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Ask Amy: Smoker would rather fight, than quit
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Meet the graduates; Elmwood Park will hold a drive-in ceremony Sunday
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Daily horoscope for June 9, 2020
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Ask Amy: Smoker would rather fight, than quit
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Teen activism in Chicago spurred by police killing of George Floyd: ‘We are fed up and this is the last straw’
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‘Pie house’ in Deerfield, featuring 3-foot-wide wall on tiny suburban lot, lists for $300,000
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Will there be a second COVID-19 surge in Illinois? These are the stats to watch.
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‘Living through history’ is hard, so MVCC prof wants to help put pandemic in perspective
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3 teams that would be good fits for Colin Kaepernick
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18 years. 40 seasons. Just one black lead. These ‘Bachelor’ fans are fed up
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Gov. Pritzker marches with hundreds in Matteson, demanding racial equality
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6 options for the Chicago Cubs with the No. 16 pick in the MLB draft
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6 options for the Chicago White Sox with the No. 11 pick in the MLB draft
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Demonstrators gather in Midlothian to demand justice for Jemel Roberson, black security guard killed by police in 2018
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Grant Park Music Festival re-emerges online and on the air
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Daywatch: Pritzker calls ‘defund the police’ an obstacle, the story behind Nini’s Deli and a Chicago treasure hunter’s stolen solve
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What was it like to cover Sammy Sosa’s career in Chicago? Simply put, he was one of a kind.
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Coronavirus deaths, George Floyd protests spotlight persistent racial gap: Black Americans have 10 cents in wealth for every $1 whites own
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Federal statistics show unemployment dropping despite coronavirus job cuts. Take a closer look at the numbers.
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Daniel Radcliffe defends trans women in response to J.K. Rowling’s anti-transgender comments
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When 511 epidemiologists expect to fly, hug and do 18 other everyday activities again
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27 steakhouse secrets straight from the experts
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Speak Out: Residents react to protests about police
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The Chicago Cubs are more prepared ‘in some ways’ for this year’s MLB draft — thanks to NFL coaches and GMs
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Minnesota police slashed car tires at George Floyd protests and unrest
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2 Chicago boxers take different paths to success in ‘Ringside’ documentary
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Chicago Cubs’ Anthony Rizzo shows off his new look — now 25 pounds lighter with the help of a Florida-based trainer
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Fallece el vocalista de Jarabe de Palo, Pau Donés
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Outdoor exercise classes in Aurora offer a ‘sense of community’ during pandemic
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George Floyd, whose death energized a movement, to be buried
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What’s next for Iowa football? One former player defends head coach Kirk Ferentz, while another is ‘asking for change’ after alleged racist remarks by strength coach.
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Dating apps debate race filters as empowering or discriminating
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Milwaukee-area lawyer spat on high school protester, later kneed police officer in groin, authorities say
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You’ll want to bake the DoubleTree Hotel’s chocolate chip cookie recipe
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Ground turkey can be delicious. No, really!
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Jennifer López recibe ayuda de sus hijos para protestar
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Tired of banana bread but still want to bake? Try fluffy muffins instead
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St. Charles-area woman charged with animal cruelty after 3 dead dogs found at her home, 9 others confiscated
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Women veterans focus of online program
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How the Chicago Bulls — and 7 other teams not invited to the NBA’s restarted season — will stay sharp with a nearly 9-month break
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Entierran a Floyd, cuya muerte inspiró un movimiento
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Alcalde Londres: Pueden retirarse estatuas de imperialistas
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Trump signals he’s ready to battle again over NFL players kneeling during anthem
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Dating apps debate race filters as empowering or discriminating
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Por coronavirus, los hoteles ahora compiten en limpieza
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Libertyville approves final plan for rehabilitation center
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Airbnb joins vacation-rental sites seeing surge in summer demand
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Ed Perkins on travel: Cautiously optimistic on reopening
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Off-duty Chicago police officer shot during Brighton Park attack, returns fire
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NFL delinea reapertura de instalaciones
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No swimming at Naperville’s Centennial Beach this summer for first time in park’s 88-year history
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Hard Rock casino taking shape in Gary; official predicts first quarter 2021 opening
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Chicago Film Office to issue permits to small crews starting June 15
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A Chicago treasure hunter was on the trail of a hidden chest worth more than $1 million — but she says she was hacked and her ‘solve stolen’
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Column: Biden’s response to the George Floyd protests isn’t presidential. He should be tweeting more insults!
