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- San Francisco Giants manager Gabe Kapler and several players kneel during the national anthem before an exhibition game
- After two-week strike, more than 700 nurses reach contract agreement with Joliet hospital
- Daily horoscope for July 21, 2020
- Cold Stone Creamery offers BOGO ice cream deal
- Forty thoughts on ‘Caddyshack’s’ 40th anniversary — and Bill Murray’s groundskeeper
- Ask Amy: Pandemic amplifies long-distance loneliness
- Remembering Jay Emerich, one of the giants who made Chicago’s Rush Street
- Federal agents, local streets: A ‘red flag’ in Portland, Oregon
- European Union agrees on $2.1 trillion budget and COVID-19 relief package after marathon summit
- 5 takeaways from the Cubs’ 5-3 exhibition loss to the White Sox, including Yu Darvish’s struggles with the split-finger fastball
- 4 takeaways from the White Sox’s 5-3 exhibition win over the Cubs, including Dallas Keuchel’s strong outing and Eloy Jimenez tormenting his former organization — again
- Daywatch: Trump to send federal force to Chicago, Lightfoot halts indoor alcohol sales and South Side transgender couple featured on TLC
- Arlington Heights-based District 214 to start new academic year with option of in-person classes or remote learning
- Hurricane Harbor opens in Gurnee with coronavirus measures in place
- Fox News stars Sean Hannity, Tucker Carlson and fired anchor Ed Henry named in sexual harassment lawsuit
- Amber Heard denies fabricating injuries in Johnny Depp libel trial
- Waukegan library officials hope for limited August opening
- Luxury sneaker brand Koio uses Englewood teen’s “ode to Chicago” poem to create summer’s hottest kicks
- Mya and Chris Hinton want the NCAA to require uniform COVID-19 protocols for college football. Otherwise, the former Northwestern athletes and other parents might hold their sons out.
- Gary, Merrillville, Lake County mandate masks to reduce spread of COVID-19
- EPA wants feedback on coal ash cleanup plan at former NIPSCO Bailly plant
- 5 people shot in Lawndale neighborhood attack: Cops
- Lake County program delivers food to people forced to stay home by COVID-19
- NFL offers to eliminate preseason because of COVID-19 concerns
- Here’s why resuming TV and film production has gotten so complicated
- Actress Natalie Portman leads group bringing NWSL franchise to Los Angeles in 2022
- Body found in Minneapolis pawn shop that burned during unrest after George Floyd’s death
- Review: ‘Jeopardy!’ host Trebek searches for answers in book
- Hundreds of food service workers at Northwestern University lose their jobs; company cites ongoing coronavirus impact on campus
- Natalie Portman-led group brings an expansion NWSL team to Los Angeles in 2022
- LinkedIn laying off nearly 1,000 amid hiring slowdown
- Man, 34, fatally shot on Far South Side, 2 others killed in overnight attacks, police say
- Lyric Opera starts ‘fighting systemic racism’ with Lawrence Brownlee virtual concert
- ¿Es seguro ir al gimnasio durante la pandemia?
- LeBron James: ‘Nada es normal en 2020’
- ACLU y abogados demandan para liberar al exabogado de Trump
- Covid y tapabocas: Consejos para cuidar el cutis y otras cosas
- ‘This will be easier than we thought’: New emails show how energy industry moved fast to undo Obama regulations after Trump took office
- Spike Lee doc of David Byrne’s Broadway show to open TIFF
- Guthrie’s Tavern, a Lakeview mainstay for 34 years, closing permanently due to new coronavirus bar restrictions
- Severe thunderstorms, strong winds could hit Chicago area Tuesday afternoon, with greatest risk south of I-80
- Tras violencia letal, la alcaldesa de Chicago ataca a Trump
- Barbara Fedida es despedida de ABC News por comentarios racistas
- Netflix’s ‘Cursed’ turns the legend of King Arthur on its head. Here’s how
- Speak Out: Will we receive a refund from ComEd after bribery fine is paid?
