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- Guess the Maryland college mascots
- Dylan Covey shines, but White Sox can’t touch Corey Kluber in 4-0 loss to Indians
- NFL won’t change roughing-the-passer wording but expects it to be called differently
- Pirates 5, Cubs 1
- Cubs fall to Pirates, magic number to clinch NL Central remains at 5
- Chicago’s Michelin stars
- Tribune critic Phil Vettel predicts the 2019 Michelin stars
- NL Central tracker: Cubs’ division lead falls to 1 1/2 games after Brewers beat Cardinals
- Police ready to expand hours, cancel days off when Van Dyke’s trial for shooting McDonald nears end
- A Chicago-area doctor got in legal trouble over handing out pain pills. That’s really bad news for another local doctor with the very same name.
- Morning Spin: Watch Illinois’ attorney general candidates discuss the issues Tuesday
- Woman blamed for murder charge against daughter
- Laquan McDonald’s life didn’t matter to most people. Neither does his death.
- First look: Hotel Julian brings new brand of luxury to old Michigan Avenue building
- Chicago unicorn Avant is hiring 50 software engineers, forming a new company for banks that use its lending tech
- City proposes financing for $53 million renovation of Mark Twain Hotel under SRO preservation ordinance
- Gov. Bruce Rauner says he’s a centrist while Republican, Democratic parties dominated by extremes
- Disney: Rafiki’s Planet Watch closing to the public next month
- GOP launches all-out campaign to save Kavanaugh’s nomination after 2nd allegation of sexual misconduct
- Authorities identify Chicago-area men killed in crash near Wisconsin Dells
- Gary to host 2nd Buffington Harbor tour to tout economic benefits
- Chicago Archdiocese to merge 6 suburban parishes, close 1 school and 1 church as part of reorganization plan
- China: U.S. is ‘holding a knife to our neck’ in trade war
- An anonymous Google doc took down the Orwells, but how much power should such allegations have in the #MeToo era?
- GOP congressman questions whether accusation against Kavanaugh should disqualify him, even if true
- Despite our country’s cynical climate, we still trust others on an everyday basis
- Weeki Wachee’s mermaids to swim in Sea Life Orlando tank
- A confident and healthy Zach LaVine on his $78M deal: ‘I don’t have to validate anything’
- Rare two-headed copperhead snake found in Virginia
- Archaeologists discover ‘massive’ ancient building in Egypt
- Boy, 15, charged with hit-and-run that killed 67-year-old bicyclist near Lincolnwood
- Meet Gritty, the Philadelphia Flyers’ odd-looking mascot with an orange beard
- 5 observations from re-watching the Bears’ Week 3 win: Mitch Trubisky vs. pressure, a ‘special’ front seven and more
- Blondie hosting four-day ‘cultural exchange’ concerts in Cuba
- Chicago festivals this week: Expo Chicago, Edgewater Arts Festival, Hyde Park Jazz Festival
- Nixle service replaced in Crown Point
- Skokie residents lament Morton Grove-Niles water main construction impact, say complaints ‘fall on deaf ears’
- Prickly City- him?
- Paparazzi? Sloths? 6 unique party rental ideas
- Which explodes first: The Bears’ offense or Mitch Trubisky’s head?
- More rain expected to hit areas already hammered by Florence
- Singer Gary Numan’s tour bus involved in fatal crash
- Everyone is born with a hole in the heart. For some, it never closes.
- Charges likely in incident where man had visible gun near students at Lake Central, police say
- ‘Life Itself:’ Six lessons from its box-office belly-flop
- Chicago Sinfonietta opens season by celebrating immigrants
- Detroit ballpark worker charged after video shows him spitting on pizza
- 2019 Kia Sorento three-row crossover is soft
- Milk straight from mom’s breast is best for baby’s weight, study finds
- What’s yogurt? Industry wants greater liberty to use term
- Chicago duo the O’My’s clear a few things up about their decade-long partnership
- Are restaurants too loud? The ins and outs of restaurant acoustics
- A DNA test said a man was 4 percent black. Now he wants to qualify as a minority business owner.
