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Chicago Tribune - Top Stories

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Phillies' Bryce Harper says FanDuel used his Cameo video as VIP reward without consent in a gambler's case

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US attacks Iran and Tehran retaliates across the Middle East, threatening a return to all-out war

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Editorial: Growing downstate Illinois secessionist movement deserves more than smirks from Chicagoland

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Daniel DePetris: The US and Iran are back at war. Could it sink Donald Trump's presidency?

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Ald. Jason Ervin: We should vote no on the parking meter transfer for the sake of a better investment policy

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Key City Council committee green-lights $424 million in public funding for Chicago Fire stadium site

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Illinois elections board judge recommends Mayra Macías' name not be on 4th Congressional District ballot

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Darline Graham Nordone, sister of Lindsey Graham, chosen to fulfill remainder of his US Senate term

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Neither France nor Spain has trailed in the World Cup. Only one will reach Sunday's final.

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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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Barrington 5-bedroom Queen Anne home with stained glass windows: $1.7M

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Costco's growing cool factor attracts younger audiences

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Chicago Public Schools lays off 162 central office, citywide staff

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Oak Park airs possible plans for new pedestrian bridge over I-290

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ICE agent shoots and kills motorist in Maine, Sen. Angus King says

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Minnesota prosecutors obtain long withheld evidence in investigation into protest shooting deaths

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Regulators issue new guidance on bank lending risk tied to borrowers living illegally in US

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Immigration arrests near county courthouses still persist, despite state law

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Hinsdale's new Mayor for a Day program fosters relationships between village, schools

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New rule could weaken childcare standards: 'We're more than taking naps and wiping noses'

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Dolton District 149 pays Superintendent Maureen White $181,000 for early departure from contract

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Chickens and rooster add to conservation curriculum at Morgan Park Academy

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Crime and Public Safety

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Lawsuit alleges IDOC inmates denied exercise in 'dungeon-like' solitary cells

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Illinois man dies in Hammond boating accident

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Munster man accused of shooting wife in the face

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IDEM declares two Air Quality Action Days for Northwest Indiana

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

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Shedd Aquarium takes part in effort to rescue 30 beluga whales from troubled Canadian marine park

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Chicago's second heat wave of the season to bring poor air quality Monday, more 90s starting Tuesday

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Restaurants, Food and Drink

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

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Why is beef so expensive? And can consumers expect lower prices anytime soon? 'It's got to get worse before it gets better.'

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Dirty sodas are heading to Naperville as Swig set to open 13 suburban locations

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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 Chicago History: Richard Speck kills eight student nurses in their South Side townhouse

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Today in History: Billy the Kid killed

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Two more Kane County sites get National Park Service designation for connections to Underground Railroad

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Today in Chicago History: Temperature hits 106 degrees at Midway Airport during 1995 heat wave

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Incoming! Red-winged blackbirds are dive-bombing people in the suburbs and city

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Deerfield native writes another book on his perspective of the world of sports radio producing

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