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- Half off Frappuccinos at Starbucks Happy Hour on Thursday
- After returning to families, rescued Thai soccer boys pray for protection at temple
- Where to find off-field fun at Bears Training Camp
- Headed to Bears training camp? Where to eat, drink and play in and around Bourbonnais
- Lake Forest home with greenhouse: $1.3M
- From the archives: Heaven knows why God is a GOP issue
- To my Republican friends: It’s time to let Trump go
- Planned move of scrap shredder alarms Southeast Side pollution fighters: ‘We’re tired of being the city’s dumping ground’
- CTA plans for accessible stations, though funds are not available
- We tried SUP in Lake Michigan. Be prepared for a full-body workout.
- Password sharing reveals ex’s texts
- 12 water parks within day-trip distance from Baltimore
- Morning Spin: Quigley wants Republicans ‘to listen to Sarah Huckabee Sanders’ on election security
- JPMorgan Chase, Fifth Third invest in a $5.5 million fund for minority entrepreneurs in Chicago
- The end of the resume? Hiring is in the midst of a technological revolution with algorithms, chatbots
- Friends, colleagues gather in South Shore to remember barber fatally shot by police
- Chick-fil-A to discontinue its annual freebie-filled cow calendars
- Shout Out: Nina Menon, college-bound foodie recently honored for dance and French
- Russian officials to meet Maria Butina, suspected spy jailed in U.S.
- ‘Large number’ of parasitic infection cases tied to food served at country club party: Skokie health officials
- 5 things to know about Cubs-Brewers race in the NL Central
- Passengers inspired by teacher’s passion donate more than $500 for her students
- Astronomers spy nearby star that could be chomping a planet
- Study finds open office plans are as bad as you thought
- FIBA bans 13 players and 2 coaches for Philippines-Australia basketball brawl
- 3 Chicago restaurants to be featured on new Food Network series
- Mother of two girls is slain near Washington Park: ‘Somebody saw something. Nobody’s gonna say anything’
- 14 teams, 14 questions: Big Ten talking points heading into media days
- ESPYs review: Danica Patrick’s spinout, Aaron Rodgers’ mustache, Jim Kelly’s words and more
- Rolls-Royce announces it will launch electric flying taxi
- Chicago stacks this year’s Pitchfork lineup with local hip-hop and R&B acts
- Best Chicago happy hour deals: July 19-25
- 5 things to do this weekend in Chicago
- Bruce Springsteen surprises audience at Billy Joel concert
- Classic cars are cruising every night of the week
- Prickly City: stand
- Josh Hader’s All-Star Game controversy shows how online ghosts can haunt us
- Vision for $5 billion Lincoln Yards development includes 70-story skyscrapers, 5,000 homes, 23,000 jobs
- Reports: Liverpool close to record deal for Roma’s Alisson
- The ‘Brady Bunch’ house is for sale for nearly $1.9M
- Millennials are dying of alcohol-related liver disease at increasing rates
- Reports: French defender Pavard could join Bayern this season
- ‘Bus Stop’ review: Stranded in Kansas, trying to make sense of Inge’s relationships
- Book giveaway in Gary aims to stem summer learning slide
- 15 hot items in home design: Lamps, chairs and more
- Miami voters to decide on Beckham’s MLS stadium in November referendum
- Fire in Prospect Heights destroys dozens of condo units
- Former Portage nurse says opioid crisis has ‘stigmatized’ her chronic pain
- A quarter-century later, questions remain about the murder of Michael Jordan’s father
- Associations, here’s how to build a better budget in 2019
- Man who opened Kane County home to fellow church member, then killed him in altercation gets probation
- Series preview: Cardinals at Cubs
- UNC coach Larry Fedora says football is ‘under attack’
- Kids are working out at boutique gyms like CrossFit and SoulCycle. Is that a good idea?
