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Commentary: Due process denied: FCC Media Bureau kills diverse media ownership

I believe in the power of local news. Strengthening American democracy depends on more engaged and informed citizens at the local level. But in today’s fractured media environment, there are fewer credible options for consumers to turn to for their news. Local broadcast news can help fill this void.

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Editorial: Mexican President López Obrador’s big lie: ‘We do not produce fentanyl’

America voted out of office its mendacious president in 2020. But across the border, Mexico grapples with its own delusional leader, who recently barked out a whopper of an untruth.

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Editorial: Why it’s not such a wonderful life when real-time panic causes bank runs

George Bailey knew how to fend off a bank run. When the citizens of Bedford Falls ran to the bank to demand a return of their deposits, they encountered George, in the form of Jimmy Stewart, guarding the vault with a moral lesson.

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Defund the police or take their handcuffs off? Chicago mayoral hopefuls deny controversial statements at public safety forum

CHICAGO — Chicago mayoral candidates Paul Vallas and Brandon Johnson had one thing in common during a Tuesday debate focused on public safety: They both denied making controversial comments attributed to them.

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Phil Thompson: Chicago Blackhawks’ race to the bottom of the standings — and the best odds for the No. 1 pick — is shaping up to be a nailbiter

The fan bases of the Chicago Bears and Blackhawks are in different places right now.

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EPA plans to limit toxic forever chemicals in drinking water for the 1st time

CHICAGO — Water utilities will be required to routinely test for toxic forever chemicals, and spend billions upgrading treatment plants to filter them, under the first-ever national limits intended to protect Americans from widespread threats to human health and the environment.

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EPA plans to limit toxic forever chemicals in drinking water for the first time

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Dan Wiederer: Ryan Poles checked a big box on the Chicago Bears’ offseason list with his bold trade. Now comes the hard part.

From the beginning, Ryan Poles has understood this is a process, a methodical grind to, in his words, “stair-step this thing” to where the Chicago Bears not only can experience meaningful success again but sustain it. Poles never has sought shortcuts or tried to unearth some secret potion that could…

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Brad Biggs: Chicago Bears’ aggressive start to free agency has one common thread — young players entering their prime years

Ryan Poles wanted to pay Roquan Smith last summer — he just didn’t want to get to the $20 million annual salary the linebacker desired. So the Chicago Bears opened 2023 free agency by dropping even more money in the position.

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Michael Phillips: For Oscars 2023, ‘Everything Everywhere’ wins, and a great divider goes all the way

The other night at a local library, I did an Oscars presentation, offering some uneducated guesses on who and what might win on March 12. When the subject turned to “Everything Everywhere All at Once” — a film that entranced roughly half the folks in attendance, while exasperating the other…

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‘Hoax threats,’ ‘swattings’ continue to rise, joining real threats as disturbing trend for Chicago-area students

CHICAGO — Bogus threats at schools in the Chicago area have left students and staff anxious and law enforcement on high alert, part of a troubling nationwide trend that began in September, experts say.

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Review: ‘A Doll’s House’ on Broadway with Jessica Chastain and Michael Patrick Thornton: It’s all in your head

NEW YORK — Experiencing the fascinating new revival of Henrik Ibsen’s “A Doll’s House,” which reduces the iconic proto-feminist drama to its barest thematic essentials, is not unlike listening to a podcast. For anyone interested in Broadway trends, here is a remarkable example of how the rise of Audible and…

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Transit fans are on a quest to ride Chicago's ‘L’ in record time. It won’t be easy

CHICAGO -- Daniel Buwalda and a group of friends arrived at the Linden Purple Line station before dawn on a cold, snow-covered February morning.

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Chicago firefighter’s wife, 3 kids die following blaze at their home, officials say

CHICAGO — A mother and her three children have all died following a blaze at the home of a Chicago firefighter in the Montclare neighborhood on the city’s Northwest Side, officials said Saturday.

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Chicago mayoral rivals keep their differences mostly issue-focused at women’s forum

CHICAGO — Mayoral candidates Paul Vallas and Brandon Johnson differed on taxes, schools and the privatization of public resources during a robust forum Saturday largely dedicated to women’s issues.

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St. Patrick’s Day parade in Chicago’s Loop wraps up after bagpipes, politicians and revelry

CHICAGO — St. Patrick’s Day festivities returned to Chicago on Saturday, bringing young families, couples and college students downtown for the historic river dye and parade.

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Purdue and 7-4 center Zach Edey head to the Big Ten tournament final — and have a realistic shot at their 1st national title

CHICAGO — The Big Ten Conference hasn’t won an NCAA Tournament title since Michigan State in 2000, but Purdue looked capable of breaking through early this season, spending several weeks as the nation’s top-ranked team.

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St. Patrick’s Day parade steps off in Chicago’s Loop with bagpipes, politicians

CHICAGO — St. Patrick’s Day festivities returned to Chicago on Saturday, bringing young families, couples and college students downtown for the historic river dye and parade.

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Rick Kogan: 100 years old, the Chicago-born Golden Gloves are continuing to mold boxers and inspire lives

CHICAGO — Have you ever watched two men or two women battle one another in a boxing ring?

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‘The Golden Gloves Story’: When it ventured into the boxing movie business, the Chicago Tribune learned it wasn’t so easy

CHICAGO — You’ve heard about “Creed III.” It’s the latest in a long line of boxing movies, snaking back to the end of the 19th century. The third chapter in the “Creed” saga, born of the “Rocky” saga, made history last weekend: It did better business in the U.S., not…

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Editorial: GOP should openly debate Biden’s budget proposals

One of the first things you are likely to hear about President Joe Biden’s proposed 2024 budget is how it doesn’t have a snowball’s chance in the Sahara of being approved by the Republican-controlled House. That’s undoubtedly true, if you’re talking about Biden’s proposal in its current form.

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Bears trade No. 1 pick in 2023 NFL draft to Panthers

CHICAGO — Chicago Bears general manager Ryan Poles finally found the deal he was looking for.

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Race, always an issue in Chicago politics, was a key factor behind creating runoff for mayor

CHICAGO — Chicago’s April election between Paul Vallas and Brandon Johnson features candidates with some of the starkest political differences in a head-to-head matchup since the city started having mayoral runoffs more than two decades ago.

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Christopher Borrelli: This column is iconic. Somewhere back there, ‘iconic’ became the most meaningless word in the world

CHICAGO — Oscar weekend seems as good a time as any to break the news:

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My worst moment: ‘Abbott Elementary’ writer Brittani Nichols wishes she knew about the spit bucket

Chicago native and comedian Brittani Nichols is a writer on ABC’s “Abbott Elementary.” Quinta Brunson, the show’s creator and star, spent time in Chicago earlier in her career taking classes at Second City, but ironically, that Chicago connection is not how they met.

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