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Chicago man, 54, charged with murder in Chicago Heights shooting of violence prevention advocate

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Photos: Open House Chicago 2026

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What Donald Trump's new White House chief of staff has said on immigration, childhood vaccines, foreign policy

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Illinois woman granted bond after 15-month 'unreasonably prolonged' stay in ICE detention facility

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Oak Park teacher representing Illinois in NEA Global Learning Fellowship

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District 218 maintains academic growth; Eisenhower High School loses commendable status

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Crime and Public Safety

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St. Charles driving instructor sentenced to 30 years in prison for sexually assaulting student

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Judge sets summer 2028 trial for the man accused of killing Charlie Kirk

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FBI is investigating a possible killing aboard a cruise ship out of Texas

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Illinois River tagging effort to count invasive carp and help protect Lake Michigan

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Lincoln Park says THIMBY, not NIMBY. Some residents aren't convinced there's a difference.

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Restaurant review: Tafari's Kitchen and the Mahalia Jackson Café at the Obama Presidential Center in Chicago

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10 pop-up food and drink events in Chicago this November

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Illinois plastic surgeon with 8 patient deaths faces another license suspension

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Illinois, Chicago, Cook County got $11B in pandemic aid but there were gaps in oversight and transparency

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Illinois ignores rules and red flags as 'servant leader' runs up $100M state tab, then closes 2 hospitals

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Data centers near O'Hare win nearly $100M in local tax breaks, leaving suburban homeowners to cover the gap

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Today in Chicago History: Bootlegger Dean O'Banion shot dead in his flower shop, igniting gangland war

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Today in History: Kyle Rittenhouse takes the stand

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Hammond honors veterans with 13th annual parade

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17-year-old killed in Deerfield crash identified as Evanston Township High School student

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Portage High Work-Based Learning Club to operate vending machine

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Naperville North's Grace Anderson is the 2026 Naperville Sun Girls Volleyball Player of the Year

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