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- Joe Maddon and ESPN’s Alex Rodriguez make peace before Sunday’s game over Yu Darvish comments
- 3 thoughts on the week in baseball: Alex Rodriguez and Joe Maddon engage in virtual hugfest
- Rival Koreas start talks meant to set up leaders’ summit
- Calendar: Classic car show Sunday in Mundelein
- Newtown March For Our Lives
- Gary council OKs 2 new day care centers
- Rauner signs anti-sexual harassment bills into law
- Parents worry about contact with unvaccinated child
- Why do I love antique malls? They’re the Museum of Ordinary Folks
- Amid speculation over Mattress Firm’s future, startup mattress seller Casper plans 200 new stores
- Backstory: Kyle Westbrook, Partnership for College Completion
- Science Night Live goes heroic, returns Saturday
- Restored and vintage cars, crowds and Chucky show up at Cruisin’ 66 Festival in Burr Ridge
- 3 things we learned from the Nationals-Cubs series
- Kristin Cavallari says her TV show is authentic — but the inconsistencies are easy to spot
- Glitches, confusion over Cook County’s e-filing system are ‘just one more barrier’ for litigants, experts say
- Fans remember Stan Mikita: ‘He was one in a million’
- Morning Spin: Rich donors keep giving big in Illinois campaigns
- More and wider roads cause more congestion, not less, report says
- Lake Forest: Sweet’s, Elawa Farm, Market Square
- Merrillville: Popcorn, ballet and neighborhood bars
- What to know about the 5 Illinois QBs fighting for the starting job
- Evergreen Park/Oak Lawn: Wolf’s Bakery, 9/11 Memorial, Harte’s Saloon
- Elgin: Island exploring, natural history and cemetery tours
- Disney: PhotoPass Day to feature characters, settings, special effects
- Latest Big Ten scandal at Maryland raises question: Will these schools ever learn from each other?
- Prickly City- right-wrong
- Korean leaders to meet in Pyongyang in September
- Bears not changing their tune on Cody Whitehair starting at center over rookie James Daniels — yet
- Vigil, marches mark 1-year anniversary of deadly far-right protest in Charlottesville
- VF breaks off denim biz to focus on money-making activewear
- Nicki Minaj review: She still cares about the old way of doing things on ‘Queen.’ Does anybody else?
- Trump praises Harley-Davidson boycott, escalating feud with company in the crosshairs of his trade war
- Made in China: Does it matter?
- Ask Anna: How to avoid painful, cervix-hitting sex
- Rally organizers hope to spur change, growth and meaningful relationships in Aurora’s black community
- David Bote delivers the greatest win of the year (until the Cubs’ next greatest win, which should be this week)
- Evanston aldermen deny couple’s appeal after commission rejects plans for lakefront home in historic district
- 120 Afghan forces, civilians killed in battle with Taliban
- Wisconsin Highland Games, Tomatomania and more Midwest events
- Best water parks in the country
- Best water parks in the country
- 10 Big Ten players on the spot in 2018
- This week in Chicago arts, food and drink via ChicagoNow
- Trekking through fire and ice on Greenland’s 102-mile Arctic Circle Trail
- Google tracks your movements, like it or not
- Grandma frowns on Carl Nassib’s potty month at Browns training camp thanks to ‘Hard Knocks’
- Boxers vs. briefs and the truth about sperm count
- Bayer shares drop after Monsanto loses Roundup cancer trial
- Pioneer Press boys soccer preview: Chicago Catholic League
- More nurse practitioners now pursue residency programs to hone skills
- From Fox News to the White House: Bill Shine is Trump’s new image man
- Talk of the County: Trump is ‘Vladimir Putin’s useful idiot’
- Cole Kmet’s full focus is back on football after stint with Notre Dame baseball team
- La cantante Aretha Franklin en estado muy grave, reportan
- Elon Musk defends his ‘funding secured’ tweet to take Tesla private
- How to make better bloody marys at home
- Rauner signs law requiring Illinois hospitals have nurses trained to treat rape victims
- McAuley senior hosts summer theater camp for Posen youngsters
- Más de 100 medios publicarán editoriales contra los ataques de Trump
- ‘Crazy Rich Asians’ review: A flawed but vital milestone, film pays exuberant tribute to Singapore’s 1 percent
- Pioneer Press girls volleyball preview: West Suburban Silver
- Plumcots, apriums and pluots: How to keep track of all those hybrid fruits
- Personal issues leave Lake County Republicans scrambling
- Teen Choice Awards: 7 moments you missed, from Zac Efron’s speech to the BTS win
- Anne Horak and Alex Goodrich to star in Marriott Theatre’s ‘Sweet Charity’
- ESPN can’t match Cubs voices Pat Hughes and Ron Coomer for the vivid picture of David Bote’s slam
- Woman arrested after barricading herself in home with 5-year-old daughter
- 2018 BMW X3 M40i at a glance
- Oxford House Natalie in Aurora works to help women beat drug addiction
- Man, 51, shot in leg while walking in Gary
- Ling Ma’s ‘Severance’ a gripping bildungsroman in the midst of an apocalypse
- Produce but also meats, cheese, jewelry, linens and live music draw shoppers to Wilmette French Market
