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- Vibrant culture of western Mexico state comes alive in Evanston
- Free appetizer at BJ’s Restaurant and Brewhouse
- Aretha Franklin’s family says eulogy was offensive and distasteful
- George Pradel, beloved Naperville mayor, through the years
- Roger Federer upset by Australia’s John Millman — ranked No. 55 in the world — in U.S. Open’s 4th round
- Preservation commissioner tapped to fill vacant Glencoe trustee spot
- El 64 % de mexicanos desaprueba la Administración de Peña Nieto
- Romantic reconnection fizzles quickly
- Why Mike Pence is such a sycophant
- Khalil ‘Midway’ Mack will lead the Bears to this year’s Super Bowl — I GUARANTEE IT!
- A study in contrasts: Competing lawyers in Van Dyke trial strikingly different in style
- With nearly half of Chicago cabs in foreclosure or idled, cabbies’ hopes riding on New York-style ride-share limits
- LaForce Baker, the force behind Hyde Park-based Moon Meals, on his company’s expansion in Jewel-Osco
- Excitement at Hinsdale Central football games starts with the Red Devils marching band
- Amazon’s decision: Illinois or not Illinois?
- Dear Tennessee: Sorry about the ‘Illinois Exodus’
- Trump to Sessions: Indictments against 2 GOP congressmen puts midterm election in jeopardy
- Bush lawyer releases 42,000 pages of documents hours before Kavanaugh confirmation hearings
- What to watch for as senators consider Kavanaugh nomination
- A delayed DUI test, no tickets issued: Families seek answers after pickup hits, kills teen and injures friend
- Monica Lewinsky storms offstage after ‘off limits’ Clinton question
- Taliban say founder of Haqqani network dies in Afghanistan
- Michelle Obama and George W. Bush: An attraction of opposites
- After a rare losing year, the revamped Packers look to return to elite status
- Los puertos de EEUU caen víctimas de los aranceles de Trump
- New Yorker drops plans to interview Bannon at festival
- China’s Xi sending party official to North Korea in his place for anniversary
- At least 6 injured when SUV drives off Lake Shore Drive overpass
- The 10 people happiest about the Bears’ trading for Khalil Mack
- Niles North High School homecoming halftime show to include 50th anniversary celebration of Vikettes dance squad
- Congress to question Facebook, Twitter executives about Russia and censorship this week
- ‘He’s a rock star:’ The Bears love new coach Matt Nagy, but can he make them winners?
- Ask Anna: How do I heal from a breakup?
- IDOT sets plans for widening two-lane section of Barrington Road in South Barrington
- Send us your first-day-of-school photos
- Calendar: Rock the Block Saturday in Lake Zurich
- Organs infected with hepatitis C can now be transplanted
- Nike decides a Colin Kaepernick deal is worth the backlash
- Roseanne Barr says she plans to be in Israel when ‘The Conners’ spinoff debuts
- Gordon strengthens, expected to hit Gulf Coast as hurricane
- Talk of the County: Trump proof that money can’t buy everything
- ‘I Am King’ salutes Michael Jackson’s career
- Talk of the County: Waukegan? ‘Oh, that’s too bad.’
- ‘The most precious gifts I possess’: A dying mother wrote her kids letters to be opened through the years
- Kris Bryant on his questionable game-ending play: ‘I don’t know what I would’ve done differently’
- Are you infected by the social disease of ‘agnorance’?
- Kerry Perry resigns under pressure as president of scandal-hit USA Gymnastics
- ‘They’re unguardable:’ Bears embrace the NFL’s latest offensive trend — the run-pass option
- 4 things to seek and avoid in a car salesperson
- Prickly City- attention
- Where’s the VRBO refund for my New York rental apartment?
- Cranberry growers want to destroy crops to prop up prices
- Good for business? Nike gets political with Kaepernick ad
- Customer satisfaction falls as job market skyrockets
- Drury Lane stages ‘Little Shop of Horrors’
- Tony Bennett reflects on life and music at 92 before Ravinia date
- ‘Cosby’ actor not alone: Day jobs, low stipends among financial realities of being an actor
- My worst moment: ‘Jack Ryan’ star Wendell Pierce on almost working with Bob Fosse
- Confirmation hearing for Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh
- Uran touts progress of Crown Point’s new Bulldog Park
- ¿Y qué pasó con Messi?
