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To Jerry Reinsdorf, baseball is his religion, White Sox his denomination

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Mary Todd Lincoln's blood-soaked cape goes on view in new Chicago History Museum exhibit about presidential artifacts

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Family of Silverio Villegas González seeks damages over fatal ICE shooting near Chicago

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The Chicago Mini Crossword

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As a proud Italian American, I can't get behind the Christopher Columbus adoration

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Natalie Y. Moore

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Call me a proponent of keeping cellphones out of classrooms

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Dear AI — so how, exactly, are you going to kill us?

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Making executions less ugly to watch doesn't make them quicker or reliable

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Fran Spielman Show

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Newly appointed Chicago inspector general wants city to put AI to work for City Hall

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Things To Do

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27 things to do in Chicago Oct. 8-14

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Housing and Development

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Block 37 sold to Orland Park real estate firm that plans mall rebrand — and a new name

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Video gambling saturates Chicago area — here's how many allow it, how many don't

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Lincolnwood man 'exploited the trust of the Orthodox Jewish religious community' in alleged fraud scheme

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Son of Applebee's restaurant tycoon gets prison after he 'dodged, bobbed and weaved' $1M in child support

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How to vote in the November 2026 Illinois general election

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What you need to know about Chicago's historic school board election

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Meet the candidates for Chicago School Board president

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Chicago's 20 school board races: Who's running and how the campaigns are taking shape

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How we made the CPS School Board voter guide

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Key education endorsements for CPS School Board candidates

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Peoples Gas rate hike should be cut in half, ICC regulatory judges say

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City Council grills Amtrak over proposed Bridgeport rail yard

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Mayor Johnson doubles down on his tax-the-rich mantra as budget deadline nears

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South Chicago Chapel director denies state charges after rotting bodies found at funeral home

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McDonald's sued over AI tool that recommends prices to U.S. franchisees

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Man seriously injured in West Pullman shooting

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Bearing the Blitz

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Judge threatens to order Midway Blitz agents to hand over personal phones — after Bovino refused

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CTA janitor fatally stabbed during argument at CTA station on Near West Side

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Reward boosted to $35K for info on slaying of OEMC dispatcher Natalia Rodriguez

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Theater and Stages

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Review: Nancy Drew-style 'Dead Girl's Quinceañera' asks why we don't protect young women

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Food and Drink

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Trattoria Lo So to be like Monteverde's 'cool aunt,' say chefs Bailey Sullivan and Sarah Grueneberg

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'Divergent' author Veronica Roth returns with new twist on her bestselling series — on her own terms

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Review: Doja Cat struts, slinks and shakes through her energetic, femme-forward show

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High School Football

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Trevon Williams brings the energy as Ag. Science beats Goode to win the Red Southwest

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White Sox would open American League Championship Series at 7 p.m. Monday

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Halas Intrigue podcast: Predicting the Packers-Bears winner

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White Sox repeating their Game 1 lineup in Thursday night showdown with Guardians ace Parker Messick

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Packers bet big on Matt LaFleur, Jordan Love, and that duo is struggling as it faces ascending Bears defense

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Bears predictions: Week 5 at Packers

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Bears QB Tyson Bagent ready for 'one of the greatest rivalries in all of sports'

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Bulls roster needs a tough-love leader and Norman Powell is perfect fit

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Caleb Wilson makes Bulls debut and does so with no shortage of bravado

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Nic Claxton injury isn't great for Bulls as start of season is in doubt

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Horoscope for Thursday, October 08, 2026

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Dear Abby: Parent's worst fear becomes recurring nightmare

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Horoscope for Wednesday, October 07, 2026

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Cook County pledges $8 million to help south suburban communities clean summer storm damage

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'All heat-related deaths are preventable' but in the Chicago area 16 died from heat this summer

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Search underway for Chicago's next Christmas tree

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Sales surge for businesses near Rate Field as White Sox gear up for Game 3

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Amazon taking over long-vacant West Town warehouse for same-day deliveries

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Reality TV star and luxury broker Ryan Serhant opening Chicago office

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Movies and TV

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Taraji P. Henson stars in 'Give Me Some Sugah,' film about a South Shore baker reuniting with long-lost son

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These Chicago chefs and restaurants are finalists for the Banchet Awards, the top local food honor

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

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High School Football Scores

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High school football scores: Week 8

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Previewing Week 8's top high school football games

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Will Schmidt's versatility key for unbeaten IC Catholic

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High School Basketball

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A look at what some former local hoops stars could have been worth in today's NIL college basketball world

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New coach Matt Majkrzak looks to change NIU's basketball fortunes

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Missouri jumps to No. 14 in AP Top 25 after blowout win over Florida

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Bulls' Matas Buzelis having his patience tested and hopes to be passing

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Michael Jordan commits $10 million to UNC School of Social Work in honor of his mother

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Bulls guard Josh Giddey knows thing or two about word 'rebuild'

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Blackhawks enigma Artyom Levshunov following his instincts to encouraging start

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Blackhawks will be different team with Connor Bedard, who's inching toward return

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Young Blackhawks learning how to maintain confidence through bad games: 'You're not a loser'

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Lawmakers look to require AM radio in new cars despite automakers' pushback

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Housing Action Illinois sues HUD as Trump administration brands nonprofit 'radical left NGO'

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Former Itasca, West Chicago police officers charged with felony misuse of Flock cameras

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Attorney general, city seek to end 'sickening' smells from Southeast Side plant

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Early voting kicks off in Chicago for 2026 midterm election

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Dennis Hastert, former U.S. House speaker disgraced by sex abuse allegations, dies at 84

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Palestine Fest comes to Bridgeview for its fourth year. 'I just love being around our people'

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McHenry man sentenced to 12 years for battering infant son

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University of Chicago demystifies science with annual festival

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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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Wildfire smoke preparedness is essential to protect most vulnerable Chicagoans

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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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Letters to the Editor

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Death penalty should be killed nationwide

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Take caution, but don't avoid fruits, vegetables during contamination outbreaks

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Trump has been trashing election results, democracy from the start

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Parolee charged with multiple armed robberies of women in Lincoln Park, Little Italy

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2 teens charged with Loop carjacking

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What are the best tips for a first-time Chicago Marathon runner? Here's what you told us

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Thursday, October 8, 2026

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Former immigration judges speak out about firings, future of Chicago's immigration court

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What will it take to end rape culture?

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Behind the curtain at the Chicago International Film Festival

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Actor Johnny Galecki stars in 'Kowalski' at Lookingglass Theatre

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