities at West Dundee bar
- Richard Marx meant he ‘wouldn’t’ be right here waiting for you, and other reactions to Trump’s walk-back
- Group focused on social justice working to bring Curt’s Cafe spinoff to Highland Park
- Former St. Charles D303 school board president appointed to fill board vacancy
- Trump says defending tiny NATO ally Montenegro could lead to World War III
- PETA lawsuit alleges ‘cover-up’ in death of 54 stingrays at Brookfield Zoo
- Shout Out: Diego Cisneros, Mundelein student at Boys State
- Next strolls down memory lane with Alinea 2005-2010
- Sorry, Elon and Kylie. We’re waking up to those of you in the world of ‘stratospheric wealth.’
- ‘The Dark Knight’ regresa a pantallas en su décimo aniversario
- Ask Tom: Is the world’s permanent ice really melting?
- Three-year West Aurora starter Ian Mooney, teammates gearing up for linemen competition
- Odriozola: ‘the last year and a half has been like a movie script’
- Go for strength, go for flexibility, go for yoga
- Middle children: An endangered species
- ‘Serial stowaway’ found mentally fit to stand trial, freed on ankle monitor to Chicago treatment facility
- Una niña murió tras ser atropellada en La Villita
- Event Guide: 2018 Western Amateur Championship
- White Sox send outfielder Charlie Tilson to Triple-A Charlotte
- Hutton: Valparaiso’s Bob Modesto has a goal for 2018: Play tennis every single day
- National Hot Dog Day for The Hot Dog Guy
- For spa vacationers, Miami beckons
- Slowik: Many famous athletes, entertainers have called the Southland their home
- ‘No place to hide’ Norridge School District 80 educators say new report card system will pinpoint mastery of a subject
- Footlight audiences will go over the rainbow with ‘Oz’ run
- Tinley Park approves multimillion-dollar incentive package for hotel buyer, convention center manager
- Chesterton park on track for railroad car improvements
- Clarkson: Mayslake exhibit teaches of state’s people during Illinois bicentennial
- Did you hear Brett Kavanaugh is a great dad? And a great coach!
- Girl, 5, fatally hit by vehicle on Southwest Side identified
- Park Ridge City Council won’t seek referendum to eliminate elected clerk position
- ‘I feel stronger’: Thai youth soccer players that were rescued from cave discuss their experience
- Elon Musk apologizes for calling Thai cave rescue diver a pedophile
- Airbnb will soon collect Naperville’s 5.5 percent hotel/motel tax on overnight stays
- Chef’s Choice: Turning mornings into a meal ticket fulfills goal for Juicy-O’s owner
- Petrak: Sometimes a lake view is needed — and possible — in the suburbs
- Judge blasts man for selling military-style rifles in Chicago: ‘Can’t think of a worse crime for someone to commit’
- Brewers All-Star Josh Hader to take sensitivity training after racist and homophobic tweets surface
- Parents must keep in mind safety features when selecting cars for their teenaged drivers
- Speak Out
- Aurora trying to ‘make the best’ of new small cell bill that takes away a great deal of local control
- Helsinki hath no fury like a nation scorned
- After two days of shifting statements, Trump says he talked tough to Putin on election interference
- Tale of sex, deception emerges about suspected Russian agent Maria Butina
- FCC orders hearing even as Sinclair changes plans to sell TV stations to address concerns about Tribune deal
- 2 Cook County courthouses to close, employees spared layoffs under budget settlement: officials
- Defrocked priest committed indefinitely to state facility for sex offenders
- 50 spots for a first date in Chicago
- As unrest follows latest Chicago police shooting, neighbors and activists plot ways to unify their community
- Police: Waukegan parents thought 10-year-old daughter was possessed, kept her in basement
- NIU welcomes linebacker Kyle Pugh’s passion after injury-shortened 2017 season
- Kavanaugh’s role in Bush-era torture debate now an issue in his Supreme Court nomination
- Grayslake man arrested, charged with DUI in fatal crash in Round Lake Park
- In denying Yu Darvish tall fence around his home, Evanston official says celebrities shouldn’t get special treatment
- Lincoln Yards development map
- Why Mark Zuckerberg says Facebook won’t ban Holocaust deniers and Infowars
- Lincoln-Way East senior charts a path to U.S. Naval Academy at Summer Seminar
- Tinley Park rejects annexation of controversial gas station
- Lifeguards perform CPR on girl at pool in Oswego
- Mother of Georgette Mosbacher dead at 93, as daughter’s Poland ambassadorship nears
- Blackhawks expect MacKenzie Entwistle to be worth the wait
- Dozens of apartments destroyed as massive fire engulfs complex in Prospect Heights: ‘We’ve lost everything’
- Piden investigar Casa Guadalupe, albergue de niños separados de sus padres, en Chicago
- ‘The Dark Knight’ changed how we see comic-book movies, but 10 years ago, some critics couldn’t see its greatness
- Tu voz: dejen de predicar la narrativa del inmigrante heroico
- Chicago contestants emerge as frontrunners on ‘MasterChef’
- Living in the moment: With future uncertain, Tim Zier tries to enjoy final ThunderBolts season
- The hits just keep coming: Jake Vera provides punch, but St. Laurence falls in Lawler semifinals
- White House, State Department at odds over Putin’s interview proposal
- Danica Patrick falls flat in her opening monologue at the ESPYs
- Study: National parks get fewer visits when pollution rises
- Post-Tribune Local Scoreboard for Thursday, July 19
- Charles Leno Jr. provides roadside assistance to a Bears fan bus
- Vigil for Harith Augustus
- Big Baby and the triumph of corporate America
- Chicago Fire dominate Louisville City to advance in the U.S. Open Cup
- After low humidity, rain is on the way
- At 30, Jonathan Toews rested and ready to move on from lost season
- Trump loyalists at Veterans Affairs purging employees before new secretary takes over
- Europe penalizes Google with a record $5B antitrust fine for the way it bundles its apps on Android smartphones and tablets
- FBI Director Wray says Russian propaganda efforts continue to sow discord in U.S.
- ‘All we needed was one adult to have the integrity to stand between us and Larry Nassar’: More than 140 survivors join hands at ESPYs
- A Comic-Con without Marvel, HBO gives others a chance to pop
- Lawyer calls demands for Indiana attorney general’s resignation over groping report ‘hysterical’