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Ask Amy: Partner’s proximity breeds contempt
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Daily horoscope for May 19, 2020
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Countries with the youngest and oldest populations
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Mayor Lori Lightfoot’s first year in office was filled with big moments and tough decisions. Then the coronavirus ‘changed everything.’
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America’s first concert in months rocks an Arkansas stage
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Brian Cox says movie industry must reinvent itself completely after the pandemic
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Richards High School students build culture of inclusiveness
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Can Chicago’s food halls survive the pandemic? Owners and chefs consider the future of what had been a hot format.
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Daywatch: Lightfoot’s 1st year as mayor, possibly the wettest May on record and a ‘Married at First Sight’ Chicago couple’s quarantine spinoff
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City orders shutdown of controversial North Side shredding plant after explosion
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The most underrated scene was ___. The iPad clip I would like to hand to Michael Jordan is ___. Our ‘Last Dance’ answers to 6 key questions.
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Zoom with the Biblioracle: John Warner to appear in online event May 28
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Column: What can we learn from Michael Jordan and ‘The Last Dance’? Forget about what might have been and just stay in the moment.
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2.35 million viewers tuned into NBC for live golf’s return to TV on Sunday
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Column: Do I really need Red Kerr’s cocktail napkin? Dusty Baker’s toothpick box? Carlos Zambrano’s pacifier? Quarantine is the perfect time to declutter my house of sports junk.
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How much did it rain near you? Check out our interactive map
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All this food with nowhere to go. Restaurant distributor finds new demand in supermarkets, carryout and home delivery
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Chicago woman wants love and a baby on the new Fox show ‘Labor of Love.’ Here are 5 things to know.
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‘Lucky Grandma’ review: Taking on the Chinese mob, with a cig and a sneer
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Wendy Williams pauses talk show because of health condition
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Why has American Airlines added a 29-mile flight? Your tax dollars at work.
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Marc Maron mourns partner Lynn Shelton in emotional podcast
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Chicago Children’s Choir concert goes virtual for Paint the Town Red: ‘This is an opportunity for us to share our love and passion for the arts’
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Lebron James, Spotify, HBO among 2020 Webby Award winners
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Watch Spanish artist known for designing Millennium Park’s Crown Fountain create special piece just for Chicago 2020 grads
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Extra alarm fire guts South Side building
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How job seekers can stand out in a crisis economy
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Speak Out: Wisconsin bar openings provide a warning for us in Illinois
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Teams find ways to stay productive, positive
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Daisies, El Che, Publican Quality Meats and more join ranks of restaurants offering groceries
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Michigan to mail absentee ballot applications to all voters for November election
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2 Chicago firefighters injured battling extra-alarm fire that likely will lead to South Side building’s demolition
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Jar yourself out of culinary complacency with a fun, new skill: pickling
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Biden incorpora a nieta de César Chávez para llegar a los latinos
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Darden Restaurants reopens nearly half its dining rooms; employees to return to Orlando headquarters
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EatingWell: You’ll love this egg-cellent brunch dish
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Lawsuit claims negligence in coronavirus-related death of resident at Bria of Geneva nursing home
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Trump dice que toma hidroxicloroquina para prevenir COVID-19
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With the world on pause, salamanders own the road
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When will national parks reopen? Grand Canyon and others have phased plans
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Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin faces grilling about coronavirus PPP lending
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Column: Chicago couple wanted to get married before her ER residency began, even if it meant driving 2,000 miles
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‘Minecraft’ is for learning? In COVID time, 50 million downloads of free education content
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With the world on pause, salamanders own the road
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A new viral outbreak is killing rabbits
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Toronto was obeying social distance rules. Then came adorable baby foxes.
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TV cliffhanger: New season in jeopardy amid virus shutdown
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Did Michael Jordan really get food poisoning before Game 5 of the 1997 NBA Finals? Man who says he made the pizza says don’t blame him — he even named his son after the Chicago Bulls star.
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Oswego businesses impacted by pandemic can apply for grant funds
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EEUU y Canadá acuerdan mantener cerrada frontera común
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Here are all the movies Hollywood is still planning to open this summer
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Lakeview 4-bedroom home with panoramic rooftop views: $1.75M
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After buying suburban homes from relocated execs, Aldi cuts price of 5-bedroom home in Downers Grove to $925,000
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Toronto was obeying social distance rules. Then came adorable baby foxes.
