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Chicago Tribune - Top Stories

Billy Donovan steps down as Chicago Bulls coach after 6 seasons

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Fewer young Americans are pursuing sewing careers. These Chicago tailors think they know why.

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Brothers plead guilty to paying off Oakbrook Terrace mayor in red-light camera scheme

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Luxury camera store coming to Magnificent Mile, aims to be 'community center' for artists

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Which direction will the Chicago Bears go with the No. 25 pick? Brad Biggs' NFL mock draft 3.0.

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Illinois awards $32M to cannabis companies, but some are still struggling to open

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Karol G will open world tour in Chicago

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Investment manager David Herro sells condo in Palmolive building for $5.5 million

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Purdue Pharma to be sentenced in criminal opioids case, allowing settlement money to flow

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Pope's visit to Equatorial Guinea is a diplomatic challenge as he closes his Africa trip

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Trump's Federal Reserve nominee to face tough hearing before Senate panel

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US and Iran signal new ceasefire talks in Islamabad as truce nears end

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Editorial: The reasons for Chicagoland's rent surge aren't mysterious. It's a supply problem.

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Editorial: The city must improve its oversight of outside law firms

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Elad Strohmayer: Zionism is often used as a slur. We must reclaim the term.

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Erykah Nava: History tells us that school vouchers segregate and alienate

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Some Chicago Public Schools parents push back against May Day agreement

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Labor Secretary Lori Chavez-DeRemer is leaving Trump's Cabinet after abuse of power allegations

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Indiana student voter ID law reinstated complicating early voting

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Post-Tribune nets three awards at Indiana SPJ ceremony

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Food icon: Inocencio Carbajal, El Guëro of Carnitas Uruapan in Chicago

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Review: '12 Ophelias (a play with broken songs)' is an abstract feminist riff on Shakespeare

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Column: 'Lorne' documentary shows us the man behind the 'SNL' curtain, sort of

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Review: 'Schmigadoon!' takes the parody of musicals all the way to Broadway

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Embracing a new plate approach, Dansby Swanson slugs a 3-run home run in the Chicago Cubs' 5-1 win

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What's Kyle Teel's toughest rehab task? 3 takeaways from Chicago White Sox's halfway point of a 6-game trip.

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Blue Jays bus forced from Phoenix to Anaheim after charter plane is grounded — and kangaroo court will follow

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Chicago Cubs 2B Nico Hoerner named NL Player of the Week — and Jacob Webb embraces multi-inning chances

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Preorder Our New Bears Book

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Libertyville 5-bedroom home with country kitchen: $2.4M

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Terry Savage: Keep private equity and private credit out of your pension plan

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CTA ends contract with Monterrey Security for unarmed private security guards

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Arcade and record store in downtown Aurora to combine at new location

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Lawsuit over National Guard deployment in Illinois runs out of steam, judge dismisses it

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With no end in sight to their deployment, National Guard troops roam Washington

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ICE went on a hiring spree. Sterling credentials were not required, AP investigation finds.

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Acting ICE director Todd Lyons will resign at end of May, Homeland Security says

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GIS experts discuss privacy, ethics while mapping data

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Trinity Christian College to transfer majority of archives to Michigan university before spring closure

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Beckwith visit to Valparaiso High School erupts in controversy

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Chicago Teachers Union increasing dues for most members ahead of school board elections

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Crime and Public Safety

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Louisiana community is struggling to understand after man killed 8 children

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Lake Station teen's death in river ruled accidental

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Judge sentences West Side gang leader to life in prison, calls him 'boss to a bunch of losers'

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Soured relationship led Hammond man to kill relative roommate: records

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McHenry County residents wall off homes against rising Fox River

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Intense storms in Illinois fueled at least 15 tornadoes last week and fed rivers that will crest starting Monday

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The Lyrid meteor shower is visible now and peaking soon. Here's how to spot it.

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Chesterton's snowy white owl, which captivated many, dies from an apparent electrocution

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Restaurants, Food and Drink

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Wine and cheese? Tips on how to make more imaginative pairings.

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Family-run Italian Express, a pioneer of halal American fast-food in Chicagoland, celebrates 40 years

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Trader Joe's settlement: How to know if you're eligible for $102 payout

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Oberweis and Giordano's team up to open new scoop shop in downtown Naperville

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As Indiana extends coal and builds data centers, Illinois may be on the hook for neighbor's AI boom

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Today in Chicago History: 'Mystery of Al Capone's Vaults' — with host Geraldo Rivera — seeks gangster's riches

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Today in History: Pope Francis dies at 88

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

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Today in Chicago History: Itasca baseball shop sells a card worth $1,200 to a 12-year-old for $12

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Oswego OKs special use permit for proposed residential development

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Bobby Narang's high school softball rankings and player of the week for Lake County

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Naperville Central's Ryan Pall achieves a first. It may not be the last. 'We can't get him out of the lineup.'

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With increased velocity, 6-foot-6 Kaleb Hacker intends to 'dominate.' Can unbeaten Portage do so too?

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