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- Olive Garden’s Never Ending Pasta Passes go on sale Thursday with a one-year option
- Lavish trips, theater tickets, ‘Hawaii shorts’: California congressman, wife charged with misusing $250K in campaign funds
- Sen. Susan Collins says Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh sees Roe v. Wade as ‘settled law’
- Strong quake rocks Venezuela but little damage reported
- Woman shot Aug. 5 makes late report, adding to toll of violent weekend
- Abogado dice que mexicano acusado de homicidio está legalmente en EEUU
- While we focus on Trump, the left devours itself with emotion
- Mentor worries about assault disclosure
- New Chicago Public Schools policies may bar students from texting teachers, coaches — and vice versa
- Morning Spin: U.S. Rep. Peter Roskam and Democrat Sean Casten to meet with Tribune Editorial Board
- How ‘The Dark Knight’ changed Hollywood, and inspired a legion of inferior imitators
- Hinsdale Victorian with coach house: $3.2M
- 6 shot in Chicago’s South, West sides
- Attack on Merrillville priest being investigated as hate crime
- Jury hears video-recorded confession to Hadiya’s slaying: ‘I didn’t even want to do it’
- NBC/Marist poll: Pritzker up by 16, Rauner 2-to-1 unfavorable rating
- ‘Doesn’t involve me’: Trump distances himself from Cohen, Manafort court cases
- Researchers identify the most sexist places in America
- For the first time, ‘Hamilton’ is advertising in a big way. What does that mean?
- Michael Kopech’s dream comes true on a rainy night on the South Side
- 13 things to know about Daniel Murphy, the Cubs’ new second baseman
- Cubs players eager to see if Daniel Murphy can provide a spark for their ailing offense
- New helmet rule has Bears perplexed: ‘You don’t really know how you’re supposed to tackle anymore’
- Sunny, mild days and cool nights through Thursday
- Evanston’s socially historic Family Focus building is for sale. A local group is trying to save it.
- The 2 most impressive parts of Michael Kopech’s debut
- Dwyane Wade’s son, an American Heritage guard, gets Nebraska offer
- McDonald’s to invest $2 million in Chicago job training programs for young people
- ‘We are the invisible cancer generation’: Young people with cancer face extra hurdles
- Gold Coast condo owned by late Blackhawks player Alexander Karpovtsev sold by his widow for $925,000
- Chicago festivals this week: Taste of Greektown, Bucktown Arts Fest, Villapalooza
- Agents of change: Two Chicagoans honored in Wine Enthusiast’s Top 40 Under 40 Tastemakers of 2018
- Prickly City- more conspiracies
- Target’s remodeling stores, upgrading technology and winning over the consumer
- Back-to-back legal blows in Trump circle jolt presidency
- NBC News intern is our new hero in a blue dress thanks to viral photo of her sprinting from Manafort trial
- Blum-Kovler Penguin Seabird House, 1981
- Idris Elba says he’s not the next James Bond
- It’s almost impossible to escape Google’s tracking, new study shows
- Natalie Portman to direct, star in Dear Abby-Ann Landers biopic
- Winners and losers in the longest U.S. bull market ever
- Best three-row midsize SUV: 2019 Subaru Ascent or 2018 Volkswagen Atlas?
- Trump supporters keep turning into criminals. What a strange coincidence.
- ‘Neoperreo’, el cruce de la era digital con el reguetón
- Netflix draws flak for show about Mexico City elites
- Papa John’s founder ‘getting the truth out there’ with website
- Otto the gorilla escapes, July 27, 1982
- After death in family, Expedia plane-ticket refund up in the air
- Lotsa Pasta: Olive Garden offers year of never ending pasta
- What’s streaming and leaving Netflix: September 2018
- Trump ‘no recomienda’ a exabogado que lo implica en delito
- Singapore: ‘Crazy Rich Asians’ author skipped service duty
- ‘Crazy Rich Asians’ sequel in works with Jon M. Chu to direct
- Shout Out: Charity Gallardo, new La Grange Library director
- Benfica held, PSV pull off comeback in Champions League playoffs
- Program goes to the dogs to make beaches safer
- Paramount Broadway’s ‘Legally Blonde’ reflects #MeToo movement
- Whirlyball biz wins Naperville council OK for parking variance, building plans
- Valencia hold Atletico Madrid to draw in season opener
- Is Santa real? A version of Alexa skirts some kid questions
- District 128 looks to add space to Vernon Hills High School, repurpose Libertyville pool
- Lost Mick Jagger-Carly Simon duet found after more than 45 years
- Eve the chimpanzee is taken from Lincoln Park Zoo, 1982
- Melrose Park police identify ‘person of interest’ in North Avenue shooting that injured three teens
- Gurnee skates toward netting an ice house
- For third straight day, officials issue beach hazard alert over dangerous Lake Michigan swimming conditions
- Geneva honors teens for rescuing woman from burning car
- Salah leads Liverpool to victory against 10-man Palace
- Democrats gather in Chicago to confront lingering 2016 frustration
- Southern Belles puts its own stamp on breakfast dishes
- Merrillville eyes zoning change for 61st and Broadway shopping center
- Analysis: How right-wing media dealt with a devastating day for President Trump
- Concrete seawalls, earthen barriers, floating gates, steel levees: Big oil asks government to protect it from climate change
- Italian FA announce ‘disciplinary consequences’ against Lazio for sexist fans
- Shout Out: Denise Bradstreet, Lake Zurch patrol officer, helping Special Olympics athletes
- Valparaiso University opens year with advice to reflect ‘light of truth’
- Oswaldo Alanís está cerca del Real Oviedo
- Artist Ramiro Silva grapples with the isolation of immigration by painting people from his daily commute
- Students, parents mark first day of school at Pleasant Ridge: ‘Listen to your teacher and don’t goof off’
- More than $25 million later, how is Elmhurst flood control working?
