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The top 50 high school football players in the Chicago area

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Michael O'Brien's preseason Super 25 high school football rankings

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Chicago should consider outcomes-based training for ex-offenders

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Letters to the Editor

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Trump Derangement Syndrome? What about Trump's obsession with his critics?

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High School Football

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Dear Abby: Calls and Messages Threaten Racy Video Leak

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Chicago Public Media special correspondent

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We're on the hunt for Barack Obama's tan suit. Help us find it.

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El-Sayed, Mamdani's messages resonate, sending conservatives — and some Dems — into a tailspin

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Senior editor, data projects

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

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Food and Drink

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Chicago loves froyo. Restaurants are stepping up to meet the demand.

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A 'black book' lists 34 people banned from Illinois casinos. It's rarely updated and likely missing names.

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Chicago Teachers Union sues Illinois Policy Institute, citing 'toxic' branding, 'defamatory' audit claims

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Darren Bailey took campaign money from sex offender who's now a pastor, went to service at his church

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Chicago police traffic stops plunge, again, but Black and Latino drivers still get pulled over far more

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Clout, conflicts of interest cloud the work of Illinois' Special Prosecution Unit

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Illinois' special prosecutors have strong political ties and little oversight

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Schaumburg woman hospitalized after being hit by Metra train

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Housing and Development

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354 Niles luxury apartments at former White Eagle site to be completed in 2027

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Man who kicked a steer in its head at suburban backyard rodeo acquitted on animal cruelty charge

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Woman killed, man seriously injured in South Lawndale stabbing

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Boy, 17, fatally shot in South Lawndale drive-by

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16-year-old girl shot in foot in South Deering

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2 teens critically injured in South Austin drive-by shooting

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Photos: Chicago held a contest for stage time at Riot Fest. This teen punk rock band won.

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Movies and TV

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Jesse White Tumbling Team gets second chance on 'America's Got Talent' as troupe rolls into live rounds

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PHOTOS: Chicago Air and Water Show features the Air Force Thunderbirds and Army Golden Knights

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Arts and Culture

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Mr. T delights Chicagoans at Cubs game, fan expo: 'I want to be there to uplift them'

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Murals and Mosaics

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Stacey King tribute mural in Logan Square was passion project for artist Darius Dennis

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Contending White Sox are ahead of schedule, and starting pitching development is struggling to keep pace

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White Sox manager Will Venable still prioritizes platoon matchups, despite Pete-Crow Armstrong's walk-off

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Cubs' trade-deadline acquisition Kevin Gausman leaves crosstown game early with hand cramp

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Kamilla Cardoso has quietly become the Sky's mainstay

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Mercury poach forward Maddy Westbeld from Sky

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Bears training camp report No. 15: Can anybody cover TE Colston Loveland this season?

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QB Tyson Bagent joins list of Bears wounded in grueling preseason

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Bears coach: RB Kyle Monangai 'week-to-week' after hurting knee

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Bears sign defensive end Marcus Davenport

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Bears GM Ryan Poles is planning for a good problem to have

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Jeanie Buss will fight siblings' plan to sell Lakers minority ownership stake to Josh Kushner and Bob Iger

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Bulls coach Tiago Splitter not looking for part in arrested development

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Hunting season begins early on for Bulls with 2026-27 schedule release

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Horoscope for Wednesday, August 19, 2026

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Dear Abby: Toxic relationship affects woman's health

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Horoscope for Tuesday, August 18, 2026

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Thousands of Gary residents still without power after last week's deadly storms

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How we photographed the explosion and storm aftermath in Indiana

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Pritzker signs bill to provide damage relief to homeowners ravaged by flooding

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Casinos and Gambling

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Debt-laden Bally's future in 'substantial doubt' amid video gambling dispute over Chicago casino

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Chicago startup's NHL deal creates new way to bet on sports teams' performance

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Amtrak's funding boost paves way for White Sox chairman-in-waiting Justin Ishbia's South Loop vision

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Nectarine and blackberry cobbler delivers a balance of fresh summer flavor and comforting, homemade goodness

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Earle Johnson, beer pioneer and welcoming owner of Quenchers tavern, dies at 83

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It's last call for Wishbone, where regulars will remember grits, laughs and 'comfort'

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Top-ranked Mount Carmel reloads for five-peat with 19 future college players

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Kam McGee, recently named the top junior prospect in the country, leads No. 2 Brother Rice's title defense

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No. 3 Loyola shakes off last season, looks ahead with talented core and return of coach John Holecek

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Ohio State, Oregon lead AP preseason college football Top 25

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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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In-season tourney schedule is out and NBA Cup could runneth over Bulls

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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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Blackhawks prospect rankings: Vaclav Nestrasil climbs to top spot after many graduations

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How Blackhawks rookie Anton Frondell is preparing to play center in the NHL

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

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Heather Mack's ex-boyfriend asks to be released from jail ahead of trial in Bali murder conspiracy

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Nation and World

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Luigi Mangione pleads guilty to federal stalking charges in the killing of UnitedHealthcare CEO

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Five dead in mass shooting in East St. Louis

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Settlement reached in suit against Champaign doctor who left part of fetus in patient during abortion

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Chicago area under flood watch Friday night through Saturday morning

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Mother drowns after saving son in Des Plaines River near Libertyville forest preserve

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Robbins mayor grazed during birthday party at Harold's Chicken restaurant; security fatally shoots gunman

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Dialysis patient found bound, gagged in south suburbs after robbery in Chicago, police say

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Northwestern says African Studies program isn't closing, but staff told otherwise

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Chicago School Board

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44 candidates likely to appear on Chicago School Board ballot

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Maybe adults should follow students in setting down our phones

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Slander against Black fathers is as old as our country

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We're on the hunt for Barack Obama's tan suit. Help us find it.

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White Sox at Cubs — the Crosstown Come-Up — takes the stage Monday, a series this city deserves

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Trump's anti-diversity crusade borrows from Chicago's past

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Remembering Haym Salomon, the Revolutionary War hero memorialized in Chicago

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My wife is gone, but her push for colorectal cancer screenings lives on

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Families of dead found improperly stored never got chance to grieve, honor loved ones

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Districtwide CPS support needed for the arts — not just at one high school

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Weapons of mass distraction

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16-year-old hospitalized after being shot by several people in West Pullman

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Man seriously injured in Near West Side shooting

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13-year-old shot in Englewood

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Tuesday, August 18, 2026

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Should colleges and universities require standardized test scores for admission?

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As southern migration season begins, Jeanne Gang promotes bird-safe design in Chicago

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New Illinois law opens new pathways to getting autism diagnosis

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Chicago's Puerto Rican community monitors island's water crisis from afar

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