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- White Sox lose 5-3 to the Twins, their 3rd straight
- Cross country notes: Naperville North’s Jake Allen looks to follow up stellar all-state track season
- Ask Amy: Sexting situation unsettles spouse
- Glenview nonprofit organizations to continue making annual funding requests after Village Board rejects having biennial process
- Calendar: Get a glimpse into the world of storm chasing Thursday in Antioch
- Daywatch: Trial to begin in Tyshawn Lee slaying, WGN no longer Chicago’s very own and other things to know about to start your day
- It’s the final Hideout show for Helltrap Nightmare — which next spreads its Chicago strangeness to LA
- Column: Bicyclists should be shamed into wearing helmets.
- 2 men in white van attempt to lure 17-year-old girl in Bronzeville, police say
- Active shooter drill to take place Tuesday morning at Water Tower Place
- Glenbrook School District 225 board approves academic calendar that includes final exams after winter break
- Ethics board levels $25K fine on political consultant recorded allegedly arranging Viagra, sexual services for disgraced former Chicago alderman
- A former nurse will plead guilty to harming babies at a Wisconsin hospital’s intensive care unit, his attorney says
- Tribune Media sale to Nexstar approved by FCC; WGN-Ch. 9 no longer Chicago’s very own
- Column: Theo Epstein’s honeymoon could be over if the Cubs miss the playoffs
- NFL power rankings for Week 3: Bears move down — not up — after their escape act in Denver
- Foggy conditions return during morning commute in Cook, Lake counties
- 5 observations from rewatching the Bears’ Week 2 win over the Broncos, including an offense that’s stuck and a defense that prevented huge chunk plays
- Alex Nylander had a big night — and Adam Boqvist had a highlight-reel goal: 3 takeaways from the Blackhawks’ 4-3 preseason loss
- If you think Bud is the worldwide King of Beers, there’s a new stock for you
- My worst moment: Marg Helgenberger and the awkward time she met Christopher Walken backstage
- This summer was the Northern Hemisphere’s second-hottest in recorded history
- Breakfast with Ina: Kosher coffee shop offers delightful toast, plus more can’t-miss meals
- Funny-looking green or brown bags help water new trees
- He paints, plays guitar — and sacks quarterbacks: Meet Illinois defensive end Oluwole Betiku Jr.
- Several transfers are playing key roles for Illinois, including QB Brandon Peters and 2 of his top targets. Here’s a look at them.
- Geneva woman pleads guilty to sexual contact with two boys who were students at Carpentersville Middle School
- Former Glenview dialysis center manager accused of videotaping women using the bathroom: lawsuit
- Mammograms can catch breast cancer early, but new research suggests some women over 75 can probably skip this test. Here’s why
- A new place to learn about cocktails: Sazerac House celebrates New Orleans cocktail culture
- Michael Jordan, ‘a true tequila lover,’ teams up on agave liquor with fellow NBA owners
- Glenview trustees lean toward ban on recreational cannabis sales, may revisit after seeing impact on other towns
- Lenny Bruce show is coming to Royal George Cabaret
- ‘Jeopardy!’ host Alex Trebek says he’s resumed chemotherapy
- ‘Dancing With the Stars’: Who got the top score in the season premiere? (Spoiler: It wasn’t Sean Spicer)
- Colin Kaepernick’s work on Nike ad earns Emmy, not NFL quarterback gig
- Freshman progressive Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez endorses Marie Newman’s Democratic primary challenge to Rep. Dan Lipinski
- Often shunned for its blighted downtown, Gary is attracting curious suburbanites on preservation tours
- His dream school passed on him. Now he’s Clemson’s best player on defense
- Amazon Career Day is today: Job fairs in Chicago, 5 other cities as online giant seeks to hire 30,000 nationwide
- México solicita la cancelación de subasta de arte precolombino en París
- The AP tested 30 kinds of CBD vaping oil: More than a third contained synthetic marijuana, or no CBD at all.
- Arrestan a empresario mexicano por muerte de su hijo en SF
- Reds broadcaster Marty Brennaman is retiring. His final game at Wrigley Field may be emotional.
- Neymar’s Champions League ban cut to 2 games
- Orlando Pride’s Alex Morgan to miss remainder of NWSL season
- Fantasy football Week 3 lineups: Start Dak Prescott and sit Tarik Cohen
- College football: 10 things we learned during Week 3
- Speak Out: Cubs, Iran
- School pride on display at Evanston’s Kits, Cats and Kids
- Lake County News-Sun Local Scoreboard for Wednesday, Sept. 18, 2019
- East Aurora school board OKs budget with smaller deficit than anticipated
- FAA chief, a former airline pilot, says he will test Boeing’s 737 Max fix personally
- As Cubs starters falter, the bullpen helps keep winning streak alive
- Abogada de Harvey Weinstein dice que es un pecador, pero no ‘un violador’
- ‘The Devil Wears Prada’ musical will premiere in Chicago, with a score by Elton John
- Contract talks resume as strike against GM enters second day
- West Suburban Local Scoreboard for Wednesday, Sept. 18, 2019
- Trump says the news media is misreporting on his conditions to meet with Iran. He’s wrong.
