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Clear the Shelters 2024: Full list of participating Chicago-area animal shelters

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WASHINGTON – AUGUST 19: The DNC 2024 banner hangs in front of the United Center before the start of the 2024 Democratic National Convention in Chicago on Monday, August 19, 2024. (Bill Clark/CQ-Roll Call, Inc via Getty Images)

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Food & Drink Sep 7

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Health & Wellness

Certain teens' brains aged faster during COVID pandemic, startling study finds

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Illinois home with unexpected tie to Frank Lloyd Wright and a notable history hits market for $2.5M

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All-pink Barbie-theme home hits market for $1.1M in Wisconsin

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Bizarre Flintstone-style mansion in Wisconsin hits market for $1.4M. See inside

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Changing Climate

‘Atmospheric thirst' amplifying both Hurricane Francine and wildfires in the West

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Young voters say climate change is a “deal-breaker” issue

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Illinois Transit

CHICAGO, ILLINOIS – SEPTEMBER 15: Passengers board a Metra commuter train at Union Station on September 15, 2022 in Chicago, Illinois. Metra, which operates many of its suburban train routes on lines shared with freight rail companies, was preparing to cancel service to some communities if the freight railroad workers went on strike. (Photo by Scott Olson/Getty Images)

Metra to offer shuttle service from O'Hare to downtown Chicago during DNC

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Commuters board a Metra train at Union Station in Chicago, Illinois, US, on Thursday, Sept. 15, 2022. President Joe Biden hailed a tentative railway labor agreement he helped to broker that averted an economically perilous nationwide work stoppage less than two months ahead of the November midterm elections. Photographer: Jim Vondruska/Bloomberg via Getty Images

Metra to offer shuttle service from O'Hare to downtown Chicago during DNC

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Metra adds extra trains for NASCAR Chicago Street Race weekend

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