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- The best and worst pumpkin spice products
- As White House legal team shrinks, allies worry Trump isn’t ready for gathering storm
- Trump-friendly National Enquirer sees a decline in circulation, revenue
- A daunting Cubs trip: 11 games in 11 days against 4 teams with .500-or-better records
- Former Texas cop gets 15 years prison in black teenager’s death
- Man critically wounded in Calumet Park shooting
- Maxx Force coaster coming to Six Flags Great America
- Officer Jason Van Dyke looks for public support before going on trial for killing Laquan McDonald
- No punishment too severe for the Oak Park peach thief
- In ‘A Star is Born,’ Lady Gaga lets go and shows a more real version of herself
- Park West condo with courtyard entry: $1.04M
- Chicago, suburban libraries brace for the question: Can I print out a 3D gun?
- ‘Madeline’s Madeline’ review: When life becomes a dangerous long-form improv
- Police search for driver in fatal crash that killed 1 teen, injured 2 others
- Pope’s No. 2 says Francis ‘serene’ despite cover-up allegations
- Muchos hondureños no tienen donde regresar tras deportación
- Petrak: Upcoming Run for Kelli provides majority of funds for foundation’s scholarships
- Police issue alert after woman sexually assaulted at gunpoint in West Town
- Free Pumpkin Spice Lattes at Starbucks Happy Hour on Thursday
- Cicero man is accused of running over woman with SUV in Lombard mall parking lot after sending threatening texts
- Morning Spin: Gov. Bruce Rauner dangles capital bill for billions in road, bridge, other projects — after the election
- 3 things we learned from Cubs-Mets series
- Don’t treat outliers as poster children for your cause
- Clarkson: Speakers series to discuss navigating divorce, death, retirement transitions
- A taxpayer-funded mural at a CTA stop was reported as graffiti, so city crews destroyed it
- 4 things to watch for in the Bears’ preseason finale, including James Daniels’ ascent
- Faster and higher: Six Flags Great America touts plans for ‘record-breaking’ launch coaster
- Police to restrict demonstrations at Van Dyke’s trial to fenced-in lawns near courthouse entrance, sources say
- Doctors reckon with high rate of suicide in their ranks
- 3 ways Illinois can beat Kent State on Saturday
- 3 ways Notre Dame can beat Michigan on Saturday
- 5 things to do this weekend in Chicago
- 8 wounded in shootings over 8 hours in Chicago
- Wake up, people: This could be the week we’ll circle in recounting steps in the White Sox rebuild
- Best Chicago happy hour deals: Aug. 30-Sept. 5
- Neighborhood guide: What to eat, drink and do in Albany Park
- México da a conocer renovado plantel para amistosos
- Got 245 days of vacation time? Viking’s record-setting world cruise may be perfect for you
- Reencuentro Gutiérrez-Lozano en PSV
- Chicago contestant says ‘MasterChef’ elimination doesn’t make her ‘less of a winner’
- Disney, other parks bake cupcakes, other treats to satisfy guests
- Airports open gaming parlors to occupy travelers
- Juega hoy QB de origen mexicano
- Campbell Soup plans to sell international, fresh units
- Online relationship might be a catfish
- A mother of 5 died when her car hurtled into a tree. Police say her boyfriend cut the brake lines to make a crack pipe.
- New book examines NFL careers and retirement from a sociological point of view
- Port CEO says 2 of 3 Disney Cruise Line ships headed to Port Canaveral
- Good Samaritan helps rescue Cook County sheriff’s officer trapped in burning squad car after crash: officials
- Shaw replaces Young in first England squad after World Cup
- Fresh faces join traditional powers in Champions League draw
- Prickly City- motto
- Overdose death drives family to help others fighting drugs
- Las Williams volverá a chocar en un Grand Slam
- Former Michigan State gymnastics coach denies charges in Nassar scandal
- Last fling for Labor Day: Where to (responsibly) enjoy a drink with kids in tow
- Owner of rusted-out GTO elated with restoration
- Five arrested after reported Winnetka robbery charged with felony drug possession
- Police dogs show their stuff at Indiana competition
- AC Milan vs. Roma, first ‘American derby’ in Serie A
- Column: Being a Catholic means having feelings of anger and revulsion. Does hope fit in?
