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- No bail for 2 men charged with attempted murder following argument: Skokie police
- Cole Hamels whiffs 9 in Cubs’ debut and coasts to 9-2 victory over Pirates
- If not for the outspoken women …
- Lollapalooza 2018: 34 acts to see
- Wildfires scorching homes, land — and California’s budget
- Three big questions for Ravens vs. Bears Hall of Fame Game: Lamar Jackson’s debut can quiet doubts
- Man stabbed after trying to hit woman with broom in front of South Loop Walgreens
- Cub fans, let’s be careful out there
- Single mom is in a New York state of mind
- Lollapalooza Survival Guide: ‘Fun’ with 100,000 sweaty humans
- Why Trump supporters feel so misunderstood
- Morning Spin: Rauner recounts blowback for ordering hot dog with ketchup for staffer
- He’s got celebrity pals, millions of fans and (probably) millions of dollars: Meet Ninja, Chicago’s ‘Fortnite’ superstar
- Craftsman-style home in Park Ridge: $988,000
- 7 wounded in city shootings, including 61-year-old man
- Aurora man dies more than a week after West Side shooting
- Hurricane-damaged Hawks Cay Resort reopening Aug. 30 after $50 million renovation
- ThinkChicago has opened college students’ eyes to the city’s tech scene. The Lollapalooza tickets don’t hurt
- ‘The Captain’: Private masquerades as Luftwaffe captain in bizarre true WWII tale
- The Chase Daniel show? What to watch for in tonight’s Hall of Fame Game
- Ex-U.S. Rep. Mel Reynolds surrenders to prison to serve rest of 6-month sentence for tax conviction
- Prominent political donor helps pornographers, payday loan debt collectors and offshore gambling operations
- Husband accused of killing wife’s sex customer says gun went off by accident
- Republican state lawmaker resigns after ex-girlfriend’s accusations; Rauner calls it ‘right thing to do’
- Now in fine, feisty form, ‘As the Ale House Turns’ hits the podcast airwaves
- 3 things we learned from latest Cubs-Pirates series
- FBI: Ex-employee alleges Dorothy Brown picked up cash payoffs at bagman’s home
- Ernest Hemingway story from 1956 published for first time
- Mitch Trubisky’s training camp turnover issues are ________? Bears writers fill in the blanks
- With removal of century-old dam underway, nature lovers can soon kayak from Skokie to Chicago Riverwalk
- Grant Park Orchestra review: Kalmar visits ‘Romeo and Juliet’ and other luckless lovers
- CBS board knew about Leslie Moonves’ sexual harassment allegations, sources say
- Man beaten to death in Logan Square: ‘He was a free spirit. He was a kindhearted person’
- Papa John’s founder: I should be back as chain’s public face
- Who is Q? Behind conspiracy theory erupting at Trump rallies
- When there’s no hope, no joy and no clear direction, #ThatsSoMets
- ‘The Darkest Minds’ review: One YA dystopia too many
- Watch Lollapalooza from your couch with this live stream right here
- 5 things to do this weekend in Chicago (that aren’t Lollapalooza)
- Best Chicago happy hour deals: Aug. 2-8
- Tesla history: models from newest to oldest
- ‘Generation Wealth’ review: Money, Trump and haves vs. have-nots
- Great news for the Cubs: Cole Hamels wasn’t Yu Darvish or Tyler Chatwood
- NBC-5 reporter Charlie Wojciechowski sells Streeterville condo for $995,000, downsizes to smaller unit in same building
- ‘I never want to leave’: Arts camp for kids who’ve lost a parent is a balm and, unexpectedly, a blast
- Gov. Rauner signs bill allowing medical marijuana for students at Illinois public schools
- Will losing weight change your relationship?
