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Ask Amy: Mother-in-law can’t get a word in edgewise
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Daily horoscope for May 12, 2020
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A Mokena family just wanted a puppy during the pandemic. Now they’re out $250 as advocates say dog scams are on the rise.
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Telethon featuring Tina Fey, Spike Lee, Sting and others raises $115M for New Yorkers impacted by COVID-19
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Daywatch: Illinois’ projected COVID-19 peak now mid-June, Wisconsin Republicans oppose federal relief for Illinois and where to see the Blue Angels fly over Chicago
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Wisconsin Gov. Tony Evers allows nearly all nonessential businesses to reopen with limits
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Projected peak for coronavirus in Illinois now mid-June, says Gov. J.B. Pritzker, who’s now confined to his home after senior staffer tests positive for COVID-19
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2.3 million more Illinois jobs at risk: The devastating economic toll of the virus in 6 charts
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Navy’s Blue Angels to fly over Chicago in show of ‘national solidarity,’ thanks
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A summer without swimming? Pools could be ‘one of the last places’ to reopen as coronavirus restrictions begin to ease.
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YouTube star Corey La Barrie dies after L.A. car crash; ‘Ink Master’ star Daniel Silva arrested
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The pandemic forced author events to go virtual — an innovation that may stick even after lockdowns end
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Longtime Wilmette pharmacist who delivered prescriptions dies at 82: ‘The drug store was his life’
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‘Hamilton’ film release moved up more than a year, coming to Disney+ July 3
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Caution tape, Plexiglas and french fries: Dine-in restaurants reopen in Porter County with limitations
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El Milagro delays reopening tortilla plant
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There are about 6,000 Michael Jordan cards — and this high-end collector owns about 4,000 of them. Inside his quest to own them all.
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Column: Outbreak of opportunism is already infecting our post-pandemic click-bait culture
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Another coronavirus change: Expo Chicago art fair moves to next spring
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Indiana officials say most businesses abiding reopening plan
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Waukegan plans to distribute nearly $300,000 to aid coronavirus relief efforts
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Oprah Winfrey to launch live virtual experience on wellness
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My worst moment: ‘Bosch’ star Titus Welliver and the road-raging TV network executive
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Best gifts to get a sheltered-in-place graduate
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The best semi-permanent hair color
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The best road bike tire
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6 people from Elgin/South Elgin die from coronavirus in last week; Elgin launches online COVID-19 dashboard
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The best mini crib
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Speak Out: Politics and a call for prayer
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Fauci advierte sobre ‘sufrimiento y muertes innecesarias’
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Pedro Martínez ayuda en Dominicana por pandemia
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Tenis, primer deporte habilitado en Argentina
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Han muerto 111 trabajadores de la salud por coronavirus en México
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Old Town home with Carrara marble bathroom: $950K
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MGT to detail plan for Gary schools in renewal bid
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La marcha de Vettel de Ferrari abre muchas puertas
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After losing 8 months of work, singer Heather Moran keeps busy by creating livestreams
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‘Up From the Streets’ documentary streaming at Siskel Film Center spotlights New Orleans music
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The first signs of travel’s return? Top tourist destinations share plans for reopening
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Noel Schajris salda una cuenta pendiente con ‘Hijo del mar’
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22 crazy cool face masks
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Dr. Anthony Fauci testifies before Senate committee
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Indiana Beach gets $3 million incentive, must reopen this year if COVID-19 allows
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22 crazy cool face masks
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A drive-by art show turns lawns and garages into galleries
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Tribal Nations face most severe crisis in decades as the coronavirus closes casinos across US
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Glassdoor layoffs due to COVID-19 include nearly 200 in Chicago office
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No yeast? Here’s the easy way to start a sourdough starter from a baking expert
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AMLO decreta que siempre sí quiere a las fuerzas armadas en las calles
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Skip the steak, buy the brisket: Consumers need to be flexible amid beef bottlenecks
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Chicago imposes new rules for 3rd-party food delivery companies, requiring transparency on receipts
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Whipped Dalgona craze is perking up sales of instant coffee
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A group of Chicago churches has formed a food delivery service that caters to underserved communities and helps shoppers stay inside
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Still no stimulus check? You must use website tool by Wednesday or you’ll be waiting weeks longer, IRS warns.
