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Olympics: April Ross and Alix Klineman win gold in beach volleyball for Team USA
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Chicago White Sox lose for the 9th time in 14 games: ‘We’re just having trouble stringing hits together. Just got to fix that.’
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Daily horoscope for August 6, 2021
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Ask Amy: Older sister may be overly ‘sistering’
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Lawsuit filed by disgraced ex-Gov. Rod Blagojevich, who once joked about his legal education, dismissed by one expert as ‘frivolous’
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Column: How to become UN-WOKE so you can be an Olympic #winner like Donald Trump!
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Op-ed: COVID-19 rescue funds in city budget offer chance for transformational change
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Still a threatened species in Illinois, the osprey has made a comeback in Cook County
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Just opened: 8 new restaurants across Chicago, including a plant-based kitchen in Wicker Park
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Olympics: US women’s basketball team now one win away from a 7th straight gold medal
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Column: It’s time for the City Series, which always lives up to the hype. This time, it’s the rebuilding Cubs vs. the pennant-contending White Sox.
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USA defeats Serbia, will play for gold medal Sunday
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The entire US rhythmic gymnastic team trains in a park district building in suburban Deerfield. On Friday in Tokyo, they made Olympic history.
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Who will win the starting job opposite Jaylon Johnson? A look at Chicago Bears cornerbacks heading into 2021.
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The best tampon for heavy flow
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The best baby gloves
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This day in history, August 6: U.S. B-29 Superfortress Enola Gay drops an atomic bomb code-named ‘Little Boy’ on Hiroshima, Japan
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The best plus-size rain jacket
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Daywatch: Officials urge post-Lollapalooza COVID tests, Chicago hospitals open clinics for long-haulers and Cubs are one step closer to legal sports betting at Wrigley
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Best 144Hz gaming monitor
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Ball State, Valparaiso U takes steps to reduce COVID-19
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‘Mr. Corman’ review: Joseph Gordon-Levitt is a struggling musician-turned-teacher whose mid-life crisis comes a few years early
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Reopening the Siskel Film Center ‘is a moving target.’ It opens Friday. Are Chicago audiences ready?
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Chicago ‘adult hip hop’ duo Abstract Mindstate has a comeback, produced and pushed along by Kanye West
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Things to Do in Chicago in August: Street fests, Marvel and a new Chicago golf course
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Which smartwatch is best for Android phones?
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Condo Adviser: Should condo associations again require masks in common areas?
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Column: ‘God bless America!’ says Greek restaurant owner from Lemont who just opened his 14th eatery in Merrillville
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Tommee Tippee Pacifier vs. MAM Pacifier: Which is best?
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Group suing over Obama Presidential Center construction in Chicago dealt big legal setback in effort to halt this month’s groundbreaking
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NWI businesses aren’t mandating COVID-19 vaccinations for employees: ‘We’re supposed to be the land of the free, but it’s a hard line’
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México se queda con el bronce en fútbol olímpico
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The best photos from Day 14 at the Tokyo Olympics
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Lake County starting transportation service for seniors, the disabled; ‘It will help people get to doctors’ appointments or buy groceries’
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After four-hour meeting, Lake County officials still kicking around specifics of potential burn restrictions
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The best Presto deep fryer
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Allyson Felix wins bronze in the 400 meters for a record 10th medal. She now has more track and field medals than any woman in Olympic history.
