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- Ask Amy: Granddad stymied asking for Paris pics
- More tornadoes are touching down east of the Mississippi River. If the Midwest is the dartboard, ‘the bull’s-eye is Chicago.’
- Column: Labor Secretary Alex Acosta had to pay for his Jeffrey Epstein deal, and he just did
- ‘This was sloppy’: Judge tosses attempted bank robbery charge after finding grand jury misled
- Daywatch: Chicago immigrants fear ICE raids, never forget our original lagoon gators and other things to know to start your day
- Chicago is not tornado-proof. Here’s why.
- Glassdoor wants to hire hundreds of workers. It’s taking more space in Fulton Market to make room for them.
- Ranking the 100 best Bears players ever: No. 56, Jim McMahon
- Editorial: Pritzker, and his capital plan, can drive the reinvention of Illinois’ public universities
- Trump’s tariffs could drive up the cost of new ‘L’ cars the CTA ordered
- Cubs must get back to basics to break out of a tightly packed NL Central: ‘We should be ready for this challenge’
- A New York billionaire cut the curb in front of his mansion, scaring off cars and creating a parking space for himself on a crowded street
- Serena busca récord contra Halep, decidida a ganar su primer Wimbledon
- Despite Betsy Ross flag shoe skirmish, Nike still plans Phoenix-area factory — and will still collect millions in tax breaks
- 1 injured in Wheeling plane crash
- My United Airlines flight transferred to a train — my ticket didn’t. Travel Troubleshooter investigates.
- Meth in the morning, heroin at night: Inside the seesaw struggle of dual addiction
- Boeing executive in charge of 737 Max factory is retiring
- Central de la Liga Nacional se prepara para tensa segunda mitad
- Cyr: The Dis-United Kingdom
- 30 years ago, one scene from ‘When Harry Met Sally’ changed how we talk about sex
- ‘Candyman’ ‘spiritual sequel’ to start filming in Chicago in August
- World Cup champion Allie Long’s LA hotel room burglarized after the ESPYs and her key to New York City was stolen
- Southern Illinois man gets 35 years for blackmailing girls for nude photos
- Ex-pharmacy tech gets prison for stealing, selling opioids
- Barcelona hace oficial el fichaje de Griezmann por 5 temporadas
- WGN anchor Cortney Hall buys condo on Near East Side
- President Trump to tout trade, economy in formerly blue Wisconsin
- 10,800-square-foot Lake Geneva mansion available for $8.5 million
- R. Kelly bajo arrestos por nuevos casos de abuso sexual
- Residents, INDOT discuss planned changes for U.S. 12 shift in Gary
- ‘Love of music and community’: Oak Park Porchfest concerts taking place this summer
- Crown Point couple take bike path to work in Hammond
- Things to do in Chicago this weekend: Taste of Chicago, Phish, V103 Summer Block Party, garden walks
- Coroner: Stats show uptick in Porter County opioid deaths
- Review: Pianist Ryan Cohan brings an imposing intensity to Jazz Showcase
- Blue Island hospital’s possible closure alarms first responders
- 2 men use van to tear open front door of restaurant, steal ATM on Far South Side
- Bankrupt Johnson Publishing is set to auction off its Ebony photo archives, but it still faces $5 million defamation lawsuit over gym-mat death coverage
- Attorney: St. John family wasn’t taken seriously by police during daughter’s disappearance
- Speak Out: With many kids not learning cursive, birthday cards need to change
- ‘Crawl’ review: Chicago, your alligator movie has arrived. Capture that Humboldt Park lagoon creature NOW!!!
- ‘A red flag’: Developers sought taxpayer reimbursement for $20,000 in donations to Chicago alderman
- Chicago-area company needs more space and wants to hire 580 more workers. It’s moving to Indiana.
- ‘They Called Us Enemy’: George Takei writes timely graphic memoir of Japanese internment camps
- Three Springs development’s 3rd phase zoning change denied
- Want a newspaper with your Starbucks? You will have to bring your own.
