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- Red Sox 9, White Sox 4
- Preseason: Bills 28, Bears 27
- Aaron Lynch’s signing bonus and his past with Vic Fangio give him a shot at Bears’ 53-man roster
- Tommy La Stella’s 2-run pinch-hit homer gives Cubs 5-4 win over Braves
- Bears reserves blow 20-0 halftime lead in 28-27 loss to Bills in preseason finale
- Cubs 5, Braves 4
- White Sox bullpen spoils Lucas Giolito’s strong start in 9-4 loss to Red Sox
- At least 7 killed in head-on bus crash in New Mexico
- Northwestern 31, Purdue 27
- Employee frets about overdue job change
- Clayton Thorson starts, TJ Green finishes as Northwestern holds on to beat Purdue 31-27
- With little sign of resolution, NFL poised to go into season with anthem policy on hold
- Ancianos en México vuelven al mundo laboral de la mano de Starbucks
- Woman dies after falling into Lake Michigan on South Side
- The Kennedy Expressway protest is Monday: 3 things to know
- Who wins August Moutza? CNN, the Peach Thief or those Georgia cops who tased the old woman?
- Morning Spin: After Chicago workers destroy public art mistaken for graffiti, aldermen mull registry
- Chicago duplex with sauna: $985,000
- Paul McCartney and Paul Simon are rethinking the idea of the 76-year-old pop star
- Humboldt Park fire: 4 hospitalized, 20 displaced, dog killed
- 2 dead, 6 wounded in city shootings
- Bored by baseball? Don’t blame the game.
- Mold forces temporary closure of Portage Township school
- In new book, former aide says he posed as Rod Blagojevich on national security call governor refused to take
- AG Madigan, Emanuel still at odds over Chicago cops documenting every time they point guns at people
- $1.4 million settlement reached between Joliet Diocese, 3 men who allege priest sexually abused them in ’80s
- ‘A perfect tax storm in the south suburbs’: Property tax breaks backfire on some homeowners
- Lake Shore Drive speeding: Here’s where, and why, cops write so many tickets
- State child services ‘missed opportunities’ to help family before Little Village fire killed 10: Inspector general
- Second City and the Democratic Convention: When Abbie Hoffman improvised about himself
- Ben Zobrist: Batting average is an ‘outdated’ statistic
- At Lyons Township High School, band students learn more than marching
- Decriminalizing pot studied in Gary
- Assessing the Bears’ 7 draft picks as the preseason ends
- Amid ongoing enrollment decline, Oakton college leaders looking at ways to rebound
- Brad Biggs’ 10 thoughts on the Bears’ preseason finale and projecting the 53-man roster
- Poll: 60 percent disapprove of Trump, support for Mueller strong
- Naperville dog walkers vigilant against crime as part of new police program
- Porter Council president on hot seat
- ‘Age is relative:’ As youngest FBS head coach, Oak Lawn’s Sean Lewis will make his debut against Illinois
- Chance’s first movie, Tinder is dead and more conversation starters for your weekend
- Drivers in Rockford and Naperville are better than Chicago drivers, Allstate finds
- What if guns were regulated like cars? To increase child safety, AAP president calls for public health approach
- La Iglesia no denunciará casos de pederastia revelados en confesión
- What a ‘silver tsunami’ of retiring baby boomer business owners could mean for their workers
- Top 10 list: Luscious explained, Dan Bernstein’s bacon hack, Joe Maddon vs. the ‘lineupistas’
- America’s Best Frisbee Dogs at Soldier Field
- Chicago-area native Lauren Gussis on how she ‘hit a nerve’ with new Netflix series ‘Insatiable’
- Drake’s ‘In My Feelings’ was summer’s most popular tune — is that enough to be crowned song of the summer?
- MCCA College Prep High School opening
- Colin Kaepernick’s collusion case proceeds after NFL’s dismissal request is denied
- A better way to keep Illinois college students in the state
- Lopetegui esquiva hablar de ausencia de Cristiano: “Me da muchísima pereza”
- Inaugural class at Islamic college prep high school in Morton Grove begins academic year
- Series preview: Cubs at Phillies
- A two-day, 20-mile trek to track down an elusive mode of communication — a pay phone
- More rain this weekend could exacerbate Wisconsin flooding
- At rally, Trump urges Indiana voters to unseat Donnelly
- Down to Business: West Dundee gymnastics center a ‘dream come true’ for three sisters
- ‘Ladies Night Unmasked’ sequel in Chicago Heights offers the rest of the story
- El Monterrey buscará vencer al Puebla para tomar el liderato del Apertura
- Decent: For Naper Settlement All Hallows Eve volunteers, a chance to be scary just part of the fun
- Following burglary, Dairy Dream owner says ‘we’re not in Mayberry anymore’
- Prickly City- all for one
- Fox Valley Theatre’s ‘High School Musical’ offers life lessons
- Speak out: NFL needs to understand why players are protesting
- Cuarón: Las películas son para las siguientes generaciones
- Coca-Cola digs into coffee with $5.1 billion Costa purchase
- Social Security shouldn’t be a piggy bank for family leave
- Delayed on Hawaiian Airlines. Where’s my compensation?
