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Three-generation West Side family fights to overcome Chicago's vast life expectancy gap

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Cook County Commissioner Sean Morrison says he won't seek reelection

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Mayor Johnson says 'absolute failure' of justice, mental health systems led to fire attack on Blue Line

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Marc H. Morial

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Federal shutdown is over, but the damage isn't

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John Candy's death, and my dad's, are reminders of close link of physical, mental health

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All talk: Chicago area woman living in India uses Hindi skills to teach others

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Federal appeals court delays release of hundreds of ICE detainees

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Feds drop case against woman shot by Border Patrol agent in Brighton Park

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Trump signs bill to release Jeffrey Epstein case files after fighting it for months

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Clergy sue feds over restriction on providing religious services to immigrants held at Broadview ICE facility

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Map: Where ICE was seen in Chicago

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What to know about immigration enforcement in Chicago: Explainers and resources

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Share your photo of ICE in Chicago

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I-94 shut down near Northbrook due to live wires hanging overhead

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Architecture and Design

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Endangered Southwest Side chapel designed by Lithuanian refugees could be headed toward salvation

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Terror charges in Blue Line fire attack

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Mayor Johnson pledges to use head tax for youth programs – then wants to cut funding for proven efforts

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Illinois public university enrollment rises, driven by gains for Black, Latino students

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Housing and Development

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CHA, developers mark end of Henry Horner Homes redevelopment on Near West Side

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White Eagle banquets in Niles to close at end of year

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Budget chair claims Mayor Johnson's corporate head tax isn't dead yet

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St. Anthony Hospital data breach potentially exposed staff, patients

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Community donates thousands to help mother, son attacked by group in South Deering

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Chicago jury convicts Texas man in $14 million crypto currency scam

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Chicago police officer faces firing after testing positive for meth, weed

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Officer shot man trying to pick up discarded weapon in Washington Park, preliminary probe finds

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Food and Drink

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Feld earns first Michelin star. Here's the full list of Chicago's 2025 starred restaurants.

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Things To Do

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Things to Do in Chicago Nov. 20-26: The Mix

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Chicago chefs share their unique takes on Thanksgiving sides

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How Alex Vlasic's video-game hangouts allow some Blackhawks to show their 'goofy side'

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NFL moves start time of Bears-Packers game at Lambeau Field

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HBO-NFL Films documentary takes Bears fans behind scenes for making of 'The Super Bowl Shuffle'

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Bulls veteran Nikola Vucevic has emerged as the calm to avoid the storm

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With hopes of playing vs. Bears, injured Steelers QB Aaron Rodgers is limited in practice Thursday

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Bears CB Jaylon Johnson practices in full, 'looks like he hasn't missed a step'

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Bears predictions: Week 12 vs. Steelers

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Bears QB Caleb Williams watching out for 'werewolves' against Steelers' pass rush

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Halas Intrigue podcast: The return of Aaron Rodgers — maybe

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Playoff pursuit will help in the development and evaluation of Bears QB Caleb Williams

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Everson Pereira hoping to take advantage of opportunity with White Sox

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White Sox not 'actively looking to move anyone,' trying to grow from within

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MLB reaches new media deals with ESPN, NBC and Netflix

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Young Montini striving to 'live up to that standard'

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No Shot Clock

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No Shot Clock high school basketball podcast: Breaking down the preseason Super 25 rankings

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The Chicago area's top 50 boys high school basketball players for the 2025-26 season

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Horoscope for Friday, November 21, 2025

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Horoscope for Thursday, November 20, 2025

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Dear Abby: Husband repeatedly mentions late ex in his sleep

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A monkey on the loose: Odd animal sightings in Chicago

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Amur leopard cubs make public debut at Brookfield Zoo

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Try to see the Northern Lights over the Chicago area Wednesday night

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ICC slashes Nicor's proposed $314 million rate hike for suburban gas customers

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Chicago crypto firm, founder indicted in $10 million money-laundering case

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Digital driver's licenses, IDs available to Illinois residents starting Wednesday

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Johnson signs executive order directing more resources to organizations affected by SNAP funding lapse

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DoorDash to pay $18 million to settle City Hall lawsuit

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Full SNAP benefits going out starting Friday as shutdown ends, Illinois officials say

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High School Basketball

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Michael O'Brien's preseason Super 25 high school basketball rankings

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DePaul Prep opens season at No. 1 as Rams' quest for four-peat heads to Class 4A

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Kenwood's girls basketball team ready to defend its Class 4A championship

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No. 8 Illinois falls 90-86 to No. 11 Alabama at United Center

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Buzelis brothers — Bulls' Matas and South Dakota's Vince — stick together, no matter the distance

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Virginia Tech hires James Franklin as new football coach

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'Vooch' delivers Bulls from a mess, but what about Patrick Williams?

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Playing time still a tough get for Bulls rookie forward Noa Essengue

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Michael Jordan honors his mother with $10 million donation to North Carolina medical center

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Blackhawks prospect Kevin Korchinski has learned to embrace AHL development: 'Life is a journey'

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Connor Bedard gets another hat trick, leads Blackhawks past Flames

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Debate about the top 2026 NHL Draft prospects is heating up, but will the Blackhawks be involved?

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1st and 10: Now things get difficult for Bears

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Bronzeville's historic arts center's glow-up boosted by new $2 million grant

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Bears take another big step while kicking Vikings to the curb in NFC North — a heck of a two-for-one

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Immigration raids are taking toll on children's health

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A final goodbye to a deported Chicago veteran

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Illinois steps up where feds fall down in making college affordable

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Letters to the Editor

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Rail investments will keep Illinois on track forward

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Bet on problems to arise with glorification of gambling

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Preventing homelessness can boost student attendance

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Man shot by CPD charged after Washington Park confrontation

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Off-duty Chicago cop accidentally shoots himself in groin outside police station in Gresham

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Shootings inside moving car leaves 2 critically wounded in Brighton Park

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Pope Leo XIV

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Pritzker and Pope Leo XIV talk 'Operation Midway Blitz' and a Chicago beer honoring the pontiff

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Sen. Tammy Duckworth fires staffer who allegedly posed as lawyer at ICE facility

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Granddaughter of 'Charlotte's Web' author upset with use of its title in immigration crackdown

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UChicago student, Springfield resident among 2025 Rhodes Scholar recipients

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Silverio Villegas González, killed by ICE agent in suburban Chicago, had cocaine in system, autopsy shows

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Illinois lawmakers press feds for $3B in stalled lead pipe replacement funds

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Broadview protest zone expanded to include part of Beach Street

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Entertainment and Culture

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What to know about Christkindlmarket 2025: This year's mugs, new Krampus event

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As ICE operations move to North Carolina, coalition of Chicago minority groups vows to carry on the fight

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CPS blasts longtime charter operator for alleged financial 'negligence'

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CPS students cook up Thanksgiving dinner for South Side seniors

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CPS watchdog finds employee travel spending doubled after COVID — on trips to Las Vegas, Finland and Estonia

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Homeownership isn't for young Americans anymore

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WBEZ's Weekly News Recap, Nov. 20, 2025: Alders deliver blow to mayor's budget, ICE agents head south and more

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Behind Illinois' ICE-free zones

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