- Kouts officials, families welcome town’s 2nd park
- Letter: Sick of going to work sick
- Pedestrian killed after being struck by Metra Electric train in Homewood; service resumes after being halted
- Edgewater Beach condo building to be sold for $27 million, converted to lakefront apartments
- Chicago registra baja de criminalidad, incluyendo homicidios y tiroteos
- George Pradel, beloved former Naperville mayor and ‘Officer Friendly,’ dead at age 80
- Refuge Theatre Project announces a two-musical season for 2018-19
- Marriott’s upbeat ‘Sweet Charity’ reflects #MeToo movement
- Julia Louis-Dreyfus is thrilled about her ‘Veep’ return
- Chicago’s ‘Grocery Store Joe’ didn’t think he’d make a good ‘Bachelor’ anyway
- Column: Fall festivals start to roll in as summer melts away
- Loyola’s march to New Trier adds to the school’s football tradition
- To improve garden soil, add organic matter — aka dead plants
- LemonAid continues as a ‘kids helping kids’ 9/11 tradition in River Forest
- Illinois High School Musical Theatre Awards to open applications Sept. 6
- Read: Mayor Rahm Emanuel’s prepared remarks
- Batavia man accused of Labor Day home invasion
- Russia says air leak at International Space Station caused by drill hole
- Russia claims that someone may have sabotaged the International Space Station
- Strong typhoon slams western Japan; 8 dead, airport flooded
- Drink White (After Labor Day) and How to Do It Right (Infographic)
- Parents’ Back-to-School Shopping Habits (Infographic)
- 5 recovery tips to keep you active all year long
- Tips for staying connected on Grandparents Day
- 10 ways to live your best life at any age (Infographic)
- National Cholesterol Education Month: The lowdown on your levels
- Using Land in lieu of A Mortgage Down Payment
- Suspended Braylon Edwards apologizes for the tone of his Michigan tweets, but not their message
- ‘Cosby’ actor Geoffrey Owens thankful for support about Trader Joe’s job
- Savoring Old World cookies rich with nuts and dates for Rosh Hashana
- Shout Out: Aldona Marchese, a mom, art enthusiast and pyschotherapist
- El alcalde Rahm Emanuel no buscará la reelección
- Trump again calls for reexamining NBC’s TV license, despite the fact it doesn’t have one
- Much-derided Union Station plan shelved, but what comes next?
- Football notes: Rolling Meadows, Hersey win again in Week 2
- Highs, lows and dead fish: Rahm Emanuel’s political journey
- NBC News chairman, under fire, defends losing blockbuster Weinstein story
- A wave of young coaching hires has NFL poised for an offensive explosion
- Family relationships provide drama in Northlight’s ‘Curve of Departure,’ featuring 94-year-old actor
- David Axelrod lists Water Tower Place condo for $3.25 million
- David Axelrod’s Water Tower Place condo
- ‘La negatividad no me afecta’
- 250 empleados de CPS no regresaron a clase tras verificación de antecedentes
- 6 quick facts about Rahm Emanuel
- Hinsdale-Clarendon Hills District 181 gets 18 applicants for vacant board seat
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- Hobart theater presents Toby Keith tribute
- Aaron Lynch made Bears’ 53-man roster, but where does he stand in deeper OLBs room?
