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- Daily horoscope for March 6, 2020
- Ask Amy: Dad worries about partner’s off-site texting
- Coronavirus in US: First people in Colorado, Nevada, Maryland test positive as cases spike in New York, Washington state
- Chicago-area religious gatherings being reshaped because of coronavirus, but some churchgoers not worried yet
- Column: I intended to defend Chuck Schumer, but he just wouldn’t shut up
- Flashback: ‘That terrible scourge’: Chicago witnessed the ravages of an epidemic as it spread fear and death in the 1860s
- Fat Rice, Parachute chefs part of pop-up restaurant tour that includes stops in Chicago and Galena
- ‘I just want to keep on going.’ Raised on America’s pastime, more female athletes are resisting the siren call of softball to stick with baseball.
- Out of 300 police agencies in the state, Tinley Park department regularly ranks near the top in Special Olympics fundraising
- Column: Perverted Illinois bald eagle threesome threatens sanctity of marriage. What’s next, hawk orgies?
- DevaCurl customers are quitting the brand, alleging products cause hair loss, skin reactions and health issues: ‘I could feel balls of hair just falling out’
- Eloy Jimenez will continue to say ‘Hi, Mom’ after hitting home runs. Anthony Rizzo’s dog is named Kevin. 7 things we have learned about the Cubs and White Sox before their 1st Cactus League meeting of the spring.
- Lake County News-Sun Local Scoreboard for Saturday, March 7, 2020
- Daywatch: Where Warren’s votes will go, Red Line shooting shows CPD limitations and how scientists at Argonne Lab are fighting the coronavirus
- Column: Daylight saving time, ‘a monstrosity in timekeeping,’ offers us a chance to reset our mental outlook
- Long before fatal stabbing, Richard’s Bar was already a Chicago legend — for better and for worse
- Judge questions self-defense claim in fatal stabbing at Richard’s Bar: ‘What most bothers me were the location of the stab wounds’
- Hunting for a coronavirus cure, scientists are mapping the proteins that cause COVID-19 at Argonne Lab
- Prosecutors: Gunman posed with gun on social media hours after fatally shooting Humboldt Park man
- Chicago police union president forced into runoff election against cop facing discipline for filing report on Eddie Johnson
- As Chicago police flood CTA with cops, viral Red Line shooting underscores holes in training
- Troubled by mental illness, Tyree Davis was arrested more than 50 times over 9 years. New video shows his last, deadly, encounter with Chicago police.
- A sale on an Apple Watch 5 plus discounts on other name-brand products and electronics
- Leesa Legend review: we found the ideal mattress for restless, achy sleepers
- Column: Speculation about ESPN trying to lure NBC’s Al Michaels and Peyton Manning is a fun distraction. But seriously, ‘Monday Night Football’ needs help.
- Firms hired for design, construction work on disputed oil pipeline tunnel through bedrock linking Lake Michigan and Lake Huron
- Here’s what to do when people assume they’re invited to your wedding
- JPMorgan CEO Jamie Dimon is recovering from emergency heart surgery
- ‘Grey’s Anatomy’ ends mystery of Alex Karev’s departure, and fans are not happy
- Llega el coronavirus al Vaticano
- Playing near his hometown, freshman Donovan Clay excels on both ends of the court as Valparaiso survives its MVC Tournament opener against Evansville in St. Louis: ‘I felt comfortable’
- Taylor Swift donates $1 million to Tennessee tornado relief
- Stevenson High School senior to receive Congressional Gold Medal Award: ‘I’m a strong believer in the idea that a single person can create change’
- Tokyo Olympics hold test event without fans and top athletes
- Triunfal regreso de Stephen Curry con los Warriors
- The Blackhawks have won 4 straight, but a letdown against the Red Wings would be unforgivable. 3 takeaways from the Hawks’ 4-3 win against the Oilers.
- Perú confirma primer caso de nuevo coronavirus
- A trio of Chicago shows to keep you busy, from a singer-songwriter to a slide guitar whiz
- Ronaldinho y su hermano salen ilesos por pasaporte falso en Paraguay
- Número de contagios por coronavirus roza los 100.000
- Pasearon en México los pasajeros de crucero anclado frente a San Francisco por coronavirus
- Who is William Olson, Democratic candidate for 8th Congressional District?
