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- Lake Zurich pole vaulter Kelsey Rothas, an Illinois recruit, finds creative ways to stay sharp
- IC Catholic three-sport athlete Annie Guinan earns academic accolades
- Illinois legislators pass bill sought by Mayor Lori Lightfoot that could bring Chicago casino closer to reality
- Daily horoscope for May 24, 2020
- Ask Amy: HOA president can’t calm down callers
- In historic pandemic-driven special session, Illinois lawmakers pass budget and clear path for Chicago casino
- Letters: On Rep. Darren Bailey and no-mask stance
- How to identify and remove garlic mustard, an invasive weed with a pungent odor
- Richards students find meaning, joy in painting portraits of Malaysian children
- Embrace the dance, and the juggling act | COMMENTARY
- Eddie Sutton, the Hall of Fame basketball coach, dies at 84
- Column: With a loss of revenue and cuts to employees’ pay, trying to predict the Chicago Cubs’ future — financial and otherwise — is a guessing game
- Will Christopher Nolan’s ‘Tenet’ be able to kick-start movie theaters in July?
- Coronavirus shut down the ‘experience economy.’ Can it come back?
- Elephants really can’t hold their liquor
- The joy of getting lost and finding your way
- The joy of picking a fight with friends
- The joy of looking at the lives of strangers
- The joy of a junky old Nintendo
- TikTok collab houses in L.A.: Poolside videos and Postmates spon
- Tony Hawk’s 900 spin was amazing. An 11-year-old skateboarder stuck a 1080
- Farewell, office. You were the last boundary between work and home.
- Column: Bill Gates Is the most interesting man in the world
- Speak Out: Wearing a mask a choice in personal life, but not in public
- Phil May, lead singer of the Pretty Things, is dead at 75
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- Lake County Fair canceled, Porter County Fair cancels in-person 4-H events amid COVID-19 pandemic
- Israeli PM Benjamin Netanyahu launches tirade against justice system as long-awaited corruption trial gets underway
- Portage businesses reopen tentatively as concerns remain about the city’s high rate of COVID-19 infections
- State coronavirus testing site in Waukegan to no longer ask about citizenship, congressman says
- Protesters line up outside new Planned Parenthood clinic in Waukegan
- Without ‘a serious miracle,’ West Dundee’s Chubby Bullfrog Bar and Grill may close permanently
- Funeral services during COVID-19 pandemic altered with less seating, personal connection
- Court documents: 2nd man charged in 2019 deaths of two Lake County teens during drug deal
- Hong Kong police fire tear gas and water cannon at protesters as thousands march against China’s move to impose security legislation
- Chicago-area philanthropies step up to support Southland nonprofits on frontlines of COVID-19 response
- Lure of open road tempting Elgin-area drivers to abuse speed limit, including one doing 103 in 45-mph zone
- Trump sows doubt on voting. It keeps some people up at night.
- Black coronavirus patients land in hospitals more often, study finds
- Sunny skies, temps in the 80s follow severe weather and flash flooding on Saturday
- Illinois lawmakers send Gov. J.B. Pritzker $40 billion maintenance budget that relies heavily on federal funding
- You’re getting used to masks. Will you wear a face shield?
- Gov. J.B. Pritzker announces reopening rules for businesses as Illinois is poised to move to next phase and loosen restrictions
- New Indiana nature preserve features ravines, waterfalls
- Another 487 Hoosiers have COVID-19; total tops 31,000
- Memorial Day even more poignant as veterans die from virus
- Car Cruise for the Class of 2020
- Pandemic forces producers of live performances to give up on 2020
- With planting put off by coronavirus, Chicago Park District selling flowers to the public
- White House imposes coronavirus travel ban on Brazil
- Drive-thru Eid al-Fitr celebration at the Mecca Center
- More than 1,000 attend drive-thru Eid celebration at suburban mosque. ‘Preserving human life comes before preserving the religion.’
- Memorial Day weekend draws big crowds — and triggers warnings of coronavirus resurgence as US death toll nears 100,000
- US Muslims try to balance Eid rituals with virus concerns
- White House goal on coronavirus testing at nursing homes unmet
- Between great shots and trash talk, Tiger Woods and Peyton Manning beat Phil Mickelson and Tom Brady to help raise $20 million for COVID-19 relief
- Monty and Rose don’t waste any time as eggs already spotted in their Montrose Beach nest
- Recruiting notes: St. Viator’s Jeremiah Pittman picks Iowa football
- OPRF pole vaulter Yasmin Ruff pushes herself in the classroom