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- Daily horoscope for July 31, 2020
- Summer salads, cocktails are love notes to National Watermelon Day
- Online education was a mess in the spring. As COVID-19 prompts schools to stay virtual, will it get better this fall?
- You may be seeing small clusters of the flu or other ailments for the same reason COVID-19 is continuing to spread: ‘Strict social distancing isn’t in place’
- Ask Amy: Couple stuck in limbo over decision to have children
- Letters: Taiwan’s skepticism of China
- Column: Thanks for your support, and a recommendation for a movie about false narratives
- Chicago parents struggle to get rid of car seats, children’s items after COVID-19 closures: ‘Recycling is really seeing a decline’
- Teacher makes Scholastic Bowl competitive but fun at Lincoln-Way East, earns coach of the year honor
- Bryan Cranston recovers from COVID-19, donates plasma
- Daywatch: Pritzker says state is ‘at a danger point’, the future of online school and electric scooters return to Chicago
- 5 takeaways from the Cubs-Reds series, including a botched rain delay and no issues — so far — with COVID-19 safety protocols
- Ellen DeGeneres apologizes to show’s staff amid workplace culture inquiry
- Hong Kong postpones elections by a year
- Column: As the sports world cranks up again, here are 7 things we need to see — and soon
- LL Cool J and Mayor Lori Lightfoot will be in conversation this Sunday at virtual Lolla event
- Judge rips into Ghislaine Maxwell as sealed Jeffrey Epstein documents begin to emerge Thursday night
- Small purchases that will make working from home better
- The best weather station of 2020
- The best Nerf gun of 2020
- The best Vitamix blender of 2020
- The best robotic vacuum of 2020
- The best Nintendo Switch game
- ‘Those types of games are the most fun’: Lucas Giolito bounces back from a tough opening day to salvage the White Sox’s series finale against the Indians
- State budget cuts hit disabled services; 36 affected at Opportunity Enterprises, 260 statewide
- More work lies ahead in post-ADA era as landmark act reaches 30-year anniversary, activists say
- Column: Region transplant seeks support to convert abandoned Gary park into Underground Railroad history lesson
- Morning exchange of gunfire at Chicago police station leaves 3 officers and a suspect injured
- Trump floated delaying the November election. Fellow Republicans said no, ‘end of story.’
- Caterpillar sales fall 31% but 2Q results beat expectations
- Gary high school graduate honored for returning to care for closed alma mater’s grounds
- Citing public safety, Mayor Lori Lightfoot removes another statue of Christopher Columbus ‘temporarily’
- Alligator captured in south suburban Lynwood lake
- Conmebol y Colombia reactivan comunicaciones sobre Copa América
- Speak Out: Masks help protect everyone from coronavirus
- More than 6,600 coronavirus cases have been linked to U.S. colleges
- Amanda Miguel y su artística familia rescatan su poderosa proclama ecologista (VIDEO)
- ‘Last Chance U’ travels to Oakland, just like the players
- Former Michigan student says he told Bo Schembechler of sexual abuse at the university — and the legendary coach was ‘visibly angry’
- Florida sets another coronavirus death record with 257 reported fatalities
- Mudanza a Las Vegas y pandemia, entre los retos de Raiders
- Retired Aurora music teacher hit all the right notes
- Speak Out: Federal government needs to coordinate on pandemic, stimulus
- Programa de DeGeneres está bajo investigación por ambiente laboral difícil e injusto
- St. Xavier faculty concerned about possible job losses over liability waivers
- ¿Qué proponen sobre economía, salud y educación?
- Acusan de nuevo al líder de La Luz del Mundo
- Coronavirus cases are rising in New Jersey, spurred by young partygoers at the Jersey Shore
- Guardiola: ‘Zidane es muy bueno para el fútbol’
- About 20% of New Jersey prisoners could be freed to avoid virus
- David Brooks column: The future of American liberalism
- Michelle Goldberg column: John Lewis believed America would survive Trump
- Paul Krugman column: The nightmare on Pennsylvania Avenue
- Grilled by lawmakers, big tech turns up the gaslight
- Jamelle Bouie column: Trump Doesn’t know what democracy is. John Lewis embodied it.
- ‘Bubbles’ are working. But how long can sports rely on them?