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11 great alternatives to the top national parks
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How to keep your kids entertained this summer amid coronavirus outbreaks
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Older adults remain isolated despite reopening. These programs help.
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NFL outlines steps for training camp, but timeline unclear
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Esposa de Brees se disculpa por comentarios del QB
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11 great alternatives to the top national parks
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‘People are getting in planes’: The travel business is picking up
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Navigating home care during the pandemic
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Despite recession, stock markets turn positive for the year
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Planning to travel this summer? Want to know how to protect yourself from coronavirus when away from home? Send us your questions.
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With an internet of animals, scientists aim to track and save wildlife
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How to sprout and grow herbs and vegetables from store-bought produce scraps
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With an internet of animals, scientists aim to track and save wildlife
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The best preschool learning kit
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Tri-State Tollway near Hinsdale and Western Springs will be one lane in each direction overnight Friday
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The best playground
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The best math learning material
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The best lesson plan
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The best immunity boosting multivitamin
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Artistas usan escaparates cerrados para marcar una diferencia
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Chicago is losing out on $1.4 billion in spending as trade shows keep canceling because of coronavirus. International Manufacturing Technology Show is the latest to be scrubbed.
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Column: As we grapple with police violence, it’s time to put down the books and take action
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Evanston moves forward with public search for new city manager
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Amazing tiny homes around the world
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Sammy Sosa hopes ESPN documentary is ‘going to change a lot of people’s minds’ — and bring a reunion with the Chicago Cubs
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Avoca school district celebrates end of the school-year with car parade: ‘I miss the children’s spirit’
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Letters to the Editor: Move from pain to purpose, value each human life
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As the art world goes online, a generation gap opens
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Boxed lunches and plexiglass will welcome back Wall Street’s workers
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Educators talk cost of reopening schools for upcoming year
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The challenges of pandemic dental care
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Child abuse cases drop 51%. The authorities are very worried.
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As the art world goes online, a generation gap opens
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NFL stars DeAndre Hopkins, Deshaun Watson petition Clemson to remove slave owner’s name from honors college
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No, the jobs report wasn’t rigged. Here’s what happened.
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6,000 strains of bacteria under 1 roof
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How Sam Acho recruited Jonathan Toews, Mitch Trubisky, Jason Heyward and other athletes to try to spark change in Chicago’s Austin neighborhood
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High school football conditioning starts on July 6, but questions remain for a season to begin: ‘I’d like to be cautiously optimistic.’
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Community news
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Testing nursing home workers can help stop coronavirus. But who should pay?
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This NASA mission may cause an artificial meteor shower
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Roadside America salutes Lake County oddities
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Lollapalooza, Taste of Chicago, y otros festivales de verano fueron cancelados
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Model Bar Refaeli owes millions in Israeli tax evasion case as mom is sent to prison
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Delino DeShields Jr. recalls Yankee fans hurling the n-word at him in 2017: ‘I don’t want to stay quiet no more’
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A Chicago brewery is available for $2.5 million — on Craigslist
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Auto review: 2021 Mercedes-AMG GLS 63 is the perfect embodiment of our age
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Indiana officials report 23 more coronavirus deaths; Lake County tops 4,000 cases
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Seniors, already at risk from COVID-19, face problems getting groceries and prescriptions
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Auto review: 2021 Mercedes-AMG GLS 63 is the perfect embodiment of our age
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De La Salle’s Ben Hernandez keeps the faith, believes he will be taken in first three rounds of MLB draft: ‘Whichever way God takes me.’
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Quickly
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Optimism at Macy’s: Reopened stores doing better than anticipated
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Electric truck maker Nikola looks like Tesla 2.0 — except even riskier
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Commentary: When the Twitter mob takes on George Floyd, Tom Cotton and police power, we all lose
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Indiana State Superintendent Jennifer McCormick: Schools to have flexibility when reopening
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Spike Lee: Con Trump, ‘el mundo está en peligro’
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Jennifer Aniston donates nearly $1 million to racial justice charities
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La historia detrás de Nini’s Deli, el restaurante del momento que cerró en medio de protestas por la postura homofóbica y anti-Black Lives Matter de sus propietarios
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Ordinary office elevator now coronavirus risk-multiplying bottleneck. Expert tips: Stay in your corner, face the walls, carry toothpicks.
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Column: Remembering legendary comedian Richard Pryor and wondering how he’d react to George Floyd, Black Lives Matter
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West Aurora’s Antwone Rayford lost his chance for stardom as the boys track season was canceled. Then Central Michigan axed the men’s track program.
