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Editorial: Chicago's domestic violence homicides are falling. What's working?

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Ald. Gilbert Villegas: Mayor Brandon Johnson's Protecting Renters Ordinance will raise costs for renters

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David Orr: The mayor's renters ordinance will help fight gentrification and corporate landlords

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Trump administration hits South Africa with new sanctions over alleged discrimination against whites

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Mayor Brandon Johnson pitches renters' rights compromise, opponents balk as fight continues

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Chicago school board president candidates field questions in televised town hall

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Gov. JB Pritzker says state investigation of fatal Midway Blitz shooting 'near impossible' to complete

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Former Bulls center Nikola Vučević lists Lincoln Park home for $5.2M

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Chicago Media Report: Eddie Volkman fired, WXRT's Terri Hemmert honored and Lou Canellis gets 'Tonight' show

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ICE arrested two during Carol Stream traffic stop, authorities say

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Chinese sex worker tells jury Customs and Border Protection agent was offered free services to stop attacking women

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Illinois and Chicago sue Trump over looming rule making it harder for immigrants to get green cards

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East Aurora High School's homecoming parade is coming back on Friday, Sept. 18

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Bremen High School District 228 approves $143 million budget for fiscal year 2027

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Crime and Public Safety

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Southland crime: Reckless driving in Bridgeview, DUI crash in Orland Park, and more

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A Paris court awards Kim Kardashian 1 euro after her 2016 robbery

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Porter County judge with drunken driving plea says he won't resign

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Gary firefighter on leave after alleged off-duty hit-and-run of state police car: official

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EPA moving forward with approval of Indiana coal ash program

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Forest Preserves spent extra $40 million yearly on expanded conservation, maintenance

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Army Corps resumes work at Brandon Road Project as invasive carp encroach on Illinois River

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Restaurants, Food and Drink

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Oktoberfest 2026 guide: 28 Chicagoland celebrations

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Restaurant review: Indus Progressive Indian, transcending traditions from North India to the North Shore

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New report points to worsening hunger crisis in Chicago, with 1 in 3 families facing food insecurity

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Even a hot dog can be art at La Grange West End festival

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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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'Marktown Mayor,' preservationist Paul Myers dies at age 73

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Column: The never-ending celebration of the life and words of writer Nelson Algren

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