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- Prominent Twitter accounts including Barack Obama, Joe Biden and Bill Gates were hacked in an apparent bitcoin scam
- Demi Moore explains why she has carpeted bathroom
- Daily horoscope for July 16, 2020
- ‘Fatal Affair’ review: Drinks with an old friend leads to Glenn Close territory, this time with Nia Long and Omar Epps
- Updated MLS is Back schedule after withdrawals, postponements
- Camping’s comeback: People are vacationing in tents, RVs amid social distancing
- Column: Schools aren’t reopening in the fall — time to admit it and focus on making e-learning better
- Artistic Chicago is hemorrhaging jobs: ‘We are looking at the decimation of an industry.’
- Column: Still no word on Kim Foxx’s handling of the Jussie Smollett case from Dan Webb, an inside man
- Cautiously, some patients are returning to hospitals to finally get that knee replacement. Others remain wary of elective surgeries.
- Ask Amy: Inheritance leads to a Dickens of a problem
- Museum of Science and Industry to reopen August 1 — with food on the front lawn and the front doors open again
- Kanye West files for Oklahoma presidential ballot
- ‘Magic School Bus’ author Joanna Cole dies at age 75
- Nomar Mazara is ready to take the next step with the Chicago White Sox thanks to adjustments at the plate: ‘There’s a ton of room for me to grow’
- ‘The Chi’ creator Lena Waithe talks about why she had more influence on the current season of the show
- COVID-19 drained Sydney Colson’s energy, taking away her ability to train for the Chicago Sky and limiting her work in the fight for racial justice
- Daywatch: Pritzker’s plan for virus spikes, Chicago’s young adults react to COVID-19 uptick and experts weigh in on dining out
- ESPN says if the college football season can be salvaged, there will be ‘GameDay’
- How Kyle Schwarber’s DH approach with the Chicago Cubs mirrors that of Hall of Famer Jim Thome
- Michelle Obama launches Spotify podcast of ‘candid, human and personal conversations’
- Abbott earnings top expectations, with $615M in sales from COVID-19 testing
- GOP restricts convention attendance over coronavirus fears
- More than 1.3 million sought unemployment benefits last week, as jobless claims remain high
- Access to property easements concerns officials in plan to address water in Shorewood Forest subdivision
- Best laptops for students of all ages
- 2020 MLB preview for every team in 60 words
- The best adult bicycle helmet
- The best chef’s knife of 2020
- The best Instant Pot of 2020
- The best rowing machine of 2020
- The best soda maker of 2020
- With Buster Posey sitting out, who is the face of 2020 San Francisco Giants?
- Mary Trump book already nearing 1 million sales
- El virus sigue provocando masivo desempleo en EEUU
- This Italian bread salad is the second-best way to eat ripe summer tomatoes
- Diversity of LGBTQ characters in film declines, study finds
- Sure, throw hot dogs on the grill. But don’t forget bananas
- Mango adds sweet flavor to shrimp salad
- Michelle Obama to host podcast on health, relationships
- ¿Puede una embarazada transmitir el COVID-19 al feto?
- Unfriending toxic family members from Facebook. It’s awkward, but here’s how to do it.
- GLAAD report: Last year’s movies failed to include enough queer people of color
- The golf party in this Ohio town has it all, except fans
- Food inflation arrives, adding to the woes of ailing restaurants
- Confluence of crises leaves Boeing ‘a very stricken company,’ says major airline’s president
- Walmart latest retailer to require customers to wear masks
- The Kitchn: Your Instant Pot is the ultimate ‘summer oven.’ We’ll prove it with this cake
- Kanye West formalizes presidential bid in federal filing as candidate for ‘The Birthday Party’
- EatingWell: Chicken dinner, big winner
- Honduras supera los 30,000 casos de coronavirus
- Chicago Symphony Orchestra cancels 2020 performances
- The golf party in this Ohio town has it all, except fans
- Can’t match Netflix? At least you can buy some British shows
- Florida coronavirus deaths grow by record 156; new cases up nearly 14K
- Team by any other name is fine, it turns out
- EEUU despliega buque militar frente a costas de Venezuela
- A heat wave, the coronavirus: Double spikes of risk hit communities
- That Siberian heat wave? Yes, climate change was a big factor
- Scientists accidentally bred the fish version of a liger
- The Sims is bringing its inclusive spirit to TV
- Scientists accidentally bred the fish version of a liger
- Marijuana shops in Naperville could be 250 feet from homes based on Planning and Zoning Commission recommendation
- Washington state beat back COVID-19. Now it’s rising again.
