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- Anthony Rizzo homers in his surprising return, but Craig Kimbrel surrenders the game-winning blast as the Cubs lose 5-4 to the Cardinals in 10 innings
- Ask Amy: Boss’s affair affects office morale
- ‘I was doing everything I can to play’: How Anthony Rizzo went from a walking boot to returning for the Cubs-Cardinals series opener
- Daywatch: Controversial murder charges dropped against 5 Chicago teens, birds are disappearing at alarming rates and other things to know about to start your day
- Column: Joe Mansueto brings hope to his Chicago Fire and their fans
- Flashback: Mies van der Rohe profoundly reshaped Chicago’s skyline with his structurally austere vision
- Will Eddy Pineiro break the Curse of Robbie Gould? How his powerful leg, heartfelt motivation and unusual swagger could help.
- Man charged with slashing woman near DePaul University in Lincoln Park
- Abortion opponents hold memorials at fetal burial sites amid battle over how these remains should be treated: ‘They are not trash, they are people’
- La Santa Cecilia has come a long way from rocking cumbia on street corners, to become a social voice as powerful as that of singer Marisoul Hernandez
- 3 billion fewer birds than we had in 1970: Birds are disappearing at alarming rates in Illinois and across North America, new science reveals
- ‘The Stranger Inside’: Lisa Unger’s latest thriller delves into a woman’s traumatic past
- Column: The Chicago Fire must break free of ESPN Plus to build its fan base— and new owner Joe Mansueto knows it.
- Chicago police supervisors will receive 10.5% raise over 5 years under new contract agreement with Mayor Lori Lightfoot
- A new drug may help kids’ peanut allergies soon, but for now parents afraid of fatal reactions turn to a rare therapy from a few Chicago-area doctors
- ‘To people, they’re a nuisance,’ but to Jim ‘Mothman’ Steffen, the insects are the key to saving a 100-acre forest in Glencoe
- Women’s March Chicago plans for two local marches in 2020, following recent divisions among national movement leaders
- Fundraising race focuses on domestic violence
- Column: Whistleblower silenced as Trump tweets on, Lewandowski needs some handcuffs: The Week in Review
- Rain coming to Chicago area after tropical depression drenching Texas moves north; flood warnings issued for Fox, Des Plaines rivers
- Nov. 5 election details taking shape
- In West Virginia, a chance to connect with the land and disconnect from the devices
- Column: Justin Trudeau’s apology for wearing blackface is worth a moment of your time, whether you forgive him or not
- Chicago filmmaker Jesús Canchola Sánchez talks about his feature film debut at the Reeling Film Festival
- At-risk men might benefit from regular mammograms
- Is there a fix for this Vrbo cancellation problem? Travel Troubleshooter investigates.
- 2 of your friends are all over each other. Tell them to cool it — but with love
- Hobart students to lend hand to new bike park
- Michael Fernandez drowned saving his dog in Lincoln Park South Lagoon. Now his family wants ‘to prevent future tragedies’ there.
