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Lute Olson, the coach who transformed Arizona into a college basketball powerhouse, dies at 85
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Trump lashes Biden as he accepts renomination on massive White House stage, defying pandemic guidelines to address large crowd
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‘She’ll do whatever she needs to do’: Newcomer Sophia Jaime finds groove, scores four goals in Valparaiso’s 5-1 win against Chesterton
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Analysis: 7 key takeaways from RNC’s final night, including Trump believing rhetoric of fear is more powerful than words of hope
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Daily horoscope for August 28, 2020
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Column: Indiana is open for business as the Illinois Exodus continues
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Ask Amy: Dad wants to ‘Meet the Parents’
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Column: ‘America, America, God sheds His grace on me’: A convention TrumPoem
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‘We’re in uncharted waters:’ Illinois counties rush to finalize early voting sites amid looming election deadlines, COVID-19 concerns
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Flashback: Geraldine Ferraro’s VP nod in 1984 was a watershed moment — but soon came the smears
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Without another bailout, Exelon plans to close two Illinois nuclear plants next year
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RNC fact check: False claims on COVID-19, Black Lives Matter and more on convention’s final night
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Daywatch: Trump makes case for a 2nd term, inside the Kenosha militia linked to shootings and the best grab-and-go pizza slices in Chicago
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How to have work-life balance when working from home
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The best 3-in-1 shampoo
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The best alcohol-free mouthwash of 2020
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The best aromatherapy candle
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The best fruit snack
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The best Graco jogging stroller
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The best hanging egg chair
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Everything you need to know about the 2020 MTV Video Music Awards, including how to watch
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Jason Heyward and the 1st-place Cubs face plenty of unknowns with 30 games remaining in the season
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The best wireless router of 2020
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Japan Prime Minister Shinzo Abe to step down because of chronic health problem
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Fledgling militia group put out call to arms in Kenosha and 5,000 people responded. Now it’s banned from Facebook after fatal shootings during protests.
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What does Andersonville smell like? Or Pilsen or Hyde Park? A candlemaker customizes scents to fit the ‘personality’ of Chicago neighborhoods
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With David Montgomery sidelined, could undrafted rookie Artavis Pierce be in the Bears running back mix with no preseason to prove himself?
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Kyle Rittenhouse charged with murder in Kenosha shootings that killed 2; Jacob Blake handcuffed to hospital bed, uncle says
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Protesters confront Kentucky Sen. Rand Paul about Breonna Taylor after RNC
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Waukegan schools pass 1-million mark in meals distributed during pandemic
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Amazon to buy 1,800 electric vans from Rivian rival Mercedes
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Attorney: R&B singer R Kelly attacked in federal detention
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Commentary: A pandemic trip to Europe was going great — until the return to O’Hare airport
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Wildlife sanctuary maintenance on hold as officials wait for transfer to county park board
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Column: Law and order only work if you apply them equally. That’s not what happens when unarmed Americans keep getting shot.
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Football commentator Hub Arkush sells Deerfield home for $563,000
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Park Ridge Library Board cuts funding for employee raises, bonuses
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Thiago Silva llega a la Premier de la mano del Chelsea
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¿Puede fichar el Liverpool a Messi?
