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Daily horoscope for May 14, 2020
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Ask Amy: Dating confidence can’t be faked
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ComEd offers grants to people, non-profit groups struggling to pay power bills
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Column: Maybe African American youths would listen to Mayor Lightfoot if she listened to them
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Column: A cop invokes the Constitution to urge #coronavirus resistance
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Cooking with CBD oil can help with anxiety, sleep issues, other conditions, proponents say
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Beckett Cypher, 21-year-old son of Melissa Etheridge, dies
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How to bring back Chicago arts and entertainment faster: Take it outside?
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Daywatch: Lakefront to remain closed, Wisconsin now without COVID-19 restrictions and Chicago braces for Mexican beer shortage
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13-year-old boy shot in his home in Washington Park on South Side
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With religious services now online, music helps keep worshipers at home connected to their churches
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1918 in Chicago sports: Despite World War I and the Spanish flu, George Halas thrived — and the Chicago Cubs may have dodged a fate worse than losing the World Series
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Wisconsin now without COVID-19 restrictions after state Supreme Court strikes down Gov. Tony Evers’ stay-at-home order
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Chicago’s lakefront will remain closed, but here are the industries that Mayor Lori Lightfoot says are on track to expand or reopen during next phase
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Chicago’s legendary Tamale Guy is shut down during pandemic, but community rallies to support him
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‘Ladies and gentlemen, we are not Cook County.’ Pritzker’s geographical grouping in COVID-19 fight rankles many officials.
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Many cities around the globe saw cleaner air after being shut down for COVID-19. But not Chicago.
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Summer camp files for bankruptcy as parents clamor for refunds: ‘I think it’s going to be like getting blood from a stone’
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New inflammatory condition in children probably linked to COVID-19, new study finds
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Nearly 3 million more seek US jobless aid; coronavirus layoff toll now 36 million
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Professional golf is back. Here’s what you should know about Sunday’s skins game, Tiger Woods’ return and new PGA Tour safety guidelines.
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Study estimates 2.8% coronavirus infection rate for Indiana
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Construction continues on the ‘Field of Dreams’ ballpark in Iowa. But will the Aug. 13 White Sox-Yankees game go on as planned?
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Indiana legislator accused of racist Facebook post, again
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Popular TikTok app is latest target of biometric privacy case as four Illinois teens file suit
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Counting on birds and a legacy
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FBI serves warrant on Sen. Richard Burr in investigation of stocks trades linked to coronavirus
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Farming tractor returns to family after 68 years of service and memories: ‘I’ve been tracking it down most of my life’
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Meat plant closures mean pigs bound for slaughter are gassed, shot in the head instead
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Looking for a swing set to occupy the kids during the pandemic? You might be out of luck.
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Justin Willman says his Netflix series ‘Magic for Humans’ is a perfect escape
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Rays ace Blake Snell has a message for MLB owners who want 50-50 revenue split: ‘Pay cut is not happening’
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Heat’s Udonis Haslem says Michael Jordan crossed line with fighting words
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Turkish soccer player Cevher Toktas confesses to killing 5-year-old son in hospital
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Biography of Ida B. Wells coming out in 2021, publisher says
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El efecto dominó tras la llegada de Carlos Sainz a Ferrari
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Column: Lightfoot says lakefront will remain closed, Lake Michigan responds: ‘Oh, thank God’
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How to stay safe as restaurants, salons and shops reopen
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Thousands are headed to Alaska’s fishing towns. So is the virus.
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They are not doctors or nurses. But they share the same elevated exposure to coronavirus, and they feel forgotten.
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Raddish Kids review: Does this cooking education service help occupy bored children?
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Vacuna contra coronavirus podría estar lista en un año
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When will live music return? Kenny Chesney says fans are ‘horny for it’
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La MLS examina reanudar en una ‘burbuja’ en Disney World
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The best salicylic acid face wash
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The best Rachael Ray dog food
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The best Blue Buffalo dog food
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Americans keep clicking to buy, minting new e-commerce winners
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Elmo the Muppet readies for his own starry HBO talk show
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Michael Jordan’s relentless competitiveness, and onetime accessibility, were captured during quiet moment in Deerfield in April 1993
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EEUU: 36 millones de desempleados durante la pandemia
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Extra pay for many essential workers is expiring, even as COVID-19 deaths mount. Labor groups fight to keep ‘hero pay.’
