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Oct 02, 2025
Police confirmed a detainment, but didn't address a video of what appears to be a federal agent holding a Black man by the neck.
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Oct 02, 2025
Federal health officials have approved another generic version of the abortion pill, prompting outrage from abortion opponents.
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Oct 02, 2025
A federal lawsuit accuses Valparaiso University of negligence over a data breach that included names and Social Security numbers.
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Oct 02, 2025
Good afternoon, Chicago. Here's what is happening today.
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Oct 02, 2025
The State Department will increase staffing at certain U.S. embassies and consulates to accommodate an expected major jump in visa applications from soccer fans.
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Oct 02, 2025
Forty one years ago, the Cubs entered October as the National League East champions with a 96-65 record. It had been 39 years since the team's last trip to the World Series and 76 years since the Cubs' last championship.
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Oct 02, 2025
Kai Trump, the bubbly golf star granddaughter of Donald Trump, has already been under fire for using the White House to stage a photo shoot to market her rather pricey new line of sweatshirts.
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Oct 02, 2025
Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents are expected to attend Bad Bunny's halftime Super Bowl performance to potentially arrest and deport undocumented immigrants.
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Oct 02, 2025
Pepsi has a new challenge: keeping products like Gatorade and Cheetos vivid and colorful without the artificial dyes that U.S. consumers are increasingly rejecting.
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Oct 02, 2025
Famed primatologist Jane Goodall was renowned for her groundbreaking work with chimpanzees but dedicated her life to helping all wild animals — a passion that lasted until her death this week while on a U.S. speaking tour.
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Oct 02, 2025
A 16-year-old girl was in critical condition after being shot in the face Thursday morning at a residence in the Washington Park neighborhood, Chicago police said. Shortly after 7 a.m., the teenage girl was in a residence in the 5600 block of South Michigan Avenue when she suffered a gunshot wound to the chin, police […]
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Oct 02, 2025
Protesters took to the streets of more than 200 towns and cities across France on Thursday to denounce spending cuts and demand higher taxes on the rich.
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Oct 02, 2025
The federal government is expected to again accept new applications for a program that grants some people without legal immigration status the ability to live and work in the United States.
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Oct 02, 2025
The federal government is expected to again accept new applications for a program that grants some people without legal immigration status the ability to live and work in the United States.
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Oct 02, 2025
Longtime Bethany Union Church member Chuck Diddia had a fine arts scholarship created in his memory by the church in Beverly.
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Oct 02, 2025
Some Lake County parents are worried about their children waiting at school bus stops over the activities of ICE agents seeking undocumented residents.
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Oct 02, 2025
President Donald Trump has seized on the government shutdown as an opportunity to reshape the federal workforce and punish detractors, by threatening mass firings of workers and suggesting "irreversible" cuts to programs important to Democrats.
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Oct 02, 2025
The U.S. government had shut down, and Donald Trump was calling on Democrats and Republicans to work together to get out of the mess.
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Oct 02, 2025
The core of Hurricane Imelda was moving past Bermuda early Thursday as weather conditions were expected to improve around the tiny British territory that reported major power outages and downed trees — but no injuries.
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Oct 02, 2025
Two Delta Air Lines regional jets collided on the taxiway at LaGuardia Airport in New York, injuring a flight attendant in what the airline described as a "low-speed collision."
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Oct 02, 2025
Israeli strikes overnight and into Thursday killed at least 13 Palestinians in the Gaza Strip, according to hospitals, as Hamas was still considering its response to U.S. President Donald Trump's proposal for ending the nearly two-year war.
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Oct 02, 2025
A 4-year-old girl died from her injuries after she was struck while crossing the street in the West Ridge neighborhood, Chicago police said.
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Oct 02, 2025
Here's what to know about the government shutdown and its potential impacts on your travel plans.
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Oct 02, 2025
Good morning, Chicago. Here are the top stories you need to know to start your day.
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Oct 02, 2025
Police said two people were killed and three others were seriously wounded in a synagogue attack in northern England.
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Oct 02, 2025
On Oct. 2, 1942, the RMS Queen Mary, an ocean liner carrying thousands of American soldiers as a converted troop ship during World War II, accidentally rammed and sank the escort ship HMS Curacoa in the North Atlantic, killing over 300 crew members aboard the Curacoa.
