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Mayor Brandon Johnson unveils homelessness plan as chief homelessness officer departs

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Judge blocks Trump order to end funding for National Public Radio and Public Broadcasting Service

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Waukegan hospital owner to sell parking lot to pay back taxes: 'Hopefully … something left over to help with other expenses'

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Operation Midway Blitz in charts: Roughly 3,800 detained, and 2,500 deported, most with no criminal record

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Judge orders Trump administration to allow clergy access at Broadview immigration facility for Easter holy days

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Column: The Jaden Ivey debacle is another embarrassing failure for Artūras Karnišovas and the Chicago Bulls

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Three Chicago chefs are James Beard nominees, as the awards announce plans to stay in Chicago through 2028

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Column: April Fools' Day is tomorrow, here's some memorable hoaxes from the past

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Highland Park City Council shoots down plan to turn Michael Jordan's former mansion into a museum

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Pioneering female NFL official sues league over her treatment and firing

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7-foot-9 Olivier Rioux — the world's tallest basketball player — is transferring from Florida

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Northwestern believes it has 'proven winner' in new women's basketball coach Carla Berube

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Trains now running along Monon Corridor; South Shore Line dedicates route between severe storms

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Nebraska-Missouri and Penn State-Kentucky volleyball matches are set for Wrigley Field in September

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Indiana Gov. Mike Braun stops by BP picket line, urges workers back to negotiations

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Editorial: The Big Ten's Final Four run shows what still wins in March

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Editorial: Maria Pappas' property tax numbers don't lie. Governance in Illinois has been a stark failure for 30 years.

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Advocates: Ranked choice voting would make Illinois primaries less nasty

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Daniel DePetris: Donald Trump's gut instincts on Iran have failed since his first term

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Orland Park Mayor Jim Dodge highlights retail development, increased police staffing in village address

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Supreme Court rules against Colorado ban on 'conversion therapy' for LGBTQ+ kids

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Review: Bob Dylan was at the Genesee Theatre, singing songs with ghosts

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Harris Theater 2026-27 season includes Kyle Abraham, martial arts and a Mahler-Tupac mash-up

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Restaurant news: Cariño chef to open Molino Los Hermanos, a new tortillería in Uptown

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Answer Angel: Knot the look he's going for

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Chicago Bears coach Ben Johnson self-scouts: He's tweaking his 'time management' to focus on defense

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Column: March Magic continues, setting up a Final Four field with eclectic coaches and intriguing matchups

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Tiger Woods pleads not guilty to DUI in car crash where authorities say he was found with opioids

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Ian Cunningham says 'work to be done' in NFL minority hiring, despite Florida AG pushback

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Preorder Our New Bears Book

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Artists help take care of century-old studio space by selling works to wear

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Can Panera come back? The remake is on after higher prices and sinking sales

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Indian ice cream chain with a 'global palette' of flavors coming to Naperville

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NIPSCO offers unions last offer hours before contract set to expire

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Feds say White House communications in 'Broadview Six' case do not exist, blast claims of undue influence

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Immigration court observers — and their oversight — routinely locked out of process

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Thomas Jefferson Middle School students plan Valparaiso walkout

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Illinois House poised to consider a ban on new ICE detention centers near homes, schools and parks

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Valparaiso Superintendent Jim McCall resigning for private sector

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Oak Park-River Forest Community Foundation shifts toward long view with mental health grants

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Ohio nonprofit that teaches the Bible to public school students comes to West Aurora, other Illinois districts

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Orland District 230 board member Mohammed Jaber, who championed Arabic language curriculum, resigns

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Crime and Public Safety

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Porter County moving ahead with dispatch for Duneland, despite disagreements

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Aurora home uninhabitable after fire Monday morning, fire department says

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Lake Station man killed teen in '22 gun robbery: charges

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Firefighters, police and other first responders pay respects to fallen firefighter Michael Altman

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DOE extends order to operate NIPSCO Schahfer generating station

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A sprawling solar farm in Will County: Some residents cashing in; others fear being surrounded

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EPA gives Federated Metals lead cleanup update at Whiting hearing

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Illinois farmers brace for another bruising season as Iran war spikes fertilizer prices

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Restaurants, Food and Drink

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Easter 2026 dining guide: Where to get traditional foods for the holiday, plus buffets and take-home packages

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Wojos restaurant closes after 45 years in Evergreen Park, submarine shop opens in space

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Food delivery robots shatter two Chicago bus shelters. 'Two in seven days is not great,' alderman says.

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Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson vetoes tipped wage freeze, setting up City Council showdown

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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: Cabrini-Green's new resident — Mayor Jane Byrne

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New D112 playgrounds include student-inspired designs: 'Where students and families belong'

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Federal judge rules lawsuit against Evanston's reparations program can proceed

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Election board tests equipment in advance of April 7 early voting start

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