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Cats can transmit the coronavirus to each other, but they probably won’t get sick from it
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Column: States keep failing black people
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Anti-lockdown protesters get in reporters’ (masked) faces
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Campus life in the fall? A test with no clear answer
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Prohibido besar la pelota en Sudamérica
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Classes canceled at Cal State colleges, but football may not follow
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Elgin council agrees to give charter school land to EMSA but won’t pay for demolition or repair work
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The promotion will be virtual for new ‘Hunger Games’ novel
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Rome’s greatest little-known pasta dish is porky-peppery goodness and only 5 ingredients
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This was supposed to be the year driverless cars went mainstream
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South American soccer bans kissing the ball due to coronavirus
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NBA lookback: Michael Jordan and Scottie Pippen come together to take down Knicks
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Buffalo Grove opens tennis courts, but the public pool won’t operate at all this summer
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Venezuela tacha de ‘cínico’ a EEUU tras ‘Operación Gedeón’
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OPINIÓN/La dieta del coronavirus
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TikTok broke privacy promises, children’s groups say
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This was supposed to be the year driverless cars went mainstream
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Michigan barber has licenses suspended after defying shutdown orders
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Federal court revives emoluments lawsuit alleging Trump illegally profited from his Washington hotel
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Virus survivors could suffer severe health effects for years
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Wisconsin stay-at-home order struck down
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There’s plenty of meat in America — for those who can afford it
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Craft brewers upended by COVID-19 closure of tap rooms, bars
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La barredora retoma su calendario de limpieza de calles en Chicago
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Gary, Food Bank sponsor no-contact food giveaway: ‘These are difficult times for so many of our neighbors and friends,’ mayor says
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Column: By spurning a protective mask, President Trump elevates a symbol
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¿Por qué no preocuparse por una auditoría del IRS?
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Former President Barack Obama emerges as a central figure in 2020 presidential race
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High school and college seniors are petitioning their schools to hold in-person graduation ceremonies later rather than never
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As House readies vote on coronavirus package with second stimulus checks, some lawmakers push for guaranteed income programs
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‘The New Mutants’ finally gets a new 2020 theatrical release date
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Bill Murray reflects on ‘The Last Dance’ and making ‘Space Jam’ with Michael Jordan: ‘People forget I got the assist on the game-winning basket’
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Adler Planetarium lays off 120 staffers during coronavirus closure
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Marginado productor Dr. Luke regresa con un No. 1
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Hutton: Munster baseball coach Bob Shinkan takes extra precautions while he’s treated for cancer during the pandemic. But the dugout beckons.
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Fact check: Altered video shared online falsely suggests Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot supports ‘New World Order’ conspiracy
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Speak Out: Tale of Bears season will be told in first four games
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Indiana jobless claims reach 640,000 since coronavirus hit
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Plans to build homes on Little Friends’ Naperville land contingent on $562K from city to save Kroehler mansion
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Hall of Fame running back Eric Dickerson says L.A. Rams new jersey looks like two bananas
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Climate change is looming. But America has lost 600,000 clean energy jobs
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Futbolista admite que mató a su hijo de 5 años
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George Takei to judge: stay-at-home orders don’t compare to WW2 Japanese internment camps
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What makes the wind?
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These famous celebrities played sports in college
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Escasez de cerveza mexicana a punto de llegar a Chicago
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Tribune Publishing and union agree to three-week furloughs for Chicago Tribune newsroom employees
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Baranek: Em’ and Em’ fit together like a glove for Oak Forest during 2009 run to Class 3A softball state championship
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Wuhan plans to test all 11 million of its people for coronavirus. Here’s what we know about the plan.
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The Trump White House rewrites history, this time it’s about Michael Flynn, the former national security adviser who pleaded guilty to lying to the FBI
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Panel talks economic effects of COVID-19 on Northwest Indiana: ‘This is very much a self-inflicted economic crisis’
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Chicago’s most anticipated restaurants of 2020 face a coronavirus-battered industry and an uncertain future. Here’s how their opening plans have changed.
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OPRF High School cancels in-person graduation, will host virtual ceremony in June
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Indiana Dunes offers virtual hikes to keep in touch with nature
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Cervecerías artesanales son golpeadas por la pandemia
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La NBA tendrá nuevo balón a partir de la temporada 2021-22
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$2.25 million settlement proposed in Chicago police shooting of unarmed teen with developmental disabilities
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Head of World Trade Organization to step down early amid lingering US-China tensions
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Will County Republicans, businesses sue state for coronavirus closure losses
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Hinsdale boy and friend doing big things with personal protective equipment donation effort
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Kane County sheriff joins nearby counties and will not enforce governor’s COVID-19 orders for businesses and residents
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Partería, práctica ancestral que la pandemia valoriza en México
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Illinois, Nebraska or Toledo? Brother Rice running back Willie Shaw wanted to make the decision on Mother’s Day: ‘It was a special moment.’
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Quickly
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Community news: Free baby bibs mark Nurses Week in Olympia Fields
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Glenview square dance club takes activities online
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Commentary: Who’s left out of the pandemic-era debate about school reopenings? Parents.
