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2018 > August > 27
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Florida mall shooting
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Ex-boyfriend has become colleague
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After years of watching top students leave for other states, U. of I. and lawmakers begin to respond
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Man charged with shooting 62-year-old during Chicago’s most violent weekend of 2018
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Trump is obsessed with loyalty. But he surrounds himself with traitors.
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Rate of home ownership among black and Latino millennials is strikingly low, study finds
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Morning Spin: Why Illinois is becoming more of a ‘microcosm of national politics’
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Mayor Rahm Emanuel to hand out $8M in grants on South and West sides as neighborhood fund grows
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Welcome to Codeverse, where young kids learn to build games and hack light fixtures
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As old Dial soap factory in Montgomery gets set to close, employees prepare to say goodbye
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Meganne Wecker, third-generation leader of Skyline Furniture, introduces digitally printed fabric
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Rauner vetoes bill that would set minimum teacher salary at $40,000 within five years
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‘Vietgone’ at Writers Theatre: Looking back at a lost war through his refugee parents’ eyes
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Summer winds down, but not Hinsdale Farmers Market
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The grilling of Brett Kavanaugh
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5 observations from rewatching Bears-Chiefs, including Javon Wims and Chase Daniel
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This week in Chicago arts, food and drink via ChicagoNow
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Leaders say Evanston/Skokie School District 65 fiscally sound this year, but deficit predicted by 2025
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Harley Clarke Mansion referendum headed for November ballot in Evanston
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Filling McCain’s seat a political balancing act for Arizona governor
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Mohamed Salah tweet shows his dispute with Egypt soccer is not over
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What Bears coach Matt Nagy should’ve said about sitting his starters
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Trump rejected plans for a White House statement praising heroism of McCain
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Ask Anna: Can I dump my grieving boyfriend?
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3 dead, including gunman, in shooting at video game tournament in Florida
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White House flags return to full staff 2 days after McCain’s death
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Last look: ‘Sindbad’ show at Universal’s Islands of Adventure
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Tom Brady hangs up on WEEI interview after too many questions about his trainer Alex Guerrero
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Two seriously wounded in shooting on Dan Ryan early Monday
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Children were at sleepover when fire raced through home, killing 6 kids and 2 adults
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From ‘Wedding Crashers’ to SNL, John McCain was no stranger to pop culture
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Vietnam honors John McCain
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3 things we learned from the Cubs’ sweep of the Reds
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Anti-bait truck shoe giveaway in Englewood
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John McCain’s former Vietnamese jailer says he respected late senator
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‘Sharp Objects’ boss on the finale’s surprise reveal in the credits
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Shooting at Florida video game tournament raises calls for more security
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Kouts salutes all things pork at annual festival
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Tesla shares slip after company decides to stay public
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Shout Out: Tsagalis family, Chicago Bears fans
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Trump anuncia acuerdo con México para renegociar el TLC y espera que Canadá se una
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Garth Brooks sets Oct. 20 date for Notre Dame Stadium show
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HBO delivers first look at ‘True Detective’ Season 3 with Mahershala Ali
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Universal: Brazil’s Ivete Sangalo set for Florida Cup Fan Fest concert
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From his home in Detroit, a gamer saw his friends shot in Jacksonville
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New pot study raises concerns about smoking marijuana while breastfeeding
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The NBA is trying to speed up the game again. That’s good for the league and for fans.
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Chicago’s kids often commute alone. Here’s what parents need to know.
