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- Chicago could be a hub city to host the 24-team NHL playoffs. But only if it meets the league’s safety criteria for COVID-19.
- Ask Amy: This ‘full house’ isn’t a cute sitcom
- Daily horoscope for May 27, 2020
- Use McDonald’s app to score these deals
- NASA and SpaceX prepare to make history with first astronaut launch in 9 years as nation watches
- Column: Joe Biden’s inconvenient Democratic truth: ‘You ain’t black.’
- Deaths of more than two dozen residents of Far North Side nursing home tied to COVID-19: ‘It seemed like there was nothing we could do’
- Once labeled irredeemable, long-imprisoned Chicago man relishes second chance, hopes his case paves way for others during pandemic
- Phil Donahue and Marlo Thomas have compiled the stories of dozens of other couples for ‘What Makes a Marriage Last’
- Phil Rosenthal visits Chicago for new season of his Netflix show ‘Somebody Feed Phil’
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- UConn senior suspected in two homicides vanished after taking Uber to Walmart in Pennsylvania; family, police plead with son to surrender
- Chicago Bears Q&A: Does Adam Shaheen still have potential? Who could be a splashy addition for the offensive line? Is Nick Foles a bridge to the QB future — or the answer?
- Daywatch: Lightfoot releases phase 3 of reopening plan, deadliest Memorial Day weekend in 5 years and the search for sitters who will social distance
- Cheez-It Bowl: Orlando game gets new sponsor to replace Camping World
- Congress shifts focus to overhauling Paycheck Protection Program
- Loophole allowing designer and purebred puppies to be sold as rescue dogs in Chicago could be closed as alderman seeks end to ‘inhumane’ practice, but pet shops push back
- Park Ridge considering expansion of outdoor dining areas for restaurants, bars
- Long-imprisoned Chicago man gets second chance at freedom
- Five dead, 23 wounded in Chicago shootings
- Jim Hirsch, Chicago Sinfonietta’s longtime CEO, reflects on his tenure as he prepares to step down
- 14 highlights from ESPN’s re-airing of the Chicago Cubs’ Game 7 win in the 2016 World Series — featuring guest commentary from Kris Bryant and Anthony Rizzo
- Experts: Flush pipes in buildings that have been vacant
- Protests in Minneapolis and across the US following the death of George Floyd
- Ideas to spice up a recurring Zoom call that is getting stagnant
- The best women’s road cycling shoe
- Do you need to get HBO Max? A TV critic weighs in
- The best wallet
- The best kitchen island
- The best cabinet knob
- The best bar soap for the body
- The best walking boot
- The best mini laptop
- Speak Out: Trump golfed over weekend like everything was normal
- Swift firings for Minneapolis police officers, then tear gas for protesters
- CBOE to reopen trading floor, but with far fewer traders and a lot more rules
- A car salesman, a Macedonian ex-minister and a $45 million mask scheme
- Peloteros, decepcionados por oferta económica de las mayores
- At least 50 people were shot in Chicago over Memorial Day weekend. The next day, another 28 were shot, including a 5-year-old girl standing with her family
- Tuesday Morning seeks bankruptcy protection, 5th major retailer to file Chapter 11
- Phil Mickelson wants to make ‘The Match’ an annual event after success of Sunday’s battle with Tigers Woods, NFL QBs
- Mariachis en aprietos dan serenatas virtuales por el coronavirus
- A chess prodigy’s return to health brings cheer to the game
- Soccer’s landscape was already shifting. Then an earthquake struck.
- The latest trend in vacation rentals: Long-term stays
- Refreshing summer desserts to make with frozen fruit
- Column: Joe Biden says real leaders wear coronavirus masks. Or is it a Deep State plot to hide my handsomeness?
- How to share food safely during the pandemic
- Dog park reopens in Buffalo Grove
- Muñeca de trapo ayuda a subsistir a comunidad indígena mexicana durante la pandemia
- Marcus Stroman says ‘season is not looking promising’ after MLB’s opening economic proposal for baseball to return this summer
- Walmart teams with ThredUP to sell used clothing online
- Merrillville’s new police chief is 26-year department veteran
- Fitness trainers reimagine their business model during the pandemic
- ‘Our fight started before America’: How the Taliban outlasted the United States over 2 decades
- 12 Restaurants America loves. With recipes!
