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- Daily Horoscope for August 28, 2024
- Chicago Bears ‘Hard Knocks’ Episode 4 recap: Ian Wheeler’s heartbreaking twist, Adrian Colbert’s tranquility and QBs in the clouds
- Asking Eric: I’m still wildly attracted to my wife
- Today in History: Martin Luther King delivers ‘I Have a Dream’ speech
- Today in Sports History: Althea Gibson becomes the first black player to compete in the US Open
- Editorial: Trump and Harris talk a lot about the economy, but their plans don’t address the federal deficit
- Downers Grove 4-bedroom home with 2 outdoor patios: $2M
- Rachel Jamison Webster: Democrats had a great convention; now let’s stop running with grievance
- Mailee Smith: CTU and CPS are avoiding accountability instead of helping students
- Column: Are you Chicagoan enough to try Malört? The allure of scary tastes, and a new book on the revered and reviled spirit
- Letters: Chicago needs a better plan for maintaining Grant Park
- Column: The joy and music / one couple has discovered / from writing haikus
- Bioluminescent bays, where tiny organisms light up the water, add spark to any trip to Puerto Rico
- TikTok viral trend ‘underconsumption core’ elevates sustainability. Will it last?
- Dr. Cory Franklin: Technology is improving the lives of Steve McMichael and others with ALS
- ‘Only Murders in the Building’ review: Hollywood comes calling in Season 4
- 10 movies for fall 2024: Our film picks and questions about everything from ‘Wicked I’ to ‘Joker II’
- Previewing the very big Big Ten: What’s new this football season and what to know about all 18 teams
- Daywatch: The Paralympic Games are starting
- Man critically wounded Tuesday night in shooting at gas station in Bronzeville
- New to Whiting, Austin White and his father, John Jolley, know of past success. ‘We want to bring it back.’
- NFL teams can now sell shares to private equity funds after letting other pro leagues lead. Why now?
- Man seriously injured overnight in shooting on Northwest Side, cops say
- Column: Afghanistan withdrawal was a serious failure
- Long-celebrated Italian fest, Maria Santissima Lauretana, set for Aug. 30-Sept. 1 in Niles
- With long snapper Patrick Scales needing back surgery, the Chicago Bears are set to pick up local product Scott Daly
- North Chicago’s Marlin Jeffries knows how to make an entrance. Is ‘dynamic’ multisport star ready for encore?
- Man, 64, wounded by gunfire from an upstairs residence in South Shore neighborhood
- Keep your beard sharp with the best beard trimmers
- Having a family is expensive. Here’s what Harris and Trump have said about easing costs
- Wednesday forecast: Slight chance of showers, thunderstorms, highs near 80s
- Why sweaty corn is making it even more humid in the Midwest
- Hundreds of motorcyclists to Ride for Ricky in SSSRA fundraiser
- IU Northwest welcomes class of 2028 during induction ceremony
- President Joe Biden calls Texas district court immigration ruling ‘wrong’
- Immigrant families in limbo after judge puts US program for spouses on hold
- Metea Valley’s Ashley Ward grows into new role, in more ways than one. ‘She’s done everything we’ve asked.’
- Column: Waukegan school and city officials need to get ‘officer friendlies’ back on the job
- Lincolnwood hires Madeline Farrell as assistant village manager
- Steve Reaven’s top 10 football teams and 25 players to watch in Lake County for the 2024 season
- Portage School Board approves building new school; total cost estimated at nearly $100M
- Lawyers for ‘ComEd Four’ say case was built on ‘rotten foundation,’ ask for acquittal
- Gary man gets 12-year split sentence for child molesting
- Naperville News Digest: Blood donors to receive free pizza coupon in September; annual mum sale at College of DuPage set for Sept. 11-12; Naperville school districts to receive evidence-based state funding
- Russell Wilson gets the Pittsburgh Steelers starting QB job over Justin Fields
- Lynwood police officer awarded Purple Heart after being shot in Ford Heights
- Tickets on sale for House Music Fest at RiverEdge Park in Aurora
- Afternoon Briefing: Why sweaty corn is making it even more humid in the Midwest
- Liberty Township man in custody for allegedly raping disabled family member
- Century-old Zion feed store to be honored at Labor Day Parade; ‘It’s a warm place to come’
- 38-year-old man fatally stabbed during robbery at gas station Wednesday morning on South Side
- Porter County breaks ground on $17 million highway garage
- Illinois to soon accept submissions for new state flag
- Inflation is low. Prices are still high. What gives?
