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Chicagoans settle into new summer 'normal' during coronavirus pandemic

ABC Chicago 7/12 11:29P Evelyn Holmes

"I think they're taking into consideration all the changes that are happening, and it's become the new normal."

24-year-old tells of near-death experience after falling victim to random Chicago shooting

ABC Chicago 7/12 11:29P Michelle Gallardo

"He looked at me. He didn't know me. I didn't know him. I don't understand the motive."

Revolution Club Chicago Leads Marches In Englewood, South Shore To Stop Violence

CBS Chicago (News) 7/12 5:48P Chicago Breaking News from CBS C

CHICAGO (CBS) A march, a rally, and a call to stop the violence was held each day this weekend. The march was organized by Revolution Club Chicago, which describes itself as a...

Carjacking Suspects Lead Police On Chase From Old Orchard Mall To Old Irving Park; One Apprehended

CBS Chicago (News) 7/12 5:39P Chicago Breaking News from CBS C

CHICAGO (CBS) A search was under way for a carjacking suspect whom police followed from Skokie to the city’s Northwest Side Sunday night. Skokie police said at 6:37 p.m., they...

Short lifts Red Stars past Royals in NWSL's Challenge Cup

Daily Herald 7/12 5:33P

Casey Short scored in the 85th minute and the Chicago Red Stars beat the Utah Royals 1-0 on Sunday night in the National Women's Soccer League's Challenge Cup

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Skokie carjacking leads to SWAT standoff in Cragin

Chicago Sun-Times (Entertainment) 7/12 7:33P Sun-Times Wire

Skokie and Chicago police responded to a standoff in Cragin after two people stole a car July 12, 2020. | Sun-Times file photo Two male suspects stole a gray Infiniti sedan from a parking lot at...

Horoscope for Monday, July 13, 2020

Chicago Sun-Times (Entertainment) 7/12 6:00P Georgia Nicols

Moon Alert Avoid shopping or important decisions from 10:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. Chicago time. After that, the moon moves from Aries into Taurus. Aries (March 21-April 19) It’s Monday and you’re raring to...

Man found shot to death in Englewood: police

Chicago Sun-Times (Entertainment) 7/12 5:35P Sun-Times Wire

A 45-year-old man was found fatally shot July 12, 2020, in Englewood. | Sun-Times Wire Officers found the man unresponsive with multiple gunshot wounds, police said. He was pronounced dead on the...

Red Stars honor victims of police brutality on warm-up jerseys

Chicago Sun-Times (Entertainment) 7/12 4:08P Annie Costabile

Chicago Red Stars honor victims of police brutality on official team warm-up jerseys. | provided photo Ahead of Sunday’s match the Red Stars took the field for pregame wearing new warm-up shirts with...

Cubs’ Jon Lester throws well — to home plate, that is — in intrasquad scrimmage debut

Chicago Sun-Times (Entertainment) 7/12 3:46P Steve Greenberg

Jon Lester threw an encouraging couple of innings. | Photo by Stacy Revere/Getty Images The lefty struck out Albert Almora Jr. and Kyle Schwarber in a 1-2-3 first inning. Then he struck out Jason...

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Cheap meat is not The Wurst

Chicago Reader (Food & Drink) 7/10 9:07A Mike Sula

Pasture raised, GMO- and antibiotic-free meat isn't cheap, but it's free of Big Ag consequences that put the food supply at risk. Indiana ironworker-turned-butcher Ricky Hanft had a lot of interesting...

The Wurst has the best meats

Chicago Reader (Food & Drink) 7/7 8:15A Mike Sula

A small northwest Indiana butcher shop makes a go of it mid-pandemic with small farmers, small slaughterhouses, and naturally raised beef, pork, chicken, and lamb. The last fun party I went to was...

Bye Bye Blackbird

Chicago Reader (Food & Drink) 7/3 1:20P Mike Sula

Farewell to one of Chicago's most iconic restaurants. I celebrated my 28th birthday at Blackbird six months after it opened. I don’t remember exactly what I ate, but I know pork belly was involved,...

Geno Bahena is back at Mis Moles

Chicago Reader (Food & Drink) 7/1 1:00A Mike Sula

Did you think a little pandemic was going to stop Chicago’s most peripatetic chef? Vlad the Impaler no longer presides over the dining room at 3661 N. Elston. I know this because I’ve seen the...

