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QB Caleb Williams expected to start Sunday for the Chicago Bears, per report

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Chicago Bears activate CB Kyler Gordon, who hasn't played since January due to calf injury

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Column: Chicago Bears haven't let bad losses multiply under Ben Johnson. That makes Sunday's game significant.

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No. 4 Ohio State holds off No. 5 Indiana for 19-15 victory but loses QB Julian Sayin to injury

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President Donald Trump touts his power at Kentucky rally to energize voters ahead of midterm elections

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Desperate civilians risk their lives along mined roads to escape from a Russian-held city

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What we learned from Chicago Bulls preseason, including why rookie Caleb Wilson is ready for the spotlight

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'Love you, Mom': Valparaiso-area family shares loss of son by suicide

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President Donald Trump's decision to waive Russian sanctions outrages Congress, but no quick counter seen

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Editorial: Don Tracy and Julianna Stratton, running for Senate in the darkening shadow of Donald Trump

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Tribune Editorial Board endorsements for the 2026 Illinois general election

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Andrew Chrismer: What if public housing was a real choice for Chicagoans?

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Elizabeth Shackelford: Trump's abhorrent Russian diesel deal defies US laws and won't lower gas prices

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Election security updates shared at La Grange Area League of Women Voters forum

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President Trump puts new Russia sanctions that he recently signed into law on hold

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Democrats lead fundraising in Illinois and federal races as megadonors fail to materialize for Darren Bailey

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Mayor Brandon Johnson fundraising trails challengers, campaign report shows

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Answer Angel: Removing mystery stains

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Gary's Fest in the First returns Saturday after being postponed

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Pulitzer Prize-winning works, and the stories behind them, can be found at the Harold Washington Library

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Two class-action lawsuits filed against food delivery robot companies for biometric privacy violations

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How Anton Frondell is developing into the 'really good two-way center' the Chicago Blackhawks envisioned

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Week 9 recap: How Chicagoland high school football teams fared

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Brady Cloherty's 99-yard TD pass caps 'pretty special' game as No. 4 Mount Carmel topples No. 2 Loyola

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'He has it,' but can Chicago Bears DE Austin Booker bring it to an expanded role?

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Photos: 2026 Chicago Marathon

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Week 5 photos: Green Bay Packers 31, Chicago Bears 7

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Photos: Remembering Chicago Bears legend Mike Ditka

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Chicago White Sox in the playoffs: Recapping their AL Division Series loss to the Cleveland Guardians

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Photos: A look inside the Obama Presidential Center

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Terry Savage: Your questions answered on Medicare open enrollment

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'Part of history': Behind sleek new train, Metra moves to transform itself

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Former Russell Investments CEO Michelle Seitz lists Kenilworth mansion for $10.5M

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Tesla's new Roadster car can thrust itself in the air — but don't expect to drive it anytime soon

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ICE rejects suggestion that its officers wear body cameras that automatically activate

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Texas prosecutor says ICE agent appeared to intentionally strike man with vehicle in Houston

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Years later, migrants bused into Oak Park area still living in limbo

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Chicago clergy set to visit Pope Leo to advocate for immigrant detainees: 'This is a mission from Christ'

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What's that constant beeping noise? Ryan Field neighbors sound off on alarm testing

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Hinsdale High School District 86 seeks members for planning group

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Morgan Park Academy reduces tuition, celebrates ranking as top private school

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'Teen Takeover for Democracy' draws election officials to Oak Park and River Forest High School

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Crime and Public Safety

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Man gets a 60 year sentence for murder at Valparaiso apartment

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4 men wounded Friday night in drive-by shooting in Little Village

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'Ordinary white kid' or 'neo-Nazi'? Court records offer new insight into alleged plot to attack Hindu temple

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CPD officer stripped of police powers after off-duty shooting in Little Village

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See where the Norte wildfire is burning in Southern California

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Multiple Southern California homes are ablaze in a fast-moving wildfire fueled by hot and windy weather

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Chicago Tribune event: How plastic pollution is clogging our waters

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Microplastics trigger inflammation linked to disease and death. Now scientists appear to have discovered why.

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Restaurants, Food and Drink

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Voting has begun in the 40th annual Tribune Holiday Cookie Contest

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Restaurant news: Hooligan, by Michelin award winning chef Christian Hunter, opens in Chicago

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Sam Kass, former Obama family personal chef and policy adviser, wins the Julia Child Award

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Buttermilk Cafe makes long-awaited debut in Wilmette: 'It's a little bit of everything'

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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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Supporters of Noble-Seymour-Crippen house fight to sustain its place in history

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Valparaiso No Kings rally supports voting as midterm election nears

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Hobart OKs tax abatement for Becknell Industrial campus

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West Aurora's Devin Farmer, responding with 'I got you, coaches,' takes it on the run in win over East Aurora

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Hari Santhanam applauds Naperville Central's win over Neuqua Valley. For his play, 'we should celebrate him.'

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