- Want to minimize jet lag? Here’s what the doctors order.
- What to do about annoying, though usually harmless, eye twitches
- Step into fall at The Center’s annual Barn Dance
- Goats are drawn to happy people, researchers say
- Cyr: North Korea requires serious, sustained diplomacy
- Doctors couldn’t quiet the loud, nonstop crunching noise in her head
- Letters: Media need to understand that Trump won
- Shout Out: Daniel Andre, self-taught artist
- Franklin y McCain encarnaron las divisiones sociales de EEUU
- How Elaine Madsen became editor of Felix Magazine, mom of movie stars
- World War II Days, Taste of Lemont and Mexican fiesta among 5 things to do Sept. 7-9
- College football players and coaches with the most to gain and lose in Week 1
- Why did Ruth Wilson leave ‘The Affair’? The mystery continues to deepen
- Alize Cornet didn’t violate a tennis code — she violated the code that tells women to keep their scandalous bodies under wraps
- Stephen Colbert defends Jimmy Fallon’s Trump hair tousle: ‘I think it’s highly overblown’
- Urban Meyer’s latest statement: I didn’t lie or know about domestic abuse
- Five things to do in Northwest Indiana Sept. 7-9
- 3 takeaways from Northwestern’s tight 31-27 win over Purdue
- Joliet man charged after Lockport man is found shot to death, authorities say
- Chicago’s top Kickstarter projects
- Want $9 million on Kickstarter? Build a better jacket. See Chicago’s top 10 funded projects.
- New signs on Interstate 88 in Aurora honor former member of General Assembly
- Drink and learn when the Field Museum pops up at The Whistler during September
- Trump posts 11 nutty tweets by noon — if this was your relative, you’d be worried
- Rookie Saquon Barkley has top-selling NFL jersey without playing a down
- How telemedicine improves outcomes for stroke patients
- Banish bumpy back-to-school morning routines with #PowerHour tips
- 3 tire safety tips for end of summer
- Harwood Heights officials help Portillo’s celebrate 500th day in the village
- USA Gymnastics hires coach who defended Larry Nassar after accusations
- West Aurora School District says increase in state money helps balance budget
- Waukegan man fatally shot after Washington Street altercation, police say
- McDaniel-Hale: Letting voters pick Elgin councilmember a smart move
- Luxury condo developer’s attorney calls out Oak Brook Village Board member on comments
- Justice Dept. lawyer was told Russia had ‘Trump over a barrel’: sources
- Matt Nagy works enthusiastically as Bears fans wait impatiently
- Seven things to consider before ditching your corporate gig
- Papa John’s founder sues company’s board and CEO in Delaware
- Prosection program to return to IUN in 2019
- Fall 2018: Chicago’s Art Deco riches, a new West Loop tower and a new home for architecture
- OPRF extracurricular participation increases overall, but for some groups, it went down
- Milwaukee man pleads guilty in threat against Lake County clerk that referenced Parkland shooting
- Little Company of Mary Hospital to stop pediatric inpatient services
- Quickly: McCain’s legacy, prosecutor suspended, and keeping children safe
- Bulls announce staff promotions, including Brian Hagen and Jim Paxson
- Elgin News Digest
- Yankees get Andrew McCutchen from Giants for 2 prospects
- 5 things to do for Labor Day weekend in Chicago
- Eminem drops new album ‘Kamikaze’
- Labor Day grilling: 7 great recipes for your holiday cookouts
- Shout Out: Leslye Rodriguez, Mundelein leadership student
- Cubs promote former 1st-round pick Danny Hultzen to Triple-A Iowa
- In Syria’s last rebel stronghold, fighters prepare for final battle and aid workers brace for disaster
- Five things to do in Lake County Sept. 7-9
- Nicaragua to expel U.N. team after report criticizes repression of protests
- Church news
- This Week in Naperville
- Speak Out: Kristen McQueary, truck traffic, economy and more
- How true Chicagoans just got dissed
- Quickly: Lead in schools, political censorship and the Catholic Church
- Former councilman set for February trial in shooting death of Hobart attorney
- Triton to focus on improving the way it measures student learning
- Yorkville alderman steps down from City Council
- ‘Cats’ lands December 2019 release date, ‘Wicked’ delayed
- Mauricio Sulaimán: “Golovkin-Canelo será una pelea de alto riesgo”
- Fewer drivers in Naperville talking on cell phones thanks to campaign warning of danger, police and AAA say
- Northwest Indiana home sales, prices up in July
- Trapp returns to Frankfurt, Sahin joins Werder on Bundesliga deadline day
- Ariana Grande belts Aretha Franklin standard in tiny dress
- 11 fantasy football storylines to watch in 2018
- Harvey is drowning financially. And it is not alone. Is bankruptcy the only way out?
