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- Daily horoscope for July 23, 2021
- Ask Amy: Post-divorce disclosure brings about dilemma
- Wide availability of delta-8-THC — ‘weed light’ — is prompting struggle over how to regulate it
- Flashback: During Jim Crow, the Green Book provided lifesaving advice on the road for Black Chicagoans and others
- A year after Christopher Columbus statues were removed by Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot, city review of monuments is still ongoing
- Some of the best ERAs in baseball will be on display in the Chicago White Sox series vs. the Milwaukee Brewers. Here’s a look at the pitching matchups.
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- Photos: A look inside the Tokyo Olympics opening ceremony
- Las mejores imágenes de la apertura de los Juegos de Tokio 2020
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- Hard golf travel case vs. soft golf travel case: Which is best?
- Highland sets new water rate with 45-cent bump per 1,000 gallons; another increase looms: ‘They’re still going to be mad at it’
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- Column: Sightings of the Goodyear Blimp tether us to our childhood memories and wonderment in the sky
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- Daywatch: CPS will require masks for everyone, AG Garland visits as Chicago grapples with mass shootings and our guide to the 2020 Olympics
- 4-H projects get kids back to preparing livestock, horses for return in person as Porter County Fair continues
- This day in history, July 23: Massachusetts’ attorney general issues a report saying clergy members and others in the Boston Archdiocese probably had sexually abused more than 1,000 people over a period of six decades
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- Highland Park mansion that once had a $12 million price tag sells for $1.5 million
- National Lakeshore open house looks for ways to improve services at national park: ‘We need to improve our role in the region economy’
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- Alie Rusher of Glenview becomes the 3rd Olympian in her family as the Tokyo rowing competition begins
- Column: Cynical GOP laws barring transgender youth from sports will fail, but kids will be hurt along the way
- At least 100 US Olympic athletes unvaccinated as Tokyo Games begin
- Theaster Gates newest project: Kenwood Gardens
- ‘Speak Out’ reader opinion: Getting vaccinated against COVID-19 an important thing to do
- Música de videojuegos suena en apertura de Tokio 2020
- Calumet City honors first responders who rescued residents from apartment fire
- Ballet aesthetic and Black Girl Magic: Chicago’s Hiplet Ballerinas advance on ‘America’s Got Talent’
- Naperville News Digest: Naperville 4th in state for DUI arrests; senior of year nominees sought; ‘Transportation Zoo’ coming to children’s museum; half-price dog park tickets on sale
- Alentadora jornada de preámbulo para México en Tokio 2020
- Republicanos promueven vacunas con palabras, escasa acción
- Caos en los entrenamientos de la piscina olímpica
- México enviará dos barcos con alimentos y ayuda a Cuba
- Drought forces North America farmers to turn food crops to hay
- Los Indios de Cleveland cambian de nombre
- Speak Out reader opinion: Speaker Pelosi was wrong to reject Republican committee nominees
- Pelosi: Pesquisa sobre asalto será con o sin republicanos
- Neighborhood Head Start programs receive direct funding
- Mitos sobre las vacunas paralizan su aceptación en EEUU mientras aumenta la variante Delta
- Taekwondo empodera a indígenas bolivianas contra violencia
- Month-end deadline approaches for Valpo neighborhood improvement grants
- Taekwondo empodera a indígenas bolivianas contra violencia
- Glenbrook North graduate Lili Mizuno and other North Shore Rhythmic Gymnastics Center athletes ‘still trying to process’ reality of Tokyo Olympics
- Con Bad Bunny, Tommy Torres se sale de su zona de confort
- Poll: Most unvaccinated Americans say they are unlikely to get COVID-19 shots
- Perpetradores de abuso doméstico cometieron dos de tres tiroteos masivos entre 2014-19, dice estudio
- Con acto mesurado y estadio vacío, Tokio abre sus Juegos
- Cleveland is changing its team name to Guardians, dropping the Indians moniker it has had since 1915
- Aurora University to require COVID-19 vaccines for students, Waubonsee Community College will not
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- Gloria Trevi se vuelve loca al lado de Guaynaa (VIDEO)
- ‘No sabía dónde íbamos a dormir si nos desalojaban’
- ‘Career jobs’ offered at hiring event as some businesses encounter difficulty filling openings
- A long rehab after Tommy John surgery made Waukegan’s Jean Casanova ‘stronger and more confident’ for new role as closer for Texas Rangers’ High-A affiliate
- Olympics begin with a somber opening ceremony in an empty Tokyo stadium, reflecting the reality of the pandemic
