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Chicago police boss Larry Snelling announces retirement: 'He's leaving big shoes to fill'

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To Chicago actor Harry Lennix, Abraham Lincoln's words still resonate on America's 250th birthday

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Courtney Kueppers | WBEZ

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Southeast Side 'pocket garden' is testament to self-taught chainsaw artist Milton Mizenburg

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Alison Cuddy | WBEZ

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Top cop leaves police department

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Gorsuch's recent opinions stress need to preserve civil liberties

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Architecture and Design

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Bowen High — Schurz High School's overlooked architectural doppelgänger — gets recognized at last

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U.S. advances with 2-0 World Cup win over Bosnia-Herzegovina

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Dear Abby: Husband and father has been an observer as marriage crumbles

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The Chicago Mini Crossword

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Natalie Y. Moore

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Illinois in the trenches again to protect fair housing

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'Foreign' sport no more: Americans finally get soccer

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I swam the 'Greenberg mile' and lived to tell about it

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Things To Do

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19 things to do in Chicago July 2-8

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Workers brave extreme temperatures as heat wave stretches on in Chicago

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City Hall ends 2025 with a negative $52 million balance

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CTA boss avoids potential grilling for second time as Council members skip meeting

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Top aide to ex-Ald. Carrie Austin gets probation for role in home improvement kickbacks

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Why is it so expensive to replace lead pipes in Chicago?

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Burglaries at video gambling establishments are soaring, with more than 500 reported so far in 2026

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Can Illinois' newest state agency improve early childhood services? Officials hope so.

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Mayor Johnson's renter protection proposal faces fierce resistance from building owners

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Laws on cocktails-to-go, cyberbullying and new rules for older motorists take effect

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Union workers rally at manufacturer Woodward MPC's Niles facility

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Chicagoans step up to aid earthquake victims in Venezuela

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Four shot, 2 killed during attack at Auburn Gresham gas station

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Men face hate crime, assault charges in attack on CBS news crew

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Chicago FBI chief leaving unexpectedly, raising eyebrows amid feds' ongoing credibility crisis

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Chicago marijuana mogul gets year in prison for laundering cash used to book jets for cocaine trafficker

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Chicago braces for busiest Fourth of July travel period on record

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Bob Dylan taps popular Chicago guitarist Joel Paterson for his band after sudden departures

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America's 250th birthday has arrived. Here's how to celebrate in the Chicago area

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Add some mojo to your chicken dinner

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Chicken souvlaki skewers with tzatziki sauce an easy, fun dinner made for sharing

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Fever coach Stephanie White gives WNBA fans a statement worth hearing

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Behind Dansby Swanson, Cubs' resurgent bats bash 13 homers in two days: 'RBIs are a good thing, right?'

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Amid pitching injuries, Cubs need Matthew Boyd to make big impact as summer goes on: 'That's our ace'

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Blackhawks sign Bowen Byram to whopping contract with $12.5 million cap hit

20 hours ago

Noah Schultz solid in return from injury, but White Sox miss out on sweep before showdown vs. Guardians

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ESPN retracts story linking former Bears DT Mike Pennel to Dominican woman's death

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Bears' rise comes as Packers, Lions and Vikings in limbo in NFC North

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Bears testing land on new plot near proposed Hammond stadium site

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Bears QB Caleb Williams vows to 'shut everybody up' by improving completion percentage in 2026

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Bears QB Caleb Williams' application to trademark Iceman nickname initially refused by patent office

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Bulls slow-play through start of free agency but land Norman Powell

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Bulls crawl into free agency taking care of own and inking Zach Collins

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Stacey King honored by Bulls in Celebration of Life ceremony Monday

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Horoscope for Thursday, July 02, 2026

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Dear Abby: Sister has revealed her true colors time and again

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Horoscope for Wednesday, July 01, 2026

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As temperatures soar, city urged to add nighttime cooling options for vulnerable residents