- Cyr: John Bolton goes overboard in a stormy sea
- Governor sending state troopers to help fight a surge of violent crime in St. Louis
- Jonas Brothers in concert at the United Center
- What to do when grass becomes a nuisance
- ‘Big deal’ helps NIRPC with economic development
- New video shows gunman in Fulton River District shooting visiting bike shop about an hour before attack
- How a Miami videographer wound up in center of Antonio Brown’s league-altering summer
- A 7-footer who blocks shots and makes 3s could be one of Kentucky’s next big recruits
- Review: Jonas Brothers deliver on their ‘Happiness Begins’ tour stop at United Center — the group’s first outing since 2013
- FAA chief visits Boeing plant, tests 737 Max in simulator
- A behind the scenes look at how the Clippers won Kawhi Leonard and Paul George
- Mayor Lori Lightfoot continues budget town hall circuit with Southeast Side stop, promises to create city environmental office
- From humble beginnings, Olaf Gjovik has lived the American Dream
- More cowbell! The history behind Mississippi State’s maddening tradition
- Gang-rape survivor Brenda Tracy continues to inspire athletes
- Ohio State’s Heisman Trophy winner Howard ‘Hopalong’ Cassady dies
- Speak Out: Lawmakers have become the lawbreakers
- Review: Brittany Howard of Alabama Shakes turns solo debut into a personal manifesto
- Tras los pasos de Ansu Fati, de los campos de tierra africanos al Barca
- Letters: Secretary of Education’s visit to Waubonsee not a ‘gripe session’
- ‘We need a walkable downtown’: Oswego residents share concerns about pedestrian safety
- We tried Chipotle’s new carne asada and the verdict is complicated
- Hurricane Jerry track threatens Bermuda, and tropics remain active with other systems forecast to move west
- Aurora set to award grants to help preserve historic homes
- GHA votes to take building despite support for restaurant
- Candid Candace Saving tiny Hearts
- Nurses strike at University of Chicago Medical Center
- New Aurora sustainability plan proposed
- México no pudo evitar subasta de piezas prehispánicas
- Even infants need mental health care, so new Chicago clinic caters to those 5 and under
- Commentary: Justin Trudeau should not resign over blackface revelations
- Our top 7 art works to see at Expo Chicago 2019
- FCC proposes to launch 3-digit suicide hotline; number could be ‘easier for people to remember’
- Family of Evanston woman who was killed in hit-and-run crash files wrongful death lawsuit against Deerfield business
- Emmy predictions: Amid newcomers, will ‘Game of Thrones’ slay again?
- Electronics recycling event planned in Aurora
- Five-week closure of Fairfield Road looming for culvert replacement in Round Lake
- New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio ends his campaign for 2020 Democratic presidential nomination
- Agentes de la Patrulla Fronteriza, y no oficiales de asilo, están entrevistando a las familias para determinar el ‘temor creíble’
- Who are the Sacklers, the family that owns opioid maker Purdue Pharma?
- Letters to the Editor
- Lake County News-Sun Local Scoreboard for Saturday, Sept. 21, 2019
- Energía solar y cero aviones
- Youth and Family Resource Fair set in Aurora
- 10 of Chicago’s best bloody marys — dialed-down or decked-out — for brunch
- De la fiebre del oro a Silicon Valley
- Hutton: East Chicago Roosevelt’s one-eyed wonder Byron ‘Duke’ Florence takes his secret to the grave
- EEUU y El Salvador firmarán acuerdo sobre asilo
- Colorado water park holds beach day to close out the summer
- ‘Chicagohenge’ and how other cities line up
- ¿Por qué pintarse la cara de negro es racismo?
- Markham police bust ‘sophisticated’ burglary ring; recover $1M in stolen goods from storage facility, chief says
- Teacher Feature: Bringing a global perspective to a Naperville classroom
- Saving pets: Program lends hand to low-income animal owners
- Pet World: Dog who once loved walks now doesn’t want to go out
- Washington woman quits job, searches 57 days for missing dog
- They’re accused of abusing their pets in viral videos. But laws don’t always consider it cruelty.
- Review: ‘The Color Purple’ at Drury Lane has all of the feeling this well-traveled musical has earned
- Why you should see the world’s iconic mosques
- How I made almost $700 from a flight delay
- On the Potomac, a ‘ghost fleet’ of wrecked ships is very much alive
- Down to Business: Elgin studio owner loves passing on a passion for music
- Luxury apartment market in New York City sees declining sales
- Man admits having child porn on computer during interview: police
- Imelda deja dos muertos y docenas de atrapados en Texas
- Union Station parking garage closing
- Video muestra a sospechoso de balear a una mujer antes del ataque
- Lake Zurich graduate Jeremy Brown gets ‘back into a rhythm’ at Lake Forest College
- NFL bans on-field pyrotechnics and ‘flame effects’ after Titans incident
- If you vape and haven’t gotten sick, you can help Illinois officials figure out the mystery vaping illness
- Kendall County begins look at marijuana sales in unincorporated areas
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- Lake Zurich decides to ban recreational marijuana sales within the village’s limits
- Get your dog’s coat and paws ready for the fall season
- This Week in Naperville
- Global Climate Strike in Chicago
- Palatine District 211 debates unrestricted locker room access for transgender students. Foes call the proposal ‘pure insanity.’
