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- Daily horoscope for July 14, 2021
- Ask Amy: Hot and dusty traveler has to beg for water
- Chicago Park District 16-inch coed softball tournament to return after 10-year hiatus. The game ‘is part of the DNA’ of the city.
- Eisenhower band director uses $1K from Grammy award to buy music therapy instruments for children’s hospital
- Five facts about 16-inch softball
- McHenry County camp sold as Boy Scouts of America undergoes bankruptcy, settlement over child sex abuse claims
- Chicago Cubs ‘shoot for the stars’ with high school talent on Day 3 of the MLB draft after ‘strategic’ Day 2 picks
- Column: SciTech officials ready to move on toward reopening in wake of controversy
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- This day in history, July 14: Italy formally declares war on Japan, its former Axis partner during World War II
- How COVID-19 has impacted mortgage payments in every state
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- The best baby bottle sterilizer
- ‘Heist’ review: The true crime Netflix docuseries plays fast-and-loose with the truth
- Daywatch: Chicago adds two states back to its travel advisory, top cop again pushes for stronger bonds and is outdoor dining here to stay?
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- Liam Hendriks displays some spicy language — ‘hopefully the bleeping guy was on point’ — while becoming the 2nd Chicago White Sox pitcher to earn a save in an All-Star Game
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- Man kills 1 at Wisconsin gas station, is slain in shootout: Racine County sheriff
- The best composter for fall leaves
- Hyundai’s new Ioniq 5 targets 300-mile driving range
- Plug-in hybrid options offered across 2021 Ford Escape models
- Ask Anna: A case of mismatched desires
- The best sensory toy for babies
- Republicanos recaudan cifra récord para elecciones de 2022
- La Grange trustee resigns, citing perceived conflict of interest over village flooding issues
- El papa vuelve al Vaticano 10 días después de su operación
- The best long wedding dress
- Anulan absolución del narco ‘El Güero’ Palma, en México
- Broadway ya espera el nuevo proyecto de Jennifer López
- The best unbreakable wine glass
- EEUU registra 93,000 muertes de sobredosis de drogas en 2020
- Speak Out reader opinion: Race permeates discussion of Chicago violence
- Comfort Station is the small Tudor building in Logan Square with a century of Chicago history — first as a restroom, now an arts space and outdoor theater
- Column: ‘Great Derecho’ of 2011 knocked Lake County for a loop
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- COVID-19 vaccinations to be available Saturday at Aurora Farmers Market
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- The best dresses for fall 2021
- Medallistas olímpicos se pondrán su propia presea en Tokio
- Team USA will wear navy blazers, stripes and flag scarves for the Olympic opening ceremony in Tokyo
- What to wear to a fall wedding
- Powell: La inflación en EEUU será alta pero luego cederá
- David Loveday, GOP strategist whose career spanned the White House, the Statehouse and countries around the globe, dead at 65
- Best gifts for people who love yoga
- Val Kilmer sobre una vida en ilusión y el documental ‘Val’
- Olympic athletes, in a ‘very significant change’, will put on their own medals at Tokyo ceremonies to protect against COVID-19
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- Nonstick pans vs. stainless steel pans: Which is better?
- Audiencia de Spears para lidiar con secuelas de su discurso
- How to wire a doorbell
- Lake County health officials looking to tighten up procedures in wake of data breaches
- Scottie Pippen offers $92 overnight Airbnb stays at his Highland Park home to Olympics fans. ‘What’s a better place to spend watching the Games?’
- OPINIÓN / Cuentos Políticos: Patria y vida
- Wetland plugs planted to test impact of climate change; ‘You can almost think of the climate itself as migrating’
- California daría cupones de alimentos a indocumentados
- Cuba, Haití… y la Florida, un reto delicado para Joe Biden
- Vadhir Derbez toma la charola en ‘El mesero’
- Bolsonaro es hospitalizado con hipo persistente
- US overdose deaths surge to record 93,000 during pandemic in 2020 — a 29% increase
- EEUU evacuará a afganos que le ayudaron en la guerra
- World’s Biggest Bounce House headed to Ohio
- Are we going to need COVID-19 booster shots? Here’s what we know so far.
