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Chicago Sun-Times - Top Stories

Gangster Disciples founder Larry Hoover has wife, ex-NY mob prosecutor push parole board to free him

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Food and Drink

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Chicago bakers step up their sourdough game by branching out beyond the boule

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Lisa Shames | For the Sun-Times

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5 noteworthy art gallery exhibitions to check out during Expo Chicago

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Chicago's migrants face scams, sky-high rents and squalor in search for housing

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Esther Yoon-Ji Kang | WBEZ

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Adriana Cardona-Maguigad | WBEZ

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US and Iran agree to 2-week ceasefire as Trump seizes diplomatic offramp

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Ceasefire brings little relief from 'psychological warfare' for Iranian Americans in Chicago

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After Trump's Iran threats, Pritzker calls for ouster

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Where to find Chicago-area food pantries

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Wheaton eyes ban on sale of delta-8 THC, 'gas station heroin' and other products

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Letters to the Editor

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Housing near public transit encourages car-free living

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Letters to the Editor

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Dear Abby: A good friend told me i'm a fraud

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The Chicago Mini Crossword

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U.S. welcomed us when we fled persecution; now it's closing doors

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Illinois Secretary of State

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Illinois inches closer to reining in excessive car insurance premiums

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Theater and Stages

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Review: 'Ma Rainey's Black Bottom' at the Goodman is near perfection

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Mike Davis | WBEZ

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Cult brand Baggu to open second Chicago store in Lincoln Park

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CPS students can now access books, tutoring, other library services with just a student ID

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Rachel Gansner, who started all-girls baseball league at North Side park, dies at 45

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Housing and Development

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Housing advocates to sue CHA over CEO appointment

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City owed millions from its own employees, who aren't being forced to pay up

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Palumbo family business secrets revealed in settlement agreement with IDOT

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West Suburban Medical Center struggled to treat patients months before closing

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Kristen Schorsch | WBEZ

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IDOT clears suburban road builder to resume work after investigation, lengthy 'pause' on contracts

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What are Chicago-area lighthouses used for?

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Pope says Trump's threat to destroy Iranian civilization is 'truly unacceptable'

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Apollo astronaut Jim Lovell left a message that Artemis II crew heard during record moon mission

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Mystery-romance bookstore opens in North Center amid rise of specialty shops

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Boy, 16, gunned down outside his South Shore school during drive-by

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Man shot as he exits vehicle in West Pullman

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'Broadview 6' judge moves on from White House interference claims after feds' denial

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Four sought in fatal bludgeoning of man, 25, after fight in Avondale tavern

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Gluten-free raspberry almond cornmeal cake is unfussy, comforting and deeply satisfying

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Arts and Culture

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Sound & Gravity returns to Avondale area over Labor Day weekend

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Chicago content creator finds healing through the art of restoring vintage Coach bags

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Brendan Hunt, co-star of 'Ted Lasso,' brings his one-man show to the city that shaped him

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Museums and Zoos

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Obama Presidential Center museum ticket sales go live May 6

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White Sox' outfield thinning because of injuries

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White Sox starter Shane Smith can't get through fourth, admittedly 'killing our bullpen'

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Right-hander Javier Assad steps up in Cubs' win over Rays

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Bulls willing to take a look at philosophy when it comes to tanking

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Meeting is still everything, but Bulls coach Billy Donovan sounded sold

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New tax rules are changing charitable deductions — here's how to make the most of them

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Strategies to consider if you're looking to reduce capital gains taxes

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Sabrina Parys | NerdWallet

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What taxpayers need to know about savings plans, tax changes in 2026

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Congress passed Trump's sweeping tax bill. Here's how it'll affect your returns

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Former Bears great Steve McMichael diagnosed with CTE after death

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Caleb Williams' 'Iceman' dispute with Gervin a bad look for Bears QB

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Bears' Caleb Williams: 'Iceman' trademark application is to protect my business interests

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NFL rejects Bears' appeal to receive compensatory draft picks for Falcons hiring Ian Cunningham

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Bears coach Ben Johnson remains a tough grader on QB Caleb Williams, and that's what he needs