- Fitness trainers reimagine their business model during the pandemic
- How to share food safely during the pandemic
- Could all those ‘quarantinis’ lead to drinking problems?
- 12 restaurants America loves. With recipes!
- Bystander videos are policing the police by putting deaths on display
- NFL lookback: Michael Vick breaks down his six-touchdown game
- Pandemia podría favorecer fusión de organizaciones del tenis mundial
- A socially distant Las Vegas? What are the odds?
- Agente blanco, víctima negra: Más tensiones raciales en EEUU
- Two months later, the Iditarod champion may finally get a ride home
- Makeup and the mask. It’s about the eyes.
- MLB players call the sliding-scale proposal from the league ‘extremely disappointing’
- Afghan government releases hundreds of Taliban prisoners
- Regreso de entrenamientos individuales de futbolistas en Colombia ya tiene fecha
- Column: Light appears at the end of the tunnel for Gurnee bridge project
- Visiting my grandparents, separated by plexiglass
- Secretary of State of Mike Pompeo says the Trump administration no longer regards Hong Kong autonomous from China
- Southwest agrees to refund for canceled flight but doesn’t include early check-in fee
- La Liga Premier inglesa autoriza entrenamientos en equipo
- Desempleo de jóvenes crearía ‘generación de cuarentena’
- Putin says Russia passed peak of epidemic, orders WWII parade
- US consumer confidence stabilized in May on reopening optimism
- The world’s largest sports stadiums
- Four months of closures on Jane Byrne starts Monday as reconstruction continues
- Column: George Floyd, killed in Minneapolis, is why Amy Cooper’s Central Park call was so repugnant
- La pandemia se cebaría con los pobres
- Alejandro Sanz: ‘Después de sobrevivir… vivir’
- Gabrielle Union breaks silence on Simon Cowell’s smoking, feeling ‘othered’ on ‘AGT’ before dismissal
- Writers Theatre has big plans for 2020-21 season, including a return for David Cromer. Will they all happen, and when?
- España contempla regreso de hinchas a estadios de fútbol
- Steelers linebacker Ryan Shazier selling Pennsylvania home for $2.95 million
- OPINIÓN/Yalitza Aparicio: La importancia de vernos representadas
- Mister Manners: ‘Can I hit the door-close button on an elevator?’
- Closed Museum of Science and Industry lays off 84 employees
- Chicago restaurants test COVID-19 surcharges as costs mount, but customer backlash forces one to retreat
- Are you doing it wrong? Doctors explain how to properly wear a mask and why
- Marco Asensio: ‘La espera ha sido muy larga, pero ha merecido la pena’
- Why is the coronavirus infection usually mild in children? Here’s a new clue
- Healthy Men: Being a guy isn’t easy in the time of COVID
- Which NHL teams will advance in the new qualifying round of the playoffs? Patrick Sharp weighs in.