- Approachable, adventurous, no-frills Indian food at Tikkawala
- Column: All I’m askin’ is for a little respect
- Grammy-winning country star Gretchen Wilson arrested
- Winnetka Council to discuss outdoor art guidelines, as The Big Guy stays in place
- Worried about your children’s eyesight? (Infographic)
- Take a tour of Italy without leaving home
- Cubs’ 2019 schedule features three 10-game homestands
- Approachable, adventurous, exciting Indian food at Tikkawala
- Michael Cohen lawyer says his client doesn’t want to be ‘dirtied’ by a presidential pardon
- Gary OKs broad-based plan to raise funds in sale of public safety building
- There’s poultry for the picking at Clucker’s Charcoal Chicken
- Despite signs and even a parking lot fountain, no date set for Pete’s Market to open in Willowbrook
- Sinbad, Lincoln Park Zoo gorilla (1948-1985)
- Steep Theatre opens new Boxcar cabaret space this weekend
- What to make of the Bears defense as it suddenly limps toward Week 1
- White Sox open 2019 season at Kansas City; home opener is April 4
- Shedd Aquarium BLU fundraiser
- Shedd Aquarium’s conservation fundraiser BLU shines a light on plastic pollution
- Help Squad: When employer deducts health insurance premiums but provides no insurance, who can help?
- MetroNet promises to crack down on bad installation work after complaints in South Elgin
- After years of neglect and vandalism, a ‘massive undertaking’ to rehab the Old Joliet Prison
- Highland facade improvements program adds interior options
- Column: When biking, always follow the (lost) leader
- Shout Out: Melanie Hauck, mother of three, Book Stall employee
- New law boosts insurance coverage for mental health, substance abuse treatment
- First time sharing a room? Here’s how to survive cohabitation in college
- Old Joliet Prison
- Elon Musk is the ‘poster boy’ of a culture that celebrates ‘obsessive overwork’
- Former White Sox pitcher Dean Stone, unlikely winner in 1954 All-Star Game, dies at 87
- Bids sought for demolition of former Woodmar Mall anchor
- 13-year-old Aurora boy accused of robbing woman and her son at gunpoint after arranging to buy Air Jordans
- Quickly: Cohen guilty plea, Manafort conviction and the Supreme Court
- Former Zion District 6 food worker pleads not guilty to felony theft, misconduct charges
- Community news
- NIRPC approves Gary plan to shift Ridge Road funds
- The next barrel-aged beer in your fridge might come with tequila flavors
- From slavery to the opioid epidemic, why now is the time to read — and fund — serious nonfiction
- East Dundee earmarks $300K for road repairs and resurfacing; work to start in mid-October
- Mold found at Calumet City junior high school; start of classes delayed
- Trump meets his real enemy
- Know the biggest risk/reward players in each round of your fantasy football draft
- RIP, RPI: The NCAA has a new ranking system for college basketball teams
- Even on Michael Kopech Day, White Sox pulling ace from sleeve no TV match for Cubs
- Ordinances introduced to regulate Gary day care locations, marijuana decriminalization
- Gary mayor pushes approval of state anti-smoking grant
- ‘The Big Bang Theory’ to end in 2019 with Season 12
- Pennsylvania school drops archbishop’s name amid sex abuse report fallout
- Highland to review sidewalk replacement ordinance
- Harvard professor calls coconut oil ‘pure poison’ in viral talk on nutrition
- Column: I’ll miss summer. I won’t miss the bugs.
