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Column: Visually-impaired athletes vying for Beep Baseball world title in Aurora

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Teen's death in North Center highlights danger of electronic scooters: 'They don't make it very safe for them'

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Man gets 30 months in prison for firing shots near immigration agents during Operation Midway Blitz

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ICE threatened Sheriff Tom Dart with criminal charges over access to inmates for immigration enforcement

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Portillo's lays off 18% of corporate employees at Oak Brook headquarters amid sluggish same-store sales

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Chicago Bears training camp report: Braxton Jones and Montez Sweat exit a physical practice early

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Why Mexican avocado exports to the US have once again been stopped

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Column: How will Craig Counsell manage a Chicago Cubs rotation that went from a shortage to an overflow?

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Mitch McConnell released from rehab center to recover at home

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Vintage Chicago Tribune: Oscar Mayer Wienermobile celebrates 90th birthday

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Six Flags announces largest investment in decades, new attractions: 'It's really special'

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Homer Glen man charged in Darien home invasion, denied release

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John Gotti grandson Carmine Agnello must give mom his kidney by Monday or go to prison: judge

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U.S. attorney's office offers mea culpa in 'Broadview Six' case, says no further inquiry warranted

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Editorial: Wisconsin's Francesca Hong cancels Thanksgiving and then jumps into her own oven

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Today in History: Marilyn Monroe found dead

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Asking Eric: We've reached the end of our road

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4 takeaways from the Chicago Cubs' trade-deadline moves, including Ryan Zeferjahn's velocity — and whiffs

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

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Chicago DJ hosting Karol G tour after-parties arrested with his husband by ICE outside Midway Airport

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Illinois Institute of Technology cuts over 100 faculty and staff positions, quietly declares financial crisis

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Editorial: Pollsters blew it in the lead-up to Michigan, the hottest primary in 2026

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Editorial: Let the people pee. Just not in the Polish Triangle.

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Maggie Cassidy: As the new federal housing law takes shape, Illinois offers a proven blueprint

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Ronald Leopold and Chevy Humphrey: Why we brought Anne Frank's story to Chicago

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Senate panel to vote on holding Dr. Anthony Fauci in contempt for refusing to answer questions

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After Michigan, Democrats' next battleground over the party's future shifts to Wisconsin

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

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Chicago mayoral election 2027: Who are the candidates so far?

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Review: 'Teenage Sex and Death at Camp Miasma' is a loving send-up of repressed millennials

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What to do in Chicago: The Bud Billiken Parade, Foo Fighters and a busy Ravinia weekend

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Review: Dystopian 'One Night Only' needed another day at drawing board

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Different team, different jersey, same energy: Luis Castillo prepared for his Chicago White Sox debut

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'It's no secret he loves to run the ball': Chicago Bears looking for more explosive plays from ground game

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A motivated Chicago Bears DE Dayo Odeyingbo is grateful for the adversity he has faced after 2 torn Achilles

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New era for USA Basketball with Angel Reese, Caitlin Clark and Paige Bueckers set for World Cup debuts

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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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Photos: Chicagoland celebrates America's 250th birthday

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Former Blackhawks player Jake McCabe lists Lincoln Park home for $1.75M

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Back in the Big Ten, Pat Fitzgerald says he and Michigan State have 'a bag of chips on our shoulder'

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Hobart board of works passes traffic plan for data center site

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Why American Airlines bets on Latin America growth as it chases Delta, United

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Tinley Park continues plans for 191st Street gas station

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Mortgage rates rise for 5th straight week, hitting levels not seen since 2025 for 2nd week in a row

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How children selling flowers have become synonymous with Chicago's popular corridors: 'It's dangerous'

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Illinois Sen. Dick Durbin sees DREAM Act slipping away: 'We've been on this bill for 25 years'

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Durbin, Foster decry legal services funding halt for immigrant children

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Bradshaw: Rating the benefits of top public, private universities

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Oak Park Fire Department partners with U of I Fire Institute for cancer study

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Bud Billiken Parade 2026: Route, start time and a look back at 97 years of Chicago's back-to-school tradition

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Crime and Public Safety

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Family of Sauk Village woman killed in hit-and-run on I 394 hope someone comes forward

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Two dead after fiery crash on Interstate 88 in Aurora, Illinois State Police say

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Indiana State Police investigating fatal crash on toll road

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Personal crimes up slightly in Naperville, mid-year report shows

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Where extreme heat is having the biggest impact on Americans' lives, according to a new AP-NORC poll

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Fulton Market high-rise powered by geothermal could set new standard for development

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Rising temperatures could keep more flights from taking off on time

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This summer isn't breaking heat records — yet. Wait until El Nino kicks in, scientists say

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Restaurants, Food and Drink

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Restaurant news: Wishbone to close — and Ann Sather to move into former Stella's Diner space

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

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James Beard Award-winning chefs Kim and Clark to open Midwestern restaurant in Evanston

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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: City's role in development of atomic bomb revealed

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Today in History: Jamaica gains independence

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Column: New book reveals Aurora history through postcards

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Today in Chicago History: Rev. Martin Luther King felled by rock during Marquette Park protest

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Of Notoriety: Southern comedy charm on stage; Lake County Fair, DeMotte Dutch Days reign

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Hobart approves $237K donation to humane society

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Kane County Board OKs $402 million 2027 budget, without use of cash from dwindling reserve fund

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What is a VR headset?

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