- Chicago mayoral candidates
- Rwanda native Nduwayezu Nkurunziza finds community on the Evanston soccer team
- Reynaldo Lopez’s outing reinforces White Sox’s plan to stretch out young arms
- W. James Farrell’s Lake Forest mansion
- With contracts expired, Chicago hotel workers union says ‘there could be a strike at any time’
- Nick Saban apologizes, says he could have handled ESPN interview with Maria Taylor ‘in a better way’
- Advisory committee pushes elimination of ‘obsolete’ parking permits along Lake Zurich roadway
- Rahm cartoons
- Indiana woman who lost husband, children in Missouri duck boat sinking files lawsuit
- Audio: Fisherman made two 911 calls for help in Kankakee River drownings of two boys
- West Suburban Local Scoreboard for Wednesday, Sept. 5, 2018
- Rahm Emanuel’s best Chicago sports moments
- Burn it or buy it? The psychology behind boycott or support for Nike’s Kaepernick campaign
- Daily Southtown Local Scoreboard for Wednesday, Sept. 5, 2018
- Post-Tribune Local Scoreboard for Wednesday, Sept. 5, 2018
- Inflatable race features bouncy houses for all ages
- Disabato: Injuries make an already challenging season even tougher for Providence in football
- Our Hot New Faces of Chicago Theater: Here come the next names to know, Class of 2018
- Speak Out: Miracles few and far between, disgusted Dems more than welcome to join GOP, more
- Obama speech at University of Illinois draws huge interest
- Wisconsin parents arrested after teen dies following weekslong religious fast
- Cameras in the corn: Adler space balloon project aims to map Chicago light pollution
- Roots Aurora fest, party for SciTech part of First Fridays in downtown Aurora
- Group seeks justice for Elijah Sims — an Oak Park teen fatally shot 2 years ago in Chicago’s Austin neighborhood
- Universal: Casting Crowns returning to Rock the Universe
- Is CPS handing out meaningless degrees?
- River Forest review board to address senior care facility proposal; residents say building would be too large
- Notre Dame jumps up to No. 8 in the latest AP college football poll
- Girls volleyball notes: Memphis-bound outside hitter Gigi Crescenzo leading way for St. Charles North
- Talk of the County: Thanks Mr. McCain
- Allies praise Rahm Emanuel, but critics are eager to turn the page
- Armstrong: Metea Valley assistant Jim Braun still pushing kids to achieve in his 48th year coaching
- Onward, Christian soldiers, marching as to — midterm elections?
- Who is Craig Melvin, the newest anchor on NBC’s ‘Today’?
- E-filing has been a challenge for Cook County courts. But it’s getting better.
- Swings, slides and spinners part of new upgrades at Vernon Playground in Glencoe
- Camila Sodi: ‘Tener hijos es mucho instinto, es muy animal’
- About 500 bicyclists expected Saturday for pilgrimage from Summit church to Merrillville shrine
- First day of school for CPS
- What’s happening in Park Ridge: Final car show of season planned, arts and crafts come to Hodges Park
- Iverson’s feat: Colin Iverson scores rare goal with his foot as Naperville North takes Best of West title
- Chicago’s spray paint ban is working. Why scrap it now?
- ICE arrestó a 134 inmigrantes en Illinois
- Charges against OPRF teacher, former coach to be dismissed, officials say
- All Azhari: Senior midfielder Adam Azhari scores twice as Sandburg tops Andrew in Joliet West invite
- North Shore Yacht Club proves cardboard does float — sometimes
- Fiestas de septiembre en Plaza Garibaldi
- Trevians honor Jane McNamara, Miss Mac, for decades of athletic dedication
- Tax exemption hearing for Valparaiso building bumped to October;council members irked
- ISTEP spring test results delayed
- OPRF hitter Natalie Chizzo handles the pressure of leading an upstart team
- Talk of the County: Don’t like it? ‘Get off your couch and go vote’
- Kris Bryant’s Cubs-Brewers decision and Cole Hamels’ Cubs-Brewers words
- Girls soccer notes: Junior forward Kennedi Sternberg learns to put speed to good use for Kouts
- That uncomfortable Ariana Grande moment has happened to almost every woman I know
- Cubs’ Cole Hamels named the NL pitcher of the month
- ‘To mimic that journey’: Migrating Monarchs Celebration set at Trailside Museum in River Forest
