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Funeral services held for three toddlers killed in Carpentersville fire: ‘They each had their way of making the world a little better’
At a funeral service, family members rememberd the young Carpentersville boys -- Jayden, Kayden and Xander Corsello -- killed in a house fire.
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Opinion
Editorial: Illinois Supreme Court’s refusal to hear gerrymandering case is a blow to democracy
The path to Democratic renewal is not through disenfranchising voters.
Immigration
Where things stand for the Trump administration’s latest immigration policy moves
President Donald Trump's immigration agenda is playing out in numerous ways Friday, from hearings in key cases on the government's power to deport people to the start of a registry required for all those who are in the country illegally.
Entertainment
Review: For Jack White’s set at the Salt Shed, rock ‘n’ roll was alive and well
Jack White exaggerated only a little when he sang that a seven-nation army couldn’t hold him back Thursday at the Salt Shed. Performing the first of a sold-out two-night stand, the vocalist-guitarist sounded unstoppable and acted untouchable. For 85 minutes,...
Sports
Matthew Boyd done in by one inning and Chicago Cubs can’t solve Yoshinobu Yamamoto in 3-0 loss to LA Dodgers
Matthew Boyd made one big mistake Friday, allowing a three-run home run to Tommy Edman in the Chicago Cubs' 3-0 loss to the Los Angeles Dodgers.
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Photos: Chicago’s connection to ‘The Great Gatsby’ as Fitzgerald’s novel turns 100
This week marks the 100th anniversary of the publication of F. Scott Fitzgerald’s “The Great Gatsby.” It was destined to be the definitive literary monument of the Roaring '20s, a decade of fortunes made and lost on Wall Street. Fitzgerald... -
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![WGN-TV newsreel photographers Fred Giese, left, and Leonard Bartholomew, right, shoot pictures in front of Tribune Tower on March 22, 1948. This photo ran on April 9, 1948 with the announcement that WGN-TV had started its transmission. Both Giese and Bartholomew were the first cameramen appointed to the eight man WGN-TV Newsreel staff. Giese was WGN-TV's assignment editor. (William G. Loewe/Chicago Tribune)]( "BARTHOLOMEW, LEONARD TRIB. PHOTOGRAPHER")
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Politics
Bill that calls for banning Native American school team names, mascots passes Illinois House
The Democrat-led Illinois House has advanced legislation placing a statewide ban on Native American imagery...
Business
‘He never took his job lightly’: Tragic end for Chicago native and commercial pilot in Hudson helicopter crash
More recently, Johnson, a U.S. Navy veteran, began to combine a convivial personality with his...
Education
Funded by $15 million gift, new training program for all Chicago police supervisors aims to reduce gun violence
The Sue Ling Gin Foundation announced a $15 million gift Friday to develop a leadership...
Environment
Great Lakes basins may have formed millions of years ago from activity deep in the Earth — long before glaciers, study finds
A hotspot from underneath Earth's crust may have created a low point that glaciers finished...
Investigations
As Trump dismantles EPA, Great Lakes states with a history of pollution likely will suffer
Mass firings and regulatory rollbacks come as scientists routinely determine pollution is far more damaging...
Restaurants, Food and Drink
How Chicago chefs gets serious when it comes to food allergies
For diners with food allergies, eating out at a restaurant can be dangerous. Chicago chefs...
Crime and Public Safety
‘I want to see u’: State Sen. Emil Jones III sent ex-intern late-night texts, money for strip club
Prosecutors in the bribery trial of state Sen. Emil Jones III presented evidence Friday showing...
Local News
If it’s only one at-bat, Peyton Globke knows his role for Lincoln-Way West. Big hits. Clutch hits. ‘All the time.’
Peyton Globke delivers go-ahead two-run double in only at-bat to spark Lincoln-Way West to an...
History
Today in Chicago History: Feds say actions kept Chicago schools racially segregated for 35 years
Here's a look back at what happened in the Chicago area on April 11, according...
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