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Photos: NBA draft combine at Wintrust Arena

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UCLA rewards coach Cori Close with a 4-year contract extension after run to national title

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President Trump set to meet with Chinese leader Xi Jinping in Beijing as war and inflation weigh on his presidency

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Judge issues injunction to keep DHS from attempting to block web page that monitors ICE

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Editorial: Chicago school board President Sean Harden embarrasses himself with hunt for leakers

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Editorial: Democrats, Chicago is your proven convention choice

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Trump's proposed 'Golden Dome' estimated to cost $1.2 trillion, far more than he initially said

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Conan O'Brien to return as Oscars host in 2027

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The Jeffs are suspending their Non-Equity Jeff Awards

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Lou Graham, who won the 1975 US Open at Medinah, dies at 88

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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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Remembering Route 66: Readers share their memories of the 100-year-old highway

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Photos: The Big House Ballgame at the Old Joliet Prison

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Deal reached with hackers to delete data stolen from the Canvas educational platform

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Pope Leo XIV: 10 poignant moments from the Chicago native's historic 1st year

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Judge tells 'Broadview Six' defendants 'Congratulations' and dismisses conspiracy count

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Morton Grove special education teacher wins Golden Apple Award

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NWI legislators, parents celebrate childcare professionals

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Hinsdale Township High School hires assistant superintendent of curriculum

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Orland High School District 230 to expand digital pass system that tracks students

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Crime and Public Safety

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Lake County correctional officers union raises concern over contract negotiations, jail conditions

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Chicago man gets 16-year split sentence for pouring boiling water, bleach on Gary woman

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1 seriously wounded Monday night in police-involved shooting

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Police: Pursuit ends with crash into Portage house

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Hantavirus isn't immediate threat to Chicago, experts say

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California, Nevada and Arizona announce temporary plan to save water from the Colorado River

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IDEM announces new air quality advisory for short-term conditions

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Restaurants, Food and Drink

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Jim's Original, famous for its Maxwell Street sausages and hot dogs, relocating to Pilsen

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Century-old Gary restaurant celebrated in hit episode of 'The Bear'

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Clarendon Hills Farmers Market preparing to open season Thursday

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Hundreds march in Pilsen, demand answers in unsolved fatal hit-and-run

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A 69-hour-workday? City of Chicago paid head-scratching legal bills

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Court battles hit taxpayer wallets

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Today in Chicago History: Ernie Banks — 'Mr. Cub' — hits his 500th home run

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