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World Cup: FIFA lifts US player Folarin Balogun’s red card suspension after Trump calls Infantino
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World Cup: FIFA lifts US player Folarin Balogun’s red card suspension after Trump calls Infantino
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2026/07/05/world-cup-folarin-balogun-red-card-ban-suspended/?utm_campaign=mrf-bluesky-chicagotribune.com&utm_source=bluesky&utm_medium=social&mrfcid=202607066a468dc4091f7d7aaab9ea41
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Photos: Chicago Cubs 6, St. Louis Cardinals 4
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Photos: Chicago Cubs 6, St. Louis Cardinals 4
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2026/07/05/photos-chicago-cubs-6-st-louis-cardinals-4/?utm_campaign=mrf-bluesky-chicagotribune.com&utm_source=bluesky&utm_medium=social&mrfcid=202607066a468dc4091f7d7aaab9ea40
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Feast on all the city has to offer at these 10 dining events happening in July.
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10 pop-up events to eat and drink at in Chicago this July, from a spicy margarita competition to a taco crawl
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2026/07/01/pop-up-food-drink-events-july/?utm_campaign=mrf-bluesky-chicagotribune.com&utm_source=bluesky&utm_medium=social&mrfcid=202607066a49973385a1191fb534535c
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Chicago Cubs’ Pete Crow-Armstrong leads at the plate against lefties — including Sunday’s 6-4 win over St. Louis
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Chicago Cubs’ Pete Crow-Armstrong leads at the plate against lefties — including Sunday’s 6-4 win over St. Louis
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2026/07/05/chicago-cubs-st-louis-cardinals-pete-crow-armstrong/?utm_campaign=mrf-bluesky-chicagotribune.com&utm_source=bluesky&utm_medium=social&mrfcid=202607056a468dc4091f7d7aaab9ea3c
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One blockbuster item on the Illinois Tollway's roster is $3.1 billion for interchange improvements at I-88 and I-355.
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What’s in the Illinois Tollway’s $26.5 billion construction program?
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2026/07/05/illinois-tollway-construction-program/?utm_campaign=mrf-bluesky-chicagotribune.com&utm_source=bluesky&utm_medium=social&mrfcid=202607056a4aab5a091f7d7aaaba46bf
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A fire possibly sparked by a lightning strike at the Tru by Hilton hotel in Naperville caused $8 million in damage, officials said.
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Lightning strike possible source of $8M fire at Naperville hotel
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2026/07/03/naperville-fire-hotel-tru-lightning/?utm_campaign=mrf-bluesky-chicagotribune.com&utm_source=bluesky&utm_medium=social&mrfcid=202607056a497e9bad894400e004d249
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Despite storms, Tinley Park’s inaugural Country Fest packs in the fun
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Despite storms, Tinley Park’s inaugural Country Fest packs in the fun
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2026/07/05/tinley-park-country-fest-storms/?utm_campaign=mrf-bluesky-chicagotribune.com&utm_source=bluesky&utm_medium=social&mrfcid=202607056a468dc4091f7d7aaab9ea36
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Fog blocks Navy Pier Independence Day fireworks
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Fog blocks Navy Pier Independence Day fireworks
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2026/07/05/fog-navy-pier-fireworks-july-4/?utm_campaign=mrf-bluesky-chicagotribune.com&utm_source=bluesky&utm_medium=social&mrfcid=202607056a468dc4091f7d7aaab9ea34
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Delta Air Lines plane hit by firework while landing at Midway Airport
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Delta Air Lines plane hit by firework while landing at Midway Airport
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2026/07/05/plane-hit-firework-midway-airport/?utm_campaign=mrf-bluesky-chicagotribune.com&utm_source=bluesky&utm_medium=social&mrfcid=202607056a468dc4091f7d7aaab9ea32
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Column: No fair weather Americans at Grant Park’s Independence Day concert
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Column: No fair weather Americans at Grant Park’s Independence Day concert
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2026/07/05/column-grant-park-independence-day-concert/?utm_campaign=mrf-bluesky-chicagotribune.com&utm_source=bluesky&utm_medium=social&mrfcid=202607056a468dc4091f7d7aaab9ea30
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Fierce winds hit US Pacific territories as Super Typhoon Bavi approaches near Guamhttps://mrf.lu/lh1p
