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- Ask Amy: Health precludes partying during pandemic
- Daily horoscope for May 20, 2020
- Summer 2020 book preview: 10 books to read in our Chicago quarantine
- Illinois General Assembly returns to Springfield as pandemic drives partisan politics and rocks budget plans
- Column: Being the ‘first black openly gay female mayor’ didn’t affect Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot’s first year
- Column: Before November, America must know more about the Obama White House and its Trump-Russia probe
- Looking for something to do? Check out these west suburban virtual events
- What if Louis Armstrong had succumbed to the last pandemic?
- Will Chicago be the out-of-town tryout for all of post-COVID Broadway?
- Trying to stay busy? Check out this week’s suburban virtual events
- Study: World carbon pollution falls 17% during pandemic peak
- Low-cal craft beer becomes timely during quarantine. We taste 18 and pick the winners and losers.
- Daywatch: Pritzker preaches patience as COVID-19 metrics improve, colleges prepare for virus resurgence and can food halls survive the pandemic?
- ‘Catastrophic’ flooding in Michigan as two dams fail, thousands evacuated
- As pandemic upends 2020 census, group turns to StreetWise vendors to reach undercounted community
- Trying to stay busy? Check out this week’s north suburban virtual events
- Chicago author’s first novel, ‘Valentine,’ debuts as a top bestseller in a time of no book tours, no publicity. In other words, it does the near impossible.
- Chicago Bears assistant Juan Castillo is ‘at the top’ in teaching offensive line play — so get ready for some eLearning while players wait to return to the field
- Read a lawsuit filed by the Chicago Teachers Union over handling of special education during COVID-19 pandemic
- WWE star Shad Gaspard dead at 39; body found on California beach days after going missing in water
- The Chicago area’s 18 most walkable golf courses — for all budgets — that are open for play
- Oprah Winfrey provides $5 million to start COVID-19 relief network in ‘home city’ of Chicago
- ‘Horrible nightmare’: Tinley Park woman trying to regain custody of coyote, contemplating move to Indiana
- Column: Listen up, Mayor Lightfoot: Readers want their lakefront back. They’re tired of dodging runners and rats.
- How the falsehood-filled ‘Plandemic’ movie spread widely online on YouTube, Facebook
- What happened after ‘The Last Dance’? A look back at the 1999 Chicago Bulls without Michael Jordan, Scottie Pippen and Phil Jackson.
- Michigan flooding
- Matt Lauer says Ronan Farrow’s work on him was shoddy and biased
- Speak Out: Fly your flags on Memorial Day
- Acusan a estados de EEUU de alterar cifras sobre COVID-19
- ‘The Lovebirds’ review: A night gone very wrong with Issa Rae and Kumail Nanjiani
- Column: Trump fatigue? 17 political TV shows to watch if you’re totally over politics
- Sia adopted two teenage boys who were aging out of foster care system
- Los países siguen reactivándose hacia una ‘nueva normalidad’
- At Leak & Sons Funeral Homes, a South Side institution, ‘Our families are saying they won’t allow this pandemic to toss their loved one away’
- Target CEO on pandemic business: ‘Last quarter was unlike anything I have ever seen’
- Game on? National federation releases guidelines for return of high school sports
- Yorkville asks governor to ease restrictions on businesses
- Best self-care products for sheltering-in-place
- Memorial Day sales on products that will make spending time at home this summer better
- The best trail mix
- The best squash racquet
- The best lint roller
- The best dome surveillance camera
- The best cooling pillow
- She spent her last month of college lifting bodies in a morgue
- Ex-Bengals WR Chad ‘Ochocinco’ Johnson tips $1K at reopened Florida restaurant
- Classism and vape lung: DePaul University alumnus Kevin Bigley says the Amazon series ‘Upload’ is seeing the future
- Column: Trump’s coronavirus response has been brilliant. Here’s what you don’t understand.
- She spent her last month of college lifting bodies in a morgue
- ‘The next best thing’: RailCats will simulate a home opener using PlayStation 4 and YouTube, with play-by-play, promotions and postgame fireworks
- They beat the virus. Now they feel like outcasts.
- Naperville council adopts resolution denouncing racism and lauding diversity in wake of ‘carpetbagger’ comment
- Summer travel rebound? Southwest Airlines adding more flights in June.