- Las clases en Chicago deben continuar desde casa, piden los maestros
- Los cambios revolucionan el fútbol mexicano
- Homesick student cycles from Scotland to Greece during the pandemic
- ‘Comet of a lifetime’ has Aurora area star buffs over the moon
- County’s prosecutors, others in criminal justice deal with budget cuts after COVID-19 hits revenue
- Pérez descarta que Vettel ocupe su lugar en Racing Point
- Johnson & Johnson boosts 2020 outlook after strong 2nd quarter
- Gail Collins column: Who can make Trump miserable this fall?
- US government executes 2nd man this week after overnight Supreme Court decision — another lethal injection on books for Friday
- American, JetBlue announce partnership, teaming up on NY, Boston flights
- ‘Now I am become death’: The legacy of the first nuclear bomb test
- Their workers kept being stopped by the police, so they decided to help
- Pritzker’s targeted approach to COVID-19 spikes puts DuPage and Kane in one zone
- FBI looking for man who robbed downtown Aurora bank
- Dr. Luke rebounds, thanks to Saweetie, Doja Cat, Juice WRLD
- Disabled do-it-yourselfers lead way to technology gains
- Their workers kept being stopped by the police, so they decided to help
- Chicago Blackhawks finalize Ian Mitchell’s 3-year deal that runs through 2022-23 and sign Pius Suter and Wyatt Kalynuk
- Las 10 películas de Netflix más vistas en todo el mundo
- Zion Williamson leaves the NBA bubble for an ‘urgent family medical matter’
- Texas readies morgue trucks in preparation for virus death surge
- High-scoring Zion-Benton senior guard Amar Augillard has three college offers but is hungry for more: ‘I need to show everybody who I am.’
- Rick Steves’ Europe: Bruges: Pickled in gothic
- Maine South High School fundraiser nets $20,202 for Multiple Myeloma research in memory of students’ father
- USA Today says column by White House trade adviser Peter Navarro criticizing Dr. Anthony Fauci didn’t meet its fact-checking standards
- As Washington drops moniker, here’s the story behind every NFL team name
- Baranek: Spring, summer or fall, on every level, Marist softball duo Kali Case and Abby Dunning are ready to compete.
- Winona Ryder says Johnny Depp was ‘never, never’ violent during their 4-year romance
- Commentary: Trump’s epic fail: His gambit with Iran drives Tehran toward China
- UK, US and Canada accuse Russian government’s ‘Cozy Bear’ of hacking coronavirus vaccine trials
- Cubs weekend night game plan for COVID-19 season advances, heads to full council
- Hobart firefighters, city working on reeling in budget, maintaining acceptable staffing levels
- ‘Quiero volver a interpretar a Teresa’
- Remote learning must continue in Chicago Public Schools this fall, teachers union says. ‘People will get sick, and we can’t look at that as collateral damage.’
- Several high schools in Northwest Indiana suspend summer sports workouts because of coronavirus pandemic
- Crushed By Giants opening in Chicago
- Flick pool in Glenview closes same day it reopened after three more lifeguards test positive for COVID-19
- This pickle is a cake
- Mujer quiere la mitad de $100,000 recaudados para empleado de Starbucks al que intentó exponer negativamente en redes sociales
- While we wait for ‘Tenet,’ here’s a rare, early Christopher Nolan mind-bender: ‘Following,’ at the Music Box
- Zion woman charged in fatal June 4 hit-and-run in Waukegan
- NHL’s older coaches debate wearing masks and taking precautions during COVID-19 restart: ‘It’s a different world out there’
- Hollywood Casino in Aurora may lay off more than 100 employees
- Speak Out
- Alex Trebek says he’s ‘doing well’ during cancer battle, announces ‘Jeopardy’ reruns while production still shut down due to coronavirus
- Elmwood Park Schools get new superintendent
- ‘The Breakfast Club’ is a radio forum for the nation’s racial reckoning
- ELN en Cuba: EEUU boicotea proceso de paz en Colombia
- Ivanka Trump’s Goya photo gets late-night hosts going
- Judge enters not guilty pleas for Valparaiso man charged with murder; man faces multiple felony charges
- Despite speculation about his coaching future, Jim Boylen is encouraged by his relationship with the Chicago Bulls’ new front office
- Liked ‘Hamilton’? New documentary shows where it came from
- In coronavirus vaccine race, China strays from the official paths
- Chicago band Dehd’s new album is finally out, after a delay due to COVID-19
- ¿Cuál es la visión de Trump para un segundo mandato?
