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Daily horoscope for July 29, 2020
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Benches clear in first Astros-Dodgers game since sign-stealing scandal
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Former Lt. Gov. Corinne Wood sells Lake Forest mansion for $2 million
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Column: When it came to honoring John Lewis, Donald Trump was no hypocrite
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Ask Amy: October wedding creates a pandemic dilemma
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Door County state park on Lake Michigan offers easy hikes, natural beauty, solitude
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Column: A lesson from the life of John Lewis: Today’s troublemakers may be tomorrow’s heroes
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Column: What happened to an America where you could freely speak your mind?
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Man, 20, shot in head in Fuller Park neighborhood
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Natasha Trethewey took years to write ‘Memorial Drive,’ about the murder of her mother
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Column: Theater box seats are poised to become fashionable again during the COVID-19 era
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How Kinexon — a German company with U.S. headquarters in Chicago — is tracking players’ daily interactions to prevent the spread of COVID-19 in the NFL
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Central Camera, the iconic Loop shop that burned during May unrest, plots its return
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Daywatch: City threatens fines for quarantine violation, Lurie Children’s Hospital may end controversial genital surgeries and readers share how to stay calm during the pandemic
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The 100 best photos of Lollapalooza
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After fighting through major injuries — and waiting out the COVID-19 shutdown — Steven Souza Jr. has settled in with the Cubs
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Naperville parents want District 203 to expand online class options so they align with courses taught in person
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Trump administration, Oregon governor’s office in talks about pulling federal agents in Portland, White House official says
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Roy Robertson-Harris is preparing for a contract year. But with so much uncertainty ahead, the Bears defensive lineman is confident he and his young family will be safe.
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Column: 2020 Emmy nominees are a wall of female rage, none angrier than ‘The Morning Show’
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Council proclamation overtuned in Highland senior project bid
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14-year-old boy shot in West Pullman backyard, taken to Indiana hospital
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Blackhawks-Oilers in review: What we learned from recapping their 3 games this season
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Speak out: Goya, Bubba Wallace, and Richard Speck
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Parents prompt North Chicago officials to start school year with at-home instruction
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Meghan fights to keep friends anonymous in newspaper lawsuit
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How violent are the Portland protests? Questions and answers.
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Tired of cooking in your kitchen? 5 easy and cheap tips to organize and upgrade
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Young piping plovers from Wisconsin released in Lake County to aid their southerly migration
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Los cuartos de la MLS quedan definidos por la vía penal
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14-year-old in critical condition after Englewood shooting, police say
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White Sox pitcher Lucas Giolito is hoping to rebound from a rough opening-day start while being mindful of road protocols: ‘We’re holding each other accountable more so than ever’
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Analysis: Comic-Con 2020: Some panel participation topped 200K views, but did the online event work?
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Donald Trump’s baseball moments
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216 newly reported Florida coronavirus deaths is second daily record in a row
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Man gets life sentence for Milwaukee road rage killing
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Teen puzzle creator Riya Joshi goes from family game night to working with the world’s top word game author. She hopes her puzzle book helps those feeling isolated these days.
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#RetoAceptado: por qué algunas mujeres publican selfis en blanco y negro
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Oreo-maker Mondelez reports second-quarter results that top expectations
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Travel plans while co-parenting during COVID-19 pandemic can present challenges. A divorce attorney offers tips.
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Kitchen fire leaves Naperville family homeless
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Speak Out: Health care workers and first responders deserve thanks
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Abren campamentos de NFL, con un ojo puesto en el béisbol
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Northwestern donates $1 million to Evanston social justice efforts, $500,000 in grants to Evanston, Chicago
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Football notes: Merrillville nose tackle Kenneth Grant’s scholarship offer from Purdue likely to ‘spark some more’ from Power Five programs
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Electric bikes arrive in Chicago after months of delays
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EEUU retirará miles de soldados de Alemania
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El campeón Monterrey comienza ganando en la liga mexicana
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Column: Remote learning should equal lower school tax bills
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How to test more people for coronavirus without actually needing more tests
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Ranch Triangle home with penthouse drawing room: $2.75M
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Meghan lucha por anonimato de amigas en demanda a periódico
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Researcher pinpoints location of Vincent van Gogh’s last painting
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Shira Haas of ‘Unorthodox’ on sharing the joys of her first Emmy nod
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A clue to Van Gogh’s final days is found in his last painting
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Trump campaign goes quiet on Michigan airwaves
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How to test more people for coronavirus without actually needing more tests
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The coronavirus could dodge some treatments, study suggests
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Médicos aprenden de experiencias de colegas con el covid-19
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‘Summerland’ review: A refreshing take on the cozy WWII-era English seaside village drama
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Fastest US supercomputer enlisted in fight against coronavirus
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Ray Zapata: ‘Estoy entrenando un elemento nuevo para estar en el podio olímpico’
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Chick-fil-A to open two Michigan Avenue stores in August, with 6 more in the Chicago area planned for 2021
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Calatrava sculpture emerging along Chicago River
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La NBA vuelve en otra realidad con 22 equipos
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Trump ataca a Biden por brusco aumento del delito
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Column: Farewell, Spire. Hello, spiral. Twelve years after his twisting tower ground to a halt, architect Santiago Calatrava readies a flaming red sculpture along the Chicago River
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Ex-Bears tight end Trey Burton sells 5-bedroom Northbrook house for $1.35 million
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Quickly
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¿Messi al Inter de Milán? Antonio Conte lo tiene claro
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Where is all that gold being stored?
