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Big Ten and SEC add long-missing support to college sports bill and revive its chances in the Senate

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Photos: What we saw at Lollapalooza Day 2

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Watchdog finds ex-Illinois Rep. Harry Benton violated law with sexual harassment, third victim revealed

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Gov. JB Pritzker signs law aimed at protecting kids from social media algorithms

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Review: Lorde makes her cathartic return to Lollapalooza

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No drama surrounding RT Darnell Wright's extension talks: 'I'll be on the Bears for a long time'

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Gov. JB Pritzker says the Trump's halting of Brandon Road carp project an attack on Great Lakes water

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San Francisco Giants suspend pay to injured outfielder Harrison Bader following scooter accident

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One dead, several injured after crash involving wrong-way driver on Dan Ryan

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Six overruled objections to Chicago School Board ballots petitioned for judicial review

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An ex-staffer and the Illinois speaker: 2 differing responses to the Harry Benton harassment report

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Editorial: Reckless Chicago school board members are betting they can roll JB Pritzker

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Editorial: Public disservice announcement — beginning Saturday, Chicagoans will pay $10.50 on every $100 in retail purchases

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Editorial: How the abuse at Interlochen Arts Academy went far beyond Jeffrey Epstein

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Joe Tabor: Rep. Carol Ammons indictment exposes Illinois' ethics failures

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Justice Department drops criminal case against ex-Olympian charged with damaging Reflecting Pool

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CAIR, a Muslim nonprofit, gets a terrorism label in Florida and Texas

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Indiana Senate President Bray won't seek re-election to leadership post

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Hamas says it will disarm if Israel halts strikes and withdraws from Gaza, but obstacles remain

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A giddy Patti Smith meets fellow Chicago legend, Pope Leo XIV, and says 'Hi'

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How to watch the Lollapalooza livestream

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TikTok is changing how Lollapalooza fans are finding artists

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My Pet World: Orange tabby won't stay off counters

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Chicago Bears training camp report: A focus on 2nd quarter — and Ben Johnson responds to Liam Coen's comment

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What makes Munetaka Murakami 'special' — and other views from the Chicago White Sox director of hitting

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Photos: New York Yankees 2, Chicago Cubs 0

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Photos: A look inside the Obama Presidential Center

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Photos: WNBA All-Star weekend returns to Chicago

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Photos: Chicago Cubs Champions Gate dedication ceremony at Gallagher Way

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Photos: Chicagoland celebrates America's 250th birthday

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

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New report pushes for green solutions to industry pollution in NWI

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A discarded SpaceX rocket is on a high-speed collision course with the moon

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Glenview to purchase downtown building for $1.4 million, create public plaza

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Durbin, Foster decry legal services funding halt for immigrant children

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Two more Chicago immigration judges fired as court becomes epicenter of removal orders

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Immigration crackdown threatens Haitian caregivers and the seniors who rely on them

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Indiana AG suing Merrillville for opposing potential ICE facility

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School officials in Hinsdale, Clarendon Hills eye impact of state cellphone policy

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After divisive debate, Chicago school board passed $9.96 billion budget banking on uncertain state funding

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Gary's 21st Century Charter students kick off NWI school year

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Fenwick teacher plans to use her 'powerful experience' in Poland to fight Holocaust misinformation

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Crime and Public Safety

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'I just want to ask why': Man sentenced to 50 years in slaying of girlfriend found in duffel bag in Logan Square

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Crown Point couple gets probation for failure to pay taxes on massage parlors

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Missouri man, 81, charged with murder, ordered detained in death of ex-wife in Oak Lawn

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One of two people found dead in Harvey home identified as 50-year-old Harvey resident

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Archaeologists find hundreds of ancient glyphs in the Amazon

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Why do these researchers want your baby teeth?

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Chicago lacks rat prevention plan, city watchdog finds

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From calm to spunky, meet Shedd Aquarium's four new beluga whales

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Restaurants, Food and Drink

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Lollapalooza 2026: What to eat at the 4-day festival in Chicago

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Musicians coming for Lollapalooza, Riot Fest and North Coast reveal their favorite Chicago restaurants

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Brown Sugar Bakery, business next door broken into on South Side

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From the Farm: An interesting recipe is the worth of the human body in elements

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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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In Illinois, getting oil and gas operators to pay for abandoned wells can take decades

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Microplastics linger inside people and animals, multiple studies show. But regulation is still far off.

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Today in Chicago History: Walter Payton inducted into Pro Football Hall of Fame

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Today in History: Michael Phelps sets Olympic medal record

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Vintage Chicago Tribune: The Rev. Martin Luther King Jr.'s historic march through Marquette Park

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Today in Chicago History: Union Stock Yards close after 106 years on city's South Side

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Community news: Cardboard craft ply the Oak Park seas, Darien Fest, and more

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Worship briefs: SerbFest 2026 and Michigan City chamber music festival

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Holiday pop-up planned at Pollyanna Brewing in St. Charles

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Orland Township among defendants in First Amendment lawsuit brought by Supervisor Paul O'Grady

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