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- Chicago Cubs win 6-5 in 11th innings after a Pittsburgh Pirates infielder misses a popup, clinching the North Siders’ 3rd straight victory
- Daily horoscope for September 3, 2021
- Ask Amy: Parents ponder COVID risk to their kids
- Mayor Lori Lightfoot set a goal to replace 650 toxic lead pipes in Chicago in 2021. So far, 3 have been removed.
- Photos: David Montgomery goes bowling
- Bowling provides an escape for Chicago Bears running back David Montgomery. It also gives him a way to unleash some pent-up aggression.
- Can Illinois start the season 2-0 under Bret Bielema? They host a UTSA team with one of the best running games in college football.
- Northwestern is out for revenge against Michigan State in the season opener Friday night in Evanston: ‘We’ve still got some making up for that loss’
- Why the Chicago Cubs plan to use rookie right-hander Adbert Alzolay out of the bullpen for the rest of the season: ‘It’s a real weapon’
- Dawn Turner, author of ‘Three Girls From Bronzeville,’ visits her neighborhood and remembers what lives went down what paths — or jumped off The Ledge
- Things to Do in Chicago for Labor Day weekend
- ARC Music Festival is in Union Park this weekend, aiming to put Chicago back on the electronic music map
- This day in history, September 3: Britain, France, Australia and New Zealand declare war on Germany
- US men’s national team opens World Cup qualifying with a 0-0 draw against El Salvador
- Daywatch: Spring break travel for U. of C. students fueled COVID outbreak | How the Texas abortion law might impact Illinois | Kayaking the Chicago River? Check the bacteria levels first.
- Chicago Sky get 30 points from Candace Parker but fall to the Las Vegas Aces 90-83
- Column: You can’t fight city hall? Don’t tell this to Jose Andrade
- Waukegan’s Federal Supply USA celebrates 90th anniversary as family-run business
- 10 ways to know if your child is struggling
- New Zealand police kill extremist after he stabs 6 people at supermarket
- Antioch offers new emergency alert program that can also reach Chain O’ Lakes visitors
- How much house $350K can buy in major US cities
- This Week in Naperville
- US hiring slowed to 235,000 jobs in August after 2 strong months as delta variant poses threat
- Former Cardinal Theodore McCarrick pleads not guilty to sex assault
- Speak Out reader opinions: Question about the Afghanistan pullout — how much was Trump’s fault, did Pakistan being a U.S. ally help the Taliban, why do things not feel right about what happened?
- ‘Speak Out’ reader opinion: Pritzker out of touch with people struggling during pandemic
- What is the Supreme Court’s ‘shadow docket’? The Texas abortion case puts a spotlight on a process affecting major policy decisions.
- Flashback: ‘All gone but wife, children and energy.’ Days after the Great Fire, the first building in Chicago’s devastated business district was up.
- Naperville Police Arrests
- Juez declara ilegal obligar a migrantes a esperar en México
- La brutal entrada a Messi en Venezuela hace temblar las eliminatorias y a París (VIDEO)
- Mundelein to building code enforcement work for Long Grove as part of intergovernmental agreement
- Gobierno y oposición venezolana retoman diálogos en México
- Area fire departments announced as state, federal grant recipients
- Martino tras sufrida victoria ante Jamaica: ‘No tenemos contundencia’
- Wide receiver Trell Harris becomes the focus for Nazareth’s opponents but says ‘none of that really matters.’ Just put him on the field.
- News-Sun girls volleyball rankings and player of the week
- Muere boxeadora mexicana 5 días después de pelea en Montreal (VIDEO)
- Un costoso regalo para víctimas de deslaves en El Salvador
- Dizzee Rascal niega que haya agredido a su exnovia
- Shooting investigation on Kennedy near Montrose Avenue temporarily shuts down southbound traffic, state police say
- 11sep: tres hombres guiaron a millones a través del horror
- Speak Out reader opinion: Robert Kennedy assassin doesn’t deserve parole
- Atleta compite embarazada en sus quintos paralímpicos
- Column: Illinois losing to cowboy charm and Texas BBQ
- Aurora ceremony to mark 20th anniversary of 9/11 attacks on the United States
- Ardua tarea de limpieza en noreste de EEUU tras paso de Ida
- Gary church’s COVID-19 vaccine program attracts people with gift cards, incentives
- Lo que hay que saber de ley de aborto de Texas:
- Lakeview 3-bedroom home with 5 private outdoor areas: $1.3M
- Policía neozelandesa mata a ‘terrorista’ tras apuñalamiento
- Aurora resident diagnosed with West Nile virus
- Four-year starter Emily Porter’s career at Grayslake North began with a challenge from her coach: ‘That was the best thing that he could have done for me.’
