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- MLS returns with an 8:46 moment of silence and nearly 200 players raising arms and wearing Black Lives Matter masks before the tournament opener
- Daily horoscope for July 9, 2020
- 100 celebrities who grew up in small towns
- As museums and zoos reopen, Chicago’s children’s museums find themselves sidelined
- Contractor claims city unfairly awarded lucrative fuel deal to company tied to federal corruption investigation
- Column: As Black children are killed in spiking urban violence, where’s the outrage from the white and the woke?
- Ask Amy: Mother worries about daughter’s rage
- Column: Think we can’t judge Founding Fathers by modern ethical standards? Some of their peers did.
- Chicago summer already setting records as 25th anniversary of 1995 killer heat wave looms
- Chicago writer’s new book is about scams, a Michigan island and the con man who would be king
- Joe Biden proposes $700 billion-plus ‘Buy American’ campaign; will discuss proposals in Pa. today
- Michelin-starred brewpub temporarily closes amid employee complaints and a restaurant industry reckoning
- Garden Q&A: What’s wrong with my dogwoods? And what about my tomatoes?
- Is the Chicago Blackhawks name and logo as offensive as the Washington NFL team’s nickname? It’s complicated.
- Daywatch: Pritzker says US needs mask mandate, COVID-19 final straw for some storied retailers and Blackhawks appear intent on keeping nickname
- 7-month-old suffers graze wound in West Side shooting
- Florida man, 82, breaks into neighbor’s home and fatally shoots father, 11-year-old girl over dispute about a dog bite, police say
- Indiana on course for school reopenings despite virus jumps
- Joy Reid officially takes over Chris Matthews’ time slot at MSNBC
- A high school baseball player in Iowa faced racist taunts — ‘You should have been George Floyd’ — during a game. His family wants the incident to spark rule changes addressing hateful jeering in sports.
- Man on motorbike dies after being hit by police responding to call in West Pullman
- Johnny Depp, at libel trial Thursday, says Heard relationship was ‘tailspin’
- Zendaya and John David Washington secretly shot an entire movie during coronavirus shutdown
- Sheriff: ‘Glee’ star Naya Rivera missing in SoCal lake
- ‘First Cow’ review: How the West was won, one oily-cake at a time. Heavens, they’re tasty.
- Best outdoor toys for bored kids
- The best calming product for dogs of 2020
- The best air mattress of 2020
- The best fishing plier
- The best men’s fairway wood
- The best nail polish curing lamp
- The best sewing machine of 2020
- Read: The Chicago Recovery Task Force Advisory Report
- It’s hot, people. This is summer. Here’s ten ways to get cool in Chicago, from cooling centers to ice cream
- Buscan en un lago de California a la actriz Naya Rivera
- Fiscal de Manhattan puede tener acceso a declaraciones fiscales de Trump: Corte Suprema
- Se reanuda la MLS, con más protesta contra el racismo que fútbol (VIDEO)
- Woman arrested in hit-and-run at Bloomington protest
- Boeing’s 737 Max is being readied for a comeback. Here’s what travelers need to know.
- The key to perfect pan-seared salmon is doing less, not more
- Julian Edelman, responding to DeSean Jackson, says he was called anti-Semitic slur in NFL
- Disminuyen opciones para opositores en Venezuela
- Co-living was on the rise among Chicago renters, but COVID-19 throws a wrench into the shared-space lifestyle
- Vinicius no se entrena por duda en prueba de coronavirus
- How many people saw ‘Hamilton’? For now, that’s a secret
- Layoffs stuck at high level as 1.3 million workers seek US jobless aid
- Virus causes uncertainty for state lotteries
- Schools or bars? Opening classrooms may mean hard choices
- Speak Out: Time will tell if fireworks display was done safely
- Pellegrini regresa a España para dirigir al Real Betis
- Wisconsin Supreme Court backs GOP-authored lame-duck laws that stripped Democrats’ power
- Pedestrian killed in Aurora hit-and-run crash, police say
- EEUU: Grupo latino invierte millones para impulsar el voto
- U.S. weighs early vaccine access for minorities and others at risk
- Robinhood has lured young traders, sometimes with devastating results
- What it’s like to enter the work force from your childhood bedroom
- Woman says she was fired because her children disrupted her work calls
- What it’s like to enter the work force from your childhood bedroom
- ¿Cómo proceder en caso de robo de identidad?
