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- Daily horoscope for August 25, 2021
- Ask Amy: ‘Real-life’ relationship brings up real problems
- BaKIT Box, a minority-owned Chicago baking kit startup, aims to simplify making croissants, empanadas and more
- As the school year starts, more Illinois kids are hospitalized for COVID-19. But the situation is far worse in other states.
- Chicago Bears Q&A: How can Andy Dalton be the best option for Week 1? Will Desmond Trufant make the 53-man roster? What will be the identity of Sean Desai’s defense?
- Supreme Court orders Biden administration to reinstate Trump-era ‘Remain in Mexico’ policy
- The dust has settled in NBA free agency — and Lauri Markkanen’s future with the Chicago Bulls remains uncertain
- School outbreaks force early reversals on in-person learning
- Daywatch: More Illinois kids hospitalized for COVID as school year begins | City updates travel advisory to most of US | 10 new Chicago-area restaurants
- Column: U.S. failure to prepare for worst-case scenario in Afghanistan will be subject of investigations
- This day in history, August 25: Paris liberated by Allied forces after four years of Nazi occupation
- How did a conservative radio host become a front-runner in the campaign to recall California’s governor?
- Why are all of the celebrities crying on Instagram Live?
- Serena Williams won’t compete at US Open as she recovers from torn hamstring
- 3 reasons why more organ donors from diverse backgrounds are needed
- Chicago’s two- and four-flats make up 26% of housing stock, program aims to help keep rent affordable, build homeowners’ wealth
- México acoge a periodistas afganos y sus familias
- ‘Made in Afghanistan’ once symbolized hope. Now it’s fear.
- The cotton tote crisis
- Poland halts Afghan airlift over safety as US deadline looms
- Offices dangle beehives and garden plots to coax workers back
- East Bank Club vows to fight mask mandate; city says there are no exemptions
- Así es el homenaje de The Rolling Stones a Charlie Watts
- US Space Command meets first capability milestone in Colorado Springs
- Kanye West busca cambiar legalmente su nombre a Ye
- Hazardous air quality breaks records as Caldor fire pushes toward Lake Tahoe
- Serena Williams no jugará el US Open
- Speak Out reader opinion: Thank you to those who stepped up to get vaccinated
- Un barrio de Gaza muestra las cicatrices de cuatro guerras
- Falleció Wilfried Van Moer, leyenda del fútbol belga
- Un barrio de Gaza muestra las cicatrices de cuatro guerras
- Column: Can presidential pardon pave Casey Urlacher’s path to Springfield?
- Pentágono ordena a todas sus tropas vacunarse contra COVID
- Local effort looks to open aerospace industry jobs to diverse workforce
- Countdown to football: Creighton baseball recruit Tommy Ulatowski ready to set the tone again at quarterback for No. 2 St. Rita
- Mokena taps former Joliet police chief to temporarily head its force
- Sin ‘Chicharito’ ni Vela, hoy la MLS y Liga MX disputan el Juego de Estrellas
- Spotlight on football: Jalen Buckley, ‘such a ballhawk and very natural,’ looks to cap career as next in line of two-way stars for Batavia
- Mascarilla obligatoria para muchos estudiantes en Florida
- Improvements underway at Wilder Park in Aurora
- Noel Swerdlow, U. of C professor who won a MacArthur ‘genius grant,’ dies at 79
- Delta Air Lines will make unvaccinated employees pay charge
- Hospital advierte sobre ‘escenarios catastróficos’ para embarazadas con COVID-19
- HRW condena restricciones a la libertad de expresión en Cuba
- PSG sigue abierto a negociar con el Madrid por Mbappé
- ‘Candyman’ review: Awakening the fiendish legacy of Cabrini-Green, in the horror reboot you weren’t expecting
- Comings & Goings: Last south suburban Bakers Square restaurant closes, and more
- Biden hablará con líderes tecnológicos sobre ciberseguridad
- East Chicago woman indicted for wire fraud in COVID aid scheme, feds say
- De Hendrix a McCartney…, o cómo tocar instrumentos si eres zurdo
- Your next Lyft ride in Chicago might be in the Oscar Mayer Wienermobile
- Cambian de cárcel a exjefe de espías de Alberto Fujimori
- Kraft Heinz prepares for return to work
- ‘Apostar por la despenalización’ de las drogas
- New Lenox woman who helped win pop tab challenge appointed to village board
- Pentagon says US troops must get their COVID-19 vaccines immediately
- Incendio amenaza a Lake Tahoe en California
- Chicago’s haunting Cabrini-Green legacy inspired director Nia DaCosta’s ‘Candyman.’ ‘We knew we wanted to shift that perspective completely.’
- New York’s new governor acknowledges nearly 12,000 more COVID-19 deaths than Cuomo told the public
- Luisiana: Video muestra brutal golpiza a hombre negro
- Man accused of hitting CTA Red Line passenger on head with hammer, police say
- Kitchen fire damages Old Neighborhood Grill in Evanston
- Legisladores de EEUU viajan a Kabul; enfurecen al gobierno
- Chicago workers must get COVID vaccine by Oct. 15, Mayor Lori Lightfoot announces
- MLB sets the schedule for the 2021 playoffs, with the World Series beginning Oct. 26 and Game 7 on Nov. 3 — the latest date since 2009
- Column: Forgotten lessons led to tragedy in Afghanistan
- Editorial: Set too low, speed cameras snag hundreds of thousands of Chicagoans in a matter of weeks
- Southtowners: Hickory Creek student attends youth leadership conference, and more
- Spotlight on football: La’Zarius Geater aims to honor the late Cristo Garza by fulfilling the promise the Zion-Benton coach saw in him
- Quickly: Readers sound off on the issues of the day
- Incendio daña el ‘sitio natal’ de Harry Potter
- Once a rising star of the ‘ex-gay’ movement, Julie Rodgers speaks out against ‘conversion therapy’ in Netflix documentary: ‘I carry with me the scars.’
