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- Record heat in Oregon — 150 degrees on the track — forces the Olympic trials to pause, while heptathlete Taliyah Brooks has to withdraw
- Daily horoscope for June 28, 2021
- Ask Amy: Walking leads to relationship workout
- Four more Surfside victims identified as toll rises to 9 dead, 152 missing
- Op-ed: Soldier Field revamp hit taxpayers hard. So will the Obama center.
- Op-ed: Parties, politicians don’t really represent ‘the American people’
- Op-ed: Tip for a struggling Sox hitter: Concentrate, focus and keep emotions in check
- Review: Sweating it for the good stuff at Apolonia
- First mosquitoes to test positive for West Nile virus this year reported in Cook and Lake counties, health officials say
- Chicago Public Schools’ universal pre-K ‘strangling’ private day care centers, owners say
- State bill and new scholarship provide more support for immigrant students in Illinois
- Op-ed: Fund mass transit, not more highways
- 15 Chicago restaurant specials for July 4 weekend, from bottomless crab legs to RPM Steak grill kits
- Letters: Fussing over Lake Shore Drive? Tackle the issues that matter
- Editorial: A fix that helps Chicago fight gun violence? Street outreach. Biden noticed.
- Comedy Shrine’s new venue inside Fox Valley Mall includes bigger theater, comedy museum
- 4 takeaways from the Chicago White Sox-Seattle Mariners series, including José Abreu’s tough June taking a painful turn and Yermín Mercedes getting back to basics
- St. Charles man tapped to fill Kane County Board vacancy
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- Summer-to-fall outfits that look great in any weather
- Column: Good Samaritan stumped by citation for trying to save trees
- After being closed ‘a really long time’ due to the pandemic, Aurora Historical Society reopens shop, gallery
- GoPro vs. DSLR camera: Which is better for travel photos?
- Daywatch: Why property tax hikes could be on the way, pride march protests racism, violence against LGBTQ community and take your Portillo’s passion poolside
- Opinion: The Biblioracle’s best books of 2021 so far
- This day in history, June 28: President Franklin D. Roosevelt signs the Alien Registration Act
- 6 shot in South Shore shooting
- The last – and only –foreign scientist in the Wuhan lab speaks out
- Talk of the County reader opinion: Vice President Harris and others ‘prime example of caring more for non-Americans than those who fight to protect our way of life’
- La amarga despedida de Cristiano Ronaldo del Euro 2020
- Ask Mister Manners: Can I tell a friend her habits embarrass me?
- Éxito de taquilla de ‘F9’ en su primer fin de semana
- Edificio de Miami necesitaba reparaciones por $9 millones
- Experts focus on possible failure point in deadly Florida building collapse
- Dr. June: Not all introverts are painfully shy
- Ola de calor agobia al noroeste de EEUU
- 6 people shot, 1 fatally, while waiting for food in South Shore neighborhood
- Talk of the County reader opinion: ‘President Biden … is doing the best he can with the mess handed to him just six months ago by our former president’
- When a New Jersey class valedictorian spoke of his queer identity, the principal cut off his speech
- Gwen Berry turns away from the flag during the national anthem after qualifying for the Olympics: ‘My purpose and my mission is bigger than sports’
- Illinois lottery results
- Batavia’s Quarry Beach gets its moment in the sun
- Speak Out reader opinion: Olympics no longer about fairness in competition
- Papa expresa afecto a estadounidenses en reunión con Blinken
- Rescatistas en Miami detectan huecos, no pierden esperanza
- Column: Lake County Board tax adds another jump at the pump
- 8 things you can do to get the most out of your air-conditioning
- Niño transgénero gana pelea por uso de baño mientras un tribunal superior rechaza el caso
- Waukegan school district officials deciding how best to spend federal COVID relief funds
- Las mejores imágenes de los Premios BET 2021
- Cardi B, Queen Latifah, Lil Nas X brillan en Premios BET
- Puerto Rico recibe casi 4 mil millones de dólares en apoyo
- Intermissions are back at Lyric Opera of Chicago
- Venezolanos vuelven a emigrar, esta vez a EEUU
- Gary bus, trolley honor Percy Daniels’ service
- COMENTARIO | Mejor formación policial y reformas, fundamentales para frenar el doloroso acoso de la violencia
- Lista de ganadores de los Premios BET 2021
- Chicago Blackhawks hire a former federal prosecutor to launch an independent investigation of 2010 sexual assault allegations
- 3 takeaways from the Chicago Cubs’ series loss to the Los Angeles Dodgers, including Willson Contreras’ value and the June gauntlet
- Pfizer and Moderna COVID-19 vaccines likely to produce long-lasting immunity, study suggests
- Nicaragua: allanamientos violentos en arresto de opositores
- Los desaparecidos en el derrumbe de Florida, un grupo diverso de culturas, países, generaciones y creencias
- Editorial: The real headline on Pritzker’s energy bill: Another Exelon bailout
- Un ilustre All-Star se estrena como técnico de la NBA
- Talk of the County reader opinion: By forming Capitol-attack committee, Pelosi ‘really just wants to go after Trump again’
- After losing battle over renaming Lake Shore Drive, Mayor Lori Lightfoot says she will still move ahead with plans to honor DuSable that include $40 million park
- Martino dirigirá los dos amistosos de México en EEUU
- México: Guardia Nacional también se ocupará de feminicidios
- Talk of the County reader opinion: Don’t rename I-57 after Obama, ‘or name it after Trump’
- Rockton chemical plant fire likely accidental, fire official says
- Southwest Airlines plans to raise minimum pay to $15 an hour
- ¿Por qué no se cancelan los Juegos Olímpicos? La respuesta en cifras
- El COVID deja en encrucijada a los desamparados en EEUU
- Talk of the County reader opinion: ‘I think you have to be armed with weapons for an insurrection’
- Column: South suburban ‘young achievers’ spent high school in service to others, leadership roles
- Supreme Court won’t revive Virginia school’s transgender bathroom ban
- ‘Father John,’ who has weathered storms for a quarter century at parishes in Chicago Heights, gets a standing ovation at final Mass at St. Agnes
- Oak Street Beach among must-visit Midwestern beaches this summer
- Teenage ballers can cash in earlier than ever. But at what cost?
