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Olympics: Director for Friday’s opening ceremony is fired over a Holocaust joke he made in 1998
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Rafael Ortega took a long road to the Chicago Cubs. The journeyman outfielder is making the most of his opportunity.
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Texas and Oklahoma are talking with the SEC about possibly switching conferences
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Daily horoscope for July 22, 2021
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Ask Amy: Mother wonders if daughter is too happy
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‘Stung us twice’: A pair of 2-out rallies gives the Minnesota Twins a 7-2 win over the Chicago White Sox as the teams split the 4-game series
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Review: Is ‘Joe Bell’ Mark Wahlberg’s personal hate-crime atonement project?
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Evanston proposes changes to parkway planting rules to dismay of some residents, who worry about impact on city’s ‘progressive mantra’
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Our guide to Lollapalooza 2021: The bands, don’t-misses and music by day
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Column: Lollapalooza feels like a COVID mistake waiting to happen
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Olympics: How to watch all the events — and which local athletes are competing
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Daywatch: Civilian oversight for Chicago police wins final approval, what to know about masking as delta spreads and behind the scenes with ‘Ted Lasso’ co-creator
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Story of serial killer Dr. Thomas Neill Cream takes you on a grand, gruesome, historical journey, with his time in Chicago
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This day in history, July 22: President Abraham Lincoln presents to his Cabinet a preliminary draft of the Emancipation Proclamation
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How serious is Kris Bryant’s ailment? 3 thoughts on the Chicago Cubs after their extra-inning loss to the St. Louis Cardinals.
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Olympics: 50 athletes to follow on social media, including Simone Biles and Jessica Springsteen
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The best medical bracelet
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8 wounded in Old Town party bus shooting
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Three accused of beating Aurora police officer following traffic stop now charged with attempted murder
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Colombia: exFARC planearon ataque a Duque desde Venezuela
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México aplasta a Francia en su debut olímpico (VIDEO)
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Merrick Garland’s Chicago roots (interactive map)
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¿Qué es la infección posvacuna COVID-19?
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España y su destacamento de la Euro se atraganta con Egipto
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Hombre con COVID se disfraza de su esposa para abordar avión
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Kanye West devela álbum ‘Donda’ en gran evento en Atlanta
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Tokyo’s new COVID-19 cases near 2,000 a day before Olympics open
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Aficionados de Bucks se preparan hoy para desfile por título
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Los Juegos despiden al director de ceremonia apertura por escándalo
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Para que cada quien arregle lo suyo
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Steppenwolf Theatre names two new artistic directors
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Los Rolling Stones relanzan su gira por EEUU
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Speak Out reader opinion: Bezos shows he’s out of touch after space flight
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Miami: Ordenan compensar con 150 mdd a víctimas de derrumbe
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Welcome to the Quiet Games
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Un país renuncia a participar en los Juegos del Tokio
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Ola de cabildeo tras orden de Biden sobre competencia
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Argentina y España defraudan en debut de fútbol olímpico
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La esperanza de vida bajó 3 años en 2020 para negros y latinos
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What is a COVID-19 vaccine ‘breakthrough’ case?
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Selección femenina de Noruega es multada por no jugar en bikini
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Downtown Hinsdale businesses to set up shop outside storefronts for two day sidewalk sale
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Al menos 8 pasajeros de un autobús de fiesta resultaron heridos en 1 de 3 tiroteos masivos
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China rebuffs WHO’s plan for further investigation into origins of COVID-19
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Southwest, American post 2nd quarter profits as air travel picks up
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Yes, earworms are annoying, but they may help you process memories
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‘Old’ review: On this beach, you can leave the sunscreen back at the hotel
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Tinley Park OKs Southland’s first curbside textile collection program
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Biden expresses frustration over slowing COVID vaccination rate, says getting inoculated is ‘gigantically important’ as virus surges again
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An urn that doubles as a planter: It’s the latest in the death positivity movement
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Naperville Police Beat
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Aurora looks at deals for new murals downtown
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Outdoors column: Different, rare cicada lives in virgin prairie
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Cura escalofriante: frente a un calor asesino, los servicios de urgencias usan bolsas para cadáveres para salvar vidas
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US jobless claims rise to 419,000 from a pandemic low
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Ecuador: Al menos 18 muertos por motines en cárceles
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Mercedes sketches out all-electric scenario by decade’s end
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What do the Olympics sound like without fans? You can hear cicadas buzzing outside Tokyo Stadium. Welcome to the Quiet Games.
