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- Coronavirus in Illinois updates: Here’s what happened March 31 with COVID-19 in the Chicago area
- Daily horoscope for April 1, 2020
- ‘We can’t meet, but we will gather’: Faith leaders adapt to offer services for Passover, Easter
- Column: Let’s face it. We’re a little afraid of Mayor Lori Lightfoot.
- Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer is on Joe Biden’s list of candidates for vice president
- Column: What will be the lasting image of our coronavirus pandemic?
- Commentary: Paying rent during a pandemic — banks, landlords must be flexible
- Mariners take extra precautions as Great Lakes shipping season gets underway
- Cool start to spring means there’s still time to prune your yews
- ‘Star Wars’ actor Andrew Jack dies of coronavirus at 76 in Britain
- Recovered from the coronavirus, Illinois native Colton Underwood tackles a new foe: ‘The Bachelor’ franchise
- Chicago’s elder jazz musicians are playing not just for money but for time and yearn to return to the stage
- Why we’re delaying the announcement of the Readers’ Choice Dining Awards winners
- Daywatch: What the extended shutdown means for CPS, the COVID-19 impact on marijuana and a Chicago couple’s Zoom wedding
- Teachers and students create protective gear for essential workers in coronavirus battle: ‘I realized … I have the exact skill that people are calling out for’
- Three finalists named for consideration as Chicago Police Department superintendent
- Buy a book from your local indie bookstore. We’re going to need them when the coronavirus lockdown is over.
- Bears Q&A: Are you sure Nick Foles is the new starting QB? Will this be GM Ryan Pace’s last draft? Is wide receiver really a ‘need’ for a win-now roster?
- Busy hurricane season projected, but early months could be light as coronavirus concerns continue
- Driver of car killed in collision with CTA bus in West Englewood
- Suburban Chicago newspaper chain 22nd Century Media folds amid coronavirus ad drought
- Urgent question from small businesses: When will aid arrive?
- 14 NFL teams will make the playoffs in 2020 — that’s almost 44% of the league. And that means the pressure on the Bears to win now will be even greater.
- Fact check: Trump says he didn’t question ventilator needs (he did), that he’s not feuding with governors (he is) and the population of Seoul is 38 million (not even close)
- A global ‘free-for-all’ to buy and sell face masks emerges amid coronavirus battle
- Graduation cancellations due to coronavirus are bittersweet for first-generation grads and their families
- About 70 University of Texas students chartered a plane to Mexico for spring break. So far, 28 of them have tested positive for coronavirus.
- CNN’s Chris Cuomo, with coronavirus, completes show from basement
- 24 ways to make dish duty a little easier
- Feds ease DACA renewal rules during coronavirus, but court may OK ending program protecting immigrants. ‘It’s really scary.’
- Wallace Roney, jazz trumpet virtuoso, is dead at 59 due to coronavirus complications
- Passover sweets: Brownies and cookies from alternative flours provide comfort during these tough times
- How your slow cooker can make Passover dinner prep so much easier
- U.S. businesses cut 27,000 jobs in March, before virus hit and unemployment exploded
- Un pelotero está a favor de usar mascarillas en juegos de béisbol
- Video parody of ‘Friends’ a way for one south suburban school district to connect with students during virus shutdown
- Column: We need Amazon now more than ever during this coronavirus crisis – and that’s a big problem
- Speak Out: Grateful for employees working at essential stores
- Boy, 8, killed when shots fired into home, Indianapolis police say
- Un Elvis Presley le canta a médicos y confinados desde el balcón pero atrae a la policía (VIDEO)
- Coronavirus infections are ravaging Missouri nursing homes
- ‘Our vacation was stolen’: VRBO guests fume over refunds on trips dashed by coronavirus
- A century ago, sports rises from ravages of war and disease
- El Barca se aprieta el cinturón tras las millonarias pérdidas por la pandemia
- What’s on TV Wednesday, April 1: ‘The Magicians’ on Syfy; Coroanavirus coverage
- Hanover Central graduate Stevan Micic’s Olympic dream is on hold after the postponement of the Tokyo Games, but he was prepared for the worst
- Grayslake Central graduate Coby Moe’s abbreviated freshman season at Northwestern a good introduction to Division I baseball all the same: ‘Every day is a new challenge.’