- Ed Sheeran confirms he’s married to Cherry Seaborn
- Column: ‘Black Girls Cheer’ documentary, coming to Chicago, looks at joy, power of all-black cheer squads
- El ABC de las redadas: Así detiene ICE a los indocumentados
- Guest column: Wayside Cross controversy creates dilemma in Aurora
- Public-sector unions stay strong, 1 year after ruling in Illinois case banned mandatory fees
- Sneak peek: Plywood and neon make for high design at Superkhana International, the hip Logan Square restaurant opening Tuesday
- Despite U.S. warnings, Russian missile defense systems land in Turkey
- Elgin News Digest
- Tiger Woods now has to manage his health more than his golf game
- Trump unloads on Paul Ryan after ‘American Carnage’ excerpts: ‘Couldn’t get him out of Congress fast enough!’
- Emmys 2019: Five things to watch for ahead of nominations next week
- Naperville News Digest
- Remote-control airplane club grounded in bid to use former Hobart drag strip
- Ante operativos de ICE, la alcaldesa Lightfoot jura hacer todo lo posible para actuar ‘contra’ las medidas de Trump
- Gold Coast condo with two levels, private street entrance: $6.95M
- Former White Sox first baseman Yonder Alonso signs a minor-league contract with the Rockies
- Review: K.Flay celebrates all her sides on new album ‘Solutions’
- Column: Back from Venice, with a fresh take on Chicago’s Venetian Gothic dazzler at 12 S. Michigan
- Album Review: Ed Sheeran’s ‘No.6 Collaborations Project’
- ‘Effectively dead’: Illinois Tollway puts the brakes on Route 53 extension study through Lake County
- Island in the City opens to rave reviews
- Firefighter claims ‘severe and permanent disability’ from Beach Park ammonia spill in new lawsuit
- Police: Ex-girlfriend arrested after man shot dead in Gary
- Church news
- Chicago police commander who oversaw Jussie Smollett investigation reassigned after 100-mph pursuit by Indiana trooper
- Decent: Age, like beauty, is in the eye of the beholder so be careful when you wield that ‘elderly’ word
- Pictures: Royal Caribbean Allure of the Seas
- ‘She’s the perfect example of why we coach’: Zion-Benton’s TeTe Maggett rises above for Illinois State
- Smith Crossing seniors go ghost hunting at St. James at the Sag Bridge Church
- Efervescente pero inmaduro
- Macy open for business: A ‘more confident’ Macy Kocen learning to play point guard for Warren
- Down to Business: You dream it and they can make it into a T-shirt, sticker, banner or whatever else you want
- Deerfield officials are open to allowing recreational marijuana sales, but in what form?
- ‘This is just the first step’: Crown Point’s Jesse Mendez wins gold for Team USA but wants more
- Disney shutting down FX Plus subscription service
- Column: Do R. Kelly, Jeffrey Epstein arrests signal a turning point against ‘rape culture’?
- Accidentes y lentas regulaciones
- Winnetka-Northfield merchants to host annual sidewalk sale
- Clarkson: Hinsdale Library to stage story of famous Shanghai sisters
- Read the federal indictments against R. Kelly, his former manager and ex-employee
- This Week in Naperville
- Disabato: Reavis remembers Teresina Temko, the track and cross country runner with ‘a heart of gold’
- Con tres jonrones, Atléticos de Oakland vencen a Medias Blancas
- Petrak: String lights keep La Grange neighborhood festive year round
- Moran: Searchers for Chicago’s Humboldt Park alligator include Lake Forest crew that took in Waukegan Harbor gator
- Secretary of Labor Alex Acosta resigns amid anger at his handling of Jeffrey Epstein plea deal in 2008
- McDaniel-Hale: Elgin one of just five towns in the state to be recognized for efforts to help those with dementia
- No injuries after Fox Lake police squad struck by alleged drunken driver, sheriff says
- Is it OK to ask a student what he scored on a standardized test, like the ACT or SAT?
