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- Ask Amy: Spouse considers leaving alcoholic wife
- Daily horoscope for June 17, 2020
- Column: You really gotta go. But go where? The trials of finding a bathroom in the pandemic
- Column: One lesson of Juneteenth: Each step forward for African Americans has been followed by a step back.
- Column: With coronavirus cases rising and Trump’s reelection chances falling, it’s clear: The president needs to attack numbers
- Column: Talking about social justice reform without affirmative action is just hot air
- Two days before a hearing that could have set him free, the courthouse shut down. Now inmates like LaRon Warren wait, as they try to dodge coronavirus.
- Daywatch: COVID-19 delays inmates’ chance at freedom, thousands in Chicago to get Juneteenth as paid day off and airlines threaten to ban face mask scofflaws
- Nebraska Democrats call on US Senate nominee Chris Janicek to quit race over lewd comments to female staffer
- Park Ridge aldermen rejected proposals for adding lower-cost housing. Some residents are urging them to reconsider.
- As Italian Americans in Boston debate the legacy of Christopher Columbus, some want his statue – recently beheaded – permanently gone
- Coronavirus liability waivers: Businesses want customers and workers to give up their right to sue over COVID-19. Can they do that?
- A shortened season could benefit the Chicago White Sox’s playoff chances. Here’s how.
- The Chicago Bears are scheduled to report to training camp in 6 weeks — but the coronavirus still looms. So how is this all going to work?
- A challenge for the new Chicago Bulls front office? Figure out what went wrong with Lauri Markkanen in his puzzling 3rd season.
- African Americans have gone by many names in the US. Lately, the term BIPOC is spreading on social media. Here’s where it comes from.
- Tyler Perry says he’s ‘exhausted’ by all the hate, division
- The 8 most alluring classical recordings of the year, so far
- Column: Eisenhower’s enduring legacy
- Indiana casino operators say business was ‘like a busy weekend’ on first day of reopening
- The best and worst states to work from home
- NHL players will be tested daily, but won’t be required to wear full face shields when games return
- Letter to the Editor
- Father’s Day TV: Shows and films to watch with your dad
- Jordan Nwogu nearly didn’t make Michigan’s baseball team. Now he’s 1 of the Chicago Cubs’ top draft picks: ‘There is no finish line with his growth and improvement.’
- Gobierno colombiano confirma reanudación del fútbol
- Dining in the street? As restaurants reopen, seating moves outdoors
- Supreme Court decision reveals the GOP divide over LGBT rights
- Muere el gato que inspiró ‘A Street Cat Named Bob’
- Body found in ditch in NW Indiana identified as missing Chicago woman
- El presidente de Honduras y su esposa tienen coronavirus
- A top Chicago restaurant messaged its virtue. Then workers spoke up.
- Three people killed when driver loses control on South Side
- A sweet, citrusy, mostly make-ahead finish to your Father’s Day meal
- Is there an AIDS vaccine? No. You would have heard about that.
- Suspendido campeón mundial de 100m por faltar a test antidoping
- Black filmmakers and executives get honest about their experiences in Hollywood
- Dining in the street? As restaurants reopen, seating moves outdoors
- A top Chicago restaurant messaged its virtue. Then workers spoke up.
- Serena Williams will play in the 2020 US Open, which will be held without fans on Aug. 31-Sept. 13
- As coronavirus returns to Beijing, schools shut and flights are halted
- Trump demanda para postergar publicación de libro de exasesor Bolton
- More than 70 black-owned Chicago restaurants celebrate Juneteenth with $6.19 specials
- A mad scramble to stock millions of malaria pills, likely for nothing
- Dr. Anthony Fauci dice que MLB no debería jugar en octubre
- Swabs and sensors: Memos offer details of life in NBA ‘bubble’
- Welcome back to football (terms and conditions apply)
- Europe rolls out contact tracing apps, with hope and trepidation
- Variance for Valparaiso affordable housing project ends in tie vote; project may get another chance in July
- Column: Army posts don’t need reminders of the ‘Lost Cause’
- Coronavirus cases rise sharply in prisons even as they plateau nationwide
- Now you can opt out of seeing political ads on Facebook
- Confederate symbols are coming down. Should Dolly Parton go up instead?
- Quaker Oats dice adiós a Aunt Jemima
- UEFA define fechas y formatos de todas sus competiciones internacionales
- Column: Is Trump trying to spread COVID-19?
