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Oswego OKs purchase of land as part of plans to expand Public Works facility

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In absence of state regulation, some suburbs are banning hemp products that get users high

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Penn State volleyball coach Katie Schumacher-Cawley agrees to contract extension after winning title

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No. 1 UCLA ends its run as nation's lone unbeaten team with upset loss to crosstown rival USC

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Review: Hubbard Street Dance is back on familiar ground for its winter series

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Notre Dame reportedly hiring Detroit Lions executive Mike Martin as its football GM

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Nationwide search expected to find next COPA chief

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Pope Francis is hospitalized to treat bronchitis and undergo tests as weekend events are canceled

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Zelenskyy says he will only agree to meet with Putin after common plan with Trump is negotiated

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Three top city officials stepping down after Mayor Brandon Johnson's message: 'If you ain't with us, you just gotta go'

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Bill to lure Chicago Bears to Indiana passes out of House committee

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City watchdog: Mayor Brandon Johnson and other mayoral administrations have hindered probes over fear of political embarrassment

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Ex-Speaker Michael Madigan's state pension suspended following conviction

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Editorial: Brandon Johnson, brooking no diversity of opinion, summons his inner Donald Trump

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David Greising: Michael Madigan and Rod Blagojevich were products of a culture that tolerates lawlessness

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Yinam Cohen: Northwestern's approach to fighting antisemitism creates an artificial balance

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Letters: Illinois congressman is ignoring obstacles to a peaceful two-state solution

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Skokie will likely revamp its 'Welcoming City' ordinance

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Pope Francis rebukes Trump administration over migrant deportations, warns 'it will end badly'

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Migrants stranded in Mexico try to restart life after Trump eliminates legal pathway to US

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Third judge blocks President Donald Trump's order ending birthright citizenship for kids of people in US illegally

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What to do around Chicago for Valentine's Day weekend

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Review: 'Redwood' on Broadway holds few surprises as Idina Menzel communes with the trees

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Northwestern University taps actor Steve Carell for commencement

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'Rounding' review: From Chicago's 'Ghostlight' director, an eerie tale of a doctor's demons

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Column: Chicago Cubs' swing and miss on Alex Bregman is another chapter in a long-running narrative

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Rod Blagojevich saga timeline: From arrest to Donald Trump's commutation to the end of his supervised release

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Where US adults think the government is spending too much, according to AP-NORC polling

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Judge orders Trump administration to temporarily allow funds for foreign aid to flow again

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What to know about the federal workforce under President Trump

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NIPSCO reaches settlement with big customers in electric rate case; citizens group opposes proposal

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Midcentury church in Hometown in line for Landmarks Illinois grant for repairs

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Partisan school board election bill gets initial Senate approval after amendment fails

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Elgin's Judson University to start offering nursing degrees with acquisition of Ambria College

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Embattled CPS CEO Pedro Martinez vying for job as Las Vegas schools' chief

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Outside firm hired to advise school board, budget amendment meetings scheduled for March

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Chicago energy executive donates $100M for clean energy initiatives at U. of C. and World Resources Institute

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Scientists say several thousand earthquakes detected near Greece's island of Santorini

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The plastic straw has come to symbolize a global pollution crisis. Trump wants them to stay

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Light snow and below-zero wind chills are prelude to major winter storms expected to hit Chicago area this week

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'Troubled' Housing Authority of Cook County spent more than $60,000 at Six Flags

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Illinois affected by a record number of billion-dollar climate disasters in 2024, mostly severe storms

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Purple Heart medal's owner identified as 'a man's man' who fought in WWII

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Restaurants, Food and Drink

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Thinking of proposing in a restaurant? Chicago chefs have some thoughts for you

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Baked with love: Recipe for a light, airy pavlova that will woo your Valentine

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Pilot Project Brewing opening second Chicago location in Wrigleyville

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Pan-Asian restaurant moves to downtown Evanston

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Crime and Public Safety

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Sin City Deciples enforcer gets 17 years for rival gang leader's shooting: 'You were the muscle'

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Man to plead guilty to 2023 shooting of Black teenager Ralph Yarl, people familiar with case tell AP

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Prosecutor who quit after refusing to drop NYC Mayor Eric Adams' case says she's confident he 'committed the crimes'

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This is Isaiah Manley's moment. So the Bishop Noll senior 'gives you everything he has.'

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Worship news: Veterans Village meal share and International Women's Day event

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