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Disability rights advocates file lawsuit over Illinois' 'dangerous' right-to-die law

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After delay, Chicago School Board renews charters amid revamped oversight

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Former event security guard found guilty of 2022 Red Line shooting

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Obama Center releases grand opening weekend events schedule

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A massive pink sculpture rolling down Division Street is one of many Puerto Rican Fest highlights

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Bears QB Caleb Williams tackles Packers star Micah Parsons' fire-and-ice comment

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Chicago faces first round of severe storms Wednesday as 2nd round prompts flash flood warning

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Portillo's to open Michigan Avenue restaurant

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Kankakee basketball star Lincoln Williams picks Illinois

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

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St. Patrick football star David Folorunsho commits to Notre Dame

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Former Bulls player and broadcaster Stacey King dies at 59

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Quick to turn a phrase, Stacey King entertained, informed on Bulls broadcasts

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Affordable Care Act enrollment in Illinois continues to drop, new state data shows

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3 arrested in Riverdale after 5-year-old boy fatally shot

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2 suspected of trying to rob undercover agents shot by ATF, Chicago police in Country Club Hills; 5 held

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License plate reader key in case against Amazon employee accused of killing co-worker in Melrose Park

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Cook County property tax bills delayed again — this time by 2 months

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As CPS chief leaves for D.C. hearing, backers hope for strong defense of policies for trans, Black students

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

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Trump's ballroom push shows his disdain for judicial review

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SNAP cuts threaten families, grocery jobs and local supermarkets

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Hegseth's D-Day take vilifying immigration is inappropriate, xenophobic

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Cross burning in Grant Park prompts CPD investigation

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City panel backs $201.6 million TIF subsidy for Foundry Park

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