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- Victor Caratini’s 2 home runs off Jacob deGrom vault the Cubs to a 4-1 win and a 3-game road sweep of the Mets
- Pat Disabato breaks down the top storylines entering the 2019 high school football season
- Ask Amy: Luggage snafu leads to mystery note
- After an ugly missed extra point, Bears kicker Eddy Pineiro rebounds to make 3 field goals: ‘Hopefully I’m here Week 1. That will be nice.’
- Daywatch: Chicago faces looming $838 million budget shortfall, how ‘Yummy’ Sandifer’s story shocked the nation 25 years ago and other things to know to start your day
- Column: Don’t sell the Thompson Center, Gov. Pritzker. Grow weed.
- Column: Trump, methane release and still too many Democrats: The Week in Review
- Man gets 75 years in prison for sexually assaulting child while living with a family in Oak Brook
- ‘Perhaps no fair has as rich a history as the Du Quoin State Fair’: Inside Illinois’ other statewide annual summer celebration
- ‘I’ve got to start working. The whole family, they depend on me’: New program finds work, career paths for at-risk CPS grads
- Down to business: Using technology to simplify life
- Decent: It’s all about brats — and community — at Kreger’s
- Electronic message signs are banned in Park Ridge. Officials could make an exception for bus stops.
- Ranking the 100 best Bears players ever: No. 7, Bulldog Turner
- So you want to give your kid’s teacher a gift. Don’t make it awkward — keep these guidelines in mind
- McDaniel-Hale: Communities debating pros, cons of marijuana sales
- Elgin news digest
- Getting marijuana convictions expunged in Illinois: What you need to know about the process
- Brad Biggs’ 10 thoughts on the Bears’ 19-15 preseason loss to the Titans — and projections for the 53-man roster
- Slowik: Money buys influence, Preckwinkle tells business owner during lunch in South Holland
- E-learning to replace snow days in District 204
- Assessing the Bears’ 5 draft picks as the preseason ends: What’s their outlook for the 2019 season?
- Huracán Dorian podría arrebatar el único hogar que conocen decenas de niños y personas sin hogar refugiados en casetas de acampar
- This week in Naperville
- Down to business: Spreading a passion for dance
- Naperville news digest
- Orland Park cops find nearly 3 kilos of heroin in vehicle, the department’s biggest such seizure
- 4 takeaways from the Cubs’ road sweep of the Mets, including Victor Caratini’s bid for more playing time and Jon Lester’s rebound start
- Feds accuse Matteson youth counseling business of Medicaid fraud
- Kerry Washington shared her phone number. Here’s what happens when you text her
- 4 takeaways from the White Sox-Twins series, including another strong outing from Lucas Giolito and more milestones for Jose Abreu
- 4 Lake County residents sue Medline, Vantage over ethylene oxide emissions; attorney says ‘many more lawsuits’ are coming
- Old-fashioned road trip leads to East Tennessee culinary gems
- Wauconda police: Cary man wanted for driving under the influence of cannabis in fatal Route 12 crash
- Dive into Native American culture in Indiana, enjoy some pampering with a Packers game and more Midwest events
- 11-year-old ‘Yummy’ Sandifer was on the run for killing a teenage girl. Then he was killed by his own gang in a Chicago story that shocked the nation 25 years ago.
- Column: People love to share photos of everything on social media. So, where are the UFOs?
- What to know before shopping abroad for cheaper medication
- How George Halas’ columns, All-Star Charity Football Game helped the Chicago Bears prove their legitimacy
- Adult-onset food allergies are becoming more common, with women most at risk
- Lumpy infestation on magnolia tree is likely scale
- Cyr: The Arctic, melting Ice and international challenges
- Amazon’s Gillian Flynn series ‘Utopia’ to finish filming in Chicago next month
- Former Lake officer sues Buncich, sheriff’s department for ‘toxic’ work atmosphere
- Jazz Fest review: Freddy Cole evokes sweet memories of brother Nat King Cole
- Erosion took its toll on a Highland Park beach. Now the park district is seeking $190,000 worth of emergency sand.
