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- Lincoln-Way East’s Jon Guch loves contact. He’s a big hitter in football. But getting kills in volleyball? It’s what he calls ‘exciting.’
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- With Shepard’s track torn up, Karam Jaber couldn’t practice the hurdles. He tried to sneak into Eisenhower. Then he ran into the coach.
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- Ask Amy: Prospective mom worries about long-distance help
- Adbert Alzolay shows little rust after coming off the IL. How can the rookie pitcher help the Chicago Cubs’ postseason aspirations?
- Javier Báez handed the Cleveland Indians a double play when he lost track of the outs. So David Ross benched the Chicago Cubs shortstop.
- Child tax credits arriving next month, but study finds pandemic likely erased post-recession gains for Illinois families
- ‘If we’re right, it is the biggest secret in history’: Chicago UFO buffs await release of Pentagon report into unexplained sightings
- Carlos Kalmar will lead Grant Park Music Festival through 2024
- Column: University of Illinois COVID-19 vaccine mandate should be applauded. It’s public health, not ideology.
- Michigan fully reopens, lifting COVID-19 capacity restrictions Tuesday: ‘It’s time to play. It’s time to have fun again’
- Chicago Bears Q&A: What’s the future for Danny Trevathan? What are the chances Eddie Goldman returns? And what’s the ‘plan’ for rookie QB Justin Fields?
- Daywatch: Tornado cleanup continues in suburbs, child tax credits arrive next month and Chicago UFO buffs await release of Pentagon report
- This day in history, June 22: President Richard Nixon signs an extension of the Voting Rights Act of 1965 lowering the minimum voting age to 18
- Is the Escali Primo digital scale worth it?
- Best Prime Day deals on robotic vacuums, other useful devices
- Which gloves are best for climbers?
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- Chester Markiewicz, who operated Old Warsaw Buffet in Harwood Heights for 46 years, dies at 84
- Why Danny Parkins is leading a 24-hour radiothon addressing food deserts on WSCR-AM 670: ‘That’s the Chicago that I know and am proud of’
- Chicago White Sox DH Yermín Mercedes tells HBO’s ‘Real Sports’ about his private equity backers: ‘Nobody believed in me at that point. And they believed in me.’
- ‘Hummingbird’: UIC debuts virtual-reality play, allowing audience to participate in the story
- I must read 38 books before Labor Day and I’m already behind. Here’s my list: Mostly shorter must-reads for summer 2021
- Plague of mice in Australia forces evacuation of prison
- Chicago Fire begin a pivotal 4-game homestand Wednesday at Soldier Field that could go a long way in determining their season — and the futures of several key figures
- Volunteers help clean storm damage in Gage Park
- Summer vacations are back: What should you pack?
- JanSport backpack vs. Nike backpack: Which is better?
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- Are electric toothbrushes worth it?
- ‘The Bachelorette’ recap: Katie Thurston shares sexual assault story
- Billie Eilish ‘appalled and embarrassed’ by resurfaced video containing anti-Asian remark: ‘I want to barf’
- AMC Theatres offering all you can eat popcorn during Cinema Week
- George Michael would have been ‘flattered’ by Lorde’s ‘Solar Power,’ estate says
- Get ahead of back-to-school shopping with these Prime Day deals
- A medio gas, Argentina se mete en cuartos de final
- UEFA rechaza que estadio de Múnich se ilumine con arcoiris
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- Nassib, primer jugador de NFL abiertamente gay
- Customer leaves New Hampshire restaurant workers a $16,000 tip: ‘You guys work hard’
- Nipsey Hussle and Carrie Fisher will get posthumous stars on Hollywood Walk of Fame
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- EEUU: ‘Muertes excesivas’ en asilos de ancianos en 2020
- Jugadores de España responden a críticas de Van der Vaart
- La mala alimentación puede destruir hasta el mejor entrenamiento
- EEUU: 70% de personas mayores de 30 años ya están vacunadas
- Speak Out reader opinion: How could city not serve complaint on police officer who owned home?
- Grammy-winning violinist Hilary Hahn will be the CSO’s first artist-in-residence
- Yu Darvish becomes the fastest pitcher to reach the 1,500 strikeout mark in MLB history
- Muere la actriz Joanne Linville
- ‘He wanted to be seen as a 22-year-old young man.’ Mom’s experience of loss shapes her work in health care.
