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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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Gary airport board awards $16 million bid for new tower

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President Donald Trump signs bill giving nearly $70B to his immigration enforcement agenda through end of his term

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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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Gary man charged with murder in shooting during clothes fight

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Fallout continues in New Chicago over former chief's alleged crimes

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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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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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New safeguards approved for Illinois hospitals' adult guardianship cases

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Today in History: Timothy McVeigh executed

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