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- Daily Horoscope for August 04, 2024
- Asking Eric: My wife tells her best friend too much
- Today in History: Department of Energy established
- Today in Sports History: Alex Rodriguez hits 500 home runs
- Mark Lynn Ferguson: Maybe JD Vance is the perfect politician for this click-driven century
- Sarah Moskowitz: Private water customers in Illinois are crying for help. Will the General Assembly listen?
- How we reported on Cook County assessment errors
- Not all honeysuckle plants are invasive
- Olympics on TV: What to watch today
- At the 1944 Democratic convention in Chicago, an ailing FDR faced a difficult choice
- Illinois trees and plants suffering widespread damage from renewed use of decades-old weedkillers on farms, studies show
- Michael Peregrine: Joe Biden, Richard Nixon and 2 turbulent political summers
- Letters: Our planet is our only home. We need to cut carbon emissions.
- Editorial: Illinois is a leader in yet another dubious category — zombie boards and commissions
- Beverly family chips away at ALS research funding with Ice Bucket Challenge anniversary
- Luxury home or vacant lot? Cook County assessor misclassifies hundreds of properties, missing $444M in one year alone
- Column: Bill Veeck boycotted both Chicago ballparks in the last year of his life — but you shouldn’t do the same
- Steve McMichael’s Hall of Fame enshrinement brings joy, relief and hope that ‘he can have some peace now’
- Orland Park college student takes internship on behalf of his late brother
- North Aurora Days helps ‘bring the community together’
- Fans of the Olympics find a new star — and gymnast Laurie Hernandez isn’t even competing this time
- More Olympians are set to compete in the Seine River this week. Here’s the latest on water quality concerns.
- Drugstores tinker with new looks as their usual way of doing business faces challenges
- VP campaign launches ‘Republicans for Harris’ in push to win over GOP voters put off by Trump
- In a win for Mexico, US will expand areas for migrants to apply online for entry at southern border
- US and allies prepare to defend Israel as Netanyahu says it’s already in ‘multi-front war’ with Iran
- Suni Lee takes the bronze in uneven bars as Kaylia Nemour wins Algeria’s 1st Olympic gold medal in gymnastics
- Scottie Scheffler gets the Olympic gold medal in a thriller with a 9-under 62 in the final round
- Novak Djokovic wins his 1st Olympic gold medal by beating Carlos Alcaraz in the tennis final
- US women’s basketball team extends their Olympic win streak to 58 straight games
- With a $97M second weekend, ‘Deadpool & Wolverine’ sets a new high mark for R-rated films
- UK leader Keir Starmer condemns attack on asylum-seeker hotel as far-right violence spreads
- Itasca’s Zach Ziemek sets an American record with his 3rd Olympic decathlon: ‘That’s what drove me the entire time’
- Historic jail doors open for tours; future still hangs in balance
- Downers Grove church holds outdoor service less than a week after being ravaged by fire
- US men eliminated from 3×3 basketball competition after going 2-5 in pool play while missing Jimmer Fredette
- Noah Lyles wins Olympic 100 by five-thousandths of a second, among closest finishes in Games history
- Police: 3 stabbed in Sunday morning Wrightwood restaurant robbery
- Column: Bob Doherty, a former US Navy Seabee, built up quite a legacy in local racing. ‘He was his own guy.’
- 1 killed, 8 wounded in 2 separate South Side shootings, police say
- Chicago Bears training camp report: Ongoing O-line health issues create questions about Caleb Williams’ preseason time
- Brother Rice’s Ahmad Henderson sees transfer from Niagara to UIC as a homecoming. ‘Kind of finish what I started.’
- Michigan’s Sherrone Moore faces allegations of NCAA violations in sign-stealing investigation, AP sources say
- Tropical Storm Debby moving through Gulf toward Florida with hurricane warnings
- Column: Oswego East’s Zach Morrisroe ramps up offseason with offer from Cornell. What’s next? ‘A lot more to come.’
- Lollapalooza Day 4: Punk sounds, Slow Pulp and an early word on festival safety for 2024
- A funk for the ages: Chicago White Sox lose 20th straight to go 60 games under .500
- Justin Steele pitches the Chicago Cubs past the St. Louis Cardinals 6-2 behind HRs from Mike Tauchman and Miguel Amaya
- Northbrook Park District is holding annual Party on the Green on Aug. 17