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There’s a wrinkle in stores’ mask policies: Enforcement
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Porter County COVID-19 testing site moves to Portage; more expansion in the works
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Lanzan campaña ‘#MujeresRurales, mujeres con derechos’
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Russian intelligence agencies push disinformation on pandemic
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US to bring 6,400 troops home from Germany, move 5,600 more
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MLB’s botched return could be a warning for the NFL
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After a dearth of new films, the indie comedy ‘ I Used to Go Here’ is one of the first new movies to open in theaters since the pandemic began
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El Real Madrid supera al Barca en el ‘Clásico’ de valor de marca
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This Miami Beach mansion is so strong, it can withstand 257 mph hurricane winds | Photos
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NBC 5 shakes up early morning news team, pairing Michelle Relerford with Zoraida Sambolin
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New eatery planned for former Mexican restaurant space
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North Shore Center brings summer concerts out to the parking lot
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Chicago food pantries anticipate more need as supplemental unemployment benefits end: ‘It’s been a roller coaster’
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8 factors in the NBA’s return that may upend expectations
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‘Amazing, isn’t it?’ Long sought blood test for Alzheimer’s in reach
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Lions, Kiwanis and Rotary clubs struggle to recruit new, younger members
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Amazon, Apple, Facebook and Google prepare for their ‘big tobacco moment’
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‘A big correction’: Pandemic brings change to ‘bloated’ ad industry
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Tráiler de ‘Batman: Muerte en la Familia’, la película interactiva de DC (VIDEO)
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Skokie gets its first brewery
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Best books published in summer 2020
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The best subwoofer of 2020
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The best hair brush cleaner of 2020
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The best ant farm of 2020
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The best door mirror
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The best queen sheets set
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Boeing CEO says new cutbacks ‘will take a toll on future employment’ as company reports $2.4 billion second-quarter loss
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Former Indiana Gov. Joe Kernan, a Vietnam POW, dies at 74
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Dolphins green-light Tua Tagovailoa to begin training camp. Now, the process of tempering expectations begins.
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Photos: Mars Perseverance rover mission
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Racism is the reason Tiffany Haddish put off having children
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Garth Brooks doesn’t want to win CMA entertainer award again
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State Board of Elections’ Springfield office closes after staff member tests positive for COVID-19, several others show symptoms
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Man, 19, stabbed outside Swissotel Wednesday morning
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‘This is personal for everyone’: Inside Eddie Goldman’s decision to opt out of the 2020 Bears season because of COVID-19 concerns
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Wendella won’t restart its Chicago Water Taxi service until next year
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Sketchbook Brewing launches ambitiously in Skokie on Friday in shadow of the COVID-19 pandemic
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Emmy 2020: Black nominees gain ground, Latino representation still abysmal
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Review: Alanis Morissette dazzles on 9th album
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Roger Claar’s longtime reign as mayor of Bolingbrook ending this week, eight months before his current term was due to conclude
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Legendary Illinois coach Lou Henson
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Women charged in beating of Wisconsin state senator outside the state Capitol
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White Sox rookie Luis Robert sparks comparisons to ‘The Bad News Bears’ ball hog Kelly Leak
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Column: Biden’s modest health care plan vs. Trump’s imaginary one
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Aurora fire crews battle blaze at apartment complex
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Aurora survey focuses on opportunities for youth
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Fire causes extensive damage to Orland Park restaurant Don’s Hot Dogs
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Lozoya también se declara inocente en el caso Odebrecht
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Oregon governor says federal agents will begin leaving Portland in ‘phased withdrawal’
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Developer submits plans for $200M north Naperville development with residential, hotel, retail, entertainment space
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Gobierno retirará las tropas federales desplegadas en Portland
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Parents rush to hire tutors and create learning pods. But not everyone has options
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WE tv postpones Tamar Braxton’s upcoming reality show following alleged suicide attempt
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Ever heard of a surgical assistant? Meet a new boost to your medical bills
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Music a healing balm for hospitalized COVID patients
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Factors outside the Bears’ control altered their QB competition. But Matt Nagy remains confident the right result will still emerge.