- Have some laughs with ‘Uncle Lar’ at Metropolis
- Montgomery church prepares to celebrate 130th anniversary
- Kanye West’s first pitch came as a surprise — even for the White Sox
- Millennials are causing the U.S. divorce rate to plummet
- “Peach Pit After Dark” rekindles Beverly Hills 90210 nostalgia
- Man dies in fall from cliff at Peninsula State Park in Wisconsin’s Door County
- Jayson Werth pleads guilty to a DUI charge in Arizona
- County clerks looking for more election judges
- Naperville detective quits force to share message on teen cyberbulling, sexting nationwide
- Naptown Pint: September is a very good month for Maryland beer
- Glenbrook South shooting threat deemed not credible; 15-year-old boy charged
- 9 franchises — including the Bulls and White Sox — team up for ‘Rally the Vote’ drive
- Photos: ‘A Star is Born’ premiere
- Hinsdale-Clarendon Hills District 181 summer capital projects completed nearly $73,000 under budget
- Preserve tender bulbs that can’t survive outside in a cold Chicago winter
- Advocates hope life-sized Monopoly game can help fund plan to save Old Kendall County Jail
- Groups, including Hammond church, participate in Legacy Foundation’s countywide day of conversation
- Zoé anuncia gira con Metric
- ‘The Voice’ premiere: This 13-year-old contestant made the judges lose their minds
- My worst moment: Emma Thompson and a faulty brain circuit
- Week 4 fantasy football waiver wire: It’s Calvin Ridley vs. Chris Godwin for the top receiver
- Highland man joins Portage Fire Department
- District 64 officials OK balanced budget; officials tout success of new process to prove residency
- ‘Making a Murderer’ sequel set to premiere Oct. 19
- Who gets the Michelin love in Chicago this week? Tribune’s Phil Vettel makes his predictions
- Highland Park Players hoof it to Northbrook for ‘On the Town’
- Google overhauls search to show more pictures, videos and context
- Jameis Winston or Ryan Fitzpatrick? Bucs won’t say which QB will start Week 4 vs. Bears
- Online petition prompts Elmhurst committee to consider allowing residential beekeeping
- J. Crew to unveil brand for younger women in recovery plan
- Porter County Council resolution supports steelworkers in contract negotiations
- One incumbent, two newcomers get nod from Northfield Village Caucus committee
- How ‘Handmaid’s Tale’ costumes became a symbol of the resistance
- Can Kanye save Chicago? Nope, but he can help
- Chicago Bears’ Khalil Mack pays $3.75 million for newly built mansion in Glencoe
- Classrooms at South Elgin middle school to reopen after successful mold clean-up
- How much do Americans love pizza? A lot! (Infographic)
- Rats! How these rodents can ruin your day
- Get your fall on at these Lake County festivals
- U46 board approves record $558 million budget for 2018-19 school year
- Fired cop with history of physical abuse pitched in on Garry McCarthy’s Chicago mayor campaign
- Pictures: Shaquille O’Neal on Carnival Horizon
- Shout Out: Dana Santi, pilates studio owner
- Young fan with spina bifida meets Kris Bryant — with an assist from Astros star Alex Bregman
- Northbrook Court could be home to 300-unit apartment complex, new restaurants
- Speak Out: A shameful presidency, both political parties to blame, more
- Story time and listening to nature highlight kids event at Glencoe Community Garden
- Elgin reviewing diversity consultant’s Facebook posts about Kaepernick ad campaign, ‘white women’
- Pink pep rally: Bears help bring ‘the fight’ against breast cancer to Maine East
- Aurora police investigating two weekend shootings
- Talk of the County: Cunningham should visit Waukegan wards
- Trevor Noah on Kavanaugh: ‘No crimes, all day … If the man has a calendar, then case closed’
- Score a free Flowers for Dreams bouquet while exploring Wells St. Market this Friday
- Glenview’s Kristin Miller still enjoying life as a martial arts instructor
- Burr Ridge votes for gun sales, gun club oversight
- Suburban Cooks: Fall flavors tempting year ’round
- Fall Fest: Families celebrate autumn’s arrival at annual Oak Park event
- Three-year varsity veteran Michael Shafis provides steady leadership for Prospect football
- European Ryder Cup team to wear yellow ribbons in memory of Spanish golfer slain in Iowa
- West Suburban Local Scoreboard for Wednesday, Sept. 26, 2018
- Indiana Supreme Court favors railroads in train fines ruling
- Lake County News-Sun Local Scoreboard for Wednesday, Sept. 26, 2018
- ‘Piano Project’ in Arlington Heights transforms old pianos into art while bringing attention to ALS
- Charges dropped in Great America battery case, but state’s attorney guarantees they will be refiled
- Friends of the Green Bay Trail leader details group’s work enhancing the pedestrian pathway
- A radical notion: Parents’ happiness matters (maybe even more than their kids’)
- ¿Revancha contra Puerto Rico?