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Cook County sheriff accuses lawyers for jail inmates of shifting their demands over COVID-19 precautions
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Esta semana: Taylor Swift, Maléfica y especial de Marshall
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Eat rat, make new body: Easy stuff for pythons
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Valparaiso city government makes plans to reopen
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As President Trump urges reopening the economy, thousands are getting sick on the job
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New Park Ridge eatery among many suburban small businesses frustrated by PPP loan process
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Ahmaud Arbery’s shooting death — and fears of racial profiling — weighs heavily on Chicago’s black running community: ‘The danger feels more and more personal’
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Memorial Day to ‘look much different’ this year amid COVID-19
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Simeone: ‘Messi es una máquina de hacer goles y Maradona era el fútbol argentino’
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Recovered COVID-19 patients in Orthodox Jewish community flock to donate plasma
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The social-distancing shamers are watching
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With red tape lifted, Dr. Zoom will see you now
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Can the NFL really return to normal this fall?
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If airlines are suffering, why are some planes so full?
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The first signs of travel’s return?
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Wait, you can cook? The secrets we’re discovering about each other (and ourselves) in quarantine
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Gatorade’s ‘Be Like Mike’ jingle almost didn’t happen, says the ad exec who created the song
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They fled the coronavirus. Now they’re in scenic limbo.
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Escaped peacock is lured back by mating call from police officer’s phone
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Virus spreading near US meat plants at twice the national rate
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A drive-by art show turns lawns and garages into galleries
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In shutting out threat, seniors in continuing care communities feel shut in
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Tortillería El Milagro se mantendrá cerrada hasta nuevo aviso
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Movie-related products still hit stores despite film delays
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Discipline looks different in a pandemic
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Little Richard wasn’t conceited. He was underappreciated.
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Bryan Adams ataca con rabia a China por comer murciélagos y hacer virus
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How to see Comet SWAN in night skies
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¿De safari durante la pandemia?
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Chicago auto mechanic has faced short slowdowns after blizzards, but now no one’s driven anywhere for weeks. ‘This is a new one.’
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Recruiting notes: Libertyville graduate Peterson picks a new direction and will transfer to USC, not Minnesota
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14 virtual summer camps for kids K-12
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All In Illinois adds at-home learning resources for kids from state museums
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‘Capone’ review: A frequently grotesque, angry take on the titular gangster Tom Hardy portrays
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Los ricos infectaron a los pobres al propagar el coronavirus por el mundo
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España, Inglaterra e Italia afrontan la última recta para reanudar su fútbol
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As Asian Americans face racist attacks, a PBS series celebrates their unsung history
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US Navy Blue Angels fly over Chicago as part of the ‘America Strong’ campaign
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Broadway shutdown extended until at least Labor Day
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Ex-Rep. Todd Rokita might join race against embattled Indiana Attorney General Curtis Hill
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Can a preschooler socially distance? Children’s museums say they’re ready for the challenge
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Officials at North Shore high schools plan for virtual graduations as in-person ceremonies appear less likely
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Guided by his parents, Pat Rafferty becomes a selfless beacon for Sandburg in baseball: ‘I wanted to be an example to the younger guys.’
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Go Away With … Matthew Morrison
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Nursing home lobby ‘pressing for liability shields,’ law expert says
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In midst of pandemic, resorts prepare for summer guests
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Cubicle comeback? Pandemic will reshape office life for good
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July 4 will be an all-American, COVID-19 battleground this year. ‘Hamilton’ will be at the center of the fight.
