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Michael Peregrine: Jens Jensen made Chicago's parks beautiful, even in winter

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Editorial: Does Brandon Johnson really want his legacy to be trashing Chicago's credit?

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Sara Albrecht: Chicago cannot afford politics of resentment

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Open for business: Chicago's first self-cleaning public toilet launched

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Week 9 photos: Chicago Bears 27, Tampa Bay Buccaneers 24

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Photos: Voters head to the polls on Election Day in Illinois

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Photos: A look inside the Obama Presidential Center

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Photos: Chicago's Arts in the Dark parade

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Photos: Chicago Cubs win the World Series on Nov. 2, 2016, to end an 108-year drought

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Smith Crossing announces $44 million final expansion of Orland Park campus

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Vacant office complex could become site of first data center in Rolling Meadows

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Is Outlook down? Widespread outage hits Microsoft apps.

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US home sales slumped in October to slowest pace in more than 16 years as mortgage rates surged

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Orland Park exhibit details journey of immigrant parents fleeing war-torn Europe to Chicago

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ICE reports record-high immigration arrests and deportations since Donald Trump's return to White House

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Today in History: Ellis Island officially closed

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Audit: Duneland bus driver's ex received benefits he wasn't entitled to

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Chicago parents and students protest Google's new no-AI, no-search policy with schools

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IUN chancellor details military experience for interview preserved in Library of Congress

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As math error in Evanston District 65's budget grows to $27 million, parents, Board cast doubt

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Crime and Public Safety

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Judge denies bid to toss Sheriff Oscar Martinez's lawsuit against state agency

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Documents: Illinois man charged in July fatal wreck near Hebron

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Woman killed in hit-and-run overnight in Grand Crossing

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69-year-old woman fatally struck in West Garfield Park hit-and-run

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NWI residents oppose Jasper County Amazon data center IDEM air permit

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Community leaders say new environmental study of Amtrak's proposed South Side facility 'woefully inadequate'

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UN climate summit kicks off after a disastrous year of extreme weather

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Illinois River tagging effort to count invasive carp and help protect Lake Michigan

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Restaurants, Food and Drink

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Meet the food icons of Chicago

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Proposed license a hopeful prospect for street vendors risking fines, but critics say gaps remain

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Food icon: Stephanie Hart of Brown Sugar Bakery, home of the caramel aka 'carmel' cake in Chicago

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Court rejects plastic surgeon's bid to lift license suspension

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Chicago Tribune event: How plastic pollution is clogging our waters

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Chicago Tribune event: How plastic pollution is clogging our waters

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Plastic surgeon asks judge for injunction to lift Illinois license suspension

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Today in Chicago History: First drive-in bank in the United States opens on LaSalle Street

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Today in Chicago History: Municipal Grant Park Stadium renamed Soldier Field on Armistice (now Veterans) Day

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Today in History: Nat Turner executed

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Lake County celebrates Veterans Day with ceremony, stories

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Porter County task force recommends bumping local tax rate to 0.75%

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NIRPC road safety program aims to reduce crashes through audits

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