- Casi 100 casos de coronavirus en iglesia hispana
- No more ‘kneecap to kneecap’ talks: Coronavirus hinders military recruiting
- More than 900 children have been expelled under a pandemic border policy
- No more ‘kneecap to kneecap’ talks: Coronavirus hinders military recruiting
- Dad builds ramps for his active sons during the coronavirus pandemic | PHOTOS
- College calendars in the pandemic: No fall break and home by Thanksgiving
- Celebrating Hubble: 30 years of photos from space
- Inside New York’s iconic Katz’s Deli during the coronavirus pandemic
- Pandemic doesn’t stop Bingo fans from getting in a game
- One crisis too many: How the coronavirus pushed Germany to shift course
- Woman carjacked in Costco parking lot; second incident at Old Navy thwarted, Naperville police say
- 40 tips that will make you a grill master
- Beyoncé dará discurso de graduación junto a los Obama
- Liberan a 14 empleados del sector salud secuestrados en México
- Tasty grilled chicken recipes to spice up your summer dinners
- Advierten riesgos para museos por coronavirus
- Donald Sterling tried to kill Clippers deal with J.J. Redick because he was white, says Doc Rivers
- Are marijuana stocks on the rise once again?
- Kore Organic Watermelon CBD Oil Tincture recalled because of high levels of lead
- Canadian study finds that enzymes in cannabis could treat COVID-19
- Pictures: Disney Springs reopens
- ‘Painter and the Thief’ review: A startlingly intimate portrait of its two subjects
- On Memorial Day, remember our heroes past and present
- De futbolista profesional a pastelero por el coronavirus
- Body found on LA beach identified as WWE pro Shad Gaspard
- En plena pandemia EEUU deporta mexicanos en ocho vuelos
- Reputed Chicago mob enforcer wants out of federal prison due to COVID-19 threat
- Chicago songwriter Steve Dawson has a new album out during a pandemic — ‘Last Flight Out’ is both poorly timed and timely
- Memorial Day TV: Programming that salutes American heroes
- Prevén pérdidas millonarias para NFL con estadios vacíos
- Two men accused of setting car on fire in Aurora
- Tired of all that sourdough? It’s time for a new obsession — homemade barbecue sauce
- Go Away With … Alyshia Ochse
- Zidane: Real Madrid ‘dará todo para ganar’ algún título
- Pet World: Conditioning a dog around skateboards, fixing a cat during a pandemic and more
- ‘Celluloid Skylines’ is an at-home film festival that connects ‘The Hudsucker Proxy’ and ‘Columbus’ and ‘Blade Runner’ this weekend
- Willis Tower an eerie sight at night. It ‘fits 2020.’
- After two months of coronavirus, law enforcement officials are seeing sharp changes in crime patterns
- Vintage photos of 1960s fashion that defined the decade
- Disabato: Michigan recruit Tre’ Hondras played on the controversial Jackie Robinson West team in 2014. He’s become a star at H-F.
- ‘Extraño que me peguen’
- In a world ‘so upside down,’ the virus is taking a toll on young people’s mental health
- Woman charged with stealing $400K from St. Charles company
- Poor Americans face hurdles in getting promised internet
- Oprah Winfrey gives $12 million to cities she’s called ‘home’ amid coronavirus crisis
- Hinsdale modifies outdoor dining plan during coronavirus shutdown
- How SoulCycle got stuck spinning its wheels
- Mike Pompeo defends firing of inspector general, calls allegations of wrongdoing ‘crazy stuff’
- The welcome arrest of accused Rwanda war criminal
- Illinois legislature special session
- ‘Catastrophic dam failures’ in central Michigan force evacuation of 10,000 people
- A city locks down to fight coronavirus, but robots come and go
- Amid Hydroxychloroquine uproar, real studies of drug are suffering
- A city locks down to fight coronavirus, but robots come and go
- NFL is working on a helmet face guard that would work like a surgical mask
- Lincoln Park home with 3-story foyer: $2.7M
- Demand for RVs grows as coronavirus crisis changes the way we travel. ‘I can see so many people doing it this summer.’
