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Kendall County teen who faced a felony for allegedly joking about a senior prank files federal lawsuit

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Puerto Rican People's Parade marks 60 years since Division Street Riots

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Weather service confirms at least three tornadoes in Northwest Indiana

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Illinois 250: Sports teams and individuals that have achieved greatness — or infamy

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Summer Smash 2026: Chaos, delays and great sets by G Herbo and Chief Keef on opening day

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70 seconds, 26 passes and an iconic World Cup moment for Gio Reyna and the US

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Anthropic shuts down Mythos access after sweeping US order

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NBA Finals: New York Knicks — and their fans — are in San Antonio, hoping to close out the series with a title

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Review: Grant Park Music Fest and Guerrero sing songs of America in opening weekend

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James Harden is arrested in Houston on misdemeanor charge of carrying a weapon in a motor vehicle

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Trump and Macron will meet over dinner at Versailles palace after G7 summit in France

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Chicago weather forecast: Thunderstorms, high wind and hail possible late Saturday

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Gretchen Kalwinski: I'm a Chicagoan from Hammond. Let me clear up some things for Bears fans.

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Editorial: Data centers are a lightning rod. Some state regulation is reasonable.

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The Tribune's Quotes of the Week for June 13

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Letters: A lament for Chicago's arcane residential real-estate market maneuverings

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Peoria museum to represent Illinois at Trump's 'Great American State Fair' as Pritzker administration opts out

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Aldermen target planned Chicago parking meter sale, demanding information from NY firm

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Average gas prices pass $5 a gallon in Chicago as inflation surges to 3-year high

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Where Trump has lost support with independents, according to AP-NORC polling

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Trump's name is gone from the Kennedy Center's facade, according to a top official at the arts venue

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Paramount Skydance merger with Warner Bros. Discovery won't harm competition, consumers, DOJ says

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Review: 'Two Out of Three Falls' is a wrestling play with a welterweight plot

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Taylor Swift becomes the youngest woman inducted into the Songwriters Hall of Fame at age 36

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Chicago White Sox give home fans reason to go 'tarps off,' riding 7-run 5th to 8-2 rout of Los Angeles Dodgers

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Michael Busch becomes just 5th Chicago Cub to hit HR into McCovey Cove in 5-1 win over San Francisco Giants

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Expected to win a 6th World Cup title, Brazil coach faces more pressure than nation's president

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Jacob Misiorowski strikes out career-high 15 in 1-hit, complete-game gem for Milwaukee Brewers

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

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Review: Corinne Bailey Rae weaves together 20 years of beautiful music at the Athenaeum

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Two tornadoes confirmed in Illinois with reports of another in Merrillville

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Lake Michigan communities outraged by proposed rollback of federal coal ash rules

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After last elevator fails, Oak Park closes West Suburban hospital building

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Hawthorne Race Course warns of 290 potential layoffs if its bankruptcy sale doesn't keep the track racing

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Former Chicago Bulls GM Marc Eversley to list Southport Corridor home for $2.3M

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Pope tells traffickers of migrants in the Canary Islands: Stop, repent or face God's wrath

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Federal enforcement officers return to Chicago Heights, residents and advocates respond

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Judge in fraud case orders evidentiary hearing into grand jury issues as 'Broadview Six' fallout intensifies

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Waukegan woman loses job of six years under DACA with District 60 after her work status ends

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Preservation effort underway for Blessed Mother statue, a 'reflection of compassion' for decades at St. Coletta's

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House Republicans press CPS chief over DEI, transgender student policies

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Chicago school board extends charter contracts amid controversies

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North Chicago School District 187 preparing for new leadership in July

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Crime and Public Safety

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21-year-old man critically wounded overnight in shooting near Ford City Mall

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Police: Hammond man charged after shooting on I-80/94

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Man killed, another wounded in overnight shooting on West Side

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2 killed, 1 critically wounded in overnight shooting in Englewood

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Once beset by power outages, Puerto Ricans also hit with severe water shortages

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El Nino is here and scientists fear it'll be big, bad and costly with heat, floods, droughts, fires

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Record 8,000 pounds of pythons pulled from southwest Florida using sex drive

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Chicago Architecture Center new exhibits highlight region's natural and built wonders

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Restaurants, Food and Drink

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The James Beard Awards are on Monday. Here's what you need to know.

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Obama Presidential Center opening with Tafari's Kitchen and more on the South Side

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Food and drink aren't the only items being served at restaurants, bars and coffee shops. Community is also on the menu.

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Blue Island Beer company pours final beer after 11 years

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Illinois to audit plastic surgeon case after Tribune investigation

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Despite 8 patient deaths and a $56M jury verdict, state allows Chicago plastic surgeon to keep operating

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New safeguards approved for Illinois hospitals' adult guardianship cases

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

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Today in Chicago History: City cheers Vietnam veterans during a 5-hour parade — 11 years after the war

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Vinny Stubitsch follows two-run homer with sacrifice fly as St. Rita tops Troy Triad for Class 3A state title

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Hammond theater guild seeks next stage of life after loss of longtime home

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Valparaiso's new arts fest to debut June 26-28 at Central Park Plaza

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Grapes on the Green wine tasting to return to Northbrook for fourth year

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These Hopper Balls Might Be The Only Thing You Need For Summer

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Studio Ghibli fans need these 8 gifts to celebrate Ghibli Fest 2026

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Z Grills vs. Traeger: Which is better?

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The best summer shapewear that doesn't make you sweaty

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