- Chicago theater openings for Aug. 3-9
- ‘Blueprint for Bronzeville’ showcases South Side residents standing up for their community amid city’s plans
- Disney: ‘Lion King’ dinner packages set for Animal Kingdom
- Sobrevivientes de vuelo de Aeroméxico retoman sus viajes
- Cole Hamels on adjustments needed after his Cubs debut: ‘Things will get more routine’
- Michigan City man stole about $15,000 in bank robberies, authorities say
- A healthy DeShaun Watson is looking to fulfill the promise of a rookie season derailed by injury
- Kendall County drug court graduates its first class: ‘I have a lot of lost time to make up with my kids’
- NFL players say new helmet rule will be hard to enforce; neurologists agree, but say it’s still a good idea
- Where to have breakfast, lunch and dinner in Savannah, Georgia
- Best hotel and airline reward programs
- Get out of town: What to eat, drink and do around the Midwest
- White House: President Trump receives new letter from Kim Jong Un
- A summertime goal for two young Chesterton siblings: Bike 100 miles
- Hulu orders comedy series ‘Shrill’ starring Aidy Bryant
- We tracked all the Chicago artists at Lollapalooza. Here’s how they did.
- 2018 chamber music fest features Bernstein centennial birthday concert
- Se esperan refuerzos en el Chicago Fire
- Time for the Cubs to capitalize on a favorable schedule
- ‘Sexy Liberal Blue Wave Tour’ to return to Chicago, this time bringing Margaret Cho
- La Grange dance troupe takes national championship, for the fourth time
- The American Ballet Theatre whips up a four-year partnership with the Auditorium
- Reddit was hacked. Here’s how to learn if you were affected.
- Art and Soul on the Fox celebrates Elgin’s vibrant art scene
- Tiger Woods-Phil Mickelson showdown reportedly will be Thanksgiving weekend
- Now lanes in both directions of Lake Shore Drive may be shut down for anti-violence protest: 5 things to know
- Velvety, bright, flabby: Stop to consider how wine feels
- Former Chicago asset-management firm employee admits to fraud
- Facebook debuts its solution to Facebook and Instagram addiction
- Sondea Costa Rica a Matías Almeyda
- River Grove Eagle Scout’s clothing drive earns village recognition
- Trump’s Mueller tweets pose a real threat to the rule of law
- Quirky retailer Brookstone files for bankruptcy protection, closes stores
- Revive las actuaciones de Lollapalooza 2018
- Mortgage rates reach highest level in nearly two months
- Downtown Clarendon Hills condos nearly finished after long delay
- ‘Canelo’ intensifica entrenamiento para chocar con ‘GGG’
- Devon Allman, Duane Betts featured at Prairie Magic Music Fest
- Prickly City- perfect sense
- Shout Out: Tony Valsamis, physics teacher
- Kelly Felthous and Will Lidke to ‘head downtown’ for Drury Lane’s ‘Little Shop’ revival
- Randolph Street house’s 3-decade journey as family home: from $240,000 purchase to $8.5 million sale
- South Side mom organizes breastfeeding sit-in to raise awareness, create community
- The Texas Tenors lend vocal power to symphonic concert in Whiting
- CDC: How to navigate vaccinations for your family
- Safe ingredients for menopause symptom relief (Video)
- 5 bucket list-worthy destinations for your next cruise
- Feds arrest three in global cybercrime ring linked to hacks on Chipotle, Arby’s and other U.S. chains
- En Illinois se legaliza uso de marihuana medicinal en escuelas
- Scott Stantis cartoon caption winner and extras
- Evanston native, former MLB commissioner Peter Ueberroth joins Caddie Hall of Fame
- Blue Cross and Blue Shield wants to lower premiums on some Obamacare plans it sells in Illinois
- Ways to get around during the Lake Shore Drive protest
- Mila Kunis and Kate McKinnon play a more real female friendship for laughs in ‘The Spy Who Dumped Me’
- Turistas frustrados por cierre de torre Eiffel
- Trump team wants to roll back Obama-era mileage standards
- After violence, Zimbabwe awaits release of presidential vote
- Back-to-school in a box: Parents keep it simple with supply kits
- La Máquina se pone a prueba ante Tigres
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- Pro-government paramilitaries terrorize Nicaraguan protesters
- Vintage Charm sells clothing, accessories and gift in Hinsdale, La Grange and Clarendon Hills
- Chicago-born company RXBar drives $110M in sales for Kellogg
- Un hombre pierde parte de una oreja cuando un desconocido lo mordió, cerca del Instituto de Arte
- I’m a WNBA player. Men won’t stop challenging me to play one-on-one.
