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- Tim Anderson goes 4-for-5, leading the White Sox to a 10-4 victory against the Tigers — but rookie Luis Robert leaves early with right hand soreness
- Photos: Cubs 6, Cardinals 3
- Daily horoscope for August 19, 2020
- Game 5: Golden Knights 4, Blackhawks 3
- Yu Darvish and Ian Happ fuel the Cubs to a 6-3 win over the Cardinals
- Blackhawks let a 2-0 lead slip away, and their season ends with a 4-3 loss to the Golden Knights in Game 5
- Ask Amy: Dinner party reveals problem without a name
- Assault rifles and armored trucks: Illinois police agencies have obtained $4.7 million in military gear since Trump lifted Obama’s restrictions on a federal surplus program
- Column: After this awful 2020, it just makes sense to start a theater season in January — this is our chance to change
- Daywatch: Chicago changes quarantine list, CPS announces new fall plan and city contests viral video of people claiming to be stuck on raised bridge
- Bears Q&A: Will outside zone runs be a bigger emphasis in the running game — and how does that tie into the QB competition? Will some teams be at an unfair advantage with no fans in the stands? Is cornerback depth a concern?
- Spark of generosity, school virtue program put Monee Girl Scout Anne Nelson into action
- Viral video claims people were caught on Chicago River bridge as it was being raised. City says they actually climbed up.
- Maryland’s Dorchester County is washing away, leaving its residents with hard choices
- Lawsuit: Actor Cuba Gooding Jr. accused of raping New York woman in 2013
- Lake election officials run into date issue with travel board applications
- After two decades and one ‘silent summer,’ Welz Kauffman bids farewell to Ravinia
- Column: 6 things we’ve learned during the first month of the baseball season, including unwritten rules are made to be broken
- More south suburban schools abandon, for now, plans to bring students back to classroom
- Cubs bullpen will be put to the test during a challenging 2-week span: ‘We want to win games’
- Uber considers franchising in response to California labor law
- The best deals from Nordstrom’s 2020 Anniversary Sale
- The best Adidas sandal for women
- The best Chromebook of 2020
- The best compression bag
- The best MacBook laptop of 2020
- The best straight razor
- What is the best wrinkle filler of 2020?
- Maxwell Pearce, a Black member of the Harlem Globetrotters, gets an apology after a banana was thrown at him during a segment on ‘Good Day Alabama’
- Official: Kanye signature work in Wyoming too close to polls
- Suspect in Jam Master Jay killing pleads not guilty
- El Barcelona anuncia a Koeman como su nuevo entrenador
- ‘Death sentence’ for robocalls? Company must pay nearly $1 billion in damages, federal judge rules.
- Commentary: Surprised a ‘nice’ talk show like ‘Ellen’ is toxic? TV’s been warning you for years
- Chicago Fire finally resume play Thursday — and can begin counting down to their Soldier Field return. But first they need to take on a tough Columbus Crew team.
- Review: An animal-rights parable in ‘The One and Only Ivan’
- Los Blazers le amargan a LeBron su debut en playoffs con los Lakers
- Oak Brook mansion with spacious sunroom, theater: $2.1M
- Hillary Clinton returns to the DNC stage tonight, hoping to remind voters of the feminist movement that grew from her 2016 loss
- 8 takeaways from the Blackhawks’ time in the playoff bubble, including sizing up the competition, Corey Crawford’s future and what the ‘kids’ learned
- Clinton cimenta trayectoria como abanderada de las mujeres
- La educación por televisión vive un auge por la pandemia del coronavirus
- Choque a motocicletas fue ataque terrorista
- La casa de ‘Las chicas de oro’, vendida por 4 millones de dólares
- Cuba comienza ensayos de su vacuna contra COVID-19
- Video: Cop shoved Masai Ujiri first at NBA Finals
- Northwest Indiana local scores for Thursday, Aug. 20
- Coming to a mall parking lot near you: Drive-in movies, drag shows — just not many shoppers’ cars
- West Suburban local scores for Thursday, Aug. 20
- Lake County local scores for Thursday, Aug. 20
- Speak Out: Orland Park mayor doubles as a health expert
- Stefan Holt to return to Channel 5 as part of NBC station’s newscast shake-up
- Tensiones con EEUU contribuyen a alianza Turquía-Venezuela
- ‘This market is nuts’: S&P 500 hits record, defying economic devastation
- How your phone is used to track you, and what you can do about it
- ‘Extremadamente’ activa, la temporada de huracanes de 2020
- The kindest cut: Batavia barber holding contest to put spotlight on good deeds around town
- Inside the fight to save Houston’s most vulnerable
- California wildfires: Blazes cover San Francisco area in smoke, prompt evacuations
- Farhad Manjoo column: Yes, we are living in a computer simulation
- Baranek: Marist senior Sydney Affolter looks ‘ready for the college level’ after sensational summer playing in Iowa
- Commentary: Where to begin downsizing when you have thousands of books?
