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- Daily horoscope for August 17, 2020
- Beach home sales at the Jersey Shore are surging during the coronavirus outbreak
- Column: Reparations are about economic stability, not a looted pair of $120 Nikes
- A loop around the lake: Michigan’s Upper Peninsula provides a welcome, nature-packed escape
- Thinking about a Labor Day road trip? Here are some ways to stay safe during the pandemic.
- Letters: As the planet bakes, we’re down, but we’re not out
- Ask Amy: Essential worker feels forgotten
- Can little kids really social distance? Lessons from child care centers that have stayed open during the pandemic, and why it might not work in schools
- 7 thoughts from Mike Greenberg before his new ESPN Radio show debuts on WMVP-AM 1000: ‘The best way to compete with the locals is not to even think about it’
- 5 takeaways from the Cubs-Brewers series, including several slumps by sluggers and Craig Kimbrel’s comeback
- Daywatch: Accusations fly between protesters and police, Illinois delegates begin ‘bizarre’ Democratic convention and an apartment tower becomes an unlikely classroom
- The ice cream truck song has a racist past. So Wu-Tang Clan’s RZA wrote a new one
- LA Kings mascot suspended over sexual harassment allegations
- 4 takeaways from the White Sox-Cardinals series, including the offense waking up (x4) and Matt Foster impressing as an opener — and out of the bullpen
- 5 takeaways from the Blackhawks’ Game 4 win to avoid elimination, including a breakdown of Corey Crawford’s 48-save night and Max Pacioretty’s fine for sour grapes
- As the NBA playoffs begin in the bubble, here are 10 things to know
- Josh Groban won’t let virus stop his live music and album
- TV coverage of Bush v. Gore is a scary reminder of what can go wrong on election night
- Stalker breaks into WWE star Sonya Deville’s home carrying knife, duct tape, mace: cops
- Theo Epstein: Cubs will face ‘unique’ challenges in the trade market before the Aug. 31 deadline
- Los Gallos se comen a las Águilas y les quita el invicto
- Joe Biden tells Cardi B young voters who didn’t cast ballots in 2016 hold some blame for Trump’s election
- Jennifer Hudson, Common among stacked lineup for Democratic National Convention
- Sinclair Broadcast settles shareholder lawsuits for $25 million
- Jugador del Barcelona estrella su Ferrari y da positivo por alcoholemia
- ‘The mystery is over’: Researchers say they know what happened to ‘Lost Colony’
- Edie’s Café opens today, bringing a new working space and cafe to River North, a rarity these days
- Muere la pintora venezolana Luchita Hurtado
- FBI arresta a la legisladora puertorriqueña Charbonier
- Wait, so what’s happening with the Post Office?
- Ray Bradbury museum committee invites public to celebrate author’s 100th birthday
- Francia vs Alemania, un inesperado cambio de mando en Champions
- Limitado, el rastreo de casos del virus en inmigrantes EEUU
- Northwest Indiana local scores for Tuesday, Aug. 18
- 3 people injured after explosion levels home in Joliet
- Coronavirus brings unlikely classroom: A 57-story apartment tower in Streeterville
- 30,000 ventilators: GM, Ventec joint effort nears stockpile production goal
- Lake County local scores for Tuesday, Aug. 18
- Chesca se une a Pitbull para rescatar un legendario éxito
- Aurora bags tourney raises funds to fight leukemia
- Rapper to pay for funeral of young girl shot in dollhouse
- Newsweek se disculpa por cuestionar ciudadanía de Harris
- Yorkville approves new contract with police officers
- Maureen Dowd column: Biden dreams of Kamelot
- After ‘Umbrella Academy,’ here are 10 more shows based on offbeat graphic novels
- Baranek: Lemont’s Amanda Rice touches all the bases on the way to success in girls volleyball and keeps getting ‘better and better and better.’
- Michael Cohen and Bob Woodward announced new Trump books. Here’s what you need to know
- A timeline of the Jussie Smollett case
- Ease the chore of stay-at-home lunches with make-ahead treasures you can mine later
- Ed Perkins on Travel: Travel status update
- Cubs will bat 1st at Wrigley Field for the 1st time since 1908 in the 2nd game of 2 doubleheaders as the road team vs. the Cardinals
- Speak Out: School reopening wouldn’t be an issue if people had committed to wearing masks
- No-contact rescues: How lifeguards have changed their ways
- No-contact rescues: How lifeguards have changed their ways
- Homes with grandparents weigh virus risk as school starts
- Gold Coast 2-bedroom home with sweeping city views: $895K
- Retail sale of marijuana set for Oct. 9 in Maine
- Talking to children about job loss during the pandemic
- Speaker Nancy Pelosi calls House back into session to vote on USPS bill; two Democrats call for FBI inquiry into agency
- What if ‘herd immunity’ is closer than scientists thought?
