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Olympics: U.S. fails to qualify for the final in the men’s 400-meter relay after a poor exchange
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Daily horoscope for August 5, 2021
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Ask Amy: Ex does not want to make up after breakup
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‘He wasn’t right’: Lucas Giolito gives up 3 home runs in 4 innings — his 2nd-shortest start of the year — in the Chicago White Sox’s 9-1 loss
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Column: A simple plan to end U.S. vaccine hesitancy: Serve the COVID vaccine deep-fried on a stick
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Outdoor comedy show in Mount Greenwood area delivers relief for pandemic tension, area restaurants
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Travel to Nantucket to discover the women behind the whalers who inspired ‘Moby-Dick’
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Column: Parents, here’s how to explain the Chicago Cubs sell-off to your kids
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Tired of mosquito bites? Try these 8 unique solutions
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US women’s soccer team earns the bronze medal after a 4-3 win over Australia
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US men’s basketball will play for gold on Saturday after routing Australia 97-78
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Can Eddie Jackson put last year’s disappointment behind him? A closer look at Chicago Bears safeties heading into 2021.
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Best shoes for fall music festivals
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Petting zoo, water park, movie in the park featured at ‘Night Out’ in Mundelein
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Chicago Bears great Jimbo Covert’s long journey to the Hall of Fame leaves him overwhelmed with gratitude: ‘Biggest and best part — going through this with family and friends’
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Column: Saying goodbye to a former colleague who left behind a legacy of kindness
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‘Nine Days’ review: What if you had to audition for your own life? Here’s the fascinating answer
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‘School Girls’ is back at Goodman Theatre after an overnight shutdown in 2020. But acting is something ‘we can’t just put in a box.’
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Neo-Futurists 2021-22 season will bring back ‘Infinite Wrench,’ plus a world premiere
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Column: New podcasts take on Siskel & Ebert story and the 1990 flop ‘Bonfire of the Vanities’ with Tom Hanks
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Daywatch: Pritzker announces mask mandate in schools, Austin family sues CPD for mistakenly barging into their home and what’s next for Cecily Strong
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This day in history, August 5: South African anti-apartheid activist Nelson Mandela arrested on charges of leaving the country without a passport and inciting workers to strike
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Outdoors column: Native compass plant, prairie dock take spotlight in summer heat
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Lake Fair set to open Friday in Crown Point: ‘We’re expecting huge crowds’
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The best photos from Day 13 at the Tokyo Olympics
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If you went to Lollapalooza, get a COVID-19 test this week, Champaign-Urbana health department urges local residents
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Velocista bielorrusa dice que abuela le aconsejó no regresar
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Portage smoking ban won’t impact businesses: ‘It was clear there would not be four votes for the proposed ordinance,’ council president says
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Man rescued from vehicle that went into Aurora retention pond
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México será sede de diálogos gobierno-oposición venezolana
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US baseball reaches gold medal game, which means Eddy Alvarez is now the 3rd American to win both a summer and winter medal
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Zach Ziemek falls short of a decathlon medal in the sweltering Tokyo heat, but the Itasca native leaves the Olympics feeling ‘very proud’: ‘I was grinding the entire time’
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Detenciones de migrantes se disparan pese a promesa de Biden
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Deerfield’s Tom Conzemius works to earn roster spot at Quincy by pitching for Northwest Indiana Oilmen this summer: ‘This league is a great place to do that.’
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Viajeros a EEUU deberán estar vacunados
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Zambrano regala a Colombia una inédita medalla de plata
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Long-delayed ‘Denial’ is Hammond Community Theatre’s first production in a year and a half
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Speak Out reader opinion: Attacks on Adam Kinzinger are not justified
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EEUU aplasta a Australia y luchará por el oro en básket
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Qué significa el estado de emergencia en Japón, aquí la explicación:
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GOP governor candidate Gary Rabine skews Danish study’s findings to attack Pritzker’s school mask mandate
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Column: Midlothian’s Jerry Gillis dared to dream. Now he keeps Wrigley Field’s gardens green. ‘I get goose bumps just thinking about it.’
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Pelotero Eddy Álvarez ya presume de medallas en Juegos de verano e invierno
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Distribuidores de gas levantan huelga en México
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EEUU acaba con las ‘Matildas’ y se cuelgan el bronce
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EEUU: Acusan a sirio de sobornar a funcionarios venezolanos
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Hot Tix reopens soon with 48-hour sale for upcoming Broadway in Chicago shows
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Masks now required to enter Kane County courthouses
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Incendio arrasa población en el norte de California
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Oak Park and River Forest High School students will find new welcome center, student commons
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Rita Crundwell, ex-Dixon official who embezzled nearly $54 million to finance lavish lifestyle, released from prison with 8 years left on sentence
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Brasil-España, choque inédito en final olímpica del fútbol masculino
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Entre los países que ocultaron a sus muertos por coronavirus, hay naciones latinoamericanas: Estudio israelí
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Vestuario de Broadway y Hollywood se expone en Nueva York
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Vestuario de Broadway y Hollywood se expone en corazón de NY
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Mount Carmel’s Ryan Boersma bears down to win heavyweight title during USA Wrestling’s grueling junior nationals: ‘My conditioning got me through it.’
