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Editorial: Violence interrupters in Chicago schools? It's an idea worth exploring.

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Editorial: Welcome Philippine Airlines. You exemplify why Chicago O'Hare must fight to maintain its dual hub.

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Bill Kurtis: AI stole my voice — and I want it back

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Jeffery M. Leving: Donald Trump should prioritize gaining release of US father held in Russian prison

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Higher property taxes didn't stop south suburban voters from supporting tax referendums

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Lake County's House reps look forward to Democratic control: 'We have to deliver on the promises we made'

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More than a dozen key races remain too early to call one week after Election Day

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

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She was a prescient talent in the Greenwich Village music scene. Then she disappeared.

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Hometown artist Rashid Johnson returns to MCA: 'I've always been desperate to impress the Chicago audience'

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Column: A new play explores the singular Harry Smith. Was he a madman or genius?

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Column: Critique of Northwestern's Ryan Field hits close to home for its developer and namesake

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4 takeaways from No. 3 Illinois' 84-78 loss to No. 16 Texas Tech, including turnovers and free-throw woes

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What does College Football Playoff expansion mean for local teams and fans? It depends on your situation.

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Requiem for the American Dream: A nation in search of its past, with fragile hopes for its future

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

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Photos: Pete Crow-Armstrong, the Chicago Cubs' first 40-40 player

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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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Skokie advances 58-unit townhome project with rents as high as $6,500 monthly

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How Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang's extramarital affair could cause collateral damage in Washington

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Chicago Media Report: Dean Richards launches a podcast — and Lite FM flips to Christmas music

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Veteran Business Project helps ex-military carry out new missions in their lives

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Immigration arrests go on unabated despite Donald Trump's misgivings after GOP's midterm wipeout

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Round Lake mother released from ICE detention after 15 months, reunites with daughters: 'She's safe now'

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DOJ claims 'Broadview Six' communications are off-limits in judge's inquiry

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Supreme Court clears the way for border wall construction in Texas's Big Bend to resume

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Indian Prairie D204 looking to raise driver's education fees next school year

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Students stage walkout at Morgan Park High School over beloved football coach's departure

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Willie Wilson says he would cut spending, close schools if elected mayor

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South Suburban College fair connects veterans with vital resources

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Crime and Public Safety

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Dolton man, 30, shot and killed in South Holland

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Southland crime: Mob action at Bloom Trail, attemped robbery in Oak Lawn, and more

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Family, community mourn 21-year-old slain in Logan Square: 'He had plans'

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Texas man charged in cruise ship killing had argued with wife in their cabin, FBI says

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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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Lincoln Park says THIMBY, not NIMBY. Some residents aren't convinced there's a difference.

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Restaurants, Food and Drink

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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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Restaurant review: Tafari's Kitchen and the Mahalia Jackson Café at the Obama Presidential Center in Chicago

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French onion pork chops bring classic soup flavors to an easy skillet dinner

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Ferrara closing Little Village candy plant, laying off 154 workers

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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: 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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York High School unveils new $35K memorial to Elmhurst area veterans

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Portage City Council junks proposed public comment policy

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Court briefs: Charges in stalking cases, Genesis Center thefts

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Kane County Board OKs more reallocations of COVID-19 relief funds, as spending deadline approaches

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