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Former Mayor Richard M. Daley’s infamous parking meters deal could soon cost Chicagoans another pile of cash. trib.al/cewkBEP

CPS faces $529 million shortfall as school budgets roll out trib.al/kRbsdhG

The full 2025 Bears schedule is now official, and they will play at least three prime-time games in Year 1 under coach Ben Johnson. More from @danwiederer. trib.al/HfvcHxi

The front page of today's Chicago Tribune. Read the e-edition here: chicagotribune.com/enewspaper

Excellent @chicagotribune piece on the political standing of @ChicagosMayor, two years into his difficult term chicagotribune.com/2025/05/11/may…

The Pope isn’t the only south Chicago suburbanite in the news. My profile of Jim Downey, arguably the second most important person in SNL’s 50 years. W/ @DavidHMandel @SenFranken @ConanOBrien @mulaney @Lawrence chicagotribune.com/2025/05/09/snl…

From the Editorial Board: Chicago’s name gets kicked around a lot. Now, along with having molded a two-term American president in Barack Obama, Chicago will further be known internationally as the city that nurtured a head of the Catholic Church. trib.al/tf0TNxP

Nutella launching new peanut-flavored spread that will be made in suburban Chicago chicagotribune.com/2025/05/09/nut…

The pope deciding if he's a Cubs or a Sox fan

“Not only would we welcome Pope Leo XIV to Wrigley Field, he could sing ‘Take Me Out to the Ballgame,'” Cubs Chairman Tom Ricketts said Thursday. trib.al/P6grMOp

“He was the pride and joy of every priest and nun in that school,” said Marianne Angarola, who was in the same class as Robert Prevost at St. Mary’s. “Everybody knew he was special.” trib.al/PYJ8XK9

Translation: He has eaten our dogs #chicagopope

Cook County and state officials approved the cascade of taxpayer dollars even as the company struggled with software crashes, bungled rollouts and allegations of incompetence, an investigation by @injusticewatch and the Chicago Tribune found. trib.al/4kRSRjI

In the current wild west era of college sports, Illinois shrugs off a state law requiring its athletes to report their NIL deals. Story w/ @Jodiscohen of @propublica chicagotribune.com/2025/04/04/ill…

A passionate, wonderfully articulate Edward Keegan column in ⁦@chicagotribune⁩ bemoans changes to, and around, Wrigley Field. He sees these changes as representative of soulless new construction all around Chicago. chicagotribune.com/2025/04/06/col…

University of Illinois athletes are largely failing to report their NIL deals, violating state law and raising concerns about athlete protection (by @StacyStClair of @chicagotribune & @Jodiscohen of @propublica) "It seems unethical to me..." propublica.org/article/univer…

University of Illinois administrators said they do not know how much money any of their student-athletes are receiving through NIL, even though today’s collegiate marketplace requires understanding the amounts needed to recruit and retain star athletes. trib.al/q3ncR7s

Here’s a look back at what happened in the Chicago area on March 27, according to the @chicagotribune's archives: chicagotribune.com/2025/03/27/chi…