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Chicago School Board

11 hours ago

CPS Board selects Macquline King as permanent CEO, will vote on her contract Monday

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Sarah Karp | WBEZ

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With Bears in mind, Sanders bill would offer up sports teams to city before 'billionaire owners' try to move

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'Huge Trump supporter' from Lake County convicted of threatening Trump

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Ex-federal prosecutors in Chicago taking on Trump's 'troubling' DOJ: 'We feel compelled to speak and act'

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Mourners pay respects to fallen Chicago firefighter Michael Altman: 'It's beyond words'

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49th Ward office closes temporarily after violent threats following killing of Loyola student in Rogers Park

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Most severe weather set to miss Chicago, I-80 corridor still at risk

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Blackhawks plagued by poor defensive decisions in loss to Flyers

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Matthew Boyd struggles in Cubs' 10-4 Opening Day loss to Nationals: 'It just fell apart on him'

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Dear Abby: Aunt's passing is followed by a bitter falling-out

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The Chicago Mini Crossword

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Natalie Y. Moore

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AIPAC has become a political liability for many seeking office

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Americans, once 'suffocated by smog, poisoned by water,' face return to bad old days

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United Airlines' fight for supremacy at O'Hare is terrible for travelers

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S. E. Cupp

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Hegseth, Bondi and Gabbard may soon get the boot by 'blame-shifting' boss

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Housing and Development

10 months ago

Logistics firm TransLoop opens River North office with hiring push planned

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Mayor Johnson's veto over freezing tipped minimum wage divides restaurant industry

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Mars Snacking, maker of M&M's, plans to add 600 jobs in Chicago

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Tracking every known federal prosecution in Chicago tied to Trump's deportation blitz

10 days ago

Architecture and Design

10 months ago

Work starts on the $1.2 million restoration of landmark Pullman church's troubled but iconic bell tower

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Lincoln items once destined for state museum sell as part of $1.3 million auction

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Johnson devising strategy to tackle pension crisis that includes 'deferred retirement option'

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Inside Medicare Advantage 'dark money' group's campaign to win bigger payments to insurers

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West Suburban Medical Center closing temporarily as it runs out of cash to pay employees

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Foundation's role a mystery as Lincoln artifacts are poised to be auctioned off

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Two shot in Archer Heights

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Man arrested after 19 'severely neglected' dogs seized in Greater Grand Crossing

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Humboldt Park shooting leaves man, 26, critically injured

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Man shot last year in Roseland dies

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Cook County Assessor Fritz Kaegi lost big where property taxes in city, suburbs soared

5 days ago

Brandon Johnson's budget director got illegal property tax breaks for 5 years

6 days ago

Chicago Park District pays more than $2 million to lifeguard over 'exploitation and sexual assault'

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Dan Mihalopoulos | WBEZ

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On average, an L rider gets shoved onto the tracks from CTA platforms every month

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The Academy Is... releases first new album in 18 years, gears up for Warped Tour

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Theater and Stages

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Congo Square ensemble members say in letter that the prominent Black theater was quietly dissolved

17 hours ago

More César Chavez murals, memorials taken down as Illinois Senate honors Dolores Huerta

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Arts and Culture

1 month ago

Route 66 centennial celebrated with new sign at Navy Pier

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Things To Do

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19 things to do in Chicago March 26-April 1

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Cubs giving second baseman Nico Hoerner six-year contract extension

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Chase Meidroth, Munetaka Murakami mash — but Brewers smash White Sox' Opening Day hopes 14-2

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Jedixson Paez goes from High-A to Opening Day in White Sox' bullpen

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How Taylor McGregor turned public-speaking skills into broadcasting career

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Jeff Blashill trying to help Blackhawks navigate lack of practice time

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New tax rules are changing charitable deductions — here's how to make the most of them

1 month ago

Strategies to consider if you're looking to reduce capital gains taxes

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Sabrina Parys | NerdWallet

1 month ago

What taxpayers need to know about savings plans, tax changes in 2026

1 month ago

Congress passed Trump's sweeping tax bill. Here's how it'll affect your returns

1 month ago

George Gervin on Bears' Caleb Williams: 'Iceman' nickname already taken

17 hours ago

As Ohio State star Kayden McDonald prepares to visit Bears, he says, 'I'm their No. 1 guy'

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NFL wants to use replay to help replacement refs in case of labor impasse

