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More PPP fraud by Chicago cops found, city's inspector general now says 44 cheated COVID relief programs

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From film icons to NBA stars, these celebrities are in town for the Chicago International Film Festival

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Chance the Rapper prevails again in ongoing legal battle with former manager

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The Chicago Mini Crossword

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Senior editor, data projects

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Chicago School Board

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CPS watchdog closes investigation of school board candidate with 'no actionable finding of sexual misconduct'

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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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How to vote in the November 2026 Illinois general election

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CPS Elected School Board 2026: Find your candidates and understand the races

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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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Should Chicago close more schools? Candidates for school board president diverge on key issue

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As school board election nears, CPS parents incensed by political group at school event

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Democrat Patty García faces Chris Getty, two other challengers in race for Rep. 'Chuy' García's seat

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Lobbyist campaign cash helps fuel Lt. Gov. Juliana Stratton's run for U.S. Senate seat Dick Durbin is leaving

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Evanston/Skokie School District 65 proposes closure of 2 elementary schools

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Social Security recipients will get 3.6% cost-of-living boost, an average of $75 a month

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Judge tosses lawsuit to force Giannoulias, Quigley, Pappas to choose between reelection or mayoral bid

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Gun jammed when neo-Nazi attempted mass shooting at Hindu temple in Aurora, prosecutors say

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95-year-old woman killed in chain-reaction car crash in Pilsen

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18-year-old woman killed in Belmont Cragin shooting

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Man hospitalized after being shot, crashing car under Skyway

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Things To Do

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24 things to do in Chicago Oct. 15-21

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Westside Love Maps Project reimagines Austin, North Lawndale and Garfield Park

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Chicago Sinfonietta sets dates for 2027 MLK tribute, but season is still paused

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Theater and Stages

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Review: Lyric Opera's 'Don Giovanni' enhances the drama, brings out sometimes uncomfortable contradictions

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Review: Olivia Rodrigo blooms into best version of herself in Chicago performance

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High School Football Scores

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High school football scores: Week 9

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Bulls guard Tre Jones sees a second unit loaded with weapons and talent

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Bears predictions: Week 6 at Falcons

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Fire can't slow down streaking Union

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Bulls would love to see versatile big Jalen Smith continue spacing out

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Bears report: Kyle Monangai still listed as out on injury report

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Return of the Mack? Khalil reunion with Bears makes perfect sense

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Bears to make Caleb Williams a full participant in Wednesday's injury report

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Falcons coach: QB Michael Penix in line to start vs. Bears

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Bulls' Noa Essengue looking to prove he can be a physical player

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A few wait-and-sees surround the Bulls as regular season approaches

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Michael Jordan jersey sets $14 million record for basketball memorabilia, auction house says

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Horoscope for Thursday, October 15, 2026

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Dear Abby: Daughter spurns father for questionable reasons

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Horoscope for Wednesday, October 14, 2026

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Chicago area smashes nearly 2-decade record high heat

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Many birds of prey are finding utility in lamp posts, electric poles and cell towers in Chicago region

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Trump denies Illinois disaster relief request for summer storms

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Endeavor Health, Rush announce proposed merged healthcare system

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Block 37 owner is new, but is the curse still the same?

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DigitalMint's former employees ran $75 million cyber scam. Now, River North agency looks to have relaunched

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Betty Liu's Sesame-Cumin Chicken is double-fried for flavor and crispiness

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Ming-Na Wen's recipe for Popo's wontons is as good as gold in her family

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Rising fuel prices another blow to Chicago restaurants

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High School Football

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Riverside-Brookfield's Braeden Novak makes defenses pay with his running, passing

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High School Basketball

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There's a lot of movement on the basketball court

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Final week of regular season delivers high-profile showdowns and winner-take-all state playoff qualifiers

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Northwestern moves into AP Top 25; Georgia takes over at No. 1

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Illinois holds off Michigan State in OT

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Jonaz Walton runs for 181 yards as Notre Dame wallops Stanford

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Bulls' one-two punch of Caleb Wilson and Matas Buzelis could be 'a problem'

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Bulls fall in Denver with lineup short on healthy bigs: 'It is a concern'

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Bulls rookie Dailyn Swain knows he is a work in progress

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How Blackhawks rookie Roman Kantserov is quickly establishing goal-scoring identity

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Connor Bedard ignites Blackhawks' offense in win over Penguins

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Nick Lardis reaches developmental crossroads as Blackhawks send him down to AHL

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Raging Bull coaster at Six Flags Great America closed after death at Georgia location

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Pope Leo XIV

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Vatican says the pope has lung cancer, and the lower lobe of his right lung was removed

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

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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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Palatine man, 19, plotted mass shooting at Hindu place of worship, police say

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Former Hyde Park Academy principal, AD plead guilty in contract fraud scheme

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Chicago man charged with attempted murder in Oak Lawn stabbing

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No arrests in wake of reported sexual assault at University of Chicago frat house, police say

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Group cheered as woman was sexually assaulted at University of Chicago frat house, police report says

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Long a foregone conclusion, property tax hikes will no longer be a given under elected CPS board

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Judicial tide may be turning against indiscriminate Flock mass surveillance

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Lookalike tan suit Barack Obama wore on Larry David's HBO show is missing

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Wildfire smoke preparedness is essential to protect most vulnerable Chicagoans

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

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Legalizing video gambling terminals is a bad bet for Chicago

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Letters to the Editor

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Remembering a mother's anguish over Our Lady of the Angels School fire

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Chicago's older adults deserve answers, action about home repair funds

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Expand Smart Streets program citywide to enhance safety

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Public gets first peek at Metra's future battery-powered trains, a North American first

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Man fatally stomped homeless man over vodka, prosecutors say

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Driver dies after crashing into Near West Side garage

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How do you put your money where your mouth is when it comes to the environment?

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Meet Aaron Del Mar, Republican candidate for Lieutenant Governor of Illinois

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Meet Christian Mitchell, Democratic candidate for Lieutenant Governor of Illinois

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Medicare Advantage plans are disappearing. What does that mean for you?

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Wednesday, October 14, 2026

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