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China rechaza plan de la OMS para estudiar orígenes de COVID
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‘Renegades’, el libro de Obama y Springsteen, ya tiene fecha de salida a la venta
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‘I hit eighth in that lineup’: St. John native Bobby Seymour becomes fourth player from Mount Carmel’s state runner-up to get drafted
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Column: Next up, Ava Nepkin. Junior outside hitter wants to see what she can do with full season for Lincoln-Way East. ‘We can go to state.’
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Illinois recruit Caroline Barnes won’t be the first kid in her family to play college volleyball. Three sisters preceded her. But the Benet graduate has done it her way.
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October trial date set for Ald. Patrick Daley Thompson in federal tax case
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How they made the ‘ridiculously silly’ prosthetics in Netflix’s new blind-dating show
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Quickly: Readers sound off on the issues of the day
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EEUU lanza campaña contra tráfico de armas en 5 ciudades
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Daddy Yankee, Karol G y Nicky Jam encabezan la Semana de Billboard
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Table hockey enthusiasts skating into Homer Glen from all over the country and overseas for Chicago Open tourney
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Little Caesars debuts newest pizza with plant-based pepperoni
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Saúl Craviotto y Mireia Belmonte, emocionados abanderados españoles
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Column: A ‘paper tiger’ legislative watchdog isn’t good enough
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Hobart discusses stepping in to help township after complaints raised over trustee
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US churches reckon with traumatic legacy of Native American schools
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Alderman seeks crackdown on Chicago pedicabs, citing ‘illegal street curb parties’ and ‘chaos and mayhem’
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The best indoor pizza oven
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Colombia enviará misión para capturados en Haití
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Selling for $137K, world’s oldest surviving bottle of whiskey was found in South Carolina
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Elgin News Digest: Free concerts being held in Elgin and West Dundee; tickets on sale for Bowes Creek beer event; South Elgin tree program deadline
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Chicago man denied bail in May shooting that left woman critically wounded
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Column: Gary’s last remaining Little League baseball team plays for state championship this weekend
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The best Oboz hiking boot
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Estalla la polémica con bandera al revés en un tricolor olímpico
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Death rates soar in Southeast Asia as virus wave spreads
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Chicago cop gets 15 months in federal prison in multimillion-dollar sports gambling ring tied to Casey Urlacher
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Encuesta: Partidos de EEUU divididos sobre infraestructura
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‘He’s the fastest guy on the planet’: Anfernee Seymour heats up for Kane County Cougars with league-leading 30th stolen base
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After watching from the stands as the Milwaukee Bucks won the NBA title, Luke Woodson has championship aspirations for Deerfield
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Editorial: Many Chicagoans don’t trust police. Civilian oversight will help.