- Fenwick grad Scottie Lindsey training after stint with Pistons in NBA Summer League
- Eagle Scout revives washed out footbridge for Lake Katherine Nature Center
- Black Harvest preview: Documentaries on Muhammad Ali, funk singer Betty Davis and Detroit through the eyes of a mailman
- Truck driver hits cars, power line off Shales Parkway in Elgin; no injuries reported
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- Naperville police resort to electronic signage to remind residents to lock their cars
- Column: Frank Lloyd Wright Trust volunteers share Oak Park’s story with guests from ‘all over the world’
- Handcuffed man escapes police custody, later recaptured after trying to kill himself with knife, Aurora police say
- Acusan a dos sujetos de emborrachar y abusar de dos niñas
- Death toll from Greek fire raised to 87, 1 missing
- Case of apparent road rage results in shots fired in Aurora
- Printable guns are possible, but don’t count on them to get the job done
- ‘McQueen’ review: Everything you want to know about the fashion designer can be found in his art
- Top 10 ‘teacher tactics’ to try at home
- Josh Izzo, Barry Osborne take over Guerin basketball programs
- U.S. goes ahead with tax on Canadian newsprint
- Enter the Scott Stantis Cartoon Caption Contest
- Former Lake Forest-based Stericycle employee facing insider trading charges
- Former Baylor coach Art Briles to coach an American football team in Italy
- Neymar en París: 222 millones, promesas incumplidas y una polémica operación
- ‘Moonlight’ director unveils trailer for new film ‘If Beale Street Could Talk’
- Decent: Mister Rogers’ message of kindness and tolerance still resonates with Naperville leaders, residents
- In post-truth America, Republicans don’t deserve your vote
- Lawsuit accuses Sinclair, Tribune Media of conspiring to raise TV ad prices
- Top U.S. security officials raise alarm about midterm election security: ‘Democracy is in the crosshairs’
- Highland Park boys basketball seniors ready to write their own chapter
- The border wall: Trump’s easy way out
- Transfer Rumors Are Heating Up As The Transfer Window Comes To a Close
- How can officials continue to defend Guantanamo?
- MLB postseason begins Oct. 2 with NL wild-card game
- Food services company sues closed St. Joseph’s College
- Queenie’s Supper Club bringing Midwestern tradition to United Center
- Batavia launches ‘slow down’ campaign to encourage road, pedestrian safety before school begins
- Zion-Benton District 126 demolishes nearly 80-year-old former high school
- Jabari Parker’s youth basketball camp is a family affair
- The First Amendment protects plans for making 3D guns
- Protesters march on Lake Shore Drive to call attention to gun violence
- El argentino ‘Máquina’ Matthysse cuelga los guantes
- Public education and ‘big lies’: Arne Duncan’s ‘How Schools Work’ is really about politics
- ‘The Fly Honey Show’
- At D’Souza film premiere, Donald Trump Jr. says Nazi platform in 1930s ‘awfully similar’ to Democrats
- Manker: End of summer lament — so much still to do and so little time before school starts again
- Former Cook County forest preserves worker indicted on reckless homicide, DUI charges in fatal on-the-job crash
- Letter: Keep existing boundary, without buffer zone, in Hinsdale District 86
- The Iron Maidens bring their metal tribute band back to Joliet
- Eloy Jimenez still waiting for White Sox call-up: ‘I’m going to be ready’ for opportunity
- Officials object as bronze bust of Gary schools leader William Wirt up for auction to combat district’s debt
- Escrow-free loans: money-saver or major credit risk?