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- Economist to answer reader questions about COVID-19’s impact on unemployment Wednesday on Facebook Live
- Streamwood native Njomza Vitia returns home for solo set at Lollapalooza
- Naperville accountant who stole more than $1M from clients, banks gets 8-year federal prison term
- Masks will be optional in Hinsdale District 86 for high school students and staff
- Barrington School District 220 board, union ‘very excited’ to work with new superintendent dubbed ‘innovative…good leader’
- Study: Indiana ports add $8.2B to economy, Hoosiers hold 90% of jobs
- Catholic priest outed via Grindr app highlights rampant data tracking
- Quickly: Readers sound off on the issues of the day
- Alegría y dolor, en ‘Who by Fire’, del dúo First Aid Kit
- Assistant principal chosen for Bednarcik Junior High School in District 308
- Three men charged with second-degree murder in road rage incident that left Carpentersville man dead
- México: Multan a partidos por apoyo de influencers
- 7 things to know about the Olympics opening ceremony, including Naomi Osaka’s big moment and Pita Taufatofua making another shirtless — and oiled — appearance
- Quickly: Readers sound off on the issues of the day
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- Indiana businesses urge Congress to pass LGBTQ protections: ‘Indiana is the home of Hoosier hospitality’
- Media seeks courtroom access to R. Kelly’s trial, saying it’s at the nexus of ‘race, gender and sexual violence’
- Elgin News Digest: Nine Kane locations available to recycle batteries; COVID-19 vaccine clinics in Batavia, St. Charles; 4 police departments holding Night Out event
- On second day of visit, AG Merrick Garland meets with Chicago law enforcement to discuss gun trafficking strike force
- ¿Deben los vacunados usar mascarilla ante repunte de virus?
- Barrington’s Sophie Swanson, Hersey’s Katy Eidle and Libertyville’s Emily Fisher are AAU teammates — and heavily recruited Division I prospects
- ‘We lost a good one’: Mike Minervini remembered as longtime statistician for football, basketball and baseball at Brother Rice
- Families facing pregnancy loss, other challenges could get more time off in Duckworth, Pressley bill. ‘You can’t get over that in a weekend.’
- Ingeniero: Sitio de edificio derruido en Miami es inseguro
- Longtime SSCVA board member, 97, to decline lifetime emeritus appointment: ‘I’ve had a good run’
- Alejandro Sanz: ‘Las olimpiadas son magia que nos hacía falta’
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- Short-term suffering. Long-term joy. Mitch Konrad, a two-time state champion in boys soccer for Naperville North, takes that approach in fighting off cancer.
- Nancy Rish, serving life-sentence for 1987 killing, wins appeal and another shot at freedom
- District 219 to help fund child care, rent assistance through agreement with Niles Township
- Cuadrillas avanzan frente a incendio en el oeste de EEUU
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- Eric Sogard is designated for assignment, ending his brief stint with the Chicago Cubs
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- Gov. J.B. Pritzker launches first TV spots and theme for 2022 reelection campaign: ‘Strong leadership in tough times’
- ‘Art of Banksy’ has new Chicago venue and opening date
- Chicago rumors are true: ‘Art of Banksy’ tickets go on sale this week
- Sex trafficking survivors must first find their voice to share pain, fears, and triumphs
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- Chicago mothers share pain and join hands in a collective effort to halt gun violence as another summer ensues
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- ‘I got lucky coming here’: Oswego East’s Andrew Stout gets cut by Chicago Dogs, turns into big bullpen piece for Kane County Cougars
- Warren Township D121 community looking for new superintendent with experience as principal, teacher
- A new opera company? Introducing the Opera Festival of Chicago, a team of ambitious Italophiles
- The body of Haitian President Jovenel Moise returned to his hometown for a private funeral following violent protests and fears of political volatility
- Down to Business: Owner of new CBD store sold on therapeutic values of ‘cannabidiols’
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- ¿Son de temer los profesionales del boxeo olímpico?
- Gertrude Gallagher, teacher, reporter and active volunteer, dies in Palos Park
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- Benzema contrae covid previo a pretemporada del Real Madrid
- Column: Hypocrisy on housing is a bipartisan scourge
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- Corte descalifica a juez privado en divorcio de Angelina Jolie y Brad Pitt
- Op-ed: A call to ‘arms.’ Why vaccinating children is more important than ever.
