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Bucking the Thanksgiving trend for a buck steelhead on the Chicago lakefront

Philip Jordan sought a different path than perch fishing Thanksgiving on the Chicago lakefront. It paid off a steelhead.

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New discount rate system a ‘game changer’ for Chicagoans struggling with heating bills, advocates say

The new system was approved as part of the decision that also saw regulators cut a rate hike requested by Peoples Gas from $402 million down to about $301 million.

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Italian-born explorer Henri de Tonti is important to Illinois history

Copies of Tonti’s journals are available in the Library of Congress and the Newberry Library. Tonti even had a Chicago Public School named after him, but it has since been renamed to reflect the Hispanic majority in the Southwest Side neighborhood.

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What defines Pritzker-Johnson relationship so far? Tension

Don’t be fooled by the mayor’s winning smile and soaring, preacher’s son rhetoric, nor by the governor’s make-nice statements from the podium. There is real frustration and tension behind the scenes on both sides.

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City Hall and civic groups need to plot a downtown rescue

With vacancy rates rising and valuations falling hard, civic and business leaders are starting to talk about what can be done with office space few companies want anymore.

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Former Cubs manager Lou Piniella falls one vote short of Hall of Fame selection

Piniella was one of eight managers, executives and umpires on the Contemporary Baseball Era ballot Sunday. Jim Leyland was the only one voted in to the Hall of Fame

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Chicago review – masterful star-studded production kicks off Australian tour

With Anthony Warlow, Zoë Ventoura, Lucy Maunder and Peter Rowsthorn (of Kath & Kim), the jazz-age satire has dynamite moments – and a red hot ensemble

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Chicago must keep pushing forward on O’Hare expansion project

United and American Airlines want to scale back or slow down the massive project to replace Terminal 2. Both Illinois senators and former Mayor Rahm Emanuel, who forged the plan with the airlines, say a deal’s a deal.

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'It Wasn't Easy': Chicago Fire Star Opens Up About Surprise Exit Decision

Truck 81 will be down another member this winter, and Alberto Rosende opened up about his Chicago Fire exit decision.

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Chicago woman charged in DUI hit-and-run death of Edgewater cyclist

Kali Rynearson allegedly struck cyclist Donald Heggemann on Oct. 23 in a bike lane in Lincoln Square. Rynearson had a blood-alcohol content of 0.20% at the time, police say.

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21-year-old Roseland man charged for April murder

Daeshawn Hill was arrested for fatally shooting Donte T. Shorter on April 30 in the 100 block of West 113th Street in Roseland, Chicago police said.

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Chicago must remain a sanctuary city because ‘that is who we are’

We rejected Donald Trump’s xenophobia in 2016 and 2020, and Chicago must reject it now as the presidential election and Democratic National Convention approach in 2024, state Sen. Robert Peters writes.

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Someone in Chicago wants to look stylish even in freezing temperatures

Feeling stuck in a comfort-over-fashion limbo? A stylish Chicago young woman talks about what motivates her to dress nice against chilly odds.

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Boy, 16, shot in South Chicago

The teenager was shot in the 8700 block of South Burley Avenue and was in critical condition, police said.

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Volunteers deck South Side homes for the holidays: ‘It just brings the whole area to life’

More than eight miles of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Drive on the South Side were brightened with lights, inflatables, ornaments and wreaths.

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Chicago’s annual Christmas tree ship inspires ‘warm’ feelings on a cool day

For the 24th year, volunteers gathered to offload 1,200 Christmas trees, promised to families in need, from the Coast Guard cutter Mackinaw.

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Mono Blanco en concierto con toda la tradición del son jarocho

La agrupación mexicana cierra con broche de oro la serie de conciertos del International Latino Cultural Center de Chicago.

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Man charged with shooting that left 9-month-old daughter in critical condition

Kenneth Mosby, 23, was arrested Thursday in Maywood and charged with attempted murder and aggravated battery with a firearm.

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Knoll classics become unique works of art in the hands of Noel Mercado

Chicago artist Noel Mercado transforms three Knoll classics into one-off works of art using discarded car parts

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Chicago outdoors: Hegewisch buck, a dog story and near-record crane count

A buck in Hegewisch, symbolic of too many deer in that area, a Downstate dog story and a near-record count of cranes at Jasper-Pulaski FWA in Indana are among the notes from around Chicago outdoors and beyond.

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Chicagoans can provide winter clothing for children in need

Coats and other winter gear are critical to children’s health and can help them remain engaged in school, a bank executive and a nonprofit leader say about their partnership to help kids who need winter clothing.

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Amid city delays, state pitching in additional $2M to feed migrants

Another $2 million will be matched by the Chicago Food Depository, which has already been providing meals to migrants since June, in partnership with 15 minority-owned restaurants in Chicago.

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102-year-old toy inventor, Chicago’s Eddy Goldfarb is still creating, starring in documentary

In addition to Yakity-Yak Talking Teeth, one of his more than 800 creations, Goldfarb also dreamed up the Bubble Gun, battery-powered Stomper vehicles and KerPlunk.

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A more tony Preckwinkle? Pappas adds a little wow to wardrobe of County Board president for the holidays

Toni Preckwinkle is known for her restrained yet clearly commanding presence, sporting a rather sensible, no flair look. Guess what Maria Pappas gave her for Christmas? “I thought Toni could use some Pappas style,” the treasurer told Sneed.

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Why Bulls Are Struggling to Find Zach LaVine Trade Partner

The star guard, who’s in his seventh year in Chicago, has been heavily involved in trade rumors this season.

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