- Texas impulsa la lucha nacional por el derecho al voto
- Canadá sanciona a 15 altos funcionarios de Daniel Ortega
- ¿Afecta el covid los ciclos menstruales?
- St. John insurance agent sentenced to prison; $5.3 million in restitution to clients in securities fraud scheme
- Where to watch the 73rd annual Emmy Award nominees
- Haití busca a cinco fugitivos por asesinato del presidente
- Amtrak to resume full service to St. Louis, Quincy
- Former state Rep. Peter Breen buys 4-bedroom Wheaton home for $495,000
- Social Graces: Should you invite your work spouse home to meet your real spouse?
- Former state Rep. Peter Breen buys 4-bedroom Wheaton home for $495,000
- ‘Just for them’: Palos Hills sets aside an afternoon so people with special needs can have fun at Friendship Fest
- Chicago White Sox are ‘tremendously excited’ to land ‘pieces of the puzzle that are hard to find’ during the 3-day, 20-round MLB draft
- 6 things to know about the new Child Tax Credit
- Big jump in Indiana budget surplus triggering tax refund
- Mystery surrounds a packed camp for migrant families on Mexico’s side of the busiest US border crossing
- Quickly: Readers sound off on the issues of the day
- Withdrawn Park Ridge condo proposal could lead to density limits on 55-plus developments
- Employers at Fox Valley Mall job fair say finding workers ‘has been really difficult’ as foot traffic increases
- Tras ganar la Euro, Donnarumma ficha con el PSG
- El Salvador gestiona ante la FIFA jugar de local en EEUU
- ‘Space Jam 2’ review: LeBron’s in for Michael Jordan, and the audience is in for a pretty strange sequel
- Last-minute money tips before heading to college
- West Aurora School District studying new COVID-19 guidelines for start of school year
- Gran Bretaña anuncia mano dura contra ataques racistas online
- Amazon buys Central Steel plant for $35 million, plans delivery station on sprawling Southwest Side site
- Fabricante de armas de EEUU hizo una que parece de legos
- Apagón tecnológico deja a cubanos sin acceso a datos móviles
- With taxpayers’ help, Delta posts $652 million profit in 2Q
- Evacúan otro edificio en Florida por concreto dañado
- Editorial: Arrivederci, Spiaggia! The Obamas weren’t your only fans
- Norwegian Cruise demanda a Florida por ley sobre vacunas
- President Biden steps up his bid to push his multitrillion-dollar domestic plans through Congress, meeting with Democrats to firm up support for spending
- Revés desalentador: aumentan casos de COVID-19 en el mundo
- ‘El Cid’ regresa con más intriga en su segunda temporada
- Security concerns as Lollapalooza nears
- The best men’s kimono robe
- Column: Court ruling allowing hostile treatment of ministers hailed as a win for religious freedom
- Letters: Could taxpayers go on strike to compel Chicago to take action on crime?
- Centenares de niños guatemaltecos solos ubicados en EEUU
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- The Chicago Auto Show returns for a special summer edition
- Turismo espacial a la vuelta de la esquina
- Column: Sending U.S. troops to Haiti is a bad idea — with no takers. Maybe we’ve learned our lesson.
- The best fall cologne
- Olivia Rodrigo apoya esfuerzos de vacunación de la Casa Blanca
- Argentina llega a los 100,000 muertos por COVID-19
- US to begin evacuation flights for Afghan interpreters and translators who aided the US military effort in 20-year war
- Chicago police officer dies in apparent suicide
- Fed Chair Jerome Powell says inflation ‘will likely remain elevated in coming months’ before ‘moderating’
- Seis artistas latinos se abren paso con nominaciones al Emmy 2021
- Cook County property tax bills can’t be delayed by questions about how senior discounts were calculated, Kim Foxx says after uproar by clerk and treasurer
- Gobierno de EEUU reporta retraso de 3 meses en pasaportes
- Hail, winds as strong as 70 mph could accompany severe thunderstorms, but storm’s path and frequency uncertain
- Familias demandan a Universal Orlando, dicen que personaje de ‘Despicable Me’ hizo un símbolo racista con la mano
- El Inter Miami ganaría con el acuerdo alcanzado por Messi y el Barcelona
- Chicago Sky’s Candace Parker is the 1st woman to appear on the NBA 2K cover: ‘A benchmark of women’s basketball’
- Merrillville deals with growth as it eyes funds to pay three director positions: ‘Now is the time”
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- South Africans take stand against rioting sparked by imprisonment of ex-President Jacob Zuma
- La Grange Park Village Board recognizes police sergeant retiring after 34 years with the department.
