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- Wendy’s: 5 free Frostys and a free salad with $1 Boo Book purchase
- With a flag and a microphone, protester demands justice in Van Dyke trial
- Morning Spin: Mayor Rahm Emanuel looks to expand youth mentoring
- Must marrying couple invite groomsman’s abusive partner?
- As heavy rains, heat waves become more common, fans could see more baseball games postponed
- American, Frenchman, Canadian win Nobel for work with lasers
- Desperation explodes to anger as Indonesia quake death toll rises above 1,200
- Kavanaugh withdraws from Harvard Law gig as students sign letter objecting to his role
- North Korea may have up to 60 nuclear weapons, South Korea says
- Cook County watchdog says ‘scheme to defraud’ saved Pritzker $330,000 in property taxes
- Kavanaugh once started a bar fight that led to his questioning by police, Yale grad says
- Cubs vs. Rockies: Who has the edge in tonight’s NL wild-card game at Wrigley Field?
- With the midterm elections coming, Trump’s advisers try to get him to hold back
- Cubs’ ‘L’ flag gains popularity — among Brewers fans
- Fantasy football Week 5: Start Ben Roethlisberger and sit Sam Darnold
- Domestic violence survivors, families gather to heal together
- Poll: Americans worry U.S. is losing allies, support for global engagement rises
- 5 observations from re-watching Bears-Buccaneers, including Mitch Trubisky’s comfort level and Tarik Cohen’s workload
- Melania Trump kicks off tour of Africa in Ghana amid questions, criticism
- Comparing Mitch Trubisky under Matt Nagy and John Fox (please hold your laughter until the end)
- Our latest fixation: Northman Beer & Cider Garden
- Wisconsin pizza delivery driver calls 911 after kidnapped woman mouths ‘help me’
- Study reveals most-Googled medical symptoms by state
- The piano wizardry of Oscar Levant, finally in a boxed set
- Ballistic doors and smoke cannons: Firms sell school ‘hardening’ as mass shooting solution
- Hotels take on Airbnb by offering home-sharing — with mixed results
- Talk of the County: Hey Cosby victims, ‘what did you think was going to happen?’
- Kids with cellphones more likely to be bullies — or get bullied. Here are 6 tips for parents.
- Alex Trebek moderated a gubernatorial debate in Pennsylvania. It didn’t go well.
- Taylor Swift will open the 2018 American Music Awards
- Prickly City- killing stuff
- Trailblazing CEO Indra Nooyi leaves PepsiCo on high note, with stronger-than-expected earnings
- Football-related brain injury claims life of Georgia high school linebacker
- Talk of the County: Kavanaugh haters ‘ought to shut their mouths until the facts come in’
- Five things to do in Lake County Oct. 5-7
- Solo Cup site developer envisions more than 500 housing units on west Highland Park site
- Talk of the County: Transportation a waste of education funds
- Exploring the San Juans’ most remote islands
- Men facing federal, state charges from copper wire thefts
- Five things to do in the western suburbs Oct. 5-8
- Talk of the County: Local police ‘helped us immensely’
- Masacre de Tlatelolco, oscuro episodio sin esclarecerse 50 años después
- Council members question YEA! Highland Park’s role as beneficiary of Ravinia revenue
- Union for East Aurora teachers, support and office staff draws closer to strike
- ‘The Voice’ auditions: Do the fights over country singers help or hurt the contestants?