- 4 new breweries opening in Chicago despite the pandemic — even if some owners wish they could wait
- Furnished, 18,000-square-foot Hinsdale mansion with in-ground pool: $8.9M
- When the beach was off limits to humans, a rare colony of seabirds found a place to nest
- Waubonsie Valley graduate Hannah Hunt gives up final season of swimming in college to enroll in Vanderbilt’s two-year nursing school
- Alex Rodriguez won’t broadcast Mets games for ESPN to avoid conflict with ownership bid
- Chicago expands Divvy bikes on the Far South Side
- Hallmark will include LGBTQ storylines in Christmas movie lineup: Diversity and inclusion are ‘top priority for us’
- He owns the flagpole and the billboard. He put up a Confederate flag, so someone bought a Black Lives Matter ad.
- Column: We must learn how to coexist with COVID-19. But how with so much conflicting information?
- No one knows what Thailand is doing right, but so far, it’s working
- Wilmette home once owned by Donny Osmond on the market for $1.25 million
- Mother faces neglect charges after 5-year-old found alone outside in Porter County subdivision, police say
- España envía a México al exdirector de Pemex, Emilio Lozoya
- Wilmette home owned by Donny Osmond in the ’90s is listed
- Former home of Donny Osmond sells in Wilmette for $1.18 million
- A 47-story North Michigan Avenue high-rise is set to break ground during the pandemic. Sterling Bay CEO says it took a ‘herculean effort.’
- Más negocios hacen obligatorio el uso de cubrebocas
- Man removed from expressway exit ramp: police
- Quickly
- Republican National Committee restricts attendance for convention next month as coronavirus cases spike in Florida
- Target, CVS will require face masks at all their stores
- Illinois football to ban tailgating, limit Memorial Stadium to 20% capacity and require masks: ‘This is a positive step toward a return to sports this fall’
- From blue moon to rocky road, these are the most-searched ice cream flavor in every state
- Concerns were raised multiple times about COVID-19 and Smithfield Foods’ St. Charles plant before the health department shut it down, records show
- Guests can no longer attend Portage High’s graduation
- Advierten ‘hambre sin precedentes’ para AL
- Letters: Instead of demonizing the young for COVID-19 spread, give clear messaging
- As the election nears, Trump’s White House grows bolder in flouting ethical norms
- No one knows what Thailand is doing right, but so far, it’s working
- Estampadas, con cuentas o negras: moda llega a mascarillas
- Common cause: Food giveaway at Lynwood church unites helpers from all walks of life
- Experts say Twitter breach extremely troubling. ‘How can one of the world’s most used social media platforms have such weak security?’
- Column: ‘My students and their families aren’t numbers; they are people.’ Kenwood teacher’s case for keeping schools closed.
- ‘There is so much more to be done’: Lake County officials discuss coronavirus response
- Record $10 million spent on Wisconsin Supreme Court race, watchdog group says
- Go away with … Maggie Szabo
- South Shore projects not slowed by COVID-19 pandemic: ‘Things are going extremely well’
- Sen. Josh Hawley seeks federal civil rights probe in case of St. Louis couple with firearms outside mansion
- Aurora mayor backs governor’s plan to fight coronavirus spikes
- Guardaespaldas de Depp: Amber Heard abusaba del actor
- La ayuda de $600 extra por desempleo a punto de expirar. ¿Habrá extensión?
- Netflix promotes content chief to co-CEO; adds 10M new subs
- Rising coronavirus infections across dozens of states are threatening US economic recovery
- D300 elementary and middle students to attend classes in person in August; high schools will have hybrid schedule
- What hurricane season was like the year you were born
- Community news: Roadwork to close lanes, ramps on I-80; Crisis Center fundraiser goes virtual, more
- Divided US Supreme Court blocks Florida ex-felons from voting in 2020 elections
- Hinsdale new parking garage opens in downtown area
- Highland senior living project clears planners; developer plans 136-unit complex for those 55 and older
- Commentary: Amid COVID-19, a new community mindset emerges. In Hebrew, it’s called ‘Yachad.’
- Brasil se acerca a los dos millones de casos de COVID-19
- Speak Out: Should we change names of towns named for Native Americans too?
- Los cárteles desangran a México
- Kyle Hendricks named the Chicago Cubs starter for opening day: ‘He’s earned it’
- Editorial: Speaker Madigan dings Trump on ethics. Fine. But how about a mirror?