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Column: In this election, the workers most exposed to COVID-19 will decide the winner
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Chocolate with caviar? With blue cheese? Here are some intriguing pairings from Lonely Planet
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The best organic baby food
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The best alkaline water machine
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The best model boat kit
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The best Bluetooth transmitter
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The best diabetic cookbook
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The best vegetable seed
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Vaccinations fall to alarming rates, CDC study shows
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Stranded MLB prospects find a backyard of dreams
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3 days after listing, retired WGN anchor Steve Sanders sells Lakeview house for $1.5 million
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Bicycle sales surge with Americans eager to get moving again
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Smashing eggs, dumping milk: Farmers waste more food than ever
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Staffing nursing homes was hard before the pandemic. Now it’s even tougher
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Ditka’s restaurant in Chicago’s Gold Coast closing due to coronavirus shutdown
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Elgin Baptist church backs off plan to hold services after Kane state’s attorney warns he’ll enforce state order
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‘We’ll prove that we are essential’: Massachusetts recreational marijuana allowed to offer curbside on May 25
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How to use CBD for a better night’s sleep
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Maine East, Maine South High Schools celebrate graduation during pandemic with car parade
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Here’s what pregnant and breastfeeding women need to know about CBD
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Man fatally shoots self during struggle with police in Racine County, Wisconsin, officials say
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‘Unreal’ rains flood homes, knock out power and put Chicago on the cusp of wettest May ever
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So you want to be a contact tracer?
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Elgin rainfall measures more than 7 inches in last week, pushing many waterways to near flood levels
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Rooms by the hour for people weary of quarantine
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Elmhurst officials compile video messages to recognize and congratulate graduates
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For young adults, quarantining with parents turns back time
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Michigan City junior forward Trinity Thompson continues to pick up college offers, despite recruiting shifts during the pandemic: ‘It’s a nice journey.’
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Annie Glenn, advocate for people with speech disorders, widow of astronaut John Glenn, dies at 100 of COVID-19 complications
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South Elgin deputy police chief retires after 23 years
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Ya son 959 los mexicanos fallecidos por coronavirus en EEUU
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Walmart profit surges, Kohl’s revenue plummets as coronavirus sorts retail winners and losers
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Letters: What Pritzker doesn’t worry about
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Pilas de ataúdes y toneladas de desechos de hospitales están apareciendo en México
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Hasidic school with 60 children is closed for violating virus ban
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Low-tech way to help some COVID patients: Flip them over
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After the coronavirus, the race to resume film production goes global
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Auto review: 2020 Hyundai Palisade highlights the softer side of three-row SUVs
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Column: The Farnsworth House, a modernist masterpiece, is threatened anew by floodwaters
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Why won’t Airbnb refund our rental? It promised it would. Travel Troubleshooter investigates.
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Different kind of fuel for Marist’s Caden Carr as ace pitcher did not play travel ball until after sophomore season: ‘I have some great memories.’
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Hinsdale High School District 86 considers using additional bond proceeds to fund more projects
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Speak Out
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How grocery giant Aldi got into flipping houses
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Wilmette rabbi raises spirits during COVID-19 pandemic with inspirational lawn signs
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When you’ve had it with COVID-19 isolation, these camper vans are ready for vacation
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When you’ve had it with COVID-19 isolation, these camper vans are ready for vacation
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‘Estas en mi club, y yo en el tuyo’
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Is the pandemic sparking suicide?
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Oswego OKs video gambling at gas stations, convenience stores
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Illinois rumbo a la Fase 3, ¿qué se podrá hacer y qué no?
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Huh? Belmont Stakes to lead off Triple Crown, set for June 20
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‘The Last Dance’ is over. Here are 5 great sports documentaries to watch next
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From science to dance, Niles North and West students finding ways to connect digitally
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Denuncian ‘encierro’ de dos bebés, uno mexicano, en aeropuerto parisino de Roissy
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Quickly
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For Leak & Sons Funeral Home, a pandemic is no easy business
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Column: Alsip’s Castro brothers produce ‘Dope Movies’ for Comedy Central
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A 2017 video shows a Georgia police officer trying to use stun gun on Ahmaud Arbery after he refused a search of his parked car
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Park Ridge, Evanston men accused in scheme to use company money to buy GPS devices and sell back at markup
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Four new COVID-19 deaths reported in Lake County, while Porter County reports no new virus deaths Monday
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‘Trip to Greece’ review: Delphi gets a couple of new oracles named Steve Coogan and Rob Brydon
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NEWSLETTER TEST – THREE PHOTO GALLERY
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Is it safe to go out to eat?
