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Editorial: Public disservice announcement — beginning Saturday, Chicagoans will pay $10.50 on every $100 in retail purchases

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Stephen Colbert wins an anti-censorship award after CBS ends 'The Late Show'

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Tim Bankston, a former Simeon star and beloved basketball coach, fatally shot: 'Inspired hundreds'

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Editorial: Reckless Chicago school board members are betting they can roll JB Pritzker

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Joe Tabor: Rep. Carol Ammons indictment exposes Illinois' ethics failures

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Indiana Senate President Bray won't seek re-election to leadership post

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Orland Township among defendants in First Amendment lawsuit brought by Supervisor Paul O'Grady

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Sens. Dick Durbin and Tammy Duckworth question FAA flight caps at O'Hare

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President Donald Trump announces a deal for Hamas to disarm in Gaza, but many hurdles and uncertainty remain

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A giddy Patti Smith meets fellow Chicago legend, Pope Leo XIV, and says 'Hi'

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Lollapalooza 2026: What to know for Day 2

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TikTok is changing how Lollapalooza fans are finding artists

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Senior FIFA executive says staff was deceived over Gianni Infantino's World Cup sell-off plan

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Signing with Chicago White Sox fulfills a 'dream' for Naperville's Colin Barczi, a lifelong fan

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Photos: WNBA All-Star weekend returns to Chicago

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Photos: Chicago Cubs Champions Gate dedication ceremony at Gallagher Way

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Photos: Chicagoland celebrates America's 250th birthday

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Back in the Big Ten, Pat Fitzgerald says he and Michigan State have 'a bag of chips on our shoulder'

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Column: Chicago Bears now the hunted in the NFC North. Ryan Poles and Ben Johnson still see them as hunters.

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New report pushes for green solutions to industry pollution in NWI

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Glenview to purchase downtown building for $1.4 million, create public plaza

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Some robotaxis approved to operate without steering wheels

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Indiana AG suing Merrillville for opposing potential ICE facility

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Illinois lawmakers seek families hurt by courthouse immigration arrests as more states weigh right-to-sue laws

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After divisive debate, Chicago school board passed $9.96 billion budget banking on uncertain state funding

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Crime and Public Safety

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Seattle police chief, who faced criticism for spending time in Chicago, resigns over response to festival shooting

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Hammond man gets 30 years for burglary where woman was killed

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Murder charges filed in Plainfield dismemberment case

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Two people, dog found dead of apparent gunshot wounds in Harvey home

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Chicago lacks rat prevention plan, city watchdog finds

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France battles wildfire 4 times the size of Paris as soaring heat threatens new surge

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Monday's storms were part of severe weather this summer, with hope that August may bring some relief

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Restaurants, Food and Drink

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Lollapalooza 2026: What to eat at the 4-day festival in Chicago

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Musicians coming for Lollapalooza, Riot Fest and North Coast reveal their favorite Chicago restaurants

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Brown Sugar Bakery, business next door broken into on South Side

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Bill aims to curb abandoned oil and gas wells in Illinois through stiffer fines

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Read the Tribune's investigation into Illinois' abandoned oil wells

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In Illinois, getting oil and gas operators to pay for abandoned wells can take decades

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Microplastics linger inside people and animals, multiple studies show. But regulation is still far off.

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Today in Chicago History: Walter Payton inducted into Pro Football Hall of Fame

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Today in History: Michael Phelps sets Olympic medal record

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Vintage Chicago Tribune: The Rev. Martin Luther King Jr.'s historic march through Marquette Park

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Today in Chicago History: Union Stock Yards close after 106 years on city's South Side

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