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

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City Series: White Sox win a wild 9-8 finale over Cubs in 10 innings on a walk-off home run by Edgar Quero

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Illinois passed a law to expose diversity gaps at top nonprofits. Almost none are complying.

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Aurora residents push for way to recall a sitting mayor and at-large aldermen from office

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Review: Bruno Mars delivers a retro feel-good concert without runways or distractions

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Column: 'Coach better'? It's more of an excuse than a strategy for the Chicago Bears' missing pass rush.

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Vintage Tribune: Late-night TV talk shows display Chicago's creativity

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Asking Eric: I do not want to stay in touch with my stepmother

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Shai Gilgeous-Alexander of the Oklahoma City Thunder becomes 14th player to win back-to-back NBA MVPs

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Gabriela Jaquez has 20 points, 8 rebounds to help the Chicago Sky beat the Minnesota Lynx 86-79

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

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Column: Magic wand and 'magical' season propel the red-hot Chicago White Sox past the Chicago Cubs

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Editorial: Republicans are preparing for the midterms. They should be worrying about the party's future.

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Chicago 2050: Mayor Brandon Johnson on building the city for a bright future

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Chicago 2050: Broadway in Chicago CEO on a city guided forward by culture

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Edward Keegan: Frank Lloyd Wright's buildings are always worth revisiting

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Cassidy tried to get along with Trump after his impeachment vote. Retribution came anyway

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Indiana Republicans increasingly open to marijuana legislation

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Englewood neighbors come together in face of new SNAP restrictions

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In the birthplace of Civil Rights Movement, groups rally to defend Black political representation

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Sam Sianis of the Billy Goat, Chicago's most famous saloonkeeper, dies at 91

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Review: Hubbard Street Dance finale goes straight to the heart with 'LubDub'

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Chicago Shakespeare's 40th season includes 'Romeo and Juliet' with Pat Benatar music

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Inside the new TimeLine Theatre

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Aaron Rai runs away with the PGA Championship, first English-born winner in more than a century

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Chicago White Sox catcher Kyle Teel tweaks his knee while on a minor-league rehab assignment

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Chicago Cubs send right-hander Javier Assad to the minors to stretch out as a starting pitcher

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Why do Denver Broncos target so many Illinois football players? 'Guys that bring their lunch pail to work.'

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Preorder Our New Bears Book

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Photos: Sam Sianis, owner of the Billy Goat Tavern

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Photos: NBA draft combine at Wintrust Arena

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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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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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With largest US commuter rail system shut down, federal labor officials urge unions to resume talks

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North America's largest commuter rail system shuts down as workers strike

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Gas surges past $4 a gallon while tomato and beef prices notch new records. A look at rising costs amid the Iran war.

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Trump announces Boeing jet order from China. Beijing stays silent.

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Latin American nationals deported by the US to Congo face an uncertain future

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A Texas town may offer a preview of a Trump plan to force noncitizens from public housing

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US Border Patrol chief Michael Banks announces his resignation

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Chicago 'Dreamers' say they're fearful of job loss and deportations

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Guest column: Stay in the dorms guides Valparaiso University President

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Column: East Aurora High School teachers remain a family, even in retirement

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Bryce Drew encourages Valparaiso U grads to take a shot at changing the world

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At 15, Romeoville teen makes Lewis University history as youngest student ever to receive master's degree

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Crime and Public Safety

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Chicago woman killed in Saturday night crash on I-65

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Court briefs: South Holland man charged with hitting cop car

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2 dead, 11 injured in pair of I-290 collisions Sunday morning

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Woman, 25, charged after fatally stabbing infant in Gage Park

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At Montrose and Waukegan beaches, piping plovers lay the first eggs of the season

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For volunteers, Aurora-area clean-up effort needed so 'everything will stay beautiful'

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Gary can look at repurposing former quarry, sustainability director says

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First bison calf born to herd at Kane County's Burlington Prairie Forest Preserve

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Restaurants, Food and Drink

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Tribune Food Awards: The 2026 Readers' Choice winners

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Jim's Original, famous for its Maxwell Street sausages and hot dogs, relocating to Pilsen

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Clarendon Hills to address 'community clamor for ice cream' with new Rita's Italian Ice outlet

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Rescinded dinner invitation is at the center of a suit filed against the Union League Club of Chicago

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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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Court battles hit taxpayer wallets

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Today in Chicago History: Sue the T. rex unveiled at the Field Museum

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Sophomore Clara Lyons steps in to fill void at shortstop for Geneva. And avoids pitfalls. 'Something special.'

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Rick Armstrong's high school softball rankings and player of the week for the Aurora-Elgin area

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Steve Millar's high school baseball rankings and player of the week for the Daily Southtown

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Jett Roman leads the way as Rich Township sets IHSA baseball record by pitching six no-hitters. 'Beyond cool.'

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