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CTA crime down slightly despite series of high-profile incidents in 2025

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Times Square to feature patriotic ball drop for New Year's Eve

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NFL playoff picture: 3 spots remain open — only 1 in NFC — after Detroit Lions are eliminated

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Why your holiday gift returns might go to a landfill and what you can do about it

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Chicago Bears player Colston Loveland paid $1.3M for a Long Grove home over the summer

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Asking Eric: Put a lock on the door

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Northwestern safety Robert Fitzgerald, shaped by dad's memory, worked his way from scout team to All-Big Ten

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Daily Horoscope for December 25, 2025

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Bison return to Kane County after 200 years, a crucial step for conservation and Indigenous connection

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Daily Horoscope for December 26, 2025

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Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer was created in Chicago by Montgomery Ward copywriter Robert L. May to sell toys in 1939. Here's how the popular Christmas character - and its author - went down in history.

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2025 in review: Life in Chicagoland as told through Tribune editorials

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2025 in review: A look back at the impact of the Trump administration through op-eds

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Faith leaders: 2025 was a year of setbacks and celebration

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Letters: Pope Leo is critical of Illinois' medical aid in dying law. I wish he would respect choice.

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Faith leaders denied access to pray in Broadview ICE facility on Christmas Eve

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Trump administration moves to overhaul how H-1B visas are granted, ending lottery system

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'60 Minutes' segment on Trump immigration policy accidentally airs online

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Supreme Court deals Trump a defeat on bid to deploy National Guard in Illinois

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Music-making brothers want their art to be a business venture, calling it Rich Off Creative Minds

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Best of 2025: Top 10 performances on Chicago stages this year

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Review: Timothée Chalamet is truly great in the kenetic 'Marty Supreme'

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Review: 'Song Sung Blue' hits a winning note, based on a real story

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Column: Phil Jackson and Sam Smith give an NBA history lesson — including Chicago Bulls dynasty — in new book

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5 things to watch in Sunday night's Chicago Bears-San Francisco 49ers game — plus our Week 17 predictions

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Northwestern and Central Michigan are heading for a defensive showdown in the GameAbove Sports Bowl

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Today in Chicago History: Chicago resident Jack Johnson becomes first Black heavyweight boxing champ

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Chicago Blackhawks handed a 6th consecutive loss by the Philadelphia Flyers heading into Christmas break

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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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After missing deadline, DOJ says it may need a 'few more weeks' to finish releasing Epstein files

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Former Portage Mayor James Snyder's sentencing delayed again

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Suspect in National Guard shooting faces new federal charges that allow death penalty discussions

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Illinois joins states suing HHS over move that could curtail youth gender-affirming care

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No degree, no job? Tighter labor market leaves many with fewer options.

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Michigan marijuana businesses, customers see hazy future with new tax

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American Airlines testing new boarding technology at DFW Airport

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Wellness Room at Stagg High School offers students 'quiet space to retreat and refocus'

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Flossmoor foundation funds last wishes for hospice patients, boost for nursing students

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Student loan borrowers in default may see wages garnished in 2026

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PNW offers STEM Discovery Day for area high schoolers

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Crime and Public Safety

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Liberty Township and Chesterton Fire departments build for now and future

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Clarendon Hills police join Hinsdale and other departments for social worker services

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Dolton man faces armed robbery charges in Hammond Walgreens robbery

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Winfield councilman adopts former K-9 but donor dispute remains

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Save the Dunes honors former parks director, Notre Dame student group

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

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Restaurants, Food and Drink

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NYE 2025: Chicago-area restaurant specials and drink packages to ring in the New Year

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Restaurant reviews: Sarima, Lilac Tiger and Mirra intertwine Indian, Mexican and Filipino culture in Chicago

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

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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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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: USSR formally dissolved

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Today in Chicago History: Stockyards open and receive first shipment of cattle

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Today in History: President Andrew Johnson pardons ex-Confederates

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Paramount extends run of 'Million Dollar Quartet' at Stolp Island Theatre in Aurora

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Barrington Area Chamber of Commerce announces its 2026 board of directors

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