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Chicago hospitals funnel patients into long-lasting guardianships, angering friends and family

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Chicago immigrants left with hope, trauma and resolve after Operation Midway Blitz

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Chicago activists share blueprint for resisting Border Patrol: 'Chicago clearly is front and center'

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Chicago-based celebrity video site Cameo gets temporary restraining order against OpenAI

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'Fracture' in Chicago's labor world complicates Mayor Brandon Johnson's third budget fight

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14-year-old killed in downtown shooting during Friday 'teen takeover' identified, his death ruled a homicide

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International student enrollment declines at nearly two dozen Illinois universities

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Review: Better buildings for all — what to see at the 6th edition of the Chicago Architecture Biennial

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Chance the Rapper to co-host 'New Year's Rockin' Eve' celebration in Chicago

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Chicago weather: How our 2025-26 seasonal snowfall compares with previous years

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European officials welcome progress in talks on US proposals to end Russia-Ukraine war

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Shedeur Sanders makes some big plays and Cleveland Browns defense does the rest as rookie wins 1st NFL start

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Editorial: The bond vigilantes are coming for the city of Chicago. Is the mayor paying heed?

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US Rep. Mike Quigley: It's not too late for Chicago to pursue cost-saving measures

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John T. Shaw: Utah Gov. Spencer Cox makes a plea for American architects, not arsonists

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Illinois National Guard housed at state site as questions about Trump deployment costs grow

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From TikTok to PBS: Kiki Rough's 'Recession Recipes' are filling a need

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'Wicked: For Good' is even more popular than the first, soaring to a $226 million global debut

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Review: Off-Broadway 'Baker's Wife' has the music of Stephen Schwartz and the story of a May-September marriage

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DJ Moore scores 2 TDs and Caleb Williams overcomes miscues in Chicago Bears' win: 'Winning in every fashion'

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Backup LBs D'Marco Jackson and Amen Ogbongbemiga help Chicago Bears defense keep rolling with the punches

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Chicago Blackhawks shut out for first time in 19 months in 1-0 loss to the NHL-best Colorado Avalanche

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Column: 2025 was a year to remember at Wrigley Field, thanks to the Cubs, Northwestern football — and a goose

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Week 12 photos: Chicago Bears 31, Pittsburgh Steelers 28

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Photos: No. 11 Alabama defeats No. 8 Illinois 90-86 at the United Center

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Photos: ICE detainee released and reunited with family and 16-year-old daughter fighting cancer

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The Tribune got a rare look inside Broadview's ICE processing center in 2009. Here's what we saw.

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Photos: Seattle Kraken 3, Chicago Blackhawks 2 at the United Center

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Photos: Chicago Blackhawks beat the Calgary Flames 5-2 at the United Center

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Photos: Chicago Bears unveil food offerings at Soldier Field

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Calumet City aldermen lower limit of Mayor Thaddeus Jones' credit card, citing excessive travel spending

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US Rep. Raja Krishnamoorthi adds to labor backing in Senate race with endorsement from Teamsters joint council

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In his words: President Trump's rhetoric about Volodymyr Zelenskyy and Vladimir Putin has evolved

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Many hoped UN climate talks in Brazil would be historic. They may be remembered as a flop.

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Economic experts bullish on NWI's future

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Babies who drank ByHeart formula got sick months before botulism outbreak, parents say

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Lemont area residents demand answers on alleged air pollution

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Former Chicago Bulls player Zach LaVine sells Chicago condo for $6.4M

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Leyden students and staff to share Thanksgiving meal, 'family-style experience' with 200 Navy recruits

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Cook County Jail detainees lean into DePaul University statistics class

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One Skokie D68 school falls to 'targeted' while another rises in Illinois Report Card ratings

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CPS culinary students assist in century-old gingerbread tradition at the Drake Hotel

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Crime and Public Safety

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Chicago homicides in 2025: 383 people slain. Here's how that compares with previous years.

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Wisconsin woman in 2014 Slender Man stabbing is missing

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Boy, 14, shot twice in the leg in Grand Boulevard, police say

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Two killed, one wounded in shooting at Two Brothers Roundhouse in Aurora

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Elmwood Park's lead pipes become poster child in push for EPA funds for replacement

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Illinois lawmakers urged to 'step up' and 'fight like hell' as EPA moves to cut wetlands protections

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Restaurants, Food and Drink

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Thanksgiving guide: Where to get meals, pies and wine, plus a look at holiday shows

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Feld, Ever and Kasama react to Chicago Michelin awards: 'I don't think we ever cooked with a star in mind'

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Michelin announces 2025 awards, and Chicago has new one-star and two-star restaurants

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Record property tax increases slam Chicago homeowners as downtown owners see cuts

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Federal judge postpones ruling on detained father of sick teen

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Prominent activist turned politician faces new scrutiny as lawsuit alleges sexual assault of teenage girl

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Today in Chicago History: Dashcam video released in shooting of teenager Laquan McDonald

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When Siskel met Ebert: Dueling critics made TV history with show about the movies

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Record number turn out to take part in Tom-A-Hawk Turkey Trot 5K in Aurora

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