- Alemania recibe a Hungría con cóctel de política y deporte
- Rockton homeowners pursue class-action lawsuit over massive chemical fire
- White House redoubling efforts to vaccinate Americans between ages 18-26 as rate of new vaccinations drops
- ¿Por qué indultaron a los secesionistas catalanes?
- Última oportunidad de España para no despeñarse en la Euro
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- Sospechan que hay cápsula histórica bajo estatua en Virginia
- 3-month-old the second person to die following hit-and-run crash
- Las políticas de marihuana en el trabajo cambian la ley, la cultura y las reglas federales
- Buffalo Grove reviving ‘Days’ festival, Fourth of July fireworks and other events paused due to the pandemic
- Large swath of Wisconsin coastline designated a marine sanctuary to protect historic Lake Michigan shipwrecks
- Europol: Terroristas usaron la pandemia para propagar odio
- Chris Brown es acusado de golpear a una mujer en California, dice la policía
- When can college athletes begin taking advantage? Breaking down the Supreme Court’s 9-0 ruling against the NCAA.
- Op-ed: Ranked choice voting didn’t make politics more civil in NYC mayoral race
- Las dos amenazas para Brasil en Copa América
- Gun background check system blocked an all-time high of 300,000 sales in US last year
- Judge weighs blocking Indiana ‘abortion reversal’ law
- Buffalo Grove commemorates ‘Flag Day’ with ceremony in Veterans Park
- Policía de EEUU recurre a datos en plataformas tecnológicas
- IU students sue university over its COVID-19 vaccine policy
- Looking for summer theater? Live shows are coming back in Chicago, even a few before Labor Day
- Evanston celebrates Juneteenth with parade, music and art: ‘We have a lot to celebrate’
- ‘Estudio exhaustivo’ de la obra de Frida Kahlo en un libro
- Orland Park OKs $3.7 million in incentives for Hampton Inn
- Op-ed: Wrong decision, SCOTUS. Foster care system needs gay parents like me
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- Park Ridge plan commission recommends ‘no’ vote for 55-plus condo building in South Park
- Walt Disney World celebra en grande su 50 aniversario
- Jake Mallek and his Antioch teammates are excited to get to work under new coach Sean Connor, a former DePaul Prep assistant: ‘You can build it.’
- Barrington farmers market open for the season, set to run Thursdays through October
- Tornado con ráfagas de 225 km/h azota suburbios de Chicago
- Speak Out reader opinions: Car manufacturers shooting themselves in foot; better to get involved than to complain; GOP being hypocritical on Dr. Fauci
- Wembley podrá casi llenarse en cierre de la Euro
- 900 empleados del Servicio Secreto se infectaron de COVID
- Editorial: No travel breaches with man who lived at O’Hare for three months. Really?
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- U-46 to launch new elementary school program that will revolutionize how classes are taught
- Ex-Markham Mayor David Webb Jr. gets 2 years in prison in bribery scheme that included cash-filled coffee cups
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- Consejo de DDHH de la ONU condena violaciones en Nicaragua
- Director of Niles-Maine Library resigns, warns board members they are ‘protectors, not destroyers’
- Autoridad Palestina arresta a notorio activista palestino
- Which Lasko tower fan should I get?
- Skokie marks Juneteenth with first official village-wide celebration
- Column: I scream, you scream for, well, you know. Ice cream trucks are back after a summer away.
- Dozens in Chicago Tribune newsroom take buyouts
- Two-time all-state pick Aspen Weeks headlines four transfers who have landed at West Aurora. Three of the players are from Aurora Christian.
- Law firm resignation, new appointment brings questions from tourism board members; board president cites Lake potential conflicts of interest in bringing on Portage firm
- McDonald’s introduces loyalty program as part of digital push
- Can George Clooney and a new LA high school make Hollywood crews more inclusive?
