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- An Illinois primary like no other: Low turnout, poll worker shortage expected amid coronavirus
- Daily horoscope for March 17, 2020
- Ask Amy: Area man prefers Barbies to biddies
- NHL pushes back its timeline on a potential resumption of the season — even telling players they can go home
- Undeterred by coronavirus, Chicagoans packed open houses this weekend — but agents expect that’s about to end
- Teach teens life skills while everyone is home thanks to the coronavirus
- Buying a home in the gig economy: How to beat lenders’ skepticism without a salary
- A theater critic confronts no shows to go to, no curtains to catch
- Moms promote Shamrock Hunt on social media to bust kids’ boredom; urge residents to display shamrocks
- Daywatch: Pritzker limits crowds to under 50, Illinois braces for primary amid virus and a healthier hot cocoa helps feed the poor
- Teddy Bridgewater. Andy Dalton. Nick Foles. The Bears’ activity exploring the QB market shows they’re serious about giving Mitch Trubisky competition.
- Speak Out: Coronavirus brings debate on parades, closings
- Park Ridge’s Pickwick Theatre to close through April 3 as safety precaution during pandemic
- 5 things to remember when talking to kids about the coronavirus
- Glenview, Northbrook schools move to virtual classrooms: ‘We are all in this together and let’s keep learning’
- Column: By taking care of United Center workers, Blackhawks Chairman Rocky Wirtz is taking on the coronavirus the Chicago Way
- Tom Hanks and Rita Wilson reportedly released from hospital
- Young death in North Side police district where there’s been no murders in over a year: ‘What happened?’ ‘A boy was shot.’
- How the coronavirus pandemic is playing out in real time on network TV news
- Coronavirus in Illinois updates: Here’s what happened March 16 with COVID-19 in the Chicago area
- With kids home from school, Aurora area districts plan for remote learning and families search for social-distancing approved activities
- After encouraging staff to mislead cruise customers about the coronavirus, Norwegian reverses
- Gente famosa que supuestamente han dado positivo por coronavirus
- Suburban parents, facing coronavirus questions from housebound and fearful kids, seek a ‘new sense of normalcy’
- 6 podcasts for the theater buff
- Tom Brady thanks Patriots fans and says ‘my football journey will take place elsewhere’
- This ‘Simpsons’ writer is fed up with ‘nefarious’ coronavirus conspiracy theories
- Tom Brady anuncia su partida de los New England Patriots
- Stuck at home with kids? Amy Adams and other celebrities will read you a story
- SEE IT: Social media influencer licks airplane toilet to start ‘coronavirus challenge’
- Software provider plans move to Fulton Market from Merchandise Mart
- Ill. Department of Labor orders Northbrook senior living center developer, subcontractors to pay $1.1 million in penalties, back pay to workers
- Coronavirus blamed for decreased South Shore ridership; monthly passes to be honored in April: official
- Skin care experts on how to heal dry skin from heavily washed hands
- EEUU aplica restricciones históricas por el coronavirus
- Don’t hoard the TP: 10 items to buy during COVID-19
- Así combaten artistas y deportistas latinos el coronavirus recluidos en sus casas
- My worst moment: Richard E. Grant on human resilience and surviving the unbearable
- Column: After finishing last in the Big East — again — DePaul is working with coach Dave Leitao on a contract extension. What it should be doing is starting over.
- Muting coronavirus anger, China empowers its internet police
- Actriz colombiana Danna García anuncia que tiene coronavirus
- Cientos de reos se fugan de 4 cárceles de Brasil
- A brief history of modern flu pandemics
- El coronavirus llevaría a la ruina a sexoservidoras
- Chicago funeral homes are doing their best to offer services to grieving families amid coronavirus mandates
- Chandler Hutchison was already looking at extended time away from the court before the NBA shutdown. So he turned to TikTok.
- La Copa América se pospone para 2021
- The best tea tree oil face cream
- The best Tarte foundation
- The best pizza pan
- The best dog toothpaste
- The best pizza peel
- La Eurocopa de fútbol toma la dirección de 2021
- Worried seniors at Brookdale Oak Park experienced delays in getting mail — including medication deliveries — after mail carriers refused corona virus-related temperature checks
- Some ask a taboo question: Is America overreacting to coronavirus?
