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- Ask Amy: Mom wonders if boyfriend is too feminine
- Daily horoscope for April 9, 2020
- Column: Lightfoot’s liquor curfew might rile some, but she’s doing the right thing
- Grades can’t count against kids during Illinois’ coronavirus school shutdown. Does that mean less incentive to do the work?
- College students are unlikely to get tuition refunds after coronavirus campus shutdowns. But it won’t be for lack of trying.
- Karen Carpenter’s song had a little wisdom for our current end-of-the-world moment
- Column: The last thing Donald Trump wants is for Bernie Sanders to endorse Joe Biden. That’s why it needs to happen.
- CTA to announce bus boarding changes to promote social distancing during coronavirus pandemic
- Beck reflects on his time in Chicago battling COVID-19 and the city’s stubborn violence problem
- Father says Marine vet was walking away from confrontation when he was pushed into moving CTA train and was killed
- Daywatch: Lightfoot imposes liquor store curfew, CTA changes bus boarding system and local bakeries offer bake-at-home kits
- Angry fans say first the concerts were canceled, then the refunds
- Online Easter, Passover services let Orlando-area faithful worship while social distancing
- NFL draft Q&A: Will Ryan Pace trade down in Round 2? Is Jalen Hurts a smart target at No. 43? With all the talk about the Bears getting a guard, why not an offensive tackle?
- Yes, guys, you can cut your own hair at home while barbershops are shuttered. A pro tells us how.
- The Masters would have teed off this morning. Here are 11 vivid memories from the last 11 years at Augusta National.
- Naperville mayor upbraids councilwoman for ‘inappropriate’ remarks to council members over their support of marijuana sales
- Column: Offensive lineman Germain Ifedi checks all the boxes for the Bears. And his 1-year deal might light a fire under him.
- USWNT’s equal pay lawsuit against U.S. Soccer delayed due to coronavirus
- Central Florida drought may last months, forecasters say
- ‘The world has lost a great spirit’: Logan Square woman gunned down while social distancing outside 7-Eleven
- How Lake County liquor stores are changing their business models during the pandemic
- Column: Trump hates having too many voters because ‘it doesn’t work out well for Republicans’
- Health department reminds people to drink responsibly, seek help if needed
- Speak Out: Face mask recommendations show we were caught unprepared for this pandemic
- Alejandro Fernández lanza tema para ayudar a músicos (VIDEO)
- What’s on TV Thursday: ‘Will and Grace’ on NBC; coronavirus
- Dr. Fauci insists he’s ‘somewhat serious’ about not shaking hands ever again
- LeBron James, deseoso de concluir la temporada
- Retired WGN-Ch. 9 anchor Steve Sanders trades 6-bedroom Lakeview home for quaint Winnetka home featuring built-in cappuccino machine
- Residents of assisted living home make mask kits for neighbors. ‘It’s been a wonderful response.’
- Mon Laferte ofrece a sus fans un show íntimo desde su cocina (VIDEO)
- Coronavirus or not, the party must go on
- Day after spike in violence, Chicago hit by another burst of gunfire: 8 shot in an hour, including 15-year-old who was killed
- ESPN will air a HORSE tournament on Sunday with 8 players, including the Bulls’ Zach LaVine and Sky’s Allie Quigley
- Rural Indiana virus worry: ‘What more could I have done?’
- Here’s why you still can’t find toilet paper at the store
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- The best Star Wars game
- Self-care gems for $50 or less
- Ricky Rubio: ‘Retomar la NBA está muy complicado’
- The best hair clippers
- We review the HP Elite Dragonfly laptop to see if it could replace a MacBook
- The best gel eye mask
- The best hunting blind
- The best men’s soccer cleat
- The best gun belt
- The best vegan protein powder
- What you need to know about L.A.’s mandatory coronavirus mask, face covering rules
- How are people staying connected during the COVID-19 outbreak?
- ‘Mami si te mueres, me quiero morir contigo’
- The humble phone call has made a comeback
- Disney Plus racks up 50 million subscribers in 5 months
- They played sports at the highest level. Now their job is to save lives.