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Oct 02, 2025
Here's a look back at what happened in the Chicago area on Oct. 2, according to the Tribune's archives.
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Oct 02, 2025
Medicare's open enrollment period starts October 15. Making the correct choices when you initially sign up for Medicare — and every year when you must review your drug coverage — could save you a fortune. Or cost you a fortune, if you make a mistake. Beware!
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Oct 01, 2025
Police confirmed a detainment, but didn't address a video of what appears to be a federal agent holding a Black man by the neck.
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Oct 01, 2025
The move came after a federal judge ordered that Noemi Chavez and her 8 year-old daughter and 3-year-old are protected from deportation or removal from Illinois while the government responds to a habeas corpus petition.
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Oct 01, 2025
The Global Sumud Flotilla, with Greta Thunberg, Nelson Mandela's grandson, Mandla Mandela, and several European lawmakers aboard, consists of nearly 50 boats and 500 activists and is carrying a symbolic amount of humanitarian aid.
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Oct 01, 2025
Numerous people claim to have been victims of a "Loop puncher" in posts across social media though it's unclear how many perpetrators there are.
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Oct 01, 2025
With the government shutdown, here's some things to know and how Illinois officials feel about the shutdown.
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Oct 01, 2025
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth, Attorney General Pam Bondi and White House Deputy Chief of Staff Stephen Miller on Wednesday rallied members of a federal law enforcement task force that has begun operating in Memphis.
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Oct 01, 2025
The owner of a Chicago-area construction company was sentenced Wednesday to 7 1/2 years in federal prison in a scheme to bribe a corrupt Amtrak official overseeing a $58 million contract to renovate a historic train station in Philadelphia.
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Oct 01, 2025
"Babies are dying simply because mothers don't have the information and the support that they need."
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Oct 01, 2025
By WILL WEISSERT and JOSH BOAK WASHINGTON (AP) — Republicans and Democrats spent the first day of the federal government shutdown blaming each other for the dysfunction, as iconic sites representing the nation's core identity — from the Liberty Bell in Pennsylvania to Pearl Harbor in Hawaii — were temporarily closed. The Trump administration enlisted […]
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Oct 01, 2025
Apple TV is announcing a five-year extension as the exclusive streaming home for all things "Peanuts." The new deal will run until 2030.
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Oct 01, 2025
Dial-up is now no longer advertised on AOL's website. As of Wednesday, former company help pages like "connect to the internet with AOL Dialer" appeared unavailable — and nostalgic social media users took to the internet to say their final goodbyes.
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Oct 01, 2025
Investigators in Colorado are reviewing the 2005 shooting death of journalist Hunter S. Thompson, which was ruled a suicide, authorities said.
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Oct 01, 2025
A shutdown ensued after federal lawmakers deadlocked and missed a deadline for funding the government, according to the Associated Press.
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Oct 01, 2025
Access varied widely across the more than 400 sites overseen by the National Park Service as the government shutdown began.
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Oct 01, 2025
A group of Northwestern students are protesting the school's mandatory anti-bias training that addresses antisemitism on campus.
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Oct 01, 2025
October is the ideal month to get a flu vaccine, experts say, because flu cases typically begin climbing in November.
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Oct 01, 2025
Authorities took a former priest living in Portage into custody on a New Orleans warrant charging him with child sexual abuse and kidnapping.
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Oct 01, 2025
The Indiana Court of Appeals cut a Gary man's sentence down to 110 years Tuesday in a 13-year-old's gang-linked slaying, but acknowledged he could still petition to get out of prison after 20 years.
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Oct 01, 2025
Cook County Public Health officials said people who visited the Aldi store at 4820 Cal Sag Road Sept. 24 in Crestwood may be infected.
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Oct 01, 2025
Good afternoon, Chicago. Here's what is happening today.
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Oct 01, 2025
Jane Goodall, the conservationist renowned for her groundbreaking chimpanzee field research and globe-spanning environmental advocacy, has died. She was 91.