- Tom Hanks es dado de alta pero su esposa no
- Chicago restaurants scramble amid shutdown, with layoffs, meals for staff, no-contact delivery and more
- Indiana college student self-quarantines in family’s lake house after leaving belongings behind in Italy
- Some ask a taboo question: Is America overreacting to coronavirus?
- McDonald’s considering rent deferrals for franchisees amid coronavirus shutdown
- Trabajar desde casa es genial. Entérate cómo sobresalir durante el coronavirus
- Working from home is awesome. Here’s how to excel at it
- Shout Out: Tim Rooney, longtime Western Springs resident makes giving back a priority
- Art galleries respond to virus outbreak with online viewing rooms
- Amid coronavirus panic, here’s how celebrities are keeping their distance
- Working parents are suddenly also acting as teachers. Here are tips from one homeschooling mom.
- La Eurocopa se aplaza, una decisión histórica por el coronavirus
- YouTube influencer telling teens ‘Virginity Rocks’
- Waubonsee Community College closing due to coronavirus
- Jackie’s possible threesome on ‘The Conners’ plus what else is on TV Tuesday, March 17
- As economy grinds to halt, Fed revives lending program from 2008 crisis
- A medida que el virus cierra ciudades, baja la contaminación
- Delivery, curbside, modified menus: Here are some of the options Aurora restaurants are offering with dine-in banned
- Deportistas intentan mantenerse en forma durante la pandemia
- If you get coronavirus, how much can your employer and public health officials reveal about your identity?
- What if a Chicago doctor has to choose which coronavirus patient gets a respirator? Life and death questions for hospitals
- Post-Tribune Local Scoreboard for Wednesday, March 18, 2020
- Why birds are the world’s best engineers
- En tiempos del coronavirus los medios de comunicación ofrecen gratuidad y contenidos infantiles
- Nepal makes yoga mandatory for schoolchildren
- Casa Blanca pide estímulo de $850,000 millones
- A falta de deportes, en Las Vegas apostaban al Puebla, San Luis y la Primera B de Argentina
- Boys hockey notebook: Glenbrook North, Glenbrook South denied state semifinal matchup
- Chicago area roasters keep the coffee going
- How big businesses get a ‘deep clean’
- Can city life survive coronavirus?
- American teenagers are declaring ‘Virginity Rocks’
- Bears, bowls of ramen, buying homes in the gig economy: 5 non-coronavirus stories to read
- Why birds are the world’s best engineers
- El COI sigue adelante con la celebración de los Juegos Olímpicos de Tokio 2020
- Nepal makes yoga mandatory for schoolchildren
- South Dakota ‘cat lady’ makes it her mission to rescue animals
- For some buyers with virus fears, the priority isn’t toilet paper. It’s guns.
- Barrington area schools, park districts close amid concerns over COVID-19 spread, Meals on Wheels program for seniors to continue
- How big businesses get a ‘deep clean’
- Coronavirus is wreaking havoc on businesses big and small. A trade hit particularly hard: sex workers
- South Dakota ‘cat lady’ makes it her mission to rescue animals
- I practiced social distancing before coronavirus. It works.
- So we’re working from home. Can the internet handle it?
- Commuter parking in Hinsdale to go up 21 percent, first increase in 13 years
- Audiencia del actor mexicano Pablo Lyle cancelada en Miami por coronavirus
- On the political right, anger and suspicion over coronavirus precautions
- Supermercados ofrecen una hora de compras sólo para adultos mayores
- Highland Park paramedics under quarantine after treating patient with possible exposure to COVID-19
- Oswego, Kendall declare states of emergency due to coronavirus
- Police: Masked men imply they have a gun, rob Oak Park convenience store
- Pelea de ‘Canelo’ es pospuesta antes de ser anunciada
- Barrington-area polling place openings delayed after election workers fail to show up
- North Central College cancels commencement, sends students home for rest of the spring semester
- Pictures: Working from home with pets amid coronavirus pandemic
- Some Illinois liquor stores expect spike in demand in wake of coronavirus bar closures
- Corned beef takeout and delivery for St. Patrick’s Day and beyond around Chicago? Yes.
