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- Dallas Keuchel pitches 7 strong innings, but the White Sox lose 1-0 to the Brewers, ending their winning streak at 6
- Game 3: Blackhawks 4, Oilers 3
- Yu Darvish pitches the Cubs to a 6-1 win over the Royals, extending their winning streak to 6 games
- Daily horoscope for August 6, 2020
- Ask Amy: New parents must set firm boundaries
- Early 2021 groundbreaking planned for $6 billion Lincoln Yards megadevelopment on North Side
- Column: Has Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot lost the city? And why must she stand alone?
- A lot of money for ‘a bunch of rocks’: The costs of combating erosion are forcing North Shore communities into hard choices
- Daywatch: How parents tipped CPS toward remote learning, Pritzker warns of cuts and job losses and luxury residences outfitted for the pandemic
- Disney World annual passholders feel slighted as theme parks navigate COVID-19 pandemic
- Grammy-winning producer Detail accused of sexual assault
- Twin YouTube stars charged over phony bank robbery
- Boy, 8, shot twice in his legs in Lawndale drive-by that injured 3 other people
- ‘You can sense it. You can feel it.’ A closer look at the Bears quarterback competition and the dynamics for 2020
- Florida man is bitten by alligator, then by a shark
- Swim with the fishes: 11 can’t-miss snorkeling spots in Central Florida
- 4 takeaways from the Blackhawks’ 4-3 comeback win against the Oilers in Game 3, including Jonathan Toews’ ‘dirty’ goals, Matthew Highmore’s redemption and this so-called ‘home’ game
- Column: The better the White Sox play, the more I miss the food at Sox Park
- ‘We don’t spend money we don’t have’: Waukegan school board gets breakdown of budget for coming school year
- 1.2 million seek unemployment aid after $600 federal pandemic boost ends
- ‘Big Brother’ premiere reveals ‘All-Stars’ cast members and coronavirus precautions
- How to maximize 3 additional hours of Pokemon Go Fest 2020 during makeup day
- FAA seeks to fine Boeing $1.25 million over pressure on safety workers
- Column: Annual dog-day cicadas signal height of summer
- New K-9 officers approved for sheriff’s department: Handlers will train with new dogs in Canada
- How to create the best home classroom possible
- The best microfiber bed sheet
- The best pumice stone for feet of 2020
- The best Roku of 2020
- Notre Dame’s 2020 football schedule is released — and the Irish won’t play Navy, USC or any Big Ten teams this season
- The best sleeping bag of 2020
- The best carbon monoxide detector of 2020
- The best crossbow of 2020
- The best electric blanket of 2020
- The best tablet of 2020
- Productor musical, ganador del Grammy, arrestado por agresión sexual
- ‘E! News’ canceled after 29 years due to coronavirus, along with other shows on the cable channel
- Senior forward Alison Kickel polishes game entering second year at Naperville North: ‘She’s going to get a lot more looks and offers.’
- Portland espera rival para la final del ‘MLS is Back’
- 75 years ago today: First atomic bomb dropped on Hiroshima, Japan
- Facebook borra video de Trump por información falsa de virus
- St. Charles North pitcher Zach Kempe gets college coaches’ attention with live-streamed travel games this summer and commits to Notre Dame
- Rivers llega a un mundo completamente nuevo en Indianápolis
- With tourism in the tank, Cuba looks to free-market reforms to boost private enterprise
- Editorial: The two bombs that ended World War II: A haunting anniversary
- Cubs option relievers Rex Brothers and Justin Steele to South Bend, leaving just 1 left-hander in the bullpen
- Speak Out: Teachers fear return but protest side by side
- Ciclista Fabio Jakobsen en coma inducido tras tremendo accidente (VIDEO)
- AMLO inaugura presa que está inundando sitios indígenas
- Local scores for Northwest Indiana
- Thinking of home schooling? Here’s how to do it.
- West Aurora High School stadium named after Ormond family
- ‘This is really devastating.’ Airline workers wrestle with whether to stay through COVID-19 pandemic.
