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Two fatally shot at Mark Twain Elementary School: police

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Chicago Sky's DiJonai Carrington says she never claimed Flagrant 2 foul on her was white privilege

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State, former Pentagon official shares Indiana financial updates with Gary chamber

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Ben Jones, good ol' boy 'Dukes of Hazzard' actor and 2-term US House member, dies at 84

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Asking Eric: It is her way. Period.

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Mayor Brandon Johnson's top aide intervenes in city dispute with antiviolence group

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Editorial: Brandon Johnson's City Hall can't find anyone willing to collect debt on the city's behalf

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Review: Foo Fighters leans hard into its history for its concert at Soldier Field

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Editorial: Climate migration could be a big boost for Chicago

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Editorial: Data centers occupying Loop landmark buildings is a bad idea

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Clarence Page: Time for Democrats to widen their 'big tent'

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Jeffrey Miron: What research from Boston zoning can teach Chicago

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Lauren Boebert's son arrested on charges of sexual exploitation of a child, court records show

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President Donald Trump officials propose new scrutiny of food additives and ingredients

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Washington grapples with a National Guard deployment extended until 2029

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Iran won't reopen Strait of Hormuz without US concessions and other Mideast developments

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What to know if you're going to the 2026 Chicago Air and Water Show

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Cat tours arrive in Chicago. The first is a purrfectly big smash.

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Chicago Bears WR Luther Burden III reportedly will miss the preseason — but aims for a Week 1 return

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Tim Anderson, a 2-time All-Star and batting champion with Chicago White Sox, retires: 'Goal is to be happy'

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Chicago State builds its inaugural Division I football program behind a whole lot of energy — and ambition

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Eric Bieniemy is back at Kansas City Chiefs practice after wife's shooting at their Virginia home

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Photos: What we saw at Lollapalooza Day 1

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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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A house, a car, a little breathing room: Why middle-class life feels increasingly out of reach

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WK Kellogg Co. speeds up removal of artificial colors from cereals

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As Chicago's mayoral race takes shape, social media influencers step in — including for Brandon Johnson

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Gold holds gain after soft US jobs data eases rate-hike concerns

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Man arrested in Mokena with Molotov cocktails, map of mosque facing immigration proceedings in ICE detention

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Gary father faces deportation as lawyer calls ICE confrontation story 'untrue'

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ICE takes issue with AP reporting on policy to release body-worn camera footage

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OPRF senior takes gold in NAACP biology, microbiology competition

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Illinois school districts are falling further short of state funding targets

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City boosts donation to Hobart High sports fields

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Glenbrook North High School opens health center in partnership with Advocate Health

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Crime and Public Safety

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Trial again delayed for Orland Square mall shooter claiming self-defense

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John Gotti grandson Carmine Agnello denied more time to give mom kidney, ordered to prison today

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Chicago homicides in 2026: Here's how the numbers compare with previous years

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Bohemian National Cemetery under investigation for mishandling remains, state comptroller says

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As Army Corps study stalls, future still uncertain for Fox River dams: 'It's just going to run its course'

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Wildfires burn across western US and Canada as residents are evacuated

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From piping plovers to dragonflies, federal changes could threaten endangered Midwest wildlife

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Quantum campus project raises questions about residents' agency in community development

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Restaurants, Food and Drink

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Rainbow Cone celebrates 100 years in Chicago: 'An institution'

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Chicago grocers are severely affected by reductions to SNAP: 'We need to bail out this industry'

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Restaurant review: Longman & Eagle has a new chef who revels in vegetables

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The perfect risotto takes time

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An Indiana pastor became an Illinois oilman. Spills and pollution followed.

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Plastic surgeon's license suspended after Tribune investigation exposed 8 deaths

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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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Today in Chicago History: Essanay Studios — briefly home to Charlie Chaplin — opens for movie production

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Today in History: Derecho hits Midwest

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Long-abandoned Center Township cemetery to get some TLC

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Nagasaki marks 81st atomic bomb anniversary as mayor says nuclear deterrence only increases risk

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Community remembering baker Michael 'Ace 'Allegretti of Norridge's Allegretti's Bakery

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Hundreds show community spirit at Morton Grove's National Night Out

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Aquatic attendance dips amid competition, weather shifts

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Center for Enriched Living's 31st Annual Golf Tournament set for August 31 at Twin Orchard Country Club

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