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Las mejores fotos del Día 14 en los Juegos Olímpicos de Tokio 2020
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The best fish finder for kayaks
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Laporta señala a los culpables del adiós de Messi
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Officials: 5 children home alone die in East St. Louis fire
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‘Speak Out’ reader opinion: Wearing masks, getting vaccinated is for the common good of the country
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Olympics: Sumo wrestler statue that may have spooked the horses is removed for equestrian team event
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The best baby bottle brush
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10 items to toss from your garage in the next 30 minutes
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El PSG ya sondea fichar a Leo Messi
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The best dog bed cover
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Julio La Cruz gana el tercer oro de Cuba en boxeo
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Las leonas argentinas caen en la final y son plata en hockey
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The best wedding centerpiece
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Speak Out reader opinion: Vaccination, masking debates filled with hypocrisy
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Gotham Awards to shift to gender-neutral acting awards
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Supervivientes de ataques con ácido unen fuerzas
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Supervivientes de ataques con ácido en México unen fuerzas
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Colombiana Arenas conquista sufrida plata en 20 km marcha
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Brandon Hagel signs a 3-year deal with the Chicago Blackhawks following a strong rookie season
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China ataca a EEUU por recibir refugiados de Hong Kong
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In Robbins, residents ‘don’t have too much faith’ a school district’s equity audit will lead to substantive diversity changes
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Cal Djuraskovic didn’t pitch much until his senior year at Bishop Noll. Now in his first pro season, he has earned the T-Bolts’ closer role. ‘I found my calling.’
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Biden promulga ley que condecora a policías del Capitolio
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Man, 31, killed in Back of the Yards shooting; 2 wounded by gunfire outside Avondale bowling alley
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The best laminator for teachers
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Venezuela-oposición, ¿diálogo sin expectativas?, aquí la explicación:
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Gable Steveson takes the wrestling gold medal at the Olympics after trailing with 10 seconds remaining in the match
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The best cat kennel
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Cuba vacuna embarazadas para reducir vulnerabilidad a COVID
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¡Milagro dominicano en Tokio!
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COI expulsa de Tokio 2020 a dos entrenadores de Bielorrusia
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The best Dove bar soap for face
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Oak Park mandates masks in all indoor public spaces
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The best catcher’s gear set
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Cineteca Nacional de México invita a su sala virtual
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CSO’s upcoming season back in Orchestra Hall includes Muti concerts, Herbie Hancock and all the holiday favorites
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Guardiola: ‘Ahora mismo Leo no entra en nuestros planes’
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Arlington Heights Senior Center patrons learn ways the facility can be upgraded, reimagined
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The best tropical fish food
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Batavia group works to restore bikes to help those in need
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EEUU gana el oro en voleibol de playa femenino
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Retiran estatua de luchador de sumo del circuito hípico
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Column: Has America’s right wing entered its ‘hippie phase’? Ask the QAnon shaman.
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EEUU: Escuelas de verano buscan reducir brecha educativa
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Jennifer Aniston quita de su vida a personas no vacunadas
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The best Camp Chef pizza oven
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Editorial: Europe’s ‘last dictator’ dashes Belarusian sprinter’s Olympic dreams. US, West must crack down on Lukashenko.
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Flu shot clinic planned in Aurora
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Maratonianos se preparan para la ‘sartén’ de Sapporo
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Community news
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New Trier’s Jackson Munro and Carmel’s Bryce Moore get recruiting boost during travel team’s successful run
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Chicago man charged with shooting ex’s new boyfriend in leg in Gary
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What a Mayo Clinic doctor sees when he watches the Olympics
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On a nostalgic return to South Dakota’s Black Hills, 2 iconic names stand out: Crazy Horse and Custer
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Kloey Reyes makes history for Horner Park Little League baseball
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Twin Cities salon run by Hmong American women came up with design for Suni Lee’s eye-catching nails
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University of Wisconsin removes rock seen as sign of racism
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Frozen honey trend on TikTok has experts concerned. ‘That is a lot of diarrhea’
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A Beverly woman started an online support group for foster parents and now shares experience and advice with nearly 4,000 people
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Shots give COVID-19 survivors big immune boost, studies show
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EEUU retira visas a familiares de funcionarios nicaragüenses
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A sex-abuse enterprise? Breaking down the unusual racketeering case against R. Kelly.
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Acusadora de Cuomo de manosear su seno inicia demanda penal
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Jason Heyward is placed on the 10-day injured list as the Cubs call up Greg Deichmann for his MLB debut against the White Sox
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Schools reopen with masks optional in many US classrooms
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Choirs restart in-person singing
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The best collectible trading card album
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Disney publica ejemplos de precios para las estadías en Star Wars: Galactic Starcruiser y otros detalles
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COVID-19 closed choirs. Now, singers are getting back together and realizing what they’ve been missing.
