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2021 > August > 15
- After year off due to pandemic, Montgomery Fest back in downtown Montgomery
- Daily horoscope for August 15, 2021
- Ask Amy: Yard-yacht sails into the neighborhood
- Letters: Longtime Hyde Park resident sees ‘opportunities’ in Obama Presidential Center
- Oriental beetles look similar to Japanese counterpart, but there’s a key difference
- José Abreu ties it up in the 9th, but the Chicago White Sox can’t hold off New York Yankees in an extra-innings loss
- Column: Despite moratorium, ‘not all evictions can be prevented’
- Brad Biggs’ 10 thoughts on Justin Fields’ preseason debut in the Chicago Bears’ 20-13 win over the Miami Dolphins
- This day in history, August 15: Japan’s Emperor Hirohito announces that his country accepts terms of surrender for ending World War II
- Column: The Chicago Cubs haven’t clarified their plan to move forward — so why not go with an old-fashioned youth movement?
- Landmarks: Now it’s a serene forest preserve, but Midlothian Meadows was the site of a giant explosion, train robbery that would fit into an Old West story
- Speak Out reader opinion: Sad to see parents protest mask wearing in schools
- Federal court to rule on eviction moratorium this week
- Taliban promises new era of peace, but Afghans worry about return to brutal rule
- Canadian PM Justin Trudeau triggers September election
- House Speaker Nancy Pelosi takes step to quell moderates’ budget rebellion
- Ryan Reynolds’ ‘Free Guy’ wins weekend box office
- Afghan president flees country as Taliban move on Kabul; airport closed to commercial flights
- Roger Federer will miss the US Open and be ‘out of the game for many months’ with a 3rd surgery on his right knee
- US might decide to offer COVID vaccine boosters to more Americans this fall
- Fred regains strength and moves up to tropical storm status
- Afghan President Ashraf Ghani left presidential palace without telling other political leaders; ‘He left them in the lurch’
- Crowd attends vigil honoring 15-year-old Chicago girl found dead in Oak Park: ‘Melissa should still be here’
- Chicago Cubs losing streak reaches 11 games — matching their longest skid of the season — with a 4-1 loss to the Miami Marlins
- Photos: Yankees defeat White Sox 5-3
- Top general: US could face an increase in terrorist threats from Taliban-run Afghanistan
- Powerful 7.2 magnitude Haiti earthquake kills at least 1,200, leaves 2,800 injured; Tropical Storm Grace looms
- Chicago Sky return from a 5-week Olympic break with an 87-85 overtime win over the Seattle Storm
- No late-inning magic for the Chicago White Sox, who fall 5-3 to the New York Yankees for their 4th loss in 5 games
- Chicago Fire extend unbeaten streak to 4 with a 1-0 win over the Columbus Crew, while Chicago Red Stars fall 1-0 in North Carolina
- 47 shot, 5 killed in weekend gun violence through Sunday afternoon
- 3 Vancouver Whitecaps prospects are assaulted in what the MLS team called a racially motivated attack