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- Twitter suspends far-right conspiratorial commentator Alex Jones
- A look at Little Lulu’s
- Baby’s uncertain parentage affects relationships
- The Wrath of the Omarosa
- Morning Spin: Republicans to have their state fair rally as Rauner tries to unify party
- The amenities arms race: Do souped up apartment buildings attract – and keep – Chicago renters?
- Co-working firm Industrious buys Chicago’s Assemble, adding 3 locations
- Shout Out: Hinsdale Central senior Kaitlin Michaels, author of ‘Diabetes 101’
- Epcot: What’s up with Festival Center? And where did craft beer go?
- Free concession stand bonus with ticket purchase to ‘Mile 22’ at AMC Theatres
- Oak Park: Frank Lloyd Wright, records and books
- Park Forest: Aqua Center, post-WWII history, Freedom Hall
- Schererville: Toast & Jam, trampoline duels and baseball training
- Bye to ‘Christmas Schooner’ and hello Gary Coleman: ‘Avenue Q’ is a hit at Mercury Theater
- Kenosha: Dinosaurs, cheese and an authentic biergarten
- Randy ‘Iron Stache’ Bryce wins Democratic primary in Wisconsin race for Paul Ryan’s seat
- A football player died, and all of the University of Maryland is diminished
- Bears Q&A: Will Roquan Smith start the opener? How about shifting some O-linemen? Which vets are on the bubble?
- David Bote a ‘good person for baseball’ who never stopped improving, recalls former Cubs scout
- Taliban attack kills at least 30 soldiers, police in northern Afghanistan
- Gov. Rauner buys Taco for charity at state fair — that is, a steer named Taco
- Roquan Smith’s holdout is over — was he just a pawn in all of it?
- 5 impact transfers in college football for 2018 season
- Chicago festivals this week: Chicago Air and Water Show, Pilsen Fest, Women’s Funny Fest
- Seasons change, but Gibson County’s barn quilts remain a colorful constant
- Where to eat breakfast, lunch and dinner in Nashville, Tennessee
- Chicago surgeon on face transplants: ‘They are a very, very precious commodity’
- Macy’s rebound continues in second quarter
- Exercise can help those with depression — to a point
- Palka-dancing? Daniel Palka turns his base-running gaffe into a bonus for the White Sox
- ‘He’s a priest. I trusted him’: One of the 1,000 victims of alleged Pennsylvania clergy abuse tells his story
- The facts behind ‘fat-burning’ foods and other nutritional trickery
- It looks like the Bears chose money over Roquan Smith’s immediate development
- Can you record your boss at work without him or her knowing?
- Former VP Joe Biden cancels Illinois trip because of ‘doctor’s orders not to travel’
- Dinner guest dropping f-bombs in front of the kids? Here’s how to handle
- Ryan LaMarre’s 1st MLB home run caught by his uncle: ‘You couldn’t dream it up’
- ‘Not an easy time’ for Chris Pratt after James Gunn firing from ‘Galaxy’
- A deranged gunman shot up a West Side school 30 years ago, killing a cop. Now officials want to name a park for the officer.
- Back to school: Understanding 529 college savings plans
- Column: Barrington’s White House focused on creating cultural experiences
- Larry Nassar denied removal of ‘death warrant’ judge from his resentencing motion
- La Liga season preview: Griezmann called upon to stop Messi after Ronaldo’s departure
- Hollywood goes to the dogs — and not just for summer pet projects
- FIFA defends new laws against ‘false information,’ ‘defamation’
- Austin City Council votes in favor of MLS stadium for possible Crew SC relocation
- Food Truck Rally features food, music, obstacle course
- Democrats demand answers from FCC Chairman Ajit Pai over alleged cyberattack
- Clink glasses full of red with your comrades for Labor Day
- Chicago’s Trump Tower sued for violating clean water laws; Trump Organization calls it politics
- Castillo, Jackson lead Rapids comeback for draw with LA Galaxy
- White House press secretary apologizes after false statement about black employment
- Alejandro Fernández se disculpa por generar pánico en un avión, supuestamente estaba borracho
- AEK eliminate Celtic in Champions League qualifying rounds
- Neon Wilderness opens Thursday in Wicker Park, not Nelson Algren themed
- Diverse art is offered at juried Port Clinton Art Festival
- Valencia reach agreement to sign Cheryshev on loan from Villarreal
- Prickly City- sides
- 50 years ago, Elvis had fallen from grace — but a comeback TV special changed everything
- Kelsea Ballerini and Chris Young, from young lions to reliable country hit-makers
- Will the Jets’ Sam Darnold be only member of prized class of rookie QBs to start opener?