- Luces, cámara… ¡corten! El coronavirus afecta Hollywood
- CSO review: At 92, conductor Herbert Blomstedt has much to say
- Julieta Venegas le canta a las ‘Mujeres’ y a la lucha feminista en México (VIDEO)
- Column: What’s in a ceiling? At best, uplifting beauty. But that’s not what you find in the train station below Millennium Park
- From Arizona to Australia, here’s where to see beautiful waterfalls around the world
- Ace Hardware cancels spring convention at McCormick Place amid coronavirus worries, in another loss for Chicago convention business
- El coronavirus está aquí: ¿Te lavas bien las manos? Este video te lo responde
- Speak Out: Blagojevich deserved to get out of jail
- Floyd Mayweather se burla de ‘Canelo’ en Inglaterra (VIDEO)
- University of Michigan won’t change investigation into alleged sexual abuse by a team doctor
- Speak Out: Presidential race down to white men in their 70s
- TimeLine Theatre Company announces 2020-21 season
- That $400 bottle of hand sanitizer is very hard to police
- Puertorriqueño Bad Bunny brilla en la primera edición de los Spotify Awards en México
- Cyr: Biden boosted by South Carolina
- Moran: Long before St. Patrick’s Day, U of I parents warned about the ‘Unofficial’ bacchanal in the time of legal weed
- Gun violence, property taxes among issues in 83rd District Democratic primary
- Amid classic cars and vintage neon, Giordano Dance Chicago’s Legacy Ball raises $120,000
- ¿Cómo sabe LeBron James cuándo tiene que lanzar desde 30 pies o más?
- Chicago shelter takes in animals from Tennessee tornado
- PAWS takes in animals from Tennessee tornado
- An early YouTube star grows up
- Glenview approves luxury apartments and bakery for former Bess Hardware store site, while some residents criticize Village Board’s process
- An early YouTube star grows up
- There are 2 seats left for this trip to the International Space Station
- There are 2 seats left for this trip to the International Space Station
- Ciudad de Vermont aprueba protección a inmigrantes
- Jonathan dos Santos se ríe cuando escucha del coronavirus (VIDEO)
- How to prepare now for the complete end of the world
- ‘Hot Rats’ at 50: How Frank Zappa busted up his band, moved to L.A. and helped invent jazz-rock
- PAWS Chicago rescues Lucy, Jacques, Rusty and 20 other cats and dogs after tornadoes hit Nashville
- What Libertyville voters need to know when deciding a sales tax referendum March 17
- Plácido Domingo se retira de ópera ‘Don Carlo’ programada en Londres en julio
- Sunny Hill school assistant principal taking over as head of the Barrington Early Learning Center
- Demolition of old Robert Crown Center starts week of March 9
- How to prepare now for the complete end of the world
- Chris Pratt and Tom Holland on their brotherly bond in Pixar’s ‘Onward’ and navigating Marvel stardom
- FDA bans school electric shock devices
- Evanston to hold public meetings as part of city manager search
- In a field dominated by men, she’s in charge
- Neymar regresa a convocatoria de Brasil
- Workplace vs. coronavirus: ‘No one has a playbook for this’
- The rich are preparing for coronavirus differently
- ‘Ghost town’ Seattle? Amid coronavirus concerns, the show goes on for music fans and venues
- Lake Forest home in Conway Farms subdivision: $1.38M
- Sheryl Crow, Dan Auerbach and other Nashville musicians to hold concert for tornado relief
- She wants a higher profile for black skydivers. See how high.
- Three vie in GOP primary for Kendall County circuit clerk
- Realtors, builders optimistic for continued growth in 2020 housing market
- She wants a higher profile for black skydivers. See how high.
- Setién, DT Barca: ‘No tenemos ningún problema con el vestuario’
- Trump defends ‘Sleepy Joe’ and ‘Crazy Bernie’ in Fox town hall: ‘You can’t turn your cheek’
- Lake Forest home with prep kitchen on 1+ acres: $1.38M
- Man charged with shooting 16-year-old girl during a fight over parking spot last summer
- NFL draft profile: Terrell Lewis
- She hid from the Mafia for decades. Now she helps people fight back.
