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2026 Illinois Election Day results

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Candidates seeking seats on the Gary council at upcoming caucus

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How Jeffery Simmons put aside a crazy week to lead the Chicago Bears in 34-17 win over the Seattle Seahawks

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Patrick Kane injured in Chicago Blackhawks' 5-2 loss and will miss 'the next couple of games'

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Photos: Open House Chicago 2026

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Leyden Senior Apartments opens in Franklin Park with 80 units

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Today in History: Chevrolet Motor Car Co. founded

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Ex-Chicago FBI boss sues US attorney and Kash Patel alleging he was scapegoated for failed Midway Blitz cases

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An ICE officer is charged with assault for striking a man with a car in Houston

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2026 Election Day results: Chicago Board of Education

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Journalism scholarship honors longtime Southland newspaperman Tom Houlihan

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East Aurora District 131 school board member Annette Johnson responds to fraud allegations

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Crime and Public Safety

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Records: Gary shooting case upgraded to murder after teen dies

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Montgomery man dies following crash on Interstate 88 in North Aurora

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Police: Two dead after separate weekend crashes in Porter County

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Woman fatally shot inside north Hammond Walmart Monday morning

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At least 14 people died in Cook County this summer from heat. Medical professionals say it's not the whole picture.

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More than 6,400 oil spills occurred in the Great Lakes over a decade, study shows. But the impact is largely unknown.

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New Indiana septic rules are challenging for Lake Michigan towns

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Bat surveys boost interest in protecting Illinois' declining populations

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Restaurants, Food and Drink

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

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'Chicago, do better': Vendors, food activists demand reforms to city's restrictive street vending laws

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KFC and Taco Bell restaurants close across Puerto Rico

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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 Chicago History: Illinois Democrat Barack Obama elected to US Senate

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Today in History: Chicago Cubs win the World Series

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Before Charles Lindbergh's famous trans-Atlantic flight, he survived two crashes delivering airmail in Illinois

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Today in Chicago History: Bears Hall of Famer Walter 'Sweetness' Payton dies

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La Grange's LATTE Theater takes 'Charlotte's Web' production on the road

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Ben Szudy saves 2 PKs in the shootout as Lockport stops Lyons, the nation's No. 1 team, in the supersectional

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