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Photos: Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson meets Pope Leo XIV at the Vatican

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Photos: Sam Sianis, owner of the Billy Goat Tavern

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Chicago Tribune wins Pulitzer Prize for local reporting: Read the stories and see the photos

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Warren Buffett explains why his kids, not the Gates Foundation, will now give away all his fortune

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President Trump says ICE should continue traffic stops after recent shootings

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Report: ICE suspends most vehicle stops after fatal officer-involved shootings

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University of Illinois College of Medicine leader questioned on antisemitism, DEI practices at congressional hearing

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Chicago Teachers Union endorses 15 candidates for school board

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Crime and Public Safety

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Lansing man avoids prison for striking and killing cyclist

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Trucker spills load of live chickens on interstate ramp

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Traffic citations dismissed against Robbins Mayor Darren Bryant following Calumet Park stop

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The story behind Chicago's most iconic hot dog

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

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