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‘Nozzle tov:’ Hobart pumped up over new fire engines
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La mascarilla, una historia de pestilencia
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Commentary: Some want the economy flung open. Wake up. COVID-19’s no hoax.
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Uber, Lyft, airlines add face mask rules, but enforcement is tricky
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Virus coordination center to wind down at Gary airport, city says
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Will college sports and campus life resume in the fall? Not ‘as normal,’ University of Illinois president says
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With nothing to do, what do you do? DoStuff is finding a useful way to keep going through quarantine, while also helping indie venues
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Ex-Northwestern professor charged in sex killing again cites immunology expertise in bid to leave jail and fight COVID-19
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Naperville Central senior Bo Turner makes connections as slot receiver and Army recruit
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Goodman Theatre cancels remainder of 2019-20 season, including ‘The Outsiders’
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AMLO: ‘Aunque me critiquen’ los militares deben estar en las calles de México
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Harley, el perro terapeuta que alivia el estrés de médicos mexicanos
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Senador republicano renuncia acusado de tráfico de información privilegiada sobre la pandemia
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Tribune Overdue Film Festival: ‘Athena’ and other ’50s MGM musical oddities
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Speak Out
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‘I’m really taking this in as a fan’: What ‘The Last Dance’ has taught Jasmine Jordan about her famous father, Michael
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How to reopen an art museum: James Rondeau, Art Institute director, on the plans for, perhaps, July 1st
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Some Illinois Facebook users could get $300 under massive biometric privacy settlement
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Los debates sobre el confinamiento se tiñen de un oscuro tono partidista
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‘Live from the Library.’ The Obamas read a story as part of a daily series as city’s 81 branches remain closed
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Bill Murray reflexiona con humor sobre ‘The Last Dance’ y hacer ‘Space Jam’ con Michael Jordan
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Familiarity with coach Don Beebe brings Aurora Christian’s Trey Madsen and Oswego’s Troy Warner into the fold for AU football
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‘Scarface’ reboot finds third director in Luca Guadagnino
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Queen comparte en YouTube el macroconcierto de homenaje a Freddie Mercury de 1992
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Updated MLB win totals for a shortened 82-game season
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Naperville North graduate Chris Sullivan’s success continues at Bowling Green, where he is the male junior scholar athlete of the year: ‘He’s a special kid.’
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Beloved restaurants across the country that have closed during the coronavirus pandemic
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U-46 to celebrate milestone Friday: 1 million meals given to students during COVID-19 school closure
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La bancarrota amenaza a muchos clubes del fútbol mundial
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‘Frozen’ closes on Broadway, a popular show iced by COVID-19
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‘It wasn’t really sudden’: Former Bartlett quarterback Michael Priami ready to make himself at home with St. Charles North
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Artist says Englewood mural a ‘time capsule’ of how people fought to save their community ‘during dire times’
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La región de Chicago cumple con los criterios de reapertura de Fase 3
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One hospital was besieged by the virus. Nearby was ‘plenty of space.’
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No Aurora library furloughs or layoffs — for now
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Column: Eight-week format helped Ivy Tech pivot during COVID-19 outbreak
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One hospital was besieged by the virus. Nearby was ‘plenty of space.’
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CBD might not cause you to fail a drug test, but CBN might
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Hotels vs. Airbnb: Has COVID-19 disrupted the disrupter?
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Why that CBD oil you just bought might be fake
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Waukegan District 60 picks Clearview Elementary principal as new Waukegan High School co-principal
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Her estranged husband killed her 18-month-old son. Amid fears of increasing domestic violence, she wants victims to know they have options.
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Silvio Rodríguez anuncia nuevo disco en recuerdo a amigos fallecidos
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Two climbers. Best friends. Only one ticket to the Olympics.
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Hundreds gather in the rain outside Michigan Capitol to rally against stay-at-home orders: ‘You will kill the state. You just will.’