- Lake County businesses taking varied approaches to vaccinations as employees return to the workplace
- Buscan desaparecidos y se convierten en el blanco de los asesinos
- Column: When the pandemic closed a window for Naperville woman, it opened a door to a new career
- ‘I know how hard I train’: Neuqua Valley kicker Palmer Domschke travels around country, earns six-star rating at invite-only Top 12 Camp
- Pochettino amplía su contrato con el PSG
- Get ready for the Crosstown Classic at Tinley Park park district event
- The chair of former President Donald Trump’s inaugural committee to be released on $250 million bail
- ‘Windy City Rehab’ home where work was ordered to be stopped sells for $1.5 million
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- Ruling leaves immigrants who newly applied for DACA in limbo
- Lou Malnati’s is moving its headquarters to Buffalo Grove
- Denuncian juicios sumarios a detenidos en protestas en Cuba
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- Llama olímpica en Tokio es la primera que arde con hidrógeno
- Reactions mixed on CPS’ mask mandate: ‘I’d prefer they follow the CDC guidelines’
- Survey finds Waukegan police, Lake County sheriff’s office busy last year in DUI enforcement
- Children’s museum holding ‘Transportation Zoo’
- EV startup Rivian seeks second assembly plant as it closes another $2.5 billion funding round
- Susann Craig, collector who championed outsider artists, dies at 84
- Letters: Democrats are making a lot of political hay out of the Jan. 6 riot
- Column: Amazon reps address tax questions as workers landscape Markham parks
- Ciudad de Moise realiza funeral en medio de violencia
- ‘A man among boys’: West Aurora teammates describe Kenny Page, who died at age 54, as best three-sport athlete of his generation
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- Brother Rice graduate Jack Guzek’s eligibility has outlasted his scholarship at Iowa. So he’s making his case for a pro contract as the Oilmen’s ace.
- Waukegan’s Park Place senior center fully operational; ‘After 18 months, people are really glad to see each other’
- Millions in federal Head Start funding is now going straight to Chicago’s neighborhoods. Here’s what it means for local families.
- Court challenge to Lake Council purchasing, data processing takeover continues
- Firefighters officially end search for bodies in Florida condo collapse
- The Spin: Pritzker launching first campaign ads | Cook tax board brawls about hiring relatives, ethics | In Chicago, AG Merrick Garland is asked how new gun strike force differs from previous federal law enforcement efforts
- Op-ed: Chicago needs to lead us to the future of museums
- Column: ‘I am sorry I laid the weight of purity on a girl’s swimsuit.’ What a pastor’s apology can teach us about this moment
- Hammond teachers, officials welcome opening of new Central High school: ‘Our kids need this’
- Child tax credits bring relief to Chicago families, but critics worry some are left out. ‘It doesn’t actually reach many of the most vulnerable.’
- People heading back to bars and restaurants spend $44.4 million in Naperville in May
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- El abanderado olímpico engrasado de Tonga está de vuelta
- Quickly: Readers sound off on the issues of the day
- Buscias are back: Pierogi Fest in Whiting returns after a year hiatus
- Will County schedules pop-up clinics as mass vaccination sites close
- Weather service says hot, humid weekend ahead with potentially severe storms. Heat index could near 100.
- No bail for man charged with beating, carjacking food delivery driver in Albany Park
- Amazon Fresh coming to Lincolnwood’s Purple Hotel site, though plans for new hotel nixed for now
- Elgin man gets 12-year prison term for driving into 2 bicyclists, killing one and seriously injuring the other
- 80% of NFL players are in the COVID-19 vaccination process, while 9 teams have 90% or more vaccinated
- Lake County health officials say government mistrust not an issue in door-to-door vaccination campaign
- Canadá y Zimbabue: Dos campañas muy distintas de vacunación
- Básquetbol de EEUU enfrentará reglas distintas en Tokio
- As Herschel Walker covets a Senate run in Georgia, a turbulent past emerges
- Activists who helped craft civilian police oversight plan cheer its passage — and vow to fight for more reforms
- Juez acaba con la ilusión de nuevos solicitantes de DACA
- Unlikely partners Nancy Pelosi and Liz Cheney team up for Jan. 6 Capitol attack probe
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- Column: Wearing Kris Bryant jerseys, Chicago Cubs fans send ownership a message as the final homestand before the trade deadline begins
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- Poke bowls, pub fare and Thai cuisine join the dining lineup in Elgin, South Elgin and Carpentersville
- Potempa: Teatro ZinZanni is a delicious and decadent dinner show adventure with International flair
- Aurora continues delay on pet sale ordinance
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- 7-day average for new COVID-19 cases in Illinois up fivefold in past month
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- Health officials say COVID-19 numbers slightly rising in Kane County
- Cyclists and cycling fans descend on Elgin for a day of Intelligentsia Cup racing and lots of bike events
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- Western Springs Police Chief resumes chats with residents over coffee
- Aurora eyes change to liquor ordinance for businesses looking to serve complimentary alcohol
- Prosecutors seek to bring in new evidence of R. Kelly’s alleged abuse of girls at upcoming trial