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- Taylor Swift sells astounding 1.3 million copies of new album ‘Folklore’ in first 24 hours
- Daily horoscope for July 26, 2020
- Man shot while driving in the Loop; police questioning person of interest
- You’d never guess nestled within this ordinary beige building is the future of farming
- Here’s what dozens of educators across Illinois say about schools reopening: ‘I’m scared. I want to do my job, but I don’t want to die.’
- Letters: We can fight injustice without dehumanizing the police
- Ask Amy: Marrying couple may have to dis-invite guests
- Marijuana growers in Connecticut expand to keep up with patients enduring chronic pain
- No fest? No problem: Elim moves popular Dutch Fest offerings to online fundraiser
- Q&A: How to find a new job during the pandemic
- Hundreds of Elgin-area businesses, organizations awarded $150,000 or more in PPP loans
- This week in Naperville
- Crosby: A loving mother’s legacy makes up ‘Mamalicious’ menu
- Yu Darvish remains in search of an effective splitter after an ineffective outing against the Brewers: ‘He was frustrated with himself’
- 5 ways the coronavirus has changed suburban real estate
- A girl’s heroic battle against the Taliban was also a family feud
- How caregiving became more than just a women’s issue
- Gut microbes might keep malnourished children from growing
- The Amazon critic who saw its power from the inside
- How to sell books in 2020: Put them near the toilet paper
- Going topless, turning heads
- Viking age smallpox complicates story of viral evolution
- 10 best quarantine concerts online
- It’s time to re-re-re-meet the Muppets
- On the latest boutique fitness playlist: Black Lives Matter
- Baseball now has the universal DH, so how about also adding the DF — designated fan? Marketing chief Brooks Boyer even has someone in mind for the White Sox’s selection.
- Northwest Indiana police departments cut ties with vehicle graphics business in Batavia for social media posts
- Naperville might create Human Rights Commission to handle discrimination complaints
- Former Elgin resident sentenced to 11 years in prison for sexually assaulting child
- Police Appreciation Day in Schererville garners supporters amid movement to reform, abolish police departments
- Protesters decry Police Appreciation Day event in Schererville as ‘act of aggression’
- Brother charged in Gary teen’s death
- Aurora woman in prison for murder-for-hire plot granted new trial
- Barrington school district hiring its first diversity admin, an effort officials say pre-dates the recent Black Lives Matter movement
- Dozens arrested as police, protesters clash overnight in Seattle
- Many colleges are planning aggressive testing plans to slow spread of COVID-19 on campus
- Actor John Saxon dies; ‘Enter the Dragon’ among many roles
- 5 things to know after the Bears traded Adam Shaheen to the Dolphins
- Kathie Lee Gifford, Kelly Ripa and more remember Regis Philbin: ‘There has never been anyone like him’
- Aurora car show visitors eager for nostalgia
- Clippers’ Lou Williams will be quarantined for 10 days after his trip outside the NBA bubble
- Body of John Lewis crosses the Selma bridge where the civil rights icon was beaten 55 years ago
- Hilary Decent: How Naperville’s faith communities are operating under phase 4 of Illinois reopening
- Florida breaks COVID-19 record with 872 deaths reported in one week; nearly 424K infected to date
- 1 man in critical condition after Near North Side shooting
- Coronavirus in Illinois updates: Here’s what happened on July 25-26 with COVID-19 in the Chicago area
- Protester apparently armed with rifle fatally shot as he approached driver who sped through crowd in Texas, witness says
- Cubs place left-handed reliever Brad Wieck on the 10-day injured list and promote Ryan Tepera from the taxi squad
- NWSL Challenge Cup championship: Houston Dash 2, Chicago Red Stars 0
- One member of Texas family battling COVID-19 blames grocery store shoppers who didn’t wear face masks
- Column: Kill off the cardboard and digital fans: Empty seats tell a better MLB story
- Game 3 photos: Twins 14, White Sox 2
- Elon Musk wants to challenge Johnny Depp to a cage fight
- Demonstrators for opposing causes rally and protest in the Loop Saturday
- Arizona Coyotes blast GM John Chayka, saying he chose ‘to quit on a strong and competitive team’ a week before the NHL postseason
- Hanna weakens to tropical depression; another system developing in Atlantic
- President Donald Trump says he won’t throw out the 1st pitch at Yankee Stadium next month
- Chicago Red Stars fall 2-0 to the Houston Dash in the NWSL Challenge Cup final — but all eyes are on the 2021 season: ‘We were pretty clear with what we came here to do’
- 2nd stimulus check updates: Nancy Pelosi blasts plan to reduce unemployment benefit as GOP finalizes COVID-19 relief package
- Game 3 photos: Cubs 9, Brewers 1
- Lakefront Trail opens at Oak Street after erosion repairs are completed
- New Taco Bell restaurant approved for vacant property in Morton Grove
- Park Ridge red-light camera catching violators again after four-month shutdown
- Church pastor accused of sexually abusing 3 women when they were children
- From room service to bringing their own sheets, the Cubs’ 1st road trip to Cincinnati brings a new layer of challenges with COVID-19 protocols
- Park Ridge Library plans for Aug. 5 reopening; no overdue fines until Aug. 31
- Niles-Maine District Library rejects resident’s request for referendum on term limits for board members
- Miami Marlins postpone their trip home from Philadelphia amid fear of a COVID-19 outbreak
- Allie Quigley’s 3-pointer with 14.7 seconds left gives the Chicago Sky an 88-86 win in their season opener
- Tyler Chatwood’s 6 innings of 3-hit ball vault the Cubs to a 9-1 win over the Brewers
- Column: Turning up the fake noise at Wrigley Field drowns out the Cubs-Brewers chirping, but MLB’s mandate strikes the wrong chord
- Police and protesters clash in violent weekend across the US
- Eloy Jimenez and Reynaldo Lopez exit with injuries, while Luis Robert hits his 1st career home run in the White Sox’s 14-2 loss to the Twins
- Blackhawks release 31-man postseason roster with Corey Crawford — and no surprises
- People attend a pro-police rally in Grant Park
- ‘The Chi’ recap: In Episode 6, more on Kiesha’s captivity, the return of Hannibal, plus Miss Ethel reliving her glory days one last time