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Urbs in horto in toto? Design contest picks proposals that would significantly green up Chicago

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Theater and Stages

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2026 Equity Jeff Awards honor 'Leopoldstadt,' 'Octet' and actor Brendan Hunt in celebratory night for Chicago theater

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Hall of Famer Drew Brees' comment in production meeting stuck with Bears QB Caleb Williams in Panthers game

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City Council leaders broker compromise on parking meters, focus of the deal Chicagoans love to hate

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Customs officer was offered free sex to stop gunpoint rapes, sex worker testifies

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Larry Snelling now earning $190,000 yearly pension after retiring as Chicago's top cop

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William J. Quinlan, son of Richard J. Daley's corporation counsel, joins crowded race for mayor

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Terrified mom raced to scene in Bridgeport after boy fired gun on son's bus

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White Sox recall Noah Schultz, designated Jose Urquidy for assignment

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Swashbuckling 'The Princess Bride' musical will stage pre-Broadway tryout in Chicago next July

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Dear Abby: Drama queen disrupts gatherings without even being there

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The Chicago Mini Crossword

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Senior editor, data projects

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Attacks against DEI stop America from reaching its full promise

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Sept. 11-spawned surveillance is ravaging the country

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Anthony Douglas, MD

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Big Tobacco, toymakers pay for the harm they've caused. Why not gunmakers?

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Baseball has eased America out of its slumps

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New report finds 35% of Chicago households don't have enough food

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Thousands at risk of losing health insurance

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City Council committee backs raising threshold for taking on debt

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This group is building benches at bus stops that don't have one. Will the city let them stay?

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Arts and Culture

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Keke Palmer has added fitness guru to her resume, drawing hundreds to an 'empowering' Pilates class in Chicago

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Bearing the Blitz

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A year of silence follows ICE killing of Silverio Villegas González despite calls for justice

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Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Chicago settles 9 sex abuse claims, paying $5.4 million

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Under pressure following drug arrest, Rosemont's Mark Stephens resigns as chairman of Triton College's board

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Felon who posed as Pablo Escobar's son admits bilking pro basketball player and others out of millions

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Lawmakers name acting legislative inspector general after McCuskey resignation

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President Trump endorses Darren Bailey in Illinois governor race — 'Pritzker's a disaster'

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Des Plaines woman found dead in Monroe Harbor

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Who's vying to be mayor of Chicago? Here's a look at the roster of candidates so far

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Boy, 17, charged as an adult in shooting of pregnant teen in Little Village

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Victim killed in Humboldt Park mass shooting identified as teen from Austin

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No injuries after 12-year-old fires gun left unattended on school bus in Bridgeport

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Man's death after shooting in Uptown investigated as homicide

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Review: Hip-hop play 'How We Got On' deftly tackles coming-of-age themes but needs a little remixing

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How three millennials are building an art space with Little Village spirit

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This fall, the action is in Chicago's art galleries. Here are 10 shows to not miss

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A year after Operation Midway Blitz, Chicago celebrates 'strength' at the Mexican Independence Day Parade

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Review: Swedish pop icon Robyn is a dancing queen as she brings her Sexistential tour to Chicago

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Connor Bedard is now Blackhawks' captain, best player and face of franchise, all in one

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How Bears RB D'Andre Swift became exactly the type of runner coach Ben Johnson needs

8 hours ago

Tristan Peters' 18-pitch walk, baserunning play and 'dumb stuff' key crucial White Sox victory in Cleveland

15 hours ago

Cubs see Alex Bregman being himself, rather than his ample playoff experience, as difference-maker in October

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White Sox might reimagine amateur scouting process in the wake of Mike Shirley's resignation

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Bears QB Caleb Williams for MVP? It's early, but it's possible

1 day ago

Ben Johnson (59 points) 'didn't get into this profession trying to be mediocre'

1 day ago

Halas Intrigue podcast: The Bears scored how many points?