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Eyes could be window to predicting Alzheimer’s
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McCain to be buried near best friend from U.S. Naval Academy
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La Grange family hosts princess parties to raise funds for friend with leukemia
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Iran goes to United Nations’ highest court over re-imposed U.S. sanctions
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Prickly City-back to English
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Ohio State abuse case echoes the Larry Nassar scandal at Michigan State
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Fifty years later, media remains under siege
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Tiger Woods on Donald Trump: ‘We all must respect the office’
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Five things to do in Northwest Indiana Aug. 31-Sept. 6
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Princess party fundraiser
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WMAQ-Ch. 5 reporter Mary Ann Ahern lists Skokie home for $689,000
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JetBlue raising baggage fees starting Monday
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Naperville apartment fire sends 3 to hospital and leaves 4 units uninhabitable
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As ‘L’ trains get more jammed, backpacks a bulging problem
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Hospitals battle for control over fast-growing heart valve procedure
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Tours to start at Old Joliet Prison, a ruin of busted glass and the stuff of nightmares
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IUN students zip through first week
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Five things to do in Lake County Aug. 31-Sept. 6
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Kick off football season with these entertaining new books
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Music in the Dells, a fall train trip to Minnesota and more Midwest events
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Talk of the County: What happened to the GOP of the past?
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Keeping families together on the plane without going broke
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Canceling lifeguards’ contract could end up being costly
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Winnetka bids farewell to summer with beach party
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In Juneau, locally minded chefs are redefining Alaskan cuisine
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Who is David Katz, the Jacksonville mass shooter?
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Five things to do in the western suburbs Aug. 31-Sept. 6
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‘The Eighth Voyage of Sindbad’
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Wilmette seeks bicycler and pedestrian input as it plans possible bike routes
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From the ’68 DNC to today, progressive activists fight the same power, raising the question: Are they getting anywhere?
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Valparaiso University to add environmental engineering major
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Fall maintenance tips for a lush green lawn next spring
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Opioid crisis illuminates the need to see pain medicine specialists
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Obama Foundation Scholars to meet in Chicago this week
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8-year-old boy shot to death in Kankakee in what police believe was an accident
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Top student loan official resigns, cites Trump’s hostility toward protecting borrowers
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Reward offered in attempted Zion bank robbery
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Porter County Fair brought record numbers in 2018
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Vegan ice cream, $1 dumplings and a seafood brunch buffet, plus other weekend plans
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Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny gets month in jail
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MLB stars see a good barber as a therapist, a confidant — and a necessity. And teams are following suit.
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3 tips to make meal prep into an enjoyable family activity
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‘Heartbreak Hotel’ to close Sept. 9
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Succotash like your grandma never knew it
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Lake Forest Symphony begins next 60 years of performances
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Lincolnwood School District 74 ice cream social served up more than frozen treats: ‘When you help the students … everybody benefits’
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Laura Ricketts: ‘I was on board’ with Cubs’ trade for Daniel Murphy
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Back-to-school bash: Guerin festival provides fun, raises funds
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2 Fremont Middle School students charged after shooting threat referencing Columbine, police say
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Engañados y desprotegidos
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La crónica negra persigue a Ciudad Juárez
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Simona Halep becomes 1st No. 1-seeded woman to lose in 1st round of U.S. Open
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U.S. and Mexico tentatively set to replace NAFTA with new deal
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Golf School District 67 begins academic year with a ‘dash’
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Dunes backers to continue push for national park designation
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My kids are on vacation without me. It’s lovely and terrible.
