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John Starks/jstarks@dailyherald.comLarge galleries followed Tiger Woods, left in red, in the BMW Championship final round at Medinah Country Club Sunday, August 18, 2019.

Columns | Rozner: Was this Tiger's last shot in Chicago?

If this was the last time he plays golf in Chicago, Tiger Woods gave the fans another weekend to remember just by showing up at Medinah for the BMW Championship.
WATCH THE VIDEO: Jason Benetti, the White Sox announcer, discusses an awareness campaign he leads for the Cerebral Palsy Foundation, helping to normalize conversations about people with disabilities, at DAILYHERALD.COM/VIDEOS.

News | How Sox broadcaster's Benetti's 'Awkward Moments' promotes understanding of disabilities

Chicago White Sox TV announcer Jason Benetti is sharing the "Awkward Moments" of his life as a person with cerebral palsy.
Cedric Benson, the Chicago Bears’ first-round pick in 2005, was killed in a motorcycle crash Saturday night in Austin, Texas, according to multiple reports.

Bears | Reports: Ex-Bear Cedric Benson killed in motorcycle crash

Former Chicago Bears running back Cedric Benson was killed Saturday night when a motorcycle he was driving collided with a minivan in Austin, Texas, according to multiple media reports.
Phil Mickelson almost missed this tee time for Sunday’s final round of the BMW Championship in Medinah after a lightning strike forced the evacuation of his hotel, leaving him temporarily without his clubs and clothes.

News | Lightning strike at hotel nearly causes Mickelson to miss tee time

Golf star Phil Mickelson nearly missed his tee time for today's final round of the e BMW Championship in Medinah after a lightning strike on the roof of the Eaglewood Resort & Spa left him without his clubs and running late.
The former Huntley Outlet Center site off Interstate 90 was razed in 2018 by a developer looking to to rezone the property to allow office, research, industrial/light manufacturing and warehouse uses. But the village of Huntley turned down the proposal, prompting a lawsuit by the developer.
Business Ledger | Suburban malls look to reinvent, reinvigorate themselves as retail slips away
The demise of the Huntley Outlet Center is just one of many different scenarios playing out across the suburbs as once thriving retail malls look to reinvent themselves or struggle to remain relevant.
Volodymyr Dragan
Crime | Wheeling man charged with shooting cop held without bond
A 43-year-old gunman whose Thursday afternoon standoff with police left one officer wounded and a Wheeling neighborhood barricaded for hours is being held in jail without bond.
Ken and Alicia Anderson of Lincolnshire accept a plaque honoring them for saving the lives of two teens overcome by carbon monoxide fumes in May. Mayor Elizabeth Brandt, right, bestowed the honor at a village board meeting last week.
News | Suburban Heroes: Lincolnshire couple saved lives during gas leak
A Lincolnshire couple was publicly honored for rescuing two teens who'd been overcome by carbon monoxide fumes in May.
Filmmakers John Davies, left, and Brian Kallies say their new movie “Lincoln Is Crying” not only tells the story of felonious former Gov. Rod Blagojevich, it looks at Illinois’ history of corruption beginning after the Great Chicago Fire of 1871.
Columns | Constable: Grifters, grafters, govs and Blago leave Lincoln crying
Filmmaker John Davies, who grew up in Wheaton, combines the fate of felonious former Gov. Rod Blagoevich and comedy in his new film, "Lincoln Is Crying." Using the fictional great-great-great-grandson of Abe Lincoln, the film uses humor to recap our state's long history of political corruption.
No injuries were reported after an exchange of gunfire Saturday at Creekside Park in Arlington Heights.
Crime | Arlington Heights shooting probe continues
Arlington Heights police offered no new details Sunday into their investigation into an exchange of gunfire at a village park Saturday afternoon.
Police take shooting suspect, Maurice Hill, into custody after an hourslong standoff with police, that wounded several police officers, in Philadelphia early Thursday. The standoff started Wednesday afternoon, as officers went to a home to serve a narcotics warrant in an operation “that went awry almost immediately,” Philadelphia Police Commissioner Richard Ross said. (Elizabeth Robertson/The Philadelphia Inquirer via AP)
News | Cops keep getting shot by people who can't have guns
The man who allegedly shot six police officers in Philadelphia before surrendering just after midnight, following a 7 1/2-hour standoff that ended when tear gas was fired into his home, has a very long rap sheet that makes it a felony for him to possess a firearm. That clearly didn't stop him.
Cook County | ComEd crews responding to outages caused by heavy storms
ComEd is working to restore power to about 27,000 customers after heavy storms Sunday morning caused outages across the region.
News | Fox Lake Cardboard Boat Race canceled
Fox Lake's 22nd annual Cardboard Boat Race set for Sunday has been canceled as a result of stormy weather in the area today, organizers announced this morning.
                                                                                                                                                                                                                       
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Nicki Ekstrom, of Wauconda combat crawls during the 2019 Muck Fest MS 5K Mud Run at Lake County Fairgrounds in Grayslake Saturday, August 17, 2019.
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Justin Thomas holds his new trophy after winning the BMW Championship final round at Medinah Country Club Sunday, August 18, 2019.
Sunday at The BMW Championship
Justin Thomas watches the flight of a shot from the fairway on the 11th.
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Hideki Matsuyama hits out of the bunker on the ninth hole.
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Jason Kokrak talks with his caddie before missing a potential birdie putt that would have given him sole possession of the lead at the BMW Championship first round at Medinah Country Club in Medinah Thursday, August 15, 2019. He missed and ended the first round tied with Justin Thomas.
Thursday at The BMW Championship
Louis Sutton, a very enthusiastic kindergartner, hugs new principal Susan Rohlwing as kids arrive for the first day of class at Perry Elementary School in Carpentersville Tuesday.
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