- Bakayoko joins AC Milan on loan from Chelsea
- Six new signigns to watch out for in La Liga
- Neon Wilderness opens Thursday in Wicker Park, but it’s not Nelson Algren-themed
- UK police seek motive of Sudan-born suspect in Parliament car crash
- Sherman, Edward listed among the top hospitals in the state
- Selle: Leftover losses turns into Zion food fight
- Shout Out: Jennie Marshall of Wilmette, blogger on home decor
- Five new signings to watch out for in Serie A
- Parkland students start school year with heavy police presence, classroom locks, video surveillance, IDs around their necks
- Gary schools forum touts improvements, draws critics
- Slash reveals unreleased Chester Bennington collaboration, talks GNR
- A pregnancy prevention app has just been FDA approved
- Veljko Paunovic: ‘Esto es un nuevo inicio del Chicago Fire’
- American Airlines flight from Charlotte to Chicago returns to airport after takeoff due to engine problem
- Silva announces his retirement from Spanish national team
- Northern Ireland marks 20 years since Omagh bombing — deadliest attack in four decades of violence
- Smoking cessation grant to fund Gary initiative into ’19
- Service Club’s fashionable fundraiser benefits nonprofit grant program
- Why kids should read beyond their years and grade level
- Service Club of Chicago’s “Day on the Terrace”
- Sears CEO Edward Lampert makes $400 million bid for Kenmore brand
- Police: No threat to students at Highland High School
- Turkey increases tariffs on some U.S. imports, escalating feud
- Column: There’s nothing like those Robert Redford romances
- Top 10 best back-to-school cars
- Rep. Hultgren says America’s ‘immigration laws need to be fixed’ at Yorkville town hall
- Michigan City teacher named as Presidential Award finalist
- Paunovic: ‘this is a new start for the Chicago Fire’
- How his bandmates became the ‘Large Band’: A conversation with the very particular Lyle Lovett
- You can’t wear that! (Or can you?) Talking to your daughter about clothing without body-shaming her
- Jaguars may join Land Rovers at Hinsdale dealership
- Ms. Lauryn Hill to play Chicago Theatre in October
- Survivor of newly found WWII shipwreck in Alaska’s Aleutian Islands: ‘So many’ to rescue
- Ivy Tech convocation focuses on hard work, perseverance
- Bathroom customization: Stylish options for styling needs
- New technology promotes healthy aging in place
- Pickled onions are gaining popularity
- Should it stay or should it go? When to replace your AC (Infographic)
- 10 tips to design a stylish bathroom for living in place
- End-of-summer backyard bash? 5 must-haves to pick up for your BBQ
- James Koch, attorney who co-founded Chicago firm and argued cases before U.S. Supreme Court, dies
- Actor Liev Schreiber denies hitting photographer
- Oak Brook residents, board member express concern over possible multi-unit housing
- Trump’s Amazon-bashing tweets steer clear of Pentagon cloud bid
- Fantasy football beginner’s guide: The best draft picks for Rounds 1-3
- Bill Clinton, Lin-Manuel Miranda and Beyoncé pay respects to gravely ill Aretha Franklin; tribute concert planned
- Chivas admite error en estrategia de marketing
- Merrillville students get rousing welcome back on first day of school
- State briefs
- At least 39 dead in Italy highway bridge collapse; hundreds forced from homes
- Montgomery man charged with robbing Naperville gas station, police say
- Leury Garcia nearing return from hamstring injury: ‘I’m pretty close’
- John Lennon’s killer is up for parole for 10th time