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Naperville North’s Cesar Recendez joins club teammates in creating a Carthage connection: ‘We’ve been together for such a long time.’
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Isolated Key West will reopen. For some people, it will be too late.
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CR7 ya entrena con la Juventus
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‘It’s not about us’: Wauconda soccer standout Savannah Johnson sets aside disappointment of canceled season and gets back to work in the community
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Ryan Seacrest is back on TV and ‘doing well’ after ‘American Idol’ scare
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The new face of restaurant hospitality wears a mask
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Beyoncé to give graduation speech alongside the Obamas
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National federation passes on shot clock for high school basketball but IHSA’s Kurt Gibson senses a trend: ‘I think it’s coming.’
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La Grange Park Library preparing to reopen for visitors
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Commentary: Why the Michael Flynn case matters in the fight against Illinois corruption
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Norma McCorvey — ‘Jane Roe’ of Roe v. Wade — changed abortion stance for money, deathbed documentary reveals
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NHL’s plan to return could face a possible U.S. and Canada border restriction hurdle
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Some creators of color fear coronavirus will be major setback in TV’s diversity push
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Lance Armstrong empezó a doparse desde los 21 años
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Preocupa a inmigrantes difusión de información personal por coronavirus
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Single Chicagoans are turning to video dating in a big way during the coronavirus pandemic. And geography is no longer a barrier.
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Officials at joint board meeting call for approval of new TIF in Arlington Heights
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What to stream: Remembering Lynn Shelton and Fred Willard
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Conciertos en la era del coronavirus se ven desde el auto
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Coronavirus prompts Lake Forest schools to rethink graduation ceremonies
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United, Southwest report signs of hope for air travel rebound
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After virus shutdown, kids, calves again greet zoo patrons
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Actriz de Game of Thrones llama ‘desagradecidos’ a los fans
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Lake Forest and Lake Bluff cancel summer events to align with state coronavirus rules
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‘Smothered’ brings back Norridge mother, daughter for more hijinks: ‘Chicago seems to love this show’
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Pier 1 going out of business, plans liquidation sales at its 540 stores
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South Elgin to cut residential and business water bills by $30 in June and July to help during pandemic
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Skokie accepting items damaged by basement flooding after recent storms
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Dos detenidos por secuestro transfronterizo con 2 muertos
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Warren Township High School District 121 pushes back possible referendum despite coronavirus-related financial hit
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Orland Park threatens legal action if COVID-19 restrictions not loosened soon
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Elmhurst remembers fallen servicemen and women with Memorial Day convoy
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Ken Burmeister, a Loyola basketball coach in the 1990s, dies at 72
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Let vegetables be the star of your Memorial Day
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The new face of restaurant hospitality wears a mask
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Tribute broadcast planned for late music exec Andre Harrell
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Beaches, nightclubs? Europe mulls how to get tourists back
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After virus shutdown, kids, calves again greet zoo patrons
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Charges filed against food delivery driver after attack outside Lakeview restaurant, apparently over social distancing
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Des Plaines River floods River Grove, stranding residents and dividing the town
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Evanston budgets additional $1 million to house homeless, others during pandemic
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El ‘tesorero’ del genocidio ruandés se opone a ser entregado a la justicia internacional
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Family matters: These athletes are related
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Glencoe Beach will reopen to season pass holders with coronavirus-related restrictions
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From sneeze guards to seating, what restaurants could look like after coronavirus
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Survey: More than half don’t expect to return to pre-pandemic conditions until 2021
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Con banderas blancas piden ayuda en pandemia
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Chicago McDonald’s workers file class-action lawsuit alleging COVID-19 failures put employees and customers at risk
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Editorial: The glaring hole in Springfield’s to-do list: A corruption cleanup bill
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Roads still flooded, rivers close to cresting as Chicago hits wettest May on record
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Commentary: Will masks be a magnet for racial profiling? Some African Americans put in a tough spot
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Community news
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‘Very Cavallari’ won’t be back after Kristin Cavallari and Jay Cutler split
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Leagues are comparing notes, but there is no universal playbook for coronavirus testing in pro sports