- Fighting the coronavirus with innovative tech
- Social distance in style at your own private resort for $23.5 million | Photos
- Column: New boss may test voice of America’s credibility
- Locker rooms are petri dishes. Can the NFL clean up before training camp?
- Así se ve un eclipse solar desde el espacio
- El éxito planetario de un grupo aborigen australiano en pleno confinamiento
- Rejoining the world, Chicago? We have a four-star guide for your day as you stumble back into the light
- Lakefront mansion in Kenilworth with private beach: $8.75M
- Most coronavirus tests cost about $100. Why did one cost $2,315?
- Column: Three futures for the police
- Despite coronavirus concerns, 125,000 tickets have been requested for Mount Rushmore fireworks which President Trump plans to attend
- Deadline is Friday to nominate your company as a Top Workplace
- Royal ascot continues, with face masks instead of top hats
- Shakespeare goes virtual via CLC, University of Wisconsin theater programs
- Protesting alone: Chicagoan Aiden Kelley, age 9, is among the solo George Floyd demonstrators who are taking a stand
- Carriage Court Pizza has served a slice of home for more than 30 years
- Coronavirus frena sueños futbolísticos de argentinos
- John Legend and the musical superheroes behind his new album
- Review: Black Chicago history, on the screen and the ‘Killing Floor’
- Former athletic director Morgan Burke is remembered in Northwest Indiana as ‘the most engaged Purdue fan I ever knew’
- Pugna gobierno-oposición complica la crisis en Venezuela
- El coronavirus azota el sueño futbolístico de argentinos
- When should baseball return? Dr. Anthony Fauci says MLB should wrap up play in September.
- México recupera 17 cuerpos de migrantes en Río Bravo entre enero y mayo
- New Disney Fairy Tale Weddings dresses now on sale
- Scott Boras calls MLB owners’ $3 billion TV contract a ‘rectal thermometer’
- Wisconsin recruit Jack Finnegan named Gatorade Illinois Boys Soccer Player of the Year: ‘This isn’t just an award for me, but it’s an award for Brother Rice.’
- Asesinato de juez en México sería represalia del crimen organizado, según el gobierno
- ¿Cómo se transformaron las postales?
- Drive-in concerts come to Lake County Fairgrounds
- Lawmakers say FAA stonewalling on Boeing 737 Max documents
- Protesters gather at Rosalind Franklin University with ‘the common goal to dismantle racism at its core’
- Commentary: Lesson from Wisconsin: Reopening didn’t doom its coronavirus efforts
- Kristen Stewart to star as Princess Diana in upcoming film ‘Spencer’
- Pablo Alborán: ‘Estoy aquí para contaros que soy homosexual’ (VIDEO)
- Activists push for plan that would give community panel the power to fire Chicago cops
- Senate Republicans unveil ‘Justice Act’ proposal to change police procedures, accountability
- Speak Out: Defining police by the worst of them is blatant prejudice
- 1516 N. Lake Shore Drive
- Pet World: Dog shadows owner everywhere she goes
- COVID-19 has interrupted STD screenings. Sexual health centers are concerned.
- El tenis está de vuelta
- Down to Business: New Naperville clinic helps young girls overcome eating disorders in world that ‘glamorizes thinness’
- Hinsdale Village Board begins discussing incentives to save historic houses
- Best foods to eat to increase collagen production
- Telemedicine may be the new normal in a post-coronavirus world. Here’s how it works in six common specialties
- Ethylene oxide testing around two Lake County plants concluded
- On the road again: COVID-19 safety tips for commuters
- Los ecos del movimiento #BlackLivesMatter, del deporte al cine
- Tyler Perry says he’s ‘exhausted’ by all the hate, division
- New ‘Windy City Rehab’ lawsuit: Investors suing host, Season 1 contractor
- Sports lookback: The New York Yankees’ history of drafting NFL stars
- Stories behind every NBA team name
- Steep Theatre Co. is losing its longtime Edgewater home
- En avionetas privadas socorren zonas apartadas y golpeadas por pandemia en Colombia
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- Chicago’s cocktails-to-go measure gets the go-ahead
- Naperville man pursuing online idea to connect people to addiction recovery programs anytime, anywhere
- A look back at iconic American fairs through the years
- Lake council votes to rescind solar panel farm resolution
- Car caravan protest
- Speaker Nancy Pelosi requiring House members wear masks when attending committee hearings
- Exlugarteniente de ‘El Chapo’ se declara no culpable tras extradición a Chicago
- Speak Out
- The timely lessons of Juneteenth: The struggle continues | COMMENTARY
- Fire damages Hobart tan salon
- Police respond after man interrupts outdoor fitness class in Aurora
- Replacing a legend: Russell Lanehart ready to take over for Don Davidson as Parkview Christian’s boys basketball head coach
- Brian Piccolo’s Beverly ties, commitment to racial harmony relived on 50th anniversary of his death
- Auditor: nadie supervisa a la DEA en lavado de dinero
- Bruce Springsteen to ‘national disgrace’ Trump: Put on a f—ing mask
- St. Louis police officer accused of striking man with SUV is charged with assault
- Letters: No time to cut school police
- Black Lives Matter network establishes a $12 million grant fund to aid organizations fighting institutional racism
- Los Grammy, el ingrediente secreto en álbum de John Legend
- ¿Será posible recuperarse totalmente del covid-19?