- Indianapolis Catholic school can get state money, fire for LGBTQ marriage
- Definition Theatre Company announces first show of its 2018-19 season
- Elmhurst District 205 pushes back referendum vote after learning superintendent applied for out-of-state job
- Democrats pick ‘firsts,’ Republicans go for Trump favorites in primaries
- La oficial Irma Ruíz murió en un tiroteo en una escuela de Chicago, un parque podría llevar su nombre
- A dog’s letter to President Trump: Stop calling humans ‘dogs’
- Aurora woman diagnosed with West Nile virus, health officials say
- Quickly: Giuliani threatens Mueller, Alex Jones needs to be banned, and double standards
- Speak Out: White Sox fan criticizes team’s management, questions about politicians commitment to health care, more
- Glenview native Molly Yeh is Food Network’s newest star
- Kenilworth lakefront home sells for $5.85 million — with millions in updates planned
- RedEye’s Lollapalooza portrait sessions
- Cubs acquire outfielder/pinch-runner Terrance Gore from Royals
- Hobart wins federal grant for new firefighters
- Shout Out: Frances Dravellas, Park Ridge resident and sign language interpreter
- Police: Carjacker stomped on man’s head on West Side
- Yu Darvish could start his minor-league rehab as soon as Sunday
- Orlando City’s O’Connor: players had ‘some heated exchanges’ after DC United loss
- Five things to do at the Chicago Air and Water Show this weekend
- Democratic chair says domestic abuse claim against Ellison won’t hurt party
- Sporting KC defender Medranda to miss rest of season with knee injury
- Trump’s failure to condemn the bigots of the alt-right scars his presidency
- Shout Out: David Lukas, Leyden Credit Union CEO and president
- Fulton Market Harvest Fest returns in September with a feast of flavors, festivities
- 90 percent of Elgin-area kindergarteners not ready to attend school, new state data shows
- Parma’s return to top flight headlines group Serie A newcomers
- White Sox slugger Daniel Palka keeps ’em laughing — and guessing — during MLB Network interview
- 5 things to know about Home Chef and the other Illinois companies among the Inc. 5000
- A conversation with Bing Liu about his documentary ‘Minding the Gap’
- Waukegan debuts new music festival Aug. 24-26
- First Folio announces casting for ‘The Madness of Edgar Allan Poe’
- Kane County Cougars pitcher Cole Bartlett shakes off bad start, settles into starting rotation
- ‘Hawk Day’ kicks off series of final send-offs for Ken ‘Hawk’ Harrelson
- WOW Air to offer $129 flights from BWI to Europe
- Column: We’ve always had conspiracy theorists like Alex Jones, now they have megaphones
- Make out (with the help of OkCupid) at Slippery Slope on Friday
- Duck Race benefiting Naperville Riverwalk Foundation draws competitors vying for $2,750 in prize money
- West Suburban Local Scoreboard for Thursday, August 16, 2018
- Fiesta Aquatica — featuring Latin music, foods — debuts in September
- Suicide bomber targets Shiite students in Kabul, killing 48
- The Fantastic Four’s return to Marvel Comics is as nostalgic as it is necessary
- Baranek: Alsip teenager Tori Trench quenches need for speed at Route 66 Raceway
- Antioch’s Chase Becker doesn’t want to pick between football and track when making college choice
- I went undercover to expose the Ku Klux Klan
- Series preview: Cubs at Pirates
- ‘Leah Strong’: Village rallies behind girl critically injured on way to Lindenfest
- LAFC send rookie Blackmon on loan to Phoenix Rising
- Savvy hacks to get your college textbooks on the cheap
- Will Chicago’s Ald. Cochran be Convict No. 30?
