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- From the archives: Retired Justice John Paul Stevens had many ties to Chicago — here are a few of them
- Eloy Jimenez’s 1st-inning injury a bad omen for the White Sox, who get blown out 11-0 for their 5th straight loss
- Kyle Schwarber’s walk-off home run gives the Cubs a 4-3 win over the Reds in 10 innings
- Jim Hirsch to step down as Sinfonietta CEO
- Ask Amy: Parents want passive son-in-law to step up
- Cubs 4, Reds 3 (10 innings)
- Column: With both R. Kelly and Jeffrey Epstein, it takes a village.
- Column: 50 years after we walked on it, the moon calms us in anxious times
- Daywatch: Remembering John Paul Stevens, no bond for R. Kelly, Humboldt Park alligator captured and other things to know to start your day
- Ranking the 100 best Bears players ever: No. 51, Dick Barwegan
- Shout Out: Emma Radcliff of Elmhurst, published first book
- In ‘The Gone Dead,’ a woman’s questions about her father’s death reveal a town’s racist history
- ‘We’re talking seventh and eighth grade girls,’ prosecutors say as R. Kelly held without bond on sex charges
- Cubs co-owner Todd Ricketts faces big property tax hike, even bigger bill for back taxes after Tribune review spurs new look at his designer Wilmette house
- Free things to do in Chicago this week: Drag show in Symphony Center alley and Lakeview Live
- Dozens evacuated as fire rips through Crystal Lake apartment building
- Chicago police issue alert after man tries to lure girl, 10, on South Side
- Man killed in hit-and-run crash near Eisenhower Expressway south of Columbus Park
- Notre Dame Stadium gets natural turf for Friday’s Liverpool F.C. and Borussia Dortmund match
- Shedd Aquarium officials determine the sex of newborn Beluga whale
- Is this Lovie Smith’s last stand? Can Jonathan Taylor make a run? 1 question for all 14 Big Ten football teams
- Chicago festivals this week: Tacos y Tamales and Silver Room Block Party
- Obama surprises teens in his Youth Jobs Corps with visit at Chicago foundation
- Park City rental isn’t what customer expected: Travel Troubleshooter investigates
- ‘Alligator Robb’ throws out the first pitch at Wrigley Field
- House vote condemning Trump’s ‘go back’ tweets draws 4 GOP votes, 1 independent
- New film remembers the SS Eastland and the day 844 died in the Chicago River
- If Dominik Kubalik makes the Blackhawks, he could open season in his native Czech Republic: ‘That would be just amazing’
- Getting a taste of Italy on a trip to Boston
- Mexican drug lord Joaquin ‘El Chapo’ Guzman sentenced to life in prison
- Love astronaut-themed science fiction? Here are some favorite books, movies and TV shows of that genre
- Another marijuana company is paying big to get in on the Illinois market. Chicago-based Grassroots Cannabis to be sold for $875 million.
- Police searching for man who approached children in forest preserve near Niles and Morton Grove
- As threat of deportation looms, moms at a Little Village church face increased anxiety
- Airport workers at O’Hare and Midway sought better pay and working conditions for years. They just got them.
- Clairo gets to show off her newfound sonic lack of insecurity at Pitchfork Fest
- WNBA suspende a jugadora por violencia doméstica
- Selle: ‘Love it or Leave It’ makes a craven comeback
- Parents guide: Advice about films kids may want to see in theaters or opening soon
- La persona que atrapó el cocodrilo de Humboldt Park lanza primera pelota en Wrigley Field
- DUI charge dropped against Lake Zurich trustee as part of guilty plea, prosecutors say
- Your mini guide to a few rising stars at Pitchfork Music Festival
- Naperville City Council takes first step toward opting out of the retail sale of recreational pot
- Chicago Fire trade Mo Adams to Atlanta United for $100,000 in allocation money
- Chicago’s temperatures are set to soar, but no federal law covers working in extreme heat. Here’s how to stay safe.
- Bamboo Johnny’s offers tropical menu fresh off the boat
- Chance the Rapper announces album title, release date and weighs in on Humboldt Park gator named for him
- Marc Maron interview: On Lou Malnati’s, ‘Sword of Trust’ and ‘the trickiest part of acting’
- UIC athletic director Garrett Klassy is leaving for a position at Nebraska
- Eddy Cheung, creator of two of Chicago’s best Chinese restaurants, has died
- An Illinois professor helped develop a new emoji — for bubble tea
- Column: ‘Mai Tai Guy’ snatches Kyle Schwarber’s home run ball from kids — and the social media outrage is way over the top. Again.
- ‘Frankenstein’s Monster’s Monster, Frankenstein’ review: David Harbour’s talent exceeds this mockumentary
- What’s the best way to get to O’Hare? We sent reporters by car, ride-share, CTA and Metra to find out.