- Highland Park denies Bob O’Link Golf Club’s proposed expansion near school
- Odell Beckham Jr. makes return to Met Life Stadium
- Post-Tribune boys soccer rankings and player of the week for Wednesday, Sept. 18, 2019
- Lewis Black has plenty of material in current political climate
- Boys soccer notes: Senior midfielder Jacob Maldonado revs up Merrillville as its ‘engine’
- Column: First look at Chicago Architecture Biennial, opening to public Thursday
- Beacon-News football rankings and player of the week for Wednesday, Sept. 18, 2019
- Elmhurst council approves $200K study of Route 83 flyover
- Letter to Editor: Morton Grove zoning board caused us stress, financial hardship, suffering
- Audiencias para migrantes en cortes móviles
- Wilco sets dates for 4 Chicago Theatre shows in December
- Post-Tribune girls soccer rankings and player of the week for Wednesday, Sept. 18, 2019
- Cokie Roberts, longtime political journalist, dies at 75
- Evanston moves forward with proposal to increase sales tax rate
- Column: With Lucas Giolito shut down, it looks like another grim finish for White Sox fans
- Illinois offers amnesty to delinquent taxpayers in hopes of collecting $175 million
- Football notes: No matter how you slice it, Major Haas continues to come up big for Marmion
- Old Post Office adds CBOE headquarters as redeveloped building nears opening
- Joe Jencks emphasizes shared humanity over politics in songs
- Por primera vez un afroamericano está al frente del FBI de Chicago
- Indiana Dunes’ first summer as a national park brings ‘crush of visitors,’ breaking records: ‘It’s always been spectacular, but the name seems to resonate’
- ‘Ad Astra’ review: Brad Pitt soars to Neptune and beyond for some family therapy and introspection
- Teatro Vista will be honored at this year’s Equity Jeff Awards
- Reducen sanción a Neymar tras blasfemias contra árbitros
- Speak Out
- Fifth annual craft beer fest draws crowd in Elmhurst
- Hammond teen dead in shooting: police
- Glencoe trustees look to fine tune approach to potential recreational marijuana sales
- Paloma defeca sobre legislador que discutía sobre palomas
- 9 tips to keep friendships intact while vacationing with pals
- Michael Jordan le entra con todo al tequila
- ‘I think of it as just doing my job’: Miami of Ohio recruit Jacob Snell delivers sack attack for Benet
- Senior variety show performers ‘strike up the band’ in Park Ridge
- Disturbing ‘Dana H.’ at the Goodman is a chaplain’s story of abduction, told through her dubbed voice
- Libertyville residents urge officials to preserve Liberty Theater as they consider request to demolish the 1930s movie house
- Campaign 2020: Joe Biden
- Woman dies after being hit by semi truck on Near North Side
- Cost to clean up Grant Park after Lollapalooza over $600K, the highest bill since 2011’s $1M restoration
- Valerie Alpert Dance Company incorporates diversity, humor
- Column: Cory Booker’s misleading crime statistic backfires
- Column: For 3 million women in America, their first sexual encounter was a rape. Our kids deserve better odds and better guidance.