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Nicole Mitchell and Lisa E. Harris explore soulful Afrofuturist visions on EarthSeed

Chicago Reader (Style) 7/11 3:00A Steve Krakow

A friend in Houston recently described multidisciplinary artist and space goddess Lisa E. Harris as a “force of nature” in the Texas scene and beyond. Upon investigation, I had to concur.…

Bruges create a Chicago noise-rock masterpiece on A Thread of Light

Chicago Reader (Style) 7/10 11:00A Luca Cimarusti

Chicago is a noise-rock city. It’s a gritty, working-class town built out of iron, glass, and dirt.…

Cheap meat is not The Wurst

Chicago Reader (Style) 7/10 9:07A Mike Sula

Pasture raised, GMO- and antibiotic-free meat isn't cheap, but it's free of Big Ag consequences that put the food supply at risk. Indiana ironworker-turned-butcher Ricky Hanft had a lot of interesting...

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Boris rage against a world turned upside-down on the urgent, hardcore driven No

Chicago Reader (Style) 7/10 7:19A Jamie Ludwig

In their nearly 30 years as a band, Boris have developed the rare ability to alchemize practically any sound in the vast realm of heavy, atmospheric, and psychedelic rock into their distorted,...

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Cubs, White Sox Getting Ready To Return To Field After 10-Month Wait

CBS Chicago (Sports) 7/12 4:51P Chicago Sports News And Updates

CHICAGO (CBS) After a long 10-month wait, the 2020 Major League Baseball season is quickly arriving. By this time next week, the Cubs and White Sox will be playing an...

Edmonton Oilers Announce Summer Camp Roster Ahead of Series Vs. Blackhawks

NBC Chicago (Sports) 7/12 3:16P

As the Chicago Blackhawks and Edmonton Oilers prepare to face off in the NHL’s Return to Play tournament, the Oilers have officially announced their summer camp roster. The...

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CPS Sports Programs Set To Resume Practices This Week, With Tight Restrictions For COVID-19

CBS Chicago (Sports) 7/12 12:51P Chicago Sports News And Updates

CHICAGO (CBS) This week, Chicago Public Schools will take steps to bring back sports for students. The district’s summer sports programming begins , with plenty of COVID-19...

Trey Lance to the Bears? This 2021 Mock Draft Thinks So

NBC Chicago (Sports) 7/12 10:51A

The Chicago Bears land their QB-next in this latest 2021 NFL mock draft.

How Blackhawks' Corey Crawford's Career Prepared Him for Oilers Series

NBC Chicago (Sports) 7/12 10:32A

When the Blackhawks signed Vezina trophy finalist Robin Lehner to a one-year deal last offseason, many thought that would be it for Corey Crawford. They thought Lehner would...

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Illinois Reports 954 New COVID-19 Cases, 20 Deaths

CBS Chicago (Health) 7/12 9:38A Health – CBS Chicago

CHICAGO (CBS) The Illinois Department of Public Health on Sunday announced 954 new COVID-19 cases and 20 new deaths. The figure brings the total number of cases diagnosed in...

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Flick Aquatic Center In Glenview Shut Down After 2 Lifeguards Are Diagnosed With COVID-19

CBS Chicago (Health) 7/9 4:16P Health – CBS Chicago

GLENVIEW, Ill. (CBS) A public pool facility in Glenview has been shut down after two lifeguards were confirmed to have COVID-19. The Flick Outdoor Aquatic Center closed at 3...

Woman, 23, Returns Home After 54 Days In Hospitals With COVID-19, Says She’s Lucky To Be Alive

CBS Chicago (Health) 7/9 1:32P Health – CBS Chicago

CICERO, Ill. (CBS) There was a happy homecoming Thursday for a COVID-19 patient. At only 23 years old, Yuli Diaz said she is living proof that the virus does not care about...

Gov. Pritzker On Federal COVID-19 Response: States Forced To Play ‘Sick’ Hunger Games Gameshow

CBS Chicago (Health) 7/8 9:45A Health – CBS Chicago

CHICAGO (CBS)   Touting his response to the coronavirus, Illinois governor had sharp words for the federal government in its failure to hit the ground running and help states...

Walgreens Dives Into Primary Care With Clinic Expansion

CBS Chicago (Health) 7/8 5:53A Health – CBS Chicago

CHICAGO (AP) Walgreens will squeeze primary care clinics into as many as 700 of its U.S. stores over the next few years in a major expansion of the care it offers customers....

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