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- Nationals’ Trea Turner is the latest MLB player to have ugly tweets uncovered
- Minneapolis police release bodycam video in Blevins shooting
- Kyle Hendricks overcomes rough start, retires 17 straight in Cubs’ 5-2 win over Cardinals
- Rollout of Chicago’s new municipal IDs is sluggish
- 2 officers injured in Far South Side crash
- Joe Maddon douses A-Rod’s sharp comments about Yu Darvish causing rift in Cubs clubhouse
- Foo Fighters review: Success and excess embraced at Wrigley
- When it comes to supporting Trump, the people have spoken
- Should Chicago police document every time they point guns at people? Reform talks resume Monday.
- Craigslist, Facebook and beyond: Local experts offer tips for buying and selling items online
- When transit fleets are converted to run on alternative fuels, it saves consumers money. Here’s why.
- 25 years later, commutation and imprisoned father muddy case of slain IIT basketball player
- Morning Spin: Lightfoot: AG Lisa Madigan to thank for proposed police reforms, not Mayor Emanuel
- 1 shot, 1 run over by car in Pilsen gun attack
- New principal, assistant in La Grange District 102 bring experience with culturally diverse settings
- Protests that block highways, like the one planned for this week, are part of an international trend
- ‘Puzzle’ review: Kelly Macdonald provides the missing pieces
- Maker of the Bankers Box is preparing for the workplace of the future with sit-stand desks, healthy workplace products
- West Wilmette flood control plan needs park district cooperation, village says
- 9 juveniles among 45 people shot over the weekend
- 2 dead, 12 wounded in city shootings, including 14-year-old boy
- Taxing car sharing is a wrong-way idea
- 17 minutes? Or 8 minutes? Brian Urlacher still undecided about his Hall of Fame speech, but the one he chooses will be from the heart
- HGTV details 2 new Chicago house-flipping shows
- IBM wins $83 million from Groupon in e-commerce patent fight
- Rising backlash as U.S. firms seek Trump’s steel tariff waiver: ‘The entire system is just screwed up’
- 50 years on, McDonald’s isn’t messing with its Big Mac
- Roquan Smith’s contract demand could cause a lot of trouble
- When you think Harley-Davidson, think electric scooters in India. At least that’s the new plan
- 3 things we learned from the latest Cubs-Cardinals series
- Bears in the Hall of Fame
- Ask Anna: Why do we love people who don’t love us back?
- ‘It was like a magic trick’: The best Brian Urlacher stories from ex-teammates, coaches and friends
- Talk of the County: ‘Don’t run, bad guy’
- Agreement may pave way for 3rd Mundelein fire station
- This week in Chicago arts, food and drink via ChicagoNow
- Grandma might be drinking again
- US Foods buys Arizona food service group for $1.8 billion
- Vernon Hills finalizing plans for incorporating former restaurant property into Century Park
- Americans’ No. 1 sexual fantasy? Survey says …
- Foo Fighters perform at Wrigley Field
- CBS board to confront sexual harassment accusations involving CEO Leslie Moonves
- Jon Lester’s advice to young players: Scrub your Twitter account
- Hub88 organizers want to bring a 5G network to the Interstate 88 corridor through Naperville
- Billion with a ‘b’: Prized Beverly Hills lot on sale for $1,000,000,000
- Beer, soda prices could increase in Chicago this fall because of aluminum tariffs
- Giuliani won’t explain the ‘very nasty’ business relationship Trump says he had with Mueller
- Meet the theater specialists who show actors the right way to make out onstage
- Town in India grapples with child rape crisis
- Families spend the night on Winnetka’s Tower Road Beach
- Weather check: Tonight is your best chance to see Mars, but clouds are moving into Chicago area
- Danny Trevathan practiced in Monday’s non-padded practice
- Talk of the County: Litterbugs are ‘self-centered morons’
- Retienen a personal de un restaurante a punta de pistola
- Trump thinks I’m an enemy of the people. Might as well own it.