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Gold Coast home with gallery hall foyer: $1.02M
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Riccardo Muti, ‘a prisoner’ in Italy, on the CSO during the coronavirus pandemic: ‘We need to save the orchestra’
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Encausan a joven blanco por matar a dos hombres en protestas en Wisconsin
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For David Hallberg, a swan song in pictures
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Community news
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For David Hallberg, a swan song in pictures
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March on Washington
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This Week in Naperville
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This neighborhood contains multitudes
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Changes coming to Uptown Park Ridge as Prospect Avenue shops open, relocate
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After nearly 200 years, Lord & Taylor going out of business
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‘Speak Out’ reader opinion: Voting by mail makes sense
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This neighborhood contains multitudes
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‘Class Action Park’ review: Welcome back to the world’s most dangerous waterpark
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Trump recurre al miedo al pedir 4 años más
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Muere el creador de Scooby-Doo, Joe Ruby
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Speak Out reader opinion: Protesters should have to pay for damages they cause
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WGN America to launch ‘News Nation’ on Tuesday, aiming to transform the house that Bozo built into the next CNN
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Review: Horror comedy ‘Get Duked!’ finds the going rough
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‘Big Ben’ ya no tendrá que mentirle al coordinador ofensivo
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If you want to own a lock of Abraham Lincoln’s hair, wrapped in a bloodstained telegram about his assassination, this is your chance
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Distance learning can fit into your back-to-school budget
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Laura se debilita, pero sigue amenazando al este de EEUU
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Recessions lead to big money mistakes – here’s how to break the trend
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Lake County libraries gradually reopen, restore services: ‘We needed to ensure we could do it safely’
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How to continue working remotely from another state
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You’re beginning to look dull
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As the need for food aid soars, small Chicago grassroots efforts are stepping up. ‘When it was a difficult moment, we made a difference.’
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The TikTok FOMO is real
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Owner of St. John dog training facility on civil case against town: ‘They accused me of something … because of my skin color’
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Plácido Domingo: ‘Me gustaría aclarar personalmente mi situación’
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Pictures: Hurricane Laura
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Half-floor condo at No. 9 Walton lists for $7.2 million
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Katrina to COVID: New Orleans’ Black community pounded again
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Down to Business: Q&A with Barry Atkins, whose Naperville scrubs store fills a niche for med professionals and comfort seekers
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EEUU vería casi 320,000 muertos por covid-19 para diciembre
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Premier japonés busca dejar su cargo por deterioro de salud
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Paul Krugman column: April was Trump’s cruelest month
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Easy, healthy and tasty smoothie recipes
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Column: Kanye West’s campaign a twist in presidential election season
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NHL playoffs to resume this weekend after players prompted the league to postpone games to protest racial injustice
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David Brooks column: Trump and the politics of ‘mean world’
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Recruiting notes: Stevenson’s Ava Bardic sacrifices out-of-state tournaments, adapts to ‘new and challenging’ outdoor basketball during pandemic
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Is Ivanka Trump going to change anyone’s mind?
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Gary woman eyes school for kids with disabilities
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Muere el actor mexicano Manuel ‘El Loco’ Valdés
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Aurora house fire displaces two adults, four children
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Column: The RNC’s message: Biden’s America will look like Trump’s America, so … don’t elect Biden?
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Fabrics with powerful stories to tell
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Fabrics with powerful stories to tell
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Second season of ‘High Fidelity’ would have focused on Da’Vine Joy Randolph’s Cherise
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Social justice-themed public artwork delivered to Curt’s Cafe, part of collaboration with Highland Park art center
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Notre Dame to resume in-person classes starting Wednesday
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Ulta Beauty beats earning forecasts during pandemic
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Quickly: Readers sound off on the issues of the day
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¿Sin Halloween por la pandemia?
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Self-driving shuttles try virus-killing UV rays to assure riders
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River Plate aislado por caso confirmado de coronavirus
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NBC Sports Chicago parent buys a stake in bookmaker PointsBet, a partner of Hawthorne Race Course
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‘Padre no hay más que uno 2’ se estrena en 16 ciudades de EEUU
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La Corte Suprema mantuvo vigente DACA, pero el futuro de los inmigrantes es incierto. ‘Sentimos que somos un objetivo’
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Two public relations experts at FDA ousted after blood plasma treatment for COVID-19 error
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Rev. Roxy is serious about marriages and helping make them work
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Rev. Roxy is serious about marriages and helping make them work
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Some young NWI residents watch their peers continue as normal: ‘It’s almost like the pandemic isn’t really happening’
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OPINIÓN/LeBron James y otros atletas tomaron la decisión correcta
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COVID-19’s true toll in Illinois is likely higher than reported. A closer look at ‘excess deaths’ in 2020.
