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Bleuroot to close on New Year's Eve after seven years in downtown West Dundee

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Steeple Walk in Aurora gets participants 'into the Christmas spirit'

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Chicago Bears clinch their 1st playoff spot since 2020

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Chicago Bears fans celebrate winning season as team considers move to Indiana: 'They need to stay in Illinois'

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Today in Chicago History: Bears beat Packers in OT during their coldest game ever at Soldier Field

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Union Pacific's plan to add trains in the Chicago area raises alarms

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Cook County property tax troubles trigger school district losses, reform demands

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Amid tariffs and immigration fear, Saucy Porka's Loop location closes after chef was stabbed

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Column: Cheese grater hats and a new Japanese slugger for the White Sox? It's a Christmas miracle.

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Dallas Cowboys face a tough decision on Matt Eberflus after another sub-par showing on defense

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Gold and silver hit all-time highs as geopolitical tensions rise

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Notre Dame — with 96-game rivalry series vs. USC now on pause — announces home-and-home with BYU

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Actor James Ransone, known for his role in 'The Wire,' dead at 46

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Want to read more in 2026? Here's how to revive your love of books.

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Is Patrick Williams on his way to becoming the 11th man for the Chicago Bulls?

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Our 5 Hallmark Christmas rom-coms to watch this holiday season

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Editorial: Medicaid fraud is a problem. But so is a lack of understanding about the program.

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Editorial: Another steep homeowners insurance rate hike from Allstate. How should Springfield react?

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Barton Dassinger: My Chicago school improved attendance by showing up for families

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John Hewko: Civic organizations in Chicago hold a crucial key to the UN's future

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'60 Minutes' holds off on airing critical piece on Trump deportation policy

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Afghans in Chicago are saddened after last month's National Guard shooting, and now fear deportation

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How a garden store worker became part of the 'Broadview Six'

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Volunteers bringing holiday 'bliss' to needy immigrant families

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Review: 'Annie' by Music Theater Works has a warm-hearted orphan and an over-the-top ending

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'Avatar: Fire and Ash' launches with $88M domestically, $345M worldwide

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Tearful Bowen Yang departs 'SNL' after emotional Christmas episode hosted by Ariana Grande

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Today in History: Sandra Cisneros turns 71

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Chicago makes an unofficial audition for a future PWHL team in league's tour stop: 'An excellent hockey city'

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Kansas lawmakers to vote proposal to lure Chiefs across the state line from Missouri

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Photos: PWHL's Ottawa Charge 3, Minnesota Frost 2 (OT)

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Hannah Hildago posts triple-double in No. 20 Notre Dame women's 110-38 win over Bellarmine

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Week 16 photos: Chicago Bears 22, Green Bay Packers 16 (OT)

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The 100 best photos of 2025 by Chicago Tribune photographers

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Week 15 photos: Chicago Bears 31, Cleveland Browns 3

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Photos: All aboard the CTA Holiday Train!

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Photos: Chicago Bears players serve meals at the Salvation Army

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Week 14 photos: Green Bay Packers 28, Chicago Bears 21

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Photos: Federal agents are confronted by residents in Elgin

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JD Vance refuses to set red lines over bigotry as conservatives feud at Turning Point

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Nicki Minaj surprises conservatives with praise for Donald Trump, JD Vance at Arizona event

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President Donald Trump removes nearly 30 career diplomats from ambassadorial positions

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Coast Guard is pursuing another tanker helping Venezuela skirt sanctions, US official says

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Construction on new Hollywood Casino resort in Aurora making progress

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Most US adults aren't making year-end charitable contributions, new AP-NORC poll finds

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FOMO vs. bubble angst signals more stock volatility in 2026

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Foundation sues financier who walked away from deal to buy Lake Geneva's Aloha Lodge

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Cash reserves rescue Gary school budget shortfall

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Senate bill would reverse law, restore IU alumni votes on trustees

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CPS finds buyers for 3 closed schools, but repurposing remains a challenge

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A brief encounter, two attacks and then a break in investigations into the Brown and MIT shootings

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Crime and Public Safety

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Porter County, Northwest Health reach EMS deal

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Bondi Beach shooting suspect conducted firearms training with his father, Australian police say

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Chicago homicides in 2025: 402 people slain. Here's how that compares with previous years.

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CPD recovering a steady number of 'ghost guns' despite legislation meant to curb them

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Chicago Botanic Garden selects Gretchen Baker as new president, CEO

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Brown Family Ranch uses agriculture to teach Gary community

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Lake County plan commission mulls data center proposal near Lowell

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Harrison Ford to receive SAG-AFTRA Life Achievement Award for his career and humanitarian work

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Restaurants, Food and Drink

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Chicago chefs to unite for 'Todos Ponen' in January to raise money for immigrant families severely impacted by ICE

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Rediscovering the lost luxury of sweet wines: The coziest holiday ritual you haven't embraced — yet

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Popularity of her cinnamon rolls leads to home baking business for Hinckley woman

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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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Today in History: 'Subway Vigilante' arrested

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Today in Chicago History: John Wayne Gacy arrested in suspected deaths of 33 boys and young men

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Hazel Crest man, 30, struck and killed by car while walking down 175th Street

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Boys & Girls Clubs shooting for August opening of new center in Carpentersville

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Orland District 230 cancels $3 million property purchase for maintenance department

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