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'A bit more bark than bite': Wednesday storms less severe than Tuesday for areas battered by weather this week

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'Make plans for the worst': Gov. Braun, officials give updates on NWI storm damage cleanup, power restoration

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SEIU puts $1.1 million into school board race effort as feud with CTU escalates

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The Perseids meteor shower is peaking tonight. Here's how to watch from the Chicago area.

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Illinois State Fair's 2026 Butter Cow honors Route 66's 100th anniversary

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Last-place Chicago Stars fire coach Martin Sjögren and name Karina Báez as interim coach for rest of season

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Alex Bregman's career night — 3 HRs and 7 RBIs — leads Chicago Cubs to 12-6 rout for their 8th win in 9 games

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Luis Castillo's gem — 1 hit and 10 strikeouts in 7 innings — fuels Chicago White Sox to 5-0 win: 'It was fun'

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Photos: Chicago White Sox 5, Cincinnati Reds 0

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What's next for J.J. McCarthy after the Minnesota Vikings name Kyler Murray their starting QB?

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Davis Martin eager to pitch again Thursday after rain cut short his last start for Chicago White Sox

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Chicago Cubs to decide soon whether Edward Cabrera will come off the IL or make another rehab start

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ICE's plan to give officers electric shock gloves draws outrage and fears of misuse

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Severe storms bring two tornadoes and up to 99 mph winds to Chicago area, weather service says

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Food icon: Gino Gambarota, the mustachioed maestro of mile-high corned beef sandwiches at Manny's in Chicago

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Asking Eric: It is her way. Period.

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Actor Tiffany Haddish avoids additional jail time after pleading guilty in Georgia traffic case

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CPD sergeant stripped of police powers after profane, threatening video surfaces

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County officials have identified 11 of the 56 people whose remains were found at South Chicago Chapel

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Judge temporarily blocks New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani's pied-a-terre tax

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Today in Chicago History: Bernie Sanders — then a University of Chicago student — arrested during South Side protest

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Editorial: Upper Midwest returns to being a hotbed of moderation in Wisconsin, Minnesota primaries

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Editorial: Brandon Johnson turns to an analyst who downgraded Chicago's credit as his new CFO

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Laura Washington: Illinois and Chicago campaigns defy conventional monied wisdom

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Renee Engeln: Should we talk about Ariana Grande's body?

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White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt, youngest person to hold role, to leave at month's end

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Son-in-law of Sean Duffy wins GOP house primary in northern Wisconsin

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Evanston City Clerk Stephanie Mendoza announces bid for mayoral seat

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Of Notoriety: Original ABBA musicians at Hard Rock Friday

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New indictment alleges Nick Reiner was lying in wait before killing parents Rob and Michele Reiner

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Column: Marc Kelly Smith's personal Poetry Slam collection goes to Newberry Library

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Column: Sparklmami's debut album 'In This Body' pulls from her Chicago memories

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How Caleb Williams and Garrett Bradbury work to build a new quarterback-center relationship for Chicago Bears

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Jackson Kent, a Lake Park grad from Hanover Park, tosses 4-plus innings vs. Chicago Cubs in MLB debut

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Russell Westbrook retires from the NBA after 18 seasons and a record 209 triple-doubles

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Lionel Messi shares tribute to late father and expresses doubts about continuing to play soccer

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CTA to add crisis intervention, community violence prevention teams

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Oak Brook OKs Amazon store project

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Down to Business: Bombay Eats aims to make Indian street food fast and casual

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Los Angeles Lakers to be sold for 2nd time in a year — for $12.5 billion — to Josh Kushner and Bob Iger

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ICE agent pleads guilty to battering a protester at Brookfield gas station

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ICE plans to give officers gloves that can deliver painful electric shocks

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10 criminal complaints filed with Chicago police stemming from Operation Midway Blitz

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Man arrested in Mokena with Molotov cocktails, map of mosque facing immigration proceedings in ICE detention

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NWI communities start process of digging out of widespread storm damage

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IREAD scores move up in many districts across Northwest Indiana

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New Oak Park Elementary School District 97 superintendent ready for the first day of school

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CPS looks to reverse layoffs, but says $100 million won't be enough

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Crime and Public Safety

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'Steel Across America' tour brings 9/11 memorial to Chicago ahead of 25th anniversary

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Judge rules Kee business owners entitled to damages for sold assets

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Southland crime: Gambling thefts near Frankfort, Monee; sex abuse in Lockport and Oak Lawn, and more

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Two tornadoes confirmed, Glenwood Academy and Marian Catholic damaged, in Tuesday storms

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Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson signs data center order and pushes City Council for moratorium

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Illinois law is the first in the Great Lakes region to designate industrial plastic pellets as pollution

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Restaurants, Food and Drink

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The jibarito: How the Chicago sandwich became a classic and where to order it

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Restaurant news: Wishbone to close — and Ann Sather to move into former Stella's Diner space

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This 2-minute, 5-ingredient egg breakfast is perfect for busy mornings

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An Indiana pastor became an Illinois oilman. Spills and pollution followed.

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Plastic surgeon's license suspended after Tribune investigation exposed 8 deaths

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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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Peter Anderson announces resignation from Valparaiso council

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Aurora area recovering from storms, with a few events canceled due to the weather

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Kane County residents and businesses eligible for disaster loan assistance following early July storms

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Kane County Board OKs roughly $2.3 million property tax levy hike for next year's budget

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Pamper your pooch with the best extra-large dog beds

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Best Elderberry Gummies

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