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- Daily Horoscope for August 09, 2024
- Asking Eric: You deserve a cheerleader
- Today in History: United States bombs Nagasaki
- Cubs Fever invades Chicago Street Theatre with ‘Bleacher Bums’
- Letters: Mayor Richard M. Daley’s legacy isn’t worth celebrating
- David Borris and Jack Lawlor: Commemoration of the Hiroshima, Nagasaki atomic attacks are more relevant than ever
- What to do around Chicago: Bud Billiken Parade, Air Show weekend and the world’s largest karaoke party
- Got milkweed? Field Museum study shows how Chicago gardeners can help monarch butterflies
- Editorial: Sonya Massey tragedy shows it’s better for municipalities to be minus police officers than to hire the wrong ones
- David McGrath: Summer, before technology took over, was a time for imagination
- The plan changed, but TimeLine Theatre finally begins construction on its new Uptown home
- New FAFSA process aims to address issues from last year’s botched launch
- Mike Myers of ‘Wayne’s World’ and ‘Austin Powers’ will return to Chicago in October
- Actor Lamorne Morris, a Chicago native and star of Fox’s ‘New Girl,’ sells Burr Ridge mansion for $3.5M
- Allan Ripp: ‘The Bear’ has nothing on my wife’s cooking as caregiving
- Elizabeth Shackelford: Will democracy be restored after the ouster of Bangladesh’s autocratic leader?
- Olympics on TV: What to watch today
- On eve of DNC, a summit that centers racial equity will bring together elected officials and community leaders
- Naperville entertainment calendar
- Around the Southland: Shopping spree benefits Matteson students, new leader for EPCHS, more
- Today in Sports History: Jesse Owens becomes the first American to win four Olympic gold medals
- Harvey church’s food pantry played critical role after July storms
- Aurora entertainment calendar
- Naperville entertainment calendar
- Albright Theatre presents always-timely ‘The Laramie Project’
- If you’re going to tour a musical ‘Back to the Future,’ that DeLorean has to fly
- Elgin entertainment calendar
- Lake County entertainment calendar
- Southland/Northwest Indiana entertainment calendar
- Chicago baseball report: Round 2 of the City Series will feature the debut of White Sox interim manager Grady Sizemore
- 4 things to watch in the Chicago Bears’ 2nd preseason game, including Caleb Williams’ debut and Velus Jones’ tailback audition
- 3rd person in custody over foiled plot targeting now-canceled Taylor Swift shows in Vienna
- Daywatch: Got milkweed? Chicago gardeners can help monarch butterflies
- Kelvin Kiptum was a gold-medal favorite. After the 24-year-old’s death, his memory lingers over the Olympic marathon.
- Teen sprinter Quincy Wilson’s 1st Olympic race is a learning experience — but US still advances in 4×400 relay
- Man critically wounded in shooting Thursday night in Englewood neighborhood, cops say
- Ellis Dumas IV is a leader not only for Andrean. With roles in NAACP and more, ‘he’s on a path to success.’
- Woman pronounced dead, man critically wounded Thursday night in North Lawndale shooting
- 3 open fire after car accident involving stolen vehicle overnight on Southwest Side, wounding innocent bystander
- Naperville News Digest: Edward Hospital seeking more dogs for its therapy program; exec director for Will County Mental Health Board announced; Knoch Knolls Nature Center party to celebrate its first decade
- Kamala Harris makes an immigration pitch in Arizona as she fights to gain ground in the Sun Belt
- An all-conference linebacker, Wauconda’s Jackson Rudolph gets ready to ‘keep the running tradition going’
- Alley Art Festival in Aurora to include more than 90 local artists
- Best water heater
- What is the best wasp spray?