- Native Americans feel devastated by the virus yet overlooked in the data
- Coin shortage? It may be time to use your state quarters
- Some Indiana students begin in-person returns to schools
- Amazon, Apple, Google y Facebook disparan ingresos
- It’s now even easier to fire US workers for what they say
- Petition drive expected to prompt discussion about future of Waukegan High school resource officers
- ‘Rebuilding Paradise’ review: a 2018 California wildfire and a long recovery, captured by director Ron Howard
- Hulkenberg toma lugar del mexicano ‘Checo’ Pérez para el GP Británico de la F1
- McGrath: White Americans must shake off their entrenched views of race if the world is ever going to change
- ‘We are in dire straits’: Chicago venues, theaters asking for economic relief from Congress before August recess
- Muere el cubano Eusebio Leal, emblemático historiador de La Habana
- Porter County gives COVID-19 rules for Expo Center
- Cancelan juego Cardenales-Cerveceros por contagios
- Brindille restaurant had a long road back
- Children may carry high levels of the coronavirus, up to 100 times as much as adults, new Lurie Children’s Hospital study finds
- Oswego Senior Center moving to new site
- Picasso mural torn from building after years of dispute
- Review: The Muppets redeem themselves — well, Disney does — with delightful ‘Muppets Now’
- Película de Tom Cruise rodada en el espacio tendrá un presupuesto de $200 millones
- How can I (kindly) tell people to wear masks in public?
- Fleshed-out version of T. rex Sue on display at Field Museum
- TV host Regis Philbin buried at Notre Dame, his alma mater
- Poacher who killed gorilla Rafiki sentenced to 11 years in prison in Uganda
- Mayo Clinic Q And A: New blood cancer treatment options with chimeric antigen receptor-t cell therapy
- Perú prorroga estado de emergencia por pandemia
- GOP budget hawks hatch plan to force a constitutional convention, potentially requiring massive cuts to government spending
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- Judge presiding over criminal case against Ghislaine Maxwell bans lawyers from identifying Jeffrey Epstein abuse victims
- Letters to the Editor
- Speak Out
- Column: Two men, endless questions about our contrasting Black and white experiences
- Fallece el laureado director cinematográfico Alan Parker
- Community news
- Lake County hiring 136 contact tracers: ‘Our goal is to reach out as soon as you can’
- A quarter of Bangladesh is flooded. Millions have lost everything.
- AMLO: Usaré tapabocas cuando no haya corrupción en México
- Netflix prepara una serie de animación de Splinter Cell
- Oilmen pitching coach Matt Pobereyko, a Bishop Noll graduate, leaving to resume pro career in American Association: ‘I’m excited to compete again.’
- Down to Business: Rules of the road and defensive driving their stock in trade at Naperville driving school
- The struggling Cubs bullpen must right the ship — and fast: ‘We’re going to need to find roles for these guys,’ manager David Ross says
- ‘Everybody Loves Raymond’ star calls out Ellen DeGeneres’ apology over toxic work environment: ‘It comes from the top’
- District 181 holds off on committing to plan for starting school year
- Trincao: ‘Cuando el Barca me fichó no sabía qué decir’
- Councilman calls for changes, establishing oversight to Gary community committee
- Downtown Aurora building gets growing addition to its rooftop
- Will County seeing ‘all-time high’ vote-by-mail applications
- Renovated Schaumburg home with multiple fireplaces: $900K
- Park Ridge man’s annual birthday blood drive moves to Rosemont this year
- Apartment building for residents over 55 proposed for Uptown Park Ridge site
- Lyons Township High School yearbook staff finally gets to see their finished product
- Summer road trip? COVID-19 restrictions, quarantines are crimping some US travelers
- FBI seeks to identify man with a dog who vandalized pro-immigration rights church last year in Pilsen neighborhood
- Sleepy lions, empty bars, lost jobs: A world without tourism
- Commentary: The mayor of Nagasaki’s peace message to Illinois and the world
- Lobbying intensifies among VP candidates as Joe Biden’s search nears an end
- The early years of Mercy Hospital in Chicago
- SPACE to host a series of real, live outdoor concerts as part of an ongoing series
- The Black book club takes it to the next level
- North Central College pledges changes after graduate who knelt during anthem questioned school’s commitment to Black students
- Antiviral drug remdesivir helps white, Black and Latino patients equally, Chicago study finds
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- Hutton: Former state champions Kelly Grassel, Alexis Miestowski and Harley Dubsky top the list of the 10 best girls golfers I’ve covered since 2000
- Illinois State to rename floors in residence hall named after U.S. secretaries of state who owned slaves, including Jefferson, Monroe and Madison
- Disabato: IHSA drops the ball, literally, when it comes to giving ‘summer’ sports a fair shake with truncated schedule. But there’s still hope.
