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- ‘We can definitely do some big things’: Eileen Tarcha, Annie Bart give boost to Carmel’s hopes
- Dylan Cease stumbles early and Ivan Nova dominates late as the White Sox split a doubleheader with the Astros
- Mason’s mantra: McCaw comes off 31-goal season looking for even more in 2019 for Oswego
- ‘We are all on the same page’: Felix Mendoza wants to power return to state finals for Mount Carmel
- Cubs waste Jose Quintana’s 14-strikeout performance in a loss that cuts their Central lead to 1 game
- Ask Amy: DNA results reveal secret half-sibling
- Countdown to football: Credell Prather-led Morton ranked No. 8 in the preseason by the Post-Tribune
- Column: Why would Donald Trump pardon Rod Blagojevich? Maybe he sees a mirror image of himself a few years down the road.
- Daywatch: ‘Onerous’ taxes may deter Chicago casino investors, cannabis companies eye the Mag Mile and other things to know to start your day
- University Park man facing trial in stabbing death of Hinsdale woman fails in bid to have arrest, police interview quashed
- Column: Jeffrey Epstein, the Chicago hit man and the need for conspiracy theories
- ‘When I Was White’: Sarah Valentine’s memoir considers the meaning of racial identity
- Chicago festivals this week: Half Acre brewery party and Sangria Festival
- Ranking the 100 best Bears players ever: No. 23, Jay Hilgenberg
- ‘My father’s death was 100 percent avoidable’: Lyft to pay $10,000 for not alerting city about suspended driver, later accused of killing cabbie while working for Uber
- Shout Out: Hinsdale South senior Joshua Hargrove named to state board of education’s student advisory council
- Bears Q&A: How did the Browns get more for Duke Johnson than the Bears did for Jordan Howard? Is Taylor Gabriel still the fastest Bear? Will Javon Wims make the 53-man roster?
- Mag Mile high: Cannabis companies are scouting Michigan Avenue for pot shops
- Top Trump administration official says famous inscription on Statue of Liberty refers only to Europeans, those who are self-sufficient
- What to do with summer’s bounty of tomatoes, zucchini and more? Make ratatouille
- 48-year-old man dead, 3 others injured in South Side apartment fire
- Free things to do in Chicago this week: Pilsen Fest, Glenwood Ave. Arts Fest
- Trees with problems: To avoid trauma, don’t dig too deep
- Military veterans aren’t traditional students, but local colleges aim to ease the transition: ‘It is a culture shock when you get out’
- Lake County state’s attorney sues e-cigarette maker Juul Labs, accusing it of ‘creating a public health crisis’
- ‘Good Boys’ review: Boys gone wild, sixth grade division
- Cole Hamels won’t let emotions affect his return to Citizens Bank Park, Joe Maddon says
- Missing dentures found stuck in man’s throat 8 days after surgery
- Jumping worms are the latest invasive species to hit Illinois. In Chicago, they’re basically everywhere.
- Georgia’s bulldog is best college mascot ever, Sports Illustrated proclaims
- Sheriff, two others in Porter County honored by state association
- Column: Inspired by an 11-year-old girl, the question we should all be asking each other
- Goose Island Bourbon County beers in 2019 focus on whiskey barrels and one made with — granola?
- Chicago theater openings for August 16-22
- Police searching for man who inappropriately touched several Oak Park pedestrians
- Tiger Woods arrives at Medinah for this week’s BMW Championship
- Everybody forgets Creedence Clearwater Revival headlined Woodstock in 1969. A new live recording will change that.
- WeWork, Chicago’s largest office tenant, reveals loss, revenue growth as it prepares IPO
- New book ‘Ensemble’ follows the trail of Chicago’s legendary theater history, with ‘Grease’ and a young Steppenwolf along the way
- Locura a la llegada de ‘Memo’ a Ciudad de México (VIDEO)
- McClure Junior High band, orchestra get head start on school year
- First look at Claire Bataille tribute ‘Echo Mine’ is one highlight of many at this summer’s Dance for Life
- What’s happening in Park Ridge: Vine Street BBQ returns to Hodges Park; ‘Bubble Run’ supports cancer foundation
- De Rossi debuta con Boca con gol y derrota en Copa Argentina
- Adjustments to contractor fraud ordinance cheered by trades in Valparaiso
- Trial into killing of off-duty Chicago cop begins with defendant representing himself: ‘I’m not coming in here to lose’
- El Real Betis se hace con el ‘Panda’ Iglesias
- Selle: Waukegan council afraid to take a chance on video gambling sites
- Emiliano Sala se expuso a dosis ‘potencialmente mortales’ de monóxido de carbono
- Column: On vacation, focus on what’s in front of you — like your rental cabin’s ‘murdering shed’
- Up to 10 new restaurants possible on Macy’s Furniture Gallery site in Oak Brook
- Real Madrid busca renacer de sus cenizas ante los reforzados Barca y Atleti
- Is ‘The Art of Racing in the Rain’ Milo Ventimiglia’s George Clooney moment?
