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For Dry January, hospitality industry experts discuss why they're cutting back on alcohol

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5 concerts across 5 genres for your MLK weekend

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Column: Defying the calendar and playing on, jazzman Bobby Lewis is turning 90

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Nearly a year after asphalt spill in Chicago Sanitary and Ship Canal, EPA criticized for leaving cleanup unfinished

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Editorial: There's no partisan monopoly on bad ideas to combat the high cost of living

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Editorial: Michigan makes a big bet on vital oldsters for football coach, president

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Laura Washington: Politicians should respond to voter dissatisfaction with authenticity

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Heather Larson: How a Chicago Bears move to Arlington Heights will strengthen the entire Chicagoland economy

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'He was watching them:' Murder trial opens in case of slain Cook County judge

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Autopsy: Missing CPS teacher drowned in apparent suicide

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Chicago video gambling legalization in flux as aldermen, Mayor Brandon Johnson weigh changes

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La Grange OKs demolition of historic Jackson Square building for condo development

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Column: Should Bears coach Ben Johnson's postgame Packers remark have stayed behind closed doors?

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Chicago man charged with throwing estranged wife Caitlin Tracey down Loop high-rise makes first appearance

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Today in Chicago History: Lackluster coronavirus precautions cause CPS students to walk out

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Today in History: Summer of Love begins

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Former Mayor Lori Lightfoot sued over credit card debt

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Doctors: The Illinois windfall from legal marijuana has come at a price

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McDonald's faces class-action fraud lawsuit over claimed lack of 'actual rib meat' in McRib

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Chicago Bears ask fans what they think about a new northwest Indiana stadium

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Screaming + vomiting: 'Scromiting' is the mysterious cannabis syndrome becoming more common

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Skokie woman and friend sue Chicago Botanic Garden, citing injuries from falling Lightscape gear

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Body of missing CPS teacher recovered from Lake Michigan: 'She was an amazing person'

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Daily Horoscope for January 13, 2026

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Justice Department sees no basis for civil rights probe in Minnesota ICE shooting, official says

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Six prosecutors quit after push to investigate ICE shooting victim's widow

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Minnesota protesters, agents repeatedly square off while prosecutors quit after Renee Good's death

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Federal immigration activity reported across greater Minnesota

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What's like got to do with it? Evanston's Sara Levine on the art of 'difficult' women.

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After their patriarch was deported to Pakistan, family vows to keep beloved Humboldt Park sub shop open

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Column: Chevy Chase and Seymour Hersh get the documentaries they deserve

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Inside the Golden Globes: The reunions and moments the telecast didn't show

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Ayo Dosunmu has been a stabilizing force for the Chicago Bulls. Is he also one of their best trade assets?

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How can the Chicago Bears disrupt Matthew Stafford? 5 questions before the divisional-round game.

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College football transfer portal tracker: Former Northwestern TE Hunter Welcing signs with Ohio State

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Wild-card playoff game photos: Chicago Bears 31, Green Bay Packers 27

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Week 18 photos: Detroit Lions 19, Chicago Bears 16

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Photos: Chicago's Dick Clark's New Year's Rockin' Eve

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Week 17 photos: San Francisco 49ers 42, Chicago Bears 38

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The 100 best photos of 2025 by Chicago Tribune photographers

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Photos: Snowy owls' unusually early visit to the Chicago lakefront

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Photos: All aboard the CTA Holiday Train!

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Photos: Chicago Bulls 109, Philadelphia 76ers 102

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Photos: Philadelphia Flyers 3, Chicago Blackhawks 1

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Week 16 photos: Chicago Bears 22, Green Bay Packers 16 (OT)

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Week 15 photos: Chicago Bears 31, Cleveland Browns 3

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Photos: Federal agents are confronted by residents in Elgin

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Illinois 9th Congressional District candidate Bruce Leon drops out, backs ex-FBI agent Phil Andrew

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President Trump cancels meetings with Iranian officials and tells protesters 'help is on its way'

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Supreme Court seems likely to uphold state bans on transgender athletes in girls and women's sports

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Clintons refuse to testify in House Epstein probe as Republicans threaten contempt proceedings

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As Chicago Harbor Lock faces federal cuts, Illinois senators push for more funding

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Peoria home designed by noted Chicago-area architect Paul Schweikher listed for $975,000

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What to know about the Chicago Bears' possible move from Soldier Field

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College of DuPage receives $4M in federal money for its aviation, drone programs

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Hinsdale Middle School students deliver 'wish list' gifts to sister school in North Riverside

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Late tax bills have cost Cook County schools nearly $122 million, district leaders say

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Crime and Public Safety

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Two teens charged with raping girl at Naperville Walgreens store, recording attack

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Merrillville man gets 2.5 years for pocketing $840K in COVID-19 loans

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Judge residency ballot question bill passes Indiana House

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Volunteers clean up at Beyond Borders Cafe after driver fleeing police crashes into building

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Scientists and advocates hail catch of smallmouth bass as sign of improved Cal-Sag Channel water quality

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Illinois lawmakers return to Capitol facing $2.2B budget gap while pushing election-year affordability message

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Sand being relocated from Mout Baldy's parking lot for beach nourishment

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Environmentalists push back against US EPA plan to extend coal plant closings

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Restaurants, Food and Drink

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Restaurant reviews: Buttercup, Kanin and Nadu in Chicago

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Chicago's vegan restaurants struggled in 2025. But the reasons why are complicated.

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Today in Chicago History: Brown's Chicken murders — 5 employees, 2 owners found dead inside Palatine restaurant

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New food pyramid puts protein and vegetables at the top

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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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Claudette Colvin, who refused to move seats on a bus at start of civil rights movement, dies at 86

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Making an acrobatic play, Mother McAuley's Quinn Arundel stops Providence's momentum. 'Ran as fast as I could.'

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Putting practice to good use, Ayumi Ishikawa adds to scoring repertoire for Streamwood. 'Just more aggressive.'

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Mount Carmel's Logan Wessel, following role model in Grant Best, gets down to business. 'A Division I talent.'

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Lincoln-Way East's Aaron Stauffacher knows what he needs from 3-point range. 'Just a little bit of daylight.'

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