- Actor Bryan Callen accused of sexual assault, misconduct
- Prominent Wisconsin conservatives take up the shooting death of a Black man who supported President Trump
- Estrella venezolana del Atlanta Utd fuera el resto de temporada
- The best hoverboard of 2020
- Chicago airports restrict access to people with tickets and those helping them, workers
- The best rock tumbler of 2020
- Teachers who are at high risk from COVID-19 are anxious to know if they will be allowed to teach remotely: ‘It is a matter of life and death.’
- The best avocado oil of 2020
- Here’s how millennials and boomers differ on marijuana use
- Column: Markham Amazon project could serve as redevelopment model for other towns, mayor says
- Decent: Tricks to getting Zoom down to a science test skills we never thought we’d need
- ‘We’re preparing for the future’: Zion takes new steps to spur economic growth
- Man carjacked in Northlake Home Depot parking lot
- Resentencing of former Sheriff John Buncich looms with COVID-19 guidelines for public and inmate
- Hometown teen charged after fatal shooting at Burbank gas station
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- Confirman planes para la disputa del US Open
- Editorial: Putting down a marker: Protecting U.S. Attorney John Lausch
- Illinois puts 11 counties at ‘warning level’ for coronavirus resurgence as daily case count pushes close to 2,000
- Research finds CBD effective at treating cannabis use disorder
- Column: How to bring an aging parent close – but not too close
- Champagne losing its fizz as global pandemic clobbers sales
- 6 steps to the best barbecued ribs
- Review: Beyoncé’s ‘Black Is King’ is supreme Black art
- Wally’s world: Ben Zobrist’s college roommate, Wally Zukowski, named a national high school baseball assistant coach of the year
- Elgin man charged with reckless homicide in crash that left one bicyclist dead, another badly injured
- Review: Beyoncé’s ‘Black Is King’ is supreme Black art
- Column: Trump turns panic peddler to nervous NIMBY suburbs
- NFL suspends wide receiver Antonio Brown for first 8 regular-season games of the 2020 season
- Beyoncé celebrates Black excellence with her latest visual album, the Afrocentric ‘Lion King’-inspired ‘Black Is King’
- Column: As Lightfoot readies a review of Chicago’s monuments, including three removed Columbus statues, Philadelphia offers edgy alternatives
- Bonner senior director gets retirement sendoff in Portage
- Northwest Indiana’s Marktown has rich history
- This Week in Naperville
- Some educators of color resist push for police-free schools
- El Flamengo contrata un técnico español
- Delayed election results? Maybe, but not because of mail-in voting fraud
- Armstrong: IHSA’s change of plans costs Northern Illinois football recruit Ethan Hampton his senior season at Aurora Christian
- Dr. Anthony Fauci says he believes Americans will get COVID-19 vaccine over course of 2021
- Aurora launches bike sharing program
- Joss Favela le canta al desamor en su nuevo sencillo (VIDEO)
- Trump aprendió en casa a no mostrar aflicción
- Fire, police crews search Lake Michigan near Navy Pier after unoccupied paddle boat found
- United to add international routes in September, including a flight between Chicago and Tel Aviv
- Trump confirma que EEUU considera prohibir TikTok
- Pritzker says Madigan, who has vowed not to resign after being tied to ComEd scandal, owes public a full explanation
- Commentary: Searching for Nellie, a woman lost to history
- 3 charged, including 17-year-old Florida teen, in massive Twitter hack of prominent politicians, celebrities and Bitcoin theft
- Can you pursue a career without professional experience in the field?
- 2-year-old girl dies after shooting, Hammond police say
- Guest column: Vigilence necessary for communities affected by NIPSCO coal ash removal plan
- Chicago police station attack that left officer in coma, several others injured began after suspect allegedly kept gun hidden during arrest
- Amphibious assault vehicle carrying 16 Marines and a Navy sailor sinks off the coast of Southern California; 1 dead and 8 missing
- Lightfoot names new buildings commissioner, says he’s first Native American to head city department
- As violence surges, Chicago police try a new version of an old solution. Can it work?