- Former jobs of every MLB owner
- Hinsdale 7-bedroom mansion, site of Blackhawks victory celebrations, lists for $2.6 million
- More businesses are opening up in Illinois Friday: Tell us about your plans
- Porter County employee coronavirus testing ends; council returns to in-person meetings
- Kathy Griffin suggests Trump use a ‘syringe with nothing but air’ for diabetes, doesn’t back down from outcry
- Protesters gather in Hong Kong as law criminalizing abuse of the Chinese national anthem is debated
- Commentary: Illinois’ bloated budget needs a crash diet … again
- Farmers markets in Elmhurst, Hinsdale, La Grange and Clarendon Hills start first week of June
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- La Grange, Hinsdale and Oak Brook library patrons can request items for curbside pick-up
- Antonio Brown, Chad Ochocinco and other NFL players workout in Fort Lauderdale | PHOTOS
- ‘The Vast of Night’ review: Sci-fi throwback offers fresh style with extraterrestrial story
- Indiana sees 21 COVID-19 deaths; Indianapolis easing limits
- Boeing cuts 12,000 workers; CEO says coronavirus means ‘fewer jobs on our lines and in our office’
- Letters: Chicago police need to preserve integrity of their beat patrols
- An ‘avalanche of evictions’ could be bearing down on America’s renters
- AMLO vuelve a las giras la próxima semana
- Look for the helpers: School turns staff appreciation week into fundraiser for community; sisters raise cash for Crisis Center
- Despite racist remarks, Steve King might win Tuesday’s Iowa primary
- Why you need to continue to social distance even as your community opens up
- Many couples still happy together after months of coronavirus quarantine, study finds
- Schererville family, town police officer start to rebuild after fire: ‘We don’t want to live anywhere else’
- Los Angeles Dodgers’ Ross Stripling pitches … financial advice during pandemic
- Six Flags revela el protocolo de los parques temáticos cuando vuelvan a abrir
- Woman seriously wounded among three shot Wednesday on Northwest, Far South sides
- Column: Jerry Reinsdorf never has seen anything like the uncertainty caused by COVID-19. Can MLB players and owners compromise?
- Organista de Medias Rojas mantiene vivo el espíritu del béisbol desde casa
- Crowd throws bottles at Chicago cops as they make arrest near where 5-year-old girl was wounded in drive-by shooting, police say
- Pop-up food bank to distribute goods in Aurora
- La Grange Park, Clarendon Hills, Elmhurst, among nation’s best in green energy use
- Need a book or movie? Libraries begin curbside pick-up, home delivery
- Billie Eilish’s body is none of your concern in her powerful new short film
- Pet World: How to keep pets away from plants in the garden
- How to choose and use CBD tinctures
- Sporting goods industry hit or miss during pandemic
- Massachusetts pot shops reopen to long lines, high demand after coronavirus closures
- Column: Trump wants Twitter to spread lies, not truth
- Marijuana dispensary helps fund food banks
- Ahmaud Arbery slaying: Georgia judge sets June 4 hearing for three men charged with his murder
- When ‘This is who we are’ is a disingenuous cheer
- Disney wants to reopen Magic Kingdom and Animal Kingdom July 11. SeaWorld aims for June 11. Masks and temperature checks required.
- Column: Tax changes improve odds for Chicago casino, but south suburbs have a head start
- What nurses actually earn in every state
- Aurora reopening plan includes converting parking spots and lots into outdoor dining space for restaurants
- Mayor, police chief express grief over death of longtime Valparaiso officer
- Tropical Storm Bertha now a depression after landfall in South Carolina, 2nd named storm before hurricane season
- Will Mitch Trubisky be able to handle pressure from Nick Foles in the Chicago Bears’ QB competition? ‘That’ll be the big question,’ Matt Nagy says.
- Crosby: Street outreach aims to ‘to keep people from getting desperate’
- Robbie Williams vuelve a por Liam Gallagher: ‘Beady Eye no eran muy buenos’
- 2 exonerated men file federal suits claiming Chicago police and Cook County prosecutors framed them for murder as teens
- In ‘grim milestone,’ Cook County medical examiner’s office tops 2019 caseload with more than 6,600 cases this year — over half from the coronavirus
- LeBron James y otros atletas indignados por muerte de afroamericano arrestado (VIDEO)
- Former Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein called as first witness in Russia inquiry
- Rabbi makes rap video for his house listing while it’s stuck on the market during the COVID-19 pandemic — and the whole family joins in
- Aurora to pay $20,000 for canceled fireworks, could apply credit to future event
- Blue Chip Casino deals hundreds of layoffs, Merrillville-based White Lodging adds 100 cuts
- Tom Brady’s house is being monitored by Tampa police, but not on taxpayers’ dime
- Northbrook officials allow sidewalk, possible road usage for outdoor dining plans
- ‘La Mick Jagger de la cocina mexicana’ protagoniza documental
- ‘Unusual’ group fight breaks out at Niles cemetery; police identify gang member, suspected illegal drugs
- Body found in DuPage River near West Chicago; autopsy will determine if it is woman who was swept away while walking dogs May 15
- Editorial: A deadly chokehold in Minneapolis hurts the reputation of police everywhere
- Too much TV? Enter HBO Max, the latest streaming wannabe
- Chicago’s courthouses not yet ready to join list of reopenings, will remain in coronavirus shutdown mode
- Since coronavirus shut down Chicago schools, teachers have had no contact with at least 2,200 students; engagement lower among black and Latino pupils
- La Premier confirma cuatro positivos por COVID-19 mientras acuerda los planes de vuelta
- Potempa: Valpo Drive-in theater owner’s death marks transition
- As non-COVID-19 patients return to Chicago-area emergency rooms, doctors see skyrocketing blood pressure and other side effects of delays in care. ‘It’s terrible, and it’s frightening.’
