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Person of interest arrested in West Side slayings of Uber driver, high school basketball player

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Edgewater shooting leaves 2 critically injured

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Choreographer Aszure Barton gets 'unruly' in final dance commission for Hubbard Street Chicago

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'Where's the beef?' director Joe Sedelmaier, known for using regular people in his TV commercials, dead at 92

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Illinois politicians spend millions in campaign funds on meals, sometimes at swanky restaurants

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Convicted former Ald. Edward Burke's campaign money isn't radioactive to everyone

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Gov. Pritzker, Mayor Johnson pitch Chicago to once again host Democratic National Convention

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Has Facebook begun the long slide toward ruin?

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High School Basketball

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City/Suburban Hoops Report: Grant Mordini heads to Kansas, locals eye USA hoops, E. Peoria star transfers

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Pols dine on donors' dime

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NFL schedule release: Bears will play Lions on Thanksgiving

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Dear Abby: Three's a crowd in family's housing arrangement

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The Chicago Mini Crossword

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Pritzker's BUILD plan prioritizes development over affordability

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Marc H. Morial

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Attacks on Black political representation ramp up after Supreme Court ruling

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Property tax relief scant in Bears stadium bill, analysis shows

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Letters to the Editor

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Memo to Ald. Villegas: Development, environmental protections can coexist

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Nominee for city transportation commissioner confirmed after getting an earful from alders

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Things To Do

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20 things to do in Chicago May 14-20

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University of Chicago to offer free tuition for students from families making less than $250,000 a year

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Arts and Culture

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South Side visual arts organizations awarded part of $1.8 million grant from Getty Foundation

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ComEd electric customers brace for double-digit spike in bills

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Fraudster accused of bilking $450M ordered jailed in Chicago, with judge citing his 'untrustworthiness'

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Chicago police sergeant charged with stealing $41K from federal PPP program

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Ukrainian man's indictment for bilking billionaire out of $450 million runs through Chicago

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Brandon Johnson's budget director pays up after getting years of illegal property tax breaks

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As CPS cuts staff to plug deficit, educator unions and school board members press for more state funding

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Residents of South Shore apartment complex push to sue feds over military-style immigration raid

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Illinois colleges failing to protect immigrant students despite new law, WBEZ/Sun-Times analysis finds

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Ethics board fines former mayoral candidate Paul Vallas $214,000 over campaign finance violations

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Two men gunned down in separate West, Southwest Side attacks

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Knife-wielding man commandeers CTA bus with passengers 6 miles off route, ending with Near North Side arrest

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Man charged after shootout with cops in South Chicago

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Joliet man charged in fatal shooting of Kenwood maintenance man last month

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Food and Drink

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Not your yiayia's Greek food: New restaurant Kouklas in Niles serves up cross-generational Mediterranean fare

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Greek bulgur salad is quick to assemble and hearty enough to be a complete meal

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Theater and Stages

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Review: In 'Covenant,' creepiness doesn't come from ghosts — it comes from the idea that if there is a God, then there is a devil

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Lollapalooza releases daily schedule

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Non-Equity Jeff Awards pausing Chicago storefront theater honors starting June 1

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Sky grind out ugly win against the Valkyries

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Cubs' losing streak reaches four after rare misplay by second baseman Nico Hoerner

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White Sox reach .500 this late in season for first time since 2022

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Will Venable: White Sox' enjoyment playing together making difference in results

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Catcher Drew Romo an unlikely power source for White Sox

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Florida attorney general continues push against NFL's Rooney Rule

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Netflix expands its lineup of NFL games

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Bears not part of NFL's international slate

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Bears sign four players, announce WR Squirrel White's retirement

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Bears-Seahawks in Week 1? Team awaits schedule fate as NFL starts to name games

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Bulls' Josh Giddey hoping clean-up surgery on ankle allows him time to clean up game

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Memphis Grizzlies forward Brandon Clarke dies at 29