- Glenbrook 225 ends fiscal year with overall surplus, $1.4 million operating deficit
- Food, music, rides, yoga and bocce: Taste of Elmwood Park to start soon
- Longtime beer wholesaler to close after 70 years, sell rights to LaCroix, Modelo and other brands
- Column: Amid hustle and bustle, wildlife in Barrington area provides serenity during summer
- Lollapalooza’s Chow Town on the cheap: 6 things under $6 to eat or drink
- Woman pleads not guilty to falsely accusing jail corrections officer of sexual contact
- 911 call amid training at Air Force base sets off active shooter call in Ohio
- Gurnee man gets drug, gun charges after search by Lake County sheriff, DEA
- Can we trust Facebook? Why would we? It’s a business, not our friend
- Wake up to unexpected flavors at 3 Squares Diner, plus 2 other breakfast spots
- Chicago Airbnb hosts see record surge from Lollapalooza guests — especially on South Side
- Woman throwing items onto road closes Lake Street in Oak Park, officials say
- San Francisco’s problem is … free food?
- Cook County to fund Southland transportation projects, including tollway exit study
- Admission to next weekend’s BurgerFest in Carpentersville now free
- Weaker fuel economy standards means more money spent on gas
- In a surprise Lollapalooza extra, band plays before the statuary at Art Institute
- District 225 considering new provider for staff wellness program
- Ida B. Wells Drive signs won’t go up till mid-October, city says
- Brigadoon comes to Campton Hills with opening of Balmoral Restaurant
- Column: Prepare for the unexpected when shopping for new cars
- Lollapalooza’s dining high and lows: Where to save, splurge
- Pope Francis decrees no death penalty, period
- ‘He never harassed me’ isn’t evidence. It’s irrelevant.
- Chautauqua in the Dunes offers community education experience
- Daniel Palka finding a niche as 3-run pinch homer lifts White Sox over Royals
- Ivanka: Family separations a ‘low point’ in Trump administration, she doesn’t consider media ‘the enemy of the people’
- Bailly family history on display at Porter County museum exhibit
- Special census results mean about $880,000 in new tax money for Naperville
- Lollapalooza’s dining highs and lows: Where to save and splurge
- Oak Park’s Beer Shop plans puppy party to celebrate new dog license
- Lollapalooza, with increased security, has a smooth start
- Lock them up! The case for dealing harshly with persistent pigeon feeders
- Shout Out: Margaret Van Duch, nationally recognized spokeswoman for Lincolnshire-Prairie View School District 103
- Stress, not new disease, is cutting into Southland’s tree canopy
- Elgin Shakespeare Project presents ‘The Tempest’
- St. Charles District 303 named No. 17 school district in Illinois in new survey
- With Walmart likely out, Mundelein looks to housing and retail for Oak Creek Plaza site
- Pedestrian dies after being struck by vehicle driven by Aurora teen
- Only 1 firm submits bid for new Crown Point lift station
- Lawsuits seek reversal of smog break for Wisconsin Foxconn plant, Indiana steel mills
- Bartlett graduate Matt Vitulli gets on-the-job training as Northwest Indiana Oilmen acting manager
- Protect endangered species. Period.
- Brandon Wimbush enters Notre Dame camp as starting QB, but is ‘going to have to compete’
- Letter: The OPRF pool saga has officially come full circle
- Calendar: Learn the science of brewing in Mundelein
- Cubs relievers Steve Cishek and Jesse Chavez seeking to end personal playoff droughts
- White Sox 6, Royals 4
- Manhattan still wants a say as NorthPoint renews development push
- After missing playoffs, Waubonsie Valley coach Paul Murphy shifts offseason focus to team camps
- 4 tips to mitigate home improvement costs
- Barber slain by Chicago cop last month shot multiple times to head, torso and left thigh, autopsy finds
- Sophomore Amar Augillard ready to build on big rookie season for Zion-Benton boys basketball
- Lollapalooza cheap eats
- Shout Out: Richard Lee is golf operations manager at Skokie Sports Park
- Renovation plans for Uptown Theatre, old Cook County Hospital get boost from landmarks panel
- Police: Man arrested after pointing rifle at passing cars on Northwest Side
- The $270 million Walter Athletics Center is spectacular — but can it help Northwestern win?