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Sánchez, primera reina olímpica del karate
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5 things we learned about Marc-André Fleury, including the goalie’s like of the Chicago Blackhawks’ personnel moves ‘to make this team competitive right away’
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Quickly: Readers sound off on the issues of the day
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Bennifers de la vida real tienen su final feliz años después
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Policía que le disparó a pasajero de tren fue acusada de cargos criminales
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Authorities say they ‘stopped instances of coldblooded murder’ while dismantling Lake County street gang with arrests, seizures
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Car accident in Bartlett leaves one teen dead, three injured
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Suburban man in his 80s has year’s first confirmed case of West Nile virus in Cook County, health officials say
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Texas Gov. Greg Abbott orders another legislative session to try passing GOP voting bill
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Hot, humid and potentially rainy weekend ahead for Chicago area
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News briefs: Masks required for all inside Park Ridge Library; Vine Street BBQ to return Aug. 21
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Batyrgaziev, primer boxeador profesional con un oro olímpico
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Former Red Sox farmhand Nick Lovullo, whose father is the manager of the Diamondbacks, gets a baseball lifeline with the Kane County Cougars
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NWI housing market remains hot; double-digit increases reported across 7-county region
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Naperville Police Arrests
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‘You are my neighbor and you are my friend.’ Going door to door, volunteers in East Chicago talk to their community about COVID-19 vaccination
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¿Oficinas divididas? con el regreso al trabajo algunas empresas tratarán a los no vacunados de forma diferente
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Lake County again defers sheriff’s $770k boat purchase to hold special meeting about it
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Moderna says its COVID vaccine’s protection holds through 6 months, but anticipates boosters will be needed before winter
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Wild Mile eco-park on North Branch Canal
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Column: There’s no time like the present for Waubonsie Valley offensive lineman Sam Mika, a late starter in football with plenty of potential
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Secretary of State Jesse White tells employees to get vaccinated or undergo regular COVID-19 testing as daily cases top 3,000
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Messi se va del Barcelona
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Islamic Center of Naperville revises mosque plans, removing 175 parking spaces
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Des Plaines cop who accidentally shot teen at Chicago music school while pursuing bank robbery suspect won’t be criminally charged, Foxx says
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Chicago Fire reach the midway point of their season far from a playoff spot. But the 2nd half offers an opportunity to assess which players will be around in 2022.
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Brasil y Argentina caen en las semis del vóley
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FAA head seeks more prosecution of unruly airline passengers
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10 hygiene essentials for kids going back to school
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Amazon delays return to office to 2022 due to COVID
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Evolution of the scientific calculator
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Lake health officer asked to attend Tuesday meeting to give update on COVID-19 delta variant
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Council members debate use of Recovery Act funds in Highland; clerk-treasurer’s warning called ‘arrogant’
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Nuevos licenciatarios de cannabis en Illinois se enfrentan a los gigantes del sector
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Deportistas olímpicos resisten limitaciones publicitarias
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Gourmet popcorn shop opens in downtown Waukegan: ‘Now I don’t have to go all the way to Chicago’
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Billy Cooke hit .275 at Triple-A in 2019 but was released by the Mariners before last season was canceled. He gives the RailCats a ‘premium’ player in center field.
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Village Center life returns to normal—with poetry
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‘Peligro en tu mirada’ expone riesgos de prensa y política
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Masala Pizza partners with local mom-and-pops to provide ‘Indian pizzas’ in several locations
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‘There are a lot of people who are still silently suffering’: Chicago area hospitals open clinics for COVID-19 long-haulers
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Nespresso vs. Keurig: Which is better?
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JPMorgan Chase CEO says delta variant won’t threaten US economic boom, calls vaccine mandate ‘just a little bit tough’
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Nespresso Pixie vs. Nespresso CitiZ: Which machine should I buy?