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Column: ‘Defund the police’ is bold, but it might just bring necessary change
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Speak Out
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Cupich says Catholic school students in Archdiocese of Chicago expected to return to classrooms in fall
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LaLiga se agita con la posibilidad de tener público
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Comings & Goings: O’Hara and Friends Salon reopens in Palos Heights
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Two telemarketers made 1 billion robocalls, FCC says. Now they face a record $225 million fine.
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Trump propaga teoría infundada sobre manifestante herido tras ser empujado por la policía
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Vandalism to vehicle with a Black Lives Matter message being called a possible hate crime by Elgin cops
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Delayed by COVID-19, Hobart welcomes area’s newest Baby Box at fire station
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North Korea cuts off all cross-border communication with South Korea
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Matt Nagy ends the Chicago Bears’ virtual offseason program 13 days early: ‘We would know if we needed more time’
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Feminicidios en México se disparan durante la pandemia
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Trump tweets conspiracy theory about Buffalo protester shoved by police after it appears on television
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IBM quits facial recognition, citing surveillance fears, and joins call for police reforms
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3 Barrington High School alums collect food, cash for some Chicago Public Schools families in need
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Starlight Children’s Foundation won’t produce Homer Glen boy’s winning hospital gown design after racist texts by mother
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Bail denied for man accused of firing at Chicago cop, hitting his protective vest
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Weddings become a moving target amid coronavirus restrictions: ‘I feel like we are on Plan D’
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Column: ‘You can wear love on your sleeve.’ Nanny who created annual Stand Up To Hate Play Date is making buttons for people to show their allyship
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US employers laid off 7.7 million workers in April
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Division I prospect. Reigning state champion. Neuqua Valley’s Jane Riehs carries that banner in diving, not gymnastics: ‘I’m really happy.’
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Lollapalooza is canceled for 2020, which is a chance for the giant music fest to become something better
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Thornton Fractional District 215 hires Illinois juvenile justice education system reformer as superintendent
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Rick Steves: Roman treasures in Nimes
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‘It’s an overdue conversation’: Hundreds march in Northbrook to protest racial injustice
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Is my online travel agency withholding an airline ticket refund? Travel Troubleshooter investigates.
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MLB quiere un sinfín de equipos en postemporada
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Letters: Mayor Lightfoot has much more to do to change policing in Chicago
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Stray bullet from shootout shatters window at Hyde Park Art Center
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Go away with … Richa Moorjani
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Auto review: 2020 Genesis G80 strong on style, technology, value
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Dog-killing cane toads are back as Florida rains draw them out
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Lollapalooza, Taste of Chicago, other summer festivals canceled by city
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Arrestan en México a defensora de trabajadores
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Coronavirus updates: 8 deaths from Elgin and South Elgin and 20 overall in Kane County in last week
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City of Elgin organizing effort to thank essential workers in the pandemic with the use of banners and yard signs
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Laid off, or hours cut for COVID-19? Indiana offering $350 in help for utility bills
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Caregiver facing 20-40 years in death of 2-year-old; detective says home was ‘barren and filthy’
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2,700-plus U-46 students to graduate virtually this Saturday
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Top cop strips officer of police powers, moves him to administrative tasks following obscene gesture at protesters
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Sports lookback: Swing compilations of Tiger Woods and Phil Mickelson from 1996-2020
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Naperville council OKs buying more Fifth Avenue land while pondering how to move ahead on the development
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Lake Council warned to consider cuts in 2021 budget as COVID-19, civil unrest costs mount
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Fauci warns that the coronavirus pandemic is far from over
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Column: Add the S already! The fierce urgency of renaming Chicago’s Douglas Park for Frederick Douglass
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Wolf headaches persist for ranchers in elk-rich Jackson Hole
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A wave of new polling suggests an erosion of President Trump’s support
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Southtowners: Crete Woman’s Club awards scholarships
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Editorial: Once more with feeling: Gov. Pritzker, reopen restaurants
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Aurora panel recommends $245,000 to renovate parts of City Hall
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Driver charged in fatal April crash in Burns Harbor
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Baiting grizzly bears with doughnuts soaked in bacon grease, using spotlights to blind hibernating black bears and their cubs, gunning down swimming caribou from motorboats: Trump administration revives banned hunting techniques in Alaska
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Aurora Township changes meeting site
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Pets of the week
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Reports of racist, anti-Semitic images involving students prompt response from Resurrection High School
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Editorial: The high-speed chase that killed an innocent mother should never have happened
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Solving the mystery of what became of JFK’s other patrol boat, the PT-59 Navy vessel he commanded in his mid-20s during World War II
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Magic in Greek moonlight as outdoor cinemas open
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Illinois supera las 6,000 muertes por coronavirus
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Winnetka Caucus survey offers incentive for participants
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Ground broken for new Downers Grove Township Senior Center
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Best TV dramas of all time, according to audiences
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Jordan Lucas, the Chicago Bears’ new special teams ace, says ‘110% I plan to kneel’ during the national anthem
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10 popular food brands serve up strong anti-racist calls to action
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No Pride Parade this summer, but a drag queen’s Black Lives Matter march in Boystown on Sunday is drawing interest from thousands
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Village halls, government buildings reopen to public with limited hours
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Mayor Lori Lightfoot: Chicago’s coronavirus budget shortfall at least $700 million
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Lake County Board OKs $19 million in coronavirus aid for residents, small businesses
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Regresan turistas al Caribe mexicano
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Rebel Wilson’s next gig could be ‘The Bachelorette’
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After 10 years of Morton Grove market, French Market debuts
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Elgin News Digest
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Commentary: Mitt Romney is owed an apology for how he was attacked in 2012. He’s unlikely to get it.