- Trump: se vienen dos ‘semanas infernales’ por COVID-19
- Ask Amy: Toxic family leaves a mark
- Column: Fun times in Lake County taking back seat to growing pandemic threat
- Las domadoras de leones de Egipto dominan el negocio
- Éxodo de trabajadores migrantes indios a pie por coronavirus
- What we’re ordering today: Parachute’s deservedly famous bing bread, plus soothing, spicy Korean beef soup
- Fear, isolation and financial stress. How do we cope with it all?
- Ex-etiquette: Time for parents to put differences aside, work together
- WFH with a roommate or loved one? 5 ways to avoid killing each other
- Virtual First Fridays event to keep monthly Aurora celebration going during pandemic
- Two ‘underground’ vegetables join forces in a soup you’ll want to share
- Hospitals tell doctors they’ll be fired if they speak out about lack of gear
- Mantén limpio el auto para prevenir coronavirus
- Elgin’s Carrot the cat has won Instagram fame — and a birthday call from Ellen — by letting her 3 favorite kids dress her in costumes and give her ‘spa treatments.’
- Column: A coronavirus letter home to my beloved, who is sitting 6 feet away
- ‘People love their toys’: Car condos are coming to northern suburbs buoyed by interest from enthusiasts
- ‘America’s Test Kitchen’ has the recipe to hit season 20
- School District 308 begins remote learning program
- Commentary: Chicago needs a wartime financial plan, now
- Stuck at home? Gardening can provide food, mental relief
- The rent: To pay or not to pay? Amid coronavirus, that is the question for businesses across Chicago.
- Muertes por coronavirus en Nueva York superan el millar
- Un excampeón de la MLS combate ahora como doctor el coronavirus
- Fun and educational ways to entertain your kids during coronavirus quarantine
- TradeWinds making masks, surgical gowns to aid local workers
- Ciudad de México acerca cine online gratis al público
- El día del censo encuentra a EEUU paralizado por el virus
- J.K. Rowling starts Harry Potter At Home for housebound families
- Illinois offers 2-sport Florida athlete Terrion Arnold a chance to play football and basketball
- Two Aurora men die in Montgomery crash
- Wimbledon cancelado por primera vez desde la Segunda Guerra Mundial
- Dua Lipa’s ‘Future Nostalgia’ is a party with a purpose
- Virus forces religions to improvise, isolate for holidays
- Taylor Hawkins de Foo Fighters te enseña a tocar la batería (VIDEO)
- FDA warns to stop using Zantac heartburn products because of potential cancer risk
- MLB cancela serie Cachorros-Cardenales en Londres
- Letters to the Editor
- Aurora spring yard waste collection begins Monday
- Los oficios ‘invisibles’, vitales en el confinamiento
- NFL considera una ‘temporada normal y tradicional’ pese actual pandemia
- Experts share tips on getting your face ready for spring
- Puerto Rico cierra cuarteles policiales por coronavirus
- Shaquille O’Neal explains his appearance at Joe Exotic’s ‘Tiger King’ zoo
- Coronavirus and seniors: How to stay safe, and how to help
- ‘Adjust on the fly’: Grundy County Speedway puts safety first before opening for the season
- ‘Animal Crossing’ is the perfect way to spend quarantine
- Oswego police begin daily check-in program for seniors during coronavirus pandemic
- Tinley Park high school associate principal lauded by state organization
- Más de 50 artistas se unen para grabar Resistiré 2020, el himno para vencer juntos al coronavirus (VIDEO)
- Gobierno facilita renovación de DACA ante coronavirus, pero el programa podría terminar. ‘Es realmente aterrador’
- Hinsdale-Clarendon Hills District 181 pushes back possible restart date to May 1
- With rent due this week for many people, here’s how to get assistance in the Naperville and Aurora area if you need it
- ‘Tiger King’: What happened to Carole Baskin’s husband, Don Lewis?