- RSL coach Petke fined, suspended after referee rant
- CSO at Ravinia review: Pianist Wang brightens Dudamel’s debut
- Davis Sedaris to read from his works in Aurora
- Pitchfork 2018 guide: What to know if you go
- High-pressure steam leak in Manhattan sends a geyser billowing stories into the air
- Photos: High-pressure steam leak in Manhattan
- Tiembla en México
- Sale caro el séquito de ex presidentes mexicanos
- Arsenal loan midfielder Nwakali to Porto
- Sugar Grove looks at shared use path that would connect to Virgil Gilman Trail
- Mortgage rates remain little changed this summer
- NIU coach Rod Carey on facing one of nation’s toughest nonconference schedules: ‘I probably wouldn’t have picked it’
- Ramirez snaps scoreless streak, Minnesota United defeat Revolution
- Broadway star seeks to inspire young actors in Hinsdale: ‘Just be yourself because that’s enough’
- CNN chief Jeff Zucker to take leave for heart surgery
- El sincretismo de Mitre
- Northbrook Days returns with same mission: raising money for local causes
- Head to Passerotto for thoughtful, intensely personal food serving ‘fun Korean fare’
- ‘Look how red that guy is’: Should you tell him he’s getting a bad sunburn?
- Oswego keeps up push for Metra service to Kendall County
- EEUU deporta a víctimas de delitos que esperan visa especial
- Luis Enrique: ‘Ahora hay muchas decisiones que tomar’
- Lockheed Martin to be title sponsor for Kennedy Space Center attraction
- Philadelphia Union upend Orlando City, advance to U.S. Open Cup semis
- Proposed 702-unit Polo Club goes to City Council without full commission support
- August road work, with daytime road closures, scheduled in downtown Clarendon Hills
- Loyola to face Richmond in Fort Myers tournament
- Sanchez’s visa issue resolved, will join Man United’s U.S. tour
- Letter: Glenview takes public finances seriously
- 2018 fantasy football rankings: The top 30 wide receivers
- Elmhurst District 205 Board pushes back against unknown costs for a full-day kindergarten program
- Best gyros in Chicago? Look for the pork
- North Korea has 2.6 million ‘modern slaves,’ new report estimates
- Former White House press secretary Spicer doesn’t consider Russia probe a ‘witch hunt’
- Hinsdale District 86 Board considers a three-year gap for exceptions to new school boundaries
- Speak Out
- Bulls sign guard Antonio Blakeney to NBA deal
- The problem is too many relievers, too few balls put in play. Here’s a solution.
- How MI5 and the FBI foiled plot to assassinate Prime Minister Theresa May
- ‘Roma’ de Alfonso Cuarón será pieza central del Festival de Nueva York
- Hot dogs go to new heights for National Hot Dog Month
- Celebrate outdoor family fun this summer (Infographic)
- Plan, be positive, unplug: 5 ways to make family meals more enjoyable
- 6 ways nonprofit public broadcasting strengthens local communities
- The dog days of summer (Infographic)
- Osteoporosis is responsible for millions of broken bones a year. Do you have it?
- This summer Winnipeg is too good not to visit (Video)
- Mike Trout ‘just messing around’ when he predicted a better record for the Browns than the Bears
- Zion to pay $75,000 to man shot by police during pursuit
- Esperan ‘luz verde’ de Luis Miguel para segunda temporada de serie
- Liverpool find their keeper, the Fire win convincingly and the best of the week in soccer
- 12 recommended shows to see now
- Los Dodgers son ahora más fuertes con Manny Machado
- Belgium airspace closed for two hours over technical glitch
- Wilmette panel supports plan for developmentally challenged adult program, but orders traffic review in six months
- ESPN goes with different broadcast team for ‘Monday Night Football’ season opener
- House GOP votes against renewing election security funding as Democrats fume
- Emanuel’s pick to oversee $8.7 billion O’Hare expansion advances to full City Council
- Former Oak Brook police dog, Brutus, dies at 14 years old
- Column: Fireworks and lakeshore walks are on my mind this summer
- Yu Darvish still ‘weeks away,’ Cubs pitching coach tells the Score
- ‘All the Answers’ offers poignant examination of trauma borne by ‘Quiz Kid’ star
- Quickly
- Comcast dropping out of 21st Century Fox bidding, clearing path for Disney
- Airforce One
- Protestas de fans y goles en el Chicago Fire
- Fan protests and goals for the Chicago Fire
- Why there was no audio and other questions answered about Chicago police video taken before Harith Augustus killed
- Bo Burnham: Why the stress of filmmaking beats the ‘panic’ of standup comedy
- Canción de The Beatles es adaptada a libros ilustrados
