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- $10 kids haircuts at JCP Salon through September
- Rudy Giuliani tweets about Chicago gun violence, praises Garry McCarthy but calls him ‘Jerry’
- No. 13: Elizabeth, an intimate dinner party of foraged foods
- No. 42: GT Prime, disrupter of steakhouse conventions
- No. 38: Band of Bohemia, a little something for everyone
- No. 39: El Ideas, home of mad-genius cooking
- No. 49: Salero, home to ambitious Spanish bites
- No. 40: Mordecai, a sophisticated Wrigleyville oasis
- No. 43: Split-Rail, Midwest potluck reimagined
- No. 46: Swift & Sons, a steakhouse for the times
- No. 18: Nico Osteria, the gold standard on the Gold Coast
- No. 50: Jade Court, the best Chinatown restaurant no longer in Chinatown
- Lollapalooza 2018: Cuarto día
- Children scream as man fleeing shooter runs toward laundromat
- A model for immigrants? Chicago’s Marie Joseph House calls for dignity, not detention
- Secrets and lies are tearing this marriage apart
- Petition seeks to change Independence Grove preserve address to Waukegan instead of Libertyville
- Could electric planes be the next big thing in air travel? An Elgin firm hopes so.
- Morning Spin: GOP donor Uihlein refuels Proft PAC with $3.5M ahead of fall election
- Aug. 6, 2018: 74 people shot, 12 fatally, in Chicago over the weekend
- Field Museum looks to revamp its gift shops by outsourcing retail management
- ‘Chemo baby’ born 18 years ago under extraordinary circumstances now a 2-sport athlete at Kaneland
- Instead of a Universal Basic Income for Chicagoans …
- With new franchise deal, Wisconsin-based Cousins Subs will open 40 locations in Chicago area, three this year
- Geneva man charged after allegedly sending hate mail in response, the victims say, to Facebook messages
- Montgomery debates whether to allow beekeeping in residential areas
- Baby blanket remains iconic more than 60 years after introduction
- 34th Montgomery Fest to launch later this week
- Wilmette Rock House brings karaoke to family level
- Series preview: Yankees at White Sox
- This week in Chicago arts, food and drink via ChicagoNow
- The night that changed Cubs baseball forever
- If you haven’t had health insurance …
- Series preview: Cubs at Royals
- Lights at Wrigley Field: From protests to the first night game
- ‘This is the pinnacle of football’: Inside Brian Urlacher’s whirlwind week at the Hall of Fame
- Quickly
- 3 things we learned from the Cubs-Padres series
- Cincinnati man drowns at Portage beach
- Long-demolished World’s Fair building unearthed at IIT, tells story of Chicago’s racial divide
- Wildfire in Portugal
- From a crying Michael Jordan to Ryne Sandberg’s lecture: Chicago’s top 10 Hall of Fame speeches
- Top 10 cities for summer barbecue and pool parties
- Lollapalooza celeb sightings: Bella Hadid, ‘Bachelor in Paradise’ stars
- Hiroshima’s mayor calls for a nuclear-free world on 73rd anniversary of bombing
- It will take all of Chicago — North Siders too — to end the city’s violence
- Ask Anna: Why won’t my married girlfriend leave her husband?
- 2018 Jaguar E-Pace prowls into luxury subcompact crossover territory
- Charlotte Rae, the longtime actress who starred in ‘The Facts of Life,’ dies at 92
- Trump admite que su hijo se reunió con abogada rusa
- Las Vegas sportsbook isn’t sold on new-look Bulls
- Portugal fights major wildfire as Europe’s heat wave lingers
- A Wisconsin teen auctioned his pig to fight cancer. Four bids later, he’d raised over $10,000.
- Live bacteria could be game-changing remedy for eczema
- Prickly City- TDS
- Vidal llega al Barca para saldar su ‘cuenta pendiente’
- On a bad date and want to end it early? Here’s how to do it politely
- Calendar: Whiffleball tournament for a cause Sunday in Libertyville
- Trump makes bizarre claim that tariffs will help pay down the massive U.S. debt
- Apps provide lifeline for workers who face hardship between paychecks
- Lollapalooza headliner ODESZA is at the beginning of a long festival road
- People are desperate to resemble their filtered selfies. Plastic surgeons alarmed by ‘Snapchat dysmorphia’
- Talk of the County: Stop bashing Trump
- Russian immigrant seeks Democratic nod for Alaska House seat
- Promoter says Pink admitted to Sydney hospital, cancels show
- Group revives caucus for Hinsdale District 86 School Board; will slate candidates for April election
- Sacha Baron Cohen pranks former Arizona sheriff Joe Arpaio into debating gun control with a Shopkins toy
- World War II vets among the attendees of vintage aircraft exhibit at Porter County Airport
- Orlando Science Center makes hay with new Hive
- Winnetka’s new farmers market attracts downtown crowds
- Selle: Term limits unneeded when there’s dumb and dumber
- 10-year-old leads field of 15 boats in Clarendon Hills Cardboard Boat Regatta
- Pro Football Hall of Fame reportedly considering ‘show up or else’ rule after Terrell Owens holds own ceremony
- Blues fest in Indiana, motorcycles in Milwaukee and more Midwest events
- The spot where Emmett Till’s body was found is marked by this sign. People keep shooting it up.