- Gerrard, former boss Rodgers face off in Old Firm derby
- Extraditan a pandillero desde México acusado de matar a estudiante en 1994
- Residents celebrate Labor Day weekend at 57th Annual Buffalo Grove Days
- There is a mental health crisis in Illinois schools. How do we fix it?
- Longtime councilwoman to retire in Hobart
- Sky fire coach and GM Amber Stocks after missing playoffs in 2 consecutive seasons
- Is insurance carrier responsible for replacement of unsafe heating systems within condos?
- Three best golf balls
- Buffalo Grove police officers honored for saving life of resident with opioid-overdose antidote
- Quickly: Dismal poll numbers, raucous rallies, and Trump’s legal headaches
- United Steelworkers agree to stay on the job without new contract
- Beverly resident’s ‘Blue Circus’ release party booked in Morgan Park
- Trump volunteer who blocked photojournalist’s camera is taken off road
- Luis Enrique excludes Alba, Koke, Aspas from his first Spain list
- Shots fired into River Grove apartment; police investigate
- Trump predicts violence from the left in November. That’s rich.
- Community news
- Worker’s torch set off explosion at water treatment plant, injuring 10
- Sevilla sign Dutch winger Promes from Spartak
- 7 Tips for easing into dorm life
- Take your beach setup to next level with stuff you already own
- Dewey Lemley retires from Lake Station works’ chief post
- Naperville News Digest
- John McCain lies in state at U.S. Capitol as Washington gathers to say goodbye
- Sneijder gets final call-up to Netherlands national team
- Lake County’s first human case of West Nile virus this year confirmed in Waukegan
- Canada’s health care system puts America’s to shame
- Deerfield health expo offers more than just flu shots
- Democrats: The real party of the rich
- Hough School teacher authors children’s book, and it’s a best-seller with his students
- UIC will drop women’s and men’s gymnastics
- Can marijuana really replace prescription opioids for pain? Some get relief but ‘it’s not a home run.’
- ‘They created a masterpiece’: Mural dedicated to Percy Julian unveiled at Oak Park middle school
- Aurora police looking for information after vehicle shot on Fulton Street
- Like four years ago, Illinois’ governor’s race could take nasty turn in stretch run
- Cavalcade of Homes Tour opens up 18 new houses — 6 in Naperville — with money going to charity
- ‘ER’ actress Vanessa Marquez shot and killed by California police during wellness check at home
- Mural dedication at Julian Middle School in Oak Park
- Colonists ousted King George III. Can Americans oust Donald Trump?
- En las montañas de Guatemala, activistas buscan a padres deportados que siguen sin sus hijos
- 10 of our favorite Chicago Labor Day sales
- Law inspired by Chicago Ridge officer’s death makes impaired drivers subject to harsher penalties in wrong-way crashes
- Will County to host forum on opioids
- Metra police: Man, 25, struck and killed by early-morning train in Park Ridge
- Tour of homes gives glimpse inside 18 new houses — including 3 in Geneva and St. Charles — raises money for vets
- Another Red Sox title seems inevitable as September finally arrives
- Food Bank of Northwest Indiana to host food giveaway and motorcycle hunger ride Saturday
- ‘Transforming the world one person at a time’: Southland organizations promote language learning
- Groundbreaking alternative paper Village Voice shuts down after 63 years
- Actor Matt Walsh of ‘Veep’ helps Democrat Sean Casten, impersonating 6th District U.S. Rep. Pete Roskam in online video
- Craft and homemade beer bash raises scholarship money for children attending Elgin park programs
- Reappointment of Yorkville Library Board members seen as a ‘time to move forward’
- He spent his whole life working toward one goal: The big leagues. Then, it rained.
