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Chicago Tribune - Top Stories

While Big Ten football holds down top 2 spots in AP preseason Top 25, SEC finds its strength in numbers

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Daniel DePetris: Israel can no longer deny the shift in US politics

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Serena and Venus Williams return to doubles and lose close match in Cincinnati

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City Series photos: Cubs beat White Sox 7-5 in extra innings at Wrigley Field

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Only a sophomore, college prospect Aleece Ehler takes the reins for Andrean. Her 'trial by fire' prepared her.

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Years before corpses found at South Side funeral home, owners left decomposing bodies in van: police

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Missed opportunities, incomplete investigations preceded discovery of 56 bodies at funeral home

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City Series: Pete Crow-Armstrong walks off a historic night as the Cubs beat the White Sox 7-5 in 10 innings

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City Series: Breaking down the key sequences in the Cubs' epic extra-inning win over the White Sox

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Restaurant review: Mister Tiger, Korean home cooking in West Town that's not your grandma's galbi

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Column: 50 years ago, 'Roots' burst on the scene and into American lives

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Who will be the next Chicago school board president? Meet the candidates.

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On Chicago's Southwest Side, the Beverly Hills and Morgan Park areas get their close-up

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Northwestern University to revamp decades-old African Studies program, cut some staffers

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What to watch Tuesday: Redistricting scrambles Florida as Alaska pits Dan Sullivan v. Dan Sullivan

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Opening arguments set to begin in Meta's federal trial over child safety

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Editorial: Brandon Johnson does the right thing on pensions

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Editorial: Another millionaires tax referendum? We have some questions we'd rather ask Chicago voters.

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Lindsay Davenport: Women's sports need more than fans. They need more players.

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Gov. JB Pritzker accepts suburban teachers union's endorsement while casting doubt on $150M CPS funding push

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Niles Village Board approvess three referendum questions for November ballot

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Mayor Brandon Johnson pressured by anti-data center activists at rally

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Cook County Forest Preserves Teamsters go on strike

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Bonnie Tyler is remembered as worldwide star at her Welsh funeral

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Southwest Michigan wine country is ready for its close-up

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Review: New Chicago storefront companies in a stellar 'Anatomy of a Suicide'

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Box Office: 'Spider-Man' stays on top while two dino movies battle for third

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Column: It's never too soon to think about a Cubs-White Sox World Series in Chicago

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How the Chicago Cubs will handle Dansby Swanson missing 4 weeks — and Edward Cabrera's new role after the IL

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Chicago White Sox are taking a day-to-day approach with pitching for the City Series

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Photos: Chicago Air and Water Show 2026

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Photos: Legend behind Uncle Remus chicken celebrated at age 100

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Preseason photos: Chicago Bears 34, Cleveland Browns 10

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Photos: Chicago White Sox's Pope hat giveaway at Rate Field

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Photos: Chicago Bears training camp continues before preseason opener

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Photos: Inside look at Chicago State football ahead of the program's inaugural season

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Hermès opens at Wilmette's Plaza del Lago

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Deerfield 5-bedroom home with screened porch: $1.8M

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No ocean? No problem. A Naperville man has built his own paradise

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Jeanie Buss to contest siblings' plan to sell their Los Angeles Lakers minority ownership stake to new owners

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ICE pitches legal insurance to help shield local officers who make immigration arrests

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'ICE Out' pledge divides Chicago aldermen amid campaign finance reform push

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Court ruling narrows pathway to citizenship for DACA recipients

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Man pleads guilty to misdemeanor in Midway Blitz case originally brought by 'Broadview Six' grand jury

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US school vaccination rates inch down yet again and exemptions reach record high

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Prospect Avenue rail crossing to close in Clarendon Hills just as area schools resume classes

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Schools open in Waukegan, North Chicago and across Lake County: 'The first day is always energizing'

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Back to School Bash in Aurora makes sure kids have needed school supplies: 'Families have come to depend on this'

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Crime and Public Safety

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A dispute about fact vs. fiction at the trial over Tupac Shakur's 1996 killing in Las Vegas

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Luigi Mangione's state murder trial postponed indefinitely amid double jeopardy fight

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Porter Superior Court Judge Christopher Buckley pleads guilty to OWI

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Teacher found not guilty of child endangerment charges at County Club Hills school

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Protecting mature trees from storms and disease can reduce Chicago deaths, study finds

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IDEM to host virtual public hearing about Hobart wetlands project

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As study shows pesticides drifting onto Illinois schools and parks, residents push for better tracking

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Amid latest Illinois storm damage, Gov. Pritzker says Trump administration 'turned their back' on past storms

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

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Five-generation Hackney's Restaurant, in Glenview for 71 years, to close 700-seat location

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Tyson Foods to shut down Illinois beef facility, leaving 2,500 jobless: officials

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Nonprofit CEO appealed to Mayor Brandon Johnson over city anti-violence grant, records show

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Agonized families await answers after remains recovered from Chicago funeral home: 'It's unimaginable'

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Speaker Welch told lawmakers he backed Harry Benton's reelection to prevent loss of union support

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Today in Chicago History: Ozzy Osbourne sings seventh inning stretch at Wrigley Field

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Today in History: Clinton admits to Lewinsky affair

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What led to horse racing's ultimate demise in Chicagoland? Fiscal irresponsibility and mismanagement.

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Today in Chicago History: Brookfield Zoo gorilla cradles small child who fell into her Tropic World habitat

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Mundelein's Kolton Sydanmaa, who has 'vivid memories' of a leg injury, makes quite an impression on the field

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Naperville high school football preview: Matt Le Cren scouts the teams for the 2026 season

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Former addict puts 'a seed of hope' on stage in 'Beyond the Door'

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Everything you need to know about speed bags

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How to get rid of foot odor

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Make a statement with the best pocket watches

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