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- Chipotle: Free burritos, tacos, salads and kids meals for students on Saturday
- Bulls’ Wendell Carter Jr. soaking in NBA rookie program: ‘You have so many resources’
- John Elway’s ‘had his chance’ comments about Colin Kaepernick omit a few key details
- Cubs 1, Pirates 0
- Pioneer Press 2018 football preview: Lake Zurich Bears
- Pioneer Press 2018 football preview: Stevenson Patriots
- Tech entrepreneur Kimbal Musk will open Next Door, his second Chicago-area restaurant
- Chicago River offices
- Man beaten, robbed near Grant Park
- Single-family home on Chicago’s Near South Side: $1.99M
- Red flags of infidelity fly over this household
- Morning Spin: Emanuel says O’Hare protest wouldn’t ‘secure and strengthen the entire city of Chicago’
- Catching up with Peter Nolan, a TV reporter during a time of great change in Chicago
- It’s not just for recreation. Companies flocking to Chicago River too.
- Food belongs to everyone, a truth shared by a great restaurant critic and a great chef
- Stop calling the Mormon Church ‘Mormon,’ says church leader. ‘LDS’ is out too.
- Series preview: Royals at White Sox
- The ultimate code-switcher: How a black detective used the n-word to infiltrate KKK
- From Full-metal Joe to Joe the Romantic: The many sides of Joe Maddon
- 2 men wounded within 10 minutes in downtown Chicago
- Brittney Payton signs on to co-host ‘Bears Unleashed,’ the Bears’ attempt to cover team from fresh perspective
- MLB turns cowardly and stupid in punishment of Jose Urena for intentionally drilling Ronald Acuna
- Fox Sports to make history with an all-female announcing crew for MLS match
- Trump calls on regulators to consider changing how often companies report earnings
- El Pumas, líder, visita a un Monterrey herido en la quinta jornada
- Because ‘every snap matters,’ it’s time for Bears offense to start clicking against Broncos
- ‘Always Sunny’ and Apple, Crocpocalypse averted and more conversation starters for your weekend
- 5 (other) coaches on the hot seat entering the 2018 college football season
- Gary airport parking lot offers a view of Chicago air show thrills
- Aretha Franklin ‘worked for me,’ claims Trump. Did she?
- Aretha Franklin’s death could finally lead to the release of the world’s most sought-after concert film
- How climate change will affect the trees on your Chicago block: ‘It’s about to get a lot tougher.’
- Prickly City- rino
- Trump dice que cancela desfile militar debido al costo
- Cubs’ Jon Lester satisfied with results over numbers: ‘I don’t even know what WAR is and how it applies to a pitcher’
- Record overdose deaths in U.S. shows danger of fentanyl, other synthetic drugs
- The Chicago Seven put their fate in her hands. One juror’s rarely seen trial journals reveal how that changed her forever
- Is scooter sharing backlash a cautionary tale for Chicago? Cleveland ordered them removed. Los Angeles set them on fire.
- Hobart Art Theatre hosts The Letting Go Tour, featuring alternative bands
- Trump is manic, lashing out. Obama, the Bushes, Clinton and Carter should speak up.
- Cyr: Reaching for the sun — literally
- Northfield woman barred from removing buckthorn near Edens ramp now wants to tackle thistle
- Zane Lowe marches ahead to a new beat while bringing positive vibes to Apple Music’s Beats 1
- Think you’re not judgmental? Think again. Gossiping is human nature.
- Ina Mae’s Tavern and Packaged Goods offering kids brunch menu
- Sobreviviente de puente en Génova relata cómo cayó 45 metros
- Residual delays on Blue Line after service temporarily stopped during morning commute
- New distracted driving fine, bike safety rule signed into law
- Raises proposed for Hobart city officials
- Real Madrid files complaint against Inter for Modric pursuit
- Elon Musk tells newspaper he’s cracking under stress of Tesla job
- Hinsdale South marching band prepares to take the field under the Friday night lights
- Speak out: Members of Congress make money for doing nothing
- This summer’s movies offer something besides popcorn to chew on
- New video of fatal Chicago police shooting shows cops’ reaction: ‘He was gonna shoot us.’