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15-year-old Sauk Village girl fatally shot by relative, police say
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FSU football players test positive for COVID-19 upon return to campus
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Corrections and clarifications
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Column: Don’t let right-wingers like Candace Owens dictate how we feel about George Floyd
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Houston despide a George Floyd en un funeral con un tono político y demandas de justicia
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Consumer Confidential: Debt collectors see golden opportunity with all of us stuck at home
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A Juneteenth of joy and resistance
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There’s a black jobs crisis. Coronavirus is making it worse
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While other cities pledge funding cuts to police forces, Chicago more hesitant
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Gerentes de DirecTV detenidos en Venezuela son acusados de ‘estafa’
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‘He is going to change the world’: Private funeral held for George Floyd
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For less than the price of a cup of coffee — way less — you can fill out the Tweet of the Week survey
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The Wiener’s Circle dishing out side orders of curbside abuse with profanity-laced takeout
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Park Ridge youth football programs scrimmage in court over new team’s name, logo
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Coronavirus in Illinois updates: Here’s what happened June 9 with COVID-19 in the Chicago area
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Lake County sheriff: Deputies must intervene if they witness others using excessive force
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Pull Chicago police from CPS schools and use that $33 million on mental health services instead, activists and elected leaders say
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Republicans rip Pritzker as social distancing hypocrite as he joins protests; he hits back on Trump conspiracy tweet
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‘SNL’s Chris Redd and other black Second City alums call out racism of landmark Chicago improv company
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George Floyd response: As protests continue, debate grows over police reforms. License cops like barbers and nurses?
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Insisting he’s ‘done more for the black community than any president since Abraham Lincoln,’ Trump eyes the racial equality debate through an economic lens
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Aurora panel supports canoe chute repairs downtown
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‘We knew this was going to be the year’: Former Chicago Blackhawks look back on a wild and wonderful 2010 Stanley Cup run
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Natalie Portman stands up for black people, calls out her white privilege
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A bitter election. Accusations of fraud. And now second thoughts: A close look at Bolivian election data suggests an initial analysis that raised questions of vote-rigging — and helped force out a president — was flawed
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Suburban Cook County COVID-19 cases among the highest in Des Plaines; most deaths in Niles
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Lake Zurich extends fireworks contract to 2021 with this year’s display canceled due to COVID-19
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North Central College asked Naperville police to leave campus during protest despite initially allowing cops to use dorm for staging
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‘I felt my personhood was threatened,’ says Joliet mayor, again defending actions in skirmish caught on video during protest
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The era of Confederate flags flying during NASCAR races could be coming to an end
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‘Days of Our Lives’ star Judi Evans nearly had both legs amputated due to coronavirus complications: rep
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How to stay safe in a tornado, hurricane or other natural disaster
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NBC 5 anchor Dick Johnson, ‘old-school newsman,’ dies at 66
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Cristobal’s remnants bring strong winds to Chicago area as tornado warning, severe thunderstorm watch in effect
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Michael Jordan and his crew caught a 442-pound marlin at a fishing tournament
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MLB players’ latest proposal cuts the season to 89 games and requests prorated money
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Voting delays, long lines bring chaos to twice-delayed Georgia primaries amid coronavirus pandemic
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Model Munroe Bergdorf rehired by L’Oreal 3 years after slamming company