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- Park Ridge firefighters surprise student, 17, with scholarship for efforts saving another student’s life
- Leyden High Schools start the school year with big changes
- ESPN’s Alex Rodriguez says personal items were stolen from a rental SUV in San Francisco
- Ask Amy: Wife’s assignment gives husband writer’s block
- Ta-Nehisi Coates and #MeToo reporters join Chicago Humanities Festival’s fall speaker slate
- Suspect still at large after girl escapes attempted child luring in Logan Square, police say
- Daywatch: How Asian carp could survive and thrive in Lake Michigan, plans for a Peotone airport are back and other things to know to start your day
- When suburban golf courses close, residents and cities often clash over what to do with the land. Some manage to avoid the drama.
- At murder trial of former South Barrington man, defense witness testifies she heard of no threats by defendant against wife, who he’s accused of killing
- Ranking the 100 best Bears players ever: No. 24, Bill Hewitt
- Macmillan spat over e-books highlights library woe — and that’s bad news for readers
- Treasure Island redevelopment plan encounters pushback from Lakeview neighbors
- No injuries reported when man with assault rifle opens fire at VA hospital on Near West Side: ‘We avoided tragedy’
- ‘I’m very obsessed … you could say addicted’: Former heroin user enters spotlight livestreaming video games from the Chicago suburbs
- Asian carp have never breached a body of freshwater the size of Lake Michigan. Here’s the bizarre way they could survive and thrive in the world’s fifth largest lake.
- Brady Brohm is Purdue’s unofficial recruiting expert, player-staff liaison and ‘get back’ coach. He’s also 14 years old.
- Park Ridge weighs what businesses should be okayed for Uptown; grants tentative approval for hair salon
- Advocates say more testing was needed as EPA continues cleanup near former East Chicago school
- Can’t afford a trip to London? Here are 5 attractive trips for Cubs fans in 2020
- Commentary: When athletes kneel, the rotten U.S. Olympic regime has no moral standing to object
- Tim Graham named executive chef of Nico Osteria
- FOP program helps Porter County families with school supplies
- Kellogg School dean buys Bruce and Diana Rauner’s Winnetka mansion for $2.75 million
- Women: Opera’s Placido Domingo abused power to sexually harass them
- Trans Chicagoans relearn to construct their sound, for safety and artistic pursuits
- FBI raids Jeffrey Epstein’s private island in ongoing probe after his death in U.S. custody
- Itzhak Perlman will pick up violin and baton at Ravinia
- Murió el argentino ‘Tata’ Brown, campeón del mundo en México’86 (VIDEO)
- The ‘U Up?’ podcast duo is coming to Chicago — with no-nonsense advice for dating in the city
- LAFC firma al defensor ecuatoriano Diego Palacios
- Chef Erick Williams named winner of Food & Dining’s Game Changer Award
- Hammond RDC OK’s proposals for city projects
- Try your luck at Pickleball at River Forest Food Truck Rally
- Read the Chicago Casino Feasibility Study
- Varias mujeres acusan a Plácido Domingo de acoso sexual
- Before his Ravinia show, Michael Feinstein talks about his ever-expanding reach of art and advocacy
- Police: Woman reports robbery of cellphone in Park Ridge alley
- My worst moment: Bernadette Peters and the costume that wouldn’t stay put
- West Dundee Chili’s near Spring Hill Mall to close Wednesday
- Una masacre anunciada
- Nuevas reglas negarían residencia a muchos inmigrantes
- Evanston officials consider reorganization of city’s social service efforts
- ‘The Nightingale’ review: The woman behind ‘The Babadook’ goes even darker with brutal revenge drama
- The consultant didn’t like any of 5 proposed Chicago casino sites. Here’s what we know about them.