- Development at 63rd Street and Cass Avenue to include movie theater with 10 to 12 screens
- Chris Hardwick gets emotional upon ‘Talking Dead’ return
- Plain White T’s frontman mulls setting ‘Hey There Delilah’ TV adaptation in Chicago
- David Bote won’t change his approach after hitting an ‘ultimate grand slam’
- A sticky problem: Boom in taste for octopus squeezes market
- ‘Insecure’: 5 takeaways from the Season 3 premiere
- Steve Robinson is spreading classical music to a new radio audience
- As Venezuela disintegrates, a new breed of pirates threatens the Caribbean
- Chivas alarga maldición en casa
- Delayed arrest of Clearwater shooter Michael Drejka latest parallel to George Zimmerman saga
- Protecting the viaducts: Oak Park, Union Pacific to host public discussion on bridge strikes
- Warren Buffett’s investing continues to evolve even at 87
- Montgomery Festival packs them in for parade, music and more
- Está ‘chiflada’ dice Trump de su ex asesora afroamericana
- La Liga de Messi
- Talk of the County: Trump-basher should stop watching CNN
- 14-year-old boy uses legal quirk to run for Vermont governor
- Talk of the County: ‘Garbage juice’ leaking all over Zion
- Talk of the County: Gurnee deserves some shade
- Talk of the County: Homeless should be allowed to shower
- Summer Survival Guide: Venomous Snakebite Edition
- Tips to pass your credit score with flying colors while in college
- 4 ways to use technology to simplify your home buying process
- TV Host, Reality Star, but First a Mom: Sharon Osbourne’s Emotional Caregiver Journey
- Switching gears and succeeding: Inspiration to find your next career
- What’s worse than a migraine? 5 things to know about cluster headache
- How to motivate older kids without using rewards, punishment or fear. (No, really.)
- Three 660-pound WWII bombs removed from Baltic Sea resort in Poland, 2,000 evacuated
- ‘Dance for Life’ will feature Chicago’s top dance companies and honor Lou Conte and Nan Giordano
- Sobrevivió a accidente de avión, y el sacerdote ya celebró misa
- Florida’s orange crop is bouncing back from bugs and a hurricane
- Zion woman with two juveniles in car dies from injuries after Beach Park crash
- Hundreds of teachers are running for office in November elections in wake of spring walkouts
- Mundelein’s National Night Out brings police and community together
- Harwood Heights Summer Fest
- A video of South Side sandwich has over 6 million views. What makes it so special?
- Vernon Hills case involving home-built firearms shines a light on ghost guns
- ‘It brings people together’: Food, music, games and more at Harwood Heights Summer Fest
- Kites took flight at annual Chicago Botanic Garden festival despite the low wind
- Shout Out: Steven Draska, shipwreck diver
- Summer’s last blast of symphonic sounds
- Omarosa claims ‘false imprisonment’ during her firing, accuses Trump of lying
- Desert Liminal’s gorgeous sound has roots in a deep friendship
- Speak Out: Kids at home alone, unlocked cars getting stolen, food trucks
- Quickly: Equality, Omarosa, trade war, more
- Owners of flood-prone Franklin Park homes will have option to sell as part of government buyout program
- Pioneer Press boys soccer preview: East Suburban Catholic Conference
- Jim ‘The Anvil’ Neidhart of wrestling’s Hart Foundation dies at the age of 63
- Disney: Complete Eat to the Beat concert lineup set for Epcot
- Resident complaints fastest way to get a problem with neighborhood speeders fixed, Elgin police say
- Blackhawks scheduled for 19 national TV games, most in NHL
- ‘African Company Presents Richard III’ review: The true story of a 19th century theater company in New York
- Speak Out: Trump confounding our enemies, Trump should make us afraid, Durbin’s ‘phony compassion’
- ‘It’s very visible’: Mural at Wonder Works helps North Avenue sparkle in Oak Park
- The end of the gaming console may be closer than we think
- Site of teardown could become 2 new affordable homes in Mundelein
- Read entire label before using pesticide, especially in hot weather
- Pioneer Press girls volleyball preview: East Suburban Catholic Conference
- Man charged with attacking man in tent in Porter County
- ‘The party of the year’: Taste of Elmwood Park offers food and more
- Bruce Bowen ousted as Clippers analyst following comments about Kawhi Leonard
- Chicago Air and Water Show viewing parties and food specials
- Hammond showcases new assisted living facility
- Winners and losers from the Eastern Conference’s offseason
- Ricardo Gamboa, Sandra Delgado on the lineup for the Goodman’s ‘New Stages’ fest
- Taste of Elmwood Park
- Bill Cunningham’s fashionable life recalled in two new books
- A hijab and real students: A round of applause for Gap’s beautiful, inclusive back-to-school ads
- Vote in the Scott Stantis cartoon caption contest
- More roads won’t solve Chicago’s traffic problem
- Glenn Close has never done things the easy way, and ‘The Wife’ is just the latest example
- Carmelo Anthony firma por una temporada con Rockets
- 11 movies that could have won the Oscar for Best Popular Film
- Lincolnshire Art Festival turns attendees into participants
- Frozen credit files can slow mortgage process