- New U46 school year under way as kids head back to the classroom
- Republicans blast Pearl Jam poster of burning White House
- Relive the best images from Atletico Madrid’s victory in the UEFA Super Cup
- New Lyons Township students get a head start with Freshman Experience Day
- Restorative justice, push to showcase activities among OPRF commitee’s initiatives
- From Como to Crown Point, barber profession attracts spotlight
- Board resignation has Hinsdale-Clarendon Hills District 181 Board seeking a replacement
- Get 89-cent glazed doughnuts for Stan’s 89th birthday
- Slowik: A free press is democracy’s best friend, not ‘enemy of the people’
- Church helped former priest accused of abuse get Disney job, grand jury report says
- Local sisters in training in advance of Run with the Nuns race
- White Sox 6, Tigers 5
- Three Brothers Theatre’s ‘Green Town Tales’ pays homage to Ray Bradbury
- Feds sue Chicago accounting firm for records associated with Bridgeport bank failure
- Solar energy farm may be built in Aurora
- From racist tweets to the Mueller probe, double standard weighs upon postmodern justice
- Security barrier planned for Lake County government center
- Priest accused of sexual misconduct with minors was assigned to Diocese of Gary, Bishop Noll Institute in 1960s
- Stray bullet claims life of ‘happy, hilarious’ woman as she sat in her South Side home
- New York governor says America ‘was never that great,’ drawing gasps
- Column: As shopping malls change, suburbs rethink retail
- Speak Out: Children’s birthday parties dominated by adults, neighbors can be as good as family, more
- Celebrate ‘Ferris Bueller’ at Innjoy Logan Square’s pop-up night
- Meet Your Teacher Day gives East Aurora students a head start on the school year
- Aurora-based Cabot enters into agreement to acquire KMG Chemicals
- Countdown to Football: Deion Harry, Crete-Monee ranked No. 8 in the preseason by the Daily Southtown
- Another trip to state tops wish list for Lyric Green and Wheeler girls soccer
- Shout Out: Edward Kwiatkowski takes you on a ride through Chicago history
- Judge rejects self-defense argument in fatal shooting at Near West Side high-rise
- Umpire Phil Cuzzi stands by his call and ejection of Ben Zobrist
- Breakfast with Ina: Salty Fig Kitchen + Pantry
- If children aren’t ready for kindergarten, maybe kindergarten is the problem
- Pace Pulse Milwaukee Line under construction, bus will connect Niles and Chicago
- Holy housing development! Bats get their own condo in Chicago Heights forest preserve
- FBI seeks man for questioning in child sexual assault case
- Austin City Council approves plan for new stadium to lure MLS’ Columbus Crew
- 5 reasons to kick off summer in Calumet Park
- Why I can’t justify donating to the Catholic Church anymore
- Community news
- ‘Manafort and his lies’ at heart of fraud trial, prosecution argues
- Moran: Getting (mostly) off the grid deep in Wisconsin’s Northwoods
- With village ban lifted, Orland Park businesses seek state approval for video gambling
- Ald. Willie Cochran negotiating guilty plea to corruption charges, lawyer discloses in court
- Atletico’s Correa: ‘this title gives us a lot of confidence’
- Fried squash blossom recipe turns something pretty into something even more beautiful
- Make your Insta photos pop with DIY tips from our Lolla photographer
- Chicago cops pointed guns at children while raiding the wrong address, lawsuit says
- Trial begins for Chicago man accused of killing 3-year-old girl from Oak Forest
- Atletico president Cerezo: ‘the goal is to reach the Champions League final’
- Holcomb, McDermott join data center execs in groundbreaking for Hammond data center
- Costa: ‘we’ve wanted to beat Real Madrid in a European final for a long time’
- Learn about Native American culture at Zion’s Potawatomi Pow Wow
- Omarosa may have earned back her black card
- Cubs 8, Brewers 4
- SEC subpoenas Tesla about CEO’s buyout plans
- CJ Peters’ top 10 teams and top 20 players for the 2018 girls soccer season
- ‘Mr. Trump is part of this’: Wauconda, McHenry manufacturer blames tariffs for more than 150 layoffs
- Service on Metra’s BNSF line getting better, but more work needed, officials say
- 6 simple tips to prevent a fall
- A child’s wish to help save lives
- Take control of your personal information
- La DEA y México combatirá estructura financiera de cárteles desde Chicago
- Lopetegui: ‘Atletico secured a well-deserved victory’
- Hope fading for No. 31 bus route serving Chinatown, Bridgeport
- Senate investigation: Government loses unaccompanied migrant kids after release from custody
- The TSA searches me every time I travel. Is it because I’m Muslim?