- Inside the turbulent origins of the collapsed Florida condo
- Elgin News Digest: Tickets on sale for Gifford Park historic house tour; Easterseals holding annual bike ride fundraiser Sunday; U-46 budget documents win national honors; Carpentersville man guilty of aggravated sexual abuse
- Column: Expect wage growth in coming years, economist tells Will County group
- Pandemia revela una creciente crisis de suicidios en comunidades de color
- Aurora continues fight over census numbers showing city lost 17,000 residents over the past 10 years
- ¿Qué pasa con las evacuaciones de afganos?, aquí la explicación:
- FIFA reduce castigo a México por grito homofóbico
- Pets of the week
- Lawsuit seeks return to local oversight for Gary schools
- ‘Candyman’, sinónimo de terror moderno
- Ecuador se apresta a recibir afganos dentro de poco
- Gary youth get ready for school at church event: ‘We need to make sure the kids and their families have the resources’
- Letters: Can high-speed rail succeed in America?
- 2020 Census: Gary and East Chicago lose residents, while St. John and Crown Point show gains
- Sujeto mata a turista en restaurante
- Waukegan officials considering remote-learning option for students who miss school due to COVID-19 concerns
- New Lenox teen airlifted to Loyola after crash on Laraway Road
- Delta cobrará recargo a empleados sin vacuna contra COVID-19
- Indiana daily COVID-19 cases spike back to January levels
- Northwestern Medicine will require workers to get COVID-19 vaccines
- La administración Biden seguirá desafiando ‘Permanecer en México’
- Hoodies and zippers make life harder for people with disabilities. Social Surge’s adaptive, gender-neutral clothing looks to ‘flip the script’.
- Photos: Cubs split doubleheader with Rockies
- Unos 1,500 estadounidenses aún esperan salir de Afganistán
- ‘Check, Please!’ ending run on WTTW after 20 years
- Former Mother McAuley water polo player alleges in lawsuit she was sexually abused by ex-coach
- Corte ratifica pena de muerte por masacre en Carolina Sur
- Corrections and clarifications
- Cuba crea entidad que regulará toda la información pública
- Naperville News Digest: Rainbow Cone truck back in Naperville this week; fundraising race and other events Sunday to benefit Greene Barn; OD awareness gathering on Tuesday
- ESPN pulls Rachel Nichols from its NBA coverage, including canceling her show, ‘The Jump’
- Adam Morgan’s road back from arm surgery to landing with the Chicago Cubs has brought the reliever some clarity: ‘Hey, surprise yourself, see what you can do’
- Policía ubica a dos carteles mexicanos actuando en Ecuador
- Man dies after being shot in exchange of gunfire with Amtrak police officer at Union Station
- Carlos Rodón is set to return from the injured list and start Thursday for the Chicago White Sox against the Toronto Blue Jays
- Refugee children speak multiple languages, but struggle in school. Chicago volunteers help through tutoring. ‘Welcoming these children robustly is so important.’
- John Skillman, former Carpentersville police chief, trustee and mayor, dead at age 88
- Illinois expansion of health coverage for older adults regardless of immigration status is expected to benefit thousands of essential workers at risk
- Temperatures have been above normal for late August and we could stay in 90s for next few days
- Potempa: Latest ‘Mamma Mia!’ stage ticket marks a two-decade anniversary
- Man gets 6 years in prison for planning to kidnap Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer
- Glencoe moves ahead with Labor Day weekend concerts, fireworks display
- Finding a naked man in their yard prompts La Grange family to ask village board for zoning variance
- Pritzker, mask mandate target of Oak Lawn school board member’s lawsuit
- VetFest begins Thursday in Oswego
- Rodney Adams — inspired by his newborn daughter and his late mother — has impressed Chicago Bears coaches as the wide receiver fights for a roster spot
- ‘It’s a new frontier’: Lake County treasurer among the first Illinois political candidates to accept campaign donations of Bitcoin, Dogecoin and other cryptocurrencies
- Lawsuit alleges former Plainfield Central High School football players were sexually assaulted during locker room hazing incident
- More secretary of state facilities will soon require appointments for driver’s license services
- With start of school days away, CPS parents seek more COVID safety measures and a remote learning option: ‘They want us to blindly hand our children over’
- McGrath: Summer was nothing but an endless plain to be filled with bike rides, ball games and fun … until SHE appeared
- Park Ridge aldermen not convinced city should cover most of hotel developer’s financial shortfall
- Luis Robert is producing at the plate since returning from the injured list — wherever the Chicago White Sox bat him: ‘His flexibility that way makes him very valuable’
- US estimates about 1,500 Americans may still await evacuation from Afghanistan
- Heat wave: How you can help yourself and the people around you when it’s hot outside
- Cook County Commissioner Sean Morrison has COVID-19 breakthrough case
- City set to partner mental health clinicians and police responding to calls related to mental health, as governor signs statewide measure
- Piden cadena perpetua en caso que salpica a presidente hondureño
- EEUU: Sancionan a abogados que impugnaron elección
- Where does Morgan rank? Well, Alabama recruit Morgan Rank goes after ‘every single thing’ as Metea Valley rolls past Glenbard East.
- Local scores from the Aurora, Elgin, Naperville and Lake County areas
- Local scores from the Southland