- Dinero por armas
- U.S. is ‘getting close’ to deal with Taliban, will withdraw 5,000 soldiers from Afghanistan, Trump says
- Olympic gymnast Simone Biles’ brother charged in Ohio triple murder
- SCORE brings business mentoring to clients from north Lake County, Illinois suburbs
- River-Boca se reencuentran y abren nuevo ciclo de clásicos
- Take a look back at a century of Chicago Bears uniforms, including 97 years of orange and blue (and 3 of red and gold)
- Conductor enjoys variety, competition of Hoosier Star
- ‘Tod@s caen’, o cuando en el amor no hay estrategia ni táctica que valga
- Speak Out: Electronic cigarettes should be banned
- Survey: Most states limit full contact for HS football
- Todd Phillips le da un tono serio a ‘Joker’
- Les Miles era begins at Kansas with Indiana State matchup
- College of DuPage faculty approve procedures they’ll need to call a strike
- Letter: Mass shootings reflect problems in society
- Rose Lavelle leads U.S. women’s soccer’s new generation of stars into activism
- Bronco: La nueva generación
- Tokyo Olympics undecided on Placido Domingo appearance
- Flight attendant accused of being intoxicated on Chicago-to-South Bend flight agrees to undergo alcohol abuse counseling
- Illinois governors have more than one official residence, and J.B. Pritzker’s paid nearly $100,000 of his own money to renovate Hayes House in Downstate Du Quoin
- Meek Mill and Meghan Trainor will perform at a free concert in Grant Park before the Bears season opener
- Church news
- Now that the fast food fried chicken sandwich debate is over, get ready for the fast food mac and cheese debate
- Harwood Heights police seek to identify person in carjacking
- Wanna bet? Minutes from Chicago, northwest Indiana casinos launch sports wagering next week — just in time for the NFL season openers.
- Secondhand shopping, once stigmatized, is going mainstream. ‘It’s better for the environment, my wallet and morals.’
- SharksBreath, Bio Jesus and Kiwi Skunk: Marijuana companies need to protect their brands. But trademarks are a tricky situation.
- University of Chicago Medicine nurses give union the OK to call a strike
- Illinois high school football participation hits 26-year low as other sports grow in popularity. Competitive video gaming could soon join them.
- What to know about Mayor Lori Lightfoot’s ‘State of the City’ speech and Chicago’s $838 million budget deficit.
- Residents of a quiet Gary neighborhood are bracing for a new casino’s arrival, with varying opinions
- How to create the coolest kids room ever
- Highland Park town house with five bedrooms: $1.25M
- Spanish company taking control of Michigan’s largest brewery
- A year later, fight against ethylene oxide persists: ‘These folks aren’t going away.’
- The best LED grow light
- The best insect repellent
- The best eufy robotic vacuum cleaner
- The best golf cart
- The best pasta
- Before playing Judy Garland, Renée Zellweger was torn about contacting Liza Minnelli
- The best projection screen
- The best Samsung soundbar
- ‘The World Doesn’t Require You’ reviewed: Tyranny aplenty. Somehow it all computes.
