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- Daily horoscope for April 6, 2020
- Ask Amy: COVID-19 pushes one spouse out of bed
- Woman taken into custody after man stabbed to death on West Side, police say
- Chicago police officer hit by vehicle during traffic stop
- Letters: Support for the arts is essential, especially now
- Editorial: You love your local businesses. Coronavirus is punishing them.
- Illinois officials promised to ban prone restraint in schools. Then, they changed their minds.
- McDonald’s to donate 1 million N95 masks to Illinois health care workers
- Column: Coronavirus, the new police superintendent and the murderous underbelly of Chicago
- Ask Anna: Finding out someone is gay after a summer romance
- Animal shelters are seeing a surge in adoptions, as rescue pets and their new owners help each other cope with the coronavirus pandemic
- Floridians’ views about climate change can shift widely based on age, politics and location
- Trying to cope with despair? Take solace in the compassion and empathy of Bill Withers and John Prine
- Daywatch: Pritzker criticizes federal virus response, state delays school prone restraint ban and why baking sourdough is easier than you think
- McAuley engineer day introduces female students to STEM career possibilities
- A coronavirus case curtails operations at domestic violence court, even as hotline calls increase
- Brides cope with coronavirus uncertainty, share horror stories and support
- Nick Foles cut the base value of his contract by more than half in a ‘crazy’ restructuring that makes sense for the Chicago Bears — and their new QB
- Column: Social distancing in the coronavirus pandemic is a privilege many can’t afford
- Mythical March Madness: We played out a projected NCAA Tournament bracket — here’s who would have won it all.
- Manchester City’s Kyle Walker partied with sex workers during coronavirus lockdown
- From long toss in the backyard to BP in the driveway: How Cubs players are staying ready for an uncertain opening day
- Dwyane Wade extends olive branch to Aaron Gordon; Udonis Haslem says no need
- Canceled open houses and virtual home tours. Realtors pivot amid pandemic to keep selling homes
- Kanye West’s art portfolio as an Oak Lawn student worth thousands, ‘Antiques Roadshow’ appraiser says
- Coronavirus patients rush to join studies of experimental drug remdesivir
- Lin-Manuel Miranda brings ‘Hamilton’ to John Krasinski’s ‘Some Good News’
- Sidewalk notes bring smiles to hospital staff during virus
- El incierto futuro de la histórica campaña 25 de la MLS
- Pandemic hurts ability of nations to face natural disasters
- Hobby Lobby, which initially resisted, closes all its stores for COVID-19
- Column: With coronavirus pandemic, there’s no ‘normal’ on the horizon. America must brace for a long haul
- Walker se disculpa por hacer fiesta con prostitutas pese a confinamiento
- Ron Vara, AKA Peter Navarro, highlights case for more China tariffs
- Más de 1,000 militares de EEUU tienen coronavirus
- Tigresa del zoológico del Bronx da positivo al coronavirus
- A podcast about ‘Scrubs’ hosted by its stars is the amusing distraction we need at this moment
- Pandemic hurts ability of nations to face natural disasters
- Already braced for COVID-19, towns watch the rising Mississippi with fear
- US will give terrorist label to white supremacist group for first time
- Weather will improve in time to enjoy the ‘Super Pink Moon’
- ‘Empire’ 100th episode airs Tuesday. Few scripted TV shows filmed in Chicago reach that milestone.
- Column: Americans don’t trust the media anymore. So why do they trust the Cuomos?
- As coronavirus stresses resources, PAWS asks for help: ‘We’re not going to be able to adopt our way out of this’
- The rising heroes of the coronavirus era? Nations’ top nerds
- Meet the Xenobots, virtual creatures brought to life
- ‘Un grupo asombroso’ entra al Salón de la Fama
- What’s on TV Monday: The Plot Against America; Coronavirus
- Pelosi, Schumer push for airline aid without ‘unreasonable conditions’
- Facebook hampers do-it-yourself mask efforts
- Stuck inside? Keep walking
- Morat lanza un mensaje positivo frente al coronavirus (VIDEO)
- Asesinado un hombre que organizó una fiesta en Baltimore
- Porter County COVID-19 cases jump to 75, officials say
- Talk of the County: ‘Trump is dangerously unqualified to be president’
- Wisconsin’s Door County told out-of-towners to stay home. Governors issued stay-at-home orders. Hundreds still came.
- Talk of the County: Pritzker ‘sounds like a spoiled child, continually demeaning the president’
- Column: Americans don’t trust the media anymore. So why do they trust the Cuomos?