- Valparaiso senior John Kiser is at peace with the abrupt end to the season — and his career: ‘I gave it my all in the last few games I played.’
- Northwestern students raise $1 million despite canceled dance marathon
- Baranek: St. Xavier’s Claire Austin and St. Francis’ Andriana Acosta were playing at the NAIA Tournament. The news broke about coronavirus cancellations, and ‘that’s when the tears came.’
- Round Lake Beach man charged after police say he tried to grab an officer’s gun and it discharged
- Music isn’t dead — it’s just gone inside: How coronavirus has affected Chicago musicians
- Los posibles destinos de Tom Brady tras anunciar su marcha de los Patriots
- CBD is the most researched wellness trend on social media
- Cines cierran en EEUU, estudios llevan estrenos a hogares
- Iditarod loses another major sponsor
- Review: ‘Broken Glass’ by Alex Beam chronicles the drama surrounding Mies van der Rohe’s Farnsworth House
- EEUU anuncia medidas económicas para mitigar crisis del coronavirus
- Battling forces of nature, Dunes Tourism touts effort to keep visitors coming to Porter County
- Coronavirus concerns are thinning the crowds on public transit. If you must ride, here are ways to be safe.
- Go Away With … Sarah Wayne Callies
- Cannabis shoppers line up for quarantine supplies
- Hitting the sweet shops of Paris with an award-winning pastry chef as guide
- Tensión por la expresión ‘virus chino’ de Trump
- Hitting the sweet shops of Paris with an award-winning pastry chef as guide
- Amazon aumenta salarios y contrata a miles de trabajadores ante demandas por coronavirus
- Questions about how to social distance, COVID-19 symptoms, local preparations? Here are answers from Aurora and Naperville doctors
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- ‘I’ve never seen Las Vegas like this’: As coronavirus brings change, Sin City feels the effect
- What to stream: ‘Mark Ruffalo Investigates’ movie marathon
- What’s next for Chicago theater and dance? Shows with coronavirus cancellations and rescheduling
- Abierto de Francia pospuesto hasta septiembre por COVID-19
- Broadway in Chicago announces cancellations and changes at big Loop theaters
- Guatemala suspende vuelos de deportados desde EEUU por coronavirus
- Chicago (and other) public spaces emptied in the age of coronavirus
- Derbi de Kentucky es aplazado hasta septiembre
- Elmhurst mayor given emergency powers to address coronavirus issues
- Border chaos, choked supply lines in attempts to slow the spread of the coronavirus
- Ticket refunds: Rules and one surprising tip for postponed concerts and other events
- Oakland Athletics president invites fan fighting coronavirus to throw out first pitch on Opening Day
- Amazon’s rushing to restock warehouses with hand sanitizer and toilet paper. For now it won’t even accept shipments of low-demand items.
- ¿Por qué las compras de pánico de papel de baño?
- Buccaneers are the clear front-runners to land Tom Brady. But here are 5 other options.
- Macy’s to temporarily close stores during coronavirus outbreak
- ¿Cuántos muertos dejará el coronavirus en el mundo?
- Lincoln Park dean reinstated; other investigations pending
- The Ahwahnee in Yosemite and the Inn at Death Valley are a splurge. Are they worth it?
- UAW urges automakers to close US factories over coronavirus
- Valparaiso bar ordered closed by governor hands out corned beef and cabbage lunches in food pantry benefit
- Ya hay un acuerdo para el Canelo-Golovkin III
- Hamel Dentistry is a real family affair after 35 years in Clarendon Hills
- ‘It’s been frustrating for all of us’: Spring sports teams throughout Lake County are in limbo amid school closures due to the coronavirus
- The Ahwahnee in Yosemite and the Inn at Death Valley are a splurge. Are they worth it?
