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Ald. Jessie Fuentes sues feds for $100K, alleging agents shoved and detained her during immigration raids

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Judge to review grand jury transcripts as 'Broadview Six' trial set to kick off next week

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Column: Chicago Cubs' Pete Crow-Armstrong learns you can't win when responding to idiot fans

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Services announced for veteran Chicago fire engineer who suffered a medical emergency during training

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Negotiators reach a deal to end strike on North America's busiest commuter rail system

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Mark Fuhrman, former LA police detective convicted of lying during OJ Simpson murder trial, has died

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New Illinois GOP chair elected as voting data shows record-low primary turnout and suburban voter collapse

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Kyle Teel will be out another 3-6 weeks after the Chicago White Sox catcher sprained a knee ligament

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Editorial: Why your Commonwealth Edison electric bills are skyrocketing and the state is no help

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Editorial: Springfield's most prominent hotel has become a millstone, with no solution in sight

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Nicole Ruiz: Chicago needs a garment district — not as a luxury but as infrastructure

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Clarence Page: Feeling 'under-babied'? More like underpaid and overburdened

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Greenland's prime minister tells Trump's envoy self-determination cannot be negotiated

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State's attorney launches transit crime prosecution task force

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President Trump says he's called off Iran strike planned for Tuesday at request of Gulf allies

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Markham Park District agrees to not land helicopters, but larger city lawsuit is still pending

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$1.7 million grant from Lollapalooza to expand CPS arts education access

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Kevin Michael Doyle, Chicago actor from 'Untouchables' who became a police officer, dies at 68

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Jon Stewart, Steven Spielberg, David Byrne, Bruce Springsteen to guest in Stephen Colbert's final week

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DraftKings closing its 2-year-old retail sportsbook at Wrigley Field

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This golfer nearly died after being hit by a drunken driver. Now she's won her first pro title.

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Today in Chicago History: Cubs' Kerry Wood leaves pitching mound at Wrigley Field for final time

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Preorder Our New Bears Book

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Game 3 photos: White Sox beat the Cubs 9-8 in City Series at Rate Field

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Game 2 photos: White Sox beat Cubs 8-3 in City Series at Rate Field

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Game 1 photos: Cubs beat White Sox 10-5 in City Series at Rate Field

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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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Photos: NBA draft combine at Wintrust Arena

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

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

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Photos: The Big House Ballgame at the Old Joliet Prison

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Photos: Chicago Bears rookie minicamp at Halas Hall

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Photos: Chicago Bulls introduce Bryson Graham as VP of basketball operations

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Photos: Chicagoland gathers for May Day rallies and performances

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Pope Leo and co-founder of Anthropic to launch pontiff's AI encyclical on May 25

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BP, USW contract negotiations stall after resuming Monday

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Gene Cernan's Apollo 10 spacesuit gets a 'retirement party' at Triton before shipping back to Smithsonian

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A new Swatch model is introduced, and a case study in overexcited 'drop culture' plays out

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ICE detains Chicago Public Schools senior and his mother: 'We had done everything by the rules'

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Chicago restaurants and bars become spaces for political protesting: 'Everyone's experiencing some level of rage'

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Latin American nationals deported by the US to Congo face an uncertain future

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A Texas town may offer a preview of a Trump plan to force noncitizens from public housing

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New principal taking reins at Gary West Side

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Chicago school board hopefuls file to enter historic race

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Alums return for golden anniversary of Chesterton High School radio station

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Northwestern University taps Purdue University's Mung Chiang to be next president

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Crime and Public Safety

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Records: Burns Harbor man faces multiple charges for sexual abuse

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Crown Point man accused of beating girlfriend to end pregnancy

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Gary woman diverted to mental health court after threatening landlord

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Law & order: Alleged gambling ring defendant released on bond

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La Grange to pay part of lead water line replacement cost, but rest of the bill may fall on homeowners

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As data centers seek more power, Constellation launches nuclear plant upgrades to meet rising demand

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At Montrose and Waukegan beaches, piping plovers lay the first eggs of the season

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A mysterious company abandoned 603 oil wells, costing Illinois millions. Here's how they did it.

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Restaurants, Food and Drink

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Memorial Day guide: 14 Chicago restaurant and bar specials for the long weekend

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Tribune Food Awards: The 2026 Readers' Choice winners

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Clarendon Hills to address 'community clamor for ice cream' with new Rita's Italian Ice outlet

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Sam Sianis of the Billy Goat, Chicago's most famous saloonkeeper, dies at 91

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Restrictions on private guardianship of vulnerable adults advance in Springfield

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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: Tennessee Valley Authority created

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Vintage Tribune: Late-night TV talk shows display Chicago's creativity

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Today in Chicago History: Sue the T. rex unveiled at the Field Museum

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Today in History: First Kentucky Derby held

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

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On the bases or in center field, Jace Koth enters every game with a specific plan for Jacobs. 'Cause chaos.'

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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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