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Bears report: RB D'Andre Swift misses practice with knee injury

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Fran Spielman Show

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Natalie Y. Moore

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Nation and World

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Renee Good's family sues U.S., immigration officials over her killing in Minneapolis

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Housing and Development

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Morningstar to move headquarters to Thompson Center in Loop

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Theater and Stages

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Lookingglass Theatre announces new leadership, including permanent role for David Schwimmer

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Arts and Culture

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Arts group seeks $15 million boost in cultural grants from city

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Food and Drink

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High School Football Scores

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High School Sports

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Bears surprise North Lawndale College Prep girls flag football team with equipment, gear

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Michael Jordan's 'Last Dance' jersey sells for record $12.26 million

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New Bull Buddy Hield talks shots and takes shots at friend Jimmy Butler

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Dear Abby: Senior discovers beau is cheating with much younger woman

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McDonald's Park will give Chicago Fire fans luxury experience for up to $25,000

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After troubled South Loop bar Reserv closes, former workers say they're still waiting to be paid

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Downtown Chicago hotel workers vote to authorize strike

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Apple picking 2026: Your guide to 9 orchards in Illinois and beyond

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A trio of candy-obsessed artists relocate their Wonka-esque gummy production to suburban Chicago

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Milwaukee, Detroit or Chicago: Which city has the best encased meats?

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CPS expedites payment to football referees; varsity games will be played this weekend

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Kankakee forfeits Lincoln-Way West win due to ineligible player, placed on probation by IHSA

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A look at the top contenders for the Sun-Times high school football player of the year

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No. 3 Notre Dame's top-ranked defense will get a test at North Carolina

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DePaul basketball coach Chris Holtmann agrees to contract extension through 2030-31 season

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Bulls rookie Dailyn Swain is a new man compared to the Summer League

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New Bulls center Nic Claxton clears the air on back issues narrative

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Bulls willing to temper excitement around rookie Caleb Wilson

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Blackhawks need to be more decisive, make better reads to improve transition defense

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Blackhawks' defense shredded by Golden Knights in season-opening loss

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Muzzling Macklemore changes nothing. What now?

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Federal Reserve hikes key interest rate for first time in 3 years, defying Trump demands for a cut

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Illinois passed the nation's first climate migration law. The effort has languished since

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Illinois Supreme Court

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Illinois Supreme Court sides with widow of Uber rider killed in wrongful death case

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Famed radio and TV priest Fulton Sheen to be beatified in St. Louis, a step away from sainthood

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2 hospitalized after small plane crash in Bolingbrook

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15 private planes violated temporary flight restriction during Trump's Medinah visit

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Trump says U.S. is doing 'better than ever before' at Presidents Cup golf tournament in suburban Medinah

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CPS School Board candidate Sendhil Revuluri drops out, making it a three-way race

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University of Chicago theoretical physicist honored as MacArthur Fellow

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Illinois environmental scientist wins prestigious 'genius grant'

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Legalizing video gambling terminals is a bad bet for Chicago

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Youth caregivers shouldn't be backstop for systemic failures

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State's attorney's proposed pretrial changes undermine justice

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Letters to the Editor

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Life insurance protects dependent loved ones

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Jurors need clarity when considering fates of mentally ill defendants

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'Broadview Six' judge raises specter of a 'cover-up' while pushing forward with inquiry

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Police seek 2 after SUV crashes into Morgan Park home overnight

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Thursday, October 1, 2026

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Ira Glass says Chicago 'is a city of loudmouths'

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