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Column: WTTW's Geoffrey Baer takes a look at Chicagoans at work

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Terry Savage: How income can affect Medicare premiums

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Mayor Brandon Johnson calls aldermanic budget plan 'incomplete assignment'

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Residents of raided South Shore apartment building still face eviction after judge denies pleas for more time

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Chicago Bears drop from No. 1 seed to No. 7 after loss to Green Bay Packers: Brad Biggs' 10 thoughts on Week 14

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Hanukkah 2025: 21 Chicago-area restaurants offering holiday specials, including latkes and sufganiyot

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Christmas 2025: 34 Chicago-area restaurants offering holiday specials

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DHS claims man detained in prolonged immigration arrest in Elgin Saturday is member of Tren de Aragua

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Restaurant news: Rosca makes Mexican everything at bagel cafe by chef Felix Zepeda in Pilsen

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Advocates hope newly passed bill will inspire more Illinois therapists to take private health insurance

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Today in Chicago History: 'Empire' actor Jussie Smollett found guilty for lying to police about purported attack

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Today in History: 'A Charlie Brown Christmas' airs

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Rick Steves' Europe: Tivoli: For 2,000 years, Rome's great escape

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Editorial: A snazzy new State Street station. But, seriously, $444M and 3 more years?

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Editorial: President Trump's brand of socialism has no place in a revival of America's nuclear power industry

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Professors: Here are the life-and-death stakes of the debate over Affordable Care Act subsidies

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Rob Karr: Elimination of the penny will cost us as merchants and consumers

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Faithful honor Mexican patroness in Guadalupe horse pilgrimage, but numbers lower after ICE raids

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Lake County immigrants relieved, but wary as arrests subside: 'They're still afraid'

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Evanston Mayor Daniel Biss questions how Trump-Northwestern deal impacts protests and campus oversight

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Records reviewed by AP detail online monitoring, arrests in New Orleans immigration crackdown

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Answer Angel: Sequins all the time? Sure!

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Review: In 'Marjorie Prime' on Broadway, the disquieting robot future is here

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John Corkery, a Chicago attorney and 'performer at heart,' dies at 82

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Golden Globe snubs and surprises: 'Wicked,' Julia Roberts, Sydney Sweeney and more

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Column: Notre Dame is justified in taking a stand against the College Football Playoff farce

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Week 14 photos: Green Bay Packers 28, Chicago Bears 21

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Photos: Federal agents are confronted by residents in Elgin

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Photos: Secretary Kristi Noem visits Chicago's Christmas tree ship

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Photos: Chicago Bears fans line up — again — for free hot dogs at Wieners Circle

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Photos: Go inside the 29th annual Christkindlmarket at Chicago's Daley Plaza

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Photos: Snowy owls' unusually early visit to the Chicago lakefront

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Photos: Winter weather hits Chicagoland

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Week 13 photos: Chicago Bears 24, Philadelphia Eagles 15

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Photos: The 2025 Chicago Thanksgiving Parade

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Photos: Thanksgiving meals for those in need

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The Tribune got a rare look inside Broadview's ICE processing center in 2009. Here's what we saw.

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Photos: ICE detainee released and reunited with family and 16-year-old daughter fighting cancer

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Indiana redistricting hearing attracts dozens of witnesses

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Democratic Rep. Jasmine Crockett is running for US Senate in Texas

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Longtime Monee Democrat William 'Billy' Morgan tapped to lead Will County party

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President Donald Trump is proposing a $12B aid package for farmers hit hard by his trade war with China

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Highland Park 6-bedroom home with library, sunroom: $1.9M

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The economy is dragging, but the stock market is thriving. Why?

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Car prices are going up, but how much of it is from tariffs?

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Oak Park and River Forest High School's new staffer isn't a Huskie, he's a golden retriever

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Calumet College building new community sports field, fitness area, garden

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Column: Southland College Prep's Gloria Chatman honored for inspiring young artists

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Hilltop Neighborhood House continues to expand to meet ever-growing need

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Crime and Public Safety

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Clarendon Hills police offer tips to prevent porch piracy

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New Orleans Archdiocese to pay hundreds of clergy abuse victims in settlement

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After two inmates die in Cook County Jail, a family seeks answers

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Two charges dropped for GHA director under pretrial deal

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Illinois researchers say versatile grass could be used for sustainable fuel, building materials and more

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National Park Service eliminates free admission on MLK Day, Juneteenth while adding Trump's birthday

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A snowy, cold start to winter follows a very warm fall. How are Illinois seasons changing?

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Federal funding cuts threaten Chicago Harbor Lock, one of the nation's busiest

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Restaurants, Food and Drink

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2025 Holiday Cookie Contest winners: Pracny, eggnog crème brûlée and mandelbread recipes come out on top

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The Kitchn: Peppermint martinis go down extra smooth during the holidays

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White Eagle in Niles closes after decades as a hub for Polish community and political powerhouses

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Tribune's 2025 Holiday Cookie Contest: Get the winning recipes

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When hospitals choose private guardians, patients pay the price

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Chicago hospitals funnel patients into long-lasting guardianships, angering friends and family

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Record property tax increases slam Chicago homeowners as downtown owners see cuts

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Federal judge postpones ruling on detained father of sick teen

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Chicago weather: How our 2025-26 seasonal snowfall compares with previous years

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Today in Chicago History: United flight crashes into bungalows on approach to Midway, killing 45 people

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Today in History: Brittney Griner freed in prisoner exchange

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Soon no Pearl Harbor survivors will be alive. People turn to other ways to learn about the bombing.

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North Central College recruit Kendall Grant gets a double-double for Oswego. And golf? 'Couldn't give one up.'

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Jeff Vorva's high school girls basketball rankings and player of the week for the Daily Southtown

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Basketball and local scores for the Southland, Aurora, Elgin, Naperville and Lake County

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Grace Kole, who wants to be a dentist, keeps Evergreen Park smiling brightly about her efforts. 'A real joy.'

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The best feeders and fountains for happy, well-fed pets

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Must-have items for easy travel with your pets

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Make grooming easy with the best dog grooming tools

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Best vacuums for pet hair

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