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Highland Park marches in first July Fourth parade since mass shooting
Two years after a shooter killed seven people and injured dozens more at Highland Park’s Independence Day parade, the North Shore suburb is reckoning with how to both honor the victims and celebrate the holiday.
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![The sudden prospect of Joe Biden not topping the Democratic Party ticket has exposed the party's ambivalence toward Kamala Harris. The sudden prospect of Joe Biden not topping the Democratic Party ticket has exposed the party's ambivalence toward Kamala Harris.](https://www.chicagotribune.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/CTC-L-Harris-Las-Vegas_199555658.jpg?w=525)
Editorial: Biden in or Biden out, Democrats need to reckon with the Kamala Harris quandary
The sudden prospect of Joe Biden not topping the Democratic Party ticket has exposed the...
Business
![U.S. agriculture policy historically hasn't protected produce farmers the same as row-crop farmers who feed animals and power biofuels. U.S. agriculture policy historically hasn't protected produce farmers the same as row-crop farmers who feed animals and power biofuels.](https://www.chicagotribune.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/CTC-L-crop-insurance-01.jpg?w=538)
Produce farmers lack crop insurance. Minnesota flood has exposed the inequity
U.S. agriculture policy historically hasn't protected produce farmers the same as row-crop farmers who feed animals and power biofuels.
Entertainment
![The reigning men’s champion, Joey “Jaws” Chestnut, didn’t attend the competition this year over a sponsorship tiff. The reigning men’s champion, Joey “Jaws” Chestnut, didn’t attend the competition this year over a sponsorship tiff.](https://www.chicagotribune.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/Patrick-Bertoletti.jpg?w=525)
Chicago native Patrick Bertoletti wins his first men’s title at annual Nathan’s hot dog eating contest
The reigning men’s champion, Joey “Jaws” Chestnut, didn’t attend the competition this year over a sponsorship tiff.
Sports
![The Chicago Bulls are moving away from their "Big Three." Should they try to trade Nikola Vučević this summer? The Chicago Bulls are moving away from their "Big Three." Should they try to trade Nikola Vučević this summer?](https://www.chicagotribune.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/CTC-BULLS-0703.jpg?w=488)
Should the Chicago Bulls trade Nikola Vučević? How the front office could continue breaking up the ‘Big Three.’
The Chicago Bulls are moving away from their "Big Three." Should they try to trade Nikola Vučević this summer?
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![Gov. J.B. Pritzker joined other Democratic state leaders in a meeting with President Joe Biden as concerns about his reelection chances grow. Gov. J.B. Pritzker joined other Democratic state leaders in a meeting with President Joe Biden as concerns about his reelection chances grow.](https://www.chicagotribune.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/ctc-l-biden-governors.jpg?w=525)
Democratic governors, including J.B. Pritzker, meet with Biden, who insists he’s in the race to stay
Gov. J.B. Pritzker joined other Democratic state leaders in a meeting with President Joe Biden...
Crime and Public Safety
![The parents of a Logansport teen whose disappearance sparked a two-state search were taken into custody early Wednesday morning and the boy was found safe after a SWAT team served search and arrest warrants at their home, according to police. The parents of a Logansport teen whose disappearance sparked a two-state search were taken into custody early Wednesday morning and the boy was found safe after a SWAT team served search and arrest warrants at their home, according to police.](https://www.chicagotribune.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/Post-Tribune.jpg?w=620)
Logansport teen found safe, parents arrested after Silver Alert issued for boy
The parents of a Logansport teen whose disappearance sparked a two-state search were taken into...
Education
![In hotly-contested elected school board race, objections filed against more than half of 47 candidates across 10 districts In hotly-contested elected school board race, objections filed against more than half of 47 candidates across 10 districts](https://www.chicagotribune.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/CTC-L-school-board07_197021826.jpg?w=466)
In hotly-contested elected school board race, objections filed against more than half of 47 candidates across 10 districts
Challenges to candidates running for a seat on Chicago's first elected school board were released...
Immigration
![The shift along the California border means that rural sites east of San Diego, where hundreds of migrants once waited to be processed by Border Patrol agents after illegally crossing from Mexico, are now mostly barren. The shift along the California border means that rural sites east of San Diego, where hundreds of migrants once waited to be processed by Border Patrol agents after illegally crossing from Mexico, are now mostly barren.](https://www.chicagotribune.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/202407030612MCT_____PHOTO____US-NEWS-HOW-CALIFORNIA-BORDER-CHANGED-AFTER-1-LA.jpg?w=525)
How the California border changed after President Biden’s order limiting asylum
The shift along the California border means that rural sites east of San Diego, where...
Investigations
![A flawed new algorithm for distributing lungs to transplant patients wound up putting people with Type O blood at a disadvantage. A flawed new algorithm for distributing lungs to transplant patients wound up putting people with Type O blood at a disadvantage.](https://www.chicagotribune.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/CTC-TBS-L-lungs-investigation-06_198734280.jpg?w=525)
Error in new lung transplant algorithm harmed sick and dying patients
A flawed new algorithm for distributing lungs to transplant patients wound up putting people with...
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![A man was sentenced to 60 years Wednesday -- “over $140 and some weed,” defense lawyer Lonnie Randolph II said. A man was sentenced to 60 years Wednesday -- “over $140 and some weed,” defense lawyer Lonnie Randolph II said.](https://www.chicagotribune.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/Post-Tribune.jpg?w=620)
Whiting man gets 60 years for Gary murder ‘over $140 and some weed’
A man was sentenced to 60 years Wednesday -- “over $140 and some weed,” defense...
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![On July 4, 1776, the Declaration of Independence was adopted by delegates to the Second Continental Congress in Philadelphia. On July 4, 1776, the Declaration of Independence was adopted by delegates to the Second Continental Congress in Philadelphia.](https://www.chicagotribune.com/wp-content/uploads/migration/2023/07/04/WDF3BR7H65CKLEUCT6EKV2MUIU.jpg?w=535)
Today in History: Declaration of Independence adopted in Philadelphia
On July 4, 1776, the Declaration of Independence was adopted by delegates to the Second...
History
![Immigration, intoxication and celebrations made headlines in Chicago 100 years ago. Immigration, intoxication and celebrations made headlines in Chicago 100 years ago.](https://www.chicagotribune.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/ctc-l-belva-freejpg-CT0027426354-e1719956017926.jpg?w=452)
Vintage Chicago Tribune: Paul Durica’s June 1924 finds
Immigration, intoxication and celebrations made headlines in Chicago 100 years ago.
Restaurants, Food and Drink
![From Batter & Berries to Tre Dita, here are 'The Bear' actors' favorite Chicago food spots. From Batter & Berries to Tre Dita, here are 'The Bear' actors' favorite Chicago food spots.](https://www.chicagotribune.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/ctc-soule-soul-food012_175997465-e1719858055774.jpg?w=503)
3 actors from ‘The Bear’ discuss their favorite Chicago restaurants
From Batter & Berries to Tre Dita, here are 'The Bear' actors' favorite Chicago food...
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![Dear Eric: I’m in my late 30s and definitely want to cohabitate and consider parenthood. How do I deal with my partner? Dear Eric: I’m in my late 30s and definitely want to cohabitate and consider parenthood. How do I deal with my partner?](https://www.chicagotribune.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/168458085_133067885490778_3610647909410223502_n_a3e6aa-e1716397875137.jpg?w=561)
Asking Eric: My partner is over 40 and noncommittal
Dear Eric: I’m in my late 30s and definitely want to cohabitate and consider parenthood....
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Best camping hammock
Whether you want a large, luxurious hammock or a packable ultralight one, the range of...