- Talk of the County: The Donald Trump sitcom
- Los grandes fichajes de LaLiga 2019-20
- Vecinos vetan bandera puertorriqueña a una veterana
- Commentary: Managing Antonio Brown is essential to relaunching Jon Gruden’s coaching career
- Is it ever rude to compliment a stranger?
- The Alarm and Modern English are on tour together, probably where they belong
- Police arrest man in attack on comedian Andy Dick
- Slowik: Anti-hate activists help community respond to racist propaganda
- ‘Wisconsin’s going to come’: Winthrop Harbor notes border location in discussing recreational cannabis regulations
- El recuento de lo sucedido en Rancho 57 y lo que piden los asistentes
- In Starved Rock country there’s no excuse to go hungry, from crispy fried chicken to creamy peanut butter pie
- Kayakers on Lake Superior tour escape injury when part of cliff collapses; nearby photographer catches it on drone video
- Explosion, fire at East Chicago tank cleaning service injures 3 employees, all in stable condition
- Ohio State wants to trademark ‘The’ when used for its merchandise
- Karen Abbott returns with a prohibition-era page-turner
- Jim Harbaugh denies a claim by Cincinnati’s Luke Fickell that Michigan didn’t support a player’s transfer
- Parents guide: Advice about films kids may want to see in theaters or opening soon
- Trump’s endangered species order could weaken protections for monarch butterflies amid extinction crisis
- Evanston man who posed as ride share driver charged with sexual assault, police say
- Marijuana legalization can literally raise your home’s property value
- How marijuana’s CBD can help with menopause symptoms
- Over 300 NYC marijuana cases to be sealed under court ruling
- Letters to the editor
- Contratan a portero brasileño condenado por homicidio
- Tumblers, calliope, Labor Day Parade return for 71st Zion Jubilee Days
- At Illinois State Fair, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi urges Democrats to ‘catch the spark of Illinois,’ and Gov. J.B. Pritzker blasts those who pit Downstate against Chicago
- Wood fired-cooking focused Good Fortune opens in Logan Square Thursday, plus more restaurant openings
- Sunset Pavilion beer garden wins approval to host live music while Lake Zurich officials entertain more changes to noise regulations
- Messi cuenta con Griezmann para ir por la esquiva Champions
- Meet Chicago native Maisie Schloss, the first designer in Kanye West’s incubator program
- Yoan Moncada (hamstring) will go to Triple-A Charlotte for his rehab assignment
- Aragon Ballroom to become Byline Bank Aragon Ballroom
- ‘Blue Apron meets Chia Pet for growing cannabis’: Companies introduce products for grow-your-own marijuana market
- Allen Robinson brought his A-game to the Bears’ biggest game last season. And that sets the stage for a big 2019: ‘The ball is going to 12.’
- CMA voters consider whether to nominate ‘Old Town Road’
- Letters to the editor
- Flights restart at Hong Kong airport as protesters apologize; 2 pilots fired
- El Aragon Ballroom cambia de nombre
- Quickly
- Neymar, ‘en fase de recuperación’, entrena aparte con el PSG
- Have a slice for breakfast, lunch or dinner at Antioch Pizza Shop
- Community news
- Family of Yingying Zhang, slain Chinese scholar at University of Illinois, to launch fund in her honor
- Photos: Chicago Bears receiver Allen Robinson
- Facebook paid contractors to transcribe audio clips from users of its Messenger service
- Commentary: Trump administration’s hostility toward Hispanics makes us stronger
- FHA to make it easier to get a mortgage on a condo
- Jackalope Theatre Company announces 12th season
- Acclaimed Mexican restaurant Quiote closes in Logan Square, citing ‘personal reasons’
- Estrella cubana de Grandes Ligas se hace estadounidense
- Column: The shaming of America
- The mysterious explosion in Russia involving a ‘Skyfall’ nuclear missile that’s evoking memories of Chernobyl
- ‘Chrisley Knows Best’ couple plead not guilty to tax evasion and other charges
- Officials say Homer Glen farmhouse built in 1850s is ‘an absolute disaster,’ want it demolished
- Letters: Gun Offender Dashboard has deep flaws
- ‘Crime stinks.’ Chicago police investigate two perfume heists by teenage girls.
- ICE raid on suburban Chicago company’s plant in Mississippi raises the question: What about the employers?
