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Letters to the Editor

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Focus on domestic violence causes, complexities to prevent it

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18 things to do in Chicago May 21-27

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City Council approves $54.7M tax break to jump-start United Center development

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Green Day's 'American Idiot' musical announced as part of Goodman Theatre's 2026-27 season

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Illinois politicians spend millions in campaign funds on meals, sometimes at swanky restaurants

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Construction worker dead after falling from Palatine roof

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Trump orders banks to take a closer look at clients' citizenship in new immigration enforcement move

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Architecture and Design

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Lincoln Avenue's once-notorious Diplomat Motel becomes stylish shelter for homeless people

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Popular retailer Reformation expands to Lake View and Fulton Market

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Chicago man sentenced to 18 years for role in 2021 Oakbrook Center mall shootout

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City Council votes to ban cops tied to far-right groups

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Summer festival season is here. Get ready for your security screening.

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Sueños Music Festival returns to Grant Park with Fuerza Regida and food galore

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2026 farmers market guide for Chicago's suburbs

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Artist Nathaniel Mary Quinn, admired by the Rolling Stones and Leonardo DiCaprio, returns with hometown show

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Bears rival Aaron Rodgers says he will retire after the 2026 NFL season

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White Sox rally in ninth to beat Seattle behind one-hitter from Anthony Kay, dominant bullpen

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Gov. Pritzker says Mayor Johnson has 'no plan' to keep the Bears in Chicago

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Aaron Rodgers returning for another year with Steelers

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Bulls headline the list of winners and losers coming out of the combine

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Horoscope for Thursday, May 21, 2026

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Horoscope for Wednesday, May 20, 2026

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Dear Abby: Husband chafes against in-laws' family dynamic

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Few Chicago residents buy flood insurance, but should they?

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Parks and Nature

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New housing near Garfield Park in the home stretch

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Chicago Reader names new publisher

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Consumer advocates turn up heat against $220M Nicor rate hate

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Irene's Finer Diner reopens two years after grease fire closed doors

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High School Football

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Mount Carmel receiver Quentin Burrell commits to Michigan

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High School Basketball

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Some observations ahead of the first live period of the spring for prep basketball

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City/Suburban Hoops Report: Grant Mordini heads to Kansas, locals eye USA hoops, East Peoria star transfers

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Illinois, Brad Underwood agree to new contract terms

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RJ Day, son of Ohio State coach Ryan Day, commits to Northwestern

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Lane Kiffin says Ole Miss' racial history made it difficult to recruit Black football players

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Bulls defy the lottery odds and move up to No. 4 as the rebuild begins

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Bulls new man in charge Bryson Graham on the clock in Sunday's lottery

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Bulls introduce new man in charge as Bryson Graham hits all the notes

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Blackhawks need to be aggressive with trade offers if any stars hit market this summer

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Analyzing Blackhawks' draft options: Could Ivar Stenberg fall to No. 4 pick?

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Blackhawks to sign acclaimed Russian forward prospect Roman Kantserov to NHL contract

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U.S. agrees to drop tax claims against Trump in broadening of IRS lawsuit settlement

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Illinois resident suspected of having hantavirus tests negative for illness

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Justice Department to seek death penalty for man charged with killing 2 Israeli Embassy staffers

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West Ridge business accused of bilking millions from customers in nationwide scam

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Supreme Court preserves access to widely used abortion pill while lawsuit plays out

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ComEd electric customers brace for double-digit spike in bills

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DuPage County correctional officer accused of sharing child sexual abuse material

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Live Nation sued for negligence in alleged sexual assault of minor at Credit Union 1 Amphitheatre

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Lockdown lifted at West Chicago Community High School after threat deemed unfounded

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Race is on for Chicago's first fully elected school board

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Northwestern names head of Purdue as next president

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Lollapalooza awards $1.7 million grant to CPS for arts education

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'I still have a life' — amputees struggle to cope with loss

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Chicago's Memorial Day Massacre strikes a nerve nearly 90 years later

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Pritzker's BUILD plan prioritizes development over affordability

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Stop burdening working families; tax wealth and corporate profits fairly

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Letters to the Editor

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Housing support for people leaving prison benefits everyone

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Unionizing would give needed protections to rideshare drivers

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Cheers to the Chicago Lighthouse for 120 years of social service

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Boy, 17, critically wounded in Austin shooting

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Judge orders release of CPS student's mother from ICE detention

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Chicago man charged with DUI in fatal crash that killed Wheaton man on Eisenhower Expressway

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'Driving the Vote for Equality' campaign drives home urgency for ERA recognition

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What racial progress looks like six years on from George Floyd

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