- Why we should take unserious presidential contenders seriously
- ICC commissioners should revoke Lincoln Towing’s license
- Shuttered Holy Cross School in Deerfield may find new life as Cove School campus
- Former Blackhawk Michal Rozsival pays $1.73 for 6-bedroom Lincoln Park home
- Don’t count on City Hall to end Chicago violence
- Photos: Aretha Franklin through the years
- David Silva deja la selección española
- Aretha Franklin is reportedly seriously ill
- ‘WaistWatchers the Musical’ is coming to Chicago’s Royal George, costarring Martha Wash
- Caruso and Shepard to start the school year with new principals
- Cook County Forest Preserve District sued over fatal dump truck crash involving allegedly impaired former worker
- Fox News has become a quasi-propaganda machine
- 3 men charged after man, 19, shot in head in Gary
- Is your child ready for kindergarten? Probably not
- Hobart will announce decision in baby shower brawl on Wednesday
- Suburban Cooks: Grammie B.’s cooking joy comes when she’s able to give things away
- Mr. President: We aren’t enemies of the people. We’re a check on government.
- Pizza delivery man honored for rescuing woman from burning car in South Barrington
- Salumi Chicago picks up where it left off, plus other restaurant news
- Rooftop bar Vu sets sights on a late-September debut
- ‘A new start’: Gary Wirt-Emerson students settle into West Side
- Brewery taprooms get more flexibility on beers they can pour thanks to new law
- Thousands soak up pageantry of 36th running of Arlington Million
- Long a holdout, Harwood Heights approves video gaming ordinance
- Map of Goose Island bridge plan
- For Sale: Chicago Tribune (and one lightly used columnist)
- Theatre at the Center sets casting for ‘Ghost the Musical’
- Joffrey Ballet partners with Harold Washington College to offer new degree in dance
- U.S. economy to grow at 3.1 percent in 2018, CBO says
- ‘A true inspiration’: Park Ridge cancer survivor’s mobile blood drive results in over 50 donations
- Sen. Young unveils affordable housing legislation
- Final approval in sight for proposed Deerfield Chick-fil-A
- Post-Tribune Local Scoreboard for Tuesday, Aug. 14, 2018
- India Day in Naperville
- India Day brings plenty of color for the senses to Naperville
- What is that thing? Storage container structure pops up along I-80 in Country Club Hills
- Sentencing delayed as man found guilty of killing SIU student from Morton Grove seeks to have conviction tossed
- State police honor four in Porter County with ‘life-saving’ award
- Bears training camp awards: Camper of the year, most impressive rookie and more
- Free (almost) to a good home: Chicago’s Division Street bridge may be donated to Goose Island group
- Whooping cough vaccine given to pregnant women does not increase risk of autism in children, study shows
- Kane County Clerk’s office opens in downtown Aurora
- D128 appoints Libertyville resident for final 8 months of school board term
- Ruby Rose leaves Twitter after criticism of her Batwoman casting
- ‘Super(man)’ opportunity: Giovanni Quinones takes over as starting quarterback for Waukegan
- Woman killed at Skokie hotel was shot in the face: Medical examiner’s office
- Administración Trump investiga casos de ciudadanía por posible fraude
- School District U46 starts school year with announcement of 4 new administrators
- Police in Elmwood Park, River Grove embrace National Night Out
- Rauner doesn’t say what crimes he wants Madigan ‘prosecuted’ for: ‘I hope he’s been doing something illegal’
- Mosquito spraying in East Dundee scheduled for Tuesday night
- Seven things to know about actress Kim Novak and ‘Vertigo’
- Lift Off by the artists: Latin artists span genres at Chicago’s first Lift Off Festival
- Jackalope Theatre to present ninth annual ‘Living Newspaper’ festival
- Popular, not excellent: The academy’s new scheme is condescending
- Nolan Scholars: Guerin College Prep program aims to prepare students for leadership, service
- Naperville People in the News
- Corrections and clarifications
- Missing girl found unharmed Friday in Portage
- Oak Park Micro Brew Review features craft beer, music and a contest with ‘a Stanley Cup-type trophy’
- Bills’ LeSean McCoy sued by ex-girlfriend following home invasion
- Arcade proposal for downtown Winnetka aims to draw families to Lincoln Avenue
- Lake County Stormwater Commission funds study on local impact of Wisconsin Foxconn development
- Cancer care costs on the rise: How to get help
- Laugh, learn and lunch: Tips for bonding with kids over cooking
- 6 smart tips for back-to-school success
- Robert Morris guard, Thornwood graduate Chelby Frazier, 21, dies playing in pickup basketball game
- Countdown to Football: Montez Garrett-led Hillcrest ranked No. 10 in the preseason by the Daily Southtown
- Porter County: Overdose deaths are down in first half of 2018
- Former Zion District 6 food service manager charged with two felonies related to stolen food
- Trump signs bill named for Sen. McCain, doesn’t mention him
- Aurora teen charged with felony burglary to vehicle
- Ask Tom: Why do weather changes affect an old injury?