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Oct 01, 2025
An intellectually disabled Oak Park man accused of threatening federal officers at a protest outside the Broadview immigration holding facility was ordered released on bond Wednesday after an emotional hearing that was packed with supporters and featured a glowing letter to the judge from Oak Park's mayor.
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Oct 01, 2025
Education in Illinois shows promising areas of growth but remains hampered by high costs and stagnant proficiency rates, a new report says.
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Oct 01, 2025
The Environmental Protection Agency was already reeling from massive stuff cuts and dramatic shifts in priority and policy. A government shutdown raises new questions about how it can carry out its founding mission of protecting America's health and environment with little more than skeletal staff and funding.
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Oct 01, 2025
Pope Leo XIV has intervened for the first time in an abortion dispute roiling the U.S. Catholic Church by raising the seeming contradiction over what it really means to be "pro-life."
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Oct 01, 2025
U.S. Customs and Border Protection data shows a decades-long immigration trend away from California to other areas as job openings flourished.
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Oct 01, 2025
Crime reports from south and southwest suburban agencies from police and court reports and news releases.
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Oct 01, 2025
Terrell Taylor's eyes widened in shock as he walked into the freshman lecture room Tuesday at Merrillville High School. Inside, his students, family, staff members and officials from tool supply company Harbor Freight clapped and waved purple and white pom poms. Then, Taylor saw his name and Merrillville High School on an oversized $100,000 check.
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Oct 01, 2025
Cook County Public Defender Sharone Mitchell, Jr., and a coalition of legal groups and social service organizations on Wednesday petitioned Chief Judge Tim Evans to enter a general order prohibiting immigration arrests without a court order in or around courthouses.
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Oct 01, 2025
The longtime public servant from Wilmette was known for her "ability to pull everybody together and get everybody on the same page."
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Oct 01, 2025
Already diminished by cuts by the Trump administration, the U.S. Education Department will see more of its work come to a halt due to the government shutdown.
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Oct 01, 2025
Wall Street was veering toward losses before the opening bell Wednesday as a U.S. government shutdown went into effect just after midnight.
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Oct 01, 2025
Good morning, Chicago. Here are the top stories you need to know to start your day.
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Oct 01, 2025
Chicago may be a "hellhole" according to Donald Trump, but the city proved a pretty attractive destination for visitors over the summer, generating records for hotel occupancy and revenue.
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Oct 01, 2025
Advocate said it installed the two machines after hearing that patients in "pharmacy deserts" are having trouble getting medications.
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Oct 01, 2025
Advocate said it installed the two machines after hearing that patients in "pharmacy deserts" are having trouble getting medications.
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Oct 01, 2025
Here's a look back at what happened in the Chicago area on Oct. 1, according to the Tribune's archives.
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Oct 01, 2025
On Oct. 1, 1890, Yosemite National Park was established by the U.S. Congress.
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Oct 01, 2025
Plunged into a government shutdown, the U.S. is confronting a fresh cycle of uncertainty after President Donald Trump and Congress failed to strike an agreement to keep government programs and services running by Wednesday's deadline.
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Oct 01, 2025
Plunged into a government shutdown, the U.S. is confronting a fresh cycle of uncertainty after President Donald Trump and Congress failed to strike an agreement to keep government programs and services running by Wednesday's deadline.
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Sep 30, 2025
For about an hour on Tuesday, demonstrators spoke and chanted along Wacker Drive near Michigan Avenue before marching down Michigan toward Water Tower.
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Sep 30, 2025
The viral moment of federal immigration agents chasing a bicyclist came as dozens of agents patrolled downtown Chicago last Sunday afternoon.
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Sep 30, 2025
Senate Democrats have voted down a Republican bill to keep funding the government, putting it on a near certain path to a shutdown after midnight Wednesday for the first time in almost seven years.
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Sep 30, 2025
Senate Democrats have voted down a Republican bill to keep funding the government, putting it on a near certain path to a shutdown after midnight Wednesday for the first time in almost seven years.
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Sep 30, 2025
Known as "Poetry in Moten," Lawrence Moten scored 2,334 points over four seasons at Syracuse (1991-94). His 1,405 points in Big East play was a record that stood until 2020.