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Thalía en pleno renacer mediático
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What Matt Nagy’s candor reveals about the 2018 Bears
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Modern take on boiled ham speaks to Midwest’s long love affair with pork
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Foxconn giving $100 million to UW-Madison for partnership
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Football notebook: Aidan Cruickshank helps Hinsdale Central complete comeback
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Quickly: McCain’s passing, NAFTA changes, Trump’s tweeting
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Boy George and the B-52s are coming back from the ’80s with a vengeance
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Vote in the Scott Stantis cartoon caption contest
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‘This Is Us’ promotes Lyric Ross — who plays Deja — to series regular
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Naperville restaurants embracing Dollar Up Hunger Down as easy way to help Loaves & Fishes
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‘This is here’: The conversation gets underway as OPRF hosts screening of Starz series’ debut
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Emissions from Willowbrook company could be harmful to residents, federal report says
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Makeup tips for going gray: It’s all about color
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Smart Farm of Barrington expands with new greenhouse, educational farmhouse
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‘Minding the Gap’ review: A filmmaker finds truth on the streets of Rockford
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Guerin College Prep hosts festival
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Man, 28, shot in Gary, police say
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North Suburban football notes: Lake Zurich shuts down Fremd
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Niles School District 71 starts school year with new principal
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Inside Patricia Clarkson’s brutal ‘Sharp Objects’ performance: ‘It’s dark and nasty and twisted and beautiful’
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Action Network to launch sports gambling podcast network
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To a refrigerator dying young
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What we’ve lost in John McCain’s passing
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Calendar: Dolls to be celebrated Sunday in Deerfield
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Chicago’s mayoral candidates have no real plans to reduce fines and fees
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Blown transformer leaves 130 Naperville households without power for hours Sunday
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September’s garden song: Time to transplant
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Skokie’s Backlot Bash closes out summer break, draws throng to downtown area
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Speak Out: Trump has no obligation to talk to CNN, not enough parking for East Dundee building, more
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Director: ‘Calendar Girls’ more about friendship than nudity
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Trump will not attend John McCain’s funeral, senator’s spokesman says
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West Suburban Local Scoreboard for Tuesday, Aug. 28, 2018
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In River Forest, community garden thrives
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Advocate Good Shepherd Hospital in Barrington sends ‘Honoray Bat Kid’ to Wrigley Field
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How the 1968 Democratic convention defined America’s left — and right
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Quarterback Jeff George Jr. transferring from Michigan to Pitt
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Alleged Hammond bridge thief aims to have charges dismissed
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Daily Southtown Local Scoreboard for Tuesday, Aug. 28, 2018
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Post-Tribune Local Scoreboard for Wednesday, Aug. 28, 2018
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Hinsdale Middle School opens for final first day at 42-year-old building
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Deerfield High School invites community to carnival
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Elmwood Park car show features 150 vehicles in effort to raise money for D.A.R.E.
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Greyhound’s new bus site location
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Illinois names graduate transfer A.J. Bush its starting quarterback
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Mollie Tibbetts’ funeral doused outrage with compassion, and fiery voices stayed mum
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He’s 29, Mexican, Arab and suddenly relevant
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Woman accused of filing false report about Lake County jail fondling seeks specialty court
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Questions for the Cubs: When will Kris Bryant return? Can Mike Montgomery maintain his durability?
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Odell Beckham Jr. agrees to contract with Giants to become NFL’s highest-paid wide receiver
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Twain now open, inspired by vintage Midwestern recipes and cookbooks
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2 buildings on Skokie Boulevard to be razed for redevelopment opportunities
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Skokie School Dist. 73.5 drops challenge against board member over residency issue: ‘A loophole’ keeps in him in office
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Talk of the County: McCain deserves respect from everyone, including Trump
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Greyhound bus site on Chicago River moves closer to big residential development
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Weather blamed for Lake County Fair’s dip in attendance
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Florida shooting draws attention to burgeoning esports industry
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Talk of the County: Public Defender’s Office dog may not be comfort to all children
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Twain now open, inspired by vintage Midwestern recipes and cookbooks
