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Daily horoscope for September 20, 2021
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Ask Amy: Denying child’s identity is a rejection
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Big Rock Plowing Match digs into area’s rural roots
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These are the US cities with the most COVID-19 cases
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Marijuana license winners in Illinois now compete in ‘Shark Tank’-like scramble to get startup cash
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Column: Dave’s Red Hots, Chicago’s oldest hot dog stand, is even older than we thought
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Op-ed: Artificial intelligence is changing how HR is handled at companies. But do robots care about your civil rights?
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Op-ed: To slow the spread of COVID-19, Illinois must decarcerate
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Speak Out reader opinion: If speed kills, why isn’t everyone on Germany’s Autobahn dead?
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Young lives at pause as first-time DACA applicants await federal appeal of court ruling that declared program unlawful
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Letters: One solution to drug trade-fueled gang violence? Legalize drugs.
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A dominating defensive performance and more QB questions: Brad Biggs’ 10 thoughts on the Chicago Bears’ Week 2 win over the Cincinnati Bengals
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Emmy Awards: ‘The Crown,’ ‘The Queen’s Gambit’ and ‘Ted Lasso’ take top prizes
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Man fatally shot by Chicago police officer in Englewood Sunday identified
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This day in history, September 20: During an address to a joint session of Congress, President George W. Bush announces a new Cabinet-level office to fortify homeland security
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Elkhart County rejects $3M fed health grant amid COVID-19 complaints
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Column: Is Dennis Hastert’s civil case agreement this sordid story’s finale?
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Joseph Yoakum left a mountain of art — and an ocean of uneasy questions. With a new show at Art Institute, the Chicago artist’s mystery deepens.
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‘Inside Comedy’ book by Second City alum is like a ‘comedy museum,’ with revelations about Smothers Brothers, Wanda Sykes and Richard Pryor
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Daywatch: Lightfoot to unveil spending plan | First-time DACA applicants await federal appeal | Chicago’s oldest hot dog stand is even older than we thought
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Valparaiso city employees to receive 4% raises in city’s 2022 budget proposal
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The best sweater coat
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Clemson recruit Kitty Sandt returns to Nazareth’s court without her older sister Ella. ‘It’s definitely been hard.’ Not for the Roadrunners, who find a new leader.
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Is Allie Korba the best floor leader of Nancy Lill’s career? Hersey’s longtime coach calls her senior setter ‘a natural.’
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Emmys 2021: Top show moments
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White artists sweep acting awards at Emmys despite record nominations for people of color
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Fatal police shooting in Englewood
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The best Medela breast pump
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The best climbing rope
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Talk of the County reader opinion: ‘Thanks ex-President Bonehead, we the people appreciate your sabotage techniques’
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Pfizer says COVID-19 vaccine works in kids ages 5 to 11
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Talk of the County reader opinion: ‘We might as well not have a vice president’ given how she has handled border crisis
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RuPaul makes Emmys history with most wins by a Black artist
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Pacquiao se postulará para presidente de Filipinas
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No Tiger Woods and no Phil Mickelson. But maybe a US Ryder Cup win at Whistling Straits?
