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July 30, 2025
Winthrop Harbor rescue-boat plea rejected despite wide support; ‘They will require the resources to do their jobs safely and effectively’
Exactly why Winthrop Harbor’s request was denied while Highland Park’s was approved is difficult to determine, with federal agencies pointin...
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July 30, 2025
Fourteen people injured after vehicle crashes into Portillo’s in Oswego
Based on the preliminary investigation, the incident is believed to be an accident, according to a Facebook post from Oswego police.
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July 30, 2025
Former NBA star Gilbert Arenas, 5 others charged with running illegal poker games at his LA mansion
Former NBA star Gilbert Arenas was arrested Wednesday along with five other people on suspicion of hosting illegal high-stakes poker games,...
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July 30, 2025
Federal Reserve leaves interest rates unchanged even as Trump demands cuts
The Federal Reserve left its key short-term interest rate unchanged for the fifth time this year, brushing off repeated calls from President...
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July 30, 2025
What we know about a new health data tracking system being announced by White House
President Donald Trump’s planned announcement Wednesday of a new private health tracking system that would make it easier for patients to ac...
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July 30, 2025
Former Vice President Kamala Harris says she will not run for California governor in 2026
Former Vice President Kamala Harris will not run for California governor next year, leaving open the possibility that she could mount a thir...
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July 30, 2025
These flying taxi companies want to soar over gridlock — for the cost of an Uber
Electric air taxis are finally nearing commercial reality — at least in certain restricted environments.
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July 30, 2025
Virginia city councilman set on fire in local magazine office
A city councilmember in Virginia was set on fire by a man who entered a local magazine office, police said Wednesday.
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July 30, 2025
Chicago Bears training camp rundown: Starting CB job opposite Jaylon Johnson is ‘up for grabs’
Caleb Williams and the Chicago Bears offense have improved getting to the line of scrimmage efficiently, while the No. 2 cornerback job is u...
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July 30, 2025
Chicago Cubs roster moves: Moisés Ballesteros called up — and Ian Happ ‘100% no’ won’t need an IL stint
The Chicago Cubs called up prospect Moisés Ballesteros and started him as their designated hitter as the corresponding move for designating...
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July 30, 2025
Chicago White Sox trade outfielder Austin Slater to New York Yankees for minor-league pitcher Gage Ziehl
The Chicago White Sox traded outfielder Austin Slater to New York Yankees for minor-league pitcher Gage Ziehl on Wednesday.
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July 30, 2025
Slain Navy Pier employee’s family sues Pier, restaurant for wrongful death
The widow of a man fatally shot while working at Chicago’s Navy Pier in November 2024 is suing the man accused in her husband’s killing.
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July 30, 2025
Today’s Chicago White Sox game is delayed, while Adrian Houser is scratched from his start
The start of Wednesday’s Chicago White Sox game against the Philadelphia Phillies at Rate Field will be delayed because of approaching weath...
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July 30, 2025
Cousins who were longest-serving wrongfully convicted people in Illinois get innocence certificates
David Ayala and James Soto, who spent 42 years in prison for murder before being exonerated, get a final declaration of innocence.
Chicago Tribune
July 30, 2025
CPD’s second-in-command gets dramatically different responsibilities in shakeup
The second-in-command of the Chicago Police Department appears to have been stripped of virtually all of her duties related to the departmen...
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July 30, 2025
Ryne Sandberg’s family and friends in Lake Bluff share memories of his everyday life
Ryne Sandberg died July 28 after a battle with metastatic prostate cancer at his Lake Bluff home, surrounded by his family. He was 65.
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July 30, 2025
Northwestern University employee sues after protesting cuts to LGBTQ resources
A former Northwestern University staffer alleges he was fired because he publicly opposed new restrictions on resources for LGBTQ students.
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July 30, 2025
Victims of New York City shooting include a police officer and an executive at investment firm
Didarul Islam had worked as a school safety agent before becoming a patrol officer less than four years ago. But on Monday, that promising c...
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July 30, 2025
Here’s what to know about CTE, the brain disease the NYC shooter blamed for his mental health issues
The degenerative brain disease that has besieged the National Football League for two decades with a billion-dollar lawsuit, congressional h...
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July 30, 2025
Officials work to unravel how and why gunman carried out deadly attack on NYC office building
Investigators are piecing together more details about how a former high school football player who blamed the game for his mental health pro...
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July 30, 2025
Medicaid was signed into law 60 years ago. Trump’s big bill is chiseling it back
On this day in 1965, President Lyndon B. Johnson signed legislation into law that launched Medicaid, creating a U.S. health care safety net...
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July 30, 2025
Tsunami warnings fading after one of the largest earthquakes ever recorded. Here’s what to know
One of this century’s most powerful earthquakes struck off the coast of Russia and generated tsunami warnings and advisories for a broad sec...
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July 30, 2025
Justice Department says JeffreyEpstein and Ghislaine Maxwell grand juries heard from only 2 law enforcement witnesses
Just two witnesses, both law enforcement officials, testified before the federal grand juries that indicted Jeffrey Epstein and his former g...
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July 30, 2025
Trump announces 25% tariff on India and unspecified penalties for buying Russian energy
President Donald Trump said Wednesday that he’ll impose a 25% tariff on goods from India, plus an additional import tax because of India’s p...
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July 30, 2025
What you need to know about derechos, an uncommon and destructive weather event
Here’s what you need to know about derechos, an uncommon form of extreme weather.