- ‘Unfriended: Dark Web’ review: Further laptop adventures turn too grim
- ‘Don’t Worry, He Won’t Get Far on Foot’ review: Joaquin Phoenix immerses himself in role of addict-turned-cartoonist
- Su compromiso como maestra desencadena donaciones
- Shedd jumps in for ‘Shark Week’ with 360-degree video and Keep Sharks Swimming campaign
- Fast-talking Professor Hill falls for Marian, the librarian, in Joliet Drama Guild’s ‘The Music Man’
- Community news
- Obama’s lecture reminds Americans how a U.S. president should speak, act
- Congress Parkway, not Balbo Drive, moves closer to being renamed in honor of anti-lynching advocate Ida B. Wells-Barnett
- Es ‘Blindspotting’ un juego de percepciones
- Quest for ‘Fame’ still resonates with teens, says director of Chicago Heights musical
- Readers help President Trump design Air Force One
- Aurora man accused of attacking, stealing gun from clerk at convenience store
- Noonan’s BBQ bills itself as a place for Sundays
- Future veterinarian credits IUN with setting her up for success
- Lake Station upgrades schools with referendum money
- El despertar de Falco
- Shining again: Naperville natives Vanessa DiBernardo, Casey Short come back from injuries to spark Chicago Red Stars
- Boeing, Airbus report roaring sales at close of Farnborough
- Wells Fargo charged customers for hidden services: report
- Montenegro doesn’t recognize itself in Trump’s characterization of the country
- Two Aurora residents charged after DeKalb shooting
- El rapero Chance anuncia la compra del sitio Chicagoist
- Luis Enrique promises ‘evolution’ in his introduction as Spain coach
- Merrillville educator left mark on students
- Renowned mixologist Adam Seger arrested in New Orleans in connection with 2015 rape charges
- Chance the Rapper’s four new tracks raise the curtain on an increasingly unfiltered life
- Florida soldier wounded in Iraq says path to citizenship blocked by government
- Get salty and sour with these National Tequila Day parties and specials
- Options remain for embattled Indiana attorney general
- Dangerous waves and currents in Lake Michigan possible Thursday night into Friday, into weekend, alert says
- With an insatiable demand for data centers, some are worried Illinois can’t keep up
- Zuckerberg’s comment on Holocaust deniers puts Facebook on the spot
- Trump criticizes Federal Reserve, breaking long-standing practice
- Kane County Fair heads into its 150th year with rides, treats and nod to agricultural past
- El reto de Diego Boneta en ‘Luis Miguel, la serie’
- Should I give a tablet to my 4-year-old? The other parents are doing it.
- Chance the Chicagoist and Miranda the bookwriter: Is this the new look of media?
- Column: Museum exhibit highlights Oak Park’s journey to racial inclusion
- Tendrá ‘Luis Miguel’ más villanos
- Trump administration overhaul of Endangered Species Act would end automatic protections for some animals, plants
- Southland sailors race the Mac for fun challenge
- The internet hates Crocs’ high heels, and that’s good for the company
- She’s back: Sen. Tammy Duckworth on breast-feeding (probably not on the Senate floor) and her work-life balance
- Catching on: Michael McFarland looking to make noise as senior wide receiver for defending state champion Batavia
- New York state opens tax investigation of Trump Foundation: source
- Pilsen artist details life in Chicago ‘barrios’ at Zine Mercado
- West Dundee to honor former trustee Joe Motyl
- Olympic figure skating medalist Denis Ten, 25, killed
- Mayor Emanuel, the South Side is still waiting
- ‘The Color Purple’ review: This thrilling revival sings straight to us in the audience at the Auditorium
- Maestro Camastro: Montgomery resident Michael Camastro wins Illinois PGA Senior Masters Championship
- ESPN’s Jessica Mendoza gets novel assist from sister in reaching young readers
- Can Chicago afford universal basic income?
- Undocumented immigrant artists get a showcase of their own
- Scott Stantis cartoon caption contest winner and extras
- NIRPC passes fed review, but not without criticism
- After Flint crisis, EPA must strengthen oversight of state drinking water programs, watchdog says
- Trump’s tariffs will be a disaster for Illinois
- Indiana environmentalists push back on EPA’s easing of toxic coal ash regulations
- Top of the world: Lockport wrestler Matt Ramos takes title at Cadet World Championships
- Exhibition space designed by Pritzker Prize winner Tadao Ando to open in October
- The orphan train: A noble idea that went off the rails
- When party politics blind partisans
- Bears report to training camp
- Russia’s not meddling? Then explain Maria Butina.