- Animal encounters abound at Zoo B Que in Michigan City
- Former U.S. security leaders blast Trump for pulling Brennan’s security clearance
- Calling all teachers: American Writers Museum wants to host you this weekend
- Hinsdale South High School marching band
- Taxi company’s licenses not renewed to pick up Park Ridge passengers, city official says
- Cinemark taking over Universal CityWalk theaters, plans renovation
- Contracts awarded to help National Guard raze Gary structures
- Superorganism’s musical connection spans continents
- Read the report: Investigators fault CPS in sexual abuse scandal
- Garage fire leaves Aurora home uninhabitable
- Fox Valley filled with dedicated people who make community better
- Merrillville discusses changes to breed-specific animal ordinance
- The Hickey Report: Fixing CPS after a sexual abuse scandal
- Oakbrook Center debuts Thursday night acoustic concert series
- Georgia company sues R. Kelly over damage to rental homes
- Lansing prepares to settle lawsuit over off-duty cop caught on video restraining, threatening black teen
- White Sox catcher Welington Castillo to begin rehab assignment Friday
- Is this Chicago’s toughest reservation? Middle Eastern-style fare reigns at crazy-popular Aba
- 39 locations in Indiana among EPA’s priority cleanup sites
- How Aretha Franklin inspired reality singing competitions like ‘American Idol’
- It takes a village — not just parents — to get kids ready for kindergarten
- Man serving life without parole in Sumava Resorts triple murder appeals
- Donald Trump’s biggest character flaw: His vindictiveness
- Rick Michel pays tribute to legend in ‘Sinatra Forever’ concert in Hammond
- Two indicted in Lake Villa beating death; victim’s sister remembers ‘a really good guy’
- Man charged with spray painting Nazi flags, anti-Semitic graffiti on Indiana synagogue
- Letter: Prisoners need to understand the benefits they receive
- Bella Bacinos leaving Wacker Drive after 36 years; owners looking for new spot
- Anthony Rizzo’s staredown with Pedro Strop was a mind-meld moment
- Trump’s economy looks great right now. But will it last?
- Naperville News Digest
- Nancy Pelosi is doing something right
- We want to hear from readers: What do you want Illinois’ next governor to prioritize?
- Porter County shelter reports increase in animal adoptions
- 1968 DNC: The riots and politics that took over Chicago
- Bringing more diverse food to Michigan City inspired Chickpea Fresh Mediterranean
- 5 players who could vastly outperform their fantasy football draft slots
- Fans around the country mourn Aretha Franklin
- A driverless streetscape? Plan on it.
