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Biblioracle: After five years, we finally have a new Alexandra Andrews novel, 'The Fine Art of Lying'

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Gas surges past $4 a gallon while tomato and beef prices notch new records. A look at rising costs amid the Iran war.

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At 15, Romeoville teen makes Lewis University history as youngest student ever to receive master's degree

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'I just don't want it to take over my life': Hantavirus sparks fear, questions for some students in a post-COVID world

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Which hostas will thrive in the garden?

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Letters: The Cubs' pitch for expanded parking is about money, not neighborhood benefit

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Five takeaways from President Trump's trip to China and his meeting with President Xi Jinping

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Game 1 photos: Cubs beat White Sox 10-5 in City Series at Rate Field

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Street gang leader Larry Hoover's clemency bid now in Gov. JB Pritzker's hands

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Controversial Trump Truth Store is reopening after abrupt closure amid drop in sales, Iran war

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CPD body removal contractor had license suspended in November, records show

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Sam Sianis of the Billy Goat, Chicago's most famous saloonkeeper, dies at 91

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Column: Mystery of the missing Crosstown Cup doesn't damper enthusiasm for the City Series

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Today in Chicago History: Michael Jordan named NBA Rookie of the Year

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Today in History: Queen Elizabeth II addresses Congress

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Editorial: A McDonald's Happy Meal for the Chicago Fire and The 78 in more ways than one

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Editorial: DuPage County approves a 35% raise for its board chair. Taxpayers should ask why.

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Elizabeth Shackelford: An indefensible defense budget proposal and what it portends for our nation

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Supreme Court rejects Virginia's bid to restore congressional map favoring Democrats

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Trump announces Boeing jet order from China. Beijing stays silent.

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Colorado's Democratic governor commutes ex-election clerk Tina Peters' sentence after Trump pressure

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Review: Hubbard Street Dance finale goes straight to the heart with 'LubDub'

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Chicago Shakespeare's 40th season includes 'Romeo and Juliet' with Pat Benatar music

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Inside the new TimeLine Theatre

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Review: 'Enemy of the People' is a masterful first play in TimeLine's new home

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City Series: Cubs are better late in 10-5 victory in opener, snapping White Sox winning streak at 5

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As Mallory Swanson nears return to Chicago Stars, husband Dansby in awe of 'most incredible, blessed journey'

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Chicago Bears 2026 schedule: A closer look at each game — and our writers' predictions

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Preorder Our New Bears Book

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Photos: Sam Sianis, owner of the Billy Goat Tavern

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Photos: NBA draft combine at Wintrust Arena

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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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Remembering Route 66: Readers share their memories of the 100-year-old highway

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Photos: The Big House Ballgame at the Old Joliet Prison

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Photos: Chicago Bears rookie minicamp at Halas Hall

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Evanston adopts major housing plan aiming to boost housing affordability, availability

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Clarendon Hills to address 'community clamor for ice cream' with new Rita's Italian Ice outlet

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Evanston officials break ground on 33-unit Mt. Pisgah affordable housing complex

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Ford City Mall to shut down over safety concerns, ending 60-year run on the Southwest Side

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Latin American nationals deported by the US to Congo face an uncertain future

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A Texas town may offer a preview of a Trump plan to force noncitizens from public housing

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US Border Patrol chief Michael Banks announces his resignation

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Chicago 'Dreamers' say they're fearful of job loss and deportations

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'It's the best day of my life': 72-year IU-Northwest grad celebrates commencement

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Hinsdale Central grad lauded with engineering award at U of I

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Valerie Nicholson, a music education icon, set to retire after 40 years at Prairie State College

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Mental health summit convenes youth and community organizations to create plan for next generation

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Crime and Public Safety

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Former Aurora Christian Schools board member accused of long-term sexual abuse of minor, police say

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Illinois man gets split term for drunken crash near Lowell that killed friend

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Teen released without charges in East Garfield Park homicides

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Valparaiso couple charged with neglect in 6-month-old girl's death

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First bison calf born to herd at Kane County's Burlington Prairie Forest Preserve

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BP denies fuel leaks at refinery despite online claims

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Will County zoning commission again votes no on 6,100-acre solar farm

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Aurora invites residents to vote on names for baby falcons hatched outside City Hall

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Restaurants, Food and Drink

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Tribune Food Awards: The 2026 Readers' Choice winners

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Jim's Original, famous for its Maxwell Street sausages and hot dogs, relocating to Pilsen

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Rescinded dinner invitation is at the center of a suit filed against the Union League Club of Chicago

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Today in History: First McDonald's opens

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Hundreds march in Pilsen, demand answers in unsolved fatal hit-and-run

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A 69-hour-workday? City of Chicago paid head-scratching legal bills

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Court battles hit taxpayer wallets

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Heidi Stevens: A glimpse at Warsaw history reinforces why books and literacy are vital for democracy

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Today in Chicago History: Rocky Marciano KO's Jersey Joe Walcott in first round of fight at Chicago Stadium

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Today in Chicago History: Floats, flowers and shots fired as Michigan Avenue Bridge opens

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After being lifted for pinch hitter, Ty Hudik helps spark Lincoln-Way East's rally. 'Keep the train rolling.'

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Brady Dunnett breaks out of early season slump, gets back down to business for Oswego. 'He's put in the work.'

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Baseball and softball scores for the Southland, Aurora, Elgin, Naperville and Lake County

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Former West Aurora boys basketball coach Brian Johnson takes over at Oswego East. 'There a lot of excitement.'

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