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- McHenry drive-in theater to reopen this weekend under new exception to state’s coronavirus shutdown
- Ask Amy: Family stress and fighting upsets teen
- Daily horoscope for May 5, 2020
- With no lifting of ban on large gatherings in sight, schools plan for virtual graduations, diploma delivery parades and more
- Pivot Arts Fest has online schedule for June 5-11 fest
- Lake Geneva 6-bedroom cottage, once host to Claude Monet and Rockefellers, lists for $1.74 million
- Lockport firefighter going online to teach safety lessons while ‘Cooking with Kids’
- Silent summer: What we’ve lost with Ravinia and Grant Park cancellations
- Daywatch: COVID-19 deaths hit two-week low in Illinois, United Airlines slashing jobs and Chicago lands James Beard Award nominations
- Social distancing informants have their eyes on you
- Michigan security guard is shot and killed after telling customer to put on a face mask; 3 charged
- Coronavirus and nursing homes: Here’s what you need to know before choosing a site
- Can a school grading system in which no one gets an F still be unfair? Yes, CPS critics say.
- Chicago lands 8 nominations in James Beard Awards
- Need a book recommendation? Biblioracle columnist John Warner delivers.
- Launch angle. Exit speed. Spin rate. Rapsodo’s analytical devices are important tools for baseball players — and they’re how Kris Bryant is staying sharp.
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- Jerry Seinfeld is making peace with nothing: I’m ‘post-show business’
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- Pfizer, BioNTech began human trials of a possible COVID-19 vaccine. If successful, it could roll out in September.
- ‘When I first opened the box, I licked the bottom of the shoe from the heel to the toe.’ 4 sneaker lovers talk about their 1st pair of Jordans.
- Journey cancels 2020 tour because of coronavirus pandemic
- Korean baseball league begins in empty stadiums, with umpires in protective masks and pictures of fans in the stands
- Review: A Ravinia production of Leonard Bernstein’s ‘Mass’ to be broadcast on PBS’ ‘Great Performances’
- Speak Out: It’s dishonest to destroy the U.S. Postal Service
- Best alcohol-delivery services
- My worst moment: Samara Weaving, star of new Netflix series, auditioned for ’50 Shades’ with parents as scene partners
- The best universal socket wrench
- The best phone
- The best HP Omen laptop
- The best RV sewer hose extension
- The best men’s Levi’s jean
- Michael Jordan no se arrepiente de no meterse en política cuando jugaba
- The best outdoor tiki torch
- The best mini bike
- The best surfboard traction pad
- The best crib liner
- The best urn
- A fresh, healthful weeknight dinner without a sink full of pots and pans
- Former Green Beret takes responsibility for failed boat raid aimed at overthrowing Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro
- The Kitchn: Cake mix chicken nuggets are surprisingly delicious
- Victoria’s Secret to be spun off after $525 million sale falls through
- Hertz gets a reprieve from its lenders as it faces a potential bankruptcy
- NY: 1,700 decesos por virus en asilos no fueron contados
- Banned license plates from around the United States
- Detroit automakers push to restart factories May 18
- Confinado por pandemia, famoso músico da conciertos a su barrio en EEUU
- Beyond ‘Animal Crossing’: What 59 game pros play to de-stress in quarantine
- Alertan de segunda ola de coronavirus en Italia
- Los grandes de LaLiga se someterán a pruebas de coronavirus el miércoles
- Too many potatoes: Farmers stuck with tons of spuds as coronavirus cuts french fry demand
- Develop patience in the waiting room of life
- Mother’s Day this year means getting creative from afar
- Crispy homemade waffles for Mother’s Day, whether virtual or in person
- ESPN’s Tony Reali apologizes to Mitch Trubisky and makes a charitable donation after joking he ‘didn’t want to Trubisky it’ on ‘Around the Horn’
- Farmers markets scaling down with eye on safety due to virus
- Clarendon Hills police officers get new contract after 16 months
- Danny Trejo nos muestra los infiernos que pasó antes de convertirse en estrella de cine (VIDEO)
- A mutant coronavirus has emerged, even more contagious than the original, study says
- Trump niega que gobierno de EEUU esté vinculado con supuesto complot en Venezuela