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Apple to scan US iPhones for images of child sexual abuse
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Lionel Messi will leave Barcelona after financial ‘obstacles’ prevented the signing of a new contract, the Spanish soccer club says
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Ride operator charged with murder in brawl at Indiana fair
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Hinsdale District 86 still reviewing previously decided “mask optional” policy, how governor’s mandate will be enforced is unclear
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Frankowski deja el Chicago Fire y marcha a la liga francesa
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Cronología de la carrera de Messi en el Barcelona
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Letters: Let Chicago cops share the challenges of their jobs
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Gary Sanchez tests positive for coronavirus; third Yankee case this week
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Dolton police chief releases video of police fatal shooting of 19-year-old woman
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Editorial: Here in Illinois, we know it’s time for you to go, Gov. Cuomo
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La magia de Messi ya no se disfrutará en el Camp Nou
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Departamento de Justicia investigará a policía de Phoenix
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Death of Elburn infant ruled a homicide
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Retiran seis ceros a la moneda de Venezuela
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Will County clerk seeks to automate mail-in voting process
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Chicago police officer who shot man in CTA Red Line station in 2020 is hit with criminal charges
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Comunistas marchan por el Malecón y recuerdan a Fidel Castro
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Column: Will County farmers seek alliance with foodies to oppose Peotone area airport
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El atacante en el Pentágono apuñaló al policía fallecido y después ‘se pegó un tiro’, detalla el FBI
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Workers group calls on Latino community to get COVID-19 vaccine; Kane County ups mask requirements
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El Barca afirma que la propuesta de LaLiga ‘condena el futuro’ del club
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Jimmy Graham takes issue with NFLPA proposal of daily testing for vaccinated players. ‘Speak to me like a grown man and let me have a little bit of say,’ the Chicago Bears tight end says.
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Iran swears in new hard-line president amid regional tension
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Column: Musical ‘Kinky Boots’ kicking off Paramount season with pay-what-you-can offer
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‘There are only so many beds’: COVID-19 surge hits hospitals across the US
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El Real Madrid se opone a acuerdo para financiar LaLiga
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Bradshaw: Use college resources, internship opportunities to fine tune job prospects
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Justice Department opens probe into Phoenix police force, examine whether officers have been using excessive force on people experiencing homelessness
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Lightfoot announces new neighborhood violence response strategy modeled after coronavirus efforts
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Longtime AFL-CIO President Richard Trumka dies at age 72
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Op-ed: Billionaires in space. Why we need them.
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Around the Southland: Youths graduate from forest preserves jobs program, new director for Orland Park library, and more
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At river where Tigrayan bodies floated, reminder of a war conducted in the shadows, fears of ‘many more’
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Elgin cancels ‘Nightmare’ for second year; drive-thru Halloween event will return as COVID-19 continues
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Flight enthusiasts can ride in century-old plane at Waukegan airport
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Aurora eyes deal to help nonprofit group buy house in city
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El video con el que el Barca rinde homenaje a Messi
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President Biden announces commitment from auto industry to produce electric vehicles for as much as half of US sales by the end of the decade
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New York lawmakers tell Gov. Andrew Cuomo their impeachment probe is ‘nearing completion’
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CPS is offering remote learning for students with medical needs. So far the district has received few applications.
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Aurora approves plans for start of project that could add about 700 homes and up to 2,600 residents to city
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Braconi’s faces uncertain future; second Naperville Costco, Firecakes Donuts opening soon; Water Street businesses to host long-table dinner
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Corrections and clarifications
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Free school supplies to be offered at back-to-school events in Aurora
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COVID-19 hospitalizations climb at Edward Hospital; most inpatients are not vaccinated
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Andrew Vaughn has displayed versatility in the field during his rookie season with the Chicago White Sox: ‘Just do your job and be there and help the team win anyway you can’
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Naperville police searching for man who fired handgun on basketball court at park
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Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis feuds with White House as COVID cases rise, President Biden asks GOP governors to ‘get out of the way’
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‘We lost Greenville’: Wildfire decimates Northern California mountain town, leveling most of its historic downtown and leaving blocks of homes in ashes
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Health officials urge COVID tests for Lollapalooza goers. Crowds were ‘literally pressed against each other, maskless,’ says one attendee planning to get screened.
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Cubs get approval from Commission on Chicago Landmarks to build DraftKings sportsbook at Wrigley Field
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5 things we learned from Chicago Bears position coaches, including Justin Fields processing mental reps and Larry Borom suddenly in the mix at left tackle
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Kenwood 6-bedroom home with mosaic-inlaid foyer floor: $2.7M
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Senators wrapping up work on $1T infrastructure bill; CBO says legislation would increase national debt by $256B
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3 thoughts as the Chicago Cubs return to Wrigley Field after a 2-4 trip, including potential rotation changes once Justin Steele returns to the majors
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¿De China a México? Empresas de EEUU replantean estrategias
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Compras de regreso a clases inician pronto, familias temen que algunos artículos se agoten
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