- NFL releases new team hats for 2020 NFL Draft
- Why the global recession could last a long time
- México, muy vulnerable al Covid-19 por obesidad y diabetes
- Why the global recession could last a long time
- Census Day arrives with the US almost paralyzed by the spread of coronavirus
- Former Bears backup quarterback Chase Daniel sells Glencoe house for $1.48 million
- Former Bears backup quarterback Chase Daniel lists Glencoe house for $1.55 million
- Officials fear spike in Lake County domestic and child abuse due to shelter-in-place stress
- Despite revenue losses during pandemic, Aurora area park districts work to be ready to eventually reopen facilities
- Bad behavior. Bad choices. Bad timing.
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- Column: Longing for comfort while in isolation during coronavirus pandemic
- Football notes: H-F’s Sean Allen ‘speechless’ after receiving scholarship offers from Buffalo and Kent State
- Struggling Macy’s to be removed from S&P 500
- Events underscore importance of NATO
- Messages of Hope in Chicago during coronavirus
- Why Asia’s new coronavirus controls should worry the world
- Commentary: A Zoom Seder? We’re adjusting, and there are options for Passover
- If you have coronavirus symptoms, assume you have the illness, even if you test negative
- A Chicago-shot indie’s premiere is delayed because of the coronavirus — and then resumed, virtually
- COVID-19 changed how the world does science, together
- Streaming Friday: ‘Never Rarely Sometimes Always,’ a teenaged odyssey far from John Hughes country
- Why Asia’s new coronavirus controls should worry the world
- First woman drafted in NBA avoids coronavirus, but not its frustrations
- El Real Betis reduce sueldo de jugadores por el coronavirus
- ‘Contagion,’ the virus movie with renewed popularity, was filmed all over Chicagoland
- Messages of hope: Forced inside by coronavirus, Chicagoans reach out through window signs, sidewalk chalk and more
- Coronavirus may kill 100,000 to 240,000 in U.S. despite actions, officials say
- Column: From Fanatics to Bauer, sports equipment manufacturers do the right thing by pivoting to the safety of health care workers
- The Farmer’s Dog: Everything you need to know about this dog food delivery service
- The best portable propane deep fryer
- The best Zoya nail polish
- The best bedside sleeper bassinet
- ‘Future Nostalgia’ de Dua Lipa es una fiesta con propósito
- The best miter saw stand
- The best softball bat
- Bears backup quarterback Chase Daniel lists Glencoe house for $1.55 million as he signs with Detroit Lions
- Cancelación de graduaciones por coronavirus ‘agridulce’ para universitarios de primera generación y sus familias
- Hospital chaplains find creative ways to offer compassion, despite coronavirus restrictions, so no one has to die alone
- Wimbledon is canceled for the 1st time since World War II because of the coronavirus
- Independiente Medellín y jugadores pactan reducir salarios
- Elgin roundup: Elgin has 17 confirmed COVID-19 cases; New Life Covenant working on temporary daytime homeless shelter
- Agricultores en EEUU, los más vulnerables ante coronavirus
- New Lake, Porter COVID-19 cases jump Wednesday; Gary says it has 32 confirmed positives
- Erin Jaskierski and Nicole Koppers feel golden about Andrew’s future in girls soccer: ‘We lost some of our seniors. We have not lost our talent.’
- Maluma lanza ‘Qué chimba’ y un reto para quedarse en casa
- Column: The right to travel within the US should not be a casualty of the coronavirus
- Burr Ridge trustees vote to exempt some village employees from FMLA guidelines
- Real estate deals tap technology for virtual tours, closings | Photos
- Gov. Pritzker commutes sentence of Montgomery cancer patient in prison for ordering 42 pounds of THC-infused chocolate
- How the ‘Never Bernie’ voters threw support behind Joe Biden and changed the Democratic primary
- Mark Cuban no longer optimistic about a May restart for NBA
- Piden a ICE que libere a ‘detenidos de bajo riesgo’, la propagación de COVID-19 es ‘una bomba de tiempo’
- UEFA pospone más fútbol en medio de incertidumbre
- T-Mobile completes its Sprint takeover, creating new wireless giant
- They were told their coronavirus test results would take days. These Fox Valley residents waited more than a week in self-isolation.
- Veteranos de MLB recibirán pagos diarios durante suspensión por coronavirus
- Illinois’ extended ‘stay at home’ order applies to golf courses too: No hitting the links through April 30 — at the earliest
- ¿Por qué no hay advertencias sobre coronavirus en comida?
