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Seby Zavala hits 3 home runs — including a grand slam — but the Chicago White Sox fall to the Cleveland Indians 12-11
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Daily horoscope for August 1, 2021
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Ask Amy: Dad is sad that wife has become ‘mom’
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Top US gymnast Simone Biles opts out of the floor exercise at the Olympics but still could compete in the balance beam
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American swimmer Caeleb Dressel wins his 5th gold medal at the Tokyo Olympics, joining an elite club
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VetFest expected to bring live music to Oswego stage for 4 nights in August
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Tree of heaven is invasive nuisance that draws insect pest problem. Here’s how to get rid of it.
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Sam Mustipher — trained by Olin Kreutz and fueled by Lou Malnati’s — hopes added strength and experience will lead to more success as the Chicago Bears center
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‘Probably my biggest joy last year was to see his growth.’ A closer look at what’s ahead for Chicago Bears tight ends Cole Kmet and Jimmy Graham.
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This day in history, August 1: U.S. Army Signal Corps establishes an aeronautical division, the forerunner of the U.S. Air Force
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Olympic sailing competition ends in a controversial way for Maggie Shea of Wilmette and her Midwestern partner
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David Kendziera’s Olympics motto has been ‘BELIEVE,’ a fitting mantra for an unsponsored hurdler who has defied expectations dating back to his Prospect High School track team
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Cook County unveils $1.6 million in upgrades to Sand Ridge Nature Center
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Olympics: All-around gymnastics champion Sunisa Lee adds a bronze medal on uneven bars
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1 dead, at least 23 wounded in city shootings since Friday afternoon, Chicago police say
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Chicago weather: High waves, dangerous swimming conditions and a cool start to the week
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Speak Out reader opinion: Mayor and governor should be called out for allowing Lollapalooza
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At least 2 dead in separate Englewood car crashes, 1 of them a hit-and-run, Chicago police say
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Chicago White Sox call up Jimmy Lambert to start Sunday and place Billy Hamilton on 10-day injured list
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Olympian hurdler David Kendziera finishes 12th in Olympic debut
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City leaders have no ‘current plans to close down Chicago again’ but ‘we need people to step up,’ public health commissioner says
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Man charged with DUI, Scott’s Law violation in incident that injured Illinois State Police trooper
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Ammonia leak causes Wheeling pizza factory evacuation
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An estimated 300 trillion invasive mussels blanket Lake Michigan. Eradication may be impossible, but small-scale removal efforts could be the answer.
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US, UK, Israel accuse Iran of deadly drone strike on oil tanker off coast of Oman
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Firefighters making progress in Bootleg wildfire in southern Oregon
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Yard sale raises funds to benefit Mutual Ground
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Shot putter Raven Saunders lends her voice to the Olympics: ‘We understand that it’s bigger than us, and it’s bigger than the powers that be’
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Entertainment stage proposed for Montgomery Park
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Goalie Marc-André Fleury — after contemplating his NHL future — commits to playing for the Chicago Blackhawks
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Congress, President Biden allow eviction moratorium to expire as COVID-19 cases, anger surge
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Thousands protest COVID-19 measures in Berlin as at least 600 arrested
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‘Jungle Cruise’ moves atop weekend box office despite worries over delta variant
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Photos: Chicago White Sox 2, Cleveland Indians 1
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Senate Democratic leader Chuck Schumer says infrastructure bill vote could be ‘in a matter of days’
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Two injured when 62-foot boat runs aground at Northerly Island
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22 people shot Saturday into Sunday morning, 3 fatally, as Chicago police release July crime statistics showing more than 100 homicides
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Column: The Craig Kimbrel-Liam Hendriks combo makes a successful debut in the Chicago White Sox’s 2-1 walk-off win over the Cleveland Indians
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Rafael Ortega ties a franchise record with 3 home runs in the Chicago Cubs’ 6-5 loss: ‘I’ve never had a feeling like I have right now’
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Anthony Rizzo has another big hit in the New York Yankees’ 3-1 win over the Miami Marlins
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Florida breaks record for COVID-19 hospitalizations
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Lollapalooza Day 4: DaBaby is out in a lineup change as festival weekend concludes
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Kris Bryant homers in his San Francisco Giants debut: ‘I feel giddy. It felt like Christmas morning.’
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Fight across from Lollapalooza smashes through plate glass window, 3 taken to hospital
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Tweets from Lollapalooza Day 4: DaBaby dropped from lineup, fake vaccination cards, Princess Nokia crowdsurfing and more
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‘The Chi’ recap: In the Season 4 finale, everything is wrapped up with a bow
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Chicago Fire, down a man after a red card, hang on for a 1-1 tie against the Philadelphia Union
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Olympics: Italy’s Lamont Marcell Jacobs surprisingly wins gold in the men’s 100-meter race
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Author weaves River Forest, North Shore history into mystery of intrigue, mental illness