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Column: Chicken-factory employees in the U.S. illegally work in fear. Their employers, not so much.
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Ask Amy: Distant dad has generous sons on family plan
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Ben Zobrist and Willson Contreras return and provide instant contributions in the Cubs’ 6-1 win over the Mariners
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Illinois colleges ramp up pursuit of rural students: ‘Colleges need to understand more about rural areas — they are kind of in a bubble.’
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The life and times (good and bad and with Sinatra) of comic Tom Dreesen
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Column: Break some eggs, Elizabeth Warren: Drop out and back Bernie
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Daywatch: Lightfoot claps back at Ted Cruz, strikes loom as CPS students head back to school and other things to know to start your day
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Column: Gracious. Proper. Proud to serve. Goodbye to Shirley Stratton, former first lady of Illinois
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In search of a healthier Slim Jim for millennials: Conagra to build new snacking innovation center in Chicago
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Quirky rooftop bar Utopian Tailgate opens above The Second City, plus more Chicago restaurant openings and closings
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Ranking the 100 best Bears players ever: No. 2, Dick Butkus
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Shout Out: Dawn Hathaway, Norridge mom loves to volunteer
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Shout Out: Mark Zimmerly, Presbyterian pastor and paw paw enthusiast
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Black women gone missing: Kalisha Buckhanon’s ‘Speaking of Summer’ explores the devastating impact
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U. of I. student charged with hate crime after noose found hanging in Urbana dorm elevator
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Deported Army vet hopeful he’ll be allowed to return to Chicago after governor’s pardon
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R. Kelly moved to general population of federal jail in Chicago, feds say. ‘I’m so popular here, it’s like yeah man’
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22 million pounds of plastics enter the Great Lakes each year. Most of the pollution pours into Lake Michigan.
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George R.R. Martin to speak at the Chicago Humanities Festival
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Bears Q&A: Should they prepare for life without Trey Burton? Who will start at running back? Plus 53-man roster questions.
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A storm chaser who went silent as Dorian slammed the Bahamas resurfaced with a harrowing story: ‘It was like we were in a washing machine’
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5 things to do in the western suburbs Sept. 6-8
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A Netflix movie starring Eddie Murphy about the making of ’70s cult classic ‘Dolemite’ has a Chicago family fighting for their father’s legacy
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Aeropuerto Internacional de Orlando abre nuevamente al mediodía del miércoles finalizando el cierre por el huracán Dorian
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Matt LaFleur bombed an interview 5 years ago to be Maryland’s WR coach. Now, he’s the Packers head coach. So how did that happen?
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Parting words from departing FBI boss in Chicago: ‘Our corruption program is extremely busy. Expect more to come’
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Bans not keeping drivers with implanted defibrillators off the road
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‘Hiker trash,’ a fat rattlesnake and fickle Mother Nature: What it’s like to trek 800 miles on the Arizona Trail
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It’s time to start planning for fall. Here’s a list of awesome family activities around Chicago.
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Inter fans say monkey chants not meant to be racist
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Top 25 Reality Check: No overreactions this early, please
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Leading man: QB Baker Mayfield brings hope, hype to Browns
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4 takeaways from the Cubs-Mariners series, including Ben Zobrist’s return, Kyle Schwarber’s groove and Jon Lester’s bragging rights
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Dimitrov fulmina a un errático Federer en el US Open
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Otro jonrón de Castellanos en triunfo de Cachorros
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Family of man killed by Gary police officer still seeking information about shooting
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Column: The Bears could be capable of making a run to the Super Bowl — depending on Eddy Pineiro
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Establishing a few facts about roots, water and new plants
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Encuentran muerta a histórica deportista española
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Chicago theater openings Sept. 6-12
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Juego de pelota prehispánico regresa a Ciudad de México después de 500 años
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Ric Wilson combines showmanship and ‘nouveau disco’
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Pentágono aprueba fondos militares para muro fronterizo
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State of Illinois is now taking orders for St. Louis Cardinals license plates
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Can the Bears beat the Packers on the NFL’s opening night? Our writers make their picks.
