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Daily horoscope for September 8, 2020
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Letters: Your views on Illinois’ graduated tax proposal
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Chicago inspector general interviewed Mayor Lori Lightfoot in former police Superintendent Eddie Johnson investigation, her office confirms
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Could Kyle Rittenhouse show he was acting in self-defense in Kenosha shooting? Lawyers say question of provocation, other evidence could sway case.
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Editorial: Back to school, back to remote learning. Have CPS, CTU learned their lessons?
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Ask Amy: Old love letters don’t age so well
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Meet the quesabirria, Chicago’s new cheesy, beefy and messy taco obsession
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How have the Bears stacked up in the NFL’s most important categories since 2000? A deep dive into the numbers.
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Fall preview: Craig Trompeter leads Haymarket Opera into a high-def future
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The myth of the Greatest Chicago Fire, or, how disaster books make good reading right now
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Daywatch: Hospitals brace for flu and COVID-19 to collide, a look at Kyle Rittenhouse’s self-defense claim and Chicago has a new taco obsession
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5 numbers that highlight why the White Sox are tied for 1st place in the American League Central
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4 takeaways from the Cubs-Cardinals series, including Javier Baez’s frustration at the lack of in-game video access and the urgency for Jon Lester to find his form
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NFL power rankings: Defending champion Chiefs are an easy pick at No. 1 in Week 1. Bears check in 20 spots below them.
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Vista Tower condo buyer sues to scrap $10 million purchase in Chicago’s third-tallest skyscraper
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An educator wanted kids to know what to expect at school in the pandemic. So she wrote a children’s book.
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Kyla Robinson, 15-year-old sister of man killed by Madison police in 2015, dies in car crash
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Did you get your $1,200 stimulus check? So did this Austrian retiree, who hasn’t lived here since the 1960s.
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‘Kill all you see, whether children or adults’: Myanmar soldiers confess to massacre of Rohingya Muslims
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8-year-old girl killed in shooting that wounds three others on South Side
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My worst moment: ‘What We Do in the Shadows’ star Harvey Guillén and his very own ‘Waiting for Guffman’ moment
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Utah police shooting of 13-year-old autistic boy under investigation
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Real Madrid lucirá por primera vez distintivo de campeón de LaLiga
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In $2 billion electric vehicle deal, GM to build trucks and supply batteries for startup Nikola
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Juez ordena reanudar emisión de visas de diversidad de EEUU
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Talk of the County reader opinion: Anonymous submissions allowed for ‘laughable’ opinion ‘Trump never did anything bad’
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Ed Perkins on Travel: Airlines drop ticket change fees: Monumental or meh?
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Vacuna de COVID-19 ingresa a conversación electoral en EEUU
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‘Tenet’ recauda $20.2 millones en su estreno
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COI y organizadores quieren disipar dudas sobre JJOO
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Madden NFL 21 is a bit of a disappointment that feels like it’s holding something back: review
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Northwest Indiana local scores for Wednesday, Sept. 9
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TikTok trata de eliminar video suicida
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MLB odds, picks and predictions: Cincinnati Reds vs. Chicago Cubs (Tuesday, Sept. 8)
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Talk of the County reader opinion: Democrats have become ‘the party of hate and dissent and breaking things’
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A baby gender reveal party was blamed for starting a wildfire in California. It’s not the first celebration to end in disaster.
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Freedman: Profitable NFL betting trends for Week 1
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Votos rechazados causan inquietudes en estados clave de EEUU
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El Real Madrid traspasa a James Rodríguez al Everton
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Lake Area United Way invests in e-learning, out-of-school care: ‘We don’t want child care to be a barrier for parents’
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Executive order increases care options for school children after Boys and Girls Clubs of Greater NWI provides influence
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These Super Bowl recipes are party pleasers
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Do fall’s big film festivals still matter in the race for an Oscar?
