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Lincoln-Way East students walk out in protest of recent racist taunting

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Homewood-Flossmoor High School accuses Lincoln-Way East girls cross country team and coach of racist taunts

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Former WGN-Channel 9 news anchor Ray Cortopassi lists Winnetka home for $2M

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Review: En Vogue, TLC and Salt-N-Pepa throw a nostalgic dance party in Chicago

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Chicago asks for help naming 50-ton boulder unearthed at O'Hare

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'South Park' creators Trey Parker and Matt Stone 'rename' show to 'South America' in jab at Trump

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An appeals court is considering a push to restrict most common abortion method: mifepristone

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Man back in custody after skipping out in middle of trial in fake armed robbery scheme

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Tate brothers must stay locked up during their UK extradition fight, US judge says

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Editorial: Northwestern's Ryan Field, Amtrak, Emanuel, Quantum, O'Hare Flyer all beset by objectors

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Laura Washington: This lifelong Cubs fan from the South Side is seeing a lot of Sox love on the North Side

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Editorial: Brandon Johnson's concessions haven't made the anti-landlord ordinance workable

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Charlie Beck and Melvyn Hayward Jr.: Here's why Chicago is exceeding the standard in community violence intervention

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Little Village Ald. Mike Rodriguez not running for reelection

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Republicans gather in Dallas for two-day midterm convention billed as a 'Trump-a-Palooza'

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Is the Cortland Street Bridge a precious landmark or a traffic albatross?

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As contract talks stall, CPS lunch workers unveil pledge for school board candidates

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'Orbital' is One Book, One Chicago's 25th anniversary selection

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At the Evanston Folk Festival, Kathleen Edwards plays with musicians who shaped her

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How a Mexican home baker on Chicago's southwest side is building a loyal following

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Taking stock of the Chicago Bears' blockbuster 2023 trade with the Carolina Panthers

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Chicagoland high school football rankings: Get Mike McGraw's Top 25 for Week 4

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A strike from victory, bullpen issues cost Chicago Cubs in a 4-3 loss to Milwaukee Brewers in 10 innings

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Column: The pressure is on the Chicago White Sox after a drubbing by Pittsburgh tightens the AL Central race

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Photos: Inside look at Chicago State football ahead of the program's inaugural season

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Photos: Chicago Air and Water Show 2026

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Photos: Chicago White Sox's Pope hat giveaway at Rate Field

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Photos: A look inside the Obama Presidential Center

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Nebraska-Missouri match suspension at Wrigley Field ends Chicago's volleyball-filled weekend with a hiccup

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New $24 million cargo hub opens at Gary airport

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Dutch Bros Coffee is coming to long vacant property in Arlington Heights

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Blue Island to lease former Blue Island Beer Company site to Marz Community Brewing

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Oil surges above $100 a barrel as US and Iran launch new attacks, while gasoline prices also jump

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Temporary protections for about 200,000 Salvadoran immigrants are in limbo as deadline nears

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Latin American-born residents 'hunkering down' before and during Midway Blitz cost economy $1.26B, report says

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'Knowledge is free': Students without permanent legal status navigate Illinois in-state tuition changes

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

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Chicago woman shows it's never too late to reach a goal, especially when it comes to education

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Stagg High School's 'closet' offers students free clothes, service hours

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Lake Forest College sees new academic year start with largest incoming class in its history

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Crime and Public Safety

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'Perfect storm' contributed to why Lake County 911 calls went unanswered on Aug. 27

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Woman found not guilty of murder in 2023 South Holland shooting of Whiting teenager

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Southland crime: Slots burglaries reported in Lansing, New Lenox and Palos Hills, and more

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New California law will ban watering decorative grass

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Inch by inch, this Chicago diver scours Lake Michigan's floor for our lost stuff: 'The guy everybody calls'

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Second section of Fox River Trail in Geneva to be closed starting Sept. 14 due to construction project

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

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Restaurants, Food and Drink

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Food icon: Mario DiPaolo Jr. of Mario's Italian Lemonade, where summer starts and ends in Chicago

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

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Many Loop restaurants shut their doors during the pandemic. Now new ones are taking their place.

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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: Woodfield Mall — then the largest of its kind in the United States — opens in Schaumburg

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Former Hammond councilwoman Bobbi Costa, 88, remembered for her wit, Packer fandom

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Column: Youth dance troupe, still in step after many challenges, will lead suicide awareness vigil in Aurora

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Aurora-area events to mark 25th anniversary of terrorist attacks on Sept. 11, 2001

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