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Nearly 7-foot Obama sculpture welcomes visitors to presidential center

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Man charged in fatal DUI crash that killed tollway worker fixing potholes on I-294

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Boy, 1, safe after being found in abandoned stolen vehicle in Woodlawn

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1 killed, 1 critically wounded in Washington Heights shooting

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Obama Center releases grand opening weekend events schedule

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Obama Presidential Center sells out first month hours after tickets become available

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Food and Drink

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Bridge the seasons with a bowl of spring pea pasta

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Bears CB Kyler Gordon's injuries keeping him from offseason 'springboard'

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Bears QB Caleb Williams dishes to Kelces about discovering tavern-style pizza

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Former Young, Loyola star Lucas Williamson received a taste of the NBA this season

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Horoscope for Thursday, June 04, 2026

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Dear Abby: Mother regrets choices that impacted daughters' lives

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Horoscope for Wednesday, June 03, 2026

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Chicago beaches open for summer amid high waves, dangerous currents

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Trump Tower nabs first retail tenant after 17 years

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Illinois lawmakers delay credit card swipe fee law

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West Loop's Smyth named No. 1 restaurant in North America

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Former Stevenson star Jalen Brunson: The Knick of all time

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High School Football

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Final rankings for the boys high school basketball Class of 2026

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

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High School Sports

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St. Patrick football star David Folorunsho commits to Notre Dame

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Northwestern women's lacrosse team beats Johns Hopkins to return to NCAA title game

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NBA passes anti-tanking changes to draft lottery process

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Bulls offseason position analysis: Josh Giddey needs to stay guarded

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Bulls coaching vacancy living up to the promise of casting a wide net

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Blackhawks' 100 years of drama and dramatics

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Dennis Hull, longtime Blackhawks forward and counterpart to brother Bobby, dies at 81

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Here's what Chicagoans would tell hometown pontiff Pope Leo XIV

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DOJ referred investigation of E. Jean Carroll to prosecutors in Chicago

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What you need to know about Illinois' new cellphone ban in schools

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Illinois Legislature bans new immigration detention centers near homes and schools

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State lawmakers laud passage of bills protecting reproductive, gender-affirming care

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Authorities identify man, woman found killed in Bellwood home

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Byrne Elementary community rallies behind paralyzed clerk facing job loss

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Hyde Park high schoolers protest removal of community groups that supported students through traumatic year

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Honoring Sgt. Freddy Gonzalez and Latino valor on Memorial Day

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Letters to the Editor

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USAID cuts have a hand in Ebola outbreak overseas

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Smells fishy: Stench from Southeast Side plant not given 'North Side' priority

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Illinois Comptroller Susana Mendoza announces campaign for Chicago mayor

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Man charged with DUI in fatal crash on the Kennedy

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ICE agents shock man with Taser, barrel into car during chaotic arrest in Albany Park

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How Chicago is turning to collective action

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Is Chicago really that progressive?

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Illinois lawmakers pass legislation to regulate AI

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