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Chicago Sun-Times - Top Stories

Just George no more. 'Other Washingtons' adds inclusive dimension to South Side monument

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Can would-be buyer afford to take over more Chicago-area hospitals?

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Rating the Bears' rookies during training camp

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Chicago parents expect to outspend U.S. average on back-to-school supplies, survey shows

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Claire's revamps piercing experience for Gen Alpha, but brand nostalgia spans generations

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Owners of Far South Side funeral home have history of mishandling human remains

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Letters to the Editor

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Nasty weather is understandable — but not United Airlines' nasty response

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Letters to the Editor

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How we photographed Lollapalooza's energy

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Bears Training Camp Report, Day 9: More injuries at safety

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Bears WR Luther Burden leaves practice early with injury

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Without housing on South, West sides, Chicago's Black communities won't grow

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Dear Abby: Illness, Mom's Passing and Time Have Increased Isolation

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Senior editor, data projects

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National Trust grant provides preservation hope for modernist East Chicago church

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Marc H. Morial

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Diversity is good for business, report on Black consumer spending finds

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CPS moves further from funding adequacy despite getting more state dollars

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Review: Klaus Mäkelä's Ravinia debut delivered sublime moments, signaled commitment

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57 decomposing bodies discovered at Far South Side funeral home

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Murals and Mosaics

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Andersonville cowgirl mural — If you know, you know

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Tennyson Stephens, jazz pianist who starred in cult classic film 'Stony Island,' dies at 83

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Suburban backyard rodeos under fire, with steers knocked down, sometimes stripped of their tails

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Paycheck Protection Program

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PPP fraud case sees ex-Chicago Public Schools exec charged with defrauding pandemic relief programs

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Illinois lawmakers decry prison's 'gut-wrenching,' 'heartbreaking' conditions

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After decades behind bars, Ivy Kelly was given a choice: Walk free or keep fighting to clear his name

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Darren Bailey's running mate maintains abortion is 'sin against God'

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Housing and Development

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Lake View's former Torstenson Glass building will be demolished, replaced by luxury apartments

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Sueños DJ, husband detained by immigration agents at Midway Airport despite pending asylum case

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Rubber duck race helps Special Olympics pay the bills

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Nation and World

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Senate committee votes to hold Fauci in contempt for refusing to answer COVID questions

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3 shot, 1 fatally, in Englewood

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4 taken into custody after fight involving 2 off-duty Chicago police officers

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Families, neighbors sickened by discovery of dozens of decomposing bodies at Far South Side funeral home

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Third grade teacher sexually abused 5 students 'multiple' times in West Chicago, prosecutors allege

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Arts and Culture

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What would you do on your last day in Chicago?

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When Shedd Aquarium's first beluga whales came to Chicago

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Northbrook native Jordy is bringing 'cool boy summer' to Northalsted Market Days

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Geraldine de Haas, who helped shape city's jazz scene, dies at 91

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Theater and Stages

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Review: Touring production of 'The Notebook' is a reminder of the power of memory

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Trade-deadline addition Kevin Gausman shines in Cubs debut: 'He's nasty, he really is'

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High School Sports

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A dozen who will dazzle: A look at some top high school football stars on offense

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Ja Rule postgame concert canceled during ninth inning of White Sox game at Rate Field

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The Sky's Sydney Taylor is made for this moment

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New Cubs pitcher gets 'chills down my body' from clutch Alex Bregman homer, also gets tips from home-run hero

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Bears sign veteran safety Xavier Woods

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Coming off 'unacceptable' performance last season, Bears' defense is vulnerability until it proves otherwise

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Expanding Bears RB D'Andre Swift's role all about creating overwhelming set of options for coach Ben Johnson

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John Damore, oldest living former Chicago Bears player, has died at 92

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Bears Training Camp Report, Day 8: QB Caleb Williams sharper

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Bulls roster build feels like they won't be cellar dwellers in 2026-27

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Bulls' Caleb Wilson will have a say in the race for Rookie of the Year