- Campaña de Trump recluta médicos opuestos a confinamientos
- Watch live: Gov. Eric Holcomb, Indiana health officials daily COVID-19 update
- Chicago Bulls part ways with longtime athletic trainer Jeff Tanaka
- How to grill the perfect steak every time
- Survey focuses on impact of pandemic on Aurora businesses
- Commentary: Don’t make consumers fund another Exelon bailout
- Colombia restringe vuelos internacionales hasta 31 de agosto
- Trump campaign, conservative groups coordinating ‘extremely pro-Trump’ doctors to prescribe rapid reopening of country on TV
- Daytime Emmys back on TV, but with socially distanced show
- Dislocation and silver linings: Chicago artist Nate Young on showing new work during a pandemic
- Encuentran cadáver de exluchador de WWE en playa de LA
- ‘They’re putting their health at risk’: South Dakota pork plant workers get cheers as they return after coronavirus shutdown
- Column: The worst is yet to come
- Man wanted in Houston child sexual assault arrested in unincorporated Mundelein
- Three Floyds closes legendary brewpub indefinitely due to coronavirus, even as Indiana moves to reopen businesses
- Señalan a EPN de otorgar contratos millonarios a su familia
- Can Michelin-star chef Phillip Foss change one more time? ‘I went through my own pandemic before. I can do this.’
- Ford cerró temporalmente una fábrica en EEUU tras nuevos casos de Covid-19
- Families of students in special education fear losing school services in coronavirus shutdown
- Oswego caravan to honor military members who died for their country
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- Car loan giant Santander reaches $550M settlement with Illinois, 33 other attorneys general
- Marmion graduate Mick Sullivan ends up in a familiar place with transfer from DePaul to Quincy: ‘The family was pretty excited about it.’
- AP poll: Americans harbor strong fear of second wave of coronavirus infections, back precautions amid openings
- Iniesta: Con Messi debimos ganar otra ‘Champions
- Off-duty Chicago police sergeant thwarts robbery outside station
- Potempa: Dunes Summer Theatre suspends 2020 Season after virus, vandals
- When cadaver dogs pick up a scent, archaeologists find where to dig
- El Festival Vive Latino será en septiembre de 2021
- Cliente de restaurante dispara a un empleado tras discusión por cubrebocas
- Por cuarentena, bajan accidentes y donación de órganos
- Mayor Lori Lightfoot says Chicago reopening ‘on the horizon’ but warned against ignoring stay-at-home order
- Former Green Beret and son arrested, accused of smuggling ex-Nissan boss Carlos Ghosn out of Japan in a box
- Porter Beach gates cut, police find fence in sand
- Talk of the County: ‘The Orange Menace is living up to his constant aversion of the truth’
- Look for the helpers: Stagg caravan celebrates scholarship recipients
- Niles, Morton Grove close pools, Park Ridge and Skokie delay openings, Norridge, Lincolnwood mulling
- Memorial Day travel forecast: Lonesome highways, desolate airports, empty hotels
- How long should you cook a burger on the grill?
- Mayor Lori Lightfoot introduces new tenant rules, advocates say they don’t do enough to protect Chicago renters
- Hospitalizados por COVID-19 en su nivel más bajo en Illinois
- Nine people have died of COVID-19 in Lake County since Sunday: Indiana health officials
- Republican state Rep. Darren Bailey removed from House session for refusing to wear a face covering
- Do you know the real name of these athletes?
- Work continues at Dunes Pavilion, but uncertainty remains if it will meet Memorial Day deadline
- DeMotte couple charged with possession of meth, 39 firearms has June trial delayed due to COVID-19
- NBA lookback: Michael Jordan wins 5th NBA MVP
- Police continue to search for Griffith woman who went missing
- Actor Hagen Mills dies by suicide in Kentucky after allegedly shooting ex-girlfriend in failed murder bid
- Lake County sheriff drops lawsuit asking that health department release coronavirus patient information
- Editorial: Blaming politicians for nursing home deaths? Big picture required
- Children are battling a new syndrome linked to coronavirus. Here’s what we know
- This Memorial Day, stay in, grill out and learn to love skirt steak
- Struggling with severely reduced ridership, Metra offers a new $10 daily pass
- Commentary: President Trump, hydroxychloroquine and the problem with ‘snake oil’
- La pandemia amenaza con agravar crisis de salud mental
- Chicago Teachers Union’s lawsuit against CPS and Betsy DeVos ‘is not about helping students,’ district counters. Education secretary says CTU is ‘posturing.’