- Op-ed: Delta variant adds urgency to nations’ COVID response
- El policía de Chicago que mató a tiros a Anthony Álvarez fue despojado de sus poderes policiales
- Remembering Dianne Durham, the gymnast from Gary who just missed her shot at Olympic medals in 1984
- Ethiopia’s government declares immediate, unilateral cease-fire in Tigray
- EEUU mete acelerador para lograr meta de vacunación COVID-19
- Ana de la Reguera, una heroína inmigrante contra supremacistas blancos en ‘The Forever Purge’
- Oficinas después del COVID: Pasillos grandes, menos mesas
- 14 must-have camera accessories for your next vacation
- Police investigate homicide in Chicago Heights
- Harvey police mum about double fatal shooting on South Dixie Highway
- Best art supplies for kids
- ¿Por qué los hospitales cobran tanto en EEUU?
- Op-ed: The interviewing finesse of WTTW’s Phil Ponce
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- Crossing the red line: Behind China’s takeover of Hong Kong
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- Three dead in East Chicago train crash, according to coroner
- Cuba detecta variante Delta de COVID-19 y alerta peligro
- España avanza a cuartos goleando a Croacia en partido de locura (VIDEO)
- When should police end a dangerous chase for public safety?
- Niño de 10 años encuentra un arma cargada y se dispara fatalmente: policías
- Speak Out reader opinions: Athlete turning away from flag playing ‘race card’; postal service options should be considered; McDonald’s changes not good
- Principal imputado por muerte de Maradona declara ante fiscalía
- Oswego museum fully open again
- Tropical Storm Danny forms off South Carolina’s coast, set to track inland over the Southeast
- ‘Zola’ es la mirada más vívida de la cineasta Janicza Bravo
- 4th of July fireworks and parades in Hinsdale, Darien and Burr Ridge
- Colleen Kujawa, opinion content editor
- Letters: Considering Chicago’s woes, the decision to rename Lake Shore Drive is laughable.
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- Chris Jones, editorial page editor
- Illinois to host Notre Dame in the Big Ten/ACC Challenge, while Northwestern will visit Wake Forest
- Alice Clark Brown, trailblazing Black circus aerialist and performer, dies at 68
- Los mexicanos podrán consumir marihuana si piden un permiso
- What you need to develop a healthy morning routine for kids
- The best shaved ice machine of 2021
- Driven by pandemic, Venezuelans uproot again to come to US
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- Lil Nas X responds to critics after BET Awards performance where he kissed male backup dancer
- El ‘Dream Team’ para Tokio se apoya en la experiencia
- Huracán Enrique arroja lluvias en México; se forma Danny
- Helping your dog adjust as you return to work
- The best baby-bottle warmers
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- Yabba dabba dispute resolved. Fred Flintstone can stay
- Yabba dabba dispute resolved. Fred Flintstone can stay
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- Graco baby swing vs. Fisher-Price baby swing: Which is better?
