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Video gambling hearing ends after tensions flare between Mayor Brandon Johnson allies, opponents

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More tickets for Obama Presidential Center museum to go on sale

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Irene Pritzker was the buyer who paid $5.5M for Lester and Renee Crown's Streeterville condo

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Michelin retired its Green Stars to the dismay of sustainable chefs in Chicago

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Dansby Swanson's 2 HRs and 7 RBIs fuel Chicago Cubs to 10-3 rout of New York Mets in Game 1 of doubleheader

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Social Security sending double payments to some beneficiaries in July

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Blue Island Mayor Fred Bilotto opposes data center development

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Qatar's Assim Madibo banned for 5 games after breaking the leg of Canada's Ismaël Koné at World Cup

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Christian Pulisic feels 'great' and hopes to play for US in final World Cup group game against Turkey

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Teen's body recovered in Michigan City after Lake Michigan calms

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Olivia Rodrigo is for the girls: All-women lineup set for her Daisy Chain Fields fest in Irvine

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New York prepares for an event at Madison Square Garden. Clues point to you know who.

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Feds: Owner of Oak Lawn methadone clinic stole millions, funded lavish lifestyle including yacht 'Butt Nekkid'

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Chicago Bears still looking to piece together stadium legislation in Illinois, Gov. JB Pritzker says

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Workers plan to strike at 6 Illinois Prime Healthcare hospitals

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New Hollywood Casino Aurora ready to open to the public Wednesday

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Iowa TV anchor quits on-air, saying 'facts matter'

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Chicago White Sox-Cleveland Guardians game at Rate Field underway after 2-hour, 40-minute rain delay

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At 87, Wheaton woman becomes oldest known female in Illinois to get kidney transplant

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NBA draft: Chicago Bulls double down on 'SLAP' mentality by selecting Dailyn Swain with No. 15 pick

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Mayor Brandon Johnson files lawsuit against Airbnb and host company

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'The Bear' was a love letter to Chicago. For the final season, here's every local restaurant that was featured.

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Editorial: Chicago made a deal with Bally's casino. It did not include video gaming terminals in bars.

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Editorial: A toast to innovation in downtown Arlington Heights

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Dominic Voz: Defending Evanston's reparations program means defending the promise of fair housing

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Scott W. Patton: As debate rages over an Iran deal, let's acknowledge how much Americans have already lost

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Attorneys say threat, rancor with Munster councilman led to resignation

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Mrvan, union officials call on BP to end lockout in D.C.

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Judge bars immigration arrests at US courthouses in a setback for Trump

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Chief of staff to former NYC Mayor Eric Adams arrested in federal bribery probe, AP source says

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Fireworks 2026: All the Fourth of July shows for America 250

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Column: The Devon Pawn Shop tells its own part of the story of the American Dream

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Chicago Media Report: Rising TV pundit Adam Mockler, ABC 7 enlists viewers in FCC battle and CNBC to hit Cboe

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Chicago Theater Report: New leaders for Albany Park Theater Project and a cast for 'Sunday in the Park'

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Photos: Chicago Bears minicamp at Halas Hall

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Photos: Six Flags Great America celebrates 50 years

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Photos: Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson meets Pope Leo XIV at the Vatican

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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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Walmart strikes first nuclear power deal for electricity from Illinois site

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Northbrook OKs $10.5 million sale of nine acres for 320 apartments plus commercial space downtown

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Activists continue green steel push ahead of Nippon annual meeting

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Federal judge bars ICE from making arrests in immigration courts

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Federal appeals court allows Trump administration to resume expanded use of speedy deportations

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Judge blocks use of federal database to check citizenship, saying it could wrongly purge voters

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US Attorney Andrew Boutros drops arson case amid new grand jury gaffes by 'Broadview Six' prosecutor

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Stories of resistance and resilience are the Jane Addams Children's Book Award winners

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Walter Payton College Preparatory High School to cut some Latin language programming citing budget restraints, low enrollment

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Evanston-Skokie District 65 Superintendent Angel Turner resigns, Board names replacement

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Bradshaw: Detailed experiences can take an application from good to great

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Crime and Public Safety

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Southland crime: aggravated speeding in Evergreen Park, Chicago Ridge, and more

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West Loop man charged in Loop Blue Line stabbing

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Pedestrian dead after struck while changing tire on I-80/I-94

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New details emerge in fatal shooting of bicyclist near Grant Park

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Weather service: Northwest Indiana exceeds 30-year average rainfall

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Bridges link Highland, Munster communities

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

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In a record-breaking tornado season, DuPage radio experts showcase how they can help

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Restaurants, Food and Drink

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Food icon: Ina Pinkney, the Breakfast Queen and secret restaurant godmother of Chicago

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Despite neighbors' support, Nature's Best Cafe in Naperville to close July 31

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Oak Park store looks to set Guinness World Record for largest sour candy tasting

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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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New protections on the way for patients against sexual abuse, misconduct by healthcare workers

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Illinois to audit plastic surgeon case after Tribune investigation

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Today in Chicago History: Amelia Earhart says she's keeping her last name — 'My husband doesn't mind'

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Of Notoriety: Northwest Indiana maestro will continue raise baton through 2029

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Court news: Guilty pleas in various shootings, trial set in child molesting case

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Valparaiso council approves zoning request for 'attainable homes' despite conflict concern

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Around the Southland: Student gets sweet ride to school in Palos Park, Blessing of the Waters marks 20th years

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