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Pope Leo blesses Serie A champion Inter Milan and reminds them to be responsible 'heroes'

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Editorial: Mother's Day isn't about brunch. It's about being seen.

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Susan Koch: The birth of a calf is a joyful occasion. Every time.

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The Tribune's Quotes of the Week quiz for May 9

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Letters: I welcome food delivery robots as the owner of the Golden Nugget

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Republican, Democrat chairs reflect on Porter County primary

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David Attenborough, the excited but hushed voice of nature programs, turns 100

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Bayless family gifts $1M for the National Museum of Mexican Art renovation

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Rookie center Logan Jones will be 1st Chicago Bears player to wear No. 54 since Hall of Famer Brian Urlacher

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Bobby Cox, manager of Atlanta Braves teams that ruled NL and won 1995 World Series, dies at 84

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Chicago Tribune wins Pulitzer Prize for local reporting: Read the stories and see the photos

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Photos: Chicago Bulls introduce Bryson Graham as VP of basketball operations

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Route 66: Photos from the 'Main Street of America'

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Photos: The Big House Ballgame at the Old Joliet Prison

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Photos: Scenes from Chicago Sky media day

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Indiana public interest groups call for data center moratoriums

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Once epicenters of teenage culture, some Chicago-area malls are taking their last breath

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Cyberattack postpones University of Illinois finals week

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US lifts hold on immigration applications for doctors, but leaves others waiting

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Judge tells 'Broadview Six' defendants 'Congratulations' and dismisses conspiracy count

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For many Americans, Trump's immigration crackdown is personal, new AP-NORC poll shows

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Chicago school board investigates media leaks, to no avail

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'Resting the cover on the page': Trinity Christian College community members share memories

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Evanston's Roycemore School hopes to boost finances with leadership changes, grant, building sale

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Canvas system is online after a cyberattack disrupted thousands of schools

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Crime and Public Safety

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Man, 19, fatally wounded overnight in West Lawn shooting

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'Multiple' gunmen kill man, wound two others in Grand Crossing

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Student charged with gun at E.C. Central

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California, Nevada and Arizona announce temporary plan to save water from the Colorado River

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IDEM announces new air quality advisory for short-term conditions

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'The year bald eagles decided to make history': 3 eaglets born in Chicago for first time in a century

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Purdue students present design for Gary ELevated trail

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Restaurants, Food and Drink

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Mother's Day 2026 guide: Chicago restaurant specials for celebrating Mom

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Restaurant review: Kumiko, the Japanese dining bar with a Renaissance chef reclaiming her culture in Chicago

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This is your guide to Chicago's daily food specials

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Today in Chicago History: Superdawg Drive-In opened by Flaurie and Maurie Berman

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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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Court battles hit taxpayer wallets

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Today in History: First oral contraceptive pill approved by FDA

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Philip Caputo, Pulitzer Prize-winning Tribune investigative reporter and bestselling author, dies at 84

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Today in Chicago History: 8-hour game between White Sox and Brewers starts at Comiskey Park

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Today in History: Chicago-born Robert Prevost chosen as pope

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Aurora officers will not be charged in connection with fatal 2025 shooting, Kane state's attorney says

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Hobart activists make appearance at alternative Met Gala

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Hobart meeting on data centers brings large crowd, tight security and one arrest

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