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- Armed carjackings, robbery put North Side area on alert
- U.S. women begin path to World Cup with 6-0 rout of Mexico
- Dodgers hit 3 home runs, beat Braves 6-0 in NLDS opener
- The trial and conviction of Jason Van Dyke
- Meet the jury: Inside the Jason Van Dyke courtroom
- Van Dyke trial reactions
- Morning Spin: Gov. Bruce Rauner issues ‘last chance’ warning to voters in new ad
- Minivans are the future of transportation — just don’t call them minivans
- Corner unit in Chicago with Ritz-Carlton Hotel amenities: $2.2M
- Ask Amy: Adult’s student debt has dad working overtime
- When the Brett Kavanaugh circus ends, we won’t forget your sins, Matt Damon
- Re-elect Gov. Bruce Rauner to give Illinois a fighting chance
- Pilsen distillery acquires Malort, aims to bring production of the bitter liquor back to Chicago
- SeaWorld: Going over Infinity Falls, by the numbers
- Far South Side double shooting leaves man in critical condition
- After the FBI report, confirm Kavanaugh
- Kavanaugh says he ‘might have been too emotional’ at hearing; Friday morning preliminary vote set
- ‘It’s just a part of his DNA:’ Khalil Mack’s instant impact a real thrill for Bears assistant Brandon Staley
- Read the state’s report on the Compassionate Use of Medical Cannabis Pilot Program Act
- El campeón Santos Laguna recibe al Atlas, peor equipo del campeonato
- Week 5 NFL picks against the spread: Can Patrick Mahomes’ run continue? Will the Redskins ruin Drew Brees’ big day?
- U.S. unemployment falls to 3.7 percent, a 49-year low
- Cubs’ 2018 time capsule: From Tommy La Stella’s bounce house to Anthony Rizzo’s toothbrush
- A terrifying new mascot, a ‘ghosted’ costume and more conversation starters for your weekend
- Trevor Noah gets serious: Trump is convincing men they are the ‘true victims’ of #MeToo movement
- Prost! Bake up a perfect pretzel for Oktoberfest
- Blackhawks goalie Cam Ward overcomes rough start for OT win: ‘Needed to take a deep breath’
- Prickly City- grumpy
- Ben Affleck posts about substance abuse treatment
- Toyota recalls 2.4 million hybrids due to stalling problems
- Ohio State billed $1.5M for investigation into a team doctor accused of sexual misconduct
- A man accused of robbing a bank dropped a lottery ticket in the process, leading to his arrest, court records say
- Chance the Rapper giving $1M to boost mental health services in Chicago
- 3 ways Northwestern can beat Michigan State on Saturday
- For Ryan Gosling, the approval of Neil Armstrong’s sons was a giant leap in bringing ‘First Man’ to the big screen
- Open House Chicago extends fall architecture festival to include Beverly, Morgan Park
- Cyr: Public servants and the public good
- En espera de un veredicto del juicio contra policía acusado de asesinato en Chicago
- Nonprofit ventures feel their missions ‘align perfectly’ at new North Chicago after-school program
- Jaclyn Smith, 300 shoppers come out for Sears reopening at Oakbrook Center
- Adam Stephenson tried to get a Chicago teaching job — and ended up with an acting career
- ChicagoNow’s 20 best posts of September 2018
- How does the flu actually kill you?
- Pedestrian deaths decline, but 2017 was still the 2nd worst year in decades
- Beverly Arts Center debuts Black Box Series with ‘Dying City’
- Tronc is reverting to its original name Tribune Publishing? What the tronc is that about?
