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- Orlando City uses second-half surge to beat Chicago Fire 3-1
- Daily horoscope for August 21, 2023
- Ask Amy: Alcoholic friend banned from ski trip
- Chicago braces for midweek hot stretch as climatologists weigh in on ‘weather whiplash’ in a summer both wet and dry
- Sheldon H. Jacobson: The price American industry may pay for remote work
- Cultivate Chicago: With headliners GZA, Record Company and Vic Mensa, everything you need to know about the first-time music and cannabis fest
- Hinsdale home once owned by former Blackhawks head coach Joel Quenneville sells for $5M
- As CPS reopens this week with extreme heat forecast, will schools be cool enough for learning?
- Letters: In op-ed on COVD-19 vaccine bumble, doctors fail to note the lack of a true national health system
- Editorial: We should welcome asylum-seekers as future taxpayers
- Jerald McNair: Many schools face a teacher shortage. How did teaching become an unattractive occupation?
- Jim Nowlan: Despite the naysayers, Illinois has a lot going for it. But yes, we can make the state better.
- Review: California wines shine at Oakville Grill — but what about the food?
- ‘It’s like an ice cream truck’: Tinley library’s bookmobile still delivering ‘vital assets’ to community
- Pair of rookies fuels TD drive — but another missed takeaway opportunity: How Chicago Bears fared in all 3 phases of 2nd preseason game
- Big Ten football: Wisconsin, with a new coach and offense, eager to return to Big Ten title contention
- Big Ten football: Minnesota turns its offense over to Athan Kaliakmanis after QB’s promising head start
- Big Ten football: Ohio State hungers for a win over Michigan — and a return to College Football Playoff
- Chicago baseball report: Cubs start 7-game road trip with ample opportunities, while White Sox mark special family and career moments
- Big Ten football: Penn State enters coach James Franklin’s 10th season as confident as ever
- Big Ten football: Iowa pinning hopes on transfer QB Cade McNamara to upgrade a woebegone offense
- Big Ten football: Northwestern hopes interim coach David Braun can steady program after hazing scandal
- Fresh Farms in Aurora enters into agreement on compliance while owner contemplates possible zoning changes
- Big Ten football: Rutgers is still trying to close the Big Ten gap in Greg Schiano’s 4th season back
- Big Ten football: Maryland — with experienced QB Taulia Tagovailoa — aiming higher this season
- Big Ten football: Indiana looks for solutions to keep QBs healthy in hopes of turnaround after 2 poor seasons
- Big Ten football: Nebraska’s new coach Matt Rhule wants to win now, but he promises to take no shortcuts
- Big Ten football: Purdue hoping Hudson Card can be its next ace at the ‘Cradle of Quarterbacks’
- Elburn Days festival brings community together: ‘This is the social event of the season’
- Big Ten football: Michigan State hopes to bounce back from a lost season marred by suspensions from melee
- Daywatch: First day for CPS brings challenges
- Former Chicago Bulls general manager Gar Forman sells Buffalo Grove home for $740,000
- Big Ten football: A team-by-team look at the conference for the 2023 season
- Global food security is at crossroads as rice shortages and surging prices hit the most vulnerable
- Northbrook parks first in Illinois to be awarded prestigious ‘sanctuary’ certification by Audubon International
- The GOP presidential debate puts a spotlight on Wisconsin, one of the few remaining swing states
- Looking for a new car under $20,000? Good luck. Your choice has dwindled to just one vehicle
- ‘Deeply lamentable’ behavior by Spanish soccer leader after World Cup win
- Parade, fireworks part of celebration on last day of Montgomery Fest
- Bobby Narang’s top 10 boys soccer teams and 25 players to watch in Lake County for the 2023 season
- Photos: CPS reopens for new school year
- Glenview dog handler Han Yu and Skye competing with American Kennel Club’s World Agility Team in October
- Tim Mapes perjury trial: Evidence seen and heard by the jury
- Column: Kansas police raid is the latest blow to freedom of the press
- You can take your dog to a national park, but you’ll both need to be very, very good
- Law & Order column: Convicted felon arrested for possession of weapon, police say
- Trades, crafts of yesterday recreated as part of living history
- 14 people were shot, one fatally, in the same Milwaukee neighborhood, police say
- Hijos de la crisis: CPS recibe a migrantes que necesitarán mucho más que instrucción académica para sanar el trauma
- Countdown to football: St. Rita is No. 3 in the Daily Southtown’s preseason rankings
- Lake Central’s Isabella Soria attends Women’s World Cup as she recovers from torn ACL: ‘It was inspiring’
- British nurse Lucy Letby imprisoned for life for the murders of 7 babies and attempted murders of 6
- Assyrian Fest delights crowd with dance, music, food
- Cook County Sheriff’s detectives seeking help in Saturday shooting deaths in unincorporated Glenview
- Outdoors column: Native trumpet vine may be invasive, but bees and birds love it
- Long Grove Irish Fest salutes Emerald Isle
- Angelo Caputo’s opens its 10th grocery store, in Norridge, as family business expands
- Vernon Hills senior Nikita Stepanov’s parents performed in circuses and ballets. Soccer has become his thing.
