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Daily horoscope for July 16, 2021
Ask Amy: No vaccination card? No problem!
Column: Republicans’ stance on voting rules doesn’t amount to a war with democracy
She went to jail after hallucinating a shooting at O’Hare. Now she advocates for those with mental illness in the criminal justice system.
Column: COVID-19 vaccine misinformation from Fox News & GOP is killing people, with an assist from Big Tech
Flashback: Cowhands and bucking broncos? The World Championship Rodeo brought the romance of the Wild West to Chicago.
How far can the Chicago White Sox go? 5 questions for the AL Central leaders heading into the 2nd half of the 2021 season.
Will Kris Bryant, Javier Báez or Anthony Rizzo be traded? 5 questions facing the Chicago Cubs in the 2nd half of the 2021 season.
This day in history, July 16: The United States explodes its first experimental atomic bomb in the desert of Alamogordo, New Mexico
Google Wi-Fi vs. Nest Wi-Fi: Which is better?
Column: Digitizing thousands of pages of recorded history – one page at a time – aims to ‘preserve the irreplaceable’
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How Indiana evictions could surge post-moratorium
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Things to Do in Chicago over this Auto Show weekend
New East Pilsen music venue Radius is up for its second big debut
‘Summertime’ review: LA stories and dreams in pockets, guided by spoken-word poetry and the director of ‘Blindspotting’
Daywatch: Cook County shuts down vaccine sites as delta spreads, Illinois bans police lying to minors during interrogations and how Chicago’s lesbian bars are evolving
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Kong toys vs. Nylabone: Which one is better for your dog?
Condo Adviser: In light of the Surfside collapse, how should condo associations handle building infrastructure?
Chicago police Superintendent David Brown fails in bid for leniency for two cops in 2018 fatal shooting
Chicago Bulls general manager Marc Eversley buys Lakeview home for $1.6M
Gun discoveries in hotels, including in downtown Chicago, a security concern as Lollapalooza nears and crowds return
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Google wants people in office, despite productivity gains at home
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Cook building demolition in Elgin starts despite reported city purchase offer and neighbors’ pleas
‘Refuge’ island, pedestrian-activated lights in planning stage for Niles intersection one year after boy’s death
2 NFL teams remain under 50% vaccinated with 2 weeks to go before training camp, while 10 teams have reached the 85% mark
‘Speak Out’ reader opinion: Pan pizza is not Chicago’s pizza
U.S. Rep. Schneider calls bipartisan delegation’s Middle East visit a success
Lake County defers sheriff’s $770k boat purchase; calls for more information
Familia salvadoreña lucha por unirse a pesar de ley de Trump
No one asked, but these volunteers have boarded up 250 abandoned properties in Harvey
‘The workforce that’s returning is not the same’: As employees return to offices, they may bring new addictions with them
Braves adquieren a Pederson, en canje con Cubs
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Speak Out reader opinion: New approach needed to quell Chicago violence
Spring Awakening’s fall Equinox lineup announced for Chicago 2021
Elvis Costello regraba ‘This Year’s Model’ en español
ONU pide liberación de manifestantes en Cuba
She kept her ultra-Orthodox past secret. Now she’s using Netflix to tell her story
Running to raise awareness for police mental health
Initiative eyes planting seeds of urban farming for Gary interns
Column: Trading Joc Pederson starts the Chicago Cubs’ sell-off. Who will be next to go before the trade deadline?
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Public can tour new Hammond Central Thursday
Nyjah Huston, de granja en Puerto Rico a skateboard olímpico
Naperville Police Beat
With no animal control officer, some concerned residents take complaint to Merrillville panel
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Highway officials plan public sessions for Borman Expressway improvements, ideas
Los Ángeles impone nuevamente el uso de mascarillas
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No ceder a jugadores condiciona el fútbol olímpico
Wildfires on the West Coast: Why the region is prone to drying out and burning
Aurora officials say illegal fireworks are a ‘problem that we are going to attack’
Rusia alcanza otro récord de muertes diarias por COVID
Law & Order column: State’s attorney’s office starting domestic violence diversion program
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CDC director says COVID-19 outbreak in US is becoming ‘a pandemic of the unvaccinated’
Review: Teatro ZinZannni reopens its dinner circus in the Loop. Hail, Caesar, and circus life goes on.
Zion man convicted of attempted murder, sexual assault during home invasion
El papa limita difusión de la misa latina de su predecesor
Go away with…Sports Illustrated swimsuit model Tanaye White
El expresidente Aristide regresa a Haití, ‘recuperado’
Parkway trees felled by the June tornado to be replaced by the city of Naperville
COVID-19 variants: What’s the concern?