- 10 spots open late for your post-Pitchfork fest cravings
- Abrió sus puertas a un desamparado y todo terminó en una muerte
- Japanese manufacturer DMG Mori is moving its North American headquarters to Chicago to be closer to IIT
- State briefs
- Has Trump violated his oath of office and committed treason?
- Skokie Public Library leaders consider major changes to building interior
- The Night Ministry gala raises nearly $500,000
- Nationals players express concerns about Dave Martinez’s handling of the pitching staff
- Neymar responds to critics with his own ‘Neymar Challenge’ video
- Pumas arranca la temporada de la Liga MX
- ‘Shameless’ to begin filming Season 9 in Chicago on July 30
- Senate GOP withdraws Trump judicial nominee amid concerns about his college writings
- Large screen, laser projection coming to Park Ridge’s Pickwick Theatre
- NATO’s challenge is Germany, not America
- ‘Large amount’ of cash stolen from ATMs at end of Naperville Ribfest, police say
- Left with no finance employees, Vernon Hills tests outsourcing option
- Rocket boosters: Jake Lenschow, Johnny DiCostanzo prepared to share time at quarterback for Burlington Central
- Manker: Big name acts at Ribfest, new entertainment complex could make Naperville a music mecca
- Griffin Lapp pitches Plainfield South to another Phil Lawler Summer Classic title
- Ted Williams’ Mexican-American heritage explored in new PBS documentary
- Shout Out: Stacey Flaster, Performers’ School coach
- Piece of Aurora history gets time to shine at Governor’s Mansion
- Judge rules Chicago religious nonprofit exempt from unemployment taxes
- Picture it: Shaq, Shark Week, Sea Life
- PHOTOS: Rocky Wirtz and “The Breakaway”
- Lin-Manuel Miranda to make film directorial debut with ‘Tick, Tick…Boom!’
- Illinois’ unemployment rate dropped steadily and markedly during the first half of the year. Here’s why.
- Aurora City Council to vote on new electrical workers contract
- Slowik: Task force asks worried mayors for input on new prevailing wage requirements
- Audit rips Illinois’ oversight of group homes for adults with disabilities
- Criminal court judge appears in court — as a defendant in misdemeanor gun case
- Cook County forest worker was going 76 mph in 30 mph zone, had THC in system during fatal crash while on job: prosecutors
- Do multicultural societies breed violence?
- With improving economy, Arlington Heights School District 25 struggles to fill part-time openings
- Aurora looks at new contract with fireworks provider
- DCFS investigators getting ‘many different versions’ of what happened when 3-year-old boy died in foster home fire
- Hutton: Purdue Northwest men’s basketball coach Boomer Roberts lands Warren Central point guard Dean Tate
- Video emerges of French President Macron bodyguard beating protester in Paris
- The Russian NRA
- Baker Miller moving from Lincoln Square flagship in landlord dispute
- Andrea Thome booksigning raises funds for West Suburban Community Pantry
- ‘If we didn’t have naloxone, our death rate would be insane’: Program coordinator describes Porter County opioid fight
- Harwood Heights Summer Fest plans ‘lots of fun things for the family’
- Police blotter: Purse stolen from locked car at Hinsdale Community Pool
- Liverpool sign Roma’s Alisson in record transfer
- Kane County, 1 of just 50 in U.S. picked for health challenge, forms community councils
- Chicago Boat Rentals sues Groupon, alleging fraudulent refund scheme
- Phoelix, the man helping shape the sound of rap talents like Saba, Smino and Noname, steps out on his own
- Hammond woman, two others charged in burglary of her home
- ‘Gatsby at the Gardens’ in Michigan City harkens back to the 1920s
- Larry Fedora’s defensive crouch is as dangerous to football’s future as concussions
- 7-year-old Matteson girl goes to Washington to lobby for fight against sickle cell disease
- ‘I think it’s going to be a positive tool’: Park Ridge police set to begin body camera pilot program
- In short order: Ex-Antioch star Paul DeJong excited to play for St. Louis Cardinals in place he calls home
- IU greenhouse features rainforest, desert plants
- Northwestern to open the new Welsh-Ryan Arena against New Orleans
- Aldermen next week could approve closing Chicago Avenue underpass overnight
- Alisson joins Liverpool from Roma as world’s most expensive goalkeeper
- Lake County reviews plan to guide future growth
- A bonanza for the North Side, but what about the South Side?
