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- Maduro alleges 2 opposition leaders linked to drone attack
- Reynaldo Lopez, Adam Engel and Jose Abreu all shine, but White Sox lose in 13 innings
- Yankees 4, White Sox 3 (13 inn.)
- Oak Brook, Hinsdale police team up for National Night Out
- Cross-examination focuses on Paul Manafort protege’s own crimes
- Police: Gunman ambushes 2 officers sitting in vehicle in New Jersey
- One Fine Day: Western Suburbs
- One Fine Day: North Suburbs
- One Fine Day: Northwest Indiana
- One Fine Day around the Chicago suburbs and Northwest Indiana
- Mom’s plans to be a landlord end in tears
- Morning Spin: Ex-state rep who resigned after former girlfriend’s claims drops off fall ballot
- Chicago police solve one in every 20 shootings. Here are some reasons why that’s so low.
- Full-floor Gold Coast condo: $2.9M
- Ohio and Kansas races too close to call; Trump’s picks lead
- Now in its ninth season, ‘Fly Honey Show’ oozes with sex-positivity and political messages
- Pitching coach Jim Hickey senses Cubs hurlers turning corner on high walk rates
- New Illinois ride-hailing background check law takes effect
- 5 killed, 6 wounded in Tuesday, Wednesday shootings: ‘I knew this was going to happen’
- Remember 8-8-88? How night baseball changed the Cubs and Wrigleyville
- TV maker laying off most workers, blaming Trump tariffs
- Is the Patriots’ dynasty coming to an end? These are the factors to watch this season.
- Aaron Rodgers wants NFL to ‘ignore’ Trump’s criticisms of league
- Indonesia earthquake deaths top 130 as aid effort reaches remote areas
- Twitter CEO defends decision not to ban Alex Jones, Infowars
- Parents pay boys twice as much allowance as girls, company finds. Here’s why.
- More than 600 people got sick after eating at an Ohio Chipotle. Health officials don’t know why yet.
- Chicago serves as a muse for composer Steve Hauschildt
- Prickly City- TDS
- Two years after being shot, 12-year-old Tavon Tanner lives quietly with the scar
- 20 must-see roadside oddities in Illinois
- Chicago festivals this week: Festival Cubano, Ginza Holiday Festival, Bud Billiken Parade
- Chicago is a beautiful city. Let’s keep it that way.
- 13 spots to indulge with bottle service in Chicago
- Ebola is spreading again in Congo — this time in an active war zone
- We need to see Jordan Howard catch passes to see if the Bears offense works
- The truth about income inequality, in six amazing charts
- All-talk politicians should shut up about Chicago violence; they’re not helping
- Lane Tech student killed by Metra train after Lollapalooza remembered for love of life: ‘Everything about him was so promising’
- Missouri voters overturn GOP’s right-to-work law, in win for labor
- Jayson Werth on dropping Scott Boras, Bryce Harper in Philadelphia and MLB’s ‘super nerd’ problem
- Bilbao keeper Kepa pays release clause ahead of Chelsea move
- Men benefit from equality too: Why ‘Free to Be’ is a rallying cry for our current moment
- A rift, then split between Lake Shore Drive protest organizers over planned shutdown of Kennedy Expressway
- For Zika-exposed babies, abnormalities not always evident at birth
- Un novato encandila en la pretemporada de los Chicago Bears
- Libre la exlíder sindical Elba Esther Gordillo
- South Elgin cracking down on LaFox Street businesses with code violations
- When rye gets in your rum — maybe it’s a good thing
- Advocates condemn psych techniques used to keep kids online
- Selle: Independence Grove Forest Preserve address gambit a name-changer
- Loaiza se declarará culpable de tráfico de drogas
- CBS 2 news anchor Jim Williams sells Edgewater condo for $240,000
- Thai Medallion focuses on spicier authentic dishes
- Congresista republicano Chris Collins, fue detenido
- Vacation home rentals in Orlando area range from condos to mansions
- Ligue 1 season preview: PSG still favored despite new coach, player exodus
- Voters oust prosecutor accused of favoring Ferguson officer who killed Michael Brown
- Shout Out: Sarah Warner, Glenview School of Arts teacher
- Mahrez, Alisson among new signing to watch out for in the Premier League
- Park, load, go: Amazon brings grocery pickup to Whole Foods
- China retaliates with tariffs on $16 billion worth of U.S. imports after Trump’s latest trade hit
- Could Musk’s tweet about taking Tesla private lead to legal trouble?