- Be your own bartender with this Meyers lemon margarita recipe
- Nadal: ‘Mi sensación es que estamos perdiendo un año de nuestra vida’
- Review: Natalie Wood’s death is still big business. In HBO’s new doc, her family fights back
- Column: Why Zoom is terrible
- California educator to take the helm at Wilmette Junior High School
- El coronavirus convierte en un polvorín las cárceles latinoamericanas
- Homer Glen trustee steps down citing different vision from fellow Village Board members
- Maryland Democrat Kweisi Mfume rejoins the House, in vacant seat of late Elijah Cummings
- 9 ways to feed mom’s love of cooking with creative Mother’s Day gifts
- ‘Be prepared for the Wild West’: As real estate’s busy season winds up, here’s how to buy or sell a home during the coronavirus pandemic
- Supreme Court finishes second day of phone arguments
- Jane Brody’s guide to life in lockdown
- Coronavirus causes blood clots harming organs from brain to toes
- Soccer’s river of money isn’t flowing, worrying teams downstream
- Watching South Korean baseball on TV? Let us help
- Los Pinos, antigua residencia presidencial de México albergará a médicos que combaten COVID-19
- Rap soundtracks the Michael Jordan doc. The NBA wasn’t always that way.
- Sewer cleaners wanted in Pakistan: Only Christians need apply.
- Barack Obama will headline a televised prime-time commencement address for the Class of 2020
- Desperate for Wi-Fi, many have nowhere to go but a parking lot
- FDA orders companies to submit antibody test data
- Coronavirus survivors want answers, and China is silencing them
- New Monroe School principal chosen from field of 114 applicants
- Will smoke from controlled burns hurt COVID-19 patients?
- A satellite lets scientists see Antarctica’s melting like never before
- Barack Obama will headline televised prime-time commencement
- Cómo plantar correctamente en macetas
- Motormouth: Altitude reduces need for octane in fuel
- US auto industry preps for restart — and it all depends on Mexico
- In shortened season, stars still had chance to shine in 1981
- AP study: MLB average salary at around $4.4 million for 5th straight year
- ‘If and when’: Andrean grad Clay Thompson among the players sidelined after the Midwest Collegiate League delays the start of the season until play is deemed safe
- Hinchas del DIM vuelven a Colombia tras casi 2 meses en Argentina sin poder salir
- Indianapolis Symphony cancels summer concerts amid pandemic
- How Mindy Kaling brought the Hindu tradition of Ganesh Puja to American TV
- Amid Moscow lockdown, some dogs find new homes and friends
- Commentary: Rep. Dan Lipinski: Congress must adapt, allow remote meeting tools to ensure full participation in lawmaking
- Andrew’s Anthony Lenza was done. He was going to quit playing baseball. A talk with his father changed everything.
- House Speaker Nancy Pelosi pushes a new $800 billion-plus coronavirus stimulus package as the GOP resists big spending
- Negros rescatan a Biden y ahora quieren la vicepresidencia
- Film de HBO se enfoca en vida de Natalie Wood, no en su muerte
- Erica Daniels will be executive artistic director of Chicago’s Victory Gardens Theater
- Amid Moscow lockdown, some dogs find new homes and friends
- Kashmir athletes struggle during coronavirus lockdown
- Automotrices de EEUU reabrirán fábricas en dos semanas
- New Jersey, leagues await word in sports betting suit
- Therapy pets can’t help Alzheimer’s patients right now. But there’s a robotic alternative
- How to deal with off-leash dogs that are aggressive
- Steve McQueen’s 1952 Chevrolet 3800 camper truck can be yours
- TV’s ‘The Blacklist’ draws on animation to thwart virus shutdown
- Steve McQueen’s 1952 Chevrolet 3800 camper truck can be yours
- Carry Out Days at downtown Aurora restaurants to feature special deals and menu items
- Close to retirement? How not to panic when the market swings
- Mother’s Day this year means getting creative from afar
- Indiana officials: Lake County hits grim milestone topping 100 COVID-19 deaths; almost 2,200 cases
- Guaidó niega vínculos con intento de invasión en Venezuela
- Padres: cómo no volverse locos en pandemia
- Will County Forest Preserves offers virtual outdoor experiences
- Go Away With … Dorian Missick
- Editorial: What’s this? Intruders at The Jane Byrne Construction Museum?
