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Chicago Tribune - Top Stories

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Chicago progressive leaders remember organizer Amisha Patel

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Olivia Pichardo is a reluctant groundbreaker as a woman in baseball

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Editorial: Everyone hates taxes. That doesn't mean you can skip them.

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Louis Martinez: I was a Chicago police officer. I saw firsthand how arbitrary curfews won't stop teen takeovers.

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King Charles highlights US-UK bond in speech to Congress before state dinner

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OxyContin maker Purdue Pharma's criminal sentence could be the last step before company dissolves

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Lyons Township High School district officials seek 'qualified buyers' for land in Willow Springs

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Chicago Tribune staff wins prestigious Batten Medal for Operation Midway Blitz coverage

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Chicagoans overwhelmingly oppose federal immigration raids and fear agents at polling places, Suffolk-Tribune poll finds

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Lake Forest College president speaks of challenges facing higher education in his inauguration address

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Crime and Public Safety

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Moraine Valley Community College kicks off sustainability effort by planting 61 trees

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Earth Day volunteers plant shrubs, clear brush at Orland Grassland

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Restaurants, Food and Drink

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Chicago's Tomato Man on the impacts of erratic spring temperatures on his beloved heirlooms

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Today in Chicago History: Foie gras banned by City Council. Sacré bleu!

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Bun in a million: Cedar Lake man inducted into Craver Hall of Fame

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Court battles hit taxpayer wallets

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