- CSO review: Riccardo Muti opens his 10th season with vivid Shostakovich
- Nurses stage 1-day strike at 12 hospitals in Florida, California, Arizona
- Winfield residents pack meeting on the future of 109th Avenue, a heavily trafficked two-lane road
- Amazon’s ‘career day’ expected to draw thousands to Crystal City, Virginia
- College admissions scandal: Even if you could give your kid everything, should you?
- This millennial adviser says her generation is headed for a fall
- Monica Lewinsky jokes about the worst career advice she’s ever been given
- My colleagues say the company is horrible and are ?eeing in droves. Should I move on, too?
- Elgin News Digest
- Church news
- Review: Louis C.K. makes no apologies in his run of shows at Zanies in Rosemont. We weren’t even allowed to take notes
- Estudiantes demandan en Chicago medidas contra el cambio climático
- Porter Sheriff misses 2020 budget meeting: ‘We should’ve been there’
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- Veteran Chicago cop pleads guilty to bribery for leaking details on crash victims to attorney referral service
- ‘WGN will always be Chicago’s very own,’ says CEO of its new owner, Dallas-based Nexstar
- For its members, Luxemberger Club in Aurora ‘has always been about service’
- ‘House Hunters’ host Suzanne Whang dies at 57
- Community news
- Harp, vocalist duo WildLyre to perform in La Porte
- Anthony Rizzo’s stunning comeback still resonates a day later at Wrigley Field
- After 15 years on the market, storefront in Waukegan-owned parking complex welcomes opening of craft brewery
- Naperville News Digest
- Community news
- Dundee Township to ask voters to approve mental health board, special tax in March election
- Editorial: What the Old Post Office says about Chicago
- Warehouse 55 in Aurora ‘a marketplace for all things’
- ¿Sirven los ‘cheat day’ para bajar de peso?
- College students, make the most of your summer earnings
- ‘There’s only one Earth’: The protest signs of the Global Climate Strike
- Wall Street’s new left: Millennials see a politics beyond profit
- Letters: Itasca deserves answers to questions about drug treatment clinic
- Slowik: If a township can remove a fallen tree in the road, why hasn’t it paved or plowed this street in years?
- Police: Clerk threatened with knife in Zion cigarette robbery
- The two Bahamas: One still devastated by Dorian, the other again welcoming tourists
- Milwaukee zoo visitors get first glimpse of red panda cub
- America’s youth think they can save the world and get rich
- Amazon opens 30,000 jobs; holds nationwide job fair
- How to keep your money from losing purchasing power
- Kansas has a lot of jobs, but not enough people to fill them
- Sentencing for man indicted along with former Portage mayor moved to early 2020
- Modest hiring enough to fuel sluggish but durable US economy
- Thousands of ‘abandoned’ patient records found at closed abortion clinics operated by doctor who kept fetal remains
- Time-management guru turns procrastinators into goal-setters
- With unemployment low, many workers eyeing new jobs
- Side jobs bring stability for many military spouses
- These are the biggest mistakes people make with Social Security
- Struggles but no regrets: They graduated during, and survived, the Great Recession
- Access to nutritional food, unhealthy food choices the focus of this year’s Elgin Hunger Summit
- Adrian Peterson shows why pro athletes need to be careful with their money
- Indiana Attorney General ‘in new territory’ regarding fetal remains as investigation continues
- North Shore School District 112 teachers union authorizes ability to strike, setting stage for possible labor stoppage if negotiations break down
- Roller-coaster ride: Metea Valley looking for surge after going 9-3, then losing four straight in volleyball
- Susan Tompor: How do you make more money when the Fed cuts rates?
- Aurora man charged with aggravated DUI
- Frank Lloyd Wright-designed Phoenix home going on the auction block
- Column: It’s anything but the ‘Same’ old, same old for rising star and La Grange native Josie Dunne
- Column: Abortion has dropped to record lows — so who gets the credit?