- Talk of the County: Trump acts, we pay
- Top 10 Tweets of July
- Talk of the County: ‘The Art of the Smear’
- Add a barbecue and beer festival, pastries and seafood brunch to your weekend itinerary
- Hinsdale 12-year-olds follow good start with two losses, elimination from state Little League tournament
- Talk of the County: Zion residents need to clean up their act
- ‘Rest in Power: The Trayvon Martin Story’ takes an emotional look back at the shooting that divided a nation
- Sacha Baron Cohen’s latest prank involved using a fake pedophile detector on Roy Moore
- Alcohol in breast milk could affect cognitive development in kids, study finds
- $100K bond set for man accused of sexual assault at Northwestern residence hall
- Selle: Gas firm’s meter readers fading away in tech upgrade
- End of ‘a good run’: River Forest eliminated from State Little League Baseball tournament for 12-year-olds
- Caterpillar will raise prices to combat $100 million tariff hit
- Pizza museum opening South Loop location, for now
- Photos: Wicker Park Fest 2018
- Zion City Council considers options to address looming million-dollar deficit
- Minor-league baseball team gives fans free tattoos — and free tickets for life
- ICE quest for detention sites puts Elkhart County on tightrope
- ‘The Trigger’ explores gun violence from shooters’ perspective
- Staff at Lakeview restaurant held at gunpoint
- PHOTOS: Parker Solar Probe
- Malaysia Airlines plane could have been hijacked, report says
- Shout Out: Sher Berman, local artist
- Australian bishop convicted of sex abuse cover-up resigns
- Deerfield hockey players relish their day with Todd Reirden and the Stanley Cup
- Rezoning for Shops 96 development approved in St. John
- What your home color says about you! (Infographic)
- 5 simple tips to stay connected during back-to-school season
- The proactive parent’s checklist for back-to-school success
- Being Proactive Can Help Your Pet Live Longer
- Pollution protection: 5 easy tips for combating the environment’s effects on skin
- Military move? 5 key tips that can smooth the way
- Lollapalooza 2018: 34 acts to see
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- Elgin man gets 86-year prison term for first-degree murder, kidnapping
- Don Francisco llega a su fin
- James Beard Award-winning chef Abe Conlon of Fat Rice planning 2-month run in New York City
- First look: Disney’s American Indian art exhibit
- Aurora man charged with sexual assault, abuse
- Missing Iowa student’s father says he wants help, not sympathy
- Lamar Moore and Dustin Drankiewicz to open restaurant in River West
- Missouri man arrested in Aurora on weapon, drug charges
- Classes are cooking at Mundelein Park District’s instructional kitchen
- Speak Out
- Un baleado y un atropellado en ataque armado en Pilsen
- Ban on smoking in all Naperville parks to be voted on in August
- Don’t use dog DNA tests to make life-or-death decisions for your pet, experts warn
- ‘Making It’ review: Amy Poehler craft show is a charming reminder that we are in the grips of a cutesiness epidemic
- Hopes rise again for a drug to slow Alzheimer’s disease
- ‘Jeopardy’s’ Alex Trebek contemplates retirement and names potential successors
- Gary schools hope enrollment push brings students
- Hall of Fame will ‘honor’ absent Terrell Owens as part of its 2018 class
- Public defender eyes new offices, increased efficiency
- Ace is the place: Norridge store serves as location for commercial shoot
- Trump threatens government shutdown over border security, GOP disagrees
- In Iran, economic worries grow as new U.S. sanctions loom
- Niles Towship High School District 219 board approves new equity vision statement
- Buffalo Grove, Lincolnshire undertake projects to shore up eroding stream banks
- Lincolnwood water supplier switch from Chicago to Evanston is ‘most feasible alternative’
- Zimbabwe votes for first time without Mugabe on ballot
- Speak Out: Questions about the Trump-Putin connection, accident road closures that take hours, more
- Bond reduced for Valparaiso mom in drowning death of 3-year-old daughter
- Dwyane Wade still not saying if he will play a 16th season
- Steak, lobster and a new pavilion: River Grove Lions Club set for annual festival
- Sen. Rand Paul backs Kavanaugh ahead of Manchin meeting
- El precio de la cerveza y refrescos subiría en Chicago debido a las tarifas de aluminio
- ‘Guardians’ cast issues open letter in support of James Gunn
- Vote in the Scott Stantis cartoon caption contest
- Lake County Board chairman announces he is getting treatment for drug addiction
- A teaching moment: Lake Zurich grad Thor Solverson keeps basketball in the family
- Femdot’s ‘Chicago experiences’ lead him to debut LP, and Lollapalooza
- Socialism isn’t just for the young
- Fun times abound at Polka Party in Hammond with Polish food, dancing
- 5 things to do in Lake County Aug. 3-9: Whoopie Goldberg, McHenry Fair, National Night Out
- New Orleans 300 year celebration
- Prince Amukamara spoke to Roquan Smith, who is ‘working his butt off’
- British farmers worry: Who will pick the fruit after Brexit?