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Jason Collins, NBA's first openly gay player, dies at 47

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Horoscope for Thursday, May 14, 2026

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Dear Abby: Young teen's stepdad is pushing her along the wrong path

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Horoscope for Wednesday, May 13, 2026

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Parks and Nature

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Beachgoers have mixed feelings about Chicago Park District's new automated parking gates

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Chicago Park District installs automated parking gates at 10 beaches

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Summerlike weather makes brief appearance in Chicago area before thunderstorms roll through

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Housing and Development

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Chicago Fire's new stadium to be named McDonald's Park

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'Die-80': Life and death near southwest suburbs' booming warehouse hub

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Subminimum wage would be frozen at 76% of the minimum pay, but only temporarily, Council panel proposes

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How to make Kouklas' whipped feta

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Surprise episode of 'The Bear' puts Gary's historic Koney King in the spotlight

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High School Football

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Hinsdale Central combine gives overlooked players chance for college offers

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Bears tryout players have local high school flavor

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CTU threatens to sue CPS over unpaid stipends for dozens of athletic directors

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RJ Day, son of Ohio State coach Ryan Day, commits to Northwestern

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Lane Kiffin says Ole Miss' racial history made it difficult to recruit Black football players

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No drought about it: It's the U of C Maroons' year

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Bulls defy the lottery odds and move up to No. 4 as the rebuild begins

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Bulls new man in charge Bryson Graham on the clock in Sunday's lottery

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Bulls introduce new man in charge as Bryson Graham hits all the notes

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Analyzing Blackhawks' draft options: Could Ivar Stenberg fall to No. 4 pick?

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Blackhawks to sign acclaimed Russian forward prospect Roman Kantserov to NHL contract

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Blackhawks fall to No. 4 pick in NHL Draft Lottery as Maple Leafs, Sharks jump over them

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Nation and World

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Supreme Court temporarily extends women's access to a widely used abortion pill

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Philip Caputo, 'A Rumor of War' author whose Vietnam War memoir became a classic, has died at 84

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Illinois nears 3 years without an illegally abandoned baby, almost 25 years after 'Safe Haven' law passed

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Potential hantavirus case reported in Illinois, unrelated to cruise ship outbreak

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U. of I. reschedules finals after learning platform Canvas reaches deal with hackers

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Lake County authorities investigate shooting by police officer in Mundelein

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Cook County liable for property tax sale violations, judge rules

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3 dead after wrong-way crash on I-88 in Aurora

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CPS plans to cut teacher positions, raise class sizes in bid to shrink $732 million deficit

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Canvas hack leads U. of I. to postpone finals, schools scramble without popular learning tool

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Chicago School Board

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Chicago school board's investigation into media leaks fails to yield results

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Trump administration remains unreliable Second Amendment ally

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Redistricting, while damaging, could send Black voters back to Democrats

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Stop burdening working families; tax wealth and corporate profits fairly

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A lesson for every police officer: Find peace and quiet, before the job consumes you

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A $10 million investment to reduce chronic absenteeism in schools

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Letters to the Editor

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Hypocritical anti-immigrant Americans rely on immigrants, too

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Let the good times roll, but remember e-scooter, e-bike safety

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Justices who gutted Voting Rights Act keep country spiraling backward

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Fan hospitalized after falling into bullpen at Rate Field during White Sox, Royals game

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Jury sees video of man running with knife after grad student's deadly stabbing in Downtown Chicago

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Pope Leo XIV

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Mayor Brandon Johnson to meet Pope Leo XIV later this month in Rome

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What's the key to creating art with family?

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From Monty and Rose to Pippin, Chicago's love affair with piping plovers is helping the species survive

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Illinois DACA recipients suffer as renewals stall with no clear reason or resolution

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Chicago shares its appreciation for nurses

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Chicago Public Library's Cyber Navigator Program helps bridge the digital divide for seniors

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