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- Grim warnings for White House, Republicans ahead of election
- Fiesta Ravinia 2018 con Los Tigres del Norte
- Fantasy football Week 2: Matthew Stafford, Chris Hogan bounce back — David Johnson doesn’t
- Breakfast with Ina
- ‘I’m not going to change my name’: Bill Daley on why he’s seeking to become family’s third Chicago mayor
- Boys soccer notes: Former goalkeeper Jason Miller decides to go on the defensive to help out Griffith
- Discreetly tracking down sex partners to stop a surge in STDs
- Tech companies, UPS team up to examine delivery truck congestion problem
- Red Roof launches more upscale hotel line with St. Clair in Streeterville
- New teacher wants to run from the classroom
- Morning Spin: Aldermen to consider $16 million for woman fatally shot by Chicago cop Robert Rialmo
- Private banks serve the public by pushing gun industry toward consumer safety
- Jason Van Dyke says he fired in self-defense. But those 16 shots speak for Laquan McDonald.
- What do the mayoral candidates want for Chicago transportation?
- Some of the world’s most powerful banks push policies circumventing Constitution and federal laws
- Google is growing in Chicago. Karen Sauder is leading the charge.
- Most cities couldn’t build this park. Will Chicago?
- Clarendon Hills fall festival rolls out new attractions in Prospect Park
- Property near State and Rush for sale, could be next luxury high-rise site
- White House stands by Kavanaugh as 2 GOP senators join Dems in urging delay until accuser is heard
- Meet Frankie and Romeo, the 4-legged co-stars of ‘Legally Blonde’ at Aurora’s Paramount Theatre
- New leak shows Julian Assange sought Russian visa in 2010
- How the paths of Laquan McDonald and Jason Van Dyke crossed that fateful night
- CPS analysis shows 150,000 seats unfilled; black and Latino students have less access to top programs
- Anita Hill’s claims echo in allegation against Kavanaugh. Will this time be different?
- Lie on a firearms background form? What have you got to lose?
- Former La Grange fire chief’s tour shares stories of fires that shaped the department
- Can the Bears beat the Seahawks Monday night? All our writers say yes
- Monday’s storylines: Brian Urlacher’s cruel ending, Akiem Hicks’ power surge and Brandon Marshall’s reflections
- Jimmy Butler’s meeting with the Timberwolves’ brass starts the 2019 free agency countdown
- The Packers’ Clay Matthews will tell you, it doesn’t take much roughing to rough the passer
- Music of the Baroque review: Jane Glover leads an eloquent account of Mozart’s Requiem
- ESPN’s Booger McFarland will be belted and Bears’ Khalil Mack wired on ‘Monday Night Football’
- With Kavanaugh accuser, Christine Blasey Ford, willing to testify, Senate committee should listen — face-to-face
- Mitch Trubisky was drafted ahead of Patrick Mahomes, but now he’s way behind
- Skin color vs. identity: How Americans view race ‘a huge surprise’
- Rahm Emanuel to announce 2019 as the Year of Chicago Theatre
- Breakfast with Ina: Square biscuits, loaded or plain, Latin flavors and more
- Ask Anna: How do I make my boyfriend’s penis bigger?
- College football Week 3 wrap-up: Which 1st-year coach is off to the worst start? Plus, the turnover chainsaw
- Photos: Riot Fest 2018
- Carrie Underwood reveals she had 3 miscarriages in 2 years
- Florence continúa descargando intensas lluvias, a su paso ha dejado muerte
- Soon-Yi Previn defends husband Woody Allen, attacks mother
- Between hosts and awards, Emmy night could be SNL’s night
- Week 3 fantasy football waiver wire: Ryan Fitzpatrick leads loaded free-agent list
- Chrissy Teigen sets the record straight on her last name
- New York library lends out ties, briefcases, handbags for job interviews
- Asia Argento threatens Rose McGowan with legal action
- Prickly City- unicorn
- Tollway construction worker’s death a reminder: We all need to slow down.