- Trump denounces ‘partisan whistleblower’ but says he does not know the identity of the person
- On the auction block, vacant Lansing high school ‘good opportunity’ for a buyer
- Amazing Amy changing lives on and off the course
- South Carolina mom goes home 5 years after driving van with her children into ocean
- Lanzan nuevas medidas para erradicar grito homofóbico en México
- By day local man helps people sell homes, by night he helps the homeless. Now he’s up for a national honor and cash for PADS
- Column: South African teachers inspired and delighted those of us they met in Hinsdale, Clarendon Hills
- Moran: Imelda aims to join Gustav and Ike in proving northern Illinois isn’t immune to Gulf Coast storms
- Unity Partnership, Naperville police fitting 100 schoolkids with ‘Super Heroic’ shoes created by Nike Air Monarch II designer
- Dan Ryan outbound lanes reopen 12 hours after early Friday crash near 26th Street
- The Jonas Brothers spotted celebrating birthdays in Chicago at Bub City and Soldier Field
- Estudiantes de Chicago cultivan vegetales con energía solar, aprenden sobre carreras en STEM
- El vino tinto enriquecería la flora intestinal
- Lincoln-Way appoints new school board member
- ‘A topic we cannot sugarcoat’: Waukegan students join peers in global climate strike
- Democratic presidential candidate Beto O’Rourke to host Gary event Monday
- El sobreviviente olvidado de Ayotzinapa
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- Column: An old theater can be worth preserving — if you have an eye toward the future
- Oak Lawn Library explores opioid crisis through panel talks, personal testimonies and Naloxone training
- Coroner IDs motorcyclist killed in Gurnee crash
- Column: Solving international crises is impossible when no one trusts each another
- Northbrook residents rally outside Village Hall before Plan Commission meeting, protesting having recreational marijuana dispensaries in the village
- Linda Johnson Rice, daughter of Ebony founder, resigns from emeritus spot on magazine’s board: ‘The last three years did not result in what I envisioned’
- Craft activity planned at Oswego museum
- About 100 people make it to gates at Area 51 military facility before peacefully rejoining alien-themed festivals
- Camioneta choca contra aparadores dentro del Woodfield Mall, un detenido
- Marlins extend Don Mattingly to make him first to manage team 5 seasons
- Walmart will stop selling e-cigarettes at its stores, Sam’s Clubs
- O’Rourke calls for taxing marijuana industry to support those harmed by war on drugs
- In era of legal pot, can police search cars based on odor?
- Shout Out: Phong Saad, a beekeeper who also likes searching for mushrooms
- Using cannabis to relieve carpal tunnel syndrome
- NBA teams approve stiffer penalties for tampering
- Man charged in slashing of woman’s face, neck in DePaul area targeted three other women in one month, prosecutors say
- Grand jury indicts Wisconsin man accused of shooting dog in Fox Lake
- Hospital strike: 2,200 University of Chicago Medical Center nurses walk off the job
- CTU leaders say city ‘is trying to hustle us,’ despite Mayor Lori Lightfoot’s offer to attend bargaining talks to avoid a possible strike
- Column: Jumping worms invaded my compost. Have you checked your garden yet?
- Sample Indian, Pakistani food at Naperville’s JK Kabab
- Kamala Harris putting together Illinois campaign team headed by U.S. Reps. Bobby Rush and Danny Davis
- Patriots release receiver Antonio Brown after another accusation
- Deerfield approves imposing local marijuana sales tax before settling question of whether to ban recreational dispensaries
- Car driven through Woodfield Mall
- Evanston teens gather as part of international climate strike, demand action to save the planet
- Naperville among the top 50 cities in U.S. at risk of housing slump, website report says
- Column: Beto O’Rourke’s boneheaded call for confiscating guns
- Blackhawks 1st-round pick Kirby Dach skates for the 1st time since suffering a concussion. Will he make the opening-night roster?
- Editorial: Felony murder charges were dropped against five teens in Lake County. Illinois should still tighten its overly broad statute.