- Rachel Lindsay isn’t happy with her ‘Bachelorette’ finale compared to Becca’s. She has a point.
- Rain clears in time for Skokie National Night Out: ‘It promotes a good relationship with police’
- Bartolo Colón hace historia en Grandes Ligas
- México inicia proceso para proteger legado de Octavio Paz
- The Side Project to stage a two-show rep this fall
- Universal: Seeds of Extinction house set for Halloween Horror Nights
- Ventriloquist features talking dog in his show, coming to Theatre at the Center
- Naomi Beckwith named new senior curator at MCA
- What, exactly, is this Broadway Princess Party in Schaumburg?
- Meteor shower viewing party planned in Sugar Grove
- Iceland appoint Swede Hamren as their new coach
- The invisible heroism of Paul Ryan
- 3 Things You Didn’t Know About Chocolate – And Why You Should Care
- 5 yard updates you can complete in a fall weekend
- Piden retirar estrella de Trump en el paseo de la fama de Hollywood
- Stan Mikita’s legacy includes a beautiful friendship with Ross MacNeill, a hockey-loving boy who battled cancer
- Hobart Night Out draws kids back to school
- National Theatre production of ‘Network,’ starring Bryan Cranston, to hit Broadway
- ‘Hey there, Delilah, what’s it like in New York City?’ Find out in a TV series based on the still-annoying 2006 song.
- Photos: Celebrating ‘Black Panther’ at Wakandacon 2018 in Chicago
- Find some new favorites at Naperville Wine Festival
- 6 players to avoid and pick in your fantasy football draft
- Travel via wines from unlikely places
- Column: Lost luggage and the joy of a family cruise
- Dembele: ‘I am staying at Barcelona’
- ‘Family Values Tribute Night’ salutes nu-metal acts
- Lauded author depicting perils of everyday black life dealing with chronic pain from endometriosis
- Should doctors ask patients about their sexual orientation?
- Activists planning multiple protests against Aloha Poke Co.
- Bears Q&A: Will Anthony Miller break rookie records? What’s going on with Roquan Smith?
- Speak Out: Longing for old-school music
- Western Springs, La Grange join forces for National Night Out
- Nationals GM confronted Braves announcer for implying Juan Soto isn’t really 19
- Austin stadium vote could trigger Columbus Crew’s move to Texas
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- Tribunal valida comicios y declara a AMLO presidente electo de México
- U.S. court says Diego Maradona can pursue lawsuit against ex-wife
- Warehouse provides a gathering place for sports fans, families
- Column: When your husband and your BFF fall in love
- Austin stadium approval could start Crew SC relocation to Texas
- Brad Pitt says he has given Jolie Pitt millions since split
- Sounders acquire defender Smith on loan from Bournemouth
- Napoli sign defender Malcuit from Lille
- La primera musulmana en el Congreso
- Community news
- Murphy’s Red Hots closing after 30-year run
- Oscars announce new changes to upcoming ceremonies, including a shorter telecast
- Night Out events help improve communication between Valpo officers, community
- Chef’s Choice: Barbecue’s an art when it comes to smoke and seasoning
- Bulls open regular season Oct. 18 in Philadelphia, shut out of Christmas Day games
- At last, the Twain (we) shall meet: Tim and Rebekah Graham’s restaurant opens Aug. 21
- Porter County Expo Center renovation kicks off
- Ricardo ‘El Tigre’ Gareca renueva con Perú
- Why would anyone think Tesla would be better off if Elon Musk takes it private?
