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As AI stakes its claim in higher education, colleges and universities across Chicago aim to embrace it

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Food icon: Stephanie Hart of Brown Sugar Bakery, home of the caramel aka 'carmel' cake in Chicago

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Review: 'Here There Are Blueberries' on Broadway shares a devastating Holocaust revelation from a photo album

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Chicago Blackhawks' Jeff Blashill looking for system tweaks, not big changes — and Spencer Knight's blunt words

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York High School unveils new $35K memorial to Elmhurst area veterans

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Jayce Prohaska, aka 'The Finisher,' puts away match-point kill as Mother McAuley holds off Downer Grove North

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IHSA football playoffs: Get Steve Millar's 3 takeaways from the 2nd round in the Southland

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Emma Peterson, who 'handles her business,' serves an ace on match point as Geneva reaches state for 1st time

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Lexie Grevengoed, growing into 'a superstar,' fuels thriller over Lockport for Joliet West's 1st trip to state

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Community leaders say new environmental study of Amtrak's proposed South Side facility 'woefully inadequate'

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Who knew about Amtrak's Bridgeport plans, and when did they know?

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DOJ claims 'Broadview Six' communications are off-limits in judge's inquiry

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Mayoral contender Alexi Giannoulias catches flak over support of Northwest Side alderman

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Indictment announced against Palatine teen charged with plotting Aurora Hindu temple mass shooting

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3 things we learned from Chicago Bears on Monday: With some fixes, 'we can really, really make a run at it'

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Column: Partners behind Eckhartz Press found that Chicago wants books about itself and its people

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Illinois ban on intoxicating hemp will end unregulated legal market, but likely shut or shrink many businesses

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Today in Chicago History: Bootlegger Dean O'Banion shot dead in his flower shop, igniting gangland war

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Today in History: Kyle Rittenhouse takes the stand

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Asking Eric: Partner leaves 10-year over towed car

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Letters: The Democrats' assumption of power in Congress will be like a cartoon

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Editorial: Kicking Lollapalooza out of Grant Park would be madness

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Editorial: Will a new Congress do its job? Wanna make a bet?

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Stuart Loren: Let investors bet on Chicago's recovery

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Democrat Eileen Laubacher declares victory over Rep. Lauren Boebert in Colorado's 4th Congressional District

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President Trump after meeting with Qatari PM says he believes war with Iran is militarily 'effectively over'

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Supreme Court clears the way for border wall construction in Texas's Big Bend to resume

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Illinois GOP chair says better messaging needed to win back voters: 'Suburban cocktail party language'

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This meatball recipe is perfect Thanksgiving leftovers

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'Grand Theft Auto VI' is almost here. What to know about the characters, music and billions at stake.

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Review: In telling a story of the Underground Railroad, 'Mexodus' is a blast at the Studebaker Theater

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Chicago Bears win their 4th straight game to head into the bye week at 7-2: Brad Biggs' 10 thoughts on Week 9

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IHSA football playoffs: There's still upset potential — so watch out for these matchups in the quarterfinals

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Column: Praise for Northwestern's new Ryan Field is a little hard to see from one vantage point

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Week 9 photos: Chicago Bears 27, Tampa Bay Buccaneers 24

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Photos: Voters head to the polls on Election Day in Illinois

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Requiem for the American Dream: A nation in search of its past, with fragile hopes for its future

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Photos: Chicago Cubs win the World Series on Nov. 2, 2016, to end an 108-year drought

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Photos: Chicago's Arts in the Dark parade

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Photos: Who we saw on the 'Holiday Touchdown: A Bears Love Story' red carpet

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Photos: Open House Chicago 2026

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Burr Ridge 5-bedroom home with wine cellar, movie theater: $3.3M

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As diesel prices soar, truckers struggle while keeping America moving

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Waukegan mayor calls for sale of Vista Medical Center East: 'Enough is enough'

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White Sox radio broadcaster Darrin Jackson sells Western Springs home for $800,000

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Deportation flight of Iranians from US scuttled at last minute, attorney says

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What Donald Trump's new White House chief of staff has said on immigration, childhood vaccines, foreign policy

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Illinois woman granted bond after 15-month 'unreasonably prolonged' stay in ICE detention facility

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Latino voters swing left in midterm elections, lifting Democrats to big wins in Texas and nationwide

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St. Thomas More School cuts ties with three staffers amid funding investigation

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East Aurora D131 board member Annette Johnson pleads not guilty to federal fraud charges

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Orland High School District 230 Superintendent Robert Nolting placed on administrative leave

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Crime and Public Safety

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Judge sets summer 2028 trial for the man accused of killing Charlie Kirk

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FBI is investigating a possible killing aboard a cruise ship out of Texas

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Seventeen-year-old driver killed in Deerfield crash

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Lockport mother charged in fatal overdose of 12-year-old daughter, police say

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UN climate summit kicks off after a disastrous year of extreme weather

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Illinois River tagging effort to count invasive carp and help protect Lake Michigan

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Lincoln Park says THIMBY, not NIMBY. Some residents aren't convinced there's a difference.

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Chicago birder is the first to spot 300 different birds in Cook County in a year

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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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Restaurant review: Tafari's Kitchen and the Mahalia Jackson Café at the Obama Presidential Center in Chicago

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Cocktails for cold nights: Chicago bars reimagine classic warm drinks like hot toddies, mulled wine and more

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Make a pumpkin pie with just 5 ingredients

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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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Hammond honors veterans with 13th annual parade

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Today in Chicago History: Medical marijuana sold legally in Illinois for first time

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Today in History: Berlin Wall falls after 28 years

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Vintage Tribune: Wrigleyville 'Indian Village' drew attention to Native newcomers' housing plight

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How do electric patio heaters compare to propane patio heaters?

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Considering an electric fireplace? Here's everything you need to know

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Can you safely use propane heaters inside?

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