- Brooks knows — and Bo still knows too: Bo Jackson meets his (golf shoe) match in Brooks Koepka
- Public gets first chance to see, comment on 5th Avenue redevelopment plan at meetings starting in September
- Ópera de Los Angeles investigará acusaciones contra Plácido Domingo
- Speak Out: Gun laws, Ted Williams
- Commentary: What sexual harassment allegations against Placido Domingo could mean for opera culture
- Column: A consultant disses Lightfoot’s casino sites. Now what?
- Editorial: Roar back at Trump’s attack on the popular Endangered Species Act
- The InterContinental Hotel is offering rooms for under $20. Here’s how to score a reservation.
- Aurora’s ukulele festival adds second evening of music
- Aurora panel backs fiber expansion projects
- Lincoln Park home with top-floor conservatory: $3.1M
- Aaron Rodgers jugará contra los Ravens
- Jeffrey Epstein’s jail guards are suspected of falling asleep and falsifying logs, according to sources
- Tiger Woods says he feels ‘so much better’ than last week — and caddie Joe LaCava debunks a theory on Woods’ strained oblique
- John Janicik, attorney at Mayer Brown and volunteer with Joliet Diocese, dies
- Leader of Chicago public radio station WBEZ leaving for same role in NYC
- Elgin principal finding her way in new job on first day of school — not unlike thousands of U46 students back in class
- Curry habla sobre los cambios en los Warriors y la marcha de Durant
- Roosevelt backers push for repair assessment
- Mental health training, set for second year at Stagg High School, may have already saved a life
- Same-sex penguin couples keep adopting eggs. Some are delighted, others angry
- Column: ‘SNL’ funny favorite Tim Meadows first star for Crown Theatre
- Wisconsin Republicans break with anti-abortion groups, push for bill that broadens birth control access
- The Spin: In Springfield speech, Nancy Pelosi cheers Illinois Democrats, goes after ‘Moscow Mitch’
- Clarkson: Newcomer group quickly makes new neighbors
- ICE persigue a inmigrantes sin papeles, no a sus empleadores
- Column: Why Republicans should ditch the Electoral College
- Timing of child’s injuries and last meal debated in Merrillville man’s trial
- Appearances in Naperville, Munster on the bill for the busy 89-year-old Ed Asner
- Illinois becomes first state to require insurers to cover EpiPens for kids, but questions remain about costs
- Planning underway for Pride Parade to be held in Elgin next year
- Editorial: Unsolved: 75 shot, 5 charged — Too many shootings, too few arrests in Chicago
- El juicio por el asesinato de un policía de Chicago empezó con el acusado representándose a sí mismo: ‘No vine aquí para perder’
- Gary man charged with murder after body found in Thornton forest preserve identified as missing Gary woman: FBI
- Petrak: La Grange resident brings cancer fundraising effort to local event
- Policía arresta a hombre que hirió a 6 agentes en Filadelfia
- Corrections and clarifications
- Warning of possible recession sends ripple through U.S. markets and Dow plummeting 800 points
- DuPage County Board members spar over appointing tech firm CEO to RTA board
- Minority hiring on the rise ahead of 2019-20 academic year at OPRF High School
- Park Ridge man charged with killing mother with sword to enter not guilty plea
- Column: Five Chicago teenagers are charged with a murder police know they did not commit. In Illinois, it’s legal.
- Jason Benetti isn’t sure what Bill Walton will bring to the White Sox telecast, but ‘I’m not going to have the media-room brownies’
- White Sox 13, Astros 9
- Licensed gun owner shoots and kills 14-year-old boy during attempted car theft in Lake County; 5 teens charged with murder
- Phillies starter Jake Arrieta likely out for the rest of the season with bone spur in his right elbow
- Medias Blancas vence a Astros con grand slam de McCann
- New Lenox to host forum on drug addiction
- Adrián permite al Liverpool seguir mandando en Europa
- Commentary: The Chicago cupcake truck vs. the rent-seekers
- White Sox starters Reynaldo Lopez and Ivan Nova are having bounce-back 2nd halves. ‘They challenge each other,’ says Rick Renteria
- Man dies after competing in California taco-eating contest
- James McCann’s grand slam — the 4th of his career — caps a wild 13-9 win for the White Sox
- Injuries keep piling up as the Cubs enter the stretch drive. Will they return to full strength in time?
- Grant Achatz guest judges ‘MasterChef,’ and the challenge winner is a surprise pick
- GOP Rep. Steve King, while defending his call for a ban on all abortions, suggests rapes and incest helped populate the world
- Phillies 11, Cubs 1
- Kyle Long ejected from Bears practice after pulling off Jalen Dalton’s helmet and swinging it at the rookie
- Six police officers wounded after gunman opens fire in Philadelphia, and 2 freed after being trapped in house in standoff