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Ex-Chicago FBI boss sues US attorney and Kash Patel alleging he was scapegoated for failed Midway Blitz cases

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Recent Glenbard North graduates among victims of Bloomington mass shooting

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Review: In 'The Royale' at Writers Theatre, a play about boxer Jack Johnson packs a wallop

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20-year-old was pilot of jet that plunged to earth in Florida

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'Heat' director Michael Mann sustains 'superficial injury' at gun range

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Selma Blair breaks silence after alleged violent episode, says she never 'intended to hurt' anyone

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Editorial: Everyone wants to run for mayor. What about some aldermanic competition?

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Daniel Delgado: Abolishing DHS doesn't reimagine safety. It undermines it.

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Kaivan Shroff: Democrats, on track to win big in the midterms, still are missing the lesson from 2016

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In Alaska fishing community, the Dan Sullivan episode takes an ominous turn as FBI comes knocking

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Iran has a 2-day plan to reopen Strait, resume nuclear talks with US

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Trump administration promises US farmers $15 billion in weeks before the midterms

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Democrat Haley Stevens endorses GOP's Mike Rogers in Michigan Senate race 2 days before election

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10 pop-up food and drink events in Chicago this November

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Box Office: 'You Can See Everything,' 'Clayface' lead sleepy Halloween weekend

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Not-so-scary tradition brings the spirit of Halloween to youngest UI Health patients

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Improv teams old and new celebrate 45 years of iO Theater

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5 things to watch in the Chicago Bears-Seattle Seahawks matchup Monday night — plus our Week 8 predictions

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'Everyone can die happy': 10 years later, Chicago Cubs' 2016 World Series title still resonates

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Column: Jeffery Simmons' arrival changes the math for Chicago Bears defense, which finally has 'a true alpha'

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Requiem for the American Dream: A nation in search of its past, with fragile hopes for its future

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Photos: Chicago Cubs win the World Series on Nov. 2, 2016, to end an 108-year drought

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Photos: Chicago's Arts in the Dark parade

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Photos: Who we saw on the 'Holiday Touchdown: A Bears Love Story' red carpet

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Photos: Open House Chicago 2026

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Photos: A look inside the Obama Presidential Center

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Photos: 2026 Chicago Marathon

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Chicago-based Home Chef is whipping up new meal kit recipes to keep millennials cooking

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Hammond economic development strong even as Chicago Bears stadium situation 'changing every second'

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Jet nosedives and erupts into fireball near busy roadway in South Florida. All 9 on board died.

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What to know about the Affordable Care Act's open enrollment period now underway

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Lawsuit alleges 'torture' at Indiana prison holding immigrants, many from Chicago area

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An ICE officer is charged with assault for striking a man with a car in Houston

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Controversial DOJ attorney takes over 'Broadview Six' case, tells judge they have not agreed to cooperate

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How Trump's immigration crackdown sparked a backlash that could boomerang in the midterms

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West Aurora D129 sees lower chronic absenteeism rates, improvement in proficiency on 2026 Illinois Report Card

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'Everybody loves it': Science tricks offer a treat at Valparaiso University

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In the last stretch of school board races, a push to get out the vote

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Glenview, Evanston, Wilmette schools win prestigious Governor's Blue Ribbon award

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Crime and Public Safety

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Cameras boost enforcement for school bus stop arm violations

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15-year-old boy dies after shooting Saturday near Washington Park

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Police say 4 dead, 15 injured in separate shootings in Dallas on Halloween night

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Police: 1 dead in triple Halloween shooting in North Lawndale

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At least 14 people died in Cook County this summer from heat. Medical professionals say it's not the whole picture.

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More than 6,400 oil spills occurred in the Great Lakes over a decade, study shows. But the impact is largely unknown.

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New Indiana septic rules are challenging for Lake Michigan towns

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Bat surveys boost interest in protecting Illinois' declining populations

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Restaurants, Food and Drink

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'Chicago, do better': Vendors, food activists demand reforms to city's restrictive street vending laws

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Restaurant review: TXA TXA Club, an artful cafe that's quietly become one of the boldest and best in Chicago

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WNBA fans rally around Babe's Sports Bar for Finals game after rescheduling uproar: 'It's just bad business'

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An O'Hare Starbucks and a Lockport Subway location rated among worst in the US in Google reviews study

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Illinois plastic surgeon with 8 patient deaths faces another license suspension

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Illinois, Chicago, Cook County got $11B in pandemic aid but there were gaps in oversight and transparency

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Illinois ignores rules and red flags as 'servant leader' runs up $100M state tab, then closes 2 hospitals

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Data centers near O'Hare win nearly $100M in local tax breaks, leaving suburban homeowners to cover the gap

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Today in Chicago History: Illinois Democrat Barack Obama elected to US Senate

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Today in History: Chicago Cubs win the World Series

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Before Charles Lindbergh's famous trans-Atlantic flight, he survived two crashes delivering airmail in Illinois

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Today in Chicago History: Bears Hall of Famer Walter 'Sweetness' Payton dies

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Evanston police make drug bust, charge man with 14 felonies, recover weapons, incendiary devices

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Batavia indoor farmers market opens for the season

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Aurora area voters set to head to the polls on Tuesday

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