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- Ask Amy: High-functioning daughter has trouble stepping back
- Column: Charming Cicero: We don’t want no subpoenas nobody sent
- Column: If Trump was your grandpa you’d have him committed: The Week in Review
- Column: ‘The Chosen One’: A New TrumPoem
- Daywatch: A look at new photographs by Vivian Maier, a natural sweetener with a tenth of sugar’s calories and other things to know to start your day
- Ranking the 100 best Bears players ever: No. 14, Richard Dent
- Suffering cardiac arrest in Chicago used to be a near-certain death sentence. But in just a few years, the survival rate tripled. What happened?
- Non-fire calls could cost Hobart residents
- Chicago cop pleads guilty to taking bribes for accident victim information
- Editorial: Yummy Sandifer and Chicago: The grisly cost of losing one child
- Restoration may save historic Hobart house
- State commission upholds complaint against DuPage Judge Patrick O’Shea over shooting probe and retaliation threat; jurist now faces sanctions
- ‘Put the gun down. No one wants to hurt you’: Gurnee police release body cam footage of fatal shooting of woman on Route 41
- Hammond regroups on water tower repainting
- The Amazon rainforest is on fire. The president of Brazil is defiant, suggesting the fires were set by groups who dislike him.
- Column: The Bears can be great in 2019 if Mitch Trubisky is merely good
- The G-7 is meeting this weekend in France: Here’s a quick guide to the group, which Trump says should let Russia back in
- 5 takeaways from the Cubs-Giants series, including the return of mojo, Kris Bryant’s defense and Bruce Bochy’s future
- Lake Michigan beaches in Illinois and Indiana could see ‘life-threatening waves’ as high as 6 feet, weather service warns
- Chicago jazz masters take a bow at 41st annual Jazz Festival
- Waukegan Public Library unveils Ray Bradbury statue on ‘Fahrenheit 451’ author’s birthday
- Fall fun on the farm in Wisconsin, racing in Indy and more Midwest events
- Caught between kids and a parent with Alzheimer’s, I found a lifeline on the playground
- Overstock CEO quits after bizarre ‘Deep State’ comments confirming relationship with imprisoned Russian
- Column: Eloy Jimenez needs to stay healthy to become an elite player for the White Sox
- Gymnastics coaches in Aurora, both former Olympians, are accused of emotional and verbal abuse. One of them says she was a victim of Larry Nassar.
- El mexicano ‘Chucky’ Lozano ficha por el Nápoles
- Qué hacer el fin de semana
- Gourmet popcorn among several reasons for excitement in downtown Aurora
- Villapalooza: De regreso a las raíces
- Chicago’s Third Coast Percussion to release new album ‘Fields’ in collaboration with Blood Orange’s Dev Hynes
- Police: Chicago man attempted to commandeer bus; caused crash
- Hammond commission OKs development agreement for new industrial facility that could bring 250 jobs to city
- Boeing 737 Max update: FAA recruiting pilots to test software changes in simulators
- Cyr: Apocalypse now, and then, and yet again in Vietnam
- Can Taylor Swift really re-record her entire music catalogue?
- Ravinia review: A buoyant revival of Bernstein’s ‘Trouble in Tahiti’
- Juez: Juicio de Pablo Lyle por homicidio puede proseguir
- Speak Out: Tax dollars should be spent wisely
- Talk of the County: Old Mill Creek shooting ignites gun-control debate
- Las rolas por Domingos en Vocalo
- Church news
- Teachers mark start of 20th year with Clarendon Hills Middle School
- CTA weekend construction will hit Blue, Green and Pink line service
- Russian doctor has trace of radiation after blast at military testing range
- Federal Reserve chief offers no clear hint on further rate cuts, draws fire from Trump
- Fox Valley widow finds purpose in helping grieving families
- City council candidate in Michigan: Keep town as white as possible, ‘in other words, no foreign-born, no foreign people’
- Naperville’s Salute would replace Ribfest spot on the calendar for July 4 event
- Letter: As world warms, food supply in danger
- Column: The shooting death of a 14-year-old was a tragedy. What does it say about us as a society?
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- Go ahead and look up your kid’s teacher on social media — just tread carefully
- Blanks: Ethylene oxide a crime against humanity
- Renovated Gold Coast row house built in 1898: $4.95M
- Read the Lightfoot administration’s memo announcing a hiring freeze across city government
- Column: Pink issued an internet challenge to the world: Go one day without criticizing anyone. I’m in! You?