- With buildings closed, Gail Borden library launches daily online programming for children and adults
- Glenview police aided investigation into Mount Prospect man charged with child pornography
- Sportsbook to allow gamblers to bet on weather in the absence of sports
- Building emergency savings in a time of emergency
- Jared Leto se acaba de enterar de la crisis mundial del coronavirus
- Park Ridge Library Board discusses whether to end overdue fines
- Trump says US may aid Boeing, which ‘got hit very hard’ by coronavirus
- Piden al sector de la construcción que done sus mascarillas
- La relación de Tom Brady con Los Angeles disparan sospechas sobre su destino
- With toilet paper in short supply, Americans are snapping up water-spraying bidets
- Second Yankee minor leaguer diagnosed with coronavirus, team uncertain to remain at spring training facility
- Speak Out Elgin
- Los Rolling Stones posponen gira por Estados Unidos
- Medical practice offers curbside coronavirus testing in Mokena, Evergreen Park
- Cinemas close nationwide, Disney postpones ‘Black Widow’
- NFL prohíbe viajes a jugadores y personal en agencia libre
- Evanston mayor declares state of emergency in response to coronavirus pandemic
- Oak Park-based food pantry Beyond Hunger to stay open amid COVID-19 pandemic
- Cinemas close nationwide, Disney postpones ‘Black Widow’
- GBS students visit lynching memorial, museum in Alabama as part of ‘very powerful, life-changing experience’
- Houston Astros ace Justin Verlander has surgery on groin
- Passover in a pandemic will have families breaking with tradition
- Trágico accidente en el rodaje de Batwoman deja paraplégica a una miembro del equipo
- Plan masivo de Trump para proteger a la economía del coronavirus
- Park Ridge teacher accused of hate crime against elderly neighbor reports she was victim in alleged attack
- Column: We’re also experiencing a psychological pandemic revealing who we are amid this public health crisis
- Segundo jugador de las menores de los Yanquis tiene coronavirus
- Southtowners: D230’s Connolly named IDEA 2020 Educator of the Year
- Indiana’s bishops suspend all public Masses until further notice
- EatingWell: Healthy comfort food in the house!
- All 30 MLB teams pledge $1 million each to support ballpark employees
- Stay home if you want, Elon Musk tells Tesla workers as Bay Area plant stays open
- Liz Weston: Tax traps that side hustlers should avoid
- Commentary: Our resilience and empathy will carry us through this coronavirus crisis
- Fiat Chrysler’s Windsor workers shut down line over virus scare
- Argentina suspende todo el fútbol hasta el 31 marzo
- Iditarod mushes on despite virus
- Trapping and neutering/spaying feral cats is humane solution
- Muere Stuart Whitman, prolífico actor de Hollywood
- Lake County hospitals close doors to patients’ visitors, with few exceptions
- Spring trip cut short for Katie Beebe and Waubonsee Community College softball team due to coronavirus pandemic: ‘It was so unexpected. It doesn’t feel real.’
- Lake election board approves new consolidated precincts for primary while ‘social distancing’ to prevent spread of COVID-19 virus
- Fashion show in Northbrook offers peek at spring trends and raised money to help local mental health center
- Mujer de Chicago muere por coronavirus
- Mascarillas y guantes, ¿contraproducente contra el coronavirus?
- Editorial: Brainstorming ideas to help small businesses, restaurants and bars
- Community pitched in to feed students who came to school hungry; program to resume once class back in session
- Letters: During coronavirus crisis, let’s listen to the healers
- Voters shrug off virus worries as they head to polls in south suburbs
- Stocks close higher on hopes for stimulus as report warns: ‘The global recession is here and now’
- Hoping the 10-part documentary about Michael Jordan and the ’97-98 Bulls will be released early? ESPN says ‘The Last Dance’ isn’t done yet.
- Illinois primary election 2020: What you need to know
- Neil Young anuncia sesiones especiales en streaming desde su casa
- Rockets strike Baghdad’s Green Zone near the American Embassy, Iraqi officials report
- Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot cancels City Council meeting amid coronavirus outbreak, allows non-essential employees to work from home
- Column: It’s census time — and time to rehash the definitions of race
- Actor de Juego de tronos y The Witcher da positivo en coronavirus
- Ex-Rep. Duncan Hunter gets 11 months in prison for stealing campaign funds for alcohol, shopping sprees, trips with mistress and more
- Pets of the week
- Lyons Township High School officials get students set up for online learning
- Highland Park home with award-winning landscaping: $1.5M
- Highland Park orders all theaters, health clubs to close as part of city’s effort to limit spread of COVID-19
- Governor accuses Chicago election officials of ‘political posturing’ after they complain he should have postponed voting because of coronavirus
- Edward-Elmhurst Health updates visitor and patient policies amid Coronavirus concerns
- Posponen los Billboard de la Música Latina 2020
- How the San Francisco Bay Area coronavirus ‘shelter in place’ order works
- Burr Ridge Park District closed, schools move to e-learning amid concerns over coronavirus
- Supuesta profecía de Nostradamus sobre coronavirus siembra pánico
- Shout Out: Danielle Lesinski, National Merit Scholarship finalist from Maine South
- Column: Signing Robert Quinn makes Leonard Floyd another top-10 draft bust for Bears GM Ryan Pace. Will Mitch Trubisky be the next one?