- Assistant coach Jamall Walker leaves Illinois to join Bryce Drew’s staff at Grand Canyon
- Nearly 3,000 sailors assigned to the USS Theodore Roosevelt to leave aircraft carrier amid coronavirus outbreak
- City worker dies of coronavirus, Mayor Lori Lightfoot announces
- 3 dead, at least 8 wounded in shootings since Tuesday morning
- Dolly Parton donates $1 million to coronavirus research
- ‘All my income is gone’: Tenants, landlords voice coronavirus fears as rents come due
- How to talk to your landlord about rent if coronavirus closures have affected your paycheck
- Wartime production law has been used routinely, but not with coronavirus
- Cops: Man found dead behind dumpster in Fulton River District
- Infected but feeling fine: The unwitting coronavirus spreaders
- How we use our bodies to navigate a pandemic
- Wisconsin governor deploys National Guard soldiers to help at the polls in next week’s presidential primary
- ‘I believe in myself’: Austin Adams remains unfazed by Kaneland competing in 2A for cross country but 3A for track
- Airlines refuse to collect passenger data that could aid coronavirus fight
- Letters: CPS teachers, staff are responding to the crisis
- Elgin Fire Department adjusting rules to lower staff exposure to COVID-19 patients, preserve protective gear
- House Democrats want to enact an infrastructure package similar to Trump’s $2 trillion stimulus plan
- President Trump resists national stay-at-home order to stem the spread of coronavirus, leaving it up to the states
- ‘Never thought I would need it’: Americans put pride aside to seek aid
- Evanston seeks community volunteers to help with coronavirus response
- Chicago’s street musicians are finding new corners to play on, since nobody’s on the street thanks to coronavirus
- Dybala: ‘Le dije a Cristiano que en Argentina le odiamos un poco por su forma de ser o caminar’
- Airlines, desperate for revenue, flying cargo-only routes during coronavirus crisis
- Column: Thank workers you encounter (from at least 6 feet) when shopping for essentials during coronavirus pandemic
- Mayor Lori Lightfoot blasts Trump for ‘wildly wrong’ statements, says Chicago faces a coronavirus peak and must ‘stay diligent’ or risk erasing progress
- State’s first COVID-19 prison death was double murderer serving life for attack on Buffalo Grove family
- Rob Gronkowski set to serve as grand marshal for virtual NASCAR
- All 146,000 federal inmates to be locked in their cells for 14 days in effort to slow the spread of coronavirus
- Boil order lifted for Northbrook neighborhood after holes found in 57-year-old water main
- US to deploy anti-drug naval ships near Venezuela, sources say
- Dolly Parton dona 1 millón para investigación de coronavirus
- In another century, another pandemic ended Stanley Cup final
- EEUU desplegará buques frente a Venezuela
- ‘Jails are petri dishes’: Inmates are being freed as the coronavirus spreads quickly behind bars
- IndyCar’s virtual race to be aired on NBC Sports Network
- First ‘Jeopardy!’ win from Naperville’s Hemant Mehta comes down to a smart bet and a little luck
- IndyCar’s virtual race to be aired on NBC Sports Network
- IHSA ‘optimistic’ about playing a spring sports season if schools return to session on May 1
- Under coronavirus threat, Mayor Lori Lightfoot, aldermen urge Chicagoans not to head outside once weather warms up
- Wuhan’s favorite noodles are back as virus-hit city recovers
- Árbitros mexicanos, los privilegiados de Latinoamérica
- Bucktown home with floor-to-ceiling marble fireplace: $1.9M
- The cancellation of Cubs’ London series isn’t a shock, but it’s still disappointing for fans who planned to make the trip: ‘It seemed perfect. Too perfect.’
- It’s April Fools’ Day. So a K-pop star decided to pull a coronavirus prank.
- New York firm to acquire Assurance Holdings and make Illinois its Midwest regional headquarters
- Indiana testing more for coronavirus as deaths rise to 65
- Illinois schools are now shut until May because of coronavirus. Here’s what that means for students, parents and teachers.
- EdisonLearning ending Roosevelt contract in Gary
- La Grange Park neighbors use the street to exercise in good social distance form
- Column: Blind Chicago author Beth Finke and her husband are in a difficult spot: He has coronavirus, and she might. ‘It’s a hell of a thing.’
