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Kendall County teen who faced a felony for allegedly joking about a senior prank files federal lawsuit

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Puerto Rican People's Parade marks 60 years since Division Street Riots

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Weather service confirms at least three tornadoes in Northwest Indiana

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Illinois 250: Sports teams and individuals that have achieved greatness — or infamy

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Summer Smash 2026: Chaos, delays and great sets by G Herbo and Chief Keef on opening day

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Jalen Brunson bet on himself and the New York Knicks. A championship and a Finals MVP was his reward.

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As David Ross prepares to call 1st Chicago Cubs game since his firing, he feels the love via popular podcast

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'They know what's at stake': 3 storylines that emerged from the Chicago Bears offseason program

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Illinois has struggled to secure federal disaster relief under Trump as FEMA denials draw questions

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Vintage Tribune: How Chicago's queer community embraced the art of voguing

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The radical hope of the Obama center: Rethinking what a presidential library can be

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Condo Adviser: Monthly cable assessment must be paid, even if unit owner doesn't use the service

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Editorial: Why Chicagoans should welcome, and care for, the Obama Presidential Center

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Laura Washington: The public library at the Obama Presidential Center rises above it all

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Chevy Humphrey and Valerie Jarrett: The Griffin MSI and Obama center are creating a new chapter on the South Side

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Letters: Readers share their memories of former President Barack Obama

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Expanded University of Chicago Medical Center, performing arts center to anchor revised Orland Park downtown

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Peoria museum to represent Illinois at Trump's 'Great American State Fair' as Pritzker administration opts out

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Aldermen target planned Chicago parking meter sale, demanding information from NY firm

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Average gas prices pass $5 a gallon in Chicago as inflation surges to 3-year high

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Trump's name is gone from the Kennedy Center's facade, according to a top official at the arts venue

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Paramount Skydance merger with Warner Bros. Discovery won't harm competition, consumers, DOJ says

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Review: 'Two Out of Three Falls' is a wrestling play with a welterweight plot

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Taylor Swift becomes the youngest woman inducted into the Songwriters Hall of Fame at age 36

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Seiya Suzuki exits early with knee injury as Chicago Cubs hit 3 HRs to secure 1st series win since early May

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New York Knicks win first NBA title since 1973 with 94-90 victory behind Finals MVP Jalen Bruson's 45 points

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Madden Cotts, whose dad is familiar to Chicago baseball fans, stars as Libertyville wins state title again

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After hitting two-run homer, Vinny Stubitsch wins Class 3A state title for St. Rita on walk-off sacrifice fly

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Photos: Sam Sianis, owner of the Billy Goat Tavern

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Chicago Tribune wins Pulitzer Prize for local reporting: Read the stories and see the photos

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Route 66: Photos from the 'Main Street of America'

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Review: Corinne Bailey Rae weaves together 20 years of beautiful music at the Athenaeum

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Two tornadoes confirmed in Illinois with reports of another in Merrillville

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Anthropic shuts down Mythos access after sweeping US order

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Elon Musk is world's first trillionaire after SpaceX IPO

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Lake Michigan communities outraged by proposed rollback of federal coal ash rules

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After last elevator fails, Oak Park closes West Suburban hospital building

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Pope tells traffickers of migrants in the Canary Islands: Stop, repent or face God's wrath

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Federal enforcement officers return to Chicago Heights, residents and advocates respond

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Judge in fraud case orders evidentiary hearing into grand jury issues as 'Broadview Six' fallout intensifies

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Waukegan woman loses job of six years under DACA with District 60 after her work status ends

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Preservation effort underway for Blessed Mother statue, a 'reflection of compassion' for decades at St. Coletta's

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House Republicans press CPS chief over DEI, transgender student policies

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Chicago school board extends charter contracts amid controversies

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North Chicago School District 187 preparing for new leadership in July

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Crime and Public Safety

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Police: Suspected firework damages alderman's home, no injuries

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Indiana man killed in overnight shooting near Ford City Mall

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Police: Hammond man charged after shooting on I-80/94

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Man killed, another wounded in overnight shooting on West Side

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Once beset by power outages, Puerto Ricans also hit with severe water shortages

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El Nino is here and scientists fear it'll be big, bad and costly with heat, floods, droughts, fires

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Record 8,000 pounds of pythons pulled from southwest Florida using sex drive

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Chicago Architecture Center new exhibits highlight region's natural and built wonders

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Restaurants, Food and Drink

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The James Beard Awards are on Monday. Here's what you need to know.

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Obama Presidential Center opening with Tafari's Kitchen and more on the South Side

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Food and drink aren't the only items being served at restaurants, bars and coffee shops. Community is also on the menu.

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Blue Island Beer company pours final beer after 11 years

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Illinois to audit plastic surgeon case after Tribune investigation

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Despite 8 patient deaths and a $56M jury verdict, state allows Chicago plastic surgeon to keep operating

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New safeguards approved for Illinois hospitals' adult guardianship cases

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A mysterious company abandoned 603 oil wells, costing Illinois millions. Here's how they did it.

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Today in Chicago History: City cheers Vietnam veterans during a 5-hour parade — 11 years after the war

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Food distribution event at Phillips Park helps those in need in Aurora

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La Grange area actress makes her feature film debut in 'The Breadwinner' after earning straight As

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Wake Forest recruit TJ McQuillan revs up as Mount Carmel routs Naperville Central for third place in Class 4A

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Hammond theater guild seeks next stage of life after loss of longtime home

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