- Halloween Horror Nights: Academy of Villains show brings big, new approach
- Nature and culture mix to make Mazatlan an undiscovered gem
- St. Cletus receives Red Ribbon flag for wellness and safety initiatives
- Purdue Northwest chancellor to push for delay in diploma change
- New pub looks to open on West Side of Aurora
- Carpentersville bank being razed to make way for a 7-Eleven, gas station and stores
- Major League Baseball strikes out with fan attendance, again
- Sears reopening at Oakbrook Center
- Talking to our daughters, one year after the Harvey Weinstein story that opened #MeToo floodgates
- ‘All About Nina’ review: Mary Elizabeth Winstead shines as funny girl, messed-up woman
- Witches outings, ghostly runs and pumpkin hunts make our list of Halloween fun
- Three of eight charges against Lake councilman dismissed
- Avanza la nominación del juez Kavanaugh a la Corte Suprema
- Lake council gives juvenile detention officers pay increases
- Romona parents win Locust Road crossing guard through 2019-2020 school year
- Another former South Korea president jailed for corruption
- Muti and CSO review: Probing ‘Mathis der Maler’ and the artist’s responsibility to society
- Speak out: Vaping among teens a problem
- Ben Cohen — of Ben and Jerry’s fame — to unveil Underwood flavor and scoop free ice cream Monday in Naperville
- Oak Forest High School grad heads to her 100th marathon with a how-to book for beginners
- Union sues Treasure Island Foods, alleges closing grocer failed to give enough notice before layoffs
- OPRF officials prepared for potential reaction as jury deliberates in Van Dyke trial
- Is Theo Epstein’s call for urgency in 2019 compatible with Joe Maddon’s style?
- Bette Midler apologizes after tweeting women ‘are the n-word of the world’
- Haunted Houses in Chicago 2018: Our top 12 scares for your Halloween
- Silicon Valley congressman unveils an Internet Bill of Rights
- Weekend events canceled in Arlington Heights due to threat of rain
- Arlington Heights officials celebrate promotion of longtime police officer
- End of an era: Conan O’Brien airs his last hour-long show
- Andrew Lincoln wraps final scene of ‘Walking Dead’ but hopes to direct episode
- Waukegan District 60 hires new associate superintendent
- Lyons Township students operate robotic arm in knee replacement demonstration at La Grange Hospital
- Vernon Hills trustees not sold on proposed Mariano’s gas station
- Ronaldo ready to make Juventus return amid rape allegations
- Disney CEO Bob Iger featured on Time magazine cover
- 5 Real-life Examples of Ordinary People Who Made an Extraordinary Difference
- District 63 board appoints new member to fill vacancy through April 2019
- Mattress Firm files for bankruptcy, may close up to 700 stores
- Church news
- With Van Dyke jury deliberating, Mayor Rahm Emanuel says he has confidence in Chicago police, residents
- Ex-Rep. Aaron Schock’s trial on federal corruption charges moved to June
- Amid Jason Van Dyke trial, Chicago police say arrest made following threats against police and public officials
- Overnight ramp closures planned on I-88 at DeKalb Oasis
- Thomas Sadoski, Sharon Lawrence filming ‘Killing Eleanor’ indie in Chicago area
- Harlem Wizards headed back to Franklin Park; Fallin’ for our Stars event set at Cheney Mansion
- After two decades of coaching, Scott Walker steps away from Lyons swimming
- Quickly: Sexual assault is wrong, no matter the circumstances
- Toronto FC’s Giovinco returns to Italy national team after three years
- Person found dead after fire in vacant building on South Side
- Chicago marijuana company Cresco Labs raises $100 million to fuel growth
- Yes, Bradley Cooper’s voice in ‘A Star is Born’ was physically painful to create
- ‘Unwanted’ at MCA is a harrowing choreographed work about rape, focusing on Rwanda
- Hynes Elementary School in Morton Grove named national Blue Ribbon winner
- Rogers Park shooting Friday morning isn’t related to earlier deaths, police say
- Babe Ruth bio sheds new light, plus more sports books reviewed
- Oak Brook police pull Villa Park woman from burning car on Interstate 88
- Gunmen approach woman, steal car on Austin Boulevard: Oak Park police
- Robert Uretz, former dean at U. of C.’s Pritzker School of Medicine, dies at 94