- Memorial garden to honor University of Illinois scholar from China who went missing
- Little Big Town teaming with Miranda Lambert is like a hitmaking juggernaut
- Labor Day Kennedy Expressway protest route
- Evan Rasmussen set to move into leading role for Libertyville boys soccer
- Fed minutes suggest further rate hikes coming ‘soon’
- El venezolano Avilán deja los Medias Blancas y marcha a los Filis
- Zoe Schor revamps Split-Rail menu — expect more fried chicken and bubbles, more comfort dishes
- Man pleads not guilty to threatening Lake County official in dispute over $75 fee
- Shout Out: Zbigniew ‘Ziggy’ Lewandowski, newest Harwood Heights Village Board member
- Shout Out from Elk Grove High School principal Paul Kelly, a longtime educator with District 214 and the 2018 Illinois Principal of the Year
- Celtic Fest to bring bring Irish culture, entertainment to County Will
- Shout Out: Samantha Alaimo, associate principal at Emerson Middle School
- Nicki Minaj is having a bad week
- Sandwich Fair marks 131st year
- Fifagate: Ex dirigente brasileño condenado a cuatro años de cárcel
- Rep. Roskam, challenger Casten meet with editorial board
- Chicago Triathlon guide: Sunday’s lakefront run, bike, swim (and road closures)
- Willow Creek has a chance at redemption. Will it take it?
- Retailers leery of additional tariffs that would target consumer goods
- 50 years later, Nichelle Nichols’ famous kiss with Captain Kirk endures
- Trump just deported a Nazi; that’s a move I can get behind
- Mayor Rahm Emanuel looks to replace Fire Commissioner Jose Santiago, who’s nearing mandatory retirement age
- Face-masked man robs Chase bank in Elgin, fires gun as he flees, police say
- Polish fare at Highlander House reflects owners’ roots in Tatra Mountains
- Analysis: 6 big questions after the Cohen and Manafort convictions
- West Suburban Local Scoreboard for Thursday, Aug. 23, 2018
- Shout Out: Eva Baker, OPRF student and ComEd IceBox Derby participant
- Countdown to Football: Ben Nauman-led Antioch ranked No. 2 in the preseason by the News-Sun
- Chicago Teachers’ Pension Fund to divest from companies that run immigration detention centers
- Illinois’ next governor likely won’t win a majority of the votes. That’s a problem.
- The unindicted co-conspirator in the Oval Office
- Making sense of food scares: Day care bans Cheerios following report, but doctors urge parents not to panic
- Arkansas man gets 50 years for road rage killing of toddler
- Tech donation to help with training, life skills for clients at New Star facility
- Clarkson: Learn the secrets of animal communication with expert
- Speak Out: Property tax reform, bait truck, the GOP and more
- Speak Out: Immigrants trying to get into U.S. are not Mexican, talk show hosts should leave Trump alone, more
- Kneeling NFL players will help Republicans in November
- CPS cambiaría cómo interactúan maestros y estudiantes
- Ohio State trustees begin deliberating Urban Meyer’s coaching future
- The opioid crisis
- Colts’ longtime announcer retired after using racial slur
- What Rudy Giuliani meant when he said, ‘Truth isn’t truth.’
- Suburban corn mazes offer fall fun
- White Sox 7, Twins 3
- Baranek: Sister Mary Jo Sobieck loving life, makes perfect pitch for Marian Catholic at White Sox game
- School is in: Lincolnwood School District 74 welcomes students to new academic year
- OPRF to offer bonuses to substitute teachers, will hire permanent subs
- S&P 500 marks longest bull run on mixed day for indexes
- Lingering questions after the Manafort and Cohen convictions
- Activist offers reward for information leading to arrest of Merrillville priest’s attacker
- Mayoral hopeful did not break state law by giving out thousands in cash, checks: hearing officer
- Feds initially sought harsher punishment in Tinley Park Fair Housing lawsuit, attorney says
- Shout Out: Youngock Lee, former engineer turned community college instructor
- Speak Out: No love lost for faithless friends, tired of taxes always going up, tall flowers a danger to drivers, more
- E-filing should make Cook County courts more accessible. It doesn’t.
- Zion Woods affordable housing development wins key Deerfield vote
- Sarachan: ‘there will be time’ for Bradley, other vets on USMNT
- CPS board votes to bar communication between students, teachers on personal devices
- Gary’s Glen Park post office reopens Thursday
- The home we own that doesn’t belong to us
- Indiana man in custody related to deaths of two boys pulled from Kankakee River
- New York state subpoenas Cohen in Trump Foundation probe
- Salesforce in talks to anchor riverfront skyscraper, add 5,000 jobs
- Barbara Harris: How a Chicago improv ace became an effortless scene-stealer on screen
- Column: Change the schedule and expand the playoffs. Baseball is due for a radical overhaul.