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Fierce winds hit US Pacific territories as Super Typhoon Bavi approaches near Guamhttps://www.chicagotribune.com/?p=38218315&preview=true
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2026/07/05/super-typhoon-guam/?utm_campaign=mrf-bluesky-chicagotribune.com&utm_source=bluesky&utm_medium=social&mrfcid=202607056a468dc4091f7d7aaab9ea2e
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Court roundup: Gary man gets probation for threatening judge
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Court roundup: Gary man gets probation for threatening judge
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2026/07/05/court-roundup-gary-man-gets-probation-for-threatening-judge/?utm_campaign=mrf-bluesky-chicagotribune.com&utm_source=bluesky&utm_medium=social&mrfcid=202607056a468dc4091f7d7aaab9ea2c
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World Cup: Erling Haaland scores twice to beat Brazil, send Norway into quarterfinals for 1st time
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World Cup: Erling Haaland scores twice to beat Brazil, send Norway into quarterfinals for 1st time
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2026/07/05/world-cup-norway-beats-brazil/?utm_campaign=mrf-bluesky-chicagotribune.com&utm_source=bluesky&utm_medium=social&mrfcid=202607056a468dc4091f7d7aaab9ea2a
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Business briefs: NIPSCO donates $25K and Portage man wins book award
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Business briefs: NIPSCO donates $25K and Portage man wins book award
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2026/07/05/business-briefs-nipsco-donates-25k-and-portage-man-wins-book-award/?utm_campaign=mrf-bluesky-chicagotribune.com&utm_source=bluesky&utm_medium=social&mrfcid=202607056a468dc4091f7d7aaab9ea28
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From the Editorial Board: Find your voice, centrist Democrats and fast. The socialist brigade is already on the march.
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Editorial: Centrist Democrats must not let ‘democratic socialists’ take over their party without a fight
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2026/07/05/editorial-democrats-dsa-zohran-mamdani-denver-new-york/?utm_campaign=mrf-bluesky-chicagotribune.com&utm_source=bluesky&utm_medium=social&mrfcid=202607056a4a9e6d4486741cce8abd81
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Sunday’s Chicago White Sox game in Cleveland underway after rain delay
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Sunday’s Chicago White Sox game in Cleveland underway after rain delay
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2026/07/05/chicago-white-sox-cleveland-sunday/?utm_campaign=mrf-bluesky-chicagotribune.com&utm_source=bluesky&utm_medium=social&mrfcid=202607056a468dc4091f7d7aaab9ea23
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Teens among 7 shot in West Garfield Park
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Teens among 7 shot in West Garfield Park
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2026/07/05/teens-shot-west-side/?utm_campaign=mrf-bluesky-chicagotribune.com&utm_source=bluesky&utm_medium=social&mrfcid=202607056a468dc4091f7d7aaab9ea21
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A memorial at Queen of Heaven Catholic Cemetery in Hillside is the first of its kind erected at a Catholic cemetery. It is a testament to the church’s evolution on the matter of suicide.
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‘Sense of peace’: Archdiocese cemetery unveils memorial for suicide loss survivors, the first Catholic tribute of its kind in the nation
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2026/07/05/archdiocese-suicide-memorial/?utm_campaign=mrf-bluesky-chicagotribune.com&utm_source=bluesky&utm_medium=social&mrfcid=202607056a4a9d6d091f7d7aaaba469a
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Trump to meet with Ukraine’s Zelenskyy and Syria’s al-Sharaa during the NATO summit
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Trump to meet with Ukraine’s Zelenskyy and Syria’s al-Sharaa during the NATO summit
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2026/07/05/trump-nato-zelensky-al-sharaa/?utm_campaign=mrf-bluesky-chicagotribune.com&utm_source=bluesky&utm_medium=social&mrfcid=202607056a468dc4091f7d7aaab9ea1d
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Democrat Mallory McMorrow suspends her Michigan Senate campaign and scrambles the pivotal race
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Democrat Mallory McMorrow suspends her Michigan Senate campaign and scrambles the pivotal race
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2026/07/05/mcmorrow-suspends-campaign/?utm_campaign=mrf-bluesky-chicagotribune.com&utm_source=bluesky&utm_medium=social&mrfcid=202607056a468dc4091f7d7aaab9ea1a
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Labor strife at Chicago’s port on the Calumet River on the Southeast Side comes with political implications for Mayor Brandon Johnson.