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Vikings score 29 straight points to beat Packers 39-22

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Bears blast Panthers with historic offensive outburst in 59-37, then say there's so much more they can do

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Bulls preview: The guard room has talent but will it SLAP when called

2 days ago

Bulls announce plans on how they will honor Stacey King this season

5 days ago

Jalen Brunson, NBA champion and Stevenson alum, will host 'Saturday Night Live' season premiere

6 days ago

Horoscope for Tuesday, September 15, 2026

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Dear Abby: Grandmas go head-to-head over nickname used by child

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Horoscope for Monday, September 14, 2026

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Have you been swarmed by biting flies? Why they're 'no joke'

10 days ago

Man dies of heat-related causes on South Side, raising Cook County's heat death toll to 14

10 days ago

No relief from the heat as September kicks off. Is this normal?

13 days ago

What to know about the Chicago White Sox stadium proposal

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Here's how some Chicago small businesses are ramping up their use of AI

3 days ago

Construction sites will be required to be more welcoming to women under a new Illinois law

4 days ago

Food and Drink

1 year ago

Break the 'what's for dinner' rut without breaking the bank by shopping at international food markets

6 days ago

A Chicago couple was poised to open a new Lincoln Avenue bistro. Then the city shut down their street

7 days ago

In new cookbook 'Kari,' curry gets its due, with a Midwestern accent

7 days ago

High School Football

5 months ago

Week 4 takeaways: CSL South on the rise, Israel Abrams sparkles for Montini, Fox Valley shakeup

1 day ago

Former Providence football coach Tyler Plantz speaks out on his firing

1 day ago

Providence fires football coach Tyler Plantz

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Texas jumps to No. 1 in AP college football poll; Michigan returns to the Top 25

2 days ago

College football Week 2 picks: The Big Ten is in for a rough Saturday — and many folks will be glad to see it

4 days ago

NCAA won't overturn Michigan's controversial win over Western Michigan

6 days ago

Lakers will unveil Phil Jackson statue next year

6 days ago

Is the Bulls' Matas Buzelis almost a forgotten man? It feels that way

9 days ago

Chicago sports' bright future on display as Bears, Bulls, Cubs stars have 'started something pretty cool'

10 days ago

What does Jeff Blashill want to see from the Blackhawks? Puck possession and 'swagger'

2 days ago

Blackhawks prospect AJ Spellacy is tough, physical and finally close to the NHL

3 days ago

Do the Blackhawks have a path to fourth place in the Central Division?

9 days ago

Chicago Grammy-winning rapper Lil Durk acquitted by federal jury in murder-for-hire case

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Illinois alerts more than 700,000 people they will or could lose public health insurance

4 days ago

Illinois officials press Trump administration to restore crisis lifeline for LGBTQ+ youth

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Illinois service members killed in combat after 9/11 memorialized ahead of terror attack anniversary

6 days ago

2 injured in I-90 multi-vehicle crash in Elk Grove

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Las cifras del Operativo Midway Blitz: 68 días, 4,000 detenidos, 2,700 deportados

3 days ago

Evanston Folk Festival puts spotlight on local artists and Chicago's musical roots and history

4 days ago

Chicago school board candidates sign pledge to ban AI use in schools

5 days ago

Lincoln-Way East students walk out to denounce racism their classmates directed at Homewood-Flossmoor peers

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Extreme heat warning canceled early on third day of brutal temperatures in Chicago area

12 days ago

Is truth whatever you want it to be?

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State's attorney's proposed pretrial changes undermine justice

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Chicago can fly high, lead the way in protecting migratory birds

4 days ago

Weariness, wariness likely to follow blue-collar union voters to the polls

8 days ago

Letters to the Editor

7 years ago

Review sentencing of violence survivors who defended themselves

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Indiana willing to close church while opening doors to Bears

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Curbing pay-to-play in Chicago politics

6 days ago

Rapper Bloodhound Q50 fatally ambushed by 6 gunmen at Fuller Park gas station

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Lanes reopen after deadly Dan Ryan wreck at 55th Street

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Portage Park blaze leaves 3 critically injured, including 8-year-old boy

23 hours ago

The Chicago River Big Jump is back

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Want to major in AI?

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Why are 1 in 3 Chicago households food insecure?

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Monday, September 14, 2026

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Refresh your TV viewing: What we're watching this fall

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