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- In search for COVID-19 treatments, consumer group pushes drugmaker Gilead to test alternative to remdesivir
- Game 2: Oilers 6, Blackhawks 3
- Lake and Marion intersection to reopen in downtown Oak Park while Lake and Forest intersection closes
- Six members of Oak Park community relations commission submit resignation, feel work has been ‘devalued’
- Cubs extend their winning streak to 4 behind Alec Mills’ 7 innings of 3-hit ball in a 2-0 victory over the Royals
- Elmwood Park D401’s new superintendent wants to continue equity efforts, professional development
- Daily horoscope for August 4, 2020
- Carlos Rodon exits after 2 innings with left shoulder soreness before the White Sox rally to defeat the Brewers 6-4 for their 5th straight win
- Letter to the editor: congratulating Elmwood Park D401 school nurse for years of service
- Mrs. Fields takes 20 percent off with code for Chocolate Chip Cookie Day
- Hurricane Isaias makes landfall in North Carolina, downgraded to tropical storm
- Ask Amy: Family survivor doesn’t want to talk about it
- Column: Chicago’s unending violence, and the children we’ll never have the chance to meet
- Piping plover family summered on Montrose Beach ‘like they owned the place’
- Parents who want schools to reopen this fall say it’s a matter of choice, not politics. ‘Students’ mental health … has got to be weighed.’
- ‘Architectural masterpiece’ in Northfield, designed by Chicago-area architect Thomas Roszak, sells for $2.63 million
- Daywatch: Illinois launches mask campaign, family remembers slain young activist and the piping plover family’s farewell
- Donors helped fill a school bus with classroom supplies for needy students during Hawthorn Mall drive
- Chicago saxophonist Sharel Cassity marks comeback from tough illness
- Reporter sues Golden Globes organization over member rules
- MSNBC increases Nicolle Wallace’s workload, shifts Chuck Todd
- Investigation underway into leak after British paper publishes bodycam footage showing George Floyd’s arrest
- Arlington Heights SD25 parents blast the district’s revised plan for all-remote learning to start year
- Column: My COVID-19 test result was negative. But can we ever feel 100% positive?
- 7 hospitalized after family gets into fight at Northwest Side billiard hall
- 5 takeaways from the Blackhawks’ 6-3 loss to the Oilers in Game 2, including a flat power play and hats on the ice (but no fans?) for Connor McDavid
- What do Americans think of the news media? Nearly half say it’s ‘very biased’ and responsible for US partisan divide.
- FAA details the fixes needed for grounded Boeing 737 Max to return to service
- Talk of the County: Election is choice between law and order and illegal immigration
- Talk of the County: ‘Dummy’ Bill Gates should appreciate where he’s made his money
- The Jazz Showcase presses ahead with Charlie Parker Month
- Her husband jailed, her kids sent away, a 37-year-old ex-teacher is running for president. She’s trying to beat ‘Europe’s last dictator.’
- Willow Street Dance Theatre holds socially distanced performances for final recitals
- Oprah Winfrey picks Isabel Wilkerson’s ‘Caste’ for her book club
- Talk of the County: Make protesters pay for damages, ‘then the party is over’
- Man defending sister fatally shot by her ex during quarrel on Chicago’s Far South Side
- Take our back-to-school survey: Share your situation, thoughts and ideas
- Pandemic cuts in restaurant work brings cooks back to butchering
- David Beckham producirá un documental sobre su vida al estilo ‘The Last Dance’ de Michael Jordan
- Now an Oprah Winfrey pick, Isabel Wilkerson’s ‘Caste’ is about the strict lines that keep us apart — lines that are more than race or class
- Bradley Cooper, en negociaciones para protagonizar la nueva película de Paul Thomas Anderson
- Don’t know what to do with all that fresh produce? Make a chilled summertime soup
- Big fashion says it’s fighting racism. Black streetwear designers say not hard enough
- ‘Canelo’ quiere ampliar horizontes y pelear fuera de Estados Unidos
- Does travel insurance matter anymore? What you need to know now
- Isaías provoca fuertes tormentas tierra adentro
- My worst moment: ‘The Office’ star Brian Baumgartner talks about an absurd audition
- Iker Casillas confirma su retiro deportivo: ‘Puedo decir que ha merecido la pena’
- Represent your favorite NFL team with these customized face coverings
- Pictures: Alpaca Yoga at LunaSea Alpaca Farm
- Search for teen in Lake Michigan near Diversey Harbor resumes: ‘It’s a recovery mission now’
- El Real Madrid califica a Casillas ‘como el mejor portero de la historia del fútbol español’ (VIDEO)
- Chicago agrega a Puerto Rico a su orden de cuarentena por viaje
- Back-to-school spending vital for retailers, but COVID-19 has families holding back. ‘People just don’t know what they need.’