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Chicago still doesn’t have standalone birthing centers, even as options for pregnant women on the South and West sides are dwindling
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Unsealed archives give fresh clues to Pope Pius XII’s response to the Holocaust
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How do you qualify for SNAP, EBT and more
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Half-floor condo in luxury No. 9 Walton tower lists for $7.2 million
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ONU arremete contra EEUU por ‘lenta’ reacción a la brutalidad policial
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Economía de EEUU pasa apuros para mantener su recuperación
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La NBA reanuda los playoffs este sábado
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Review: Angel Olsen displays intimate and raw brilliance
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Quickly: Readers sound off on the issues of the day
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GOP nationally, in Illinois, look to President Trump’s law-and-order message to regain suburban foothold
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Cook your way through popular cuisines throughout American history with these recipes
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Guest column: South Side widow donates $70,000 to St. Rita High School after husband, daughter die of COVID-19
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Lake County politicians believe virtual conventions will change how future party gatherings are done
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Babysitter bidding wars: As Chicago parents shell out $25 per hour, paid vacation and $1,000 signing bonuses during pandemic, ‘wealthiest families win out’
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Coca-Cola ofrece 4,000 retiros voluntarios con indemnización
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Will County to have eight vote-by-mail drop boxes set up for Nov. 3 election ballots, including one in Naperville
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Naperville News Digest
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COVID agrava escenario de exportación de flores ecuatorianas
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Disabato: Get ready for some Mount Carmel football. Even though it’s six months away and he’s coaching golf, Jordan Lynch can see the light.
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Celebrate Women’s Restaurant Week with deals at women-owned Chicago restaurants
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Former Northwestern University President Arnold Weber remembered for ‘brilliant leadership’
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Beach Park traffic stop leads to felony drug arrests, seizure of almost 7 pounds of meth, heroin and cocaine
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Open a resort in the middle of a pandemic? These developers are giving it a go
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Boeing grounds some 787 jets after discovering defect
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Longtime Hinsdale volunteer and Burr Ridge resident Ly Hotchkin dies at 95
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President Trump’s acceptance speech draws 21.6 million TV viewers, trailing the audience for Biden
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Recent H-F grad earns third straight nomination for best actress in Illinois
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Illinois exceeds 1.1 million mail-in ballot requests for November election, state may break previous record
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How the team behind ‘Bill & Ted Face the Music’ assembled a band that could save the universe
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‘Watchmen’ director is among women making an Emmy splash
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Column: Meet the secret weapon for fighting the pandemic: Interior architects
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Law & Order Column: Liability concerns kept Lake County Sheriff’s Office from helping quell Kenosha unrest
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Elgin restaurant owner charged with fraudulently obtaining $176,000 PPP loan
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Extreme makeover for Evergreen Park: New indoor sports complex includes turf fields for the high school’s athletic teams
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TikTok celebrities criminally charged after LA house parties
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Sin noticias de Messi tras oferta de que Bartomeu renuncie
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Column: South suburban line dancers walk for peace to show solidarity with marchers in Washington, D.C.
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Ciudades piden a CDC que cambie recomendación sobre pruebas de COVID
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Commentary: Exelon’s nuclear hostage crisis tactics must end
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En ‘Tenet’ el tiempo es protagonista
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More Catholic schools delay opening because of COVID-19 cases as teachers at other Chicago-area private schools resist in-person classes
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Plea deal in the works for AJ Freund’s father, who is accused of murder in the death of the 5-year-old Crystal Lake boy
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R. Kelly fue atacado en prisión federal
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Local fire department called out to assist Kenosha during civil unrest
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NBA playoffs are set to resume Saturday as the league and players detail new commitments to social justice, including turning arenas into voting locations
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Alemania contribuye a combatir la Covid en los deportes de EEUU
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Miles se congregan en Washington por la justicia racial
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Column: Mike Pence debases the vice presidency. Kamala Harris can elevate it.