- 3 things we learned from Cubs-Reds series
- Report: Machines to handle over half workplace tasks by 2025
- Calendar: Find out how your personality impacts job search in Lake Forest
- Hope fades in Philippines for dozens buried in landslides
- Skokie police investigating after unidentified person found shot multiple times
- Coca-Cola is eyeing the cannabis market
- ‘Mary Poppins Returns’: Watch Emily Blunt in the new trailer
- Lake County Courthouse returns to ‘marriage mill’ beginnings
- Selle: Job losses mount as Takeda taps out of Illinois
- Josh Earnest’s Winnetka home
- Josh Earnest, last Obama press secretary, pays $3.075 million for Winnetka home
- St. Joseph’s Parish brings a taste of Munich to Wilmette with Oktoberfest
- Sprague Elementary students celebrate differences during inaugural Cultural Diversity Day
- Chicago Film Festival rolls out full Oct. 10-21 lineup; crowd-pleasing ‘Green Book’ among the offerings
- McCarthy: Prosecute the cops who marched with protesters on the Dan Ryan!
- Oriole, S.K.Y. collaborate on suicide-prevention fundraiser
- St. Joseph’s Oktoberfest
- Open your eyes to the taste of sesame, and it’s everywhere
- Portion of LaSalle Street in Aurora closed for work on railroad overpass
- Talk of the County: President Trump the subject of conflicting opinions
- With Illinois property taxes high, some wealthy residents look to charitable donations for a break
- Five things to do in Northwest Indiana Sept. 21-23
- North Shore Triathlon brings athletes to Lake Michigan and shore communities
- Mother pleads not guilty in shooting death of 2-year-old daughter in Gary
- Doctors group recommends support for transgender children
- Oldest US nuclear plant is shutting down on Monday
- Former police chief named permanent Vernon Hills village manager
- Underscore Theatre Company announces 2018-19 season
- Starting, or returning, to a fitness routine? Here are tips to prevent overdoing it.
- Five things to do in the western suburbs Sept. 21-23
- Sean Penn says spirit of #MeToo movement is to ‘divide men and women’
- Amazon Go store opens in the Loop
- Kansas deputy and suspect fatally shot during arrest
- 5 ways the Packers-Vikings tie embodies the start to this NFL season
- ‘She’s an experience’: Friends celebrate the life of Oak Park record store owner Val Camilletti
- Flu protection without an injection? A prototype of how to fight the next pandemic
- Hinsdale skate park in Veeck Park to be removed; new location possible
- North Shore Triathlon
- Home inspectors have a duty to point out a problem, even if it’s not in their areas of expertise
- Beyond the Liberty Bell: Exploring Western Philly
- How one state is fighting food waste
- 10 ways to beef up your tailgating game
- Speak Out: Failure to lower flag for McCain’s death ‘sad,’ Dubliners right to question Catholic church’s actions, more
- From Lady Gaga to Mr. Redford, the stars are reborn this fall
- Talk of the County: Worried about Waukegan lakefront
- Community ride promotes biking in Libertyville
- Are you ready for the Gift’s 2019 season? ‘Doubt’ it.
