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Hello Kitty fans gather in Chicago for new cafe

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Far Southeast Side sees steep growth in same-sex couples

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For pride month Sun-Times Violet Miller sat down with queer authors to talk about their work

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As “The Bear” ends, its impact on real-world Chicago restaurants remains

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Leopoldstadt is at Writers Theatre

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‘The new ube?’: The pandan trend hits Chicago’s bakeries, bars and restaurants

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This little-known anxiety disorder quieted my childhood. But it didn’t define me.

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Expectant moms in Chicago are worried about the upcoming Supreme Court ruling

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CPS CEO faces Republican grilling in Washington

10

A North Lawndale church’s commitment to quality and affordable housing

11

The James Beard Awards are coming to town – here’s what to look for

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Republican lawmakers grilled the leader of Chicago Public Schools today [wed] about transgender students, race, abortion and religion.

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As Airbnbs increase around the Obama Center, housing advocates worry

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Norman Teague’s Obama center benches are pure Chicago

15

Pokémon GO fans celebrate community at Chicago festival

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Are the Chicago Bears destined for Indiana?

17

The star of this year’s Blues Fest: Chicago’s Alligator Records

18

Simeon students break a leg, but they aren't playing basketball

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Chicago teens taking e-scooters to school, despite the dangers

20

Hear how a new program brings jazz to CTA Red Line stops all summer

21

These young activists want César Chavez’s name removed and a new kind of leadership

22

Recapping Springfield’s late, end-of-session blitz

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Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson’s spiritual journey

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Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson meets the pope

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The Mayor of Chicago meets the Chicago-born Pope

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On the hunt for Pope Leo’s hometown deep dish in Rome

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Northwestern theater students bring playful show directly to Lurie patients

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Mayor Brandon Johnson will meet with Pope Leo the 14th tomorrow, in Rome.

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An inside look at how a Second City show gets made

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Mayor Brandon Johnson prepares to meet 'Da Pope' in Rome

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Illinois colleges failing to protect immigrant students despite new law

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Sueños returns in 2026

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What did America sound like in 1776? Chicago musicians go sleuthing.

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Hurray For The Riff Raff breaks down new live album recorded in Chicago

35

FX's ‘The Bear’ puts spotlight on Gary’s hot dog champ Koney King

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A time machine of Chicago concerts is now online

37

Behind Cook County’s wrongful convictions, a sociologist finds entrenched police racism

38

Chicago area rapid responders are changing the way they face up to ICE

39

Recapping the Bears stadium saga five years in

40

Kilbourn Park bets big on native plants for Mother’s Day plant sale

41

In ‘Windfall,’ Oscar winner Tarell Alvin McCraney asks if money really buys justice

42

Leo High School principal wins prestigious Golden Apple award (61)

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Why Chicago composer Florence Price is stoking contemporary controversy years after her death

44

Immigration agents take Chicago mother; stranger steps in to care for her kids

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Immigration agents take Chicago mother; stranger steps in to care for her kids

46

A soulful night at the Uptown Poetry Slam with Chicago’s new poet laureate, Mayda Del Valle

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Man shot Chicago cops after pulling gun from under blanket, prosecutors say

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Who was Ma Rainey? A play stokes fresh interest in the Chicago blues singer

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Labeled a gang member and deported, Chicagoan restarts in his Mexican hometown

50

It’s Chicago Black Restaurant Week

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What parents should know about sending kids to school as feds scale up immigration enforcement

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What Chicago can learn from the National Guard deployment in Washington D.C.

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She’s the first in her family to attend college. Getting there wasn’t easy.

54

A Chicago migrant deported to Venezuela says conditions in detention are inhumane

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Illinois could lose $18M in legal aid funding if Trump's budget passes — hurting Legal Aid Chicago, others

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Hear one man’s 18-year journey to get his GED while locked up in Illinois prisons

57

Chicago police fail to vigorously investigate sexual assault by fellow officers

58

What would dismantling the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau mean for Illinois?

59

Kink, drag, circus and song: 10 holiday nights out for adults sure to bring yuletide cheer

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Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson is backtracking on a campaign pledge.

61

Smooth and straight — and now sick? Thousands of Black women are suing the makers of hair relaxers in federal court in Chicago.

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Two Chicago-area college students on how they’re coping with the violence in Gaza

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Teacher aides give students needed support, but there aren’t enough

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Some Chicagoans say they experienced racism from cops on Oath Keepers list

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With no roadmap, new police district council members urge Chicagoans to lead the way

66

Western Illinois University revokes, then reinstates scholarships for students of color

67

Illinois cannabis craft growers face multiple obstacles

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Chicago Public Schools Enrollment Plummets

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A Plan For 2,000 New Homes In Chicago’s Needy Areas

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A Plan For 2,000 New Homes In Chicago’s Needy Areas