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Matthew Perry's family trusted his assistant to help keep him sober. He instead helped him overdose

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Pushed to the limit, Republicans show rare defiance to Trump's demands

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Kyle Busch was more than a villain and the greatest NASCAR driver of his generation

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Judge denies motion to appoint special prosecutor to investigate federal agents' actions during Operation Midway Blitz

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WBBM Newsradio switches to ABC News, a day before the end of CBS News Radio

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David Greising: Chicago's parking meter deal was rushed. The Bears megaprojects bill shouldn't be.

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Dr. Jeffrey A. Singer: Cannabis consumers deserve honest information — not a new prohibition panic

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Chicago Teachers Union political director running for school board president

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What Dave Eggers wishes he had known when he was young and cool

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Photos: South Side street renamed in honor of fallen Chicago police officer

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Photos: Milwaukee Brewers 5, Chicago Cubs 0 at Wrigley Field

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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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Game 3 photos: White Sox beat the Cubs 9-8 in City Series at Rate Field

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Game 2 photos: White Sox beat Cubs 8-3 in City Series at Rate Field

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

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Photos: NBA draft combine at Wintrust Arena

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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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Today in Chicago History: Passenger's dynamite causes midair explosion on plane that departed O'Hare

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Northwestern football offensive coordinator Chip Kelly pays $5M for Winnetka home

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Elk Grove Village mayor defends data centers at packed community hearing

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Two men charged with creating AI-generated porn under new law targeting 'deepfakes'

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Man charged with 'ramming' federal agents in Brighton Park confrontation

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Rich Township District 227 student receives high school and associate's degree diplomas within same month

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East Aurora D131 school board approves four-year contract with raises for teachers, support and office staff

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Record-holding runner to stay despite student visa woes

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Crime and Public Safety

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Cops: Boy, 13, critically wounded in South Chicago neighborhood

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Free speech or race-baiting? 'Chud the Builder' shooting stirs debate over livestreamer's approach.

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Documents: Gary woman charged in baby's neglect death

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Will County Board votes 12-8 to approve sprawling Pride of the Prairie solar farm

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Name the eaglets: Chicagoans vote to name the city's first bald eagles born in a century

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After receiving more than 500 votes from the community, Aurora unveils names for baby falcons

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Kansas farmers hit hard by weather extremes and growing costs, wheat crop could be worst since 1972

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Restaurants, Food and Drink

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Memorial Day guide: 14 Chicago restaurant and bar specials for the long weekend

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The next-generation of canned wine is here

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Restrictions on private guardianship of vulnerable adults advance in Springfield

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Demolition of historic Jackson Square Antique Mall building in La Grange delayed by neighbor's lawsuit

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