- Restaurant, brewpub to open in former Joe’s Crab Shack on U.S. 30
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- Aurora launches 605 Innovation District
- Electric vehicle company says Indiana factory’s SUV ‘on hold’
- Column: To catch a gator, ‘Swamp People’ style
- ‘We are bringing baseball back’: A West Side police sergeant’s plan to save kids, one game at a time
- ‘Mercado Maxwell’ cada vez más mexicano
- Down to Business: Creating memories for athletes and their families the key to successful sports tournament organizing
- Trial of Barrington man charged with wife’s murder goes on hiatus until mid-August
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- Community news
- ‘Clear-air turbulence’ such as what likely hit Air Canada flight can strike without warning
- Column: Forget meat candy, try these lemony smoked Greek ribs
- Letters to the editor
- Column: Trump, the Fed and our resilient economy
- Letters to the editor
- Frank Lloyd Wright visitor center plan gets cool first reaction from Oak Park historic preservation commission
- Mayor: Evanston won’t help in ICE raids reportedly planned for this weekend
- Volkswagen to invest $2.6 billion in Ford robocar firm as part of alliance on electric, driverless vehicles
- Commentary: Raise your hand if you want better presidential candidate debates
- A.J. Reed, claimed off waivers from the Astros, officially recalled to the White Sox
- Oakbrook Center seeks much reduced setback from 22nd Street for new Restoration Hardware Gallery store
- Gary man, 24, found shot to death in car
- Downtown Wilmette business owners say bargains, family-friendly fare abound at sidewalk sale
- Teacher Feature: Music classes should be place where kids can escape pressures and just have fun
- Bottled water donations flow in as University Park water crisis continues
- Congressman, celebs push for A$AP Rocky’s release from jail
- As ICE immigration raids loom, Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot says she’ll skip rally to be in the neighborhoods
- Work to rebuild Rockland Road in Libertyville area to start soon along with detours
- ¿ICE en Hanover Park?
- Elderly: Abuse of the word an age-old issue
- Letters: More coverage for women’s sports
- Davich: My family history comes with a simple twist of fate
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- Slowik: Moraine Valley trustees bash change in law firms over campaign support for Hastings family
- Column: Mom or dad’s new job might be the best thing to happen to the family
- Humboldt Park alligator stays out of sight as effort to capture beast enters 4th day
- R. Kelly hit with federal indictments in New York, Chicago; faces new racketeering, sex crime charges, allegations he paid to recover sex tapes and cover up conduct
- Golden Apple Scholars spend their summer in Naperville classrooms — both as teachers and students
- St. Charles heroin dealer faces prison term
- Shout Out: Richard Irons, who has done improv since junior high school
- Exploring the secret gardens of Miller
- Harbor restaurant aims for a fall opening in South Loop
- Cops Cycling for Survivors makes pit stop in Porter County
- The Spin: When immigration raids and City Hall politics collide
- Motorcycle accident closes Thatcher Avenue in River Forest
- What can appliance-seller Abt teach hospitals about keeping patients happy?
- Together again, Russell Westbrook and James Harden will need to change their games to make their reunion work with the Rockets
- Audit raises financial concerns for Gary’s Steel City Academy
- Governor’s State University celebrating 50 years of trying new things with ‘family reunion’
- Hundreds head to Lake Michigan as weather heats up
- Column: ‘Music Man’ serves up a delicious musical slice of American small town life
- Shout Out: Bernice Papciak, a Lake Zurich resident who recently celebrated her 100th birthday
- Javier Baez adds tattoo artist to his resume … or does he?
- Illinois gambling expansion could take a while. Here’s a look at what’s to come.
- Online marijuana reviewers expect rush of newcomers when recreational pot becomes legal in Illinois on Jan. 1
- Prominent Naperville businessman, philanthropist gets court supervision for recklessly driving SUV toward construction worker
- Federer gana épico duelo ante Nadal en semis de Wimbledon
- Aurora man charged following burglaries to vehicles, garage in Naperville
- Speak Out: Climate change, CTU
- Cubs 4, Pirates 3
- Man convicted in shooting death of Milwaukee police officer
- FTC to fine Facebook $5 billion over privacy violations: report
- Column: “The Dis-United Kingdom”
- What could happen if ICE raids come to your neighborhood?
