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Editorial: Springfield's housing push was a spring bust, but Congress is cooking up a better plan

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Conservative commentator Tucker Carlson says he'll no longer support the Republican Party

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Judge blocks use of federal database to check citizenship, saying it could wrongly purge voters

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Oliver Tree, eccentric American musician and comedian, killed at 32 in a Brazil helicopter crash

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Chicago Bulls acquire center Nic Claxton in a 3-team trade ahead of the NBA draft

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Giannis Antetokounmpo getting traded to Miami Heat in blockbuster deal

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Photos: Six Flags Great America celebrates 50 years

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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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Tribune Publishing completes purchase of Daily Herald, adding the suburban newspaper to its Chicago portfolio

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Former Federal Reserve Chairman Alan Greenspan dies at 100

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US Attorney Andrew Boutros drops arson case amid new grand jury gaffes by 'Broadview Six' prosecutor

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An Afghan man spent 13 years waiting for the US to keep its word. He still cherishes his American dream.

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ICE spent $700 million on 7 warehouses. Now it wants to get rid of them.

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ICE arrests shift to courthouses and immigration check-ins as enforcement intensifies in Chicago area

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Amid Chicago budget crunch, more schools lean on dollars they raise independently

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Learning conference focuses on effective technology use in classrooms

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Some party labels now attached to Lake, Porter school board races

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Crime and Public Safety

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Clarendon Hills police plan to update downtown surveillance system

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Judge orders Country Club Hills man detained on murder charges in Calumet City woman's death

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CTA passenger injured after gunfire from Dan Ryan hits train window

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U.S. DOE extends 90-day order to operate Schahfer coal generating station

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

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Illinois breaks the record for most tornadoes in a year, bringing 2026 tally to at least 147

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Pride Month bird sit offers space to connect for LGBTQ+ birders

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Restaurants, Food and Drink

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Why the Moonshine Store — in tiny Martinsville — was a viral restaurant before there were viral restaurants

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Oak Park store looks to set Guinness World Record for largest sour candy tasting

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Those World Cup tourists loving American food? They're not all what they seem.

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Taste of Oak Brook to open an hour earlier this year

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

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New protections on the way for patients against sexual abuse, misconduct by healthcare workers

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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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Today in History: Frederick Douglass becomes the first Black candidate nominated for president

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Women's suffrage exhibit in Gary headed to Crown Point and Merrillville

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A plan to sell artifacts from the Titanic faces US government opposition

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Today in Chicago History: First Dairy Queen opens in Joliet

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Introducing the 2026 Naperville Sun Baseball All-Area Team

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Naperville Central's Grant Umbright, 'just amazing,' is the 2026 Naperville Sun Baseball Player of the Year

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