- Lake County judge selected for Indiana Court of Appeals
- OkCupid brings ‘DTF’ carnival game to Pitchfork this weekend
- Scant details, lack of typical Q&A leave alderman, crowd a little antsy over Sterling Bay’s Lincoln Yards plans
- Rep. Krishnamoorthi outraising, outspending GOP challenger for 8th District seat, finance reports say
- White House invites Putin to Washington for fall meeting
- Outcry in Zion over video of dead dog in trash and reports that police shoot dogs as form of euthanasia
- 4 charged with first-degree murder in slaying of rapper XXXTentacion
- 5 injured in explosion in vehicle shop at Army depot
- Lo que verás en El Bueno, La Mala y El Feo Fest
- Community news: Ukulele performance takes Oak Lawn talent title
- Pitchfork 2018 guide: What to know if you go
- Trump says Biden is his 2020 ‘dream’ Democratic opponent
- Harith Augustus: a conversation
- ‘A Texas Romance’ makes its regional premiere in Michigan City
- Renaissance Academy offers seniors fellowship and lifelong learning
- Hawaii town hopes lava tourism will bring economic relief
- Aldermen to consider $3 million settlement for families of two people killed by man fleeing police
- Western Indiana farmer looks for ways to work smarter
- Islamic State. Diminished, but still dangerous
- Chris Chelios leaving Red Wings, moving back to Chicago
- Massive fire in Prospect Heights displaces hundreds of people from complex regarded as home to immigrants
- Man sentenced in south suburban gun sales
- Roquan Smith absent as Bears report to training camp: ‘We’re optimistic he’s here soon’
- Robotic cats help soothe patients with dementia
- Purdue professor, wife, indicted on federal fraud charge
- Dolphins could suspend players who protest during national anthem up to four games
- Naperville Whirlyball complex heads to City Council with positive recommendation
- Your face could land you in trouble
- Angels’ Shohei Ohtani cleared to begin throwing progression
- Callers criticize board that regulates how much water Lake Superior discharges into Lake Michigan
- Ask Tom: Why has so much rain missed parts of Kankakee County recently?
- With velocity down, Cubs’ Brandon Morrow put on 10-day disabled list
- Chance the Rapper announces purchase of Chicagoist website in newly released song
- Thunder cut ties with Carmelo Anthony in trade with wide-ranging ramifications
- UIC approves merger with John Marshall Law School
- With Jabari Parker’s arrival, it’s full speed ahead for Fred Hoiberg and the Bulls
- More minority Indiana college students are graduating on time, report says
- Trump’s nominee for consumer protection bureau grilled by Senate Democrats
- Weather system to bring unsettled conditions
- Series preview: White Sox at Mariners
- La llegada de una nave industrial a La Villita generará unos 200 trabajos
- Yu Darvish must fight off ‘soft’ reputation as he rehabs elbow injury
- Lincoln Park scrap yard’s demise means a dwindling crew of peddlers will have to move on
- Cubs’ Kyle Schwarber says Home Run Derby ‘wasn’t rigged’
- Perfect ’10’ at plate? White Sox’s Eloy Jimenez strives for excellence during journey to bigs
- Elena Delle Donne and Candace Parker choose their teams for WNBA All-Star Game
- Le piden a Trump ‘hacer algo’ para liberar a ‘El Chapo’
- Matt Nagy’s commitment ‘to callous’ the Bears is promising for a team in need of physical and mental toughness
- It took minutes to separate migrant families. Reuniting them is taking weeks of round-the-clock work.
- Josh Hader challenged to ‘re-earn the trust’ of Brewers teammates
- U.S., allies finalize plans to evacuate aid workers from southwest Syria
- Lake County Parks Department celebrates 50th anniversary
- NFL puts national anthem policy on hold under agreement with NFLPA
- Calendar: Lake County Fair starts Wednesday
- Four ways America is greater, and you are welcome
- Q&A: Vernon Hills athletic director Brian McDonald
- Cubs 9, Cardinals 6
- 2018 Blackhawks development camp