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'It's just gone': Communities reeling after tornadoes rip through Illinois and Indiana, leveling homes

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Photos: Tornadoes and severe storms cause damage through the Chicagoland area

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Average gas prices pass $5 a gallon in Chicago as inflation surges to 3-year high

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Judge grants dismissal of fraud charges, calls out US Attorney Boutros over grand jury wrongdoing

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Illinois medical-aid-in-dying law faces federal lawsuit from disabled patients, doctors before September start

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Chicago Bears QB Caleb Williams embraces a brighter spotlight entering Year 3: 'Everybody is looking at you'

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Aldermen target planned Chicago parking meter sale, demanding information from NY firm

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3 takeaways from Chicago White Sox's 2 wins over Atlanta Braves, including Davis Martin bouncing back

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Oak Park home vandalized with antisemitic message: Officials

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Michael Busch becomes just 5th Chicago Cub to hit HR into McCovey Cove in 5-1 win over San Francisco Giants

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Expected to win a 6th World Cup title, Brazil coach faces more pressure than nation's president

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Lake Michigan communities outraged by proposed rollback of federal coal ash rules

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Kendall County teen who faced a felony for allegedly joking about a senior prank files federal lawsuit: 'Something I'll never forget'

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Column: For 'Ferris Bueller's Day Off's' 40th anniversary, we found the real Ferris Bueller

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Gretchen Kalwinski: I'm a Chicagoan from Hammond. Let me clear up some things for Bears fans.

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Daily Horoscope for June 13, 2026

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Two tornadoes confirmed in Illinois with reports of another in Merrillville

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Mumford & Sons concert at Wrigley Field delayed by storms as Jimmy Eat World postpones at Northerly Island

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Record 8,000 pounds of pythons pulled from southwest Florida using sex drive

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After last elevator fails, Oak Park closes West Suburban hospital building

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Federal enforcement officers return to Chicago Heights, residents and advocates respond

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Editorial: Data centers are a lightning rod. Some state regulation is reasonable.

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The Tribune's Quotes of the Week for June 14

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Letters: A lament for Chicago's arcane residential real-estate market maneuverings

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Peoria museum to represent Illinois at Trump's 'Great American State Fair' as Pritzker administration opts out

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Where Trump has lost support with independents, according to AP-NORC polling

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Multiple states drop out of President Donald Trump's 'Great American State Fair'

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Hillary Clinton urges grassroots movement at Rainbow PUSH, warns of 'revolution to turn the clock back'

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Paramount Skydance merger with Warner Bros. Discovery won't harm competition, consumers, DOJ says

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Review: 'Two Out of Three Falls' is a wrestling play with a welterweight plot

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Taylor Swift becomes the youngest woman inducted into the Songwriters Hall of Fame at age 36

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New Sugarwater festival will have house, techno, juke and footwork — just in time for Juneteenth weekend

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Chicago White Sox give home fans reason to go 'tarps off,' riding 7-run 5th to 8-2 rout of Los Angeles Dodgers

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US opens its home World Cup with a dominant 4-1 win over Paraguay, sparked by Folarin Balogun's 2 goals

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Jacob Misiorowski strikes out career-high 15 in 1-hit, complete-game gem for Milwaukee Brewers

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Houston Astros slugger Yordan Alvarez becomes 1st MLB player to hit grand slam and multirun HR in 1st inning

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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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Review: Corinne Bailey Rae weaves together 20 years of beautiful music at the Athenaeum

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Hawthorne Race Course warns of 290 potential layoffs if its bankruptcy sale doesn't keep the track racing

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Former Chicago Bulls GM Marc Eversley to list Southport Corridor home for $2.3M

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Elon Musk could become the world's first trillionaire with SpaceX's IPO

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Pope tells traffickers of migrants in the Canary Islands: Stop, repent or face God's wrath

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Judge in fraud case orders evidentiary hearing into grand jury issues as 'Broadview Six' fallout intensifies

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Waukegan woman loses job of six years under DACA with District 60 after her work status ends

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Preservation effort underway for Blessed Mother statue, a 'reflection of compassion' for decades at St. Coletta's

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House Republicans press CPS chief over DEI, transgender student policies

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Chicago school board extends charter contracts amid controversies

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North Chicago School District 187 preparing for new leadership in July

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Crime and Public Safety

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Three people displaced after fire on East Side of Aurora, fire department says

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Oregon man faces 20 years for 1981 Griffith murder after plea in cold case

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Hammond father gets probation after toddler found gun, shot herself in foot

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Eighth defendant charged in Winnetka home invasion involving Chicago rapper

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Once beset by power outages, Puerto Ricans also hit with severe water shortages

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El Nino is here and scientists fear it'll be big, bad and costly with heat, floods, droughts, fires

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Chicago Architecture Center new exhibits highlight region's natural and built wonders

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Restaurants, Food and Drink

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The James Beard Awards are on Monday. Here's what you need to know.

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Obama Presidential Center opening with Tafari's Kitchen and more on the South Side

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Food and drink aren't the only items being served at restaurants, bars and coffee shops. Community is also on the menu.

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Blue Island Beer company pours final beer after 11 years

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Illinois to audit plastic surgeon case after Tribune investigation

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Despite 8 patient deaths and a $56M jury verdict, state allows Chicago plastic surgeon to keep operating

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New safeguards approved for Illinois hospitals' adult guardianship cases

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A mysterious company abandoned 603 oil wells, costing Illinois millions. Here's how they did it.

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Today in Chicago History: City cheers Vietnam veterans during a 5-hour parade — 11 years after the war

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The rainbow after the storm: Flossmoor and Homewood celebrate fourth annual Pride Fest

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Mario Medina makes big plays again for Mount Carmel in the Class 4A state semifinals. 'A rock for our team.'

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Emma Wilkins hits grand slam as Lake Central finishes season in grand style by winning Class 4A state title

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Libertyville's Brady Buenik, 'blocking everything out,' dominates Mount Carmel in 4A state semifinal

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These Hopper Balls Might Be The Only Thing You Need For Summer

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Studio Ghibli fans need these 8 gifts to celebrate Ghibli Fest 2026

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Z Grills vs. Traeger: Which is better?

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The best summer shapewear that doesn't make you sweaty

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