- Outdoor flamenco festival brings Spain to Skokie
- Chicago Opera Theater announces live performances for 2021-22 season
- Aumenta mala conducta de los pasajeros, denuncian aerolíneas
- Entradas para Mundial 2022 saldrán a la venta en enero
- Palizas en la calles, mujeres desnudas en las cárceles; así es la represión de Ortega en Nicaragua
- Two years late, Steppenwolf’s ‘The Minutes’ schedules Broadway opening
- Aurora man dies in St. Charles crash
- Restauranes de California no consiguen empleados
- Paola Espinosa acusa a Guevara de dejarla sin Juegos
- Iliza Shlesinger debuta como protagonista en ‘Good on Paper’
- Wheaton 5-bedroom home with pool, hot tub: $3.5M
- Field Museum marshaling efforts to unite people with nature at Beaubien Woods amid ‘toxic doughnut’ of Calumet region industry
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- Chicago White Sox’s ACE program will get its own ‘Field of Dreams’ game in August — and it will be televised: ‘It’s just unbelievable, to be honest’
- ONU: Latam atrapada por desigualdad y bajo crecimiento
- Amazon Prime Day 2021 is big but no blowout as shoppers spend less per order
- Recycling prices to rise slightly in Skokie as industry faces ‘challenging environment’
- Trump intentó que el Departamento de Justicia evitara que ‘SNL’ lo satirizara: informe
- Expert tips for a having successful relationship with food
- Officials expect new recycling site in Aurora ‘to be really busy’ as awareness of new facility grows
- Retiran 250 caimanes de Disney desde ataque fatal a un niño
- After the tornado, a stranger came to town with a red pickup, a wood-fired oven and a message of hope: Free, hand-tossed pizzas for everyone
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- Letters: Dedicated police officers outnumber the bad apples
- Early work on New Trier High School athletic facility, classroom addition could start this summer
- Arrestan a estrella de los Chiefs por llevar una metralleta en su auto
- Iran says several state-linked news websites have been seized by the US government under unclear circumstances
- Ask Anna: How to know when you’re ready for a new relationship
- Column: Will County GOP raises funds on law and order message. What about the U.S. Capitol police officers?
- Gurnee board honors two in police department for 2019 work in post-COVID recognition
- Eager art lovers and buyers at Burr Ridge Art Fair
- Here’s how to help tornado victims in Naperville, where victims can get help and how scams can be avoided
- México vacunará contra el COVID a mayores de 30 años
- Deerfield resident with years of involvement in local schools named to District 113 board
- Column: In MLK’s footsteps, Mayor Lori Lightfoot takes on a more subtle systemic racism
- Comings & Goings: Sno Daze to serve ice treats in Palos Heights, florist moving into former pharmacy building, and more
- Column: The laughable idea of campaign spending limits for Chicago school board elections, and other notes on the news
- Chris Noth explica por qué ‘dudaba’ en repetir su papel en ‘Sex and the City’
- As brother defends brother in murder trial, both sides emphasize video of 2013 fatal beating on CTA platform
- Lake Bluff held communitywide mural painting event to help celebrate the village’s 125th anniversary: ‘People are overjoyed to see all of this’
- Quickly: Readers sound off on the issues of the day
- With hopes for completion later this summer, Everts Park in Highwood undergoing $1.2 million renovation
- East Dundee board overturns president’s firing of village administrator weeks after relationship with fellow staffer became public
- Waukegan officials trying to address $3M, COVID-related budget deficit
- Premios Tony especiales para obras de Byrne y Miranda
- Poll: Is this the last Tweet of the Week poll? It is decidedly so
- Hinsdale animal rescue group to host super hero-themed pet walk
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- Gobierno de Biden impulsa la vacunación de adultos jóvenes
- Demócratas buscarán vía a la ciudadanía para inmigrantes en el proyecto de ley de infraestructura, dice Sanders
- Lincolnshire Police Department to start a community advisory council, seeks members to give input on ‘wide range’ of topics
- State agencies expected to oppose adding Helmut Jahn’s Thompson Center to National Register of Historic Places
- OPINIÓN/México juega con fuego con el grito homofóbico
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- ¿Nervioso por reanudar tus actividades? Cómo manejar la ‘ansiedad de transición del covid’
- Defense says defendant asked for lawyer during police interview in double slaying of Lake County teens
- Deputy police chief and police commander leaving for new jobs creates three vacancies in department
- Trinity support worker who fosters ‘meaningful connections’ among disabled clients lauded with statewide award
- Soprano dice que la policía francesa la desnudó
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- Why some Illinois residents will keep wearing masks, for now
