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Today in History: 1,100 members of Boston's police force go on strike

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US banning dairy products, most alcoholic beverages and motorcycles from Canada

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Gov. Pritzker launches congressional PAC and heads to Texas to rally Democrats as GOP holds Dallas convention

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Residents, elected leaders protest proposal to move the Chicago White Sox

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As contract talks stall, CPS lunch workers unveil pledge for school board candidates

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Column: The pressure is on the Chicago White Sox after a drubbing by Pittsburgh tightens the AL Central race

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What we learned from Chicago Bears, including Braxton Jones winning the LT job and the latest on Rome Odunze

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Feds demand FOP President John Catanzara's financial records from state lodge

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A strike from victory, bullpen issues cost the Chicago Cubs a 4-3 loss to the Milwaukee Brewers in 10 innings

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Asking Eric: Ex-husband joined company

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6-year-old killed in school bus accident in Frankfort

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Chicago Cubs reliever Ryan Rolison's spring training buy-in has led the lefty to a big bullpen role

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Holdout in Lindsay Clancy trial said he had reasonable doubt but still wouldn't acquit, juror says

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Editorial: Springfield Democrats must heed Eileen O'Neill Burke's call to action on electronic monitoring

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Editorial: Illinois got another credit upgrade. So why are we still last?

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Rep. Jesús 'Chuy' García: Donald Trump tried to break Chicagoland during Operation Midway Blitz. He failed.

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Illinois comptroller: Illinoisans who mishandle human remains must face more consequences

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Will County judge orders $16,500 in attorney fees for dismissed defamation lawsuit

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President Trump honors 9/11 victims at the Ellipse, pledging to 'never forget'

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Illinois' top legislative ethics watchdog resigning following investigation into Springfield sexual harassment

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Chicago Theater Report: Steppenwolf snags a Broadway star, and 20 years of Midnight Circus

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Lonnie Bunch to retire from Smithsonian leadership following clash with Trump administration

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Stevie Wonder announces Chicago concert in November

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Sherri Shepherd to join Broadway's 'Aladdin' as the Genie, and she's 'beyond thrilled'

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NCAA says it can't overturn Michigan's win over Western Michigan after MAC appeals the outcome

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Matt Suhey, whose 'career spanned the Chicago Bears' greatest decade,' dies at 68

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Photos: Pittsburgh Pirates 9, Chicago White Sox 3

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Column: Steve Millar's 3 takeaways from Week 3 of the high school football season in the Southland

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Photos: Inside look at Chicago State football ahead of the program's inaugural season

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Photos: Chicago Air and Water Show 2026

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Photos: Chicago White Sox's Pope hat giveaway at Rate Field

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Photos: A look inside the Obama Presidential Center

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Nebraska-Missouri match suspension at Wrigley Field ends Chicago's volleyball-filled weekend with a hiccup

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Meta launches personal AI agent, Muse, emphasizes safety and privacy

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TSA brings back gate access for some people without plane tickets 25 years after 9/11

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The Blade newspaper in Toledo is for sale, and ownership says it will shut down if no buyer is found

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Latin American-born residents 'hunkering down' before and during Midway Blitz cost economy $1.26B, report says

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'Knowledge is free': Students without permanent legal status navigate Illinois in-state tuition changes

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Operation Midway Blitz, one year later: A changed Chicago forges on after the resistance

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Nury Ortega's partner was taken, then deported. Now she helps other families through dance and support.

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The Veraza family heard fireworks, flash bangs and blaring horns. Then a crying baby.

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Stagg High School's 'closet' offers students free clothes, service hours

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Homewood-Flossmoor High School accuses Lincoln-Way East girls cross country team and coach of racist taunts

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Lake Forest College sees new academic year start with largest incoming class in its history

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'The best part of my job': Boeing workers give school supplies to 150 kids at Boys & Girls Club

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Crime and Public Safety

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East Chicago man on trial for allegedly killing teen who snuck in apartment

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Man dies after being pulled from lake at Illinois Beach State Park: 'They need lifeguards'

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Frankfort mother charged with murder in death of 2-year-old son ordered held in pretrial detention

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Police: Trucker ejected, injured after crash on eastbound I-80/94 exit ramp

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New California law will ban watering decorative grass

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Inch by inch, this Chicago diver scours Lake Michigan's floor for our lost stuff: 'The guy everybody calls'

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Second section of Fox River Trail in Geneva to be closed starting Sept. 14 due to construction project

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U.S. Steel announces Gary Works blast furnace reline completion

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Restaurants, Food and Drink

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Food icon: Mario DiPaolo Jr. of Mario's Italian Lemonade, where summer starts and ends in Chicago

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Iceman on 'Hot Ones:' Chicago Bears QB Caleb Williams takes on popular YouTube series' gauntlet of scorching wings

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Restaurant review: Maplewood Brewery & Distillery now serving whimsical Polish American food around Chicago

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Many Loop restaurants shut their doors during the pandemic. Now new ones are taking their place.

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Data centers near O'Hare win nearly $100M in local tax breaks, leaving suburban homeowners to cover the gap

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Data centers and tax breaks: How we reported the story

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As microplastics pollute every corner of the Great Lakes, scientists push governments to combat threat

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

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Today in Chicago History: Lady Elgin — the Titanic of the Great Lakes — sinks off the North Shore

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Northbrook appoints 20-year department veteran as next chief of police

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Public interest group asks that NIPSCO expand refunds for broken gas meters

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Lake County Council passes resolution against NIPSCO rate increases

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Batavia Public Library will stay open amid 12-month renovation project starting this fall

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Affordable scarves that look like they were made by luxury brands

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Best 3D printer filament

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6 BEST ELECTRIC FIREPLACES TO KEEP YOUR HOUSE WARM AND COZY THIS YEAR

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Keep your yard tidy with the best electric leaf blowers

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