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August 1, 2026
Judge rules Illinois not required to turn over voter rolls to Feds
Seven months after the lawsuit was filed by the Trump administration’s Department of Justice to obtain voters’ personal information, it was...
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August 1, 2026
Marchers return to Marquette Park 60 years after historic MLK visit
The civil right leader’s daughter joined faith leaders and advocates from across the country to honor those who challenged housing segregati...
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August 1, 2026
Jeanine Pirro refutes President Donald Trump’s claim that Reflecting Pool was damaged by vandals
President Donald Trump on Saturday sharply criticized U.S. Attorney Jeanine Pirro’s assessment that damage to the Lincoln Memorial Reflectin...
Chicago Tribune
August 1, 2026
Sydney Taylor hits last-second 3 to cap 29-point game, lifting Chicago Sky to 84-83 win over Las Vegas Aces
Sydney Taylor hit a 3-pointer with less than a second remaining and finished with 29 points to give the Chicago Sky an 84-83 win over the La...
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August 1, 2026
Photos: What we saw at Lollapalooza Day 3
Day 3 photos from Lollapalooza at Grant Park on Aug. 1, 2026.
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August 1, 2026
Column: Healthy Chicago Bears CB Jaylon Johnson all set to bet himself in what is ‘definitely a contract year’
Jaylon Johnson was full of swagger Saturday when he declared 2026 a contract year as the cornerback pushes to regain elite form and get a bi...
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August 1, 2026
Chicago Bears training camp report: Defense steals the show on a soggy Saturday at Halas Hall
For the first time this year, the Chicago Bears defense got the better of the offense on a soggy Saturday at Halas Hall. Here’s the latest f...
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August 1, 2026
FBI investigates as Michigan joins Minnesota in reporting cyberattacks on its water systems
Michigan on Saturday joined Minnesota in reporting cyberattacks on nine of the state’s water systems.
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August 1, 2026
A sidestage no more: DJs and dance music have reached the Lollapalooza mainstream
With popular, high-energy sets by John Summit and HorsegiirL, EDM has become a mainstage part of the Lollapalooza lineup.
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August 1, 2026
Review: Smashing Pumpkins at Lollapalooza proved they were nobody’s nostalgia act
On Day 2 in Grant Park, it was very clear who was waiting for headliners Smashing Pumpkins versus Charli xcx. The jokes stopped once the mus...
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August 1, 2026
WPBL set for inaugural game today in Springfield: ‘We want this to become the MLB of women’s baseball’
The inaugural season of the Women’s Pro Baseball League begins Saturday — weather permitting — when Denae Benites and the New York Heights f...
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August 1, 2026
8 takeaways from Big Ten media days, including Michigan’s Kyle Whittingham looking to ‘put the drama to bed’
Big Ten coaches have a busy month ahead as training camps get underway to prepare for the 2026 college football season.
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August 1, 2026
The Tribune’s Quotes of the Week for Aug. 1
The Chicago Tribune’s Quotes of the Week for Aug. 1
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August 1, 2026
Lollapalooza 2026: What to know for Day 3
Saturday headliners are Olivia Dean and Jennie from the K-pop band BLACKPINK. Let’s hope the schedule stays a little more intact than Friday...
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August 1, 2026
Michael Peregrine: Chicago’s rock ’n’ roll summer of 1966 was culturally transcendent
In 1966, Chicago became the epicenter of a world that was transitioning from the Wall of Sound and the British Invasion to hard rock and psy...
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August 1, 2026
CPS is counting on $150 million more from Springfield. Will it deliver?
While the Chicago Board of Education agrees that schools need more funding, there’s far less consensus over how to get it.
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August 1, 2026
Learn the right terms for problem plants
Even a plant that we value in one place may be a nuisance if it starts growing somewhere else.
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August 1, 2026
Editorial: Lollapalooza pilgrims inject life into a city that needs them
For a weekend, Chicago is the center of the music world.
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August 1, 2026
Biblioracle: Richard Russo’s new novel ‘Under the Falls’ left me befuddled
Other readers without my baggage of anticipation may connect with “Under the Falls,” but it was the first time I felt disappointed by a Rich...
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August 1, 2026
A mosh pit for Beethoven? Chicago Youth Symphony Orchestra is excited to return to Lollapalooza
More than a hundred young musicians will perform a set of orchestral favorites as the day-capping set on the Tito’s stage at Lollapalooza on...
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August 1, 2026
My Pet World: Can cats grieve the loss of a family member?
A few months later, my husband died unexpectedly. Both cats became very subdued for several weeks. Since then, they have become much more at...
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August 1, 2026
My Pet World: Poodle is on a 4-6 am schedule
Dear Cathy, I recently adopted a seven-year-old male poodle rescued from an out of state puppy mill where he spent his entire life. Since t...
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August 1, 2026
Today in Chicago History: Great Railroad Strike suspends service on streetcars and elevated lines
Here’s a look back at what happened in the Chicago area on Aug. 1, according to the Tribune’s archives.
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August 1, 2026
Today in History: MTV begins its American broadcast
On August 1, 1981, MTV began its American broadcast; the first music video aired on the new cable TV network was “Video Killed the Radio Sta...
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August 1, 2026
Ex-etiquette: Her father is angry I kept our daughter’s secret
Q: I’m in trouble. My ex is very angry that I did not pass on a confidence that our child told me, but she asked me not to tell her dad. I w...