- Israeli forces launch a big operation in the West Bank and kill at least 10 fighters
- Aurora aims to buy recycling company property along Fox River
- Doctors applaud as preemie is released from hospital 9 months after being born at 14 ounces, ‘about the size of a Coke can’
- Of Notoriety: ‘Beverly Hillbillies’ back on stage, same story, minus the songs and music
- Vehicle purchase prompts Aurora City Council argument
- Lt. Gov. Crouch on need for mental health resources: ‘We’re not done’
- Chicago Blackhawks goaltender Laurent Brossoit will miss the start of training camp after undergoing knee surgery
- Divided DuPage County Board OKs rule change allowing more bee hives in unincorporated area
- Trump campaign was warned not to take photos at Arlington before altercation, defense official says
- Amy Jacobson steps down as Amundsen volleyball coach after controversial comments about Gus Walz
- Supreme Court rebuffs Biden administration plea to restore multibillion-dollar student debt plan
- Down to Business: Getting to know the animal key to being a good pet groomer, business owner says
- Death toll is now 9 in listeria outbreak tied to Boar’s Head deli meat, CDC says
- Photos: Chicago Bears’ new food offerings at Soldier Field, including Rome Odunze’s hot dog and the Bear Claw Pretzel
- Gunman in Trump assassination attempt saw rally as ‘target of opportunity,’ FBI official says
- ‘I don’t think anyone around here is a weatherman’: Chicago White Sox starter Garrett Crochet takes suspended game in stride
- Religion roundup: Special breakfast, family car show, fun fair and more
- Southtowners: Area college students earn honors nationwide
- Niles bank on Dempster Street robbed Wednesday, police say
- Comcast-Big Ten Network impasse with West Coast schools is part of realignment headaches
- Stolen SUV smashes into Park Ridge sneaker store, suspects rob goods: police
- Terry Savage: The next direction for interest rates is down
- Chicago school board race finalized at 32 candidates
- Turbulence forces Cancun-to-Chicago United Airlines flight to land in Tennessee
- Elgin News Digest: Elgin officer cleared in non-fatal shooting; Love on the Lawn music event being held Saturday in Elgin; fire-damaged Armanetti’s to be demolished
- Column: A tough baseball month is ahead in Chicago as Cubs tease and White Sox wheeze
- CTA begins using gun detection system powered by AI
- Cheerleader drops sexual harassment lawsuit against Northwestern University
- Kamala Harris and Tim Walz travel by bus in rural Georgia to reach out to voters in GOP strongholds
- Chicago Cubs score 11 unanswered runs in final 3 innings to stun Pittsburgh Pirates: ‘That was freaking unbelievable’
- Column: After a calm Chicago Bears training camp, now it’s time to see if GM Ryan Poles has the team ready to compete
- Chicago Public Schools Inspector General Will Fletcher steps down to launch oversight agency in New York
- Photos: Chicago White Sox lose two games to the Texas Rangers on Wednesday
- West Aurora School District eyes budget proposal with $1.9 million surplus
- Chicago Sky fall 74-70 to the Washington Mystics for 4th consecutive loss
- Football and local scores for the Southland, Aurora, Elgin, Naperville and Lake County
- ‘We’re all being tested’: Chicago White Sox lose 2 games for 103 losses this season — the 2nd-most in franchise history