- Fallece madre de Pep Guardiola a causa del coronavirus
- DIY kits that can get you started on a new coronavirus quarantine hobby
- Primer ministro británico, hospitalizado pero con buen ánimo
- Talk of the County: Report on refrigerated semi-trailer ‘creates more fear and anxiety, which already is skyrocketing’
- They were the last couple in paradise. Now their resort life continues.
- Closed and without March Madness bets, sports betting faces new pressures
- In a time of need, we turn to Sister Jean
- Warmer weather in Chicago may bring severe thunderstorms Monday, Tuesday
- Emilio Estefan rescata a 300 de sus empleados de la crisis por coronavirus
- Michigan pot sales don’t skip a beat, relying on new online and curbside model
- Masters moves to November, BMW Championship at Olympia Fields is pushed back a week and British Open is canceled in a reworked 2020 golf schedule
- Panic-buying for coronavirus affects diabetes patients: They can’t find rubbing alcohol
- Fashionably great: Sal Cannella stays busy in weeks leading up to NFL draft
- Preocupación en México: Más gasto social y sin rescate empresarial por brote
- Dancing alone: A senior center keeps clients up and moving
- Group looks to turn former Caterpillar site near Montgomery into industrial park
- Trump: ‘Quiero que los fanáticos vuelvan a las arenas’
- Hundreds of thousands of Afghan refugees flee from Iran’s hot zone, spreading the coronavirus
- Autocrats’ dilemma: You can’t arrest a virus
- As school moves online, many students stay logged out
- Millennials already burdened with college debt are now facing another economic crisis
- Ellis Marsalis appreciation: A pianist who nobly upheld jazz standards
- Empleados de supermercados son vitales, pero tienen miedo
- Cubs reportedly are targeting a shortstop in the international signing period
- With fewer drivers on the road because of coronavirus, Allstate will return $600 million in premiums to its customers
- After COVID-19, how will Americans’ view of the world change?
- Talk of the County: Donald Trump is ‘the modern day version of Jim Jones’
- As coronavirus cases surge, 3 out of 4 US hospitals are already facing COVID-19
- Sears closes all stores through April in response to COVID-19
- EEUU desperdició casi dos meses para adquirir equipo médico
- Speak Out: Mayor Lightfoot shouldn’t have chosen an outsider for police superintendent
- Woman injured when someone in passing car opens fire on Edens Expressway, state police say
- Alcaldesa de Chicago se une a equipos deportivos en campaña contra el coronavirus
- COVID-19 expert explains what soap does to virus
- Talk of the County: Pelosi and ‘demi-rats’ are ‘hitting us when we’re down, and they’re waiting to devour us’
- Evanston-raised Northwestern student set to compete on ‘Jeopardy!’ this week
- Speeding contest on I-65 results in charges for pair: police
- Honor Blackman, who played James Bond’s Pussy Galore, dies at 94
- United, American slash flights to New York City
- ‘Iconic’ River Forest mansion sells for $1.8 million
- Lindsay Lohan vuelve a la música 12 años después con ‘Back to me’ (VIDEO)
- Nueva York enterraría víctimas de coronavirus en parques
- Column: State lawmakers face far-reaching decisions in coming months
- Mayor Lori Lightfoot joins 8 Chicago sports teams in a new ‘We Are Not Playing’ ad campaign to help stop the coronavirus spread
- Cantar ópera en casa, aunque no le guste a tu perro
- Marist graduate Angela Zedak made most of short first season for Northwestern in softball: ‘She’s probably the hardest worker I have ever coached.’
- 5 ways to spruce up your yard this spring
- Conserving artwork a calling for Aurora man
- Jerusalem’s Palm Sunday procession scaled back due to virus
- Unos 50 mexicanos han muerto por coronavirus en EEUU, les recomiendan incinerarlos
- La NFL adapta proceso del draft a tiempos de pandemia
- Dancing alone: A senior center keeps clients up and moving
- Spring 2020: It’s here even if we aren’t
- Let’s eat: Everyone, including the Easter Bunny, loves this carrot cake
- River Forest mansion, built in 1926, sells for $1.8 million
- Lori Lightfoot announces ‘We Are Not Playing’ campaign
- Jerusalem’s Palm Sunday procession scaled back due to virus
- Catch this week’s supermoon, which is looking to be the biggest and brightest of the year
- Column: South suburban food pantries change procedures while serving more people during coronavirus pandemic
- NBA coaches prepare for possible intriguing playoff matchups
- Tottenham’s Heung-min Son to undertake mandatory military service in South Korea during English Premier League suspension
- Leave your reusable grocery bag at home in coronavirus pandemic, some markets tell customers
- ‘She is great now and only getting better’: Junior forward Rachel Balinao becomes more than a goal scorer for Oak Forest
- Viacrucis sanitario antes de morir en Ecuador
- Car parades, balloon drops and other ways to make a kid’s birthday in quarantine special
- Carmen Aub: ‘Sí se puede y vamos a salir adelante’
- Woman at long-term care facility in Naperville dies after contracting coronavirus; first death reported in the city
- Cae exdiputado y ‘enfrentará la justicia’ por ataque a saxofonista oaxaqueña
- Gaga raises $35M for virus fight, curates all-star TV event
- A dream deferred: Art of Dosa regroups after coronavirus closed its promising new Chicago restaurant
- Lottery jackpots are getting smaller. You can blame the coronavirus.
