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Chicago Tribune - Top Stories

City considers shifting O'Hare construction plans as report urges it to do so

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3 dead and several injured in Calumet Park accident

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Chicago weather: Bone-chilling temperatures arrive late Wednesday night — and will stay into Friday

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College football signing day: Which recruits are headed to Notre Dame, Illinois and Northwestern?

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Shredded cheese sold in Illinois and dozens of other states recalled due to potential for metal fragment contamination

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Woman dies after slipping, being struck by CTA bus in South Shore, police say

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Bruce Dold, former Chicago Tribune editor and 'consummate newspaperman,' dies at 70

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Column: Photographer Sandro Miller's new book celebrates 50 years of faces

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Doctor to be sentenced for selling Matthew Perry ketamine before 'Friends' star's overdose death

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After ominous signs from 7th Circuit, attorneys abruptly move to dismiss lawsuit restricting use of force by immigration agents as appeal looms

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'Shocked': Chicago appeals judge rips lower court's ruling to release immigration arrestees

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Orland Park 6-bedroom Alpine log cabin with fishing pond: $1.2M

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Column: Ben Johnson predicted Chicago Bears will play their best ball in December. 6 reasons he may be right.

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'Midcentury mobster' home among 4 featured on Oak Park River Forest Infant Welfare Society Holiday House Walk

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Gov. JB Pritzker signs law on Illinois vaccine guidelines amid ongoing tumult with Trump administration

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Airbus inspecciona paneles de aviones de pasajeros A320 tras rápida actualización de software

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Judge's unusual criticism in dropped immigration case is latest strange twist for US attorney's office

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A border crosser. An execution killing. And political theater.

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Northwestern deal with Trump administration divides students, faculty

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Editorial: City Council majority offers reasonable alternative to Mayor Brandon Johnson's unacceptable budget

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Editorial: Taxpayers in suburban District 214 wish they got the same consideration as the Chicago Bears

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Steve Chapman: Why is Donald Trump courting war with Venezuela?

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Elizabeth Shakman Hurd: Northwestern's deal with the federal government is not about antisemitism

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First, ICE raided their Chicago apartment building. Now, they're being forced to vacate it.

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Hanover Park police officer busted by ICE back to full duty, village says

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Sen. Dick Durbin demands answers from Homeland Security regarding U.S. citizens caught up in immigration raids

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Spotify Wrapped 2025 is here and Bad Bunny has dethroned Taylor Swift as most-streamed artist

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Tribune's 2025 Holiday Cookie Contest: Get the winning recipes

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Review: 'Jacob Marley's Christmas Carol' leans into Dickens' language and the supernatural

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2025 Holiday Cookie Contest winners: Pracny, eggnog crème brûlée and mandelbread recipes come out on top

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Are the 9-3 Chicago Bears the best team in the NFC? 5 pressing questions after Week 13.

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Column: Only in Chicago could a shirtless Bears coach and free hot dogs rally an entire city

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Jake Thies' interception is one more moment to remember for a 'great player' as Fenwick wins 6A state title

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IHSA state football playoffs: Championship game scores in Classes 1A to 6A — with 7A and 8A to be played Wednesday

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Photos: Chicago Bears fans line up — again — for free hot dogs at Wieners Circle

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Photos: Go inside the 29th annual Christkindlmarket at Chicago's Daley Plaza

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Photos: Snowy owls' unusually early visit to the Chicago lakefront

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Photos: Winter weather hits Chicagoland

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Week 13 photos: Chicago Bears 24, Philadelphia Eagles 15

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Photos: The 2025 Chicago Thanksgiving Parade

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Photos: Thanksgiving meals for those in need

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

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Photos: Chicago Bears unveil food offerings at Soldier Field

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Photos: Border Patrol Cmdr. Gregory Bovino in Chicago

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Photos: Protests at the Broadview Immigration and Customs Enforcement facility

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Protestors criticize Braun's redistricting plan outside Hammond fundraiser

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Federation of Labor backs Pat Hynes over Fritz Kaegi for Cook County assessor

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Lincoln-Way West Turning Point USA affiliate approved by Student Council

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Ray LaHood, former GOP congressman and Obama's transportation secretary, named head of Edgar Fellows program

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Macy's posts surprise profit with overhaul under new CEO resonating with shoppers

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SEIU looks to beef up CPS ranks amid dispute with teachers union

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Chicago-based Levy to provide food service at new $750 million Fire stadium

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La Grange Area League of Women Voters forum: Affordable housing could help pump cash into economy

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Lansing educators awarded for heroism during fiery vehicle crash

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D65 School Board impasse blocks path to any school closures

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Hard Rock provides free tuition for Gary grads

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Steel City wins state tutoring grant support

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Crime and Public Safety

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Southland crime: Battery in Frankfort, shoplifting in Orland Park, and more

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Contractor killed by freight train while removing snow from Naperville train platform

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No injuries reported after officer discharges firearm during incident on East Side of Aurora, police say

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Illinois settles suit against Monsanto for $120 million for PCBs contamination

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Former Chicago inspector general has no remorse after fine for leaking report on botched implosion

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Union Pacific says rail merger could unclog Chicago. Critics worry about costs and traffic tie-ups.

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IDEM to host public meeting for Project Maize air permit

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Restaurants, Food and Drink

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Chicago Bears fans line up again for free Wieners Circle hot dogs, cheering 'thank you, Ben Johnson'

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Today in Chicago History: Pizzeria Uno opened in Old Town

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The Kitchn: This 1-ingredient upgrade for baked potatoes makes them impossibly fluffy

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The Kitchn: The secret to impossibly fluffy Southern-style biscuits

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When hospitals choose private guardians, patients pay the price

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

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

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Today in History: 11 people were killed in a crush of fans at Cincinnati's Riverfront Coliseum

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Today in History: The dawn of the Atomic Age

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Tom Houlihan, co-founder of HF Chronicle and longtime Star columnist, remembered for life in community journalism

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Sing We Joyous to bring 3 vocal groups together in Oak Park for holiday event's 20th anniversary

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Fox Valley Festival Chorus to perform holiday concert in Aurora

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Zion D6 schools set to resume classes Thursday

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The best tree stands for safe and steady hunting

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