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![On the last night of the RNC in Milwaukee, Donald Trump is sold as a savior for working people. On the last night of the RNC in Milwaukee, Donald Trump is sold as a savior for working people.](https://www.chicagotribune.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/CTC-L-RNC-0718-34_200229502.jpg?w=540)
Editorial: On the RNC floor in Milwaukee, Donald Trump is the protector and Appalachia is in ascendancy
On the last night of the RNC in Milwaukee, Donald Trump is sold as a...
Business
![Much of the world has faced online disarray as a widespread technology outage affected companies and services across industries. Much of the world has faced online disarray as a widespread technology outage affected companies and services across industries.](https://www.chicagotribune.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/AP24201551220306.jpg?w=525)
A massive tech outage is causing worldwide disruptions. Here’s what we know.
Much of the world has faced online disarray as a widespread technology outage affected companies and services across industries.
Entertainment
![EA Sports College Football 25, among the most highly anticipated sports video games of all time, has flooded the market as gamers who waited more than a decade for the franchise’s next installment rush to play. EA Sports College Football 25, among the most highly anticipated sports video games of all time, has flooded the market as gamers who waited more than a decade for the franchise’s next installment rush to play.](https://www.chicagotribune.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/TNS-SPORTS-FBC-VOREL-COLUMN-MCT.jpg?w=620)
EA Sports College Football 25 — among the most anticipated sports video games in history — hits the market
EA Sports College Football 25, among the most highly anticipated sports video games of all time, has flooded the market as gamers who waited more than a decade for the franchise’s next installment rush to play.
Sports
![Chicago Sky rookie Angel Reese is trusting the formula that got her this far. Show up. Put in the work. Memorize every mistake. Celebrate every accomplishment. Chicago Sky rookie Angel Reese is trusting the formula that got her this far. Show up. Put in the work. Memorize every mistake. Celebrate every accomplishment.](https://www.chicagotribune.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/CTC-L-Chicago-Sky-43_198162142.jpg?w=525)
All-Star Angel Reese embraces hefty expectations as a rookie for the Chicago Sky: ‘I just let my game speak for itself’
Chicago Sky rookie Angel Reese is trusting the formula that got her this far. Show up. Put in the work. Memorize every mistake. Celebrate every accomplishment.
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Politics
![U.S. Rep. Sheila Jackson Lee of Texas has died. She was 74. U.S. Rep. Sheila Jackson Lee of Texas has died. She was 74.](https://www.chicagotribune.com/wp-content/uploads/migration/2021/03/05/QZX7HFMPHZAPRHDE6LQEE5RLGE.jpg?w=535)
Longtime US Rep Sheila Jackson Lee of Texas, who had pancreatic cancer, dies at 74
U.S. Rep. Sheila Jackson Lee of Texas has died. She was 74.
Crime and Public Safety
![A woman whose murder conviction was overturned after she served 43 years in prison was released Friday. A woman whose murder conviction was overturned after she served 43 years in prison was released Friday.](https://www.chicagotribune.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/AP24201859059228.jpg?w=525)
Missouri woman who served 43 years in prison is free after her 1980 murder conviction was overturned
A woman whose murder conviction was overturned after she served 43 years in prison was...
Education
![The era was a perfect storm , when the highly regarded Dr. Benjamin Spock condoned corporal punishment and parents had unquestioning trust. The era was a perfect storm , when the highly regarded Dr. Benjamin Spock condoned corporal punishment and parents had unquestioning trust.](https://www.chicagotribune.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/STA-L-st-bernadette-close-05.jpg?w=524)
David McGrath: Suburban church’s checkered past a cautionary tale for parents
The era was a perfect storm , when the highly regarded Dr. Benjamin Spock condoned...
Immigration
![Former President Donald Trump and Republicans are in lock step on the issue of immigration. Here are four takeaways from the RNC. Former President Donald Trump and Republicans are in lock step on the issue of immigration. Here are four takeaways from the RNC.](https://www.chicagotribune.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/unnamed-file-1220.jpg?w=525)
Key takeaways from the Republican Convention’s message on immigration
Former President Donald Trump and Republicans are in lock step on the issue of immigration....
Investigations
![An analysis of data from nearly two dozen Illinois police departments found police rarely arrest people for electronic harassment, even as complaints increase. An analysis of data from nearly two dozen Illinois police departments found police rarely arrest people for electronic harassment, even as complaints increase.](https://www.chicagotribune.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/ctc-l-electronic-harassment007_199718476.jpg?w=476)
‘I want her to worry about who’s waiting on the corner’: How one man uses Facebook to frighten his children’s mother and why police do nothing
An analysis of data from nearly two dozen Illinois police departments found police rarely arrest...
Local News
![Contract negotiations have stalled between SEIU Local 1 members and Aramark, the national food and facilities services provider contracted by Indian Prairie School District, union members said. Contract negotiations have stalled between SEIU Local 1 members and Aramark, the national food and facilities services provider contracted by Indian Prairie School District, union members said.](https://www.chicagotribune.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/Aurora-Beacon-News.jpg?w=620)
Union workers ask Indian Prairie School Board to help in contract negotiations
Contract negotiations have stalled between SEIU Local 1 members and Aramark, the national food and...
National News
![No, you don't really have to wait 30 minutes after eating to go swimming. No, you don't really have to wait 30 minutes after eating to go swimming.](https://www.chicagotribune.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/lns-l-award3_193858792.jpg?w=486)
Do you really have to wait to go swimming after eating?
No, you don't really have to wait 30 minutes after eating to go swimming.
History
![In 1976, Hank Aaron hits his 755th and last home run. In 1976, Hank Aaron hits his 755th and last home run.](https://www.chicagotribune.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/AP761004049.jpg?w=416)
Today in Sports History: Hank Aaron hits his last home run
In 1976, Hank Aaron hits his 755th and last home run.
Restaurants, Food and Drink
![The Tribune Dining Team wanted to see how local canned coffee offerings stacked up against each other. The Tribune Dining Team wanted to see how local canned coffee offerings stacked up against each other.](https://www.chicagotribune.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/CTC-L-FOOD-COLD-BREW-01_192765236.jpg?w=525)
We sampled several local canned coffee offerings. Here’s our favorite.
The Tribune Dining Team wanted to see how local canned coffee offerings stacked up against...
Ask Amy
![Dear Readers: On my last day communicating with you in this way, I feel compelled to try to sum up my experience by offering some lasting wisdom, but I’ve got no fresh insight. Everything I know has been distilled from wisdom gathered elsewhere. Dear Readers: On my last day communicating with you in this way, I feel compelled to try to sum up my experience by offering some lasting wisdom, but I’ve got no fresh insight. Everything I know has been distilled from wisdom gathered elsewhere.](https://www.chicagotribune.com/wp-content/uploads/migration/2021/06/01/EX44B5V2DBDH5DN3RZVOLMQJZM.jpg?w=535)
Ask Amy: Exiting with some well-worn wisdom
Dear Readers: On my last day communicating with you in this way, I feel compelled...
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![Our team of experts has selected the best kids’ sleeping bag out of dozens of options. Don't buy a kids’ sleeping bag before reading these reviews. Our team of experts has selected the best kids’ sleeping bag out of dozens of options. Don't buy a kids’ sleeping bag before reading these reviews.](https://www.chicagotribune.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/best-kids-sleeping-bag.jpg?w=620)
The best kids’ sleeping bag
Our team of experts has selected the best kids’ sleeping bag out of dozens of...