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Waukegan High students complain about teacher to school board: 'These tactics lower students' self-confidence'

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Mayor Brandon Johnson's CFO resigns, citing refusal to 'compromise my integrity'

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US-born children of immigrants hope their votes in this year's election propels reform

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As demand soars, ComEd redefining what an electricity grid should be

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BP workers rally in Whiting to end lockout

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How the Chicago Fire signed star striker Robert Lewandowski — and how he's preparing for the MLS playoffs

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Finalist group vying to be Chicago's next top cop has decidedly homegrown flavor

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Column: Sizing up the battle ahead in the NFC North, which could send all 4 teams to the playoffs

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4 officials begin busy day by working Dolphins-Colts game before heading to Steelers-Bengals game

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No. 1 South Carolina beats No. 3 Southern California 89-85 in a battle for 'The Real SC'

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IHSA football playoffs: How Chicagoland high school teams fared in the quarterfinals

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Mayor Brandon Johnson defends budget after CFO resignation: 'We're moving on from that'

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Ashlee B. Gabrysch: A City of Chicago CFO has to tell the truth. So here's why I resigned.

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Arlington Heights warms to public stadium ownership model

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

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John T. Shaw: US Rep. Delia Ramirez says Democrats must 'push a bold agenda immediately'

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Data centers, AI were factors in election results, candidates and experts say

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Review: 'Frozen' at Marriott Theatre stays a little iced over

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Review: In Chicago debut, Company Hervé Koubi speaks to the world through street dance

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Phil Collins cries, Billy Idol shouts and rappers romp at Rock & Roll Hall of Fame ceremony

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Richard Sterban, member of the celebrated country and gospel group The Oak Ridge Boys, dies at 83

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Photos: League MVP Pete Crow-Armstrong, the Chicago Cubs' first 40-40 player

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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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Week 9 photos: Chicago Bears 27, Tampa Bay Buccaneers 24

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Photos: Voters head to the polls on Election Day in Illinois

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Photos: A look inside the Obama Presidential Center

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Photos: Chicago's Arts in the Dark parade

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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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Traffic closures/changes planned in Homewood and South Holland

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SpaceX's Starship returns from orbit and is captured by launch pad arms in a dramatic first

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Meta fined $887 million in Italy over Android gallery photos and videos on Facebook

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New Orleans port sues to get control of tanker that crashed into cruise ship on Mississippi River

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Supreme Court will consider President Trump's executive order suspending asylum access at the southern border

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US attorney's testimony in 'Broadview Six' case delayed until December

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Orland Park exhibit details journey of immigrant parents fleeing war-torn Europe to Chicago

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ICE reports record-high immigration arrests and deportations since Donald Trump's return to White House

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Northwestern University gifted more than $145 million to advance engineering research

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Chicago principals reach tentative contract with CPS

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Without more state funding, CPS plans to lay off 280 rehired staff in December

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Richards High School's Bulldog Dispatch nominated for student equivalent of Emmy Award

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Crime and Public Safety

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Attorneys: Drugs in Jeffrey Weisheit execution purchased from pharmacy with suspended license

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Cook County reports first cold death of the season after cold snap

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Man fatally wounded overnight in shooting at South Side gas station

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Authorities lift Peoria evacuation order: 'No other items of concern'

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Coal ash activists raise concerns with proposed IDEM program in EPA hearing

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Plastic waste in the Great Lakes could be coming from as far as 120 miles away, study shows

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NWI residents oppose Jasper County Amazon data center IDEM air permit

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Community leaders say new environmental study of Amtrak's proposed South Side facility 'woefully inadequate'

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Restaurants, Food and Drink

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Meet the food icons of Chicago

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Proposed license a hopeful prospect for street vendors risking fines, but critics say gaps remain

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Food icon: Stephanie Hart of Brown Sugar Bakery, home of the caramel aka 'carmel' cake in Chicago

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Top Workplaces 2026: At Lettuce Entertain You, entrepreneurial legacy runs deep

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Court rejects plastic surgeon's bid to lift license suspension

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Chicago Tribune event: How plastic pollution is clogging our waters

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Chicago Tribune event: How plastic pollution is clogging our waters

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Plastic surgeon asks judge for injunction to lift Illinois license suspension

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Business briefs: Food bank to hold Thanksgiving meal prep giveaway Nov. 17-19

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Tom-A-Hawk Turkey Trot set for Nov. 21 in downtown Aurora

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Column: Inspired by Veterans Day, a salute to a father and mother who were truly part of the Greatest Generation

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Column: Suicide Prevention Services looking to 'pivot' after losing state contract for help line

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