- Siblings class helps families prepare for a new brother or sister
- Philip Rivers, nuevo QB de los Indianapolis Colts
- La Grange Park District cancels programs, closes facilities
- White House official calls coronavirus ‘Kung-Flu’ to Asian-American reporter as Trump defends ‘Chinese flu’
- Oak Park, River Forest coronavirus response: park districts, public libraries closed, parking restrictions eased
- México comienza a suspender eventos masivos por coronavirus
- Jet streams, temperature swings and other weather events that can only happen in the spring
- Decent: Downtown Naperville a ghost town in wake of virus shutdowns and behind the closed doors people are struggling
- Coronavirus is closing social security offices. Here’s how to get benefit help.
- Ceferin: ‘Es la mayor crisis que ha enfrentado el fútbol en su historia’
- Tinley Park man sentenced to 29 years in 2012 beating death of wife
- Lake County’s election moves forward with fewer election judges, some polling sites busier than others
- Family of teacher killed in Orland Park hit-and-run ‘frustrated’ that DUI charge against priest dropped
- Sunset Foods to dedicate hour of business each day to elderly, immune compromised amid coronavirus pandemic
- Shout Out: Dorelia Rivera, advocate for those with chronic health conditions, rare diseases
- Fallece el legendario boxeador Roger Mayweather, tío de Floyd Mayweather Jr.
- Niles North art students receive scholarship offers at art exhibition
- Column: Befuddled and grieving: As nursing homes restrict visitors in the COVID-19 crisis, one woman fears she’ll never see her mother again
- China to expel American reporters for the New York Times, Wall Street Journal and Washington Post
- 15 recipes to use those pantry staples you stocked up on
- Palmer Place in La Grange gets St. Patrick’s fest in before restaurants ordered to shut down
- Roger Mayweather, boxer and trainer, dies at 58
- Corrections and clarifications
- Lista de eventos deportivos anulados o aplazados por el coronavirus
- In Aurora area, a primary election in the age of coronavirus ‘wasn’t a normal time’
- Column: Public schools adjust to coronavirus shutdown with drive-up ‘grab and go’ meals
- Some big Chicago-area nature parks remaining open … for now
- Beds Plus operates only one location for overnight shelter and limits guests to 50 in response to risk of coronavirus
- Northwestern is No. 11 and DePaul No. 15 in final AP women’s basketball poll, while South Carolina finishes No. 1
- College of Lake County trustee, former Grayslake library, parks trustee dies unexpectedly
- Bernie Sanders needs delegates — but Illinois, Florida and Arizona are unlikely to help
- Kevin Durant among 4 Brooklyn Nets to test positive for the coronavirus
- Shut down? Stay open? A new business model? Chicago restaurants struggle on first day of closing
- Kohl’s will carry Lands’ End apparel online and in 150 stores this fall
- Michael Wolfe, DuPage County prosecutor who handled a string of high-profile cases, dies at 60
- Editorial: Republicans vs. the blue wave
- Elgin coronavirus roundup: No Catholic Masses through April, senior shopping hours at Fresh Market, council meeting canceled
- Elgin-area restaurants ‘trying to do anything we can to make a sale’
- La Pasión de Cristo en Iztapalapa, México, se realizará sin público por coronavirus
- Taste of Morton Grove goes on as usual with restaurant samplings
- Primary election results in Arizona, Florida and Illinois
- Editorial: How changed will the Illinois House be after Tuesday?