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Bulls fire VP Arturas Karnisovas, GM Marc Eversley in major front-office shakeup

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Bulls hold steady at No. 9 position in draft lottery

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Horoscope for Wednesday, April 08, 2026

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Dear Abby: Family members attack their own with sharp barbs

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Horoscope for Tuesday, April 07, 2026

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Parks and Nature

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Chicago's cherry blossoms are blooming — but for a limited time

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Spring storms bring tornado watches to west burbs, hail, flash flooding and warmer temps to Chicago area

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Flooding near O'Hare reduces inbound I-90 to single lane

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Vendors burdened by rising costs as Chicago farmers market season ramps up

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Spend in the Black Marketplace seeks to 'Resurrect the Black Dollar' this Easter weekend

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Park West founder Dale Niedermaier has died at 89

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What's the best burger in Chicago? Here's what you told us

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'The Burger Bible' delves into the contentious, yet delicious history of America's favorite handheld

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A foodie hot take: The onion burger is criminally underrated

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High School Basketball

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City/Suburban Hoops Report Coach of the Year: Marist's Brian Hynes

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High School Football

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Safety Darrell Mattison keeps up Morgan Park's tradition of talented defensive backs, wide receivers

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Marshall High School boys basketball team's state championship brings pride to West Side

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UCLA storms past South Carolina to claim its first NCAA women's basketball title

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Michigan's Morez Johnson Jr., Nimari Burnett know how to rep Chicago in title game: 'Be legends'

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Next 10 days could change immediate future for Bulls' organization

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Guard Josh Giddey returns to watch Bulls get embarrassed in Big Apple

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Illinois-Michigan final would be first NCAA title game between conference foes since 'Miracle' finish in 1988

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Blackhawks' Kevin Korchinski hopes Chicago summer prepares him for full-time NHL play

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Blackhawks need to be logical and buy out Andre Burakovsky this summer

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Blackhawks lose to new rival Sharks in final road game

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Illinois conversion therapy ban intact after Supreme Court ruling, though advocates wary of future challenges

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Parishioners at overflowing Holy Name Cathedral, Pope Leo reflect on peace for Easter

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U.S. Supreme Court declines to hear challenge to Illinois' concealed carry ban on public transit

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Illinois and other Democrat-led states sue against Trump executive order that tightens mail-in voting

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Illinois remains abortion 'safe haven' for out-of-state patients in 2025, report shows

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Woman, 76, found dead in Oak Lawn was shot, death ruled homicide

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Motorist fatally shoots self after crashing into several vehicles including PACE bus in Oak Park: police

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'A regular neighborhood guy': Suburban mayors talk White Sox with Pope Leo XIV during trip to the Vatican

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Some Loyola students call to improve off-campus safety and emergency alerts in wake of freshman's murder

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Obama Presidential Center to host summer basketball, volleyball programs for South Side teens

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Kindergartners learn to bike on new wheels at Chicago elementary school

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Subminimum wage system is age-old injustice

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Why school districts drastically hike Cook County property taxes

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Sorry, UConn, but Michigan has a Big Ten championship drought to end

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Dolores Huerta and farmworkers overshadowed by Cesar Chavez finally get their due

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Nurses are an afterthought in health care debate, and that's deadly

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Amid progress in fight against ALS, there's plenty of work ahead

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Let's get moving on vehicle tech to prevent impaired driving

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City Council and pope concur: Medicare for All is a common-sense solution

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Route 66-related news is music to my ears

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Trial set for woman accused of killing abusive boyfriend after baby shower — despite calls to drop charges

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After rocky first year, Chicago's top federal prosecutor says he isn't taking orders from Washington

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Death of 'very loved' teen in Chicago Lawn hit-and-run marks second bicycle fatality of year

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New spring wardrobe? Head to the thrift shop

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Two public art installations, part of the Monument Response Project, to debut along Chicago's lakefront

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What does big rise in same-sex households mean for the Chicago area?

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Brendan Hunt on Chicago, The Beatles and 'Ted Lasso'

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Fighting Illini team ends its longest March Madness run in 21 years

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