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Small businesses on North Side bounce back, make changes after break-ins

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From Shedd Aquarium to the Field Museum, here's when you can visit Chicago-area museums for free

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Almost 50 dead, 95 million under winter weather alerts as Arctic cold blankets the nation

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From Fifth Third Arena to Maggie Daley Park, here's where you can ice skate this winter

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Jurassic Quest bringing ‘largest and most realistic dinosaur exhibit' to Chicago suburb

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From hotels to ballrooms: Here are 7 New Year's Eve parties to welcome 2024 in Chicago

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Earth shattered global heat record in 2023 and it's flirting with warming limit, European agency says

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A US pine species thrives when burnt. Southerners are rekindling a ‘fire culture' to boost its range

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Scientists say November is 6th straight month to set heat record; 2023 a cinch as hottest year

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Funny messages on Illinois highway signs to be banned, feds say

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Switch issues, derailment impact Metra trains near Chicago's Union Station

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