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- ‘It was contagious’: B.J. Armstrong lauds Dennis Rodman’s energy in helping the Bulls win 3 titles
- Daily horoscope for April 27, 2020
- Ask Amy: Playdates need parental permission
- Refugees try to make new start in Chicago as COVID-19 upends daily life: ‘Once we get back to the normal life, we want to walk freely’
- Coronavirus school shutdown has been particularly tough on kids with special needs: ‘It’s not just a disruption. We’re going to see kids who actually go backward.’
- Letters: Some stay away from the hospital because they don’t want to risk dying alone
- Column: Donald Trump hasn’t lost his mind. He’s just a lonely man looking for love.
- Daywatch: Pritzker warns party social distance violators, how school shutdown affects kids with special needs and recapping ‘The Last Dance’
- Farmers markets in some suburbs this year ‘won’t be the leisurely experience people are used to’
- Column: The Bulls always found a way to avoid disaster. How? Phil Jackson.
- NFL draft averages a record 8.4. million viewers over all 3 days
- Brazil’s Embraer says Boeing ‘wrongfully terminated’ $4.2 billion plan to team up, vows to seek damages
- Crown Point superintendent placed on paid leave asks for reinstatement
- Column: The Bears’ decision on Mitch Trubisky’s 5th-year option — at $24.8 million — should be an easy one
- New poll shows rising support for mail-in voting due to coronavirus concerns, but Trump’s opposition resonating with GOP voters
- Indiana church begins offering small in-person services
- Talk of the County: ‘Watch out Trump cult, he may be offering up a poison drink next, just like the Jim Jones cult’
- Official: Pandemic ravages Indianapolis trade shows, tourism
- Silenced by virus, Met Opera links for digital global gala
- Prevén avalancha de quiebras de microempresas en EEUU
- Talk of the County: ‘Wearing a cheap paper dust mask, bandanna, t-shirt or pair of underwear’ not ‘good enough when it comes to your health’
- Higher prices, fewer options for meat lovers as coronavirus closes more Illinois meatpacking plants
- There are no more hospitalized coronavirus patients in Wuhan, Chinese health officials say
- Should kids wear face masks? We asked a pediatrician
- Talk of the County: If you are upset about Trump’s nepotism, ‘What about Biden?’
- Speak Out: There’s more concern for prisoners than nursing home residents
- What’s on TV Monday: ‘Breeders’ on FX; coronavirus; Axios
- Canine therapy during COVID-19: A virtual wag, a window kiss
- Coronavirus is killing military vets at an alarming rate at a top-rated home in Pennsylvania: ‘They’re sitting ducks’
- Así fue como la nueva generación de modelos dominicanas se apoderó de las pasarelas
- She helped inspire ‘A League of Their Own.’ Now a former Chicagoan’s secret gay relationship is the subject of a new Netflix doc.
- Wondering how to delay memory loss? Study shows targeted lifestyle changes could help
- 5 things asthma suffers can do to keep lungs healthy amid coronavirus
- 5 tips for keeping the momentum going when working out at home
- The law denies stimulus checks to Americans married to immigrants in the U.S. illegally. An Illinois man alleges that’s discrimination.
- Coronavirus devasta a la familia de un bombero
- Isolation, boredom of staying home can be harmful in their own way, doctors say
- A loan for lost cookie sales? Girl Scouts of Alaska get small-business aid from feds.
- Italia fija fecha para reanudar entrenamientos
- Instalaciones de NBA reabrirían desde el viernes
- Talk of the County: Pritzker should have been better prepared, ‘and not waited for anybody else to pick up the pieces’
- Farmers markets will open in Chicago area, but most are delayed and are adopting distancing rules
- For pop stars in their 20s, it’s totally the ’90s all over again
- Talk of the County: Trump ‘is the most disgusting person I have ever heard’
- España permite salir a niños tras seis semanas de encierro
- Start-ups pursue ‘free money’ with relief funds, prompting backlash
- Federación de Ecuador echa a su presidente por contrato con Jordi Cruyff
- Can estrogen and other sex hormones help men survive COVID-19?