- Miley Cyrus quiere resucitar a Hannah Montana: ‘Estoy lista’
- Even in a pandemic, everyone still hates the Houston Astros
- Laura Loomer, a far-right activist whose hate speech got her banned on social media, wins Florida GOP primary for US House seat
- FIFA espera caída de 120 millones en sus ingresos
- Thomas L. Friedman column: Will 2020’s election be the end of our democracy?
- Shhh! We’re heading off on vacation
- Highland parents express concerns, approval for district’s move to begin year online
- Apple alcanza los 2 billones de dólares de valoración
- Who should compete in women’s sports? There are ‘two almost irreconcilable positions’
- In Barack Obama, Dems see a bridge between Joe Biden and young voters
- West Aurora School District looks at balanced budget
- Dos bolivianos luchan para que su unión sea reconocida
- Tres jugadores de Boca Juniors infectados de coronavirus
- Help! I’m abroad and my visa is about to run out.
- Welcome to college in New York. Now quarantine.
- 5 investment options for senior citizens
- Review: Snow Patrol crowdsource a great new pandemic EP
- Kentucky Derby cocktails that go beyond the mint julep
- Trump to Republicans: Don’t put marijuana on the ballot at the same time you’re running
- Pleasantly bitter and thoroughly grown-up, no alcohol needed
- Column: In Illinois, an architecturally arresting pot shop reveals how marijuana has gone mainstream
- La baja humedad aumenta el riesgo de covid-19: estudio
- Pierce Grieve and Jack Marshall lead a group of five who return for Lake Forest’s pursuit of back-to-back 3A titles: ‘We have one goal — go back to state.’
- La edad, principal factor de riesgo para morir por COVID-19
- Save the gaiters!
- Pleasantly bitter and thoroughly grown-up, no alcohol needed
- Commentary: Give the COVID vaccine to healthy young people first
- Startups tap a new talent pool: Pandemic-weary college students
- Pet macaw rescued in Niles after evading owners for days: ‘Never ever give up on your bird’
- Trump arremete de nuevo contra voto por correo
- Estalla escándalo de corrupción en México, Gobernador se defiende
- Sandra Bogan turns to Facebook to sing for an audience
- State of redemption: Sandburg’s Ismail Tineh and Griffin Lehnhardt seek another shot at bringing home Class 3A trophy
- Evacuaciones en California debido a incendios forestales
- Column: I don’t know whether empathy and hope will carry Biden to the White House, but they’re a port in the storm this week
- Federal subpoenas target Gary police, finance departments, city’s corporation counsel says
- Reseña: ‘Ivan’, una parábola sobre derechos de los animales
- Valparaiso junior defender Kailyn Smith enters third season as starter with career’s worth of personal, team success: ‘She’s experienced a lot.’
- Chicago Botanic Garden to go ahead with outdoor holiday lights show
- Malls ahora ofrecen espectáculos en estacionamientos
- State panel votes to remove statues of Stephen Douglas and a former lieutenant governor from Capitol grounds because of their ties to slavery
- Glenview library’s Youth Services Department closed after staff member tests positive for COVID-19
- Jeff Vorva’s top 5 teams and top 20 runners from the Southland for the 2020 boys cross country season
- UEFA quiere exenciones a jugadores para viajes en pandemia
- Letters: ‘Fair tax’ would not affect most small businesses in Illinois
- Muere Ben Cross, actor de ‘Star Trek’ y ‘Carros de fuego’
- Rick Armstrong’s top 5 teams and top 20 runners from the Aurora-Elgin area for the 2020 boys cross country season
- Mali coup leaders vow elections amid global condemnation, fears developments could set a dangerous precedent
- Why the world is watching a military takeover in Mali – a country whose strategic location has geopolitical implications for the US
- Remote work can continue forever, consulting firm Sikich tells employees as it shifts to micro offices
- Prosecutors recommend 10-year prison sentence for former Indiana woman who pleaded guilty to financing terrorism
- ‘The 24th’ review: A sobering history lesson for today
- Hershey Felder will present ‘Gershwin Alone’ live from Italy as benefit for Porchlight Theatre
- Tokyo now has transparent public toilets
- Portland protesters set fire to county government building
- Belarus leader warns of tough new steps against protesters as EU leaders back pro-democracy rallies, rejects poll results
- Court determines secret videos can’t be used in Patriots owner Robert Kraft’s massage case
- Ex-FBI lawyer admits to false statement in Trump-Russia investigation review
- Indiana health officials record 15 more coronavirus deaths; Lake County at 2,298 cases
- CJ Peters’ top 10 teams and top 20 players to watch in Northwest Indiana for the 2020 girls soccer season
- Quickly: Readers sound off on the issues of the day
- ‘Love in the Time of Corona’ is ‘time capsule’ of the times
- Picture book on Kamala Harris coming Aug. 25
- How Black women cleared a path for Harris to be the VP pick
- Detailed plans in place for careful removal of Lee statue