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Community news
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United Airlines will give passengers worried about COVID-19 on packed flights a chance to rebook
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How a business credit card fits gig work
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NYC detects 52 cases of mysterious COVID-linked syndrome in kids: de Blasio
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Why lighting up and COVID-19 don’t mix
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Study shows how Airbnb hosts discriminate against guests with disabilities as sharing economy remains in ADA gray area
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Dos iglesias hispanas de NY, más de 100 feligreses muertos
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Represent your favorite college with these face masks
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Column: Ice cream shop closed after customers berated staff for social distancing. Then humanity’s good side kicked in.
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As coronavirus lurks, families are locked out of nursing homes. Is it safe inside?
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With a growing family, Crown Point’s Keith Iddings decides to retire from coaching after 23 years: ‘If you want to be a part of these people’s lives, you have to be there.’
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Crowdsourcing smartphone app shows promise in tracking new coronavirus cases, study finds
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China’s coronavirus back-to-work lessons: Masks and vigilance
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Purdue Northwest eyeing steep cuts, chancellor says
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Fauci: habrá consecuencias graves con reapertura acelerada
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Thousands of Illinois families with mixed immigration status have been denied stimulus checks. Lawsuits and lawmakers push to change ‘these inequities.’
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Simon & Schuster CEO Carolyn Reidy dies at 71, company says
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More than 140 dead from COVID-19 at local long-term care facilities: Illinois health department
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Waiting for unemployment checks adds stress for Northwest Indiana residents caught in COVID-19 economic fallout
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‘Entierros exprés’ ponen en duda cifras de virus
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Detenido exfutbolista colombiano Edwin Congo en operación antidroga en España
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Airlines are racking up billions in debt to get through COVID-19. Can they survive?
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‘Spaceship Earth’ review: A captivating look back at Biosphere 2 and life in isolation
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Graduate gets name featured on Pickwick Theatre marquee, courtesy of his parents
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Businessman Willie Wilson threatens lawsuit to force Illinois to pay for face coverings under Gov. J.B. Pritzker’s order
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Ex-Naperville North star Zoe Swift makes quick transition to coaching while waiting out pause as professional player: ‘It’s a cool experience.’
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Here’s what suburban high school seniors have to say about missing out on graduation ceremonies and proms
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‘Hamilton’ de Lin-Manuel Miranda a Disney Plus el 3 de julio
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Así es como terminan las pandemias
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Quickly
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Mayor Lori Lightfoot says city will ‘take action’ if defiant churches hold in-person services despite stay-at-home orders
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Couple bathes and blow-dries their chickens… then tea time
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‘Bombshell’ concert stream will reunite cast of ‘Smash’
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Attack on maternity clinic in Afghanistan kills at least 16 people, including two newborn babies
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Speak Out: How do TV newspeople continue to have perfect hair?
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Counterfeit masks are reaching frontline health workers in the US
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Indiana court asked to rule on replacing attorney general
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Ibrahimovic entrenará solo durante dos semanas tras regresar al AC Milan
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Nigerian immigrant working as CNA dies of COVID-19 months before becoming nurse, citizen
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Kobe Bryant’s sports academy retires his ‘Mamba’ nickname
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Michigan teachers raise classroom pets at home amid pandemic
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Elgin cancels outdoor fests, cuts city staff pay and won’t open pools, zoo as part of cost-saving measures
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Comings & Goings: Sandwich shop owner chips in for healthcare workers
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$2,500 Merit Scholarships awarded to 17 high school students from Districts 203 and 204
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How to deal with redirected aggression among cats
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Editorial: Coronavirus is teaching us lessons on how to coexist with nature
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Couple bathes and blow-dries their chickens … then, tea time
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Michigan teachers raise classroom pets at home amid pandemic
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At Northwestern, members of a tightknit group of veteran ICU nurses, age 58 and up, are signing on for COVID-19 duty. Meet the ‘Old Dolls.’