- Biden presenta ambicioso plan de recuperación económica
- Marquee Sports Network ads target YouTube TV as Cubs opening day gets closer
- Eisenhower Public Library reopens to the public, still offers curbside pickup and delivery
- MLB duplica ángulos de cámaras para repetición instantánea
- Police: Chicago man charged with 9 burglaries in Norridge
- River Grove Public Library passport services resume, Elmwood Park reopens for limited use
- Florida adds 9,440 coronavirus cases, 134 deaths; Central Florida cases pass 60K
- Expressway shootings surge in Chicago area. Illinois State Police say they need license plate scanners, despite privacy concerns.
- SeaWorld to debut Electric Ocean Remix
- Entrevista de Wallace a Trump, ejemplo de excelencia
- Paul Krugman column: What you don’t know can’t hurt Trump
- 1929 Hinsdale home designed by architect Harold Zook appears headed for demolition
- Michelle Goldberg column: Trump’s occupation of American cities has begun
- eBay vende negocio de anuncios online a Adevinta
- Jamelle Bouie column: The border war in Portland
- Ross Douthat column: Can Trump come back?
- Jets, Giants are NFL’s first to say they’ll play without fans
- How are you telling children the story of the pandemic?
- Coronavirus threatens the luster of superstar cities
- India reporta más de 37,000 casos de COVID-19 en un día
- Elmhurst University removes standardized test score requirement for admission
- Protest against federal forces in Chicago
- With tourists gone, Bali workers return to farms and fishing
- Kanye West files paperwork to get on Illinois ballot as an independent presidential candidate
- Waiting to return to Brewers as third base coach, Waukegan West graduate Ed Sedar made face masks with his wife for a Milwaukee children’s hospital
- Baseball in middle America: Fans are in, autographs are out
- Estalla la polémica en cierre de la segunda división española
- Tormentas y fuertes vientos para Chicago este martes
- Madonna reveals she was fined $1M by Russia for delivering pro-LGBTQ speech, but she ‘never paid’ it
- Heard declara por segundo día en juicio por demanda de Depp
- Column: Missing live music, this Logan Square homeowner turned his front yard into a weekly jazz fest. ‘This is a labor of love for me.’
- Column: It’s not Lives vs. Economy. It’s not Lives vs. School Reopenings. It’s Life, and Death.
- Teen robbed and punched homeless man in the face in downtown Elgin, prosecutors say
- The link between Parkinson’s disease and toxic chemicals
- Cuentacuentos entretiene a niños en la cuarentena en México
- New treatment for COVID-19 shows promise, but scientists urge caution
- There are wasps in the yard. You’d better get to know them.
- With tourists gone, Bali workers return to farms and fishing
- Baseball in middle America: Fans are in, autographs are out
- Vacation in the summer of COVID-19
- Commentary: The problem with meat
- Facing a season of uncertainty, Max Scherzer is still tinkering
- My worst moment: ‘Stella! Uh, open the door?’ Blair Underwood talks the perils of live theater
- White House decries charges for St. Louis couple who displayed guns during a protest outside their mansion
- Disabato: Bill Bylsma’s tenure as Eisenhower’s football coach was short but sweet. In four seasons, ‘he did a great job of bringing people together.’
- Water Colors series brings live jazz back to Navy Pier
- Del gas lacrimógeno de Portland surge una figura que captura la imaginación de los manifestantes
- Taste of Orland Park, summer concerts to move forward despite financial questions over attendance limits
- Evanston officials lean toward relocating city offices to library, Robert Crown Center
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- Desperate parents pay whatever they can to escape online schools
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- Inside Johnson & Johnson’s nonstop hunt for a coronavirus vaccine
- This hospital cost $52 million. It treated 79 virus patients.