- New construction mansion in Old Irving Park: $1.69M
- Streeterville home with 1,600-square-foot terrace: $7.35M
- Column: Elizabeth Warren fans aren’t pining for a female president. We’re pining for a time when being female doesn’t disqualify you from being president.
- Have your sunglasses and coffee ready: Clocks spring forward this weekend
- Review: ‘I Am Not Your Perfect Mexican Daughter’ at Steppenwolf can’t help but reach young audiences
- What would a world without prisons look like?
- NFL draft profile: Antoine Winfield Jr.
- Glenview and Northbrook officials encourage residents to participate in census: ‘It’s important to know the demographics of the community and the cultural diversity’
- NFL draft profile: Linebacker Terrell Lewis of Alabama
- Column: Wright’s Taliesin school reverses decision to close, but its future remains uncertain
- Chicago spas add CBD treatments to de-stress and beat the end-of-winter blues
- Clocks leap forward one hour this weekend for daylight saving time, a setting some want to make permanent
- Ditch the ‘Happy Birthday’ song, here are 50 better things to hum while washing hands to prevent coronavirus
- Carjacking suspect, 2 others arrested following crash, police chase on Lake Shore Drive in Gold Coast
- Coronavirus could inflict biggest blow to travel industry since Great Recession
- Los herederos de Los Tigres del Norte, Suenatron, lanzan su nuevo sencillo ‘Botas y Tejana’ (VIDEO)
- ICE intimida a ciudades santuario con mayor vigilancia
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- Letters to the Editor
- Aurora bakery a dream come true for Oswego woman
- Community news
- Hombres se rehabilitan contra el machismo
- ‘Chicharito’ todavía no anota para el Galaxy pero ya golea en las pantallas de Hollywood (VIDEOS)
- After passing Congress nearly unanimously, Trump signs $8.3 billion bill to combat coronavirus outbreak in US
- Read Cook County Commissioner Jeffrey Tobolski’s resignation letter
- Column: Indiana ranks second for most buried trash in landfills. Here’s what you can do to reduce it.
- Lane School PTO offers slime and catapult-making, plus other hands-on activities
- Chris Erskine: Giving a daughter away at her wedding? Hardly. It costs a fortune
- Indiana confirms first illness linked to coronavirus outbreak
- Threatening graffiti found at Jones College Prep in Chicago prompts police response
- Letters to the Editor
- Congressional panel probing 737 Max slams Boeing for ‘culture of concealment’
- U.S. capital gets a coronavirus pop-up shop: N95 face masks, surgical gloves, hand sanitizer for sale
- Down to Business: Everything needed for a theme birthday parties put ‘in a box’ that parents can rent
- Ask Kip: How spouses can maximize Social Security benefits
- Coronavirus concerns will keep Big Ten Network from sending its studio team to the conference men’s basketball tournament in Indianapolis
- Arrestan a jugador del América por violencia familiar
- Commentary: While Missouri seeks to free public employees, Illinois traps them with pro-union law
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- Letters: An independent voter weighs Sanders vs. Biden
- Kia refreshes Cadenza for 2020
- How retirees can avoid a Medicare surcharge
- Keeping future career plans to yourself: Yay or nay?
- Audi touts tech, engine in 2020 Q7
- Coronavirus could impact toy shopping starting this summer
- Everything we know about GM’s 11 wild new electric vehicles
- Ford’s secret weapon has a passion for batteries and came from NASA
- Train cat to use scratching posts and stay away from furniture, woodwork
- Christian Yelich stakes future to Milwaukee Brewers with $215M, 9-year deal
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- College notes: Sydney Kopp, Delaney Williams earn NCAC basketball honors
- Executive order establishes goals for city to improve opportunities
- The best tactical pen
- Column: How black and Hispanic votes saved Joe Biden and Bernie Sanders
- Why it’s not a good idea to give your cat a saucer of milk
- Ryan Newman: “Great to be alive” after terrifying Daytona wreck
- Column: Chuck Schumer, the Supreme Court and an abortion menace
- You might be cheering Chicago’s warmer winter. What about businesses that rely on frigid days and wintry mix?