1 day ago

Notre Dame star RB Jeremiyah Love out of Bears' reach, but other prospects intrigue at pro day

2 days ago

Bears coach Ben Johnson was a savvy problem solver in Year 1 — now he has to do it all over again

5 days ago

Bulls' Josh Giddey hopes team can avoid splintering down the stretch

8 hours ago

Bulls suffer pain and injuries in blowout loss to 76ers

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Coach Billy Donovan discusses his future with the Bulls and the rumors

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Horoscope for Thursday, March 26, 2026

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Dear Abby: Mother wants nothing to do with son's new flame

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Horoscope for Wednesday, March 25, 2026

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Cold front will bring storms Thursday, potential for more tornadoes

1 day ago

How the Iran war is raising more than Chicago's gas prices

1 day ago

PAWS Chicago takes in more than 40 dogs after massive pet seizure in LA amid animal abuse investigation

2 days ago

On Opening Day, some Cubs fans lean into sports betting boom while others remain wary

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2 men charged with murder of businessman involved in United Center development project

11 hours ago

What to know about Chicago's delivery robots and the debate over them

1 day ago

Mayor Johnson vetoes plan to freeze subminimum wage for tipped workers

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Food and Drink

10 months ago

What are Chicago's favorite craft beers? We asked, and you answered.

1 day ago

What we learned from a couple of local pastry pros about making savory pies

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High School Basketball

4 years ago

2026 City/Suburban Hoops Report All-State team

3 days ago

2026 City/Suburban Hoops Report Player of the Year: Warren's Jaxson Davis

3 days ago

High School Sports

8 days ago

Northwestern lands a Hilltopper twosome

8 days ago

Northwestern hires Princeton's Carla Berube as women's basketball coach

1 day ago

Six Big Ten teams, five Sweet 16 games and one intrepid writer's picks

1 day ago

Illinois' Sweet 16 date with Houston — the team and the city — is cause for some perspective

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Bulls executive VP Arturas Karnisovas running out of people to blame

2 days ago

Bulls survive 40-point game from Kevin Durant to beat Rockets

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NCAA March Madness inspires 'FOMO' for Bulls forward Matas Buzelis

3 days ago

Blackhawks need to find young forward who can take over Jason Dickinson's job

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Blackhawks hold off Islanders in Anton Frondell's impressive NHL debut

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Anton Frondell to make Blackhawks debut next to Connor Bedard: 'He can handle it'

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Nation and World

9 months ago

Chicago-area Lebanese Americans mourn dead, try to help loved ones as 1 million displaced by Israeli strikes

3 days ago

Transportation department's changes to federal diversity program risks hurting Chicago's small businesses

5 days ago

Indiana woman charged in Crete triple homicide

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Broadview mayor demands closure of ICE facility, reimbursement of village, business losses

2 days ago

2 Illinois State University students, 2 kids among 6 shot in Normal

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Tiffany Henyard's father shot in North Lawndale

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State lawmakers advance bill to keep immigration detention centers out of communities like suburban Broadview

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Leo Radvinsky, OnlyFans owner who grew up in Chicago area, dies at 43

3 days ago

Finalist for CPS CEO courted controversy in past jobs, but defenders praise his bold vision

2 days ago

Park District paints over César Chavez mural as calls grow to rename public buildings in Chicago

6 days ago

CPS revokes Aspira's ability to operate charter schools in Chicago in rare move

7 days ago

Like Trump, new DHS boss Mullin will trash Republicans who don't toe party line

11 hours ago

Cubs over Brewers in NL Central? Division's back-to-back-to-back champs aren't worried

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Amid progress in fight against ALS, there's plenty of work ahead

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My reproductive health rights vanished while in prison

8 days ago

A model to fix Illinois' broken primary system

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Letters to the Editor

6 years ago

Suburbs also home to affordable housing shortage

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Lebanese who persist in spite of war are my heroes

3 days ago

No-cash bail is veering off the rails, inmates warn

5 days ago

Boy, 17, critically wounded in Back of the Yards shooting

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Funeral for Chicago firefighter killed in Rogers Park blaze canceled after wife goes into labor

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Man fatally shot during argument in Woodlawn

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Should sports owners get stadium handouts?

9 hours ago

Girls, let's go on a walk

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CTA Red Line funds must be restored, federal judge rules

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How early Black Chicagoans used photography to redefine their image

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Chicago archaeologists on how war, looting threaten Iran's cultural heritage

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