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Tropical Storm Edouard could reach hurricane strength as it approaches Texas and Louisiana

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Dolly Parton laid to rest next to late husband in private Nashville funeral

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Ex-caregiver charged with sharing videos on Snapchat of nude residents at memory care home in South Barrington

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Head of Chicago's Insight hospital talks about future of West Suburban amid pushback from doctors, lawmakers

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City files suit against South Chicago Chapel: 'Immensely unsanitary situation'

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Apple's new CEO, John Ternus, takes over from Tim Cook after 15 years

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Editorial: Walmart is cutting prices to share tariff refunds. Did you get the benefit where you shop?

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Editorial: Voters deserve to know when influencers are being paid to sell candidates

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Adam Patric Miller: How do I have 'the AI talk' in my classroom?

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Jerald McNair: Dolly Parton's Imagination Library is more important than ever

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Homer Glen suspends use of Flock cameras amid misuse allegations

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Army Secretary Dan Driscoll is stepping down after 18 months on the job, White House says

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Bovino was under internal investigation by Border Patrol when he retired, newly released records show

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Supreme Court lets White House continue construction on Trump's $400 million ballroom

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Column: 'The Front Page' opens soon at the new Northlight Theatre. Why bring this old play back?

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Review: For all these reasons, Kokandy's 'Sunday in the Park with George' is simply magical

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Answer Angel: Gift ideas for 97th birthday?

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Chicago Cubs outslug Milwaukee Brewers in 17-3 blowout win to cap NL record home run month

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Chicago White Sox strand 14 runners in 6-3 road loss: 'It's going to be a grind, going through September'

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Deathcare Education Festival aims to connect people so 'nobody goes through the big moments alone'

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Art imitates life in massive Palos Park model train display

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Evanston 5-bedroom home with bridal staircase: $2.9M

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Federal Trade Commission and 22 states sue Amazon over inflated advertising prices

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A cinnamon roll heist? Bakery wrongly accuses rideshare driver of stealing hundreds of pastries.

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ICE awards $16.7M contract to buy 6,000 pairs of gloves that deliver electric shocks

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Immigration judges in Chicago deporting abused, neglected children in violation of their due process: attorneys

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Judge agrees to review grand jury material in Border Protection agent rape case

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Guest column: Why every high school student should write for publication

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CPS wins back millions in federal grants withheld over Black Student Success Plan

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Hinsdale Central High School in top 10, South in top 100 in recent Illinois rankings

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Tailgaters kick off Chicago State's first football season: 'A historic moment'

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Crime and Public Safety

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Jury convicts a man of first-degree murder for the 1996 killing of rap icon Tupac Shakur

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Woman randomly stabs 2 people in New York City's Times Square, killing 1, then is killed by police

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Victims recovering from late-summer mass shooting in Washington Park as police look for answers

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Records: Secondary shooter charged in Gary gas station slaying

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A 104-year-old farmer's $183,000 tractor sale tests a farm recovery

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Nearly 80 rescued from Grand Canyon flooding, 2 others died and 1 is unaccounted for, officials say

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For the Shedd, shark week isn't over: Aquarium sends 4 zebra shark eggs to Indonesia in rewilding efforts

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Residents protest proposed lakefront development in Edgewater

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Restaurants, Food and Drink

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Chicagoans gather to set the world record for most people taking a Malört shot simultaneously

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Lincoln Park dining guide: 10 of the best ways to dine through the neighborhood

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Recipe: Apple crumble

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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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Data centers and tax breaks: How we reported the story

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As microplastics pollute every corner of the Great Lakes, scientists push governments to combat threat

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Missed opportunities, incomplete investigations preceded discovery of 56 bodies at funeral home

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Today in Chicago History: The city's street grid system — centered at State and Madison — instituted

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Today in History: Masanori Murakami becomes first Japanese baseball player to play in MLB game

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'Nice to see you here in the flesh': Ex-Loretto Hospital exec pleads not guilty, as lawyer hints at plea deal

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Today in Chicago History: Charlie Trotter's restaurant closes after 25 years

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No small steps for Waubonsie Valley's Zoe Kraslen at her new position. She improves by 'leaps and bounds.'

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Crown Point senior Kingston Connelly finally gets a chance to make 'my impact.' That starts with a speech.

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North Chicago's Jonce Robinson is 'only scratching the surface' in his 3rd season. But his impact is profound.

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After 'freaking out' at first, Division I receiver prospect Colin McEniry becomes Marmion's QB due to injury

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Yes, jorts are back

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