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Aug 21, 2025
A substance leaking out of two inactive BP lines in the Cobblestones neighborhood of Munster Wednesday appears to be harmless, but the Munster Fire Department is calling for caution just the same.
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Aug 20, 2025
Hamas says it has accepted a proposal from Arab mediators for a ceasefire in the 22-month war sparked by its 2023 attack into Israel.
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Aug 20, 2025
Texas' House of Representatives is approving a new map that creates up to five new, winnable congressional seats for the GOP.
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Aug 20, 2025
Will County Board member Jacqueline Traynere faces computer tampering charges for allegedly accessing board member Judy Ogalla's email.
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Aug 20, 2025
At issue is whether Oak Park Democrat Don Harmon improperly accepted campaign contributions not permitted under a law he co-sponsored.
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Aug 20, 2025
Michigan City Area Schools had to scramble to keep kids learning on Tuesday and Wednesday after thieves swiped more than 20 catalytic converters from the district's bus yard.
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Aug 20, 2025
Michigan City Area Schools had to scramble to keep kids learning on Tuesday and Wednesday after thieves swiped more than 20 catalytic converters from the district's bus yard.
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Aug 20, 2025
A South Lake Tahoe resident has tested positive for plague, according to health officials in El Dorado County.
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Aug 20, 2025
The pair was reunited Tuesday night, police said, after a man and woman dropped Bam Bam off at Chicago Police's 16th District station.
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Aug 20, 2025
Google unveiled a new line-up of Pixel smartphones injected with another dose of artificial intelligence that's designed to do everything from fetch vital information stored on the devices to help improve photos as they're being taken.
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Aug 20, 2025
Indiana higher education officials said Tuesday that 312 high schools are offering Indiana College Core courses this year.
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Aug 20, 2025
A federal judge who presided over the sex trafficking case against financier Jeffrey Epstein has joined two other judges in rejecting the government's request to unseal grand jury transcripts.
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Aug 20, 2025
The U.S. Federal Trade Commission is suing the operators of LA Fitness, over allegations that they make it "exceedingly difficult" for consumers to cancel gym memberships
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Aug 20, 2025
Indiana Secretary of Education Katie Jenner could soon be serving in a dual role as Commissioner of Higher Education.
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Aug 20, 2025
"South Park" is continuing its cartoon assault on the Trump administration, with an episode on Wednesday that addresses the federal takeover of Washington, D.C.'s police department.
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Aug 20, 2025
Target named an insider as its next chief executive officer Wednesday, a decision that comes as the discount retailer tries to reverse a persistent sales malaise and to revive its reputation as the place to go for affordable but stylish products.
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Aug 20, 2025
Good afternoon, Chicago. Here's what is happening today.
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Aug 20, 2025
Two men are facing an attempted murder case for opening fire in Gary on a woman's new boyfriend, leaving him potentially paralyzed.
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Aug 20, 2025
A judge gave a Gary man five years in prison Wednesday for a string of burglaries.
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Aug 20, 2025
The pair was reunited Tuesday night, police said, after a man and woman dropped Bam Bam off at Chicago Police's 16th District station.
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Aug 20, 2025
Chicago Board of Education President Sean Harden challenged the district's new proposed budget supported by schools' chief Macquline King.
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Aug 20, 2025
More than two months after her death, slain CPD officer Krystal Rivera's autopsy was finalized by the Cook County Medical Examiner's office.
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Aug 20, 2025
Doreen Pomykala of New Lenox renewed a Charcot-Marie-Tooth fundraiser in Mokena to provide connections for people with the rare disease.
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Aug 20, 2025
Crime reports from south and southwest suburban agencies from police and court reports and news releases.
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Aug 20, 2025
Representatives with Naperville Unit Education Association and Naperville School District 203 met with a mediator Tuesday to continue contract negotiations, but did not reach a deal, union officials said.
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Aug 20, 2025
President Donald Trump wants the U.S. government to own a piece of Intel, less than two weeks after demanding the Silicon Valley pioneer dump the CEO that was hired to turn around the slumping chipmaker.
