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How Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang's extramarital affair could cause collateral damage in Washington

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Today in Chicago History: Municipal Grant Park Stadium renamed Soldier Field on Armistice (now Veterans) Day

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Family, community mourn 21-year-old slain in Logan Square: 'He had plans'

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Proposed license a hopeful prospect for street vendors risking fines, but critics say gaps remain

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Chicago Media Report: Dean Richards launches a podcast — and Lite FM flips to Christmas music

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Hometown artist Rashid Johnson returns to MCA: 'I've always been desperate to impress the Chicago audience'

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CPD sergeant dies of apparent suicide at Albany Park station

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Chicagoland high school football rankings: Get Mike McGraw's Top 25 ahead of the IHSA state quarterfinals

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Minivan crashes into people outside Los Angeles metro station, killing 3

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Immigration arrests go on unabated despite Donald Trump's misgivings after GOP's midterm wipeout

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What does College Football Playoff expansion mean for local teams and fans? It depends on your situation.

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Chicago Cubs promote Ben Martin to farm director: 'I don't think we're going to miss a beat'

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Round Lake mother released from ICE detention after 15 months, reunites with daughters: 'She's safe now'

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Megyn Kelly, Elon Musk decry Russell Brand conviction and sentence

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WGN-Channel 9's Tonya Francisco sells Bronzeville mansion for $645,000

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Column: Praise for Northwestern's new Ryan Field is a little hard to see from one vantage point

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Ferrara closing Little Village candy plant, laying off 154 workers

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NFL trade deadline: Could the Chicago Bears make another move before today's 3 p.m. cut-off?

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Paul McCartney and Ringo Starr set for rare joint performance

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Bill Kurtis: AI stole my voice — and I want it back

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White Sox radio broadcaster Darrin Jackson sells Western Springs home for $800,000

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Editorial: 12 easy-to-ignore Illinois counties want to explore secession. Springfield should listen.

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Seth Limmer: On this awful anniversary of Kristallnacht, antisemitism arrives again in Philadelphia

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Daniel DePetris: What a Democratic Congress means for Iran, Israel and Ukraine

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Willie Wilson says he would cut spending, close schools if elected mayor

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Oak Lawn Public Library Board approves 4.5% tax levy hike after community shows support

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Illinois agrees to delay enforcing hemp ban for some businesses amid lawsuit

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Aldermen blast Mayor Brandon Johnson's plan to rework gunshot detection test

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French onion pork chops bring classic soup flavors to an easy skillet dinner

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United Airlines CEO Scott Kirby calls on FAA to help reduce aircraft taxi times at O'Hare

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Meet the food icons of Chicago

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4 takeaways from No. 3 Illinois' 84-78 loss to No. 16 Texas Tech, including turnovers and free-throw woes

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Will Venable named AL Manager of the Year after leading Chicago White Sox from 102 losses to the playoffs

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Column: Critique of Northwestern's Ryan Field hits close to home for its developer and namesake

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Chicago Cubs right-hander Ben Brown undergoes neck surgery in hopes of putting recurring issue behind him

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Week 9 photos: Chicago Bears 27, Tampa Bay Buccaneers 24

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Photos: Voters head to the polls on Election Day in Illinois

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Requiem for the American Dream: A nation in search of its past, with fragile hopes for its future

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Photos: Chicago Cubs win the World Series on Nov. 2, 2016, to end an 108-year drought

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Photos: Chicago's Arts in the Dark parade

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Photos: Who we saw on the 'Holiday Touchdown: A Bears Love Story' red carpet

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Photos: Open House Chicago 2026

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Veteran Business Project helps ex-military carry out new missions in their lives

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Transport of Amazon data center transformers expected to start Saturday

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Citizens Action Coalition raises concerns with NIPSCO gas settlements

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Lyons Township High School receives $28 million bid for Willow Springs land from home builder

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DOJ claims 'Broadview Six' communications are off-limits in judge's inquiry

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Supreme Court clears the way for border wall construction in Texas's Big Bend to resume

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Deportation flight of Iranians from US scuttled at last minute, attorney says

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Students stage walkout at Morgan Park High School over beloved football coach's departure

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South Suburban College fair connects veterans with vital resources

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Oak Park teacher representing Illinois in NEA Global Learning Fellowship

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District 218 maintains academic growth; Eisenhower High School loses commendable status

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Crime and Public Safety

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Texas man charged in cruise ship killing had argued with wife in their cabin, FBI says

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Prosecutors allege 'hand to hand' transaction of $503 followed shooting death of violence prevention CEO

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'Unspeakable crime': Batavia chiropractor gets 60 years for secretly recording child patients

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La Porte County Sheriff names dead suspect in 1981 slaying

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Community leaders say new environmental study of Amtrak's proposed South Side facility 'woefully inadequate'

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UN climate summit kicks off after a disastrous year of extreme weather

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Illinois River tagging effort to count invasive carp and help protect Lake Michigan

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Lincoln Park says THIMBY, not NIMBY. Some residents aren't convinced there's a difference.

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Restaurants, Food and Drink

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Food icon: Stephanie Hart of Brown Sugar Bakery, home of the caramel aka 'carmel' cake in Chicago

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Restaurant review: Tafari's Kitchen and the Mahalia Jackson Café at the Obama Presidential Center in Chicago

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10 pop-up food and drink events in Chicago this November

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Starbucks' holiday menu arrives with a first-time festive pup cup

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Illinois plastic surgeon with 8 patient deaths faces another license suspension

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Illinois, Chicago, Cook County got $11B in pandemic aid but there were gaps in oversight and transparency

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Illinois ignores rules and red flags as 'servant leader' runs up $100M state tab, then closes 2 hospitals

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Data centers near O'Hare win nearly $100M in local tax breaks, leaving suburban homeowners to cover the gap

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Today in History: Nat Turner executed

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Lake County celebrates Veterans Day with ceremony, stories

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York High School unveils new $35K memorial to Elmhurst area veterans

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Charlie Palmer, who idolizes Walter Payton, loves putting hammer down for Lincoln-Way East: 'I'm an enforcer'

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After finishing fourth at state, St. Laurence's Nina Nesci gets a new wrestling partner. Her sister, Ellie.

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Steve Millar's top 5 girls wrestling teams and 25 individuals to watch in the Southland for 2026-27 season

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Column: Fox Valley veteran finding new ways to make life sweeter for homeless vets

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Which ultrasonic pest repeller should I buy?

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Thanksgiving hosting tips with our baking expert

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Best Friendsgiving tool

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Electric blanket safety tips and alternatives

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