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NITA's $5B budget proposal boosts bus, rail frequency, safety commitments

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2026 Illinois Midterm Elections Voter Guide

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Chicago Sun-Times and WBEZ staff

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Quincy man accused of mailing suspicious letters to elected officials to remain in custody

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CEO of violence prevention group shot to death in Chicago Heights office

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Arts and Culture

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Upside Down flips the traditional parade for Halloween attendees

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Michael Wilbon, longtime ESPN commentator, is taking a leave of absence for 'health issues'

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Caleb Williams for MVP? Monday is a prime time to state his case

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Bears LB coach Richard Smith to miss Seahawks game

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Giants coach John Harbaugh tried to beat Bears to Jeffery Simmons trade with unusual phone call: report

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Horoscope for Sunday, November 01, 2026

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After a year of unusual weather in Chicago, should you brace for winter?

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Housing and Development

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Housing mobility programs help low-income renters move on up

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Whole Foods to open in Logan Square, replacing former Family Dollar

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DoorDash offers $17 billion for Instacart in what would be a big consolidation for grocery delivery

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Food and Drink

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High School Sports

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Sun-Times expands Super 25: Every high school in Illinois eligible for football, basketball rankings

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Super 25 Football Rankings

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High School Football

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Noah Taylor, Sean Rice lead resurgent St. Laurence past Plainfield South in 7A playoffs

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Notre Dame men's and women's teams sweep Villanova in basketball doubleheader honoring Pope Leo XIV

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Ohio State falls out of AP Top 10 after loss to USC; UCLA enters top 5

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No. 20 Northwestern falls at Oregon

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Patrick Williams' contract status carries no weight with Bulls regime

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Bulls' Caleb Wilson and Matas Buzelis starting to showcase hero mode

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Bulls take two steps forward, one step back losing to the Knicks late

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What to know about the 2026 Illinois State Report Card and how schools in Chicago fared on key metrics

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Data centers will cost ComEd $3 billion, but consumer groups worry Illinois households will be on the hook

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2 Chicago area members of Congress again received 'suspicious' packages

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Sam Chatman, DJ known as 'Godfather of Steppin',' dies at 85

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Kiss-cam controversy involving slew of suburban political figures draws lawsuit from conservative nonprofit

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$43M flowed from school district to firms linked to indicted board member, Aurora mayor says

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Northwestern physicists trapped an antimatter particle in a lab for months. Here's why it matters

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Newborn dies after teen gives birth at Far South Side elementary school

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University of Chicago students rally with 'Jane Doe' in wake of sexual assault reports

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Cubs' Mike Montgomery had the all-time moment in 2016. After that? Baseball wasn't easy

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Narrative of cities failing under Black leadership are stereotypical, untrue

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Greenlight task force, Home for Good bill, to ease lives of Illinois' formerly incarcerated

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Obama Center values, respects its workers

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Letters to the Editor

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Get vaccinated to protect yourself and others

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Priest removed from Southwest Side parish following allegations of 'inappropriate contact' with an adult

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Man killed during argument in Chicago Lawn

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Monday, November 2, 2026

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Former head of CPD police reform on preventing future police misconduct cases

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Chicago clergy visit Pope Leo

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