- Speak Out: Continued $600 addition to unemployment benefits sparks debate
- Lyric Opera plans eclectic virtual concert for fall
- Lake County unemployment at 15.8%; Porter close at 13.4% in June reporting: ‘We won’t see things get back to normal for a while’
- Netflix estrenará ‘La mujer en la ventana’, lo nuevo de Joe Wright
- One of the biggest hurdles for COVID-19 patients is breathing. Respiratory therapists help make it happen, but the field is dwindling.
- Baranek: Scholarship in honor of the late Donna Bruton, ‘a force at Hillcrest,’ keeps a light shining on the kids she loved
- NFL and COVID-19 updates: League sets an opt-out deadline of Thursday and finalizes regulations — and fines — on high-risk behavior
- First Fridays in Aurora is once again an in-person event
- Ford Chief Operating Officer Jim Farley to take top post as CEO Jim Hackett retires
- Jamelle Bouie column: Trump doesn’t need the most votes. What if he doesn’t even want them?
- Out of fuel, 3 men rescued from Pacific island after writing ‘SOS’ in the sand
- Ross Douthat column: Will the Tea Party live again?
- Bret Stephens column: The siren song of ‘one state’
- Paul Krugman column: Republicans couldn’t care less about the unemployed
- Valparaiso officer leads Kouts man to safety before train hit car; driver faces alcohol charges
- Trump asignará $35 millones a organizaciones contra la trata
- Kanye West withdraws petition to get on NJ’s 2020 ballot
- Oprah Winfrey elige ‘Caste’ de Isabel Wilkerson para su club
- Gail Collins and Bret Stephens column: Trump doesn’t like what he sees in the crystal ball
- BTS to perform at VMAs for first time, will play new song ‘Dynamite’
- Judge sentences Kathie Klages, a former Michigan State gymnastics coach, to 90 days in jail in Larry Nassar-related case
- PGA Tour aims to be the next frontier for rampant legal gambling despite risks
- ‘Closing isn’t even an option’: With no events, caterers rush to adjust
- China se opone al ‘robo’ de sus empresas tecnológicas por EEUU
- Smile more? Too ambitious? Sexist tropes crop up in debate over who will be Joe Biden’s running mate.
- Afraid of airlines? There’s always the private jet
- Acing the online job interview
- State Farm gave big credits to drivers during the pandemic. Customers of Allstate, Geico and other insurers are now suing for larger premium cuts.
- Evanston reinstates monthly car allowance for some city employees, drawing questions from some aldermen
- Pruebas para coronavirus son insuficientes para asilos en EEUU
- Trump’s Axios interview: Bickering on coronavirus stats, why he skipped John Lewis’ memorial and did Epstein actually kill himself?
- School board denies Lake Central administration’s recommendation for all-remote learning, gives parents choice
- Local scores from Northwest Indiana
- Portage defensive back Mason Elizondo on returning to practice: ‘I missed it real bad. I was scared. I didn’t want my senior season to slip away.’
- Aaron Judge is nearly unstoppable. He thinks he can be better.
- AI denuncia violencia policial en marchas antirracistas de EEUU
- Estructura y comunicación, las claves para el homeoffice
- PICTURES: Tropical Storm Isaias hits the Lehigh Valley
- Community members invited to give feedback about Northlake police
- WLS-Ch. 7 host Janet Davies sells Ravenswood house for $1.26 million
- TCU coach Gary Patterson apologizes for repeating a racial slur when telling a player to stop using the word
- Allstate, Geico, y Progressive entre las aseguradoras demandadas por alivio de coronavirus
- How to think like an epidemiologist
- Letter to the editor: Giving up on Elmhurst District 205
- Can humans give coronavirus to bats and other wildlife?