- El Chapo ‘fashion’, la comercialización de la imagen del narcotraficante
- United buying used jets to bolster fleet while Boeing 737 Max remains grounded
- Former Supreme Court Justice John Paul Stevens
- Residente y Bad Bunny estrenan ‘Afilando los cuchillos’, canción contra Ricardo Rosselló
- Determinan el sexo de ballena recién nacida en el Shedd Aquarium
- Gio, ‘Míchel’ y dos equipos benjamines en el Apertura-2019 mexicano
- Final del juego para ‘El Chapo’
- Northwestern adds Bryant McIntosh — 1,683 career points and 700 assists — to its basketball staff
- $38M residential development moving forward for iconic Mill Race Inn site in Geneva
- Takeda, Walgreens, Mondelez are moving thousands of office jobs out of Lake County. Who’s going to take their place?
- Naperville man charged with damaging houses, cars belonging to ex-girlfriend’s family, police say
- Gary Literacy Coalition Free Book Giveaway on Wednesday
- These Chicago artists made it into New York’s exclusive Whitney Biennial — but one refused the honor
- ‘De nada sirve que lo dejen encerrado’
- Book a night in the Wienermobile on Airbnb during Lollapalooza — hot dogs and Chicago-style fixins included
- Letters: Fair redistricting for Illinois
- Aurora seeks revamp of liquor laws
- This Chicago Instagram street photographer wants to know what you had to eat this morning
- New Trier moves forward with security improvements, entrance kiosks
- DuPage Children’s Museum hosts Transportation Celebration July 27
- Column: Cancellation of Civil War Days in Lake County erases a vital history lesson. It needs to be restored.
- Lake Station creating TIF district
- Column: A year later, how does Aziz Ansari feel about being accused of sexual misconduct? He tells us in a new Netflix special
- El primer avance y las primeras imágenes de ‘Hustlers’ , con Jennifer López y Cardi B ya están aquí
- Victim in fatal Elgin crash identified as woman visiting from Mexico
- Honoring Apollo 11, a Chicago brewery sends IPA ingredients into space — well, OK, the stratosphere
- Did ‘Tupac Fridays’ and ‘Thug Life’ cookies cost a top Iowa state official his job?
- State Board of Accounts looking into $25,000 bonus given to St. John Town Manager
- Madre hondureña y su hijo enfermo, fueron regresados a México a ‘esperar su audiencia de inmigración’
- ’90 Day Fiance’ spinoff filming in Chicago as cast member files for divorce here
- Chicago woman accused of threatening man with a knife at Horseshoe Casino
- Speak Out: Democrats
- Goodman Theatre announces casting for ‘Dana H.’ and ‘Bernhardt/Hamlet’
- Pancho Villa y la mirada del niño
- El Atleti ficha a Trippier para los próximos tres años
- Pet World: After a breakup, is sharing custody of a pet a good idea?
- Chicago-area families spending less on back-to-school, but they’re more likely to do at least some shopping online
- Pups program brings joy to South Dakota State Penitentiary
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- For World Emoji Day, Apple and Google release new emojis: sloth, yawning, diverse couples
- ‘Canelo’ rompe con una de sus mayores tradiciones
- Rescuing goats is a labor of love for Washington state woman
- Community news
- Cat peeing on dirty laundry is not uncommon feline behavior
- How to prep for Pitchfork Music Festival during an excessive heat advisory
- Father and Son reopening due to ‘overwhelming’ support, five days after owners closed the 72-year-old Chicago pizzeria
- Una entrevista con The Darts
- Elgin High grad who worked as NASA capsule communicator to speak at Elgin library’s lunar landing 50th anniversary event
- Fred Steingraber, spearheaded global growth at A.T. Kearney, dies
- Rap star Drake’s streetwear brand to open Gold Coast store
- Sidecar dogs: On the road with some easy, furry riders
- Longtime Geneva joint Munchie P’s serves burgers, Greek dishes
- A 60-year-old agave plant at Garfield Park Conservatory is blooming — for the first and last time
- Diamond DeShields’ 22 points lift Sky to 77-76 win against the Dream
- The end could be near for Gary’s historic Roosevelt school
- Commentary: ‘Go back to where you came from’: Americans recall the racist taunts hurled at them
- Grant to help work on historic Kane County schoolhouse
- Speak Out
- Víctima en accidente fatal vino de México de visita
- La familia de Alicia Villarreal se encuentra de luto
- Hub Group will add second office building, more employees in Oak Brook
- Commentary: The war over America’s past is really about its future
- Army vet caught on video punching River North security guard gets 3 years in prison. ‘Justice was served,’ victim says.