20 things to know about the new kaleidoscopic exhibit of Prince’s shoes at Paisley Park
Verstappen domina primera sesión para GP de Gran Bretaña
Speak Out reader opinions: Cubs, Cal Thomas and the GOP are clueless and/or frustrating; let’s blame our ancestors and move on
Gente de Zona: ‘Es el pueblo el que está marchando’
¿Qué pasa con los favoritos México y EEUU en la Copa Oro?
Quickly: Readers sound off on the issues of the day
Column: Historic East Side neighborhood in Aurora in the spotlight
Illinois residents among those who attended Ohio church retreat linked to COVID-19 outbreak, according to health officials
Op-ed: Afghan women and girls at risk as US forces draw down
Hallan avión ruso desaparecido sobre Siberia: todos vivos
6 ways to breathe cleaner in your home
Aruba vs. Barbados: Which Caribbean island is right for you?
Tokyo Olympics to welcome record number of out LGBTQ athletes – more than all previous Summer Games combined
Biden y Sanders, dos viejos rivales que unen fuerzas
The customer is always right: These chain restaurants have the most satisfied diners
EEUU advierte que hay una ‘pandemia de los no vacunados’
Online fundraiser features rare stouts, aged bourbons, but New Lenox-based charity hopes new raffle platform is a winner for everyone
COVID-19 tiene alto impacto entre clérigos católicos
Chicago White Sox recall Reynaldo Lopez and reinstate Aaron Bummer — and both will pitch out of the bullpen
Quickly: Readers sound off on the issues of the day
Masks will not be mandatory for students in School District 308 classes
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Boat captain and two other employees charged in 2018 Missouri tourist boat accident that resulted in 17 deaths
Oak Park police: man charged after 70 mature marijuana plants found in yard
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Team USA adding JaVale McGee and Keldon Johnson to the Olympics roster after Kevin Love withdraws with a calf injury
UK daily coronavirus infections top 50,000 for the first time in six months, days before virus rules eased
Liberan a 51 uniformados retenidos en Oaxaca, México
Op-ed: The Obama Presidential Center is coming. The South Side will reap the benefits.
Quickly: Readers sound off on the issues of the day
Indiana files appeal in federal pandemic unemployment case
Study shows just 7% of our DNA is unique to modern humans, not shared by other early ancestors
Tainy y Yandel celebran su música y amistad con ‘Dynasty’
Gary man pleads to lower charge in Xbox murder case
Column: Police suicides remind us that our folks in blue get the blues, too — to a deadly degree
Por lesión, Love queda fuera de selección de EEUU para Tokio
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NFL star Richard Sherman charged with DUI and other crimes
As Lake County records delta variant of COVID-19 and Porter County braces for it, the best protection against the variant is vaccination, health experts say
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La pandemia cambió las tasas de embarazo y natalidad
Aurora Public Art gallery to reopen
As Rainbow Cone positions itself to tackle new markets, the South Side ice cream shop remains tethered to tradition
Agencies gather to help veterans find their way in NWI roundtable event
Guatemala: detenidos por traficar niño que murió en trayecto
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Waukegan board postpones contracting with student-support programs
‘What Mad Pursuit’ book by award-winning track coach gets to the soul of why runners want to put on their soles
Memory care residents partner with students to make dog toys
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Aurora approves budget changes for reorganization at City Hall
Grayslake North’s Peyton Gerdes got her first offer from Indiana State. How did she celebrate? ‘Going out for ice cream as a family.’
Column: Democrats think a new civilian corps is what we need for the jobless. They’re wrong.
Lightfoot, activists attempt new compromise on Chicago police oversight, the latest delay in long-running effort
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The COVID-19 comeback across the US is putting pressure on hospitals, CDC director warns outbreak is becoming ‘a pandemic of the unvaccinated’
West Dundee’s leg of the Intelligentsia Cup cycling series a taste of what’s coming to Elgin on July 23
EEUU advierte a flotilla que violaría la ley si viaja a Cuba
La furia al volante se dispara durante la pandemia
Senior baseball team asking for tournament funding support at state championships
Abandoned Olympic venues around the world
Brad Young, former owner of Rockit Ranch Productions restaurant group, sells Winnetka mansion for $6M
‘A perfect opportunity’: Brother Rice’s Jack Lausch decides to pursue both sports, committing to play football and baseball at Notre Dame
Pacientes moribundos con enfermedades raras luchan por recibir terapias experimentales
Letters: Chicago tragically is no longer a city of neighborhood manufacturers
A Naperville Central teen first persuaded her principal to include suicide prevention numbers on student IDs. Now it could become a state law.
Starlin Castro is placed on administrative leave by MLB. ‘We do not tolerate any kind of domestic abuse,’ says Nationals manager Dave Martinez.
