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Chicago Bears still looking to piece together stadium legislation in Illinois, Gov. JB Pritzker says

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Walter Payton College Preparatory High School to cut some Latin language programming citing budget restraints, low enrollment

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West Loop man charged in Loop Blue Line stabbing

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Chief of staff to former NYC Mayor Eric Adams arrested in federal bribery probe, AP source says

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Workers plan to strike at 6 Illinois Prime Healthcare hospitals

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New Hollywood Casino Aurora ready to open to the public Wednesday

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Iowa TV anchor quits on-air, saying 'facts matter'

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Mayor Brandon Johnson files lawsuit against Airbnb and host company

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NBA draft: Caleb Wilson goes to Chicago Bulls at No. 4, bringing athletic upside to rebuilding team

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Column: Another Lake County grocery store goes under

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'The Bear' was a love letter to Chicago. For the final season, here's every local restaurant that was featured.

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Editorial: Chicago made a deal with Bally's casino. It did not include video gaming terminals in bars.

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Editorial: A toast to innovation in downtown Arlington Heights

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Dominic Voz: Defending Evanston's reparations program means defending the promise of fair housing

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Scott W. Patton: As debate rages over an Iran deal, let's acknowledge how much Americans have already lost

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NATO's Trump whisperer heads to the White House to soothe the president ahead of next month's summit

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Trump heads to Capitol to speak with GOP senators who have grown increasingly frustrated with him

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How Americans are feeling about the country's 250th anniversary, according to new polls

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Fireworks 2026: All the Fourth of July shows for America 250

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Michelin retired its Green Stars to the dismay of sustainable chefs in Chicago

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Chicago Theater Report: New leaders for Albany Park Theater Project and a cast for 'Sunday in the Park'

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Photos: Chicago Bears minicamp at Halas Hall

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Photos: Six Flags Great America celebrates 50 years

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Photos: Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson meets Pope Leo XIV at the Vatican

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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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Northbrook OKs $10.5 million sale of nine acres for 320 apartments plus commercial space downtown

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Activists continue green steel push ahead of Nippon annual meeting

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Federal judge bars ICE from making arrests in immigration courts

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Federal appeals court allows Trump administration to resume expanded use of speedy deportations

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Judge blocks use of federal database to check citizenship, saying it could wrongly purge voters

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US Attorney Andrew Boutros drops arson case amid new grand jury gaffes by 'Broadview Six' prosecutor

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Stories of resistance and resilience are the Jane Addams Children's Book Award winners

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Evanston-Skokie District 65 Superintendent Angel Turner resigns, Board names replacement

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Why more Chicago schools lean on dollars they raise independently amid budget crunch

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Crime and Public Safety

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Southland crime: aggavated speeding in Evergreen Park, Chicago Ridge, and more

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Alum of Dolton area football team, Marcus Chatman, shot and killed in Chicago

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Former intern sues indicted ex-Gary officer over inappropriate behavior

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Water too choppy to resume search for boy, 13, presumed drowned in Michigan City

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Weather service: Northwest Indiana exceeds 30-year average rainfall

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Bridges link Highland, Munster communities

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

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In a record-breaking tornado season, DuPage radio experts showcase how they can help

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Restaurants, Food and Drink

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Food icon: Ina Pinkney, the Breakfast Queen and secret restaurant godmother of Chicago

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Despite neighbors' support, Nature's Best Cafe in Naperville to close July 31

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Oak Park store looks to set Guinness World Record for largest sour candy tasting

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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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New protections on the way for patients against sexual abuse, misconduct by healthcare workers

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Illinois to audit plastic surgeon case after Tribune investigation

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Today in Chicago History: Amelia Earhart says she's keeping her last name — 'My husband doesn't mind'

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Waukegan D60 extends superintendent's contract by 4-3 vote: 'I have not seen aspirations to shoot for the stars'

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Introducing the 2026 News-Sun Baseball All-Area Team

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Lake County-area communities plan to celebrate America's 250th

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