- Armstrong: Don Beebe temporarily steps back from coaching football, will leave Aurora Christian
- Glenview Park District annexes 214 homes despite resident appeals
- Disabato: Eight intriguing story lines to consider as the high school football season crosses the midpoint
- Shaq didn’t think he’d like cruising, but as Carnival ‘CFO’ he’s a good fit
- Obama Foundation spent nearly $12 million on programming, $5 million on architects
- Gold Coast loft condo
- Darien City Council to consider revised warehouse proposal near Waterfall Glen
- Speak Out: Metropolitan Youth Symphony Orchestra, Chicago Heights water and TV shows
- Bryce Harper says he wants to remain with the Nationals. ‘But am I in those plans? I have no idea.’
- Aspirante político, Alberto Bocanegra, fue asesinado en un recorrido por el sur de Chicago
- El Consejo Mundial de Boxeo pasó por Chicago
- Glenbrook District 225 school calendar survey to be administered in October
- Krebiozen: the cancer ‘cure’ that was a fraud
- Man, 27, found shot in head in Gary
- New Lenox historical society hosts Oktoberfest
- Actors, audience interact in Maine East High School’s fall play ‘The Compass’
- What happens to flooded cars and other auto questions in the wake of Florence
- Andrea Kremer and Hannah Storm to partner in NFL’s first all-woman broadcast booth
- Broken Nose Theatre sets cast for ‘Plainclothes’
- Read the memo about Judge Mauricio Araujo’s alleged misconduct
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- West Dundee gives financial incentives to restaurateurs taking over former Francesca’s spot
- Walmart to salad growers: If you want to sell, you have to blockchain
- Electric crossovers coming to market
- Girls volleyball notes: Madison Hankins a big addition as a freshman setter/right-side hitter for rising Bartlett
- District 204 to weed through 32 applicants for board vacancy
- Disney: Candlelight Processional narrators to include Helen Hunt, Alfonso Ribeiro
- As Bears defense legitimizes playoff hopes, how do Mitch Trubisky’s growing pains fit the big picture?
- Off-duty Robbins cop exchanges gunshots in Englewood, police say
- Skokie Park District sets up cricket field on sanitary district land until other use identified
- Adam Boqvist still bidding for roster spot as Blackhawks send 2 more defensemen to Rockford
- District 204 struggles to find applicants for some jobs and add diversity to teaching staff
- More time given for depositions in lawsuit against Dennis Hastert
- Comings & Goings: Sisters win Chicago Ridge pop-up shop battle
- Arlington Heights police challenges students to educate peers about dangers of speeding
- Why it matters that Weight Watchers pivots toward wellness
- Girls soccer notes: Claire Salyer unleashes scoring surge as senior midfielder/forward for rebuilding Marquette
- Stormy Daniels’ memoir ‘Full Disclosure’: Funny, vulgar, brash and believable
- Butler District 53 seeking replacement for board President Elizabeth Chun
- New venue added ‘nice ambiance’ to Oktoberfest in Lake Forest: Organizers
- Like the tobacco industry, e-cigarette manufacturers are targeting children
- Fall sports notes: Senior cross country runner Hannah Ray wants to spark Vernon Hills back to state
- Sports calendar: Traditional Warrior Karate Championship and Martial Arts Exhibition set for Sunday
- Una probadita de la diversidad de Chicago
- Ravi Coltrane, Jason Moran headline Hyde Park Jazz Festival
- Maine South celebrates Vegas-themed homecoming this week
- At peace with his Sixth Man role, Bobby Portis is focused on his future — not fights
- Does it matter if your professor is a liberal?
- ‘We need to build for the future’: Park Ridge Park District to seek state grant to build pickleball courts
- Cajun Boil & Bar to open on South Boulevard in Oak Park: ‘There’s a real comfort food vibe to it’
- Three Brothers’ Sketch Comedy mulls life’s aberrations at ZumBier shows
- Police: Man’s questions prompt warning near Valparaiso day care
- Church news: Pumpkin Palooza Picnic set in Orland Park
- A tale of two art fairs, and in them, a tale of two cities?