- Shout Out: Warren Langley, Australian artist here enjoying the local weather
- OPRF can show first episode of Starz series on debut Sunday, but most screenings shifted to weeknights
- Swimmer suffers puncture wounds in shark attack on Cape Cod
- Tony Jones Jr. emerging as go-to guy in Notre Dame’s deep but unproven group of running backs
- Countdown to Football: Justin Wozniak-led Michigan City ranked No. 2 in preseason by the Post-Tribune
- A little poppin’: With expectations high, Bears rookie Roquan Smith gets to work
- Starbucks identified as possible addition to proposed Park Ridge development
- 1 dead, 2 wounded in shootings on Far South, West sides
- Gov. Bruce Rauner’s pitch to GOP: J.B. Pritzker will bring ‘more corruption,’ ‘higher taxes’
- Who is the enemy of the people?
- Upon further review, Yolmer Sanchez up to new tricks for White Sox
- Planned Labor Day protest aims to shut down Kennedy Expressway, jam up traffic in and out of O’Hare: Organizer
- Granny’s Lakeside Diner aims to feel like home
- Colorado baker who refused to make cake for gay couple won’t create one for gender transition
- Carlos Rodon solid again, helps White Sox top Tigers 6-5
- Maryland football unveils new practice measures; interim coach Matt Canada stresses player safety
- Atletico beats Real Madrid 4-2 after extra time to win UEFA Super Cup
- Hairbanger’s Ball brings its brand of 1980s covers back to Frankfort
- The critics the White House might strip of security clearance
- Taxiing plane clips wing of another aircraft at O’Hare; no injuries reported
- DEA plan to combat Mexican drug cartels to include new enforcement group based in Chicago
- Ask Tom: Which kind of pollution is worst?
- Rape case dropped against Broncos defensive end Adam Gotsis
- Lo que dijo la DEA en Chicago, sobre los 43 normalistas desaparecidos
- Clouds, higher humidity and scattered showers stick around another day
- Puntos clave de iniciativa contra carteles mexicanos
- 5 observations from Bears-Broncos practice: Roquan Smith’s debut, Mitch Trubisky’s accuracy and more
- Cubs solid all around while bouncing back for an 8-4 win against the Brewers
- Kyle Hendricks embraces challenge, delivers key victory against Brewers
- Role reversal: Keaton Steele makes smooth transition from bullpen to RailCats rotation
- Post-Tribune Local Scoreboard for Thursday, August 16, 2018
- Lake County News-Sun Local Scoreboard for Thursday, August 16, 2018
- Daily Southtown Local Scoreboard for Thursday, August 16, 2018
- 3 Chicago-area home cooks advance to ‘MasterChef’ top 10
- Judge blocks prosecutors from calling Laquan McDonald a victim at Van Dyke’s trial except during closings
- Low-maintenance bullpen may be the key to Cubs’ stretch run
- 3 friends of defendants back off damning testimony at trial over Hadiya Pendleton’s slaying
- Trump’s lawyers prepare to fight subpoena all the way to the Supreme Court
- Progress slow for USA Gymnastics in wake of Larry Nassar scandal
- Outside of Pennsylvania, sex abuse victims want a full reckoning for Catholic dioceses
- Shipwreck from only WWII battle in America found off Alaska
- Benches clear in Braves-Marlins game after Ronald Acuna Jr. gets hit by pitch