- Neighbors are helping older residents with grocery shopping during the pandemic: ‘It’s important for everyone to come together’
- Column: Trump has a ‘Nobel’ idea to cure COVID-19, so please pay attention to this wounded narcissist
- VIDEO: Niña de 2 años juega con hienas
- Oswego moving forward with plans for entertainment venue
- Winnetka 6-bedroom mansion sells for $3.2 million
- Officials verifying identities of bodies found in Lake County
- A survey of essential workers shows a political divide
- When you’re not a ‘math person’ and your kid needs help
- As coronavirus strikes prisons, hundreds of thousands are released
- How Las Vegas became ground zero for the American jobs crisis
- How Las Vegas became ground zero for the American jobs crisis
- Column: We need herd immunity from President Trump and the coronavirus
- Column: Deferring late fees a ‘lifeboat’ for property owners
- With 18 seniors among them, Warren baseball players hope their story gets an ending this summer: ‘We’re trying to look forward and not dwell on what’s been canceled.’
- Coronavirus victims tell their stories to dispel fear, stigma. Experts warn that some minority patients are being blamed for getting sick.
- Dennis Rodman’s college coach recalls recruiting him over H-O-R-S-E
- Candidates make changes to primary campaigns in face of COVID-19 pandemic
- As the pandemic shuts restaurants, Stan’s Donuts rolls along
- The NFL draft pics you haven’t seen
- Ronaldinho: ‘Jamás imaginé pasar por una situación así’
- Questions over North Korean leader Kim Jong Un’s health highlight US intelligence limits
- The NFL draft pics you haven’t seen
- Katie Ledecky is swimming, and studying
- Column: In bizarre times, ‘Bob’ provides cheer, guidance and a message of self-esteem
- President Trump’s focus on his base complicates his path to reelection
- Evictions won’t be enforced during stay-home order, but landlords and officials say rent should be paid — if renters can
- No, Michael Jordan didn’t fly to Las Vegas to bring Dennis Rodman back to the Chicago Bulls. Here’s the real scoop on the rescue mission.
- In unprecedented move, New York cancels its Democratic presidential primary due to the coronavirus
- Winnetka art deco manor sells for $3.2 million — half what owner bought it for in 2009
- Clásicos y start-ups: Las nuevas moticicletas 2020
- Reports: Israeli airstrike on Syria kills 4 gunmen, 3 civilians, is the fourth strike in less than a month
- Chicago Bulls continue to build their front office, reportedly adding Marc Eversley as the first black GM in team history
- Lightfoot leads ‘virtual field trips’ to major cultural institutions during coronavirus
- ‘Now there’s that void to be filled’: Lake County residents use quarantine to catch up, get ahead on home improvement projects
- FIFA quiere permitir cinco cambios por partido tras pandemia
- Big Ten schools take notice of freshman Janae Kent’s opening act at Oak Forest: ‘I’m ready to continue growing and getting more.’
- Can antibody tests help end the coronavirus pandemic?
- ‘Possible COVID’: Why the lulls never last for weary EMS crews
- Supreme Court rules insurance companies can collect $12B to cover their losses under ‘Obamacare’ provision
- College patisserie course in her own kitchen
- Artesanos encuentran paz y alegría en tiempos difíciles
- Stratford Fest cancels 2020 summer theater season
- Indiana’s Cass County clamps down with big jump in coronavirus cases
- Illinois repeals controversial workers’ compensation rule that presumed front-line workers with COVID-19 got it on the job
- Chicago TV ratings for ‘The Last Dance’ increase in its 2nd week on ESPN
- Supreme Court rules insurers such as now-gone Land of Lincoln entitled to $12B in Obamacare risk payments
- Windy City ThunderBolts continue to play waiting game due to coronavirus: ‘No season would be a big blow … there’s no way to sugarcoat it.’
- How to break into your retirement piggy bank in the during the coronavirus crisis
- Lake Forest 8-bedroom mansion sells for $2.9 million
- NBA lookback: Dennis Rodman says he could have guarded LeBron James in his prime
- Pentagon releases 3 Navy videos showing UFOs
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- Boys basketball notes: After running out of time in the sectional final, Chesterton sophomore guard Travis Grayson says that loss ‘is going to motivate me’ for next season
- Carmen Electra recuerda sus tiempos alocados con Dennis Rodman en ‘The Last Dance’
- Gary up to 366 COVID-19 cases with 12 deaths; 3 police officers test positive
- CDC adds six COVID-19 symptoms to its list, but many doctors, hospitals already were using them
- Young activists in Lincolnshire organized a community window rally to make up for their canceled Earth Day event
- Federal judge orders additional social distancing measures at Cook County Jail
- Review: ‘If It Bleeds’ gives Stephen King fans 4 new stories
- Margaret ‘Peg’ Price, first and only female mayor of Naperville, dead at 87
- Boeing shareholders approve directors despite proxy advisers’ cautions
- Unauthorized flyers of Bemis Woods closure not accurate
- Marmion’s Jordan Glasgow goes in sixth round of NFL draft, while Marmion’s Luke Juriga and NCC’s Broc Rutter sign as free agents
- Medical marijuana is booming amid the coronavirus pandemic
- Commentary: Evanston’s new blight: Brown-papered windows of shopkeepers like me, on life support
- Film festivals team up to offer free global fest on YouTube
- Many of Chicago area’s essential workers are people of color and live in lower-income neighborhoods, new analysis says
- Column: It’s tempting to dismiss our kids’ more minor complaints right now. We shouldn’t.