- Mortgage rates hold steady heading into the holiday weekend
- Folk Music and Storytelling Festival to feature barn dance, ghost stories and more
- Scott Stantis cartoon caption winner and extras
- Take in a music and arts festival in Indiana, celebrate Route 66 in Springfield and more
- Dortmund turn to Alcacer in search for missing goals
- Cantigny Revolutionary War Reenactment will feature real wedding
- Laura Adamczyk: Chicago author’s debut collection, ‘Hardly Children,’ shows bold promise
- Mountains of Sicily
- Microsoft to insist on partners offering paid family leave to employers
- In the high mountains of Sicily, a quieter and wilder world
- Number of grade school students declining in West Aurora district
- Hosta Virus X affects only hostas, and the plants won’t recover
- New wrinkle in heart health: Furrowed brow may bode ill
- Rain Dove makes sense of the Asia Argento scandal: ‘All victims deserve justice’
- Paul Taylor, giant of modern dance, dead at 88 in New York
- The creators behind Amazon’s ‘Jack Ryan’ update the classic fictional hero for the binge-watch generation
- Reds activate Joey Votto from disabled list before Brewers game
- Julia Keller’s latest Bell Elkins novel tackles opioid crisis, plus other reviews in our crime fiction roundup
- Pumas busca romper mala racha y Cruz Azul mantenerse invicto
- 145 people have provided accounts of sexual misconduct by a former Ohio State team doctor
- Trump hotel restaurant Terrace 16 not as good as Sixteen was — but makes best s’mores ever
- Don’t miss these 10 fall books
- 7 questions you need to ask on back-to-school night
- Porter bar patron, 65, faces intimidation, sexual battery charges
- Man in critical condition after being stabbed multiple times on Northwest Side
- Is dog a writer’s best friend? Considering Karl Ove Knausgaard’s struggle
- Jordanna trades punk for R&B in hopes of making you feel ‘sexy and liberated’
- Red Bull’s new Round Robin show is in the hands of a man with a grand plan
- How families can get emergency-ready with 5 questions
- Unretire yourself with these 10 hot jobs (Slideshow)
- Fun, new ideas for fruits and veggies to pack in your kids’ lunches (that they’ll actually eat!)
- How Jimmie Dale Gilmore and Dave Alvin teamed up to make a blues album
- Grammy-nominated conductor Alastair Willis guest conducts Hoosier Star
- Grand finale for 40th Chicago Jazz Festival
- Red Star win appeal to use stadium in Champions League return
- St. James sports complex gets Lincolnshire Village Board OK to begin review process
- Quickly: McGahn’s departure, Catholic Church abuse, and fake news
- Calendar: Business and marketing advice offered at College of Lake County
- Betis look to jumpstart their attack in Seville derby
- Dunlays on Clark, D.O.C. Wine Bar about to close
- Saved by science, twins displayed in incubators at Chicago’s 2nd World’s Fair are now 84 and nestled happily in the suburbs
- Cómo prevenir una sobredosis
- 2018 BMW X2 xDrive28i at a glance
- Michigan State says NCAA has cleared it of any rules violations in the Larry Nassar scandal
- Coupe, crossover or hatchback? 2018 BMW X2 blurs the lines
- Steppenwolf adds Rajiv Joseph and Karen Rodriguez to its ensemble
- Chicago theater openings for Aug. 31- Sept. 6
- At least 8 injured in explosion at water reclamation plant
- Residents outraged by EPA pollution report call for Willowbrook Sterigenics plant to close
- Speak Out: Time to get rid of home rule, protesting football players should stand on their heads, more
- The best ‘available’ fantasy football defense for each week of the 2018 season
- Before reality TV and social media, there was ‘Madonna: Truth or Dare’
- Union members picket as steel contract about to expire
- Towle’s ‘Cockeyed’ spotlights stilted relationships
- 10 fantasy football strategies for last-minute drafters
- Grammy-winning Pentatonix to conclude North American tour in Tinley Park
- Ronaldo to face Man United, Real Madrid draw Roma in Champions League
- ‘John McEnroe: In the Realm of Perfection’ review: A intense look at the nail-biting 1984 French Open
- Inspired by ‘Trump Baby,’ protesters will fly a new blimp of London’s mayor in a bikini
- Elgin News Digest
- Buffett buys more Apple, says iPhone is ‘enormously underpriced’
- ‘King Cohen’ review: Behind the scenes with a B-movie master
- Obama to accept government ethics award from U. of I.