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‘A demand to be perfect’: Quarterback Luke Neidy and Lake Central see opportunity for first winning season since 2014 under new coach Rick Good
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Column: Funding to clean up Tinley Park Mental Health Center is a mystery, but Blue Island gets windfall
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The best 1-gallon water bottle
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An uptick in mild breakthrough COVID infections in Illinois has some feeling they’re no longer ‘untouchable,’ but doctors say the vaccines are working
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EEUU: Escuelas reabren con diversas políticas de mascarillas
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Triforce review: Is this countertop blender from Braun worth it?
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Quickly: Readers sound off on the issues of the day
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El Barca confía en cosechar triunfos en la era post-Messi
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Lake Fair opens with animal shows, rides and food: ‘It’s a slice of Americana’
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Column: Vaccines call on us to protect one another. But the forces undermining them have been decades in the making.
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La ‘viejita’ Allyson Felix cierra larga travesía con un récord olímpico
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Column: Eviction ban moratorium allows more time for renters – and landlords – to receive financial assistance
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President Biden praises senate for edging the ‘historic’ $1 trillion bipartisan infrastructure plan closer to passage
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CPS, Chicago Teachers Union trade barbs in dueling letters as talks for fall reopening sputter 3 weeks before the start of school
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Mueren 5 niños en incendio en su casa en Illinois
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Quickly: Readers sound off on the issues of the day
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Streisand hace remix de su pasado en ‘Release Me 2’
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From R. Kelly to Trump: Why lawyers exit, and what it could say about their clients
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Gary man charged in girlfriend’s 2018 murder
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Column: The Chicago Bears are scrambling to find a starting left tackle after only 8 practices — and the preseason opener is drawing near
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Law & Order column: Low-profile victim coordinators serve a vital role in Lake County legal system; ‘They have to walk a fine line’
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NUK pacifier vs. MAM pacifier: Which is better?
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Repunte de casos de COVID-19 afecta a hospitales de EEUU
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Quickly: Readers sound off on the issues of the day
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Niles school made it through entire year of in-person classes while wearing masks, president says
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Chicago Fire acquire Federico Navarro from Club Atlético Talleres, signing the 21-year-old midfielder in time before the MLS transfer window shut
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Florida: Divide el tema de uso cubrebocas en escuelas
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A second Bartlett High School student has died following Tuesday night car crash, school says
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Letters: Those who are suspicious of Muslims should remember: We are all human first
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Temporada 4 de Stranger Things no llegará hasta 2022
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Chicago house music DJ and music producer Paul Johnson dies at 50 from COVID complications
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EEUU: Acusado se declara culpable en asalto al Capitolio
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Loyola graduate Oscar Blazer and other former Chicago-area high school soccer players get the band back together to win national championship with FC United
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‘Why not go out swinging?’ US women’s volleyball team will play for a gold medal Sunday.
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Niles fest cancelled due to COVID fears, lack of restaurant workers
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Discussion series to focus on women in leadership
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¿Qué es el ‘efecto J. Lo’?
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Officials tout growth of broadband as key to area’s economic future
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Miles de personas huyen de los incendios en Grecia y Turquía
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4-year-old girl killed in accidental shooting in Englewood
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Canadá conquista su primer oro olímpico en fútbol femenino
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Roller rink part of city violence prevention program
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US hiring surges in July as employers add 943,000 jobs, unemployment rate drops to 5.4%
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Arkansas judge temporarily blocks state from enforcing mask mandate ban
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United Airlines will require all U.S. employees to get the COVID-19 vaccine by fall
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Funding for Century Walk raising questions about the Naperville art nonprofit’s overhead costs
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Anybody want to operate a Chicago casino? City extends deadline for applications with interest lacking
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Western Springs Little League wins state championship
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SEC approves Nasdaq’s plan to require board diversity
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Six weeks after celebrating no COVID-19 cases, Lake County hospitals again dealing with double-digit numbers of patients
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Mel Brooks publicará sus memorias
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The best camping griddle
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Cadáveres flotantes aumentan temor de atrocidades en Tigray
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Ed Sheeran encabezará concierto de la NFL
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Tigray forces in Ethiopia vow ‘warm welcome’ in face of new offensive, according to spokesman
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Oakton Community College offers students taking multiple classes free credit hours
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New Jersey gym owner pleads guilty to assaulting officer in Jan. 6 Capitol insurection
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Column: Do Disney princesses damage our daughters?