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Sep 30, 2025
Risk of long COVID in children doubles after second COVID-19 infection, according to study co-authored by Lurie doctor.
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Sep 30, 2025
The U.S. government starts phasing out paper checks for most programs on Tuesday.
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Sep 30, 2025
After nearly 20 years, the beloved, long-running children's series "Reading Rainbow" is back, this time on the KidZuko YouTube channel.
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Sep 30, 2025
Here's what to know about the Chicago Bears' possible move from Soldier Field.
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Sep 30, 2025
Hard Rock Casino Northern Indiana presented the Gary Police Department with a $25,000 donation to its K9 unit and introduced its newest officer.
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Sep 30, 2025
In order to build an new stadium in Arlington Heights, Chicago Bears officials say the team would need substantial taxpayer support for infrastructure improvements.
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Sep 30, 2025
A judge sentenced a Gary man to six years Tuesday in a deadly drug deal that killed a Hammond councilman's son.
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Sep 30, 2025
Nicole Kidman has filed for divorce from Keith Urban after 19 years of marriage.
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Sep 30, 2025
The Trump administration violated the Constitution when it targeted non-U.S. citizens for deportation solely for supporting Palestinians and criticizing Israel, a federal judged said Tuesday in a scathing ruling directly and sharply criticizing President Donald Trump and his policies as serious threats to free speech.
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Sep 30, 2025
The federal government is nearing a partial shutdown, with a range of effects on public services and the broader U.S. economy.
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Sep 30, 2025
Good afternoon, Chicago. Here's what is happening today.
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Sep 30, 2025
Jay Doherty, the former City Club of Chicago leader and Commonwealth Edison consultant, reported to federal prison Tuesday to begin serving a one-year sentence handed down in the bribery scandal involving ex-House Speaker Michael Madigan.
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Sep 30, 2025
Broadview Mayor Katrina Thompson on Tuesday said federal authorities were using disinformation tactics that would "make even Russia blush" following protests around a U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement holding facility in the village.
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Sep 30, 2025
Oak Park and River Forest High School's executive director of equity and student success, LaTonya Applewhite, is on paid leave until Dec. 31.
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Sep 30, 2025
The Cook County State's Attorney's office has objected to an effort by Kevin Jackson to obtain a certificate of innocence in the case, a move that comes some 20 years after his original conviction and a year after he was ordered released from prison.
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Sep 30, 2025
A teenage boy and young man were critically injured in a shooting in the city's South Shore neighborhood Monday afternoon, Chicago police said.
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Sep 30, 2025
A partisan standoff over health care and spending is threatening to trigger the first U.S. government shutdown in almost seven years, with Democrats and Republicans in Congress unable to find agreement even as thousands of federal workers stand to be furloughed or laid off.
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Sep 30, 2025
President Donald Trump told top military brass that American cities run by Democrats should serve as "training grounds" for troops.
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Sep 30, 2025
President Donald Trump and Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth declared an end to "woke" culture in the military and targeted other policies of past administrations Tuesday before hundreds of top U.S. military officials who were abruptly summoned to Virginia from around the world.
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Sep 30, 2025
Washington is hours away from another federal government shutdown, with prospects looking bleak for a last-minute compromise in Congress to avoid closures beginning at 12:01 a.m. Wednesday.
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Sep 30, 2025
The outer bands of Hurricane Humberto lashed Bermuda on Tuesday as it approached the tiny British territory, with newly formed Hurricane Imelda following closely behind.
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Sep 30, 2025
A second detainee shot in an attack on a Dallas immigration field office last week has died, his family said Tuesday.
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Sep 30, 2025
Illinois State Police reported a 6-year-old boy was wounded in a shooting on I-94.
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Sep 30, 2025
A high school boy was shot to death while riding his bike to school Monday morning in the South Chicago neighborhood, according to a police report.
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Sep 30, 2025
Good morning, Chicago. Here are the top stories you need to know to start your day.
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Sep 30, 2025
After Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu threw his support behind the U.S. peace plan for Gaza, the question now is whether Hamas will agree.
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Sep 30, 2025
Where were you in 1984? A flashback to the last time the Chicago Cubs and San Diego Padres met in the playoffs.
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