- Bosses snap up surveillance software to spy on remote workers
- ‘America’s Test Kitchen’ llega a su 20 temporada
- Scientists offer more evidence coronavirus is spread by seemingly healthy people who show no symptoms
- Job search tips for college seniors graduating during the coronavirus pandemic
- Will County Forest Preserve District’s planning a cat park for Naperville — or are they?
- Técnico español de Pumas acepta bajarse el 80% del salario
- The Spin: Pritzker vs. Pence on ventilator supplies | Gov: Illinois’ unemployment funds ‘not enough’ | Lightfoot vs. Vallas on fiscal response to COVID-19
- Midwest Collegiate League, home of the Oilmen, makes a rule change to allow current college seniors to play this season: ‘It’s the right thing to do.’
- North Central College to allow residence hall to be used by city employees who need to self-quarantine
- Reportan un sistema de salud colapsado y muertos en las calles de Ecuador por coronavirus
- Aurora man charged with 17 counts of sexual assault
- Los Tigres del Norte apoyan el censo, pero también la cuarentena (VIDEO)
- 1 wounded in Englewood neighborhood Wednesday afternoon
- Forced to close and down to 1 employee, Oak Lawn Children’s Museum adapts its programming while seeking donations to one day reopen
- Some kids rely on schools for much more than an education. So schools are trying to find ways to reach them during the shutdown.
- Beyond Hunger, CPD officers partner to deliver 100 bags of groceries to vulnerable seniors
- Federal judge signals he won’t postpone Wisconsin’s presidential primary scheduled for next week
- Overwhelmed with coronavirus patients and lacking medical equipment, doctors may soon face a difficult decision
- Coronavirus outbreak taking toll on city of Aurora’s finances
- Commentary: Without Obamacare, the COVID-19 crisis would be far worse
- After a strong junior season, Oswego lineman Otto Hess makes a big impression with college recruiters
- Locals drive through Little Village to remind residents to fill out the 2020 census
- Commentary: John Prine peeled back the mysteries of ordinariness for Chicago fans
- Potempa: First ‘Paddington Bear’ author bio publishes, courtesy of Chesterton writer Tolin
- As Chicago households fill out 2020 census during coronavirus pandemic, some Latino neighborhoods are falling behind in participation
- New York deaths double in 3 days from coronavirus as Americans brace for ‘a bad two weeks’
- 10 activities for kids and families to do while self-isolating
- County maps reveal suburban spread of coronavirus infections. Some of the highest numbers are in the northern suburbs.
- New UIC coach Luke Yaklich keeps Dee Brown on staff as an assistant
- Hazel Crest man faces murder charges in Lansing man’s slaying
- Elgin U-46 cancels proms, postpones graduation ceremonies in wake of schools remaining closed through April 30
- U.S. Open will still continue as scheduled, even after Wimbledon cancelation
- Column: Golden Moutza of March provides some light amid the darkness of coronavirus
- Crown Point man faces animal cruelty charges after dragging, hitting calf with an all-terrain vehicle: court records show
- DuPage reports 3 new deaths of people with coronavirus — 2 from nursing homes. Countywide total is at 13.
- Small northwest Indiana theaters adjust to coronavirus closings, uncertain future
- Column: Gov. Andrew Cuomo is a media hero in the pandemic. Mayor Bill de Blasio is a scapegoat.
- Vecindarios latinos de Chicago se están quedando atrás en participación del censo
- ‘On NBA radars’: Valparaiso sophomore guard Javon Freeman-Liberty declares for the draft while retaining his eligibility
- Coronavirus daily case count again nears 1,000; National Guard enlisted to fight spread at Stateville
- Fountains of Wayne songwriter Adam Schlesinger dies of coronavirus complications
- Kevin Thomas Duffy, federal judge in decades of terrorism cases, dies at 87
- Cuando se espera que cada estado alcance el uso máximo de recursos en la pandemia de coronavirus
- When each state is expected to hit peak use of resources in coronavirus pandemic
- Coronavirus in Illinois updates: Here’s what happened April 1 with COVID-19 in the Chicago area
- Column: We’re betraying our doctors and nurses
- Feds: Man intentionally derailed LA train near hospital ship