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- Dylan Cease works his way out of trouble to throw five scoreless innings as the White Sox beat the Indians 2-0
- Daily horoscope for August 8, 2020
- ‘The need remains critical’: Illinois renters can apply for $5,000 grants to cover unpaid rent due to COVID-19 starting Monday — and homeowners are next
- Column: Four years after he was shot, Tavon Tanner’s family is grateful for his life — and for the two detectives helping him get to high school
- Ask Amy: Toddler-tornado makes a messy guest
- Grass seed failing to sprout? Your lawn might need some TLC to get grass to grow
- ‘You’re going to see something that’s on a different level’: A closer look at new coach Juan Castillo and the Bears offensive line in 2020
- MTV Video Music Awards scraps indoor performances, moves to outdoor sets
- Taking a spear into the sea, and washing anxiety away
- There are two ways out of a frog. This beetle chose the back door.
- Lizard popsicles, anyone?
- Clickety clack, press-on nails are back
- Scrapbooking isn’t just for white people
- Bridget Pettis, who opted out of the WNBA bubble and her position as Chicago Sky assistant coach, left one passion for another: ‘I should’ve been living this way all my life’
- Fair balls and foul language
- ‘Motorcycle of tomorrow’ is heavy on flair and light on the environment
- The teenage tinkerer behind an e-bike revolution
- My name is Karen. What can I do about the meme?
- 10 takeaways from the Blackhawks’ series-clinching win, including Jonathan Toews’ pivotal puck battle, Corey Crawford’s 43 saves and the Oilers’ perplexing postgame comments
- Column: By creating un-great expectations for Joe Biden, President Donald Trump will fall into his own senility trap
- In the era of COVID-19, is the gym dangerous to your health?
- Chrissy Teigen slammed for cooking with Goya beans, a month after announcing she’d boycott the brand, over CEO’s support of Trump
- Speak Out: Teachers need to work same as health care workers, first responders
- Former city official signals he will plead guilty in bribery case as federal corruption probe widens
- Trump misleads on mail-in ballots, coronavirus vaccine. Here’s a fact check.
- White Sox — filling in for the postponed Cubs-Cardinals series — will make their 1st appearance on ESPN’s ‘Sunday Night Baseball’ since 2013
- Photos: Inside the destroyed homes of Beirut
- Big Ten football teams won’t move to padded practices yet amid growing COVID-19 concerns
- From Waldo to Jim Thome to a lot of dogs: Fans at MLB games look a little different this season
- Elgin News Digest
- Oswego School District 308 looks at start date for remote learning
- 2 dead, 14 wounded in shootings since Friday evening, police say
- How David Ross will keep the Cubs focused following this weekend’s postponed Cardinals series: ‘This season is really a year of who can adjust to adversity and change’
- ‘Old gambling debt’ blamed for fatal shooting of man, 72, by 79-year-old used-car dealer on Chicago’s South Side, prosecutors say
- Fact-checking Trump’s preexisting conditions order boast: It’s literally what Obamacare already does
- Photos: Indians 7, White Sox 1
- ‘My son had dreams’: Mothers rally against police brutality in Chicago
- White Sox place relief pitcher Aaron Bummer on the 10-day injured list with a left biceps strain
- Zoe Kravitz calls out Hulu’s lack of diversity after ‘High Fidelity’ cancellation
- Indian Ocean island nation Mauritius scrambles to counter oil spill from grounded tanker
- Chicago Fire will resume the MLS season on Aug. 20 — with their return to Soldier Field set for Aug. 25
- Man seriously wounded in shooting on West Side
- ‘Resignation or hang’: Beirut protesters hit streets, set up gallows, seize foreign ministry as early elections proposed
- Mid-American Conference cancels fall sports — becoming the 1st FBS league to do so. ‘COVID has spoken and science is science,’ Northern Illinois AD Sean Frazier says.
- Founder of Medusa’s, legendary all-ages Chicago nightclub, has died: He ‘allowed people to be themselves … without judgment’
- Blackhawks will play the top-seeded Golden Knights — and a familiar face — in the first round of the Western Conference playoffs
- Downers Grove native Zack Burdi makes his awaited MLB debut — and strikes out 2 — after several injury setbacks, but the White Sox fall to the Indians 7-1
- Rocks, eggs, fireworks: Portland protests persist and continue to bring flashes of violence
- Allie Quigley’s 22 points and Cheyenne Parker’s 20 lift the Chicago Sky to a 100-93 win over the Connecticut Sun
- HP Sprocket Photo Printer review: Is it a useful tool for people who love taking pictures?
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- The best kettle grill
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- The best under-eye concealer
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- Coronavirus aid updates: Trump bypasses Congress and signs executive orders on $400-a-week unemployment benefit, deferral of payroll tax, federal student loans