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Former Kraft Foods CEO expands Lake Forest estate, paying $1.35 million for home next door
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Consumers can help fight opioid crisis by disposing of leftover prescription drugs
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Talk of the County: Another American killed thanks to those who employ ‘illegals’
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Attention, baseball fans: Prove your smarts by helping predict the MLB playoff results
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Boys soccer notes: Tucker Jahns takes on big leadership role as a junior midfielder and forward for Kaneland
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‘The Who, What, and Why of School Consolidation’ to be explored at the Eisenhower library
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Panthers agree to terms with ex-Blackhawk Troy Brouwer on 1-year deal
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Letting go of the past for a less cluttered future: Moving into a smaller home
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Yorkville mansion on 36 acres sells for $5 million, a Kendall County record
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‘This can happen to anybody’: Ahead of suicide prevention month, Naperville pizza shop joins cause in honor of local teen
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Xolos acuerda convenio con Chicago Blues
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Morton Grove farmers market open through early fall
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For Deerfield robotics students, knowledge is meant to be passed down
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Detroit se prepara para despedir a Aretha Franklin
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Mini Mott serves a great burger, but don’t forget the wings
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Hainesville sponsors free civil war encampment, battle
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Some smell a sale at Blommer Chocolate: Reports say family-owned firm mulling options
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‘Growing up, we were the weird ones’: The wizarding, mermaiding, cosplaying haven of Epic Nerd Camp
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‘Fresh and clean slate’: Norwood Park school rebrands as St. Paul Early Childhood Center
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Feds approve Illinois expansion of Obamacare coverage for opioid addiction
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Cohetes, cigarrillos u otro material inflamable pudieron haber provocado el mortal incendio en La Villita
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Manu Ginóbili anuncia su retiro del baloncesto
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Mino’s Italian in Winnetka
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Boys soccer notes: Adrian Moreno kicks off season with three goals and an assist to power Waukegan
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Melissa McCarthy is an acclaimed comedic actress. So why does she keep making bad movies?
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Jacksonville sheriff says suspected gunman targeted other gamers
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Girls volleyball notes: Clemson recruit Camryn Hannah helps Marist hit high notes in taking tourney title
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China disputes latest U.S. tariffs at World Trade Organization
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DeMotte man charged with murder in wife’s death
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Southland police, firefighters battle on the diamond for officers with cancer
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Broadway dimming lights to honor Neil Simon
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Bears starters accept Matt Nagy’s decision to scale back ‘pointless’ preseason game reps
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Deerfield Public Library prepares for fall with fresh slate of programs
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Ohio State interim head coach Ryan Day not interviewed in Urban Meyer probe
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Adam Engel’s secret for high-pressure at-bats? Just breathe.
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Aurora set to enact program to replace lead water pipes
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Boys soccer notes: Paul Bogarin ‘impossible to defend’ in the midfield and at forward for Morton
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Toyota to invest $500 million in Uber to help develop self-driving vehicles, AP source says
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When will Chicago learn to resolve disputes with words, not weapons?
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New law will require insurers to cover egg, embryo freezing for cancer patients
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Melissa McCarthy is an acclaimed comedic actress. So why does she keep making bad movies?
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Judge blocks Texas company from putting plans to make 3D guns online
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Explaining esports: Madden tournament part of wider world of popular gaming competitions
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Speak Out: Trade deal with Mexico, Cubs, impeachment and more
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Lightning damages Sacred Heart bell tower, electrical system in Winnetka
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Talk of the County: Trump ‘is bankrupting the United States’
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Monday night’s temperature could break record for date
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Learning Oak/Mi Escuela offers multicultural education in Oak Park
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Assisted living center proposed for vacant lot in Mundelein
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Luke Bryan is riding his ‘bro country’ all the way to the top of the charts
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Heat advisory in Chicago
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Backpacks and school supplies a hit in Zion
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Video shows fight at Go Bananas in Norridge; petition seeks to shut down the amusement center
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‘Love and Information’ delves into relationships in a world of facts
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With hamstring tightness lingering, will Roquan Smith remain limited when Bears face Packers in Week 1?