- Review: ‘The 24th’ is a sobering history lesson for today
- Commentary: John Kasich: Government can’t be trusted with opioid settlements
- Pandemic preeminence: Target’s online sales nearly triple, in-store sales soar 10.9%
- Koeman: ‘No sé si tengo que convencer a Messi’
- Aumenta el abuso y los embarazos en menores salvadoreñas
- El Tri ya conoce a su primer rival del octagonal
- Trump lashes out at Goodyear, claims it bans MAGA hats, clothing
- Mitch McConnell challenges Amy McGrath to a socially distanced debate: ‘No notes at the table, no props and no audience’
- Column: The improbable resurrection of Joe Biden
- Influenza is about to make this coronavirus year even worse. What to know about flu shots
- $6 million estate spotlights unusual feature in Florida | Photos
- Fighting fake news can start with 3 simple words: ‘I don’t know’
- COVID-19 plus measles? Kids aren’t getting their vaccines, and doctors are worried
- Philly is helping with a national plan to distribute a COVID-19 vaccine — when it exists
- Kids are bigger coronavirus spreaders than many doctors realized – here’s how schools can lower the risk
- Habría millones de embarazos no deseados por coronavirus
- FIFA modificaría regla para cambio de nacionalidad
- Time Out Market Chicago re-opens next week for first time since March with smaller lineup and safety measures
- Trick-or-treating during the coronavirus: What to consider and how to stay safe
- Woman found hiding hypodermic needles during jail search, Portage police say
- Commentary: Taking my daughter to college during the pandemic felt like a high-wire act
- Four shot Wednesday in attacks on West, South sides
- ‘You can’t possibly imagine.’ Family talks about woman killed by SUV driver who hit her, then circled and hit her again.
- Drive-thru vaccination clinic for pets set in Geneva
- Trump llama a boicotear a Goodyear, alegando una prohibición
- NFL is considering a postseason bubble and has formed an in-season advisory committee to prepare for ‘what-ifs’ — like teams having an unequal number of games
- With no actual plan in place, North Township trustee questioned over rumors of $36M YMCA project: ‘They’re not going to invest against themselves’
- Walkers Bar & Grill slated for October opening in former Scapa, Thipi Tai space
- Chilena que vendía miel con imagen de Mel Gibson sube ventas
- Showing no sense of panic, David Ross remains firm with top of the Cubs batting order: ‘You must have trust in your players’
- DC FanDome, a virtual celebration of everything DC, is now two separate events
- Countdown to football: Devin Sanders-led Merrillville ranked No. 2 in the preseason by the Post-Tribune
- Coronavirus shutdown takes bite out of Tinley Park revenues
- $2 trillion: Apple is the first US company to hit that market value
- Park Ridge Library trustees extend grace period for overdue materials, postpone decision on fine-free trial program
- España registra 3,715 casos nuevos de coronavirus en un día
- After earning all-state honors last year in boys cross country, Zach Benzinger grows into role as quiet leader for Waubonsie Valley
- Hinsdale District 86 and bus company weigh cost of retaining drivers during remote learning
- Woman arrested after confrontation with Black man over whether he could be on Winnetka pier, police say
- Corte deja a museo español conservar obra obtenida por nazis
- What the Democratic Party platform actually says: It’s a largely symbolic document — and it doesn’t make everyone happy
- Skylight Music Theatre announces a search for new musicals written by Black, Indigenous, people of color
- Will the Bulls break their run of No. 7 picks? Here’s how to watch the NBA draft lottery on ESPN.
- Facebook bans some, but not all, QAnon groups, accounts
- Volkswagen settlement could fund more Indiana electric car charging stations, officials say
- Metra is falling further behind budget amid COVID-19 ridership decline. Transit agency now projects $682M in lost revenue.
- New French toast-inspired Girl Scout cookie won’t be available in Chicago, and here’s why
- Lawyers for indicted Ald. Edward Burke to challenge evidence against him, but some details expected to be sealed
- Column: Trust should top the list of positive values to look for in political candidates
- US Attorney General William Barr, federal authorities tout Operation Legend: ‘We are strengthening and supporting our law enforcement’
- Interior secretary tours Indiana Dunes National Park, eyes overdue improvement projects
- Notre Dame cancels football practice in response to coronavirus outbreak on campus
- Column: Return of movies revitalizes one town’s sense of community
- Column: Trump will NOT hurt the Postal Service or get help from Russia — as long as we let him win the election
- Migrante guatemalteco se ahoga en el río Bravo
- Jennifer Aniston: Por qué ‘The Morning Show’ se sintió como 20 años de terapia
- The key to energizing Bears wide receivers and defensive backs at training camp? An ‘authentic’ WWE championship belt, of course.