- Lawsuit on Lyons Township School Treasurer’s fees set for September trial
- Marlon Wayans y el trabajo detrás del humor
- Waukegan releases names of all six would-be casino developers, including a second tied to Tap Room Gaming
- Sky clinch first playoff berth since 2016
- El regreso de Alejandro Sanz
- Attorney Dan Webb
- Versatilidad, el atractivo
- Police seek missing Merrillville man, 22
- 73-year-old Aurora man seriously injured in Geneva hit-and-run crash
- Skokie man sentenced to 21 years in prison for Glenview, Des Plaines burglaries
- Aurora looks at East Side sewer work
- More than 300 accuse former Ohio State team doctor of sexual abuse, lawyers say
- Teishoku restaurant Mr. Maki closes after brief run. But some dishes moving to ramen spot
- El Fantasma a su puro estilo
- Amazon wildfires go global: Soccer stars speak out while French president alleges Brazil has lied and threatens to block trade deal
- West Dundee Halloween Party taking a year off, with its future in doubt
- Forget Popeyes: Make your own, Chicago-style fried chicken sandwich at Harold’s or Uncle Remus
- Letters: A memorable first day of school in 1962
- Reconstruction work begins Monday on downtown Aurora parking lot
- Grandes Ligas prohíbe a peloteros jugar en liga venezolana
- Harvey officials are scrambling after police and fire non-emergency phone lines were disconnected for nonpayment
- Vuelta a España: ¿Barrida sudamericana en los Grand Tours?
- With rise in teen depression, experts advise parents to teach coping skills to their children
- Who is Dan Webb? Meet the special prosecutor appointed to the Jussie Smollett case.
- Motorcycle ride or frolicking in a field? ‘She-Ra’ actors have some thoughts about how Catra and Scorpia might spend a day
- Pioneer Press 2019 football preview: Mundelein Mustangs
- Tendencia, moda y estilo
- Subdivision residents, Crown Point school district official question St. John annexation plan
- 100 days, 19 states, 36 national parks: This Valparaiso woman took the ‘trip of a lifetime’
- Hinsdale District 86 Board still deciding what size pool to build at Hinsdale Central
- Pioneer Press 2019 football preview: Rolling Meadows Mustangs
- Lake County News-Sun Local Scoreboard for Saturday, Aug. 24, 2019
- Review: Raphael Saadiq bears soulful witness to his family’s anguish on ‘Jimmy Lee’
- For Bob Odenkirk, Saul Goodman’s reptilian brain is to blame for character’s bad behavior
- George R.R. Martin’s former Uptown apartment is for sale — and of course the open house is ‘Game of Thrones’ inspired
- HBO’s masterful ‘Chernobyl’ is about something even bigger than the catastrophe — the truth
- Work on Heggs Road in Aurora to begin Monday
- Food Bowl Night Market opens on the Riverwalk this weekend
- Deputy stabbed in face, inmate shot in eastern Illinois courthouse
- Pioneer Press 2019 football preview: Glenbrook South Titans
- Wizard World
- Authorities recover man’s body from Lake Michigan at Indiana beach
- What are the Cubs’ postseason plans for Ben Zobrist — who went 0-for-4 on Friday for Iowa? Joe Maddon isn’t saying.
- ‘Out of Love’ by Interrobang Theatre: Have you had a friend for decades? It gets complicated
- The Shedd Aquarium is going to be free to Illinois residents for almost half of September. Here’s how to get in.
- Pioneer Press 2019 football preview: Nazareth Roadrunners
- Controversial ex-Illinois U.S. Rep. Joe Walsh ‘taking steps’ toward running for 2020 GOP nomination against President Donald Trump, with decision imminent, adviser says
- Feministas alentadas por protestas en la Ciudad de México
- Pioneer Press 2019 football preview: Guerin Crusaders
- Geneva Public Library building honored on new ornament
- From Lake County, Indiana, to Lake County, Illinois, specialty coffee roaster builds business inspired by years touring with musicians
- ‘We drill it constantly’: Minnesota recruit Athan Kaliakmanis takes next step at quarterback for Antioch
- Column: No, the Obamas’ Netflix movie isn’t political, unless you want it to be
- Guaidó promete boicotear elección anticipada en Venezuela
- Pioneer Press 2019 football preview: Libertyville Wildcats
- Long dormant Logan Square brewery finds a new resident: Ravinia Brewing
- Former U.S. Attorney Dan Webb named special prosecutor to look into Jussie Smollett case, from first report of an attack to dropping of charges against him
- Racial slurs and ‘black’ Superman: How cosplayers of color navigate a world of mostly white characters
- Eight students charged after fight at East Aurora High School
- A rare cuckoo bee — thought to have gone extinct — spotted in Wisconsin’s Northwoods
- Man who killed former Iowa State golfer gets life sentence
- Mexican marijuana traffickers are poisoning California forests with a banned pesticide, officials say
- Marijuana legalization discourages teenage use, study finds
- Not telling your doctor about marijuana use can hurt you
- DuPage chiropractor charged with sexually assaulting patients
- ‘Si nos van a matar, que sea de frente’
- Residents purr-turbed over cat’s ouster from police force
- Joseph Hannon, led CPS during tumultuous period in 1970s, dies
- Planner says Hammond’s ‘bones are really good’ in effort to reimagine downtown
- 59 dogs removed from a Maryland home. One was reported missing two years ago.
