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Ask Amy: Courtesy questions in the time of COVID-19
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Daily horoscope for June 8, 2020
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Video series looks at life in Morton Grove during pandemic, isolation, Floyd fallout
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Midwestern cities continue to lose population. Two of the fastest-shrinking are in Illinois.
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Letters: Social studies teaches us how to put thought into action
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Column: It’s time to weed out criminals who hide behind a badge
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Editorial: Absentee voting expansion coming to Illinois. Should we be worried?
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Football notes: Lafayette Jefferson quarterback Maximus Grimes transfers to Class 5A runner-up Valparaiso
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Ask Anna: How do I become less insecure about my relationship?
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Commentary: Listen up, Class of 2020! The Obamas, Beyoncé and others have something to say
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Arlington Heights village board approves event cancellations, development delays related to COVID-19 crisis
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Pictures: Tropical Storm Cristobal
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Pride still plentiful in Southland despite Mokena fest postponement to 2021
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Highland Park High School graduates, virtually
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Overnight violence in Chicago: Man shot dead in Englewood, six wounded in Bronzeville attack
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Arlington Heights restaurants welcome outdoor diners for Arlington Al Fresco
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Aurora social service agencies looking to aid those who ‘don’t know where to turn’ for help
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North Shore park districts prepare for a summer unlike any other: ‘Our focus is entirely on safety’
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Daywatch: Wide array of criminal charges emerge amid George Floyd fallout, Latino leaders fear reopening impact and closed lakefront still draws Chicagoans
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North Aurora looks at removing dam on Fox River
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CEO’s comments cost CPI Security partnerships with Carolina Panthers, Charlotte Hornets and other teams
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Officer struck in protective vest during gunfire
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Talk of the County: Pritzker ‘has taxed, taxed and taxed’ and ‘destroyed this state’
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Tracy Abrams learned the power of positivity while rehabbing from season-ending injuries at Illinois. Now, his mentorship program is teaching those lessons to Chicago youths.
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ESPN’s ‘Long Gone Summer’ revisits the Sammy Sosa-Mark McGwire home run chase of 1998. The task for the director was ‘can we go back and show what that summer really felt like?’
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‘Long Gone Summer’: How to watch and stream ESPN’s documentary on the Sammy Sosa-Mark McGwire home run chase from 1998
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Rare stock tweak during pandemic adds millions to a CEO’s potential payout
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Police back off as peaceful protests in the wake of George Floyd’s death push for deep reforms
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Virus y protestas obligan a redirigir la campaña de Trump
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Speak Out: Questioning calls for defunding police
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México: Alto funcionario del gobierno da positivo a COVID-19
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Fraudsters targeting unemployment benefits as claims surge during pandemic
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España investiga presuntos sobornos al exrey Juan Carlos
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China denies cover-up, rejects ‘politicization’ of coronavirus
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Tuits de JK Rowling sobre personas transgénero desatan ira
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La estatua de un negrero derribada probablemente no será reinstalada
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D-Day by the numbers
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BP to cut 1 in 7 jobs — 10,000 positions worldwide — as COVID-19 slashes oil demand
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How does tear gas work? Can it cause permanent harm?