- New fingerprint technology cracks 1988 cold case of O’Hare murder victim buried across Wisconsin line
- Second chance is working out great for The Mavericks
- Chicago area to face dangerous, possibly record-setting temperatures starting Thursday, as excessive heat warnings declared
- Food, fun and farming in the spotlight at the Porter County Fair
- Frankfort festival that ‘put bluegrass on the map in the Midwest’ continues to grow
- Slowik: Summer jobs program puts high school students to work in forest preserves
- Carpentersville VFW Post 5915 shut down; dwindling participation to blame, members say
- Humboldt Park Lagoon alligator prepped for move to Florida as reptile catcher Frank Robb becomes instant Chicago celebrity
- Campamento por la paz en La Villita
- Former Justice John Paul Stevens, who became Supreme Court’s leading liberal, dies at age 99
- ‘We’ve done a lot’: Jeremy Colliton eager to get going with a deeper — and more versatile — Blackhawks roster
- Joliet museum honors John Houbolt, local kid who helped NASA solve a critical moon landing problem
- 76 billion oxycodone and hydrocodone pills shipped to U.S. pharmacies from 2006 to 2012, records show
- Former Cubs pitcher Ernie Broglio, who was part of the famous Lou Brock trade with the Cardinals, dies at 83
- Indianapolis woman charged with leaving scene of deadly crash
- Aurora officials warn about heat wave
- Massachusetts prosecutors drop groping case against Kevin Spacey
- Prosecutor: Man stabbed to death on CTA train was trying to protect another passenger
- Little Co. of Mary Hospital officials in merger talks
- Downtown Taste offers a hearty helping of Aurora restaurants
- TV is on the verge of a streaming revolution, so why so much bother over ‘The Office’ and ‘Friends’?
- Hammond RDC OK’s contract, change order for Kube Sports Complex parking lot
- The Spin: Mayor Lori Lightfoot announces top 5 sites for a city casino – and none are downtown
- Column: Trump has done the impossible: He has united the Democrats
- Bernie Sanders hits back at Biden, defends ‘Medicare for All’ policy
- Little Company of Mary Hospital plans to join Catholic hospital chain OSF HealthCare
- District 109 looks within to hire new principal at Walden Elementary School in Deerfield
- Batavia man found guilty of home invasion
- Alex Nylander canceled a vacation to participate in Blackhawks development camp. GM Stan Bowman was impressed.
- Clarkson: A lot to hear and see on early morning summer walks
- Column: New Navy Pier stage adaption of ‘Oz’ grants every wish
- After over 50 years, Sugar Grove Corn Boil still brings in the crowds
- South Elgin man accused of having over 800 rounds of ammunition in trunk of vehicle during Aurora traffic stop
- Cubs 5, Reds 2
- Wayward cattle get loose again near Lake Villa and go for a swim in Chain O’ Lakes
- Prosecutors say they’ve closed investigation into campaign finance case involving Trump’s former lawyer, Michael Cohen
- Petrak: Hometown memorabilia is a big seller
- Mayor Lori Lightfoot’s City Council ethics plan advances
- Aurora looks at tweaking procedure to get video gambling license
- East Chicago man gets 5 years for cell phone store robbery that led to teen’s fatal shooting by police
- Editorial: Chicago’s heat wave and other gut checks: How will you respond?
- Lockport Township man faces firearm charges after standoff, officials say
- Jury begins deliberations on possible death penalty for U. of I. killer Brendt Christensen
- ‘Mai Tai Guy’ defends himself after swiping home run ball from kids: ‘You know the rules here’
- Romeoville man charged with DUI after crash in St. Charles
- Jugador de 37 años destaca entre ‘juveniles’ de Perú en Panamericanos
- Elgin garbage to be picked up earlier, outdoor movie canceled, Metra trains slower as result of heat wave
- House holds William Barr, Wilbur Ross in contempt for ignoring subpoenas in census citizenship dispute
- Mother charged with murder in beating death of 16-month-old daughter
- Sterigenics to reopen Willowbrook plant after installing new equipment to reduce emissions of cancer-causing gas
- The Chicago Fire are engaged in negotiations to play at Soldier Field, says the team’s President/GM
- It’s only a week, but the Cubs’ strong start to the 2nd half alleviates some tension — for now
- Yu Darvish gana finalmente en Wrigley Field
- Commentary: Trump can’t stop America from offering a safe harbor to huddled masses
- ‘The Art of Self-Defense’ review: Jesse Eisenberg takes a journey into the heart of male toxicity
- Chicagoans try to beat the heat
- Two firefighters burned while battling blaze inside vacant Park Ridge gas station ‘loaded’ with hazardous material
- Chesterton midwife faces investigation for allegedly practicing without license
- What you need to know about Chicago’s urban heat island ahead of ‘oppressive’ hot weather stint
- CPS teacher charged with sex assault of student shouldn’t get lenient plea deal, parents say
- Cole Hamels’ rapid recovery could have him on track to return to the Cubs by the end of July
- Eloy Jimenez, on the 10-day IL with a bruised right ulnar nerve, will be reevaluated Monday: ‘Going to err on the side of caution’
- Chicago’s top cop ‘must stop misleading the public’ about violence, Cook County Board President Toni Preckwinkle says in heated letter to Mayor Lori Lightfoot
- Yu Darvish notches his 1st win at Wrigley as a Cub in a 5-2 victory over the Reds: ‘It’s amazing’
- Royals 7, White Sox 5
- White Sox call up shortstop Ryan Goins and give him a shot against one of his former teams