- Real Madrid mid Modric named UEFA Player of the Year
- Letters to the Editor: News-Sun wrong to give Blanks a forum
- Elgin considering several options for homeowners faced with replacing lead pipes
- When forecasters fight, a fog hangs over Chicago winter outlook. So it’s either going to be ‘teeth-chattering cold’ or mild.
- El blanco tiñe los premios a los mejores de la UEFA
- Upgrade your home office with these chic items
- As Northbrook discusses Grainger property plans, 11-home development proposed across the street
- Justice Department criticizes Harvard in affirmative action case
- ‘Little’ library is a big community bonding idea in several places, including Morton Grove
- ‘No, ma’am’: McCain wasn’t merely a politician, but a true patriot
- The Champions League draw, Dempsey’s farewell and the best of the week in soccer
- Sabatino’s buyer also developer of Swedish Bakery, other longtime Chicago restaurants
- Driver ticketed after striking pedestrian in forest preserve near Park Ridge, police say
- South Dakota-based health system eyes Chicago-area hospital system
- Smart tips for packing your child’s backpack
- New Almond Road roundabout in Gurnee opens without problems, officials say
- Going camping? 7 tips for quicker, easier camp setup
- Shout Out: Charles Loebbaka, Glenview Public Library donor
- Oysters are a highlight of Blue Point’s menu
- Totti: ‘we’ll see what Real Madrid are without Cristiano’
- Community news
- Shout Out: Jill Carlisle, owner of La De Da in Northbrook
- ‘Sin definir’, la causa de incendio mortal
- West Suburban Local Scoreboard for Friday, Aug. 31, 2018
- Prosecutors moving former U.S. Rep. Aaron Schock’s corruption case to another district
- French actor Gerard Depardieu is accused of rape, sexual assault
- ‘Shameless’ star Emmy Rossum says she’s leaving Showtime series
- Judge upholds record $44.7 million jury award in Michael LaPorta case
- Jorge Mendes: ‘Premio a Modric, simplemente ridículo’
- Inter’s Zanetti: ‘we got a tough draw, we have to think positively’
- In Glenview, Macushla Brewing carries on despite a broken heart
- Judge Mathis recalls highlights from his Chicago-filmed TV show ahead of Season 20 premiere
- U.N. watchdog says Iran continues to comply with nuclear restrictions despite US pullout
- New performing arts center celebrated in Richton Park
- Mothers’ prenatal opioid use may stunt children’s learning, study finds
- Naperville police answer video challenge by lip synching to the Beatles, Destiny’s Child and more
- Football notes: In return from elbow injury, Peter Ferraro steps up with several big plays for Marmion
- Artist and choreographer Brendan Fernandes nails all the right moves as he makes Chicago his home
- Subasta de arte por la vida de un artista, en Pilsen
- Twitter will begin labeling political ads about issues such as immigration
- Niles Township School District 219 board members give early support for not increasing tax levy
- Law school prepation requires high grades, career focus
- Lake County News-Sun Local Scoreboard for Friday, Aug. 31, 2018
- Snapchat’s maps display an anti-Semitic label for New York City; app says it was vandalized
- Football notes: Grayslake North quarterback Austin Martineau focused on wins, not records
- How Maryland fares in national rankings
- How Great America’s proposed new Maxx Force compares to a jet, Tesla, other coaster kings
- Maureen McGovern celebrates ‘The Morning After’ and more in Munster
- Ex-Porter deputy prosecutor’s law license suspended for failing to disclose evidence
- Arlington Heights 2018 community read: Author Lisa Genova’s ‘Every Note Played’
- Speak Out: Elgin seniors need city help to stay in their homes, no need to fear minorities, more
- Merrillville officials discuss how to keep foster kids safe from potentially violent dogs
- Papa John’s sued by shareholder over executives’ behavior
- Daily Southtown Local Scoreboard for Friday, Aug. 31, 2018
- Four candidates to try out for Waukegan Orchestra director spot
- Post-Tribune Local Scoreboard for Friday, Aug. 31, 2018
- Little Lulu’s, a tiny shop in a neighborhood of massive change
- Illinois higher ed needs a makeover. But first, it needs money.