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Cuba declara pandemia ‘bajo control’ y prepara el desconfinamiento
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‘Pie house’ in Deerfield sells for $260,000
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‘Pie house’ in Deerfield lists for $300,000
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When the office is like a biohazard lab
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Amid unrest, songs continue to voice the black experience
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Naperville man charged with reckless homicide and DUI in fatal car crash
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Column: Inside the revolts erupting in America’s big newsrooms
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Hospitals got bailouts and furloughed thousands while paying CEOs millions
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Lewis Hamilton critica a pilotos que no denuncian el racismo
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A nursing home’s 64-day COVID siege: ‘They’re all going to die’
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Column: Finding hope amid coronavirus in D-Day anniversary and protests
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La Serie A irá a playoffs si se suspende de nuevo por covid-19
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Policía acusado de muerte de Floyd tiene primera audiencia
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Talk of the County: Right-wingers should remember first trillion-dollar deficit run up by ‘your all-time favorite hero, Ronny Reagan’
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FDA says some masks made in China shouldn’t be reused
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Michael Jordan’s old furniture is up for auction — but it’s too late to get a love letter of his from 1989
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Donald Trump le pregunta a la NFL si ahora estaría ‘bien’ arrodillarse durante el himno
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Concejo municipal de Minneapolis quiere disolver la policía
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Chicago police officer hit in vest by gunfire on West Side, officers fired at in Englewood
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Giving your number to strangers? It’s not flirting; it’s a rule
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Remembering trumpeter Art Hoyle: A Chicago jazz master
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Giving your number to strangers? It’s not flirting; it’s a rule
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Artistas denuncian la brutalidad policial en Latinoamérica
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‘The King of Staten Island’ review: Pete Davidson’s charisma carries the day in story of a young burnout
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Music Institute adapts to online teaching, recitals
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Viewers refute myth that black US films, TV are poor exports
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Talk of the County: Floyd killing no excuse ‘to start rioting and looting’
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‘Chicago Tonight’ co-anchor Brandis Friedman hosting WTTW special about race and inequity
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McGrath: Remote learning couldn’t be worse than the way school used to be, so why rush back to the classroom?
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Drug trial planned for synthetic cannabinoid coronavirus treatment
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Rapid changes to health system spurred by COVID-19 might be here to stay
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Renuncia editor del New York Times tras polémico editorial
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Farmers get billions in virus aid, and Democrats are wary
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New pro sports venture puts women’s sports in the players’ hands
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Talk of the County: Cut pay for politicians like Lightfoot and Pritzker when ‘they don’t do jack’
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Siete ‘diablos rojos’ tienen coronavirus
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YouTuber, former ‘X Factor’ contestant comes out as transgender
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White House press secretary Kayleigh McEnany’s mission: Stand by, defend, punch back for President Trump
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West Side lawmaker picks up rallying cry to defund police, asks for meeting with Chicago mayor and top cop
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AMLO no se hará test de COVID-19 pese a contagio en su equipo
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Talk of the County: ‘President Trump didn’t burn churches, or break windows, or steal from businesses’
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The shirts were red. The fans were all white.
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‘Cruise ships on land’: As Las Vegas reopens, a huge test for casinos
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With real-life games halted, betting world puts action on Esports
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China vowed to keep wildlife off the menu, a tough promise to keep
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New Zealand lifts lockdown as it declares virus eliminated, for now
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China vowed to keep wildlife off the menu, a tough promise to keep
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Indiana officials report additional 14 coronavirus deaths; Lake County death toll up to 215
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Despite big promises, U.S. has delivered limited aid in global virus response
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¿Qué sigue para la NBA?
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‘We’re going to go forward’: Large crowds join in downtown Evanston to push for racial justice, police reform
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The idea: Build it, and they can find coronavirus tests
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Sellers of sex toys capitalized on all that alone time
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Llegan restos de George Floyd a iglesia en Houston
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Sellers of sex toys capitalized on all that alone time
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From Ryne Sandberg to Nolan Ryan to Albert Pujols: Plenty of top MLB players were drafted after the fifth round
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Column: A woman was racially taunted a block from her Portage home. ‘All the hurt and all the names, looks and rejections … came rushing back.’
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Denise Winfrey sworn in as Will County executive; visitation set for Lawrence Walsh
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Terry Crews says black men often aren’t viewed as victims ‘until we’re dead’
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He graduated from West Aurora, his third high school. He’s on his second college. But Marquise Walker feels he’s on the right track.
