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Catcher Kyle Teel returns from the IL as the Chicago White Sox option Edgar Quero to Triple A

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Iowa TV anchor quits on-air, saying 'facts matter'

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Dates set for the start of Chicago Bears training camp and joint practices with 2 teams

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NBA draft: Could Cameron Boozer or Darryn Peterson fall to the Chicago Bulls at No. 4?

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Former Federal Reserve Chairman Alan Greenspan dies at 100

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Amid Chicago budget crunch, more schools lean on dollars they raise independently

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

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Illinois breaks the record for most tornadoes in a year, bringing 2026 tally to at least 147

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A first look at the Chicago Cubs' Champions Gate — plus more on its architectural details

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3 Chicago Cubs takeaways from a Toronto Blue Jays series featuring sunshine and rain — on and off the field

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CTA passenger injured after gunfire from Dan Ryan hits train window

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Former Wimbledon champion Marketa Vondrousova suspended 4 years for refusing a doping test

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Dallas Mavericks are hiring national champ coach Dusty May away from Michigan

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French TV disavows female presenter's barb at Belgium player over leaving World Cup for childbirth

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Letters: The Obama Presidential Center tower is a monument to the former president's ego

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Daily Horoscope for June 21, 2026

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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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Illinois hospitals owe the state more than $700M, sparking questions and calls for change

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Chicago Cubs' Father's Day game rescheduled due to inclement weather

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Aldermen want 'Pope Leo XIV Northerly Island' and 'Obama Way' at Trump Tower

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At least 13 wounded in 'heartbreaking' mass shooting on Far South Side

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'Broadview Six' attorneys want special counsel to investigate alleged misconduct by US attorney's office

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Today in History: Supreme Court rules that burning American flag is a form of protected political protest

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An Afghan man spent 13 years waiting for the US to keep its word. He still cherishes his American dream.

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Editorial: Illinois residents lose out on disaster aid. Reform can't come soon enough.

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Editorial: Illinois spends 65 cents on pensions for every dollar it spends on classrooms

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Clarence Page: A president who is never too busy to celebrate himself — at our expense

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Cook County clerk: Young people need to be part of the conversation about gun violence

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Some party labels now attached to Lake, Porter school board races

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Trump threats shake up US-Iran talks in Switzerland on deal's details

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Data center opposition, supporters react to Indiana's data center incentives

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'Toy Story 5' rakes in the biggest box-office debut of the year with a franchise-best $160 million

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In Taylor Swift's Rhode Island beach town, every clue becomes a wedding rumor

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Pink boots are everywhere at the World Cup as the color becomes a star on soccer's biggest stage

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Column: If White Sox and Cubs hope to make it to October, both of their bullpens need to step up

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Kansas town embraces Algeria at the World Cup as the nation itself grapples with human rights record

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Today in History: Diego Maradona scores 'Hand of God' goal

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Photos: Six Flags Great America celebrates 50 years

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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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A quieter Federal Reserve could mean volatile markets, higher rates

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Oak Park store looks to set Guinness World Record for largest sour candy tasting

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Ford City Mall's main building shutters for good on Monday, but the site's future remains in limbo

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ICE spent $700 million on 7 warehouses. Now it wants to get rid of them.

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ICE arrests shift to courthouses and immigration check-ins as enforcement intensifies in Chicago area

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Judge orders ICE to free Wisconsin mosque leader, citing a 'substantial' free speech claim

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Learning conference focuses on effective technology use in classrooms

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First Lutheran high school in Northwest Indiana is starting small

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At PNW, Ivy Tech, data center academies aim to fill job pipeline; Microsoft signs pact

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'Should I have done this?': Dozens of candidates fight to stay on Chicago's school board ballot

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Crime and Public Safety

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Chicago homicides in 2026: Here's how the numbers compare with previous years

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3 teens shot at large gathering in North Lawndale, police say

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One man dead, another injured after West Pullman shooting

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Pride Month bird sit offers space to connect for LGBTQ+ birders

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Mount Baldy being watched as part of stabilization process

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Great waste in the Great Lakes: How plastic pollution is clogging our waters

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

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Restaurants, Food and Drink

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Why the Moonshine Store — in tiny Martinsville — was a viral restaurant before there were viral restaurants

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Restaurant review: Brûlée, a Southern brunch hotspot in the South Loop of Chicago

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Those World Cup tourists loving American food? They're not all what they seem.

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Taste of Oak Brook to open an hour earlier this year

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New protections on the way for patients against sexual abuse, misconduct by healthcare workers

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Illinois to audit plastic surgeon case after Tribune investigation

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Despite 8 patient deaths and a $56M jury verdict, state allows Chicago plastic surgeon to keep operating

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New safeguards approved for Illinois hospitals' adult guardianship cases

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Today in Chicago History: First Dairy Queen opens in Joliet

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A month after fire, Balmoral Park former workers share memories of horse racing days

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Today in Chicago History: The 'ragged stranger' case

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Georgia man arrested after being found with missing local girl: 'A parent's worst nightmare'

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Fundraiser drives car lovers to Batavia Moose Lodge

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Aurora Juneteenth celebration promotes cultural connections

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Business briefs: Franciscan employee honored, United Way offers grants

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Keep your yard cool and shaded with these sun shade sails

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