- Expo Chicago’s 7th annual Vernissage
- Expo Chicago’s opening night benefits MCA programs
- Hundreds of fans line up to meet actress/cookbook author Tiffani Thiessen at Anderson’s event
- Bergwijn, Rosario among new players in Netherlands’ squad
- Frankfort festival is on top of the bluegrass world
- UEFA orders investigation on Galatasaray’s finances
- Endorsements for the U.S. House, round 1
- ‘I believe in my game:’ Kris Dunn vows to have aggressive offensive mindset to keep opposing guards honest
- Ya hay un veredicto en juicio al oficial de policía de Chicago Jason Van Dyke
- Multiple shots fired from vehicles following each other in Montgomery
- Sam Phillips doesn’t waste a note on ‘World on Sticks’
- October is your chance to snag an epic sandwich from Matt’s Veal Parm
- Ireland’s first Krispy Kreme causes such a frenzy you’d think they’d never seen a doughnut
- Police in north suburbs bordering Chicago ‘keeping close eye’ on reaction to Van Dyke verdict
- ‘Culpable’, el oficial que mató a Laquan MacDonald
- Beer of the Month: Hop Bullet explodes with hop flavors yet steers clear of current trends
- About half of Glenbrook North students didn’t go to school after first shooting threat
- Juventus: Cristiano está ‘listo para jugar’ el fin de semana
- ‘The greatest honor of my life’: Concordia president to retire at end of academic year
- Community news
- #HOYEnElEstudio : Yolanda del Río
- Ex-Lake Central teacher caught doing drugs at school is sentenced: ‘I never thought this would be my life’
- Speak Out: Purse thefts and Cubs
- Multiple burglaries reported on Lake Street corridor in Aurora
- Naperville News Digest
- How two couples saved nearly $300 on a full day of activities in Chicago
- We saved almost $300 on a full day of activities in Chicago
- We saved almost $300 on a full day of activities in Chicago
- Ryan Ball, Jack McGranahan help New Trier top Highland Park in CSL crossover showdown
- Kwame Raoul, Erika Harold don’t pick sides on attorney general’s probe into Quincy veterans’ deaths
- Varela regresa como director deportivo de Chivas
- Atletico Madrid’s Costa ruled out with left leg injury
- Hammond rally encourages Sen. Donnelly to vote no on Kavanaugh to Supreme Court
- Esposado y detenido, el oficial Jason Van Dyke tras ser encontrado culpable de asesinato
- Rollins and Kenosha roads both facing construction closures for culvert repair
- Statement from Mayor Rahm Emanuel and Police Superintendent Eddie Johnson on Jason Van Dyke verdict
- Residents have questions about Yorkville solar farm proposal
- McDaniel-Hale: Yes, renaming the Elgin Centre for former mayor will cost money, but council’s decision was the right one
- Moran: Lake County looks to start blazing Patriot Path along Route 137
- ‘Ambassador’ turtles can help stop invasive species, flooding and sewage overflows in Chicago area. First they need help surviving.
- Jenner Tomaska is out as executive chef at Next
- CTA, Metra trains packed as Van Dyke verdict empties Loop
- The Situation gets 8-month sentence in federal tax case
- Tom Thibodeau on Jimmy Butler’s trade request: ‘Obviously, we’re trying to get something done’
- Caixinha critica método de trabajo de Ferretti con México
- Janelle Monae joins ‘Lady and the Tramp’ live-action movie
- Pulisic, Adams to miss USMNT games due to injury
- Tuesday to be ‘Pastor Baerwolf Day’ in East Dundee, saluting national school award given to Immanuel Lutheran minister
- How Chicago kept its subway plan on track
- FolkTober Fest: Oak Park music-themed events to benefit local organizations
- Park structure name to honor Horton family
- Some Chicago workers sent home, games, dances postponed in anticipation of Van Dyke verdict
- Decent: To seek counseling or not to seek counseling — no right answer for all when the doctor says you have cancer
- Homer 33C, sheriff awarded school security grant
- How Kanye West can put his ‘superpower’ to good use
- Judge pushes Portage mayor’s corruption trial to January
- What to watch this weekend: Man City visit Liverpool, Valencia host Barcelona, PSG-Lyon and more
- The films (and real-life marriage with Chicago ties) that led to the new ‘Star Is Born’
- Hearing scheduled as gun-rights advocacy groups look to overturn Deerfield assault weapons ban
- What’s next for the Cubs?
