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Tony Romo, the CBS NFL analyst and former Cowboys QB, arrested on suspicion of OWI in Milwaukee

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Chicago mayoral election 2027: Who are the candidates so far?

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White House correspondents' dinner, redux: What will Donald Trump have to say?

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Editorial: Is Mayor Brandon Johnson running for reelection?

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Editorial: The best answer to election fraud claims is old-fashioned transparency

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Donnie Madia: What 'The Bear' has done for Chicago restaurants

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Elizabeth Shackelford: The Trump administration's aggression abroad is both ruthless and ineffective

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Project to address Flossmoor viaduct flooding stalled for months due to federal funding hold, mayor says

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Gary council passes resolution advocating for Medicare for All

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Democrats select South Carolina for their first presidential nominating contest in 2028 election

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Explosions are heard near a US base in northern Iraq as US-Iran fighting escalates

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Singer Chris Brown pleads guilty over bottle attack at London nightclub

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Woodridge draws thousands of film enthusiasts from across the country to see 'The Odyssey' in IMAX 70 mm

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'Everybody come here before I drop the switch!' Crew convicted in 14 armed robberies

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Chicago baseball report: White Sox feel Andrew Benintendi's veteran presence — and Cubs call up James Triantos

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Column: Expectations are soaring for the Chicago Bears. This time it's based on success, not dreams.

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Get to know the Chicago Bears' 7 rookies before training camp begins

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MLB trade deadline: Tarik Skubal wants to finish season in Detroit, but knows Friday start may be his last

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Photos: WNBA All-Star weekend returns to Chicago

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Photos: Patrick Kane returns to the Chicago Blackhawks

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Photos: Wildfire smoke blankets the Chicago area

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Photos: A look inside the Obama Presidential Center

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From TVs to toilet paper to a guitar: What Chicago Bears players brought to training camp

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Photos: Chicago Cubs Champions Gate dedication ceremony at Gallagher Way

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Photos: Work continues at Northwestern's Ryan Field

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Photos: Another round of hot weather hits Chicagoland

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Photos: Country music fans gather at Windy City Smokeout

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Photos: Chicagoland celebrates America's 250th birthday

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Officials expect WNBA Live fan fest at McCormick Place to host 30,000 during All-Star weekend in Chicago

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Column: Patrick Kane's return to the Chicago Blackhawks is a marketing coup — but will it help them win?

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Canada celebrates new bridge to US during tariff troubles with Trump

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Old Fashioned Candies celebrating a half century sweetening the west suburbs

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Pritzker administration to lay off workers and reduce operations at downstate Choate facility

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Gas, groceries and back-to-school items likely to spike with higher oil prices

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Journalists 'reckon' with needs, changes necessary for the Fourth Estate to survive

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Illinois joins states suing Trump administration after it put conditions on receiving disaster funding

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ICE accelerates immigration arrests across US to 1,400 a day

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Chicago watchdog finds no big issues with $630 million City Hall spent on migrant crisis

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Valparaiso school contract puts former superintendent on retainer

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East Porter school board member remembered for her passion

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Dolton District 149 new Superintendent Mellodie Brown earns $205,000 salary

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Some Northwestern and U of C alumni to receive class-action lawsuit payouts

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Crime and Public Safety

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Six men charged with running brothels in Chicago suburbs detained pretrial, prosecutors say

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No bodycam footage in fatal Madison police shooting, because the department doesn't require cameras

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Chicago makes progress installing crossing signals for the blind, but fixes and more signals needed, monitor says

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Brother of woman found in dumpster shoots woman he accused of knowing what happened to sister, police say

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Democrats try to harness data center backlash that's dividing rural Republicans

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Gary council unanimously passes green steel resolution

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2 more piping plover chicks hatch in Waukegan

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July heat wave death toll up to 6, Cook County medical examiner's office confirms

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Restaurants, Food and Drink

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Food icon: Buritt Bulloch, the Donut King at Old Fashioned Donuts in Chicago

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Chicago Gourmet returns in September with 'Let Your Tastebuds Dance' theme

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100 years of Rainbow Cone's wonderful weirdness

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Over 1 million cartons of eggs recalled from stores in 6 states due to salmonella risk

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Bill aims to curb abandoned oil and gas wells in Illinois through stiffer fines

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Read the Tribune's investigation into Illinois' abandoned oil wells

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

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

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Today in Chicago History: SS Eastland capsizes in the Chicago River; 844 people drown

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Today in History: SS Eastland disaster kills hundreds

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Vintage Chicago Tribune: 9 things to know about blues legend Buddy Guy as he turns 90

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St. Charles City Council officially landmarks historic home that was slated for demolition last year

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Yorkville's Bryce Baxa faces looming choice between football or baseball. But for now? 'Too early to say.'

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Geneva man wins amateur golf tournament

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Providence's Jimmy Copenhaver, who studied film with his mom in fourth grade, takes over as St. Francis' coach

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Worship news: Garage and bake sale, school backpacks and more

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