- The best Singer sewing machine
- The best L.O.L. Surprise! doll
- The best vibrating massage ball
- Davich: Hammond restaurant owner’s quiet act of dissent makes him a scapegoat
- The best portable air compressors
- LaGrange Highlands mattress company ships its products across the country, but makes them in Willowbrook
- Review: Chicago’s Whitney crafts a lush, bittersweet mood album with ‘Forever Turned Around’
- Muere una mujer en las vías del tren de la Línea Roja
- Niles Park District creates outdoor pickleball courts
- Elgin to use budget surplus for $4 million payment to police and fire pension funds
- Former nurse accused of transmitting sexual images from patient’s phone to his own is found guilty of misdemeanor, but felony charges are dismissed
- NBC-5 exec sells Trump Tower condo for $2.93 million and will move to another unit in the building
- Survey says Oswego residents support sale of marijuana
- Speak Out: Andrew Luck, Trump
- Quickly
- FEMA gathering introduces 2021 flood plain maps for region
- Rotas y envejecidas por la tragedia
- Families promote wellness by chalking the walk in Vernon Hills
- 2 bodies found floating in South Branch of Chicago River
- Meet Todrick Hall, a Taylor Swift pal who preaches inclusion
- Quickly
- Column: Beware between-the-sheets back injuries
- ‘I felt hopeless and useless’: Depression is on the rise among 20-somethings, and no one knows for sure why
- Trump aide, his longtime Oval Office gatekeeper, resigns after off-record conversation with reporters
- Column: ‘It’s a beautiful thing’: Program trains Chicago kids, some of whom have never seen Lake Michigan, to compete as triathletes
- Driver of stolen car killed in head-on crash in Oswego Township, officials say
- Soil woes extend Indiana 51 bridge project into 2020
- Column: #MeToo lessons from Al Franken and Kirsten Gillibrand: Will the Democrats learn in time for 2020?
- Le dan 75 años de prisión por agredir sexualmente a una niña
- Ben Zobrist is set to return to the Cubs on Sunday on what Joe Maddon hopes is a ‘normal’ day
- Worker shoots manager during quarrel at Lakeview building under construction
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- Evanston Rabbi Peter Knobel, internationally renowned religious leader and scholar, dies at 76
- ‘How to Be an Antiracist’: Ibram X. Kendi grapples with his own racism
- Elgin’s Renz Addiction Counseling Center hosts vigil to mark overdose awareness day
- Police investigating Lockport-area shooting that left woman in critical condition
- Harvey Fierstein’s ‘Casa Valentina’ looks at men in women’s clothes, just for the weekend
- ‘Estamos tratando de que la gente se dé cuenta que estamos aquí’ en Riverwalk, dicen nuevos comerciantes
- Cubano Lara preparado para 2da oportunidad contra familia de ‘Canelo’ Álvarez
- Roman Polanski’s latest, a quest for justice directed by a fugitive, drips with irony. It’s also Polanski’s best since ‘The Pianist.’
- Messi ‘sigue un proceso de recuperación normal’, afirma Valverde
- Column: Spending sprees stray from colleges’ true missions
- Valverde se impone en Vuelta a España, ‘Supermán’ López líder de nuevo
- Letters: Take action to curb gun violence
- Paul Johnson’s top 5 teams, top 10 players from the Elgin area for the 2019 girls volleyball season
- College notes: Barrington’s Soph Spinell a soccer captain at Miami of Ohio
- West Aurora School District opens new career development center
- Mental illness program closing at Saint Joseph Hospital in Elgin
- Column: Trump’s trade war with China may spell his electoral defeat
- Hutton: Sam Bengs on his Valparaiso football teammates: ‘I love them all. What they’ve done for me is amazing.’
- Pecora officially takes over as Arlington Heights police chief: ‘This community is my home as well as the people I serve’
- Federer avanza en su cruzada rumbo a su sexto US Open
- Aurora mourns death of longtime city booster Norman Titiner
- ‘Ending the cycle of debt’: Pilot program in Lake County seeks to lower traffic ticket costs, help drivers earn back licenses
- Woman, 65, dies after falling from Arlington Heights apartment balcony
- Officials reviewing use of force by DeKalb police after video of weekend arrest
- Bob Narang’s top 5 teams, top 20 players in Lake County for the 2019 girls volleyball season
- Kristin Cavallari is ‘coming home’ to open Uncommon James store in West Loop
- Editorial: Right answer: SAT results will come with context about a student’s path, but no ‘adversity score.’