1 day ago

Pritzker issues disaster proclamation for recent storms, tornadoes and flooding

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Heat wave with temps in the 90s expected all week in Chicago; heat warning extended

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Egg producers will pay $3.3 million and donate 53 million eggs to settle price fixing claims

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Housing and Development

1 year ago

Judge dismisses Edgewater residents, businesses' lawsuit over Broadway zoning changes

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Man who posed as drug lord Pablo Escobar's son gets 6 years in prison for 'terrorizing' Chicago business partner

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How to grill vegetables and toss them in Isaac Toups' bacon vinaigrette

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Food and Drink

1 year ago

Which Chicago restaurant would you make the setting for a new TV show? Here's what you told us

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As 'The Bear' ends, it's still drawing crowds to the real-world restaurants featured onscreen

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Illinois affirms trans girls can play on girls' sports teams, as Supreme Court upholds state bans

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High School Football

3 months ago

Geneva wide receiver Bennett Konkey commits to Illinois

5 days ago

High School Basketball

4 years ago

Riverdale's Morez Johnson Jr. selected by Mavericks with No. 9 pick in NBA Draft

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Even people in Las Vegas are shocked by Brendan Sorsby's sordid story

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High School Sports

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Prospect's Nathan Cichy chooses Illinois after previously committing to Harvard

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Kankakee basketball star Lincoln Williams picks Illinois

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Bulls coming out of the NBA Draft 'Winning,' but they're not alone

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Bulls' Caleb Wilson will be linked with Caleb Williams, Patrick Williams and Michael Jordan

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Bulls top draft choice Caleb Wilson is hunting down Rookie of the Year

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Blackhawks add physicality, playoff experience with Cole Smith, Ian Cole signings

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Blackhawks likely to avoid silly contracts — aside from Bowen Byram — in NHL free agency

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New Blackhawks prospect Samu Alalauri adds depth to defensive prospect pool

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Chicago's Haitian and Syrian communities in limbo after Supreme Court decision: 'Playing with people's lives'

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Man charged with hate crime in Lake County for allegedly threatening immigrant and Latino residents

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Lake County judge denies Marni Yang's bid for new trial

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Illinois sees dramatic drop in opioid overdose deaths

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Video footage shows fatal Oak Park police shooting at gas station

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DoorDash driver sought in fatal shooting of Amazon vendor in Matteson facility parking lot

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South Shore Line continues holiday train schedule after Indiana freight train derailment

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DePaul Art Museum collections to stay on campus as day-to-day operations cease

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Priestly secrets and sexual misconduct at University of Notre Dame

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CPS says it won't cut instructional time or Safe Passage program in upcoming budget

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Don't overlook the enslaved, Indigenous and poor immersed in the American Revolution

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Ozzie Guillen rocked from afar as tragedy returns to Venezuela and his beloved La Guaira

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Altgeld Gardens' 'Up Top' building to return to tip-top shape as an after-school center

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Jackson Park was my playground; Obama's tower disrupts my urban wilderness

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Trump ended lifeline for LGBTQI+ youth; Congress and the president must bring it back

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Chicago lacks the will to curb traffic crashes that kill cyclists, pedestrians

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Letters to the Editor

7 years ago

Celebrating the nation's strengths, beauty for the big 2-5-0

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Bug time: childhood cicada recollections keep crawling back

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DOJ memo targeting people with disabilities is unsettling

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Two shot, one fatally in predawn attack outside River North hotel

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One dead in Pullman shooting

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Man shot in head, critically wounded during attack near 31st Street Beach

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Nick Offerman returns to Chicago and takes your questions

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Preserving the history of the Underground Railroad in Illinois

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Southeast Side Pride: Steep growth in same-sex couples in an unexpected corner of Chicago

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Architects of Evanston reparations program stand firm against DOJ attacks

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What's the local impact of recent Supreme Court decisions?

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