- Summer heat may not diminish coronavirus strength
- Así enfrentan ocho celebridades latinas el encierro por pandemia (VIDEOS)
- Is my takeout risking lives or saving restaurants?
- For HIV survivors, a feeling of weary déja vu
- Dr. Fauci says US virus deaths may be 60,000, half of projections
- De una cena a un funeral, de una fiesta de cumpleaños a un servicio religioso: cómo 1 sola persona enferma condujo a 16 casos probables de coronavirus y 3 muertes
- Officials: Crystal Lake man charged after throwing container at deputies, hitting police dog
- Don’t expect a quarantine baby boom
- ‘We haven’t forgotten about them’: Vernon Hills High School principal’s video tribute to Class of 2020 goes viral
- Checkpoints, curfews, airlifts: Virus rips through Navajo Nation
- Glenview and Northbrook neighbors, businesses display public messages of encouragement amid coronavirus pandemic
- Ibrahimovic se entrena con equipo sueco mientras analiza su futuro
- Tiger Woods says his body was ready to defend his Masters title, finding ways to enjoy the extra time with the green jacket
- Make a spectacular impression with your Easter brunch table
- Checkpoints, curfews, airlifts: Virus rips through Navajo Nation
- Disaster movies and disaster rations: A coronavirus food and film pairing
- The lesson we are learning from Zoom
- EEUU y México cierran paso a solicitantes asilo por COVID-19
- Food banks are overrun, as surging hunger meets dwindling supplies
- Al agravarse pandemia, Trump busca a quien culpar
- The deepest listening for Passover and Easter: Four music pieces of profound meaning
- Food banks are overrun, as surging hunger meets dwindling supplies
- Oakbrook Center website offers Easter fun
- Artistas solidarios con las tiendas de discos amenazadas por la crisis
- Jews prep for a pandemic Passover at home
- Are adults living with parents making the pandemic more deadly?
- How do Broadway stars cope with silent theaters? They sing
- Valparaiso University athletic director Mark LaBarbera is encouraged by the direction of the men’s basketball program: ‘It’s evident there was progress.’
- Jewish people prep for a pandemic Passover at home
- Next online Paramount concert to debut Saturday
- Are adults living with parents making the pandemic more deadly?
- Oak Park village departments adjusting service offerings during COVID-19 outbreak, stay-at-home orders
- Celebrate at home with four music pieces of profound meaning
- War over Easter: Kansas lawmakers revoke governor’s order limiting church gatherings
- Olympians become trainers to help those stranded at home
- Tornado or virus? Pandemic means tough sheltering decisions
- Pandemia puede arrojar a 500 millones a la pobreza
- A look inside the calm at the center of Chicago’s coronavirus storm at Rush University Medical Center
- Celeb chefs unite to feed hungry, help bleeding restaurants
- Ancient bit of string shows Neanderthal handiwork, first direct evidence for string-making, researchers say
- Thank you, health care workers: Communities celebrate those on coronavirus front lines
- Coronavirus forces new approaches to fighting wildfires
- Junior offensive lineman Pat Coogan comes out of Monday for Marist with 28 Division I offers, including Notre Dame: ‘It’s been a wild ride.’
- Chicago doctors noticing bump in injuries from people cooking, exercising at home during the coronavirus
- Cook County medical examiner opens warehouse as ‘surge center’ to handle coronavirus deaths
- Wednesday marked the largest single-day increase in coronavirus cases in Aurora
- Estrellas de Broadway lidian con su decepción cantando
- Homer Glen adjusts budget with expected revenue loss due to coronavirus shutdowns
- Column: Lessons from the last time I was sort-of quarantined
- Coronavirus forces new approaches to fighting wildfires
- Commentary: A challenge for preachers: Connecting with congregations during the COVID-19 crisis.
- Arturas Karnišovas reportedly will be the Bulls’ 3rd head of basketball operations — and 1st outside hire — since 1985
- Exastro de los Rangers acusado de golpear a su hija
- No doughnut races. No sponsored power plays. Sports sponsorships face an ‘unprecedented’ challenge in the coronavirus shutdown.
- Column: Looking for hope in what may feel like a hopeless time
- What’s gone wrong with federal small business loans?