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Oswego OKs agreement for street sweeping
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Quickly
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A delicate balance: Weighing protest against the risks of the coronavirus
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AP poll: Pandemic does little to alter U.S. views on health care
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Fury-Wilder III by end of the year, promoter says
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Chicago cocktails-to-go rule for bars and restaurants now 1 step away
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Hayden building 3-bedroom condo sells for $2.56 million
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Boy, 3, found walking near busy Park Ridge streets, reunited with family
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Skokie Farmers Market reopens in new location
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Lake County Fair canceled because of COVID-19
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Estadounidenses blancos en masa contra el racismo
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Column: Booze to-go law a perilous turn for state’s highways
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La música aún canta la experiencia negra
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Central Florida weekend tornado tally: 3 for sure, 2 more possible
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Fijan en 1 millón la fianza para policía acusado de la muerte de Floyd
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A delicate balance: Weighing protest against the risks of the coronavirus
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Munster has senior send-off, gives students closure after virtual graduation ceremony
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Hotels compete on cleanliness as business trickles back
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Disabato: Cornelius Crossley says ‘this could be something special’ about being the head coach of the new Rich Township boys basketball program
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La Grange officials estimate more than 500 participate in peaceful Black Lives Matter protest Saturday
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3-bedroom condo in the Hayden building sells for $2.56 million — netting owner an impressive 26% return
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Date night ideas for social distancing couples
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Left out: More workers now losing hope of getting back jobs
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21 best Father’s Day gifts 2020
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Best Father’s Day gifts 2020
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Aurora GreenFest canceled due to COVID-19 pandemic
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Lawsuit filed against CTA
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Hinsdale Central students, alumni, localize Black Lives Matter efforts
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Issa Rae is confused after Trump likes an ‘Insecure’ tweet
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Minneapolis reform plan would require liability insurance for police officers
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Bus driver sues CTA, says he was suspended after discussing concerns about transporting cops during George Floyd protests
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With streaming version of ‘Infinite Wrench,’ the nimble Neo-Futurists respond fast to a week like no other
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Surveillance camera catches heroin dropping from man’s pocket at Hebron store; police use Facebook post to ask man to come pick it up
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With her heart transplant on pause, Glenwood woman and her family spend pandemic advocating for organ donation
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Safely inviting in repairmen during the pandemic
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State Farm says Illinois drivers get nearly 14% rate cut — more than 11% national average — as part of $2.2 billion rate reduction
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Cristobal weakens to tropical depression, rains persist
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La pandemia de coronavirus está ’empeorando’ en el mundo
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It’s official: US recession began in February, ending record-long expansion
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10-foot great white shark kills surfer in Australia; beaches cleared after ‘dreadful’ situation
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Spike and the Spitwads miss bringing nostalgic hits to Blue Chip crowds
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Waukegan lifts curfew following weekend of peaceful protests
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Pandemic can’t stop pomp for Edison seniors
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NFL gives teams planner for total reopening of facilities
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Editorial: On middle fingers and police conduct: Mayor Lightfoot should keep her cool too
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Is flying safe amid coronavirus outbreak? Guess what airlines say
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Former president and co-founder of Cresco Labs resigns from Chicago cannabis firm’s board
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3 Barrington young adults support Black Lives Matter, hold demonstrations to ‘stand up for my friends and peers that are struggling and fighting suppression’
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Lexie Pitter, activist and poet, shows up at protests across the city
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Demócratas se arrodillan en el Congreso de EEUU en homenaje a George Floyd
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US prosecutors spar with Prince Andrew in Jeffrey Epstein sex trafficking probe
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Pilot dies after single-engine plane crash near Monee
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Commentary: Remove Chicago police from CPS schools
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$1 million bail set for Minneapolis police officer charged with second-degree murder in George Floyd’s death
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Commentary: The GOP needs a contract with black America
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Illinois Tollway installing giant beams on Mile Long Bridge
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Sports lookback: Winning moments from the 2019-20 PGA Tour season through March
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Most Indiana casinos can reopen next week under virus plans
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Repatriar mexicanos muertos por COVID-19 en EEUU es casi imposible
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Calumet Films series tells the stories — good and bad — of the Calumet River
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1-year-old Homewood girl seriously injured in Dan Ryan crash
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150 to 200 people march from downtown Naperville to city police station, taking a knee in several intersections
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Doctors heavily overprescribed antibiotics early in the coronavirus pandemic
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First-time gun owners at risk for suicide, major study confirms
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Construction picks up on Buffalo Grove Road project, which will widen corridor to four lanes
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Women who broke the glass ceiling in sports
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Rain plays a surprising role in making some restored prairies healthier than others
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Invest Aurora, chambers of commerce to establish fund to help businesses damaged during unrest
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Naperville People in the News
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Current and former NHL players — including 2007 Chicago Blackhawks draft pick Akim Aliu — form Hockey Diversity Alliance
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Letters: Higher ed in Illinois needs lawmakers’ support during this time of crisis
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Theo Epstein wants to improve diversity within the Chicago Cubs: ‘The majority of people I’ve hired have similar backgrounds as me and look a lot like me’
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Column: Activists’ call to ‘defund the police’ is a confusing message that could backfire
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Open letter to Second City calls for investigation of racial discrimination, sexual assault
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Gov. J.B. Pritzker suggests ‘defund the police’ is a messaging obstacle to get police reforms
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Following protests, Erica Daniels to exit Victory Gardens Theater
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Joe Biden does not want to defund the police, spokesman says
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Editorial: Colin Kaepernick took a knee and paid a price. Now NFL encourages players to ‘peacefully protest.’
