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- Daily Horoscope for August 08, 2024
- Asking Eric: How can I best financially help my friends?
- Today in History: Wrigley Field hosted its first-ever night baseball game
- Today in Sports History: Brittney Reese wins the long jump
- The Kitchn: My homemade enchilada sauce is so good, I keep a batch in my fridge at all times
- Sheldon H. Jacobson: US has dominated Paris Olympic Games, but world records in the pool were hard to come by
- Blues Brothers Con: The Sequel celebrates iconic film and the late Judy Belushi Pisano
- Online platform launched by Barrington High School students offers ‘fresh’ take on farmers market experience
- Joyful musical ‘The Prom’ sheds light on serious topics
- Editorial: Council opponents of Brandon Johnson policies are the ‘new Vrdolyak 29’? Please.
- Letters: The White Sox are unwatchable
- Editorial: The unfortunate rhetoric of US Rep. Cori Bush as she lost her Missouri primary battle
- Willie Wilson: Democracy dies when viewpoints are muted, censured and voters stay home
- Olympics on TV: What to watch today
- Sen. Marco Rubio: Democrats vote against auto workers and American-made electric vehicles
- Loop 3-bedroom home with a raised private terrace: $1.5M
- Illinois Lottery celebrates 50 years of rich history, from pingpong balls and TV drawings to minting folk-hero millionaires
- Paramount Broadway series gives us ‘The Full Monty’
- ‘The Instigators’ review: Matt Damon and Casey Affleck take Apple’s money and run
- ‘Mr. Throwback’ review: The NBA’s Steph Curry stars in this mockmentary about hangers-on
- 2024 Olympics: What to know about the closing ceremony in Paris
- Torch used by crews working on roof of Sneaker’s Bar and Grill in Franklin Park ignites destructive fire
- Officials say suspects in foiled attack on Taylor Swift shows were inspired by Islamic State group and hoped to kill as many people as possible
- Calumet City District 157 to join districts using electric buses, thanks to $1.7 million in federal funds
- Daywatch: Celebrating 50 years of the Illinois Lottery
- Elmwood Park police adding ShotSpotter device to ‘public safety toolbox’
- Field hockey player apologizes after being arrested for trying to buy cocaine after Olympics elimination
- Sha’Carri Richardson saves US women in Olympic relay, while men advance easily and Jamaica is out
- Horses out, ‘American Ninja Warrior’ in: Olympic’s modern pentathlon faces a big change in 2028
- Six displaced overnight in fire on South Side
- Corn roast, pie baking contest coming to Oak Park farmers market
- Driver critically injured when shots fired at vehicle Wednesday night in Peterson Park neighborhood
- Barrington trustees credit retiring civic leader Rollin Potter with creating ‘thriving cultural hub’
- Best DeWalt impact drivers
- Naperville residents receive college/university degrees, named to honor rolls and dean’s lists
- ‘Succession’ star in new Broadway production of iconic Chicago play
- Best men’s golf club set
- Neuqua Valley’s Mike Langan knows importance of persistence. A brother’s experience ‘really opened my eyes.’
- Majority of US adults say democracy is on the ballot but they differ on the threat: AP-NORC poll
- Get cultured for free at 2024 Michigan City Chamber Music Fest
- Merrillville’s Jac’Quarious ‘JQ’ Johnson is like ‘a small boulder,’ and 5-foot-6 running back is ready to roll
- Arlington Heights man fatally injured crossing Wauconda-area intersection
- Girl Scouts help garden project take root at Aurora church
- Man charged with murder in 2022 slaying during which victim was shot 40 times
- Park Ridge gets a woman-owned bakery, Lemon Tiramisu, with Ukrainian touch
- Over 90% of US population growth since 2020 came from Hispanics
- Chicago inches closer to a city-owned grocery store after study finds it ‘necessary’ and ‘feasible’
- South Elgin library branch to close till summer 2025 as renovation work gets started
- Griffith BMV eyed for closure
- Defending champion US women’s volleyball team beats Brazil in a semifinal thriller
- Munster proposes hiring 6 new officers with TIF funds
- Leyden High School District 212 kicks off new school year and district’s centennial: A ‘special moment in the history or our schools’
- Kane County sheriff proposes housing program in Aurora for ex-convicts
- Calumet City Mayor Thaddeus Jones says overpayments cover his property tax backlog
- Extensive renovations planned for Waukegan senior housing project; ‘Our buildings are so old’
- Review: Kokandy Production’s ‘Alice by Heart’ is a complicated musical that reinvents Lewis Carroll
