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Caps, capes and candles: Chicagoland Nurse Honor Guard sends off caregivers with ceremony

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Barack Obama hopes presidential center in Chicago will help affirm 'how precious our democracy truly is'

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Photos: The Obama Presidential Center dedication ceremony

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Thousands flock to Midway Plaisance Park for Obama Presidential Center watch party: 'This is a historic event'

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Evanston vows to defend reparations program after federal administration joins challenge to it

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Admiral Theatre to pay $200,000 to settle EEOC lawsuit

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Review: The Strokes deliver real headlining rock 'n' roll in Chicago

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Review: 'Champions of Magic' brings big, fun, family-friendly illusions to the Studebaker Theater

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Vintage Chicago Tribune: 1 million Catholics converge on city for International Eucharistic Congress

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Man shot by CPD and charged in Uptown killing is ordered held in jail

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FDA panel considers a first-of-its-kind flu vaccine using mRNA technology

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Maritime data company says stranded ships have begun transiting the Strait of Hormuz

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College sports bill clears key Senate hurdle despite opposition from Big Ten and SEC

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Editorial: Make no mistake, Chicago should be filled with World Cup fans right now

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Editorial: Sidley Austin decamps for buzzier digs, but don't write off the Central Loop just yet

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Willie Wilson: Chicago and Illinois show that where there is no vision and collaboration, people suffer

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J.R. Davis: US Attorney Andrew Boutros and his office deserve recognition for their commitment to addressing crime

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Supreme Court will decide if 'criminal aliens' can be held indefinitely while they fight deportation

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Pentagon chief lashes out at NATO allies and announces a review of US forces in Europe

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JD Vance, skeptical of foreign wars, becomes the face of Trump's tentative deal to end war with Iran

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Families of kids with disabilities warn Education Department changes could break a flawed system

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Review: Pixar's playthings grapple with high-tech devices in 'Toy Story 5'

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Review: 'The Death of Robin Hood' doesn't tell us much about this folklore hero

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What to do in Chicago: Dave Chappelle, Pride Fest and the big Obama center opening weekend

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Comedian Tom Dreesen, from suburban Harvey and Sinatra's opening act, has died at 86

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How the Chicago Cubs are trying to help Nico Hoerner get out of his offensive funk

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Column: Was it Yankee Stadium 'luck' or Chicago White Sox pitching woes that led to another lopsided loss?

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Coach Tiago Splitter embraces a new opportunity with the Chicago Bulls: 'I like to prove people wrong'

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Chicago Fire stadium site should get $425 million subsidy, Mayor Brandon Johnson proposes

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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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Review: Corinne Bailey Rae weaves together 20 years of beautiful music at the Athenaeum

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Two tornadoes confirmed in Illinois with reports of another in Merrillville

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Will County Board mulls creation of land bank to spur development

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Gary's Hard Rock pays out $1 million in jackpots in May as region casinos see flat revenues

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Lincoln Park 5-bedroom home with private patio: $4.6M

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Watch live: Obama Presidential Center grand opening ceremony

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Federal immigration agents make arrests at Bridgeview Courthouse, officials say

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'Broadview Six' attorneys want special counsel to investigate alleged misconduct by US Attorney's Office

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Judge upholds the conviction of former Wisconsin judge Hannah Dugan for helping immigrant evade ICE

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Frustrated by courts, Trump weighed suspending a constitutional right

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'You're the pioneers': Portage's PACE Virtual Academy holds first commencement

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Lake County residents protest Turning Point USA Educators' Summit; 'they're not welcome here'

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Scammers target Medicare cards, durable medical equipment needs, experts say

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Trump ramps up Education Department's dismantling with changes on special education and civil rights

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Crime and Public Safety

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Former Phoenix police officer sentenced to 5 years in federal corruption case

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Gov. JB Pritzker continues Illinois Prisoner Review Board restructuring following controversial rulings

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Near West Side man facing hate crime charge in Grant Park cross burning

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Police: Man found fatally shot in South Loop building fire

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Dangerous flooding from Tropical Storm Arthur, first of the Atlantic season, threatens Gulf Coast

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Four piping plovers hatch at Montrose Beach: 'Never ceases to be amazing'

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La Grange irons out details for lead water line replacement program

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'It's unreal': Washington Township volleyball team helps clean up Morgan Township farm destroyed by tornado

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Restaurants, Food and Drink

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

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Obama Presidential Center opening with Tafari's Kitchen and more on the South Side

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

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Pizza Hut, overtaken by the arrival of delivery culture, will be sold for $2.7 billion

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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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A mysterious company abandoned 603 oil wells, costing Illinois millions. Here's how they did it.

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Today in Chicago History: Sudden death at Medinah — Hale Irwin makes putt for birdie to win US Open

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Elgin News Digest: Elgin Area Chamber to honor outgoing CEO; Wonders of Mud at Hawthorne Hill Center

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7 Brew, a coffee chain with a cult following, opens its drive-thru lanes in Carpentersville

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Eagle Scout project adds raised garden beds at Mutual Ground in Aurora

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