- Bok Tower holiday schedule includes global concert with new piece by its carillonneur
- Signal problems cause delays up to 45 minutes on Metra BNSF trains
- New dwarf planet spotted at the very fringe of solar system
- More than a dozen residents displaced, a cat dead, after Gurnee apartment fire
- Lindsay Lohan’s very strange Instagram video, explained
- Adult night returns Orlando Science Center, includes poop talk
- Five things to do in Northwest Indiana Oct. 5-11
- Oakbrook Center Sears reopens Thursday while company continues to close stores nationwide
- Alicia Keys, Michael Stipe and other celebs will protest Kavanaugh outside the Supreme Court
- Google’s proposed first urban development raises data concerns
- OPRF High School, teachers union to seek mediation as contract talks stall
- Willowbrook man to fill vacancy on Hinsdale High School District 86 Board
- Lettuce Entertain You’s ‘secret’ all-you-can-eat crab and burger concept goes public Oct. 10
- Garrison Keillor’s Vermont appearance cancelled after outcry
- Glenbrook District 225 board approves final budget with slight increase in tax revenues
- Kirk Players are up for the challenge of fast-paced comedy ‘Red Herring’
- Patrick Mahomes’ worst game of the season was a sight to behold
- Village board gives initial support to Northbrook Court redevelopment plans
- Why the intersection of coffee and beer has become a dominant force in craft brewing
- ‘Red Red Wine’: How ’80s reggae-pop band UB40 got dragged into the Kavanaugh drama
- Wild Cubs season comes down to one game — and a chance for redemption
- Mexican students massacred by army in 1968, by gangs today
- Elmhurst aldermen debate donation offered along with developer’s land-use request
- Fielden not seeking re-election to District 203 school board
- David Bote believes his winding road to the Cubs was a product of his faith. Without it, he would have quit long ago.
- Un niño y dos adultos mueren tras el choque de un auto que huían de la Policía
- Four men, one with a gun, rob Park Ridge convenience store, employees and customer; police investigating
- Rogers Park fatal shootings map
- Conservation festival brings ‘streets alive’ in downtown Evanston
- Bagpipes, bonfire in Lake Forest ‘marks the coming of fall’
- Folk artist Griffin House tells stories through music
- Barcelona says it is 1st sports team to surpass $1 billion in revenue
- Lake Central auto shop teacher faces discipline after failing to report man with visible gun on school property
- North Shore Country Day play explores teen growth through superpowers
- Why fall is one of the best seasons to build a deck
- Dual Special Needs Plans help people enrolled in Medicare get additional benefits
- Simple steps to stay healthy during cold and flu season
- Talking Toenail Fungus: What You Need to Know
- Quickly: Trump insults reporter, McConnell needs to retire, and lies and faults
- West Suburban Local Scoreboard for Wednesday, Oct. 3, 2018
- Evanston senior Siena Prokopenko ‘never shies away from an opportunity to lead’
- Arlington Heights Park District brings back pool parties for teens to try and soak up their free time
- Leah Robinson delivers a hard-nosed performance, but Chicago Christian falls to IC Catholic
- Former Illinois Gov. James Thompson relists Gold Coast condo for $1.85 million
- Daddy Yankee dedica su nominación a Latin Grammy a mujeres sufren cáncer de seno
- Animals, Super Stolie and a lantern parade among the highlights at Halloween Hoot n’ Howl in River Forest
- Bandera a media asta en memoria de víctimas de 1968
- Round Lake brings taste of Wisconsin with fish boil, combined with bluegrass concert
- 9 charged in Kavanaugh protest outside Democratic senator’s office
- Police: Man tried to buy girl from mother for $200,000 at Florida Walmart
- Cubs tiebreaker nets ESPN’s best Chicago regular-season ratings since World Series flag-raising
- Dicen que lo del robo de Daniela Castro ‘fue un error’
- Lake Bluff fire department captain, former village trustee William Hart dies at age 75
- Football notes: Glenbrook South wins 2 in a row; Glenbrook North tops Highland Park
- Amazon raising minimum wage to $15 an hour for U.S. workers
- Half of young Americans see better financial future than their parents
- Ferry with nearly 300 people onboard stranded in Baltic Sea
- City Lit sets cast for ‘The Safe House’
- The art that’s found when other art gets erased, from Marvel to ‘The Odyssey’
- Armstrong: Adam Green looking for Oswego East to finally end Oswego’s stranglehold on rivalry
- No starting-line jitters here. It’s her 102nd marathon — after knee injury and cancer
- Real Talk: How high can the Bears defense fly after a brilliant first month?
