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Advocate Lutheran General Hospital in Park Ridge plans $99M cancer care expansion

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Arlington Heights calls for state lawmakers to act on Chicago Bears proposed new stadium

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Ariana Grande and Jonathan Bailey made a secret stop Tuesday at the Art Institute of Chicago

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Basketball and local scores for the Southland, Aurora, Elgin, Naperville and Lake County

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Photos: 2026 Cubs Convention

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Justice Department says members of Congress can't intervene in release of Epstein files

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Edward Cabrera brings high upside to Chicago Cubs — with some risk: 'He's going to help us win ballgames'

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Justice Department investigating whether Minnesota's Tim Walz and Jacob Frey impeded immigration enforcement

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Judge who blasted Operation Midway Blitz use-of-force tactics will hear new lawsuit by city, state

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Family of Harold's Chicken CEO announces death

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Lori Andrews: People are turning to AI chatbots for companionship. Is this robot love risky?

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Editorial: Happy 25th birthday, Wikipedia. We now admit to liking you.

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David Greising: Chicago aldermen would be wise to strengthen the council's Office of Financial Analysis

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Northbrook proclamation stresses police will not aid ICE without warrant

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Proposals on immigration enforcement flood into state legislatures, heightened by Minnesota action

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Judge: Feds can't allege gang ties in trial of Chicago man accused of putting bounty on Gregory Bovino

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Chicago's International Puppet Theater Festival opens again, the largest in the nation

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Live storytelling: Standing at a microphone telling a story can be a very personal kind of theater

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Employees surprised and saddened as Time Out Market Chicago announces closure

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Today in History: Wayne Newton performs his 25,000th Las Vegas show

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Column: With a flair for the dramatic, the Chicago Bears have busted these 10 myths. Can they keep it going?

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Bo Bichette and the New York Mets agree to a 3-year, $126M deal, and the 2-time All-Star will move to 3rd base

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Gary pitches three locations for Chicago Bears stadium

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Photos: Chicago Cubs introduce newly signed third baseman Alex Bregman

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Photos: No. 13 Illinois 79, Northwestern 68

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Wild-card playoff game photos: Chicago Bears 31, Green Bay Packers 27

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Photos: Chicago Bulls 128, Utah Jazz 126

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The 100 best photos of 2025 by Chicago Tribune photographers

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Photos: Chicago's Dick Clark's New Year's Rockin' Eve

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Photos: Federal agents are confronted by residents in Elgin

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Photos: Secretary Kristi Noem visits Chicago's Christmas tree ship

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Photos: Winter weather hits Chicagoland

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The Tribune got a rare look inside Broadview's ICE processing center in 2009. Here's what we saw.

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White House names some leaders with roles in next steps in Gaza, while Palestinian committee meets

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How the Trump administration erased centuries of Justice Department experience

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Trump administration delays plan to withhold wages for student loan borrowers in default

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Tesla granted more time in US investigation into its self-driving tech

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Donald Trump says he may punish countries with tariffs if they don't back the US controlling Greenland

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River Forest seeks feedback on plan for long-vacant Madison Street site

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Woldhuis Farms Sunrise Greenhouse open after fire, though food court and 1 greenhouse destroyed

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St. Stanislaus Kostka Academy to close after 151 years

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CPS short thousands of applications for Local School Councils less than a week before deadline

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Gov. Mike Braun said Indiana 'working hard' to secure Chicago Bears stadium

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Chesterton High student speaks out about racism at his school: 'I hope for change'

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Crime and Public Safety

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Former suburban cop convicted of extorting motorists, stealing cash and drugs

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'She tried to get out of that cycle:' Prosecutors allege longtime abuse as Chicago attorney ordered detained in wife's slaying

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Witness account questioned in bail hearing for fatal shooting suspect

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Joliet school custodian charged with child pornography granted pretrial release

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Old Gary elevated train line envisioned as part of Marquette Greenway

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How the White House and governors want to fix AI-driven power shortages and price spikes

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Indiana Senate committee passes nuclear facility permit bill

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Gary residents express concerns with wet processing system proposal

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Restaurants, Food and Drink

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For Dry January, hospitality industry experts discuss why they're cutting back on alcohol

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After their patriarch was deported to Pakistan, family vows to keep beloved Humboldt Park sub shop open

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Highwood Chamber of Comerce kicks off its first Eat. Drink. Highwood on Feb. 3

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Tribune investigation into hospitals' use of guardianship system inspires new bill

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Before Congress, Jonathan Jackson owned a construction firm. It got $750K from Pritzker's Rebuild Illinois.

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Immigration agents' poor tactics in Chicago made for needless safety risks, experts say

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A border crosser. An execution killing. And political theater.

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Today in Chicago History: Fire destroys McCormick Place

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Massive citizen revolt spelled doom for Richard J. Daley's Crosstown Expressway

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Vintage Chicago Tribune: How Chicago expressways and other major roads got their names

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Oak Forest's coaches are so confident in Aiden Barnett that he gets a green light. 'Just shoot it every time.'

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Aurora to honor legacy of Martin Luther King Jr. during Monday event

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North Chicago drafting appearance code for commercial properties: 'Another piece of the puzzle'

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