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Mayor Brandon Johnson to tout opposition to wars during Vatican trip, says Pope wants to keep Bears in Chicago

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Illinois lawmakers consider grants or loans for Chicago businesses devastated by Operation Midway Blitz

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Wounded Ukrainian soldiers run the Soldier Field 10 to remember lives lost: 'Fighting for freedom'

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Northwestern lacrosse wins national title 14-11 over North Carolina — 1st team in 40 years to win it at home

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Ex-etiquette: I don't want him back

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Asking Eric: I don't want him at the funeral

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3 takeaways as the Chicago White Sox suffer 8-5 loss to the San Francisco Giants — on another grand slam

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Editorial: What's really at stake in the Pritzker-Johnson cold war

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Steven D. Reske: On his 100th anniversary, Miles Davis provides hope for a divided America

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Rabbi Debra Newman Kamin: The answer to rising antisemitism is to stand proud, not silent

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William Muck: What presidential libraries reveal about American politics today

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Bystander in serious condition after fatal shooting near White House checkpoint

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Details emerge of a potential Iran deal as Trump says not to rush

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Republicans are rushing to redraw districts before midterms. Here's where things stand.

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One month before opening day, work is finishing up at new Hollywood Casino Aurora

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UCLA baseball walks off Oregon to win the Big Ten baseball tournament title

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Preorder Our New Bears Book

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Route 66: Photos from the 'Main Street of America'

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Photos: South Side street renamed in honor of fallen Chicago police officer

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Photos: Sam Sianis, owner of the Billy Goat Tavern

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Chicago Tribune wins Pulitzer Prize for local reporting: Read the stories and see the photos

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Photos: Chicago Sky lose home opener to Dallas Wings 99-89

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Game 3 photos: White Sox beat the Cubs 9-8 in City Series at Rate Field

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Game 2 photos: White Sox beat Cubs 8-3 in City Series at Rate Field

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Game 1 photos: Cubs beat White Sox 10-5 in City Series at Rate Field

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Photos: NBA draft combine at Wintrust Arena

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Remembering Route 66: Readers share their memories of the 100-year-old highway

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Photos: The Big House Ballgame at the Old Joliet Prison

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Photos: Chicagoland gathers for May Day rallies and performances

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Indiana nabs 283 immigrants with CDL issued elsewhere over 90 days

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Merrillville explores data center ballot question amid revenue squeeze

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Gov. JB Pritzker still hopeful of a deal to keep Chicago Bears in Illinois as Arlington Heights talks continue

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BP, Steelworkers union resume talks, but differ on revised proposal

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Read the transcript: What happened in court before prosecutors dismissed charges in 'Broadview Six' case

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Mother of CPS senior detained by ICE calls for compassion: 'Please free my son'

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Man charged with 'ramming' federal agents in Brighton Park confrontation

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Amid Illinois high school co-op controversy, an underdog girls lacrosse team plays on

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Gary Middle College grads savor their success

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Francis Parker's expansion plans draw support and ire from neighbors

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Will AI replace you? What graduation speakers told the class of 2026.

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Crime and Public Safety

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Boy, 2, dies after self-inflicted gunshot on Far South Side

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4 teens injured in Little Village shooting, police say

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Car hits 5 Chicago police officers clearing West Side crowd

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64-year-old woman killed in South Shore hit-and-run

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EPA announces $295 million to remove Illinois lead pipes even as Trump moves to roll back clean water protections

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'It was a blur': Newton County officials reflect on rare EF3 tornado

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Roughly 40,000 evacuated in Southern California as crews try to head off possible chemical tank explosion

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At peak time for migratory birds flying through Chicago, birding groups are tracking deadly window collisions

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Restaurants, Food and Drink

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What's behind the push to make the Italian beef Illinois' official sandwich? Thank 'The Bear.'

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Everything you need to know for the 2026 Chicago farmers market season

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Memorial Day guide: 14 Chicago restaurant and bar specials for the long weekend

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Australian burrito chain Guzman y Gomez abruptly shutters all Chicago-area locations

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A mysterious company abandoned 603 oil wells, costing Illinois millions. Here's how they did it.

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Restrictions on private guardianship of vulnerable adults advance in Springfield

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Hundreds march in Pilsen, demand answers in unsolved fatal hit-and-run

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A 69-hour-workday? City of Chicago paid head-scratching legal bills

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Oldest Pearl Harbor survivor is keeping memory of the surprise bombing alive at 106

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Three Southland authors earn Best of Illinois awards from State Historical Society

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Today in Chicago History: Hit man Harry 'The Hook' Aleman acquitted — after Judge Frank Wilson was bribed

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Today in History: Social Security Act upheld

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Business briefs: IUN welcomes new administrator

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Large number of Porter County residents joined Union ranks during the Civil War

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At Abraham Lincoln National Cemetery, volunteers provide military honors for burials and build a veteran community

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Column: St. Charles vet's Memorial Day efforts honor brother who died in horrific military crash

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