- Hyatt, Marriott will require guests to wear masks in public spaces
- Black children are more likely to die after surgery than white peers, study shows
- European Union adopts groundbreaking stimulus to fight coronavirus recession
- HIV survivors confront painful memories and new risks in pandemic
- Walmart to close its stores on Thanksgiving Day
- Reopening plan for Elgin-based U-46 schools: Students to start with remote learning; first day delayed two weeks
- Evanston ended 2019 almost $15 million over budget; officials cite fast pace of Robert Crown work as major factor
- Once a model city, Hong Kong grapples with a new coronavirus wave
- Minnesota lawmakers pass broad slate of police accountability measures that includes ban on neck restraints that were used on George Floyd
- Can the HP OfficeJet Pro 9015 help your small business? We put it to the test
- The best 3D pen of 2020
- Pro Bowl defensive end Michael Bennett retires from NFL and takes a rare skillset with him
- What is the best B12 supplement of 2020?
- The best bleach of 2020
- The best model airplane kit
- The best nonstick cookware set of 2020
- Natalie Portman tendrá equipo femenino de fútbol en Los Ángeles
- Arrestan al presidente de la cámara de Ohio por soborno
- Ex empleada de Fox News acusa al ex presentador Ed Henry de violación
- ‘Yes, God, Yes’ review: A Catholic girl’s education, with a terrific performance by Natalia Dyer of ‘Stranger Things’
- Katy Perry opens up to Howard Stern about depression: ‘I’m a lot’
- Doctor Anthony Fauci hará el primer lanzamiento en apertura de Grandes Ligas
- Orland Park honors retiring police Chief Tim McCarthy, appoints interim chief
- Florida lidera estados en muertes de coronavirus
- Long Grove brewery crafting a beer that will have part of sales support programs at a Lake County social service org
- Few details released in shooting on Dan Ryan that injured 1
- Jose Quintana says his thumb ‘feels great,’ but it’s too early to project when he might rejoin the Cubs rotation
- Basil mashed potatoes: The side dish you didn’t know you needed on your table
- Merrillville budget deficit situation improving
- Outdoor mini-golf courses open with COVID-19 protocols in place
- Ohio House Speaker Larry Householder, 4 others arrested in $60 million bribery case
- After a stalled golf season at Indiana University, Chesterton graduate Mitchell Davis returns to defend Northern Amateur title: ‘I’m excited.’
- Tasas de coronavirus en EEUU serían 10 veces más altas: Estudio
- Aumentan tiroteos en autopistas del área de Chicago
- BP buys full stake in wind farm off I-65
- President Trump signs memorandum aimed at omitting those in US illegally from census count
- No le permitieron trabajar desde casa, murió por coronavirus
- Griffith Y finds a new home at Ready Elementary School
- Metra more than doubles grant for new Clarendon Hills train station in downtown revitalization project
- ‘Help them have a greater life’: Former Chesterton soccer star Jordan Lewis lands on his feet as Michigan City’s coach after short stint at IUN
- New Trier Township offers free legal aid at virtual clinic
- Singer, songwriter, activist Joan Baez named Guthrie recipient
- ‘American Utopia’ inaugurará el Festival de Cine de Toronto
- Struggling Potbelly hires former Wendy’s executive to guide its turnaround
- Comings & Goings: Dick’s eyes former Carson’s site in Chicago Ridge Mall
- Franklin Park to ban short-term rentals starting in early October
- Commentary: Illinois is violating my right to bear arms
- Franklin Park School D84 plans to partially reopen, with remote learning for half the week
- El Equipo Revelación de LaLiga según ‘uefa.com’
- Yoan Moncada looks comfortable in his 1st exhibition game for the White Sox — and he could start on opening day: ‘He looks good, he feels good’
- District 74 discusses reopening plans with parents
- Priceline changed my flight — can it do that? Travel Troubleshooter investigates.
- DuPage County Health Department’s COVID-19 test site closes early Tuesday as cases rise
- Michael Bennett anuncia su retiro de la NFL
- A punto de naturalizarse, encuentran demoras e incertidumbre
- Having an owner who works from home is a ‘pet’s dream.’ But what happens when you go back to work?