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- McDaniel-Hale: Precautions, not panic, needed in face of coronavirus
- Mokena District 159 hires former Lincoln-Way teacher and administrator as superintendent
- Fox River Valley Initiative to host event on gun safety, mental health
- Northern Illinois football set to face Missouri in a 3-game series beginning in 2028
- Publisher cancels plans to release Woody Allen memoir
- Shout Out: Sheikh Hassan Aly, imam of the Mecca Center in Willowbrook
- Florida lobster got a break on China tariffs. Then came coronavirus.
- Massive waves close Chicago lakefront trail
- NFL draft profile: D’Andre Swift
- Gov. J.B. Pritzker’s plan to base $1.4 billion in state spending next year on outcome of graduated tax vote ‘raises credit risks,’ ratings agency says
- Lightfoot defends neighborhood housing strategy after Pilsen comments draw fire
- McCoy Tyner, jazz piano giant, dead at 81; revisit 3 interviews with the music legend
- Coronavirus and travel: What you need to know
- Supporters of Connecticut legal marijuana bill say its time has come, but some lawmakers question impact of drugged driving
- More single women are buying homes — and Chicago is one of the best cities for it: study
- Indiana Dunes facing funding hurdles to catch up on deferred park maintenance, erosion fight
- New NFL CBA would eliminate suspensions for positive marijuana tests, other substances of abuse
- What you should know before using CBD skincare products
- As the number of coronavirus cases grow, here’s how to prep your pantry for a pandemic
- Coronavirus cleaning: O’Hare, Midway and Metra boost efforts, add sanitizer to fight coronavirus
- Cook County Commissioner Jeffrey Tobolski announces resignation months after FBI raided his government offices
- Elementary South in Vernon Hills promotes from within to select new principal
- Dr. Mary Ann Malloy, Channel 5’s longtime medical correspondent, dies at 77
- Will County celebrates animal control, emergency management facilities
- Taxes a big issue in Democratic primary for Kane County Board chairman
- ChicagoNow’s 20 best posts of February 2020
- Commentary: What are the odds? Bernie Sanders, Joe Biden and the risk assessment of older candidates
- NFL draft profile: Justin Madubuike
- NFL draft profile: Patrick Queen
- Column: Bidding a fond farewell (at least for now) to the handshake in the age of the coronavirus
- Why is coronavirus making the stock market go crazy? The simple answer: Fear.
- McCartney Years recreates Sir Paul’s solo works
- Police forced to give up chase of car theft suspects on Borman Expressway
- Uber opens first permanent pickup and drop-off lounge at United Center
- Naperville News Digest
- Column: Coronavirus perfect excuse for my campaign against salad bars and ladle lickers
- NFL draft profile: Yetur Gross-Matos
- Elgin News Digest
- Diez años después, hermanos Chará se reencuentran en la MLS
- Developer closes in on final OK for Cressmoor Estates project in Hobart
- Investigation clears officers who pursued car that crashed in Fox Lake, killing two
- NFL draft profile: Defensive tackle Justin Madubuike of Texas A&M
- Church news
- The Spin: Lightfoot, Durbin endorse Biden | Cook County Commissioner Tobolski resigning after FBI raid | Legal sports betting begins in Illinois Monday
- Commentary: Lessons from Seattle: Coronavirus spreads as bureaucracy gums up testing
- Austin officials cancel South by Southwest festival over coronavirus concerns
- Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot, Sen. Dick Durbin endorse Joe Biden for president
- Turista estadounidense es el primer caso de coronavirus en Centroamérica
- Aurora City Council to get look at sweeping new liquor law
- Imprisoned once for road fraud scheme, construction magnate Palumbo’s East Dundee development at center of new bribery case
- Editorial cancela publicación de memorias de Woody Allen
- Aurora moving closer to demolishing Bilter Road houses
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- Recogepelotas no tocarán toallas en Indian Wells
- Thumbs down: Oak Park plan commission recommends rejecting proposed Madison Street apartment building
- This Week in Naperville
- ‘Familia de medianoche’ muestra la frágil salud en México
- Niedner: Coronavirus response provides test of our humanity
- Monterrey demanda ante FIFA al Inter de Miami por fichaje de Pizarro
- Editorial: The barnstorming coronavirus humbles humans: We only think we’re in charge
- Nueve de cada diez personas en el mundo tiene prejuicios sexistas
- Plan commission recommends approval of Rush Oak Park Hospital parking garage
- Former Bulls center Joakim Noah set to sign a 10-day contract with the Clippers
- Highland Park man cited with traffic violation for crash that killed Evanston woman; her family’s attorney says charge isn’t severe enough
- #UnDíaSinNosotras: ¿se quedará México sin mujeres?