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Video conferencing nightmare as Connecticut councilman resigns after he’s overheard swearing during budget hearing
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Lake program for alcohol, drug offenders running out of funding; COVID-19 economic impact blamed
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Immunologist ousted by Trump tells lawmakers the US lacks a coronavirus vaccine plan, takes slight dig at president over lack of mask
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Gobernador de Illinois se disculpa por criticar a peloteros
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Hinsdale home with game room, heated sunroom: $2.35M
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Catholic bishops across Illinois announce church reopening plans as other religious groups mull way forward
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South Elgin predicts $1.5M revenue loss and $319,000 budget deficit because of COVID-19 pandemic
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Speak Out: Bloated government and house fires
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To fight waste and hunger, food banks start cooking
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‘Stay Homas’, el inverosímil éxito de tres músicos españoles confinados (VIDEO)
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Cynthia Nixon on parenting a transgender son: ‘You should listen to what people tell you about themselves’
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Column: Advice for diners: Skip the apps, leave a big tip and help save local restaurants
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Niles church flouts governor’s order, plans to hold services even after federal judge dismissed its lawsuit
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Aurora approves plan for coffee shop and retail building to replace vacant Long John Silver’s restaurant
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EEUU publica directrices para reabrir escuelas y negocios
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Split-screen America is back: Whistleblower and ‘Obamagate’
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Column: Libraries begin offering curbside services, provide ‘solace and comfort’ to grateful patrons
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Ferentino’s sticks with the old ways of making pizza
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Letters: How quarantine is hurting the elderly
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Tagliafico: ‘¿El Barca? Uno siempre ha soñado con jugar en una gran Liga’
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Preckwinkle unveils COVID-19 recovery plan for Cook County focusing on racial equity
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Corrections and clarifications
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Editorial: A sliver of property tax relief in Cook County. A mountain of trouble ahead.
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CDC releases some of their long-delayed coronavirus reopening guidelines initially shelved by the Trump administration
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Facing uncertain retail environment, Vom Fass closes downtown Naperville shop for good
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‘This isn’t AIDS’: Attorneys for Lake County sheriff, health department argue privacy versus public safety in coronavirus lawsuit
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Crosby: Local churches show a range of defiance, patience
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Sideline stunner: Nick Irvin resigns as boys basketball coach at Morgan Park to be an assistant for Rob Jeter at Western Illinois
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Tasas de interés hipotecario rondan mínimos históricos en EEUU
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Jersey Shore beaches will open by Memorial Day, but with restrictions
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Puerto Rico revela plan para ayudar a víctimas de pandemia
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Senate votes to extend spying provisions a day after rejecting limits on internet browser surveillance by 1 vote
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The Spin: Blago to launch podcast | Chicago region on pace to enter next phase of reopening | Kinzinger a ‘no’ vote on Dem. bailout package
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Chamber of Commerce director, who founded Wine Walk and Cruisin’ Park Ridge, to retire due to COVID concerns
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Leaders of Aurora Downtown business association urge city to reopen: ‘I fear what this downtown will look like’
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Oak Park District 97 to see cost savings after renegotiating student bus contracts
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A coach in Germany’s soccer league needed toothpaste. So he broke quarantine, and now he must miss his first game with the team.
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University of Illinois emergency ventilator project finds a manufacturer
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High school staff launch Leyden Cares fundraiser, distribute more than $10k to local organizations
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House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, GOP exchange barbs over new $3 trillion coronavirus stimulus package
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Commentary: Moving to a ‘fair tax’ would be a very expensive mistake, especially in the midst of the pandemic
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More than 700 Southland residents have died of COVID-19
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Students sue DePaul University for tuition refunds, claim move to online classes due to coronavirus has ‘decreased value’ of their education
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Letters to the Editor
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Will County corrections officers, jail nurse failed to heed medical needs of inmate who died 47 days after being booked: lawsuit
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New York Giants, Seattle NFL players wanted on armed robbery and assault charges in Miramar
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Graduations make the big screen as McHenry drive-in offers alternative end-of-year ceremonies in COVID-19 era
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David Crosby, sperm donor for Melissa Etheridge’s late son Beckett, responds to Beckett’s death
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COVID-19 hits Chicago ZIP code with high gun violence
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Sen. Richard Burr steps aside as Senate Intelligence chairman amid FBI insider-trading investigation
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Where you can watch the best movies of all time right now
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Arrest warrant issued for Giants CB DeAndre Baker on eight counts of armed robbery and aggravated assault with firearm
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Digital theater is all the rage, but could it destroy the live stage?
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Netflix buys ‘Bad Trip’ from MGM after virus upends theater plan
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Mostly sunny and warm Friday in the works following heavy storms
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Coronavirus has killed more than 300,000 people worldwide, nearly 85,000 in the US as experts say the actual numbers are likely far higher
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Commissioner Rob Manfred is hopeful MLB can reach a deal with players to start the 2020 season — and says baseball could lose nearly $4 billion without games
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FDA investigates potential accuracy problem with Abbott’s rapid coronavirus test
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Column: Give me back my money, NBA
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Disgraced former Gov. Rod Blagojevich signs podcast deal
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Lightfoot delays demolition at site of Little Village coal plant that sent dust cloud into neighborhood
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Coronavirus in Illinois updates: Here’s what happened May 14 with COVID-19 in the Chicago area
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US athletes and sports figures who have the coronavirus, including former A’s manager Art Howe