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July 30, 2025
Derecho with at least one 99 mph gust swept the Upper Plains and Midwest, weather service says
Strong storms in an area stretching from the Upper Plains to the Midwest have been preliminarily classified by the National Weather Service...
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July 30, 2025
Donald Trump gave the USOPC cover on its transgender athlete policy change. It could end up in court anyway.
When the USOPC released the guidance, fewer than five had rules that would adhere to the new policy.
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July 30, 2025
Several rounds of thunderstorms expected Wednesday as officials warn of high waves at beaches
National Weather Service officials are expecting several rounds of thunderstorms to hit the Chicago area, creating high waves on Lake Michig...
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July 30, 2025
Coffee shop, franchise MOTW brings Arabic-style drinks to Skokie
Coffee franchise MOTW, with coffee shops in seven states, has opened an outlet in Skokie for Arabic-style coffee drinks.
Chicago Tribune
July 30, 2025
‘The Naked Gun’ review: Liam Neeson brings a ‘Taken’-or-leave-it air to a rougher reboot
Liam Neeson brings a surly, disgruntled air to the coarse, moderately funny “Naked Gun” reboot.
Chicago Tribune
July 30, 2025
Chicago Bears Q&A: Who will win the left tackle job? Does Nahshon Wright have a legit chance to stick?
Who will emerge as the starting left tackle among Braxton Jones, Ozzy Trapilo and Kiran Amegadjie? Brad Biggs answers your Chicago Bears que...
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July 30, 2025
‘A generation connector’: Ryne Sandberg’s statue brings Chicago Cubs fans together following Hall of Famer’s death
On Tuesday, Chicago Cubs fans and team employees visited Ryne Sandberg’s statue on monument row in Gallagher Way to pay their respects to th...
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July 30, 2025
Could the Chicago Sky hand the No. 1 draft pick to the No. 1 team in the WNBA?
At best, the Chicago Sky are currently set to hand the Minnesota Lynx a WNBA draft lottery pick to bolster a roster already headlined by sta...
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July 30, 2025
Column: The Art Institute defends the title of ‘Gustave Caillebotte: Painting His World.’ A catalog contributor is skeptical
The artist best known in Chicago for his “Paris Street; Rainy Day” is getting a summer exhibition. But at the Musée d’Orsay in Paris and the...
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July 30, 2025
Crossroads Sports Facility users offer high praise, point out a few snags
New Lenox players share praise, criticism about New Lenox $70 million, 31-field Wintrust Crossroads Sports Complex.
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July 30, 2025
Editorial: A pox on ‘personalized’ airline pricing at Delta or elsewhere
No surge pricing at the grocery store, please.
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July 30, 2025
Bipartisan group launches latest effort to remove partisanship from how Illinois legislative boundaries are drawn
For the third time since 2014, a bipartisan group wants to amend the Illinois Constitution to affect how state legislative boundaries are dr...
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July 30, 2025
Brookfield Zoo announces birth of Amur leopard cubs, among the world’s rarest big cats
Both cubs and Mina, the 8-year-old first-time mother, appear to be healthy and are being kept in a private habitat in the zoo.
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July 30, 2025
Letters: Why would Illinois want to be like Texas? Consider these statistics.
I will continue to cheer on our governor and other officials who use the taxes they raise to give Illinois citizens a solid quality of life.
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July 30, 2025
State lawmakers, officials seek input into how auto insurance rates are set
Rising auto insurance rates have state officials and lawmakers considering regulatory remedies.
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July 30, 2025
Pegah Banihashemi: What possibility is there for true reform in Iran?
Several Iranian activists have published statements calling for a transition beyond the Islamic Republic. What might awaken a movement?
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July 30, 2025
These musicians are coming for Lollapalooza, Riot Fest and North Coast. Here are their favorite Chicago restaurants.
Touring talent seek out local institutions and hot new spots, enjoying live music and playlists along with kebabs, sushi and vegan fare.
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July 30, 2025
Major gun control PAC endorses US Rep. Robin Kelly’s Senate bid
US Rep. Robin Kelly secured the endorsement of the Brady PAC, a major gun safety organization, in her bid to succeed US Sen. Dick Durbin.
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July 30, 2025
Pritzker, Welch and Harmon: Homeowners deserve transparency from State Farm, not unexplained rate hikes
Other insurance companies work with the state on rate hikes. State Farm has refused.
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July 30, 2025
Duly Health to open its largest location yet in Schaumburg, after growing pains
The new facility is part of a resurgence in growth after a tumultuous time for Duly, which describes itself as the largest independent mul...
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July 30, 2025
Column: The Stratford Festival of theater rediscovers a beating Canadian heart
This summer’s slate includes “Annie,” a very Canadian “Anne of Green Gables,” the thought-provoking “Forgiveness” and a very moving “Winter’...
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July 30, 2025
Column: On an August anniversary, memories of the atomic bomb from a crew member who dropped it on Nagasaki
The late Ray Gallagher of Chicago’s Gage Park neighborhood was an assistant flight engineer on the B-29 that dropped the bomb on the Japanes...
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July 30, 2025
Today in History: “In God We Trust” made the national motto
On July 30, 1956, President Dwight D. Eisenhower signed a measure making “In God We Trust” the national motto, replacing “E Pluribus Unum.”
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July 30, 2025
Today in Chicago History: Union Stock Yards close after 106 years on city’s South Side
Here’s a look back at what happened in the Chicago area on July 30, according to the Tribune’s archives.
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July 30, 2025