- Remesas a México rompe récord pese a parálisis por COVID-19
- Boys basketball notes: Oswego’s Dylan Engler finds missing link, commits to The Citadel after improving in gap-year program
- ‘You’re 5 years old. Wow!’ Child stopped on highway headed for California
- Chris Erskine: The coronavirus pandemic is terrifying — it’s OK to laugh
- Lin Manuel-Miranda and 14 other celebrities who have worked as teachers
- Union wages proxy campaign to unseat two Alden directors from Tribune Publishing board
- Review: ‘Working Man,’ a Chicago-filmed tale of a factory closure with a twist
- Column: Before contracting COVID-19, she lived 97 years, many of them spent dancing. Her daughter made sure she was escorted out to Doris Day.
- Benet point guard Ashley Berry returns to her role as facilitator, this time for her benefit, to make her college choice
- ‘Everyone is experiencing uncertainty’: Mental health counseling in high demand during pandemic, providers say
- U-46 school board honors teachers, school nurses, ‘heroes in our society,’ from afar
- Callers complain to police citizens not wearing face masks; most unfounded
- Indiana newspaper’s top editor is now a ‘homeless’ blogger
- Virtual graduations planned for Niles North, Niles West High School students on June 7
- Jugadores de Serie A inician entrenamientos a la espera de Cristiano
- Orland Park board calls on governor, legislature to quickly reopen state economy
- Sylvester Stallone confirma que la secuela de Demolition Man está en marcha
- Italian mountain retreat banks on summer recovery
- Despite Democratic convention’s uncertain fate, Stevenson High School senior thrilled for opportunity to serve as delegate
- Column: Baseball is back — in the middle of the night and half a world away. But for those longing for MLB’s return, will the Korean Baseball Organization cut it?
- Funcionario despedido tras decir que ancianos, enfermos y desamparados deberían morir en pandemia
- Sneeze barriers, lawn signs, widened aisles: How some suburban companies are adapting to the pandemic
- ‘Quisiera quedarme en casa, pero…’
- Comings & Goings: Breakfast Nook reopens in Mokena
- Column: Suburban artists, venues find creative ways to reach audiences
- 82 years ago today, the Chicago Cubs exploded for 12 runs in 1 inning against 1 hapless pitcher. But history has mostly forgotten the game.
- Liga coreana de béisbol arranca sin público y muchas mascarillas
- Huntley’s Brad Walker Jr. says he’s ready for some football: ‘We’re optimistic. We’re still shooting for the goal of the second week in June.’
- New York attorney general’s office questioned NBC News employees on sexual harassment
- North Shore farmers markets prepare for a socially distant summer
- Luis Fonsi desprende esperanza y romanticismo con sus ‘Girasoles’ (VIDEO)
- Lincolnshire school officials adjust plans for students making milestone grade transitions
- Selena Gomez cooks up summer series for upcoming HBO Max
- Column: Democrats, Tara Reade and the #MeToo Trap
- United Airlines plans to cut more than 3,400 management jobs. Chicago could be especially hard-hit.