- Justices rule that large chunk of Oklahoma remains an American Indian reservation
- Banjo master Michael Miles unveils his ‘Mississippi River Suite’
- Highland Park woman says she has COVID-19, spit on fellow Costco shopper over mask dispute, police say
- How much economic damage has the coronavirus caused? Earnings reporting season is about to start.
- Ninja played ‘Fortnite’ on YouTube, and the gaming world lost its mind
- The cafe has Black Lives Matter signs. The owner voted for Trump.
- Homer Glen OKs sale of farmhouse, but a prospective buyer threatens lawsuit
- The cafe has Black Lives Matter signs. The owner voted for Trump.
- COVID-19 infections spike in US, India and Brazil, while virus hits ‘full speed’ in Africa
- Cupra Formentor, vehículo oficial del FC Barcelona
- Charles M. Blow column: Call a thing a thing
- Six feet? Try seven separate tracks.
- ¿Es prudente visitar el dentista durante la pandemia?
- Gail Collins column: Sex, sisters and Dr. Donald
- Too many people are drowning. Here’s how to stay safe in Lake Michigan this summer.
- As businesses reopen, many Americans plan to spend less
- As NBA forges ahead, LeBron James is ‘ready for this moment’
- Luis Suárez supera a Kubala y es el tercer máximo goleador del Barca
- Supreme Court rules on Trump’s taxes, granting access to Manhattan prosecutor, but denying Congress, at least for now
- Virus-tracing apps are rife with problems. Governments are rushing to fix them.
- About 180 workers at Loretto Hospital in Austin set strike date to coincide with ‘Strike for Black Lives’
- Technology bridges the gap to better sight
- La luz exterior, relacionada con el sueño y la salud mental de los adolescentes
- 8 questions from a disease detective on the pandemic’s origins
- ‘Relic’ review: From Australia, a haunting through the lens of Alzheimer’s disease
- Lawyer details Johnny Depp’s ‘three-day ordeal of assaults’ against ex-wife; actor calls it ‘pedestrian fiction’
- As virus spreads, states face a truth: ‘We cannot test our way out of this’
- Lucas Museum appoints key staff, including curator from the Art Institute of Chicago
- Association exhibits Hot Wheels, transforms Beaux Arts Ball into online auction
- Naperville Park District opens new Community Plaza splash pad, launches Midday Spray at Rotary Hill
- ¿Ofende el nombre y logo de los Chicago Blackhawks?
- Lake, Porter officials agree on need, but likely won’t issue mask mandate citing challenges with enforcement
- 20 tips to stay safe in and around water
- A new generation of fast coronavirus tests is coming
- Sandburg gets ready to throw Mother Nature a curveball with installation of artificial turf on baseball field: ‘We needed it.’
- Patrick Mahomes’ contract shows the gap in pro sports paydays
- Cowboy Joe West is a coronavirus truther
- Autopsy shows heat-related hyperthermia contributed to former Valparaiso University trainer’s death: coroner
- Los Rolling Stones lanzan canciones inéditas de 1973
- Will Smith: I’ve been called the N-word by Philadelphia police on more than 10 occasions
- Casi el 60% de los pacientes COVID-19 han desarrollado algún síntoma neurológico, según un estudio
- ‘RHOBH’ star Garcelle Beauvais says she’s sure her white peers earn 1,000% more
- CDC chief says agency won’t rewrite school reopening guidelines despite Trump’s criticism, but will offer ‘additional reference documents’
- These are the most sleep-deprived professions
- Chicago Fire forced to switch groups in MLS tournament after Nashville SC drops out because of a COVID-19 outbreak
- Area restaurants welcome diners inside, fitness centers and village halls operating in next phase of reopening
- Man charged with killing 2-year-old boy by hitting him in head
- ‘No threat to public’ in beach sexual assault: investigators
- With The Game on hold due to coronavirus, here’s a look back on the Yale-Harvard rivalry
- Looking for something to do? Check out these virtual activities in the north suburbs
- Parques de Disney World se preparan para reabrir en Florida
- México alcanza un nuevo máximo de casos diarios y ya cuenta con más de 275.000 acumulados
- Looking for something to do? Check out these virtual activities in the western suburbs.