- Northfield teacher makes face shields to prevent spread of coronavirus: ‘Everyone is trying to figure out what they can do to help’
- Fallece Radomir Antic, histórico entrenador en España
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- ‘Cada vez que salgo, me pongo en riesgo’
- NFL going virtual for upcoming draft
- A season cut short: Former East Aurora star Ryan Boatright rides ‘the game of life,’ caps fifth year playing professional basketball abroad
- Hijos de Tigres del Norte debutan en tiempos de coronavirus
- Indiana Supreme court calls on local judges to work with representatives to ‘review current facility populations’ amid COVID-19 pandemic
- Canadá cuestiona calidad humana de Trump
- ‘We’d play anywhere’: NHL playoff scenarios run the gamut of where, when and how
- ‘Tiger King’ Joe Exotic to reveal more Carole Baskin allegations in new series
- Coping with coronavirus anxiety. 10 ways to decompress and create a cozy space while you stay at home
- St Francis Xavier School families tackle the coronavirus with a viral video
- Delays and shortages exacerbate coronavirus testing gaps in the U.S.
- Cadre of Chicago-area priests trained to minister to dying coronavirus patients
- Delantero surcoreano del Tottenham comienza su servicio militar obligatorio
- Enfermera deja el trabajo, dice que por falta de protección
- Say hello to ‘Trolls,’ farewell to ‘Modern Family’ this week
- Coronavirus deja ya más de 73,000 muertos en el mundo
- ‘Prisoner of Her Past’: Celebrating an 89th birthday amid a pandemic
- ‘I put in the work’: Florida International recruit Johnell Davis from 21st Century named to the Indiana All-Star team
- Lady Gaga se mete de lleno en la lucha contra el coronavirus
- Column: Advice for the housebound: Take a stroll. There’s architectural beauty out there.
- Al Kaline, the Hall of Fame outfielder known as ‘Mr. Tiger,’ dies at 85
- 10 of the best moments from March Madness national championship games
- A look back at Hall of Fame inductees Kobe Bryant, Kevin Garnett and Tim Duncan’s long career of playing against each other
- Bald eagle draws La Grange Park neighbors out to enjoy the sight of national symbol
- Elgin teacher making house calls to fix students’ broken instrument strings: ‘They need playing as an outlet’
- Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot defends getting a haircut amid coronavirus outbreak, says stylist wore ‘a mask and gloves’
- Coronavirus pandemic puts Kane County taxes in the spotlight
- Honor Blackman, Pussy Galore en James Bond, muere a los 94 años
- Hammond church defied order to hold services, mayor says; some churches petition to have Easter services
- Wilmette and Winnetka park districts to host ‘socially-responsible’ egg hunts this weekend
- Concert industry could lose $9 billion this year due to the coronavirus pandemic
- Aquí puedes revisar el número de casos de Covid19, por código postal en Illinois
- Survivors of COVID-19: Even as patients recover, emotional scars linger. ‘It was life-altering.’