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Labor strife at Chicago’s port comes with political implications for Mayor Brandon Johnson
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2026/07/05/port-strike-dockworkers/?utm_campaign=mrf-bluesky-chicagotribune.com&utm_source=bluesky&utm_medium=social&mrfcid=202607056a4a9c811624bc15d513f02b
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Woman in six-month coma following Jan. 5 encounter with Evanston police has died, family says
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Woman in six-month coma following Jan. 5 encounter with Evanston police has died, family says
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2026/07/05/woman-in-six-month-coma-following-jan-5-encounter-with-evanston-police-has-died-family-says/?utm_campaign=mrf-bluesky-chicagotribune.com&utm_source=bluesky&utm_medium=social&mrfcid=202607056a468dc4091f7d7aaab9ea17
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Boy, 10, killed, man in critical condition after Gary shootings
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Boy, 10, killed, man in critical condition after Gary shootings
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2026/07/05/boy-10-killed-man-in-critical-condition-after-gary-shootings/?utm_campaign=mrf-bluesky-chicagotribune.com&utm_source=bluesky&utm_medium=social&mrfcid=202607056a468dc4091f7d7aaab9ea15
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FIFA allows US star Balogun to play Belgium despite red card
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FIFA allows US star Balogun to play Belgium despite red card
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2026/07/05/balogun-fifa-suspension/?utm_campaign=mrf-bluesky-chicagotribune.com&utm_source=bluesky&utm_medium=social&mrfcid=202607056a468dc4091f7d7aaab9ea13
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Cannabis tax funds to enhance security measures at Will County schools
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Cannabis tax funds to enhance security measures at Will County schools
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2026/07/05/cannabis-tax-school-security/?utm_campaign=mrf-bluesky-chicagotribune.com&utm_source=bluesky&utm_medium=social&mrfcid=202607056a468dc4091f7d7aaab9ea10
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NBC and Peacock will show all 15 Major League Baseball games on Sunday
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NBC and Peacock will show all 15 Major League Baseball games on Sunday
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2026/07/05/nbc-peacock-mlb-sunday-games/?utm_campaign=mrf-bluesky-chicagotribune.com&utm_source=bluesky&utm_medium=social&mrfcid=202607056a468dc4091f7d7aaab9ea0e
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Watch out for poison plant with fernlike leaves
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Watch out for poison plant with fernlike leaves
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2026/07/05/fernlike-poison-hemlock/?utm_campaign=mrf-bluesky-chicagotribune.com&utm_source=bluesky&utm_medium=social&mrfcid=202607056a468dc4091f7d7aaab9ea0c
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Design sought for water bottles to be given out at Scarecrow Weekend in St. Charles
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Design sought for water bottles to be given out at Scarecrow Weekend in St. Charles
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2026/07/05/design-sought-for-water-bottles-to-be-given-out-at-scarecrow-weekend-in-st-charles/?utm_campaign=mrf-bluesky-chicagotribune.com&utm_source=bluesky&utm_medium=social&mrfcid=202607056a468dc4091f7d7aaab9ea0a
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World Cup: Folarin Balogun’s 1-game ban suspended by FIFA, allowing the US forward to play against Belgium
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World Cup: Folarin Balogun’s 1-game ban suspended by FIFA, allowing the US forward to play against Belgium
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2026/07/05/world-cup-folarin-balogun-red-card-ban-suspended/?utm_campaign=mrf-bluesky-chicagotribune.com&utm_source=bluesky&utm_medium=social&mrfcid=202607056a468dc4091f7d7aaab9ea08
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Nature has reclaimed Kaskaskia, the site of Illinois’ founding and its first capital, one flood at a time.