- Famous women aren’t ‘flaunting’ their ‘bikini bodies’ – they’re just going to the beach
- Church news
- Stormy Daniels drops out of UK reality show at last minute
- Call for entries: Send us your cooking class information
- ‘The Lubbock Tapes: Full Circle’ review: Where it all began for Joe Ely
- Elgin News Digest
- Hammond police seek help in wire theft from light poles
- Valparaiso neighborhood residents question size of planned halfway house
- In keeping schools safe, preparation and prevention are ‘everybody’s responsibility,’ officials say
- Quickly: Remembering Aretha Franklin, military parades, and security clearances
- New trustee chosen to fill Pleasant Township office
- Education is a lifetime journey
- Aurora man facing weapons charges
- When properly sited, pachysandra can be a trouble-free garden plant
- Naperville letters to the editor: Underwood talks issues while Hultgren makes attacks; Roskam shows true colors by avoiding constituents
- Fisco de México investiga presunta evasión de impuestos
- Juez mantiene indefinidamente freno a deportación de familias reunificadas
- Chicago Air and Water Show 2018: Where to watch, how to get there and the planes you’ll see
- Naperville Library to draw up budget assuming $500,000 tax levy increase
- Universal: ‘Sindbad’ show closing at Islands of Adventure
- AC Milan sign Uruguayan Laxalt from Genoa on deadline day
- Photos: Adler Planetarium maps Chicago light pollution
- Beyond the block: A community organization in West Englewood plays for peace on new basketball court
- Bordeaux suspend coach Poyet one week
- NFL players benefit from regular yoga practice: ‘When you feel good, you play good’
- Five Things to Do in Lake County Aug. 24-27
- Man killed in Waukegan on Wednesday identified; investigation continues
- Hobart, Chesterton considering baby boxes at fire departments
- Monthly pop-up food pantry draws hundreds to Robert Crown Center in Evanston
- First Floor announces the lineup for its 2018-19 season
- Has an email you sent been misinterpreted as rude? Here’s how to handle
- Speak Out: Folks on Spokes, food trucks at Grant Park, more
- Willow Creek and America’s roll call of disgrace
- Ted Petry, last surviving witness to first self-sustaining nuclear chain reaction, dies at 94
- Monroe bees produce honey served at school’s welcome back garden party
- North Township seeks $150,000 for bus service
- Quickly: Paul Manafort’s trial, priest abuse and the NFL’s anthem policy
- Seller who doesn’t trust real estate agents wants to create his own contract
- Jefferson Airplane co-founder Marty Balin says botched surgery ruined career
- Five Things to Do in the western suburbs Aug. 24-25
- Lake County News-Sun Local Scoreboard for Saturday, Aug. 18, 2018
- Post-Tribune Local Scoreboard for Saturday, Aug. 18, 2018
- Meet Zach Holmes, the Hobart stunt performer with an MTV show, ‘Too Stupid to Die,’ filmed entirely in Indiana
- Daily Southtown Local Scoreboard for Saturday, Aug. 18, 2018
- ‘Domestically charged’ Waukegan shooting leaves 1 person hospitalized, police say
- Franklin Park police say no criminal charges in day care biting case; DCFS investigation continues
- Left-handed CEOs share their best career advice
- Michigan legislator apologizes for slurs against Asian-American opponent
- ‘Watchmen’ ordered to series at HBO
- Calendar change kicks in this year at Highland Park, Deerfield high schools
- Arlington Heights community bike ride urges teens to pedal to area high schools
- Illinois congressman’s staffer arrested after altercation at opponent’s campaign event
- Chicago Air and Water Show 2018: Where to watch, how to get there and the planes you’ll see
- Berg: How Illinois could become the country’s craft beer capital
- 3 ways for people (and pets) to survive the noise of Chicago’s Air and Water Show
- What you need to know about Ariana Grande’s new album, ‘Sweetener’
- Tony Baranek’s top 10 teams and top 20 players to watch for the 2018 girls volleyball season
- New guides map underwater attractions off South Florida
- Board review eyed for Franklin Street tax exemption after discrepanies found
- Tite anuncia lista de Brasil con Neymar, sin Gabriel Jesus y muchas novedades
- Speak Out: Is the president deranged or sane — differing thoughts; people lack ability to be loyal
- Harwood Heights officials question drive-thru, urge PDQ to spice up design on plans for Old Warsaw site
- Kane’s able: Senior setter Nancy Kane seeks to continue Mother McAuley’s reign in girls volleyball