- Column: ‘Cancel culture’ is just a new name for an old and bipartisan impulse
- West Hinsdale Metra station closed through September
- Potempa: Eagles soar and animals abound during pandemic days
- Pritzker’s office says GOP congressmen’s complaints on federal pandemic relief are ‘baseless political attacks’
- The Spin: Gov. Pritzker calls on Speaker Madigan to explain himself | Pritzker tells Biden to pick Duckworth as running mate | Lightfoot orders another Columbus statue removed
- Edgewater home of late jazz poet Ken Nordine, once in danger of demolition, sells for $1.37 million
- Valparaiso schools to start with in-person learning
- Sleepy lions, empty bars, lost jobs: A world without tourism
- 17 años después, Yandel lanza “Quién contra mí 2”
- Chicago bars now can add outdoor service on sidewalks, if they partner with a restaurant to provide food
- Lake Central to start school with four weeks of elearning
- Airbnb shuts down 35 New Jersey party houses over COVID concerns after police busted 700 people at one bash
- Commentary: As real estate agents, we want to end housing discrimination
- ‘How do I make it about the team?’ Nick Foles is eager to begin the Bears’ high-profile quarterback competition.
- Katie Peterson stepped down as Waubonsie Valley’s girls swimming coach to give birth. Now, husband Jimmie Jacobs is deploying to Africa.
- Corrections and clarifications
- NFL suspende al estelar receptor Antonio Brown
- Column: Hiring Black cops a critical challenge that’s not getting any easier
- Anti-racism rally held in Evanston, days after Confederate flag towel displayed at beach
- Column: Florida Man and Illinois Gov. Commodius Maximus wrestle for Golden Moutza of July
- Will County health officials issue warning following Lincoln-Way East prom tied to COVID-19 cases
- Trader Joe’s says no to changing ethnic-sounding label names
- Commentary: I’m part of Gen Z. This is why young people are disregarding COVID-19 precautions.
- Aurora council approves City Hall security work
- Cardinals-Brewers game postponed after 2 Cardinals players test positive for COVID-19, raising concerns about the future of the MLB season
- Aurora’s police force is only 4.9% Black. The deputy chief says recruiting has been his toughest challenge.
- Commentary: Breonna Taylor will be on the cover of O magazine in September. For the first time in 20 years, Oprah won’t. Here’s why.
- Second stimulus check updates: White House, GOP soften on opposition to $600 unemployment benefit as COVID-19 relief bill talks continue
- Aurora approves tearing down long-vacant East Side restaurant
- Court overturns Boston Marathon bomber Dzhokhar Tsarnaev’s death sentence
- College students from states under Chicago’s quarantine order can begin their stints in isolation before traveling to Illinois — if their school allows
- Naperville News Digest
- Mail delays fuel concern Trump is undercutting the Postal Service ahead of voting
- Aurora keeps watch on effect of pandemic on city finances
- Column: Wake up. It’s August. What will you do with the rest of your pandemic summer?
- Column: Commissioner’s reported threat to shut down the season amid the COVID-19 crisis is the latest in a series of wake-up calls for MLB
- Mitch Trubisky vows to attack each step of the Bears quarterback competition: ‘I’m just trying to prove everybody wrong — and prove my teammates right’
- Gov. J.B. Pritzker lays out plan to overhaul state’s juvenile justice system, shift to smaller, ‘community-based’ regional facilities
- He videotaped the Rodney King beating. Now, he is auctioning the camera.
- 3 wounded in Friday shootings, including a man who was found lying on a sidewalk with a gunshot wound to the head in the West Rogers Park neighborhood
- Largest indoor car mural located in Naperville basement garage
- Empire Burgers & Brew in Naperville temporarily shuts down after employee tests positive for COVID-19
- Channing Tatum and music producer Scooter Braun bringing young adult-themed ‘Lady Macbeth’ musical to Amazon
- Coronavirus in Illinois updates: Here’s what happened on July 31 with COVID-19 in the Chicago area
- Illinois star Ayo Dosunmu announces he will return for his junior season: ‘First I need that national championship’
- ‘Game of Thrones’ voted No. 1 TV series of 21st century
- 9-year-old boy fatally shot on Near North Side
- ‘I started praying,’ says witness who called 911 after 9-year-old boy fatally shot while playing on Near North Side
- Chicago Public Schools families given until Aug. 7 to opt out of in-person classes, even before final decision on CPS fall plan
- Highland Park’s Emma Fiocchi shows flashes of bright future with a third-place finish in North Shore Amateur: ‘It’s pretty awesome’
- Hockey fans make #Kneel4Hockey trend as they call out the NHL’s muted approach to supporting Black Lives Matter
- Recruiting notes: Jaylin Gibson cites IHSA in making ‘hard decision’ to transfer from Evanston to Legacy School of Sport Sciences in Texas