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Editorial: Costco's lawsuit puts Trump's tariffs on trial at the kitchen table

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Editorial: Chicago Public Schools CEO search is on hold. Keep it that way until new elections.

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Paul Vallas: What can be done to restore faith in Chicago's justice system?

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Willie Wilson: It's time to make Chicago transit safe

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Enterprise Rent-A-Car license plate revoked after immigration agents illegally swapped it out, records show

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Operation Midway Bliss redefines blitz with gift drive for families affected by immigration enforcement

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Advocate warned city that feds might target rideshare drivers at O'Hare weeks before airport raids, emails show

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Review: A welcome return home of the spoof musical 'Urinetown' at Theo Ubique Theatre

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Chicago Bears CB Jaylon Johnson says fasting and faith helped in recovery from season-threatening groin injury

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Chicago Bears CB Nahshon Wright, once buried on the depth chart, wins NFC Defensive Player of the Month

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Photos: Chicago Bears fans line up — again — for free hot dogs at Wieners Circle

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Photos: Go inside the 29th annual Christkindlmarket at Chicago's Daley Plaza

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Photos: Winter weather hits Chicagoland

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Week 13 photos: Chicago Bears 24, Philadelphia Eagles 15

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Photos: The 2025 Chicago Thanksgiving Parade

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Photos: Thanksgiving meals for those in need

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The Tribune got a rare look inside Broadview's ICE processing center in 2009. Here's what we saw.

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Photos: ICE detainee released and reunited with family and 16-year-old daughter fighting cancer

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Photos: Chicago Bears unveil food offerings at Soldier Field

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Photos: Border Patrol Cmdr. Gregory Bovino in Chicago

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Photos: Protests at the Broadview Immigration and Customs Enforcement facility

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Supreme Court allows Texas to use a congressional map favorable to Republicans in 2026

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Indiana House advances redistricting bill to Friday final reading

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Arab American activists to continue protest after Oak Lawn settlement of lawsuit accusing cop of beating teen

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Will County Board taps reserves to cover $2.77 million deficit

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State/Lake 'L' station to close Jan. 5 for demolition, construction

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Rush announces major donation to help it dramatically expand clinical trials for cancer patients

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Federal funding cuts threaten Chicago Harbor Lock, one of the nation's busiest

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West Loop 5-bedroom duplex with private elevator: $4.1M

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Chicago school board approves $17.5 million sex abuse settlement for former student

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Lansing educators awarded for heroism during fiery vehicle crash

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Lincoln-Way West Turning Point USA affiliate approved by Student Council

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Ray LaHood, former GOP congressman and Obama's transportation secretary, named head of Edgar Fellows program

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Crime and Public Safety

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Park Forest police Officer Tim Jones dies nearly a decade after shooting

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Mokena area man charged with domestic battery after barricading in house

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Man accused of planting pipe bombs before Jan. 6 attack on Capitol charged with explosives offense

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Portage woman gets 20 years for helping husband who killed man in her car wreck

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Illinois settles suit against Monsanto for $120 million for PCBs contamination

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Former Chicago inspector general has no remorse after fine for leaking report on botched implosion

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Union Pacific says rail merger could unclog Chicago. Critics worry about costs and traffic tie-ups.

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IDEM to host public meeting for Project Maize air permit

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Restaurants, Food and Drink

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2025 Holiday Cookie Contest winners: Pracny, eggnog crème brûlée and mandelbread recipes come out on top

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Tribune's 2025 Holiday Cookie Contest: Get the winning recipes

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Chicago Bears fans line up again for free Wieners Circle hot dogs, cheering 'thank you, Ben Johnson'

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Chicago-based Levy to provide food service at new $750 million Fire stadium

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When hospitals choose private guardians, patients pay the price

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Chicago hospitals funnel patients into long-lasting guardianships, angering friends and family

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Record property tax increases slam Chicago homeowners as downtown owners see cuts

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Federal judge postpones ruling on detained father of sick teen

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Vintage Chicago Tribune: Meet Jay Berwanger, the University of Chicago football player who won the 1st Heisman

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Chicago weather: How our 2025-26 seasonal snowfall compares with previous years

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Today in Chicago History: Mayor Richard M. Daley strikes lopsided parking meter deal

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Today in History: Fred Hampton and Mark Clark of the Black Panther Party killed in Chicago

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