- New Orleans celebrates 300 years of letting the good times roll
- MightyVine continues its expansion
- Paul Manafort made more than $60 million in Ukraine, prosecutors say
- River Forest at the Illinois State Little League Baseball tournament
- All the President’s lies
- Trees, electricity or recycling? Deerfield’s Sustainability Commission prepares for next project
- ‘Big’ food festival celebrates Greek culture, raises money for Orthodox church
- Trump says head of Europe’s lone fully populist government is ‘doing a fantastic job’
- To fight the opioid epidemic, communities need every tool available
- Police investigating death of 71-year-old Northbrook woman
- New report of graffiti reported in Valparaiso neighborhood
- Los polacos aztecas del Warta se coronan en Illinois
- Did Alex Rodriguez do the Cubs a favor with his comments about Yu Darvish?
- La expedición de identificaciones municipales es lenta
- Lawsuit filed in fatal duck boat sinking seeks $100 million
- Five things to do in the western suburbs Aug. 3-9
- After spate of stolen Divvy bikes, bike-sharing company upgrading dock lock systems
- Woman sexually assaulted at Foo Fighters concert at Wrigley Field
- Elm Street development heads to Deerfield Village Board after split vote
- Bears GM Ryan Pace mum on Roquan Smith contract standoff: ‘That’s behind the scenes’
- Shout Out: Nicole Pieper, Vernon Hills athlete
- Calendar: Libertyville hosts Lunch in the Park on Friday
- Ken Vandermark brings a new band home to Chicago
- ‘Murder for Two’ review: A dead mic at the Marriott lets the fun really begin
- After previous trade deadline drama, Jesse Chavez relieved to be on Cubs
- ‘Still in shock’: Burning of elephant statue caught on video at Leyden Township home
- Niles Township collecting school supplies for upcoming giveaway
- Man arrested after selling heroin to undercover officers in Aurora, Geneva, authorities say
- Lollapallooza road closures around Grant Park start tonight
- The ghost of MySpace haunting Facebook and Twitter
- History, culture of Puerto Rico on display at East Chicago library
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- Chris Isaak can’t wait to put on his next show
- Andrew Lincoln explains why he’s leaving ‘The Walking Dead’
- Retirement home shocked by $2.4 million gift from woman who never lived there
- Hundreds gather for classic cars, camaraderie during ‘Cruisin’ With Cops’ in Lincolnshire
- Aurora home uninhabitable after fire starts near wooden deck
- New food court opens at Midway Airport a year after massive renovation begins
- Sears is closing stores. Carson’s is going out of business. But discount retailers are expanding and racking up sales.
- Community news
- From olives to mini quiche, Highwood’s Bloody Mary Fest showcases the traditional and extreme
- Naperville Newcomer of the month for August
- Holes in your hostas may signal slugs. Here’s how to stop this garden pest.
- ‘Historical moment’ as first court call heard in new Lake County Courthouse tower
- Community news
- Marijuana bills increasingly focus on social justice
- Church news
- LA Galaxy star Zlatan Ibrahimovic sitting out MLS All-Star Game
- The Bears, Roquan Smith and concussions
- New Illinois law requires schools to have policy accommodating academically gifted students
- Naperville People in the News
- Hawaiian activists call for boycott of Aloha Poke
- Mexican author challenges men to confront machismo
- Deportan a un padre de Naperville a pesar del cuidado que requiere su hija
- These are the best brunch, hotel bar and ‘no-judgment makeout’ spots in Chicago — according to an OKCupid survey
- Jets’ Sam Darnold ends holdout, inks 4-year, $30.25 million deal
- Ibrahimovic to miss MLS All-Star Game after first Galaxy hat-trick
- Suburban Cooks: Baking becomes family enterprise for this woman and her son-in-law
- No charges against Minneapolis officers in black man’s death
- No arrest or motive in bank parking lot shooting incident: Skokie police
- Exploring the highs and lows of espionage in 3 new thrillers
- NASCAR needs to change the tone starting at the top
- Aurora city workers now have King Day holiday
- Los actores de ‘Guardians of the Galaxy’ piden el regreso de James Gunn
- Former Lake Bluff trustee replaces Republican candidate in state House race
- Let’s stop naming things for politicians
- Judge denies deal for man accused of driving 158 mph on toll road: ‘Obviously, what I did was very dumb’
- Cristiano ya entrena con la Juve
- Hit parade: Northwest Indiana Oilmen break through late to win playoff opener
- With height reduced, developer set to bring back final plan for proposed 5-story building in River Forest
