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Years before corpses found at South Side funeral home, owners left decomposing bodies in van: police

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Missed opportunities, incomplete investigations preceded discovery of 56 bodies at funeral home

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Gov. JB Pritzker accepts suburban teachers union's endorsement while casting doubt on $150M CPS funding push

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Northwest Indiana communities frustrated with extended NIPSCO outages

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How the Chicago Cubs will handle Dansby Swanson missing 4 weeks — and Edward Cabrera's new role after the IL

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Column: It's never too soon to think about a Chicago Cubs-White Sox World Series

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Today in History: 19th Amendment gives women the vote

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City Series: Pete Crow-Armstrong walks off a historic night as the Cubs beat the White Sox 7-5 in 10 innings

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Asking Eric: Daily life has become unpleasant

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Editorial: Illinois spent big during COVID and the migrant crisis. Who was watching the bills?

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Editorial: As Trump rose, Harley-Davidson fell. Now this Midwest icon needs to get back in gear.

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Collin Corbett: A commonsense path forward for data centers in Illinois

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Clarence Page: Unity, and careful messaging, will be key to Democrats' resurgence

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Niles Village Board approvess three referendum questions for November ballot

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Mayor Brandon Johnson pressured by anti-data center activists at rally

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Cook County Forest Preserves Teamsters go on strike

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Trump administration briefly pauses contentious border project in Texas' Big Bend National Park

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Bonnie Tyler is remembered as worldwide star at her Welsh funeral

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Southwest Michigan wine country is ready for its close-up

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Review: New Chicago storefront companies in a stellar 'Anatomy of a Suicide'

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Chicago Bears sign DE Marcus Davenport, hoping to turn back the clock with the oft-injured veteran

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What led to horse racing's ultimate demise in Chicagoland? Fiscal irresponsibility and mismanagement.

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City Series photos: Cubs 7, White Sox 5 (10) at Wrigley Field

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Jeanie Buss to contest siblings' plan to sell their Los Angeles Lakers minority ownership stake to new owners

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Photos: Chicago Air and Water Show 2026

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Preseason photos: Chicago Bears 34, Cleveland Browns 10

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Photos: Chicago White Sox's Pope hat giveaway at Rate Field

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Photos: Legend behind Uncle Remus chicken celebrated at age 100

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Photos: Chicago Bears training camp continues before preseason opener

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Photos: Inside look at Chicago State football ahead of the program's inaugural season

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Photos: The 97th Bud Billiken Parade in Bronzeville

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No ocean? No problem. A Naperville man has built his own paradise

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Prospect Avenue rail crossing to close in Clarendon Hills just as area schools resume classes

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How Chuck E. Cheese is reinventing itself for a new era of play, through the eyes of its new CEO

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Five-generation Hackney's Restaurant, in Glenview for 71 years, to close 700-seat location

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ICE pitches legal insurance to help shield local officers who make immigration arrests

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'ICE Out' pledge divides Chicago aldermen amid campaign finance reform push

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Court ruling narrows pathway to citizenship for DACA recipients

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Man pleads guilty to misdemeanor in Midway Blitz case originally brought by 'Broadview Six' grand jury

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US school vaccination rates inch down yet again and exemptions reach record high

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Schools open in Waukegan, North Chicago and across Lake County: 'The first day is always energizing'

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Back to School Bash in Aurora makes sure kids have needed school supplies: 'Families have come to depend on this'

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School District 204 implementing changes in effort to encourage student attendance

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Crime and Public Safety

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Luigi Mangione's state murder trial postponed indefinitely amid double jeopardy fight

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Porter Superior Court Judge Christopher Buckley pleads guilty to OWI

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Teacher found not guilty of child endangerment charges at County Club Hills school

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Man with theft record accused of stealing during storm aftermath

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Protecting mature trees from storms and disease can reduce Chicago deaths, study finds

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IDEM to host virtual public hearing about Hobart wetlands project

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As study shows pesticides drifting onto Illinois schools and parks, residents push for better tracking

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Amid latest Illinois storm damage, Gov. Pritzker says Trump administration 'turned their back' on past storms

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Restaurants, Food and Drink

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The jibarito: How the Chicago sandwich became a classic and where to order it

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Food icon: Gino Gambarota, the mustachioed maestro of mile-high corned beef sandwiches at Manny's in Chicago

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Tyson Foods to shut down Illinois beef facility, leaving 2,500 jobless: officials

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Oak Brook plans America250 fireworks celebration, 9/11 flag display

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Nonprofit CEO appealed to Mayor Brandon Johnson over city anti-violence grant, records show

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Agonized families await answers after remains recovered from Chicago funeral home: 'It's unimaginable'

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Speaker Welch told lawmakers he backed Harry Benton's reelection to prevent loss of union support

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Today in Chicago History: Ozzy Osbourne sings seventh inning stretch at Wrigley Field

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Aurora city employees demand a 'fair contract' as negotiations continue

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Gov. Braun details Indiana resources amidst statewide storm recovery

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Peter G. Malone, former alderman, grandson of early mayor, dies

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Oswego Village Board to consider residential development along Route 34

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