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Where to find Chicago-area food pantries

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New SNAP work rules leave unemployed Englewood man and thousands of others at risk

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Civic Federation pokes holes in Chicago's alternative budget

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Sun-Times, WBEZ and UChicago to host first live-broadcast debate for Democratic Senate candidates

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It was also against the law for a Black person to sit at a Woolworth's lunch counter

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No one's judging Illinois Supreme Court's latest resign-and-replacement shuffle

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Pritzker pushes back at State Farm in fight for tighter insurance regulations

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Mawa Iqbal | WBEZ

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Chicago vying to host either the 2028 or 2032 Democratic National Convention

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Fran Spielman Show

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City's tourism team says it's time Chicago turns 'cold into a wonderful party'

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Chicago gets its first-ever LGBTQ+ affairs director, Antonio King

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Residents long suspected feds' South Shore raid spurred by landlord now under state investigation

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Casinos and Gambling

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Bally's shooting for end-of-year opening for permanent casino in River West

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Trump's Greenland threats, NATO bashing will 'haunt' U.S. for years, Durbin says

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Ald. Hopkins waters down curfew ordinance, again, to appease Mayor Brandon Johnson

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Ex-Gangster Disciples boss Larry Hoover's freedom bid should be rejected, Cook County top prosecutor says

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City Council passes ban on hemp THC products, with exceptions for beverages, ointments

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Council demands to know why Johnson is delaying full payment of $260M pension advance

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More than 58,000 Chicagoans were homeless in 2024, new report says

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Esther Yoon-Ji Kang | WBEZ

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Fakroune trial promises to expose the 'cutthroat' side of Chicago's restaurant industry

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One year and 51 lawsuits later, Illinois Democrats lament 'chaos' of second Trump administration

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Unwilling to make 'a bad deal even worse,' Mayor Johnson drops out of competition to buy back parking meters

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100,000 Uber, Lyft drivers could unionize under bill filed in Springfield

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How to watch the U.S. Senate candidates' debate for Dick Durbin's open seat

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Sen. Duckworth travels to Portugal, Poland to strengthen Illinois National Guard ties

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Bears, Bally's elbow way onto General Assembly's spring agenda as lawmakers eye $2.2B shortfall

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ICE officer charged with attacking immigrant rights activist in Chicago suburb

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Border Patrol shot her. She wants evidence released.

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Concealed carry holder shoots attempted robber in Belmont Cragin

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For Jason Dickinson, Blackhawks' youth is a source of joy and a reminder of his reality

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Deadly Minneapolis shootings raise age-old question of what it means to be free

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