- 10 questions with… U46 bookkeeper/receptionist Kelli Siewert
- Burr Ridge Village Center residents raise parking concerns as Life Time Athletic plans office rentals
- New Trier High School freshman helps create sensory garden for mental health patients at the Josselyn Center
- Liam Hemsworth wishes Miley Cyrus ‘nothing but health’
- Marriott agrees to $1,500 fine, one-day liquor license suspension for underage alcohol offense at Courtyard in West Dundee
- CBD oil is good for even more than you thought
- Aurora animal shelter to take part in adoption drive
- Las grandes novedades del calendario NBA 2019-20
- Parents petition school board to reduce class sizes at Kendall Elementary on Naperville’s south side
- Crown Point planners call for more information from Beacon Hill developers
- Police investigate report of attack on comedian Andy Dick
- In his Mokena garage, the Bike Man reconditions used bicycles before giving them to riders in need
- Rod Blagojevich’s family says it’s ‘grateful’ to President Trump, despite uncertainty over commutation
- Phillies hire former manager Charlie Manuel to be their new hitting coach, replacing John Mallee
- Private Nebraska university to offer cannabis courses
- Weed and infertility: Should men worry about their marijuana consumption?
- Shout Out: Laura Fenton, a new mom who admires her own parents for raising 3 girls
- Meet the 10-year-old journalist who broke the viral news of Marianne Williamson’s dead cat
- Taxidermist creates art with peacocks, a bear and more
- Adrián, de no tener equipo a titular en Supercopa de Europa
- Slowik: Film chronicles farmers’ decades-long fight against third airport; ‘When they started demolishing houses, that was the worst’
- Chamber welcomes new teachers, honors District 101, at country club breakfast
- Portage mayor continues fight with clerk-treasurer, calls for six new ordinances demanding oversight of office
- Escape artist tortoise’s 6-day adventure in Illinois town leads to search parties, safe return
- Pet World: Is scared cat remembering past abuse?
- Clarendon Hills resident taking on her own flood control effort delayed waiting for village permit
- Shout Out: Gayle Dunn, real estate agent
- Tempers flare as Javon Wims and Prince Amukamara fight at Bears practice: ‘Sometimes the juices get flowing’
- How to safely enjoy camping with your canine
- Barrington actress holds her own in scenes with Cate Blanchett, Billy Crudup, and is ready for more
- Stratford Fest 2020 season includes ‘Chicago’ and Colm Feore in ‘Richard III’
- Column: Why it’s mid-August and my son’s summer homework packet is still sitting untouched
- Deerfield’s move to incorporate solar energy into electric supply should lower costs, officials say
- Underscore Theatre Company announces 2019-20 season
- Families, kids, residents create big crowd at Park Ridge National Night Out
- BMW — in a sudden reversal — will renew as the title sponsor of the BMW Championship
- Representantes del Barca hablarán con el PSG sobre Neymar
- Proposed Chicago casino unattractive to investors because of ‘onerous’ taxes; South and West side sites wouldn’t draw tourists, says a state-hired consultant
- U46 spends $42M on library improvements, athletic field upgrades, refinished floors and other work this summer
- Amended settlement in suit over concussions brought by former Eastern Illinois University football player calls for program to monitor college athletes
- Teen critically injured in Aurora crash
- Michigan town famous for ‘gnome houses’ — which occasionally go up for sale — will honor the architect with the renovated Hotel Earl
- ‘Everyone is just hyped’: Kyler Brown, Nick DeMarco bring back key experience for St. Charles North
- Buscan a un sujeto que trató de llevarse a una niña a su casa en Logan Square
- Evanston city manager leaving Sept. 27 for job in Washington
- Tiroteos impulsan venta de mochilas blindadas
- Hammond councilman floats question of leaving South Shore CVA
- PapaNicholas Coffee moving headquarters to Naperville, Fluid Air leasing 105,000-square-foot building
- 3 things we learned at Bears practice, including rookie Emanuel Hall being waived and the kicking competition pulling even
- 8 friends create scholarship for Glenbrook North students in honor of their late classmate
- ‘I feel like it played out perfectly’: West Aurora’s Drake Spears takes on leading role for Western Michigan
- CBS and Viacom announce deal to reunite, bringing together their networks and Paramount Pictures
- Woodstock remains a fanciful 50-year-old idea, striking a hopeful and curious chord
- Glenview trustees approve annexing a proposed subdivision, and choose plan that calls for a gate that residents requested
- Curt Schilling says he is considering running for Congress in Arizona
- Craig Taylor retires as Second City’s stage manager after 41 years. This guy has seen some stuff.
