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This CHA resident waited years for safe housing. There are hundreds more like her.

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Sam 'Cheezborger' Sianis, legendary owner of the Billy Goat Tavern, dies at 91

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Lollapalooza awards $1.7 million grant to CPS for arts education

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Few Chicago residents buy flood insurance, but should they?

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First piping plover eggs of the season spotted at Montrose Beach and Waukegan

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As Red Line expands, South and West Siders run along 103rd Street to imagine something new

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Dancers in Chinatown celebrate Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month

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Rickea Jackson injured in resilient Sky's win over Lynx

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Dear Abby: Brother batters sibling with stinging insults

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The Chicago Mini Crossword

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Has Facebook begun the long slide toward ruin?

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Drones are everywhere, but rules governing them remain invisible

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Letters to the Editor

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Unionizing would give needed protections to rideshare drivers

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U. of C. faculty and parents protest Lab School policy they say limits classroom discussion, inclusion

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Body pulled from Lake Michigan near Oak Street Beach

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How our story and photos helped a woman find a kidney donor

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Century-old 'An Enemy of the People' rouses in new TimeLine Theatre home, but arguments at times fall flat

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Housing and Development

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Ford City Mall on Southwest Side ordered to close by June 22

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

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Convicted former Ald. Edward Burke's campaign money isn't radioactive to everyone

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Brandon Johnson's budget director pays up after getting years of illegal property tax breaks

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Edgewater synagogue's updated project plans include 3 lakefront towers

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Gov. Pritzker visited Springfield hospital with 'minor' complications after urology procedure

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

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Ald. Gardiner sues city, ethics board and inspector general for $1 million over findings against him

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Man fatally shot during argument in South Shore home

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Gage Park woman charged with fatally stabbing infant daughter during argument with father

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Man fatally shot in West Englewood, police say

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Rogers Park man charged in fatal Edgewater shooting

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Murals and Mosaics

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New Wicker Park, Bucktown murals welcome summer to the neighborhoods and the 606

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Food and Drink

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Theaster Gates, Heiji Choy Black to open tea salon and cocktail lounge near Obama Center

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Review: 'Do Something Pretty' tells a standard story but is more complicated than the '80s teen movies it evokes

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

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Believe in the White Sox? Their confidence is growing, and rightly so after win over the Cubs

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Cubs' Jameson Taillon searching for fixes after another homer-heavy outing

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Edgar Quero, White Sox rally past Cubs to take crosstown series

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Courtney Vandersloot is 'getting really close' to returning to play

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New knee issue adds to intrigue surrounding White Sox catcher Kyle Teel

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Aaron Rodgers returning for another year with Steelers

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With a massive contract extension on the line, what are Bears QB Caleb Williams' 5 biggest games this season?

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Top aide for Mayor Johnson pokes holes in Chicago's Bears stadium rivals, contends city not yet sidelined

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Halas Intrigue podcast: Talking 2026 schedule

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Sorry, Bears fans: At least one handicapper sees fewer wins this season

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

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Bulls' Josh Giddey hoping clean-up surgery on ankle allows him time to clean up game

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Memphis Grizzlies forward Brandon Clarke dies at 29

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Horoscope for Monday, May 18, 2026

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Horoscope for Sunday, May 17, 2026

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Dear Abby: Old friend reappears after years of no contact

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Parks and Nature

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Beachgoers have mixed feelings about Chicago Park District's new automated parking gates

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Chicago Park District installs automated parking gates at 10 beaches

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Summerlike weather makes brief appearance in Chicago area before thunderstorms roll through

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How Munetaka Murakami is teeing up business for White Sox and Chicago companies

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ComEd electric customers brace for double-digit spike in bills

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Not your yiayia's Greek food: New restaurant Kouklas in Niles serves up cross-generational Mediterranean fare

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Greek bulgur salad is quick to assemble and hearty enough to be a complete meal

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Subminimum wage would be frozen at 76% of the minimum pay, but only temporarily, Council panel proposes

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

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Nation and World

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Supreme Court temporarily extends women's access to a widely used abortion pill

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

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Illinois nears 3 years without an illegally abandoned baby, almost 25 years after 'Safe Haven' law passed

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Potential hantavirus case reported in Illinois, unrelated to cruise ship outbreak

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Lake County authorities investigate shooting by police officer in Mundelein

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Cook County liable for property tax sale violations, judge rules

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3 dead after wrong-way crash on I-88 in Aurora

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CPS chief subpoenaed to testify before U.S. House on how schools teach gender identity, sexual content

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As CPS cuts staff to plug deficit, educator unions and school board members press for more state funding

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University of Chicago to offer free tuition for students from families making less than $250,000 a year

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Gov. Pritzker should say no to the federal tax credit scholarship program

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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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A lesson for every police officer: Find peace and quiet, before the job consumes you

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Letters to the Editor

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Cheers to the Chicago Lighthouse for 120 years of social service

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Memo to Ald. Villegas: Development, environmental protections can coexist

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Hypocritical anti-immigrant Americans rely on immigrants, too

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Infant girl fatally stabbed in Gage Park; suspect held

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Cyclist critically injured by semi on Southwest Side in 4th hit-and-run this week

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Man fatally shot while fleeing gunman who then turned gun on himself in Edgewater, police say

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Cook County Public Defender Sharone Mitchell takes questions from WBEZ listeners

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How Chicago is working to improve Asian representation in medical research and health data

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Two different takes on Gov. Pritzker's BUILD plan to create more housing

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What's the key to creating art with family?

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From Monty and Rose to Pippin, Chicago's love affair with piping plovers is helping the species survive

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