- Washington city helps residents, merchants get through the economic fallout of the pandemic — with wooden money: ‘This is one of the ways we could keep the money here in the community’
- Commentary: Should WarnerMedia give up the copyright to ‘Gone with the Wind’ and put the film into the public domain? What about Disney and ‘Song of the South’?
- Música en vivo, golf, ping-pong y barbería: la vida en la ‘burbuja’ de la NBA
- Juneteenth honors the end of slavery. Here’s how you can join the celebration.
- Cargos contra policía que agredió a hombre negro en Missouri
- Best backyard water toys and games
- The best wedding cake topper
- Chicago cops-out-of-schools plan potentially blocked by Mayor Lori Lightfoot ally
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- Chicago Police Department’s first deputy superintendent announces upcoming retirement
- The best Black + Decker replacement battery
- UW-Madison to reopen with in-person, online classes
- Michael Cimino da vida a joven gay latino en ‘Love, Victor’
- How to raise anti-racist kids
- Should we take free stuff intended for those who need it?
- Trump golf club asks Florida county for rent relief
- K-pop star Yohan of boy band TST dies at age 28
- US Open: menos jueces, recogepelotas y cuadros
- Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot moves to put security detail chief in charge of cops at City Hall, outside her home; FOP head tells officers ‘to not sign up for that detail’
- Former legislator, horse racing lobbyist Robert Molaro dies
- ABC’s fall TV schedule is set, but virus has say on timing
- March from Waukegan High School to City Hall, CLC online program planned to commemorate Juneteenth
- Developer sees future for retail and residential development on Broadway in Gary
- Advocate in talks to merge with large Michigan hospital chain, may form $17 billion health system, official says
- Lemmy Kilmister tendrá su propio biopic
- 38 picnic recipes perfect for your basket and blanket
- Merrillville High School graduates have day in sun: The Class of 2020 ‘answered the bell’
- Netflix CEO Reed Hastings and wife donate $120M to ‘invest in the education of black youth’
- MLB presenta cuarta oferta a los jugadores
- 20 safe and easy workouts for seniors
- Chicago Cubs’ Jason Kipnis puts Northbrook home on the market for $1.375 million
- Hinsdale Village Board gives OK to open community pool
- Commentary: Would we be better off with a President Pence in these turbulent times?
- Metra says coronavirus will cost it $605 million in lost revenues — $70 million more than expected — through 2021
- Illinois man, 30, is believed to be 1st lung transplant survivor to receive COVID-19 plasma and recover
- Column: Some drivers are ‘going expressway speeds’ on LaGrange Road in Orland Park, police say
- Vuelve aislamiento en Argentina por nuevos contagios
- Affordable housing units would be mandatory for all new home developments under changes sought by Naperville commission
- White House weighs coronavirus tourism tax break to encourage vacations
- Column: MLB’s Texas Rangers should give up their name, which honors police force with brutal, racist history
- New quarterbacks coach John DeFilippo sees ‘juice’ as a key ingredient in the Chicago Bears’ offensive turnaround: ‘Passion, energy and swagger, baby’
- Indiana Dunes beaches, with an influx of Illinois residents, are seeing large crowds. ‘Every day is like the Fourth of July.’
