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Bryce Harper’s walk-off grand slam hands the Cubs a crushing 7-5 loss: ‘That one is going to leave a mark’
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Ask Amy: Emotions roll when the ex gets married
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White Sox stage 4-run rally in the 9th but fall short in 8-7 loss to the Angels
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Angels 8, White Sox 7
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Democratic divide in Iowa: Will ‘Medicare for All’ and free college appeal to rural voters or send them back to Trump in 2020?
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Column: Trump, an avatar for Nazis, now gets to decide who goes to Israel? What the (BLEEP) just happened?
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Daywatch: Illinois prison removes books from library over ‘racial’ content, parents say girls targeted for wearing tank tops to school and other things to know to start your day
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Column: Father of teacher robbed in Lincoln Park questions $100 bond allowing alleged attacker to walk: ‘Is that all she’s worth to them?’
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Merrillville having chicken and egg debate
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Inventing the road trip: How Thomas Edison and Henry Ford made car travel the engine of their celebrity
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Ranking the 100 best Bears players ever: No. 21, Jimbo Covert
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Flashback: How the Great Fire of 1871 gave rise to the Chicago Public Library
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Editorial: Mayor Lightfoot confronts Chicago’s riddle: How to close the $1 billion budget gap
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Lake County prosecutor defends murder charges against teens whose friend was killed during attempted car theft, saying teens ‘ultimately’ were responsible for the death
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Three reputed gang members charged in execution-style slayings on West Side
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4 things to watch in tonight’s Bears-Giants preseason game, including a glimpse of Mitch Trubisky and a 2nd look at the rookies
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Illinois State Police officer shot serving search warrant in Wheeling
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4 takeaways from the Cubs-Phillies series, including the offense mirroring the 2nd-half struggles of 2018 and a troubling lack of depth
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Best Chicago happy hour deals: Aug. 15-21
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Things to do in Chicago this weekend: Half Acre’s annual bash, block party at Gallagher Way, Ali Wong, Sangria Fest
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Árboles artificiales contra la contaminación atmosférica en México
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Loverboy, Jefferson Starship co-headline classic rock concert in Orland Park
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That metal thing your parents used to measure your feet? It’s called a Brannock Device, and it’s increasingly rare.
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Hazard se lesiona y no estará en el debut liguero del Real Madrid
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How families can get away with flying ‘economy light’
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Review: Sleater-Kinney embraces new sound, uncertain future on ‘The Center Won’t Hold’
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Hepatitis A is racing across the U.S. Here’s what you should know.
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Cyr: The vast Asia region – and the U.S.
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Mighty Mighty Bosstones among headliners for 350 Fest V in Tinley Park
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Talk of the County: Zion needs to grab its ‘chance to make some money’ on legal marijuana
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Townhome development planned on far East Side of Aurora
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The misunderstood humor of Danny McBride
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Flooding, a trade war and Deere cuts outlook again
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What’s going on with the Chrisleys?
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Hammond opens new skating area at Hessville Park
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Casinos readying facilities for September start of sports betting
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Actores y escritores latinos firman ‘carta de solidaridad’
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Chicago Tribune Food Bowl’s opening night celebrates cuisine and community
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Jeremy Renner’s career trajectory reads like a game of Mad Libs
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Speak Out: Fighting back Trump’s main strength
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Latino actors, writers pen ‘letter of solidarity’ amid fears
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Letters: Think of taxpayers during COD contract talks
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Man charged with battery after alleged groping incident in Oak Park
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Thipi Thai’s La Grange success hasn’t carried over to Clarendon Hills
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Munster school case appealed to Indiana Supreme Court
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‘Murdering Macbeth’ reinvents Shakespeare for today, inviting new audiences to discover an old story
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Read the CTU resolution to oppose the invasion of Venezuela
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Popular Lyric Opera in the Gardens event returns to Michigan City
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‘God Bless the USA’ removed from Oswego school message board after complaints
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Greenland to President Trump: Thanks, but we’re not for sale
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5 things Cubs fans can do to deal with the latest devastating road loss (thanks a lot, Bryce Harper)
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Trump asegura que el éxito de EEUU depende de su reelección
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Pioneer Press 2019 boys soccer preview: Chicago Catholic League
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A documentary featuring Bears owner Virginia McCaskey — and the NFL’s other 3 female team owners — will air later this month on ESPN
