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- Check out northwest Indiana fireworks
- Asking Eric: I need grandchildren
- Today in History: Dominion of Canada is formed
- Today in Sports History: Amherst defeats Williams 73-32 in the first intercollegiate baseball game
- DNC host committee has vast majority of $85M fundraising commitment in hand, and aiming for millions more
- Changes to driver’s license eligibility for immigrants, gas tax hike on tap July 1
- Letters: The Democratic Party needs to come up with an exit plan for Joe Biden
- In Chicago’s tent cities, ‘a multitude of challenges’ to address the city’s rising homelessness
- Jennifer Schwab: President Joe Biden’s student debt relief is another blow to meritocracy and personal responsibility
- Office tenants seek out top-tier spaces, showing downtown market isn’t quite dead
- And on this farm we had a … pizza? Why the Wisconsin pizza farm movement is an idea whose time has come
- Tina Boyer Brown: CPS funding cuts threaten my innovative arts high school
- Laura Washington: Women of color in politics are perennial targets
- Editorial: Our state treasurer, Biden and Trump have something in common. They like to take credit for market booms.
- Column: Could NASCAR teach Chicagoans how to drive? Probably not.
- Blues-rock power trio returns to the Venue in Aurora
- Aurora area fireworks
- Northbrook Theatre Youth Company holding auditions for “Chicago: Teen Edition”
- Scoop the Loop at Waukegan cruise event
- Lake County fireworks
- Popular Northbrook restaurant closes as Village officials mull new 1% food and beverage tax
- 2024 NASCAR Chicago Street Race: What to know about the 2.2-mile course around the city
- George Andrews, a pioneering superagent in the NBA and an Elmhurst native, dies at 74
- Column: Here’s what to know as a critical July begins for the Cubs, White Sox — and yes, the Bulls
- Under pressure on plane safety, Boeing is buying stressed supplier Spirit for $4.7 billion
- Daywatch: DNC host committee meets $85 million fundraising obligation
- Gathered at Camp David, President Biden’s family tells him to stay in the race and keep fighting
- Donald Trump ally Steve Bannon to report to federal prison to serve four-month sentence on contempt charges
- The Republicans who want to be Donald Trump’s VP were once harsh critics with key policy differences
- Patrick Kane, 35, re-signs with the Detroit Red Wings on a 1-year deal
- Escalators inspected at Brewers’ American Family Field after malfunction results in 11 injuries
- Passenger killed, employee injured in CTA bus shooting, police say
- Man found in vehicle with gunshot in his ear pronounced dead, police say
- Chicago Bulls in free agency: Andre Drummond leaves, but Jalen Smith, 24, joins a younger roster
- The best sand-proof beach towel
- Police officer injured and mass arrests made overnight Sunday near location of Pride Parade
- Best camp table
- Home Run Derby is changing its format this year. Here’s what will be different.
- Kim Ng, who spent 21 years in MLB front offices, hired as senior advisor for Athletes Unlimited Softball League
- Suburban police departments ready to help during Democratic National Convention, if needed: ‘Our officers will be more vigilant’
- Flossmoor auctioning garden art to fund upkeep of public sculptures
- Valpo council, police chief agree state-mandated merit board ‘not needed’
- Wilmette Village Board maps out police station approval timeline
- Chicago Blackhawks in free agency: 7 additions on Day 1 include Tyler Bertuzzi — and bringing back Teuvo Teräväinen
- Letters to the Editor: Improve Niles crossing where pedestrian struck, killed
- Man shot during another weekend fight in Naperville, police say
- Column: Departures of Park Forest manager, library director leave voids
- Search called off for missing Lighthouse Beach swimmer in Evanston
- Record number of travelers expected during long Fourth of July holiday period
- How to use hair serum
- Photos: World Naked Bike Ride hits the streets of Chicago
- Two killed in second Porter County motorcycle fatality in less than a week
- Food services contract approved for West Aurora School District
- Vickroy: Supermarkets have made ‘shop till you drop’ a real thing and I resent it
- Sha’Carri Richardson, Sydney McLaughlin-Levrone and Noah Lyles set to lead US to a big medal haul at Olympic track
- Column: Illinois Lottery celebrates 50 years of jackpots
- Lawsuit filed against manufacturer of rifle used in Highland Park parade shooting
- Afternoon Briefing: Suburban police departments ready to help during DNC
- Teen gets probation after bringing gun to Gary Lighthouse
- Protesters target US Rep. Schneider’s home for early-morning demonstration; ‘This is intimidation and scare tactics’
- Community news
- Bradshaw: Artificial intelligence raises questions of bias, cheating
- Review: ‘The Hot Wing King’ take a while to really get cooking at Writers Theatre
- Gov. Pritzker signs federal and state agreement to protect Lake Michigan from invasive carp
- Seven people injured in Griffith fireworks malfunction
- Supreme Court ruling in Snyder case could impact how officials interact with contractors, vendors
- Actor and comedian Michael Rapaport makes appearance in Glencoe: ‘It’s extremely important that we do not forget’
- Prosecutors drop confinement case against Munster man acquitted in daughter’s abuse death
- Gary man could get 30 years in plea deal for domestic-related attempted murder, gun case
- Investigation’s report details how controversial quote was included in Glenbrook South yearbook
- IDEM approves partial closure plan for Gary junkyard cited repeatedly for hazardous waste spills
- NHL reinstates Stan Bowman and Joel Quenneville after ban for their role in Chicago Blackhawks assault scandal
- Cook County to invest $20 million in 26 stormwater management projects in underserved communities
- Thousands line street for Waukegan’s American Independence Parade; ‘This … is all about community’
- Family of Pearl Harbor veteran from Chicago retrieve Purple Heart medal from Illinois Treasurer’s Office
- Celebrate Fox Lake Parade gets an early jump on Independence Day; ‘One of the highlights of my year’
- Israel orders Palestinians to flee Khan Younis, signaling return of troops to southern Gaza city
- House Republicans sue Attorney General Garland over access to Biden special counsel interview audio
- Lake County entertainment calendar
- Appellate ruling means trial of former Cook assistant state’s attorneys can restart
- Wildberry Pancakes and Cafe to open Oak Brook restaurant in 2025, its fifth Chicago area location
- Naperville Police Arrests for June 26-27
- Evanston to use Ryan Field benefit funds for Brown Avenue affordable housing project
- With both Biden and Trump facing voter dissatisfaction, challenges filed to third-party candidates in Illinois
- Florida prosecutors knew Jeffrey Epstein raped teenage girls 2 years before cutting deal, transcript shows
- What to know about the Supreme Court immunity ruling in Trump’s 2020 election interference case
- After Supreme Court immunity ruling, Biden draws sharp contrast with Trump on obeying rule of law
- Supreme Court rules ex-presidents have broad immunity, dimming chance of a pre-election Trump trial
- Trump seeks to set aside New York hush money verdict hours after Supreme Court ruling
- Red, white and blue patriotism on display during Carpentersville Fourth of July parade
- Redbox owner Chicken Soup for the Soul files for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection
- Naperville News Digest: Will County Forest Preserve District holding July sales events; DuPage County mosquitoes test positive for West Nile virus
- Man who died after being pulled out of Lake Michigan is ID’d by medical examiner
- Hurricane Beryl razes southeast Caribbean islands as Atlantic’s earliest Category 4 storm
- USMNT eliminated from Copa America with 1-0 loss to Uruguay as coach Gregg Berhalter faces increasing pressure