August 2018

Cubs’ Javier Baez seeking umpires’…

After hitting his 29th home run Friday night, Javier Baez isn’t trying to think…
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Trump aims to advance NAFTA deal with…

High-stakes trade negotiations between the White House and Canadian leaders unraveled…
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Return to Philadelphia is nice, but…

Jake Arrieta had his homecoming tribute three months ago at Wrigley Field, and Friday…
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Old-school eulogy at Aretha Franklin’s…

A fiery, old-school eulogist at the funeral of Aretha Franklin fell flat for many in…
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Van Dyke trial set to begin, and ‘everything…

It’s been almost three years since I first wrote a column about a video that…
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Phillies’ turnaround gives hope…

A year ago on Sept. 2 the Phillies were 32 games below .500 and the rebuild was looking…
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Jury finds getaway driver guilty in…

A jury found James Hill guilty Friday evening on two counts in the 1980 shooting death…
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Three college grads — with a truck…

Last summer, Griffin Amdur was visiting his grandpa in a Chicago suburb when they…
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President and stars join in epic farewell…

Former presidents and preachers joined a parade of singers Friday in a hip-swaying, piano-pounding…
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Murder charges filed in shooting death…

Zion police say investigators believe "the victim and the offender knew each other" in…
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10 young lives lost: Victims of the…

Before a fire engulfed a Little Village apartment and led to the deaths of 10 children,…
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Elgin’s panhandling policy challenged…

The city of Elgin’s ordinance prohibiting panhandling is being challenged by…
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