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MLB season opener includes zero fans, umpires wearing masks and a storm-shortened Yankees victory over the reigning champ Nationals
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Daily horoscope for July 24, 2020
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Need rent relief? Here’s how to apply
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NBA scores high marks in race, gender report card
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MLB players get tested for COVID-19 every other day. Is that enough to prevent outbreaks?
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Chinatown, the first Chicago neighborhood closed by coronavirus fears, struggles to reopen. Here’s why, and where you can eat outdoors.
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Column: South Siders and North Siders together bring paint, plants and hope to a Chicago block
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Flashback: 19,500 arrests and dozens of gunfights? The legendary claims — and ego — of Clifton R. Wooldridge, the ‘Sherlock Holmes of Chicago’
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Ask Amy: Father-in-law’s rudeness might be medical
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Work continues on county’s Lincoln Highway Industrial Corridor plan
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Black-owned restaurants offering week-long specials in Chicago as part of national campaign
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Daywatch: Columbus statue gone, racial disparity in CPS remote participation and the Tamale Guy is opening a restaurant soon
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For special education students in Highland Park SD113, officials vow to ‘match services with needs’ as plans for starting new academic year are worked out
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Joe Biden calls Donald Trump the country’s ‘first’ racist president (he’s not)
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Column: Will the Cubs and White Sox both play into October, assuming baseball makes it that far?
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Kyle Hendricks’ dedication to his craft — rather than obsessing about velocity — has taken the Cubs pitcher from trade throw-in to opening-day starter
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Marquee Sports Network secures a ‘multiple year deal’ with Comcast to carry the Cubs’ TV channel
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Racing resumes at Arlington racecourse with no spectators, but jockeys grateful to be riding
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Millennium Park At Home series roiled by artist protests, censorship allegations after a scheduled performance was abruptly canceled
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NBC Sports Chicago to unveil its new studio set today before the White Sox season opener
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6 shot, 2 fatally, in overnight West Pullman attack
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Prince William, Kate donate for pandemic mental health work
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Harry and Meghan sue over photo of son at California home
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Optimism fades that jobs lost during pandemic will return
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‘Person, woman, man, camera, TV’: Trump slams Biden on mental sharpness in a presidential battle of septuagenarians
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Barack Obama to appear on Michelle Obama’s podcast debut
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Goldman Sachs owes Malaysia nearly $4 billion for sovereign wealth scheme led by ex-prime minister now on trial
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Column: Can architects help revive Chicago’s South and West Sides? Maybe. Just don’t expect miracles.
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Judge blocks federal agents from arresting journalists, legal observers in Portland
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China orders United States to close consulate in Chengdu as diplomatic fight deepens
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District 117 plans to rotate students between in-person classes and remote learning
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Anthony Fauci’s first pitch was a well-intentioned disaster
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Trump y Mariano Rivera celebran día inaugural del béisbol (VIDEO)
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Review: Another dull go-around with ‘The Kissing Booth 2’
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Column: Lakeview’s Agassiz Elementary parents, alums push for school to remove name of racist scientist. ‘It’s now or never.’
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Nominan a ‘Ya no estoy aquí’ y ‘Esto no es Berlín’ al Ariel
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Gloves may do more harm than good when it comes to protecting you from COVID-19
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Johnny Depp’s lawyers play video showing Amber Heard ‘attacked’ sister
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Bob Uecker’s 50th year in the Brewers’ broadcast booth will be totally different for the 86-year-old — including calling road games from home
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Beidelman Furniture in Naperville, one of the oldest businesses in the suburbs, staying put despite ‘for lease’ sign in window
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Rafa Nadal: ‘Mi rival favorito es a quien gano’
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Warren Township High School to start year with remote learning
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Down to Business: Fox Valley Filter
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Guardiola: ‘No he visto a nadie moverse entre líneas como David Silva’
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Speak Out: Column about Black Lives Matter blames one side for racial tensions
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Decomposed body discovered in South Shore apartment
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Regresa Zanardi a cuidados intensivos por salud inestable
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Best headphones for virtual meetings
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The best binocular of 2020
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What is the best colon cleanse system of 2020?
