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Pope Leo XIV and I agree: Our country and world need healing

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Alden Loury | WBEZ

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Summer Music Festivals

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Mark Braboy | For the Sun-Times

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David Oliver | USA Today

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My fond Ford City flashbacks

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Chicago made progress on transit-oriented development 5 years after policy push, report says

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Man fatally shot near Ford City Mall

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Suspected firework shatters window of Pilsen Ald. Byron Sigcho Lopez's home

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2 killed, 1 wounded in Englewood shooting

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Obama Center releases grand opening weekend events schedule

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These Chicago artists created the murals for the Obama Presidential Center's basketball court

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White Sox tap comedian Tee Sanders to design 'Freedom Day Hat' for Pride Night

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Jalen Brunson scores 45 points to lead Knicks to first NBA title since 1973

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High School Baseball

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Libertyville beats Maine South to win back-to-back Class 4A crowns

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White Sox infielder Miguel Vargas has no anger toward Dodgers

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Caleb Williams: I'm fine with wherever Bears build stadium

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Bears QB Caleb Williams tackles Packers star Micah Parsons' fire-and-ice comment

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Dear Abby: Gabby co-workers make it impossible to get things done

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National Weather Service confirms at least 11 tornadoes from brutal storms across Illinois, Indiana

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Nurses at St. Mary Hospital in Chicago go on one-day strike

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City panel approves Greyhound station purchase

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Food and Drink

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21 events for foodies as Chicago prepares to host the 2026 James Beard Awards

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Portillo's to open Michigan Avenue restaurant

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Brady Buenik pitches Libertyville past Mount Carmel and back into 4A title game

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Frank Garofalo's walk-off single sends St. Rita to Class 3A championship game

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High School Basketball

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Kankakee basketball star Lincoln Williams picks Illinois

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High School Football

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Northwestern tops UNC to win its ninth women's lacrosse title

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Michael Jordan recalls 'special years' with Stacey King during Bulls' first three-peat

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Former Bulls player and broadcaster Stacey King dies at 59

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CPS CEO defends transgender student policies against attacks by House Republicans

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4 charged in connection with attempted robbery of undercover ATF agents in Country Club Hills

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CPD officer chased, shot person who allegedly tried to rob car of undercover ATF agents in Country Club Hills

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3 arrested in Riverdale after 5-year-old boy fatally shot

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Chicago School Board

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After delay, Chicago School Board renews charters amid revamped oversight

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

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As CPS chief leaves for D.C. hearing, backers hope for strong defense of policies for trans, Black students

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Trump not taken seriously in Iran or elsewhere overseas

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Backlash against Christopher Nolan's 'Odyssey' misses the point

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'Make no little plans': A lesson for Trump

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Letters to the Editor

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We rabbis demand the release of Palestinian Muslim community leader Salah Sarsour

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Fear of Trump's wrath turns medical researchers against their own community

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Hegseth's D-Day take vilifying immigration is inappropriate, xenophobic

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Woman killed, teen injured in Grand Crossing shooting

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Honorary street signs by Humboldt Park provide important landmark for Chicago's Puerto Rican community

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Chicago Public Schools Supt. Macquline King faced Republican grilling in Washington, D.C.

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Illinois' AG is in the hot seat, and takes listeners' questions

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How can Chicago build safer streets for cyclists and pedestrians?

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