- Quickly
- Pirates pitcher Felipe Vazquez arrested on charges of child solicitation and computer porn
- Encuentran muerto a un oficial de la Policía de Chicago
- Love a Negroni? Then try a hobo Negroni, aka Spaghett — a beer and Campari cocktail that’s shockingly good
- Warrant arrest stops Gary man on way to court appearance to answer to copper wire theft charge
- St. Louis cop sues city, police department over alleged beating by his colleagues while working undercover at protest
- History walk draws visitors to significant La Grange homes
- Column: American Pharoah has officially joined the Resistance
- Daily Southtown boys soccer rankings and player of the week for Wednesday, Sept. 18, 2019
- Sheriff: New drug and weapons charges filed against Waukegan man out on bond for drug possession
- Bertino-Tarrant announces bid seeking Will County executive post
- Campaign 2020: Bernie Sanders
- WeWork, largest office tenant in downtown Chicago, is delaying its IPO
- How marijuana can help those with traumatic brain injury
- Microdosing marijuana: what doctors say is the best way to consume
- Bales of marijuana found on Southern California coast
- ‘A special moment’: Matt Quandt’s first goal of the season in the final seconds lifts Vernon Hills over Antioch
- Europe’s melting glaciers: Zillertal Alps
- Invasive rodent destroying coast target of dog treat business
- Naperville People in the News
- Once feral horse now training for national competition
- Woman determined to ease cats’ suffering
- Commentary: In disasters, animals need to get out, not tough it out
- Michael Vick says Ravens quarterback Lamar Jackson’s historic start to season is ‘no fluke’
- Man in wheelchair hit by vehicle while crossing street in Aurora
- German wine finds its sweet spot
- California Central Coast adventure: Zipline tandem, rip through sand dunes
- How to get paid to travel
- This igloo-themed hotel is set to open at the North Pole – for $100,000 per person
- De qué murió Ric Ocasek, líder de The Cars
- Take a tour of this canyon for a less-crowded, more in-depth experience than at Mesa Verde
- Basket weaving class creates unique Christmas stockings
- Chicago-area doctor part of first relief team in Bahamas town devastated by Hurricane Dorian
- Boys soccer notes: Eduardo Melgoza takes ‘playing it simple’ to a whole new level for T.F. United
- ‘Cruizin’ with Kiwanis’ raises funds for good causes
- 2 Russian soccer players freed after parole ruling
- Officers honored for safely disarming machete-wielding man with taser
- Justice Department sues Edward Snowden over new memoir, saying it wants all book proceeds
- Exagente de la DEA admite trabajar para narcos
- Cleveland Indians’ Jason Kipnis done for season with broken hand
- Waukegan moves casino hearing to Genesee Theatre, expecting large turnout
- Pittsburgh Steelers begin post-Ben Roethlisberger life by trading for DB Minkah Fitzpatrick
- Letters: Democratic presidential debate thoughtful
- Comings & Goings: New toy store opens in Palos Park
- ‘Hustle’ 5K walk/10K run in Glenview honors heroes of all stripes
- What’s happening in Park Ridge: Movie night on the library lawn; Oktoberfest comes to Uptown
- Chesterton High School’s visit to Indiana Dunes National Park attempts to break world field trip record
- Defenseman Calvin de Haan returns to practice, but his Blackhawks debut is still uncertain: ‘I really want to play that first game’
- $17.5 million renovation of Skokie Public Library to begin in January
- Man is sentenced for fleeing police — after fleeing the courthouse, too
- Nacional, el más grande de CLASA
- Armstrong: Teacher. Coach. Friend of the community. Ken Pickerill meant everything to Oswego.
- Mitch Trubisky has been a mess and the Bears offense appears allergic to the end zone. Is it fixable?
- East Dundee starts process of allowing recreational pot to be sold, taxed in village
- Higher oil prices after Saudi attack could hit drivers’ wallets, curb airline growth — but cost surge also might be just a blip
- New Schererville precinct, 4 polling location changes approved in Lake County
- Commentary: Country music is a sound born out of hard times
- Emmerson Buie Jr. named as first African American to head Chicago FBI field office
- Court Theatre will remount ‘An Iliad’ in 2020
- Parents complain to Lyons Township school board about lack of air conditioning in some classrooms
- Statue dedicated in honor of late Glencoe fixture Roland ‘Cal’ Calhoun
- Naperville back on Money magazine’s 2019 list for Best 100 Places to Live in U.S.
- Kraft Heinz shares slip after key investor cuts holdings
- Ridgewood High School launches first Special Olympics program
- Column: What I learned from 5 days of binge-watching YouTube
- Environmentalist calls for greater industrial oversight at lakefront after cyanide, ammonia spills at Portage Marina
- Church news: Harvest Festival planned in Chicago Heights, more
- Slowik: Skeptics skewer ‘fair tax’ during Orland forum, but supporters say it’s the best option
- Galilea Montijo moderará charla ‘La alegría de crear’, como parte de ‘Chicago Ideas’
- 80+ Chicago area bike trails: Your guide for autumn rides
- Evanston officials exploring regulation options as legal recreational marijuana sales near
- Hobart police: 83 violations for passing stopped school buses in one month
- Predicciones Emmy: Entre tantas debutantes, ¿truinfará GoT?