- 15 states sue to block President Joe Biden’s effort to help migrants in US illegally get health coverage
- Naperville Police Arrests for Aug. 4-6
- Best indoor compost bins
- National Night Out in Elmwood Park ‘brings our community together’
- Letters to the Editor: Pols need to tax the rich to support Social Security; support bill to end ‘gratuitous’ wildlife killing contests
- LeBron James, leading the way for US at 39, has another chance at Olympic gold: ‘He’s still a freaking monster’
- Venezuelan founder of voting machine company targeted by Trump allies is indicted on bribery charges
- How does one mark the infamous Dave Matthews Band potty mess? With a Hideout dance party
- Wheaton natives Thomas Jaeschke and Jeff Jendryk win ‘incredible’ bronze with the US men’s volleyball team
- Zion man shot to death by suspect firing into his home
- Two Park Ridge teens to pay restitution after Country Thunder tickets reported stolen: courts
- Semi driver leads police on chase on U.S. 30 and 41, hits several vehicles
- National Night Out in Buffalo Grove features food trucks, K-9 Grady and more
- Elgin News Digest: Church choirs, singers sought for Community All Saints Concert; Children’s Theatre of Elgin/Fox Valley Theatre Company honored; South Elgin donates old squad car to high school auto shop class
- Judge rejects Griffith man’s plea deal for shooting woman’s new boyfriend, rules victim needs to testify in deposition
- Chicago Tribune Opinion welcomes new architecture columnist Edward Keegan
- Water quality was acceptable when Olympians swam in the Seine River, data shows
- Kroger can label eggs ‘farm fresh’ even if they weren’t produced by ‘hens frolicking in elysian green pastures,’ federal judge rules
- Law & Order column: Lake County deputies foil suicide attempt
- Palos Hills man pleads guilty to shipping firearms components to Israel
- Olympians with COVID — like Noah Lyles — are competing in Paris, as restrictions are now a thing of the past
- US women’s basketball team advances to its 8th straight Olympic gold-medal game
- Lake search launched after empty kayak, vest spotted off Winthrop Harbor
- Gary man gets split sentence for Merrillville shooting that wounded 10-year-old girl
- Local Girl Scout’s years-long health battle inspires mental health website that earns her a Gold Award
- The Way We Were: Big community dinner one of the rewards when a barn-raising was needed
- Sha’Carri Richardson rallies US in 4×100 relay to win her first Olympic gold medal
- ‘Celebrating Chicago at Daley Plaza’ will run week of DNC
- Cook County judge who was reassigned amid investigation into alleged racist comments retires
- Geneva restaurant closed after fire damage raises over $37,000 to continue paying staff
- Lake County officials planning how to spend millions in opioid-abuse funds; ‘This is a very complicated issue’
- Stellantis warns union of potentially thousands of job cuts at plant outside Detroit
- Slain Cook County sheriff’s deputy Rafael Wordlaw mourned at funeral: ‘He was a protector’
- Afternoon Briefing: Cook County judge who was reassigned amid investigation into alleged racist comments retires
- Decent: Unexpected letter about inheritance from distant relative was no scam
- Worship news
- Pilgrimage marks chance for Polish Catholics to pass along traditions to the next generation
- Hinsdale Little League’s Great Lakes Region win sends team to Little League World Series
- Japan’s b-girl Ami wins Olympic breaking’s 1st gold medal as both Americans are eliminated in the 1st round
- Column: Days away from retirement, Kane County Judge Clint Hull looks back on decades of work in the courtroom
- Elgin’s Jewish congregation members asked to do small acts of service to counter hatred
- Plane crashes in Brazil’s Sao Paulo state, killing all 61 people aboard, airline says
- Calumet City seeks bids to tear down closed Sears store at River Oaks
- Aurora City Council looks at budget amendment including money for special census
- Aurora man sentenced to prison for dangerous high-speed chase
- Former Ald. Mary Ann Smith, who led efforts to beautify 48th Ward and protect Lake Michigan, dies at 77
- Michael Brown’s death 10 years ago sparked change in Ferguson
- Authorities identify woman found dead in baggage conveyor belt at O’Hare
- Hindu temple on West Side of Aurora looks to expand
- Body camera footage shows local police anger at Secret Service after Trump assassination attempt
- Donald Trump heads to Montana rally after plane was diverted but landed safely
- Franklin Park zoning board OKs permit request from cannabis company, helping bring first dispensary to the village
- From the Farm: Master Gardener Jerry Baker remembered by readers for yard ‘home remedies’
- Elgin’s Big Timber Road needs a dedicated lane for cyclists, pedestrians, activist says
- ‘I knew I was different’: Wrestling phenom Kennedy Blades of Chicago is ready to step onto the Olympic mat
- Illinois State Board of Education launches bilingual campaign to recruit teachers amid ongoing shortage
- Photos: Cubs beat White Sox 7-6 in Round 2 of City Series at Guaranteed Rate Field
- Grady Sizemore ‘surprised but excited’ about the opportunity to be interim manager of the Chicago White Sox
- Downstate sheriff announces retirement in latest Sonya Massey shooting fallout
- Former Robbins police chief charged with aggravated battery
- Column: Nothing left to watch on the South Side? Actually the White Sox’s season of misery just got more interesting.
- Chicago Cubs top prospect Cade Horton’s season likely over after right-hander experiences setback from shoulder injury
- Algerian boxer Imane Khelif wins gold medal to cap an Olympics marked by scrutiny over her sex
- Coach says Noah Lyles had a 102-degree fever when he won bronze medal in 200 meters