- Emails reveal Bobby Hurley accused Arizona State AD Ray Anderson of downplaying sexual assault claims: report
- Salir a vender o morir de hambre en casa, dilema para peruana
- Mayor Lori Lightfoot’s administration outlines Chicago’s rules for outdoor dining, office capacity under next phase of city’s coronavirus reopening
- Chicago’s virtual graduation ceremony, with Oprah Winfrey headlining, gets a date and some co-stars
- NASA and SpaceX delay their historic astronaut launch to Saturday afternoon due to bad weather
- Bunbury: ‘Escucho los discos de Iván Ferreiro con envidia de la mala’
- Lake County Health Department looks to ramp up contact tracing as economy reopens
- American coronavirus deaths at 100,000: What does that number mean?
- Dolphins transforman su estadio en autocine
- ‘I had no words to describe how I felt’: Veteran’s long-lost bracelet found in Waukegan, delivered to grandson
- Chicago to allow ‘shared streets’ program for residents to walk and bike in neighborhoods
- Comptroller Susana Mendoza makes clear how much legislators will be getting in pay raises this year: ‘Zero’
- South Suburban College public safety workers who opted out of union sue for past dues, right to bargain independently
- UFC and boxing are back on in Vegas after Nevada approves return
- AP poll: Only about half of Americans would get a COVID-19 vaccine
- Oak Park man pleads guilty in shooting death of Glendale Heights man at DuPage County recording studio, authorities say
- Chicago Blackhawks offer season ticket holders a full refund or credit — with a perk — for games lost to the coronavirus shutdown
- Chicago Red Stars will return to action June 27 as part of an NWSL tournament played without fans in Utah
- The Spin: Nation, Illinois, Cook County reach grim coronavirus death milestones | Lightfoot administration talks more reopening details | State lawmakers not getting pay raises: Mendoza
- Lake Forest Day canceled this summer due to coronavirus pandemic
- Trump threatens to shut down social media after Twitter fact-checks him
- Apollo Theater to livestream virtual benefit, featuring Dionne Warwick, Gary Clark, Jr. and Roy Woods, Jr.
- Staffer at Springfield convention center where state House met tests positive for COVID-19
- Former Hinsdale home of ex-Blackhawks coach and site of Stanley Cup toilet paper high jinks lists for $2.6 million
- Minneapolis mayor says white police officer who put knee on handcuffed man’s neck should be charged
- Do not ask to see Illinois football coach Lovie Smith’s quarantine beard
- US deaths from the coronavirus surpass jarring 100,000 milestone
- What’s the recovery rate for COVID-19 in Illinois? That number is now available. But it’s complicated.
- Coronavirus in Illinois updates: Here’s what happened May 27 with COVID-19 in the Chicago area
- Basketball Hall of Fame reportedly delaying enshrinement ceremony until spring 2021
- Restaurants in Elmwood Park prepare, open for outdoor seating, and diners show up
- Mayor fast-tracks outdoor dining in Park Ridge, but two aldermen object to process
- 2 Bob Baffert horses test positive for banned substances: report
- Divvy biker thrown onto car after stolen SUV with 16-year-old behind the wheel plows into him in West Town