- As national attention turns toward teens and vaping, District 214 looks to educate parents
- Girls volleyball notes: Lack of size doesn’t stop Madison Pfister from leading Harvest Christian in middle
- Experiencing Mexico through music, dance and stories
- List of striking hotels down to 9 as Ambassador Hotel workers ratify contract
- Kavanaugh investigation dredges up distant feelings of shame, pain, regret from sexual assault victims
- Carnival Horizon follows Vista template, but is slightly better
- Kanye West’s symbiotic relationship with Donald Trump
- City Council revokes taxi company’s certificate to operate in Park Ridge
- Promethean casts season opener, ‘Arcadia’
- A star named David: Senior midfielder David Kuhn makes sure Neuqua Valley stays on track
- Darien City Council approves warehouse next to Waterfall Glen Forest Preserve
- Despite ‘bitter’ ending in Milwaukee, Jabari Parker excited to face Bucks
- Comings & Goings: Tasty Chill now open in Orland Park
- Cosby, Kavanaugh and #MeToo make a teachable week
- ‘A Shayna Maidel’ from TimeLine gets a four-week extension
- This is almost the ‘too good to be true’ economy, Fed chair says
- Run the Chicago Marathon in style with these 12 pieces
- Riverfront’s ‘Rope’ explores dark characters
- Pledge of Allegiance controversy still simmering with Aurora neighborhood group
- Purdue Northwest to hold meetings after 300 students protest diploma change
- East Dundee to prosecute DUI cases locally rather than through Kane County in cost-saving move
- Run to the Pub gearing up for second ‘haunted’ run to Bachelors Grove Cemetery
- Proposed new District 203 courses focus on IT, cybersecurity
- District 64 Special Education Board Committee to work to ‘earn the trust’ of parents, chairman says
- INFOGRAPHIC: How much money did you waste today?
- Don’t blindly defend Cristiano Ronaldo — or any athlete — accused of misdeeds
- Be like Michael: Sfikas’ TD with 4 seconds left in first half provides a spark in NCC’s loss to Wheaton
- Black Button Eyes casts ‘Evil Dead the Musical’
- Fanáticos de todo el mundo lloran a Charles Aznavour
- ‘We’re part of such a giving community’: Residents displaced by Maine Township condo fire gather for fundraising dinner
- Blackhawks eyeing Oct. 18 for Corey Crawford to make season debut
- ‘What could anybody possibly have against him?’ Masked gunman kills elderly man walking his dogs in Rogers Park
- D203 may spend $800K to bring softball field used by NCHS girls team in line with boys baseball
- Theater openings for Oct. 5-11
- Brett Kavanaugh once wrote that a ‘good judge’ is nonpartisan
- $20 million stormwater upgrade project bids expected to be awarded Tuesday
- ‘We’ve got a problem’: Task force asks Oak Park agencies to limit tax increases through 2030
- Teen hangout the Left Bank evolves into a place for everyone
- No injuries in fire at Aurora warehouse
- The Democrats’ great hypocrisy
- Out of sight, out of mind? Incumbent photos covered in Lake County Building as early voting begins
- 62-year-old man dead after drowning in Deerfield retention pond
- Lake Zurich study could lead to village-wide recycling service for businesses
- ‘It’s basically a tryout every day for me’: Luke Johnson excited to make NHL debut but hopes it’s just the beginning
- After fire alarm, 15 pounds of marijuana found inside Goldman’s Grow Shop gardening business: police
- Strawdog casts ‘Hershel and the Hanukkah Goblins’
- When the Supreme Court becomes a political tool
- En recuerdo de una héroe
- Pop-up lunch service Fooda plans to triple its office space and hire 175 next year
- Sports calendar: 5K races benefit Humane Society, MVCC scholarship fund
- Denzel Valentine taking long view on Bulls role while he recovers from ankle injury
- Frida-themed Latinx dance hall coming to 18th St. across Pink Line
- Tom Morello talks ‘sonic conspiracy’ and ‘social justice ghost stories’ ahead of Lincoln Hall appearance
