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US Supreme Court upholds laws allowing Illinois and other states to count mail-in ballots after Election Day

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Minimum wage in Chicago and Cook County set to increase July 1

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Chicago History Museum will be free on Tuesday as an escape from the heat

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Polish star and former Barcelona striker Robert Lewandowski comes to MLS with the Chicago Fire

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More than 100 Venezuelans who were deported from the US hours before the earthquakes are missing

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Asking Eric: When to throw out food

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Sen. Dick Durbin: It's time for a constitutional amendment to protect the right to vote

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'Now it's my home': Disabled Navy veteran given free home in Portage

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From fight to celebration: Crowds come out for Chicago Pride parade

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Despite Mayor Brandon Johnson's campaign promise, 911 mental health response team flounders

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US government said ICE deported a Chicago man to Venezuela in 'error' and let him return to his family

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Editorial: A tone-deaf move by CTA to monetize a venerable Wrigleyville perk

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Gary residents say US Steel is jeopardizing their jobs and air quality by failing to install modern furnaces

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Medical care experts: Extreme heat is a public health emergency for Chicago, not a seasonal nuisance

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Clarence Page: We all stand to lose in Pete Hegseth's war on diversity

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Karen Freeman-Wilson and Jim Reynolds: Chicago's fiscal future depends on more than dollars. It depends on trust.

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Merrillville, Rokita in spat about town's opposition to ICE facility

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Braun removes IURC chair after commission's AES Indiana rate hike

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Supreme Court says Fed's Cook can keep her job for now, but it upholds other Trump firings

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Illinois 250: What the state has uniquely contributed to the nation — and the world

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American wines worth celebrating this Fourth of July

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Why Switzerland picked a small San Diego school as its World Cup training base

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World Cup: Gabriel Martinelli scores late in injury time to help Brazil beat Japan 2-1

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Former NFL running back Chris Johnson, 40, reveals he has been diagnosed with ALS

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Photos: Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson meets Pope Leo XIV at the Vatican

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Photos: Sam Sianis, owner of the Billy Goat Tavern

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

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

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Compound in west suburban Big Rock, first listed for $6.3M, is being marketed in an auction

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WhatsApp will allow users to go by usernames instead of phone numbers

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Comcast plans to split into two public companies by spinning off NBCUniversal and Sky

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As state lawmakers stall on data center rules, Illinois cities and counties step in to fill the void

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Thousands of immigrants got scammed by an attorney exploiting humanitarian visas, lawsuits say

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America 250: New US citizens in Chicagoland share reflections on their adopted nation as it hits landmark anniversary

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President Trump says he is nominating former Oklahoma state trooper Lance Schroyer as next ICE director

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Oak Park and River Forest District 200 moves forward with Act 3 project

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Southland College Prep Charter High School graduate earns hardware at national speech finals

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IUN campers solve GPD mock crime scene at forensics camp

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Moraine Valley educator lauded with Trailblazer Award from Muslim Bar Association

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Crime and Public Safety

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Gary woman charged with voluntary manslaughter in boyfriend's death

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Man shot and killed in altercation outside Matteson Amazon facility

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Alex Murdaugh's true crime saga continues as he's back in court for hearing on his murder retrial

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Judge rejects Marni Yang's bid for new trial: 'The wealth of evidence proving defendant's guilt has not been undermined'

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Nationally recognized Indiana Dunes trailmaster Ron Seman dies at age 64

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Guest column: Proposed coal ash rules threaten Indiana groundwater

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Teams build inventory of culverts' conditions, check to see if fish can go with the flow

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Restaurants, Food and Drink

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July 4 dining guide: 20 Chicago restaurants and bars with specials for America 250

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'The Bear' was a love letter to Chicago. For the final season, here's every local restaurant that was featured.

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World's first Dairy Queen is celebrated in Joliet as Route 66 turns 100

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Illinois could face new costs because of high error rate in SNAP food aid

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Bill aims to curb abandoned oil and gas wells in Illinois through stiffer fines

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Read the Tribune's investigation into Illinois' abandoned oil wells

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In Illinois, getting oil and gas operators to pay for abandoned wells can take decades

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Microplastics linger inside people and animals, multiple studies show. But regulation is still far off.

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Column: As it celebrates 100 years as a village, Richton Park poised for bright future

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Today in Chicago History: Lincoln Park porch collapse kills 13 and injures more than 50 young people

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Today in History: R. Kelly sentenced

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Vintage Chicago Tribune: Two men's connections to the American Revolution, one real and one invented

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Clarendon Hills concert series serves up slate of tribute bands

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Munster resumes mosquito spraying Tuesday

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Court news: Federal sentences for pill dealing, gun case and bank fraud

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