- Woman gets 2 years for role in prostitution at Hobart and Gary spas
- St. John man gets more than 6 years for possessing child porn
- Oswego East volleyball libero Juliana Seno finds comfort zone on beach, improves in gym
- Corrections and clarifications
- Manufacturing drives big wage boost in Peoria County
- ‘Supreme courage’: U.S. airman John Chapman posthumously awarded the Medal of Honor
- More rabid bats found in Will County
- Waukegan teen who drowned remembered for his laughter, helping people
- Injuries hit the Bears on defense
- With ‘Flight of the Pigasus,’ this crew will reenact a pig’s ’68 run for president
- Countdown to Football: Charles Coleman-led Oswego is ranked No. 2 in the preseason by The Beacon-News
- VU gallery ‘down under’ exhibit salutes Australia
- Plum Creek Nature Center buzzing with traveling honey bee exhibit
- GOP — and some Democrats, too — reject talk of impeachment
- Back-to-school moving tips for college students
- What does the color of your home reveal about you?
- 5 must-know facts about fighting cancer and Immuno-Oncology research
- Rick Armstrong’s top five teams and top 10 players to watch for the 2018 girls volleyball season
- Illinois high school football Top 10 rankings: Lincoln-Way East on top
- Mom of one of two boys found dead in field pleads for public’s help
- Account exec who was accused of stealing more than $300K from clients in their 90s pleads guilty to theft, records show
- Los hijos de la cajera arrestada en una redada en Pilsen piden ayuda para detener su deportación
- Graveyard Blues Tour takes cyclists to three historic Southland cemeteries
- Naperville council to decide in September on virtual reality business liquor license
- Hadiya Pendleton trial recap: Getaway driver convicted of murder in slaying
- Schoenholtz retires after 45 years with Senior Services Associates
- Channel tropical vibes with Goose Island at this rooftop beer release party
- Aurora set to vote on pact to clean up old Copley Hospital site
- Dan Bigg remembered as ‘revolutionary’ for approach to heroin crisis, pioneered life-saving naloxone, needle handouts
- Aurora aldermen examine plan for high-tech kiosks in city
- Patrick Z. McGavin’s top five teams and top 10 players to watch for the 2018 boys soccer season
- Another strong start for Carlos Rodon as White Sox coast to 7-3 victory over Twins
- Countdown to Football: Isaiah Coe, Homewood-Flossmoor ranked No. 2 in the preseason by the Daily Southtown
- With White House stung by Cohen accusation, Trump fires back
- Series preview: White Sox at Tigers
- Safeguarding students after the CPS sexual abuse scandal
- Even under indictment on corruption charges, California congressman is favorite in November
- Newly relocated C.J. Anderson leads the list of sleepers for fantasy football drafts
- Democratic National Committee says hackers unsuccessfully targeted voter database
- Boxer who fled South Side as teen to escape violence still proud to represent Chicago
- U.S. Rep. Peter Roskam says Trump isn’t Abe Lincoln, Sean Casten calls president a ‘walking disaster’
- Lawmakers weigh concerns about potential gaming expansion that could land casino in south suburbs
- As the ‘rock’ of the defensive line, Illinois’ Tymir Oliver could make a big difference
- Ask Tom: What is the difference between a hurricane and a typhoon?
- Sunny and mild Thursday, but heat and humidity are not far off
- Senate Democrats want to know whether Kavanaugh crossed line during Clinton probe
- Chicago boxer Chris Ousley
- Lake County News-Sun Local Scoreboard for Thursday, August 23, 2018
- Daily Southtown Local Scoreboard for Thursday, August 23, 2018
- White Sox trade reliever Luis Avilan to Phillies for minor leaguer, call up Ryan Burr
- Kris Bryant is close to starting his rehab assignment
- Ex-Ford Heights mayor charged with stealing from village, keeping almost $150K in secret accounts
- Hurricane Lane sends people in Hawaii hurrying to buy supplies
- Daniel Murphy will ‘compete like a maniac’ for a chance to go to the playoffs
- Gov. Bruce Rauner, J.B. Pritzker clash at agriculture forum over Trump policies
- Bears practice at Vernon Hills High School
- It was a bad night for Chicago contestants on ‘MasterChef’
- Police: Man asked 12-year-old boy for sex in exchange for money on South Side
- Roquan Smith limited again as Bears prepare for what should be the starters’ most extensive preseason appearance
- Seth Conway’s early goal gets Chesterton rolling en route to boys soccer win over Valparaiso
- Cubs 8, Tigers 2
- Post-Tribune Local Scoreboard for Thursday, August 23, 2018
- Ohio State suspends football coach Urban Meyer 3 games
- AG candidates trade barbs over ties to Gov. Bruce Rauner, House Speaker Michael Madigan
- Mexican man charged in slaying of Mollie Tibbetts worked under fake name
- CNN commentator lauded by Trump was ?red from previous job for sexual harassment