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Chicago Tribune - Top Stories

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Daily Horoscope for July 08, 2026

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Occupants of capsized boat in Lake Geneva that killed 3 children are from Batavia and Wheaton, police say

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Another round of Obama Presidential Center tickets go on sale Wednesday

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Asking Eric: I want a change

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Northwestern study shows transplants boost survival for patients with terminal lung cancer

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Another US loss in World Cup's round of 16 shows how far the national team still has to go

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Democratic state Rep. Carol Ammons and Champaign County Clerk Aaron Ammons indicted on fraud and obstruction charges

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Women's pro baseball league unveils nicknames inspired by pioneering women ahead of inaugural season

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DNA evidence from Charlie Kirk assassination disputed by defendant's lawyers

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Taste of Chicago returns to Grant Park this week. Here's the 5-day food lineup.

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Chicago Media Report: Bob Stroud signs off at The Drive, iHeart layoffs and another Fox 32 exit

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Editorial: Larry Snelling, Chicago's best police superintendent in decades, suddenly retires. Now what?

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Advocates: Two years after Sonya Massey's death, Illinois police struggle to implement SAFE-T Act provisions

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Michael McColly: How the Senegalese and the Village People's 'Y.M.C.A.' introduced me to the World Cup

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Letters: Aldermanic prerogative stands in the way of a better bike lane network in Chicago

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Iran and US trade fire and Trump calls the ceasefire into question

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Trump blasts NATO for rejecting his efforts to claim Greenland as leaders hold a summit in Turkey

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Indiana House Democratic Caucus finds candidates for most House seats

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Mayor Brandon Johnson says aldermen's provisions in budget $130 million short

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Patio guide: 22 spots to eat and drink outside across Chicago this summer

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'Powering the Future' exhibit at Griffin MSI offers interactive look at energy

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Chicago Bulls' Noa Essengue gets a 2nd chance at a 1st impression after a lost rookie season

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Chicago White Sox slugger Munetaka Murakami begins injury rehab assignment: 'We need him back obviously'

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Column: 10 years later, former Chicago Cubs star Willson Contreras still loves being in the fight

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After putting the street race on hold, could NASCAR end up in Chicago and Joliet next summer?

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Photos: Tornadoes and severe storms cause damage through the Chicagoland area

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Photos: Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson meets Pope Leo XIV at the Vatican

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Photos: Sam Sianis, owner of the Billy Goat Tavern

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Chicago Tribune wins Pulitzer Prize for local reporting: Read the stories and see the photos

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Route 66: Photos from the 'Main Street of America'

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South Shore Line's limited service expected to last two more weeks

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Summer homebuying season heats up, with packed open houses and offers above asking price: 'Demand is insatiable'

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Mayor Brandon Johnson's new transit board picks include CTA's current chair

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An email. A knock at the door. A suit alleges a threat to free speech.

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A new ICE facility could speed up deportations for families and kids

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Several Indiana laws take effect in July

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Venezuelans in Chicago turn grief into action after devastating earthquakes rip through country

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Hemingway Foundation taps teacher, mentor as latest Writer in Residence

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Hinsdale-Clarendon Hills school program aims to prevent 'summer slide'

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Oak Park and River Forest students seek $160K for food insecurity initiative

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Emmett Till would've been 85 this year. A Bronzeville exhibit reflects on his legacy.

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Crime and Public Safety

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Southland crime: Fraud scam in Palos Hills, swatting call in Tinley Park, and more

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66-year-old woman critically wounded Tuesday in Englewood

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Former Bremen football player Keshawn Lewis-Hunt killed in Harvey shooting; others wounded

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Indiana woman pleads guilty to buying gun used in Swedish hospital shooting

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Indian Head Park partners with Triple R Pets to manage feral cat population

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At least 3 reported dead from Chicago heat wave were South Side residents

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Law adds big cats, bears and primates to Illinois ban on traveling animal acts

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Restaurants, Food and Drink

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Affordable cocktails are getting harder to find. Start with these 11 Chicago bars and restaurants.

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'It's greasy, it's disgusting, but it's absolutely glorious': Local cuisines give World Cup fans more to cheer

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Illinois 250: What the state has uniquely contributed to the nation — and the world

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Bill aims to curb abandoned oil and gas wells in Illinois through stiffer fines

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Read the Tribune's investigation into Illinois' abandoned oil wells

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In Illinois, getting oil and gas operators to pay for abandoned wells can take decades

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Microplastics linger inside people and animals, multiple studies show. But regulation is still far off.

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Today in History: 'Flying saucer' reported near Roswell Army Air Field

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Murder charges filed in fatal Mundelein shooting

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Column: GOP rummaging for new voters in strange places

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Waukegan Police Chief Edgar Navarro retiring: 'Proud of the progress we have made together'

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Portage police to get 6% raises this year as budget tightens

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