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Editorial: Is it ethical for the city to use private debt collectors?

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Answer Angel: Where is his belt?

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A music critic's favorite Christmas albums

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The 100 best photos of 2025 by Chicago Tribune photographers

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Photos: Federal agents are confronted by residents in Elgin

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Calumet City aldermen hire their own legal counsel, Mayor Thaddeus Jones plans veto

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Holiday Help Fair gives resources to parents, projects, books to kids

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Crime and Public Safety

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Hammond man faces drug charges after selling methamphetamine to police informant

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More Epstein files are released and include some references to Trump

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Judge chides Ghislaine Maxwell for mentioning victim names in papers seeking to overturn conviction

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Restaurants, Food and Drink

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Amid tariffs and immigration fear, Saucy Porka's Loop location closes after chef was stabbed

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When hospitals choose private guardians, patients pay the price

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Chicago hospitals funnel patients into long-lasting guardianships, angering friends and family

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Record property tax increases slam Chicago homeowners as downtown owners see cuts

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Federal judge postpones ruling on detained father of sick teen

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