- Montana officials drop proposed flavored vaping product ban
- CBD and blood flow: What the brain wants you to know
- A college’s ‘free speech areas’ face Supreme Court review
- El brutal y despiadado final de una era en el Barca
- La violencia se apodera de varios municipios en Guatemala
- Luka Doncic and Kristaps Porzingis set for NBA playoffs debut
- Pelosi convoca sesión para examinar crisis del correo postal
- Pat Disabato’s top 5 teams and top 20 players to watch in the Southland for the 2020 girls golf season
- Column: I can’t wait to go back to the movies. But AMC’s 15-cent tickets could be dangerous
- Registran en California calor récord de 130? Fahrenheit
- Josh Groban no permitirá que el virus detenga su carrera
- Column: Park Forest residents on Cherry Street share stories of last week’s tornado
- How Kamala Harris’ family in India helped shape her values
- ‘Nobody to toast to victory with’: Illinois Democratic National Convention delegation will cheer Joe Biden over President Trump from home
- These Uber drivers are stressed. Archery soothes them.
- For your reconsideration: TV shows that deserve a change of heart
- Arrancan los playoffs de NBA en la burbuja en Florida
- You may not know this pandemic winner, but your tween probably does
- Coronavirus updates: Returning vacationers face new constraints as new confirmed cases swiftly rising
- How Kamala Harris’ family in India helped shape her values
- These Uber drivers are stressed. Archery soothes them.
- You may not know this pandemic winner, but your tween probably does
- ‘Tesla’ review: Biopic with Ethan Hawke sags with experimentation, is low on electricity
- Munster graduate Mike Madura pitches eight shutout innings as Oilmen force deciding game in Midwest Collegiate League championship series
- Washington firma al primer presidente de raza negra en NFL
- On neutral courts, NBA bubble ‘home’ teams still have an edge
- Duque culpa al narco por masacre en Samaniego
- A-plus work ethic keeps Sandburg’s Athena Kwon among the state’s elite golfers: ‘I believe she could play in the Big Ten.’
- Mundelein approves beer, wine sales for gas stations in town
- Editorial cartoons explore debate over sending kids back to school during pandemic
- Court rules Amazon can be liable for defective products sold by third parties
- Hinsdale Fine Arts Show appreciated by artists and patrons alike as a rare show in a pandemic summer
- Software engineer and DePaul student charged following Millennium Park protest
- AMLO, dispuesto a probar la vacuna rusa contra el covid-19
- Trying to make it big online? Getting signed isn’t everything
- Meteorologists seek to verify 130-degree Death Valley temperature, a reading among the highest ever recorded globally if confirmed
- ‘Unhinged’ review: Russell Crowe drives angry
- Máscaras de la pandemia y protestas
- Quarantine requirements may delay return to in-person school
- Picked up on Missouri warrant, Valparaiso man admits having meth: police report
- Chicago White Sox, circa 1959
- Countdown to college: Application mistakes to avoid
- Q&A: What’s happening at the US Postal Service, and why?
- Column: The Mark Grace dilemma is a thorny problem for Marquee Sports Network and Cubs Chairman Tom Ricketts
- Park Ridge Mayor Marty Maloney plans run for second term in 2021
- Today’s ghostly ballparks got you down? Chicago book takes us out to Comiskey Park, circa 1959
- Black creatives in Italian fashion demand cultural reform
- ‘Do something’: Harris’ rapid rise driven by call to action
- Countdown to football: Jackson Fleming-led Chesterton ranked No. 4 in the preseason by the Post-Tribune
- ESPN officially names Steve Levy, Brian Griese and Louis Riddick as its new ‘Monday Night Football’ booth
- Column: These psychiatrists wrote an open letter to Michelle Obama about her low-grade depression. ‘We stand in solidarity with the vulnerability you expressed.’
- México: Soldados abaten a 9 sospechosos en la frontera
- Kaneland’s Josh Pehl has been to state twice in boys golf. He’s counting on a third time: ‘I feel confident not only in myself, but the team.’