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25 of Chicago’s best chefs throwing big brunch for Ina Pinkney fundraiser
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Wonder what that four-faced object is outside your Green Line ‘L’ window? The Floating Museum’s latest art initiative
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Elgin News Digest
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Back to School Bash gets West Aurora students ready for classes
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Pioneer Press 2019 boys soccer preview: Central Suburban South
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Down to Business: Ups and downs of the custom window treatment biz makes for interesting work, store owner says
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Richton Park man charged with sex assault of 15-year-old
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Palestinian-American Rep. Rashida Tlaib refuses new Israeli offer to enter the occupied West Bank to see relatives
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Lake County sheriff charges McHenry man with DUI in February crash near Cary
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Montgomery man charged with aggravated DUI in Aurora
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Church news
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Report: Student extracurricular participation holding steady at OPRF
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Man charged with Gary woman’s murder after Tinley Park concert pleads not guilty
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Quickly
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Crisis golpea al béisbol infantil en Venezuela
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Feds allege that suburban Chicago’s Koch Foods, whose Mississippi plant was raided by ICE, had history of ‘knowingly hiring and employing illegal aliens’
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Pioneer Press 2019 girls volleyball preview: North Suburban Conference
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Hey Ali Wong, we heard you’re looking for Asian food in Chicago. We got you.
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Madigan’s hand-picked Chicago alderman tried to disqualify his opponent by challenging signatures that were never submitted. Now a grand jury is investigating.
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Commentary: My America, I hardly know you anymore
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Schererville challenge to Lake Station water plant sale may be headed to State Supreme Court
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Bolivia echa a su técnico tras fiasco en Copa América
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College of DuPage board, faculty agree to mediation in stalled contract talks — after college advertises for replacement teachers
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Neymar reaparece con Brasil para amistosos de septiembre
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Kane committee to look at plan for expanded gravel mining in Blackberry Township
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Quickly
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4 games that highlight Reynaldo Lopez’s 2nd-half improvement, including a 1.88 ERA at home since the break
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Patton Oswalt’s show got moved to a Wicker Park rooftop — so he messed with the neighbor in the next building
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Speak Out: Trump, Obama
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Family of woman killed by Red Line train sues CTA, security company
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Community news
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State Sen. Thomas Cullerton pleads not guilty to federal embezzlement charges
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50 years after Woodstock, can festivals match its magic?
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Pioneer Press 2019 boys soccer preview: East Suburban Catholic Conference
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Highland official explains impact of looming tax caps
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Letters: Cut harried parents some slack
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Cubs get some love at the BMW Championship — in an unusual place
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Aidy Bryant tries her hand at fashion with plus-size line
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Community news
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At the Illinois State Fair, farmers celebrate ag but bemoan a ‘nightmare’ of a year
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Old marijuana edibles: To eat or not to eat?
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End of pre-employment drug testing doesn’t mean you can’t still be fired for marijuana
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Hidden in plain sight: California illegal pot market booming
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Community news
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Court appearance for East Chicago man, 18, called off; plea agreement was expected, lawyer says
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PADS of Elgin, local shelters discussing options that would lift barriers that keep people from getting a bed
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Moran: Old Mill Creek shooting inspires the knee-jerk reactions we’ve come to expect and accept from ourselves
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Commentary: China doesn’t have the upper hand in Hong Kong. Trump does.
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‘I love ’em to death’: Woman gives home to hundreds of neglected tortoises
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Airlines can’t bar pit bulls or other breeds from cabins, feds say
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Municipalities nationwide grapple with bans on pet pigs
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Dogfishing: When online daters pose with adorable pets that aren’t theirs
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Dog owners are much happier than cat owners, survey finds
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Editorial: Include measles vaccine on your checklist of back-to-school supplies
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Decent: Having a child with Down syndrome ‘not an experience I would change for the world,’ mom says
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‘We’re talking about 1-0 a lot’: Chris Selig, Lakes keep focus on winning season opener in football
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Column: Recreational marijuana is coming, and suburban leaders have some decisions to make
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Commentary: Does Scabby the Rat cause fear — or is the NLRB inflating the balloon’s power?
