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Dear Abby: Husband Places Blame for Everything on His Wife

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57 decomposing bodies discovered at Far South Side funeral home

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When Shedd Aquarium's first beluga whales came to Chicago

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Housing and Development

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Lake View's former Torstenson Glass building will be demolished, replaced by luxury apartments

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Educators, play your trading cards right in classrooms, extracurricular activities

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Letters to the Editor

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Case against man who turned in gun defies common sense

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El-Sayed has his work cut out between now and November

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Geraldine de Haas, who helped shape city's jazz scene, dies at 91

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Review: Touring production of 'The Notebook' is a reminder of the power of memory

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National Trust grant provides preservation hope for modernist East Chicago church

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Senior policy analyst, Illinois Policy

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If Chicago wants more housing, it should remove barriers to building

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Welch's CTU pledge to help CPS sets off alarm bells

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Marc H. Morial

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Diversity is good for business, report on Black consumer spending finds

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Sueños DJ, husband detained by immigration agents at Midway Airport despite pending asylum case

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Inside BP refinery's 4-month labor lockout

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Theater and Stages

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Court Theatre series takes audiences on tour through 100 years of Black theater

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Other cities also struggle with 'teen takeovers.' What can Chicago learn from them?

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Paycheck Protection Program

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PPP fraud case sees ex-Chicago Public Schools exec charged with defrauding pandemic relief programs

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After decades behind bars, Ivy Kelly was given a choice: Walk free or keep fighting to clear his name

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Nation and World

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Senate committee votes to hold Fauci in contempt for refusing to answer COVID questions

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Inside the nearly 5-month labor lockout at BP's Whiting refinery

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Man loses job after falling ill from cyclosporiasis

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Portillo's laying off staff at Oak Brook headquarters

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30 months in prison for man who fired gun near immigration agents during Operation Midway Blitz

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ICE threatens criminal charges against Cook County Sheriff Tom Dart for not turning over inmates

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Family of Marine veteran killed in Fox River crash files wrongful death suit

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Things To Do

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19 things to do in Chicago Aug. 6-12

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Review: Ariana Grande opens up about 'endless, ongoing public scrutiny' at United Center kickoff

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10 arrested at muddy Lollapalooza, including a backstage brawler, drone operator and poncho seller

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Review: In 'Marble,' marriage sucks, but the characters all knew that anyway

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Wishbone closing after 36 years, co-owners announce

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White Sox let five leads get away in brutal 13-inning loss to red-hot Red Sox

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High School Sports

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Playoff expansion is No. 1 storyline ahead of the high school football season

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Did Sam Antonacci give Willson Contreras a chicken wing?

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Clutch Cubs victorious on Alex Bregman blast, Pete Crow-Armstrong steal: 'Good teams find ways to win'

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Expanding Bears RB D'Andre Swift's role all about creating overwhelming set of options for coach Ben Johnson

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John Damore, oldest living former Chicago Bears player, has died at 92

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Bears Training Camp Report, Day 8: QB Caleb Williams sharper

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Bears LT Braxton Jones, DE Montez Sweat leave practice with injury

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Bears' Ben Johnson, Cole Kmet, Colston Loveland to appear in Hallmark Channel movie

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Bulls' Caleb Wilson will have a say in the race for Rookie of the Year

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Bulls have sneaky depth with a few outsiders trying to crack rotation

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Trump calls LeBron James 'maybe a racist' compared to Michael Jordan

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Horoscope for Friday, August 07, 2026

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Dear Abby: Woman has no clue why friend group ousted her

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Horoscope for Thursday, August 06, 2026

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Cook County sees 10th heat-related death of 2026

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Suburban backyard rodeos under fire, with steers knocked down, sometimes stripped of their tails

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Scattered showers and storms on the way to Chicago area

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Pullman Innovations sued by city of Chicago, Illinois attorney general over odors

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Pritzker asks oil CEOs to return Iran war windfall profits to Illinois consumers: 'You owe it to the people'

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Ann Sather moving into shuttered Stella's Diner in Lake View

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Jalapeños linked to a U.S. salmonella outbreak tracked to a Mexican farm, distributor

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Food and Drink

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People have been fermenting food for millennia. Here's why more people are focused on gut health now

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One of tabbouleh-inspired salad's greatest strengths is its make-ahead convenience

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High School Football

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First day of practice: Maine South holds on as one of the few public-school powers in high school football

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Drew Williams, a Lane football player who was catastrophically injured during a game, dies at 30

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High School Basketball

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Reviewing the summer's breakout high school basketball players

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Notre Dame, USC will resume football rivalry with a 4-game series starting in 2030

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Northwestern coach David Braun professes championship mentality for Wildcats

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Michigan State coach Pat Fitzgerald embracing his fresh start

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Bulls' Derrick Rose chosen for cover of NBA 2K27 video game

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Bulls' Caleb Wilson is a summer winner after dazzling in Vegas

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How Bulls might replace late TV analyst Stacey King — here are 5 candidates

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Why new Blackhawks prospect Xavier Villeneuve might be a future star — or might be a bust

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How Blackhawks rookie Roman Kantserov is preparing for the NHL: 'I can do this'

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Forecasting Blackhawks' lines with Patrick Kane and Bowen Byram — but without Connor Bedard

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Michigan reports first 2 U.S. deaths in outbreak of cyclospora

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CBS' '60 minutes' announces new slate of correspondents for upcoming season

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What to know about diarrhea-causing cyclosporiasis in Illinois

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Chicago foundation doubles down on Black-led organizations amid DEI rollbacks

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'More to learn' on Benton harassment case before judging Speaker Chris Welch, Gov. JB Pritzker says

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Naperville woman sentenced to 38 years for murdering fiancé

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Man arrested toting Molotov cocktails accused of possibly targeting Orland Park mosque, police say

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Family mourns woman killed in Lynwood hit-and-run: 'She loved me so bad, and I loved her even harder'

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15 more Chicago campuses join Sustainable Community Schools program

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Dumpsters full of books showed up outside former Acero schools; parents and teachers worked to salvage them

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Mayor Johnson turns up heat on Springfield to deliver $150M in funding built into CPS budget

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Dropped charges in reflecting pool 'vandalism' cases show rush to judgment

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Cubs get first crack at Dodgers' Tarik Skubal, but will there be another one in October?

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Bears' confidence in Johnson's second season rooted in three words: 'We have Ben'

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Time for Chicago to buy into public-owned grocery store concept

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Trump is our cold-blooded leader

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ComEd's $15 billion grid plan fuels questionable spending

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Helping clear the air with electric buses

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Grant Park Music Festival strikes the right chords

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Durbin must reject sneaky move to expand ICE authority

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Man charged in 2021 River North homicide

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Welch's new working group to address Springfield harassment doesn't go far enough, Rep. Kelly Cassidy says

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Chicago State prepares to make history as Division I football returns to Chicago

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What could it look like if Chicago's top priority was climate change?

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A cookie that 'bites back,' recipes to 'dump in a pan' and showstoppers are all featured in new Midwestern cookbook

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Why are Chicago homebuyers being forced into extreme bidding wars?

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Chicago organizers reflect on 60th anniversary of MLK's march on Marquette Park

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