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Aug 20, 2025
Wall Street continues to drift Wednesday while news of a leadership change at Target took some of the spotlight away from the latest batch of corporate earnings reports.
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Aug 20, 2025
NATO defense chiefs were due to hold a virtual meeting Wednesday, a senior alliance official said, as Western countries pushing for an end to Russia's war on Ukraine devise possible future security guarantees for Kyiv that could help forge a peace agreement.
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Aug 20, 2025
From Florida to New England, people trying to enjoy the last hurrahs of summer along the coast were met with rip current warnings, closed beaches and in some cases already treacherous waves as Hurricane Erin inched closer Wednesday.
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Aug 20, 2025
A 32-year-old man was critically stabbed stabbed overnight during an argument in the River North neighborhood, Chicago police said.
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Aug 20, 2025
Good morning, Chicago. Here are the top stories you need to know to start your day.
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Aug 20, 2025
AdventHealth Cancer Institute Shawnee Mission in the Kansas City area will remain an independent entity but align with UChicago Medicine when it comes to standards in clinical care, medical education and research.
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Aug 20, 2025
On Aug. 20, 1858, Charles Darwin's theory of evolution was first published, in the "Journal of the Proceedings of the Linnean Society".
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Aug 20, 2025
Here's a look back at what happened in the Chicago area on Aug. 20, according to the Tribune's archives.
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Aug 19, 2025
Boxer Julio César Chávez Jr. has been deported to Mexico, where he's wanted for alleged cartel ties, following his arrest in the U.S. for overstaying his visa and lying on a green card application.
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Aug 19, 2025
A teenage boy was critically wounded in a shooting Tuesday afternoon in the Humboldt Park neighborhood, Chicago police said. The 17-year-old was walking on the sidewalk at the 1600 block of North Washtenaw Avenue when he was shot in the left shoulder by an unknown assailant about 5:10 p.m., according to Chicago police. The teen […]
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Aug 19, 2025
An autopsy performed on Emily Romo Tuesday determined the teen died of complications from asphyxia in a homicidal assault that prosecutors alleged was at the hands of her mother's ex-boyfriend.
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Aug 19, 2025
A 9-year-old Humboldt Park boy was injured earlier this month after falling down the stairs and hitting his head when a man he was traveling with was attacked, Chicago police said.
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Aug 19, 2025
From the flooded basements on the city's southwest side to a flooded riverwalk in Naperville, thousands across Chicago and suburbs were affected by storms Monday night into early Tuesday morning.
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Aug 19, 2025
Chicago police said a shooting suspect fired at by an officer was indeed wounded and tried to get treatment, but fled a hospital beforehand.
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Aug 19, 2025
"Fair Maps Illinois" marks the third attempt since 2014 to reduce heavy partisan influence in how Illinois district boundaries are drawn following the once-per-decade census.
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Aug 19, 2025
Walmart has recalled frozen, raw shrimp sold in 13 states because federal health officials say it could have potential radioactive contamination.
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Aug 19, 2025
Air Canada said it will gradually restart operations after reaching an agreement early on Tuesday with the union for 10,000 flight attendants to end a strike that disrupted the travel plans of hundreds of thousands of travelers.
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Aug 19, 2025
The Trump administration moved Tuesday to revoke the security clearances of 37 current and former national security officials in the latest act of retribution targeting public servants in the federal government's intelligence community.
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Aug 19, 2025
The Justice Department has opened an investigation into whether police officials in Washington, D.C., have falsified data to make crime rates appear lower than they are.
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Aug 19, 2025
While troop deployments and foot patrols in downtown D.C. and around the National Mall have gotten the most attention, life in historically diverse neighborhoods like Columbia Heights is being reshaped.
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Aug 19, 2025
Lakeshore Public Media's new interim CEO Nancy Clifford said while the broadcasting company has seen an increase in public donations, it hasn't managed to recoup the $1 million shortfall created by the elimination of federal and state funding.
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Aug 19, 2025
Longtime Chicago political activist and author Rebecca Sive, who once served on the Chicago Park District Board of Commissioners and was executive director of the Chicago-based Playboy Foundation, has died at age 75.