- Sorry, the world’s biggest bike maker can’t help you buy a bike right now
- Aerolíneas insisten: Los vuelos son seguros. Pocos las oyen
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- Golf benefit raises $20,000 for injured Orland Park Marine
- Amid outcry over mail delays, Postmaster General Louis DeJoy to testify before the House
- Policía antimotines en Francia vigila uso de mascarilla
- Commentary: What I learned about reducing violent crime from the case against Gangster Disciples kingpin Larry Hoover
- ‘WAP’ makes it rain, breaks streaming record en route to No. 1 on Billboard Hot 100
- ‘Don’t vote for a killer’: Sharon Stone endorses Biden after COVID-19 guts her family
- Little Beans Cafe closes Chicago location in hopes of keeping Evanston play space afloat. ‘We need this to work.’
- Alicia Keys debunks Gary YouTube twins’ theory that she’s a robot after hearing ‘Fallin”
- El Barcelona fulmina al técnico Quique Setién tras debacle en Champions
- Column: ‘On your left!’ A peddled primer for bike trail users from my firsthand misadventures
- Trump retuitea audio considerado parte de campaña rusa
- Students at St. John’s Kolling Elementary arrive for their first day of in-person learning
- El City rendirá homenaje a David Silva con estatua
- Little Beans Cafe
- John Kasich, a lifelong and ‘deeply worried’ Republican, steps up for Joe Biden
- Jason Wright — a former Northwestern running back — is the NFL’s 1st Black team president after he’s hired by Washington
- Rose McGowan acusa al director Alexander Payne de abuso sexual: ‘Tenía 15 años’
- Test gallery
- Column: A Link should be missing from the Illinois Senate
- Three Morton football players transfer to Merrillville and await word from IHSAA about eligibility
- Coronavirus and heart inflammation in athletes: What we know about myocarditis
- Antivax social media can influence flu vaccines — unless family and friends step in
- Yes, face mask protection helps slow the spread of COVID-19
- How to say no to a wedding, birthday party, or other social event right now
- Cardi B tells Joe Biden: ‘Black people … are just asking for equality’
- COVID-19 clinical trials lack diversity, study says
- Kanye West qualifies as presidential candidate in Utah
- Advocates plan birthday gift for the 19th Amendment: The ERA
- President Trump counters Joe Biden with law and order message in Minnesota
- Cowboys pierden a McCoy toda la campaña
- Aurora hires second lobbyist
- Talk of the County reader opinion: Support Lake County Black Lives Matter
- Former McDonald’s CEO Steve Easterbrook fights company’s suit seeking to claw back millions in severance
- Coronavirus and the economy: The US states most at-risk
- Feds urge judge to OK prison deals for Lori Loughlin, Mossimo Giannulli
- Mundelein village board sees early presentation on possible TIF district
- 9-year-old boy suffers graze wound to the head while riding in a car on South Side
- Tim McGraw, convención demócrata entre estrenos de la semana
- ‘Decisions were good,’ said Matt Nagy. But as the QB battle finally started, the Bears offense had a rough go of it on Day 1.
- Logró darle educación universitaria a sus hijos en México vendiendo garapiñados en Chicago, murió atropellado por un auto que huía de la policía: ‘Nunca regreso a casa’
- What you need to know about heading back to school, from pre-K to college
- Fabulous photos of Kentucky Derby hats through the years
- El CMB unifica cinturones en rama varonil y femenil
- Wilmette boys nurture garden, and friendship, with 81-year-old neighbor during pandemic: ‘You’ve got to let stuff grow’
- Insurer Prudential demands its name and signs come off Prudential Plaza, sues to collect $10M payment from building owner
- Column: Agassiz students will help find a new name for Lakeview school currently named for racist scientist
- People turn to national service opportunities in the wake of COVID-19
- Letters: Mail delivery on Southwest Side is in a shambles
- Primary care doctors look at payment overhaul after pandemic disruption
- 2 men indicted in 2002 killing of Run-DMC’s Jam Master Jay
- Interpersonal Edge: Making remote work less remote
- Rapero Kanye West califica como candidato presidencial en Utah
- Chicago closes 5 more restaurants and bars for COVID-19 guideline violations
- Have a drive-by Dinosaur Adventure at DuPage fairgrounds
- Four Seasons Hotel Chicago plans to unveil new public spaces this fall, with largest renovation to date
- A Northwestern football dad wonders: Why is it deemed safe to play high school football in Ohio — but not in the Big Ten?
- Column: The pandemic bust: Anxiety means less sex, fewer babies
- Investigation continues after crash involving Lake County Sheriff’s police car
- After push to change the name of Douglas Park, Chicago Park District considers new rules and new names for 3 other parks
- David Silva vuelve a La Liga tras salir del City
- EEUU: Expertos irán a centro de detención afectado por virus
- Picturesque spots for leaf peeping across the U.S.