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How to get your kids to wear face masks, with a little help from their favorite cartoon characters
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Remote learning is an option, but District 181 expects most students back in school this fall
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Corrections and clarifications
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Column: Let’s stop calling it the Loop versus Chicago’s ‘neighborhoods,’ for all of our sakes
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Commentary: As we provide COVID-19 relief, we also need a plan to control the federal debt
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With a hole punch in hand, Glencoe woman creates portraits of inspiring artists
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Valparaiso board member named university’s interim president; Heckler begins transition Sept. 1
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Trump administration wants $377 million for remodeling the West Wing included in the next coronavirus stimulus package
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Flint class-action lawsuit over lead in water can proceed, Michigan Supreme Court rules
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Pese a contagios, el fútbol mexicano completa primera fecha. Estas fueron las claves
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Here’s the virtual Lollapalooza 2020 schedule: Hits and dusties and plenty of new content from the likes of H.E.R., KAINA, Tom Morello and others
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Enfermos desbordan carpas de atención médica en Ecuador
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Indianapolis police announce new use-of-force policies
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Serena, Coco, Djokovic y Nadal se apuntan al US Open
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Marlins coronavirus crisis: Another positive player, but reinforcements on the way, report says
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IHSA pushes football, boys soccer and girls volleyball to 2021: ‘The spring is better than nothing’
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Mundelein officials choose deputy police chief to serve as interim chief
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Fire erupts in vacant Gary school; no injuries reported
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Mosquitoes in Niles, Glenview test positive for West Nile Virus, abatement district says
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Death draws lawmakers’ scrutiny to Robinhood’s trading app
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A look back at the best Lollapalooza fashion
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Navy Pier lays off employees amid COVID-19 slowdown
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Arqueología estelar revela un cúmulo globular víctima de la Vía Láctea
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4 things we learned from Bears coach Matt Nagy and GM Ryan Pace, including the need for ‘laser focus’ and live tackling in training camp practices
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Barrington school district, calling its previous reopening plan ‘not attainable,’ will start fall with all-remote learning
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Chicago man sentenced to 20 years in prison for pistol whipping a Carpentersville gas station clerk: state’s attorney’s office
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Gov. J.B. Pritzker lays out stricter rules for youth sports, with risk levels based partly on amount of contact between participants
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Outrage erupts after NYPD hustles protester into unmarked van. Cops say she was wanted for damaging surveillance cameras.
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Kanye West’s NJ ballot petition falls short, complaint says
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After 3 fatal shootings in 1 week, Evanston officials call for a united effort against violence
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Amberes 1920, otra justa olímpica que siguió a una pandemia
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East Chicago police officer shown punching Libertarian Congressional candidate Mike Strauss placed on leave pending an investigation
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Rep. Louie Gohmert tests positive for coronavirus at the White House, cancels trip with Trump aboard Air Force One
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Chicago police mourn the loss of a deputy chief to suicide
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Lake County grant program receives more than 1,800 applications
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Arrest of alleged serial killer in Ohio leads to murder charges in 1997 Lake County case
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Column: It’s one thing to be aware of systemic injustice. It’s another when you realize your childhood home had a racist covenant.