- ‘The Matrix’ director Lilly Wachowski confirms the sci-fi trilogy is a transgender allegory
- Disney and ‘Mulan’ are all in on streaming
- Cuba desempolva reformas económicas ante crisis por COVID-19
- ESTUDIO: Herbívoros enfrentan el mayor riesgo de extinción
- Rick Steves’ Europe: Charming, challenging Oslo
- What is ammonium nitrate, blamed in the Beirut explosion?
- Gail Collins column: Vote for Trump’s worst!
- Hiroshima 75th anniversary: Preserving survivors’ message of peace
- Pandemic blamed for smaller turnout, but annual sheriff’s camp cheered by kids
- EEUU: Sigue alto nivel de solicitudes de ayuda por desempleo
- Businesses thought they were covered for the pandemic. Insurers say no.
- Top 10 rappers of all time: Snoop Dogg gives you his awesome list
- ¿Es seguro que las escuelas reabran durante la pandemia?
- Motormouth: Storing a car? Don’t disconnect battery
- See for yourself: How airplanes are cleaned today
- Ozzie Guillen resumes decade-long beef with Nick Swisher: ‘I hate Nick Swisher with my heart’
- Elon Musk says Tesla headquarters could still move out of California
- See for yourself: How airplanes are cleaned today
- Jakobsen está grave pero estable tras cirugía de cinco horas
- Kanye West files paperwork to appear on Ohio presidential ballot in November
- EEUU deporta a unos 2000 menores no acompañados desde marzo
- Make the ice cream sandwich of your summertime dreams with this infinitely customizable recipe
- This little tree in Des Plaines is the center of a nationwide hyperpop pilgrimage for gecs love
- Health experts to FDA: Make your vaccine deliberations public
- Go away with … Tikyra Jackson
- Skillets bake, sear, fry and spread love
- Selena Gomez takes the heat in new cooking show
- City Council delays action on Naperville’s lack of affordable housing
- Plácido Domingo: ‘No he abusado de nadie. Lo repetiré mientras viva’
- Hurricane Alpha? Amped up season forecast, names may run out
- ACLU tiene más de 400 causas contra Trump
- Embajador de EEUU quizá sea demasiado cercano a Bolsonaro
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- Lack of study and oversight raises concerns about tear gas
- Ex-White Sox player Alexei Ramirez lists Old Town home for $950,000
- NFL partners with 3 organizations to launch ‘NFL Votes,’ an effort that encourages fans to register to vote
- Ask Anna: Boyfriend won’t change cheating ways
- Stream these 12 movies before they leave Netflix this month
- Retiran los anillos olímpicos de la Bahía de Tokio
- LeBron James says he doesn’t care if Trump shuns NBA over protests
- Nueva York demanda a NRA por ‘fraudes’ y ‘abuso’
- CDC warns of the dangers of drinking hand sanitizer after fatal poisonings
- In small, rural towns, families of police shooting victims cry for justice. But is anyone listening?
- Nick Foles offers ‘a step up’ for a few Vernon Hills players, including Bears offensive coordinator Bill Lazor’s son, during a workout at the school
- Commentary: National service can help lift Chicago, U.S. out of COVID-19 education crisis
- A Cook County teen was added to the statewide total number of coronavirus deaths — but the teen didn’t die from COVID-19. The state has removed more than 100 people erroneously added to list of the dead.
- Former White Sox shortstop Alexei Ramirez lists Old Town 5-bedroom home for $950,000
- Column: 87-year-old Aurora barber blames pandemic for ‘forced retirement’
- Griffith panel votes to start new school year’s first month online
- San Diego hará pruebas de COVID-19 en frontera con México
- After recovering from virus, Placido Domingo vows to clear name
- Consorcio de Texas compra el equipo italiano de la Roma
- How an arrest upended filming of ‘Surviving Jeffrey Epstein’
- Gobernador de Ohio da positivo para el coronavirus
- Column: He lost his parents to domestic violence, then starred on a cooking show. Now, ‘if anyone can beat this disease, it is Ben.’