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Illinois Caverns — a ‘hidden gem in southwest Illinois’ — reopens after being closed for more than a decade to protect the bat population
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Police: Boy, 15, killed was among 10 shot in separate shootings in North Lawndale
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Church bells rang across Norway to mark the 10th anniversary of the country’s worst peacetime attack that left 77 people dead
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New assistant principal, dean of students named at West Aurora High School
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Amazon’s mission: Getting a ‘key’ to your apartment building
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Offices divided? As workers return, some businesses will treat the unvaccinated differently
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The Chicago connection: Yorkville Christian’s Jaden Schutt, who has more than 20 Division I scholarship offers, adds Duke to his list
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Naperville News Digest: Junior Tour de Naperville registration open for older children; Chuck Papanos park dedication to be held July 30
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Op-ed: Cuba’s cry for liberty should not be ignored
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Chicago police Superintendent David Brown’s choice on merit promotions just his latest reversal of predecessor’s policies
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Cleveland-Cliffs announces record quarterly income
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Zion & Lennox de fiesta por sus 20 años con ‘El Sistema’
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Haití: Violencia ensombrece oficios en memoria de Moise
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Teen charged with attempted murder in connection with March shooting, denied bail
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Work on Industrial Arts Building to begin after county fair ends
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Attorneys: Dismissal exonerates mentally ill man in killing
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El regreso De la Hoya al boxeo ya tiene rival, fecha y sede
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Olympic mascots through the years
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Attorney General Merrick Garland says he hopes the Senate will confirm ATF leader to help front the federal effort against gun violence
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Al tratar de combatir la desinformación de covid, la Casa Blanca sería presa del fenómeno que quiere combatir
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‘I always try to push myself’: Naperville North’s Madeline Andelbradt takes on hurdles, high jump in seeking ultimate goal. The pentathlon.
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Haití: exmilitares colombianos impactan mercado de seguridad
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Column: ‘Catch and release’ of Orland Park retail theft suspect highlights serious concern in suburbs
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Jail warden home, recovering after July 14 collapse
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Latino Healthy Brain Summit seeks to provide resources on Alzheimer’s disease
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Mount Carmel graduate Nick Miketinac returns to St. John after eye-opening freshman season at Butler and finds new confidence pitching for Oilmen
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Haze in the air in NWI part of Western U.S., Canadian fires: ‘Both sets of wildfires are contributing’
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Chicago Blackhawks’ Stan Bowman says he’ll cooperate with investigation into sexual assault allegations: ‘I do not condone or tolerate harassment or assault of any type’
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Laporta habla sobre Griezmann, Messi, Depay y los posibles movimientos del Barca
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McDonald’s beefs up commitment to minority-owned suppliers
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Infecciones posvacuna de COVID-19 generan confusión
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How to use a monitor with a laptop
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Best gifts for scrapbookers
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How to hide TV wires in a wall
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Letters: Not sure about getting the vaccine? Long-haul COVID-19 damages brains, too.
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New Illinois laws make it easier to get birth control and extend telehealth coverage beyond COVID-19 pandemic
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Latinos face largest increase in Alzheimer’s disease and dementia-related illnesses, summit to lessen stigma, provide resources
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La pandemia no acabó, pero varios países creen que es necesario aprender a vivir con el virus
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‘I’m back’: Yermín Mercedes is in uniform for the Chicago White Sox’s Triple-A affiliate a day after hinting at retirement
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Fire causes damage to apartment in South Shore high-rise, officials say
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Wicker Park Fest, demolition derby, immersive 3D art experience: Things to do in Chicago this weekend
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Column: 10 people to keep an eye on in Chicago this weekend, from Yermín Mercedes to Kris Bryant
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COVID redujo controles antidopaje: ¿Hay atletas ‘sucios’?
