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- Daily horoscope for July 12, 2020
- Viburnum leaves looking skeletal? Your garden might be victim to the viburnum leaf beetle
- Ask Amy: Daughter wants to clean up after messy mom
- Letters: Reopening schools is necessary for the most vulnerable children
- South suburban schools to start a new school year like no other amid COVID-19 concerns
- Churches around US face outbreaks, many challenges amid COVID-19 pandemic
- No more delays: What to know about the July 15 tax deadline
- TikTok stars race to land reality shows
- Two museums turn a seaside haven into a car lover’s dream
- The dangers of the NBA’s short run-up to the restart
- Game time beer? For MLS, make that a kickoff cappuccino
- Tennis tours hope to salvage their seasons. It’s not getting easier.
- Used clothes ban may crimp Kenyan style. It may also lift local design.
- They splurged on fancy clothes before quarantine. Now what?
- A short history of the word ‘simp’
- Colin Jost knows what he has: ‘A very punchable face’
- Ellie Goulding likes her ’90s rock political and her social media inspiring
- Lockdowns spared millions of animals from becoming roadkill, researchers say
- US Navy welcomes 1st Black female Tactical Aircraft pilot
- Column: Sure, it’s going to be weird with no fans in the stands at Cubs and White Sox games. But this town can handle weird.
- ‘He’s got stuff that could put you back on your heels’: Chicago White Sox are ready to rely on relief pitcher Aaron Bummer in any situation
- From where to eat lunch to navigating online learning: Here’s a look at what several US school districts are planning for fall
- Vintage Super Mario Bros. video game sells for $114,000
- Pandemic, racism compound worries about Black suicide rate
- It’s April in July: Elgin income tax preparers are deluged in advance of Wednesday tax filing deadline
- Naperville college students use social media to connect with others, stem feelings of isolation during pandemic
- New program puts Aurora zoo animals in the spotlight at Aurora Farmers Market
- At gaming giant Ubisoft, major executive changes after allegations of harassment, misconduct
- St. Charles History Museum exhibit honors paddlewheel riverboats
- Oswego rally designed to promote unity, racial equality in Fox Valley
- Stevenson among area high schools adjusting to IHSA guidelines for return to play: ‘We’re going to err on the side of caution and safety.’
- Column: Changing the Indians name isn’t about you, so get over it
- Chicago police release picture of car tied to fatal shooting of Amaria Jones, 13
- Elgin is joining forces with Aurora on big census push, using pandemic to show how it affects federal funding
- Search of California lake resumes for missing ‘Glee’ star Naya Rivera
- Midlothian Marauders hope delay to September allows World Wiffle Ball Championship to continue
- Lake County organization promotes need for change with essays about systemic racism, Black Lives Matter
- ‘Let us band together’ to reduce the pain caused by racism, insensitivity
- Life in the NBA bubble: How equipment managers packed for at least 5 weeks — and maybe 3 months — at Disney World
- Yacht rock revue kicks off first night of drive-in concerts in Indiana
- Driver dies following a crash at Langley Speedway, a short track in Virginia
- Westside Children’s Therapy adapts, expands to New Lenox in face of pandemic
- It’s Trump’s call on what the GOP convention will look like
- People get tested for COVID-19 in Rogers Park
- Chatham announces plan to buy newspaper publisher McClatchy
- 5 shot in Humboldt Park after argument, physical fight and another child, 14, was among 23 people shot in Chicago overnight
- Florida shatters US record for largest, single-day increase in COVID-19 cases
- Coronavirus in Illinois updates: Here’s what happened July 11-12 with COVID-19 in the Chicago area
- Virus spread, not politics should guide schools, doctors say
- 12-year-old arrested after sending Premier League soccer player racist messages and images on Instagram
- Florida breaks state, U.S. record with 15,300 coronavirus cases reported in single day
- Sen. Lindsey Graham to call Mueller to testify before Senate Judiciary Committee
- ESPN suspends NBA reporter for vulgar reply to senator
- Highland Park’s Tobe Obochi, Mundelein’s Adry Kasemets among Illinois swimmers earning NISCA All-America honors
- ‘It’s not about one guy’: Nazareth works on plans to replace five-star quarterback J.J. McCarthy’s influence on and off the field
- Video of Allentown police officer kneeling on man’s neck: Woman who took it says she was shocked, and George Floyd’s attorney weighs in
- New coronavirus cases remain high as Illinois breaks testing record
- World Health Organization reports another record increase in confirmed coronavirus cases
- Chicago Sky players are settling in to life inside the WNBA ‘wubble,’ including team bonding over game nights and ‘better than expected’ accommodations
- Court rules 1st federal execution in 17 years can proceed Monday in Indiana
- Fans welcomed to World TeamTennis matches in West Virginia
- 4 takeaways from Chicago White Sox camp, including the return of Tim Anderson’s bat toss and Dane Dunning feeling comfortable on the mound
- Names for Montrose Harbor’s three new piping plover chicks inspired by environmental justice, Native Americans and hope
- Dodgers pitcher Kenley Jansen reports to camp after having COVID-19
- MLS postpones Toronto-DC United match after positive COVID-19 test
- Trump aides undercut Fauci as he speaks up on virus concerns
- Grandson of Elvis Presley has died at 27, agent says
- Mother killed at outdoor memorial among dozens shot during fourth consecutive violent weekend
- 5 takeaways from Chicago Cubs camp, including Jon Lester dealing in his intrasquad debut and Jason Kipnis looking ‘in midseason form’
- Lakers’ Anthony Davis to wear own name on jersey in Orlando
- Elmwood Park forced to cancel its Taste fest, but will provide live music near dining Aug. 6-9
- $50,000 bond for driver in accident that killed 36-year-old man
- ‘The Chi’ recap: Show creator Lena Waithe makes her series debut in Episode 4
- Highland Park 5K race and parades for Independence Day go virtual due to COVID-19