- Aurora, Will County to offer electronics recycling
- Cuba usa tratamiento homeopático contra coronavirus
- Gov. J.B. Pritzker urges people to ‘use technology’ to gather for Passover, Easter and other religious observances
- Se suicida el Dr. Gonzalez, médico de equipo francés tras contraer coronavirus
- Commentary: On turning 30 during a pandemic — it’s just another crisis for our generation
- Letters: Community leader: We are stronger fighting this crisis together
- Chicago police have dispersed groups more than 1,500 times as CPD enforces social distancing and stay-at-home order
- Key food prices are surging after virus upends supply chains
- New restaurants planned for vacant Toys R Us property in Orland Park
- Triton College staff donates thousands of PPE items to first responders, medical professionals
- Coronavirus update: DuPage/Will cases now exceed 1,650, Naperville tops 100, food drive and COD fund to help those in hardship
- El Inter de Milán ve posible fichar a Messi
- ChicagoNow’s 20 best posts of March 2020
- ‘We’re not looking for a bailout’ say top American chefs — but it might be what the restaurant industry needs to survive
- Merrillville School Board plans live public meeting Tuesday
- What to know about malaria drug hydroxychloroquine and its treatment against the new coronavirus
- Teen tests positive for coronavirus in Cook County juvenile detention center
- Debate heats up over using anti-malaria drug hydroxychloroquine against COVID-19
- Mayor Lori Lightfoot names marketing officer to help Chicago tourism rebound from pandemic stagnation
- Primer ministro británico, en unidad de terapia intensiva
- UFC 249 still on, with Tony Ferguson fighting Justin Gaethje on April 18
- 4 Bears are named to the NFL’s all-decade team for the 2010s
- Lincoln Center ofrece programa En Casa de música latina
- Waukegan District 60 to go mobile with meal distribution amid coronavirus-related school closures
- Commentary: Food insecurity adds to COVID-19 vulnerability for too many
- Rush University Medical Center joins global study of the drug remdesivir to treat coronavirus
- 11 COVID-19 virus deaths reported at one central Indiana nursing home; state’s stay home order extended to April 20
- Mike Tyson recuerda cuando dormía con tigres y quería enfrentar a un gorila del zoo
- Vulnerables de Perú mendigan comida empujados por cuarentena
- Scantily clad students, noisy neighbors, careless cats and more work-from-home fails during shelter in place
- Lake County to buy 23 flood-prone properties, return them to open space
- Gloria Estefan recupera un éxito de los ’80 y canta ‘ponte la máscara’ (VIDEO)
- Tracey Marshall, former Hinsdale Central volleyball coach, dies at 42
- British Prime Minister Boris Johnson moved to intensive care unit after coronavirus symptoms worsen
- Commentary: ER doctor: Next COVID-19 fight is to flatten the bureaucracy
- Electric truck startup Rivian pushes launch back to 2021 as COVID-19 delays Normal factory retooling
- Mayor Lori Lightfoot floats move to crack down on congregating outside Chicago liquor stores
- Nine more Kane County residents dead of coronavirus, including three from Elgin, coroner says
- Aurora to apply for grants for portable soccer field, education area at zoo
- CPS estimates 115,000 students need computers for e-learning as it tries to close ‘unacceptable digital divide’
- Coronavirus reported in 67 more people in DuPage County, but no new deaths
- Arlington Heights working to create and collect messages for time capsules to be buried at village park
- Editorial: Coronavirus 101: What’s not social distancing? Congregating at parks
- As temperatures are forecast to soar into the 70s on Tuesday, officials to step up stay-at-home enforcement
- Pritzker signs executive order allowing medical furloughs for IDOC inmates vulnerable to coronavirus
- Bulls have interviews with at least 2 candidates for a new head of basketball operations, but several other targets are already off the board
- Editorial: The hot mess in Wisconsin over its primary shows why our elections need to modernize
- Stevenson High School announces tentative summer dates for prom, graduation and offers families a ‘sense of hope’
- Despite coronavirus fears, Chicago’s primary turnout was nowhere near a record low
- Baltimore Council President Scott pushes for racial breakdown in city coronavirus cases
- Gov. J.B. Pritzker continues sparring with White House over requested medical supplies as deaths in Illinois top 300
- The Spin: Today in Trump vs. Lightfoot and Pritzker | Top Democrats float ‘virtual’ nominating convention | Wisconsin primary on tomorrow, despite battles
- As COVID-19 cases increase, intensive care beds are filling up at Chicago-area hospitals
- School districts donate high-demand N95 masks, other PPE items to hospitals and first responders: ‘We’re happy to do whatever we can to assure a healthy community’
- Bernie Sanders remains in the presidential race — but Wisconsin could be his last stand
- Column: Unprepared for a crisis, America’s response to pandemic economics falls short
- NFL: The all-decade team of the 2010s
- Some high schools continue letter grades during remote learning, others going ‘pass or incomplete’
- Joliet nursing home confirms employee died after contracting COVID-19. Facility also has had 2 resident deaths.
- Illinois lawmakers vow to push forward with a ban on prone restraint in schools
- The NBA is changing its pre-draft process for workouts and interviews
- Coronavirus in Illinois updates: Here’s what happened April 6 with COVID-19 in the Chicago area
- NBA coaches prepare for possible intriguing playoff matchups
- Coronavirus deaths appear to be leveling off in New York as the toll climbs past 10,000 in the US
- Cardinal Pell welcomes dismissal of abuse conviction by Australia’s highest court