- Las personas no vacunadas se enfrentan a un creciente peligro
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- ILEARN data reveals deep learning loss during pandemic, recovery could take years: ‘The pandemic really took a toll on us’
- Wildfires threaten the parched lands of Native American tribes in Pacific Northwest that are struggling to preserve traditional hunting and fishing practices amid historic drought
- 2-year-old among 2 injured in West Humboldt Park shooting
- 5 shot at gathering in West Garfield Park neighborhood, Chicago police say
- Knox man gets 55-year sentence in Schererville child’s death
- Tribunal ordena acortar la sentencia de Joe Exotic
- Dermablend Foundation review: Is this the best powder foundation for people with oily skin?
- Candy company, other businesses look to make sweet deals for new employees at Merrillville’s 1st job fair
- Michael Halberstam resigns from Writers Theatre in Glencoe
- 4 things managers shouldn’t say when returning to the office
- The Spin: Pritzker at the White House today | Giannoulias wins endorsement from progressive group tied to Bernie Sanders | Two top Lightfoot staffers announce retirement
- Ninja Foodi review: How does this extra-large air fryer perform?
- BodyGym Deluxe review: Can it deliver a simple, effective home workout?
- Fear and misery in an Afghan City where Taliban stalk the streets
- Grandes sueños y promesas falsas: cómo fueron involucrados los colombianos en el magnicidio de Haití
- Sherman, arrestado por supuesta violencia doméstica
- FBI made errors in sex abuse probe of Michigan State doctor Larry Nassar, according to Justice Department watchdog
- Best electric tricycle for adults
- Former CPS principal hit with federal charges in alleged overtime-kickback scheme, pleads not guilty
- Longtime SSCVA member Wellman replaced on tourism board; says CEO’s contract biggest issue for members
- Potempa: NWI MLB hitter Lofton mural unveiled, Munster parade winners feted
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- Former Niles village manager Van Geem appointed to park district board; one of three former officials to serve on boards
- Sony headphones vs. Bose headphones: Which are better?
- How to choose a mobile hotspot
- 5 people shot Wednesday afternoon in Gresham in second mass shooting of the day. 5 others shot in West Garfield Park after midnight.
- Una pareja en China se reencuentra con su hijo secuestrado hace 24 años
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- Jussie Smollett appears in court for hearing on his legal representation, but outside the public eye
- Europe unveils plan to shift from fossil fuels, setting up potential trade spats
- In a medical first, researchers harnessed the brain waves of a paralyzed man unable to speak and turned what he intended to say into sentences on a computer screen
- Activistas cuestionan ‘doble rasero’ en protestas en Florida
- Recordings of 911 calls show panic, disbelief when Florida condo collapsed in the middle of the night
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- GE dehumidifier vs. Frigidaire dehumidifier: Which is better?
- While Texas Democrats are in Washington to block tighter voting laws, Republicans back home settling into a new routine
- Chicago Auto Show opens as city tourism begins long road to recovery
- Gov. J.B. Pritzker raises issue of violence in Chicago and other cities during White House meeting with Biden
- COVID-19 deaths and cases are rising again globally, triggering another round of restrictions and dampening hopes for a normal summer
- Britney Spears allowed new lawyer in conservatorship case, after hearing in which singer spoke about the case’s impact on her life
- 73-year-old grandfather dies in attempted robbery in parking lot of Hyde Park strip mall
- Northwest Mosquito Abatement lab teams track mosquito swarms after heavy rains
- Lawsuit filed after six injured in South Austin porch collapse
- Adam Eaton signs with the Los Angeles Angels after the Chicago White Sox released the veteran outfielder
- WNBA All-Stars beat the U.S. Olympic team 93-85, while Chicago Sky’s Allie Quigley wins her 3rd 3-point shootout
- Dick Tidrow, who pitched for the Chicago Cubs and the 1983 division champion White Sox, dies at 74