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Commentary: Many of us are trying to figure out how to deal with this new normal. Maybe part of that process is acknowledging the yuck factor of masks
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No importaban las capturas, sólo ‘los muertos’
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‘Double rainbow guy’ Paul Vasquez dies at 57
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‘Scratching the surface’: Batavia graduate Glenn Albanese bounces back from Tommy John surgery, steps into key role at Louisville
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‘(This) will help meet an urgent need in the community’: Planned Parenthood opens Waukegan medical clinic
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Southtowners: Morgan Park Academy 8th graders qualify for state finals
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Ancianos rechazan ser intubados por miedo a Covid-19
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Hyatt to cut 350 employees at its Chicago headquarters as part of wider layoffs prompted by the COVID-19 pandemic
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Indiana Republicans call off in-person state convention
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Who replaces Booger McFarland and Joe Tessitore on the Monday Night Football? Here are the odds.
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Immigrants with work visas, suddenly jobless, must leave the US if they aren’t rehired
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Crosby: More homeless in the streets is a sign of the times
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Iglesias entregan alimentos en comunidades desatendidas y ayudan a compradores a no exponerse
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Faced with Holcomb’s COVID-19 timetable, Highland decides to cancel July 4 parade, festival
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Supreme Court appears likely to reject Trump’s claim that he is immune from criminal investigation
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Thieves steal three cars in Naperville after finding doors unlocked and keys inside, police say
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Academia de Kobe Bryant retira su apodo ‘Mamba’ y cambiará de nombre
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Naperville community asked to ring bells for the class of 2020
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Column: Warehouse proposal, canceled events and closed facility are a ‘perfect storm’ for Chicagoland Speedway in Joliet — but shouldn’t lead to track’s demise
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El coronavirus tiñe la experiencia de los salones de belleza
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Munster police seized four handguns last weekend, cops say
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Teletón recauda $115 millones para afectados por coronavirus en Nueva York
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¿Puede el coronavirus sobrevivir en billetes?
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Letters: People are not sheep for deferring to those using scientific expertise
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Cook County Health simulation lab prepares for ‘worst of the worst’ as coronavirus pandemic rages on
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Junior high student from Aurora recognized for environmental science video
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Laporta: ‘Me gustaría que Guardiola volviera al Barca’
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Aurora library finance committee to discuss possible employee furloughs
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With re-election on his mind, Trump is visiting one part of Pennsylvania that could hold the key to his chances: The what, where and why
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Commissioners continue to work out details for Lake County reopening
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NBA lookback: Michael Jordan prevented Horace Grant from eating after a bad game
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Aurora financial program offers online counseling
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Jimmy Kimmel says he received death threats for airing an edited Mike Pence video
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Mexicano acusado de abuso infantil es extraditado a EEUU
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Local prosecutors under investigation in the Georgia slaying of Ahmaud Arbery
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Pets of the week
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Ian Anderson, líder de Jethro Tull, sufre una enfermedad de pulmón incurable
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Commentary: What children need most as they face pressure to learn during this pandemic
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Niles-Maine Library abates $1 million in property taxes
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As MLB considers a pandemic-shortened season, Mayor Lori Lightfoot says she doesn’t think Chicago will be ready for large crowds by July
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News briefs: Free masks, vehicle stickers on sale, Pace to suspend Route 241 bus
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Editorial: Donated pizza and doughnuts as salve for hospital workers. Have you stepped up?
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Uber reportedly in talks to buy Grubhub. The deal would combine two of the top three food ordering platforms in the country.
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‘The Last Dance’ takes up the murder of Michael Jordan’s father, James. 5 things to know about the criminal case that followed.
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EMSA wants city to turn over ownership of charter school campus in order to save money on renovation
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Gusten o no, los bateadores designados en la Nacional producen
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State working to give Illinois hospitals cash infusions amid coronavirus struggles
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Morton Grove cancels Fourth of July fest, parade, fireworks, with flicker of hope it could occur later in year
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‘A pretty scary thing:’ Kid illness tied to the coronavirus worries doctors, parents
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Lafourcade quiere regalar alegría con ‘Un canto por México’
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Temen en EEUU que despidos ‘temporales’ sean permanentes
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Dems’ more than $3 trillion new coronavirus stimulus package boosts state aid, ‘hazard pay’ for essential workers
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Des Plaines tops 1,000 COVID-19 cases, 58 deaths reported in Niles; check case numbers by town
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Corrections and clarifications
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Naperville playing host to #LiftYourVoice, a do-it-yourself ?community music project with global aspirations
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Oprah Winfrey lanza experiencia de bienestar virtual
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Commentary: Attorney General William Barr’s push to dismiss Flynn charges: How will history remember it?