- Lake County residents continue to go outside to run, that most basic athletic activity still allowed during the pandemic: ‘There are so many people out on the trails.’
- ‘Reckless and dangerous.’ Advocates for immigrants again press for halting detention hearings and deportations during pandemic
- Usuarios de la CTA deberán abordar los autobuses por la puerta trasera
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- ‘Mrs. America’: Cate Blanchett stars in a disturbingly relevant drama about 1970s culture wars
- WATCH: Best of LeBron James’ 2019-2020 season
- Aurora University adds men’s and women’s wrestling programs, expanding list of athletic offerings to 24 sports
- Easter Parade through village brings holiday joy during time of social distancing
- Ex-NFL RB Chris Johnson linked to murder-for-hire shootings, report says
- New song from Naperville singer-songwriter Averee dropping Friday
- NBA says players will receive full checks on April 15 as coronavirus shutdown continues
- Razones del desabasto de papel higiénico ante la pandemia
- Pentagon leaders anticipate coronavirus may strike more Navy ships at sea
- COLUMNA/Organizar peleas en medio de una pandemia es irresponsable, pero hay que entender la cultura de UFC
- Democrats block Trump’s $250 billion aid request for small businesses, demanding more money for health care providers
- Wisconsin governor closes dozens of state parks, recreational areas to slow spread of coronavirus
- Teacher sues Waukegan District 60, teachers union, argues she wasn’t informed of First Amendment rights under Janus
- Lakeview home with climbing wall: $825K
- Fiscales niegan fabricación evidencia en caso universidades
- Commentary: Amid the pandemic, a sobering lesson. More, not less, international cooperation needed.
- La pandemia del coronavirus merma vetos a bolsas de plástico
- A season cut short: Waubonsie Valley graduate Jared Brownridge completes second season with Philadelphia 76ers’ team in NBA G League
- Chicago goes full ‘Rear Window’: Let’s be honest, we’re spying on our neighbors through all this
- Police: Waterman man out on bond on attempted murder charge found with loaded gun in Elburn
- British Prime Minister Boris Johnson’s condition improves, is moved out of intensive care for coronavirus treatment
- Trae Young is the heavy favorite in H-O-R-S-E, unless dunking is allowed
- With coronavirus hitting Chicago’s black community hard, leaders call for wide-ranging relief
- Massachusetts recreational marijuana shops sue Gov. Baker over shutdown
- US economic recovery from coronavirus could take years, not weeks
- Letters: One doctor’s message of heartbreak and gratitude
- Concurso de tiro benéfico con estrellas NBA arrancará el domingo
- Girl who inspired Charlotte’s Web marijuana oil dies
- Mad magazine illustrator Mort Drucker dies at 91
- Many seniors depend on assisted living facilities. Now coronavirus is threatening the entire industry.
- As elderly are left alone, a race to deliver food they need
- This science experiment will show your kids why soap is important
- Gold Coast home with custom dressing room: $3.5M
- More than 50 residents, staff test positive for COVID-19 at Park Forest facility for adults with developmental disabilities
- Column: Purdue Northwest using 3D printers to make pieces for face shields
- Police seeking information about man found in Valparaiso apartment courtyard
- Hutton: Golf plays through the coronavirus pandemic in Indiana
- Suellen Rocca, founding member of Chicago’s Hairy Who, dies at 76
- John Mulaney shares memories from his time as a writer on ‘Saturday Night Live’ in new web series
- ‘I’m on the cusp’: St. Charles East graduate Wes Benjamin working hard to earn call-up from Texas Rangers
- 24 horas en la vida y la muerte de NY, durante la pandemia
- Anixter shareholders approve $4.5 billion merger with Pittsburgh-based Wesco
- Officer Marco DiFranco remembered
- A season cut short: Kaneland product David Dudzinski a veteran of professional basketball in Europe with Belgium’s Antwerp Giants
- The 140-year-old Puerto Rican rum you probably don’t know about
- Condo project in downtown Lake Bluff withdrawn following zoning flap
- 16,8 millones de estadounidenses se quedan sin empleo
- Florence Pugh hits back at cyberbullying about boyfriend Zach Braff’s age
- US unemployment claims report hits 6.6 million; 10% of workers have lost jobs since coronavirus took hold
- Cubs are worth $3.2 billion and the White Sox are at $1.65 billion, per Forbes
- Coronavirus sends dinner parties, doctor visits and music lessons online — and there will be no going back
- Portage faith group brings lunch, prayer to Porter Hospital workers
- Person fatally wounded Thursday morning on West Side in Lawndale neighborhood
- Joe Biden woos skeptical Bernie Sanders supporters with new proposals
- ‘Airlines are playing games’: The fight to get refunds for coronavirus-canceled flights
- Anderson Animal Shelter announces merger with Elburn-based wildlife center, expands mission to include all wildlife
- Equipo colombiano suspende provisionalmente contrato de 11 futbolistas
- Chicago Bears commit $1.92 million to coronavirus relief efforts
- Column: Sis boom … bah! The nation doesn’t need Trump to be a ‘cheerleader.’ It needs him as head coach.