- Michael Osipoff’s Post-Tribune boys soccer rankings and player of the week
- 20 recipes to spice up your tailgate
- Theaster Gates’ transformation of the Greater Grand Crossing neighborhood
- ‘Dune’ es un sueño para Villeneuve y Chalamet
- Decenas marchan en Kabul por los derechos de las mujeres
- Elgin News Digest: Sustainability commission handing out free garden kits; Elgin ceremony to commemorate 20th anniversary of 9/11; Elgin authors semifinalists in state contest
- Argentina y Brasil amplían ventaja en el camino a Qatar 2022
- School bus troubles in CPS underscore serious driver shortage, made worse by COVID: ‘It’s just been really frustrating’
- Valparaiso adds to municipality’s roundabout list with new construction at Ind. 2 and Heavilin Road
- Federal pandemic unemployment benefits end on Labor Day, cutting off weekly payments to 452,000 people in Illinois
- Técnico de EEUU critica a CONCACAF por no tener VAR
- Florida reporta su mayor pico de muertes diarias por COVID
- Kids Expo planned in Aurora
- Column: With COVID-19 boosters on the horizon for Americans, what can we do to help countries still awaiting their first dose?
- Orland Park firefighters join Louisiana search and rescue mission in aftermath of Hurricane Ida
- Kim pide campaña dura contra COVID-19 tras rechazar vacunas
- More than 1 million expected to fly through Chicago Labor Day weekend, but watch out for parking headaches at O’Hare
- Witness testifies R. Kelly paid $200,000 to settle STD lawsuit
- Quickly: Readers sound off on the issues of the day
- Suspect in fatal Calumet Township beating arrested on parole violation, police say
- Kraft Heinz, former officials settle SEC charges for $62 million
- Former Gurnee schools teacher now principal at North Barrington Elementary
- Two dead after shootings in Old Town and West Englewood, Chicago police say
- ‘Bring them here’: Chicago man, reunited with family stranded in Afghanistan, pleads for US to evacuate extended family
- Arrest made in Northwest Side shooting that left 7-year-old girl dead and her 6-year-old sister wounded
- Dulce María se suma para eliminar frontera entre el español y el portugués en la música
- Quickly: Readers sound off on the issues of the day
- Community news
- Excardenal McCarrick se declara inocente de agresión sexual
- NHL players will be able to participate in the 2022 Winter Olympics in Beijing
- Chicago police will delay making temporary foot pursuit policy permanent, saying more time is needed for data analysis
- Man charged with identity theft after throwing bag of gift cards out truck window, authorities say
- Decent: I used to run around in stiletto heels, now I reach for my Skechers — when did I abandon fashion for comfort?
- Mental health crisis assistance for police expanding to other Southland agencies
- Police investigate shooting of Skokie man near Lincolnwood-Chicago border
- Ida: historias de escapes milagrosos y demoras letales
- Op-ed: The Everly Brothers set the gold standard for vocal harmony in rock ‘n’ roll
- Lockport man charged with murder in Tuesday shooting
- Chicago alderman apologizes for foul language, name-calling in texts, City Council colleagues say
- ‘QAnon Shaman’ pleads guilty to felony in US Capitol riot on Jan. 6
- CLC board approves financing for major projects
- US expects to admit more than 50,000 evacuated Afghans
- Cronista hispano de Yanquis rescata a colega en inundación
- Theaster Gates shows off Rebuild Foundation’s progress in Greater Grand Crossing: ‘We’re slowly rebuilding the necessary infrastructure so that artists can thrive.’
- Union worker view their day: Statistics show union membership on the rise with most 34 or younger
- Óscar de la Hoya da positivo a Covid
- Extraordinaria ola de ecuatorianos busca nueva vida en NY
- Editorial: At least Walgreens took a risk with Theranos
- 11 de septiembre: tres hombres guiaron a millones a través del horror
- Column: Giving birth is now mandatory in the state of Texas
- Collectible prices skyrocket, to the dismay of hobbyists
- Elk Grove Village man charged with breaching US Capitol during Jan. 6 riot
- New state law mixes science with politics, which experts advise against: ‘Changing the rules of the game right when you’re at a critical point feels really risky’
- Gignac espera reaparecer con Tigres la próxima semana
- Quickly: Readers sound off on the issues of the day
- With COVID-19 cases on the rise, more school districts announce masking requirements
- Letters: Supreme Court shows cowardice in refusing to stop Texas abortion law
- Centennial Beach, golf course income and fewer workers offsetting big losses at Fort Hill center, park district officials say
- No buyer yet as Roosevelt repeats on Indiana Landmarks endangered list
- The summer brought signs of recovery for Illinois’ tourism industry, but hiring woes and the delta variant are hurdles to full recovery
- Federal judge approves consent decree for 2017 U.S. Steel spill
- New marker honors first responders, victims from 1961 TWA crash
- CPS students who quarantine because of Labor Day weekend travel may not get access to remote learning
- Complaints spark Homer Glen to join other Will County communities regulating off-road vehicles
- Senado aprueba ley revocatoria de mandato de López Obrador
- New COVID-19 variant mu has a toehold in Illinois. Should you be worried?
