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Chicago Board of Education passes $9.9B budget, withstanding pressure from Mayor Brandon Johnson and teachers union
![Chicago Public Schools board members unanimously voted to pass the district’s spending plan for the 2024-25 school year Thursday. Chicago Public Schools board members unanimously voted to pass the district’s spending plan for the 2024-25 school year Thursday.](https://www.chicagotribune.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/CTC-L-cps-board-budget30_2004394741.jpg?w=490)
Chicago Public Schools board members unanimously voted to pass the district’s spending plan for the 2024-25 school year Thursday.
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![There's less urgency now that Joe Biden is no longer running, but there's reason still to conduct the nomination vote in person at the DNC rather than virtually ahead of time. There's less urgency now that Joe Biden is no longer running, but there's reason still to conduct the nomination vote in person at the DNC rather than virtually ahead of time.](https://www.chicagotribune.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/ctc-00229553A_NA001_189899441.jpg?w=454)
Editorial: Biden is out, but Democrats still ought to let delegates vote on the Chicago convention floor
There's less urgency now that Joe Biden is no longer running, but there's reason still...
Business
![OpenAI is testing a ChatGPT-powered search engine that could put the artificial intelligence company in direct competition with search giant Google. OpenAI is testing a ChatGPT-powered search engine that could put the artificial intelligence company in direct competition with search giant Google.](https://www.chicagotribune.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/ChatGPT_Search_Engine_97390.jpg?w=525)
OpenAI tests ChatGPT-powered search engine that could rival Google
OpenAI is testing a ChatGPT-powered search engine that could put the artificial intelligence company in direct competition with search giant Google.
Entertainment
![The director of "Twisters" says no one in the movie says the words "climate change" because he doesn't think "films are meant to be message-oriented.” The director of "Twisters" says no one in the movie says the words "climate change" because he doesn't think "films are meant to be message-oriented.”](https://www.chicagotribune.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/CTC-L-TWISTERS-MOVIE.jpg?w=620)
Column: Do movies have a message? (They do, whether studios like it or not)
The director of "Twisters" says no one in the movie says the words "climate change" because he doesn't think "films are meant to be message-oriented.”
Sports
![The Chicago Sky will break ground this fall on a purpose-built training center, delivering on team ownership’s promise to provide exclusive player facilities. The Chicago Sky will break ground this fall on a purpose-built training center, delivering on team ownership’s promise to provide exclusive player facilities.](https://www.chicagotribune.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/CTC-L-SKY-FACILITY-01.jpg?w=620)
Chicago Sky announce plans for a $38 million training facility in Bedford Park: ‘It’s not shared. This is ours.’
The Chicago Sky will break ground this fall on a purpose-built training center, delivering on team ownership’s promise to provide exclusive player facilities.
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![Federal and local authorities on Thursday released long-awaited details of the planned security perimeter around the upcoming Democratic National Convention. Federal and local authorities on Thursday released long-awaited details of the planned security perimeter around the upcoming Democratic National Convention.](https://www.chicagotribune.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/CTC-L-general-feature-aerial-35_187370654.jpg?w=461)
Plans for multi-block DNC security perimeter announced by authorities as convention spotlight nears
Federal and local authorities on Thursday released long-awaited details of the planned security perimeter around...
Crime and Public Safety
![People arrive at the Leighton Criminal Court building wait outside for the doors to open on July 7, 2021. (Antonio Perez/ Chicago Tribune) People arrive at the Leighton Criminal Court building wait outside for the doors to open on July 7, 2021. (Antonio Perez/ Chicago Tribune)](https://www.chicagotribune.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/CTC-l-criminal-court.jpg?w=497)
Cook County judge unlawfully banned exoneree turned law clerk from courthouse over a phone, lawyers allege
Ban spurred a bizarre process in which the matter has been tossed to multiple judges...
Education
![College of DuPage students could save as much as $1,500 a year with the community college's free textbook program for more than 1,000 courses. College of DuPage students could save as much as $1,500 a year with the community college's free textbook program for more than 1,000 courses.](https://www.chicagotribune.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/NVS-L-textbooks-01.jpg?w=520)
Free textbooks now available for more than 1,000 classes at College of DuPage
College of DuPage students could save as much as $1,500 a year with the community...
Immigration
![In the two years since Greg Abbott dispatched the first buses from Texas, the busing program has turned into a significant part of the country’s transportation infrastructure for migrants. In the two years since Greg Abbott dispatched the first buses from Texas, the busing program has turned into a significant part of the country’s transportation infrastructure for migrants.](https://www.chicagotribune.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/unnamed-file-1577.jpg?w=525)
Bus by bus, Texas Gov. Greg Abbott changed migration across the US
In the two years since Greg Abbott dispatched the first buses from Texas, the busing...
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
![The Burr Ridge mayor and board met Monday and decided to overrule, finally, the village’s plan commission’s recommendation for a special use variance so that a family could fence in its side yard and add a gate to the design. The Burr Ridge mayor and board met Monday and decided to overrule, finally, the village’s plan commission’s recommendation for a special use variance so that a family could fence in its side yard and add a gate to the design.](https://www.chicagotribune.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/The-Doings-copy.jpg?w=620)
Fencing issue finally put to rest with Burr Ridge Village Board approval
The Burr Ridge mayor and board met Monday and decided to overrule, finally, the village’s...
National News
![Southwest Airlines is doing away with its 50-year tradition and plans to start assigning seats and premium seating for customers who are seeking more legroom. Southwest Airlines is doing away with its 50-year tradition and plans to start assigning seats and premium seating for customers who are seeking more legroom.](https://www.chicagotribune.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/Southwest-Boeing_94757.jpg?w=525)
Southwest breaks 50-year tradition and plans to start assigning seats
Southwest Airlines is doing away with its 50-year tradition and plans to start assigning seats...
History
![Here's a look back at 10 who have been at the top of their games — and on top of the world — during the modern era. Here's a look back at 10 who have been at the top of their games — and on top of the world — during the modern era.](https://www.chicagotribune.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/ctc-l-Bart-Conner-CT0135841839.jpg?w=428)
Vintage Chicago Tribune: Summer Olympians from the area who won gold
Here's a look back at 10 who have been at the top of their games...
Restaurants, Food and Drink
![After years of simmering under the radar, chilled reds as a category have catapulted into the mainstream, emerging as this summer’s most fashionable pour. After years of simmering under the radar, chilled reds as a category have catapulted into the mainstream, emerging as this summer’s most fashionable pour.](https://www.chicagotribune.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/CTC-L-FOOD-CHILLABLE-RED-WINES-03_200186046.jpg?w=525)
Step aside rosé: Chillable red wines are this summer’s coolest sips
After years of simmering under the radar, chilled reds as a category have catapulted into...
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...
Best Reviews
![Once you experience the benefits of working with a tripod, you'll immediately understand why choosing the right one is so important. Once you experience the benefits of working with a tripod, you'll immediately understand why choosing the right one is so important.](https://www.chicagotribune.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/10-best-tripods-for-outdoor-photography.jpg?w=620)
10 best tripods for outdoor photography
Once you experience the benefits of working with a tripod, you'll immediately understand why choosing...