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Asking Eric: He says no automatically

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Letters: Illinois public health report reveals that homelessness is a death sentence

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Daily Horoscope for February 15, 2026

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Sandburg High School Turning Point club raises funds, parents claim harrassment

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Black History Month is 100. Can its Bronzeville birthplace outlast the age of Trump?

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Chicago treasurer employee alleges political staff pushed office on US bonds boycott

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Cactus League report: Full-squad workouts begin in Arizona before Cubs and White Sox face off on Friday

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Kane County farmhouse verified as former Underground Railroad safe house in National Park Service initiative

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Today in History: King Tutankhamen's tomb unsealed

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Today in Chicago History: 'Frozen woman' Dorothy Mae Stevens feels 'wonderful'

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Asking Eric: They asked for leftovers

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Chicago teen whose father was detained by ICE while she fought cancer dies

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Erin Carlson Mast and Shawn Healy: On Presidents Day, we should consider our civic legacy

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Editorial: Maria Peterson for Illinois 52nd House District Democratic primary

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Michael Peregrine: President Dwight D. Eisenhower deserves history's gratitude, not its indifference

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Liz Shulman and William Liang: Why aren't we talking about the harm AI is doing to students?

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Demonstrators vow ongoing protests outside Broadview ICE site

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Indiana House approves bill expanding immigration enforcement

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Aurora students again protest ICE with walkout

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Powered by women, 'Wuthering Heights' digs up $34.8 million at the box office for a No. 1 debut

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Review: 'Hamnet' is rendered on stage by Royal Shakespeare — but haunted by a movie

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The Chicago Symphony is the world's busiest orchestra — how that's counted and what that means

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Love is in the air in Lincoln Square: Couples share how they met in the neighborhood this Valentine's Day

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Inside the widening Olympic curling controversy and allegations of cheating

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'His best days are ahead': Chicago White Sox shortstop Colson Montgomery looks to improve his consistency

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US men's hockey beats Germany to stay unbeaten at the Olympics, but Canada is the top seed

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Tyler Reddick wins NASCAR's Daytona 500 for Michael Jordan-owned 23XI Racing

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Preorder Our New Bears Book

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2026 Winter Olympics: Meet the medalists from the United States

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Photos: The best images from Day 7 of the 2026 Winter Olympics

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Photos: The best images from Day 6 of the 2026 Winter Olympics

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Photos: The 2026 Chicago Auto Show

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Photos: Bad Bunny Super Bowl watch party in Humboldt Park

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Photos: The best images from Day 5 of the 2026 Winter Olympics

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Photos: The best images from Day 4 of the 2026 Winter Olympics

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Photos: Eyes on Italy's 2026 Winter Olympics

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Photos: Snow falls after arctic cold in Chicagoland

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Photos: Chicago Bulls retire Derrick Rose's No. 1 jersey

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Photos: Hundreds return to Broadview to denounce federal agents' killings in Minneapolis

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The 100 best photos of 2025 by Chicago Tribune photographers

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US military boards another oil tanker in Indian Ocean after tracking it from the Caribbean

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No clear path to ending the partial government shutdown as lawmakers dig in over DHS oversight

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'First feline' Larry marks 15 years as Britain's political top cat at 10 Downing Street

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Aja Kearney, Cleopatra Cowley seek Democratic nomination in 34th House District

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BP Whiting workers rally for fair contract as potential strike looms

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Tax season is here. Here's what you need to know for stress-free filing.

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One year later, Skokie residents, businesses still suffer from massive water main break

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Soaring coffee prices rewrite some Americans' daily routines

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Indiana Senate bill takes aim at low-paying college degrees

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Hundreds of Chicago students join national school walkout at Federal Plaza

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Tots in Cook County District 130 get a head start on school in Families First program

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Hinsdale-Clarendon Hills Elementary District 181 educators earn state Those Who Excel awards

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Crime and Public Safety

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FBI: DNA recovered from glove found near Nancy Guthrie's home that appears to match glove worn by suspect

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Waukegan man killed in Saturday crash on Interstate 65

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Crash causes CTA bus to hit Near West Side apartment building, police say

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Car crash and fire kills 2 in West Loop, police say

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BP responds to second oil sheen on same inactive pipeline in Munster months apart

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A lawsuit seeks to stop Donald Trump's overhaul of a 100-year-old public golf course in Washington

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Garden Club of Beverly Morgan Park marks 100 years of growth, community spirit

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Will County Forest Preserve applications signal potential harm to state endangered animals

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Restaurants, Food and Drink

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Restaurant review: Great Lake, reincarnated as a grocery and bakery, still makes profound pizza in Chicago

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Solidarity against ICE is not one-size-fits-all for immigrant-owned cafes and restaurants in Chicago

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Chicago Black Restaurant Week returns for its eleventh year

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Old Town restaurants offer $5 dishes for Wednesday night specials

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At one time, Illinois was a top oil producer. Today, that legacy is a $160M problem.

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Tribune investigation into hospitals' use of guardianship system inspires new bill

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Before Congress, Jonathan Jackson owned a construction firm. It got $750K from Pritzker's Rebuild Illinois.

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A path to sainthood: Famed evangelist, TV host Archbishop Fulton Sheen to be the first beatified Illinois native

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Today in Chicago History: Mayor Anton Cermak shot. 'I'm glad it was me instead of you.'

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Today in History: Female attorneys allowed to argue cases before Supreme Court

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Naperville's Brooke Schramek returns to Benet, a surprise for her. 'I honestly never thought I would coach.'

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Aidan Albrecht likes to dunk. More important, the first-year starter is who Stevenson 'needed him to become.'

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Skokie appoints Patrick Hastings as public works director

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