- Nasal spray approved for treating suicidal people
- Best indoor toys for bored kids
- Arrests at U-46 schools remain low, but number involving Black students disproportionately high, officials say
- The best long-handle grass shear
- The best hedge trimmer of 2020
- The best invisible fence of 2020
- The best turntable of 2020
- The best WiFi extender of 2020
- The best Fitbit of 2020
- ‘I am scared’: Italian sex workers face poverty and illness in the pandemic
- Cardinals catcher Yadier Molina says he tested positive for COVID-19
- Kanye West retira su pedido para aparecer en papeleta de NJ 2020
- Videos captan masiva explosión en Beirut
- Explosions in port of Beirut
- Community news
- 6 beds, 9 baths, 1 exiled president: Lawsuit seeks forfeiture of Maryland mansion owned by Gambian dictator
- Review: ‘Howard,’ a valentine to the songwriter who helped Disney get its mojo back
- Class of 2020 college grads face a tough pandemic-era job market. Local colleges are trying to amp up job search support.
- Hinsdale-Clarendon Hills District 181 will start school this fall with hybrid, remote learning options
- Abierto de Madrid cancelado por repunte del virus en España
- Megan Fox tells Daily News about going through ‘horrendous stuff’ while filming ‘Jennifer’s Body’
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- Pair charged in Cedar Lake shooting, but neither is in custody
- Sanchís: ‘El Real Madrid postconfinamiento nos ha hecho creer en eliminar al City’
- Alpaca yoga offers yogis the chance to find balance, furry friendship
- Ryan Reynolds and Blake Lively are ‘unreservedly sorry’ for wedding on a plantation
- Editorial: The gross politicization of school reopening plans
- Reputed mob boss Michael ‘the Large Guy’ Sarno wants out of prison 12 years early because of the pandemic
- Deerfield 8-bedroom mansion with expansive primary suite: $2.3M
- Butler District 53 begins school year Aug. 24 with in-person and remote learning options
- Crown Point begins preparing for ’21 budget planning; gets warning from financial consultant
- Kane County Juvenile Justice Center youth resident, staff member test positive for COVID-19
- Booking.com laying off more than 4,000 workers as travel withers
- Mujer llevaba los huesos de su esposo en el avión
- Cabo Verde extraditará a EEUU a hombre vinculado con Maduro
- Recruiting notes: Grant senior center Jazzlyn Linbo finds ‘right timing’ amid summer upheaval to commit to Purdue Fort Wayne
- Crystal Lake native, U of I grad Sean Evans found success and stardom with hot wings and ‘Hot Ones: The Game Show’
- Defending champ Rafael Nadal will skip the US Open in New York because of COVID-19 concerns
- Auto review: 2021 Toyota Venza hybrid SUV combines Lexus style with Toyota value
- Column: Pandemic forces Open House Chicago to shift to exterior and online tours
- Las torpezas diplomáticas de los embajadores de Trump
- Airlines quietly pushing for more federal aid to save jobs
- NBC Sports Chicago scales back programming amid staff layoffs, with Leila Rahimi, Laurence Holmes and ‘Sports Talk Live’ among the cuts
- Por la pérdida de confianza México destituye a 18 funcionarios
- Column: Could Luis Robert be the first White Sox superstar of the TikTok era? Much like Frank Thomas’ call-up, this is the start of a new era on the South Side.
- Column: Police suicides raise questions about a hidden pandemic
- Chance the Rapper is teaching his 5-year-old that ‘Black power is her superpower’
- ¿Se transmite el COVID-19 con el humo del cigarrillo?
- Pritzker says U. of I.’s COVID-19 saliva test could be made more widely available; says colleges and universities should not open without strict enforcement of mask mandate
- Katy Perry, Kevin Hart stand up for embattled Ellen DeGeneres, sending their love
- Skokie partners with Oakton Community College on community beehives
- Rafa Nadal renuncia a jugar el US Open en medio de pandemia
- Elmwood Park brings car parade to residents, featuring new and vintage vehicles
- Harry Shearer of ‘Simpsons’ raises eyebrows with comments on playing characters of color
- Uruguay reabre museos y salas de espectáculos tras COVID
- High school teachers in Orland Park-based District 230 demonstrate in favor of starting with online learning
- What if the bride says no masks? Wedding photographers, planners face coronavirus rule-breakers.
- EEUU ratifica a Guaidó como ‘líder legítimo’ de Venezuela
- The most popular football team in every state
- Private schools in Naperville see spike in interest from parents wanting in-person classes for their children
- Oak Park board approves Madison Street 42-unit development, overrides plan commission recommendation for denial
- Is the coronavirus issuing last call for Chicago’s old school neighborhood bars?