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An ’embarrassment’ no longer, North Chicago’s Metra station gets a face-lift
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Illinois and Iowa want Jake Paulline’s game film from the upcoming season, and the senior lineman wants Metea Valley to win. He has all the motivation he needs.
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‘Popcorn’ thunderstorms along with high temperatures and humidity are in weekend forecast for Chicago area
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Guardiola quiere a Harry Kane en el City
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Oakland Athletics outfielder Ramón Laureano is suspended for 80 games after testing positive for PEDs
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Aurora City Council set to vote on contracts worth more than $1 million for delayed road projects
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Lisa Loeb y compañeros de universidad musicalizan 2020
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Aide who accused New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo of groping her files criminal complaint
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Will County awards $138,000 in grants to help increase vaccination rate
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Wildfire explodes to third-largest in California history
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Fox Trot draws crowd in Elgin
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New data suggest J&J vaccine works against delta variant and recipients don’t need booster shot
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Despite governor’s directive, masks remain a hot topic in some Lake County school districts
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Governor’s mask mandate unlikely to be last word on the issue in Southland
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Panamá y Colombia acuerdan organizar flujo migratorio
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Elgin-area news digest: Discount for seniors, Oktoberfest, and more
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WTMX-FM morning personality Eric Ferguson lists 5-bedroom Hinsdale home for $1.5M
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Gurnee police say gun discharged when pair attempts to rob Wisconsin man
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Biden administration announces that federal student loan payments will remain suspended through January 2022
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The best fairy garden accessory
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The best fairy garden statue
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Column: Keith Snyder stepped down as DeKalb’s football coach when it got ‘harder and harder’ to leave home. As a Geneva assistant, he has found his happy place.
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Meet Kloey Reyes, Neftali Reyes Jr.’s 12-year-old sister making history for Horner Park Little League baseball
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Presidente de Perú se vacuna para animar a desconfiados
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The best Bionaire window fan
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New restaurants bring doughy specialties to Elgin, West Dundee
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The best bedpan for the elderly
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Dunkin’ seeks drive-thru to capitalize on technology
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The best dog sunglasses
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Chicago Sky star Candace Parker will serve as the grand marshal of this year’s Bud Billiken Parade
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The best gaming monitors under $200
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Photos: White Sox beat the Cubs 8-6 in the first game of the City Series at Wrigley Field
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In recognition of the nuances of gender identity, some suburbs remove decades-old laws that banned clothing deemed improper
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Op-ed: Climate change is no longer our future. It’s our present.
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Column: Cubs rally off Craig Kimbrel — but the White Sox have the last laugh with a wild win in the City Series opener
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White Sox rally for an 8-6 win over the Cubs after Craig Kimbrel gives up a tying 3-run HR in his return to Wrigley Field: ‘It’s never routine. It just shows you how difficult that job is.’
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Chicago employers push office return back to October and beyond as delta variant spikes, with some now imposing vaccine mandates
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White Sox and Yankees to meet in Field of Dreams game in Iowa
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Brian Goodwin makes another major contribution for the White Sox with his 10th-inning home run: ‘All the fun you’re seeing us having, that’s real’
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Potempa: Houdini and history cast a delicious magic spell at Chicago’s Magic Lounge
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What’s Ripping American Families Apart?
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Stuck at Fort Lauderdale Airport? Here’s an insider’s guide to nearby attractions.
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Kenya’s Peres Jepchirchir beats the heat to win the Olympic marathon, and American Molly Seidel takes the bronze
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Crown Point star Jessica Carrothers knew it when she saw it. The Indiana Gatorade player of the year commits to IUPUI after visiting the campus this week.