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Preocupa a universidades ritmo de COVID-19 entre estudiantes
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Best NFL Week 1 sports betting promos in Illinois: Bet Chiefs +101 points on opening night
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Volunteers plant garden along Fox River in downtown Aurora
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Chicago Bears betting primer: Super Bowl odds, win total, more
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Marta García: ‘Ser mujer en el motor no es fácil, pero me he ganado el respeto’
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Talk of the County reader opinion: Boycott movies to send message to Hollywood ‘bums’ who support Democrats
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Una tortillería ayuda a niños a tomar clases
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How to enter the DraftKings $100 million Golden Ticket Giveaway
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West Suburban schedules for Wednesday, Sept. 9 and Thursday, Sept. 10
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Daily Southtown local schedules for Wednesday, Sept. 9 and Thursday, Sept. 10
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Back to school for CPS
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Week 1 NFL odds: Spreads and totals for all 16 games
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Column: Welcome to the strangest 1st day of school ever. It’s OK to feel utterly, completely lost.
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Many small employers are skipping Trump’s FICA payroll tax deferral. Here’s why.
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Lake County local schedules for Wednesday, Sept. 9
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Todos los ciclistas del Tour superan tests de COVID, pero no el director
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Talk of the County reader opinion: Coronavirus sent by God to expose how Bone Spurs ‘spews … lies and half-truths’
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Trump made a promise to save coal in 2016. He couldn’t keep it
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Áñez celebra la anulación de la candidatura de Morales
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COVID-19 response largely has fallen to state and local officials, who ‘have taken a significant leading role’
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New ‘Chicago Tonight’ programs elevating Black, Latino voices to premiere this weekend
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‘Love is not canceled’: Don’t wait. Hold tight to your planned 2020 wedding.
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6 state legislature leaders — Michigan, Iowa, Minnesota, Ohio, Wisconsin and Pennsylvania — send letter to Big Ten Commissioner Kevin Warren
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Speak Out reader opinion: Graduated-rate tax plan has become battle of millionaires
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Porter County wants charge enhancement for Gary teen in shooting death of Portage woman
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ChicagoNow’s 20 best posts of August 2020
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Penélope Cruz protagonizará lo nuevo de Emanuele Crialese
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Francisco: Quien abusa de un niño, ‘también daña a Cristo’
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In the Lexus GS350, G is for grandpa
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Ross Douthat column: How many lives would a more normal president have saved?
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Bret Stephens column: Congress should pass a Navalny Act
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Frank Bruni column: The coronavirus may change college admissions forever
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Letters: ‘Mental health matters and I’m sad’
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México usó fondos para desarrollo de Centroamérica para contener migración
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Paul Krugman column: Gross domestic misery is rising
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Lupita Nyong’o shares the ‘profound effect’ her ‘Black Panther’ co-star Chadwick Boseman had on her in powerful tribute
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Outcry in Hong Kong after police tackle 12-year-old girl
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Seriously Simple: Egg salad never goes out of style
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Environmental Nutrition: Sweet as (manuka) honey
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Post-Tribune girls volleyball rankings and player of the week for Wednesday, Sept. 9, 2020
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Tiroteo en cultivo de marihuana en California: siete muertos
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The two men buying your favorite retailers
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Doctors studying why obesity may be tied to serious COVID-19
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‘Cada mes vemos caer los números’
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‘It’s very surreal’: Candidates discuss challenges of campaigning in the coronavirus era
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Interview: CEO of Black-owned bank discusses why Black-led institutions matter
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Comic books flourish on crowdfunding sites, drawing big names
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A champion in the street stocks, Gary’s Tim Stewart steps up the ladder in a Mid-Am and makes mom happy at Grundy County Speedway
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Limited testing for children creates a COVID ‘blind spot’
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The two men buying your favorite retailers
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Amazon bans sale of foreign seeds in the US
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Comic books flourish on crowdfunding sites, drawing big names
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Trump supporters and counter-protesters clash in Oregon’s Capitol city
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‘The lockdown killed my father’: Farmer suicides add to India’s virus misery
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One dead, another injured in Waukegan motel shooting
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‘Or I will stab you right now’: A family’s prison extortion nightmare
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What will it take to get Chicagoans to go to the show? Here’s what you told us.
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Quickly: Readers sound off on the issues of the day
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¿Qué debe tener un desinfectante de manos?