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Cup half empty: Starbucks shares slip as coffee giant lowers growth forecast
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Selle: Legal grass offers Lake County the potential for tourism highs
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Gobierno mexicano alerta sobre más liberaciones en caso de 43 estudiantes
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Parents guide: Advice about films kids may want to see in theaters or opening soon
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West Branch of Aurora library shows off its new look
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A look at how the Bears’ NFC North rivals are shaping up for 2019
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Editorial: Go U Northwestern: The customer service question that matters most
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Walmart, Kroger, Starbucks, Target all ask customers not to openly carry guns, as businesses wrestle with firearms issues
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Fighting with your teen over his sweatpants — time to pick your battles
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Conoce a ‘The Casagrandes’, la familia de origen mexicano que llega a Nickelodeon
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Images show unprecedented damage left by Hurricane Dorian across the Bahamas
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Ramón Ramírez: ‘No se puede pasar de América a Chivas o viceversa’
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Ramp closures planned at Orchard Road Interchange with I-88
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Fall preview: Lizzo, Madonna and 8 other concerts not to miss this season
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Storylines for Thursday’s Bears-Packers NFL season opener: Leonard Floyd’s next big hurdle, Ha Ha Clinton-Dix’s enthusiasm and Mitch Trubisky’s deep ball
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Lake County News-Sun Local Scoreboard for Thursday, Sept. 5, 2019
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Lista de nominados a los Latin American Music Awards 2019
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Deaf, mute man charged with stabbing Tradewinds worker in neck with a fork
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The sinister appeal of ‘The Dark Crystal’s’ bad Muppets
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Chicago trial for R. Kelly on federal sex abuse-related charges tentatively set for next April
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Most new vehicles will soon have electronic reminders to check back seats for children
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It’s time to frolic at northwest Indiana pumpkin farms, corn mazes
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Aurora police searching for suspect on city’s West Side
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R. Kelly’s daughter says music ‘saved my life’
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Naperville bans recreational marijuana sales — throwing into question one of the first licenses awarded by the state
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Venezuela y Puerto Rico logran pleno latinoamericano en Mundial de básquet
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Rick Armstrong’s top 5 teams, 20 players to watch in the Aurora area for the 2019 girls volleyball season
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YouTube to pay $170M to settle claims it violated kids’ privacy
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Regresa la esperanza a veterano deportado, podría volver a EEUU
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5 takeaways from ex-Bear Brian Urlacher and ex-Packer Jordy Nelson’s football boot camp at the Navy’s Great Lakes base
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Es posible jugar siendo viejo en NFL, con sacrificios
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‘It’s going to attack your lungs’: Gurnee teen hospitalized for vaping has message for his peers
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Daily Southtown football rankings and player of the week for Thursday, Sept. 5, 2019
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Due to low passing scores, Indiana State Board of Education will refrain from assigning letter grades to 2019 ILEARN exam
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Speak Out: Trump, Democrats
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Football notes: Injury in the past, Providence quarterback Kevin Conway ready to lead the way
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Quickly
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Column: Joe Maddon’s future takes center stage as the Cubs enter the final weeks of the season
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Column: Emily Doe, who stayed anonymous after being sexually assaulted by Brock Turner at Stanford, has revealed her name and written a memoir. I’ll devour any words she wants to share.
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3 cats killed in Valparaiso apartment fire
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Cary man, 18, held on $1 million bond in Wauconda crash that killed 16-year-old girl
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Hutton: Chesterton is X-factor in the DAC, and other takeaways from Week 2 of high school football in Northwest Indiana
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Old Post Office closes in on leases with PepsiCo and WeWork
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Despite GrubHub and Uber Eats, restaurants still hiring for deliveries — and may offer drivers a better gig
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Sheriff: Kane County inmate found with 5-inch-long metal shank
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West Suburban Local Scoreboard for Thursday, Sept. 5, 2019
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Gary man, 23, killed; second man wounded in shooting: police
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Despiden al cuarto técnico en la Liga MX
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Waukegan rejects taller emissions stack for Medline plant that uses ethylene oxide
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Column: Will China crush the Hong Kong protests?
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Community news
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Remy Bumppo’s ‘Howards End’ has great Schlegel sisters, but only villains around the table
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Scarlett Johansson defends Woody Allen: ‘I believe him’
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Column: Waiting for Dorian
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Texas A&M recruit Melissa Walden, veteran Waubonsie Valley teammates have unfinished business
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Los Wolves de Raúl Jiménez se visten de verde mexicano
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Naperville opts out of recreational marijuana sales, might put issue to voters in referendum
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Speak Out: What would Canada do?
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Hammond’s housing development program gains momentum
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La Italia de Mancini abre paso a los jóvenes… pese a los errores de la edad
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Wisconsin man may face sentencing Oct. 3 for killing ex-wife in Gurnee
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Verónica Castro le responde a Yolanda Andrade: ‘Es una falta de respeto’
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Dogs to have their day in Aurora
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Tinley Park officials signal support for recreational marijuana stores
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‘Peter and the Starcatcher’ director notes production’s fight choreography
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Iturria se da una alegría en la Vuelta
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Niños migrantes separados de sus familias sufren trastornos
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Area fire departments get federal grants
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Man charged with selling rapper Mac Miller drugs before overdose death
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As MD-80s fly into sunset, American Airlines faces headwinds
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Bud Light ordered to remove ‘No Corn Syrup’ from packaging in legal battle with MillerCoors
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Deportaciones de centroamericanos desde México a Guatemala registran fuerte aumento
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Former Chesterton wrestler Lucas Davison full of confidence after runner-up finish at Junior World Championships
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Margaret Atwood revisits Gilead in ‘Handmaid’s Tale’ sequel, ‘The Testaments’
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Judge orders unsealing of more Jason Van Dyke case documents — but with redactions
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Casi mata a su hija al confundirla con intruso
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What will Chuck Pagano’s Bears defense look like? Expect a more aggressive pass rush and more man coverage.
