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Chicago Tribune - Top Stories

'The stench is putrid': Nearly full Thornton reservoir brings sewage stink, increased flood risk

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Mayor Brandon Johnson says aldermen's provisions in budget $130 million short

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Illinois among states seeing cases of cyclosporiasis, an illness that can cause explosive diarrhea

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Indiana woman pleads guilty to buying gun used in Swedish hospital shooting

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Column: 10 years later, former Chicago Cubs star Willson Contreras still loves being in the fight

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Starter Jameson Taillon on track to rejoin the Chicago Cubs after the All-Star break at the latest

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Chicago White Sox slugger Munetaka Murakami begins his injury rehab assignment with Triple-A Charlotte

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Start of tonight's Chicago Cubs series opener in Baltimore is delayed by rain in the forecast

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Former Bremen football player Keshawn Lewis-Hunt killed in Harvey shooting; others wounded

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Judge dismisses Prince Harry's privacy invasion lawsuit against publisher of Daily Mail

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Wisconsin Supreme Court refuses to release voter records sought by conservative activist

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Succession fight is already underway as calls mount for Graham Platner to drop out of Maine Senate race

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Daniel DePetris: Ukraine is front of mind ahead of the NATO summit spectacle

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Editorial: For kids, a 'boring' summer can be the most exciting and memorable of all

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Lindsey Lavery: The transition to senior living is best done with deliberateness, not in a panic

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Editorial: Why Donald Trump should not have intervened in that World Cup dispute over Folarin Balogun

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Indiana House Democratic Caucus finds candidates for most House seats

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Dolton passes ordinance allowing payment of $33.5 million judgment over 10 years

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Mayor Brandon Johnson's new transit board picks include CTA's current chair

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NATO unveils billions in arms deals to prove its firepower as Trump again demands Greenland

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Chicago Theater Report: A talk with Shaina Taub on 'Suffs,' Johnny Galecki doing a play in Chicago

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'Powering the Future' exhibit at Griffin MSI offers interactive look at energy

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Taste of Chicago returns to Grant Park this week. Here's the 5-day food lineup.

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Emmett Till would've been 85 this year. A Bronzeville exhibit reflects on his legacy.

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Chicago Bears get OK to keep billboard in Arlington Heights despite stadium uncertainty

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Skylar Diggins slams Chicago Sky for apparent benching: 'The crazy part is … I've been so good and quiet'

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IOC eases path toward Russia returning with full team at 2028 LA Olympics

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Coco Gauff reaches Wimbledon semifinals for 1st time; Novak Djokovic reaches at age 39

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Photos: Tornadoes and severe storms cause damage through the Chicagoland area

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Photos: Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson meets Pope Leo XIV at the Vatican

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Photos: Sam Sianis, owner of the Billy Goat Tavern

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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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Chicago weighs ban on Kalshi and Polymarket bets for insider city employees

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Another round of Obama Presidential Center tickets go on sale Wednesday

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Highland Park 6-bedroom home with coach house: $1.7M

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Illinois bill awaiting Pritzker OK would add oversight on private equity firms buying disability group homes

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An email. A knock at the door. A suit alleges a threat to free speech.

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A new ICE facility could speed up deportations for families and kids

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Several Indiana laws take effect in July

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Venezuelans in Chicago turn grief into action after devastating earthquakes rip through country

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Hemingway Foundation taps teacher, mentor as latest Writer in Residence

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Hinsdale-Clarendon Hills school program aims to prevent 'summer slide'

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Oak Park and River Forest students seek $160K for food insecurity initiative

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15-year-old Glenview twins at New Trier earn perfect ACT 36 score on first try

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Crime and Public Safety

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Mother anguished as daughter's alleged killer rejects latest plea offer

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Sheriff's department investigating after inmate dies in Whiting jail

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Lake Station man charged after machete stabbing

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Chicago man charged in July 5 fatal shooting of 10-year-old in Gary

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Indian Head Park partners with Triple R Pets to manage feral cat population

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At least 3 reported dead from Chicago heat wave were South Side residents

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Law adds big cats, bears and primates to Illinois ban on traveling animal acts

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Illinois 250: What the state has uniquely contributed to the nation — and the world

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Restaurants, Food and Drink

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Affordable cocktails are getting harder to find. Start with these 11 Chicago bars and restaurants.

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10 pop-up events to eat and drink at in Chicago this July, from a spicy margarita competition to a taco crawl

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'It's greasy, it's disgusting, but it's absolutely glorious': Local cuisines give World Cup fans more to cheer

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What's the perfect American hot dog? Depends where you grew up.

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Bill aims to curb abandoned oil and gas wells in Illinois through stiffer fines

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Read the Tribune's investigation into Illinois' abandoned oil wells

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In Illinois, getting oil and gas operators to pay for abandoned wells can take decades

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Microplastics linger inside people and animals, multiple studies show. But regulation is still far off.

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Today in Chicago History: 'Mother' Cabrini becomes 1st American canonized by the Roman Catholic Church

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Sixteen NWI communities earn INDOT Community Crossings grants

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RDA seeks bids to raze two major buildings in Gary: City Methodist Church and St. Mary's Hospital

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Spring Grove man killed in Richmond crash

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One dead, one seriously wounded in Mundelein shooting

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