- ‘Sprint to the finish line’: Emanuel’s final days can be his best
- Bolivian woman might be world’s oldest at nearly 118
- Comings & Goings: Bundt cake bakery to open Monday in Mokena
- Stanley Cup visits Henking School in Glenview
- Netflix’s first Mexican reality series about the wealthy triggers backlash
- Why the Bush-Obama #candygate moment matters
- Moran: A possibly normal week with the words ‘tornado’ and ‘hurricane’ in our forecast
- Trial for former Elkhart woman accused of supporting ISIS set for 2020
- Ceiling of lights illuminates downtown Arlington Heights as ‘destination,’ officials say
- Labor Day weekend rainstorms leave motorists stranded, some roads closed
- Sports calendar: Mother McAuley golf outing set for Sept. 27, more
- Amazon is 2nd U.S. company to reach $1 trillion market value
- ‘An unsung hero’: One-person show based on Thurgood Marshall headed to Dominican University
- Porter County officers take places at Portage schools
- Water coolers replace school drinking fountains in Detroit
- Former Sen. Jon Kyl to replace McCain, at least until January
- Gordon remnants could cause Lake County flooding, officials say
- Jackalope casts season opener “In the Canyon”
- Sting operation recovered stolen ‘Wizard of Oz’ ruby slippers
- Surprised yet grateful that Emanuel is passing the torch
- Claire Wineland, who inspired millions on YouTube chronicling her cystic fibrosis battle, dies after lung transplant
- Let’s not go messing around with the Electoral College
- Notre Dame’s Jafar Armstrong takes promising 1st step in his transition to starting running back
- Reporte critica reacción de FEMA a María en Puerto Rico
- Former Naperville councilman says ‘unfinished business’ has him seeking a new term
- Gary airport corporate hangar moves forward
- Food options for 2018 Bears games at Soldier Field
- ‘Just Do It’, la sorprendente historia del origen del lema de Nike y la controversia con la NFL
- Mercedes-Benz EQC: Electric crossover juices competition with Tesla, Jaguar
- Transcript: Phone call between President Trump and journalist Bob Woodward
- Chicago-based MillerCoors to cut 350 salaried jobs across company by end of next month
- Church news: Nine-day Novena to include Mass in Tinley Park, more
- United Steelworkers stop negotiations; set strike vote
- Who is Madeleine Westerhout, Trump’s 27-year-old secretary and gatekeeper to the president?
- 2020 Mercedes-Benz EQC electric crossover at a glance
- Letter: Looking out for the residents of Bonnie Brae in River Forest
- Holcomb announces $1B infrastructure spending plan
- Family of Hazel Crest robbery suspect killed by off-duty Chicago cop files wrongful death lawsuit
- Aurora decides not to change time limit for taking down holiday decorations
- College athletes in court to fight NCAA compensation caps
- Speak Out: Gun regulations, union pensions, political ads and more
- Sorry, candidates, you aren’t running against Emanuel. Make a case for yourself.
- Hope is on the horizon for self-employed workers seeking mortgages
- Do belt loops mean a belt is mandatory?
- Park Ridge Catholic church one of nine chosen to host special Mass for prayer during sex abuse crisis
- Cartoons of Chicago’s Mayor Rahm Emanuel from the beginning
- 3 takeaways from Northwestern’s press conference as the Wildcats prepare for Duke
- How Emanuel’s exit may affect Chicago’s bid for Amazon’s HQ2
- Mayor Rahm Emanuel’s departure will be a loss to the arts in Chicago
- From Richard J. Daley to Rahm Emanuel — mayoral changes at Chicago City Hall are epic power shifts
- U.S. to play Mexico, Panama, Trinidad in women’s World Cup qualifying
- Like his predecessor Richard M. Daley, Rahm Emanuel shocks the city with his announcement
- President Trump says Nike partnership with Colin Kaepernick is sending ‘terrible message’
- Corrections and clarifications
- In Rahm Emanuel’s tenure, a global vision bogged down by local issues
- George Pradel remembered as a gracious, kind man whose ‘imprint’ on Naperville will be long lasting
- What does Rahm Emanuel’s decision mean for the Chicago mayor’s race? Who’s in so far, and who’s out.