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Bulls have sneaky depth with a few outsiders trying to crack rotation

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Horoscope for Saturday, August 08, 2026

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Dear Abby: Husband places blame for everything on his wife

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Horoscope for Friday, August 07, 2026

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Cook County sees 10th heat-related death of 2026

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Scattered showers and storms on the way to Chicago area

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Registration opens for Chicago Park District fall programs

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Portillo's laying off staff at Oak Brook headquarters

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Pullman Innovations sued by city of Chicago, Illinois attorney general over odors

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Pritzker asks oil CEOs to return Iran war windfall profits to Illinois consumers: 'You owe it to the people'

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Jalapeños linked to a U.S. salmonella outbreak tracked to a Mexican farm, distributor

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Ann Sather moving into shuttered Stella's Diner in Lake View

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Food and Drink

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People have been fermenting food for millennia. Here's why more people are focused on gut health now

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High School Football

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Kentucky recruit Jake Nawrot, one of the best quarterbacks in the country, leads No. 10 Hersey

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Playoff expansion is No. 1 storyline ahead of the high school football season

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First day of practice: Maine South holds on as one of the few public-school powers in high school football

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Notre Dame, USC will resume football rivalry with a 4-game series starting in 2030

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Northwestern coach David Braun professes championship mentality for Wildcats

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Michigan State coach Pat Fitzgerald embracing his fresh start

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Trump calls LeBron James 'maybe a racist' compared to Michael Jordan

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Bulls' Derrick Rose chosen for cover of NBA 2K27 video game

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Bulls' Caleb Wilson is a summer winner after dazzling in Vegas

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Why new Blackhawks prospect Xavier Villeneuve might be a future star — or might be a bust

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How Blackhawks rookie Roman Kantserov is preparing for the NHL: 'I can do this'

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Forecasting Blackhawks' lines with Patrick Kane and Bowen Byram — but without Connor Bedard

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Michigan reports first 2 U.S. deaths in outbreak of cyclospora

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CBS' '60 minutes' announces new slate of correspondents for upcoming season

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No laughing matter: Survey finds nearly 16% of Chicago comedians have no health insurance

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What to know about diarrhea-causing cyclosporiasis in Illinois

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Chicago foundation doubles down on Black-led organizations amid DEI rollbacks

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Prosecutors: Darien home invasion suspect flees with cellphone, sparking high-speed police chase, standoff

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Family of Marine veteran killed in Fox River crash files wrongful death suit

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Naperville woman sentenced to 38 years for murdering fiancé

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15 more Chicago campuses join Sustainable Community Schools program

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Dumpsters full of books showed up outside former Acero schools; parents and teachers worked to salvage them

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Mayor Johnson turns up heat on Springfield to deliver $150M in funding built into CPS budget

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El-Sayed has his work cut out between now and November

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Dropped charges in reflecting pool 'vandalism' cases show rush to judgment

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Cubs get first crack at Dodgers' Tarik Skubal, but will there be another one in October?

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Educators, play your trading cards right in classrooms, extracurricular activities

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Time for Chicago to buy into public-owned grocery store concept

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If Chicago wants more housing, it should remove barriers to building

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Case against man who turned in gun defies common sense

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Helping clear the air with electric buses

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Grant Park Music Festival strikes the right chords

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K-9 guards stood by as fare evader pushed woman, breaking her leg at Red Line station: lawsuit

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Boy, 17, fatally shot in Austin

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Man burned to death outside Our Lady of Angels mission where nearly 100 children and nuns died in 1958 blaze

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Who gets to claim the title of 'Chicagoan'?

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WBEZ's Weekly News Recap: Alexi Giannoulias enters mayoral race, Feds threaten to prosecute Sheriff Tom Dart, and more

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What could it look like if Chicago's top priority was climate change?

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A cookie that 'bites back,' recipes to 'dump in a pan' and showstoppers are all featured in new Midwestern cookbook

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Why are Chicago homebuyers being forced into extreme bidding wars?

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