- ‘Save Urban Meyer’: Ohio State fans show support for coach with petition and planned rally
- Why didn’t Overseas Adventure Travel tell customer tour wasn’t a good fit for her?
- Aurora to honor those who are 100 years old or more, and those who are just 1 year old
- ‘Final Draft’ by Chicago’s Riley Redgate leads this week’s Y.A. fiction roundup
- Public bidding begins for Gary’s 33 shuttered schools
- ‘This Mournable Body’: Protagonist’s struggle reflects that of her nation’s in new novel by Zimbabwe’s Tsitsi Dangarembga
- Sean Doolittle feels compelled to speak out — even when it concerns Nationals teammate Trea Turner
- Photo gallery: Indonesian earthquake
- Trailblazing PepsiCo CEO Indra Nooyi is stepping down
- Two founders of The Rascals to perform in Aurora
- Best fashion at Lollapalooza 2018
- Everything you need to know before Becca Kufrin’s ‘Bachelorette’ finale
- Do you know how that new supplement will affect your existing medication regimen?
- Lollapalooza 2018: Jack White y la grandeza del rock
- Nick Allegretti is the ‘old man’ of burgeoning Illinois offensive line
- 74 baleados, 11 muertos durante el fin de semana
- Shaq’s son, Shareef O’Neal, to play basketball at UCLA
- ‘It makes you a better doctor’: Suburban physicians discuss treating Chicago’s pro athletes
- How do you love a city as violent and broken as Chicago?
- Oak Brook man to share tale of near mid-air collision and his book about it
- Where has the romantic comedy gone? To Netflix
- GOP strategist grinds Trump into hamburger in new book, ‘Everything Trump Touches Dies’
- Hawthorn 73 asks voters to approve $48.7M in facilities work, $1.3M permanent tax hike
- Paramount Theatre announces casting for season opener, ‘Legally Blonde’
- Shaq’s son, Shareef O’Neal, to play basketball at UCLA
- Lance Bass tried to buy home featured in ‘Brady Bunch’
- Aug. 5, 2018: In less than 7 hours, 41 shot, 5 fatally as violence rips Chicago
- Facebook asks banks to give up your financial info: report
- ‘Luxurious-type’ residential development proposed in Oak Park
- Traditional Scottish fare at Balmoral, plus other restaurant openings
- Shout Out: Julia Johnas, researcher of local history
- ‘We were in the right place at the right time’: Oswego residents honored for helping saving neighbor’s life
- White Sox put Leury Garcia on disabled list, call up Ryan LaMarre
- Cancer patient facing deportation seeks reprieve from immigration officials
- Where ‘Shameless’ stars go when they’re in Chicago
- Reasonable politicians? They still exist — just listen to Kasich and Inslee
- Low-cost alternative electric supply program for Barrington residents to continue
- Food Bowl: Reporters reveal events they most want to attend during three-week Chicago fest
- Report: Cost of farming increasing in Wisconsin
- Speak Out: Faith in humanity on the CTA, right-to-work law, White Sox
- Mark Pos named Carmel’s interim AD, replacing Corsairs legend Andy Bitto
- Jack White smiles at Wrigley Field and other Lollapalooza acts around town
- ‘There is a need’: Families line up for backpacks filled with school supplies at Triton College
- Niles police looking for man believed to have spray painted gang-related graffiti on Emerson school
- 2016 salary cap spike helped Warriors and hurt NBA. Worse, nobody saw that coming.
