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- Daily Horoscope for July 26, 2024
- Asking Eric: Grandmother critiqued over folding laundry
- Today in History: Americans with Disabilities Act signed into law
- Today in Sports: Greg Maddux records his 3,000th career strikeout
- Halal Fest returns to Naperville
- Dove’s Nest cabin provides free lakeside respite for patients with life-threatening illnesses and their families
- Artist is making 10,000 birds for display to highlight Chicago bird-building collisions
- Elizabeth Shackelford: Outside nations try to bring peace to Sudan but also help prolong war
- Ian Hurd and Sadie Barlow: As in 1936, war is not enough to exclude a nation from the Olympic Games
- Elgin entertainment calendar
- DePaul men’s basketball coach Chris Holtmann buys Lincoln Park mansion for $4M
- Editorial: Gov. J.B. Pritzker won’t bail out Brandon Johnson, the Chicago Teachers Union and Chicago Public Schools. Good.
- Letters: Democrats have convinced themselves that Kamala Harris is their savior
- Ed Bachrach: 10 reasons to see ‘Medium Cool,’ featuring real scenes of Chicago’s 1968 DNC
- Olympics on TV: What to watch today
- Editorial: A whiff of betrayal undoes Mike Madigan and Mike McClain’s famous tightly bond
- Taste of Chicago 2024: Free concerts by CeeLo Green, Yahritza y Su Esencia and Atlas Genius
- What to do in Chicago: Vampire Weekend, Words of Wonder and a free concert by GZA and Yaya Bey
- Aurora entertainment calendar
- Naperville entertainment calendar
- Southland/Northwest Indiana entertainment calendar
- Prayer line seeks to connect Tinley Park church with viewers around the world
- The Drama Group stages ‘Hair’ to close 92nd season
- Lake County entertainment calendar
- Chicago baseball report: Cubs face a delicate balance, while losing streak puts White Sox on historic pace
- Jonathan Owens says Chicago Bears were ‘really cool’ about him leaving camp to watch Simone Biles in Paris
- Opinion series: The history and politics of the Olympic Games
- Extensive renovation of Oak Brook Park District Family Aquatic Center starting in August
- Daywatch: A free lakeside respite for patients with life-threatening illnesses
- Naperville Police Arrests for July 19-21
- Venezuelan voters face crucial choice: Reelect Maduro or give opposition a chance after 25 years
- House Republicans vote to rebuke Kamala Harris over administration’s handling of border policy
- Barack and Michelle Obama endorse Kamala Harris, giving her expected but crucial support
- Donald Trump welcomes Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to Mar-a-Lago, mending a yearslong rift
- Arson attacks cause travel chaos before start of Olympics in Paris, thwarting athletes’ travel
- Worship news
- Senior Services to hold open house at Aurora facility
- Business news
- Griffith expands Wadsworth Elementary
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- Carmel QB Trae Taylor’s first start is coming. NIL deals and offers from 23 college programs already arrived.
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- Recall of Boar’s Head deli meats announced during investigation of listeria outbreak
- One conversation convinces Providence’s Jackson Fowler to play volleyball. Now, he’s a national MVP. ‘It changed everything.’
- Naperville North’s Jacob Bell to ring in new season as young senior. But Ball State commit isn’t new to this.
- Griffith plans new aquatic center
- Former friend testifies in Steger murder trial, reads letter claiming self-defense
- Climate bill rebates for electric appliances and upgrades coming to Illinois in 2025
- EPA adjusts some arsenic data for coal ash in Town of Pines after environmental organization finds flaws
- Haley Burgdorf’s meteoric rise at St. Charles North will take her to Penn State. A whirlwind? ‘It has been crazy.’