- Talk of the County: White House source of 4,200 ‘documented lies’
- Vote in the Scott Stantis cartoon caption contest
- Buffalo Grove joins Lake County communities concerned with Foxconn project
- Quickly: Kavanaugh not who he appears to be, Presidential text alerts, and hurricane relief efforts
- Talk of the County: I’d rather have the mosquitoes
- Even after his trade, Jimmy Butler’s future could impact the Bulls
- Muere el abuelo que salvó a su nieto durante un incendio
- Wilmette school searched as precaution after student found at home with loaded guns and experimenting with potential explosives
- Low-dose aspirin offers no overall benefit for healthy older people
- Central American mother seeking asylum is reunited with teen daughter after separation at border
- Talk of the County: Caller sounds a lot like Hannity
- Highland Park and Deerfield caucus groups seeking delegates for school board endorsements
- Get $1 burritos and other entrees Tuesday at Dos Toros
- West Suburban Local Scoreboard for Tuesday, Sept. 18, 2018
- Tyson Foods CEO Tom Hayes to step down for ‘personal reasons’
- Carson Wentz cleared to return for Eagles
- Daily Southtown Local Scoreboard for Tuesday, Sept. 18, 2018
- Want to be a fashion rebel? Try tucking in your shirt
- Boys soccer notes: Frazer Ford revs up, enjoys breakout season as senior forward for Oswego East
- Speak Out: Tinley Park development, sports ticket prices, trees and more
- Ten reasons to be excited about the fall music season, courtesy of these Chicago bands
- In St. Pete, an Arts District walking tour serves up brewpubs with character
- Chicago rapper Mister Wallace must be seen to be believed
- Gary roundable draws former residents for city rebirth talk: ‘Part of me wants to come back and make a difference’
- ‘Frankenstein’ story is a powerful allegory for loss in Lifeline’s adaptation
- Scientists identify four personality types
- Attorney of indicted gang squad sergeant wants wiretap recordings tossed
- College notes: Chicago-area players boost Carnegie Mellon football
- Cuatro curiosidades sobre los Emmy 2018
- Preckwinkle, prepara candidatura para alcalde de Chicago
- Shout Out: Molly Dvorak, Western Springs mother of four, PTO vice president
- Round Lake Heights asks voters for $2.7 million to fund water system improvements
- What drives Khalil Mack? From a racquetball match to a 5-sack game, his coaches have stories
- Police: Chicago man held on auto theft charges
- The Cubs’ wild, double-watching, closer-batting week
- The voice of their peers: Leyden student reps take seats on school board
- Paul McCartney lands No. 1 album for first time in 36 years
- Diver who helped with Thai cave rescue sues Elon Musk
- Former Lake Circuit judge George Paras dies
- Boys soccer notes: Deerfield’s Ryan Grady returns to goalkeeper after recovering from hand surgery
- Hoosier hops: Stevenson grad Justin Smith putting on a show at Indiana
- Season’s best tomato sandwich begins with tonnato, the classic Italian tuna sauce
- Baseball prospects like the White Sox’s Eloy Jimenez are developing faster, being called up later
- Elon Musk sued for defamation by Thai-cave rescue volunteer he called a ‘child rapist’
- ‘Your wedding ring was once a neutron star’: Science fans gather at Triton College
- ‘Caleb Field’ at Skokie park pays tribute to baseball-loving teen who died of cancer
- Group calls for meeting with Indiana DNR over Dunes pavilion plans
- Five things to do in Lake County Sept. 21-23
- Turkey, Russia agree on demilitarized zone in Syria’s Idlib region
- No school again at U46’s Coleman school in Elgin as mold removal continues
- Burns Funeral Home marks its 110th anniversary
- Girls volleyball notes: Brooklyn Condon’s move to libero a bridge to Lincoln-Way Central’s success
- Korean/Mexican fusion restaurant, Seoul Taco, coming to downtown Naperville
- Viral ‘invisibility prank’ draws laughs from parents — but could harm kids
- Latinos y afroamericanos tienen bajo acceso a escuelas de CPS de alto rendimiento
- ‘Roma’ de Cuarón y otros filmes del Festival Internacional de Cine de Chicago 2018
- ‘For far too long, this vibrant corner has been neglected’: Work progressing on brewpub at Lake and Austin
- Aurora boy on bicycle hit by car
- CSO musicians, management extend contract
- Will Chicago’s next mayor exploit an opportunity to improve transit?