- The summer of the Great Reassessment prompts endless ‘we’re hiring’ signs to lure back disgruntled, emboldened workers
- Op-ed: Chicago’s new homes are not built for the city
- Triunfo de México arroja conclusiones de cara al futuro
- Colombia: Corte no avala cadena perpetua para violadores
- How Ida’s inland path reveals hidden risk of hurricane floods
- CTA to require employees to be vaccinated against COVID-19, following city and county mandates
- Man charged with murder in stabbing death of Chase Bank employee had been found not guilty by reason of insanity in 2014 attack near Navy Pier
- Muere en accidente David Patten Jr., ex wide receiver de NFL
- Health care and education workers, college students given another 2 weeks to get vaccinated before regular tests are required
- Column: No, Texas’ abortion law isn’t a Taliban idea, even if the alliteration works
- Arts Inside Out event offers music performances, free books
- Testigo: Kelly pagó $200,000 para resolver demanda por ETS
- People seeking refuge from Afghanistan might be housed in a military base near you. Here’s how that’s going, and what you should know.
- La Grange businesses to commemorate the 20th anniversary of the 9/11 terrorist attacks
- México y su compleja situación migratoria, aquí la explicación
- Eagle Scout restores St. John nature trail for service project
- Michael Murrin, U. of C. professor whose focus on epic and fantasy literature made him an expert on dragons, dies
- Retired WGN-Ch. 9 news anchor Steve Sanders sells Winnetka home for $1.2M
- Bellwood man, Aurora woman charged with first-degree murder after Aurora teen killed in Naperville shooting
- Desplazamiento sin precedentes en Centroamérica y México
- Medios afganos se preparan para lo que viene bajo el Talibán
- Illinois State University graduate student is missing. ‘I need you to see him, recognize him and grab him,’ his mom pleads to the public.
- Manager y presidente deportivo de Cachorros contraen COVID
- Alaska da premios de 49,000 dólares para impulsar vacunación
- Estrenos: ‘Kate’, ‘Come From Away’ y los Premios MTV
- COVID resurgence ‘has led to unprecedented stress, fatigue and burnout of health care workers’ frustrated by the unvaccinated filling hospital beds
- Mayoría de salvadoreños rechazan el bitcoin, según encuestas
- Illinois to hold an extra license lottery for applicants unfairly kept out of chances for marijuana retail shops
- Mano a Mano Family Resource Center opens Waukegan satellite office to reach more immigrant families
- COVID-19 outbreaks in Illinois schools triple since last week, but some take issue with the state’s new definition of an outbreak
- US plan for COVID booster shots faces complications, some may miss Sept. 20
- Search for missing continues as death toll rises to 49 in wake of catastrophic flooding across Northeast from Ida’s remnants
- Biden moves to declassify documents about Sept. 11 attacks
- Indian Prairie’s Grow Your Own Teachers program designed to attract new teachers who might return to their alma mater
- Biden walks storm-ravaged Louisiana: ‘I know you’re hurting’
- Chicago Cubs manager David Ross and team President Jed Hoyer, who are vaccinated, test positive for COVID-19
- Nearly seven years later, two Chicago police officers face firing for roles in fight allegedly sparked by racial slur
- Column: New Aurora police chief says he wants to ‘give back to the community’
- Republicans upend Democratic efforts to show they’re serious about ethics reform in Springfield
- With federal use-it-or-lose-it deadline approaching, Illinois has distributed half its rental assistance money
- Lucas Giolito goes on the injured list with a strained left hamstring, leaving the Chicago White Sox down 2 pitchers from their rotation
- Prayer service for Officer Ella French
- Frankfort Fall Festival back as popular Labor Day weekend tradition
- Defending champion Naomi Osaka loses in the third round of the U.S. Open to Canadian teen Leylah Fernandez
- Fort McCoy houses thousands of Cuban refugees in 1980
- Photos: Northwestern loses 38-21 to Michigan State in the Wildcats’ season opener
- Don’t tell Dontrell Jackson Jr. he’s a ‘short quarterback.’ Coastal Carolina recruit powers up for 3 TDs as Marist rolls past Richards.
- ‘We had to prove our point’: Behind Angel Nelson, Justin Marshall and Lavarion Logan, Merrillville does just that against Crown Point.
- It’s official. Eddie Hoffman is the new all-time king of track titles at Grundy County Speedway. Plus, Tony Baranek’s auto racing notes.
- High school football scores from Northwest Indiana