- ‘He wants to be special’: Minnesota recruit Sam Jackson grabs reins at quarterback for Naperville Central
- Kraft Heinz cutting 400 jobs amid declining appetite for its iconic brands
- Spend Wednesday in the Woods with eclectic band Twinray
- Girls volleyball notes: Connie LeBel climbs leadership ladder as outside hitter for Mother McAuley
- Comings & Goings: Panera Bread, fitness center eye former Oak Lawn Kmart site
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- Half-hour road closures planned for Route 31 Wednesday as Longmeadow bridge beams delivered, Kane County says
- Northbrook girl and her father start Scouts BSA girl troop for North Shore teens: ‘The overarching theme is to make each scout the best person they can be’
- Moran: Stearns School Road and Route 41 lining up for a long-overdue modernization
- Acusan a 5 adolescentes de homicidio en primer grado por la muerte de un joven de 14 años durante un supuesto intento de robo
- Speak Out: Southland airport, mass shootings
- Column: Scissors. Pens. Spiral Notebooks. On International Left-Handers Day, let’s pause to appreciate the triumphs of the lefties.
- Harwood Heights to add cameras at pump house, update surveillance system
- Commentary: The sexist demand on female superheroes: Save the world and look hot
- Editorial: Rescuing a Chicago casino from Springfield’s greedy tax grab
- Picnic in Aurora puts focus on seniors
- Valparaiso addresses options to battle instances of sub-standard rental units in city
- Don’t let Antifa intimidate you into not answering the Tweet of the Week survey!
- Letters: Plovers persist (with help from their friends)
- Church news: Blessing of the Backpacks set in Palos Park, more
- Column: What role does ‘toxic masculinity’ play in mass shootings?
- Duelo de leyendas brasileñas y polacas en Chicago
- Prisión preventiva a exsecretaria de Peña Nieto en México
- Column: Trump’s message to the world: Keep your tired, your poor, your huddled masses
- Ben Zobrist is set to resume his Cubs minor-league assignment with Triple-A Iowa
- Queen tribute will be highlight of Buffalo Grove Days
- Naperville’s No. 9 in country for safest cities to raise children, No. 22 for safest college town, new rankings show
- Man City multado por FIFA por fichar juveniles
- People are posing with pets they don’t actually own in hopes of finding love on dating apps
- Hobart officials tout start of new housing development
- Burr Ridge, Darien, Hinsdale and Willowbrook officials to explore the possibility of joint acquisition of Sterigenics property
- Field Museum CEO Richard Lariviere will retire in 2020
- Lincolnwood mayor, trustees to consider who holds power to appoint department heads
- Tras redadas en plantas de Mississippi, buscan llenar plazas
- Shout Out: Brandon Amoroso, a Lake Forest Academy student who started a digital marketing company at age 20
- Southtowners: Orland Park pit crews take top two spots at Frankfort Rib Cook-Off
- Chicago Botanic Garden celebrates kites in flight
- Talk of the County: To control guns or not to control guns
- Park Ridge officials look to ban recreational marijuana sales — for now
- Woman’s birdhouse venture finds a happy home at Sugar Grove Farmers Market
- New mural honors history of West Cook YMCA, OPRF Rotary Club
- Rich Township Dist. 227 settles suit that alleged Rich Central cop rammed, slammed freshman student
- Futbolistas colombianos piden dejar de jugar bajo altas temperaturas
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- Blackhawks add Swedish defenseman Philip Holm on a 1-year deal
- Harwood Heights approves $127,000 salary for new police chief
- Equipo boliviano en huelga por tiempo indefinido por salarios
- Policía casado demanda por uso de su foto en sitio de citas
- Grayslake Color Aloft festival offers low-key family fun
- The Spin: Lightfoot, Pritzker willing to deal with Vegas consultant’s concerns over Chicago casino
- Two public forums will given community a chance to offer input on selection of new Indian Prairie D204 superintendent
- Glencoe District 35 to start the year with building improvements, mindfulness curriculum
- Charges dismissed against Gary woman accused of stabbing her boyfriend in head, neck
- Are the Bears OK if Mitch Trubisky doesn’t throw a preseason pass? ‘We’re in a phenomenal spot right now.’