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The best electric razor of 2020
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The best espresso machine of 2020
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The best ice maker of 2020
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En medio de la noche fueron retiradas las estatuas de Cristóbal Colón de Chicago
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Colapsa sistema sanitario en Arequipa y gobierno peruano toma control
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Column: Opening day is finally here — and the Cubs already are making a lot of news
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Paramount pone fecha a la secuela de ‘Sonic’ y retrasa ‘Top Gun: Maverick’ y ‘Un lugar tranquilo 2’
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Two Hinsdale projects — one for senior housing, another for single-family homes — proposed near Ogden and Route 83
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Florida: preocupa aumento de contagios en asilos de ancianos
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AP-NORC poll: Nearly half of Americans whose families experienced a layoff believe those jobs lost to coronavirus are gone forever
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F1 cancela GPs de México, Brasil, EEUU y Canadá por pandemia
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Rebrotes en EEUU podrían afectar la recuperación económica
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Community news
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EEUU ‘no tiene autoridad’ para sancionar, dice hijo de Maduro
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Take coronavirus more seriously, say Olympic rowers who got it
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David Brooks column: The future of nonconformity
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Paul Krugman column: Why can’t Trump’s America be like Italy?
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Florida coronavirus infections pass 400,000 with 12,444 new cases
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Jamelle Bouie column: Trump doesn’t speak for the ‘silent majority’
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With officials’ backing, dubious virus remedies surge in Latin America
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Quickly
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Waukegan schools to start with remote learning, uncertain when in-person classes will resume: ‘We’re not going to rush’
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With COVID-19, a seismic quiet like no other
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Virginia retira de capitolio monumentos vistos como racistas
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Red vs. red in Texas, with Republicans battling one another after mask order
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Why some mosquitoes prefer humans
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Francisca Valenzuela celebra la fortaleza femenina sin alejarse del compromiso social
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Michelle Wie West on motherhood, pain and a possible return to golf
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Speak out: Aurora police and Copley development
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Quickly
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What will happen to all the faces?
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What will happen to all the faces?
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México construirá obras como reparación por masacre de Acteal
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‘It’s emotional whiplash’: California is once again at the center of the virus crisis
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Speak out: Politics and advice for license renewal
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‘It’s emotional whiplash’: California is once again at the center of the virus crisis
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In picking up work here and there, many miss out on unemployment check
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Convent in Michigan loses 13 sisters to COVID-19
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In picking up work here and there, many miss out on unemployment check
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Wauconda District 118 passes tuition waiver for non-resident school employees
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Preschooler parents face the toughest choice as offices reopen
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Elgin Symphony Orchestra cancels fall 2020 season; smaller performances planned
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How one of America’s whitest cities became the center of BLM protests
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Los guantes, más dañinos que benéficos contra el covid-19
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Se desvanece optimismo sobre recuperación de empleos en EEUU
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Police in Bali arrest DuPage County man wanted in an investment fraud case brought in Chicago, saying he escaped on bogus passport
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Aurora landlord charged with sexually assaulting tenant pleads guilty to unlawful restraint
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Bears cancel all season-ticket packages for 2020 season because of COVID-19 concerns
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La Premier cierra la temporada con muchos frentes abiertos
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Food hall in Cook County Hospital development to open with roster of minority-owned vendors
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Blue Jays finally find a home as team announces games to be held at Buffalo’s Sahlen Field
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Medical marijuana sales in Rhode Island climb again
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Mounting virus cases spark concern in Florida nursing homes
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How long does CBD stay in your body?