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In Kaskaskia, first capital of Illinois, all that’s left is a church and the congregation keeping it alive
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2026/07/05/kaskaskia-illinois-250-history/?utm_campaign=mrf-bluesky-chicagotribune.com&utm_source=bluesky&utm_medium=social&mrfcid=202607056a4a871e4c493c53f0a90f3c
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White House report brands Smithsonian leadership as radical activists who can’t be trusted
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White House report brands Smithsonian leadership as radical activists who can’t be trusted
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2026/07/05/white-house-smithsonian/?utm_campaign=mrf-bluesky-chicagotribune.com&utm_source=bluesky&utm_medium=social&mrfcid=202607056a468dc4091f7d7aaab9ea05
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Despite storms, Tinley Park’s inaugural Country Fest packs in the fun
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Despite storms, Tinley Park’s inaugural Country Fest packs in the fun
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2026/07/05/tinley-park-country-fest-storms/?utm_campaign=mrf-bluesky-chicagotribune.com&utm_source=bluesky&utm_medium=social&mrfcid=202607056a468dc4091f7d7aaab9ea03
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Merrillville hotels serving displaced victims of the June 11 tornado may be at risk of getting shut down if town inspectors can corroborate issues that have been brought to town officials.
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Displaced Merrillville residents want investigation into hotel conditions
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2026/07/05/displaced-merrillville-residents-want-investigation-into-hotel-conditions/?utm_campaign=mrf-bluesky-chicagotribune.com&utm_source=bluesky&utm_medium=social&mrfcid=202607056a4a83df4c493c53f0a90f31
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World Cup: England faces Mexico at ‘monster’ stadium where El Tri has yet to concede a goal this tournament
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World Cup: England faces Mexico at ‘monster’ stadium where El Tri has yet to concede a goal this tournament
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2026/07/05/world-cup-england-mexico-estadio-azteca/?utm_campaign=mrf-bluesky-chicagotribune.com&utm_source=bluesky&utm_medium=social&mrfcid=202607056a468dc4091f7d7aaab9e9ff
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Pope Leo goes on vacation after decisive flexing of papal muscle on international and church stage
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Pope Leo goes on vacation after decisive flexing of papal muscle on international and church stage
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2026/07/05/pope-leo-vacation/?utm_campaign=mrf-bluesky-chicagotribune.com&utm_source=bluesky&utm_medium=social&mrfcid=202607056a468dc4091f7d7aaab9e9fc
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Column: No fair weather Americans at Grant Park’s Independence Day concert
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Column: No fair weather Americans at Grant Park’s Independence Day concert
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2026/07/05/column-grant-park-independence-day-concert/?utm_campaign=mrf-bluesky-chicagotribune.com&utm_source=bluesky&utm_medium=social&mrfcid=202607056a468dc4091f7d7aaab9e9fa
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Iran’s top officials attend prayer for the late Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei in Tehran
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Iran’s top officials attend prayer for the late Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei in Tehran
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2026/07/05/iran-prayer-supreme-leader-ayatollah-ali-khamenei/?utm_campaign=mrf-bluesky-chicagotribune.com&utm_source=bluesky&utm_medium=social&mrfcid=202607056a468dc4091f7d7aaab9e9f8
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Glenview celebrates with July Fourth parade; weather spikes Wilmette’s fun, Northbrook’s parade
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Glenview celebrates with July Fourth parade; weather spikes Wilmette’s fun, Northbrook’s parade
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2026/07/05/glenview-celebrates-july-fourth-parade/?utm_campaign=mrf-bluesky-chicagotribune.com&utm_source=bluesky&utm_medium=social&mrfcid=202607056a468dc4091f7d7aaab9e9f6
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Crowds fanned out across the Chicago area over the weekend through stormy weather to celebrate the Fourth of July.
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Photos: Chicagoland celebrates America’s 250th birthday
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2026/07/05/photos-chicagoland-celebrates-americas-250th-birthday/?utm_campaign=mrf-bluesky-chicagotribune.com&utm_source=bluesky&utm_medium=social&mrfcid=202607056a4a8100091f7d7aaaba45d8
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Start of Sunday’s Chicago White Sox game in Cleveland delayed because of rain
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Start of Sunday’s Chicago White Sox game in Cleveland delayed because of rain
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2026/07/05/chicago-white-sox-cleveland-sunday/?utm_campaign=mrf-bluesky-chicagotribune.com&utm_source=bluesky&utm_medium=social&mrfcid=202607056a468dc4091f7d7aaab9e9f2
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15-year-old Glenview twins at New Trier earn perfect ACT 36 score on first try
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15-year-old Glenview twins at New Trier earn perfect ACT 36 score on first try
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2026/07/05/glenview-twins-perfect-act-36-score/?utm_campaign=mrf-bluesky-chicagotribune.com&utm_source=bluesky&utm_medium=social&mrfcid=202607056a468dc4091f7d7aaab9e9f0
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To compensate for the Navy Pier Independence Day fireworks being blocked by heavy fog, the Pier will offer free Centennial Wheel rides on Wednesday nights through Labor Day.