- El PSG se muestra inflexible ante emisarios del Barca por Neymar
- Enjoy one of summer’s last weekends at Highland Park’s Port Clinton Art Festival
- Shoutout: Rev. Brendan Guilfoil
- Aurora says historic Masonic Temple building still a priority
- These Southland pets need new homes
- Column: My terrible, horrible, no good, very bad experience with Yahoo Mail reaffirms my rocky relationship with technology
- Productor de Broadway es arrestado por pornografía infantil
- Carpentersville BurgerFest returns for 2nd year, with full lineup of music, kids activities and crowning of best burger in NW suburbs
- Liam Hemsworth le desea a Miley Cyrus ‘salud y felicidad’
- ‘The expectation is to win’: Quinton Idelburg, Josiah Kerney seek to snap Waukegan’s losing streak
- Column: Justice speaks! And she is definitely not happy: ‘Blagojevich’s words were crimes’
- NFL teaming with Jay-Z on entertainment and social activism
- Mosque to open in building that previously housed a VFW post in Skokie
- Minivan crashes through front of Naperville restaurant, misses hitting manager, couple celebrating birthday
- Taco Bell’s California ventures focus on luxury and fun
- Second-home fever? 6 things to know before you buy a summer pad
- How a petty fight in a wealthy neighborhood ended with a home covered in giant emoji
- Tower will offer Airbnb-style home sharing in downtown Miami
- Mall of America owner puts megamall on the line for massive New Jersey project
- Congressman Davis to host town hall in River Forest
- Local artist to unveil ‘CityScapes’ art exhibit at Concordia University in River Forest
- Highwood + Nashville = Nashwood, featuring free music, great food all over town
- Gary Mayor Freeman-Wilson to take helm of Chicago Urban League when she leaves office at end of year
- Walk with the Mayor puts Kaptain out in the Elgin neighborhoods, where he can talk to residents and see problems firsthand
- Chicago police retire badges of 3 fallen officers: ‘Seeing his badge in there, it’s still surreal’
- Countdown to football: Eli Hickman-led Rensselaer ranked No. 9 by in the preseason by the Post-Tribune
- Relievers Craig Kimbrel and Brandon Kintzler could return to the Cubs by this weekend
- Trump delays tariffs on some Chinese goods amid pressure from businesses and growing fears that trade war could hurt U.S. economy
- September trial set for man shown on viral video berating woman in Puerto Rican flag shirt at forest preserve
- Legit Dogs and Ice out of downtown Elgin after dispute with landlord
- Celebrate, educate during Zion powwow
- ‘He’s been such an impact player’: Andy DeJesus keeps faith, toughs out rough season for RailCats
- Shoutout: Tina Sclafani of Magnificent Brides
- Tiger Woods arrives at Medinah: He’ll play in this week’s BMW Championship and meet with officials on the Jackson Park/South Shore course plan
- U46 to receive $14M more in state funding than expected, keeping $594M budget in the black, school district officials say
- ‘I don’t remember a thing and that’s the truth’: Tape of police interview is played at trial of man charged with murder in 2000 drowning death of wife
- After ‘at least 8 dogs’ die in pneumonia outbreak, PAWS Tinley Park stops taking in, adopting out dogs
- Man charged with weapons offense a day after shooting at VA hospital in Chicago
- Park Ridge nears approval of coworking venture in former Uptown restaurant space
- Doubleheader: White Sox vs. Astros
- Joe Maddon disgusted with today’s all-or-nothing approach to hitting: ‘There are too many holes in the methods’
- Sky center Jantel Lavender to miss 2 months with a broken foot
- Post-Tribune Local Scoreboard for Wednesday, Aug. 14, 2019
- A ‘long and horrific gun battle’ on a California freeway left an officer and a suspect dead and two officers wounded, police say
- Flights resuming at Hong Kong airport after riot police clash with protesters
- Illinois’ first lady outbids Gov. J.B. Pritzker with offer of $75,000 for state fair’s champion steer
- NFL player from Illinois in the middle of ‘Bachelor in Paradise’ drama
- Phillies 4, Cubs 2
- 2 guards suspended and warden reassigned as authorities investigate Jeffrey Epstein’s death