- Heat will stay stuck on extra high for July in most of US
- Looking for something to do? Check out these virtual activities.
- Feds were worried Ghislaine Maxwell, accused in Jeffrey Epstein sex trafficking case, might take her own life in jail, source says
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- Column: Lincoln Park High School student expands her win-win solution for feeding kids, helping restaurants across city
- Virginia Beach Neptune Festival canceled for the first time in its 47-year history
- Ganser had big plans, like every band, then came COVID-19 and now there’s just putting out new music, taking care of business and missing playing shows
- Renuncia nueva secretaria de justicia de Puerto Rico
- After a series of growth spurts, Lake Forest Academy’s Danny Wolf hits 6-10 and starts receiving Division I offers on the first day: ‘It was the coolest thing ever.’
- Otro equipo se retira de la ‘MLS is Back’ y se cambia el calendario
- This airline is requiring a full face shield to fly
- Girls find endangered Virginia rail birds in Cedar Lake window well: ‘We don’t want them to die’
- Kimi’s Kitchen steps up when singer’s bookings dry up due to COVID-19
- Seoul’s mayor, who was reportedly facing sexual harassment allegations, found dead after massive search
- Wide receiver? Quarterback? Sean Clinton wants to put his stamp on Waubonsie Valley’s new offense: ‘I am ready for the next chapter.’
- Column: Fitness fans flock to reopened Swallow Cliff Stairs, saying ‘It’s good to be back’
- Elgin firefighters unveil new water rescue craft, intended to make water and dam rescues safer
- Police: 5 arrested in Los Angeles death of rapper Pop Smoke
- In Florida Keys, $5.5 billion hurricane protection plan would buy 300 homes, raise thousands
- Hateful racism arrived in the mail, camouflaged in an ordinary white envelope
- Researchers say CBD could provide vital treatment for coronavirus
- Experts predict a boom in vaping market through remainder of 2020
- How to spot wellness and CBD knockoffs
- Stress from coronavirus pandemic leading to severe heart issues, study
- Auto review: Fast, sleek 2021 Porsche Cayenne GTS coupe spices up SUV race with handling, comfort, tech
- Walgreens lost $1.7B in 3rd quarter as pandemic tightened grip
- Reapertura de tiendas en pandemia registra altibajos
- Chicago police: Man found dead inside his Edgewater Beach refrigerator
- Bradshaw: Outstanding performance in area of study, accomplishments can outshine choice of lesser-known college
- Boys golf notes: Lake Central’s Tommy Philpot ‘dialed in’ while finishing third at Boys-Indiana Junior PGA Championship
- 19 Chicago restaurants are opening or reopening as industry continues to emerge in coronavirus era
- Judge strikes down Indiana abortion complications report law
- David Ross on the Chicago Cubs’ COVID-19 prevention plan: ‘We’re staying out of bars’
- Neuqua Valley’s Lauren Conroy commits to playing indoor and beach volleyball at San Jose State: ‘It’s definitely a COVID-19 success story.’
- The retail bankruptcies and store closings just keep coming. For some merchants, the pandemic was ‘the straw that broke the camel’s back.’
- Chicago Cubs to open the 2021 season against the Pirates on April 1 and will face the AL Central in interleague play for the 3rd straight year
- Community News: Orland Township plans another drive-thru grocery distribution
- Chicago White Sox will open the 2021 season at the Los Angeles Angels on April 1 — the start of a 7-game road trip
- COVID-19 might spread through the air indoors, according to WHO
- Prosecutors: Man confessed to fatally beating older brother as he slept in Albany Park apartment
- Cuba no dejará el proceso de paz colombiano pese a lista de EEUU
- Duelos de octavos de Champions se decidirán en feudos locales
- NFL players are banned from exchanging jerseys after games now under new COVID-19 restrictions
- Hollywood alcanza a la directora Gina Prince-Bythewood
- Some Ford employees urge automaker to stop building police vehicles, made at Chicago factory
- Crosby: The listening begins for Aurora’s residents and police, but the hard part follows
- Chicago’s Field Museum reopens to public July 24
- ‘Mucho Mucho Amor’ muestra momentos íntimos con el deslumbrante astrólogo Walter Mercado
- Se intensifica búsqueda de actriz Naya Rivera en lago de California
- Former Lake Forest High School teacher facing sexual misconduct allegations consulted for Waukegan
- Soap opera’s kisses try to outwit COVID-19 with tests, spouses, dolls
- La temporada de MLB en 2021 ya tiene fechas
- Amid pandemic, Richards High School holds four-day graduation
- Ford declares war with all-new Bronco as Jeep Wrangler demand spikes
- Auto review: Fast, sleek 2021 Porsche Cayenne GTS coupe spices up SUV race with handling, comfort, tech
- Waukegan City Hall reopens for limited services; visitors, employees to undergo medical screening
- In community meeting, Evanston residents call for city manager ‘with experience advocating for equity’
- St. Charles North kicker Jack Dummer adds 15 pounds of muscle, boosts stock on camp circuit: ‘He’s a professional. He works at it constantly.’