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México chocará con Trinidad y Tobago en amistoso
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Convicted of bribery, obstruction, former Portage mayor asks to delay sentencing
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Shout Out: Chaon Cross, actor and Evanston resident
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Indiana woman arrested in death of 10-year-old stepdaughter after girl was reported missing
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Everything travelers need to know about Greenland (which is not being bought by the U.S.)
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How to take your first luxury vacation
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Prince Harry announces massive travel sustainability project
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Chicago State hires former Texas A&M athletic director Eric Hyman as interim AD
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These quiet national historic sites celebrate great women
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The do’s and don’ts of in-flight grooming
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Google cracks down on marijuana sale and delivery apps
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Illegal cannabis farms still scarring public lands, 2 years after California legalized marijuana
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Illinois spent $4.6 million on health insurance for dead people, federal audit says
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Desastres del huracán Dorian en Bahamas
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Lawyers for Jussie Smollett say bill to investigate alleged hate crime is city’s problem
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Bears y Packers abren la 100ma temporada de la NFL
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Rap cubano lucha por mantenerse en tiempos de reggaetón
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After decades as menswear retailer, Chicago Ridge clothier says future for ‘niche’ business is bright
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Oak Brook Park District offers naming rights for former McDonald’s property in exchange for $2 million
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Watchdog: City averaged nearly a year to send out citations for overflowing trash, other sanitation violations
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Column: Meteorologists’ dire (and inaccurate) forecasts ruined my Chicago Bears tailgate experience
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Michigan moves to be 1st state to ban flavored e-cigarettes under order from governor
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Aurora gets ready for census push
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Letters: Why no action on gun legislation?
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Hammond man charged in shooting of daughter’s boyfriend: police
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A cinco años de su muerte, así recuerdan a Gustavo Cerati
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Commentary: Boris Johnson — in the thick of Brexit — is presiding over Britain’s stupidest hour
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Gas leak forces evacuation at Deerfield Village Hall, police station
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Shout Out: Beverly Snell, teacher and Glencoe resident
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Oswego lowers water rates
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Petrak: Upcoming events offer downhome meals in La Grange, Western Springs
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A tres meses del acuerdo México-EEUU, estos son los cambios
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The Spin: Schock’s off the hook — and he can run for office again
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Get ready to see some new plays on northwest Indiana stages in 2019-20
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Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot, NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell hold Douglas Park cleanup ahead of ‘Bears’ beatdown of the Packers’
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Column: Hologram concert technology lets legends return to stage
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Trump’s approval rating remains below 50% in Wisconsin — one of four swing states that could determine the outcome of the 2020 election
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Downstate man charged with sexual assault in Evanston
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Side Street Studio Arts in Elgin wins $10,000 grant
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Flossmoor lures 600 runners from 15 states with race hoped to showcase village’s ‘hidden gems’
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Clarkson: Field hockey comes to Hinsdale (finallly)
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Teen fatally shot in Riverdale
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Gary woman finds child’s father with another woman; faces kidnapping charges
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Column: Sen. Ted Cruz and other Republicans in Congress are ignorant about gun laws. Mayor Lori Lightfoot was right to call them out.
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‘I hope it’s hell on earth for you,’ mom of Schaumburg murder victim says to man sentenced to spend rest of life in prison
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Sears cuts 250 employees at Hoffman Estates headquarters
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How are the views from Vista Tower, the 101-story skyscraper and soon-to-be Chicago’s third-tallest building? We sent a photographer to find out.
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Life coach to sign copies of book at First Fridays in Aurora
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Editorial: This crisis alarms Lori Lightfoot. Does it alarm J.B. Pritzker, Michael Madigan and John Cullerton?
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Bacon Fest brings culinary creations, live entertainment to Portage
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Video walls, Italian fountains and ‘ultra-luxurious’ villas: Would-be casino developers offer details in redacted documents released by Waukegan
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National Weather Service confirms storm that toppled trees in Waukegan was a tornado
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Editorial: Three questions for President Trump about his looming Afghanistan peace deal
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Commentary: Along with school supplies, teachers bring to their classrooms plenty of hope and courage
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Zack Collins says struggling in his 1st time up with the White Sox led to some key adjustments at the plate
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Folk rocker returns to Running Vines in Chesterton
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After 12 years of pleading his innocence, Meek Mill is finally free and on tour
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Hong Kong government withdraws Chinese extradition bill that sparked months of protests
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Daily Southtown Local Scoreboard for Thursday, Sept. 5, 2019
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A death in Oregon is the 2nd linked to vaping, and the 1st tied to a legal marijuana dispensary
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Top Democratic presidential contenders focus on climate change in series of town halls
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Chicago Teachers Union sets strike vote; CPS counters that fair deal is already on the table
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Post-Tribune Local Scoreboard for Thursday, Sept. 5, 2019
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Boris Johnson fails to win vote on new election as U.K. lawmakers move to block Brexit plan
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Healthy again, Sophie Gregus and Benet deliver the hurt against St. Charles North