- Meat inspectors are terrified their job is a coronavirus ‘death sentence’
- Commentary: Cooking from my pantry and what I’ll miss about self-isolating
- Pareja usa su restaurante para alimentar a familias latinas afectadas por el coronavirus
- Oak Lawn dentist puts Senior Idol hopes on hold, but that’s not stopping him from making his own kind of music
- New this week: Netflix teen romances, Chesney, JoJo albums
- Lakers received $4.6 million ‘small business’ loan from feds, returned it
- ‘Sondheim 90th Birthday’: With songs from Meryl Streep, Bernadette Peters and Patti LuPone, who would have expected so much feeling via livestream?
- Warming climate in Norway reveals relics of an ancient Viking trade route
- HR chief at SD220 retiring at end of school year; school board approves current director as successor
- Oak Park bans all public events through end of June; A Day in Our Village celebration canceled
- Detroit students have a constitutional right to literacy, federal court rules
- Commentary: If the U.S. Postal Service sinks, so does my business
- Cierra tortillería El Milagro tras la muerte de un trabajador por coronavirus
- Dozens of Chicago sports stars are scheduled to appear Wednesday night on NBC Sports Chicago’s telethon for coronavirus aid
- Federal felon voting rights trial begins in Florida, via a conference call
- The Goonies reunited for an epic virtual hangout 35 years after film came out
- The most poignant coronavirus shortage: Selling out of sympathy cards
- Ya son más de 3 millones los contagiados de coronavirus en el mundo
- Seniors with coronavirus show unusual symptoms, doctors say
- Hemp farmers may now qualify for federal economic relief
- Commentary: Overwhelmed by the COVID-19 data? Here are 8 rules for understanding the numbers.
- Arrest made in drive-by shooting at ‘Duck Dynasty’ star Willie Robertson’s estate
- ‘You did it!’: OLCHS grad with leukemia wraps chemotherapy, gets surprise drive-by visit by parade of well wishers
- Column: The high school graduating class of Great Pandemic 2020 needs our support, and applause
- Lake Forest creates grant program for small businesses during coronavirus pandemic
- Heat wave draws ‘summer day crowd’ to California beach
- Zion woman in critical condition after Sunday shooting
- Disruptions to the food industry create new challenges for chicken farmer | PHOTOS
- NBA pushes back their plan to reopen facilities until May 8 at the earliest
- Aurora’s Blues on the Fox fest postponed due to coronavirus pandemic
- Letter: A special ‘thank you’ to Northbrook
- Heat wave draws ‘summer day crowd’ to California beach
- Menos carne en el mercado por contagio de coronavirus en los mataderos
- Public hearing on whether Hinsdale should have temporary moratorium on demolishing historic homes delayed by coronavirus restrictions
- Prisiones y coronavirus, coctel explosivo en Latinoamérica
- Hanover referendum question omitted from Lake primary ballot; election board to inform voters of error and correct ballot
- Insurance giant Aon to cut most employees’ pay 20% as CEO predicts COVID-19 recovery may take years
- Bundesliga plan to restart faces increasing opposition
- Rafael Nadal does’t see tennis back soon, is worried about injuries
- No visitors, limited anesthetic: Giving birth amid coronavirus means ‘you can’t control anything’
- Column: Drive-in movie theaters give us something to look forward to, even if they can’t open yet
- Letters: Editorial misses the mark in criticizing R. Kelly’s request to be freed from jail during pandemic
- 5 dead in Milwaukee shooting at home on city’s north side; suspect in custody
- The SEC sits atop the conferences with most selections in the 2020 NFL Draft
- Jimmy Fallon calls fans to rename books with #QuarantineABook
- Mauricio Ochmann es un hombre ‘pisoteado’ en ‘R’
- ‘The Last Dance’ soundtrack — from Prince’s ‘Partyman’ to LL Cool J’s ‘I’m Bad’ — is now available on Spotify
- Argentina dará por concluida su temporada de fútbol por el coronavirus
- Asian celebs work to combat racist attacks amid pandemic
- Commentary: Get ready for discrimination based on coronavirus immunity
- From delivery drivers to curbside pickups, here is how much to tip during the coronavirus pandemic
- For hotels, Airbnb, cleanliness is next to essential: Hilton teams with Lysol maker, Mayo Clinic on COVID-19 cleaning procedures
- ‘The Rise of Skywalker’ llegará a Disney Plus el 4 de mayo
- Chicago artists design masks for charity
- Coronavirus is affecting small businesses in Chicago. Here’s what you need to know about federal and state loan programs.