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Georgia recruit Rachel Stege keeps one eye on 2024 Paris Olympics with both legs in pool for Neuqua Valley: ‘She rises to that challenge.’
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Column: Trump describes an America so scary, I wonder who’s president
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Hutton: Chesterton senior Peyton Martinson’s ‘long journey’ with chronic disease reaches a moment of joy on the golf course
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Quickly: Readers sound off on the issues of the day
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Indiana gets a ‘D’ for its vote-by-mail procedures, according to Brookings scorecard
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Judge refuses to release full report on handling of Jussie Smollett case by State’s Attorney Kim Foxx
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Letters: Chicagoan wonders if she’ll see the city recover
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Osaka avanza a la final en NY tras pedir justicia racial
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Daily Southtown local scores for Sunday, Aug. 30
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Herbalife reconoce soborno a funcionarios
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Naperville North picks up top runner Tommy Paltzer by chance: ‘I decided to try cross country and discovered I was pretty good.’
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The coronavirus is damaging kidneys. Doctors worry that some survivors will need dialysis forever
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Seriously Simple: Classic Spanish cold soup triples as a soup, dip or sauce
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Column: Former Aurora fire chief, now 95, gets moment in the sun
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Column: Naperville’s first murder victim, the result of a deadly love tryst, now has an unmarked grave
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Environmental Nutrition: The best diet for healthy aging?
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Column: Spring? Winter? Thanksgiving? Big Ten football coaches are pushing for scheduling solutions — and an answer to the question: Who is in charge?
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Don’t like how you look on Zoom? More people are asking plastic surgeons to fix that
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Review: Dua Lipa, with some help and inspiration from Madonna, revives the remix album
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Messi elegido en el equipo ideal y mejor gol de la Champions 2019-20 (VIDEO)
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Stroke admissions fell by a third during COVID-19 lockdown, new study finds
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Barrington Hills home on 5.6 acres with built-in grill, vegetable garden: $915K
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‘A great comeback’: University of Notre Dame will reopen following two-week pause prompted by COVID-19 spike
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Lake County local scores for Saturday, Aug. 29
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Tensions rise between college towns and universities as outbreaks emerge among students returning to campus
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Commentary: I’m fighting for my right to garden
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Laura causa 11 muertes y apagones que podrían durar semanas
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Lucero recapitula cuatro décadas de carrera en ’20y20′
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In closely divided Kenosha, Trump’s law-and-order message hits unexpectedly close to home after Jacob Blake shooting
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Commentary: Trump’s speech: What worked, what didn’t
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Bradshaw: College essays should be thoughtful, authentic — but never boring
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Arlington Heights police investigating death of man found on Arlington Heights Road
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Stimulus money formula meant to aid poorer towns could do more harm than good, some Southland mayors say
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Tour podría marcar un cambio de poder en el ciclismo
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Southwest Airlines needs ‘business to double in order to break even,’ CEO says
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Appealing to sense of togetherness, Chicago’s top cop outlines plans to avoid yet another violent weekend
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Illinois schools reopening updates: What suburban Chicago districts plan for fall
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Armstrong: From chasing butterflies to hitting left-handed winners, Chloe Siegfort continues to trend upward in tennis for Jacobs
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Naperville teen creates free tutoring service to help middle school students with classes, social interactions
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Top US general says military will have no role in carrying out election process or resolving disputed vote
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Sin chispa, el US Open persevera en medio de la pandemia
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Commentary: Pull our troops out of Syria
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University of Illinois ran 17,000 COVID-19 tests on first day of classes, but results are taking longer and hundreds have been invalid or inconclusive
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The Spin: Trump, surrogates take law-and-order message to the ‘burbs | State exceeds 1 million mark for mail-in ballots | How Kenosha could shape election
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Police: Man threatens employee with glass bottle, steals cash from Oak Park cellphone store
