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Cook County Treasurer Maria Pappas says she's running for mayor. She'll leave it at that for now.

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What to know about Christkindlmarket 2025: This year's mugs, new Krampus event

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Digital driver's licenses, IDs available to Illinois residents starting Wednesday

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High School Basketball

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DePaul Prep opens season at No. 1 as Rams' quest for four-peat heads to Class 4A

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Chicago's top cop pledges to address rise in officers pointing their guns at people

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Anna Savchenko | WBEZ

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Chicago's Feld earns first Michelin star, while Kasama is elevated to two

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Courtney Kueppers | WBEZ

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CPS blasts longtime charter operator for alleged financial 'negligence'

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Dan Mihalopoulos | WBEZ

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Sarah Karp | WBEZ

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A state ID you can't drive with

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Immigration raids are taking toll on children's health

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Letters to the Editor

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Rail investments will keep Illinois on track forward

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Letters to the Editor

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Sonia Florian, whose pets had free roam of her markedly unpretentious classical radio station, dies at 89

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Dear Abby: Husband repeatedly mentions late ex in his sleep

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Marc H. Morial

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Federal shutdown is over, but the damage isn't

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With 'Amadeus,' Robert Falls shocks by not shocking

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John Candy's death, and my dad's, are reminders of close link of physical, mental health

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All talk: Chicago area woman living in India uses Hindi skills to teach others

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Broadview protest zone expanded to include part of Beach Street

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Chicago crypto firm, founder indicted in $10 million money-laundering case

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Broadview ICE facility population dwindles as feds shift focus from Chicago

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Museums and Zoos

5 months ago

Chicago museum leaders — likening the moment to active shooter drills — practice what to do if ICE shows up

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As ICE operations move to North Carolina, coalition of Chicago minority groups vows to carry on the fight

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Map: Where ICE was seen in Chicago

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What to know about immigration enforcement in Chicago: Explainers and resources

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Share your photo of ICE in Chicago

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Food and Drink

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12 HOLIDAY POP-UP BARS TO DRINK YOUR JINGLE JUICE THIS SEASON

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A monkey on the loose: Odd animal sightings in Chicago

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CPS students cook up Thanksgiving dinner for South Side seniors

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Andrea Hanis, veteran Chicago newspaper editor, dies at 56

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Griffin Museum of Science and Industry, union reach tentative deal

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Sen. Tammy Duckworth fires staffer who allegedly posed as lawyer at ICE facility

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Election board deadlock sinks $9.8M campaign fine against Illinois Senate President Don Harmon

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23 House Dems join GOP in condemning Chuy Garcia's last-minute ballot maneuver

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Ald. Bennett Lawson tells Mayor Johnson he's out as acting Zoning Chair if his job isn't made permanent

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Shooting by police wounds man in Washington Park neighborhood

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Person of interest held after woman set ablaze on Blue Line train in Loop: 'I can't believe I'm on fire'

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9-year-old boy, woman beaten by group in South Deering

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Gunmen open fire at CTA bus stop, hitting woman in chest in Chicago Lawn

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Chicago chefs share their unique takes on Thanksgiving sides

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Review: 50 years after 'Horses,' Patti Smith continues to galvanize as an activist and performer

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Sueños Music Festival

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Sueños 2026 announces first headliner, and it's genre-blending Mexican regional band Fuerza Regida

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Theater and Stages

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Review: Steppenwolf's psychological thriller 'Amadeus' pits genius against ego — with wigs!

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'Mellon Collie' with a mezzo-soprano: How the Smashing Pumpkins' '90s rock album became an opera

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Connor Bedard gets another hat trick, leads Blackhawks past Flames

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White Sox protect Tanner McDougal, Duncan Davitt from Rule 5 Draft

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Michael Jordan honors his mother with $10 million donation to North Carolina medical center

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Left-hander Shota Imanaga accepts $22 million qualifying offer to return to Cubs in 2026

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Bears sign former Lions LB Jalen Reeves-Maybin

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QB Aaron Rodgers lobbying to play vs. Bears — and Steelers won't rule him out

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Bears in the playoffs? Three reasons they're contenders

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Bears in the playoffs? Three reasons they're pretenders

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Halas Intrigue podcast: Playoffs? You kidding me?

