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Northwest Indiana gambling ring's alleged leader remains in custody

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2026 Indiana primary day election results

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Chicago Tribune wins Pulitzer Prize for local reporting

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Editorial: A Chicago neighborhood shows how to defang the dreaded teen takeover. Let's scale that up.

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Chicago Bulls choose Bryson Graham to lead their front office as executive VP of basketball operations

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Editorial: Illinois changes the label on school absenteeism, not the reality

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Rob Karr: Illinois' credit card fee crackdown is a step toward fairness

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Steve Swedberg: Springfield's interchange fee ban takes a costly swipe at Illinois consumers

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'The Lost Boys' and 'Schmigadoon!' earn 12 Tony nominations each to lead the field

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Chicago Cubs' Moisés Ballesteros is always on the attack: 'He's just incredibly confident'

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Who's gone? Who's back? Who's new? Resetting men's basketball rosters for Illinois, DePaul and more.

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Preorder Our New Bears Book

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Chicago Tribune wins Pulitzer Prize for local reporting: Read the stories and see the photos

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Photos: Chicago Cubs 5, Cincinnati Reds 4

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Photos: The Big House Ballgame at the Old Joliet Prison

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Route 66: Photos from the 'Main Street of America'

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Photos: Scenes from Chicago Sky media day

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Spirit Airlines has stopped flying. Here's what happens next.

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Orland Park hires consultant to review expenses for downtown 'triangle' development

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WGN-Ch. 9 anchor Paul Konrad sells Near West Side condo for $1.9M

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Dismissed Chicago immigration judge sues Trump administration

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Chicago filmmakers spotlight ICE raids' human toll at Doc10 Film Festival

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Calumet College names new president

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Waubonsie Valley grad Justin Karubas to step down from Indian Prairie D204 school board

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Arlington Heights school cancels class after resource officer loses gun

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Crime and Public Safety

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DNA expert testifies blood found throughout Calumet City home in 2012 matches Gena Chiodo

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Ex-Gary cop to be temporarily released to review child porn evidence

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Two adults, two children displaced after house fire in Aurora

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Central and southern Illinois residents could face high electricity rates again this summer

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Oak Park volunteer lauded for work with Will County's forest preserves

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GreenFest in Aurora focuses on energy efficiency, sustainability

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At Humboldt Park Lagoon, anglers hope fish and swan boats can coexist in urban ecosystem

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Restaurants, Food and Drink

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Mother's Day 2026 guide: Chicago restaurant specials for celebrating Mom

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Restaurant review: Cerdito Muerto, an elegant and emotional Mexican American destination in Pilsen

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Hometown Coffee and Juice getting a new home in Hinsdale train station

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On Route 59, Yemeni and Arab coffee shops are brewing community

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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: Chicago Defender — 'the world's greatest weekly' — founded by Robert Sengstacke Abbott

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