- FBI, Chicago police seek help identifying gunman in fatal shooting of 14-year-old in attack that killed 3 others, wounded 4
- Government healthcare, race and policing, gun rights: National issues get local spotlight in Missouri today
- ¿Dónde está Juan Carlos? España sopesa futuro de rey emérito
- Area legislators split on need for special session to address COVID response, voting and police reform
- Ordenan poner a Álvaro Uribe bajo arresto domiciliario
- Ratifican fallo contra restricciones a inmigrantes en EEUU
- Southtowners: Moraine Valley librarian wins state award
- Niles Township 219 releases survey results as board members debate future of Skokie police officers in high schools
- Man charged, held without bail in shooting death of 9-year-old Janari Ricks ‘went hunting’ before mistakenly killing child, prosecutors say
- Estelar receptor boricua de los Cardenales revela su positivo por COVID
- Mike Boatright-McAllister, younger brother of Ryan Boatright, navigates sometimes choppy waters as he pursues professional career: ‘I’ve got a story.’
- Tiffany Haddish confirms she’s dating Common, calls it ‘the best relationship’ she’s ever been in
- Ridgeland Ramble takes group on walking tour of historic east Oak Park neighborhood
- ‘The biggest monster’ is spreading. And it’s not the coronavirus.
- Reward offered in theft of Boston terrier puppy from Naperville pet store
- Google Pixel 4A review: At $350, a win for those on a budget
- Column: Evanston police officer launches group to support Black-owned startups: ‘I have a duty to do more for my ancestors.’
- What we know about children and COVID-19
- Experts: These are the safest, most reliable used cars for under $20k
- Las 500 Millas de Indianápolis dan marcha atrás
- Vehicles on the road keep getting older, and COVID could push the age higher
- Auto review: 2021 Toyota Venza hybrid SUV combines Lexus style with Toyota value
- Editorial: Trader Joe’s sticks to its (sticky) buns
- Indiana chapter of the American Federation of Teachers backs strike if schools can’t reopen safely
- Norridge and Harwood Heights elementary students can attend two days per week
- Sube a 73 muertos y 3,000 heridos el saldo de la explosión en Beirut
- Best G-rated movies to watch as a family, according to the audience
- EEUU se acerca a 5 millones de casos confirmados de COVID-19
- Elmwood Park to host scaled-down ‘Taste’ Aug. 6-9, sponsor drive-in shows Aug. 6, 13, 20
- COVID-19 case count in Kane County climbs by another 459 since last week
- Column: Orland Park facility helps students prep for state nursing exam during pandemic
- Oak Park to reduce leaf collection period by two weeks this fall
- Gateway Foundation opens new addiction treatment center in Skokie
- Inédito pedido de Trump sobre la compra parcial de TikTok
- Tiffany Haddish says the rumors are true: She’s dating rapper Common
- Waukegan’s purchase of police ‘riot gear’ debated at City Council meeting
- St. Charles East junior quarterback Nathan Hayes takes IHSA’s decision to move football to February in stride: ‘I look at it as another offseason to get better.’
- Bodas en tiempos de pandemia: Parejas resisten restricciones
- Policing in 2020: Northlake police put use of force incidents on website to increase transparency
- Burke engineering proposes $3.5 million solution to flooding in Springdale subdivision
- 26-year-old man slain in Sauk Village
- Experts weigh in on using vacation days during a pandemic
- People live longer in blue states than in red states; new study points to impact of state policies
- Commentary: America can’t afford to neglect land and water conservation
- El regreso del torneo de fútbol en Ecuador ya tiene fecha
- Letters: Relax signature requirements for spring local elections in light of COVID-19
- Lake Zurich School District 95 families to choose between hybrid and remote learning
- Column: The ‘If Troop’ suffers another desertion, creating another crack in the wall around Fort Michael Madigan
- Ben Samuel cuenta qué le dejó el reality ‘Dating Around’
- Pets of the week
- Dr. Dre’s wife disputing prenup amid $1 billion divorce, saying he tore it up after wedding because she signed ‘under duress’
- What summer weather was like the year you were born
- Gary police want help to find missing man from Calumet City
- We could all use a little ‘Doll Face Has a Party,’ a new virtual puppet show by Chicago Children’s Theatre
- Comings & Goings: The Forge adventure park opens in Lemont
- Northbrook Park District summer camp activities push on, with plenty of masks
- Escepticismo y miedo alimentan el virus en Ciudad de México
- Elgin commission endorses plan to expand the downtown area where murals can be installed
- Reportera demanda a la Asociación de Prensa Extranjera de Hollywood
- Orland Park dealt setback in lawsuit challenging COVID-19 restrictions
- Argentina aprueba vuelta de entrenamientos a partir del 10 agosto
- Lake Forest High School students returning to school in phases with a mix of in-person and online learning
- Public housing residents celebrate students heading off to college despite COVID-19: ‘It really means a lot and it motivates me’
- With 2020 on pace to be the worst year in a decade for Black suicides, Cook County officials sound alarm on yet another ‘horrifying’ pandemic
- Aurora moving toward new TIF districts at Fox Valley Mall, downtown
- Ecuador abre 40 playas a turistas en medio de pandemia
- Commentary: South suburbs need good trauma center access. In emergencies, every second counts.
