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Doctors: Would GLP-1s and AI have made the pandemic less deadly?

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Katrina Baugh: Even a gridlocked Congress passed prison oversight. Why can't Illinois do the same?

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Bill to fund Homeland Security fails again as concern grows about airport lines

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White House urges Congress to take a light touch on AI regulations in new legislative blueprint

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Trump administration sues Harvard, saying it violated civil rights law and seeking to recover funds

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Patrick Hanley declares win to succeed Laura Fine in state Senate Democratic primary

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New TimeLine Theatre marquee illuminates Uptown, at the end of long search for a home

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Maggie Winters invited us to her St. Patrick's Day party in Beverly, where her comedy was born

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How the NCAA tries to ensure game integrity amid a sports betting boom and the latest point-shaving scandal

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Judge rules US government overreached with transgender health care declaration

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Borman Expressway's extreme makeover is beginning

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Elgin police officer fired for social media post targeting undocumented immigrants

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Chicago schools, parks consider renaming César Chavez monuments after bombshell sexual abuse allegations

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Gregory Bovino to retire from Border Patrol

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How Gregory Bovino became a face of Donald Trump's mass deportations and ended his career

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Chicago Public Schools CEO search: Former New York City schools chief withdraws from consideration

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Treasury Department begins taking over student loans as the Education Department gets dismantled

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Chicago school board votes to revoke charter of ASPIRA network

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Moraine Valley teacher, flautist, retiring after nearly 3 decades of 'making music tick'

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Crime and Public Safety

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Courts roundup: Hammond man may avoid prison for shooting outside bar

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2 students arrested at Thornridge High School after weapon recovered

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Chicago police officer in Humboldt Park fatal shooting is stripped of police powers

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Joliet City Council OKs controversial mega data center project

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EPA to host public hearing about Federated Metals superfund site

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EPA sued over repeal of 'endangerment' finding central to climate fight

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Restaurants, Food and Drink

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Boka's new restaurant Gingie from chef Brian Lockwood brings high-class cooking to an à la carte menu

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Food icon: Sam Sianis of Billy Goat Tavern and Cheezborger legend in Chicago

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West Loop's Kumiko wins 2026 Michter's Art of Hospitality Award

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Campfire Milkshake is back for more at Chicago White Sox games. And it's bringing some new friends.

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As Indiana extends coal and builds data centers, Illinois may be on the hook for neighbor's AI boom

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At one time, Illinois was a top oil producer. Today, that legacy is a $160M problem.

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Tribune investigation into hospitals' use of guardianship system inspires new bill

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Shermann 'Dilla' Thomas teams with Ancestry.com to host a bus tour based on Chicago women

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Today in Chicago History: Pablo Picasso at the Art Institute — his first solo American exhibition

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Community news: $265K gift for Elmhurst U jazz programs, trout fishing, and more

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