- Pedro Caixinha descartó a Cruz Azul como el rival a vencer en México
- New ESPN chief sees better schedule for ‘Monday Night Football’
- Finnegan’s stake: Junior forward Jack Finnegan looks to be linchpin of Brother Rice’s revival in boys soccer
- Community news
- Dutch court rules ‘Pastafarians’ cannot wear colanders for government ID photos
- McDaniel-Hale: Bravo to Elgin for helping restore Tower Building, adding new element to downtown
- Cubs place Mike Montgomery on the 10-day DL
- Countdown to Football: Rad Premovic-led Mount Carmel ranked No. 6 in the preseason by the Daily Southtown
- Steve Millar’s top 10 teams and top 20 players to watch for the 2018 boys soccer season
- Knowing your ‘attachment style’ could make you a smarter dater
- Review: Shots ring out, and a daughter’s world is forever changed in ‘Pieces of Her’
- Pioneer Press 2018 football preview: Rolling Meadows Mustangs
- Sessions: Federal judges costing taxpayers with immigration rulings
- Argentina: sin Messi y varios históricos para amistosos
- Chicago Public Schools abuse scandal
- Informes revelan supervisión ‘laxa’, actividad sexual en centros de acogida de niños inmigrantes en Chicago
- New Lenox seeks to spur redevelopment on west side of U.S. 30
- Cabbage a simple and satisfying green find from gardens
- Pioneer Press 2018 football preview: Niles North Vikings
- Food pantry in Aurora to hold OctoberFeast fundraiser
- Aretha Franklin’s funeral set for Aug. 30 in Detroit
- New Colony casts ‘Fun Harmless Warmachine’
- After Wakandacon — a celebration of an all-black film — Chicago organizer tries to turn out viewers for ‘Crazy Rich Asians’
- OPRF extends overnight security contract, adds new assistant director
- State commission approves $20.7 million Lake Station water plant sale
- Eating Recovery Center gets initial approval in Northbrook
- Miss Kitty’s Saloon expansion in the works but liquor delivery service could be stopped by proposed ordinance
- Summer means linen and cotton clothes — so why are they so hard to find?
- Predictable work schedules are better for employees — and employers
- Quickly
- Georgia police use stun gun on 87-year-old woman carrying a knife to cut dandelions
- Muncie woman creates laundry vouchers to help needy
- What would Jesus do? Clean house in the Catholic Church
- Pioneer Press 2018 football preview: Maine South Hawks
- Khori’s glory: Khori Clay, a third-grader from Grayslake, places in three events at AAU Junior Olympics
- Down to Business: Benedict’s Eggs puts a nontraditional spin on first meal of the day
- Historic Wagner Farm director gets Glenview Park District promotion
- 2 apartment projects planned for downtown Tinley Park
- Pioneer Press 2018 football preview: Highland Park Giants
- Dave Melton’s top 5 teams and top 10 runners for the 2018 girls cross country season
- New trees to be planted this fall on Uptown Park Ridge street, officials say
- Repair work to close section of Oak Park Avenue in downtown Tinley Park starting Tuesday
- MTV VMAs working to craft tribute for Aretha Franklin
- ‘Safety is about being alert’: Drills, controlled access now part of the school day routine
- Manafort jury sent home for the weekend; judge says he fears for their safety
- New Oak Park electric aggregation contract states participants will not pay more than current ComEd rates
- Reigning Miss America says she was bullied, manipulated by pageant leadership
- Former Cedar Lake councilman charged with murder of Hobart attorney outside his home: ‘I went over the deep end’
- Cubs fan cries foul over team’s World Series ivy leaf commemorative, files copyright lawsuit
- Chavarria leads newcomers Reims to upset Lyon
- Independent on Kansas ballot a blow to Democrats hoping to defeat Kobach
- German Cup Recap: Schalke advance over 4th-tier side Schweinfurt
- This item on your table has been eliminating illnesses for years
- 3 trends that can stimulate small business growth
- 5 back-to-school tips for parents with young athletes
- Donating to your favorite public school classroom is as easy as buy, get, give
- Beer deliverymen talk man out of jumping off bridge by offering him a 12-pack of Coors Light
- Boy killed, another wounded by gunfire at teen basketball tournament: ‘My baby’s gone’
- Will County judge delays sentencing amid questions about confessed serial rapist’s identity
- South Elgin triathlete Audrey Ernst helps Fox Valley team win national championship
- Ask Tom: Was last winter’s 9 days of consecutive snowfall in Chicago unusual?
