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Former state Rep. Jeanne Ives is getting backing from a PAC that grew out of the tea party movement in her bid for the GOP nomination to challenge U.S. Rep. Sean Casten.https://trib.al/VGL0F6c 

"The" Ohio State University cannot, in fact, trademark a grammatical article for merchandising purposes, regulators decided Wednesday.https://trib.al/yACXumE 

Health officials have reported DuPage County's first West Nile virus case of 2019, a Lombard woman who became ill in August. The state total now stands at 4.https://trib.al/BAczktI 

Mayor Lori Lightfoot’s plan to allow publication of some city watchdog investigations took a step forward Wednesday. The proposal would make public the names of city employees found to have violated rules in certain cases.https://trib.al/pFBZI6D 

Diamond DeShields scores 25 points as the Sky advance to the second round of the WNBA playoffs with a 105-76 win over the Mercuryhttps://trib.al/mUj3bl6 

Vaping as an aid to quit smoking trades one addiction for another, writes columnist @cptime.https://trib.al/u50CDW4 

A former University of Illinois professor is being sued for sexual assault and harassment of students.https://trib.al/ZmUUVx3 

Three police officers were lauded for their actions after a woman was hit in the head by a stray bullet that came through her front window.https://trib.al/OrRQkT1 

Pinnacle versus Pinnacle: A suburban Chicago ad agency is being sued by a Florida agency with the same name, over everything from trademark infringement to allegedly stealing clients.https://trib.al/f65MX3N 

Cubs co-owner Todd Ricketts should pay back all of his undeserved gains, not just the ones that the law will require him to pay, writes columnist @EricZorn.https://trib.al/x672rin 

Before Maggie Schmidt died of cancer, the 17-year-old left a bucket list of places she wanted to go and things to do. Now her parents are checking off the list for her.https://trib.al/6NijvFV 

A secret vote on Thursday will choose Cook County’s next judicial chief. A $270 million budget, thousands of employees, and the future of a huge court system are at stake.https://trib.al/G5RIGbn 

A tornado warning is in effect for Lake County and northern Cook County until 7:45 p.m.https://trib.al/eUXAfMN 

The number of cases of Legionnaires’ disease at a suburban retirement facility has risen to 12.https://trib.al/vm9aYDv 

"We have got to see progress": Lawmakers pressed DCFS officials about how the troubled agency plans to spend $128 million from its first major funding boost in years.https://trib.al/bNXoanq 

Thousands of workers walked off the job at 26 Chicago hotels last September. A year later, Cambria hotel staff are still on strike.https://trib.al/uhGlhGO 

A racist email sent to Chicago beer writer @afrobeerchick turned into an international outpouring of love and support on Twitter using the hashtag #IAmCraftBeer.https://trib.al/RdWPwYE 

Three Chicago restaurants are among the 50 nominees for @bonappetit's list of the 10 best new restaurants in America.https://trib.al/XjDXYI1 

Columnist @heidistevens13 talks with author Cheryl Strayed, whose "Dear Sugar" columns are coming to life on a Chicago stage.https://trib.al/T2V6bY8 

The Supreme Court is allowing nationwide enforcement of a new Trump administration rule that prevents most Central American immigrants from seeking asylum in the United States.https://trib.al/1XdoOcn