- Chicago musicians are leaving the U.S. to find places to perform and make a living
- Swabs, sensors and personal Gatorade: Snapshots of NBA’s bubble life
- Estudio: Tasas de covid-19, más altas en niños de minorías y pobres en EEUU
- Holcomb announces eviction, utility shut-off ban to end Aug. 14; Lake County has Indiana’s most rental assistance requests
- Cancellations, opt-outs and virus cases put heat on college football
- Working from home leaving necks aching and shoulders sore? Ergonomic experts weigh in on how to make your workspace work for you.
- Disney quiere que Tom Hanks sea Geppetto en el remake de Pinocho
- Trump administration’s top envoy for Iran quits as US pushes arms embargo amid international opposition
- Clean air groups to hold virtual awards Friday
- Renuncia vicepresidente del Poder Electoral en Venezuela
- Do you want to be a vaccine volunteer?
- Speak Out: Teach slavery in schools, not wearing a mask ‘selfish,’ unemployment bump keeps people from working
- The Milwaukee Bucks are ready for a long stay in the bubble
- Column: For Speaker Michael Madigan, court of public opinion wields the gavel
- With film industry facing uncertainty, Antioch Theatre reopens offering free classic movie screenings
- Michael Phelps, Apolo Anton Ohno open up about suicide, depression in new doc
- Column: Lakeview’s Agassiz Elementary will eventually drop name of racist scientist, CPS says. Why wait? Get rid of it now.
- Hinsdale Black Lives Matter group creates outlet for minorities to share experiences
- Chicago’s legendary FOBAB beer festival canceled due to COVID-19, but the competition will go on
- Teen still missing near Diversey Harbor
- Read: New York attorney general’s lawsuit against the NRA
- Policías y manifestantes chocan por 2da noche en Portland
- Andrew sophomore Tyler Roney, a cancer survivor, was determined to return to the sports he loves: ‘I always had the drive to keep playing.’
- Feline shelter growing into new, larger Hobart space; 94 cats now in building
- Gran Bretaña dice que no usará 50 millones de máscaras
- Senator launches investigation into changes at the US Postal Service that are causing delays in mail deliveries across the country
- Beloved ‘Keebler’ tree to come down in Western Springs
- Vicepresidenta argentina va a la justicia contra Google por llamarla ‘ladrona’
- Community news: Will County seeks dog photos for 2021 calendar
- Hobart eyes plan for $6.9M bond while considering looming budget constraints
- Mexicano Sergio Pérez podría reaparecer tras completar cuarentena
- Armstrong: Aurora’s Bryce Emory earns ‘a little redemption’ by closing out biggest win of eight-year pro career at 71st Illinois Open
- Lakeview 5-bedroom home with kegerator, outdoor fireplace: $1.4M
- Lizard popsicles, anyone?
- El boricua Anuel AA anuncia gira europea para 2021
- PNW faculty to begin monthly ‘Race, Racism, Anti-Racism’ series for students, community
- South Elgin authorizes village staff to negotiate final sales price for land closing gap in riverfront trail
- Tensión política y pandemia opacan fiesta patria de Bolivia
- Commentary: Politicians need a refresher course in how government works
- Letters: Facing the risks of teaching
- Vogue británica dedica septiembre a activistas negros
- Review: Deep Purple evokes best years on mighty ‘Whoosh!’
