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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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Editorial: Mayor Brandon Johnson is hamstringing City Council's duties on the hated parking meter sale

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Editorial: If California trusts voters on new taxes, why doesn't Illinois?

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Diane Goldstein: Six years after George Floyd's murder, a hard-won shift in public safety is under threat

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Jon Boorstin: What makes the US so special

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Column: The Green Mill has new owners, and the music plays on

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What Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson brought Pope Leo XIV, including a White Sox hat and sanctuary city pin

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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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City commissioners approve $202 million finance deal for Foundry Park megadevelopment

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More than 92,000 Illinois consumers lost or dropped Obamacare health insurance in recent months

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Blue Island Beer company pours final beer after 11 years

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Cars collide during Fed chase through Far Northwest Side streets

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Chicago immigrant advocates decry 'discriminatory restrictions' ahead of World Cup

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'I thought it was a crock of (expletive)': 'Broadview Six' grand jury transcripts released showing alleged misconduct by prosecutors

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Read the transcript: 'Broadview Six' grand jury transcripts released showing alleged misconduct by prosecutors

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North Chicago School District 187 preparing for new leadership in July

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Watch live: CPS CEO testifies before Republican-led congressional committee

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Northwestern professor escorted out of medical conference for passing out editorial criticizing Trump

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Crime and Public Safety

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Defense suggests injuries occurred after death in Donol Clark murder trial for 2012 death of Calumet City woman

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Lake County sheriff focuses on gun range amid reports of deteriorating jail conditions

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Court filings: Murder case during Hammond drug deal dismissed

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Former CHA director indicted for collecting $420K in kickbacks

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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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Paris Bistro closes in south Naperville after 13-year run

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

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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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Today in Chicago History: 'World's most beautiful office building' contest announced by the Tribune

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Today in History: First person executed for witchcraft during Salem witch trials

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History of Her exhibit in Elmhurst inspires GreenMan Theatre Troupe performance series

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Today in Chicago History: Capt. Bill Pinkney becomes first Black person to sail around the world solo via the capes

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Column: China President Xi Visits North Korea

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Aurora City Council vote on Mayor John Laesch's ethics reform package gets delayed again

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Munster postpones discussion on data center proposal for country club property

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Around the Southland: Sandburg team earns top marks at business contest, and more

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