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

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