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Chicago White Sox's Munetaka Murakami homers twice and collects career-high 6 RBIs on his bobblehead day

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Tornado and severe storm warnings in effect across Chicago and northwest Indiana, weather officials say

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Wisconsin tornado causes extensive damage and cuts power to thousands of homes

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Trees downed, roof collapses as storms sweep through south and southwest suburbs

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Illinois woman with green card has been detained by ICE for 12 months. Her daughters plead for her release.

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Loyola University Chicago to sunset Hispanic studies master's program

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Chicago launches resource center for rideshare, taxi drivers

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Trump administration urges Supreme Court to allow order targeting mail-in voting before midterms

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Savannah Guthrie makes an emotional plea to her mother's kidnappers

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ICE extends no-bid contract for major detention center in Texas, rejecting calls for closure

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What to know about the historic wildfires in France and Spain

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Trump demands Senate cancel August break until it passes voting bill

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Illinois allows residents to claim roadkill bucks and does — and thousands do

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Lollapalooza 2026: Our picks for the best music by day and what not to miss

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New study: Data centers have big economic impact on area

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Asking Eric: I grew up in a silent household

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17-year-old killed, 2 hurt in Barrington Hills crash: 'A huge loss'

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Former Chicago Bears wide receiver DJ Moore sells Vernon Hills home for $1.85M

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Simone Biles back in hospital after 'almost dying' in June

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The spritz isn't just the drink of summer. It's changing the way we drink.

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Chicago Bears CB Kyler Gordon is back where he spent much of last year — sidelined on PUP list to open camp

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Editorial: Can private screeners do the job of the TSA?

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Editorial: A Mayor Johnson is jump-starting housing. Just not our Mayor Johnson.

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Clarence Page: Is the Smithsonian racist? MAGA makes a case using Newspeak.

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Rashid Bashir: Illinois invented the future. This time, the quantum park will help us keep it.

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Trump defends his tariffs during Michigan visit even as businesses say they've hurt the state

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Mediators see progress in diplomatic efforts to halt Iran war, 2 regional officials say

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Low turnout trend continues in Cook County property tax referendum votes

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Thomas Nolan, longtime Springfield social service lobbyist, dies at 83

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Carly Simon has been diagnosed with Parkinson's disease, treated for skin cancer

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Chicago and Styx keep their sounds alive on the 'Windy Cities' tour

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'The Odyssey' earns $87M in its second weekend, Christopher Nolan's best second weekend yet

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Column: White Sox, Bananas and Wrigley Field are just part of a busy summer weekend in Chicago

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Chicago Bears roster breakdown: What to know about the 2026 offense before training camp

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MLB trade deadline: Chicago White Sox acquire RHP José Urquidy for minor-league RHP Félix Doroteo

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Photos: WNBA All-Star weekend returns to Chicago

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Photos: Patrick Kane returns to the Chicago Blackhawks

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Photos: Wildfire smoke blankets the Chicago area

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Photos: A look inside the Obama Presidential Center

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From TVs to toilet paper to a guitar: What Chicago Bears players brought to training camp

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Photos: Chicago Cubs Champions Gate dedication ceremony at Gallagher Way

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Photos: Work continues at Northwestern's Ryan Field

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Photos: Another round of hot weather hits Chicagoland

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Photos: Country music fans gather at Windy City Smokeout

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Photos: Chicagoland celebrates America's 250th birthday

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Officials expect WNBA Live fan fest at McCormick Place to host 30,000 during All-Star weekend in Chicago

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Column: Patrick Kane's return to the Chicago Blackhawks is a marketing coup — but will it help them win?

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Straight-line winds blamed for June 24 freight train derailment

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3 Northwest suburban hospitals accused of not properly providing pricing information

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Cracker Barrel CEO steps down a year after logo debacle

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Hinsdale Mahjong Society opens Westmont studio for friendship, 'spending time together around a table'

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Hundreds march to Trump Tower for vigil for two men killed by ICE agents

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White House wants veterans to replace immigrant truckers who lost licenses in crackdown

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'Deportation factory': Chicago's immigration court epicenter for US spike in removal orders, analysis shows

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Southwest Airlines flight attendant detained by ICE at work, union says

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South, southwest suburban students practice STEM skills designing electric go-karts

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'An amazing time': Valparaiso University's new president Brian Konkol settles in

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Recent UChicago study shows uptick in violence around schools shuttered in 2013

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Complaint accuses school board president candidate Hilario Dominguez of breaking campaign finance rules

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Crime and Public Safety

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Records: Man charged with harassing Porter County 911 dispatchers

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Records: Lake Station man charged in meth deal

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Illinois State Police investigate death of Lisle man in Oak Lawn police custody

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Police: Valparaiso woman in custody on hold for murder

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BP Whiting Refinery included on new greenhouse gas emissions report

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Friends hike and remember Ron Seman, the sage of the Indiana Dunes

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The wildfire smoke is gone, but poor air quality is an enduring problem for some Chicagoans

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'It makes me furious': IDEM's move to loosen NWI ozone rules criticized

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Restaurants, Food and Drink

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Food icon: Buritt Bulloch, the Donut King at Old Fashioned Donuts in Chicago

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100 years of Rainbow Cone's wonderful weirdness

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Recipe: This lemon love cake is the easiest make-ahead dessert

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Recipe strawberry sour cream bars

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Bill aims to curb abandoned oil and gas wells in Illinois through stiffer fines

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Read the Tribune's investigation into Illinois' abandoned oil wells

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

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

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Today in Chicago History: Stoning death of Eugene Williams triggers 1919 race riots

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Today in History: Boy Scouts of America allows gay leaders

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Pullman Railroad Days celebrates industry and workers in historic company town

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UNESCO adds France's D-Day landing beaches, Greece's Mount Olympus to World Heritage List

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Family, friends mourn loss of 'vibrant' 14-year-old Avery Harding

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Aurora may add nine electric vehicle chargers to support its electric fleet

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Bellissima Opera & Song to stage adaptation of 'The Marriage of Figaro'

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Court briefs: Sentencing in gun case, possible plea in child solicitation

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Best Bluetooth Transmitter For TV

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5 brands that consistently make great Chromebooks

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Every conscious home benefits from a quality cruelty-free soap

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