- Column: In Jussie Smollett case, special prosecutor finds Kim Foxx misled public. That’s unacceptable.
- Hollywood adopta tecnología revolucionaria por la pandemia
- In an abnormal year, the Bears’ return to padded practices sparked familiar feelings at Halas Hall: ‘The energy is high, everyone is flying around’
- Elgin News Digest: Kane County holding rabies vaccination clinic; ESO schedules online gala and auction; Mehta named ‘top doctor’
- Bolivia se prepara para Brasil en eliminatoria a Qatar 2022
- Hispanos también mueren a manos de la policía: Activistas
- Illinois orders tighter restrictions in Metro East area outside St. Louis in effort to slow surge in COVID-19 positivity rate
- Del desastre a la gloria: el huracán María le abrió las puertas del éxito a Sammy Colón
- Waukegan D60 schools begin new school year remotely
- Corrections and clarifications
- El Inter se mete en la final de Europa League goleando al Shakhtar
- Column: How am I? Let’s start with the ghost faucet and go from there
- Rip currents played role in drownings at Porter Beach, Portage Lakefront involving two Illinois residents: officials
- Aurora man sentenced to 15 years in prison for drug deal turned robbery
- 5 things we learned from the Bears’ 1st padded practice, including Robert Quinn’s slow start and Cordarrelle Patterson working with the running backs
- Sharon Stone critica falta de pruebas de coronavirus en Montana
- Editorial: Kim Foxx’s manipulations in Jussie Smollett case. Why? We still don’t know.
- Open just days, Valparaiso, Hebron districts add COVID-19 response to start of in-person learning
- Trump rule that would roll back health care protections for transgender people blocked at the 11th hour
- Coronavirus clusters erupt at US universities as semester begins: ‘As a student, I’m frustrated as hell’
- Postal Service warns last-minute Illinois ballot requests may not be turned around fast enough to be counted
- Census replies rewarded with free tacos at Waukegan event
- Orland 135, Frankfort 157-C pivot to remote learning after new state guidelines released
- Portland protesters assault driver of crashed truck downtown
- Report finds ‘abuses of discretion’ but no criminal wrongdoing in Kim Foxx handling of Jussie Smollett case
- Michelle Obama to highlight Joe Biden’s character in DNC speech
- Trump administration finalizes oil, gas leasing plan for Alaska’s Arctic National Wildlife Refuge
- Multiple COVID-19 cases reported at Chicago fire academy
- Lawn mower causes garage fire at Naperville home, fire official says
- High Tide Farms Horse Swim
- The Spin: Illinois’ DNC delegation to cheer Biden from home | Lightfoot says Trump’s mounting ‘full-out assault’ on Postal Service, election, democracy
- Adam Engel did not test positive for COVID-19 — but the White Sox place the outfielder on the injured list after he possibly came in contact with someone infected
- Analysis: Joe Biden heads into Democratic National Convention with diminished but still sizable lead
- Bears aren’t planning to have fans at games to start this season at Soldier Field
- ‘A little awkward’: Schools begin a new year, many with remote learning and a different feel due to impact of coronavirus
- Photos: Cubs split doubleheader vs. Cardinals at Wrigley Field
- Accused looters and protesters appear in court following consecutive weekends of trouble
- At virtual Democratic convention, Mayor Lori Lightfoot says Trump is mounting a ‘full-out assault’ on Postal Service, election and democracy
- St. Louis couple who waved guns at Black Lives Matter protesters will appear at Republican National Convention
- Coronavirus in Illinois updates: Here’s what happened on Aug. 17 with COVID-19 in the Chicago area
- Resident seeks to bring public art murals to River Forest
- Photos: White Sox 7, Tigers 2
- District 90 board affirms remote learning decision, finalizes child care offerings
- Police: Driver a victim of bump-and-run carjacking Friday night in Oak Park
- River Forest’s annual LemonAid fundraiser to continue with virtual format this year
- Convención demócrata reúne diversas ideologías contra Trump
- Tentative Oak Park District 97 budget expects surplus, includes $1.4 million for child care
- ‘Everyone has our children at heart’: Oak Park District 97 finalizing plans to begin school year
- Analysis: 5 takeaways from the first night of the Democratic convention, including Michelle Obama’s dominant moment
- Michelle Obama assails Trump as Democrats open virtual convention with unified message