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Editorial: Another suicide at CPD and pleas from a police wife: We can do better
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Lou Henson, who coached Illinois basketball to 12 NCAA Tournaments and the 1989 Final Four, dies at 88
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Commentary: Clinical trials for a COVID-19 vaccine must include more Black, Latino and Indigenous people
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Desenterrar muertos, práctica habitual en las sociedades megalíticas
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US names new Arctic envoy in push to expand reach in region amid growing Russian and Chinese influence
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Tracy Morgan, wife to divorce after 5 years of marriage
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FIFA promete ‘estricta auditoría’ en plan de rescate
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Remembering the lives of those in Illinois who died from coronavirus
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Ogden Dunes the latest beach to close, but at Indiana Dunes National Park, it’s ‘like Cancun spring break every day’
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‘He was there to teach you, not to chastise you’: Deon Thomas reminisces about Lou Henson, who showed incredible kindness to a young sports reporter asking a delicate question
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Indiana governor urges virus safety steps, not tougher rules
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With George Floyd and McCloskey cases in headlines, ex-homicide prosecutor challenges progressive St. Louis circuit attorney
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Niles proposes no-interest loans for restaurants struggling due to COVID-19
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AYASH llega de Barcelona con su pop urbano
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Notre Dame will play a full ACC football schedule in 2020 and be eligible for the conference title
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La acusan de retener a migrantes guatemaltecos
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Más jugadores de los previstos renuncian a campaña de NFL
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Pritzker: Public cynical about ComEd scheme, but voters should separate that from income tax vote this fall
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One mystery of Stonehenge’s origins has finally been solved
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EEUU supera los 150,000 fallecidos por coronavirus
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Cannabis cravings: A new study addresses why it happens
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Alicia Keys producing PBS documentary on legendary Black female entertainers
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D300 drops in-person back-to-school plan in favor of e-learning schedule for all students
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Reputed leader of Black Disciples street gang among 23 arrested in federal drug takedown
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Misinformation on the virus is proving highly contagious
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States use COVID-19 relief dollars to hold down business taxes
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Dodgers pitcher Joe Kelly suspended 8 games for buzzing and mocking Astros hitters
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The Spin: Former Bear Singletary travels with Trump to Texas | Gov. Pritzker’s dire COVID-19 warning | Mayor Lightfoot’s political call to arms
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Blackhawks ban fans from wearing Native American headdresses to their games
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An only-in-Illinois story: ComEd bribery scheme hearing is run by daughter-in-law of alleged key player in the case
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Jefferson Avenue blocked to cars this weekend to increase downtown Naperville shopping and dining space
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People are drinking more during COVID-19. Here’s some advice on how to cut down.
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2 women dead, man seriously wounded in violence Wednesday afternoon on South Side
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Local Catholic school students face a tough choice: a full return to in-person instruction or remote learning, possibly by an outside vendor
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Potempa: Blue Chip’s Boyd parent company relaunches Stardust brand with free game
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Gov. J.B. Pritzker warns of a possible ‘reversal’ as COVID-19 numbers rise in Illinois: ‘Things are not headed in the right direction’
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Aurora City Council delays new mural
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Paris beehives trace Notre Dame’s toxic fallout: Researchers find higher lead levels in honey gathered downwind of the cathedral
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Second stimulus check updates: Coronavirus aid package talks stalemate as President Trump scorns relief for cash-strapped cities
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Aurora grants marijuana dispensary more time to get license from state
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Michael Jordan announces first donations from $100 million pledge to the Black community
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Trustees OK village portion of $3.2 million Oak Park Avenue resurfacing project
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Thornton Fractional Board won’t take up change in election process in time for November referendum
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Trump says he did not ask Putin about suspected bounties to kill US troops
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Theodore Roosevelt was treated at Mercy Hospital. Mayor Richard M. Daley was born there. Now, after more than 150 years on the South Side, it’s closing.
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78-year-old Utah motorcyclist killed in Tri-State Tollway crash near Lake Forest
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Health officials contacting Lincoln-Way East prom attendees after positive COVID-19 tests
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Netflix acquires 7 modern classic Black sitcoms, including ‘Moesha,’ ‘Girlfriends,’ ‘The Game’ and ‘Sister, Sister’
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US death toll from the coronavirus hits 150,000 as misinformation on COVID-19 is proving highly contagious
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Coronavirus in Illinois updates: Here’s what happened on July 29 with COVID-19 in the Chicago area
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Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg undergoes nonsurgical medical procedure and expects to be released from hospital by end of week
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Police find AK-47, guns with laser attachments and body armor inside Burnside shooting victims’ home
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MLB doubleheaders could get shortened to 7-inning games
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White Sox 4, Indians 0
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Trump plays on racist fears of terrorized suburbs to court white voters
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‘Health and safety strikes’ are on the table if schools reopen without adequate COVID-19 protections, two Illinois statewide teachers union announce
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Reds 12, Cubs 7
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Dominik Kubalik scores 2 power-play goals and Corey Crawford makes 11 saves in the Blackhawks’ 4-0 exhibition win against the Blues
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Eloy Jimenez drives in 1 of 4 White Sox runs in the 9th in his return to the lineup for a 4-0 win over the Indians
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Hot seat: Odds to be first MLB manager fired during shortened 2020 season
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Pet World: You can train a dog not to put things in his mouth
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4 Big Tech CEOs tell Congress they don’t stifle competition
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Kris Bryant returns and starts the Cubs’ 1st triple play in 23 years, but bullpen struggles continue in a 12-7 loss to the Reds