- Amid spat with Canada, pro-government Saudi Twitter account shares image of plane flying toward Toronto skyline
- Deep-dish pizza potato chips? We tried all 8 new Lay’s Tastes of America flavors
- MoviePass slashes the number of movies a user can see by 90 percent
- Michelin-starred French master chef Joel Robuchon dies at 73
- Beyonce reveals she had emergency C-section with twins
- Beyonce and Jay-Z: Their relationship in 10 songs
- Hammond’s Safety Village teaches kids rules of the road
- North Carolina deputies seek armed teen who held up boy’s lemonade stand
- From gum to ganja: Why William Wrigley, Jr. is investing in medical marijuana
- Iran president strikes hard line as some U.S. sanctions resume
- ‘We continue to fight’: Relay for Life raises nearly $37,000 at event in Elmwood Park
- Rudy Giuliani mantiene sus ataques contra la violencia en Chicago y contra el Alcalde ‘Emmanuel’
- Lake County prosecutors launch probe into accusations former state Rep. Nick Sauer showed nude photos of ex-girlfriend online
- Relay for Life at Elmwood Park High School
- Lincolnshire’s National Night Out emphasizes relationships between police, residents
- Jewett Park upgrade enters approval process; amphitheater, pickleball courts and natural area could be added
- North Carolina: 13 players suspended for selling school-issued shoes
- 12 arrested, 160 sent to hospitals during Lollapalooza, city officials say
- Muere adolescente encontrado inconsciente en Lollapalooza
- ChicagoNow’s 20 best posts of August 2018
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- Officers describe baby shower brawl at suspension hearing
- Clásico mexicano de leyendas en Aurora
- Five Things to Do in Lake County Aug. 10-16
- U46 board to weigh PE exemption Monday night
- Deerfield Library honored for program that pushes readers ‘out of their comfort zone’
- ‘American Horror Story: Apocalypse’ releases eerie first trailer
- Some of the best things to do in Key West are free
- Are your yews going yellow? They’re likely drowning in too much water.
- Sugarland comes straight from the heart — again
- Officials might seek life sentence if Oak Park man is found guilty in shooting death of producer at DuPage recording studio
- Harwood Heights police conduct active shooter drill at Eisenhower library: ‘You have to have a plan’
- Tuscany’s Gelato Fest brings new flavors to Chicago
- Chicago artist tracker at Lollapalooza
- Trump breaks with aides, tweets endorsement of Kobach
- How Pixar classics can propel younger generations into STEM careers
- Fuel truck explosion on highway overpass in Italy kills 2, injures up to 70
- Trump acknowledges purpose of 2016 meeting with Russian lawyer was to get info on Clinton
- Fire causes $25,000 in damage to Norridge garage, fire officials say
- Lake Forest College students search Chicago site for evidence of Underground Railroad stop
- Facebook, Apple silence conspiracy theorist Alex Jones, removing pages, podcasts
- Five Things to Do in the western suburbs Aug. 10-12
- Map: The top 50 restaurants in Chicago, according to Phil Vettel
- Greenhouse Theater Center casts world premiere of ‘Truman and the Birth of Israel’
- Durability a source of pride for Cubs catcher Willson Contreras
- Elmwood Park District 401 working toward plans for ‘a true middle school concept’
- Fire and defender Rafael Ramos mutually terminate contract
- Highland police seek to create video surveillance database to help with investigations
- López Obrador: ‘Nadie nos amenazará con construir un muro’
- Communities, police in north suburbs preparing for annual National Night Out
- Mundelein boy, 16, dies after being found unresponsive at Lollapalooza; mother suspects he had seizure
- Tri-Cities Little League team faces elimination game Tuesday at Great Lakes Regional
- Maybe most of us really are smarter than we think
- 11 things we heard from Bears offensive assistant coaches Monday
- Jordan Lynch rules in first practice as Mount Carmel’s football coach
- Naperville police looking for group of five in connection to weekend home break-in
- Demi Lovato released from hospital
- Free, fun, outdoor and short: This is a perfect pop ‘Midsummer Night’s Dream’
- Probation for Country Club Hills man in bank fraud scheme
- Wilmette’s Jorge Cruz, other engineers, highlight public works in award-winning video
- The Tonys are back, with that groove intact
- Teen who allegedly wore white supremacy shirt at Lake County college pleads guilty to weapons charge
- Large, hungry crowd gathered for ‘Taste of Arlington Heights’
- Man shot in Waukegan hotel parking lot
- NASCAR chairman Brian France takes leave of absence after arrest for DWI and oxycodone possession
- Dog of Patriots LB Jerod Mayo found dead, trainer charged
- Chicago limits opioid prescriptions for city employees
- Activists in 3 North Side neighborhoods petition for ballot referendum on rent control
- I think we’re looking at Joe Maddon’s best regular-season managing job
- ‘Charmed’ reboot cast, producers defend TV show’s changes
- Perry’s Stage
- Grace owner files suit against former chef, general manager seeking $500K damages
- Steak, lobster help River Grove Lions Club raise about $42,000
- Chicago’s great shame, Chicago’s crisis: Blood on the streets
- ‘One of the better times of my life’: Valparaiso’s Markus Golder savors experience on way to gold medal in Brazil
- Is the Javier Baez MVP talk real or just local hype?