- Stoneman Douglas students, anti-violence youth activists take stage at Democratic Party forum in Evanston
- Torino hang on to upend Frosinone in five-goal affair
- Under Trump’s trade deal, the environment suffers
- What would Christopher think of Steppenwolf’s ‘The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time’?
- Pizarro celebrates 40th birthday with goal in Bremen’s win over Wolfsburg
- Former student returns to help fund STEAM lab at school in Chicago Heights
- Oswego OKs deal for new Mexican restaurant downtown
- Elgin News Digest
- Lake County News-Sun Local Scoreboard for Saturday, Oct. 6, 2018
- Oak Park board repeals panhandling ordinance; one trustee suggests ‘giving meters’
- Post-Tribune Local Scoreboard for Saturday, Oct. 6, 2018
- Daily Southtown Local Scoreboard for Saturday, Oct. 6, 2018
- Incumbent Jeff Good faces Democrat newcomer in Porter County Board race
- Down to Business: Community involvement key to company success, Minuteman Press owner says
- Mylinda Cane’s love of cooking, gardening a cherished gift of memories
- Letters: Leon Lederman brought science to the people
- DePaul says prosecutors haven’t contacted school about college basketball corruption case
- Nobel Peace Prize awarded to Yazidi activist, Congolese surgeon for fighting to end sexual violence
- Interpol president reported missing after trip to China
- Down to Business: Brother and sister bring special skills to Elgin bakery started by their dad
- Disabato: Kendell Spearment leaves the violence behind, makes the most of a different life at St. Laurence
- ‘Jersey Shore’ star ‘The Situation’ gets 8-month sentence in federal tax case
- Veredicto a policía por matar a joven afroamericano marca un hito en Chicago
- Galen Rupp out to defend Chicago Marathon title against Mo Farah, his former training partner and track nemesis
- Peer into a ‘Zurich’ hotel room and watch the guests despair
- New Lenox fire district rated among top 4 percent in nation by insurance group
- The Jason Van Dyke verdict is a step toward healing a broken Chicago
- ‘Nobody comes to school to be bad’: Teacher training addresses new law aimed at lowering suspension, expulsion rates
- River Forest to provide incentives for Skincare Company relocation to Madison Street
- Corrections and clarifications
- Citing his ‘temperament,’ American Bar Association will re-evaluate Brett Kavanaugh’s high rating
- Hamiet Bluiett, legendary jazz saxophonist, dies at 78
- Two Aurora T-Mobile stores burglarized
- The Van Dyke trial: A questionable verdict that somehow feels right
- FDA approves HPV vaccine for men and women up to age 45
- South Elgin adds 2 more police officers
- The Nobel Peace Prize elevates understanding of rape as a war crime
- Man shot by Alsip cop charged with attempted murder
- 5 financial tips for millennials in the Midwest
- How to get more from your savings
- Do you really need less salt?
- Astros rock Corey Kluber in 7-2 win over Indians in ALDS opener
- 52-year-old woman dies this week from injuries after boyfriend lit her on fire in August, police say
- Stepping out of the shadows of my depression
- Anatomy of a roof shot: How Patrick Kane won the season opener for the Blackhawks
- ‘Get rid of them’: More calls to cut elected-official credit cards as Lake County Board continues review
- Jurors in Jason Van Dyke trial say officer’s claim of self-defense did not match video
- Former Gary schools superintendent charged with theft, misconduct
- Cheers, tears and relief: Demonstrators react to Jason Van Dyke conviction
- A loss and a gain: Carmel grad Tommy Kelly gets down to 290 pounds to be a starter for Lake Forest College
- ‘The Hate U Give’ screenwriter Audrey Wells dies at 58
- Navy veteran charged after toxic letters sent to Trump, other leaders
- Developer, builder of Orland Park apartments settle HUD complaints
- Blackhawks hope to continue winning ways but Blues will be a good test
- Kim Foxx: The next steps toward criminal justice reform after the Van Dyke trial
- Republican candidates for Kane County sheriff, clerk skip Elgin election forum
- Bill Daley, Gery Chico quickly crank up fundraising in Chicago mayor race
- Ask Tom: When a hurricane picks up water from the ocean, is the rain salty?
