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Taxpayers would pick up half the tab for Bears’ lakefront stadium, sources say
The Chicago Bears are set to announce a $4.6 billion plan to build a new enclosed stadium and improved lakefront area with half of the money coming from taxpayers, sources said.
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Editorial: Amid the chaos, America’s elite campuses can’t educate. University presidents have to turn that around.
Critical thinking has to regain its centrality. Hardened positions have to be opened to compromise...
Business
Boeing posts a $355 million loss as the plane maker tries to dig out from under its latest crisis
Boeing said Wednesday that it lost $355 million on falling revenue in the first quarter, another sign of the crisis gripping the aircraft manufacturer as it faces increasing scrutiny over the safety of its planes and accusations of shoddy work...
Politics
Senate overwhelmingly passes aid for Ukraine, Israel and Taiwan with big bipartisan vote
The Senate voted overwhelmingly Tuesday to move ahead with $95 billion in war aid to Ukraine, Israel and Taiwan.
Sports
Jordan Wicks steps up — and helps out the bullpen — with his 1st quality start in Chicago Cubs’ 7-2 win
As the Chicago Cubs begin a 16-day stretch with no off days, starter Jordan Wicks is being mindful of the bullpen.
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Photos: The New Monuments art exhibit, part of Expo Chicago
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Entertainment
Your friends aren’t wrong: For girls trips, Charleston is now a mainstay
The South Carolina port city has Instagram-worthy streets, dining destinations, beaches, tours and a sense...
Restaurants, Food and Drink
Unlocking the perfect wine: Experts share tips to bringing the right wine for any occasion
Choosing a bottle of wine can be a stressful task. Especially when that wine is...
Crime and Public Safety
South Side man gets 3 years for possession of ‘Trump gun’
In a city awash with firearms, finding a gun in the possession of a convicted...
Education
![Residents and taxpayers of Barrington School District 220 rated safety and security, and a new auditorium at Barrington High School, as priorities for the school district, officials learned as community input was collected in preparation for a potential multi-million-dollar referendum that would be placed on the ballot in the November election. The data was shared with school board members April 2 by EO Sullivan Consulting, which was hired by the district to collect community feedback through phone and online surveys, four public engagement sessions and referendum advisory committee meetings. Information had been collected in three phases and began earlier this […]](https://www.chicagotribune.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/PPN-L-bcr-district-220-feferend-002.jpg?w=390 "Residents and taxpayers of Barrington School District 220 rated safety and security, and a new auditorium at Barrington High School, as priorities for the school district, officials learned as community input was collected in preparation for a potential multi-million-dollar referendum that would be placed on the ballot in the November election. The data was shared with school board members April 2 by EO Sullivan Consulting, which was hired by the district to collect community feedback through phone and online surveys, four public engagement sessions and referendum advisory committee meetings. Information had been collected in three phases and began earlier this […]")
Barrington School District 220 board pore over survey results after asking taxpayers about possible referendum
Residents and taxpayers of Barrington School District 220 rated safety and security, and a new...
Immigration
On her second day at Eisenhower High School, a sophomore from Colombia helped save her friend’s life
Yenedy Reys-Pardo had just started attending Eisenhower High School after her family arrived in Blue...
Investigations
Tribune’s ‘Stalled Justice’ series on Cook County court delays wins national award for journalistic fairness
"Stalled Justice," a Tribune series exposing dysfunction in the Cook County courts, has won the...
Local News
Sophomore shortstop Kamrin Jenkins learns nuances of leading off for Oswego. ‘I have to show up or sit down.’
Kamrin Jenkins came through with the winning two-run double in the seventh for Oswego.
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![Today’s Highlight in History: On April 24, 1995, the final bomb linked to the Unabomber exploded inside the Sacramento, California, offices of a lobbying group for the wood products industry, killing chief lobbyist Gilbert B. Murray. (Theodore Kaczynski was later sentenced to four lifetimes in prison for a series of bombings that killed three people and injured 29 others.) On this date: In 1877, federal troops were ordered out of New Orleans, ending the North’s post-Civil War rule in the South. In 1915, in what’s considered the start of the Armenian genocide, the Ottoman Empire began rounding up Armenian political […]](https://www.chicagotribune.com/wp-content/uploads/migration/2023/06/12/5LTPEE42BQ2O25ECG7SKBN4RV4.jpg?w=535 "Today’s Highlight in History: On April 24, 1995, the final bomb linked to the Unabomber exploded inside the Sacramento, California, offices of a lobbying group for the wood products industry, killing chief lobbyist Gilbert B. Murray. (Theodore Kaczynski was later sentenced to four lifetimes in prison for a series of bombings that killed three people and injured 29 others.) On this date: In 1877, federal troops were ordered out of New Orleans, ending the North’s post-Civil War rule in the South. In 1915, in what’s considered the start of the Armenian genocide, the Ottoman Empire began rounding up Armenian political […]")
Today in History: Final Unabomber-linked killing
Today’s Highlight in History: On April 24, 1995, the final bomb linked to the Unabomber...
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