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Once a political giant, Madigan now a convicted felon and likely prison inmate — but not a racketeer

The verdict capped an unpredictable four-month trial that gave jurors an up-front and uncensored look at the practice of behind-the-scenes politics in Chicago and Illinois in the previous decade.

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Conoce a Aaron ‘Jitu’ Brown, candidato a la Junta de Educación de Chicago del quinto distrito

El Chicago Sun-Times, WBEZ y Chalkbeat le hicieron a cada candidato a la primera junta de educación electa de Chicago una serie de preguntas sobre sus antecedentes y prioridades. Esto es lo que respondieron.

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JD Vance called Chicago the US murder capital. Is he right?

Fact check: Chicago has more murders than other U.S. cities, but does not top the list of cities with the highest murder rates, or homicides per capita.

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Melanie Martinez's gentle voice at center of a theatrical set bursting with creativity: Lollapalooza review

Fun props and showy costumes for the singer and her dancers add to the playfulness.

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Where's the best NASCAR action? A turn-by-turn guide to Chicago's street race course

We have a full breakdown of each turn on the lakefront course and the challenges drivers face.

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Browns' Shedeur Sanders will start at QB for rest of the season

The Browns play at Soldier Field on Sunday.

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Best Horoscope for 2024: 8 Reliable Websites for Readings

Astrology can reveal your true nature, predict future happenings, and help with relationship issues. It's no shocker that folks today are hooked on daily horoscopes in newspapers, mags, and online.

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Chicago's once-powerful Ed Burke faces sentencing Monday, 'very humbling' days could be ahead

Nearly a decade has passed since an Illinois politician as significant as Burke faced sentencing at the Dirksen Federal Courthouse. The need to send a message to others is sure to be on the judge’s mind when she makes her decision.

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Lo que Chicago puede aprender de Colombia sobre cómo manejar una ola migratoria

El pequeño y relativamente pobre país sudamericano ha recibido cuatro veces más venezolanos que Estados Unidos, pero ofrece una vía de integración. Fuimos a verlo.

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Chicago Daily News 100 years ago: Loop cabaret Moulin Rouge bombed, multiple injuries

Damage was estimated at $50,000 from the bombing, which came as the club at Van Buren Street and Wabash Avenue was being prepared to reopen after being closed a year by federal injunction, according to the report published June 16, 1924.

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Chicago to weigh paying $875K to settle claims tied to police handling of George Floyd protests

The proposed settlement is tied to a lawsuit that contends Chicago cops “responded to these protests with brutal, violent, and unconstitutional tactics that were clearly intended to injure and silence protesters.”

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Michael O'Brien's Super 25 high school basketball rankings for Jan. 11, 2026

Glenbard North and York debut.

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Cubs, Alex Bregman agree to 5-year, $175 million deal

After a one-season stopover in Boston, Bregman made a long-term commitment to the Cubs.

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Horoscope for Monday, February 09, 2026

Avoid shopping (except food and gas) or making important decisions from 10:45 p.m.-11:45 p.m. PST tonight. The moon is in Scorpio.

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Horoscope for Sunday, February 08, 2026

There are no restrictions to shopping or important decisions today. The moon is in Scorpio.

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Build on vacant land in Black neighborhoods to stop exodus of Chicagoans

The problems that have contributed to the Black population decline seem insurmountable. But we’re not completely powerless to invigorate growth and development in Black Chicago.

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Rapidly improving Ryan Lipke helps lead resurgent Joliet West past Plainfield East

Lipke had 19 points and 10 rebounds and went 2-for-3 from three-point range. Tigers coach Jeremy Kreiger saw Lipke's high-level play in practice early in the season, but it took awhile for it to arrive in games.

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Education Secretary visits Chicago private school as part of controversial history tour

Linda McMahon made stops at two Illinois schools Thursday as part of her nationwide tour promoting history and civics education. She described the visits as nonpartisan, but some students and parents worried their schools were being used to promote a political agenda.

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Woman sentenced to prison for vandalizing Palestinian mural in Pilsen and 2 assaults

Danielle Wasserman, 37, pleaded guilty last week to two hate crime counts stemming from two incidents last year in which she vandalized a mural near 16th Street and Ashland Avenue depicting a Mexican man and a Palestinian man resting peacefully in a field.

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Three men shot, two fatally, outside Near West Side White Castle

Police were on the scene at a White Castle restaurant in the 2300 block of West Roosevelt Road for a shooting that happened about 1:20 p.m. Tuesday. Lydell Harton, 48, and another man were killed. No one is in custody.

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Chicago Pride 2024 events calendar

From parties, street festivals, family fun and much more, here's what's on Chicago's Pride 2024 calendar.

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SWAT standoff ends after over 17 hours in South Shore

Around 10:25 p.m. Sunday, a 45-year-old man was arrested and taken to the Advocate Christ Medical Center in Oak Lawn for observation, police said.

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Ryan Donato's long-awaited offensive eruption pushes Blackhawks past Sharks

The Hawks snapped their five-game losing streak with a 6-3 win Monday, and Donato racked up four points, including a highlight-reel goal in the second period.

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Matas Buzelis helps undermanned Bulls pull out victory in Miami

The second-year forward was shaky at best in the first half but made a huge three-pointer to put the game on ice late.

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Meet The Duffers: An intergenerational hockey team with a standing reservation in Downers Grove

"They play on Fridays, they go to lunch on Wednesday, often bowl on Tuesdays, and sometimes go golfing on Thursday. That kind of structure and that kind of community that all of these guys have is gold," says Greg Zerkis.

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