- United Airlines removes Boeing 737 Max from its schedule though Dec. 19
- New Food Truck Festival pulls into Wicker Memorial Park
- Moran: Waukegan beach recovering for Labor Day after being swamped by rising lake levels and storms
- Mike Ditka is at Millennium Park all weekend. Or at least a 7-foot bobblehead of him is.
- Alleged gunman in slaying of Tyshawn Lee allowed to represent himself
- ‘Nail guy’ a hard-working symbol of American Dream
- Northwest Indiana casinos ready to open the book on sports wagering
- Elmhurst Park District buys Redeemer Lutheran property for $5.5 million
- Hackers infected thousands of iPhones with spyware, Google researchers say
- Lake County News-Sun Local Scoreboard for Saturday, Aug. 31, 2019
- Jornalero le dispara a un hombre en edificio en construcción en Lake View
- ‘I wouldn’t give any of this back’: Seton Hall recruit Taylor Jakubowski a beacon of hope for Huntley
- 7 TV takeaways from the Bears’ preseason finale, including the many ways Kyle Brandt was a poor lead announcer and pizza talk over a touchdown
- Portage man accused of 2009 murder challenges photo lineup identification
- Dolton seeks more police manpower amid recent spate of violence
- Burning wires on electrical pole cause power outages in downtown Hinsdale
- Column: Trump’s EPA keeps trashing the planet
- DOJ moves to add more marijuana growers for research
- Cannabis: Optimal treatment method for post-concussion syndrome symptoms
- How safe is it to smoke marijuana every day?
- Alaska’s licensed marijuana growers cite tax concerns
- On this Labor Day weekend, Anthony Morris has a recycled message to share
- ‘This ain’t your mother’s marijuana,’ surgeon general says
- 5 years in, Washington considers overhaul of pot regulation
- 4 unexpected ways marijuana’s CBD can benefit your health
- Cannabis consumers prefer legal sources to black market
- People across Southwest long for seasonal rainstorms
- NASA works to secure its launch pads ahead of Hurricane Dorian
- US moves FEMA, Coast Guard money to fund border programs
- Crazy Midwest weather spurs hardest year ever for U.S. farmers
- Weeklong expo in Tinley Park offers events to promote ‘active aging’
- Rescue dog becomes greeter at downtown art gallery
- Puppy therapy at Indiana schools take bite out of student, staff stress
- Wags and weeds: Invasive plants meet match in detection dogs
- Bastian Schweinsteiger and Ana Ivanovic announce the birth of their 2nd son: ‘We are bursting with love and happiness’
- Maryland pet stores sue to block state ban on dog, cat sales
- Former Freedom Rider says racism ‘not easy to eliminate’
- Popeyes runs out of new chicken sandwich: ‘We didn’t expect to break the internet’
- NC Bank of America tower to be sold in record-breaking deal
- Trump’s ‘perfectly located’ Doral resort sees value decline again, Miami-Dade says
- Seattle home prices again lower than a year ago
- Suburban police departments are answering the doorbell with Amazon’s help
- Chicago exec sells Trump Tower condo for $2.93 million and will move to another unit in the building
- New tariffs on Chinese goods begin Sunday. And this time, U.S. consumers face major price hikes.
- Ante crisis, selección venezolana busca dar alegría al país
- Coroner rules Angels pitcher Tyler Skaggs died of accidental overdose of alcohol and drugs
- Column: Mayor Lori Lightfoot has a thing for ‘conversations,’ and that’s good
- Former Michigan City coach John Boyd hired as the boys basketball coach at Bishop Noll
- Friends, neighbors find closure with guilty verdict in fatal shooting of Hobart attorney
- ‘Things can change in a millisecond’: Lakes’ Kelli Rettig and Ashley Smith redouble their focus after 2018 regional final loss
- Editorial: Lightfoot wants to poke the pension monster. How about it, Springfield?