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Health care, gun control, policing, student debt, green energy, the nation’s infrastructure: Joe Biden has a long to-do list if he wins the White House
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Newport State Park
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Rare leopard frog found beyond its known range in Southwest
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South Elgin to continue live-streaming as in-person village board meetings resume
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Puerto Rico: miles siguen sin casa desde el huracán María
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Do we need to tell our son that his dad has coronavirus?
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The WNBA is out to reclaim ‘tremendous momentum’ in new season
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Well-preserved woolly mammoth skeleton found in Siberian lake, massive bone fragments protrude from the silt
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Ex-Trump lawyer Michael Cohen again leaves prison after judge rules reincarceration was retaliation for critical book
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Elgin will form task force to look at police reforms
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Iran slams interception of passenger plane by US fighter jet over Syria as ‘illegal’
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Google takes aim at Amazon. Again.
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Blazing speed: Ford says electric Mustang prototype can hit 1,400 horsepower with 7 motors
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Porter County 4-H members use online livestock auction to benefit their educational plans
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IOC apologizes and deletes a tweet about the 1936 Berlin Olympics
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Blue Jays will play home games this season at their Triple-A stadium in Buffalo
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Los Azulejos encuentran casa en Buffalo
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Sugar, spice and everything nice: 50 sweet and satisfying cookie recipes
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Todavía no existe inmunidad de grupo contra coronavirus: OMS:
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Bob Costas joins CNN to talk on intersection of news and sports
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Anthony Stanford: Mary Trump offers her uncle a way out
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Medios de Michigan dejarán de publicar fotos policiales
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The doctor from Nazi Germany and the roots of the hunt for life on Mars
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For theatergoers, a #SaveYourCinema campaign to secure federal relief money
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Elmhurst aldermen approve two appointments to join them on city council
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Los Chicago Bears cancelan los paquetes de entradas de temporada para 2020
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Commentary: Back to church: The weird, comforting feeling of being together again in the COVID-19 era
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Garmin fitness tracking service goes down, frustrating users trying to upload data from their latest workout
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Japan blamed its nightlife for coronavirus outbreaks. But that’s just the tip of the iceberg.
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Lake County school districts begin announcing plans for upcoming school year
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Experts search for ways to revive Northwest Indiana tourism amid the COVID-19 pandemic
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Virus-shadowed Emmy nods could bring surprises, diversity
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A climate plan in Texas focuses on minorities. Not everyone likes it.
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Exabogado de Trump recupera libertad por segunda vez
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A massive Facebook privacy settlement just got bigger. Illinois users could split $650 million.
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Wilmette library treasurer named trustee of the year by Illinois library association
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Ai Weiwei on activism in the US, his art response to COVID-19 and a secret Wuhan film
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Recruiting notes: Vernon Hills’ Ryan Mann comes back with a vengeance from broken leg, earns offers from Denison and Roosevelt
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Judge rejects plea deal in mother’s neglect of toddler daughter, calling probation ‘too lenient’
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Purdue Northwest to require face coverings on campus
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Donnie Rudd, convicted of killing wife in ’73, back in the TV spotlight
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Retired meteorologist Jerry Taft, ‘the face of ABC 7 weather’ for more than 3 decades, dies at 77
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Chicago lawyer talks life after Netflix’s ‘Indian Matchmaking’
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AMLO duda que tapabocas impida contagios de covid-19
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What channel is the Cubs game on? Your complete guide to watching games this season.