- Lake department heads request funding shifts after COVID-19 impacts business as usual
- Mayor Lori Lightfoot’s coronavirus recovery task force says city should fight poverty and racism, but funding is uncertain
- Highwood butcher Dominic Poeta accused of illegal sports gambling, filing false federal tax return
- China cancela eventos deportivos el resto del 2020
- Sur La Table closing nearly half its stores, seeking bankruptcy protection
- Review: In ‘Bloody Nose, Empty Pockets,’ a Vegas dive bar’s last hurrah isn’t quite what it seems
- Gary schools get OK for 8-year, $48M referendum in November
- Police were told Breonna Taylor’s apartment was a ‘soft target,’ had already located suspect elsewhere
- Los estudiantes internacionales no saben si podrán continuar en EEUU ante las nuevas reglas federales
- Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis is said to quietly hinder fundraising for Trump convention
- Ferrari en apuros y la temporada apenas comienza
- American Writers Museum has reopened on Michigan Avenue — come have all these writers for yourself
- Summer recreation mask guide: Should you wear one while playing sports? What about at the pool?
- House Speaker Michael Madigan calls for replacement of Stephen Douglas portrait in Illinois Capitol with one of Barack Obama
- U-46 survey shows more than 35% of parents and staff want mix of remote learning and in-person classes in the fall
- Joe Biden challenges Trump economy in manufacturing-focused ‘Buy America’ speech
- Meghan protege a sus amigas en una corte británica
- Column: If Gov. Pritzker wants his ‘fair tax,’ it’ll take more than an ad blast
- Drop in air travel sparks airport loan transfer
- Outdoor concerts, movies, kid shows return to Naperville parks
- Turn LinkedIn connections into constructive conversations
- Starbucks says it will require customers to wear masks at all U.S. locations
- Hurricane Harbor in Gurnee to open to pass holders and members July 20 after coronavirus closure
- Man accused of killing grandmother, 96, and severely injuring mother, 73, in pitchfork attack
- Joe Biden’s running mate: Odds to be the Democratic vice-presidential nominee
- Aurora aldermen support loan to Copley Hospital developers to help finish school administration building
- 2021 Toyota RAV4 Prime arrives this summer
- Talk of the County: Open the Waukegan library
- 2021 Kia K5 offers design, performance upgrades
- Go away with … Doug Clifford
- Alcalde de NY pinta ‘Black Lives Matter’ frente a Torre Trump
- Ashod ‘Mr. Ash’ Baboorian, ‘Chicago’s Greatest Magician,’ dies at 80: ‘It’s rare to meet someone like that in life.’
- Motormouth: This car will tell you when to replace brakes
- Vinicius da negativo y entra en convocatoria del Real Madrid
- Rick Steves’ Europe: York Minster, England’s top church
- Commentary: Trump’s striking similarities to Sen. Joe McCarthy
- Ex-Trump lawyer Michael Cohen back in federal prison for refusing ‘the conditions of his home confinement’
- Commentary: Public pensions are at risk of insolvency, but COVID-19 is not to blame
- Mariah Carey publicará sus memorias en septiembre
- Chicago celebs combine to help raise money for the arts by belting out a blues chestnut
- Aurora police say delayed officer complaint portal to launch in matter of days
- Column: Should ‘white’ be capitalized? It feels wrong, but it’s the way to go.
