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Infant girl fatally stabbed in Gage Park; suspect held

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Food and Drink

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Theaster Gates and Heiji Choy Black to open tea salon and cocktail lounge near Obama Presidential Center

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Elly Fishman | WBEZ

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West Ridge business accused of bilking millions from customers in nationwide scam

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Gangster Disciples founder Larry Hoover's bid for freedom is now in Gov. JB Pritzker's hands

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Sam 'Cheezborger' Sianis, legendary owner of the Billy Goat Tavern, dies at 91

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How Munetaka Murakami is teeing up business for White Sox and Chicago companies

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Justice Department to seek death penalty for man charged with killing 2 Israeli Embassy staffers

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Murals and Mosaics

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New Wicker Park, Bucktown murals welcome summer to the neighborhoods and the 606

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Gov. Pritzker visited Springfield hospital with 'minor' complications after urology procedure

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Larry Hoover's freedom is in Pritzker's hands

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Letters to the Editor

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Cheers to the Chicago Lighthouse for 120 years of social service

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Letters to the Editor

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Dear Abby: Bothersome man won't leave neighbor alone

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The Chicago Mini Crossword

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Has Facebook begun the long slide toward ruin?

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Drones are everywhere, but rules governing them remain invisible

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Pritzker's BUILD plan prioritizes development over affordability

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Theater and Stages

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Review: 'Do Something Pretty' tells a standard story but is more complicated than the '80s teen movies it evokes

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Steven Oxman | For the Sun-Times

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Ald. Gardiner sues city, ethics board and inspector general for $1 million over findings against him

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Veteran Chicago firefighter dies after being injured during training exercise in West Ridge

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Latest Census Bureau estimates show Chicago population continuing its post-COVID recovery

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Irene's Finer Diner reopens two years after grease fire closed doors

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

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

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

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Supreme Court preserves access to widely used abortion pill while lawsuit plays out

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Mayor Johnson expands alternate response effort for mental health emergencies

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Chicago considers $16.5M more in settlements tied to police wrongdoing, including case linked to Burge

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CPS chief subpoenaed to testify before U.S. House on how schools teach gender identity, sexual content

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Fran Spielman Show

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Mayor Johnson rules out school closings, mum on possible bid for reelection

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Cyclist critically injured by semi on Southwest Side in 4th hit-and-run this week

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Man fatally shot while fleeing gunman who then turned gun on himself in Edgewater, police say

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Man charged with kidnapping CTA bus driver at knifepoint

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

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Things To Do

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20 things to do in Chicago May 14-20

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Arts and Culture

3 months ago

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

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

2 days ago

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

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White Sox win fifth straight to break .500 for first time since end of 2022

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Sorry, Bears fans: At least one handicapper sees fewer wins this season

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Braves skipper Walt Weiss has fond memories of Craig Counsell, Dansby Swanson

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Illinois native — and Cubs draft pick — Bryan Hudson on a roll out of White Sox' bullpen

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Still not much offense, but Cubs earn 2-0 shutout of Braves

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Breaking down the Bears' 2026 schedule

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NFL schedule release: Bears will play Lions on Thanksgiving

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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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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 Friday, May 15, 2026

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

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Horoscope for Thursday, May 14, 2026

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Parks and Nature

1 month ago

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

6 days ago

Chicago Park District installs automated parking gates at 10 beaches

9 days ago

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

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ComEd electric customers brace for double-digit spike in bills

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Housing and Development

11 months ago

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

2 days ago

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 Basketball

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Some observations ahead of the first live period of the spring for prep basketball

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

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High School Football

1 month ago

Hinsdale Central combine gives overlooked players chance for college offers

6 days ago

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

3 days ago

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

11 months ago

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

3 days ago

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

2 days ago

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

3 days ago

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

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

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Gov. Pritzker should say no to the federal tax credit scholarship program

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White Sox radio (and former Cubs TV) voice Len Kasper: 'This is where I belong'

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Trump administration remains unreliable Second Amendment ally

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Stop burdening working families; tax wealth and corporate profits fairly

3 days ago

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

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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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One held after man seriously wounded during Loop stabbing

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

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Man killed in Auburn Gresham hit-and-run

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Cook County Public Defender Sharone Mitchell takes questions from WBEZ listeners

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How Chicago is working to improve Asian representation in medical research and health data

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Two different takes on Gov. Pritzker's BUILD plan to create more housing

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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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