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Fran Spielman Show

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Operation Midway Blitz by the numbers: 68 days, 4,000 detained, 2,700 deported

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Anthony Douglas, MD

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Legislative watchdog Mike McCuskey resigning in wake of complaints over handling of Benton harassment case

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3 stabbed in 2 separate domestic fights in Rogers Park

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9 killed, 30 wounded in Labor Day weekend violence

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Jacob Webb blows another save before Brewers walk-off Cubs in 10 innings

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Cubs have no animosity toward Brewers, even with another 2nd-place finish looming

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Sean Burke shelled as White Sox need quick answers for their flagging starting rotation

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Bears name 5 captains for 2026 season

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Lakers will unveil Phil Jackson statue next year

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

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New Sox Park? Future owner Justin Ishbia announces proposal for riverside stadium at 'The Railyards'

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Once the largest Methodist church in the Midwest is slated for demolition

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Winless Simeon stays optimistic due to talented sophomores Jalonny Billingsley and Aki King

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

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Michigan falls out of AP Top 25 as LSU moves into the top 10

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Notre Dame pours it on in second half to rout Wisconsin

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Bears' Caleb Williams, Bulls players lead PCA cheering section

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Nation and World

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Armed man charged toward Democratic candidate for Ohio governor at fair, police say

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Federal investigators probe Amazon cargo jet's runway crash that killed 5 in Miami

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Lincoln's blood-stained gloves from his assassination resurface in California museum

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Suburban woman facing murder charges after killing 2-year-old before attempting self-harm

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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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Chicago extends program offering free Wi-Fi to CPS students

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Chicago School Board

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CPS students ordered to stay indoors during extreme heat warning

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Death of CTA passenger shoved off moving Red Line train at 69th Street probed as homicide

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Lincoln-Way East students plan walkout over racial harassment incident at Homewood-Flossmoor football game

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Reporters revisit Operation Midway Blitz impact then and now

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Special Episode: Bearing Witness to the Blitz

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Friday, September 4, 2026

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