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Editorial: A tone-deaf move by CTA to monetize a venerable Wrigleyville perk

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Karen Freeman-Wilson and Jim Reynolds: Chicago's fiscal future depends on more than dollars. It depends on trust.

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Illinois 250: What the state has uniquely contributed to the nation — and the world

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Planned addiction recovery horse ranch in Crete receives $2 million from state

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US government said ICE deported a Chicago man to Venezuela in 'error' and let him return to his family

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Who did the Chicago Blackhawks select in the 2026 NHL draft? Meet the 5-player class.

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Photos: Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson meets Pope Leo XIV at the Vatican

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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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Compound in west suburban Big Rock, first listed for $6.3M, is being marketed in an auction

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Comcast plans to split into two public companies by spinning off NBCUniversal and Sky

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Gary residents say US Steel is jeopardizing their jobs and air quality by failing to install modern furnaces

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States seek to lower drug prices by targeting the companies that manage them for health plans

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Thousands of immigrants got scammed by an attorney exploiting humanitarian visas, lawsuits say

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America 250: New US citizens in Chicagoland share reflections on their adopted nation as it hits landmark anniversary

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President Trump says he is nominating former Oklahoma state trooper Lance Schroyer as next ICE director

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Blue Island passes law restricting ICE activity on public property

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Moraine Valley educator lauded with Trailblazer Award from Muslim Bar Association

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CPS officials aim for swift budget approval amid $700 million deficit

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Federal judge rules part of a discrimination lawsuit against Evanston-Skokie District 65 may advance

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Crime and Public Safety

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Gary woman charged with voluntary manslaughter in boyfriend's death

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Today in History: R. Kelly sentenced

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Despite Mayor Brandon Johnson's campaign promise, 911 mental health response team flounders

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Hammond man may get murder charge dropped in plea deal

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Nationally recognized Indiana Dunes trailmaster Ron Seman dies at age 64

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Guest column: Proposed coal ash rules threaten Indiana groundwater

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Teams build inventory of culverts' conditions, check to see if fish can go with the flow

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Restaurants, Food and Drink

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'The Bear' was a love letter to Chicago. For the final season, here's every local restaurant that was featured.

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World's first Dairy Queen is celebrated in Joliet as Route 66 turns 100

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Illinois could face new costs because of high error rate in SNAP food aid

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Michelin retired its Green Stars to the dismay of sustainable chefs in Chicago

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Bill aims to curb abandoned oil and gas wells in Illinois through stiffer fines

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Read the Tribune's investigation into Illinois' abandoned oil wells

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In Illinois, getting oil and gas operators to pay for abandoned wells can take decades

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Microplastics linger inside people and animals, multiple studies show. But regulation is still far off.

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Today in Chicago History: Lincoln Park porch collapse kills 13 and injures more than 50 young people

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Vintage Chicago Tribune: Two men's connections to the American Revolution, one real and one invented

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Today in History: Treaty of Versailles signed

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Blue Flow Great Lakes offering water safety and rescue clinics

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