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Countdown to football: Jacob Howard happily gets back to being a quarterback for No. 10 Lincoln-Way West

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Teen's death in North Center highlights danger of electronic scooters: 'They don't make it very safe for them'

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Feds threatened Sheriff Tom Dart with criminal charges over access to jail for immigration enforcement

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Illinois man among 3 charged with threatening judge, witness and officials in Nolan Wells investigation

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Fulton Market high-rise powered by geothermal could set new standard for development

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'It's no secret he loves to run the ball': Chicago Bears looking for more explosive plays from ground game

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New era for USA Basketball with Angel Reese, Caitlin Clark and Paige Bueckers set for World Cup debuts

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Stefon Diggs gives the Washington Commanders a proven receiver behind Terry McLaurin

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Senate panel to vote on holding Dr. Anthony Fauci in contempt for refusing to answer questions

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Where extreme heat is having the biggest impact on Americans' lives, according to a new AP-NORC poll

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After Michigan, Democrats' next battleground over the party's future shifts to Wisconsin

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Review: 'Teenage Sex and Death at Camp Miasma' is a loving send-up of repressed millenials

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What to do in Chicago: The Bud Billiken Parade, Foo Fighters and a busy Ravinia weekend

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U.S. attorney's office offers mea culpa in 'Broadview Six' case, says no further inquiry warranted

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Editorial: Wisconsin's Francesca Hong cancels Thanksgiving and then jumps into her own oven

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Today in History: Marilyn Monroe found dead

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4 takeaways from the Chicago Cubs' trade-deadline moves, including Ryan Zeferjahn's velocity — and whiffs

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Chicago grocers are severely affected by reductions to SNAP: 'We need to bail out this industry'

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Chicago DJ hosting Karol G tour after-parties arrested with his husband by ICE outside Midway Airport

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One Naperville fitness center closing while another plans to open

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James Beard Award-winning chefs Kim and Clark to open Midwestern restaurant in Evanston

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Asking Eric: We've reached the end of our road

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October preview? NL MVP front-runners Pete Crow-Armstrong and Shohei Ohtani put on a show at Wrigley Field.

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Editorial: Pollsters blew it in the lead-up to Michigan, the hottest primary in 2026

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Editorial: Let the people pee. Just not in the Polish Triangle.

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Maggie Cassidy: As the new federal housing law takes shape, Illinois offers a proven blueprint

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Ronald Leopold and Chevy Humphrey: Why we brought Anne Frank's story to Chicago

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Speaker Welch told lawmakers he backed Harry Benton's reelection to prevent loss of union support

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

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Business owner Willie Wilson says he is making fourth mayoral run

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Gov. Mike Braun extends Indiana's gas tax holiday by declaring new energy emergency

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Space for music on late-night TV has dwindled. New media seeks to offer an alternative.

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Restaurant news: Wishbone to close — and Ann Sather to move into former Stella's Diner space

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Column: After 'Dear Abby's' retirement, where are all the people getting their advice?

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'Just didn't have many solutions': Chicago White Sox blanked for 8th time this season, falling 4-0 to Boston

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Different team, different jersey, same energy: Luis Castillo prepared for his Chicago White Sox debut

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A motivated Chicago Bears DE Dayo Odeyingbo is grateful for the adversity he has faced after 2 torn Achilles

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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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Photos: Chicagoland celebrates America's 250th birthday

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Former Blackhawks player Jake McCabe lists Lincoln Park home for $1.75M

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Back in the Big Ten, Pat Fitzgerald says he and Michigan State have 'a bag of chips on our shoulder'

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Kenwood 6-bedroom home with hardwood floors, farmhouse sink: $2.4M

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Disability advocates march on Gov. JB Pritzker's office demanding more alternatives to nursing homes

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Ford posts double-digit percentage sales drop in July

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Video game giant Electronic Arts closes $55 billion go-private sale of its business

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How children selling flowers have become synonymous with Chicago's popular corridors: 'It's dangerous'

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Illinois Sen. Dick Durbin sees DREAM Act slipping away: 'We've been on this bill for 25 years'

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Durbin, Foster decry legal services funding halt for immigrant children

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Oak Park Fire Department partners with U of I Fire Institute for cancer study

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Illinois Institute of Technology cuts over 100 faculty and staff positions, quietly declares financial crisis

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Bud Billiken Parade 2026: Route, start time and a look back at 97 years of Chicago's back-to-school tradition

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'Adulthood with training wheels': PNW unveils its newest dorm

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Crime and Public Safety

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Chicago lab owner pleads guilty, cooperating against ex-Loretto Hospital executive in COVID-19 test scheme

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State police report: Man who jumped fence into JB Pritzker's backyard didn't know it was governor's home

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Hobart Mayor headlines dunk tank at city's National Night Out event

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Hobart man charged with shooting gun near Lake George

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Rising temperatures could keep more flights from taking off on time

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This summer isn't breaking heat records — yet. Wait until El Nino kicks in, scientists say

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La Grange Park Arbor Day ceremony lauds environmental impact of community leader

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Washington state fires destroy hundreds of structures and force Spokane-area residents to evacuate

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Restaurants, Food and Drink

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Restaurant review: Longman & Eagle has a new chef who revels in vegetables

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Chipotle pulls jalapeños from some restaurants as health officials investigate salmonella outbreak

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An Indiana pastor became an Illinois oilman. Spills and pollution followed.

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Plastic surgeon's license suspended after Tribune investigation exposed 8 deaths

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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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Today in History: Jamaica gains independence

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Column: New book reveals Aurora history through postcards

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Today in Chicago History: Rev. Martin Luther King felled by rock during Marquette Park protest

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Portage council approves tighter zoning for data centers

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Lake Zurich DE Jackson Lewandowski can 'blow things up' for offenses. Yet Division I prospect is new to it.

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Is Cameron Jordan the 'best running back in the state'? Merrillville will give him the chance to show it.

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