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Want Barack Obama’s high school basketball jersey? It’ll cost you more than $43,000.
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Slowik: Legislator fields questions about how legal pot will affect south suburbs
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New Richards High School mural reflects diversity, inspires conversation
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Quickly
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‘I knew volleyball was my passion’: Grace Tully sets the example for Stevenson with skill, leadership, work ethic
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Girl born with half a heart overflows with love, hope
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FCC fines Jimmy Kimmel, ‘Walking Dead’ for wrongly using emergency alert system
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Tinley Park police investigating death of Zion man at Slipknot concert
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Davich: A civil conversation between a Trump critic and supporter, over hamburgers and fries
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Thomas Kokoraleis, the Ripper Crew member staying at Wayside Cross Ministries in Aurora, is ‘tired of hiding’
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Towle dark comedy ‘Smell of the Kill’ focuses on 3 wives
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Apartment owners race to add luxury amenities
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Land values in these two states are growing faster than in California
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Luxury Art Deco-inspired skyscraper planned for Miracle Mile in Los Angeles
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Drop in mortgage rates is a boon for homebuyers and refinancing
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Eataly cuts final ties to Mario Batali, buying out his minority stake
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Political science professor says Hong Kong protests could affect U.S. markets, farmers
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In Will County’s food deserts, community gardens fulfill not just need, ‘but a demand’
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Kenosha man sentenced to 15 years for leaving scene of fatal collision in Zion
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Disabato: Marist football coach Ron Dawczak embraces challenge of ‘meat grinder’ schedule
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Deportados y retornados visitan Chicago, relatan su lucha de pertenecer ‘aquí y allá’
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West Dundee woman remembers being among the thousands who attended Woodstock: ‘I can’t believe it’s been 50 years’
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Alley Art Festival in Aurora to feature more than 60 artists
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I. Ian ‘Izzy’ Dick, longtime funeral director, dies at 95
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Department of Justice hosts seminar on keeping houses of worship safe
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Would-be princes and princesses encouraged to attend the Enchanted Ball in Valparaiso
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‘I like to connect with people’: Jack Finnegan wants to do more than score goals for Brother Rice
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Tribune Tower Residences debuts details about the condos and amenities. It’s as lavish as you’d expect.
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Despite Jussie Smollett controversy, Kim Foxx locks up support from Cook County Democrats for her 2020 reelection effort
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Sexual assault victims in Illinois will be able to track evidence in their cases under new law
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Homer Glen OKs $150K for holiday light experience for Heritage Park
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Memorial scholarship named for Lane Tech student who went missing from Lollapalooza in 2018
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‘Having blighted properties pulls the whole neighborhood down’: Zion, Waukegan join effort to rehab abandoned homes
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It’s the start of a school year, not the end of the world
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This Week in Naperville
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Radio Flyer sues Michigan toy company over allegedly ripping off its two-seater red plastic wagon
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Commentary: If a recession is coming, how will Trump handle it?
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Newly hired Lake County administrator leaving for top transportation job in North Dakota
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2 days after a fight in practice, Bears keep Kyle Long home from tonight’s preseason game
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McDaniel-Hale: Counting on state’s new property tax task force to bring relief
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Down to Business: Helping patients ‘get their lives back’ gives couple joy
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Basecamp Marina Cafe + Provisions brings homemade eats, beach goods to Michigan City
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Column: What else Trump gets wrong about the ‘Bla-goya-vick’ case
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Burr Ridge police investigating videos of dementia care patients apparently being mocked, filmed partially naked by employees
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VIDEO: Ana Bárbara: De vida, carrera y su ‘revancha’
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Mark Schanowski reduces his NBC Sports Chicago duties and will not host Bulls pregame and postgame TV shows
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Learn from the chefs behind Uncle Remus, Honey Butter Fried Chicken, Grace and more at Chicago Chef’s Conference
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Chemical exposure in Little Calumet River causes fish mortality, closed Portage Riverwalk beach
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The Spin: Trump calls Durbin, asks about Blagojevich commutation
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Round 2 of the BMW Championship
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Naperville News Digest
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Yoan Moncada goes 1-for-5 in his first rehab game with Triple-A Charlotte
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New school year features 2 new principals at Lake Forest School District 67
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‘El Juego de las llaves’, indaga sobre el deseo
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Commentary: Netanyahu could have avoided showing a ‘great weakness’ in the Omar-Tlaib affair
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Column: Paste-eaters, pukers and bullies, why I hate those back-to-school stories
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Elgin revising its honorary street name policy, will remove signs posted more than 5 years ago
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‘This was a very dangerous situation,’ Chicago police captain says after seizure of more than 60 guns from Lawndale home
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Sin Messi, Barcelona cae en debut de liga ante Athletic
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Column: Small town church gathering honors Farmer Emil’s 100th birthday
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Corrections and clarifications
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Aurora man gets 13 years in prison for sexually assaulting two children
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Self-defense discussion arises in wake of Lake County shooting. Legal experts say keys include circumstances and shooter’s concern for own safety.
