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On final campaign weekend, Illinois Democrats rally while top Republicans stay quiet
Democratic nominee for U.S. Senate Juliana Stratton calls a Michigan Democrat’s endorsement of Republican Mike Rogers a ‘betrayal,’ while candidates in Chicago-area congressional races make last-minute appeals to voters before Tuesday.
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Grab the scissors. Our midterms ‘bedsheet ballot’ is here.
Here is the Tribune Editorial Board's traditional "bedsheet ballot," a list of our endorsements in...
Politics
Illinois midterm elections: What to know about the key races — and where to vote
Illinois voters will decide who will replace retiring U.S. Sen. Dick Durbin and whether Gov. JB Pritzker wins a third term. Chicagoans will elect 20 members to the city's first fully elected school board and a citywide school board president.
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‘Heat’ director Michael Mann sustains ‘superficial injury’ at gun range
Filmmaker Michael Mann was injured at a gun range on Saturday in Los Angeles.
Sports
Amid outside noise, Chicago Bears CB Jaylon Johnson is his harshest critic: ‘I’ve just got to get it done’
Chicago Bears cornerback Jaylon Johnson has had some high-profile critics, but he’s fixed on finding his own path to playing better.
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Requiem for the American Dream: A nation in search of its past, with fragile hopes for its future
There are a lot of ghosts here, but they’re the kinds of hauntings that we live with, day by day. They’re the ghosts who remind us the past really is prologue. But the future is unwritten. -
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Business
Chicago-based Home Chef is whipping up new meal kit recipes to keep millennials cooking
Home Chef, a Chicago-based meal kit company that saw its subscription service fall off in...
Immigration
Lawsuit alleges ‘torture’ at Indiana prison holding immigrants, many from Chicago area
The lawsuit, filed on behalf of three immigrants currently detained at the facility, seeks court...
Education
West Aurora D129 sees lower chronic absenteeism rates, improvement in proficiency on 2026 Illinois Report Card
West Aurora School District 129 saw a dip in chronic absenteeism rates, but its proficiency...
Crime and Public Safety
Chicago homicides in 2026: Here’s how the numbers compare with previous years
Chicago homicide data, which is updated on this page weekly, is through Oct. 31, 2026.
Environment
At least 14 people died in Cook County this summer from heat. Medical professionals say it’s not the whole picture.
Experts say heat deaths are 'almost certainly undercounted,' and more needs to be done to...
Restaurants, Food and Drink
‘Chicago, do better’: Vendors, food activists demand reforms to city’s restrictive street vending laws
Chicago street vendors and food worker activists from across the country rallied Monday at the...
Investigations
Illinois plastic surgeon with 8 patient deaths faces another license suspension
The Michigan Department of Licensing and Regulatory Affairs temporarily suspended Dr. Ayoub Sayeg’s medical license,...
History
Today in Chicago History: Illinois Democrat Barack Obama elected to US Senate
Here's a look back at what happened in the Chicago area on Nov. 2, according...
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Evanston police make drug bust, charge man with 14 felonies, recover weapons, incendiary devices
Evanston police arrested a man and recovered drugs, weapons and incendiary devices. He was charged...
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