- GOP candidates in Kendall District 2 talk taxes, possible Metra extension
- State high court rejects Jussie Smollett’s attempt to throw out new charges
- Cabbie recounts seeing Loop confrontation between Cmdr. Paul Bauer and the man accused of killing him
- Bay CIty Rollers focus on the hits we know and love
- Potempa: NWI Meals on Wheels celebrates 20th anniversary gala
- Editorial: Did sexism stop Elizabeth Warren?
- Decent: Ogden 6 may be closing, but memories people have from 40 years of seeing movies there will live on
- Crosby: With 32 new restaurants, Aurora’s table is finally getting set
- Bradley fights back from a 9-point deficit to beat Southern Illinois 64-59 in a Missouri Valley Tournament quarterfinal
- Orland Park elementary student who traveled overseas asked to stay home as districts take precautions due to coronavirus
- GOP candidates for DuPage forest preserve board District 5 say Greene Barn plan still viable, but advocate different approaches
- Joe Biden’s wife, Jill, courts teachers’ votes in Chicago ahead of Illinois presidential primary, touts her credentials as an educator
- Oswego may allow video gambling at gas stations and convenience stores
- Column: Despite Warren’s departure from the race, a woman’s time will come. It just might not be in our time.
- Waves and erosion hit Lake Michigan shoreline
- ‘I wanted to be with this team’: Yoan Moncada officially agrees to a 5-year, $70 million extension with the White Sox
- Disabato: Dontrell Jackson says ‘I love my family and I love my kid,’ makes right call to resign as Thornton’s football coach
- Column: Yes, please, bring on the Burisma investigation
- Column: Chris Matthews leaves us with a valuable life lesson
- In 3rd Congressional District Democratic primary forum, challenger Marie Newman says time is up for Mike Madigan as party chairman; U.S. Rep. Dan Lipinski says that’s up to party members
- Rosary Sports Boosters to hold March Madness Party in Aurora
- Florida lobster got a break on China tariffs. Then came coronavirus.
- More than 1,200 people cast early ballots in Naperville during first week of early voting
- Carpentersville cop lauded for his role in saving life of child who wasn’t breathing
- ‘The stuff was good’: White Sox ace Lucas Giolito takes a step forward in his 1st start of the spring
- 5 takeaways from Cubs spring training, including an update on Yu Darvish’s health and the end of Ben Zobrist week
- About 200 people attend meeting to show support for Huntley High School employee who said he resigned rather than face termination from job
- CPS special education classroom assistant tested positive with coronavirus, marking Illinois’ 6th patient
- Apprehension about coronavirus prompts officials to close polling places at nursing homes
- Mayor Lightfoot taps new CEO for Chicago Housing Authority
- Man shot, off-duty Chicago cop returns fire in Gage Park, police say
- John Kiser and Eron Gordon cap Valparaiso’s stunning Missouri Valley Conference Tournament comeback against Loyola
- Post-Tribune Local Scoreboard for Saturday, March 7, 2020
- Blackhawks’ 4-game winning streak ends with a 2-1 loss to the lowly Red Wings
- Sean Elliott scores 15 points, setting a career high for the second straight game, to lead Chesterton past Crown Point in a Class 4A sectional semifinal: ‘He has really stepped it up for us in the playoffs.’
- Bandy’s about-face: Juwan Bandy gives up 3-pointers for midrange jumpers to fuel Merrillville’s upset of Munster
- Daily Southtown Local Scoreboard for Saturday, March 7, 2020
- Trump names GOP Rep. Mark Meadows his new chief of staff, replacing Mick Mulvaney
- 21 people, including 19 crew members, test positive for coronavirus on cruise ship off California coast
- Junior forward Jakobi Heady ‘lets his game talk’ with 15 points, including back-to-back dunks, and eight rebounds as Hillcrest pulls away from Rich Central in a 3A regional final
- Three cheers for Taylor: Gugliuzza scores game-high 26 points as Lincoln-Way West downs Bolingbrook in Class 4A state semifinals
- West Suburban Local Scoreboard for Sunday, March 8, 2020