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When COVID took away their smell, it threatened their livelihoods
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Most popular hairstyles the year you were born
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The best Spanx
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Pfizer dice que su vacuna funciona en niños desde 5 años
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Las mejores imágenes de la alfombra roja de los Premios Emmy 2021
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The best cheap work boots
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Local scores for the Southland
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EEUU inicia expulsión masiva de migrantes haitianos en Texas
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Alfombra roja de los Emmy: Mj Rodríguez viste verde azulado, Porter alas negras (FOTOS)
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Editorial: When police stop citizens, ‘reasonable and articulable’ suspicion matters
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Lista de ganadores de los premios Emmy
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Local scores for the Aurora, Elgin, Naperville and Lake County areas
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Maduro reta a debate a presidentes de Uruguay y Paraguay
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Local scores for Northwest Indiana
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Number of area suicides stable during pandemic, but officials fear what’s ahead
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El número de muertos de COVID-19 en EEUU superaría el de la pandemia de gripe española de 1918-19
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Los grandes triunfadores de los Premios Emmy 2021
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The Crown, Ted Lasso y Queen’s Gambit triunfan en los Emmy
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Jill Biden is chasing the president’s most elusive campaign promise: Unity
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Messi se enoja con Pochettino por cambio (VIDEO)
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EEUU: Parlamentaria del Senado da revés a plan migratorio
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A la caza de revistas científicas falsas que no cumplen las reglas
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FC Dallas despide al técnico Luis González en la MLS
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$1 million bond set for two men in Darien, Downers Grove armed robberies
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EEUU suaviza restricciones de viaje; pedirá vacunas COVID
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Aurora to get new Starbucks on Lake Street
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Tony Baranek’s Daily Southtown girls volleyball rankings and player of the week for Tuesday, Sept. 21, 2021
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Mundial cada dos años: FIFA inicia ‘nueva fase de consultas’
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Northwest Indiana offers a bumper crop of thrilling, chilling Halloween events
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Suburban Chicago has a bumper crop of thrilling, chilling Halloween events
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Mondelez employees end strike after approving new contract
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España: Exespía venezolano pierde batalla en la corte
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Naperville apartment resident injured in altercation during home invasion, police say
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La salud mental sería la próxima víctima del calentamiento global
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Chicago man charged with using credit cards stolen from Niles fitness center
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El covid golpea a los bomberos de incendios forestales más fuerte que el año pasado
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Column: Timing is wrong for Metra chief’s hefty pay raise
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Momentos memorables en la velada de los Emmy 2021
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EEUU busca proteger a su población contra calor extremo
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Sex offender tried to lure North Carolina boy to his Lake Bluff-area home, authorities say
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Por distintas vías, EEUU y UE tratan de impulsar vacunación
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Fox Lake buys speed alert and message board to warn drivers and collect data
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The best ball for cats
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Stellwagen farm carries not only family legacy but one representative of Orland Park’s history
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Girls volleyball notes: She plays for dad. Always. ‘Positive’ Bella Been makes things count as Lincoln-Way West wins Oak Lawn invite.
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Recruiting notes: Darryl Overstreet Jr. recalls being a 5-foot-7 starting quarterback two years ago. Grayslake Central’s leader has grown a bit.
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‘El Rey Midas’ ya es historia en Chivas
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Congo Square Theatre appoints Ericka Ratcliff as new artistic director
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The best wearable sleeping bag
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Watch Guard in Bronzeville
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Patrick Z. McGavin’s Beacon-News/Courier-News boys soccer rankings and player of the week for Tuesday, Sept. 21, 2021
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Netflix tops Emmy Awards for first time with 44 wins, highlighted by ‘The Crown,’ ‘The Queen’s Gambit’
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Talibán ordena a mujeres funcionarias de Kabul que se queden en casa
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Los instrumentos de viento, reflejo de los sudamericanos precolombinos
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Speak Out reader opinion: Former Democrat upset with Republicans Kinzinger, McConnell
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61 people shot, 12 fatally, during the weekend in Chicago — including 29 on Sunday alone
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Column: Why Michaela Coel’s Emmy win means more than ‘Ted Lasso’s’ waves of love
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Quickly: Readers sound off on the issues of the day
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Essential recipes for the home cook to master
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Sentencian a hombre que inspiró la película ‘Hotel Ruanda’ a 25 años
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Zion man shot dead at Waukegan gas station
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Patrulla Fronteriza contrata a civiles para que le ayuden
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As talk increases about COVID booster shots, Cook County officials begging the many who still haven’t gotten their first shots to do so
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Cameron Shaw and Paige Wleklinski have familiar last names but establish own identities at Highland: ‘They’re the kind of people and players that make coaching worth it.’
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Efrain Rosales’ family calls him Pollo, Spanish for chicken. He’s anything but as a freshman goalkeeper for East Aurora: ‘He’s fearless.’
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The best long cardigan
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EEUU: Bautistas del Sur investigan abusos sexuales
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The best cheap hockey jersey
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Woman, 22, ticketed in Hampshire Township crash involving semi, minivan
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No ACL tear for Andy Dalton — but the severity of the knee injury for the Chicago Bears QB is unknown. So preparation continues for rookie Justin Fields.