- Editorial: The right — and wrong — way to cope with the N95 mask shortage
- Still nothing from Uncle Sam? Why doesn’t IRS payment tracker work? The latest stimulus check answers.
- Nonprofit used federal welfare money to pay Brett Favre $1.1 million for speaking engagements he did not attend, Mississippi auditor says
- Oak Park Farmers’ Market will open May 30 with social distancing, new location
- District 308 looks at uses for vacant junior high building
- Tom Cruise, Elon Musk y la NASA se alían para rodar la primera película en el espacio
- Airbnb laying off 1,900 employees due to COVID-19 travel decline
- Elmhurst residents plan to tie green ribbons around trees to celebrate York’s Class of 2020
- The best free learning apps for kids
- Column: After 60 years of working, Chuck Keene finally retired, let loose and slept in until 6 a.m.
- Southtowners: Moraine Valley lauds student employee of year
- Merrillville junior JoJo Johnson wanted to play wide receiver in college but heeded the advice of Cincinnati’s coaches
- Italian mountain retreat banks on summer recovery
- Chance the Rapper to surprise Chicago teachers with cash gifts during new awards show
- 60-year-old man shot to death in Harvey
- Symphony Center announces its 2020-21 jazz season: An ‘expression of hope’
- Coronavirus and hurricanes: Florida starts planning how to deal with both at the same time
- Quince niños en NYC con síndrome inflamatorio grave posiblemente ligado al coronavirus
- Candidates shift campaign from in-person events to virtual connections with voters ahead of June 2 primary
- Two team state titles. Ten individual state medals. Neuqua Valley’s Maxine Parkinson to continue decorated swimming career at SMU.
- Talk of the County: People who are cruel to animals belong in jail; Trump is ‘an idiot’
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- Norwegian Cruise Line Holdings filing raises flag it could face bankruptcy
- Apretado calendario hace que Giro y Vuelta se pisen
- White House could end coronavirus task force by June, Pence says
- Porter County employees to be tested upon return to work; public required to wear masks: commissioners
- Tom Cruise, Elon Musk planning to make movie in space: report
- GHA gets nearly $1 million from HUD to fight COVID-19
- Pets of the week
- Broadway teme la asfixia y clama por apoyo público
- Letters: Lockdown harms lives by harming livelihoods
- Federal government awards Oak Park nearly $1 million in coronavirus relief funds
- Owners accused of starving 2 dogs, dumping one in Naperville drainage ditch
- Illinois presenta su plan regional para la reapertura del estado
- James Beard hits and misses as Chicago chefs and restaurants nab eight nominations
- District 225 cancels final exams, saying it would be unfair under circumstances
- Alejandro Fernández ofrecerá serenata para celebrar Día de las Madres
- Aurora planning for possible $35M financial hit from pandemic
- Commentary: My medical work in Syria prepared me for our battle in the US against COVID-19
- Police launch death investigation after human bones discovered in Riverwoods
- Legislators from Elmhurst, Oak Brook and Western Springs eager to meet and work on state’s coronavirus response plan
- Jugadoras quedan ‘impactadas’ tras sentencia negativa a la igualdad salarial
- Elgin High School band to stream end-of-year event Thursday
- As golf resumes under state health rules, North Shore courses adjust to new reality
- Third Elgin firefighters tests positive for COVID-19
- You may soon be able to carryout from a Chicago bar as cocktails to-go gains legislative traction in Illinois
- Trump denies ties to Venezuela coup attempt that leaves ex-special forces soldiers jailed
- Corrections and clarifications
- Foodbank, distributor handle 400,000 eggs in giveaway with ease
- Column: ‘Quarantine fatigue’ — or why my family jumped at the chance to go for a drive
- Barnes & Noble leaving downtown Evanston; Northwestern Medicine moving in
- How to celebrate Mother’s Day at home while social distancing
- Lake County suburbs are starting to cancel summer festivals because of the coronavirus pandemic
