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Operation Midway Blitz, one year later: A changed Chicago forges on after the resistance

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Nury Ortega's partner was taken, then deported. Now she helps other families through dance and support.

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The Veraza family heard fireworks, flash bangs and blaring horns. Then a crying baby.

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Family of Silverio Villegas González obtains attorney to begin legal process in adopting his children

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Pilsen turns out for Mexican Independence Day parade as immigration fears linger

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Intermittent NIPSCO outages plaguing communities still recovering from Aug. 11 storm

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At the annual Socialism Conference in Chicago, signs of promise, protest and disagreement

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Iran claims a strike on a US ship in the Strait of Hormuz but the US denies it

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Naperville police investigating shooting on Route 59 near Aurora Avenue

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Column: How the brotherhood among Chicago's young stars fuels our great sports town's next wave

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5 observations as Chicago Bears enter Week 1, including T.J. Edwards' mental war and health concerns at RB

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Notre Dame captain Adon Shuler wants to carry on his late father's legacy of being 'a light in the room'

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Broadway Antique Market is up for sale after nearly 30 years in Edgewater

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Editorial: 'Premium For Everybody': Why the radical Ryan Field will change the college football experience

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Edward Keegan: How architecture changed after 9/11

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Patrick McNamara: Will hesitation on data centers cost JB Pritzker in 2028 presidential bid?

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Tomas J. Philipson: Chicago's housing market shouldn't have a hidden inventory

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Local libraries: Free internet could be hampered by proposed federal cuts

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Missouri asks US Supreme Court to allow use of new Trump-backed congressional districts in midterms

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Democrats are promising a big agenda. Their unity is already being tested.

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Midterm mail ballots start to go out to voters as litigation over President Trump's executive order creates uncertainty

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Sheldon Epps is bringing 'Play On!' to Chicago for a jazzy encore

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Dollywood theme park will add new features, including a waterfall, to honor Dolly Parton

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Today in History: Jack Kerouac's 'On the Road' published

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Review: Why 'Come From Away' at Marriott Theatre is the Dolly Parton of musicals

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Justin Ishbia unveils his plan for a new White Sox ballpark on Railyards site along Chicago River

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Javier Assad battles through season-high 5 walks and bullpen does enough to seal Chicago Cubs' 6-5 win

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Munetaka Murakami hits 30th HR, but Chicago White Sox let early lead slip away in 6-4 loss to Minnesota Twins

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Northwestern pulls away late in QB Aidan Chiles' debut to escape FCS South Dakota State 34-18 in opener

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U.S. Steel announces Gary Works blast furnace reline completion

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Allowing single-stair complexes could create needed housing, but safety concerns loom in debate over ordinance

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Daily News, NY Times want 'fair use' argument rejected in copyright case against OpenAI, Microsoft

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Firm withdraws plan that could have brought data center to Munster

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Chicago Public Schools custodian released from ICE: 'It was 42 very difficult days for our family'

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ICE whistleblower warned of 'unprecedented lowering of standards' during hiring spree

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ICE officer pleads not guilty to lying about shooting and is ordered released from custody

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Lincoln-Way East students removed from Homewood-Flossmoor football game for alleged 'racist harassment'

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Chicago-area community college chairman resigns following felony charge

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NWI schools weigh options, negotiate with state over makeup days after August storm

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Valparaiso School Board cancels ex-superintendent's contract

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Crime and Public Safety

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Michigan City officer resigns after misuse of Flock camera data

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A mistrial is declared in the murder case against Lindsay Clancy. Here's what could happen next

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Man fatally wounded Friday night in Chicago Lawn shooting

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9-year-old boy shoots, critically injures 13-year-old on South Side: police

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Want to go apple-picking? Some Illinois orchards might not open after several spring frosts killed crops.

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Aurora launches solar power program that could lower utility costs for some residents

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Just Transition, Citizens Action Coalition oppose NIPSCO's cost recovery plan

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Michigan winemakers have a new climate worry: more wildfire smoke

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Restaurants, Food and Drink

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Iceman on 'Hot Ones:' Chicago Bears QB Caleb Williams takes on popular YouTube series' gauntlet of scorching wings

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9 pop-up events to eat and drink at in Chicago this September, from a Scandinavian festival to Martini Expo

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Restaurant review: Maplewood Brewery & Distillery now serving whimsical Polish American food around Chicago

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North Shore native and storied chef, opens new restaurant, Juniper, in Highwood

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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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Data centers and tax breaks: How we reported the story

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As microplastics pollute every corner of the Great Lakes, scientists push governments to combat threat

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Missed opportunities, incomplete investigations preceded discovery of 56 bodies at funeral home

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Today in Chicago History: Drew Peterson guilty in drowning death of his third wife, Kathleen Savio

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Today in History: Public funeral held for Princess Diana

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It's Alive!: Reanimated Frank-N-Stein to visit Gary on Sept. 13

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Local victims and heroes of 9/11 remembered 25 years later: 'The best part of me was gone … forever'

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Joliet Catholic's Caleb Smith, who believes 'iron sharpens irons,' comes up with big turnovers as a sophomore

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Column: Mental health leader passing the torch after successful 16-year run at Family Counseling in Aurora

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Hometown Days Festival a Labor Day weekend tradition in Yorkville

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Bethany of Fox Valley United Methodist Church in Aurora to celebrate 40th anniversary of church building

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