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Canadá: Trudeau pide apoyo para las elecciones
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Man caught stealing from a downtown Naperville jewelry store during June 1, 2020, melee sentenced to 6 years in prison
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Civil War-era church destroyed by fire
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Inflation forces homebuilders to take it slow, raise prices
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US to ease virus restrictions for vaccinated travelers on foreign flights to America
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‘Hotel Rwanda’ hero sentenced to 25 years on terror charges
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Benet Academy students, alumni rally in support of girls lacrosse coach they say lost job offer for being married to a woman
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Solicitantes primerizos de DACA esperan la apelación del fallo judicial que declaró ilegal el programa
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Rating de los Emmy aumenta a 7.4 millones
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Equipo afgano de robótica retoma su vida en México
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Gerald Kuc, longtime sports broadcaster on Chicago radio, dies at 82
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Fiscales terminan de presentar su caso en juicio a R. Kelly
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Column: Youth Future Fest in Country Club Hills, showcasing Homewood-Flossmoor senior, will seek to inspire and inform
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La princesa Beatriz es madre de una niña
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Biden hablará en la ONU en medio de tensiones con aliados
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Talk of the County reader opinion: Secretary of State Blinken ‘reminds me of a 3-year-old who has one hand in the cookie jar’
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Letter: Speeding cars makes Dewes and Railroad crossing dangerous
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Simeone: ‘La contundencia marcará la diferencia este año en LaLiga’
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La pandemia afectó tu economía. Esto debes hacer
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EEUU: Policía allana casa tras desaparición de Gabby Petito
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COVID-19 death toll in US equals that of the 1918-19 Spanish flu pandemic
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Column: While confusion swirls around the Chicago Bears QB situation, Matt Nagy may need to tailor the offense more to Justin Fields’ strengths
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Talk of the County reader opinion: ‘Niki Minaj, you go girl’ if you don’t want to get ‘the stupid shot’
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Con planes propios, dentistas eliminan los problemas de los no asegurados
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Emergency management expert tells of experiences at ground zero to La Grange Public Library audience
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Los principales estrenos esta semana en música, cine y televisión
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Abogado prevé más problemas legales para Trump
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‘I’ll show you a gangster’: RICO trial underway for reputed Four Corner Hustlers leader allegedly connected to six murders
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Prosecution rests in R. Kelly’s federal racketeering trial in New York
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The best Too Faced palette
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Nueva York aplicará pruebas COVID al azar a estudiantes
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US launches mass expulsion of Haitian migrants from Texas
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Tsitsipas cambia de postura y finalmente acepta vacunarse
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Tinley Park man channeling his experience with prostate cancer to encourage others to get checked early
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Park Ridge fire stations deemed in ‘critical condition;’ $7.6 million in renovations recommended
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A look at the Indiana House redistricting plan
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The best stud earrings
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COVID-19 iguala número de muertes de fiebre española en EEUU
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Letters: We have lost our way as a country because we have become ignorant of our foundations
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Lake sheriff explains features of the $770K boat the department hopes to purchase
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Northbrook approves contract for water leak testing
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Development company to buy land from Arlington Heights auto dealership, redevelop to warehouse and manufacturing space
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Zak Brown, el ejecutivo que encumbra a McLaren y O’Ward
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Republicans move toward quick Indiana redistricting approval
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Column: Is Benet Academy in Lisle posting an ‘LGBTQ not welcome’ sign?
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OPINIÓN / Cuentos Políticos: ¿Bloqueo a Cuba…? ¿Cuál?