- Mayor honors two top Lincolnwood students
- Busted and humbled, former Aurora drug dealer turns his life around
- Column: Congress has the power, and the duty, to check a president run amok
- Camp Quality marking 25 years of offering kids with cancer ‘the best place for the worst reason’
- Naperville brothers design timer to help kids with special needs stay on task
- Un hombre murió atropellado por un sujeto que contactó en Facebook para comprarle un teléfono
- Corrections and clarifications
- Roger Federer waited 11 years to get another shot at Rafael Nadal on Centre Court. This time, Federer got his revenge.
- Aurora makes moves on several development incentives
- Downtown Aurora parking lot could get new design, name
- Alleged victim of Jon Burge’s ‘midnight crew’ must wait a little longer for possible taste of freedom
- Commentary: How the Democrats should respond to Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez
- Heyward define por Cachorros en triunfo sobre Piratas
- Scoop’s classic cars and food trucks return for ‘downtown Waukegan’s banner event’
- BNSF service getting back to normal after pedestrian fatally struck, 2-train collision later in rail yard
- Mall of India developer asking city for ‘business district’ so extra sales tax from its stores can help pay for construction
- Editorial: #MeToo puts justice within reach of alleged victims who were long brushed aside
- Editorial: The Illinois Tollway stops squandering millions on Route 53
- Sauk Village man refuses to remove lawn signs that contain racial slurs
- Little Village businesses, residents tread lightly, fearful of possible ICE deportation raids
- Column: The May-December relationship between Speaker Nancy Pelosi and Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez was doomed to fail. But did the breakup have to be so ugly?
- Yu Darvish, Kris Bryant and Jason Heyward fuel the Cubs to a 4-3 victory over the Pirates in their 2nd-half opener
- Windmill City Festival offers chance for Batavia to relax
- ‘Ni las iglesias santuario son seguras’, las familias indocumentadas buscan protección: LULAC
- Cheerleading clinic to be held in Aurora
- WGN block party draws an estimated 10,000 people to downtown Naperville
- Column: Condemn the opioid epidemic, sure. But remember those of us in chronic pain who need help.
- Column: When a sexual predator’s crimes rely on an entourage
- Bicyclists will put their mettle to the pedal in Beverly Hills Cycling Classic
- Cubs win the battle, but the Pirates can’t be overlooked in a wild NL Central race
- ‘Optimistic’ Cole Hamels feels fine after throwing for the first time since his left oblique injury
- Cubs resigned to dealing with the high-and-tight pitching style of the Pirates: ‘They throw in all the time’
- Hardwood homecoming: Jalen Brunson to host basketball camp at Stevenson
- The Rev. John Hergenrother, pastor emeritus of St. Louise de Marillac Parish, dies
- City of Chicago fines seven scooter companies
- The grass is greener: Barrington installs new FieldTurf surface in time for fall sports to begin
- Courtney Vandersloot’s double-double leads the Sky to a 99-83 rout of the Liberty
- Highland Park shows determination against Niles West in Connie Mack summer league
- Tropical Storm Barry begins bashing Louisiana, threatening disastrous flooding
- Robert Mueller’s testimony before Congress delayed a week in deal that allows more time for questions
- Building confidence: Batavia’s Emily Hess makes difference all over field for Red Stars Reserves
- Luis Robert hits an RBI double in his 2nd game at Triple A for the White Sox
- R. Kelly’s road through criminal woes becomes much tougher as feds join forces against him
- ‘She has a chip on her shoulder’: Naperville’s Casey Short shakes off World Cup snub by leading Red Stars
- ‘Do I still have it?’: David Einhaus taking advantage of second chance at Grundy Speedway
- Hutton: Forty years. Four state titles. That’s just the surface for Chesterton swim coach Kevin Kinel.