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Cook County state's attorney: The electronic monitoring system is broken

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Letters: Those tasked with fixing Springfield's response to sexual harassment allegations need to have empathy

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Bruce Springsteen biographer and music critic Dave Marsh dies at 76

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ESPN co-founder Bill Rasmussen dies at 93 from the effects of Parkinson's disease

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CTA adding bus service to some routes starting Sunday

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Congresswoman says target of ICE operation in fatal Maine shooting wasn't up for removal

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San Diego Padres minor-league coach Oswaldo Pirela, a Venezuela native, is detained by ICE

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ICE pitches legal insurance to help shield local officers who make immigration arrests

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Two months after tornado, Niner Nation returns home

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Storm damages Steel City's new home

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Northwestern University to revamp decades-old African Studies program, cut some staffers

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Crime and Public Safety

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Woman accused of plotting to kill Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent is sentenced to 6 years in prison

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Lindsay Clancy was 'begging for help' before killing her children, former mother-in-law testifies

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Orland Park to use $1 million grant for Marley Creek flood mitigation

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Protecting mature trees from storms and disease can reduce Chicago deaths, study finds

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IDEM to host virtual public hearing about Hobart wetlands project

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As study shows pesticides drifting onto Illinois schools and parks, residents push for better tracking

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Restaurants, Food and Drink

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Southwest Michigan wine country is ready for its close-up

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Food icon: Gino Gambarota, the mustachioed maestro of mile-high corned beef sandwiches at Manny's in Chicago

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Tyson Foods to shut down Illinois beef facility, leaving 2,500 jobless: officials

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Missed opportunities, incomplete investigations preceded discovery of 56 bodies at funeral home

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Nonprofit CEO appealed to Mayor Brandon Johnson over city anti-violence grant, records show

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Speaker Welch told lawmakers he backed Harry Benton's reelection to prevent loss of union support

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Column: Foundation looking for funds and volunteers to help restore historic Aurora schoolhouse

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