- No ice, big problem: Nothing mimics skating for NHL players
- Iowa governor wants focus on individual, not state, response
- Jim Nantz adjusting to not calling Final Four, Masters
- Lake Street in downtown Oak Park to close through August for streetscape upgrades
- Federal judge orders testing measures at Cook County Jail, but rejects request to order immediate releases due to coronavirus
- Dietitian offers nutrition tips for the family during COVID-19 stay-at-home
- Impresión 3D, flexible pero costosa
- In Trump’s marathon coronavirus briefings, the answers and the message are often contradictory
- Kendall County may delay late fees on property taxes due to pandemic
- Mundelein police: Man faces theft, underage drinking charges after being stopped on his bicycle
- Neighbors rally to local handyman locked up in Cook County Jail as threat of coronavirus spreads
- In scramble for scarce medical equipment to combat the coronavirus, rich countries push the poor aside
- IMF head predicts ‘worst economic fallout since the Great Depression’ from COVID-19
- Iceland’s ‘test everyone’ goal has its skeptics, but it may be working to combat coronavirus
- Volkswagen, Faurecia deliver protective equipment to New York hospitals
- Illinois unemployment claims top 201,000 amid coronavirus pandemic, breaking another state record
- Jugadores de la NBA recibirán su próximo salario completo
- ONG alimenta a necesitados en París en cuarentena
- Elgin speak out for 4.10
- US seeing fewest airline passengers since 1950s as coronavirus halts travel
- ‘SNL’ regresa al aire, con distanciamiento social
- 2020 Nissan Pathfinder earns Parents magazine recognition
- Wall Street caps best week since 1974 on word of massive new Fed aid
- Smokehouse cuts hours, feeds hospital workers with donated meals
- Enforcing stay-at-home order, Chicago police arrest 3 men while breaking up gathering to remember homicide victim
- U.S. economy unlikely to recover as rapidly as it collapsed
- Coronavirus scams: guard against fraud cures and other cons
- Trying to land a job, graduates? Here’s advice from Great Recession veterans
- Illinois government faces revenue losses of billions if not tens of billions due to COVID-19, U. of I. study says
- Born to a mother who survived Spanish influenza, Norma Bratschi Hoza dies at 101 from COVID-19: ‘She was so much more than this dreadful virus’
- City expects federal coronavirus stimulus package to give $1.5 billion to Chicago government, CPS and CTA
- CSO musicians and administrators take pay cuts due to pandemic
- During what would be a busy Holy Week, south suburban churches adjust to ‘a very odd time’
- U-46 getting ready to put another 5,000 computers and iPads into the hands of students studying at home
- Crosby: Enforcing social distancing no walk in the park for Fox Valley Park District
- Primer cura de EEUU que fallece por coronavirus era mexicano
- Lake County reports COVID-19 death toll at 19 now dead, officials say; longtime Gary employee, 59, among victims
- Rush University Medical Center was built for a moment like this. Take a look inside the calm at the center of Chicago’s coronavirus storm.
- How to say thank you to essential workers such as cashiers, nurses, mail carriers, bus drivers and janitors
- It’s not often you see chicken, ducks and goats in Chicago. Under a proposed ordinance, you may lose your chance.