- Fox Lake dog owner ticketed in euthanized greyhound controversy: ‘I’m not a monster’
- Liev Schreiber set to answer harassment charge in NY suburb
- Fisherman who drowned in Libertyville identified as McHenry County man
- ‘They come from all over to ride’: Bike event embraces Frank Lloyd Wright’s legacy in Oak Park
- Dolton lays off 10 workers, imposes departmental budget cuts
- Texans donate old turf to school flooded in Hurricane Harvey
- A Holocaust denier is running for Congress. One of his constituents would be Auschwitz prisoner No. 27,276.
- Aurora looks at $1.3 million in water main, sewer replacement work
- Lake County News-Sun Local Scoreboard for Tuesday, Aug. 14, 2018
- FBI fires Peter Strzok in wake of anti-Trump text messages
- Willow Creek paid $3.25M to settle lawsuits over child sex abuse by church volunteer
- Daily Southtown Local Scoreboard for Tuesday, Aug. 14, 2018
- McHenry man on trial in wife’s alleged murder told dispatcher: ‘I killed her’
- Shooter in Florida ‘stand your ground’ case charged with manslaughter
- Death penalty to be considered in 2015 shooting deaths of man, Hammond teen
- Joe Maddon offers thoughts on civility but shuts down talk of a future in politics
- From JFK to Omarosa: The White House Situation Room’s history-making moments
- Man killed in shootout with police in Richton Park, officials say
- Virginia investigators find no evidence of abuse after immigrant teens describe harsh treatment at detention facility
- ‘Gettin’ the Band Back Together’ on Broadway is simply head-banger nostalgia
- Broncos demote former first-round pick Paxton Lynch to third-string quarterback
- Prosecution rests after two weeks of testimony in Manafort case
- Knowles: Lynwood center to provide immunizations, school supplies to needy Southland families
- Experts say Maryland may not have acted quickly enough to save football player Jordan McNair
- Sharp drop in weekend violence in Chicago: Nearly 40 shot
- Turning a corner: Switch-hitter Luis Lara goes on a hot streak at the plate for the Kane County Cougars
- Seattle airplane theft prompts security review: ‘This is too big a deal’
- Trump and Omarosa deserve each other
- Witte banter: Trevor Witte develops into an all-around midfielder heading into senior season for Crown Point
- Countdown to Football: Sal Valle-led Hobart ranked No. 4 in the preseason by the Post-Tribune
- The Hadiya Pendleton trial
- Baseball with signatures of 11 greats — including Babe Ruth, Honus Wagner, Ty Cobb and Cy Young — fetches $623,369
- ‘Everyone signed one’: Trump aggressive in use of nondisclosure agreements, even in government
- Family holds out hope that Rolling Meadows man who went missing in Chicago will be found
- White man charged with shooting unarmed black man in Florida ‘stand your ground’ case
- Ex-Tennessee star A.J. Johnson gets NFL chance after rape acquittal
- Recap 3: ‘Rest in Power: The Trayvon Martin Story’ — our podcast (Ep.45)
- Roquan Smith’s 29-day holdout nearing an end as the Bears close in on a contract
- Another sunny, warm day Tuesday, but rain is on the way
- If you keep bribes quiet for 10 years, FIFA won’t punish you
- White Sox starter Reynaldo Lopez still figuring out what kind of pitching works best for him
- New Mexico judge orders 5 adults held without bail on child abuse charges
- Tigers 9, White Sox 5
- Behind the scenes of “Crazy Rich Asians”