- On the menu for Chicago’s Motor Row: Drag queens and Windy City Playhouse
- For Snow Patrol, an emergence to hope and light
- Sip CBD-infused cocktails while learning about medical marijuana at a pop-up this weekend
- Community festival in Barrington Hills raises support for village police officer battling ALS
- OPRF approves deficit budget for 2018-19 school year
- Real Peggy Sue, of 1958 Buddy Holly song fame, dies in Texas
- Chance the Rapper, John Mayer, SZA to perform at benefit for Mac Miller
- Produce wholesaler sues soon-to-close Treasure Island Foods, alleges $453K in unpaid fruits and veggies
- Democratic newcomers challenge Republicans in DuPage County Board District 1 election
- ‘There’s very much a need’: Oak Park approves $1.2 million parking lot project at village hall
- Washington School in Park Ridge receives national ‘Blue Ribbon’ award for academics
- Shelley’s Bridal in downtown West Dundee closing after 2 decades; new business to fill vacancy
- The press takes center stage in Oil Lamp’s ‘The Front Page’
- Northbrook Plein Air Festival gives artists a chance to capture ‘beauty that we may overlook every day’
- Church news: Documentary on human trafficking offered in New Lenox
- From Venom to Bane, here is a ranking of Tom Hardy’s unusual movie accents
- Amazon’s $15-an-hour move gives 20 percent raise to its lowest-paid workers in Chicago area
- Paula Vogel’s ‘Indecent’ tells story of a Jewish playwright’s Broadway debut and subsequent obscenity trial
- West Side students get first look at upgraded cafeteria
- Pritzker toilet tax dodge
- Speak Out: Maple Tree Inn, Park Forest gardens and Dolton trustees
- If Pritzker won’t share his tax plan, we Democrats shouldn’t support him
- Packages with suspected ricin sent to Pentagon, Navy chiefs
- Lake Shore October challenge
- Kroger, Mariano’s parent, tests grocery pickup at select Walgreens stores
- Aurora man charged with breaking into four Naperville cars, police say
- U46 to pay 3.4% more for school resource officers in 2018-19 under deal OK’d by school board
- North Shore October challenge
- After several breaks, Aurora to replace water main near Fox Valley Mall
- Why our small manufacturing firm supports Trump on trade
- Vandals shot out windows of under-construction restaurant, South Elgin police say
- NFL power rankings: Titans making strides but Rams still team to beat
- ‘I have a dream, also’: Alveda King, MLK’s niece, brings anti-abortion message to Park Ridge church
- Two area schools win ‘Blue Ribbons’ for academic excellence
- Chabad of Glenview and Morton Grove celebrates Sukkot: ‘This is our season of joy’
- Lamenting Kavanaugh, Trump says ‘it’s a very scary time for young men in America’
- Naperville launches ‘Adopt-a-Drain’ program to help curb street flooding
- Large residential, retail complex proposed in Arlington Heights could fill up downtown vacancy
- South October challenge
- ‘It’s too big’: Ahead of village board vote, River Forest residents question size of proposed senior facility
- Hawaiian poet laureate brings his brand of slam poetry to CLC
- Ivy Tech reports enrollment figures released
- The Doings October challenge
- West October challenge
- MLB blasts ‘unwritten rules’ in official postseason ad
- What’s happening in Park Ridge: Maine East hosts ‘Mystic’ homecoming; breast cancer walk, interfaith breakfast planned
- Summit Hill seeks study on consolidation involving shuttered Lincoln-Way North
- Twins fire Paul Molitor, eye new manager to ‘grow a young team’
- Moran: Stearns School Road bridge across Tri-State in line for reconstruction
- Kavanaugh’s temperament, credibility emerge as flashpoints in Supreme Court fight
- Police: Crown Point trio arrested at Kid Rock show
- Disabato: With a heavy heart, John Stillman producing super season for Brother Rice golf
- Corrections and clarifications
- Pritzker and those toilets: A ‘scheme to defraud’
- J.C. Penney names Jo-Ann Stores chief as new CEO
- Know Thrombosis: Recognizing the Signs and Symptoms of Dangerous Blood Clots