- Ask Tom: What is the difference between isolated and scattered showers?
- Chuck Grassley suggests absence of GOP women on Judiciary due to committee’s heavy workload
- Girls volleyball notes: Valparaiso recruit Kara Cooper wants to take LaPorte to market as senior middle hitter
- Business owner, attorney square off in District 19 Indiana House race
- Golf at Guaranteed Rate Field
- El veredicto contra oficial Van Dyke, ‘solo el principio para acabar con la brutalidad policiaca y racista’
- If you’re headed to White Sox Park this weekend, bring your 9-iron
- Defense alleges misconduct in prosecution of ex-Schaumburg cop in drug ring case
- Boy Scouts hosting 28th annual Haunted Hike at Elgin’s Camp Big Timber
- Aurora may continue in Fox River Study Group
- In wake of Van Dyke verdict, Providence football forfeits to Mount Carmel over safety concerns
- 8-year-old girl pulls 1,500-year-old sword from Swedish lake
- Yorkville mayor recommends real estate broker to fill vacancy on City Council
- Brewers keep rolling with 10th straight win to take 2-0 NLDS lead against Rockies
- Elgin Police Department goes pretty in pink for Breast Cancer Awareness Month
- Rogers Park crime spree renews fears for Orthodox Jewish community
- Girls volleyball notes: Sophomores Jazzlyn Linbo and Anelise Johnson take over in the middle for Grant
- Oswego to allow narrower buildings in townhouse development
- In the murder of Laquan McDonald, it was always the video
- Entrevista con Elena Poniatowska: Los estudiantes ya no querían el mundo que les heredaban sus padres
- Cassandro: Confesiones de un exótico
- Woman killed in Lawndale stabbing
- ‘Oxy, Ohio’ tells a mother-daughter story of opioid addiction in Dayton — but could be anywhere
- Highland Park preps for 3A playoffs after disappointing end to CSL title game
- Red Line delayed after person hit near Harrison station
- After the Jason Van Dyke verdict, a city exhales. But the problems aren’t over.
- Conor McGregor to make long-awaited cage return at UFC 229
- The verdict, the protests, a family’s relief: How day of Officer Jason Van Dyke’s conviction unfolded
- Mr. and Mrs. Coach: Mastersons guiding Nazareth during ‘a special year’
- Van Dyke taken into custody after jury convicts him of 2nd-degree murder, aggravated battery for each of 16 shots
- Repeated thunderstorms threaten flooding Saturday
- Digest (Oct. 5): Toe Curlin’ Kiss wins for new trainer at Laurel Park
- CPS cancels all weekend sporting events amid Jason Van Dyke verdict
- Senate friends Susan Collins and Lisa Murkowski, diverge on Kavanaugh vote
- Dummy hanging from tree in Lansing compared to lynching victim; homeowner says it’s just a Halloween decoration
- Brett Kavanaugh’s confirmation to Supreme Court all but sure after Collins, Manchin announce their support
- Sheriff: Man ambushed South Carolina officers coming to question adult son about child sex assault
- All it takes is one: Reece Crossin scores winning TD on only carry as Valparaiso slips past Portage
- ‘I could do something’: Kevin Graham steps in at quarterback, sparks Shepard past Reavis
- Supporters defend longtime Lake Central teacher who didn’t report man with gun at school
- Markett watch: Senior quarterback Mike Markett carries the load as Marist overwhelms Nazareth
- Sen. Dick Durbin says Kavanaugh confirmation ‘would shake the confidence of millions of Americans’