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- Daily Horoscope for August 18, 2024
- Asking Eric: Daughter cut off communication with father
- Today in Sports History: Floyd Patterson knocks out Roy Harris
- Today in History: 19th Amendment gives women the vote
- How Northwestern’s legendary lacrosse coach helped a Chicago wrestler win an Olympic medal
- Chicago will be Convention City again in 2024. Take a look back at its history as a host.
- Dr. Thaer Ahmad: Kamala Harris has an opportunity at the DNC to support a cease-fire in Gaza
- Puneet Cheema and Lewis Bossing: Sonya Massey’s death exposes multiple systemic failures
- The mayhem of the 1968 Democratic Convention in Chicago
- Letters: Red Line extension is a huge step forward in reversing inequity
- Go native in your garden
- Organizers strive for ‘the most sustainable’ Democratic National Convention yet
- All eyes will be on Chicago this week. Can the DNC help reverse the city’s national narrative?
- Editorial: Welcome to Chicago, DNC delegates. For this week anyway, our interests mostly are aligned.
- Clarence Page: Maybe it’s in the air. A timely step towards semiretirement.
- Bell Road construction resumes in Homer Glen after utility relocation delay
- Caleb Williams put his natural QB gifts on display. Brad Biggs’ 10 thoughts on the Chicago Bears’ preseason rout.
- Column: Oswego mother says she won’t give up until missing son’s killing is solved
- Daywatch special edition: DNC week is finally here
- French actor and heartthrob Alain Delon dies at 88
- Harris and Trump offer worlds-apart contrasts on top issues in presidential race
- Indiana Jones’ iconic felt fedora fetches $630,000 at auction
- Quiz time: The changing face of Chicago since ’96, when DNC was last here
- 4 separate car crashes leave 2 men dead and 2 others in critical condition, police say
- Business news: National Health Center Week, Valpo police accreditation, and baby expo
- Possible work stoppage at Canada’s two largest railroads could disrupt US supply chain next week
- COPA investigating after police shoot, kill armed suspect following Pilsen double-shooting
- Trump zigzags between economic remarks and personal insults at rally in critical Pennsylvania
- Can AI truly replicate the screams of a man on fire? Video game performers want their work protected
- Quintuplets among Gaza’s dead as Blinken visits the region to seek a cease-fire deal
- Lake Station teen charged with attempted murder
- Art, nature come together at Meadowbrook Nature Preserve with weaving, painting and hikes
- Elimination loss at Little League World Series doesn’t diminish ‘experience of a lifetime’ for Hinsdale
- Valpo Council retains and passes ‘blended’ ordinance changes for VU frats, stormwater
- Lansing event celebrates games, dances and music from around the world
- Free lunches, breakfasts continue for Portage students with participation increase
- On the eve of historic DNC, Chicago named host city for NAACP’s 2026 convention
- Perdue recalls 167,000 pounds of chicken nuggets after consumers find metal wire in some packages
- ‘Alien: Romulus’ bites off $41.5 million to top box office charts
- Ukrainian president says push into Russia’s Kursk region is to create a buffer zone there
- Ernesto regains hurricane strength, sends powerful swells, dangerous rip currents to US East Coast
- Harris and Walz make small town stops and campaign phone calls on Pennsylvania bus tour before DNC
- 3 takeaways from the Chicago White Sox’s latest series loss, including more history while being mathematically eliminated
- Pro-Palestinian coalition organizers denounce city’s protests routes and restrictions ahead of DNC
- Aurora Mayor Richard Irvin announces re-election bid
- Caitlin Clark breaks WNBA rookie assists record as Indiana Fever beat Seattle Storm 92-75
- Photos: Demonstrators protest as DNC takes over Chicago
- Chicago Cubs miss out on sweep in 1-0 loss to the Toronto Blue Jays: ‘You look at today as a missed opportunity’
- Pro-abortion rights and LGBTQ+ protesters rally ahead of the start of the DNC
- Angel Reese becomes fastest to 20 double-doubles in WNBA history in the Chicago Sky’s loss