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Laura Washington: Expo Chicago is a petri dish for the arts
Expo Chicago, the city’s biggest arts gathering, arrives at the right time to take the temperature of our challenging arts ...
Bears 2025 NFL Draft picks: Full list of team's round-by-round selections
The Bears aggressively addressed their offensive line in free agency. Will they continue to help Caleb Williams in the 2025 ...
Man convicted in 2019 murder of Chicago police Officer John Rivera receives 90-year sentence
Menelik Jackson was found guilty in a trial as the gunman in October for the murder of off-duty 23-year-old Chicago police ...
Why Trump’s call for the Fed to cut interest rates may not help consumers
President Donald Trump is badgering the Federal Reserve to cut interest rates, but even if the Fed gave in to the pressure, ...
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Chicago Bears’ Rome Odunze doubles down on Caleb Williams’ Matt Eberflus take
Chicago Bears quarterback Caleb Williams made headlines when he called out how former head coach Matt Eberflus handled the ...
On this day in 1981: Joan Miró's Chicago sculpture is unveiled downtown
Monday, April 20, 1981, was artist Joan Miró's 88th birthday. It was also the day that Mayor Jane Byrne pulled a cord to ...
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America knew it needed public housing but designed the system to fail
CHICAGO — It is the small, everyday things that are most evocative: a rotary telephone, a Pyrex baking dish, an old hand mixer and furniture that looks well lived in. The National Public Housing ...
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Chicago teachers reach contract deal for the first time in more than a decade without a strike
CHICAGO — For the first time in over a decade, Chicago’s public school teachers have a new contract without a strike or threat of a walkout. The four-year agreement includes pay hikes, hiring ...