- Five ways to prepare young children to visit a loved one who is dying
- Larger crowd helps boost spirits at annual Deer Park Jazz and Wine Festival
- Deerfield-based Walgreens honored for disability inclusion efforts
- Born to run: Warren opens first day of football practice with Martin Walker II leading the backfield
- Lo que verás en el Festival Cubano 2018
- Remembering iconic chef Joel Robuchon
- NFL dying? Hardly. Meaningless Bears-Ravens scrub show outdraws NHL’s decisive Stanley Cup game
- Five Things to Do in Northwest Indiana Aug. 10-11
- What to do with all those peak summer tomatoes, from tiny cherries to giant heirlooms
- Russian immigrant running for U.S. House seat in Alaska
- Here’s what transparency means to CPS
- Experts called to help identify bones found along Fox River
- 5 observations from Bears practice Monday: No interceptions for Mitch Trubisky, Matt Nagy’s strong arm, and more
- Olympians from Norge Ski Club inducted into American Ski Jumping Hall of Fame
- Q&A: Chris Bracey, leaving OPRF to coach basketball at Missouri
- Valpo Police step up patrols after a string of vehicle thefts, home burglaries
- A look at Pretty Cool Ice Cream
- Bears coach Matt Nagy on Kyle Fuller picking him off: ‘Ridiculous that I let that happen’
- Evanston Golf Club event, McDonald’s salads among culprits in Lake County cases of food-borne illness, officials say
- Zero-calorie sweeteners every savvy label reader needs to know
- Rudy Giuliani keeps tweeting on Chicago gun violence and Garry McCarthy says he’s ‘a proud Democrat’
- Nuevo proceso computarizado para ingresar a la secundaria
- Deerfield High School student chosen for state advisory group
- Norridge-based Jazz Community continues scholarship tradition
- Shnay: Park Forest hosts monthly jazz sessions at Dining on the Green
- LeBron James adds Showtime documentary ‘Shut Up And Dribble’ to his small-screen portfolio
- ‘Homeland’ to end with Season 8 at Showtime
- Don’t give up on term limits for Chicago mayor
- Among 11 competitors, only one makes the cut in apple peeling contest at Lake County fair
- Oak Park police chief to retire at end of August
- Vote in the Scott Stantis cartoon caption contest
- Saudi Arabia expels Canadian ambassador over criticism
- Will County, Army Corps turn former prison farm into prairie
- 5 killed when small plane crashes into California parking lot
- Off-Loop theater company Polarity Ensemble shuts down
- Totally Tammaru: Junior quarterback Will Tammaru takes control running West Aurora’s wing-T
- 11 children found in rags in makeshift New Mexico compound amid tale of guns, exorcism
- Chris Block brings his family’s legacy to Arlington Park
- New details in fire death of foster child are ‘bizarre,’ judge says
- Homewood offers amnesty program for overdue citations
- Emanuel, police officials react to one of Chicago’s most violent weekends of 2018: ‘We are better than what we saw’
- Oak Lawn police investigate armed robbery
- Cops: Officer fires on charging dog in Humboldt Park
- Quinn files 86K signatures hoping to get mayoral term limits before voters this fall
- Willow Creek to launch another investigation of allegations against Bill Hybels
- Portillo’s names P.F. Chang’s exec as its new CEO
- 3 dead after weekend drowning, close calls on Lake County-area waterways
- Ask Tom: What would Chicago’s weather be without the Rocky Mountains?
- Robert Miller Cooper, Tony-nominated producer and director, dies at 86
- Miami Dolphins sign tailback Jeremy Langford
- Mayoral challengers crank up criticism of Emanuel after city’s violent weekend
- Post-Tribune Local Scoreboard for Tuesday, August 7
- Woman found dead in bathtub with hands tied
- Umpire Angel Hernandez admits his game-ending Strike 3 call on Anthony Rizzo was wrong
- Joe Maddon is now against use of robot umpires
- Kris Bryant will do ‘baseball stuff’ this week — but that won’t include swinging a bat
- Evening storms miss city, stick to NW Indiana
- Rick Gates says he lied for years at Paul Manafort’s request and stole from him in the process
- 7th rabid bat found in Will County
- White Sox’s Kevan Smith names his son after Daniel Webb, his former teammate who died in October
- ‘We lost our naivete’: A year later, Charlottesville remains a wounded city
- Mike Trout gets cortisone injection in sore wrist, misses 5th straight game
- Most areas around Chicago stay dry in wake of Monday’s storms
- For young QBs, private training is now seen as essential
- Stephen Curry ready to see LeBron James even more often
- MLB wants the Yankees in October (likely vs. the Red Sox), as it should
- The book on James: St. Edward transfer James Estes ready to put all on line for Burlington Central
- Protesters swarm pro-Trump super PAC leaders at a Philadelphia restaurant
- Minor-league team wins despite no hits or walks thanks to new extra-inning rule
- Yankees 7, White Sox 0
- Serena Williams shares postpartum struggles on social media
- After a pep talk from Pedro Strop, Javier Baez hits his 25th HR in the Cubs’ 3-1 win
- Cubs 3, Royals 1
- Readied Redhawk: Western Michigan recruit Payton Thorne looks to lead way for Naperville Central