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Chicago Tribune - Top Stories

Paramount Skydance merger with Warner Bros. Discovery won't harm competition, consumers, DOJ says

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'It's just gone': Communities reeling after tornadoes rip through Illinois and Indiana, leveling homes

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Photos: Tornadoes and severe storms cause damage through the Chicagoland area

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Average gas prices pass $5 a gallon in Chicago as inflation surges to 3-year high

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Judge grants dismissal of fraud charges, calls out US Attorney Boutros over grand jury wrongdoing

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Illinois medical-aid-in-dying law faces federal lawsuit from disabled patients, doctors before September start

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Chicago Bears QB Caleb Williams embraces a brighter spotlight entering Year 3: 'Everybody is looking at you'

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3 takeaways from Chicago White Sox's 2 wins over Atlanta Braves, including Davis Martin bouncing back

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Oak Park home vandalized with antisemitic message: Officials

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After last elevator fails, Oak Park closes West Suburban hospital building

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Hawthorne Race Course warns of 290 potential layoffs if its bankruptcy sale doesn't keep the track racing

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Chicago Sky still don't have a move-in date for new training facility as practices shift from UIC to Loyola

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Two tornadoes confirmed in Illinois with reports of another in Merrillville

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Mumford & Sons concert at Wrigley Field delayed by storms as Jimmy Eat World postpones at Northerly Island

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Column: For 'Ferris Bueller's Day Off's' 40th anniversary, we found the real Ferris Bueller

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Record 8,000 pounds of pythons pulled from southwest Florida using sex drive

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Chicago White Sox's series finale vs. Atlanta Braves at Rate Field postponed because of storms

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Storms knock out power in Chicago area and disrupt flights

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Gretchen Kalwinski: I'm a Chicagoan from Hammond. Let me clear up some things for Bears fans.

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Judge in fraud case orders evidentiary hearing into grand jury issues as 'Broadview Six' fallout intensifies

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Editorial: Data centers are a lightning rod. Some state regulation is reasonable.

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Editorial: So is Illinois' social media tax going to take on Tinder? Nextdoor? Yelp? Yahoo?

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Alex Poppe: My father, a WWII refugee, would no longer recognize our country

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Where Trump has lost support with independents, according to AP-NORC polling

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Multiple states drop out of President Donald Trump's 'Great American State Fair'

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Hillary Clinton urges grassroots movement at Rainbow PUSH, warns of 'revolution to turn the clock back'

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Cook County settles with family of man who hanged himself in jail cell

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Review: 'Two Out of Three Falls' is a wrestling play with a welterweight plot

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Taylor Swift becomes the youngest woman inducted into the Songwriters Hall of Fame at age 36

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New Sugarwater festival will have house, techno, juke and footwork — just in time for Juneteenth weekend

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Shakira, Andrea Bocelli and Salma Hayek kick-start the World Cup at opening ceremony in Mexico City

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Chicago baseball report: Newcomers add to 'special' White Sox vibe — and Javier Assad is pitching in for Cubs

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Jaxson Davis, 2-time Mr. Basketball of Illinois, announces he's leaving Warren to attend a prep school

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Knicks fever is colliding with World Cup buzz — and New York soccer bars are trying to juggle both

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Head of Palestinian soccer says he wasn't granted US visa to attend World Cup

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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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Review: Corinne Bailey Rae weaves together 20 years of beautiful music at the Athenaeum

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Former Chicago Bulls GM Marc Eversley to list Southport Corridor home for $2.3M

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Elon Musk could become the world's first trillionaire with SpaceX's IPO

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Evanston tenants union reaches agreement with landlord for lower costs after year-long clash

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Northwestern Hospital makes the case to Streeterville residents for a massive new cancer complex

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Pope tells traffickers of migrants in the Canary Islands: Stop, repent or face God's wrath

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Federal enforcement officers return to Chicago Heights, residents and advocates respond

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Waukegan woman loses job of six years under DACA with District 60 after her work status ends

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Preservation effort underway for Blessed Mother statue, a 'reflection of compassion' for decades at St. Coletta's

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House Republicans press CPS chief over DEI, transgender student policies

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Chicago school board extends charter contracts amid controversies

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North Chicago School District 187 preparing for new leadership in July

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Crime and Public Safety

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Three people displaced after fire on East Side of Aurora, fire department says

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Oregon man faces 20 years for 1981 Griffith murder after plea in cold case

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Hammond father gets probation after toddler found gun, shot herself in foot

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Eighth defendant charged in Winnetka home invasion involving Chicago rapper

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Once beset by power outages, Puerto Ricans also hit with severe water shortages

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El Nino is here and scientists fear it'll be big, bad and costly with heat, floods, droughts, fires

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Chicago Architecture Center new exhibits highlight region's natural and built wonders

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Restaurants, Food and Drink

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The James Beard Awards are on Monday. Here's what you need to know.

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Obama Presidential Center opening with Tafari's Kitchen and more on the South Side

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Food and drink aren't the only items being served at restaurants, bars and coffee shops. Community is also on the menu.

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Blue Island Beer company pours final beer after 11 years

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Illinois to audit plastic surgeon case after Tribune investigation

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Despite 8 patient deaths and a $56M jury verdict, state allows Chicago plastic surgeon to keep operating

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New safeguards approved for Illinois hospitals' adult guardianship cases

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A mysterious company abandoned 603 oil wells, costing Illinois millions. Here's how they did it.

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Today in Chicago History: Bulls win 1st championship — and Michael Jordan named NBA Finals MVP

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Today in History: 49 people killed in Pulse nightclub shooting

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Vintage Chicago Tribune: 'Ferris Bueller' filming locations

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Today in Chicago History: The Rolling Stones appear on Michigan Avenue in 'tight trousers and haggard looks'

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From the Farm: John R. Lazzara's passing rekindles memories of Drury Lane Martinique Theatre

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'80s animatronic band proves a hit at Volo Museum; 'it's pretty much the holy grail'

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Kane County considers cutting weight-loss drugs from employee insurance plans

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Juneteenth to be two days of fun, culture and music in Elgin, South Elgin

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Studio Ghibli fans need these 8 gifts to celebrate Ghibli Fest 2026

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Z Grills vs. Traeger: Which is better?

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The best summer shapewear that doesn't make you sweaty

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