- Alfonso Cuarón seduce a Venecia con ‘Roma’
- Football notes: Injured St. Charles North quarterback Peyton Brown to shepherd younger brother Kyler
- Know what to say when postpartum depression hits a loved one
- Eastman Egg closed, ‘couldn’t find path forward,’ founder says
- Navas: ‘I never felt like I was an undeniable starter’
- Watch cat videos for a cause at Music Box Theatre
- Should Trump be held responsible for the rising crime rate?
- La Grange diversity rally to focus on cost of segregation
- Keylor Navas: ‘Nunca me he sentido titular indiscutible’
- Football notes: Senior linebacker Alex Hirschfield’s dream includes a return to the playoffs for Sandburg
- Husband found guilty — again — of murder for shooting man who paid for sex with his pregnant wife
- ‘We’ll be kicking it old school’; DJ Music Festival set for Saturday in Wing Park
- Feeling a twinge of sadness about the first day of school
- 10 visual art shows to look forward to this fall
- You can’t use 3D printers at Aurora library to make a gun, officials say
- Catholics face a painful question: Is it true?
- The Orwells announce breakup in the face of abuse allegations on social media
- New Six Flags coaster could be a thrill for Gurnee economy as well as riders
- 9 recommended shows to see now
- Postal Service admits ex-CIA officer’s personnel file released in ‘human error’
- Boys soccer notes: Matt Beaulieu loves having room to roam as senior forward for St. Charles North
- Los Dells: ‘Delleros’ ready for another Latino music festival with Wisin y Yandel, Bad Bunny, Banda Ms and more
- RadioShack opens St. Charles, Schaumburg ‘express’ stores inside HobbyTown locations
- Bartlett High to finally play under Friday night lights; new athletic complex ready for football season
- What to watch this weekend: Man United visit Burnley, the Seville derby and more
- R&B hitmaker Lalah Hathaway comes to Horseshoe
- Accountability for abuse can’t stop at the Vatican’s gates
- Coffee, beer and food to mix at Mutual Ground fund-raiser in Aurora
- Speak Out: Tinley Park housing, Illinois governor’s race, school teachers and more
- Recording: 6th District Democrat Sean Casten says President Trump, bin Laden ‘have a tremendous amount in common’
- Urban Meyer still has his job, but Ohio State documents show what he deserves
- Ending stigma of drug overdose deaths the goal of ‘awareness day’ event in Carpentersville
- Just shy of 50th birthday, Arlington Heights’ Olympic swim center getting $17 million face-lift
- Brothers open new auto repair shop in South Elgin
- Football notes: Bryce Logan’s runs give Waubonsie Valley’s emerging offense another option
- Robert ‘Dancin’ ‘ Perkins, Chicago bluesman noted for entertaining stage presence, dies
- Drone pilots, remote control airplane fans take to the forest preserve skies: ‘If you’re not crashing, you’re not flying’
- Hawthorn District 73 seeks new school board member after resignation
- Northbrook board seeks change to composting rules
- Salesforce invests in wind farm as it grows in Chicago area
- Lakeshore East developers retool plan for three new towers
- Steep Theatre to stage an Ike Holter world premiere during 2018-19 season
- State briefs
- Cristiano, protagonista eterno sin estar presente
- 5 things to know about LEYE’s new wine bar, Bar Ramone
- Judge keeps sentencing date for convicted human trafficker, despite questions about her mental state
- Joliet Mexican Independence Day parade canceled after more than 50 years
- Aurora ratifies new contract with police officers
- Manker: High school no place for old men with tired legs and cellphones
- Mendes on Modric’s UEFA award: ‘simply and purely ridiculous’
- Man charged after Lake County Sheriff’s Office K9 leads deputies to 30 grams of cocaine, police say
- Getting wheels to former Marine in need has hit a few unexpected bumps in the road
- Five things to do in the western suburbs Sept. 7-9
- Who’s a ‘miserable failure on jobs’ now, governor?
