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Chicago extends free home internet for 28,000 CPS students

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Chicago school board candidates asked to sign pledge restricting AI, screen time

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Crime and Public Safety

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Just Transition, Citizens Action Coalition oppose NIPSCO's cost recovery plan

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Restaurants, Food and Drink

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Restaurant review: Maplewood Brewery & Distillery now serving whimsical Polish American food around Chicago

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North Shore native and storied chef, opens new restaurant, Juniper, in Highwood

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As microplastics pollute every corner of the Great Lakes, scientists push governments to combat threat

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Missed opportunities, incomplete investigations preceded discovery of 56 bodies at funeral home

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Today in Chicago History: Prince Charles tours the city — and takes a tumble on the polo field

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Today in History: Mother Teresa canonized

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