- La dura realidad del mandato ‘sin vacuna no hay trabajo’ para trabajadores de la salud
- Federal government will investigate its past oversight of Native American boarding schools and work to ‘uncover the truth’
- Lake County Sheriff Idleburg says data shows ‘mass incarceration does not equate to having safer communities’
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- Los demócratas prometen hacer frente a su ‘mayor problema’: llegar a los votantes de las minorías
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- Lucha territorial de narcos desata ataques en México
- Elmhurst Art Museum redoes popular ’80s Par Excellence exhibit/mini-golf course
- Aurora Historical Society to reopen gift shop, first floor gallery
- With pandemic restrictions in place, suburban youth theater programs got creative by going virtual and high-tech
- Blackstone to buy Home Partners of America, a Chicago-based home rental company, for $6 billion
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- Cook County Health may postpone surgeries, reschedule appointments as it prepares for possible nurses strike
- Un Modric antológico mete a Croacia en octavos (VIDEO)
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- Disney World revela detalles de dos nuevos espectáculos de fuegos artificiales y 50 estatuas doradas por el 50 aniversario
- Portland police halt minor traffic stops— including expired plates and broken headlights, citing disparity
- EEUU amplia recepción de migrantes de ‘Quedate en México’
- ‘They left their babies’: Family mourns as mother of two dies following videotaped shooting of couple after Puerto Rican Day parade in Humboldt Park
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- La Grange and Western Springs businesses say sales are not yet back to normal, but ‘getting there’
- The Spin: City Council compromise on Lake Shore Drive name change? | CTU’s Sharkey blasts Lightfoot over teacher layoffs | Douglas Emhoff heading to Chicago as part of White House vaccine push
- Southtowners: Oak Forest’s Kane presents research on romance during pandemic, and more
- Asylum-seekers whose claims were dismissed under the Trump administration will be allowed to return for another chance at humanitarian protection
- GOP filibuster halts Democrats’ signature voting bill, what would have been largest electoral system overhaul in a generation
- Niles police sergeant faces possible discipline over public comments about a well-being check, village says
- Adam Engel goes on the 10-day injured list with a strained right hamstring, joining 4 other Chicago White Sox outfielders: ‘We’ve been hit hard, but everybody’s been hit hard’
- Parents slam state board’s proposal to triple number of annual standardized assessments for students: ‘We must keep testing at the absolute minimum’
- Outdoor forest preserve concerts return to Libertyville, with new show coming to North Chicago
- House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer to confer with White House officials on infrastructure plans
- Possible deal to rename Chicago’s LSD ‘DuSable Lake Shore Drive’ in the works
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- Second gentleman Douglas Emhoff to visit Black-owned barbershop, vaccination site in Chicago as part of national vaccination tour
- Glencoe’s new village president aims to keep village responsive to residents while tackling improvements
- Man shot in prior carjacking attempt now sentenced to 16 years for attempted carjacking in Downers Grove, prosecutors said
- Column: Hesed House in Aurora still under restrictions despite high COVID-19 vaccination rates
- Neighbors, strangers come together to help recover belongings of couple whose Naperville home was flattened in EF-3 tornado
- House will form new committee to investigate Jan. 6 attack
- Chicago Bears’ offer to move is serious, Arlington Heights mayor says, as village bans certain uses for race track site but keeps it open to football, racing and gambling
- Amazon plans to build delivery station in West Humboldt Park that could bring up to 500 jobs
- National Weather Service working to ‘solve the puzzle’ of Sunday’s storm. 3 tornadoes confirmed, but officials study possibility of at least one more.
- Chicago Bulls lose their 1st-round pick in the 2021 NBA draft as part of Nikola Vucevic trade
- Chicago Sky shake off 13-hour travel odyssey to win their 6th straight, 92-72 over the New York Liberty
- Hanover Central’s Bret Matthys might regret the pitch that led to the only runs scored in the 3A state final at Victory Field. ‘But what a place to end your senior year.’
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- Chicago Cubs beat the Cleveland Indians 7-1 behind 3 HRs and a 4-run 6th inning to earn a series split
- Three people accused of beating Aurora police officer after traffic stop
- Bullpen fails to hold a late lead as the Chicago White Sox drop their 5th straight: ‘We’re battling through a ton of adversity’