- Tinley Park OKs plans for Topgolf, proposed entertainment district
- Third person dies in listeria outbreak tied to Boar’s Head deli meats
- Judge reverses courthouse ban of exoneree turned clerk after long cellphone squabble
- Chicago Bears training camp report: Caleb Williams and other healthy starters will play in Saturday’s preseason game
- France will play for men’s basketball gold after beating Germany 73-69 to advance at the Olympics
- Orland Park’s Evita Griskenas commuted between Chicago and New York for 3 years to reach the Olympics: ‘An answered prayer’
- It’s been a long time coming, but Longmeadow Parkway bridge just weeks away from opening
- Former Waukegan Olympian Shakedia Jones honored by city; ‘How proud this community is of you’
- Noah Lyles, suffering from COVID, wins bronze in Olympic upset at 200 meters won by Botswana’s Letsile Tebogo
- Calumet College using Lilly grant to turn exclusive oil exec lounge into public showcase
- ‘We can do it with broken hearts’: Chicago-area Swiftie sisters make most of canceled Taylor Swift concert in Vienna
- Aurora man charged with selling fentanyl in Naperville area
- Griffith loosens alcohol rules for Rock ‘n Rail fest
- Vintage Chicago Tribune: Illinois Lottery’s first drawing took place 50 years ago
- Afternoon Briefing: Judge reverses courthouse ban of exoneree turned clerk
- ABC says Donald Trump and Kamala Harris have agreed to participate in a presidential debate on Sept. 10
- Waukegan Park District removing sediment from pond; ‘This is a win-win for the environment’
- Aurora looks at pilot program to establish education savings accounts for students in city
- ‘Equivalent of a child molesting’: Gary man gets probation for grooming and sexually assaulting developmentally disabled restaurant co-worker
- Mia Francesca restaurant opens in Lincolnwood as Davanti Enoteca closes
- Judge asks Lake County Council for pretrial services budget to apply for grant funding
- Lake County political leaders differ on permanent vote-by-mail ballots; ‘There’s tremendous concern for fraud’
- Commercial, residential development on former DeVry campus win Naperville commission endorsement
- Column: Real change for the Chicago White Sox can’t happen until there’s a real change at the top
- Pandemic shifted US jobs out of big cities into smaller metros
- Orland Park man gets probation after pleading to battery in alleged hate crime
- Chicago White Sox fire manager Pedro Grifol, who had an 89-190 record: ‘We expect better, we need better’
- Body of Minnesota swimmer recovered, teen identified
- US men’s basketball team rallies to beat Serbia in Paris Olympics, will face France for gold medal
- Prosecutors upgrade charge in fatal Gary shooting
- Vice President Kamala Harris and Tim Walz show their support for organized labor with campaign stop at Detroit union hall
- Chicago man accused of trying to secretly film teen at Hobart Target
- Woman found dead in baggage conveyor belt at O’Hare airport, fire official says
- Noah Lyles competed in the 200 meters with COVID and finished 3rd. Why was he allowed to run at the Olympics?
- Police searching for Chicago man wanted for promoting prostitution
- Chicago man charged with Hobart rape
- Sydney McLaughlin-Levrone breaks her world record to win Olympic gold again in 400-meter hurdles
- Former Mayor Lightfoot to join CBS 2 Chicago as TV analyst for DNC
- US women’s water polo loses to Australia in Olympic semifinals, ending attempt for a 4th straight title
- Could two NASA astronauts be stuck at the space station until next year? A decision is imminent.
- With Democratic National Convention imminent, groups exchange barbs over planned pro-Palestinian protests
- Hospital misplaced woman’s body, family alleges in lawsuit against Chicago-based CommonSpirit Health
- This weekend at the Music Box: ‘Summer of 70mm’ — talk about your vista visions!
- US and other frustrated mediators call on Israel, Hamas to resume Gaza cease-fire talks: ‘There is no further time to waste’
- Photos: An inside look at the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris
- Photos: Chicago Air and Water Show 2024
- Former state revenue auditor latest charged in alleged PPP fraud
- One year after the devastating blaze, Maui remembers the 102 lives lost in the Lahaina wildfire
- Two shot, one critically, in Chatham neighborhood: police
- Republicans are questioning Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz’s military record. Here’s a look at his 24 years of service.
- Dolton trustees get bleak financial report from former Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot: ‘We’ve been trying to stop this’