The Best of Chicago Tribune
9 most popular Chicago Tribune articles, as voted by our community.
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Chicago Tribune on Food
Surprising connections between sleep and weight loss
In theory, achieving a healthy weight should be pretty easy, right? Just eat fewer calories and work out regularly to burn fat and build muscle. But, as we know, there are a variety of factors that…
Chicago Tribune on Gardening
For overwintering coleus plants, now is the time to cut
Mid to late September is generally a good time to take the cuttings, so it will be best to make coleus cuttings soon.
Chicago Tribune on Taylor Swift
Taylor Swift addresses Ticketmaster fiasco: ‘excruciating for me to just watch mistakes happen’
Delays, skyrocketing prices and outright cancellations of ticket sales have turned the ticket-buying process for Swift’s highly anticipated tour into chaos.
Chicago Tribune on Weight Loss
Adding these 50 foods to your diet could help with weight loss
Weight loss is a concern for many, and it’s a complex issue that requires a lot more than just doing the right workouts. Plenty of research has been done into different kinds of diets and the effects…
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Gangsters & Grifters
The Chicago Tribune is proud to share our new book "Gangsters & Grifters," a collection of vintage Chicago crime images. From our massive archive of 4x5 glass-plate and acetate negatives, we bring you…
Chicago Marathon: Runners set records in the 44th annual race as spectators cheer and smile along the…
The Chicago Marathon this year included racers in the marathon’s first nonbinary division.
Benny the Bull has accompanied a mayor to China, topped a Forbes list and been arrested at…
This is a profile of Benny the Bull, arguably the most popular mascot in professional sports, and, now at 50, one of the oldest mascots in organized sports. This is the story of how Benny was created,…
Absence of answers: The James Jordan murder
It’s been 25 years since Michael Jordan’s father was murdered. Now, the focus is back on a long list of unsettling details in the case.
How shrimp cocktail's long slurpable history began with oysters at least 130 years ago
Stare long enough at a shrimp cocktail and you'll realize that much about the dish makes little sense. Here's where it came from and why it's served that way.
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