- East Dundee interim police chief to be given permanent job at Monday village board meeting
- Ask Tom: What’s Chicago’s longest streak with no low temperatures below 70 degrees?
- This Week in Naperville
- Sham candidates are an affront to democracy. Here’s how to get rid of them.
- D.C. mayor responds after Trump blames local officials for canceled $92 million military parade
- Naperville may donate retired police, fire vehicles to Naper Settlement for museum exhibition
- La Liga Recap: Levante rout Betis, Valladolid hold Girona
- A satanic goat idol completes a 3-year journey to the Arkansas Capitol building
- Marlins pitcher Jose Urena appealing his 6-game suspension for beanball
- HUD Secretary Ben Carson accuses Facebook of enabling housing discrimination
- Aurora man broke into house, stole woman’s underwear while she and her children hid: police
- Getting personal: U.S., Turkish leaders feud over arrest of American pastor
- Indians pitcher Trevor Bauer to miss 4-6 weeks with broken leg
- Naperville children lacking kindergarten skills a serious issue, but no need to panic, experts say
- Yoan Moncada returns to leadoff spot in White Sox batting order
- VFW raffle craze sweeps McHenry — jackpot now tops $4 million
- Noon Whistle Brewing struggling to find right spot for new Naperville location
- Hadiya’s final moments: How so many young lives end in Chicago
- Kasey Kahne, Elliott Sadler are the latest NASCAR veterans to announce retirement
- Owning up to the pit bull peril
- Report: Chicago Public Schools ‘failed to recognize’ extent of systemwide sexual abuse problem
- GOP fundraiser Broidy under investigation for alleged effort to sell government influence: sources
- New York governor clarifies his ‘inartful’ remark: ‘Of course America is great’
- No rushin’ Russin: Crown Point junior Maddie Russin stays in command for cross country after winning 800 meters in track
- Chile: Man angry over suitcase behind wave of bomb threats
- With Cubs clinging to NL Central lead, their rotation remains in a state of flux
- Jurors hear of gang rivalry to explain motive behind Hadiya’s slaying
- Cupich responds to Pennsylvania sexual abuse report: Catholic Church ‘grievously failed’ victims
- Roger Federer, Novak Djokovic win to advance to quarterfinals in Cincinnati
- The hunt for the perfect peach leads downstate, to Calhoun County
- White Sox 9, Royals 3
- Cubs 1, Pirates 0
- Pioneer Press 2018 football preview: Lake Forest Scouts
- Countdown to Football: Justin Jett-led St. Charles East ranked No. 3 in the preseason by The Courier-News
- Chicago area’s high temps have hit at least 80 for 3 weeks now
- Trump administration is stopping funding for Syria reconstruction efforts
- White House drafts more clearance cancellations demanded by Trump
- Pioneer Press 2018 football preview: St. Viator Lions
- Kyle Larson wins Xfinity race, Cup pole at Bristol
- Another sign of hard times for teachers? They make up nearly 10 percent of Airbnb hosts.
- Countdown to Football: Stephen Kavanaugh-led Jacobs ranked No. 4 in the preseason by The Courier-News
- Bodies of Colorado mother, 2 daughters were submerged in crude oil for 4 days; father in custody
- Strong earthquake rattles Costa Rica near Panama; no major damage reported
- Digest (Aug. 17): Bye Bye Bertie soars to win at Laurel Park in second start
- Big one from John: Alessia’s 51-yard punt return touchdown lifts Lowell past Crown Point in season opener
- Pioneer Press 2018 football preview: Evanston Wildkits
- Chicago violence
- Sticker shock — Mayor Rahm Emanuel should be ashamed of the unconscionably high price of failing to renew a City of Chicago vehicle sticker
- West Suburban Local Scoreboard for Sunday, Aug. 19, 2018
- It’s not just audio — Omarosa has video recordings, source says
- Pioneer Press 2018 football preview: Elmwood Park Tigers
- Bundalo’s joy: Lake Central quarterback Zach Bundalo finds Keysean Wigley in season-opening win