- Red Line trains resume subway service after theft suspects run onto tracks, officials say
- Niles plan commission recommends creating districts for recreational marijuana sales
- Schools go on lockdown after Vernon Hills confrontation leads to shot fired into vehicle, police say
- Commentary: The one way the Democratic candidates are just like Trump
- Column: Brett Kavanaugh’s alleged misdeeds ought to be the least of the Democrats’ worries
- ‘Off to the races’: Quarterback Justin Peters has unbeaten Genoa-Kingston running over opponents
- Financial toll of priest sex abuse on Chicago Archdiocese? $220 million and climbing
- Carolina Panthers QB Cam Newton’s status for Arizona Cardinals unclear after reaggravating foot
- Vote on Blue Island’s MetroSouth Medical Center closing delayed a month
- Kyle Busch criticism highlights NASCAR’s financial disparity
- Oak Park votes 4-3 to allow recreational marijuana businesses as permitted use, with some restrictions
- Fairgrounds Coffee & Tea to open Lake Street location Sept. 25
- Southtowners: Lincoln-Way JROTC cadets receive orientation flight, more
- Diana Davila, Joe Flamm and Elissa Narow lead chef lineup for Taste of the Nation fundraiser
- Football carries television networks until start of season
- Gary man charged in shooting death during alleged Merrillville gun trade
- In a tomato-unfriendly summer, suburban gardeners rank the best of their tomato harvests
- Editorial: For Karen Yarbrough, a new job — and new accusations of illicit patronage
- Column: The college admissions scandal is back in the news. But has it already tarnished the reputation of higher education?
- Northwestern collects largest gift for financial aid: $50 million
- I love the confidence of those of you who fill out the Tweet of the Week poll!
- Potency, access and overconsumption have Elgin police worried with legalized pot on the horizon
- Murals on Northwest Side honor Puerto Rican Army unit, veterans and Cubs
- These Southland pets need new homes
- State lawmakers press case for monthly cap on insulin costs
- Morton Grove weighing changes to age requirement for tobacco purchases
- Pierde el campeón y empata el Barca en inicio de Champions
- Shout Out: Peter Kahn, English and spoken word educator at OPRF
- Moran: The new Woodman’s in Lakemoor isn’t exactly as large as the village itself, but it is close
- The Spin: Ocasio-Cortez backs Lipinski challenger | Legal marijuana dispensaries would be banned in most of Chicago’s downtown | Illinois offers tax scofflaws amnesty
- Criminal justice to be focus new Lake County citizens council
- Michigan State is favored by more than a touchdown over Northwestern. Does Vegas know something?
- Coroner seeks ID on woman found dead in Gary alley
- Fatal traffic death victim identified in North Chicago
- Officials say it’s too early to tell what should be done with more than 2,000 fetal remains found at abortion doc’s home in Will County
- Arlington Heights police investigating what caused motorcyclist to go off roadway in fatal crash
- ‘We’re getting more rain’: Stormwater officials say data shows storms getting heavier, more frequent in Lake County
- Murals on Northwest Side honor Puerto Rican Army unit, veterans and Cubs
- What channel is today’s Chicago Cubs game on? It was bumped off ABC-7 by the ‘Bachelor in Paradise’ finale.
- Australian-based Guzman y Gomez Mexican Kitchen to open first U.S. location in Naperville, Row House rowing studio coming to south Naperville
- Girls soccer notes: Boone Grove’s Brook Burbridge has ‘learned to listen’ to knee pain, lets her play do the talking again
- New York ban on sale of flavored e-cigarettes and vaping products is approved, goes into effect immediately
- Bail denied for man charged with robbing 3 women at gunpoint in South Loop
- Noon Whistle Brewing planning new production facility, tasting room in Naperville
- Secretary of Education Betsy DeVos visits Waubonsee Community College; some raise concerns tour wasn’t publicized enough in advance
- Salud: Vapeadores falsos y peligrosos
- Merriam-Webster adds gender-neutral pronouns ‘they’ and ‘themself’ to dictionary
- ¿Pueden las plantas sustituir a la carne?
- Se abre la temporada de empleos para fin de año
- Editorial: Vapers, beware the risks. But City Hall shouldn’t prohibit sales to adults.
- Winners announced in Make It Beautiful contest in Aurora
- Bears kick the tires on edge rushers Noah Spence and Shane Ray with Halas Hall workouts
- Horse racing board plays hardball with Arlington over ‘racino,’ threats to move
- Jon Lester, Cole Hamels and Jose Quintana look to lessen the load on the Cubs’ stellar bullpen
- Willson Contreras jumps at the chance to start at 1st base for the 1st time in more than 2 years
- ‘She is really starting to max out’: Mary Clare Brusek big at the net as Marist tops Marian Catholic
- Two reputed gang members go on trial in revenge killing of 9-year-old Tyshawn Lee
- To say Lucas Giolito improved in 2019 would be a major understatement. A closer look at 5 of the White Sox ace’s best starts.
- Daily Southtown Local Scoreboard for Wednesday, Sept. 18, 2019
- Off-duty Chicago police officer found dead in forest preserve of suicide, officials say
- Post-Tribune Local Scoreboard for Wednesday, Sept. 18, 2019
- Reds 4, Cubs 2
- Read a letter to parents from Senn High School principal regarding Joel Ewing
- On ‘Bachelor in Paradise’ finale, a Chicagoan proposes, but will it really work out?