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Cole Hamels among 12 newcomers on Baseball Hall of Fame ballot

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The Cubs don't have many player contract commitments past 2026, but it's not like 2021

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Revisiting the Garrett Crochet trade after one season: 'That may be a deal that works out for both sides'

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Kenwood's girls basketball team ready to defend its Class 4A championship

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Jaxson Davis resists lure of prep school and keeps Warren's state-championship dreams alive

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High School Football

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Four Downs: Multitalented sophomore Marshaun Thornton; Jonas Williams is an all-time great; St. Rita's surge

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Super 25 Football Rankings

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Michael O'Brien's Super 25 high school football rankings for Week 13

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Horoscope for Wednesday, November 19, 2025

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Dear Abby: Emotional toll grows steeper for aging mother

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Horoscope for Tuesday, November 18, 2025

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Amur leopard cubs make public debut at Brookfield Zoo

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Try to see the Northern Lights over the Chicago area Wednesday night

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Chicago couple in Jamaica during Hurricane Melissa provides clean water in storm aftermath

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Brinshore Development puts 20 Chicago properties up for sale, including CHA units

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Tech training hub Xchange Chicago opens Greater Grand Crossing facility

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Housing and Development

6 months ago

Black neighborhoods hit hardest with Cook County property tax bill increase, analysis finds

2 days ago

Johnson signs executive order directing more resources to organizations affected by SNAP funding lapse

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Full SNAP benefits going out starting Friday as shutdown ends, Illinois officials say

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High School Football Scores

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2025 IHSA state football quarterfinal scores

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Nazareth comes back in the final minutes to beat Lake Zurich and advance to 6A semifinals

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Mount Carmel's dominant defensive line hands Lincoln-Way East running-clock loss in Class 8A quarterfinals

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Virginia Tech hires James Franklin as new football coach

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Georgia, Oklahoma move up in AP Top 25 college football poll

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Luke Altmyer throws two TD passes as Illinois beats Maryland 24-6 for its 7th victory

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A good night for the 'brotherhood' as feisty Bulls bench shines late

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Bulls, Josh Giddey end five-game skid, slow down a star

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There's a plan for Bulls guard Coby White's minutes ... sort of

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Debate about the top 2026 NHL Draft prospects is heating up, but will the Blackhawks be involved?

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Blackhawks want Sam Rinzel to do better job 'sensing danger' after mental reset

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Blackhawks rookie Oliver Moore learning he really is fast enough to blow past NHL competition

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Architecture and Design

6 months ago

Bronzeville's historic arts center's glow-up boosted by new $2 million grant

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Bears take another big step while kicking Vikings to the curb in NFC North — a heck of a two-for-one

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A final goodbye to a deported Chicago veteran

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Illinois steps up where feds fall down in making college affordable

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Chicago loses with illegal 'sweepstakes' machines

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Bet on problems to arise with glorification of gambling

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Preventing homelessness can boost student attendance

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Federal agents are latest gangsters scaring children

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Pedestrian struck, killed in Morgan Park hit-and-run

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Rev. Jesse Jackson moved out of the intensive-care unit

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Granddaughter of 'Charlotte's Web' author upset with use of its title in immigration crackdown

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Nation and World

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FEMA acting chief David Richardson departs after 6 months on the job, officials say

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As immigration enforcement surges in North Carolina, Chicagoans share advice, whistles

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FAA announces end of flight reductions at airports, including O'Hare and Midway

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Silverio Villegas González, killed by ICE agent in suburban Chicago, had cocaine in system, autopsy shows

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Illinois lawmakers press feds for $3B in stalled lead pipe replacement funds

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Judge plans March trial over feds' use of force in Chicago deportation push

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Broadview mayor declares 'civil emergency,' moves board meetings online

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Meet Kip Kirn, the firewood delivery guy from Missouri

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School board for Broadview, Maywood, Melrose Park rejects investigation into kickback allegations

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CPS watchdog finds employee travel spending doubled after COVID — on trips to Las Vegas, Finland and Estonia

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Teacher, soccer coach faces sexual assault charges involving student at Aurora school

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School leader from New York City is finalist for CPS top job after Denver chief says he'll stay there

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A bioethicist and WBEZ listeners discuss 'medical aid in dying' bill

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Illinois could soon become a 'right to die' state

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'Clean Slate' bill would remove roadblocks for formerly incarcerated Illinois residents

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Civic Federation leader offers a critique of Chicago's budget proposal

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Lessons learned from Operation Midway Blitz

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