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August 1, 2026
The Kid Whisperer: How bad child-raising advice has come to dominate our culture
We are living through The Era of Collective Parental Psychosis: a time whereby we have forsaken the Collective Parental Wisdom amassed by pa...
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August 1, 2026
Asking Eric: My husband has struggled with problem drinking for years
Dear Eric: After a recent hospital stay, he stopped drinking for many months. Just recently, he has started to drink again, he claims “just...
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August 1, 2026
Chancellor grants 19 college basketball players a 5th season of eligibility and orders portal open Monday
A judge in Colorado and a Nashville chancellor issued rulings Friday that will give 30 basketball players a fifth season of eligibility and...
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August 1, 2026
Chicago White Sox trio of Miguel Vargas, Munetaka Murakami and Colson Montgomery tie HR mark in 6-1 victory
Miguel Vargas, Andrew Benintendi, Munetaka Murakami and Colson Montgomery homered for the Chicago White Sox in a 6-1 victory against the Tam...
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August 1, 2026
Big Ten and SEC add long-missing support to college sports bill and revive its chances in the Senate
The Big Ten and Southeastern conferences agreed Friday night to support a Senate bill that seeks to regulate college sports, ending a breakn...
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August 1, 2026
San Francisco Giants suspend pay to injured outfielder Harrison Bader following scooter accident
The San Francisco Giants are suspending payment to injured outfielder Harrison Bader after he aggravated his injured left foot during a scoo...
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August 1, 2026
Courts hand NCAA major loss on 5-year eligibility rule — which could wreak havoc on rosters across the country
A federal court dealt a perhaps chaos-inducing blow to the NCAA’s new eligibility rule Friday when it ruled that all high school Class of 20...
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August 1, 2026
One dead, several injured after crash involving wrong-way driver on Dan Ryan
One person died and several others were injured after a wrong-way driver on the Dan Ryan Expressway caused multiple collisions Friday night,...
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August 1, 2026
Six overruled objections to Chicago School Board ballots petitioned for judicial review
New filings in Cook County Circuit Court ask that recently overruled ballot objections to six school board candidates be subject to judicial...
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August 1, 2026
An ex-staffer and the Illinois speaker: 2 differing responses to the Harry Benton harassment report
Illinois House Speaker Emanuel “Chris” Welch continues to face scrutiny after the Friday release of a legislative inspector general’s report...
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August 1, 2026
Gianni Infantino abandons plans to sell FIFA World Cup profits to private equity following massive pushback
FIFA President Gianni Infantino is abandoning his divisive plan to sell World Cup profits to private equity after receiving pushback from al...
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August 1, 2026
Tanning is getting hot again. Here’s what it really does to your skin.
More than 100,000 new melanomas will be diagnosed in the U.S. in 2026, and about 8,500 people are expected to die from melanoma, according t...
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August 1, 2026
Daily Horoscope for August 01, 2026
Soft feelings need clear words today. Early on, the Pisces Moon can make everything feel foggy, emotional, or hard to pin down, so do not fo...
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July 31, 2026
Chicago Cubs waste Shota Imanaga’s strong start in 2-0 loss to New York Yankees to open 7-game homestand
Shota Imanaga allowed two solo home runs in 6 2/3 innings Friday, but the Chicago Cubs managed only five hits in a 2-0 loss to the New York...
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July 31, 2026
What makes Munetaka Murakami ‘special’ — and other views from the Chicago White Sox director of hitting
Chicago White Sox director of hitting Ryan Fuller discussed some of the team’s impact batters heading into August, including Munetaka Muraka...
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July 31, 2026
Durbin, Foster decry legal services funding halt for immigrant children
Many immigrant children who arrived in the U.S. without parents are losing their legal representation, Dick Durbin and Bill Foster said.
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July 31, 2026
Justice Department drops criminal case against ex-Olympian charged with damaging Reflecting Pool
Government lawyers said in a 20-page court filing that information provided since the indictment of David Hearn shows that the damage was th...
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July 31, 2026
Photos: New York Yankees 2, Chicago Cubs 0
Photos from the Chicago Cubs’ 2-0 loss to the New York Yankees on July 31, 2026, at Wrigley Field.
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July 31, 2026
Former Blackhawks player Jake McCabe lists Lincoln Park home for $1.75M
Former Chicago Blackhawks defenseman Jake McCabe on Thursday listed his four-bedroom, 3,200-square-foot contemporary-style row home in Linco...
Chicago Tribune
July 31, 2026
Why do these researchers want your baby teeth?
This work will involve collecting data in unconventional ways: through gathering toenail clippings, naturally shed baby teeth and soil sampl...
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July 31, 2026
‘I just want to ask why’: Man sentenced to 50 years in slaying of girlfriend found in duffel bag in Logan Square
Cook County Judge Mary Margaret Brosnahan sentenced a man to 50 years in prison for killing his girlfriend and hiding her body in a duffle b...
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July 31, 2026
CAIR, a Muslim nonprofit, gets a terrorism label in Florida and Texas
CAIR is challenging the Texas and Florida terror designations in court, arguing that they violate its rights to free speech, assembly and du...
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July 31, 2026
Gov. JB Pritzker signs law aimed at protecting kids from social media algorithms
The law mandates parents to input their child’s age when a device is set up. Social media companies must show kids content from people they...
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July 31, 2026
Missouri man, 81, charged with murder, ordered detained in death of ex-wife in Oak Lawn
Charles Buss was ordered detained on murder charges for the April death of his ex-wife, Maryanne Buss-Kincaid, 76, in Oak Lawn.
Chicago Tribune
July 31, 2026