- GOP treasurer candidate admits mistake over how his proposal to combine treasurer, comptroller jobs would go on ballot
- A.J. Pierzynski says managing job ‘would be pretty hard to turn down’
- How to watch Aretha Franklin’s memorial service online
- Cancelan desfile de Independencia mexicana en Joliet después de más de 50 años
- State Police: Katherine Berman, Wife Of ESPN’s Chris Berman, Was Drunk, Caused Deadly Crash
- Free Bob Costas: If split from NBC means a future for ‘Later,’ everybody wins
- Aurora makes Martin Luther King’s birthday an official city holiday
- Police seek information after more than $16K in damage done to 3 Aurora businesses
- Rare lung disease opens a new chapter for couple on the move
- 5 tips for buying a home in a competitive market
- Streets and San fails Art Appreciation 101
- Chemical spray incident burns 3 Whitney Young students
- Slowik: New prevailing wage rules take effect Saturday. One group deserves blame if business costs rise and blight worsens.
- What Kanye West can teach us about apologizing
- Rear-facing car seat guidelines are changed by pediatricians
- Lead detective takes stand in day 4 of 1980 Hammond cop killing trial
- No es una telenovela, no es una serie: Es ‘La casa de las flores’
- The political uses of murder
- Eloy Jimenez’s agents say they might ‘eventually’ file grievance over lack of promotion to White Sox
- The truth will set us all free
- Harrowing account of tortured teen sparks outcry in Morocco
- Western Springs police blotter: Cash, cigarettes taken in Mobil station burglary
- John McCain memorialized as hero, fighter and wiseacre
- Man charged with threatening to kill Boston Globe employees over Trump editorials
- Naperville council asked to evaluate $1.2 million in cuts to city services
- Kirk Herbstreit backtracks on slam of ESPN’s Michigan State-Larry Nassar scandal coverage
- Community news: Pediatric cancer foundation volunteers lauded at luncheon, more
- Dear Tom: Was the rain that fell from Hurricane Lane saltwater?
- Football notes: Freshman nose guard Kenneth Grant comes up ‘huge’ for Merrillville’s defense
- Investigation of gun found at Cedar Lake elementary school continues
- No doubting Thomas: Naperville Central runner Thomas Shilgalis wants to build off 1,600 effort in track
- Yorkville drops plan to annex 152 acres of land
- Notre Dame loses nickel back Shaun Crawford to torn ACL, his 3rd season-ending injury in 4 years
- Cubs acquire catcher Bobby Wilson from Twins, deal Chris Gimenez
- Republicans drill Kavanaugh in mock hearings in preparation for real questioning
- Prosecutors seek to jail Van Dyke for Chicago Tribune interview days before trial
- Methane gas suspected of causing explosion that injured 10 workers at water treatment plant
- Mini Comic Con to return to Harwood Heights
- ‘A Shayna Maidel’ at TimeLine is a sister story with surprising power
- Chicago’s two-flats and three-flats are vanishing — so is the art of living at the top of the stairs
- Classes begin at Evanston/Skokie School District 65, new principal greets families at Bessie Rhodes
- Warm front will bring humidity, thunderstorms
- Peace festival draws families to Morton Grove park: ‘A great example of how people can come together’
- After changing his Sox, Michael Kopech set to face organization that drafted him
- ‘It’s listening for any strange sound’: River Forest to study leak detection technology
- Leave it to Mather: Senior setter Katie Mather takes complete control as Marist sweeps Providence
- Angels’ Shohei Ohtani set for pitching return Sunday night
- Trump cancels pay raise due to federal workers in January
- Starstruck: Senior goalkeeper Tom Welch scores as Naperville North rolls past Geneva in boys soccer
- Koch group funding on GOP U.S. Rep. Peter Roskam’s behalf foretells 6th District’s national implications
- Texas coach Tom Herman says he’ll talk to NCAA if asked about strip club visit with Zach Smith
- Trump stumps for Braun in Indiana, lashes out at social media companies over ‘rigged search results’
- Kris Bryant might rejoin Cubs on Friday after Jason Heyward leaves with tight hamstring
- Lead found at 7 Hammond school district buildings; students will get bottled water
- Mike Clark’s high school football notes: Week 2