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Key lawmaker says suburban Bears stadium deal is dragging due to hopes team will reconsider Chicago site

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Illinois lawmakers consider board that could cap prescription drug prices for consumers statewide

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Prison sentences for retail theft doubled in 2025, according to report studying policies of State's Attorney Eileen O'Neill Burke

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Record-holding runner to stay despite student visa woes

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Photos: Milwaukee Brewers 5, Chicago Cubs 0 at Wrigley Field

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Montreal Victoire win their first PWHL championship, beating the Ottawa Charge 4-0 in Game 4

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What to know about the US indictment of former Cuban President Raúl Castro

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Photos: South Side street renamed in honor of fallen Chicago police officer

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How the Chicago Cubs are viewing Edward Cabrera's season — including his early exit from Wednesday's loss

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Stephen Colbert's long goodbye is coming to an end, leaving a void

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Liability issues has Naperville D203 considering student rideshare ban, limits

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Laura Washington: The GOP doesn't need to stick with Donald Trump's ballroom plans. Perhaps a wrestling ring?

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Editorial: Chicago, meet Stonepeak Partners. Stonepeak Partners meet a Chicago that's ticked off about your big parking meter deal.

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Editorial: An appreciation of the voices in our pages who imagined a better Chicago in 2050

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Jim Nowlan: Congressional gerrymandering is a circular firing squad

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City Council measure bans Chicago police with ties to Proud Boys, other extremist groups

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Raises for Chicago tipped wage workers frozen by City Council vote

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Republicans mull dropping $1 billion security money request for the White House and Trump's ballroom

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Gov. JB Pritzker says he updated NFL commissioner as Arlington Heights, Indiana sites remain at forefront

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John Summit tour brings him to United Center in November, but first some stops nearby

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William Pullinsi, the founder of Candlelight and inventor of dinner theater, dies at 86

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Goodman Theatre's next season has 'John Proctor,' 'American Idiot' and a new Scrooge

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Disneyland hit with $5 million lawsuit over use of facial recognition technology

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Natasha Cloud vows to prove herself — and continue activism — with Chicago Sky after tumultuous free agency

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Nick Martinelli's motivation, Kylan Boswell's role and looming decisions: Big Ten news ahead of NBA draft

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Aaron Rodgers, 42, says the 2026 season will be his last in the NFL: 'This is it'

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Both Game 1s in the NBA's conference finals — with big rallies and stars taking over — were beyond belief

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Preorder Our New Bears Book

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Photos: Scenes from Chicago Sky media day

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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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Game 3 photos: White Sox beat the Cubs 9-8 in City Series at Rate Field

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Game 2 photos: White Sox beat Cubs 8-3 in City Series at Rate Field

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Game 1 photos: Cubs beat White Sox 10-5 in City Series at Rate Field

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Photos: NBA draft combine at Wintrust Arena

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Route 66: Photos from the 'Main Street of America'

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Remembering Route 66: Readers share their memories of the 100-year-old highway

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Photos: The Big House Ballgame at the Old Joliet Prison

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Photos: Chicago Bears rookie minicamp at Halas Hall

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Photos: Chicago Bulls introduce Bryson Graham as VP of basketball operations

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SpaceX reveals plans for what could be the biggest-ever initial public offering

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BP, USW contract negotiations to resume Friday morning

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Less remote work propels automakers in supplier relations, study says

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McDonald's won't meet some emissions goals, citing energy crunch

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Judge orders prosecutors to explain redactions in 'Broadview Six' grand jury transcripts

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Judge orders mother of CPS student to be released from ICE custody

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Ald. Jessie Fuentes sues feds for $100K, alleging agents shoved and detained her during immigration raids

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Judge to review grand jury transcripts as 'Broadview Six' trial set to kick off next week

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CPS schools, principal earn magnet school excellence honors

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Teen charged after Monday fight at Lake Central

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East Aurora School District to pilot combining language arts and social studies for elementary students

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'Making beautiful things' earns Photographer of the Year award for Crete resident

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Crime and Public Safety

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Man changes plea to guilty to murder in Valparaiso shooting

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State investigation documents ex-Portage firefighter's alleged fraud, problems with city's oversight

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Southland crime: Armed robbery in Steger, identity theft in Orland, and more

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2 children, 2 adults dead after fire in West Englewood, police say

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After receiving more than 500 votes from the community, Aurora unveils names for baby falcons

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Kansas farmers hit hard by weather extremes and growing costs, wheat crop could be worst since 1972

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Chicago Bears' proposed stadium site in Hammond would be built on giant slag heap, near hazardous waste sites

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La Grange to pay part of lead water line replacement cost, but rest of the bill may fall on homeowners

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Restaurants, Food and Drink

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The next-generation of canned wine is here

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Food icon: Maria Marszewski, The Duchess of Bridgeport at Maria's Packaged Goods and Community Bar in Chicago

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Chicago restaurants and bars become spaces for political protesting: 'Everyone's experiencing some level of rage'

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Column: These books spread the gospel about the simple hamburger

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A mysterious company abandoned 603 oil wells, costing Illinois millions. Here's how they did it.

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Restrictions on private guardianship of vulnerable adults advance in Springfield

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Hundreds march in Pilsen, demand answers in unsolved fatal hit-and-run

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A 69-hour-workday? City of Chicago paid head-scratching legal bills

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Today in Chicago History: Cubs catcher Michael Barrett punches White Sox catcher A.J. Pierzynski

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South Elgin's Jonathan Niksich provides relief with 11 strikeouts in 6 innings. The key? 'Just play the game.'

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Elgin News Digest: Dolphin Cove, splash pads open Saturday; Fox Trot preview run on Memorial Day

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Freshman Quinn Fahey steps up to playoff challenge, scores both goals for Sandburg. 'Came in really nervous.'

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Baseball, softball and soccer scores for the Southland, Aurora, Elgin, Naperville and Lake County

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Score Samsung's luxury smart appliances for as much as $1,700 off this Memorial Day

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These Harry Potter mugs bring magic to your morning coffee

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