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Músicos lamentan muerte de Xavier Ortiz de Garibaldi
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Cincinnati Reds vs. Chicago Cubs odds, weather forecast: Wrigley wind offering valuable betting edge
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Boeing finds new problem with 787 Dreamliner that will delay deliveries
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Chrissy Teigen recalls ‘horrifying’ racist incident she experienced with husband John Legend
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Taylor Swift iguala el récord de Whitney Houston
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California: Pareja causó incendio al revelar género de bebé
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Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot says President Donald Trump’s threat to cut federal funding for districts that teach ‘1619 Project’ is ‘more hot air’
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House Democrats say they’ll investigate Postmaster General Louis DeJoy over possible campaign finance violations
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Coronavirus updates: Computer glitches disrupt classes as schools return online
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‘Or I will stab you right now’: A family’s prison extortion nightmare
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After allergy issue solved, a new normal for Lincoln-Way West’s Nicholas Reyes means breath of fresh air is just that: ‘I can genuinely breathe.’
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The risks of the prescribing cascade
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For long-haulers, COVID-19 takes a toll on mind as well as body
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He turned his life around. Then a gunman showed up at his church.
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How the aging immune system makes older people vulnerable to COVID-19
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Kids can have coronavirus and antibodies at same time: Study
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Renee Fleming and friends will sing for free virtual concert ‘For the Love of Lyric’
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Skokie residents will see slight increase in water rates
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Girls swimming notes: Andrew’s Stephanie Vogt votes for competing in multiple events, and it pays off with four wins against Lockport
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700 vehicles arrive for House of Restoration food distribution in Franklin Park
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Oposición venezolana sella pacto pero sigue dividida
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Drive-ins are now going live with concerts, comedy shows
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Community news
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US officials: Israel, UAE to sign historic deal normalizing relations at the White House
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Named a Hall of Famer and national coach of the year after fourth state title, Benet’s Brad Baker emphasizes he’s had ‘a lot of great players’
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Column: I don’t ‘hate’ President Trump. I hate so many other things in our world.
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Kanye West figura como candidato presidencial en Mississippi
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Disney cancels Very Merry Christmas Party, Candlelight Processional but announces other holiday happenings
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EEUU: Sacerdote renuncia a obispado por denuncia de abuso sexual
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Lake County Council approves solar farm ordinance with public hearing requirement
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Legendario Salón Los Ángeles de Mexico lucha por sobrevivir
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HBO ‘Coastal Elites’ review: Dispatches from the hell of early 2020, starring Bette Midler, Sarah Paulson and Issa Rae
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Target reinstates car seat recycling program with contactless trade-in option
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Speak Out reader comments: No award for stupid; gov’s donation questionable; Biden hiding in basement
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Devolución de $680 millones a la TV golpea a clubes europeos
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Column: If Trump’s military support slips too much, he’ll be the ‘loser’
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An Oak Forest 9-year-old wanted to bake cookies to give away but ended up raising $1,200 for Project Fire Buddies
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Commentary: Pharmaceuticals are ruining the prospect for a COVID-19 vaccine ‘October surprise.’ That’s a good thing.
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Djokovic: ‘Toda esta situación me ha dejado realmente triste y vacío’
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Bears rookie Jaylon Johnson is confident — and ready for his welcome-to-the-NFL moment against Lions QB Matthew Stafford
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Acclaimed Italian-influenced Korean restaurant Passerotto closing, in part due to the coronavirus
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Column: William Melvin Kelley’s books are back in print, and you should be reading them now.
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Rescatan a más de 80 migrantes en el desierto del Sahara
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Cross country notes: Mathew Olech and Hayden Colclasure take advantage of opportunity for Harvest Christian in Fall Classic
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Waukegan pedestrian struck, killed by car
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Tom Cruise reanuda rodaje de Misión Imposible 7 saltando al vacío en una moto (VIDEO)
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Glenbrook high schools move to next reopening phase, bringing back small groups of students
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Morton Grove Village Arborist Dave Hoffman talks trees as village receives 19th annual Tree City USA designation
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Los demócratas se preparan para el apocalipsis electoral
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Man charged in ‘violent’ attack on Wilmette Public Library employees, police say
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Right on track: Jake Borman entered Burlington Central as a football player. He committed instead to Illinois State University as a thrower.
