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Pepper-sprayed Berwyn family rattled after getting caught up in federal blitz
Pepper-sprayed Berwyn family rattled after getting caught up in federal blitz
Southwest Side politicians condemned Saturday’s pepper spraying and the federal sweep of Little Village as “state-sponsored terrorism” at a news conference Sunday.
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November 11, 2025 at 8:00 AM
Pepper-sprayed Berwyn family rattled after getting caught up in federal blitz
From the Editorial Board: Does Brandon Johnson really want his legacy as Chicago mayor to be presiding over multiple credit downgrades after his two predecessors worked hard to lift Chicago’s status in the eyes of the all-important bond market?
Editorial: Brandon Johnson plays fast and loose with Chicago’s credit standing
S&P Global Ratings made it clear: Pass Mayor Brandon Johnson’s budget and prepare for a downgrade of Chicago’s credit rating.
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November 11, 2025 at 7:39 AM
From the Editorial Board: Does Brandon Johnson really want his legacy as Chicago mayor to be presiding over multiple credit downgrades after his two predecessors worked hard to lift Chicago’s status in the eyes of the all-important bond market?
MLB and sportsbooks cap bets on individual pitches in response to pitch-rigging scandal
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MLB and sportsbooks cap bets on individual pitches in response to pitch-rigging scandal
Major League Baseball said its authorized gaming operators will cap bets on individual pitches at $200 and exclude them from parlays.
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November 11, 2025 at 7:20 AM
MLB and sportsbooks cap bets on individual pitches in response to pitch-rigging scandal
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Two men are in custody in connection with a murder-for-hire shooting in which a Beach Park man was killed, according to the Lake County Sheriff’s Office.
Two arrested in alleged murder-for-hire Beach Park shooting
The men are implicated in the shooting of a Beach Park man, who was critically wounded by an assailant as he sat in his car at his home in the 34800 block of North Sheridan Road at about 5:20 a.m. …
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November 11, 2025 at 6:48 AM
Two men are in custody in connection with a murder-for-hire shooting in which a Beach Park man was killed, according to the Lake County Sheriff’s Office.
President Donald Trump pardons Rudy Giuliani and others who backed efforts to overturn 2020 election, official says
President Donald Trump pardons Rudy Giuliani and others who backed efforts to overturn 2020 election, official says
President Donald Trump has pardoned Rudy Giuliani and others accused of backing the Republican’s efforts to overturn the 2020 election, a Justice Department official says.
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November 11, 2025 at 5:59 AM
President Donald Trump pardons Rudy Giuliani and others who backed efforts to overturn 2020 election, official says
‘Dick Clark’s New Year’s Rockin’ Eve’ will broadcast live from downtown Chicago this year
‘Dick Clark’s New Year’s Rockin’ Eve’ will broadcast live from downtown Chicago this year
An hour after the ball drops in New York, the show will add a Central Time zone midnight countdown live from downtown Chicago, for the first time in the program’s more than 50-year history.
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November 11, 2025 at 5:13 AM
‘Dick Clark’s New Year’s Rockin’ Eve’ will broadcast live from downtown Chicago this year
Commentary: For decades, I have been hearing the old courtroom saying about how a grand jury would indict a ham sandwich if given the chance, but I never expected to see it happen.
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Clarence Page: When federal authorities disrupt the peace in the name of preserving it
President Donald Trump’s policies to tighten immigration enforcement appear to have done more to create disorder than make any of us safer.
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November 11, 2025 at 4:47 AM
Commentary: For decades, I have been hearing the old courtroom saying about how a grand jury would indict a ham sandwich if given the chance, but I never expected to see it happen.
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Since the riot’s centennial, the Chicago Race Riot of 1919 Commemoration Project has pushed for a large-scale public art venture featuring those killed.
Walking in the Loop? Look down. You may be passing new markers of city’s Race Riot of 1919.
Brick markers identify where Chicagoans were slain, with 19 of the 38 planned bricks installed to date.
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November 11, 2025 at 4:00 AM
Since the riot’s centennial, the Chicago Race Riot of 1919 Commemoration Project has pushed for a large-scale public art venture featuring those killed.
Federal immigration agents part of the Trump administration’s “Operation Midway Blitz” may soon leave Chicago, according to multiple sources who said the controversial mission was rapidly winding down after a contentious two months of enforcement raids that have set the city and suburbs on edge.
Federal Border Patrol Chief Gregory Bovino and agents said to be leaving Chicago, sources say
Cmdr. Gregory Bovino was expected to depart Chicago within days, while most Border Patrol agents under this command would soon be redeployed elsewhere, three sources told the Tribune Monday.