- Southtowners: Matteson student chosen for summer leadership program
- Minnesota aprueba reformas policiales tras muerte de Floyd
- Most Americans think resuming sports is an unnecessary risk, while those identifying as fans are eager for games to return, a pair of surveys finds
- Park Ridge to offer license fee credit, tax deferral to businesses as part of COVID-19 relief
- Maradona fue clave en la salvación del Lugo en España (VIDEO)
- Sports Illustrated taps model who is 56 and stands 5-foot-3
- Illinois Holocaust Museum in Skokie welcomes back visitors after coronavirus closure
- IHSA postpones board meeting until July 29, delays decision for proceeding with football and other fall sports seasons
- Bears’ entire 7-man draft class, headed by 2nd-round picks Cole Kmet and Jaylon Johnson, sign their 4-year rookie contracts
- Pictures: Animals of Lake Apopka Wildlife Drive
- New show by ‘Pose’ co-creator Steven Canals to portray LGBTQ activists who fought classification of homosexuality as a disease
- Crosby: Want us to trust Springfield? Madigan has to go
- Biden previews his plans on education and care for the elderly
- DiCianni resigns as chairman of DuPage County health committee over behavior at a pro-police rally
- Gurnee family sues University of Notre Dame after freshman son’s fall causes ‘catastrophic injury’
- Lake County Health Department recommends residents returning from coronavirus hot spots self-quarantine
- En bicicleta por las colinas de Ciudad de México: un paseo de altura
- US moves one step closer to letting the Boeing 737 Max fly
- Tucker Carlson battles with The New York Times over privacy
- Metallica comparte el concierto del 20 aniversario de Master Of Puppets de 2006
- With coronavirus precautions in mind, north suburban school officials prepare back-to-school plans
- Hobart linebacker Bobby Babcock goes with his heart in committing to Illinois State: ‘They showed me the most love.’
- Acusan a empleado de Starbucks de escupir en bebidas de policías
- NYC launches effort to keep struggling tenants from being evicted and out of Housing Court
- Minneapolis police experience surge of departures in aftermath of George Floyd protests
- Pets of the week
- Central Lake County reports reopening as slower than anticipated
- Congreso y Casa Blanca negocian nuevo rescate económico
- Naperville’s popular Ogden 6 Theatre moving to location in Oswego
- To get people to wear masks, experts look to seat belts, helmets and condoms
- Despiden con aplausos y ovaciones al mítico Jack Charlton (VIDEO)
- Netflix cancels Turkish show over government’s demand to remove gay character
- Letter to the editor: Some questions about District 205 treatment of the Class of 2020
- Modelo de 56 años y 1.60 metros debuta en Sports Illustrated (FOTOS)
- No new COVID-19 deaths reported in 13 of 17 north and west suburbs over seven-day period
- Trump firma memo para evitar el conteo de inmigrantes
- More questions than answers for Highland parents as start of school year approaches
- Student-led study to analyze COVID-19 in Lake Central staff through antibody testing
- Gary won’t share referendum money with charters
- Legislador republicano llama ‘maldita p–a’ a Ocasio-Cortez
- Marchers take to streets in Oak Park, Chicago’s west side in honor of Elijah McClain
- Report says 70% of toxic Superfund sites close to public housing like East Chicago
- México roza los 350,000 casos y casi 40,000 muertos
- Column: Trump should let cities police themselves
- McAuley grads maintain tradition, trade in caps and gowns for white dresses to celebrate class of 2020
- Editorial: Mayor Lightfoot and Trump on same page fighting violence? As it should be.
- Patience pays off as Waubonsie Valley’s Noah Glorioso commits to play soccer at Coastal Carolina: ‘I really did wait until the last minute.’
- Alex Zanardi es transferido a centro de rehabilitación
- 22 charged in West Side drug bust after yearlong federal investigation
- Frank Lloyd Wright-designed Booth Cottage, hoisted up on wheels, moves down the street to new home in Glencoe
- Nuevo ministro de Exteriores de Uruguay afirma que ‘Venezuela es una dictadura’
- Commentary: C.T. Vivian’s work in Chicago shaped a generation of leaders
- ¿Se puede guardar sana distancia en el béisbol?