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‘Broken Hearts Gallery’ review: A winning comedy with a quirky, sentimental center
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Chicago adds Kentucky to city’s travel quarantine order, removes California and Puerto Rico
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Prime Minister Boris Johnson’s Brexit negotiations facing revolt over Northern Ireland pact
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La Grange Arts Stroll showcases local artists through September
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Girls volleyball notes: Junior outside hitter Mia Doorn leads Illiana Christian toward IHSAA postseason debut
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Why calls to boycott Disney’s live-action remake of ‘Mulan’ over concerns about China are growing
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Michael Cohen se ofrece como ‘testigo estrella’ contra Trump
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4 years later, the NFL admitted it was wrong and now supports Colin Kaepernick in his fight against racial injustice. So what will happen next?
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McDonald’s promotion with rapper Travis Scott draws pushback from franchise owners
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Real Madrid hace caja mientras prepara nueva temporada
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Caster Semenya loses her long legal battle against track and field’s rules over testosterone levels
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Presentan ‘estatua viviente’ de Trump arrasando un cementerio
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Fallas técnicas afectan inicio de clases online en EEUU
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Comings & Goings: Boutique, Steak ‘n Shake closing in Frankfort
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YMCA move to Wicker Park shelved; trustee says he’ll help find a good location
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Una Mulán para cada época: la heroína más adaptable
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4 things we learned about the Bears, including kicker Eddy Pineiro going on injured reserve and Mitch Trubisky’s teammates applauding his offseason work — and Week 1 start
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Column: About Kyle Rittenhouse’s gun charge: Will a legal loophole allow him to skate?
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Police: Oak Park resident meets group over social media, later robbed at gunpoint
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Suspect arrested for August shooting in which Elgin man was injured, police say
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Oak Park police: Commuter robbed at knifepoint while aboard CTA Blue Line train
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Aurora man dies in head-on crash
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Haley’s comet? Naperville Central’s Haley Hayes attacks the golf course with an intense focus: ‘My mind is going a mile a minute.’
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Boca Juniors vuelve a entrenar dividido entre contagiados y sanos
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Suspect in fatal Waukegan party shooting where North Chicago woman was shot turns himself in
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Tuesday MLB odds and picks: Chicago White Sox vs. Pittsburgh Pirates (Sept. 8)
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Column: Cubs great Billy Williams reflects on the Lou Brock trade — ‘It would’ve never happened today’ — and ‘the golden age’ of baseball
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OPRF students briefly return to campus to prepare for remote learning
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Oak Park resident writes book on high school couple with differing beliefs on gun control; ‘We have so much more in common than what divides us’
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Southtowners
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Cubanos celebran a sus santas pese a rebrote de COVID-19
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Eligen al ‘Jugador del Año’ en Inglaterra
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Turnout low for Black Lives Matter demonstration in Mount Prospect, but teen organizers look to keep pushing anti-racism message
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Council considers how to approach salary raises if a department head finds a way to increase salary for their employees within their budget
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A turtle with a permanent smile was brought back from extinction
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Darien readies for restrictions on backyard chicken coops, bee hives: ‘I am against a chicken coop that I can see from my yard.’
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Appellate court upholds $18.5 million verdict to family of 6-year-old who drowned in Bridgeview pool
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School districts provide free meals to any kid in the community; Leyden to begin new free meal program
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Column: Mostly empty stands. Social distancing on the sidelines. Electronic whistles for the refs. College football has never looked so strange.
