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Five Chicago writers recognized with Chicago Review of Books 2025 awards

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Chicago's head tax was long called a job killer, but is there evidence to back that up?

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Gov. JB Pritzker signs 'right-to-die' legislation for terminally ill people to end their lives in Illinois

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Dear Abby: Family's collective mental health is declining rapidly

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The Chicago Mini Crossword

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Things To Do

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60 classic ways to celebrate the holidays around Chicago, from lights to caroling to family-friendly shows

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Entertainment and Culture

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Where to ice skate in Chicago and the suburbs 2025

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Adler Planetarium workers vote to unionize

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Architecture and Design

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Stanley Tigerman-designed Arby's in Streeterville is long gone but not forgotten

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S. E. Cupp

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Trump stumbling into same pattern as Biden, Dems

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Altered church Nativity scenes, one with a zip-tied baby Jesus, critique Trump's deportation campaign

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Federal appeals court blocks release of hundreds, but Trump still loses in mixed immigration ruling

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UChicago, Northwestern students receive prestigious Marshall scholarship

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Chicago Corruption Trials

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Illinois Sen. Emil Jones III gets 'early Christmas gift,' strikes deal to avoid conviction

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Indiana Republicans reject Trump-backed redistricting, easing pressure on Illinois Dems for remap

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3 Chicagoans in custody after woman, 73, bound and robbed at gunpoint during Homer Glen home invasion

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Woman runs red light, crashes into cop car in Fuller Park

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Man dies in wreck near 63rd Street Beach

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Man, 39, fatally shot in Belmont Cragin

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Property tax foreclosures illegally stripped Cook County homeowners of their equity, federal judge rules

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Attorney and law firm for CHA sanctioned nearly $60,000 for using ChatGPT in court case

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Krishnamoorthi rails against Trump but takes money from MAGA donors

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Theater and Stages

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Steep Theatre to get own home, boosting Edgewater/Uptown area's reputation as a performance district

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Lillstreet Art Center marks 50 years of enabling the love of craft

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The best reads of 2025, curated by our bookish staff

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Museums and Zoos

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Workers at more Chicago cultural venues are unionizing, even during a precarious moment for museums

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Review: TUTA's staging of 'The Long Christmas Dinner' is a mournful take on Thornton Wilder's classic one-act

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When it's cold, the Bears run hot — and will try to do it again Sunday in a shivering Soldier Field

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White Sox feel they can 'see the light at the end of the tunnel' as they leave winter meetings

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Bears injury report: WR Rome Odunze practices again Friday, listed as questionable vs. Browns

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High School Basketball Scores

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Friday's high school basketball scores

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Stone's throw for the CFP: Watch out for the Hurricanes

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Fox Sports' Kevin Kugler makes broadcasting look, sound easy

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Bears WR Rome Odunze — Caleb Williams' 'blankie' — returns to practice

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Dennis Allen: Browns QB Shedeur Sanders poses 'significant challenges' for Bears

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Bears QB Caleb Williams looks to avoid Browns 'almost un-blockable' DE Myles Garrett setting record Sunday

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Bears predictions: Week 15 vs. Browns

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What the Cubs' signings say about their approach to building the 2026 bullpen

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Cubs sign left-handed reliever Hoby Milner to one-year deal

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White Sox select Jedixson Paez, Alexander Alberto in Rule 5 Draft

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High School Basketball

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Previewing and predicting this weekend's top high school basketball games

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Kenwood junior Damari Stephens' drive to the basket beats Hyde Park with 1.5 seconds left

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Thursday's high school basketball scores

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Cole Kelly dominates as Neuqua Valley beats Yorkville in a showdown of three of the state's top 10 sophomores

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Horoscope for Friday, December 12, 2025

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Dear Abby: Date change of funeral leads to death of friendship

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Horoscope for Thursday, December 11, 2025

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Chicago kicks off snow season with record number of 311 calls over uncleared sidewalks, roads

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Subzero temperatures expected this weekend, officials urge precaution

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Subzero temperatures, more snowfall expected this weekend across Chicago area

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Housing and Development

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As move-out date arrives at Chicago building raided by feds, one resident looks back — and ahead

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Long-vacant River North office building latest neighborhood property to become residential

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Chicago shoppers don't buy Trump's claim that affordability is a 'hoax'

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Food and Drink

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Reservations now open for more than 500 Chicago Restaurant Week 2026 participants

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Can a '101' cookbook teach anyone how to bake? We asked a 14-year-old to test one.

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Wednesday's high school basketball scores

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RJ McPartlin battles through a shoulder injury to help St. Patrick take down No. 25 Deerfield

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Lincoln coach Neil Alexander, in his 49th season, closes in on Gene Pingatore's all-time wins record

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Police don't release details on arrest of fired Michigan coach Sherrone Moore

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Fired Michigan football coach Sherrone Moore detained by police: report

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2025-26 college football bowl confidence picks, from Ducks over Dukes on down

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Time is of the essence as trade rumors heat up around Bulls' Coby White

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2025 draft-day results get worse by the day for Bulls' front office

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Bulls searching for some sort of return to early-season success

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Blackhawks defensemen have their own blind-spot detection system: Spencer Knight's voice

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Blackhawks shut out Rangers, bouncing back from disaster with 'refocused' effort

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Blackhawks want top prospect Anton Frondell to prioritize himself in Sweden: 'He can still dominate'

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Trump administration's 'worst of the worst' includes pregnant, postpartum women

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Trashing ADA-friendly typeface and Somali community are examples of MAGA's intolerance

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Deadly force against suspected drug smugglers unjustified

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Curbing wetland protection will water down Chicago area's natural safety system

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Vaccine disinformation can scar young Chicagoans, particularly South Side children

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I survived prostate cancer. Without ACA tax credits, other Americans may not be as lucky

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Letters to the Editor

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Chuy Garcia's career centered on uplifting Latino community

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A bad package deal

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Many children will lose out without public media access

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Lurie expands inpatient psychiatric unit amid ongoing youth mental health care shortage

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In dueling DC hearings, Rep. Ramirez calls Noem a liar and Sen. Duckworth questions Trump troop deployments

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Federal Reserve cuts key rate, sees healthier economy next year

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Government waives part of a Biden-era fine against Southwest Airlines

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A Cicero woman's baby was in the NICU. She was in ICE detention.

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Winter weather advisory issued for Chicago area with several inches of snow expected overnight

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Kristi Noem draws protesters at Chicago Christmas tree charity event

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Krishnamoorthi donates campaign cash from Trump adviser Shyam Sankar to immigrant rights groups

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Man arrested in Elgin is Tren de Aragua member, DHS claims

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West Side residents demand relief from ballooning property taxes

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Most residents don't know Chicago is moving to an elected school board, poll finds

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CPS Board approves $17.5 million settlement for former student sexually abused at Little Village high school

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What Northwestern accepted from the Trump administration to get back $790M in research funds

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Chicago book worms share the best things they read in 2025

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WBEZ's Weekly News Recap, Dec. 12, 2025: City budget battle, frigid temps and more

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The year in sports

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Nurses are heroes, but they're not professionals, according to the Department of Education

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