- Stevenson High School to start new academic year with remote learning each day
- 3 takeaways from Cubs camp, including Jon Lester’s tentative hold on the 4th rotation spot and the possibility of carrying 16 pitchers
- Alex Trebek jokes Betty White should be his ‘Jeopardy’ replacement
- Commentary: Undermining the CDC puts lives at risk
- Napout seguirá en cárcel pese a contraer coronavirus
- El mayor sindicato de profesores de Florida demanda al gobernador por presionar para reabrir las escuelas
- 4 killed, 3 wounded in Chicago shootings
- Letters: The false narrative about Christopher Columbus
- Glenbrook South, Lake Forest high school students participating in sports camps test positive for COVID-19
- Chicago joins suit against Betsy DeVos over coronavirus relief funds, says CPS could lose $10 million to private schools
- Three from suburbs collected $750K in romance, inheritance scams, federal authorities say
- Family of man fatally shot by Chicago Heights police demands answers
- Entre dudas, NFL espera comenzar su temporada en siete semanas
- Keke Palmer denounces rumors that ‘Strahan, Sara & Keke’ was canceled due to her protesting for Black Lives Matter
- The Spin: Lightfoot says Chicago won’t see ‘Portland-style deployment’ of federal agents | Kanye West tries to get on Illinois ballot | GOP calling on Pritzker to hold special session
- Knowing your blood type may not protect you from COVID-19 — but it’s still A-positive to know for your health, experts say
- The presence of federal agents on the streets of Portland gives protests new momentum, renewed focus
- Indoor air quality takes on newfound importance in big buildings during pandemic
- Skokie allows block parties to resume, with health restrictions in place
- United Airlines posts $1.6 billion loss in virus-scarred second quarter
- TV broadcast schedule is set for the Blackhawks-Oilers play-in series
- Column: Black Lives Matter marchers on Trump-supporting counterprotesters: ‘Hopefully they get the message’
- $37M renovation project continuing at Northwood Junior High School, expanding building size and capacity
- US accuses Chinese hackers of stealing hundreds of millions of dollars of trade secrets in targeting of COVID-19 research
- H-F product Nick McAlister takes uncanny ability to steal bases from Southern Illinois to Southland Vikings: ‘I’m always ready to run.’
- President Trump’s show of federal force sparking alarm in cities around the nation
- All I am saying is, give these Tweets a chance
- Jordan Nwogu, the Cubs’ 3rd-round pick, becomes the last of their 5 draftees to sign
- It’s too soon for the Blackhawks to panic about Jonathan Toews being ‘unfit to participate’, but time is dwindling for Corey Crawford to return
- Zion woman charged with murder in stabbing death of Waukegan man
- President Trump’s request of US ambassador: Get the British Open for me
- Chicago Red Stars are eager to ignite their offense in Wednesday night’s semifinal against Sky Blue FC in the NWSL Challenge Cup
- To combat surging COVID-19 cases elsewhere, Connecticut requiring quarantine for travelers from 31 states
- Trump says coronavirus in US will get worse before it gets better as nationwide death toll continues to climb past 140,000
- Mayor Lori Lightfoot says Chicago expects influx of federal agents to help city fight violence, ‘but we do not welcome dictatorship’
- Multiple people shot at funeral in Gresham on the South Side
- Trump on longtime Jeffrey Epstein companion Ghislaine Maxwell: ‘I wish her well’
- Mayor Lori Lightfoot reaches deal on affordable housing in Woodlawn amid concerns over gentrification around Obama Presidential Center
- Second stimulus check updates: Mitch McConnell promises new round of direct payments, next coronavirus aid package could easily top $1T
- Coronavirus in Illinois updates: Here’s what happened on July 21 with COVID-19 in the Chicago area
- Coronavirus antibodies fade fast, new research suggests: ‘Infection with this coronavirus does not necessarily generate lifetime immunity’
- Twitter takedown targets QAnon accounts