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Jelly Belly distances itself from a Willy Wonka-style contest with a candy factory as the grand prize
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Will Smith confirms ‘Fresh Prince’ reboot heading to Peacock
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Glencoe District 35 starts the year with a mix of in-person and remote learning
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Manifestantes por Trump se concentran en capital de Oregon
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Cristiano Ronaldo supera los 100 goles con Portugal (VIDEO)
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Prince Harry and Meghan Markle are now financially independent and paying their own way
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Pets of the week
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Editorial: Listening for answers after Dajore Wilson, another child, is shot and killed
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Aldermen to consider $3.8 million settlement with former Chicago cop who says she was punished for reporting alleged abusive incident
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Schools break ground for special education cooperative building serving south suburbs
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Chicago violence: 51 shot, 9 fatally, most over Labor Day weekend since 2016
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Municipalities frustrated waiting for Lake County to release federal coronavirus relief funds
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Nyong’o: el ‘poder’ de Boseman ‘resonará por generaciones’
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Lake Forest Fire Department granted new rescue boat
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Niles Police Department remembers fallen officers during Mothers Against Drunk Driving fundraising walk
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Charges announced in fatal stabbing Sunday of woman working at Wicker Park Walgreens
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Alex Colome is ready to do whatever he can as the White Sox pursue the playoffs: ‘He’s rising to the occasion’
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Damning new texts put cleared Seahawks’ Quinton Dunbar back in middle of Florida armed robbery with DeAndre Baker: documents
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Quickly: Readers sound off on the issues of the day
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Corrections and clarifications
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Wilmette church cancels annual pumpkin patch fundraiser due to COVID-19
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Police: 14-year-old boy instigated Maine South ‘Zoom bombing’ incident where racist language was used during classes
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Blood drive held in Buffalo Grove after one from earlier this summer canceled over COVID-19 concerns
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8-year-old girl killed: Chicago police release photos of vehicle tied to slaying
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Statewide coronavirus relief fund winding down despite ‘tremendous need’
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Cubs’ Javier Baez is honored to wear No. 21 Wednesday on Roberto Clemente Day
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Médicos estudian por qué obesidad pudiera agravar COVID-19
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Column: Three Fox Valley women honored for making their marks in history
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White Sox reinstate pitcher Gio Gonzalez from the injured list and option Zack Burdi to Schaumburg
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Bradley University enacts 2-week quarantine for all students and bans social gatherings as COVID-19 clusters emerge on Peoria campus
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Number of active COVID-19 cases in Naperville tops 230, higher than previous peak in May
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Lincolnwood celebrates arrival of Evanston water after construction of mains completed; village expects significant savings
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Chamber of Commerce, Invest Aurora start second survey on pandemic’s impact on local businesses
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Naperville Animal Control to house Shih Tzu dog beaten with belt; Matteson man charged with cruelty to animals, officials say
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Lawsuit seeks to delay weed license lottery, alleges state picked 21 ‘politically-connected insider companies’
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Kindergarten student readiness in U-46 drops to 15% in 2019: ‘We’ve got to move that needle’
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Amenazan de muerte a la juez de línea golpeada por Djokovic
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Elgin News Digest
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NorthShore health system says personal information of 348,000 people potentially exposed in data breach
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Fill out the Tweet of the Week poll like no one is watching
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The Spin: Chicago police union endorses Trump | Lightfoot, Pritzker say city, state need money from Congress | Black lawmakers call on Pritzker to halt pot dispensary licensing lottery
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Cubs roster continues to rotate: Recently acquired Jose Martinez is sent down to make room for Billy Hamilton, while Jason Heyward remains out
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AstraZeneca puts COVID-19 vaccine trials on hold after recipient’s ‘potentially unexplained illness’
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From temperatures in the 90s to snow: Rocky Mountains see a 60-degree plunge
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Top police leaders in Rochester retire after suffocation death of Daniel Prude
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Back to school, from home: CPS begins a new school year with a return to remote learning, successes and frustrations
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Fantasy football: 10 free agents to add at the last minute for Week 1
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Chicago receives more than 350,000 vote-by-mail applications, working to fill 14,000 election judge spots
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Six months into the pandemic, CPS has served more than 21 million free meals and won’t let up anytime soon
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Coronavirus in Illinois updates: Here’s what happened Sept. 8 with COVID-19 in the Chicago area
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Trump EPA guts tough standards for toxic metals dumped into US waterways by coal-fired power plants, including biggest polluter on Lake Michigan
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What does the decision to start Mitch Trubisky over Nick Foles mean for the Bears as they prepare for the Lions in Week 1? The Bear Download podcast breaks it down.
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Photos: Pirates 5, White Sox 4
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Justice Department asks to defend Trump in defamation lawsuit from E. Jean Carroll, who has accused him of rape
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Photos: Cubs 3, Reds 0
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Baylor is the 3rd Big 12 team to postpone its season opener after a COVID-19 outbreak for Louisiana Tech
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Marina Gronkiewicz sets stage for Munster’s sweep of Andrean: ‘That’s the best feeling, knowing that you’re getting into a rhythm and killing it out there.’