- Man who shot ‘400-pound goon’ was protecting wife after she backed out of sex-for-money deal: defense attorney
- Yes, cops should report when they point their guns
- Lockport golfer Andy Mickelson ready to chase another PGA assistant professional title
- When yesterday’s mistake sparks today’s bonfire of outrage
- Sarah Huckabee Sanders refuses to dispute claim that media is ‘enemy’ of the people
- John Kelly, a study in chaos management
- Niedner: Pope take aim at death penalty and shot at flaw of revenge
- Apple becomes first $1 trillion company in history
- With 43 car break-ins, 13 car thefts in 6 weeks, Naperville residents inviting crime by not locking car doors
- Pope Francis rules out death penalty in change to church teaching
- Off-duty officer exchanges shots with assailant on South Side, no one hit
- Community news: Orland Township Food Pantry receives squadloads of donations
- Loyola’s Donte Ingram signs contract with Mavericks
- Attempted murder charges brought against 19-year-old accused in Dixon High School shooting
- Owner of euthanized dog whose story went viral says animal was old, but neighbor should not have put it down
- Ask Tom: Why do hurricanes move opposite of weather systems?
- West Side joins Great Lakes Athletic Conference for all sports starting in 2018-19 school year
- From uncertainty for Ohio State’s Urban Meyer comes opportunity for Chicago-based Stadium network
- Aurora man who previously blackmailed women for sex arrested on meth charge
- Gary amends MaiaCo development agreement
- Politicians in power get to decide what questions appear on ballots
- Demandan a administración Trump por ‘sabotear’ y aumentar el costo del seguro médico
- Cardinal Cupich lauds Pope Francis’ revision to catechism barring death penalty
- Live updates from the anti-violence march from Lake Shore Drive to Wrigley
- Zimbabwe’s Mnangagwa wins 1st post-Mugabe election
- Live updates from the anti-violence march from Lake Shore Drive to Wrigley
- Bears stand for the national anthem with arms locked, consistent with the team’s approach from last season
- Highwood’s Patrick Flavin advances to Western Amateur’s ‘Sweet 16’
- ‘Enjoy it, man:’ Brian Urlacher gives Bears a pep talk before the Hall of Fame Game
- The rule of law must prevail over politics, Deputy AG Rod Rosenstein says amid Mueller probe furor
- Spell of comfortable weather coming to an end
- Post-Tribune Local Scoreboard for Friday, August 3
- Protesters pray, chant outside Wrigley after anti-violence march briefly shuts down Lake Shore Drive
- Joakim Noah leads peace march as part of his foundation’s ongoing work in Chicago
- Bookkeeper: Paul Manafort ‘approved every penny’ of bills
- Ex-Chicago cop who lived extravagantly on $300,000 he stole in tax fraud given 6 months in prison
- Mitch Trubisky doesn’t play in the Hall of Fame Game, leaving starting QB duty to Chase Daniel
- Did Al Capone get better treatment in jail than Paul Manafort? Maybe, but Scarface may have bribed somebody
- Couple hops Lollapalooza fence — but only to shoot engagement photos
- ‘Christopher Robin’ review: Winnie the Pooh reminds a middle-age workaholic the joys of doing nothing
- Cubs injury updates: Kris Bryant’s wait continues; Brandon Morrow plays catch
- Bears’ season won’t really start until Mitch Trubisky plays and Roquan Smith gets to camp
- Young community organizer ‘Berto’ Aguayo announces candidacy for alderman of Chicago’s 15th Ward
- Wisconsin man has limbs amputated because of dog lick that led to rare blood infection
- Empleado de albergue de niños migrantes abusó de menor
- Missing Iowa student’s mother pleads with potential abductor, notes $172,000 reward
- Trump trashes media as ‘fake, fake disgusting news’ at rally
- Man charged in ear-biting attack of Art Institute worker
- Cubs manage just 3 hits in 6-1 loss to the Padres
- After investigating Clinton White House and Vincent Foster’s death, Brett Kavanaugh had a change of heart
- Matt Nagy and the Bears show few cards in 17-16 Hall of Fame Game loss to Ravens
- Bears’ exhibition debut most notable for what — and whom — we didn’t see