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Aug 19, 2025
Good afternoon, Chicago. Here's what is happening today.
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Aug 19, 2025
After storms late Monday and early Tuesday dumped up to 7 inches of rain on Northwest Indiana, communities were still experiencing scattered flooding, school delays, and power outages.
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Aug 19, 2025
For the first time in 30 years, the American Academy of Pediatrics is substantially diverging from U.S. government vaccine recommendations.
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Aug 19, 2025
The Oak Park School District 97 board quickly filled the superintendent's role with familiar people after Ushma Shah suddenly resigned.
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Aug 19, 2025
The DuPage River overflowed its banks and covered the Naperville Riverwalk Tuesday following a rainstorm Monday that dumped two inches of rain on the city.
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Aug 19, 2025
Politicians still have time to throw their hats into one of the rings, but here are the top candidates for several US House districts next year in Illinois.
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Aug 19, 2025
Naperville School District 203 teachers are hoping to work out a new contract in bargaining talks being held this week, but could strike as early as Monday if negotiations fail, union representatives said.
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Aug 19, 2025
Dolton West Elementary District 148 appointed Shelia Harrison-Williams interim superintendent following Kevin Nohelty's resignation.
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Aug 19, 2025
A woman suffered a graze wound to the left eye and a wound to the right leg during an argument in the Chicago Lawn neighborhood, police said.
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Aug 19, 2025
The CTA said there was a minor derailment of a Yellow Line train at the Howard Station near Evanston.
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Aug 19, 2025
A key mediator on Tuesday stressed the urgency of brokering a ceasefire in Gaza after Hamas showed a "positive response" to a proposal, but Israel has yet to weigh in as its military prepares an offensive on some of the territory's most populated areas.
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Aug 19, 2025
The Menendez brothers are set to make their cases for parole starting Thursday, marking the closest they've been to winning freedom from prison since their convictions almost 30 years ago for murdering their parents.
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Aug 19, 2025
Wall Street held near its records in premarket trading Tuesday as traders digested the latest corporate earnings reports while waiting for fresh cues about interest rates from the Federal Reserve.
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Aug 19, 2025
Holly Andrzejewski hadn't yet welcomed her and her family's first guests to the Atlantic Inn on Hatteras Island when she had to start rescheduling them, as Hurricane Erin neared North Carolina's Outer Banks on Tuesday and threatened to whip up wild waves and tropical force winds.
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Aug 19, 2025
A flood advisory remains in effect for northeast Illinois including Cook, DuPage, Kane and Will counties, weather officials said.
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Aug 19, 2025
At least three victims were wounded Monday night in a drive-by shooting in the South Shore neighborhood, Chicago police said.
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Aug 19, 2025
Good morning, Chicago. Here are the top stories you need to know to start your day.
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Aug 19, 2025
Republicans in the Texas House forced returning Democrats to sign what the Democrats called "permission slips," agreeing to around-the-clock surveillance.
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Aug 19, 2025
A half-century ago, La Grange named an honorary street after its longtime attorney. It rescinded the honor this summer after the man's daughter alleged he sexually abused her.
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Aug 19, 2025
On Aug. 19, 1909, Indianapolis Motor Speedway hosted its first automobile race.
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Aug 19, 2025
Here's a look back at what happened in the Chicago area on Aug. 19 according to the Tribune's archives.
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Aug 18, 2025
A challenge over who could take apart and reassemble a 9mm handgun the fastest ended with a 17-year-old Hampshire teen being shot to death by his 20-year-old friend, who now faces involuntary manslaughter and other charges.
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Aug 18, 2025
A challenge over who could take apart and reassemble a 9mm handgun the fastest ended with a 17-year-old Hampshire teen being shot to death by his 20-year-old friend, who now faces involuntary manslaughter and other charges.
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Aug 18, 2025
After the killing of Eric McMillen, his family is staring down life without his romantic advice, terrible dancing and cooking skills.
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Aug 18, 2025
The Democratic lawmakers have been in Illinois since Aug. 3 to avoid a vote on the remap during a special legislative session called by Texas GOP.
