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Chicago Tribune - Top Stories

City Council punts $2.53 billion Chicago parking meter sale to Stonepeak

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'Broadview Six' prosecutor pens fiery resignation letter saying US attorney pushed for felony charges

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Skokie calls for review of Flock cameras following national surge of misuse

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Tens of thousands gather for Archbishop Fulton Sheen beatification, 1st Illinois native to reach milestone on path to sainthood

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Northwest Side man pleads guilty to throwing liquid at Mexican dancers

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Northwestern's Ryan Field will offer Michelin Star food options when it opens in October

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Chicago baseball report: Cubs and White Sox enter season's final weekend with playoff foes in flux

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Englewood man, 18, charged with stabbing girlfriend to death: prosecutors

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Ed Sheeran cancels New England concerts as nor'easter looms

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Miguel Vargas has come a long way since 2024 — and so have the Chicago White Sox

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Supreme Court lets Trump administration use revamped federal voter eligibility database for now

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Chicago City Council approves campaign ethics tweaks as election season heats up

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Taylor McGregor, Marquee's Chicago Cubs sideline reporter, is leaving to join ESPN full time

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Prosecutor at center of 'Broadview Six' scandal retires, says Boutros ordered grand jury transcript

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Johnny Galecki has been down on the farm for years. Why has he come to Chicago to play Tennessee Williams?

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Pete Crow-Armstrong becomes the 1st Chicago Cub with a 40-40 season — and only the 7th player in MLB history

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Column: Aurora family of recent suicide victim wants to shatter the silence that surrounds mental health issues

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Case Keenum — Chicago Bears' likely QB this week — was all but retired but 'found the love' with Ben Johnson

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Donald J. Trump and Jeffrey Epstein Memorial Bookmobile stops in Chicago

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Starbucks to close 250 stores in North America this week

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Preckwinkle and Cook County Board, most aldermen oppose Amtrak-Ishbia plan

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Editorial: The Shedd Aquarium did all it could to save the beluga whales

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Editorial: CPS board elections are a proxy battle over the future of Chicago schools. No pressure, voters!

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Dr. Disha Narang: Gov. JB Pritzker's honesty about GLP-1s is good medicine for Illinois

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David Greising: We need statewide solutions to the poor oversight at Illinois' county jails

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CDC vaccine recommendations are at a standstill, and unanswered questions are piling up

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President Donald Trump's state dinner for Xi Jinping features sea bass and a long list of tech titans

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Pope Leo XIV affirms need for media to cover public figures when asked about Trump ban

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Just 40 days out from midterms, election officials say new US cyber plan comes too late

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Olivia Rodrigo, Charlie Puth, Sombr, Raye and Katseye set for 2026 iHeartRadio Jingle Ball tour

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Once dormant, the Loop's weather bell is aglow once again

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Review: With 'Ride the Cyclone,' the Metropolis in Arlington Heights is back on track

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Taraji P. Henson to star in movie based on Chicago baker reuniting with long-lost son

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What does a college GM job entail? Northwestern's Christian Sarkisian gives a look after moving from the NFL.

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Column: In a splendid moment of Chicago baseball symmetry, White Sox and Cubs clinch 2 minutes apart

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What might a Case Keenum offense look like for the Chicago Bears? Here's what the numbers suggest.

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Photos: Pete Crow-Armstrong, the Chicago Cubs' first 40-40 player

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Photos: Riot Fest at Douglass Park

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Photos: Chicago Cubs beat Miami Marlins 2-1 to clinch playoff berth at Wrigley Field

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Photos: Food options for Chicago Bears games this season at Soldier Field

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Week 2 photos: Minnesota Vikings 9, Chicago Bears 3

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Week 1 photos: Chicago Bears 59, Carolina Panthers 37

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Photos: Mexican Independence Day celebrations in Chicago

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Oak Lawn native Daniel P. Brown, inventor and Northwestern University educator, dies at 70

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Brightline reaches restructuring deal that will give it $490M in new capital, help lower debt

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Volkswagen to recall 2.86 million VW, Audi models over potential steering problem

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Pope Leo XIV warns a 'paradise of machines' could undermine humanity as he opens France trip

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Trump administration asks the Supreme Court to allow quick third-country deportations to continue

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Homeland Security defends officers in immigrant's fatal car crash in Michigan

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ICE is wasting tens of millions of dollars on 'uninformed' detention projects, report finds

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Students and parents offer feedback and questions to U of I System leadership amid annual tour

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Union: Mold found in Blue Island area schools poses risk to students, staff

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CPS enrollment falls by 11,500 students, continuing decades-long decline

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Ridge Historical Society hopes to hire archivist to get 'full grasp' of backlog of thousands of items

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Crime and Public Safety

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Dolton man, 49, shot and killed at his home

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Ford Heights Village Hall raid directed by state attorney general's office

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Chicago man convicted in 14-year-old's Whiting slaying

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3 wounded in drive-by shooting in South Chicago

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It's been an intense hurricane season in the Pacific and there's still a long way to go

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Dolphin that was part of international effort to transfer beluga whales from Canada dies in Spain

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Indiana Gov. Braun announces new state-led nuclear energy program

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Offshore Hurricane Polo sends rain into Mexico's coast as Nolo nears Hawaii

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Restaurants, Food and Drink

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Chicago cookie guide: From home bakers to award-winning pastry chefs, our favorite cookies in Chicago

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Can't pronounce that wine? Order it anyway.

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'Big dumb lines' everywhere: TikTok account chronicles the daily queue at Michelin-starred Kasama

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Sonoma Valley's Gundlach Bundschu, California's oldest family winery, files for bankruptcy

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Illinois, Chicago, Cook County got $11B in pandemic aid but there were gaps in oversight and transparency

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Illinois ignores rules and red flags as 'servant leader' runs up $100M state tab, then closes 2 hospitals

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Data centers near O'Hare win nearly $100M in local tax breaks, leaving suburban homeowners to cover the gap

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Data centers and tax breaks: How we reported the story

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Isaac Daniel, Greek-born Northwestern prof considered 'father of composite materials,' dies at 92

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Today in Chicago History: Spectators place final bets at Arlington Park

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Today in History: IRA decommissions weapons

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Vintage Chicago Tribune: How the Cubs and White Sox have fared in the postseason since 1906

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Developer pulling plug on problematic Portage detention pond

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Zoey Carlson joins sister Rylie Carlson in playing the back row for Newark. The result? 'Usually lights out.'

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After playing in the midfield for a year, Lemont's Benjamin Pokorny finds 'his voice' again at goalkeeper.

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Wheaton North quarterback Burke Neibch aims to 'carry on grandpa's name' and long family legacy

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