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November 11, 2025 at 3:39 AM
Federal immigration agents part of the Trump administration’s “Operation Midway Blitz” may soon leave Chicago, according to multiple sources who said the controversial mission was rapidly winding down after a contentious two months of enforcement raids that have set the city and suburbs on edge.
Orland Park pastor Stephen Lee, accused in Georgia election interference, on list of Trump pardons
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Orland Park pastor Stephen Lee, accused in Georgia election interference, on list of Trump pardons
Stephen Cliffgard Lee, pastor at Living Word Lutheran Church in Orland Park, received a federal pardon from President Donald Trump.
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November 11, 2025 at 3:28 AM
Orland Park pastor Stephen Lee, accused in Georgia election interference, on list of Trump pardons
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The Senate passed legislation Monday to reopen the government, bringing the longest shutdown in history closer to an end as a small group of Democrats ratified a deal with Republicans despite searing criticism from within their party.
Senate approves bill to end government shutdown, sending it to the House
The Senate passed legislation Monday to reopen the government, bringing the longest shutdown in history closer to an end as a small group of Democrats ratified a deal with Republicans despite seari…
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November 11, 2025 at 3:15 AM
The Senate passed legislation Monday to reopen the government, bringing the longest shutdown in history closer to an end as a small group of Democrats ratified a deal with Republicans despite searing criticism from within their party.
Shaina Taub and Laurie Woolery’s “As You Like It” is an expression of what these artists wish the world would be, always a legitimate reason to go to the theater, even if not necessarily akin to Shakespeare. This is a very warmhearted show; a pick me up, you might say, or sing.
Review: ‘As You Like It’ at Writers Theatre is a Shakespeare musical with a lot to say
Collaborators Shaina Taub and Laurie Woolery created this adaptation for Central Park in 2022; it’s now at Writers Theatre in Glencoe.
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November 11, 2025 at 3:08 AM
Shaina Taub and Laurie Woolery’s “As You Like It” is an expression of what these artists wish the world would be, always a legitimate reason to go to the theater, even if not necessarily akin to Shakespeare. This is a very warmhearted show; a pick me up, you might say, or sing.
Downstate former lawmaker Darren Bailey announced Monday he would continue his campaign for the Republican nomination for governor, 19 days after his son, daughter-in-law and two grandchildren were killed in a helicopter crash in rural Montana.
Republican Darren Bailey to continue bid for Illinois governor after crash that killed son, family members
In a video that touched on his evangelical faith and encouragement he got from President Donald Trump, GOP governor candidate Darren Bailey said he was staying in the race despite a crash last mont…
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November 11, 2025 at 2:53 AM
Downstate former lawmaker Darren Bailey announced Monday he would continue his campaign for the Republican nomination for governor, 19 days after his son, daughter-in-law and two grandchildren were killed in a helicopter crash in rural Montana.
The Cook County Board has approved $10 million in settlements for two wrongly convicted men who spent 23 years in prison for a 1994 slaying.
Cook County to pay $10M to 2 men wrongly convicted in 1994 slaying
The two men are still suing Chicago over allegations police coerced them into false confessions and framed them in a woman’s gruesome death.
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November 11, 2025 at 2:33 AM
The Cook County Board has approved $10 million in settlements for two wrongly convicted men who spent 23 years in prison for a 1994 slaying.
Commentary: Northwest Indiana always gets the scraps from the Republican supermajority. The push to redraw Indiana’s congressional maps is an extension of their mistreatment.
Rep. Vernon G. Smith: The move to redistrict Indiana puts partisanship above the needs of residents
New maps won’t solve our communities’ challenges: underfunded public schools, high health care costs, neighborhood blight and more.
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November 11, 2025 at 2:00 AM
Commentary: Northwest Indiana always gets the scraps from the Republican supermajority. The push to redraw Indiana’s congressional maps is an extension of their mistreatment.
Lenny Wilkens, a three-time inductee into the Basketball Hall of Fame who was enshrined as both a player and a coach, has died, his family said Sunday. He was 88.
Hall of Famer Lenny Wilkens, who coached the most games in NBA history, dies at 88
Lenny Wilkens was one of the finest point guards of his era and later brought his calm and savvy style to the sideline, evolving into one of the game’s great coaches.
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November 11, 2025 at 1:34 AM
Lenny Wilkens, a three-time inductee into the Basketball Hall of Fame who was enshrined as both a player and a coach, has died, his family said Sunday. He was 88.
As a history professor, I told students stories that I read in textbooks. The Tribune sent me to witness historical events, writes Ron Grossman in his farewell column.