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Indiana 3-bedroom home with two-story foyer: $887,500
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Interviews finished for ‘Making Spaces,’ film taking closer look at last summer’s protests in Elgin
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Chyno Miranda publica video en su recuperación
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South Side ‘mega-development’ to bring tens of thousands of jobs to former site of Michael Reese Hospital
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Richton Park residents displaced after apartment fire, cause under investigation
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GOP Rep. Adam Kinzinger raised as possible addition to congressional panel on Jan. 6 insurrection
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Social Graces: How to address a friend who keeps bringing up your past
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Pável Pardo y Alexi Lalas calientan el Juego de Estrellas de la MLS (VIDEO)
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Geneva High School grad turned Olympian Kevin McDowell’s parents say he never gave up while he battled cancer
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Haitianos pasan por Bolivia en busca de mejor vida en Chile
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US Health and Human Services Secretary Xavier Becerra implores the unvaccinated to get shots
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The Spin: Attorney General Merrick Garland arrives in Chicago as city grapples with three mass shootings | City Council mulls sports betting at Wrigley Field, Soldier Field, etc. | Ald. Patrick Daley Thompson gets trial date
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CBS 2 Chicago general manager out after six-month investigation into hostile culture at network-owned TV stations
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Pack your kid’s lunch in style with these 10 fun lunch accessories
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La película de Batgirl ya tiene protagonista y es latina
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City of Elgin waiting for Cook to respond to offer to buy building, giving hope demolition could be stopped
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Los latinos enfrentan el mayor aumento en la enfermedad de Alzheimer y enfermedades relacionadas con la demencia, cumbre busca disminuir el estigma y proporcionar recursos
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With mayor saying ‘COVID-19 is not over,’ Aurora continues push to get residents vaccinated
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Around the Southland: Midlothian principal lauded by archdiocese, STEAM Camps a success, new principal in Evergreen Park, and more
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Édgar Ramírez: ‘Tengo familiares muriendo de COVID’
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Vaccinations beginning to rise in some states where COVID-19 cases are also soaring, hospitals running out of space because of the delta variant
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Nancy Pelosi says Jan. 6 Capitol attack committee to move ahead despite Republicans vow to boycott the investigation
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Greg Knapp, Jets assistant coach and longtime NFL QB guru, dies at 58
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Corrections and clarifications
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Chicago mothers who’ve lost children
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Man killed in shooting in Woodlawn
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NFL teams could face game forfeits for COVID-19 outbreaks among non-vaccinated players — and players on both teams wouldn’t get paid that week
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Arlington Heights protesters call new flag ordinance a ‘regressive decision’
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Calumet City police investigating shooting death of Hazel Crest teen
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Festa Italiana returns to Villa Cesare in Schererville
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Barnes & Noble closing its Spring Hill Mall location in West Dundee
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Violence overshadows memorial Mass for slain Haitian president
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Highland Park mansion that once had a $12 million price tag sells for $1.5 million
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At least 7 party bus riders, 1 bystander wounded in Old Town Triangle in 1 of 3 mass shootings
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Western wildfires grow, but lower winds and better weather helps crews using bulldozers and helicopters battling fires in the west
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Niles-Maine Library board votes to restore staffing cuts and building hours after public protests, labor complaint
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Michigan’s Jim Harbaugh and Nebraska’s Scott Frost are resolute they can resurrect their respective programs
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GOP under increasing pressure to speak out to persuade COVID-19 vaccine skeptics to take the shots
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Best fall cocktails for festive, cozy house parties
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Mississippi’s attorney general argues Supreme Court should overturn Roe v. Wade
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Attorney General Merrick Garland visits Chicago and says feds are targeting gun trafficking in cities that are ‘really suffering’
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Lawyer in negligence lawsuit against the Chicago Blackhawks says teammates ‘bullied’ the player after learning of his sexual assault allegations against Bradley Aldrich
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Turkey fryer vs. air fryer: Which is better?
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What to wear to a job interview
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Jury convicts man in 2004 shooting death of rival gang member in Carpentersville
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Column: Home repair fraud case in Fox Valley has deep roots
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Which basketball hoop is easiest to install?
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Digital cameras vs. DSLRs: Which is better?
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Camp kitchen essentials: Everything you need to cook outdoors
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Senate Democrats question the thoroughness of the FBI’s background investigation of Supreme Court Justice Brett Kavanaugh
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Cook County elected official defends hiring her cousin as her chief of staff
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Tampa Bay Rays acquire slugger Nelson Cruz from the Minnesota Twins in a four-player trade
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People tour one of Prescribd’s cannabis cultivation centers
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Kris Bryant returns as a pinch hitter in the Chicago Cubs’ 3-2 loss to the St. Louis Cardinals as manager David Ross opts for a cautious approach