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North Shore native and storied chef, opens new restaurant, Juniper, in Highwood

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Chicago school board candidates asked to sign pledge restricting AI, screen time

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Missed opportunities, incomplete investigations preceded discovery of 56 bodies at funeral home

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Former Hearty Boy, who only wanted to pursue acting career, in new play at Lake Forest's Citadel Theatre

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