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Pope Leo XIV and I agree: Our country and world need healing

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Medical group leader apologizes to Northwestern researcher, others booted from conference over Trump critique

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From Soldier Field to Hammond and back: A journey like no other

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'Is Mr. Boutros here?' Judge drops fraud charges, calls out U.S. attorney as 'Broadview 6' fallout grows

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Cocaine money launderer's Illinois cannabis license goes up in smoke

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1,200 crimes, 1 arrest: Chicago police fail to address boom in air bag thefts

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First West Nile virus cases of the year reported in mosquitoes in Chicago

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Movies and TV

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'Ferris Bueller's Day Off' still makes Chicagoans proud, 40 years later

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Splish, splash, Michael Busch homer takes bath as Cubs top Giants for first back-to-back wins since late May

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White Sox rout Dodgers — yes, rout — to continue dominance at Rate Field

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High School Baseball

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Brady Buenik pitches Libertyville past Mount Carmel and back into 4A title game

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Dear Abby: Helpless brother bears witness to sister's love life

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The Chicago Mini Crossword

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Former assistant breaking news editor

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My fond Ford City flashbacks

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Robert Jordan is a retired television news journalist, author and former weekend anchor of the WGN News at Nine on WGN-TV.

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'Teen takeovers' are result of negligence of Chicago's 'forgotten' children

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Arts and culture reporter

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This little-known anxiety disorder quieted my childhood. But it didn't define me.

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Murals and Mosaics

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These Chicago artists created the murals for the Obama Presidential Center's basketball court

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Mayor Johnson will ask City Council committee to repeal video gambling in Chicago

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More than 90,000 ComEd customers still without power after severe storms

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Chicago's air bag theft problem

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Road builder run by members of Palumbo family back at work on state projects after lengthy 'pause'

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Brother of ex-Harvey Mayor Eric Kellogg gets six months in sweeping FBI corruption case

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Mayor Johnson's campaign fund to return donation from IT consultant hammered by City Hall's inspector general

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Arrest reported at suburban strip club with sordid past — of patron who refused to pay for $40 lap dance

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Architecture and Design

1 year ago

Jeanne Gang's latest exhibition is for the birds — just as it should be

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Housing and Development

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Chicago made progress on transit-oriented development 5 years after policy push, report says

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Honorary street signs by Humboldt Park provide important landmark for Chicago's Puerto Rican community

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Pritzker summons words of the late Rev. Jesse Jackson to decry cross burning in Grant Park

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Mayor's choice for human relations chief uses confirmation hearing to recall first exposure to hate crime

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4 charged in connection with attempted robbery of undercover ATF agents in Country Club Hills

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Woman killed, teen injured in Grand Crossing shooting

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CPD officer chased, shot person who allegedly tried to rob car of undercover ATF agents in Country Club Hills

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After judge threatens hearing over grand jury misconduct, feds drop charges in case tied to Loretto exec

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Museums and Zoos

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Obama Presidential Center delivers a lesson in democracy — and what it means to be a country in progress

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Obama Center releases grand opening weekend events schedule

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No tower of glower: Obama Center and its maligned signature building are worthy of consideration

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Here's a photo tour inside the Obama Presidential Center

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After serious car crash, Chicago-born rapper Raq Baby gets ready for Summer Smash debut

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White Sox tap comedian Tee Sanders to design 'Freedom Day Hat' for Pride Night

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With Lil Uzi Vert, Chief Keef and more, Cole Bennett and Berto Solorio brace for the biggest Summer Smash yet

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Cole Bennett engineered Summer Smash's success and made Eminem breathe fire. Up next: a Chief Keef film

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Things To Do

4 years ago

25 things to do in Chicago June 11-17

2 days ago

U.S. opens World Cup with a 4-1 rout of Paraguay

4 hours ago

White Sox catcher Kyle Teel closing in on rehab assignment — again

5 hours ago

As Cubs weather pitching injuries, 'There's times you feel like you're hanging on by the seat of your pants'

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Things getting a little better for 'constantly working' Alex Bregman as he, Cubs' offense seek breakout

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White Sox slugger Munetaka Murakami is running — slowly — two weeks since straining hamstring

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Bears TE Cole Kmet knows secret to sticking around, no matter who comes and goes at Halas Hall

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Bears 1st-round pick Dillion Thieneman heads toward training camp with much to learn, earn