- Naperville motorcyclist injured in two-vehicle Aurora crash
- Life, near-death and hope for ‘Hoop Dreams’ basketball player and coach Shawn Harrington
- Revelan fiesta de cumpleaños de hijas de El Chapo, inspirada en muñeca Barbie
- Pickleball could replace tennis courts at Park Ridge park
- Seed collections provide Barrington area conservationists with another restoration tool
- How Amazon could help struggling Chicago neighborhoods
- Dolton man punched Metra conductor after refusing to pay fare and being escorted off train, DuPage prosecutors allege
- There is no ‘expiration date’ on the consequences of sexual assault
- Shame on J.B. Pritzker. Voters deserve to hear his tax plan.
- Cubs’ Ian Happ hopes watching instant video leads to improved results
- 60 businesses express interest in the possibility of opening in Elgin, develoment officials say
- More borrowers are faking their incomes, employment to buy homes
- ‘You can’t go around and do whatever you want’: Valparaiso’s Jackson Kurth grows from having to sit out last football season
- ‘It’s devastating’: Maine Township condo fire leaves one dead; officials say all residents displaced
- Adam Driver to host ‘SNL’ Season 44 opener, Kanye West to perform
- Does Chicago need another Daley at the helm?
- For the love of fur babies: Pet-Palooza draws thousands to Orland Township
- Mundelein Mexican Festival a showcase of cultural heritage
- The NFL belongs to Patrick Mahomes now
- Evolving menu to be signature of new downtown Naperville restaurant going in at Heaven on Seven site
- Physical therapy office looks to open in downtown Deerfield
- Juez procesa a Cristina Fernández por corrupción
- Florence causaría uno 20,000 millones de dólares en daños
- Browns trade Josh Gordon to Patriots for 5th-round pick
- Fall on the Farm includes pumpkin painting, dogs for adoption
- Aldermen approve paying $16 million to family of Bettie Jones, who was accidentally shot by Chicago cop
- ‘It’s about trying your best’: Leyden honors team captains, Special Olympics participants
- Proposed self-storage facility in Niles gets special use extension, support for tax program
- ‘Just walk out shopping’: Amazon Go opens first Chicago location of its cashierless convenience store
- Loyola’s local recruiting momentum continues with commitment of Brother Rice guard Marquise Kennedy
- Man dies of complications from August shooting
- Chicago’s next mayor will need Emanuel’s business instincts
- Will County rabid bat total rises to 18
- Indiana governor’s proposed toll road hike skips lawmakers
- Blackhawks’ Chris Kunitz still a key player as he moves into twilight of his career
- Deerfield sets the stage for Harvest Fest on Sept. 22
- Shnay: Voters have no say in Crete school bond issue
- How to be a Democrat in blue-collar Trump country
- Leading by example
- Mundelein victim’s parents confront Island Lake man after he pleads guilty to drug-induced homicide
- Park District of La Grange opens door to wine spritzers, hard ciders at some festivals
- Broadway in Chicago announces 10 additional off-season special shows
- 34-year-old man fatally shot by Vernon Hills police officer identified
- Series preview: White Sox at Indians
- First cups of java to be sold Thursday at new Starbucks in Carpentersville
- Rosemont officials to seek termination of police sergeant charged in Park Ridge and Norridge armed robberies
- Corvette crashes into vacant Skokie building leaving driver hospitalized: Police
- Off-duty Chicago fire captain dies in apparent drowning in Jackson Park harbor
- Fake website displaying obscene content taken down by Buffalo Grove-Lincolnshire Chamber of Commerce
- Will Emanuel put Chicago taxpayers at even greater risk?