- Supreme Court blocks release of Robert Mueller grand jury documents
- Memorial Day weekend in Chicago: 31 things to do that will put you in a summer mood and help you forget the pandemic
- Fact check: Can Michigan mail absentee ballot applications? Yes. Is mail voter fraud a problem? Not really, evidence suggests.
- 15-year-old boy seriously injured in Waukegan shooting
- Rent relief in Illinois could be on its way, as state legislators rush to pass bills during 3-day session
- Oprah Winfrey gives grants to ‘home’ cities during pandemic
- Corrections and clarifications
- Letters: Comparing Pritzker to Hitler always wrong
- How graduating high school seniors are being celebrated
- Former Mrs. Universe from Homer Glen helps facilitate shopping cart that seats children with special needs
- Where to order grilling kits and takeout meals from Chicago restaurants for Memorial Day weekend
- Ford temporarily closed its Chicago Assembly Plant after two employees test positive for COVID-19 a day after reopening
- Chrissy Teigen ‘not happy’ with newspaper putting Alison Roman on temporary leave following social media dust-up
- Lynwood cop deployed stun gun, K9 on Indiana motorist he accused of urinating in public: lawsuit
- Good news for Illinois golfers: Phase 3 of reopening plan would allow foursomes, single-rider carts and 10 minutes between tee times
- Residential development proposed for Little Friends land criticized for being too dense, not fitting historic district
- Column: Illinois and other states should get a lot of federal money
- Trump’s press secretary makes inaccurate claim about why president voted by mail in Palm Beach County
- Family remembers 12-year-old boy who died from COVID-19. ‘Absolutely heartbroken, we are trying to stay strong’
- Fire damages home in Lakeview’s Alta Vista Terrace District
- The Spin: Shutdown showdown as General Assembly reconvenes | Pritzker moves up date to reopen bars, restaurants | Lightfoot marks year in office, asks for ‘prayers’
- Pritzker backs down, unmasked lawmaker escorted out: First day of legislature’s special pandemic session a mix of political drama and showmanship
- Illinois restaurants and bars can go al fresco as soon as next Friday as Gov. J.B. Pritzker nods to reopening pressure
- Chicago Cubs are cutting salaries for non-playing employees, from manager David Ross on down
- Virtual coding camp will keep Chicago students learning during pandemic summer — while also funding free classes for underserved kids
- ‘Where are they?’: Joe Biden blasts Republican response to President Trump’s firings of inspectors general
- Gary Mayor to launch new economic development corporation
- Orlando front-runner for NBA play when it resumes, reports say
- Trump deletes incorrect tweet on Michigan absentee ballots, doubles down on threat to withhold funds
- Parents become teachers, homes become classrooms amid coronavirus closures
- Central Michigan town could be under 9 feet of water after dams fail, possibly moving toxic Dow Superfund site
- Kane County Board votes 14-8 to keep coroner’s COVID-19 fatality numbers out of county newsletter
- NCAA to lift moratorium on football and basketball workouts June 1
- South and southwest suburbs explore outdoor dining options for restaurants during phased reopening
- Naperville People in the News
- Por negarse a usar cubrebocas sacan a republicano de Illinois de sesión legislativa
- Chicago Opera Theater season announcement for 2020-21
- Coronavirus ‘does not spread easily’ on contaminated surfaces: CDC
- Pandemic has led to a surge in vivid virus-inspired dreams
- Have a reusable face mask? Here’s how to wash it the right way
- 36,000 lives could have been saved in the US if social distancing measures began a week earlier, model shows
- Court hearing Friday is latest round in battle over legality of Illinois stay-at-home order
- Broadway actor Nick Cordero has bad day as he recovers from coma, wife says
- Coronavirus in Illinois updates: Here’s what happened May 20 with COVID-19 in the Chicago area
- Mary-Kate Olsen split with Olivier Sarkozy because she wanted kids: report
- Arlington Heights library collecting quarantine-related memorabilia from residents for special project, exhibition
- Nations ease COVID-19 restrictions, but it’s nowhere near business as usual