- Chicago woman arrested on federal charges she threatened to kill Donald Trump and son Barron
- Aurora Historical Society Board President Mary Clark Ormond announces retirement
- Countdown to football: Yorkville is No. 3 in Beacon-News/Courier-News preseason Top 10 rankings
- Evanston Fire Department encourages e-bike maintenance to avoid fires
- Narcan vending machine set up in St. Charles to help reduce number of opioid overdose deaths
- Fire damages building on grounds of former Pheasant Run Resort in St. Charles
- Afternoon Briefing: Chicago woman arrested on federal charges she threatened to kill Donald Trump and his son
- A right-wing sheriffs group that challenges federal law is gaining acceptance around the country
- Metro Detroit sees boom in industrial development
- Oswego receives permit to access Lake Michigan water beginning in 2027
- Harwood Heights festival celebrates town’s 76th anniversary
- Female soldiers in Army special operations face rampant sexism and harassment, military report says
- Immigrant workers’ lives, livelihoods and documents in limbo after the Hawaii fire
- Group of House conservatives unveils demands to support spending bill and avoid shutdown
- American Airlines pilots ratify a new contract that includes big pay raises and bonuses
- Column: Homewood-Flossmoor alumnus leads mentorship and leadership program helping Black girls in the south suburbs
- Prairie Fest treats visitors to discovery of the Kent Fuller Air Station Prairie & Tyner Interpretative Center
- End of the Summer Bash family activities, drone show draw thousands to Elgin’s downtown Fesival Park
- Brita water filter company accused of false advertising
- Jim Harbaugh will be suspended for Michigan’s 1st 3 games for NCAA recruiting violations
- Big Ten football: Michigan aiming for 1st national title since 1997 behind QB J.J. McCarthy and RB Blake Corum
- Do smart devices spy on you?
- Cyclists of varying abilities enjoyed a fleet of bikes at the Ed Rudolph Velodrome in Northbrook Saturday
- North Chicago schools welcome students on opening day; ‘I’m going to try to make the most of the time I have left, and move on with my life’
- Getting from O’Hare to Evanston speeds up as Pace develops Pulse express bus on Dempster
- What can I do with a KitchenAid food processor?
- Wildfires spread across Greece leaving 2 dead, 2 injured
- Indiana’s near-total abortion ban set to take effect as state Supreme Court denies rehearing
- Tropical Storm Franklin nears Haiti and Dominican Republic, warns of floods and landslides
- USC’s new athletic director is Jennifer Cohen, who oversaw Washington’s move to the Big Ten
- Community news
- 3 Oak Park library branches closed Monday following online threat of ‘big explosion’
- Letters to the Editor
- Initial online search spurring raid on a Kansas newspaper was legal, state agency says
- $8 million investment aims to transform Gary’s shuttered Union Station into tech hub
- Corrections and clarifications
- Naperville Police Arrests
- Jury finds woman guilty of murder in Porter Township case after deliberating a few hours
- Students, teachers return to Urban Prep Academy for 1st day of school amid legal battle with CPS: ‘It’s a relief’
- Construction hole stops pursuit in its tracks
- Vickroy: If shedding pets drive you crazy, here’s a little on when and why they lose their hair — and how you can help
- Hilary drenched deserts and flooded roads in California. Now it’s threatening Oregon and Idaho
- Bolingbrook police officer recovering after being shot; suspect in custody
- Chicago Public Schools’ new year begins with help from the new mayor — and many old and looming challenges
- Vernon Hills teen facing multiple charges, including having another teen in vehicle, following traffic stop in Buffalo Grove
- Teehan’s, a longtime Irish bar in Tinley Park, to live on as part of downtown redevelopment plans
- Teven Jenkins is expected to miss time in the 1st month of the season after the Chicago Bears left guard suffered a leg injury
- Chicago White Sox are considering a move from Guaranteed Rate Field, a report says — and possibly out of town
- Central Purple Line station under construction this weekend
- President Biden says federal government will help Maui wildfire victims ‘for as long as it takes’
- ‘That was a stupid, stupid appointment’; Prosecutors rest their case in the Tim Mapes perjury trial after playing more politically charged wiretaps
- 4 things we learned at Chicago Bears practice, including Jaylon Johnson’s takeaways and DJ Moore returning punts
- Column: Would the Chicago Cubs be in the playoff hunt had they re-signed Javier Báez?
- Michael Oher embraces support from fans at Baltimore book signing after lawsuit: ‘It’s a great feeling’
- Motorist charged with DUI and other moving violations after traffic stop in Lake Zurich: Police