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Family of Silverio Villegas González obtains attorney to begin legal process in adopting his children

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Nury Ortega's partner was taken, then deported. Now she helps other families through dance and support.

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The Veraza family heard fireworks, flash bangs and blaring horns. Then a crying baby.

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Operation Midway Blitz, one year later: A changed Chicago forges on after the resistance

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Broadway Antique Market is up for sale after nearly 30 years in Edgewater

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Without cars for a morning, thousands of cyclists fill DuSable Lake Shore Drive: 'Chicago is a bike city'

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Pete Crow-Armstrong hits 40th home run, adding another milestone to the Chicago Cubs star's MVP-caliber season

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Lincoln-Way East students removed from Homewood-Flossmoor football game for alleged 'racist harassment'

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The Chicago Bears' 53-man roster is set for Week 1: Here's a position-by-position breakdown and analysis

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Calls for speed limit come after high-speed fatal crash on the Fox River

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Many Loop restaurants shut their doors during the pandemic. Now new ones are taking their place.

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Today in Chicago History: NFL uses instant replay for 1st time during a Bears game at Soldier Field

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Today in History: Tupac Shakur shot

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Notre Dame overcomes slow start, finishes with Lambeau Leaps in a 41-13 win over Wisconsin

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Editorial: American workers have come a long way. Yet many say they've had it with their jobs.

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Yunus Emre Tozal: Chicago's quantum park comes with a $9 billion price tag. Who actually benefits?

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Reform advocates: Why Illinois should reconsider its $1.1 billion prison project

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Rabbi Meir Moscowitz: How one person can change the world this Jewish New Year

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German far-right party set for regional election triumph but uncertain of governing

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Trump administration makes another appeal to the Supreme Court to allow mail ballot restrictions

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Alaska's Bill Hill is one of several independents challenging Republicans in Congress. Can he win?

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A whiplash election year enters its final stretch as Trump holds wild cards

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Early Emmys ceremony could bring many trophies for 'The Pitt,' 'Hacks' and 'Pluribus'

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'Spider-Man: Brand New Day' makes it 6 weeks in a row at No. 1 as Hollywood wraps a banner summer

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Review: 'Blood of the Lamb' imagines a dark future for reproductive rights

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Sheldon Epps is bringing 'Play On!' to Chicago for a jazzy encore

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Matt Suhey, whose 'career spanned the Chicago Bears' greatest decade,' dies at 68

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Chicago White Sox beat the Minnesota Twins 10-1 behind Sam Antonacci's 3 doubles to maintain AL Central lead

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5 observations as Chicago Bears enter Week 1, including T.J. Edwards' mental war and health concerns at RB

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Justin Ishbia unveils his plan for a new White Sox ballpark on Railyards site along Chicago River

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U.S. Steel announces Gary Works blast furnace reline completion

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From the Chicago suburbs to short line railroad companies, proposed merger heightens concerns

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Allowing single-stair complexes could create needed housing, but safety concerns loom in debate over ordinance

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

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Pilsen turns out for Mexican Independence Day parade as immigration fears linger

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

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Lake Forest College sees new academic year start with largest incoming class in its history

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'The best part of my job': Boeing workers give school supplies to 150 kids at Boys & Girls Club

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Local libraries: Free internet could be hampered by proposed federal cuts

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Chicago-area community college chairman resigns following felony charge

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Crime and Public Safety

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Park Forest mother seeks answers in July fatal shooting of son in Chicago Heights

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Valparaiso firefighters teach how to use AEDs

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Naperville police investigating shooting on Route 59 near Aurora Avenue

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Michigan City officer resigns after misuse of Flock camera data

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Second section of Fox River Trail in Geneva to be closed starting Sept. 14 due to construction project

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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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Aurora launches solar power program that could lower utility costs for some residents

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

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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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Vintage Tribune: Geraldo and Sally Jessy outraged when actors pretended to be guests on daytime TV talk shows

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Today in Chicago History: Drew Peterson guilty in drowning death of his third wife, Kathleen Savio

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Today in History: Public funeral held for Princess Diana

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

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Ice skating path, bandshell, shops and more still on the table for old St. Charles police station site on Fox River

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Steve Millar's high school football rankings and Week 3 top players for the Southland

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Business briefs: Hard Rock to host YWCA gala for storm relief on Oct. 8

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West Aurora's Michael Williams, who has 'always been the smallest,' puts himself in the running with big game

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6 BEST ELECTRIC FIREPLACES TO KEEP YOUR HOUSE WARM AND COZY THIS YEAR

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Keep your yard tidy with the best electric leaf blowers

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Prep your home for fall weather with these essential tools

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