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- Daily Horoscope for August 13, 2024
- Asking Eric: Mother marrying for tax benefits
- Today in History: East Germany closes Berlin border
- Today in Sports History: The first roller derby begins in Chicago
- How will CTA handle the Democratic National Convention crowds? ‘I’m very concerned’
- Letters: Let’s end the ‘stolen valor’ brouhaha over Tim Walz and JD Vance
- Column: Are comic strips still a part of your daily life?
- Things to do Aug 15-21 in Pioneer Press and Doings suburbs
- Daniel DePetris: Ukraine’s daring offensive is humiliating Russia. But to what end?
- The home buying and selling process is changing. Here’s what you need to know in Illinois.
- Editorial: The crisis at Western Illinois University and beyond
- ‘Crisis mode’: Housing providers are being squeezed by rising insurance costs, driving rents up. Unlike other states, Illinois can do little about it.
- Food guide: Where to go for a taste of democracy during the Democratic National Convention in Chicago
- Chicago Survivors’ Storytellers Camp helps kids heal after violent loss
- Mike Viola: Chicago needs to reset on homelessness
- Railroad crossing repairs will divert traffic from 95th Street in Evergreen Park
- Things to do Aug. 16-22 in the Chicago suburbs, Northwest Indiana
- Her ‘I-94’ series taps into on musical link between Chicago house music and Detroit techno
- Pete Lee has praise for Batavia’s Comedy Vault
- Oak Brook Park District plans $6 million enhancement project in 2025
- Lonzo Ball is on track with a return to scrimmaging, but Josh Giddey remains the Chicago Bulls’ short-term — and maybe long-term — solution
- Q&A with ‘Hard Knocks’ director Shannon Furman: Chicago Bears have ‘some of the best stories we’ve ever had’
- Chennedy Carter has a coach who trusts her in Teresa Weatherspoon — and it’s taking the Chicago Sky guard to new heights
- Who will make the expanded College Football Playoff? A potential bracket, using the preseason poll as a guide.
- Daywatch: Camp helps kids heal after violent loss
- Glencoe 5-bedroom home with reflecting pool: $5.8M
- Teams may underestimate Hanover Central’s Kyron Turner. But the 5-foot-5 linebacker always ‘answers the bell.’
- Aaron and Daniel Nussbaum have grown up around Naperville Central football. This is ‘the last go-round.’
- Israeli strikes on Gaza leave children without parents and parents without children
- Why Trump’s and Harris’ proposals to end federal taxes on tips would be difficult to enact
- Starbucks replaces its CEO, names Chipotle chief to head the company
- For Fox Valley parents, back-to-school shopping an annual – and sometimes costly – ritual
- Heat up your home with the best electric fireplace inserts
- Countdown to football: Seamus Doyle carries on legacy for Richards, No. 10 in Daily Southtown preseason rankings
- Federal judge refuses to grant changes to DNC protest route: ‘This falls well short of a First Amendment violation’
- The best jersey sheets for every budget and style
- Grayslake North speedster Cameron Bates was already a playmaker. Are defenses ready for this version of him?
- Winnetka’s The Book Stall to host two fiction authors next month
- Countdown to football: Peter Popp develops into a star for Sandwich, No. 10 in Aurora-Elgin preseason rankings
- Park Ridge Mayor Maloney announces re-election bid for 2025
- Gurnee Days features a variety of activities; ‘This is about lifetime memories’
- La Grange Country Music Jam makes its debut in front of crowds at Gordon Park
- One Trick Pony in Lansing plans ‘last call’ at Chappel Avenue brewery, may reopen downtown
- Column: Rachel Bloom’s ‘Death, Let Me Do My Show’ opens at Steppenwolf, a show with a twist of fate
- How X owner Elon Musk uses his social platform to amplify his right-wing views
- Soccer to Success gala raises $132k for Heart of the City; ‘We’re really a youth development organization’
- Peter Dwars, former IHDA chief who provided below-market financing for thousands of homes, dies
- Winnetka Golf Club reopens after 18 months of construction, growth
- Barrington police chief to take over Lake Forest Police Department
- Co-owner of Bridges Scoreboard dies at age 57
- Six District 181 schools busy with construction to accommodate full-day kindergarten in 2025-26
- Glencoe’s National Night Out gives residents chance to interact with law enforcement
- Alicia Pederson: The courtyard block solution to Chicago’s family flight problem
- Gas leak shuts down I-94 in Portage after construction crew hits gas line
- Glenbrook District 225 staff to take bigotry, hated and discrimination training after yearbook controversy
- Naperville police make 22nd gun-related arrest since August 2023 at Topgolf parking lot
- Jury finds first of two defendants in Portage Township murder case guilty
- Editorial: Kamala Harris signs onto a signature Trump issue, taking pandering to new depths
- Already miss seeing beach volleyball from the Olympics? AVP’s Chicago Open will be televised.