- Why you should keep an eye on rising comedian/writer Dewayne Perkins
- ‘Workplace wellness’ doesn’t work
- ESPN acquire Serie A rights in multi-year deal
- Steppenwolf for Young Adults changes previously announced 2018-19 season lineup
- Shout Out: Teri Miller, director of development for the Oak Park River Forest Food Pantry
- Rafael Devers is the boyish face of baseball’s trend of youth over experience
- Los Oscar tendrán una nueva categoría
- Shout Out: Ruth Ann Chaffee, retired nurse who has traveled the world
- Construction underway on new research park at Rosalind Franklin University in North Chicago
- Universal’s Halloween Horror Nights houses, 2018
- Return to Smallville (aka Plano) for Superfest
- Chicago Tribune’s owner considering bid for company, sources say
- Superintendent: West Aurora working to ‘make the best decision possible’ on move to new conference
- Guadalupe Pineda: México en el alma
- Speak Out: Female moral standards slipping, no help for seniors’ insurance woes, U.S. ‘most dysfunctional country in world,’ more
- Allison Hendrix to step down as Kokandy’s producing artistic director
- Woman tells police not to arrest her because she’s a ‘clean, thoroughbred, white girl’
- Write-in candidate joins congressional race to counter GOP Holocaust denier with neo-Nazi ties
- The NBA really blew its Christmas Day schedule this season
- Shout Out: Mario Paredes, owner of M&M Pro Audio in River Grove
- State officials say Russian hackers stole 76K Illinois voters’ info in 2016, not 500K
- Real Madrid sign Chelsea goalkeeper Courtois to six-year contract
- Larry Nassar appeals his other sentence for sexual assaults
- Wheaton home with swimming pool
- Summer weather, calendar take a bite out of casino revenues
- Chris Young headlines country music night at RiverEdge Park
- USC president steps down, effective immediately, in wake of sex-abuse scandal
- Chelsea obtain midfielder Kovacic on loan deal from Real Madrid
- Uno de cada siete bebés de madres con zika tienen problemas de salud
- Corn roast headed to Oak Park Farmers’ Market
- Philadelphia Union to announce Tanner as new sporting director
- Shout Out: Vanessa Filley, shutterbug with a sweet tooth
- Michigan infant died after parents refused to get help for religious reasons, police say
- El Real Madrid ficha a Courtois y cede a Kovacic
- Mike Ditka on pal Stan Mikita: ‘I was lucky to be his friend’
- New principals named for 3 U46 schools
- Maureen McGovern headlining Lakeshore Community Concerts’ new season
- Officials agree I-80 should be top priority, but there’s no plan to pay for more than $1 billion in needed work
- Butterflies are free in Elgin: Notebaert Nature Museum tries repopulating a habitat, a paper-clipped leaf at a time
- Trump lawyers reject interview terms sought by special counsel in Russia probe
- Online dating study quantifies what’s ‘out of your league’
- Man accused of killing mother in Ogden Dunes fire can withdraw insanity defense, judge says
- Changes coming to Aldi
- Developers set to build five-story hotel on Route 59 in Aurora
- New McDonald’s flagship restaurant
- Trump’s sinkhole of sleaze
- Noon Whistle Brewing looking to open tap room, brewery in Naperville
- Professor: New minor to foster ‘human connection’ in healthcare
- Hamid returns to DC United on year-and-a-half loan
- Shout Out: Cam Ezell, an actor who attends Stevenson High School
- Inducing labor at 39 weeks leads to fewer C-sections, Northwestern study finds
- Dems push Gov. Rauner to sign bill advocates say could bring women more equal pay
- Cause of death determined for Chicago rapper Fredo Santana
- What happened to the elk?
- Lake County News-Sun Local Scoreboard for Thursday, August 9
- José Olivarez
- Man shoots woman to death in hospital bed in New York, then kills self
- $1.5 million customs facility at Gary airport ‘game changing;’ $2.5 million corporate hangar planned
- Baranek: Joliet Catholic grad Kelly Murphy fans Olympic flame with Team USA
- Dolton mayor presses charges against trustee for allegedly stealing election petitions
- Festival Cubano 2018: Cuba, salsa y son
- National Night Out in Morton Grove and Niles ‘good for the kids…community’
- New York becomes first major U.S. city to issue cap on ride-hail vehicles
- 74 shooting victims: How Chicago emergency rooms handled the most violent weekend of the year
- Shout Out: Mary Sieja, retiring program supervisor at Barrington Park District
- Daily Southtown Local Scoreboard for Thursday, August 9
- Countdown to Football: Cassius Waite-led Morton ranked No. 9 in the preseason by the Post-Tribune
- South Elgin Riverfest Express will feature trolleys, fireworks, carnival
- Ramp reconstruction project set to begin at Orchard Road and I-88 in Aurora
- City Council to vote on plan for completion of West Aurora administrative campus
- Shout Out: Aidan Buschmann, teen’s Eagle Scout project helped Park Ridge school’s reading garden
- WNBA players are still treated like second-class citizens, and it’s on the NBA to fix that
- Public visitation for Stan Mikita set for Sunday at United Center
- Griffith man gets 10 years for fatal fight over spilled moonshine
- An 11-year-old girl was accused of shoplifting. An off-duty Ohio officer Tasered her in the back.