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Broadway actor Nick Cordero emerges from coma, his wife says
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Dr. Anthony Fauci warns of ‘suffering and death’ if US reopens too soon
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Estadio de los Rangers de Texas ofrecerá concierto en autos
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The Spin: Pritzker, Lightfoot mull tougher enforcement of stay-at-home order | Willie Wilson threatens suit over face covering order | As Congressional Dems float $3T relief package, local mayors share fiscal woes
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Franklin Park Ice Arena gives skaters warm welcome during parade
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Commentary: The NCAA’s expansion of sexual violence policy is unfair to athletes
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Column: Did Trump’s view of the coronavirus change after he learned who was getting sick?
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New research is reshaping the thinking on COVID-19 in children
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Local businesses get help to reopen and recover from municipalities, chambers of commerce
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Morton Arboretum to reopen for members June 1 after coronavirus closure
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Report: Structural racism — from segregated housing to limited job opportunities — responsible for high rate of COVID-19 deaths among African Americans
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Nancy Loo lists Fox River Grove home for $525,000
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Column: As Gov. Pritzker chides MLB players for ‘holding out for … high salaries,’ baseball risks a black eye if owners and the union can’t reach a deal
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22-year-old Aurora father of two killed in shooting was turning his life around, family says
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Wisconsin’s opening of nonessential stores prompts mixed reactions in Lake County border towns
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North Central College furloughing employees and eliminating staff positions as pandemic takes financial toll
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St. Charles East offensive lineman Dylan Barrett gets early jump on football career at Wisconsin: ‘I knew it was the place to be.’
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Casey’s Foods closes temporarily for deep cleaning after employee tests positive for COVID-19
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Car rally honors Franklin Park veteran on 95th birthday
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No one wants to hear your ‘sorry, can’t’ excuse for not filling out the Tweet of the Week survey
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Gov. J.B. Pritzker calls on legislature to ‘act expeditiously’ on coronavirus relief package as state reports record 4,000 new cases
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Coronavirus in Illinois updates: Here’s what happened May 12 with COVID-19 in the Chicago area
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Column: Maybe a flyover by the Blue Angels during the pandemic wasn’t such a bad idea after all
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‘Older people really can survive this COVID’: After battling illness for over a month, Oak Lawn octogenarian couple beat the coronavirus
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Healthcare agency sues Midlothian over home for kids exposed to coronavirus
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Federal authorities: Two men charged with drug trafficking, illegal handgun possession from Oak Park apartment
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Lake County creates deferred property tax payment plan for those impacted by coronavirus
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Tony Shalhoub says he and actress wife Brooke Adams have recovered from coronavirus
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100 best Seinfeld episodes of all time
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¿Va a solicitar beneficios de desempleo por primera vez? 7 cosas que debe saber:
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CDC guidance shelved by Trump administration officials stressed plans for coronavirus resurgences, documents show
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Anderson Cooper tells Howard Stern why his ex will help raise baby son Wyatt
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Mid-American Conference eliminates tournaments in 8 sports and scales them back in men’s and women’s basketball
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The DuSable Bridge turns 100
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Judge puts Justice Department’s move to drop Michael Flynn case on hold, will let outside individuals and groups weigh in
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Chicago Bears receiver Anthony Miller is studying the NFL’s best — and Michael Jordan’s mindset — as he recovers from another shoulder surgery
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No MLB economic plan was discussed in the 1st session with players on the proposed plan to return
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Howard Stern to Trump supporters: He hates you and so do I
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Trump is courting black voters. His shortcomings on the coronavirus are a problem.