- Former President Bush pays tribute to immigrants in new book
- 3 departments request $1.5 million in budget transfers for overtime due to vacancies, COVID
- 16 employees at Beirut’s port arrested after devastating blast, Lebanon’s state-run news agency says
- Fin de ayuda de 600 dólares, pesadilla para pobres en EEUU
- Richton Park teen charged in Sauk Village slaying
- New driver assist systems for 2021 Lexus NX 300 and 300h
- Nightfall Edition coming for 2021 Kia Telluride
- Indiana state superintendent says schools can safely reopen
- Conmebol ratifica calendario y aprueba cambios de reglamento
- Taking a spear into the sea, and washing anxiety away
- ‘See you in court’: ACLU files nearly 400 cases versus the Trump administration
- Column: Democrats, it’s time for Michael Madigan’s ‘Richard Nixon Moment’
- Football notes: Returning from ACL injury, Lake Central linebacker Sam Long relieved his senior season remains on track
- La Premier vuelve al máximo de 3 cambios por partido
- Bipartisan group of senators plan bill to ban armed drone sales sought by Trump
- Map: Where to buy legal weed in Chicago and across Illinois
- Scrapbooking isn’t just for white people
- 2020 presidential election odds go beyond Donald Trump and Joe Biden
- Presentan cargos a 4 ejecutivos de procesadoras tras redadas
- Clickety clack, press-on nails are back
- Day care chain Bright Horizons buys Sittercity as parents scramble for child care and tutoring during pandemic
- Record $926 million flows into controversial Chicago TIF districts, more than a third of city property taxes
- Alyssa Milano details debilitating coronavirus symptoms: ‘I thought I was dying’
- Part-time job options for early retirees
- Christian McCaffrey opens up about his body, Cam Newton, becoming face of the Panthers
- What to expect when smoking a CBD dominant strain
- Brooklyn-born filmmaker Nia DaCosta set to make history as director of ‘Captain Marvel 2’
- ¿Educarlos en casa? Aquí te decimos cómo hacerlo
- Bishops extend dispensation from Mass obligation; area Catholics disappointed but understanding
- El alto costo en la salud mental de los deportistas olímpicos
- Tired of peanut butter and jelly? Fun recipes to fill up your kid’s lunchbox
- Uber lost $1.8B in second quarter as passengers stayed home, ordered meal delivery
- Naperville News Digest: Seidel to be honored at carillon concert, Ogden Road improvements planned, event to benefit Greene Barn
- Gone for good? Evidence signals many jobs aren’t coming back
- Un estado de México prohíbe la venta de alimentos ‘chatarra’
- Florida governor pushes to reschedule UF-FSU football game
- Older and wiser, Neuqua Valley product Ian Krol hopes journey back to majors begins in Joliet: ‘I know what the bigger picture is and what opportunities I might still have.’
- Newly released records detail Chicago rapper Juice Wrld’s final moments, but questions still remain
- Is Halloween canceled? Costumers, candy makers, theme parks face scary realities
- Millions of Americans thrown out of work because of the coronavirus endure loss of $600 aid: ‘My worst nightmare is coming true’
- Cubs sign former White Sox reliever Kelvin Herrera to minor league deal in effort to bolster bullpen
- Less is more for Cubs infielder David Bote, who credits his improved defense to knowing when to back off in practice
- 3D printing, a boon for racers, inches closer for carmakers
- DeSantis removes quarantine of metro New York travelers coming to Florida
- Zidane: ‘Bale ha preferido no jugar’ (VIDEO/RUEDA DE PRENSA)
- Illinois is extending unemployment benefits by 20 weeks. Meanwhile, some gig workers are learning they’ve been overpaid.
