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The national debt now stands at $40 trillion

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A new look and fresh merch are winning customers back at Target as sales rebound

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Illinois Democrats tout party dominance at State Fair but it's clouded by harassment scandal and fraud case

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Northside College Prep replaces Walter Payton College Prep as state's 'best' high school: U.S. News and World Report

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City Series: 3 takeaways from the Cubs' series win, including Clay Holmes' value — and walk-off magic

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Missouri court allows new Trump-backed US House districts be used in November election

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Great waste in the Great Lakes: How plastic pollution is clogging our waters

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Prince Harry and Meghan are returning to the UK with their children, British newspaper says

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Brian Hickerson's family home visited by police amid Hayden Panettiere death probe

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Editorial: Free Illinois tollways? Show us the math, Darren Bailey. But keep the conversation going.

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What do the candidates for Chicago school board president think of the CPS budget?

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Editorial: The growing political isolation of the Chicago Teachers Union

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Cook County state's attorney: The electronic monitoring system is broken

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President Trump says US and Canada have a trade deal, but key terms remain unclear

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President Donald Trump picks Dr. Heidi Overton, a top White House aide, to lead the Food and Drug Administration

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President Donald Trump's MAGA beauty standards 'exhausting' for press secretary, female staffers

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Americans have only elected 3 Black governors. This year, 8 major party candidates are on the ballot.

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Column: Cory Morrison, aka B4Lasers, puts music producers in the spotlight in Chicago

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Chicago Media Report: Ad agency co-founder launches Herb Light — and a radio news anchor lands new role

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Column: Graphic novel conveys the life and designs of that creative wizard Edgar Miller

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DJ TUNJO and husband released from ICE custody as supporters rally around the couple: 'Chicago gave us a hug'

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Column: Coming off 'best season,' Montez Sweat says, 'Obviously I want more.' The Chicago Bears may need it.

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Chicagoland high school football rankings: Get Mike McGraw's Top 25 for Week 1

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WNBA champion, MVP Nneka Ogwumike announces she's retiring after this season, her 15th in league

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Former Wisconsin TE Jack Pugh died from acute bronchopneumonia, coroner's report says

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City Series photos: Cubs beat the White Sox 4-3 at Wrigley Field

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City Series photos: Cubs beat White Sox 7-5 in extra innings at Wrigley Field

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Photos: Chicago Air and Water Show 2026

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Photos: Legend behind Uncle Remus chicken celebrated at age 100

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Preseason photos: Chicago Bears 34, Cleveland Browns 10

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Photos: Chicago White Sox's Pope hat giveaway at Rate Field

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Photos: Chicago Bears training camp continues before preseason opener

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Former Meta engineer says Instagram took a 'don't ask, don't tell' approach on kids under 13

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Quartz industry splits as Trump tariffs fuel affordability fears

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Amazon set to expand drone delivery of lightweight packages to Chicago and 500 other US cities

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Liberia agrees to take 1,200 third-country deportees from the US

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Congresswoman says target of ICE operation in fatal Maine shooting wasn't up for removal

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San Diego Padres minor-league coach Oswaldo Pirela, a Venezuela native, is detained by ICE

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ICE pitches legal insurance to help shield local officers who make immigration arrests

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School resumes in some Southland areas hard hit by storms

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Till Institute Summer Academy brings teens together to talk about social justice

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CTU sues Illinois Policy Institute and Liberty Justice Center, alleging 'ongoing smear campaign'

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Evanston District 65 hired a financial boss, but Glenview District 34 records show 'unprofessional' conduct

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Crime and Public Safety

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Cops who used tongue depressors to search man should be stripped of police powers, COPA says

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2 dead in Wednesday shooting on West Side, police say

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Southland crime: Mokena armed robbery, Orland Park identify theft, and more

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2 critically injured in triple shooting on West Side

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Orland Park to use $1 million grant for Marley Creek flood mitigation

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Protecting mature trees from storms and disease can reduce Chicago deaths, study finds

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IDEM to host virtual public hearing about Hobart wetlands project

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As study shows pesticides drifting onto Illinois schools and parks, residents push for better tracking

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Restaurants, Food and Drink

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Restaurant review: Mister Tiger, Korean home cooking in West Town that's not your grandma's galbi

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Southwest Michigan wine country is ready for its close-up

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Food icon: Gino Gambarota, the mustachioed maestro of mile-high corned beef sandwiches at Manny's in Chicago

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Five-generation Hackney's Restaurant, in Glenview for 71 years, to close 700-seat location

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

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Nonprofit CEO appealed to Mayor Brandon Johnson over city anti-violence grant, records show

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Agonized families await answers after remains recovered from Chicago funeral home: 'It's unimaginable'

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Speaker Welch told lawmakers he backed Harry Benton's reelection to prevent loss of union support

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Today in Chicago History: Monarch butterfly becomes the state's official insect

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Kane County Health Department to host training on medication that reverses opioid overdoses

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Police, neighbors mobilize to check on those in need during power outage

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Of Notoriety: ABC's Janet Davies stars as Hillary Clinton at Dunes Theatre

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Calumet Township residents say power outage leading to sewage issues

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