- All-Disability Open expected to draw golfers from around the world next week to Tinley Park
- Regal Beloit workers returning Tuesday as closing talks begin
- Montgomery begins to look at marijuana sales
- Barricade situation on North Side ends with charges for convicted sex offender
- Shares of Ulta plunge about 30% as beauty chain says brow styling and other makeup trends lose steam
- Former Northfield kindergarten teacher’s aide facing child pornography charges, police say
- Slowik: Sheriff’s program helps communities that cannot afford costs of demolishing properties
- About 700 help kick off District 80 school year
- Man found guilty of brutal stabbing at Northerly Island concert
- Mayor Lori Lightfoot identified Chicago’s $838 million budget hole. Now comes the hard part — closing it.
- South, southwest suburbs getting grants to beef up security
- Holcomb declares Munster’s 45th Street project ‘transformational’, ‘a model for rest of Indiana’
- Yorkville OKs sale agreement for historic old Kendall County jail
- Cubs 7, Brewers 1
- White Sox outfielder Jon Jay to have season-ending surgery to repair a torn muscle in his right hip
- Column: A question for Labor Day: What’s a hard thing about your job that no one understands?
- Commentary: Forget Greenland. A far more dangerous game is being played in the Arctic.
- Republican state lawmaker from Woodstock pleads guilty to DUI
- Man suspected in Dunes area road shooting released: prosecutor
- Commentary: Welcome to ‘later,’ Chicagoans. Time to pay the bills.
- The Spin: Mayor Lightfoot on pensions, police and dance partners | Willie Wilson running for U.S. Senate | Toni Preckwinkle’s thoughts on money and power in politics
- Potempa: Flower power in farm fields a draw for pollinators
- R. Kelly was written up for refusing to take a cellmate at federal jail in Chicago: ‘I was told I didn’t have to take a cellie’
- Chicago businessman Willie Wilson says he’ll run as an independent to challenge U.S. Sen. Dick Durbin in 2020
- Waubonsee to host discussion with 9/11 survivor
- Lincoln-Way board member resigns citing work promotion, greater job responsibilities
- Editorial: Upholding Cook County’s assault weapons ban
- Castellanos da 2 jonrones y Cachorros vencen a Cerveceros
- Cultural Champions to be honored at Roots Aurora festival
- Final phase of historic Fort Sheridan Forest Preserve master plan includes birding trail overlooking ‘one of our nation’s busiest flyways’
- Mayor Lori Lightfoot’s campaign chairman, longtime activist Michael Bauer, has died
- Nicholas Castellanos hits 2 home runs — and adds 1 emphatic bat slam — in the Cubs’ 7-1 win over the Brewers
- Column: Mayor Lightfoot’s record high budget deficit is politics as usual in Chicago
- Endiro Coffee links Aurora with Uganda
- Police seek driver of pickup following a fatal hit-and-run near Lombard
- Barrington School District 220 officials say $147M referendum could help district shutter mobile classrooms
- Column: Mayor Lightfoot has patience, but soon, she’ll have to be bold
- Was Dylan Cease tipping his pitches? Combating the issue is part of the ‘chess match’ of the game, White Sox say
- Old Traughber Junior High site in Oswego back on the market
- DNC chairman effectively kills plans for Iowa and Nevada virtual caucuses
- Hong Kong democracy activists get bail, Saturday protest march banned
- Drive helps get books in the hands of North Aurora students
- ‘Tears started running down my face,’ deported Army veteran says after Gov. J.B. Pritzker pardons him of felony drug conviction
- Batavia library has new item it loans out: Cake pans
- Post-Tribune Local Scoreboard for Saturday, Aug. 31, 2019
- Workplace wellness forum to be held in Aurora
- ‘We’re explosive’: Zack Warchus rebounds, breaks loose for 399 yards as Portage overpowers Lowell
- ‘The whole offense working together’: Ben Slatcoff and Chesterton roll past Munster
- Daily Southtown Local Scoreboard for Saturday, Aug. 31, 2019