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The story behind Nini’s Deli, the trendy West Town restaurant shut down this weekend amid outcry over owners’ homophobic, anti-Black Lives Matter views
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Economistas: Recesión en EEUU comenzó en febrero
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Judge refuses to release man accused of torching Chicago cop car while wearing Joker mask, saying he’s skipped other cases
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Tatyana Chante learned a lot from organizing a George Floyd protest march in one day, from the weight of responsibility to the joy of success
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How Chicago will spend $1.1 billion in CARES Act funding
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Calls are renewed to ‘defund the police,’ but what does that mean?
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Column: The goddess and the law of unintended consequences
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Pete Davidson has no plans to leave ‘Saturday Night Live’
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Column: Don’t be fooled by Chicago’s ‘reopening’ of the lakefront west of Lake Shore Drive. Much of it was already open.
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MLB offers players a 76-game season, 10-16 playoff teams and up to 75% of their salaries
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As parks west of Lake Shore Drive, city libraries reopen, Chicago Park District announces summer day camp schedule
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Fire causes $40,000 of damage to enclosed porch of Park Ridge home
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Column: A photo of 3 CPS seniors hangs in the National Portrait Gallery in Washington, D.C., but coronavirus kept them from a trip to see it. They’re still holding out hope it might happen.
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Coronavirus in Illinois updates: Here’s what happened June 8 with COVID-19 in the Chicago area
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Public defenders march around Cook County Jail in solidarity with colleagues, Black Lives Matter
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Who knew Trump was a fan of HBO’s ‘Insecure’?
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Horse racing without spectators begins at Hawthorne, but Arlington International Racecourse is stuck at the gate
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Cristobal to merge with new storm system after crashing ashore in Louisiana
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Customers return for first Park Ridge Farmers Market during COVID-19 pandemic
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Congressional Democrats unveil sweeping police reform legislation, take a knee at the Capitol for 8 minutes and 46 seconds
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Joe Biden pours nearly $5 million into Facebook ads amid protests, blowing past President Trump’s record
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Case closed in Evanston school employee accused of assaulting student; no charges, police say
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Two groups rally, march in Park Ridge for end to racial injustice; police chief joins them
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Amazon rainforest fire season starts with outlook for record burn
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‘Do not tell anybody you’re Muslim’: ‘Ramy’ stars reflect on Hollywood’s longtime neglect
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Thousands mourn George Floyd in Texas amid calls for reform: ‘We had to come be a part of it’
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Devils and Sixers owner Josh Harris considering bid to purchase the Mets: report
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Crowds rally for black, Latino unity and ‘the power of community’
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George Floyd response: Crowds rally for black, Latino unity; public defenders march in solidarity around Cook County Jail
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Bail denied for suspect in deadly high-speed chase days after he was given $1 million bail
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Former Illinois state Sen. Arthur Berman dies at 85
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Oak Park police investigating June 2 shooting that left one injured along Chicago Avenue
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EatingWell: Veggie kebabs from your summer grill — a light delight
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Oak Park Art League receives pandemic relief grant from Landmarks Illinois
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Environmental Nutrition: The good egg?
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Developer granted extension by Oak Park board to complete South Boulevard condo project
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Police investigating armed robbery of Oak Park restaurant
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Bon Appetit editor in chief Adam Rapoport steps down after brownface photos surface
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How to prepare for a career change post-coronavirus
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Behind virus and protests: A chronic U.S. economic racial gap