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Pareja de casados más longeva del mundo es de Ecuador
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Column: The Liberation of Paris
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Coronavirus in Illinois updates: Here’s what happened on Aug. 28 with COVID-19 in the Chicago area
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Thousands gather at Lincoln Memorial to rally for racial equity, remember the 1963 March on Washington
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Corrections and clarifications
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Column: Charges against Whiting mayor feel like sucker punch for city known for pierogi festival and mascots
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After fierce wind storm, Graceland Cemetery facing its longest closing and costliest repairs in its 160-year history
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Elmhurst School District 205 to begin partial transition to in-person learning
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Elgin-based Young Rembrandts company finds switch to online art classes helping them keep about half their students
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Gun charge for Chicago man is first federal case from downtown looting this month
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Keith Raniere gurú de NXIVM dice que culto sexual era ‘noble’
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Round Lake Beach police hires firm to investigate ‘disturbing’ video of officer punching woman
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Aurora moves toward larger redevelopment zone
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White Sox acquire speedy outfielder Jarrod Dyson in a trade with the Pirates
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Township SD113 passes $115M budget for FY21, including money for new hires and COVID-19 expenses
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Judge denies request to revoke bond for retired Cook County sheriff’s sergeant facing sexual abuse, child pornography charges
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Suburban Cook County at coronavirus ‘warning level,’ Illinois Department of Public Health announces
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Joe Biden can claim bragging rights over President Trump in convention TV ratings — but it was close
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Letters to the Editor: Is Wehrli passing buck on inaction or are Dems to blame, remember suffragists, climate change when you vote
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Family of Jacob Blake takes part in March on Washington: ‘We can make a historic change for people’
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Northwestern University announces it won’t have freshmen and sophomores on campus and will close fraternity and sorority houses because of COVID-19
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Leonard Cohen estate ‘exploring legal options’ against RNC and Trump campaign for using ‘Hallelujah’
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Column: Memo to the left: Stop it with the bad trouble
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Layoffs, South Side clinic consolidations planned as Cook County Health grapples with pandemic, ballooning charity care
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Potempa: Farm’s shade covered swing gets a new chapter
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Chatham crash involving squad car leaves 4 hurt, including 2 cops
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Jason Heyward reiterates he urged his Cubs teammates to play Wednesday and says his decision to sit out was worth it: ‘There’s change coming because there’s conversation’
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White Sox reinstate Nick Madrigal from the 10-day injured list and option catcher Zack Collins to the Schaumburg training facility
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Developer will appeal Naperville commission’s rejection of certificate for townhouse plans for Little Friends historic district land
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Column: The Chicago Botanic Garden, a good chair and a poem called ‘Hope’: 9 things to like right now
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Credibility of FDA, CDC at risk after controversial decisions that experts say hint of pressure from Trump
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Feds charge four former employees of failed Bridgeport bank in alleged $29 million embezzlement scheme
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Column: After a 2nd rugged day at the BMW Championship at Olympia Fields, Rory McIlroy zings the USGA on U.S. Open setups
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Column: For working parents, Fox Valley Park District’s new program at the head of the class
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West Suburban local scores and schedules for Sunday, Aug. 30
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Aurora moves closer to TIF district for Fox Valley Mall
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Kenosha chief defends cops’ action in letting Kyle Rittenhouse leave scene of deadly shooting; handcuffs taken off Jacob Blake
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Recruiting notes: Niles North wide receiver Jalen Butler gives up playing two sports at next level in committing to Northern Illinois for football
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Ryan Walsh blocks punt, runs for TD as Andrean dominates Lake Central after lopsided season-opening loss: ‘The Merrillville game was a wake-up call for us.’
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Heuer’s House: Junior running back Joey Heuer goes for 232 yards and 5 TDs as Lowell rolls past Portage
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Cubs strike out 14 times in a 6-5 loss to the Reds, extending their losing streak to 3 games
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Yasmani Grandal hits a walk-off home run to give the White Sox a 6-5 win over the Royals and vault them into a tie for 1st place