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Asking Eric: My sister has become someone I don't know

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Column: How did the Chicago Cubs let Kyle Hendricks join the Detroit Tigers front office?

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Pro-Trump group tests officials' patience with public testimony and triggers legal tangles

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Naperville's commuter 'burnout belt' among worst in the nation, study says

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Ghosts of stadiums past haunt Chicago Bears quest for a new stadium deal

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Northwest Indiana gambling ring's alleged leader remains in custody

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Feds indict 22 in 'Greek'-led gambling ring centered on two northwest Indiana restaurants

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Chicago Tribune wins Pulitzer Prize for local reporting

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Evanston's prolific horror novelist Daniel Kraus wins Pulitzer for fiction

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DUI trial for Cook County tax Commissioner Samantha Steele begins

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Column: Home-field advantage looking real for the Chicago Cubs, but don't get too giggly

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Chicago Bulls choose Bryson Graham to lead their front office as executive VP of basketball operations

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An explosion at a fireworks plant in China kills at least 21 people, state media says

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Met Gala guests take artistic liberties with dress code

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Doris Fisher, co-founder of iconic Gap chain, dies at 94

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Start of tonight's Chicago Cubs game at Wrigley Field is delayed by thunderstorms

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Chicago White Sox sign outfielder Randal Grichuk to 1-year contract as Austin Hays goes back on the IL

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Chicago White Sox pitchers — including rookie Noah Schultz — are 'getting some momentum going'

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Southwest suburban school district faces controversy over multiyear attempt to add Arabic language curriculum

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Editorial: JB Pritzker's ban on state employees betting on prediction markets is the right move

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Editorial: US automakers have to build more affordable cars

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Ald. Silvana Tabares: City leaders and residents deserve transparency from the Cook County courts

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Michael Peregrine: The enduring legacy of the Haymarket Square incident 140 years later

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Election inspectors get credentials, equipment ahead of big day

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'A man of the Indiana House': Former State Rep. Chet Dobis dies at 83

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Clarendon Hills plaza foes mount symbolic effort to recall village officials

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What to know as the US tries to open the Strait of Hormuz and a ceasefire wavers

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Blake Lively and Justin Baldoni have ended their 'It Ends With Us' dispute in a settlement

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A real WKRP radio comes to Cincinnati, decades after the sitcom about a fictional station

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Dolly Parton cancels Las Vegas residency due to health issues: 'Everything I have is treatable'

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La Grange Historical Socety offers 'immersive' Walk Through Time

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Gavin McKenna or Ivar Stenberg? If the Chicago Blackhawks get the No. 1 pick, which one should they select?

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Chicago Sky waive former 1st-round pick Hailey Van Lith and sign veteran Natasha Cloud

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Detroit Tigers' Tarik Skubal, the 2-time AL Cy Young winner, will have elbow surgery

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18-year-old Chase Adams makes MLS debut for Columbus Crew. Naperville native is proving 'I should be there.'

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Preorder Our New Bears Book

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Photos: Chicagoland gathers for May Day rallies and performances

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Photos: The Big House Ballgame at the Old Joliet Prison

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

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

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Photos: Scenes from Chicago Sky media day

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Photos: Chicago Sky play preseason game vs. Angel Reese and Atlanta Dream

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Photos: Cherry blossoms near full bloom at Jackson Park in Chicago

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Orland High School District 230 to end bus contract with Safeway

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Hometown Coffee and Juice getting a new home in Hinsdale train station

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Opening Friday, Batavia Boardwalk Shops set to feature 'eclectic mix'

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'Left with nothing': Former Spirit workers respond to sudden shutdown

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

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Chicago filmmakers spotlight ICE raids' human toll at Doc10 Film Festival

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'The stars were aligned': Bruce Springsteen's harmonica handout to boy in Chicago has unseen connections

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After major enforcement operations, the Trump administration is recalibrating its immigration crackdown

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Valparaiso University engineering students display senior projects

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Oak Forest High School teacher Kim Curlee returns grateful for students' support during cancer battle

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Ceremony marks completion of naval station elementary school: 'It's good because there are a lot of new things'

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Crime and Public Safety

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Chicago homicides in 2026: Here's how the numbers compares with previous years

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Video gaming terminal burglaries becoming huge cost to Oak Lawn and other suburbs, police say

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Today in Chicago History: Al Capone travels to prison, 'I've got to do it, that's all'

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Agent hit by buckshot from the gun of man charged in correspondents' dinner attack, prosecutor says

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Oak Park volunteer lauded for work with Will County's forest preserves

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GreenFest in Aurora focuses on energy efficiency, sustainability

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At Humboldt Park Lagoon, anglers hope fish and swan boats can coexist in urban ecosystem

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Kane County's Burlington Prairie Forest Preserve, home to new bison herd, opens to the public

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Restaurants, Food and Drink

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Mother's Day 2026 guide: Chicago restaurant specials for celebrating Mom

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Restaurant review: Cerdito Muerto, an elegant and emotional Mexican American destination in Pilsen

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This is your guide to Chicago's daily food specials

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On Route 59, Yemeni and Arab coffee shops are brewing community

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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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Court battles hit taxpayer wallets

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Today in History: Labor demonstration in Chicago's Haymarket Square turns deadly

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Baseball and softball scores for the Southland, Aurora, Elgin, Naperville and Lake County

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After a JV stint, former hockey player Niko Vahmistrovs powers up for St. Charles East. 'It was a good thing.'

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Paul Johnson's high school baseball rankings and player of the week for the Aurora-Elgin area

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It's no joke. Steve Martin, who has heard it all about his name, helps lead Joliet Catholic. 'I get it a lot.'

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Best gifts for Mom under $100

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10 thoughtful Mother's Day gifts your mom will actually use

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