- Potential 2020 Democrats seize on Kavanaugh Senate hearings
- People are destroying their Nike gear to protest Colin Kaepernick’s ‘Just Do It’ campaign
- These Southland pets need new homes
- South Elgin student’s short film about Polish WWII teen hero earns praise, accolades
- Arrestan a dos curas del área de Chicago teniendo sexo en un auto
- Robin Gonzales resigns from Hinsdale High School District 86 Board
- It’s Time to DeSide. Which Side Are You? (Infographic)
- Fresh grilling ideas for entertaining
- How to stay connected with your kids when school starts
- Aurora man accused of shooting at parked vehicle with two people inside
- Lake County Council anticipates offering employee raises in 2019
- One essential book for learning how to spot fake news and read anew in the digital era
- Route 45 near Libertyville reopens after wall collapse
- Rahm Emanuel’s departure causes uncertainty for Chicago businesses
- Fore! Golf is coming to White Sox’s Guaranteed Rate Field
- Elgin Symphony Orchestra moves past financial crisis, readies for opening of new season
- Those airport security bins carry more germs than the toilets, scientists say
- Aurora’s new Youth Services manager looking to ‘create new initiatives’ to help young people succeed
- Hot singles in your area want you to vote in the Tweet of the Week poll
- How the U.S. economy turned six good jobs into bad ones
- Will County plans solar power for new courthouse
- Tiger Woods to compete in Ryder Cup for first time since 2012
- Rahm Emanuel wanted to expand O’Hare airport and partner with Elon Musk on high-speed rail. Now what?
- Three teens shot in South Shore: ‘The ones doing the right things, the wrong thing happens to them’
- George Pradel remembered by state, local officials
- Lake County Symphony Orchestra to celebrate 50th anniversary of ‘2001: A Space Odyssey’
- Estudio confirma origen prehispánico del mezcal
- Central September challenge
- 4th annual Gurnee craft beer fest supports local veterans
- Alcuin Montessori breaks ground on new Oak Park location
- Man injured in Aurora Township shooting
- Naperville Mayor George Pradel: ‘It was about the people’
- Man charged with first-degree murder in shooting of 17-year-old in Homewood
- Road trip back in time on the Kaskaskia Cahokia Trail
- The Doings Central September
- West September challenge
- Lake Shore September challenge
- Lawyer for homeless Philadelphia man says $400K in donations is all gone
- Near West September challenge
- South September challenge
- Rahm’s Bombshell
- North Shore September challenge
- Post-Tribune September challenge
- Rahm Emanuel’s announcement comes on eve of trial over police shooting that plagued his second term
- Chaos marks start of Kavanaugh Senate hearing as Dems call for delay after document dump
- Northwest September challenge
- Bob Woodward’s new book reveals a ‘nervous breakdown’ of Trump’s presidency
- First day of school at Jenner Academy of the Arts and Ogden International School
- Ask Tom: At what rate does the city’s average high temperature decrease this time of year?
- Mueller tells Trump’s legal team that he will accept written answers on questions of Russia coordination
- September challenge
- Mariners players brawl in clubhouse before game vs. Orioles
- Tim Anderson’s improved defense drawing raves among White Sox teammates
- 90s piling up along with rainfall, flooding
- Lake County News-Sun Local Scoreboard for Wednesday, Sept. 5, 2018
- Cubs seek stability from reliever Carl Edwards Jr. after Monday’s outburst
- A Chicago public school with too many kids. Another with not enough. Two vastly different schools merge, ushering in hope.
- Philly’s Johnny Bobbitt’s lawyer says all $400,000 in GoFundMe money is gone
- Left-handed help Jaime Garcia, Drew Smyly on the way for Cubs bullpen
- 1 dead, 1 wounded after shootings on South Side
- Nike’s Colin Kaepernick campaign is genius
- Rice, Rice baby: Sophomore right-side hitter Amanda Rice sparks Lemont past Lincoln-Way West
- Labor Day rainfall sets record, with little relief in sight
- Serena Williams puts aside shaky start to reach U.S. Open semifinals
- Brewers shrug off Cubs pitcher Cole Hamels’ comments on the teams’ rivalry
- 2 New Lenox teens die after Joliet crash
- Crowning achievement: Olivia Vesling-led defense steps up as Chesterton stops Crown Point
- Dueling goalkeepers: Gandhi Cruz and Brad Palagi post shutouts as Metea and Naperville Central play to 0-0 tie
- 2-year-old girl in critical condition after being shot in head in Gary
- Brewers 11, Cubs 1