- EEUU supera los 70,000 fallecidos
- Tashaun Gipson already has a close friend on the Chicago Bears in Buster Skrine, and he looks forward to ‘jelling’ with Eddie Jackson in the secondary
- ¿Miedo al virus en el avión? compre el espacio de al lado
- How fast are Midwest states reopening economies amid the coronavirus pandemic? Here’s a breakdown
- NBA lookback: Top plays from Derrick Rose’s MVP season
- Terms of ex-Valparaiso school chief Lauck’s settlement with district released
- José Hernández defiende su lanzamiento musical por el Cinco de Mayo en medio de la controversia
- Superstars who never changed teams during their careers
- Obama pronunciará discurso de graduación de la generación 2020
- Morton Grove veterans cancel Memorial Day parade, hold supplies drive
- Pandemic leaves pets ‘wondering what’s going on’
- The Spin: Gov. Pritzker’s bi-partisan plan to reopen state comes with a huge caveat | Illinois sees single-day high in COVID-19 deaths | Pot demand sky high amid pandemic
- Kane County sheriff has ‘quarantine style’ wedding
- Waukegan Public Library remains without permanent executive director two months after divisive ouster
- Setién: ‘No me gustaría ganar LaLiga de esta manera’
- Michael Jackson estate wins appeal, won’t have to pay Quincy Jones $6.9 million in gloves-off battle
- A Chicago woman temporarily shut down her Edgewater bakery to go back to nursing amid the coronavirus pandemic: ‘There’s a lot of death. A lot of loneliness. I wish that for nobody.’
- Selena Gómez cocina serie de verano para HBO Max
- COVID-19 continues spread at area nursing homes, including 122 cases at one Niles facility
- Column: Sure, consider the accusation against Joe Biden. But don’t forget the accusations against Donald Trump.
- GOP congressmen ask Pritzker to seek federal aid for pork producers to help dispose of euthanized hog carcasses
- Judge asks state health department to inspect Cicero nursing home where 9 residents have died
- Elmwood Park, Oak Park report increases in COVID-19-related deaths at assisted care facilities
- What’s the buzz? A new Tweet of the Week poll has been posted!
- Aurora man accused of series of attacks on women
- District 203 summer school moving online; music and science enrichment programming canceled
- ESPN will follow ‘The Last Dance’ with more documentaries. So look for Sammy Sosa and ‘Long Gone Summer’ on June 14.
- Column: ‘Creek’ is some high-water TV
- COVID-19 canceled graduation, so proud parents rent billboard to celebrate son’s doctorate from University of Chicago
- More than 200 died of COVID-19 in immediate north and west suburbs; Des Plaines reports highest number of deaths with 40, followed by Niles with 39
- St. Celestine School holds ‘reverse parade’
- Angelina Jolie calls for more federal food assistance amid pandemic
- Trump visits Arizona mask factory — but does not wear mask — on trip aimed at showing revival underway despite coronavirus threat
- The official Ben & Jerry’s ice cream power rankings
- Government scientist says he was demoted for resisting political pressure to ‘flood’ East Coast with hydroxychloroquine
- Coronavirus in Illinois updates: Here’s what happened May 5 with COVID-19 in the Chicago area
- Dolphins rookie quarterback Tua Tagovailoa selects jersey number
- Landon ‘Sonny’ Cox, the colorful coach who built King High School into a national basketball power, dies at 82
- Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg hospitalized with infection caused by gallstone, Supreme Court says
- Bada Bing! David Chase wrote a new coronavirus-themed scene for ‘The Sopranos’
- Fermilab physicists go outside comfort zone to help design low-cost ventilator to fight COVID-19
- Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot’s PAC selling meme-inspired ‘stay home, save lives’ merchandise for charity
- How Jared Kushner’s volunteer force led a fumbling hunt for medical supplies
- US coronavirus infection rate is rising outside New York as states start to open up: ‘This increase is not because of testing. It’s a real increase’