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Experimental airplane crashes near Aurora airport, pilot killed

Experimental airplane crashes, pilot killed

A 73-year-old man who "loved flying" and survived two other crashes was killed today when a small experimental plane he built and was piloting crashed near Aurora.

Man killed in small plane crash

ComEd defends reliability following outages

ComEd defends reliability following outages

Hit with complaints and bad publicity following record-breaking power outages this month, ComEd officials maintained today that the utility&...

Snoop Dogg launches youth football league in Chicago

Rapper Snoop Dogg launched a Chicago version of his popular youth football league Saturday, saying he hoped the program will give kids in...

Nation/world

Lawmakers close to deal to avoid default

Iran to announce U.S. hikers verdict in "coming days": report

HSBC sheds U.S. branches in $1 billion First Niagara pact

Debt deal could spur relief rally in Wall Street stocks

D.C. politics

Harry Reid signs off on possible debt-ceiling deal

Senate shelves Reid bill as final debt-ceiling plan comes into focus

Congress 'very, very close' to debt-ceiling deal, Mitch McConnell says

Senate debt vote delayed, but Harry Reid optimistic

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Chicagoland

Zeppelin impresses at Oshkosh air show

Neighbors try to come to grips with McHenry County farmer's traffic death

Breaking the silence

In need of transplant, young plumber struggles with weak pump

Cityscapes

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Evanston mansion slated for foreclosure sale

Chop the deficit, eliminate "public housing" for the rich

What would you do with a Rolls-Royce for 2 days?

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Neighborhoods

Film enthusiast to spend sleepless 72 hours in Wicker Park storefront

Bartenders share the best hangover cures

Blog: Underwear as outerwear? I don't get it

Interested in DePaul? Check out DeBlogs

Health

MMA: Fedor Emelianenko takes on Dan Henderson, but should he retire?

We're eating less sugar -- but still far too much

What's the buzz on caffeine? Join a live Web chat to find out

Hate pollution? The air may be cleaner on the Metro than in your car

Obituaries

Rev. John Stott dies at 90; influential Anglican evangelist

Air Force Tech. Sgt. Kristoffer M. Solesbee, 32, Citrus Heights; killed by a bomb in Afghanistan

S. George Bankoff, 1921-2011

Lutz H. Olkiewicz, 1932-2011

Religion

Schools

CPS names some chiefs of schools

Chicago State University officials to face questions over enrollment figures

New high-performing school seats added

More tolerance in new CPS code of conduct

Off-beat news

Southern U.S. distillery to legally sell moonshine

Wild boars invade farms, attack pets

Town asks mayor to quit after bar scuffle

Woman faces trial for fake testicles

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Picking the perfect sunglasses for your face

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Columns

Jon Hilkevitch's Getting Around

Boulevard parking angers Logan Square residents - July 25, 2011

John Kass

Don't pass up 2nd chance to crack open a good book - July 24, 2011

Mary Schmich

Former Borders employees hold online wake for bookstore chain - July 31, 2011

Dawn Turner Trice

Post-college parent-child relationships can be tricky - July 27, 2011

Jon Yates' "What's Your Problem?"

Problem Solver: Comcast response cloudy after storm - July 31, 2011

Eric Zorn

A shockingly common sense recommendation - July 31, 2011

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