- Column: Fireflies ignite natural fireworks in July
- Yes, Chicago, it has been that hot: Here are 4 charts to help explain the recent heat wave
- Letters: We should not grant Illinois lawmakers more power to tax us
- ‘Slow streets’ pedestrian plan approved by Oak Park village board, will mirror Chicago program
- Corrections and clarifications
- Confirman a Mazatlán como sede de Serie del Caribe 2021
- Naper Settlement to reopen Tuesday with new tours and reserved times for splash pad/playground
- Bricks thrown at alderman’s home, neighbor’s garage set on fire: ‘This is gang intimidation’
- Four members of Park Ridge Fire Department test positive for COVID-19: City
- Michael Cohen, exabogado personal de Trump, vuelve a prisión
- Village officials ask residents to share their thoughts on condition of One Winnetka site as part of lawsuit
- National Guard coronavirus testing in South Holland
- Indians outfielder Franmil Reyes sorry for not wearing mask to holiday party during COVID-19 pandemic
- All the Zoom calls and screen time stress out your eyes. Here are ways to protect your eyesight.
- Who gets a vaccine first? US considers race in COVID-19 plans.
- With pools closed and summer vacation scratched, interest in DuPage River, local lakes growing, officials say
- 26 lawmakers have tested positive for COVID-19 in Mississippi state legislature outbreak
- COVID-19 loans went to many businesses, nonprofits in south suburbs, data shows
- Aurora’s look, history a draw for musician, songwriter Jim Peterik
- IHSA to change its new guidelines, restricting competition between schools, following an increase in COVID-19 cases
- Dr. Anthony Fauci: Florida reopened too fast, jumping ‘over a couple of checkpoints’
- Illinois Municipal League says new state rule could deprive some municipalities of federal coronavirus aid
- Bolivia’s interim president Jeanine Áñez tests positive for COVID-19
- Chicago Cubs shortstop Javier Baez is still waiting for a big payday, but signs of normalcy must precede his new contract: ‘I’m not in a rush’
- 4 takeaways from Chicago White Sox camp, including how Steve Cishek is approaching the shortened season and the team picking Boomers Stadium in Schaumburg for its taxi squad
- Fired Wheaton College chaplain says reasons given for his dismissal are false. School releases further details of allegations.
- 3 ‘good members of the community’ shot — 1 fatally — while trying to thwart May 31 looting on West Side, Chicago police say while announcing murder charges
- MLB flew Dominican players to U.S. without testing for coronavirus: report
- The Spin: Chicago’s coronavirus task force report out | Madigan wants Obama portrait to replace Douglas at Illinois statehouse | Ald. Lopez says his home was targeted by gangs
- Editorial: Next steps on Trump taxes — and what Illinoisans know about lack of transparency
- Thunderstorms hitting Chicago area, breaking up days of dry heat as above-normal temps hang around
- 1 dead, 1 critically wounded in separate shootings Thursday on West, Southwest sides, police say
- Big Ten’s move to conference-only schedules will have a ripple effect — especially on college football — if seasons are played: ‘We may not have sports in the fall’
- Man, 29, shot while driving later crashes near 79th Street on Dan Ryan Expressway, police say
- 2 Joliet sergeants placed on administrative duty amid controversy following drug arrest of man who later died
- ‘Modern Family’ star Jesse Tyler Ferguson welcomes first child with husband Justin Mikita
- Faces of young Chicago gun violence victims shown on White House news briefing screen as press secretary advocates ‘law and order,’ police support
- 4 takeaways from Chicago Cubs camp, including Yu Darvish’s fingernail issue and the team handling veteran Jon Lester with care
- A Quiet Rooms follow-up: ‘I can’t breathe’ and the misuse of physical restraint in Illinois schools
- Palmolive building full-floor condo of investment manager David Herro lists for $10.9 million
- Court filing alleges marketing agency paid $400,000 to Zion Williamson’s family before his lone season for Duke
- Chicago Public Schools student athletes can start summer workouts next week, but with COVID-19 precautions
- Catholic church gets new pastor, Rev. Derek Ho
- Loyola Academy center Josh Kreutz, son of Chicago Bears great Olin Kreutz, commits to Illinois to play for Lovie Smith