- Column: Mice, men and women are all invited to fill out the Tweet of the Week poll
- Corrections and clarifications
- La Grange School District 102 and Western Springs District 101 plan half-days of in-person instruction
- Coalition works to expand payments for Illinois residents with disabilities, who have been hit hard by COVID-19
- City of Aurora gets donation of 500,000 face masks
- David Bote’s extra work at 3rd base — and scouting reports off TV — help the Cubs slow the Royals’ speed game
- State House GOP leader says Pritzker overextending his executive authority in dealing with pandemic
- El Fulham vuelve a la Premier un año después
- In an abrupt reversal, Trump encourages voting by mail in key battleground Florida after months of criticizing the practice
- Sunday farmers market in Burr Ridge Village Center runs until October
- 2nd man charged with being gunman in July 4 shooting ambush that killed 7-year-old Natalia Wallace
- Carlos Rodon going on the injured list with shoulder soreness is the latest obstacle for a thin White Sox rotation
- Military finds human remains, sunken tank off Southern California coast
- Naperville’s two superintendents explain why they saw remote learning as their only option for the fall
- Glencoe residents Len Kasper and South Bend Cubs owner Andrew Berlin on this year’s unpredictable Chicago Cubs season
- Column: How concerned are schools about COVID-19 liability?
- Man stabbed 3 at Worth home before killing himself in ‘murder-suicide,’ police say
- Community leaders vow to carry on work of slain activist Caleb Reed, and will press his high school to remove Chicago cops
- Severe weather guide: What to do when the power goes out
- Second stimulus check updates: Progress slow as frustrated Senate Republicans re-up complaints on coronavirus relief legislation
- ‘Too many people are selfish’: As Americans resist COVID-19 restrictions, US nears 5 million infections
- Appellate court affirms conviction of Naperville woman who stabbed and killed her 7-year-old son and 5-year-old girl she babysat
- As Commissioner Kevin Warren ponders the Big Ten’s next move, he’s getting input from players and athletic directors
- Chicago Public Schools is expected to announce move to remote learning after Chicago Teachers Union threatens to strike again: sources
- Scientists are optimistic about new COVID-19 vaccine studies from Novavax
- The Spin: Teachers Union, Mayor Lightfoot and a new game of brinksmanship? | Durkin says GOP candidates will use ComEd, Madigan as talking points in November election | Social gatherings spark uptick in Chicago COVID-19 cases
- Puerto Rico added to Chicago’s travel list as city health commissioner warns of coronavirus spread at households, social gatherings
- Cubs President Theo Epstein praises David Ross for addressing ‘some things that have been lingering for years’
- Coronavirus in Illinois updates: Here’s what happened on Aug. 4 with COVID-19 in the Chicago area
- Explosions rock Beirut: At least 70 dead and thousands more injured as glass, rubble litters Lebanese capital
- ‘She doesn’t support anything we stand for. We don’t need you. And that’s that.’ Why WNBA players — including the Chicago Sky — are wearing ‘Vote Warnock’ shirts.
- Column: For too many Chicago children, school is their only safety net. What will happen to them if CPS doesn’t reopen this fall?
- Republicans aid Kanye West’s bid to get on the 2020 ballot
- Afternoon shooting on Gold Coast commercial street leaves Chicago rapper dead, 2 injured
- Photos: Cubs 5, Royals 4
- Photos: White Sox 3, Brewers 2
- Chicago Sky (4-1) stay atop the WNBA standings with an 82-79 win over Dallas
- ‘Grey’s Anatomy’ actress Ellen Pompeo explains that she’s stuck with the show ‘to make money’
- Marlins finally resume their season with 18 new players — including a former Olympic speedskating medalist — and grab a win