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Danna Paola y Yatra entran a videojuego con ‘No bailes sola’
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McDonald’s to require masks at restaurants, delays reopenings another month
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Sheriff’s deputy in McHenry County placed on leave amid allegation excessive force was used during arrest of suspected lawn mower thieves
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Notre Dame could play as a member of the ACC for the 2020 college football season
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COI ofrece disculpas y borra tuit de Juegos de Berlín 1936
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France-born man in Mexico dies in bid to save his dog’s life
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Disabato: Fred Gandy says ‘failure is not an option,’ gets ready to tackle the challenges of being Thornton’s head football coach
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Kary Osmond: When life gives you lemons, make Greek potatoes
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Old-fashioned buttermilk bar donuts are crispy, fluffy perfection
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OPINIÓN/Walter Mercado después del amor
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México confirma un récord de más de 8.000 casos de coronavirus en las últimas 24 horas
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Eligen al futbolista del año en Inglaterra
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Retired WLS-Ch. 7 meteorologist Jerry Taft dies at 77
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Taking cue from group in Portland, Wall of Moms forms in Chicago to protect protesters
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Filarmónica de Bogotá brinda concierto callejero
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Seahawks QB Russell Wilson, wife Ciara welcome baby boy
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As districts make back-to-school plans, Northwest Indiana parents are ‘going back and forth’ whether to keep their kids home
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4 counties put on ‘warning’ after outbreaks as Illinois announces 1,532 new coronavirus cases, 19 deaths
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Column: President Trump’s focus on Chicago violence could be helpful, but will he stay committed to real assistance?
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Fact check: President Trump tailors exaggerations and false claims to crucial election battlegrounds
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Former Harvey detective pleads guilty to falsifying police report to protect acquaintances from gun charges
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Ben and Will Giblin leave a running legacy at Sandburg that’s tough to top. Siblings Grant, Ava and Ella, however, hope to be well on their way.
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Stressed-out parents navigate back-to-school shopping, unsure if kids are learning in the classroom or on the couch
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At least 18 shot, 4 fatally, in Chicago shootings Thursday night into Friday morning
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‘We’re just scared’: Teachers express fears over returning to the classroom
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Hinsdale District 86 back-to-school options: hybrid schedule or all online
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Column: Are ‘COVID gardens’ a thing? Yard work seems more popular this summer.
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Ex-campaign worker in Speaker Madigan’s political operation launches PAC in response to alleged ComEd bribery scheme
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Bears training camp, set to be held in Lake Forest for first time in decades, will not be open to spectators
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Another man stabbed in Chicago’s Grant Park
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Column: Will Joe Biden destroy the suburbs?
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Man digs up WWII artillery shell in Brighton Park backyard
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Armstrong: It’s time for the IHSA to stop kicking the ball around, develop a plan of action for the fall sports season. Or step up, Gov. Pritzker.
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Letters: Let’s look past Christopher Columbus and pay tribute to all explorers
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What channel is the White Sox game on? Your complete guide to watching games this season.
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Desapareció con sus hijas. Hallaron muertas a las tres en un parqueadero
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Seeking to ‘protect public safety,’ Mayor Lori Lightfoot removes Christopher Columbus statues overnight from Chicago parks ‘until further notice’
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Health officials warns of new coronavirus risks to parts of the Midwest and South as unemployment aid that helped millions set to expire
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Migrantes y coronavirus: menos remesas, más miedos
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Offered a scholarship by DePaul in eighth grade, Benet sophomore Lenee Beaumont prepares for bigger things: ‘She has such a great future.’
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Thailand drops all charges against Red Bull heir in deadly hit-and-run crash that killed a police officer
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Man cleared in 1957 slaying of Sycamore girl wins $300K settlement from Seattle. Cops there arrested him after DeKalb County reopened case.
