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2021 > August > 14
- D.J. Weltmeyer keeps spinning a winning tune, prevails in late model feature by DQ. Plus, Tony Baranek’s auto racing notes.
- Kyle Schwarber scores twice in his Boston Red Sox debut, helping deal the Baltimore Orioles an 8-1 loss
- Daily horoscope for August 14, 2021
- Ask Amy: Hosts struggle filling the feed bag for kids
- 10 do’s and don’ts for watering your garden during hot, dry August weather
- 1 person found dead inside Libertyville home a police officer on patrol discovered was on fire
- Column: Army vet on 1,800-mile walk to raise mental health awareness
- This day in history, August 14: President Franklin D. Roosevelt signs the Social Security Act into law
- Hawthorn Middle North to start new school year with upgraded classrooms, orchestra suite, gym addition; ‘It looks like a college campus in some places’
- Park Ridge-Niles District 64 School Board votes to add full-day kindergarten at elementary schools
- 2020 census will fuel Black-Latino power struggle over Chicago ward map. ‘It’s absolutely going to get ugly.’
- High-ranking schools linked to rise in Naperville’s Asian population, leaders say
- Mundelein school districts collect school supplies for some 200 families; ‘People were super generous’
- 1 dead, at least 11 wounded as weekend starts in city, police say
- Interactive Chicagotlan project marks 500 years since the Fall of Tenochtitlan, highlights Aztec history and contributions in the city
- ‘The Art of Banksy’
- Photos: Chicago Bears win their preseason opener at Soldier Field
- ‘Art of Banksy’ opens in Chicago with the street artist’s iconic ‘Flower Thrower,’ ‘Flying Copper’ and others
- Theo Ubique Cabaret Theatre announces 2021-22 season in Evanston
- Tony Bennett retires from performing on ‘doctor’s orders,’ cancels upcoming concerts
- COVID-19 claims more young victims as US death toll starts soaring yet again
- ‘Like choosing a pope’: How succession got messy at ‘Jeopardy!’
- Snopes retracts 60 articles plagiarized by co-founder: ‘Our staff are gutted’
- Photos: Bud Billiken Parade returns to South Side for 92nd year
- After 2020 cancellation, scaled-down Bud Billiken Parade returns to South Side for 92nd year: ‘It’s tradition’
- Program puts focus on ‘fascinating’ world of bats in Kane County
- School District 308 OKs safety plan that includes mask requirement for students
- Column: Chicago Cubs’ painful play is unlikely to dissipate down the stretch — but will their ugly record carry over to the 2022 season?
- Yorkville, Oswego and Montgomery eye town hall style meeting on future water supply
- Taliban captures key city in northern Afghanistan as insurgents approach Kabul; Biden orders 1,000 more troops to aid departure
- At least 227 people killed after 7.2 magnitude earthquake hits Haiti
- Notre Dame names Wisconsin transfer Jack Coan its starting quarterback
- Column: Justin Fields shows promise in his preseason debut. But the Chicago Bears are taking no chances — adding tackle Jason Peters to fix the injury-plagued offensive line.
- Column: Justin Fields was ‘as calm as can be’ and in total control, raising new questions about the Chicago Bears rookie QB’s development timeline
- After a choppy start, rookie quarterback Justin Fields’ preseason debut only fuels the Chicago Bears’ excitement: ‘He’s a natural. He’s a leader.’
- The Chicago White Sox are runaway leaders in the AL Central, but now they face a tough stretch against playoff contenders. Here’s how they stack up.
- Chris Sale earns a win in his 1st start since 2019. ‘Today was a special day for me,’ the Boston Red Sox lefty says after his return from Tommy John surgery.
- Chicago Cubs lose their 10th straight and 16th in 18 games, falling to the Miami Marlins 5-4
- Photos: New York Yankees 7, Chicago White Sox 5