- Trump declassifies documents related to Russia probe, including Comey’s text messages
- Cook County Board President Toni Preckwinkle to announce run for Chicago mayor this week
- Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel aims to hike electronic cigarette taxes
- Deerfield to unveil a new batch of public art
- Rick Springfield continues to evolve as musician, actor
- Panel recommends first exemption to Aurora’s video gambling law
- Aurora opens new bus pulse point at Transportation Center
- Parent volunteers and adult learners subject to background checks at CPS schools
- U. of I. employee dies after he’s hit by 2 cars in Crystal Lake
- Making it count: 5 tips for choosing a health plan
- Considering their options: Trades fair helps provide information for Leyden students
- Lake County Farm Stroll seeks to ensure people don’t take farming ‘for granted’
- What did Urban Meyer learn about domestic violence during his suspension? Very little
- Who’s on trial in Chicago
- Border Patrol supervisor accused of killing 4 women knew his victims, authorities say
- Shout Out: Dania Voss, romance novelist from Northlake
- In Illinois’ 6th Congressional District race, GOP tries to tie Democratic challenger to House Speaker Michael Madigan
- 5 takeaways from the first day of the Jason Van Dyke trial
- El sueño americano en Chicago a través del deporte
- ArcelorMittal steelworkers authorize strike: ‘Not one person said no’
- Ask Tom: Why was there minimal lightning with Florence?
- ‘Heavenston’ gets a Binny’s. Is nothing sacred?
- Trump imposes tariffs on $200B more of Chinese goods
- ‘Good samaritan’ trying to help fellow motorist killed in crash in Batavia
- East Dundee arrest warrant issued for Elgin man found with half-pound of pot in backpack, police say
- In abrupt turn, city halts relocation of track and field in Jackson Park
- Calumet Park ‘very close’ to privatizing fire department, lawyer says
- Jon Gruden says no regrets over Khalil Mack trade despite Raiders’ 0-2 start
- Senate committee to hold public hearing with Kavanaugh, accuser after sexual assault allegation
- Yes, another financial crisis will occur, and yes, the last one helped deliver our current politics
- Judge throws out murder conviction in death of SIU student Pravin Varughese of Morton Grove
- Lake County News-Sun Local Scoreboard for Tuesday, Sept. 18, 2018
- With Emanuel on the way out, aldermen to push for hearings on lead in Chicago drinking water
- Man wounded in West Pullman shooting
- Florence flooding spreads as storm heads northeast; death toll hits 32
- Two officers at scene of Laquan McDonald’s shooting offer crucial testimony on first day of Van Dyke’s trial
- Anne Martinson and Lizzie Walker set tone for Loyola volleyball in transition season
- Carrie Leazer gives St. Viator familiar leadership at a new position
- Abnormal warmth is to persist through midweek
- Some state governments considering a boycott of Nike because of the Colin Kaepernick ads
- Jared Van Ryne the latest Barrington lineman to step up
- Nellie Hackett aims to bring Regina girls volleyball full circle with first regional title since 2015
- ‘Black-ish’ star Jenifer Lewis wears Nike on Emmys red carpet in support of Colin Kaepernick
- Post-Tribune Local Scoreboard for Tuesday, Sept. 18, 2018
- Cubs bullpen still unsung despite ranking as the best in the National League
- Emma Jacobs helps Trinity progress toward goal of making state
- Christian Yelich’s 2nd cycle in 3 weeks — both vs. Reds — leads Brewers to victory
- 3 keys revisited after the Bears beat the Seahawks 24-17
- Javier Baez hits a 2-run HR and Kyle Hendricks throws a gem in the Cubs’ 5-1 win
- Donald Glover appears as ‘Atlanta’ character Teddy Perkins at the Emmys
- Rachel Brosnahan, Alex Borstein, John Mulaney among the Chicago-area Emmy winners
- Defense shines as Bears top Seahawks 24-17; Matt Nagy picks up first win as coach
- A dominant defense and a quarterback who makes you groan. Sound familiar, Bears fans?
- Emmy winner Glenn Weiss proposes to his girlfriend during live broadcast
- Emmys 2018: ‘Game of Thrones,’ ‘The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel’ win top awards
- Emmys 2018: Winners list
- U.S. rolls past Panama in Basketball World Cup qualifying
- Baseball fans dodging more cold snaps, heavy rainfall as climate patterns change