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Aug 18, 2025
A recent veto from Gov. JB Pritzker puts him at odds with nonprofits, labor unions and some state Democrats over a bill that would have provided an positive investment option.
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Aug 18, 2025
In the case, Maryland woman Keosha Diggs alleged that her son developed a life-threatening intestinal disease called necrotizing enterocolitis after being fed specialized cow's milk formula made by Abbott.
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Aug 18, 2025
President Donald Trump said Monday during talks with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy and European leaders that a potential ceasefire and who gets Ukrainian territory seized by Russia should be hashed out during a face-to-face meeting between the warring countries' two leaders.
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Aug 18, 2025
President Donald Trump said Monday during talks with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy and European leaders that a potential ceasefire and who gets Ukrainian territory seized by Russia should be hashed out during a face-to-face meeting between the warring countries' two leaders.
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Aug 18, 2025
Judge Diana Kenworthy sentenced former Robbins police Chief Carl Scott to two years probation and prohibited work as a police officer.
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Aug 18, 2025
President Donald Trump on Monday vowed more changes to the way elections are conducted in the U.S., but based on the Constitution there is little to nothing he can do on his own.
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Aug 18, 2025
Orland Park's new administration accused former Mayor Keith Pekau of posting confidential information to his blog and social media.
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Aug 18, 2025
Federal cuts to the Solar for All program will take away approximately $33 million to fund solar energy projects in the City of Gary, officials said.
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Aug 18, 2025
A woman known as the "Ketamine Queen," charged with selling Matthew Perry the drug that killed him, agreed to plead guilty Monday.
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Aug 18, 2025
The Frankfort Park District's annual budget is about $2 million, so a $7.5 million state grant will be a gamechanger.
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Aug 18, 2025
Good afternoon, Chicago. Here's what is happening today.
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Aug 18, 2025
Your mission over the next four years is to train yourself to think critically, work adaptively, and use AI as a force multiplier for your own ideas.
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Aug 18, 2025
Chicago Public Schools opened its doors amid a time of financial uncertainty, felt most by the parents and community it serves.
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Aug 18, 2025
Chicagoans and suburbanites could see damaging storms pass through the area once again Monday night, bringing strong winds, lightning, and flood-causing rain.
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Aug 18, 2025
Island communities off the coast of North Carolina are bracing for flooding ahead of the year's first Atlantic hurricane, Hurricane Erin.
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Aug 18, 2025
Chicago Public Schools students return to classes for the first day of school across the district on Aug. 20, 2025.
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Aug 18, 2025
What to know about the Chicago Bears' possible move from Soldier Field, including a new domed lakefront stadium or move to Arlington Heights.
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Aug 18, 2025
The Democratic lawmakers have been in Illinois since Aug. 3 to avoid a vote on the remap during a special legislative session called by Texas GOP.
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Aug 18, 2025
A 17-year-old Hampshire resident is dead and a 20-year-old man charged following a shooting that took place Saturday night, according to the Hampshire Police Department.
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Aug 18, 2025
Television's MSNBC news network is changing its name to My Source News Opinion World, or MS NOW for short, as part of its corporate divorce from NBC.
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Aug 18, 2025
Chicago homicide data, which is updated on this page weekly, is through Aug. 16, 2025.
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Aug 18, 2025
Wall Street ticked modestly lower early Monday ahead of U.S. President Donald Trump's meeting later Monday with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy and other European leaders.
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Aug 18, 2025
U.S. President Donald Trump is set to host Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy and European leaders at the White House on Monday to discuss how to end Russia's three-year war in Ukraine.
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Aug 18, 2025
A man was indicted late Friday in the U.S. District Court in Hammond for child pornography, federal court filings show.
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Aug 18, 2025
Opposition to gerrymandering efforts by President Donald Trump was one of the unifying topics at Saturday afternoon's protest at Highland's Highway of Flags Monument as part of the "Fight the Trump Takeover" National Day of Action.
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Aug 18, 2025
Good morning, Chicago. Here are the top stories you need to know to start your day.
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Aug 18, 2025
Hurricane Erin pelted parts of the Caribbean and was forecast to create dangerous surf and rip currents along the U.S. East Coast this week.
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