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Frankfort mother discussed Lindsay Clancy case before hanging 2-year-old son, prosecutors say

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Mistrial declared in Lindsay Clancy case after jury deadlocks

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Fraudster who posed as drug lord's son pleads guilty to bilking millions from basketball player, romantic partners

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Happy hour ban on drink specials lifted in Naperville

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Chicago Cubs updates: Dansby Swanson progressing with injury — and Javier Assad gets nod to start Saturday

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State investigating Essendant, century-old office supply firm, for layoffs that may have violated WARN Act

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It's Alive!: Reanimated Frank-N-Stein to visit Gary on Sept. 13

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Chicago Bears rookie Zavion Thomas starred in preseason finale. What will his role be in the regular season?

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Patricia Thrash, the final dean of women at Northwestern, dies at 97

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Local victims and heroes of 9/11 remembered 25 years later: 'The best part of me was gone … forever'

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Want to go apple-picking? Some Illinois orchards might not open after several spring frosts killed crops.

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Biblioracle: Jacqueline Harpman's 'I Who Have Never Known Men' has resurfaced thanks to BookTok

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Insects and mosquitoes are swarming Chicagoland. Here's why.

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Hikers who used AI to plan Mount Shasta trip are rescued after 2-day ordeal

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Chicago Bears Q&A: Could Ryan Poles make a play for Josh Sweat? Easiest way for the defense to improve?

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Caleb Williams has front-row seat for PCA's 39th HR and Kevin Gausman's strong start in Chicago Cubs' 2-1 win

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Asking Eric: Friendship ended with letter

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Rome Odunze and D'Andre Swift exit Chicago Bears practice with apparent injuries

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Sean Lennon is a dad to former Beatle John's first grandson

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Editorial: Chicago had the fewest summertime homicides in 60 years. Good but far from good enough.

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Jodi Bondi Norgaard: Companies taking action after Good Good Golf ad is evidence of accountability

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The Tribune's Quotes of the Week for Sept. 5

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Letters: What would America be without immigrants?

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Midterm mail ballots start to go out to voters as litigation over President Trump's executive order creates uncertainty

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Daily News, NY Times want 'fair use' argument rejected in copyright case against OpenAI, Microsoft

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Federal judge extends block on Trump executive order seeking to limit mail voting in the midterms

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North Carolina mails first ballots of fall as Trump tries to restrict them

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Today in History: Jack Kerouac's 'On the Road' published

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Review: Why 'Come From Away' at Marriott Theatre is the Dolly Parton of musicals

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Classical and jazz for fall 2026: From CSO to Jazz Showcase, music is back in business

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Column: Reasons for optimism in cultural Chicago — and a few concerns

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Northwestern needs the Chip Kelly-Aidan Chiles pairing to cook up something more interesting on offense

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Miguel Vargas and Colson Montgomery reach 30 HRs in Chicago White Sox win — but AL Central lead is down to 2½

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Just 'do it: Riding his splitter, new-look Shota Imanaga handcuffs Miami Marlins in Chicago Cubs' 6-1 win

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Firm withdraws plan that could have brought data center to Munster

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Stocks fall after a surprisingly strong jobs report raises prospects of an interest rate hike

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Dyer project is first to use transit development district financing

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Enes Kanter Freedom files a lawsuit against Chicago Sky and Wintrust Arena owners after his game ejection

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Chicago Public Schools custodian released from ICE: 'It was 42 very difficult days for our family'

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ICE whistleblower warned of 'unprecedented lowering of standards' during hiring spree

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ICE officer pleads not guilty to lying about shooting and is ordered released from custody

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Judge blocks President Trump's new bid to curb birthright citizenship, citing Supreme Court precedent

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CPS board president candidates lay out competing visions at first forum

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Chicago extends free home internet for 28,000 CPS students

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'Cutting assumptions': Prairie State iCan Dream Center to serve neurodiverse students

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Trump administration pushes to remove tax exemption for private colleges with DEI policies

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Crime and Public Safety

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9-year-old boy shoots, critically injures 13-year-old on South Side: police

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Special prosecutor appointed in ex-Chesterton police officer Flock case

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Homicide roundup: Deaths reported in Dolton and University Park

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Just Transition, Citizens Action Coalition oppose NIPSCO's cost recovery plan

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Michigan winemakers have a new climate worry: more wildfire smoke

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SeaWorld San Diego's rescued belugas have yet to meet the park's resident whales

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Restaurants, Food and Drink

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Iceman on 'Hot Ones:' Chicago Bears QB Caleb Williams takes on popular YouTube series' gauntlet of scorching wings

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9 pop-up events to eat and drink at in Chicago this September, from a Scandinavian festival to Martini Expo

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Restaurant review: Maplewood Brewery & Distillery now serving whimsical Polish American food around Chicago

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North Shore native and storied chef, opens new restaurant, Juniper, in Highwood

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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 Beatles at the International Amphitheatre are 'a screaming smash'

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Today in Chicago History: Prince Charles tours the city — and takes a tumble on the polo field

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Today in History: Mother Teresa canonized

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Vintage Chicago Tribune: White Sox's promising 1994 start — until the season was canceled by the strike

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Neuqua Valley QB Drake Mennecke follows in footsteps of older brother: 'He's as good as anybody out there'

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Geneva's Nelson Wendell, fully healthy and 'ecstatic right now,' carves path to rout of St. Charles North

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A 'very aggressive' Ryan Manzke returns interception for TD as Lincoln-Way East eases past Homewood-Flossmoor

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Elmhurst Art Museum hands reins over to veterans for Revolution of Values exhibit

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