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Chicago Tribune - Top Stories

New Lenox police investigate bomb threat against Pope Leo XIV's brother's home

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Wife and son of former Cook County commissioner found dead inside West Side home

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Chicago Theological Seminary stops admitting new students as financial pressure grows

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Garfield Park neighbors and elected officials mourn wife and son of former Cook County commissioner

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Today in History: First franchised McDonald's restaurant opens in Illinois

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Rookies RocHaus in downtown West Dundee to close at month's end

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Chicago moves to buy Greyhound station, but key alderman demands more details

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Pope Leo defended by NWI Christians

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Asking Eric: Can I wait for the next nurse?

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NFL wants to meet with Chicago Bears after the draft for an update on their stadium project

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1 fatally wounded in officer-involved shooting in Woodlawn

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Jeff Vorva's high school boys volleyball rankings and player of the week for the Daily Southtown

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Judge allows suit to proceed against Alden nursing homes alleging understaffing

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Illinois Senate passes e-bike and e-scooter safety bill to regulate fast-growing devices

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Floods overtake Chicago's Northwest Side after rainiest April day since 2013: 'People really got slammed'

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Family-run Italian Express, a pioneer of halal American fast-food in Chicagoland, celebrates 40 years

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Column: United Center closes up shop for its 2 tenants with no signs of relief for Bulls and Blackhawks fans

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Former Lt. Gov. Justin Fairfax shot and killed wife before himself, police say

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Trump says Israel and Lebanon have agreed to a 10-day ceasefire

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Big Ten will host its 1st women's volleyball conference tournament in 2026 in Indiana

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Pope blasts 'tyrants' ravaging the planet during his visit to Cameroon

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Oberweis and Giordano's team up to open new scoop shop in downtown Naperville

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Reports: Spirit Airlines faces liquidation risk amid rising fuel costs driven by war with Iran

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Feds move to block controversial Illinois credit card swipe fee ban, siding with banks in ongoing legal fight

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Editorial: U.S. Attorney Andrew Boutros should retry Anne Pramaggiore and Michael McClain

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Alicia Pederson: Make no little plans, Justin Ishbia

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Melody Moezzi: It's not Persian civilization I'm worried about

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Ian Gibson: The enrollment cliff is here. Online education is higher ed's most viable antidote.

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Europe has 'maybe 6 weeks of jet fuel left,' energy agency head tells the AP

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House moving ahead on bill to protect Haitian immigrants, in slap back to Trump administration

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Trump's plan to build a Triumphal Arch gets a hearing before a key federal agency

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Cook County judge to consider sanctions against plaintiffs in sexual assault lawsuit involving Dolton, Thornton Township

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What to do in Chicago: A 'Crazy Ex-Girlfriend' reunion, Michael McIntyre and masters of hip hop

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Could George Gumbs Jr. — a Chicago native and former NIU walk-on — hear his name called at the NFL draft?

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3 takeaways from the Chicago Cubs' series win, including Nico Hoerner raking and Shota Imanaga dealing

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Veteran Skylar Diggins determined to bring high standards to Chicago Sky: 'We're not going to get punked'

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Dallas Mavericks rookie John Poulakidas plays 13 games to remember. He gives his Neuqua Valley coach one too.

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Preorder Our New Bears Book

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Nomination deadline extended for Chicago Top Workplaces 2026

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Gold Coast 6-bedroom home on National Register of Historic Places: $6M

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Indiana Toll Road allowed to increase tolls for possible Bears stadium

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Man pleads guilty to felony for striking Border Patrol vehicle, marking first Operation Midway Blitz conviction

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ACLU says Tinley Park police traffic stop may have violated state's TRUST Act

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More than 16,000 immigrants in Illinois may lose food assistance in the coming months

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No passport. No flights. No easy way home for Venezuelans who want to leave Chicago.

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No Place for Hate data to get a new baseline at Portage schools

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Former Urban Prep CEO accused of stealing more than $100,000 from charter network

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Portage High put on lockdown over school shooting threat

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Hampshire College, which counts filmmaker Ken Burns among its alumni, is closing later this year

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Crime and Public Safety

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44-year-old man fatally wounded in Auburn Gresham shooting

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Man fatally wounded and another injured in Chatham shooting

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Teen girls arrested after 'battering' sheriff's police in Woodlawn: cops

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Opponents of Earthrise sprawling solar farm get temporary reprieve from Will County court

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Chicago Park District balances weather, proximity to public areas during controlled burns

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Harvey City Council may consider grant-funded solar project

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Inside an Earthrise peaker plant, a key to connecting Will County solar farms to the grid

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Restaurants, Food and Drink

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Restaurant review: Seedo's Levantine Bakery makes bold pastries and a cheeky 'sandweesh' in Chicago

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This spring's best cooking classes around Chicago and the suburbs

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Ovvio brings 'neighborhood-style' Italian dining to Glenview, owners say

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Guy Fieri says he's 'devastated' over video of interaction with Tate brothers at UFC event

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As Indiana extends coal and builds data centers, Illinois may be on the hook for neighbor's AI boom

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Program about a family's experience with WWII Japanese internment camps and tanaka poetry set in Oak Park

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Mo Farhan, who also plays AAU basketball, makes his volleyball Wednesdays count for Stagg. 'Bring the energy.'

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Riding the wave, Lincoln-Way East's Rocco Triolo turns confidence into hit parade. 'Looks like a beach ball.'

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As a senior, Aurora University-bound Sydney Amschler refines hitting routine for Lockport. 'What I'm best at.'

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Keeping up with the Joneses: How the backyard living room has emerged as the it trend for homeowners

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Products that people often overpay for without even knowing

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The best ice cream makers for easy summer entertaining

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How to reset a Roomba

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