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EEUU sanciona a funcionarios centroamericanos por corrupción
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The best shin guards for soccer
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Salvation Army offers DuPage residents emergency assistance, rent help
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Policía: Tiroteo en escuela de Virginia deja 2 heridos
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The life and times of inspirational and pioneering Allison Payne, former WGN news anchor
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Northbrook trustees voice support for requiring more affordable housing units in new senior living facilities
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Corrections and clarifications
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Tom Hanks sobrevive al Apocalipsis con un perro y un robot
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City Council approves Mayor Lori Lightfoot’s plan to open most of downtown Chicago to pot shops
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Activists target tourism authority to push greater access; remind about 31-year-old ADA law
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Brian Laundrie search shifts, warrant served on parents’ home day after Gabby Petito’s body likely found
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Student COVID-19 positive cases continue slight decline
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Bukele se autodenomina ‘Dictador de El Salvador’ en Twitter
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The best folding high chair
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Organizers say they’ve secured 75% of funding to build Community Rec Center in Oak Park, now appealing to public
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Fire destroys historic church during Oktoberfest in south suburban Beecher: ‘It’s just irreplaceable’
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El nuevo concierto a la antigua de Juanes
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Burr Ridge man sentenced in 2019 drug induced death of Hinsdale woman
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Aurora event shines light on possibility of recovery from addiction
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Journey Cremations gets village trustee approval to build crematorium in Lake Zurich: ‘Very few people would know it’s there’
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Aurora may build fire station in northeastern part of the city
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Los Yanquis activan a Luis Severino tras casi dos años
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The best disc golf cart
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Editorial: Lightfoot’s budget: Pain from the pandemic, salve from nearly $2 billion in federal relief
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Perú: violencia contra menores en Lima sube 50% en pandemia
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BTS participa en la Asamblea General de la ONU
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Second day of Naperville Music Festival, scheduled for this weekend, postponed till next year, Naper Settlement says
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Mayor Lori Lightfoot proposes $500 monthly cash assistance for 5,000 Chicago households hard hit by pandemic
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Elmhurst police investigating aggravated vehicle carjacking
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The best travel toiletry bag
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The best menstrual disc
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The best bar soap for men
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With pandemic concerns, supply chain issues Aurora-area holiday shopping season may ‘really start soon’
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The best rubber band
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The best raised dog bowl
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Cook County assessor gets first challenger for ’22 primary election; Kari Steele calls incumbent Fritz Kaegi’s term ‘chaotic’
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The best cat door
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Employees of Niles Portillo’s restaurant robbed at gunpoint during lunch rush: Police
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The best cruelty-free moisturizer
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The best desk hammock
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Chicago mayor unveils $16 billion budget, which boosts police spending and relies on pandemic relief money to fill revenue holes
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Haitianos siguen hacia el norte; México anuncia retornos
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The best dinosaur toy for toddlers
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CPS is reporting 481 COVID-19 cases and more than 9,600 potential exposures for the first three weeks of school
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MAC review: Can this matte lipstick last all day?
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Anastasia Beverly Hills Brow Definer review: Can this brow definer make your eyebrows appear fuller?
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Bialetti Moka Express review: Can this coffee pot make a delicious brew on your stove?
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Saucony review: Can these women’s running shoes hold up mile after mile?
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Glenview rolls out new communications plan, hires new staffer
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EEUU defiende expulsión masiva de migrantes haitianos
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Cost of a computer every year since 1970
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Renovation of District 207 high schools could wrap up with $4 million in unspent funds, official says
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Tim Anderson and the Chicago White Sox are focused on keeping their foot on the gas — even after they clinch the division: ‘We’ve got to stay hungry’
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Update: Lincoln Park Zoo offers a sneak peek of new lion habitat — can’t wait for those zip lines
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Update: Metallica will play Metro tonight, $20 tickets sold out
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Pizzeria manager provides video to help solve hit-and-run crash
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Men from Illinois, Arkansas sue Texas doctor who defied state’s new abortion ban
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France bristles at US submarine deal with Australia, Britain
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Oktoberfest restaurant specials in Chicago, from German steins to massive brats
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President Biden preps for UN General Assembly address
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Park Ridge Sunday Night Suppers kicks off second season of free ‘curbside’ meals amid ongoing pandemic
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Park Ridge police: Man claiming to be water department employee lures way into home
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‘She is the real deal’: It’s a bird! It’s a plane! No, it’s Lia Schneider. Junior libero steals show in St. Charles East loss to Wheaton South.
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George Holliday, the man who shot Rodney King video, dies of COVID-19
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Chicago White Sox are ‘concerned’ after Carlos Rodón leaves after 3 innings with soreness in a 4-3 loss to the Detroit Tigers, but their magic number drops to 2
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‘I just try to do my best’: Benet counts on Caroline Carens at the service line, gets back on winning track with sweep of Neuqua Valley.
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‘Big Show’ Amanda Holsen puts on another show for Stevenson as the Columbia University recruit records the 1,000th kill of her career
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Local scores for the Aurora, Elgin, Naperville and Lake County areas
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Police, postal service investigating reports of mail theft from Park Ridge Post Office box
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Local scores for the Southland
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Local scores for Northwest Indiana