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1,200 crimes, 1 arrest: Chicago police fail to address boom in air bag thefts

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Cocaine money launderer's Illinois cannabis license goes up in smoke

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Mayor Johnson will ask City Council committee to repeal video gambling in Chicago

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Mayor's choice for human relations chief uses confirmation hearing to recall first exposure to hate crime

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New Obama Presidential Center tries to offer hope for a better world

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Bears fans, have you ever actually been to Hammond?

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A play-by-play of the failed Bears stadium bill

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Calling foul on Pappas' Bears' megaproject bill analysis

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Disability rights advocates file lawsuit over Illinois' 'dangerous' right-to-die law

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Fran Spielman Show

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Mayoral challenger Susana Mendoza vows to use financial acumen to tackle Chicago's $36B pension crisis

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Can a presidential library ever be more than a temple of admiration?

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Road builder run by members of Palumbo family back at work on state projects after lengthy 'pause'

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City panel approves Greyhound station purchase

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'Broadview 6' repeat? Loretto Hospital exec's fraud case could crumble amid claims of prosecutors' misconduct

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Chicago gets $22.1 million to replace lead pipes in Austin

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Gov. JB Pritzker 'happy to call a special session' if Illinois lawmakers reach Bears stadium deal

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City Council committee backs crackdown on selling weed near schools, parks

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Cook County property tax bills delayed again — this time by 2 months

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22 alderpersons say they'll reject parking meters sale, accuse Johnson of holding back info about the deal

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Over 100 ex-federal prosecutors call out 'failure of leadership' by Chicago's embattled U.S. attorney

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Mayor Johnson's campaign fund to return donation from IT consultant hammered by City Hall's inspector general

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Controversial DOJ official eyed by 'Broadview 6' was involved in Chicago deportation blitz, source says

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It's Indiana: Bears' board of directors votes to push stadium to Hammond

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Gov. JB Pritzker puts pause on data center tax breaks after legislative effort stalls

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With Bears saying they're leaving for Indiana, blame game in Illinois spreads far and wide

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No idling by diesel trucks and buses? That's the law in Chicago and statewide but with almost no enforcement

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For Chicago teens, e-scooters are fun, convenient but sometimes dangerous, even deadly

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E-bikes faster than 28 mph will need insurance, registration under bill passed by Illinois lawmakers

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Trump's acting attorney general backs Boutros amid fallout from botched 'Broadview 6' case

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Uber, Lyft drivers embrace passage of Illinois measure that lets them unionize

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Museums and Zoos

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Obama Presidential Center delivers a lesson in democracy — and what it means to be a country in progress

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Obama Presidential Center set to start welcoming up to 1 million visitors per year

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State Comptroller Mendoza enters mayoral race, takes shots at Mayor Johnson, Giannoulias

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YMCA offers free summer memberships to Chicago teens, 'safe spaces to meet'

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Illinois Comptroller Susana Mendoza announces campaign for Chicago mayor

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Trump administration is scrapping $1.8B fund meant to compensate president's allies, Blanche says

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