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New test to get into selective CPS high schools is longer, only in English

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Bears fans have strong reaction to team's renewed focus on Hammond, Indiana stadium site

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Newly competitive White Sox running the gantlet through tough June schedule

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Letters to the Editor

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Pay attention to signals when kids are in mental distress

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Pope Leo XIV and I agree: Our country and world need healing

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Anti‑immigrant great replacement theory continues to spread via Fox News

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Mike Davis | WBEZ

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Dear Abby: Boss's new fiance certainly has a way with words

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The Chicago Mini Crossword

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Robert Jordan is a retired television news journalist, author and former weekend anchor of the WGN News at Nine on WGN-TV.

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'Teen takeovers' are result of negligence of Chicago's 'forgotten' children

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Almethia C. Franklin

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'Takeover' label unhelpful to teens not looking for trouble

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Nearly 7-foot Obama sculpture welcomes visitors to presidential center

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ComEd plans for Lincoln Park substation met with strong neighborhood pushback

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How we photographed the Obama Presidential Center Museum

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Bicyclist dead after Bridgeport traffic crash

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Pokémon GO Fest: Photos from Chicago's gathering of Pokémon enthusiasts in Grant Park

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Two stabbed after woman is sexually assaulted in Loop

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Two top Mayor Brandon Johnson aides had ties to tech consultant at center of hiring, contracting scandal

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Thousands have been jailed in Cook County for not paying child, spousal support

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Loretto exec's fraud case now in jeopardy as 'Broadview 6' prosecutor faces scrutiny over alleged misconduct

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Flu meds offer potential to help slow aging, reduce cognitive decline in HIV patients, research shows

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Gov. JB Pritzker puts pause on data center tax breaks after legislative effort stalls

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No idling by diesel trucks and buses? That's the law in Chicago and statewide but with almost no enforcement

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Housing and Development

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As Airbnbs explode near the Obama Center, housing advocates say affordable units are disappearing

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Chicago police quickly close investigation of hit-and-run crash during chaotic ICE arrest in Albany Park

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Mass shooting in Back of the Yards ends with 2 men dead, 5 wounded

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Man was killed by explosion on Eisenhower Expressway, feds say

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Shooter on loose after Amazon worker gunned down during 'personal dispute' in Melrose Park

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Obama Presidential Center delivers a lesson in democracy — and what it means to be a country in progress

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Obama Center releases grand opening weekend events schedule

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No tower of glower: Obama Center and its maligned signature building are worthy of consideration

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What song perfectly captures the Chicago blues sound? Here's what you told us

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Michelada Fest cancels event for a second year, this time citing production costs

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Murals and Mosaics

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Girls' lemonade stand leads to new murals in Lincoln Park tunnel

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Giant busts of iconic U.S. artists take over College of DuPage campus

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Sky break five-game losing streak, regain some mojo

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Randal Grichuk homers twice but White Sox drop series opener in Philly 8-6

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Giants' offensive onslaught ends any talk of Cubs momentum after walk-off victory Thursday

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Cubs starter Edward Cabrera gives up eight runs, doesn't get out of fourth inning in return from injury

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NASCAR Hall of Famer Ned Jarrett, a two-time Cup Series champion and longtime broadcaster, dies at 93

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Halas Intrigue podcast: Are the Bears going to Hammond? Or are they bluffing?

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Arrival? As hype swells for Bears QB Caleb Williams, coach Ben Johnson is still harping on every detail

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High School Basketball

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Former Young, Loyola star Lucas Williamson received a taste of the NBA this season

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Rick Adelman, a Hall of Fame coach who won more than 1,000 games and went to the NBA Finals twice, dies at 79

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Bulls offseason position analysis: Forward thinking for Matas Buzelis

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Horoscope for Saturday, June 06, 2026

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Dear Abby: Second thoughts grow ahead of road trip's departure

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Horoscope for Friday, June 05, 2026

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Air quality alert issued in Chicago area until Wednesday night

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Chicago beaches open for summer amid high waves, dangerous currents

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American robins' numbers are on the decline. Here's why and what that might mean.

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Chicago businesses 'hurt' and concerned over Bears plan to move ahead with Hammond stadium

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Angel Reese listing Lemont home for $1.45 million, two months after Sky trade

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Group of Edgewater residents want Emanuel Congregation's land to become public park

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Food and Drink

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Is Chicago suddenly a bagel town? The heated rivalry between indie shops and Big Bagel

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Bridge the seasons with a bowl of spring pea pasta

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Sometimes a fellow just can't avoid going to fancy restaurants

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Former Stevenson star Jalen Brunson: The Knick of all time

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High School Football

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Caravan to Michigan: DB Tavares Harrington second recruit from Mount Carmel to join Wolverines' 2027 class

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Final rankings for the boys high school basketball Class of 2026

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Northwestern tops UNC to win its ninth women's lacrosse title

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High School Sports

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St. Patrick football star David Folorunsho commits to Notre Dame

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Northwestern women's lacrosse team beats Johns Hopkins to return to NCAA title game

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NBA passes anti-tanking changes to draft lottery process

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Bulls offseason position analysis: Josh Giddey needs to stay guarded

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Bulls coaching vacancy living up to the promise of casting a wide net

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As Blackhawks GM Kyle Davidson scours trade market, a veteran defenseman is one target

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Blackhawks resourceful in trading prospect Jack Pridham's rights, but underlying problem remains

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Blackhawks' 100 years of drama and dramatics

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SpaceX's IPO is set to be the biggest ever and could make Elon Musk world's first trillionaire

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Here's what Chicagoans would tell hometown pontiff Pope Leo XIV

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Pope Leo XIV

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Read the full text of Mayor Johnson's invitation to Pope Leo XIV to deliver mass in Grant Park in 2027

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ComEd to offer up to $500 for small businesses struggling to pay electric bills

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Consumer advocacy groups oppose Illinois American Water $142.4M rate hike and potential major acquisition

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Fired nurses allege retaliation for voicing concerns about conditions at St. Mary of Nazareth Hospital

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Shelter-in-place order lifted with suspect still at large in Lansing fatal shooting

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Eisenhower Expressway reopened in Westchester after 9-hour closure for fatal police investigation

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Man charged in fatal DUI crash that killed tollway worker fixing potholes on I-294

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Half of Chicago school board candidates are facing challenges, but powerful CTU says it didn't file any

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Pope Leo's Vatican reviewing appeal of planned closing of Chicago-area Catholic school

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Loved ones of slain Tilden High School honor student call for justice during peace walk in Back of the Yards

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Trump can only wish his lame-duck presidency resembles Obama's

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Trump skirts law with his shameless self-promotion schemes

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Supreme Court's takedown of Voting Rights Act bolsters case for court expansion

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Making the grade as an Evergreen Park Hall of Famer — and finding inspiration in the class of 2026

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Why a Union Pacific-Norfolk Southern merger would be a win for Illinois

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Bear in mind my forecast of team's future

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USAID cuts have a hand in Ebola outbreak overseas

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Gaga for Sky's Gabriela 'Gabs' Jaquez

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National literary arts fund taps Chicago Poetry Center for multiyear award

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Chicago had fewest May homicides since 2007

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E-bikes faster than 28 mph will need insurance, registration under bill passed by Illinois lawmakers

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Are the Chicago Bears destined for Indiana?

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What the heck is green infrastructure? And how can it help me?

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WBEZ's Weekly News Recap, June 5, 2026: Legislative session wraps without stadium package, Mag Mile gets swim sculptures and more

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How are you celebrating Pride in Chicago?

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Illinois parents now have NICU leave, a small step in the right direction

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