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

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

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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 14

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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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Hillary Clinton urges grassroots movement at Rainbow PUSH, warns of 'revolution to turn the clock back'

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

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

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

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Houston Astros slugger Yordan Alvarez becomes 1st MLB player to hit grand slam and multirun HR in 1st inning

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

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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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Three people displaced after fire on East Side of Aurora, fire department says

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Hammond father gets probation after toddler found gun, shot herself in foot

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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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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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