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Jack Karasinski makes 7 3-pointers in his debut as Northwestern beats Binghamton 86-60

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Supreme Court rejects Trump administration push to set aside thousands of California ballots

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Daniel Delgado: Abolishing DHS doesn't reimagine safety. It undermines it.

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Kaivan Shroff: Democrats, on track to win big in the midterms, still are missing the lesson from 2016

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President Donald Trump spends day before midterm Election Day promoting Reflecting Pool makeover

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Aldermen put $75 million in parking meter money to pensions, deal Mayor Brandon Johnson budget blow

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Campton Hills spruce selected as Chicago's 113th official Christmas tree

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'Heat' director Michael Mann sustains 'superficial injury' at gun range

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Selma Blair breaks silence after alleged violent episode, says she never 'intended to hurt' anyone

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Rick Armstrong's high school football rankings and 1st round players of the week for the Aurora-Elgin area

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Requiem for the American Dream: A nation in search of its past, with fragile hopes for its future

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Photos: Chicago Cubs win the World Series on Nov. 2, 2016, to end an 108-year drought

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Photos: Chicago's Arts in the Dark parade

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Photos: Who we saw on the 'Holiday Touchdown: A Bears Love Story' red carpet

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Photos: Open House Chicago 2026

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Photos: A look inside the Obama Presidential Center

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Photos: 2026 Chicago Marathon

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Retired Chicago Bulls player Scottie Pippen is a Chicago homeowner again

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NITA's new $5 billion transit budget reflects massive influx of revenues

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Ex-Chicago FBI boss sues US attorney and Kash Patel alleging he was scapegoated for failed Midway Blitz cases

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Lawsuit alleges 'torture' at Indiana prison holding immigrants, many from Chicago area

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An ICE officer is charged with assault for striking a man with a car in Houston

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Controversial DOJ attorney takes over 'Broadview Six' case, tells judge they have not agreed to cooperate

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Journalism scholarship honors longtime Southland newspaperman Tom Houlihan

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Evanston District 65's Dewey Elementary families continue fight against school closure

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East Aurora District 131 school board member Annette Johnson responds to fraud allegations

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Crime and Public Safety

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Records: Gary shooting case upgraded to murder after teen dies

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Montgomery man dies following crash on Interstate 88 in North Aurora

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Police: Two dead after separate weekend crashes in Porter County

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Woman fatally shot inside north Hammond Walmart Monday morning

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At least 14 people died in Cook County this summer from heat. Medical professionals say it's not the whole picture.

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More than 6,400 oil spills occurred in the Great Lakes over a decade, study shows. But the impact is largely unknown.

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New Indiana septic rules are challenging for Lake Michigan towns

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Bat surveys boost interest in protecting Illinois' declining populations

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Restaurants, Food and Drink

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10 pop-up food and drink events in Chicago this November

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'Chicago, do better': Vendors, food activists demand reforms to city's restrictive street vending laws

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KFC and Taco Bell restaurants close across Puerto Rico

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Illinois plastic surgeon with 8 patient deaths faces another license suspension

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Illinois, Chicago, Cook County got $11B in pandemic aid but there were gaps in oversight and transparency

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Illinois ignores rules and red flags as 'servant leader' runs up $100M state tab, then closes 2 hospitals

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Data centers near O'Hare win nearly $100M in local tax breaks, leaving suburban homeowners to cover the gap

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Today in Chicago History: Illinois Democrat Barack Obama elected to US Senate

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Today in History: Chicago Cubs win the World Series

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Today in Chicago History: Bears Hall of Famer Walter 'Sweetness' Payton dies

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Steve Millar's high school football rankings and 1st round players of the week for the Southland

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