- Calumet City man charged with murder in girlfriend’s Chatham killing changed story three times, prosecutors say
- Still waiting on a stimulus payment or tax credit? Don’t get frustrated with the IRS just yet
- Waukegan man dies after being pulled from Lake Michigan
- Aurora man charged with murder in connection with fatal shooting outside St. Charles nightclub
- Lo que llega esta semana en streaming, música, cine y televisión
- Imputan y multan a activista negro que rayó estatua en París
- Rain postpones tonight’s Chicago White Sox-Minnesota Twins game at Guaranteed Rate Field to open a 4-game series
- US troops in eastern Syria attacked after US Air Force planes carried out airstrikes near the Iraq-Syria border
- Luis Enrique: ‘El titular lo pongo yo: ‘Enjoy football”
- Ellos salieron de casa. Ahora esperan en la frontera. Estas son sus historias
- Former Lake County Recorder pleads guilty to lesser drug charge, which reduced sentence to $500 fine, in Wisconsin case
- Neymar ironiza otra vez sobre canchas en Copa América
- Aurora to fund part of project to widen North Aurora Road
- The best printer for heat transfers
- Aurora approves sidewalk and pavement patching contract
- 11 explosive facts about fireworks in the US
- Two suspects in custody in connection with fatal shooting of retired Gary firefighter Wallace Broadnax
- The best computer case for gamers
- Chicago police officer who fatally shot Anthony Alvarez in March is stripped of police powers
- Area officials, business leaders respond to court order stating Indiana still has to pay federally funded $300 unemployment payments
- Pride flag flown at Glenview Public Library as local group hopes for more formal recognition next year
- The best upholstery cleaner for your car
- ‘Labor Days’ to replace annual Morton Grove Days festival this September
- Thousands of prisoners were sent home because of COVID. They don’t want to go back.
- Minnesota: Legisladores llegan a acuerdo sobre la policía
- Lake Zurich to revive ‘Alpine’ event, scaled from a festival down to a carnival
- The best built-in microwave
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- Village says parts of Hinsdale hit with “unusual” flooding
- The best webcam for teaching
- The best TCL TVs of 2021
- Dozens came down with COVID-19 on Everest. Nepal says it never happened.
- How to calm a pet with separation anxiety
- Trae Young es duda para el juego 4 en final del Este
- Presidente de Perú no recibe a candidata que clama fraude
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- Mbappé crucifica a Francia ante Suiza en la Euro (VIDEO)
- Vernon Area library revives outdoor concert series, hosting Mark Dvkorak singing folk music
- The Spin: After mass shootings, Lightfoot talks about addressing ‘pandemic of gun violence’ | Thompson Center headed for historic designation? | Black elected leaders line up for Giannoulias
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- 73-year-old Chicago woman completes a 40-day hunger strike for slavery reparations: ‘My voice is just getting stronger.’
- George R.R. Martin promete un final diferente de Juego de tronos en sus libros
- Despite rainy weather, Pioneer Day in Glenview offers a glimpse into the frontier past
- Trump Organization lawyers make last pitch against prosecution to forestall a potential indictment
- House to vote on bill launching probe of Jan. 6 insurrection Capitol attack
- President Biden working to get the bipartisan infrastructure deal on track by highlighting its expected economic benefits
- Federal judge dismisses antitrust lawsuits brought against Facebook by the Federal Trade Commission
- The best fall hair colors for every style
- Failed Portage sports resort back in city’s hands
- Weather service confirms tornadoes Friday, Saturday as Chicago area under flood watch, thunderstorm risk this week
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- Everything you need to enjoy the Perseid meteor shower
- 85 COVID-19 cases tied to outbreak at central Illinois summer camp
- Gwen Goldman finally gets to be a bat girl 60 years after Yankees shot her down
- Death toll rises to 11 at site of collapsed Florida building; more than 150 remain missing
- Offices after COVID-19 will have wider hallways and fewer desks. This Itasca company also has a relaxation room and virtual test kitchen.
- 3 killed in Metra crash on Far South Side, second fatal train-vehicle crash in Chicago area in 2 days
- Martyl Reinsdorf, philanthropist and designer of championship rings for the Chicago Bulls and White Sox, dies at 85
- At least 77 people shot in weekend violence in Chicago, including 17 in two mass shootings
- Boeing’s next airplane likely to be delayed by FAA concerns
- 7 catalytic converters reported stolen in 6 days across Niles
- Park Ridge formalizes expanded outdoor dining through Nov. 1, alderman questions use of public streets and sidewalks
- District 207 school board approves $26,000 in merit pay for superintendent, new contract for business administrator
- Column: Chicago Cubs-Milwaukee Brewers series — 2 of baseball’s worst offenses battling for 1st place — is emblematic of this topsy-turvy season
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- ‘Frantic search:’ Surfside rescuers keep sifting through debris in desperate race to find survivors
- Park Ridge Park Board votes to resume gathering data, public opinions on Oakton Park project
- Quickly: Readers sound off on the issues of the day
- 14-year-old boy among 3 shot in East Garfield Park
- Maine Township adopts policy expanding types of flags that can fly at Town Hall
- Friday night concerts return to Oak Park in Niles
- Lincolnwood police: Safe containing six guns reported stolen from home
- Kyle Schwarber’s preposterous run continues with two more homers to help beat Mets