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Potempa: Noted Chef Gary Sanders became Indiana kitchen claim-to-fame
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Editorial: Another Madigan scandal and again: ‘The Silence of the Dems’
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Pro poker player’s burned body found in Michigan park
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‘It’s something I need to do’: Chris York takes over as Calumet’s girls basketball coach nearly 15 years after coaching Hanover Central
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Editorial: Mayor Lightfoot backtracks, surrenders to violent protesters
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Plainfield teachers latest to demand remote learning for safe start to the new school year
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Indiana Gov. Holcomb signs mask mandate order without penalties
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AMLO: ‘Yo no puedo detener un proceso judicial’ sobre corrupción en gobiernos anteriores
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Rookie broadcaster Chipper Jones starts new career from home
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Arizona woman charged with trying to support al-Qaida, accused of giving $500 to buy rifle scopes to kill American military personnel
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Vice President Mike Pence says schools reopenings ‘best thing for our kids’
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Commentary: Slow internet? How digital redlining hurts people of all ages
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With no new law to curb prescription drug costs, President Trump moves on his own to allow imports of cheaper medicines
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Man killed in Evanston shooting near CTA Howard Street station identified as 20-year-old from Glenview
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Corrections and clarifications
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More legal action threatened over slow pace of Chicago police reform; hearings planned for allegations cops abused protesters
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President Trump acknowledges he has ‘often’ had regrets about his tweets: ‘It’s the retweets that get you in trouble’
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Kent State’s Josh Gilkison takes three-hole playoff over Illinois’ Brendan O’Reilly to win Northern Amateur: ‘My hands were shaking so bad on that putt.’
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FAA warns engine on Boeing 737 jets could shut down mid-flight, issues emergency order directing airlines to inspect, replace critical part
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Flick Aquatic Center in Glenview to reopen after closing twice due to lifeguards contracting COVID-19
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The Spin: Mayor Lori Lightfoot says Chicago’s Columbus statues ‘temporarily’ removed | CPD blasted for slow pace of police reform | Ex-Madigan campaign worker seeks to change Illinois’ political climate with new PAC
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Column: Lightfoot did what she had to do by removing the Columbus statue, but it still hurts
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Second stimulus check updates: Coronavirus aid package in flux as White House floats cutting unemployment boost to as little as $100
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Blackhawks defenseman Brent Seabrook won’t travel to Edmonton for the playoffs: ‘I just don’t feel comfortable yet’
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Commentary: Removal of the Columbus statues has left a hole in the heart of our Italian American community
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Commentary: Toni Preckwinkle: Our monuments and symbols reveal our values
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Coronavirus in Illinois updates: Here’s what happened on July 24 with COVID-19 in the Chicago area
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Commentary: Indigenous Peoples Day must now replace Columbus Day
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Commentary: The US needs a bold jobs program, not a patchwork bailout
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White Sox set up fan cutouts at Guaranteed Rate Field
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New CDC guidance adds pressure for schools to reopen in the fall, but teachers’ demands for remote learning are getting louder
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Analysis: White flight from Trump? What a decisive Joe Biden win would look like.
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Column: Thanks, A.O.C., for making it a little easier to confront the vulgar bullies
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Inside Trump’s about-face on the Republican National Convention in Jacksonville
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Bradshaw: Top notch grades, showing what makes you tick are key for entrance to elite colleges
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In 5-4 decision, Supreme Court denies Nevada church’s request to strike down coronavirus restriction on attendance as unconstitutional
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Judge denies Oregon’s request to stop federal agents from arresting people during nightly protests in Portland
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Quickly
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Mrvan, Leyva share approach to addressing national issues, like COVID-19 response and policing, if elected to Indiana’s First Congressional District seat
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Black-led groups rally to defund police at site of 2016 Freedom Square Occupation while West Side prayer group urges community and police to work together to fight crime
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Cubs top Brewers 3-0 on opening day at Wrigley Field
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Wrigleyville relatively quiet on Cubs opening day
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Column: An opening statement from the Cubs and Brewers and an absolute gem from Kyle Hendricks make for a gorgeous night at Wrigley Field
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Hutton: He’s only 14 years old, but Valparaiso’s Aidan Gutierrez says, ‘I’ve been working hard to be known as one of the best players in the state.’
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Rally at site of 2016 Freedom Square Occupation
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White Sox fall 10-5 to the Twins on opening day at Guaranteed Rate Field
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Kyle Hendricks delivers on his promise, giving David Ross a win in his Cubs managerial debut — 3-0 over the Brewers