- Afternoon Briefing: Another gun-related arrest made in Naperville Topgolf parking lot
- Here’s the schedule and pairings for this year’s NBA Cup — including when the Chicago Bulls will play
- Park District of La Grange board approves asking voters permission to borrow $13.86 million for renovation projects
- Midwestern farmers who say yes to solar power face neighbors’ wrath
- Morton Arboretum, Chicago Botanic Garden to host 9th Global Botanic Gardens Congress in 2027
- Chicago Bears training camp report: How much will starters play the rest of preseason in light of J.J. McCarthy’s knee injury?
- Immigrants are becoming US citizens at fastest clip in years
- Drive-thru cannabis? Dispensary opening in Harwood Heights hopes to be Illinois’ first
- Gary man, now 20, may avoid prison in West Side graduation shooting
- Man signs plea to avoid murder case in infant son’s death
- Trial, other dates set for woman charged in foster boy’s death
- There’s an apostrophe battle brewing among grammar nerds. Is it Harris’ or Harris’s?
- Google rolls out Pixel 9 phones earlier than usual as AI race with Apple heats up
- Ferguson police release body camera footage showing protester knocking officer to sidewalk
- Park Ridge police: Two car chases, nine cars burglarized
- Judge rejects gunmakers’ request to dismiss Gary gun lawsuit
- Initiative to enshrine abortion rights in Missouri constitution qualifies for November ballot
- Aurora panel recommends contract as part of plan to build three new fire stations
- Suspect’s lawyer in alleged Taylor Swift concert plot says case is ‘exaggerated’
- ETHS alum horn player joins Chicago-based guitarist to release original album
- How and when to watch the DNC, including all the streaming options
- Attorney for indicted Dolton police official questions move to put him on leave without pay
- Elgin News Digest: Kane County coroner partners with violence prevention program
- Cartoon in Lake County township GOP group’s newsletter depicting domestic abuse denounced by Democrats
- Michigan coach Sherrone Moore looks forward to release of text messages in sign-stealing investigation
- New Trier High School welcomes Michael “Dusty” Napoleon as baseball coach
- Cook County disaster proclamation for July storms may lead to assistance for south suburban residents
- US approves $20 billion in weapons sales to Israel amid threat of wider Middle East war
- Race for a seat on Chicago’s elected school board shrinks to 35 candidates
- Biden announcing $150 million in research grants as part of his ‘moonshot’ push to fight cancer
- Kane County committee asks county departments, offices to find $5 million in budget cuts
- Monee-area $1 million lottery winner looks to pay bills, buy home
- IUN’s Summer Bridge program fosters connections
- New concessions in O’Hare’s Terminal 5 include more local favorites like Metropolis Coffee and Publican Quality Bread
- ‘Taste of Elmwood Park’ food and entertainment event ‘really is a taste’ of the tiny suburb
- Chicago attorney gets 25-year sentence in Bridgeport bank embezzlement
- Winnetka Park District embarks on Elder/Centennial marketing campaign
- Crews battle scattered fires in Athens suburbs, helped by calmer winds and reinforcements
- Some business owners and residents near United Center, home to upcoming DNC, want nearby migrant shelter moved
- Boy, 13, remembered as ‘highly intelligent’ leader at memorial after fatal Edgewater shooting
- Column: The gig may be temporary, but managing the Chicago White Sox is growing on Grady Sizemore
- Chicago Cubs offense finally showing consistency — and prospect Brennen Davis’ season is likely over
- Tropical Storm Ernesto batters northeast Caribbean and aims at Puerto Rico as it strengthens
- Montgomery Fest to feature music, parade, fireworks and more
- New York Yankees slugger Juan Soto hits 3 home runs in a game for the 1st time against the Chicago White Sox