- El ‘Tuca’ Ferretti se niega a dirigir a México
- 2 killed in Far South Side crash identified as Indiana teens
- Even parents with kids in the car can’t stop texting behind the wheel
- Stuck in Guantanamo and the world has forgotten
- ‘Faith endures’: St. James at Sag Bridge marks 185 years of worship in Lemont
- Lincolnwood School District 74, support staff union reach 4-year agreement
- It’s time: Michael Kopech and Eloy Jimenez need to take talents to White Sox
- Aurora to start downtown water main project
- Danny Trevathan says Bears ‘were on my side’ during 2017 suspension relating to new helmet-contact rule
- Cedar Lake man, 74, charged after being shot by police; told officers, ‘You’re gonna have to kill me,’ records show
- Brookfield man charged after shots fired in south Oak Park, police say
- Schneider talks election security and health care at Bannockburn town hall
- Less is more: Slimmed-down Jonathan Alstott eyes big senior season for Kaneland
- Don Walker’s Sandwich Center is a family affair
- Morton Grove to repair, replace local water pipes while installing new main to Evanston
- Ruling clears path for Griffith secession vote
- Libertyville approves downtown Metra station bids, working on temporary site
- Pulling together: Waukegan wins tug of war event at lineman competition
- Bill Cosby pelea su clasificación como depredador sexual violento
- Shout Out: Inna Goldberg, eye doctor at Vision Man Optical Center in River Grove
- Knowles: How to get top dollar for your home in Southland’s challenging housing market
- The health risks of elevated triglycerides (Infographic)
- Antibiotics are Powerful Tools for Fighting Infections and Sepsis, but Must be Used Appropriately
- Still suspended for domestic violence policy violation, Roberto Osuna sent to Astros by Blue Jays
- Farewell tour: Christian Howell aims to end Northwest Indiana Oilmen career on high note
- Downtown Flossmoor goes to the dogs with public art Humane Society fundraiser
- East Chicago police investigating shooting that left 1 dead, football star wounded
- CBS declines immediate action on sexual misconduct allegations against CEO Les Moonves, will hire outside counsel
- U.S. nuns demand action to end ‘culture of silence’ on abuse
- Chicago and jobs: We’re doing it wrong
- Ask Tom: Was it sunny from coast to coast in the U.S. on Bicentennial Day?
- Think we’ve reached rock bottom in politics? Two words: Bigfoot erotica.
- Injuries to Kentrell Brice, Jake Ryan make for tough day at Packers camp
- Interpreting the political timing of Ruth Bader Ginsburg’s retirement comments
- Man who was going about 100 mph at time of fatal crash in Morton Grove gets 6 1/2 years in prison
- Helping transgender women find their voice, literally
- Retired Aurora development director named interim leader of Invest Aurora
- Second chance: Rishard Blake reclaims starting quarterback job for Shepard
- Failing Bridget: How bureaucracy harms vulnerable Illinoisans
- Need plantain flour? Try shopping at growing number of African groceries in Southland
- Trump says he’s willing to meet Iran’s president without precondition
- Smart home starter kit
- Lake Shore-to-Wrigley anti-violence march organizers don’t want mayor’s backing: ‘We have people who are … ready to get arrested’
- Braves’ Sean Newcomb apologizes to team for inflammatory tweets
- Everything you need for Lollapalooza
- Developer withdraws plans for trucking terminal in Plainfield
- U.S. spy agencies: North Korea is working on new missiles
- Some items found after theft from Nebraska coach’s home
- States suing Trump administration, company over 3D guns
- Turn the page: Reece Crossin and Valparaiso football ready to move on after turbulent season
- Larry Beck, co-founder of Waste Management, Inc., dies at 90
- Wilmette Park Board calls special meeting to approve bids for $9 million Gillson project
- Trump administration considers tax cut for the wealthy
- Big man, big dream: Former NFL lineman Craig Osika wants glory days to return for Hobart football
- Warmer temperatures, humidity return midweek
- FEMA official accused of sexual misconduct, hiring and promoting women as possible sexual partners for male employees
- Southland libraries promote 1,000 Books Before Kindergarten program
- Under DeVos, agency takes a sharp shift in approach to enforcing civil rights in schools
- Athletics to do away with season tickets for memberships
- Police work a shooting scene on the 1200 block of South Avers Avenue
- Post-Tribune Local Scoreboard for Tuesday, July 31
- Johnny Cueto goes on the DL, ‘strong possibility’ he will need Tommy John surgery
- Braves acquire power-hitting OF Adam Duvall from Reds