- Commentary: Fighting the coronavirus is no excuse for government to ignore transparency
- Anthony Rizzo’s foundation reaches 15 hospitals in 4 states, serving meals for coronavirus workers
- Cops: Charges filed after security guard’s gun goes off on Red Line train, injuring him and a 16-year-old girl
- James Forsythe dies at 95; former mayor of Crown Point and World War II veteran was a regular at city events, parades
- Yes, South Floridians are even panic-buying baby chickens | PHOTOS
- Food for Greater Elgin seeing big demand in people who need help, prompting a hunt for new food and funding sources
- Editorial: Coronavirus in Cook County Jail: Protect detainees, the public and criminal justice system
- Corrections and clarifications
- Mayor Lori Lightfoot says she broke up an apparent underage drinking party while enforcing coronavirus social distancing rules
- Elgin council OKs tennis court repair funding but mayor warns city needs to watch its pennies because of pandemic
- 7 things to know about new Bulls executive Arturas Karnišovas, including that time he played against the Dream Team and his love of EDM
- Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker casts doubt on future of 2020 summer festivals
- Museos abiertos para visitantes en internet
- Coronavirus roundup: Easter Bunny doing South Elgin tour by car, bulk waste collection suspended in Elgin, more
- Video shows chaotic scene before daylight home invasion, armed robbery attempt in Arlington Heights
- Three Lake County hospitals hit pre-coronavirus capacity for ICU beds; one almost ran out of room
- Six more coronavirus-related deaths in DuPage bring total to 34; total number of known cases at 931
- ‘Project Runway’ alum and other volunteers making masks for hospice and palliative care workers
- Gov. J.B. Pritzker quietly grants clemency requests to Illinois prisoners amid coronavirus pandemic, including one released Thursday who had been serving life
- The Spin: Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker casts doubt on summer festivals | Unemployment grows — so does frustration with state unemployment system | Mayor Lightfoot, Ald. O’Shea’s drive, ahem, to beat back pandemic
- Celebrating Holy Week and Passover from home has religious leaders looking for new ways to connect with their flocks
- Only 73% of tenants in Illinois paid April rent — but it suffered one of the lightest coronavirus blows among U.S. states
- Tribune Publishing announces pay cuts as print ad revenue declines during coronavirus shutdown
- 3-D printers at Hinsdale homes and in area libraries are busy making parts of face shields for medical workers
- State police, pastors urge religious leaders not to hold services during Easter season
- Centennial Beach opening day delayed until June 20
- Pat Stapleton, a former Chicago Blackhawks captain who was a top defenseman on 2 Stanley Cup finalists, dies at 79
- Illinois scrambles to keep federal COVID-19 test sites running after Trump administration says states should take over
- Chicago Park District partners with Illinois Soybean Association for hand sanitizer production
- Coronavirus in Illinois updates: Here’s what happened April 9 with COVID-19 in the Chicago area
- Glenview declares state of emergency due to coronavirus pandemic
- Waffle House put its waffle mix for sale online. It sold out in less than 4 hours
- ‘Alexa, help me. … I am in pain’: Michigan nursing home resident who died from coronavirus repeatedly asked her Amazon Echo for help
- Basil Powell’s sentence is commuted by Gov. J.B. Pritzker
- 16.8 million Americans out of work as governments warn against relaxing social distancing for Easter holiday amid spike in coronavirus deaths
- Guest column: Vulnerable south suburban residents in need of financial help
- 58 NFL draft prospects will participate remotely. The event will double as a fundraiser to fight COVID-19.
- Honors funeral for first Chicago cop to die of COVID-19 includes long vehicle procession but is limited by social distancing rules
- Summer festival organizers should ‘think carefully about canceling,’ says Gov. J.B. Pritzker
- Volunteers at the New Life Center in Little Village prepare and distribute food
- President Trump reportedly relishes his daily coronavirus briefings, but some Republicans don’t like what they’re hearing
- Porch concerts featuring student musicians pay homage to late ‘Lean On Me’ singer Bill Withers, encourage unity amid pandemic
- Most sports fans won’t attend games before coronavirus vaccine is available: poll
- ‘A tragedy is unfolding’: Inside New York’s virus epicenter