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Glenbrook North goes virtual for senior prom: ‘It became a really special moment’
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Cast away your cares and take the Tweet of the Week survey
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Crosby: Time to party? Proceed with caution
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Hinsdale District 86 2020 graduation includes drive-up diploma delivery and band directors conducting students from home
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Lake County election board approved resolutions to aid with counting votes as thousands of mail in ballots have already been received
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Restaurante usa ‘mesas chocadoras’ para mantener distanciamiento social
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Sierra Nevada towns fear tourists will bring coronavirus with them
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Southtowners: JJC honor society earns Hallmark Awards
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WATCH: The most-shocking moments from ‘The Last Dance’
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How to invest your stimulus check
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Millennial Money: Put off debt payments to start saving now
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2021 Lexus IS 500 will get Lexus’ last naturally aspirated V8: Report
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Corrections and clarifications
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Freelance Wrestling owner says independent pro wrestlers need support during pandemic
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Facebook lanza ‘Shops’ para que los comercios sorteen la pandemia
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‘King’ David Lane keeps working through the coronavirus stay-at-home orders
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Mariano’s parent Kroger will not seek repayment from workers it overpaid during COVID-19 outbreak
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Glencoe officials move to trim budget in anticipation of coronavirus-related revenue losses
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Numerous states accused of manipulating or bungling COVID-19 data
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Comings & Goings: Honey Pedals opens in Lemont
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Chicago teacher for deaf and hard of hearing students surprised with Golden Apple educator award
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Salons reopen amid pandemic with precautions, anxious customers
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Made in America: US bombs keep killing civilians in Yemen. Here’s why — money.
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The Spin: Speaker Madigan seeks to quash mask rebellion | Lightfoot looks back on first year as mayor | Is it time for Chicago to open its lakefront?
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93rd Academy Awards could be postponed due to coronavirus, claims agency insider
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Johnson & Johnson to end talc-based baby powder sales in North America after facing nearly 20,000 lawsuits filed by cancer patients
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Pets of the week
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Fearing a winter coronavirus resurgence, colleges including Notre Dame and Marquette will start fall classes early and shorten breaks
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Column: With hydroxychloroquine statement, President Trump distracts from real health care issues
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Niles home to most COVID-19 deaths among Cook County suburbs, majority reported in nursing homes, data shows
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10 people from Elgin/South Elgin dead of COVID-19 in last week; Kane County total now 153, coroner says
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Second lawsuit filed against Bria of Geneva nursing home over coronavirus-related death
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Testing increases at Evanston senior living home with 34 confirmed COVID-19 cases
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MidiCi Neopolitan Pizza, A-1 Antiques close their downtown Naperville locations
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Trump says he’s taking unproven drug hydroxychloroquine to fight off the coronavirus: ‘This is an individual decision to make’
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Tom Brady, Bucs work out together at Tampa’s Berkeley Prep
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‘Avengers’ star Jeremy Renner accuses ex-wife of embezzling nearly $50K from daughter’s trust fund
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12-year old Chicago boy shot and killed in Gary loved video games and gym class, family says
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Highwood man charged with DUI after allegedly driving while flashing ‘police-style lights’
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Kane and Kendall sheriffs said they are not enforcing the governor’s stay-at-home order. Here’s how Aurora area police departments are handling it
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Gov. J.B. Pritzker preaches patience, expresses optimism as Illinois coronavirus metrics improve
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WHO members reject Trump’s demands for punitive action but agree to study its virus response
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Which Bears QB has the edge? What’s with all the Ryan Pace do-overs? The Bear Download podcast breaks it down.
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New CEO for Chicago public radio station WBEZ lands ‘once-in-a-lifetime’ gig, with plans to build on local news
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Naperville Park District files suit against Pritzker, wants judge to give the park board authority to reopen facilities
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Porter commissioners announced May 26 return for county employees
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Two men shot to death in Gary
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‘Ready to be a Don’: LaPorte junior Ryin Ott commits to Purdue Fort Wayne, where she can play Division I basketball alongside her older sister
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Coronavirus in Illinois updates: Here’s what happened May 19 with COVID-19 in the Chicago area
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Miss ‘The Last Dance’? ABC will air the Michael Jordan documentary the next 5 Saturdays.
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The Belmont is set to kick off the Triple Crown on June 20 — without fans
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MLS, players negotiate cut in pay ahead of restart