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Trial starts in 2007 slaying of U. of C. doctoral student

Official: Person injured on railroad tracks on Near West Side

Extra-alarm blaze at Cicero industrial building

Charges dropped against man accused of wounding 2 cops in shootout

Town's police chief arrested on DUI charges

60 days for priest who stole from collection plate to gamble

Deportations prompt protest outside Obama's Chicago campaign headquarters

Lollapalooza band gets equipment back, says thanks with doughnuts

Officials: Teen charged in child's death had marijuana in his system

Eighteen charged with dealing drugs at Aurora taverns

Woman charged in fatal Tinley Park accident

Illinois State Fair double checks stage safety

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60 days for priest who stole from collection plate to gamble

60 days for priest who stole to gamble

A Catholic priest who pleaded guilty to theft was sentenced to 60 days in jail today and ordered to pay $295,000 in restitution.

Crowd heckles ComEd officials at outage hearing

Crowd heckles ComEd at hearing

About 200 people filled a ballroom at the Highland Park Country Club for a state hearing about ComEd's response to a massive storm last...

Illinois State Fair double checks stage safety

SPRINGFIELD -- Illinois State Fair officials say they've double-checked safety procedures following a deadly stage collapse at the Indiana...

Nation/world

Obama blames Congress Republicans on bus tour

Polls close in Wisconsin's two final recalls

In shattered Joplin, kids head back to class

Cigarette makers sue FDA over new labeling rules

D.C. politics

ATF's 'Fast and Furious' firearms tracked to at least 11 violent crimes

Rick Perry takes heat for harsh remarks about Fed chairman

Antsy Obama allies propose jobs plans

Tim Pawlenty is out, but his disclosures are in

Local politics

Chicagoland

City gets new prescription for better health

Women's suit highlights differences in city, suburban firefighter tests

ComEd gets earful on outages

Fired cook attacks boss, co-worker with cleaver, prosecutors say

Cityscapes

ChicagoNow

Latino growth in Western suburbs

Back-to-school rally on the South Side

Security chief escapes Chicago Public Schools

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Neighborhoods

Life-size birds' nests become home to TV crew at zoo

Cubs want your thoughts on Wrigley Field troughs

Multiple males attacked, robbed near Halsted Street

These Wicker Parkers actually WANT to live at work

Health

Addiction is a brain disease, experts declare

'Real Housewives' suicide could be linked to divorce

Obituaries

PASSINGS: Pete Pihos

Marcia Wynn, 1949-2011

John Allan 'Jack' Stewart: 1924–2011

Religion

Schools

Recess for all elementaries already planned, CPS says

CTU argues for better – not longer – school days

Taping a sticky issue for some school boards -- School boards caught on tape

Emanuel secures $5 million for CPS principals' merit pay

Off-beat news

In-flight film "explains" mysteries of female pleasure

Swedish woman who left baby outside restaurant investigated

Art thieves nab $250,000 Rembrandt from hotel

New BMW app lets drivers share top scenic routes

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Columns

Jon Hilkevitch's Getting Around

City study: Chicago pedestrians in crosswalks are in cross hairs - August 15, 2011

John Kass

Tea party will survive only if it challenges Republican dogma - August 14, 2011

Mary Schmich

Gone too soon, but here forever - August 14, 2011

Dawn Turner Trice

Stand-up troupe uses comedy to explore cultural differences - August 15, 2011

Jon Yates' "What's Your Problem?"

Problem Solver: Ill communication delays Early Intervention - August 16, 2011

Eric Zorn

In praise of the lost art of practice - August 14, 2011

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