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Chicago honors fallen service members with Memorial Day parade, community events

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Northwestern 1 win away from 9th NCAA women's lacrosse title after 16-11 victory over Johns Hopkins

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Preorder Our New Bears Book

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

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

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Game 3 photos: White Sox beat the Cubs 9-8 in City Series at Rate Field

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BP, Steelworkers union resume talks, but differ on revised proposal

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Read the transcript: What happened in court before prosecutors dismissed charges in 'Broadview Six' case

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Man charged with 'ramming' federal agents in Brighton Park confrontation

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Chicago Teachers Union political director running for school board president

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Rich Township District 227 student receives high school and associate's degree diplomas within same month

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Crime and Public Safety

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1 person dead and 36 injured after blast at New York City shipyard

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St. John man convicted of lesser charges in ex-Merrillville quarterback's slaying

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Lafayette man acquitted in Gary murder

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Elk Grove Village mayor defends data centers at packed community hearing

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Will County Board votes 12-8 to approve sprawling Pride of the Prairie solar farm

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Name the eaglets: Chicagoans vote to name the city's first bald eagles born in a century

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Restaurants, Food and Drink

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What's behind the push to make the Italian beef Illinois' official sandwich? Thank 'The Bear.'

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Everything you need to know for the 2026 Chicago farmers market season

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Memorial Day guide: 14 Chicago restaurant and bar specials for the long weekend

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Common and Beach Bunny are among this summer's Taste of Chicago headliners

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Restrictions on private guardianship of vulnerable adults advance in Springfield

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Hundreds march in Pilsen, demand answers in unsolved fatal hit-and-run

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A 69-hour-workday? City of Chicago paid head-scratching legal bills

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Today in Chicago History: American Eagle roller coaster opens at Marriott's (now Six Flags) Great America

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Gary native, NPR columnist returns to NWI to talk local journalism

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Two Chesterton High students made their mark on Porter's Environmental Commission

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