- Joe Maddon not interested in reading post by Addison Russell’s ex-wife alleging abuse: ‘There’s nothing I can do to help the situation at all’
- Decal requirement for Park Avenue Beach in Highland Park under scrutiny
- ‘We have to make radical change’: L!VE Cafe panelists say Starz series shows it’s time for action
- When hate speech gets a pass
- ‘We’re Only Alive for a Short Amount of Time’ is the show of David Cale’s life and how he’s learned to live with it
- ‘The secret sauce’: Early takeaways prove the legitimacy of the Bears defense
- Contemporary West Town mansion
- Even in our diverse tribes, we’re still Americans
- Presidio closing after 4 years in Bucktown; owner warns that neighborhood restaurants are suffering
- The North Branch needs development — and a big, beautiful park
- Grubhub goes to college: Chicago company to buy on-campus food ordering service Tapingo for $150M
- Alaska judge targeted after giving no jail time to man who assaulted woman, masturbated on her
- Epcot’s Candlelight Processional
- ‘It’s been a wonderful ride’: Oak Park Arms celebrates 40th anniversary
- Captain Kushner: Illinois State recruit Sarah Kushner leads way as outside hitter for Naperville North
- Wendell Carter Jr. has a mentor — and a battle for a starting spot — in veteran Robin Lopez
- Arby’s, Buffalo Wild Wings parent to buy Sonic for $2.3 billion
- New scholarships aimed at attracting international students to North Central College
- Chicago mayor candidate Willie Wilson questions rival Toni Preckwinkle’s record on criminal justice reform
- Hammond judge questioned over legal residence outside of city
- Hanover Township to offer nine food trucks at Thursday festival
- Union for East Aurora teachers, office and support staff files 10-day intent to strike notice
- New Zealand Prime Minister brings baby to U.N. General Assembly
- Elmhurst tests new community communicator sign
- Man found dead in Wauconda cornfield identified as missing Buffalo Grove 41-year-old
- Evanston lawsuit against Nicor and ComEd continues, with hearing set for January
- Barrington School District 220 looks to formally oppose proposed fire station near two of its schools
- In times of crisis, four presidents became great leaders
- Valparaiso cupcake store manager faces sex charges, police say
- These Southland pets need new homes
- Allen Robinson and Taylor Gabriel on Mitch Trubisky’s development: ‘We’re all in this thing together’
- Do you really want to know why women wait so long to report sexual assault?
- Harold says Raoul has turned AG race into referendum on her views on same-sex marriage, abortion
- Italian restaurant planned for Pickwick Theatre building in Park Ridge
- These are the risks of Trump’s ‘America First’ agenda
- Ahead of Madison ‘road diet’ discussion, Oak Park trustees vote for traffic study
- Autumn Fest greets the season in Highland Park
- 5 takeaways from the sixth day of testimony in the Jason Van Dyke trial
- Shout Out: George Gardner of Wilmette, plays competitive backgammon at Winnetka Community House
- Wheaton contestant returns to ‘Jeopardy’ because of a spelling error
- Slowik: Catholics seek renewal with single parish serving Calumet City
- Keystone Montessori lawsuit against River Forest allowed to proceed
- Rivendell announces first two shows of 2019 season
- #HoyEnElEstudio: Luisa María y Alicia Elena Pérez hablan de Chavela Vargas
- Dunkin’ is dropping Donuts from its name in 2019
- Pope says it’s unfair to apply contemporary standards to the Church’s history of sex abuse cover-ups
- Trump’s U.N. speech almost adds up to a doctrine
- Girl, 16, killed in Union Township crash
- What’s next for Instagram as its founders resign
- What’s happening in Park Ridge: Oktoberfest comes to Hodges Park
- Woman held by feds accused of sexual assaulting another ICE detainee in McHenry County Jail
- The ugly reason Laquan McDonald is now on trial
- U.S. regional airlines out-do bigger rivals in on-time flights
- Evanston/Skokie School District 65 passes budget, gets numbers on student achievement
- Firebrand takes on the complicated musical ‘Caroline, or Change’
- Paws in the Park fundraiser helps care for shelter animals