- Target sales surge as Americans lean on big box stores
- Fed officials worried about withdrawal of government support
- What reopening? Unemployment stays high amid claims struggles
- Short-term rentals like Airbnb banned indefinitely in Naperville so stricter guidelines can be drafted
- El Bayern buscará la sexta Champions en la undécima final de su historia
- Former Mokena police commander appeals ‘illegal’ termination over failure to meet village residency requirements
- Feds say more than 60 defendants in Chicago charged with gun, drug offenses in Operation Legend’s first four weeks
- Photos: Cubs split doubleheader with Cardinals at Wrigley Field
- Aurora City Council to vote on new laptop computers for police, fire departments
- ‘Love in the Time of Corona’ sirve como ‘cápsula del tiempo’
- As detectives seek public’s help in last week’s shooting of 12-year-old boy, another child and his mother are shot on the West Side
- Art show featuring Naperville artist focuses on ripple effects of pandemic, protests
- En medio de COVID-19, reinventó su boutique como tienda de plantas. El negocio está en auge
- Talk of the County reader opinion: Lake County Board members should cut their own pay
- Trimmed-down India Day celebration in Naperville still ends with a bang this year
- Goodyear flap shows how political tensions can flare over workplace attire
- El Bayern se cita con el PSG en la final tras golear al Lyon
- Fútbol chileno reanuda actividades a fines de agosto
- Cook County Sheriff Tom Dart urges Gov. J.B. Pritzker to extend eviction moratorium: ‘It would be incredibly harmful to proceed’
- Police in Chicago Public Schools will get more training and oversight in reforms announced by Mayor Lori Lightfoot
- Residents speak out against Waukegan police funding, call for 50% cut to department budget
- Potempa: Fitness personality Austin Head says pandemic is a healthy inspiration
- CityGate West presentation to Naperville commission postponed to November
- Rally to save Mercy Hospital in Bronzeville draws employees, elected officials, neighborhood organizers, union reps
- 4 Chicago aldermen want to force special City Council meeting on looting, call for National Guard help
- Trump: US demands restoration of all UN sanctions against Iran, setting stage for Security Council crisis
- Corrections and clarifications
- Record Store Day expands to 3 dates for COVID year
- With zoning now in place, three businesses request city OK to sell recreational marijuana in Naperville
- Mary, Seat of Wisdom in Park Ridge delays school reopening after administrator becomes ill with COVID-19
- Oprah Winfrey makes Election Day a company holiday for her workers
- Riding with Biden, Lin-Manuel Miranda, Jennifer Lopez and Eva Longoria urge Latino voter participation in 2020 election
- FDA approves U. of I.’s ‘potentially game-changing’ COVID-19 saliva test as state records 2,295 new cases and stares down ‘troubling trends’ in some regions
- Column: Cubs-Cardinals doubleheader at Wrigley Field rekindles love of day baseball
- Protesters allege rampant physical and verbal abuse by Chicago police at recent demonstrations
- NCAA moves toward free year of eligibility for fall athletes in the wake of COVID-19 concerns
- Photos: 2020 Democratic National Convention
- Craig Kimbrel earns his 1st save in nearly a year, helping the Cubs split a doubleheader against the Cardinals
- Chicago’s plan to replace city’s lead water pipes expected in coming weeks, official says
- Coronavirus in Illinois updates: Here’s what happened on Aug. 19 with COVID-19 in the Chicago area
- ‘He was totally, totally about the team’: Dane Dunning’s college coach reflects on the White Sox pitching prospect’s road to the big leagues
- ‘I know we made a wise decision’: Big Ten Commissioner Kevin Warren says the call to postpone fall sports ‘will not be revisited’
- Illinois Democrats promote racial, social justice at DNC but face divisions on role of policing
- The Spin: Obama to attack Trump during DNC speech | FDA approves U. of I.’s COVID-19 saliva test | Douglas statue to be removed from state Capitol lawn
- Trump praised the supporters of QAnon, a conspiracy theory the FBI says is a domestic terrorism threat
- OPRF administrators seek additional $2 million each year to cover annual maintenance costs
- Black veteran walks free after almost a decade in jail over $30 marijuana sale
- Photos: White Sox 5, Tigers 3
- Ex-Howard Stern sidekick ‘Stuttering John’ Melendez suing Sirius XM
- Kristian Simakoski scores twice, gives Crown Point defensive boost to boot in 5-1 win against Lake Central in opener: ‘This game proved we’re a top team.’