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Children’s Museum volunteers from China on a mission to build ‘cultural awareness’
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Column: Trump’s climate denial could hasten the demise of his own empire
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Editorial: Engage China? Confront China? Trump isn’t doing either very well.
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‘Good Boys’, bienvenidos a la preadolescencia
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Missouri public defenders say they expect women to face abortion felonies under new law
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Aurora starts looking at tax district for old Copley property
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East Chicago library celebrates the foods, culture of Puerto Rico
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Renovated ECC Arts Center ready for students heading back to class Monday; only Blizzard Theatre work still ongoing
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Después de lo ocurrido en Rancho 57, Viva Tu Música responde así a las peticiones de los asistentes
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4 female Markham police officers file gender discrimination complaints against new chief
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Toxic spill from northwest Indiana steel mill kills fish, forces closure of Lake Michigan beaches
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Aurora mourns death of John Galles, longtime owner of Johno’s
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Pioneer Press 2019 boys soccer preview: West Suburban Gold
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Allegory in Naperville is getting into the food truck business
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Man fatally struck by Metra train in Evanston
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Ex-clergyman Fred Lenczycki, who served in suburbs and was first priest in U.S. labeled sexually violent, gets 10 years for abusing boys in Missouri
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Falleció el actor Peter Fonda
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2020 vision: Meet the anti-Escalade — Cadillac XT6
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Column: Medinah looks great, but most of the big names are sinking at the BMW Championship
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2020 vision: Meet the first purely electric premium small car — Mini Cooper SE
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Column: Nobody wants my mother’s four-poster bed. Should I take it?
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Oswego officials believe downtown project will begin soon
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U.S. Customs and Border Protection computer outage leads to slowdown at international airports nationwide
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Oswego may lower water rates
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Jed Hoyer praises Joe Maddon for remaining calm amid the road storm —but the GM knows the Cubs are fortunate to be in the thick of a playoff race
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Jury convicts homeless man who represented himself on charges of killing off-duty Chicago cop in River North earlier this year
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State health officials: 2 confirmed cases of Legionnaires’ disease linked to Schaumburg hotel
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Bayern acuerda adquirir a Coutinho a préstamo del Barcelona
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Addison Russell is back — ‘I felt like I got back to the original me’ — as the Cubs send Albert Almora Jr. to Triple-A Iowa
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Post-Tribune Local Scoreboard for Saturday, Aug. 17, 2019
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Woman, man killed in Lawndale shooting, police say
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‘I know what I have to do’: Valparaiso’s Cooper Jones right at home with 3 sacks against Hobart
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Cubs are at a loss for words after suffering their 2nd consecutive walk-off loss, this time 3-2 to the Pirates: ‘I don’t know how to respond to it’
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‘He just has more trust in his legs’: Damian Dixon looks dangerous in Merrillville’s scrimmage vs. Lowell
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Giants 32, Bears 13
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Corrections and clarifications
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Fallece el excampeón mundial ‘Mantequilla’ Nápoles
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No injuries, 2 in custody after gunfire shatters window of Austin police station
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Chicago cop on Mayor Lightfoot’s security detail cleared of misdemeanor domestic battery charge
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Medical examiner rules Jeffrey Epstein’s death a suicide by hanging
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‘It virtually gave us another starter’: Kenny Hernandez fills in relief gap for Kane County Cougars