- Elgin among the top 20 cities in U.S. at risk of housing slump, website report says
- Global Climate Strike protests: Young people around the world take to the streets to demand climate change action
- Two candidates join the Kane County state’s attorney’s race
- Developers working to set the table for Porter County event venues as Dunes project appears stalled
- Sydney Weiner’s win leads Crown Point to team title at Lake Central Sectional
- Zach Galifianakis and Scott Aukerman on ‘Between 2 Ferns: The Movie’
- Editorial: No, the war on terror isn’t over: In 1 week, 3 evocations of 9/11
- 5 things we heard from Bears coordinators, including Eddie Goldman’s unnoticed contributions and the lack of takeaways
- Traffic expected in River Forest as construction begins Sept. 24
- Speak Out: Tinley Park, Democrats
- Editorial: This is Chicago, where the City Council … is feisty? Really?
- 2 charged with mail theft in Orland Park
- Commentary: The Catholic sex abuse crisis fills me with despair. But this church is still an oasis.
- Oak Park, River Forest students join worldwide Climate Strike walkouts
- Students march to Loop for international Climate Strike rally; events held around globe, throughout Chicago area
- Potempa: Chili contest in Munster heating up for seventh year
- The Spin: Students march for climate | Bobby Rush, Danny Davis head Illinois Kamala Harris’ Illinois team | CTU says city ‘trying to hustle us’
- Wisconsin lawmakers introduce bill that would legalize medical marijuana
- Canada’s Justin Trudeau’s support holds steady after apology for wearing brownface and blackface makeup
- Column: Kim Foxx releases records in Jussie Smollett case, but Chicago cabdriver’s family doesn’t get same treatment
- St. Charles teen quartet to play Beatles, Stones songs at ‘Musical Showdown’ at Hemmens in Elgin
- Tinley Park officials back annexation of gas station
- Actor Keir Dullea meets, talks to fans during ‘2001: A Space Odyssey’ screening in Park Ridge
- 5 arrested following search of Crestwood home
- Editorial: Crime’s up on CTA trains, ridership’s down. Fix one to help fix the other.
- Storm-damaged Bahamas properties hot as investors chase bargains
- Commentary: Far-left Democrats are pushing very bad ideas (and moderates get attacked if they say so)
- Post-Tribune boys tennis rankings and player of the week for Sunday, Sept. 22, 2019
- Margaret ‘Peggy’ Barber, promotional mastermind behind National Library Week, celebrity ‘Read’ posters, dies
- Residents raise concerns about Fifth Avenue plan’s building heights, increased traffic, affordable housing locations
- Prosecutors attempt to weave mosaic with testimony by witnesses to Tyshawn Lee’s killing
- Column: The grief and relief when summer ends
- ‘I finally did it’: Jacobs junior Maggie Wallenberger makes it official, commits to Southern Illinois
- Sian FKP 37 is Lamborghini’s first hybrid super car
- The 1-1 Bears hit the road for Monday Night Football. The Bear Download podcast breaks down the Week 3 matchup.
- Mayor Lori Lightfoot nominates South Side resident as Chicago Housing Authority board chair
- Hyundai electric concept hearkens back to past
- Calvin McMurtrey developing into No. 1 singles player that Valparaiso needed
- Trump administration reaches agreement for U.S. to send those seeking asylum to El Salvador
- See long list of Dolphins starting QBs since Dan Marino
- Cardinals 2, Cubs 1
- Cubs fall 5 games behind the Cardinals after a frustrating 2-1 loss, their 4th straight: ‘We’ve got to win games’
- As the Cubs’ postseason hopes grow dimmer, Joe Maddon tries to keep the lights on
- U.S. to deploy more U.S. forces to Saudi Arabia and United Arab Emirates, hold off on striking Iran
- In their own words: Portraits of Chicago-area students and activists marching in the international Climate Strike rally
- Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders to attend Chicago Teachers Union labor rally
- 5 more young people in Illinois sue e-cigarette giant Juul over nicotine addiction, health problems
- Post-Tribune Local Scoreboard for Saturday, Sept. 21, 2019
- DJ in the house: Lipke scores 3 TDs as Hobart rolls past Andrean in conference opener
- Tommy Burbee and company ‘make people miss’ as Valparaiso runs past Chesterton
- Daily Southtown Local Scoreboard for Saturday, Sept. 21, 2019
- ‘We had that fire in us’: Michigan recruit AJ Henning helps Lincoln-Way East overcome injury
- White Sox pound out 19 hits — including an Eloy Jimenez grand slam — in a 10-1 rout of the woeful Tigers