- NIPSCO fined $1M for latest pipeline safety violations; fine won’t land on customer bills, commissioners say
- An artist having fun while waiting for catastrophe
- Flashback: Chain reaction: How Chicago helped give birth to the atomic bomb and bring an end to WWII
- Man initially believed to be driver in fatal shooting of 10-year-old girl in Logan Square is now charged as the gunman
- Reseña: Estupendo Rylance eleva ‘Waiting for the Barbarians’
- Hinsdale-Clarendon Hills District 181 notifies of positive COVID-19 tests from two schools
- Man charged with shooting Chicago police officer undergoing psychological evaluation
- 3 things we heard from Bears coordinators, including how rookie tight end Cole Kmet has looked and why kicker Eddy Pineiro’s added bulk will help
- ‘These survivors are reaching out for help’: Lawyers accuse Dorothy Brown’s office of failing to send paperwork for orders of protection in timely manner
- The teenage tinkerer behind an e-bike revolution
- New York attorney general seeks to put National Rifle Association out of business with lawsuit
- FBI allana la casa del astro youtuber Jake Paul
- With old allies turning against her, Dr. Deborah L. Birx presses on against the coronavirus
- COVID-19 permitting: ‘Tenet’ opens Sept. 3 on 70mm at the Music Box, preceded by three-week run of ‘Inception’ Aug. 14
- City Colleges faculty and staff threaten to strike if everyone isn’t allowed to work remotely this fall: ‘I can’t risk getting sick’
- 23-year-old man fatally shot in Chicago Heights
- Executive director of massive Illinois teachers pension fund resigns after investigation into ‘performance issues’
- Search still on for body of DePaul College Prep teen who disappeared near Diversey Harbor, prompting prayer vigil; new city fencing installed to deter swimmers
- District 301 to offer mix of in-person and remote learning when school starts Aug. 31
- Audio filtrado desata polémica en gabinete por criticas a la 4T de López Obrador
- Tom Brady ansioso por iniciar nueva etapa con los Buccaneers
- Formal complaints lodged against Chicago firefighters accused of removing Black Lives Matter banner
- Column: Chicago Heights plans to build housing for veterans on part of former hospital site downtown
- Lane Tech will remove Native American symbol as mascot
- Los Wolves de Raúl Jiménez avanzan a cuartos de Liga Europa
- Loyola University Chicago says it won’t open residence halls this fall amid ongoing COVID-19 fears: ‘We simply cannot put … students in harm’s way’
- The Spin: Is Kanye West getting a GOP boost in Illinois? | Rahm Emanuel’s November crystal ball | Illinois extends unemployment benefits 20 weeks, may have overpaid gig workers
- Elgin artists and art supporters make plea to city to keep funding available for the arts community
- Lakefront restaurants to reopen this week, many as early as Friday
- Auburn Gresham group selected for $10 million prize for plan to address roots of crime and disenfranchisement
- Police: Two pedestrians attacked, robbed in southeast Oak Park
- Bryan Cranston still interested in reprising Walter White role before ‘Better Call Saul’ end its run
- Complete list of NFL players opting out of the 2020 season: Almost half of the 66 players are linemen
- Travelers from New York area are no longer required to quarantine in Florida
- West Aurora superintendent says remote learning this fall will be different than in the spring
- Vintage Days went on in Long Grove with live music, COVID-19 precautions and fewer vendors
- Tribune Publishing in talks to leave Prudential Plaza offices
- 15-year-old boy fatally stabbed in Glenview; police seek tips in first murder since 2004
- Following COVID-19 safety rules has gone smoothly for the Cubs. Beating the Cardinals — and addressing their bullpen issues — will be tougher.
- Illinois will test athletes daily for COVID-19. But ‘there’s no given college football will be played,’ says football coach Lovie Smith.
- What went wrong? How the US has uniquely failed to control the coronavirus.
- Nick Madrigal says his separated shoulder is ‘a lot better’ and he hopes to return to the White Sox within 2 weeks, while Tim Anderson could rejoin the team next week
- Illinois Chamber of Commerce study forecasts job cuts to women and minorities, shrinking economy with graduated income tax. Advocates say not so fast.
- Purdue’s Rondale Moore and Penn State’s Micah Parsons join the list of college football stars opting out of the 2020 season
- Oversight board demotes Milwaukee police chief after tear gas used at protests, Bucks player arrest
- Second stimulus check updates: Coronavirus relief talks in Washington on brink of collapse as sides still ‘far apart’
- 15-year-old boy shot near former Ickes Homes on Near South Side
- Coronavirus in Illinois updates: Here’s what happened on Aug. 6 with COVID-19 in the Chicago area
- Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine tests negative for coronavirus after positive result at President Trump visit
- Photos: Royals 13, Cubs 2
- Tiger Woods shoots a 68 at the PGA Championship and is 3 shots behind co-leaders Jason Day and Brendon Todd
- Tyler Chatwood and the Cubs get clobbered 13-2 by the Royals, ending their winning streak at 6 games
- Jennifer Grey is doing a ‘Dirty Dancing’ sequel
- Photos: Brewers 8, White Sox 3