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Gov. JB Pritzker still hopeful of a deal to keep Chicago Bears in Illinois as Arlington Heights talks continue

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Chicago Bears stadium legislation drags amid vague hopes for a Chicago lakefront deal

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Francis Parker's expansion plans draw support and ire from neighbors

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North Lawndale man charged in March shooting of 65-year-old man

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When paleontology meets Pokémon, at the Field Museum

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Illinois 250: Celebrating the state's fabulous firsts

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Plant a pollinator garden that blooms all season

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Today in Chicago History: American Eagle roller coaster opens at Marriott's (now Six Flags) Great America

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David Greising: Chicago's parking meter deal was rushed. The Bears megaprojects bill shouldn't be.

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Editorial: National Restaurant Association Show offers a stark vista into America's 'two economies'

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Kerry Lester Kasper: I resisted playing mahjong, fearful that it was an admission

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Letters: Mayor Brandon Johnson can't claim progress when it's invisible to the Black community

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Mayor Brandon Johnson's health commissioner exits

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Trump won over more Latino voters in 2024. Can he keep them?

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Calumet City lays off 46 people, citing multimillion dollar budget deficit

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Tulsi Gabbard resigns as director of national intelligence, citing her husband's health

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Rob Base, 'It Takes Two' rapper, dies at 59

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Australian burrito chain Guzman y Gomez abruptly shutters all Chicago-area locations

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Review: Lock up your phone and take a sci-fi trip with 'Spaceman'

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What Dave Eggers wishes he had known when he was young and cool

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Northwestern 1 win away from 9th NCAA women's lacrosse title after 16-11 victory over Johns Hopkins

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'That's frustrating': Chicago Cubs lose 6th straight and 10th in 12, managing only 4 hits in 4-2 defeat

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Column: Jaylon Johnson's and Kyler Gordon's Chicago Bears futures are at stake with neither currently on field

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Oak Park presents first ever Key to the Village to Olympic skater Emery Lehman

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Preorder Our New Bears Book

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

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

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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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Photos: Chicago Sky lose home opener to Dallas Wings 99-89

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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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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: Chicagoland gathers for May Day rallies and performances

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BP, Steelworkers union resume talks, but differ on revised proposal

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Will AI replace you? What graduation speakers told the class of 2026.

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South Holland retail incubator celebrates grand opening with first 10 businesses

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Top US landlords agree to $50 billion merger

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Fallout begins in 'Broadview Six' case meltdown as prosecutor loses Washington posting

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Read the transcript: What happened in court before prosecutors dismissed charges in 'Broadview Six' case

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Mother of CPS senior detained by ICE calls for compassion: 'Please free my son'

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Man charged with 'ramming' federal agents in Brighton Park confrontation

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Gary Middle College grads savor their success

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Chicago Teachers Union political director running for school board president

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Rich Township District 227 student receives high school and associate's degree diplomas within same month

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East Aurora D131 school board approves four-year contract with raises for teachers, support and office staff

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Crime and Public Safety

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1 person dead and 36 injured after blast at New York City shipyard

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St. John man convicted of lesser charges in ex-Merrillville quarterback's slaying during botched gun sale

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Lafayette man acquitted in Gary murder

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Police: Man, 74, fatally shot inside Auburn-Gresham home

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At peak time for migratory birds flying through Chicago, birding groups are tracking deadly window collisions

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Elk Grove Village mayor defends data centers at packed community hearing

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Will County Board votes 12-8 to approve sprawling Pride of the Prairie solar farm

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Name the eaglets: Chicagoans vote to name the city's first bald eagles born in a century

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Restaurants, Food and Drink

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What's behind the push to make the Italian beef Illinois' official sandwich? Thank 'The Bear.'

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Everything you need to know for the 2026 Chicago farmers market season

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Memorial Day guide: 14 Chicago restaurant and bar specials for the long weekend

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Common and Beach Bunny are among this summer's Taste of Chicago headliners

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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: Passenger's dynamite causes midair explosion on plane that departed O'Hare

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Today in History: Bomb kills 22 after Ariana Grande concert

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Demolition of historic Jackson Square Antique Mall building in La Grange delayed by neighbor's lawsuit

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Vintage Chicago Tribune: Major milestones in Six Flags Great America's 50-year run

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Kira Lambin bends it like Beckham. 'It's just the way you kick it.' And another way Naperville Central wins.

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Julianna Kouba heats up with walk-off homer as St. Charles North wins regional. 'Hottest hitter in the state.'

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Lincoln-Way East's Logan Murphy stops 4 penalty kicks in shootout. Surprise? 'I do very well under pressure.'

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

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