- Shout Out: Cesar Hernandez, East Leyden homecoming king
- South Elgin seniors scammed into paying for ‘computer repairs’ with gift cards; one loses $30,000
- Murderer on parole for ‘Pine Village massacre’ near Yorkville remains in prison
- Bus tour puts spotlight on event, meeting and wedding venues in Elgin area
- Nearly 370 guns stolen from UPS distribution center in Memphis found in Midlothian, authorities say
- Illinois sees sharp rise in medical cannabis applications as cancer patient requests ‘explode’
- Man charged in gang-related shooting at Hobart Walmart at large, police say
- Pritzker’s toilet scandal stinks, but it probably won’t matter
- Nationwide test of presidential emergency alert system scheduled for Wednesday
- EPA turns to scientific outliers in effort to loosen radiation limits, saying a bit of exposure may be healthy
- October challenge
- Seeking relief, A’s to start Liam Hendriks in wild-card game
- 6 takeaways from the ninth day of testimony in the Jason Van Dyke trial
- Atlantic giants invade Lockport Township during Great Pumpkin Weigh-off
- Rockies on short rest in wild-card game: ‘No sleep, a lot of sleep, it don’t matter’
- Aurora man shot in arm on city’s West Side
- Four members of alleged hate group charged for role in 2017 Charlottesville rally
- Naperville man paid court fines using stolen credit card info, DuPage prosecutors say
- Where there’s a Will, there’s a way: Troy finishes strong as Waubonsie Valley wins regional
- Friendly rivals: Carmel’s Michael Pelfresne edges Mundelein’s Colin Wade in playoff for regional title
- Slowik: Bremen Youth Services misses lease payment; ‘We may very well be out of here’
- Pedro Strop in, Carl Edwards Jr. out: Cubs unveil roster for tonight’s wild-card game against Rockies
- Michael Bloomberg jolts Senate battle with $20M for Democrats, five weeks before midterms
- Federal charges announced in Chicago against suspects accused of dealing fentanyl, heroin, synthetic marijuana
- Lawyers for Brett Kavanaugh accusers question FBI’s thoroughness, say Christine Blasey Ford, others not contacted
- MLB Commissioner Rob Manfred says decision to come ‘shortly’ on Addison Russell investigation
- How Jason Van Dyke failed us all on the witness stand
- Max effort: Sandburg’s Farley edges teammate Matt James to win regional title
- Following watchdog’s report, J.B. Pritzker will repay $330K in Cook County property taxes
- Trump got $413 million from his dad, much from tax dodges, NY Times reports
- Lockport High students charged in homecoming incident involving a BB gun
- Would the Chicago City Council punish the Cubs?
- Lake County News-Sun Local Scoreboard for Wednesday, Oct. 3, 2018
- Van Dyke gives emotional testimony, contradicting video of shooting on key points
- Ask Tom: What is the warmest state in the U.S.?
- A burst of heat Wednesday, then thunderstorms overnight
- Roger Goodell says NFL appreciates Donald Trump’s ‘leadership’ on trade deal’s Super Bowl provision
- ‘The Voice’ mentors fight over Matteson resident at her audition
- Danica Patrick wanted a ‘woman cave’ in the house she shares with Aaron Rodgers. The Packers QB said no.
- Daily Southtown Local Scoreboard for Wednesday, Oct. 3, 2018
- Digest (Oct. 2): Legacy Chase raises $200,000 for cancer institute at GBMC
- Jets’ Isaiah Crowell fined $13K by NFL for TD ‘wipe’ celebration
- Joe Webster and Munster boys tennis set sights on another regional championship
- Crime spree shakes Rogers Park, residents hold vigil
- Chicago’s ‘Grocery Store Joe’ advances on ‘DWTS’ despite earning the lowest score again
- Post-Tribune Local Scoreboard for Wednesday, Oct. 3, 2018
- Two killings, two days, same gun: Crime spree shakes Rogers Park
- NHL moving forward with Seattle expansion plan
- Kavanaugh hearing prompts discussion on racial double standards
- Alice’s wonderland: Foley scores two goals as Munster edges Crown Point in overtime in sectional