- Lady Gaga’s ‘Star Is Born’ premiere struck by lightning in Venice
- ‘Some people call me the Pokemon master’: Oak Forest teen wins video game world championship title
- Work of late Deerfield artist Lars-Birger Sponberg to be displayed throughout September
- Homewood Dairy Queen reopens after vehicle crash
- ‘A Star is Born’ has triumph, heartache, Lady Gaga and Bradley Cooper. It can’t miss.
- Duel between Illinois’ GOP, Democrats will go beyond J.B. Pritzker vs. Gov. Bruce Rauner. Here’s why.
- Norwegian to return for Cuba cruises at Port Canaveral in 2019
- Get a list of all documents a lender needs before you apply for a loan
- In guilty plea, American consultant agreed he steered illegal foreign donation to Trump’s inauguration
- Porter County eyes shortfall in annual longevity fund
- United bumps up baggage fee to $30
- Russia-backed Ukraine separatists say leader killed in cafe bombing
- Idles turn resistance into celebration on ‘Joy as an Act of Resistance’
- Landlord facing more than 40 code violations after fire that killed 10 children in Little Village
- Mary ‘Mae’ Coleman is about to turn 107. Her sage advice? ‘Never turn down an invitation.’
- How to prevent overdose deaths — and how not to
- ESPN’s ‘Golic and Wingo’ show broadcasting from Austin’s in Libertyville on Oct. 12
- ‘It’s a great community’: New principal takes the reins at St. Celestine school
- The case for escalators and elevators — now — on the Blue Line
- Loving thine enemy is difficult but necessary process
- High standards: Larry Barton returns from injury to boost Waukegan’s offensive and defensive lines
- Hannover hold Dortmund to scoreless draw in Bundesliga
- White Sox trade reliever Xavier Cedeno to Brewers
- ‘Community Heroes’ to be honored by Maine Township drug, alcohol prevention group
- Venus vs. Serena: All the head-to-head matchups between the Williams sisters
- Easier than canning: Gardeners sending extra veggies to area food pantries
- Lake County News-Sun Local Scoreboard for Saturday, Sept. 1, 2018
- Aligned Modern Health sign up for approval in Deerfield
- Kylie Jenner’s cosmetics brand headed to Ulta stores
- Abbott 401(k) program to help employees who have student debt could become national model
- Daily Southtown Local Scoreboard for Saturday, Sept. 1, 2018
- Philippine president says so long as women are beautiful, there will be cases of rape
- Claire Danes and Hugh Dancy welcome baby boy
- Early voting in Griffith special election to secede from township off to slow start
- Trump is considering Pat Cipollone to replace outgoing White House counsel Donald McGahn
- Responding to Catholic Church sexual abuse crisis, Mundelein Seminary announces 9 days of prayer across Chicago area
- Farm pear harvest plentiful in 2018 for ‘butter fruit’
- Aurora Girl Scouts look forward to busy year
- Bankrupt Titanic exhibitor sets biggest sale of ship relics
- Portage schools switching from city police to sheriff’s department; Portage chief calls move ‘a disgrace’
- Highland Park officials deny request to construct home close to Middle Fork
- Gang member extradited from Mexico in 1994 slaying of college student
- Trump to ease retirement regulations with executive order
- About Face casts Chicago premiere of ‘This Bitter Earth’
- Waukegan man faces murder, arson charges in July death of Englewood mother of 3
- What voters want from Illinois’ next governor
- Smashing debut: Jonathan Santos sets NAIA single-game record with 732 yards passing for Trinity International
- Girls volleyball notes: Butler recruit Serena Wagner fits in after transferring from Andrean to Valparaiso
- Not just for scholars anymore? $12.7M Newberry Library rehab aims to be more inviting to the public
- Should significant others be excluded from the family photo?