1 day ago

Caleb Williams: I'm fine with wherever Bears build stadium

1 day ago

Bears QB Caleb Williams tackles Packers star Micah Parsons' fire-and-ice comment

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Bears to wear 'Rivalries' uniform on Christmas Day vs. Packers

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Bulls exec Bryson Graham sticking to his timeline on multiple fronts

2 days ago

In wake of Stacey King's death, tributes continue pouring in

3 days ago

Michael Jordan recalls 'special years' with Stacey King during Bulls' first three-peat

4 days ago

Horoscope for Saturday, June 13, 2026

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Horoscope for Friday, June 12, 2026

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Dear Abby: Politics form wedge between mother and daughter

1 day ago

Storm front brings heavy rain, multiple tornadoes to Chicago area

1 day ago

More than 130,000 still powerless as Chicago area braces for possible 2nd round of severe storms

1 day ago

Chicago faces first round of severe storms Wednesday as 2nd round prompts flash flood warning

2 days ago

Amid rising gas prices, inflation, some Chicagoans have given up bargain-hunting

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Nurses at St. Mary Hospital in Chicago go on one-day strike

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City panel approves Greyhound station purchase

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Food and Drink

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How Feld chef Jake Potashnick beat the backlash and cooked up a culinary comeback

2 days ago

21 events for foodies as Chicago prepares to host the 2026 James Beard Awards

3 days ago

Portillo's to open Michigan Avenue restaurant

4 days ago

Frank Garofalo's walk-off single sends St. Rita to Class 3A championship game

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Sun-Times Player of Year Jaxson Davis bolts Warren for out-of-state prep school

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IHSA baseball Class 3A/4A state finals schedule and scores

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High School Basketball

4 years ago

Kankakee basketball star Lincoln Williams picks Illinois

4 days ago

High School Football

2 months ago

Caravan to Michigan: DB Tavares Harrington second recruit from Mount Carmel to join Wolverines' 2027 class

14 days ago

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

19 days ago

Former Bulls player and broadcaster Stacey King dies at 59

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Jason Benetti, in town to call Cubs, remembers working in 'partnership' with Stacey King

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Quick to turn a phrase, Stacey King entertained, informed on Bulls broadcasts

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Blackhawks notes from NHL combine: Chase Reid's dinner, Caleb Malhotra's connection

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Could Blackhawks draft target Ivar Stenberg be the next Lucas Raymond?

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As Blackhawks GM Kyle Davidson scours trade market, a veteran defenseman is one target

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CPS CEO defends transgender student policies against attacks by House Republicans

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Affordable Care Act enrollment in Illinois continues to drop, new state data shows

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Northwestern researcher among group kicked out of conference for distributing paper critical of Trump

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Flu meds offer potential to help slow aging, reduce cognitive decline in HIV patients, research shows

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3 arrested in Riverdale after 5-year-old boy fatally shot

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2 suspected of trying to rob undercover agents shot by ATF, Chicago police in Country Club Hills; 5 held

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License plate reader key in case against Amazon employee accused of killing co-worker in Melrose Park

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Chicago School Board

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After delay, Chicago School Board renews charters amid revamped oversight

2 days ago

Cook County property tax bills delayed again — this time by 2 months

3 days ago

As CPS chief leaves for D.C. hearing, backers hope for strong defense of policies for trans, Black students

3 days ago

Trump not taken seriously in Iran or elsewhere overseas

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I won't give up drinking anytime soon

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Backlash against Christopher Nolan's 'Odyssey' misses the point

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'Make no little plans': A lesson for Trump

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Letters to the Editor

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Fear of Trump's wrath turns medical researchers against their own community

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Hegseth's D-Day take vilifying immigration is inappropriate, xenophobic

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Props to Pelley for speaking out after '60 Minutes' firing

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Back of the Yards extra-alarm blaze injures 4, including 2 firefighters

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Stabbing near Jefferson Park CTA terminal leaves man in critical condition

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GLP-1 weight-loss drugs might also help protect against breast cancer, study presented in Chicago suggests

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Chicago Public Schools Supt. Macquline King faced Republican grilling in Washington, D.C.

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WBEZ's Weekly News Recap, June 12, 2026: CPS CEO testifies before Congress, residents recover from severe storms and more

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Illinois' AG is in the hot seat, and takes listeners' questions

13 hours ago

Illinois is so close to completing a 500-mile trail system for all hikers, cyclists and residents

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How can Chicago build safer streets for cyclists and pedestrians?

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