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Chicago Tribune - Top Stories

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Pair of Chicago Tribune journalists wins top-10 honors in Associated Press Sports Editors contest

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Editorial: Why Chicago's parking and red light ticketing is such a mess

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Editorial: Mayor Brandon Johnson is leaving his successors with a financial ash heap. It's worse than we thought.

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Glenn Eden: Why we must allow space for the Rev. Jesse Jackson's extraordinary and imperfect legacy

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Munetaka Murakami makes strong early impression at Chicago White Sox camp before joining Team Japan for WBC

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Why the Chicago Bulls' 11th straight loss to make history was also their biggest win since the trade deadline

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Photos: Mourners attend the public visitation for the Rev. Jesse Jackson

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Photos: Chicago Cubs on photo day at spring training

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Photos: Chicago White Sox on photo day at spring training

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Photos: The legacy of the Rev. Jesse Jackson Sr.

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2026 Winter Olympics: Meet the 33 medalists from the United States

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Photos: US women's hockey wins gold medal with OT win over Canada

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Photos: An inside look at Chicago Cubs spring training

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Indiana Democratic secretary of state candidates speak at NWI forum

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Both parties have competitive primaries in Will County sheriff's race

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Indiana Senate gives final approval to bill targeting welfare fraud

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BP shares plans for environmental department, compensation

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Even Dollar Tree is going after rich shoppers now

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State Farm to issue $5 billion in auto insurance dividends — or about $100 per car

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CPS to transfer students out of ASPIRA charter network amid financial turmoil

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'Terrifying and tortuous': Former Oswego High School students sue district for allegedly failing to stop sexual harassment by teacher

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Partnering with West Aurora School District, Aurora food pantry moves drive-up service to Saturdays

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Larry Summers will resign from teaching at Harvard during review of Epstein ties, university says

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Crime and Public Safety

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Lowell man gets probation for threats to prosecutor, officer

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Cedar Lake man charged with child molesting

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Two dead in suspected murder-suicide in Merrillville

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Defendant's non-stop swearing adds up to 180 days in jail

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Gary-inspired urban farming bill passes Indiana House

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Coyotes are thriving in Chicago, and as mating season peaks, you just might catch sight of one

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Organizers of the Milan Cortina Olympics made clean energy a priority. Here's how they did it.

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Trump administration to stand by tough Biden-era mandates to replace lead pipes

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Restaurants, Food and Drink

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Restaurant review: Forty Acres Fresh Market honors a family matriarch with Mabel's Meals in Chicago

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Speed Rack, an electrifying cocktail-making competition, uplifts female-identifying bartenders

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La Grange Restaurant Week features specials at 21 places to eat

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At one time, Illinois was a top oil producer. Today, that legacy is a $160M problem.

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Tribune investigation into hospitals' use of guardianship system inspires new bill

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Before Congress, Jonathan Jackson owned a construction firm. It got $750K from Pritzker's Rebuild Illinois.

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Today in Chicago History: Jane Byrne beats Mayor Michael Bilandic in the Democratic primary

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Court news: Prosecutors file to drop rape case, truck stop stabbing

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Carpentersville revamps business webpage to entice new economic development

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$2M in federal funding awarded to ECC's new Manufacturing and Technology Center

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