- Simon Cowell acquires Sony Music’s stake and retains full control of ‘Got Talent’ and ‘X-Factor’
- Bike manufacturer to bring the production of Schwinn — a brand that traces its lineage to 1895 in Chicago — back to the US
- Orlando Bloom offers reward after his dog goes missing
- Las dos madres de Paulo: Cuba rompe tabúes
- Gobernador republicano prohíbe órdenes locales de uso de mascarillas
- Buying a home? Here’s what to expect at the closing
- Así consolidó el Madrid su 34o título de LaLiga
- Elgin man helps assist Bartlett-area family in natural gas-fed house fire
- How a struggling company won $1.6 billion to make a coronavirus vaccine
- Call it gig, freelance, whatever — a guide to finding project work
- Lincolnshire District 103 gives parents choice of daily in-person or remote learning
- Seeing ‘Black Lives Matter’ written in chalk on the sidewalk, one city declares it a crime
- Repunte de COVID-19 amenaza recuperación económica de EEUU
- 4 takeaways from Chicago Cubs camp, including COVID-19 testing in ‘burgeoning hot spots’ concerning Jed Hoyer and Jose Quintana playing catch
- Wooded estate in Bull Valley
- 25-acre Bull Valley estate with woods and wildflowers — part of a nature preserve — is listed for $725,000
- Florida: Hombre saca arma en disputa sobre cubrebocas
- Corrections and clarifications
- Finally, some good news (carved from 90 pounds of butter)
- Yoan Moncada is back with the Chicago White Sox after testing positive for COVID-19: ‘I didn’t know how this would affect me’
- Politics, connections played into hiring at Cook County agency in charge of handling property tax appeals, inspector general report finds
- Jackalope Theatre announces 2020-2021 new play development programming
- Spacecraft snaps the closest pictures ever taken of the sun, ‘campfires’ abound
- NCAA’s COVID-19 safety recommendations for college football include testing within 72 hours of game days — and a stern warning
- Four more years? President Trump struggles to outline a second term plan
- The Spin: Pritzker feeling ‘challenged’ over COVID-19 response | Fired top cop Johnson now on city’s do-not-hire list | Michelle Obama’s podcast to address ‘tough year,’ relationships
- Washington’s NFL team hires a law firm after report that 15 female former employees said they were sexually harassed
- Teen in critical condition after he was struck by a van in Aurora
- Letters to the Editor
- Commentary: Part-time schooling during pandemic can work. Let’s get it right.
- Pictures: Disney’s Hollywood Studios reopens after coronavirus hiatus
- Park Ridge Library reopens for computer users, building still closed to patrons
- Report: Chicago cops trailed former police Superintendent Eddie Johnson home after finding him in SUV following ‘several large servings of rum’
- Big East, MAC and Horizon League announce fall sports schedule delays and cancellations due to COVID-19
- D401 deciding whether schools will reopen, but district paints a difficult picture of in-person learning
- Georgia governor suing city of Atlanta for enforcing mask mandate
- Oak Park District 97 to offer both in-person and remote learning in hybrid model
- MLS bubble will shrink when half of Swan and Dolphin Resort reopens to public
- Walmart, Target, Kohl’s join retailers making masks mandatory at stores nationwide. But how will it be enforced?
- Pritzker warns parents to expect a school year unlike any other; admits feeling ‘challenged’ amid nationwide COVID-19 surge, Illinois uptick
- Coronavirus in Illinois updates: Here’s what happened July 16 with COVID-19 in the Chicago area
- Feds accuse Chicago-based mortgage lender of redlining
- Illinois Wesleyan University drops religion, French, Italian and anthropology, over objections of alumni and faculty. Other liberal arts programs will be altered.
- Democrats in 3 closely watched Illinois congressional races have distinct money advantage over GOP rivals, records show
- Aaron Rodgers, Danica Patrick split up after more than 2 years
- Facing 60 years for murdering son AJ Freund, mom says she’s ‘a loving, kind, compassionate woman.’ Prosecutor calls her a ‘horror of a human being.’
- Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot calls White House press secretary Kayleigh McEnany ‘Karen’ in latest round of vitriol
- Chuck Woolery admits COVID-19 is legit after claiming son tested positive, then quits Twitter
- Ex-‘Ellen’ staffers claim studio workplace is racist, toxic cesspit
- Tennis star Serena Williams to return to action in Kentucky next month
- Democratic officials tell members of Congress to skip the convention