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Despite potential benefits from Hammond stadium, some south suburban officials hope Bears stay in Illinois

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Joe Ferguson: CPS leaders must get the district's debt under control

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How redistricting pit Wasserman Schultz against Black Democrats in Florida

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Chicago Public Library Foundation will honor authors Gabriel Bump and Mo Willems

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Expanded University of Chicago Medical Center, performing arts center to anchor revised Orland Park downtown

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The radical hope of the Obama Center: Rethinking what a presidential library can be

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Judge in fraud case orders evidentiary hearing into grand jury issues as 'Broadview Six' fallout intensifies

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Waukegan woman loses job of six years under DACA with District 60 after her work status ends

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House Republicans press CPS chief over DEI, transgender student policies

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Chicago school board extends charter contracts amid controversies

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North Chicago School District 187 preparing for new leadership in July

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Crime and Public Safety

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Motorcyclist killed, woman injured in Chesterton crash

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Chicago homicides in 2026: Here's how the numbers compare with previous years

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29 tornadoes and a derecho confirmed so far in storms that tore through Illinois, northwest Indiana

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Illinois has struggled to secure federal disaster relief under Trump as FEMA denials draw questions

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Lake Michigan communities outraged by proposed rollback of federal coal ash rules

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The James Beard Awards are on Monday. Here's what you need to know.

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Blue Island Beer company pours final beer after 11 years

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Paris Bistro closes in south Naperville after 13-year run

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Illinois to audit plastic surgeon case after Tribune investigation

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Despite 8 patient deaths and a $56M jury verdict, state allows Chicago plastic surgeon to keep operating

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New safeguards approved for Illinois hospitals' adult guardianship cases

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A mysterious company abandoned 603 oil wells, costing Illinois millions. Here's how they did it.

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Today in Chicago History: Ferris wheel debuts at World's Columbian Exposition

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Today in History: Great Smoky Mountains National Park established by Congress

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Vintage Tribune: How Chicago's queer community embraced the art of voguing

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Diocese addresses merging of Gary's parishes at Sunday service

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