- Pet World: A vet who does house calls may help reduce pet’s fear
- Wisconsin town lifts 23-year pit bull ban
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- Kentucky must pay $225,000 legal bill from case then-County Clerk Kim Davis refused to issue marriage licenses, appeals court says
- Crestwood casino opponents say their voices are being ignored
- US new home sales slid 12.8% in July
- Port Clinton Square owners seek changes to Highland Park’s retail-only restrictions to address vacancies
- Once listed for $1 billion. Sold for $100,000. What just happened?
- Lower prices for health insurance? Obamacare exchange insurers propose rate decreases
- Unsold luxury homes are piling up in the Hamptons
- From ‘Liz’ to ‘The Jason’: The bizarre trend of fancy apartments with human names
- ‘They both are hungry and want the ball’: Anelise Johnson, Jazzlyn Linbo give boost to Grant in middle
- 5 things about chef Musa Dagdeviren you may not have learned on Netflix’s ‘Chef’s Table’
- Indicted Chicago Ald. Edward Burke out as partner at law firm, records show
- México ve desaparecer lagos de sus selvas por menos lluvias
- DNA testing delay pushes Dillard trial to October; defense attorney says he has new witness
- Moran: July 2020 Democratic invasion of Milwaukee will launch from Lake County hotel rooms
- SpotHero raises $50 million and is hiring more software engineers
- Column: School hacks: The very best advice for students making a big leap this fall
- Column: Fed Chairman Jerome Powell is not Trump’s worst enemy. Trump is.
- Taylor Swift’s never-ending ‘Lover’ doesn’t take any chances, but the hits will keep coming
- Slowik: Changes to fair-housing rules would have dire effects, local agency warns
- ‘Nunca vivimos algo tan difícil’
- NCAA clears receiver Quintez Cephus to play again for Wisconsin
- ‘Crowd-sourced’ bus between Chicago and Indianapolis will become permanent
- Chicago beat New York to open a pizza museum. Now it’s closing.
- Lawsuit: US citizen held for skin color, Latino name
- Samuel Little, possibly the most prolific serial killer in U.S. history, pleads guilty in 4 Ohio slayings
- Critter Camp exposes kids to new things in nature
- Man going to prison for attack on Aurora resident
- Commentary: Farmers need a bill of rights
- George R.R. Martin’s former Chicago apartment is for sale — and of course the open house is ‘Game of Thrones’ inspired
- Community news
- Barrington man found guilty in 2000 drowning of wife in bathtub over disagreements about home construction problems
- ‘Fun to be around’: Two-year captain Nick Turner, first-year coach Landon Fox on same page for VU football
- Community news
- 20 years for Gary man in 2018 death of Wheatfield woman
- Column: How to keep your sanity while saying goodbye to your college kid
- Muere ahogado al intentar salvar a su hija
- This Week in Naperville
- Countdown to football: Iowa recruit Leshon Williams ready to lead No. 6 Richards to ‘magical’ season
- Rob Marcocchio, whose networking skills fueled work in insurance and horse racing, dies
- The Spin: Will Joe Walsh announce a presidential bid on Stephanopoulos’ Sunday politics show? That’s an interesting choice given the host’s ties to the Clintons – and Walsh’s distaste for them.