- Leon Goretzka brilla en el Bayern Múnich tras pausa por la Covid-19
- Car hits Starbucks in downtown La Grange
- High water levels in Lake Michigan
- Soulful Sparrow in downtown Elgin to close at end of July
- Burr Ridge mall hosts free drive-in movies
- Jeff Ross and Dave Attell try to make each other laugh — and take the audience along for the ride
- Senate passes major bipartisan land bill that would spend nearly $3 billion on conservation, parks
- Westville man, 27, killed in Jackson Township motorcycle crash
- After 3 months of pent-up demand, Chicago bars reopen — ‘I’m super excited,’ says Green Lady owner
- Internacional hondureño deja Europa para volver a la MLS
- Potempa: NWI nudists celebrating summer with masks optional
- Hospitalizan a presidente de Honduras después de anunciar que tiene COVID-19
- Quaker Oats getting rid of Aunt Jemima, citing ‘racial stereotype.’ Uncle Ben’s and Mrs. Butterworth’s may be next.
- The traffic is back. Cars and trucks back on city, state roads as more businesses reopen.
- Coronavirus outbreaks spur debate over personal freedoms as new COVID-19 infections spike in several US states
- Summer contact days would be allowed as early as June 26 under IHSA’s proposed Stage 2 Return to Play guidelines
- Fan mexicana con cáncer recibe aval de Sia para hacer video
- Bolivia: trabajadoras sexuales piden fin de restricciones
- Firefighter hurt in early morning blaze near Lockport
- Consumers require better education on cannabis 101 from marijuana industry according to survey
- Nápoles, sin Chucky, conquista la Copa Italia ante la Juve, con Cristiano
- Leading CBD brands still have some inaccurate dosages, even if their numbers have improved
- Colorado lawmakers let governor mass-pardon marijuana possession convictions
- Grupos de fans protestan por sonido artificial en el fútbol
- La ciudad de Nueva York dará un paso más hacia la reapertura
- Atlanta police officer who fatally shot Rayshard Brooks in the back charged with felony murder
- Here’s what you should know before buying a former rental car from bankrupt Hertz
- Kobe Bryant helicopter pilot reportedly may have been disoriented in fog, reported he was climbing when actually descending
- Corrections and clarifications
- The Spin: George Floyd’s death looms large at Chicago City Council meeting | Police union vs. Mayor Lightfoot intensifies | Black GOP U.S. senator takes swipe at Durbin over ‘token’ comment
- Budget increases, not cuts for Indiana K-12 public schools
- Why Queen Latifah thinks ‘Gone with the Wind’ should not return to HBO
- What are new Chicago Bears offensive coordinator Bill Lazor’s duties? From evaluating the playbook, running game and QB competition, ‘You’re judged on how it all goes.’
- Column: Is baseball nearing a return? All we can do is hope for the best after the latest up-and-down negotiations.
- Chicago City Council approves Mayor Lori Lightfoot’s plan for spending $1.1 billion in federal coronavirus relief money, over concerns it could help fund police
- Chicago Cubs President Theo Epstein’s foundation to hold virtual charity concert for the 1st time
- Gov. J.B. Pritzker promotes $900 million federally funded coronavirus relief package
- Editorial: Don’t ban Chicago police from every public school
- Coronavirus in Illinois updates: Here’s what happened June 17 with COVID-19 in the Chicago area
- ‘That 70s Show’ actor Danny Masterson charged in 3 rapes
- Woman who says Chicago police pulled her from car by her hair and placed knee on her neck formally asks city to drop charges against her
- Pharrell Williams and Virginia Gov. Ralph Northam announce Juneteenth as a paid state holiday
- In new book, John Bolton describes several episodes where President Trump expresses willingness to ‘give personal favors to dictators he liked’
- No bail for Bronzeville man accused of firing on officers before standoff with SWAT
- Keanu Reeves auctioning off Zoom date for Idaho children’s cancer charity
- Charges dropped against man accused of killing 4 in South Shore in 2017
- Justice Department asks federal judge to halt publication of John Bolton’s book, escalating legal fight as explosive details emerge
- Tiz the Law draws the No. 8 post as the early 6-5 favorite for Saturday’s Belmont Stakes — now the 1st leg in the reconfigured Triple Crown
- Field Museum scientist and ‘inspiration’ Lynika Strozier, 35, dies from coronavirus
- Lake Zurich plans to open beaches, but trustees vote ‘no’ on allowing summer camps
- K-pop group BTS breaks online viewership record with $18M in ticket sales
- MLB offers a 60-game schedule, full prorated pay and a 16-team playoff in its latest proposal to players