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Daily Horoscope for July 26, 2026

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Editorial: Killing new rental housing in Chicago would be a massive mistake

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Editorial: We are going to constantly need proof of our humanity soon. But in what form?

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Aaron Kaplowitz: Rahm Emanuel and Rep. Ro Khanna come to Israel to court far-left voters

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Rep. Amy Elik: Ethics reform is the only way to restore Illinoisans' trust after recent scandals

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Singer Chris Brown pleads guilty over bottle attack at London nightclub

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Woodridge draws thousands of film enthusiasts from across the country to see 'The Odyssey' in IMAX 70 mm

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Scenes from WNBA All-Star weekend: Commissioner talks league issues — and MVP Jonquel Jones has emotional trip

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WNBA All-Star Game: MVP Jonquel Jones leads Team Spoon past Team Coop 129-122 at the United Center

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Chicago Fire fall to New York City 3-1 at Yankee Stadium for 2nd straight loss following World Cup break

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Photos: WNBA All-Star weekend returns to Chicago

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Photos: Patrick Kane returns to the Chicago Blackhawks

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Photos: Country music fans gather at Windy City Smokeout

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Photos: Chicagoland celebrates America's 250th birthday

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Terry Savage: What Trump accounts can do for your kids' future

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Americans adjust their grocery shopping habits while digesting the biggest price jump in 50 years

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White House wants veterans to replace immigrant truckers who lost licenses in crackdown

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Southwest Airlines flight attendant detained by ICE at work, union says

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Journalists 'reckon' with needs, changes necessary for the Fourth Estate to survive

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South, southwest suburban students practice STEM skills designing electric go-karts

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Recent UChicago study shows uptick in violence around schools shuttered in 2013

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Valparaiso school contract puts former superintendent on retainer

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East Porter school board member remembered for her passion

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Crime and Public Safety

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Cops: Motorcyclist killed in DuSable Lake Shore Drive collision

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Texts reveal teen who singer D4vd is accused of killing was pregnant and had an abortion the year before her death

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5-year-old boy wounded in drive-by shooting overnight on Near West Side

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Police: No foul play suspected in death of Hebron man, 73, found in park

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Illinois joins states suing Trump administration after it put conditions on receiving disaster funding

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Democrats try to harness data center backlash that's dividing rural Republicans

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Gary council unanimously passes green steel resolution

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Bill aims to curb abandoned oil and gas wells in Illinois through stiffer fines

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Read the Tribune's investigation into Illinois' abandoned oil wells

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In Illinois, getting oil and gas operators to pay for abandoned wells can take decades

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Microplastics linger inside people and animals, multiple studies show. But regulation is still far off.

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Portage RDC to repackage Halas Harbor site on city's north side

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