- ‘Deadpool & Wolverine’ is already breaking box office records, with more possible soon
- Aurora man plows into Naperville squad car before taking cops on chase at speeds exceeding 120 mph, police say
- Autopsy findings confirm Sonya Massey, Black woman shot by deputy, died from gunshot wound to head
- ‘They’re sharing some personal moments’: VU prof documenting 4-H’ers for 13 years
- Wreckage of schooner that sank in 1893 found in Lake Michigan
- Letters to the Editor: Trump’s perspective clearly different than that of Lincoln; Golden Rule applies when voting for a president; Harris supports women’s reproductive rights and has our vote
- Paris opening ceremony breaks rules, pushes limits and sets the bar for future Olympics
- A suspect in killing of a Round Lake Beach teen has been taken into custody, police say
- ‘He’s a straight-up rancher’: Chicago twins who cooperated against Sinaloa cartel talk about arrest of ‘El Mayo’
- Batavia veterans take to the sky during Dream Flights event
- Nate Brumfield gets more games in a Valparaiso uniform. Post 94 teammate Jackson Fronek gets his first. Wins follow.
- Review: ‘Dìdi’ captures a fleeting moment of growing up
- Decent: Human trafficking is closer to home than you’d think, says pediatrician-turned-ministry leader
- ‘A reckless disregard for human life:’ Three charged with murder, arson and financial crimes in connection with death of Chicago firefighter
- Cook County property tax late fees could be used for tax relief for low-income homeowners
- Gary man guilty in gas station murder
- Hammond woman sentenced to probation in plea deal after hitting boyfriend with hammer, kicking cops
- Southland communities look to federal aid for storm recovery, request damage reports
- Afternoon Briefing: Autopsy confirms Sonya Massey died from gunshot wound to head
- Letters: Stiffer penalties for carjackers
- Elgin News Digest: Visitors can check out Anderson Humane at open house Saturday; school supplies sought for Hanover Township backpack program
- Naperville’s Beidelman Furniture recommended for local landmark status
- From the Farm: Dad’s 95th birthday celebrated with farm party and memories
- Vice President Harris will carry Joe Biden’s economic record into the election. She hopes to turn it into an asset.
- Two Naperville teens hit the road with the School of Rock AllStar band: ‘It’s pretty much a lifestyle at this point’
- Skokie to put term limits on Nov. 5 ballot, but not ranked choice voting
- Gary pair sign plea in 2020 Black Oak murder
- Airline catering workers threaten to strike as soon as next week without agreement on new contract
- Chicago Bears training camp report: Caleb Williams’ ‘chippy’ mentality, the center competition and Tyson Bagent’s insane workout
- Chicagoan charged with shooting a Naperville man during April robbery, police say
- Warner Bros. Discovery, the parent company of TNT Sports, sues NBA for not accepting offer in media-rights deal
- Damages to college athletes will range from a few dollars to more than a million in antitrust settlement with NCAA
- Feds give Merrillville man nearly 8 years for selling cocaine
- Law & Order column: Man on parole allegedly backs into sheriff’s car, flees in stolen vehicle
- Vice President Kamala Harris tries to thread the needle on Gaza after meeting with Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu
- Elgin police officer forced to kill dog after it attacked its owners
- Winnetka resident strikes deal to have trespassing charge dropped
- Winnetka woman facing charges in Northfield crash that killed woman
- They expected an Olympic boon. But some Paris businesses are experiencing a bust.
- 16-year-old boy, man, 40, killed in daylight Brighton Park shooting
- Fox River dam removal on hold for now as Army Corps says it wants to do more research
- FBI confirms Donald Trump was struck by bullet during assassination attempt
- Volunteers and donations surge into Democratic campaigns with Vice President Kamala Harris atop the ticket
- Elgin Mall vendors finally back in business at new location in East Dundee
- Show him the money? Chicago White Sox ace Garrett Crochet evades questions about whether interested teams need to extend him.
- Right-hander Jameson Taillon showing why he is so valuable to the Chicago Cubs — and potentially for a playoff contender
- Abbott Laboratories must pay $495M in case over formula for premature infants, jury decides
- Jordan Love agrees to a 4-year, $220M contract extension with the Green Bay Packers
- Passenger missing after boat capsizes near 31st Street Beach: officials
- Photos: Seattle Mariners 10, Chicago White Sox 0
- Aurora considers using grant funds to install more license plate readers, replace aging traffic cameras