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Fog blocks Navy Pier Independence Day fireworks
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2026/07/05/fog-navy-pier-fireworks-july-4/?utm_campaign=mrf-bluesky-chicagotribune.com&utm_source=bluesky&utm_medium=social&mrfcid=202607056a4a7f914486741cce8abcc0
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Business briefs: NIPSCO donates $25K and Portage man wins book award
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Business briefs: NIPSCO donates $25K and Portage man wins book award
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2026/07/05/business-briefs-nipsco-donates-25k-and-portage-man-wins-book-award/?utm_campaign=mrf-bluesky-chicagotribune.com&utm_source=bluesky&utm_medium=social&mrfcid=202607056a468dc4091f7d7aaab9e9eb
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Teens among 7 shot in West Garfield Park shootings
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Teens among 7 shot in West Garfield Park shootings
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2026/07/05/teens-shot-west-side/?utm_campaign=mrf-bluesky-chicagotribune.com&utm_source=bluesky&utm_medium=social&mrfcid=202607056a468dc4091f7d7aaab9e9e9
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The Hello Kitty Cafe Chicago just opened in the Loop on June 26. It’s the world’s largest restaurant location dedicated to the small white cat character who now wears a pink signature bow. Her newest speakeasy-inspired Bow Room offers afternoon tea featuring an Italian beef croissant.
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Restaurant news: World’s largest Hello Kitty Cafe opens in Chicago with afternoon tea and Italian beef croissants
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2026/06/30/restaurant-news-hello-kitty-cafe-chicago/?utm_campaign=mrf-bluesky-chicagotribune.com&utm_source=bluesky&utm_medium=social&mrfcid=202607056a4914e985a1191fb53450f6
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Column: World Cup fever, Leo XIV’s pope cave, LeBron’s decision and other takeaways from the sports world
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Column: World Cup fever, Leo XIV’s pope cave, LeBron’s decision and other takeaways from the sports world
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2026/07/05/sports-world-world-cup-pope-leo/?utm_campaign=mrf-bluesky-chicagotribune.com&utm_source=bluesky&utm_medium=social&mrfcid=202607056a468dc4091f7d7aaab9e9e5
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Delta Air Lines plane hit by firework while landing at Midway Airport
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Delta Air Lines plane hit by firework while landing at Midway Airport
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2026/07/05/plane-hit-firework-midway-airport/?utm_campaign=mrf-bluesky-chicagotribune.com&utm_source=bluesky&utm_medium=social&mrfcid=202607056a468dc4091f7d7aaab9e9e3
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The Onion will start by sending the families $100,000 from merchandise sales that combine the conspiracy empire’s brand with the The Onion’s logo in rainbow colors, according to CEO Ben Collins, whose company is still in court trying to take control of Infowars.
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The Onion’s new parody of Alex Jones’ Infowars starts with $100,000 to Sandy Hook families
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2026/07/02/the-onion-parody-alex-jones-infowars/?utm_campaign=mrf-bluesky-chicagotribune.com&utm_source=bluesky&utm_medium=social&mrfcid=202607056a4995744486741cce8a28e1
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Court roundup: Gary man gets probation for threatening judge
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Court roundup: Gary man gets probation for threatening judge
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2026/07/05/court-roundup-gary-man-gets-probation-for-threatening-judge/?utm_campaign=mrf-bluesky-chicagotribune.com&utm_source=bluesky&utm_medium=social&mrfcid=202607056a468dc4091f7d7aaab9e9df
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All 15 Major League Baseball games Sunday will be available nationally and without blackout restrictions on Peacock and most on NBCSN.
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NBC and Peacock will show all 15 Major League Baseball games on Sunday
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2026/07/05/nbc-peacock-mlb-sunday-games/?utm_campaign=mrf-bluesky-chicagotribune.com&utm_source=bluesky&utm_medium=social&mrfcid=202607056a4a82bdad894400e004dbc7
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