- La F1 pone fecha para iniciar la temporada
- Chicago releases new COVID Coach app to help people track symptoms, find testing sites
- Netflix lanza documental sobre Michelle Obama
- Top ER doctor who treated virus patients dies by suicide
- On day of remembrance in Australia, services in lockdown replaced by home vigils
- On day of remembrance in Australia, services in lockdown replaced by home vigils
- Mourinho asegura haber visto más talento en Ronaldo que en Cristiano y Messi
- Corrections and clarifications
- Cuando el dinero del norte deja de llegar
- Hallan cinco muertos a tiros en una casa de Milwaukee
- Plans to open former Sherman Hospital as COVID-19 overflow facility on hold for now, Elgin mayor says
- Options available or unemployed hospitality workers during the coronavirus crisis
- Realize you can’t do everything perfectly while working, taking care of kids
- Here’s what you need to know about jobs and employment during the coronavirus pandemic
- With mosques closed amid pandemic, Muslims celebrate Ramadan with family, helping others
- Estas son las razones por las que JLo es considerada ‘toda una reina’
- La NBA retrasa vuelta de entrenamientos hasta el 8 de mayo
- Aurora City Council to vote on fund to help businesses hurt by COVID-19 pandemic
- Subastan camiseta de Maradona por una buena causa
- Attorney General William Barr to federal prosecutors: Look for unconstitutional coronavirus-related restrictions
- 15 people dead from coronavirus in one week in Kane County — 8 from Geneva, coroner says
- Tokio 2021 ya tiene fecha, pero los interrogantes perduran
- How did GM Ryan Pace do with his draft class? And should the Chicago Bears pick up Mitch Trubisky’s option? The Bear Download podcast dives in.
- Magic forward Aaron Gordon takes shot at Dwyane Wade over dunk contest score in rap video
- Chicago principals demand more masks, hand sanitizers, distancing barriers for workers who remain in schools
- Aurora set for another remote online City Council meeting
- Coronavirus roundup for Naperville; nearly 5,000 test positive in DuPage, Will
- Mayor Lori Lightfoot says she could see MLB games played in Chicago this summer — but ‘probably’ with no fans in the stands
- After initially backing federal aid to states, Trump questions ‘bailing out poorly run states’ like Illinois
- Editorial: No more horse-drawn carriages in Chicago. But then: What to do with the horses?
- Ministra del gabinete de AMLO da positivo a nuevo coronavirus
- Editorial: Pritzker’s stay-home order in question. Win for downstate, setback for overall public health.
- The Spin: Trump fires on states run by Democrats | Lightfoot further condemns weekend Chicago house party | Michelle Obama’s COVID-19 PSAs airing in Chicago, nationally
- Michelle Obama documentary ‘Becoming’ to premiere on Netflix
- Sotheby’s offers benefit auction with Sting, Hillary Clinton
- Chicago Blackhawks fire President John McDonough. A ‘difficult decision to embrace change,’ Rocky Wirtz says.
- Coronavirus in Illinois updates: Here’s what happened April 27 with COVID-19 in the Chicago area
- White House releases new coronavirus testing guidelines, but experts doubt targets are sufficient
- In race for a coronavirus vaccine, an Oxford group leaps ahead
- ‘Quarantine fatigue’ has more people going outside, researchers find
- Coronavirus updates: Brazil emerging as potentially next big hot spot as death toll worldwide tops 200,000
- Nursing home workers authorize May 8 strike at 40 Illinois facilities, most in Chicago area
- Haircuts at home during coronavirus pandemic | PHOTOS