- Officials plan to address off-campus parking issues near Deerfield High School that have caused congestion, safety concerns
- Yorkville to discuss sale of marijuana in the city
- Hobart pulls back planned 2020 raises as tax case looms
- Muslim American Society to host walk for Yemen on Sunday
- Commentary: Trump’s idea of buying Greenland is far from absurd
- Municipal leader: ‘Expect deluge of appeals’ as tax cases head to state review board
- U.S. Steel idling East Chicago tin mill, laying off 150 workers
- Mayor Lori Lightfoot imposes city government hiring freeze days before speech about Chicago’s massive budget deficit
- Winnetka dog park proposal put on pause as park district explores other options
- Editorial: Seeking answers, one year after the Little Village fire killed 10 children
- Former U46 school board member Jeanette Ward to run for Jim Oberwies’ state Senate seat
- Candidates announce bids for Will County executive post
- ‘I just fell in love with the sport’: St. Rita’s Langston Bedgood makes good move in switch from baseball
- Column: Fighting about words is eternal, but let them be used for good not ill
- McDaniel-Hale: Elgin homeless shelter idea a step in the right direction
- Shout Out: Linda Bruce of Park Ridge, organizer of Soul Jam concert and fundraiser
- Elgin News Digest
- An Illinois resident just died after a mysterious vaping-related illness. It could be the first death linked to vaping in the U.S.
- Woman sentenced to time served for role in 2015 Gary shooting death
- Billionaire David Koch, who plowed cash into conservative politics with his brother, has died
- Coaching: When does discipline become abuse?
- Trump attacks Fed chair he appointed, calling him an ‘enemy’ equivalent to China’s president
- Corrections and clarifications
- Elgin’s Open Door clinic to hold drag beauty pageant fundraiser
- Expired liquor license and delinquent rent may have led to Quiote’s closing
- Amid ‘drastic changes’ in funeral industry, end of life planning becoming more important, experts say
- Crash on Route 59 sends three to the hospital, ties up traffic south of 75th Street in Naperville
- Police: Park Ridge man accused of killing his mother with a sword previously had illegal guns confiscated
- Prompted by Naperville teen’s suicide, new law requires parents be present before police question students on school property
- Potempa: First newspaper features editor will be forever remembered
- Commentary: Trump’s invoking of a Jewish ‘loyalty test’ is a concern for all Americans
- Editorial: CPR and other ways to help your fellow humans
- East Aurora schools get more resource officers
- Sánchez luce dominante y Nacionales doblegan a Cachorros
- Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg treated for malignant tumor on pancreas
- Hong Kong protesters form human chains to call for democracy
- Elgin man pleads guilty, gets 25 years for 2017 murder
- Nationals 9, Cubs 3
- Elgin man convicted of selling cocaine sentenced to probation
- Porter County addicts no strangers to repeat use of naloxone to save their lives
- Speak Out: Proposed Tinley Park racino, litter
- 1 man dead, another hospitalized following Sauk Village shooting
- Column: Be curious. Be uncomfortable. Let yourself learn the history of slavery.
- Oswego discusses potential cut in water rates
- Jon Lester struggles again, and the Cubs muster only 3 hits in a 9-3 loss to the Nationals, snapping their winning streak at 5
- Changes in property standards lead to fewer lodging houses in Aurora
- 2019 Subaru Crosstrek Hybrid: All-wheel drive in a hybrid package
- Teacher Feature: Fermilab provides fodder for 4th grade science
- Pioneer Press 2019 football preview: St. Viator Lions
- People can now be fined for smoking in cars carrying minors in Illinois
- Patrick Z. McGavin’s top 10 teams, top 25 players in the Southland for the 2019 boys soccer season
- Pioneer Press 2019 football preview: Highland Park Giants
- Column: Anniversary of the first slave ship in America is especially somber given our current political mood
- Rene Padilla wanted one more day at the beach with his daughters before school. He died trying to save one of them from drowning.
- ‘I think it’s beautiful’: White Sox ace Lucas Giolito is among group honoring Tyler Skaggs with a special Players Weekend jersey
- Pioneer Press 2019 football preview: Hinsdale South Hornets
- Column: Andrew McCarthy’s book ‘Ball of Collusion’ thoughtfully connects the dots on Clinton and Obama
- Judge dismisses lawsuit alleging House Speaker Michael Madigan’s political operation put ‘sham’ candidates on ballot in 2016
- Latest injury shouldn’t keep Eloy Jimenez out of the lineup for long, but the White Sox are being ‘very cautious’ with their young slugger
- Post-Tribune Local Scoreboard for Saturday, Aug. 24, 2019
- Illinois State Police trooper dies after being shot while serving a warrant in East St. Louis
- Daily Southtown Local Scoreboard for Saturday, Aug. 24, 2019
- Stung by Burbee: Tommy Burbee’s 84-yard TD run helps Valparaiso stun Penn in season opener
- Hutton: PGA Tour finally bites on ‘Kingmade Jerky’ developed by Bishop Noll graduate Jeff King
- Moncada pega jonrón y Medias Blancas doblegan a Rangers
- ‘Any race car is fun as long as it’s fast’: Scott Koerner keeps putting on a show at Grundy Speedway