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NBA Cup quarterfinals begin this week — and Thunder are playing for more than a title and $500K per player

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Mayor Brandon Johnson calls aldermanic budget plan 'incomplete assignment'

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Christmas 2025: 34 Chicago-area restaurants offering holiday specials

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Chicago Bears coach Ben Johnson says DJ Moore wasn't 'the answer' on game-sealing interception

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Column: Notre Dame is justified in taking a stand against the College Football Playoff farce

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Democratic Rep. Jasmine Crockett is running for US Senate in Texas

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New Orleans Archdiocese to pay hundreds of clergy abuse victims in settlement

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Lake County immigrants relieved, but wary as arrests subside: 'They're still afraid'

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'I thought it was going to be a cold case': Sister of dismembered North Lawndale man welcomes news of arrest

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The economy is dragging, but the stock market is thriving. Why?

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Editorial: A snazzy new State Street station. But, seriously, $444M and 3 more years?

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Editorial: President Trump's brand of socialism has no place in a revival of America's nuclear power industry

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Professors: Here are the life-and-death stakes of the debate over Affordable Care Act subsidies

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Rob Karr: Elimination of the penny will cost us as merchants and consumers

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Faithful honor Mexican patroness in Guadalupe horse pilgrimage, but numbers lower after ICE raids

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Evanston Mayor Daniel Biss questions how Trump-Northwestern deal impacts protests and campus oversight

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Records reviewed by AP detail online monitoring, arrests in New Orleans immigration crackdown

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Glenview Board lukewarm to residents' requests to ban ICE from village property

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Golden Globe snubs and surprises: 'Wicked,' Julia Roberts, Sydney Sweeney and more

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'One Battle After Another' leads Golden Globe nominations, while 'Wicked: For Good' falters

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Trump hosts Kennedy Center Honors recognizing Sylvester Stallone, Kiss, Gloria Gaynor and others

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Bad reviews didn't scare off the 'Five Nights at Freddy's 2' audience. It even broke a record.

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Chicago Bears' 2nd-half spark led by QB Caleb Williams too little, too late in Week 14 loss at Lambeau Field

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Illinois and Northwestern are headed to bowl games: Here's what to know

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Michael Soroka — who made 1 start for Cubs after deadline trade — goes to Diamondbacks on $7.5M, 1-year deal

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Week 14 photos: Green Bay Packers 28, Chicago Bears 21

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Photos: Federal agents are confronted by residents in Elgin

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Photos: Secretary Kristi Noem visits Chicago's Christmas tree ship

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Photos: Chicago Bears fans line up — again — for free hot dogs at Wieners Circle

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Photos: Go inside the 29th annual Christkindlmarket at Chicago's Daley Plaza

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Photos: Snowy owls' unusually early visit to the Chicago lakefront

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Photos: Winter weather hits Chicagoland

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Week 13 photos: Chicago Bears 24, Philadelphia Eagles 15

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Photos: The 2025 Chicago Thanksgiving Parade

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Photos: Thanksgiving meals for those in need

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The Tribune got a rare look inside Broadview's ICE processing center in 2009. Here's what we saw.

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Photos: ICE detainee released and reunited with family and 16-year-old daughter fighting cancer

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Indiana redistricting hearing attracts dozens of witnesses

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Longtime Monee Democrat William 'Billy' Morgan tapped to lead Will County party

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President Donald Trump is proposing a $12B aid package for farmers hit hard by his trade war with China

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Political veteran George Cardenas fighting to stay on March primary ballot

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Car prices are going up, but how much of it is from tariffs?

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Paramount goes hostile in bid for Warner Bros., challenging a $72 billion bid by Netflix

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Illinois researchers say versatile grass could be used for sustainable fuel, building materials and more

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Windows help restore outward luster of House of Tomorrow

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Calumet College building new community sports field, fitness area, garden

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Column: Southland College Prep's Gloria Chatman honored for inspiring young artists

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Hilltop Neighborhood House continues to expand to meet ever-growing need

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Housed in an old stable, Pullman Tech Workshop works to bring stability to area housing stock, residents

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Crime and Public Safety

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Two charges dropped for GHA director under pretrial deal

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Woman ejected from car and killed after overnight crash in Avondale

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Chicago homicides in 2025: 392 people slain. Here's how that compares with previous years.

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National Park Service eliminates free admission on MLK Day, Juneteenth while adding Trump's birthday

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A snowy, cold start to winter follows a very warm fall. How are Illinois seasons changing?

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Federal funding cuts threaten Chicago Harbor Lock, one of the nation's busiest

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Illinois settles suit against Monsanto for $120 million for PCBs contamination

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Restaurants, Food and Drink

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2025 Holiday Cookie Contest winners: Pracny, eggnog crème brûlée and mandelbread recipes come out on top

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White Eagle in Niles closes after decades as a hub for Polish community and political powerhouses

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Tribune's 2025 Holiday Cookie Contest: Get the winning recipes

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Chicago-based Levy to provide food service at new $750 million Fire stadium

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When hospitals choose private guardians, patients pay the price

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Chicago hospitals funnel patients into long-lasting guardianships, angering friends and family

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Record property tax increases slam Chicago homeowners as downtown owners see cuts

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Federal judge postpones ruling on detained father of sick teen

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Chicago weather: How our 2025-26 seasonal snowfall compares with previous years

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Today in Chicago History: United flight crashes into bungalows on approach to Midway, killing 45 people

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Today in History: Brittney Griner freed in prisoner exchange

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Soon no Pearl Harbor survivors will be alive. People turn to other ways to learn about the bombing.

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Highland Park's annual Winter Wonderland offers enchantment celebrating multi-holiday season

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Fire leaves Aurora home uninhabitable, fire department says

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Ice skating rink popping up at Miller library

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Aurora City Council to vote on new building codes

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