- Chinese man living in Chicago arrested for allegedly spying on behalf of Chinese government
- Hop on your Nimbus 2000 and head to AMC River East 21 this Saturday for a ‘Harry Potter’ marathon
- Elgin to consider renaming The Centre after former mayor Ed Schock
- Uber drivers suing for better pay lose critical court ruling
- Deerfield woman handcuffed, assaulted, stabbed 15 times in fatal attack, court documents show
- NFL power rankings: Patrick Mahomes lifting Chiefs near the top
- Jazz talents perform at North Shore Center show
- Bear market: NFL team’s new downtown Chicago office takes work to ‘a whole different level’
- MacArthur Foundation President Julia Stasch to step down next year
- Proposed Aurora library budget would keep all services intact
- Using data to deliver better customer experience
- Hurricane Florence: What to watch out for during recovery
- Spotlight on sarcoma (Infographic)
- Debunking myths about grocery store staples
- Helpful advice for couples in search of intimacy after prostate cancer
- Me, myself and eye: 5 common behaviors that could be hurting your eyes
- Elmwood Park man charged with battery in attack that left woman injured at bar and grill, police say
- Archdiocese to pay $2.9 million to settle suit of man who says he was sexually abused by Rev. Daniel McCormack as a boy
- Steger man convicted of attempted murder in 2017 attack, authorities say
- U46 outlines career pathways plan, pushes back starting date to 2021
- Kohl Children’s Museum to add new exhibit areas, expand outdoor play space
- Top vote-getter, former convicted felon sworn in as Markham mayor after Rauner intervenes
- She’s dealt with Marvel cancellations and online trolls, but Chelsea Cain’s new series eases the pain
- 2 killed, 2 injured in string of daylight shootings
- Murder charge filed from Whiting shooting that killed Chicago man
- Upstate Eight principals invite Fenton to replace West Aurora but leave Kaneland on hold
- Visit from Togo delegation gets royal scrutiny
- 13 candidates vie for Lake Superior Court judge vacancy
- Senate Judiciary Committee schedules vote on Kavanaugh nomination, one day after hearing from his first accuser
- World leaders laugh as Trump boasts of his achievements
- ‘People actually laughed at a president’: At U.N. speech, Trump suffers the fate he always feared
- A 9-year-old girl asks for writing tips. Here are 10.
- Bill Cosby sentenced to 3 to 10 years in state prison after judge declares him ‘sexually violent predator’
- The urgent Sterigenics question in DuPage: How much cancer risk?
- Rosenstein’s departure was imminent, but he may survive until after the midterms, officials say
- Theresa Rebeck’s ‘Bernhardt/Hamlet’ needed to stick with the Dane and the diva
- Waukegan sisters honored for bravery during fire at home
- Joe Maddon trying not to sweat scenario where Cubs play extra game before postseason
- Viceroy Chicago’s Designer Doors for Charity
- Defense’s animated video shows McDonald closing in on Van Dyke but no aggressive action by teen
- Griffith votes to split from Calumet Township
- Chinese national who enlisted in Army accused of helping to recruit spies
- Richards setter Aleksa Curta spreads the wealth in key South Suburban Red win over Shepard
- Lake County Forest Preserve museum returns Native American remains for burial
- Ask Tom: What is the highest cloud top ever recorded?
- Cook County sees surge in voter registration ahead of midterm election
- Star of Cmdr. Paul Bauer, ‘a great police officer,’ retired in ceremony at Chicago police HQ
- Temperatures to cool down Wednesday after Tuesday’s storms
- Cubs’ Jesse Chavez ready to resharpen pitches
- Tricky Nick: Senior midfielder Nick Kowalczyk strikes in first half as Lockport eases past H-F
- Nike’s marketing strikes a chord without hurting business
- Daily Southtown Local Scoreboard for Wednesday, Sept. 25, 2018
- Despite low score, Chicago’s ‘Grocery Store Joe’ advances on ‘Dancing with the Stars’
- New book reveals secrets, jokes, lies about ‘The Simpsons’
- Post-Tribune Local Scoreboard for Wednesday, Sept. 26, 2018
- Red Wings 8, Blackhawks 6
- Dominik Kahun off to good start in new role, Cam Ward a bad one as Blackhawks fall to Red Wings