- Two Tweet of the Week surveys this week because, come on now, you have the time to fill them out.
- Homeless shelters brace for coronavirus outbreak amid closures, larger prevention efforts
- Coronavirus forced polling place changes in Arlington Heights and Buffalo Grove, and election judges report constantly wiping down surfaces
- Editorial: Illinois Supreme Court election watch
- Trump administration considering sending checks directly to Americans to bolster economy amid coronavirus
- Calumet Township woman among two Lake County COVID-19 cases; state says Johnson County man is second death
- St. Pat’s dinner becomes drive-through event; spirits remain high in Crown Point
- Aurora man accused of stealing car from gas station lot
- The Spin: Track Illinois primary election results | Coronavirus pits city elections official vs. Gov. Pritzker | State sees first COVID-19 death
- Buffalo Grove mayor declares a local state of emergency after village employee may have been exposed to COVID-19
- Editorial: Despite the pandemic, Illinois had its election. Was that the right call?
- With trials looming, IOC could adjust Olympic qualifying
- Biden gana primaria presidencial en Florida e Illinois
- Editorial: Springfield postelection: Don’t let coronavirus sidetrack remap and ethics reforms
- President Donald Trump clinches the Republican Party presidential nomination
- Coronavirus pandemic sends pot sales soaring: report
- Tom Brady reportedly has agreed in principle to sign with the Buccaneers
- Coronavirus in US: Death toll passes 100, ‘shelter-in-place’ in San Francisco, beaches crammed in Florida
- Voter turnout low in DuPage, Will Counties
- Voters in central Lake County put aside coronavirus risks to show up and vote in primary
- Facebook acknowledges a bug in anti-spam system that blocked coronavirus news
- Can coronavirus spread through delivery? And other COVID-19 food questions answered
- Naperville coronavirus roundup: Mayor issues ‘state of emergency,’ more buildings closed and events canceled
- Pierog wins Kane County Board chairman Democratic primary race
- Coronavirus around the world: 17 nursing home residents in Madrid die, miles-long traffic jams crop up at European borders
- 20 hands-on activities to keep kids busy during coronavirus quarantine
- Editorial: Voters send a message to neo-Nazi Arthur Jones
- NBC Sports Chicago is rerunning the 1996 Bulls and 2010 Blackhawks title runs and marking the 25th anniversary of Michael Jordan’s ‘I’m Back’ fax with a special
- Mayor de Blasio, Gov. Cuomo spar over whether NYC will face ‘shelter in place’ order as coronavirus cases in the five boroughs climb above 900
- After a whirlwind day on the NFL quarterback carousel, the Bears still are looking for one
- DuPage primary results to set county races for November; 510 of 930 precincts counted so far
- Editorial: Joe Biden keeps winning; what that means for Democrats
- Blue Island voters moving to halve City Council; voters in Calumet Park and Lynwood back term limits
- Evanston aldermen hold largely remote city council meeting as number of local cases of COVID-19 grows to 5
- Transgender judicial candidate Jill Rose Quinn declares victory in her Cook County judicial candidate primary bid. She could be Illinois’ first transgender elected official.
- Amanda Bynes, reunited with ex-fiancé, is now pregnant
- After nearly 20 years of Dorothy Brown, Cook County voters weigh in on her likely successor as Circuit Court clerk
- Editorial: Kim Foxx wins, but the Jussie Smollett controversy isn’t over
- Former Lake County sheriff Mark Curran to take on U.S. Sen. Dick Durbin
- Will County Democrats appear to nominate Jennifer Bertino-Tarrant for county executive, Laurie Summers for coroner
- Steve Kerr says USA Basketball still planning for Tokyo Olympics
- Barrington school district’s $147M referendum appears to garner ‘yes’ from voters
- Joe Biden wins Florida, Illinois and Arizona primaries, widening lead over Bernie Sanders
- Editorial: Incumbents holding strong in Illinois House races
- South Side woman, ‘one of the sweetest people you ever want to meet,’ is Illinois’ first coronavirus fatality; 22 stricken at long-term care facility
- Editorial: The (Jeanne) Ives of March
- Cook County State’s Attorney Kim Foxx claims nomination despite Jussie Smollett case, better-funded opponent