- Julia Weertman, materials science professor at Northwestern who opened doors for women in the field, dies
- A stroll, ice cream and a friendly lion: Norridge School District 80 families celebrate Pride Night
- Over past 20 years, percentage of children with ADHD nearly doubles
- Corrections and clarifications
- Lincoln-Way hires financial adviser, adopts levy
- Neil Armstrong’s sons defend absence of flag-planting scene in ‘First Man’
- Crown Point to add pay increase for full-time employees
- Arian Colton keeps building in second season with Vernon Hills volleyball
- The NCAA excuses Michigan State
- Recreation Center parking a sticking point in Highland Park Country Club talks
- Blood drive set at Triton College; church plans ‘pizza palooza’ event
- Aretha Franklin’s star-studded funeral
- Going green a smart real estate strategy that adds value
- National Medicare Education Week: Get ready for Medicare Annual Enrollment with these online resources
- Tony Romo advances in Web.com Tour pre-qualifying
- Drug overdose victims remembered in vigil held at Elgin counseling center
- Reversing opioid overdoses is focus of Park Ridge training program
- Former U.S. Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood to chair new city transportation task force
- Slowik: Comcast to offer low-cost internet to eligibe veterans; company announces plan at Richton Park VFW
- Ask Tom: Has the Pacific hurricane season been worse than the Atlantic’s this year?
- Balotelli returns as Nice defeat Lyon
- America’s best and worst drivers revealed in new report
- Couple who raised more than $400,000 for a homeless veteran must now hand over remaining cash
- La Liga Recap: Villarreal remain winless, Eibar notch their first win
- No one hit during South Shore shootout with police
- Naperville man charged in theft case in which victim was struck and kicked, police say
- Boys tennis notes: Bob Modesto’s guidance helps Andrew Walsh elevate his game for Lake Central
- Anti-patronage Shakman pact requiring federal oversight of Cook County hiring, firing to end
- Aurora, Elgin early childhood services provider gets $9.5 million in federal funding
- Chicago Tribune, other newspaper carriers file lawsuit demanding fair pay
- ‘No safe level of lead exposure’: New state rules would halve the level of lead in kids before intervention and boost fines
- Pedestrian dies after being hit by vehicle in University Park, coroner says
- Hutton: Hammond native and pioneering black TV announcer Irv Cross gets personal in fascinating memoir
- Ask Tom: Do hurricanes occur in the Southern Hemisphere?
- Pat Quinn faces additional hurdles in trying to term-limit Chicago mayors
- Top-seeded Rafael Nadal wins 4 hour, 23 minute match to advance at U.S. Open
- Rich get richer: Cross country state champ Naperville North boosted by transfer of Campbell Petersen
- Cubs closer Brandon Morrow ‘optimistic’ about return in mid-September
- Campaign curiosity: Why not ‘Winderweedle’?
- Justin Rose holds the first-round lead in the FedEx Cup event at TPC Boston
- White Sox’s decision on Eloy Jimenez call-up risks creating discord with top prospect
- Women, are we the ones driving working moms out of the workforce?
- Struggling reliever Brandon Kintzler trying to settle in with Cubs
- Rauner vetoes bill for elected Fox Metro board
- Elgin’s panhandling policy challenged by ACLU, homeless group as violation of First Amendment rights
- Effort to put referendum on Elgin Township ballot for creation of a mental health board fails by 32 votes
- Post-Tribune Local Scoreboard for Saturday, Sept. 1, 2018
- Murder charges filed in shooting death at Hebron Avenue residence, Zion police say
- Montgomery OKs water rate hike
- President and stars join in epic farewell to Queen of Soul Aretha Franklin
- Letter to the Editor
- Oswego to survey residents for their thoughts on the village
- Shnay: Park Forest’s first settlers made their mark 70 years ago
- Jury finds getaway driver guilty in 38-year-old Hammond cop killing
- Phillies’ turnaround gives hope to the rebuilding White Sox
- Phillies 2, Cubs 1 (10 innings)
- Van Dyke trial set to begin, and ‘everything is hanging by a thread’
- California lawmakers vote to pass toughest net neutrality law in the nation
- September to start off warm, muggy, stormy
- Days after their charges were dismissed, New Mexico compound suspects are arrested again
- White Sox 6, Red Sox 1
- Serena Williams matches her most lopsided win against sister Venus in U.S. Open rout
- Old-school eulogy at Aretha Franklin’s funeral ignites social media backlash
- Greyhound bus crash that killed 8 in New Mexico prompts negligence claims
- Return to Philadelphia is nice, but Cole Hamels is glad he’s a Cub
- Trump aims to advance NAFTA deal with Mexico after his comments sink talks with Canada
- Honors service planned for veterans Wednesday
- Cubs’ Javier Baez seeking umpires’ respect after 2-1, 10-inning loss to Phillies
- Brewers add Gio Gonzalez and Curtis Granderson in waiver trades