Waukegan man sentenced to 12 years in prison for role in drug-deal homicide
Europe’s flood death toll surpasses 125 as rescuers race to prevent more death
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Column: The power of socially conscious capitalism in the campaign for the COVID-19 vaccine
‘It’s an absolutely surreal feeling’: After standout career at Louisville, Batavia’s Glenn Albanese wants to get going with Los Angeles Angels
Republicano DeSantis pide a Biden ayudar a proveer internet en Cuba
Editorial: A change in leadership on the editorial board but an ongoing commitment to Chicago
Two teens charged in death of 73-year-old Vietnam War veteran who police say was beaten during carjacking attempt in Hyde Park strip mall
Money in Illinois politics: Giannoulias has big funding lead in secretary of state race; Rabine outspends GOP governor foes; Duckworth has $5 million on hand
Son released after plea in Munster doctor’s disappearance
Bobby Roundtree, the former Illinois defensive end who suffered a severe spinal injury, dies at 23
Column: Josh Beetham has big plans. Michigan coach Jim Harbaugh sees the former Yorkville and Illinois quarterback as, yep, a tight end.
Después de marchas en Cuba todos se preguntan, ¿y ahora qué?
La fuerza laboral que regresa a las oficinas vendría con nuevas adicciones
Naperville council to release $1.2 million to Naper Settlement so construction on new Ag Center can start
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Daily coronavirus cases have doubled in Illinois this month while vaccinations are down by half
Pleas for optional masks in school
Surging number of suburban school districts will let parents decide if their students will be masked in the fall: ‘We’re getting kids their freedom back’
Fiscales presentan cargos formales contra Sherman
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Federal agency issues disaster declaration for DuPage tornado damage
El piloto automático de Tesla hace a los autos más seguros, asegura la empresa. Las víctimas de choques dicen que mata
President Biden confronting the worrying reality of rising COVID-19 cases and deaths in the US
Corrections and clarifications
Bigger, stronger, better. Naperville Central’s Owen Prucha believes in that formula for senior success. Plus, more football recruiting notes.
Colorado father convicted of second-degree murder and child abuse resulting in death in the 2012 disappearance of his 13-year-old son
Lake County health officials visit more than 1,000 homes in door-to-door campaign to promote COVID-19 vaccinations
Some south suburban community colleges won’t ditch masks as new semester starts
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Cook County’s chief judge announces expanded capacity for jury trials as COVID-19 guidelines loosen
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$70 million apartment project proposed for Aurora riverfront
His political star faded, former Chicago Ald. Proco ‘Joe’ Moreno pleads guilty to obstructing justice
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Kofi Cockburn is staying at Illinois for his junior season, a huge boost for the defending Big Ten Tournament champions
Potempa: City Cruises welcomes new wave of menu memories for guests
The Spin: In Chicago, Buttigieg rallies support for Biden’s roads, bridges plan | Giannoulias rakes in the cash for SOS run | State lawmakers get earful about cybersecurity
Wi-Fi 5 vs. Wi-Fi 6: Everything you need to know
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Iowa duo named as ‘alternate suspects’ deny any involvement in the killing of University of Iowa student Mollie Tibbetts
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Some Park Ridge-Niles parents lobby for ‘mask optional’ school year, but doctors recommend mask wearing
Soundbar vs. speakers: Which TV sound system is better?
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Federal judge in Texas orders end to DACA, Obama-era program that prevented the deportations of some immigrants brought into the US as children
Gloria Richardson, an influential yet largely unsung civil rights pioneer, dies at 99
Missed 3-pointers, 18 turnovers doom U.S. women in 70-67 pre-Olympic loss to Australia
Secretary Pete Buttigieg talks CTA Red Line extension
Arizona has identified fewer than 200 cases of potential voter fraud in last year’s presidential election, undercutting Trump’s claims
Commentary: ‘Roadrunner’ uses AI to create an Anthony Bourdain soundalike. Here’s why that’s ethically squishy
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Pete Buttigieg spotlights Red Line South extension while in Chicago to push for Biden infrastructure deal
Biz Markie, a hip-hop staple known for his beatboxing prowess and classic rap song ‘Just a Friend,’ dies at 57
Column: The Chicago White Sox can’t rest on their 1st-half success — and need to make a move before the trade deadline passes to make a push for the AL pennant
Chicago Cubs agree to terms with 1st-round pick Jordan Wicks: ‘I’m ready to get to work’
‘I feel prepared and excited’: York’s Lauren Derkowski is the 2021 Pioneer Press Softball Player of the Year
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Juez ordena dar fin al programa DACA
With the Joc Pederson trade behind them, the Chicago Cubs kick off the second half of their season: ‘There’s not a lot of time for sadness in this game,’ manager David Ross says.
Decent: At last, we can travel again but road tripping to Marinette, Wisconsin, was a definite mistake
Two for world’s biggest show: Glenbrook South’s Smoliga and New Trier’s Maggie Shea ready to compete for US in 2020 Tokyo Olympics
Nike by Naperville store to open downtown in September