Farewell, and thank you: A veteran Tribune writer retires after 50 years of witnessing history
As a history professor, I told students stories that I read in textbooks. The Tribune sent me to witness historical events.
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November 11, 2025 at 1:14 AM
As a history professor, I told students stories that I read in textbooks. The Tribune sent me to witness historical events, writes Ron Grossman in his farewell column.
As many as 350 Wendy’s restaurants could shutter their doors by the end of the year, following hundreds of closures announced in 2024.
Wendy’s closing up to 350 restaurants by end of the year
As many as 350 Wendy’s restaurants could shutter their doors by the end of the year, following hundreds of closures announced in 2024.
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November 11, 2025 at 1:00 AM
As many as 350 Wendy’s restaurants could shutter their doors by the end of the year, following hundreds of closures announced in 2024.
Do you have a yard that goes from summer green to boring brown to winter gray? Color it up with shrubs.
Add pops of autumn color with native shrubs
Do you have a yard that goes from summer green to boring brown to winter gray? Color it up with shrubs. “The right ones can really light up a yard in autumn, and they don’t take as long to grow up …
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November 11, 2025 at 1:00 AM
Do you have a yard that goes from summer green to boring brown to winter gray? Color it up with shrubs.
Former Bears player Israel Idonije tackles a new challenge: Restaurants in his South Loop neighborhood
Former Bears player Israel Idonije tackles a new challenge: Restaurants in his South Loop neighborhood
Former Chicago Bears defensive end and South Loop resident Israel Idonije strives to uplift his neighborhood, one restaurant and bar at a time.
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November 11, 2025 at 12:59 AM
Former Bears player Israel Idonije tackles a new challenge: Restaurants in his South Loop neighborhood
Consultants hired by Mayor Brandon Johnson to find ways to save Chicago taxpayers money found themselves caught in the budget crossfire Monday between him and City Council critics who say his 2026 spending plan doesn’t include enough of their recommendations.
Aldermen vet report on budget cuts, Mayor Brandon Johnson’s team urges patience
Ernst & Young officials who authored a report that included dozens of recommendations on spending changes appeared before the council Budget Committee.
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November 11, 2025 at 12:51 AM
Consultants hired by Mayor Brandon Johnson to find ways to save Chicago taxpayers money found themselves caught in the budget crossfire Monday between him and City Council critics who say his 2026 spending plan doesn’t include enough of their recommendations.
These 8 senators broke with Democrats on the government shutdown deal. Here’s how they explain it.
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These 8 senators broke with Democrats on the government shutdown deal. Here’s how they explain it.
The senators — eight in total — faced almost instant blowback from Democrats as they broke ranks and voted to allow the Senate to move forward on compromise legislation that would reopen the govern…
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November 11, 2025 at 12:49 AM
These 8 senators broke with Democrats on the government shutdown deal. Here’s how they explain it.
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U.S. Sen. Dick Durbin, one of eight members of the chamber to cross party lines and endorse a GOP plan to end the nation’s longest government shutdown, defended his vote on the Senate floor Monday amid intense party criticism of the deal.
US Sen. Dick Durbin defends GOP-backed vote to end government shutdown amid harsh party criticism
Illinois’ senior senator, Dick Durbin, defended his decision Monday to cross party lines and endorse a GOP plan to end the nation’s longest government shutdown.
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November 11, 2025 at 12:34 AM
U.S. Sen. Dick Durbin, one of eight members of the chamber to cross party lines and endorse a GOP plan to end the nation’s longest government shutdown, defended his vote on the Senate floor Monday amid intense party criticism of the deal.
A man brandishing a machete was apprehended by police Sunday after robbing a Walgreens store at 3500 Central Ave. in Lake Station.
Lake Station Police catch machete-wielding man who robbed Walgreens
A man brandishing a machete was apprehended by police Sunday after robbing a Walgreens store at 3500 Central Ave. in Lake Station.
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November 11, 2025 at 12:33 AM
A man brandishing a machete was apprehended by police Sunday after robbing a Walgreens store at 3500 Central Ave. in Lake Station.
Commentary: Let’s focus on those goals now that the dust has settled in Springfield. That’s what people want our transportation leaders to deliver to justify the higher fees, tolls and taxes. Move forward promptly to improve a transit system that works well for all.
Howard A. Learner: Now, let’s focus on making Chicago’s regional transit system work better
Now that Illinois has passed a transit bill, the focus must shift to how to make our transit system work better and more efficiently.
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November 11, 2025 at 12:00 AM
Commentary: Let’s focus on those goals now that the dust has settled in Springfield. That’s what people want our transportation leaders to deliver to justify the higher fees, tolls and taxes. Move forward promptly to improve a transit system that works well for all.