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‘We are totally happy,’ say Amazon workers paid to tweet
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Corrections and clarifications
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‘Please lock your cars’: Park Ridge police chief makes plea to residents as burglaries continue
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‘Survival of the laziest’: Finally, a scientific reason to stay on the couch
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Lake Arlington grand-reopening unveils new attractions inviting residents ‘to get out into nature’
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Finance director steps in as interim village manager in Lincolnwood
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John McCain’s farewell letter: ‘Do not despair of our present difficulties’
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U.S. men’s tennis Grand Slam drought lingers on
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5 ways to make the most of your first year of college
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Naperville man arrested on charges he exposed himself to 3 women; second such charge for former Metea teacher
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On Jemele Hill, Michelle Beadle and the football arguments ESPN avoids
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Big Ten predictions: Is Ohio State overrated? Can any team challenge Wisconsin in the West?
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RadioShack resurrected in Orland Park hobby shop
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Man charged with 2016 Sprint store armed robbery, Naperville police say
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The lesson of Lake Shore Drive: Stay away during the massive construction project
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The Illinois GOP can do better than this
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Hadiya Pendleton’s parents reflect on the trial, their losses, their lives
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Lions sign free agent defensive end Robert Ayers
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Jury selection fills first day of trial in 1980 Hammond cop killing
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Back home: Brandon Newman returns to Valparaiso to play basketball due to his mother’s health issues
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Knowles: Kelly, Congressional caucus hold symposium on how black women can build wealth
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Cold, dry climate shifts linked to Neanderthal disappearance
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White Sox 6, Yankees 2
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State school superintendent, Congressman among those taking tour of U46’s new welding lab, other trade programs
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Sen. John McCain’s ‘no ma’am’ moment showed his true character
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Under pressure from lawmakers and veterans, Trump tersely recognizes McCain’s service and re-lowers White House flag
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Cardinal Cupich defends his record, Pope Francis in response to former Vatican official
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After tense year, Disney agrees to pay park workers $15 an hour
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Aurora man found guilty of first-degree murder in Latin American Club shooting
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Kushner Cos. fined $210K by New York for false documents
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Tonishea Mack, Rich East’s all-time leading scorer, takes over as women’s basketball coach at Governors State
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Suburban Cooks: Pigging out the name of the game for these Naperville food truck entrepreneurs
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New president named for Advocate South Suburban Hospital
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Judge denies Larry Nassar’s request for new sentence
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In Howard County, parents of Jacksonville shooting suspect had been desperate to find psychiatric care for son
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U.S., Mexico reach 16-year trade agreement; deal does not include Canada — yet
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Texans star J.J. Watt’s Hurricane Harvey effort raises $41.6M
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Republicans’ anger at McCain speaks volumes about America’s tribal politics
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El padre Gary Graf fue removido, lo acusan de violaciones al código de conducta que involucra a un menor
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Woman who claimed she was harassed at retirement home for being gay wins round in court against operators
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Ask Tom: Does a 2-point spread between temperature, dew point mean precipitation is inevitable?
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Lake County News-Sun Local Scoreboard for Tuesday, Aug. 28, 2018
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With call for pope to resign, divisions within the Catholic Church explode into view
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Metra trains snarled at Union Station after signal problems
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Document: Appeals court ruling in Niles retirement home discrimination case
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Cubs’ Carl Edwards Jr. tries to gain control of control issues
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Donations sought as Little Village responds to fatal fire: ‘The arms of Chicago are enfolding them’
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Late summer heat wave to come to a stormy end
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Judges say North Carolina congressional districts unconstitutionally gerrymandered
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Tropical Storm Lane damage assessment under way
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Mollie Tibbetts’ father defends Iowa Hispanic community
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Kris Bryant scores twice in his 1st rehab game for Triple-A Iowa
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‘Hellooo … Hellooo?’: An awkward phone call with Mexico becomes part of the Trump spectacle
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Kendrys Morales’ HR streak ends at 7 as Orioles blank Blue Jays
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Anthony Rizzo’s 2 doubles and homer, Jon Lester’s 2-run single help Cubs to 6th straight victory
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Cubs 7, Mets 4
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Shout Out: Julie Greene, a fan of the outdoors and Eric Clapton
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Serena Williams wins in return to U.S. Open; Rafael Nadal advances