- Chelsea goalkeeper Thibaut Courtois to join Real Madrid
- Column: For Chain O’ Lakes, safety needs to be a priority
- City Council’s latest anti-business slap
- Highland police warn of phone scams requesting gift cards
- The glittering trend that rocked Lollapalooza 2018
- Corrections and clarifications
- Why restrict eighth-graders from seeing ‘Eighth Grade’?
- Residents looks for ways to keep kids safe after train collision kills 3-year-old in Portage
- Celebrate Mr. Rogers at The Whistler’s tribute night
- Lincolnwood participated for first time in National Night Out: ‘I hope they do this every year’
- Guerinfest to feature music, rides, food and more
- Fund set up for funeral expenses of Lane Tech student who died after leaving Lollapalooza
- Why Hawaii is a great destination for single female travelers
- Ask Tom: Is Chicago’s record-high heat index around 120?
- Fermilab program helps Aurora-area students get back to nature
- Libertyville family opens Code Ninjas franchise, offers lessons on video game programming
- Niñas que transforman refrigeradores viejos en carritos solares
- What’s happening in Park Ridge: Concerts at South Park; author at Parent University; historical bike tour set
- Football recruit pleads with college coaches to see past his medical cannabis medication
- Clarkson: Growth, expansion and renewal theme of first b&b fundraising lunch
- Joliet teacher allegedly beaten for days before her death; husband, also a teacher, is charged with murder
- Piden referendo sobre el control de renta en el norte de Chicago
- ‘The Meg’ review: We’re gonna need a bigger ocean
- Visitors have fun at Lake County Fair despite weather
- Authorities probe credit card use of Lake County Board chairman currently in treatment for drug addiction
- Naperville letters: Man who collapsed says thank you to good Samaritan, Laughing Lincoln statue, more
- Suit alleges Cook County detainees secretly monitored in bathrooms in holding cells at courthouses
- Orland Park brings police, community together to celebrate National Night Out
- Federal judge sides with Orland Fire Protection District in antitrust case
- Chicago and railroad police use of ‘bait truck,’ caught on viral video, is criticized by alderman, ACLU
- Michigan attorney set to become first Muslim woman in Congress
- NCAA to allow more flexibility for college basketball players considering the NBA
- Starting point: Gabe Perez gains traction in RailCats rotation after relief role
- State of emergency declared ahead of anniversary of white nationalist rally in Charlottesville
- Do young athletes need routine heart screenings? Opinions are mixed.
- Will County officials worried legislation could cut court fee funds
- New year brings new hitting approach for Kane County Cougars infielder Jose Caballero
- Heat, humidity could trigger gusty storms
- Lake County board members look to increase transparency in credit card spending
- Rick Gates, star witness against Paul Manafort, concludes testimony
- Robbing home runs in consecutive games ‘surreal’ for Adam Engel
- Lockport celebrates superheroes with ‘Comicopolis’
- Pitcher Nate Antone rekindles his love for baseball with Joliet Slammers
- Yu Darvish, looking ‘loose and free,’ passes latest test — but is still far from returning to Cubs
- Andersonville contestant is targeted on ‘MasterChef’ — and it backfires
- Pitching coach Jim Hickey to Cubs relievers: Trust your defense
- Speak Out: Bring reusable bags, mental health center property worth less than state thinks, remember 2015 tax hike
- Man trained children at New Mexico compound to commit school shootings, prosecutors say
- 5 things about invasive and non-native species in the Great Lakes
- Researchers discover 2 new non-native species in Great Lakes
- Video shows Parkland shooting suspect slouched, punching self in face
- Philadelphia Union rout, eliminate Chicago Fire from U.S. Open Cup
- Design chosen for Sandy Hook memorial
- Post-Tribune Local Scoreboard for Thursday, August 9
- ‘It wasn’t a big cat’: Cougar sightings in northwest suburb prompt warning as officials try to capture animal
- Digest (Aug. 8): Just Howard returns for Laurel Park feature race
- Royals 9, Cubs 0
- 14,000 fight California fires, some from prisons or overseas
- RIP Stan Mikita
- Yankees 7, White Sox 3
- Court upholds former Stanford swimmer’s sex assault conviction
- Willow Creek pastor, elders step down, admit mishandling allegations against Bill Hybels
- Venezuela ruling party cracks down on opposition lawmakers
- ‘Superman’ actress Margot Kidder’s death ruled a suicide