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Biden uses Oval Office address to explain his decision to quit 2024 race, begins to shape legacy
![President Biden will have an opportunity to make a case for his legacy when he delivers an Oval Office address about his decision to bow out of the race and “what lies ahead.” President Biden will have an opportunity to make a case for his legacy when he delivers an Oval Office address about his decision to bow out of the race and “what lies ahead.”](https://cdn.statically.io/img/www.chicagotribune.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/CTC-Election-2024-BidenOval200406196.jpg?w=524)
President Biden will have an opportunity to make a case for his legacy when he delivers an Oval Office address about his decision to bow out of the race and “what lies ahead.”
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![We've long believed that this city badly needs development radiating out from the central core toward the south and west. We've long believed that this city badly needs development radiating out from the central core toward the south and west.](https://www.chicagotribune.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/CTC-L-1901-project04_200339370.jpg?w=525)
Editorial: United Center development is good news for the West Side. But housing is what is needed most.
We've long believed that this city badly needs development radiating out from the central core...
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![Q: I recently completed a 1,400-mile trip in my 2018 Cadillac XT5. Once home I took the car in for an oil change and was told that my radiator was about a quart low of coolant. Q: I recently completed a 1,400-mile trip in my 2018 Cadillac XT5. Once home I took the car in for an oil change and was told that my radiator was about a quart low of coolant.](https://www.chicagotribune.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/202407220400MCT_____PHOTO____BIZ-AUTO-MOTORMOUTH-QA-DMT.jpg?w=525)
Motormouth: Do I really need a new radiator?
Q: I recently completed a 1,400-mile trip in my 2018 Cadillac XT5. Once home I took the car in for an oil change and was told that my radiator was about a quart low of coolant.
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![Alex Swindle as Elvis in "Million Dollar Quartet" at the Paramount's new at Stolp Island Theatre in Aurora. (Liz Lauren) Alex Swindle as Elvis in "Million Dollar Quartet" at the Paramount's new at Stolp Island Theatre in Aurora. (Liz Lauren)](https://www.chicagotribune.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/CTC-L-ENT-MDQ-PARAMOUNT-01.jpg?w=525)
Column: Paramount’s ‘Million Dollar Quartet’ and new theater boost the fortunes of downtown Aurora
The Paramount Theatre in Aurora has invested more than $3 million in a new immersive environment for a cool new staging of the long-popular jukebox show, "Million Dollar Quartet."
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![The Chicago Bears could have edge-rush depth on the roster in free-agent signee Jacob Martin and fifth-round pick Austin Booker. The Chicago Bears could have edge-rush depth on the roster in free-agent signee Jacob Martin and fifth-round pick Austin Booker.](https://www.chicagotribune.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/CTC-L-BEARS_CAMP040_200336110.jpg?w=481)
Column: Questions about Chicago Bears’ depth at edge rusher after Montez Sweat are fair, but the answers could be in house
The Chicago Bears could have edge-rush depth on the roster in free-agent signee Jacob Martin and fifth-round pick Austin Booker.
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![President Biden will have an opportunity to make a case for his legacy when he delivers an Oval Office address Wednesday night. President Biden will have an opportunity to make a case for his legacy when he delivers an Oval Office address Wednesday night.](https://www.chicagotribune.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/CTC-Biden-Election-2024-Trump200105260.jpg?w=525)
Watch live: President Biden to give prime-time address after dropping out of presidential race
President Biden will have an opportunity to make a case for his legacy when he...
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![A man who severely injured author Salman Rushdie in a frenzied knife attack in western New York was motivated by a Hezbollah leader’s endorsement of a fatwa calling for Rushdie’s death, prosecutors said Wednesday in announcing new terrorism charges. A man who severely injured author Salman Rushdie in a frenzied knife attack in western New York was motivated by a Hezbollah leader’s endorsement of a fatwa calling for Rushdie’s death, prosecutors said Wednesday in announcing new terrorism charges.](https://www.chicagotribune.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/Salman_Rushdie_Assault_89742_aac44a.jpg?w=525)
Prosecutor says the New Jersey man who stabbed author Salman Rushdie was trying to carry out a fatwa
A man who severely injured author Salman Rushdie in a frenzied knife attack in western...
Education
![Prosecutors ultimately declined to pursue misdemeanor charges filed by the Northwestern Police Department, “consistent with our office’s policy to decline prosecution against peaceful protesters,” a spokesperson for the Cook County state’s attorney’s office said. Prosecutors ultimately declined to pursue misdemeanor charges filed by the Northwestern Police Department, “consistent with our office’s policy to decline prosecution against peaceful protesters,” a spokesperson for the Cook County state’s attorney’s office said.](https://www.chicagotribune.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/CTC-L-nu-charges-dropped01_200361692.jpg?w=466)
Charges dropped against NU educators involved in pro-Palestinian encampment
Prosecutors ultimately declined to pursue misdemeanor charges filed by the Northwestern Police Department, “consistent with...
Immigration
![As a co-founder of Foxtrot and new investors plan to reopen about a dozen stores this fall, most of the 50 former immigrant workers who worked at the commissary continue to struggle to find new jobs to make ends meet. As a co-founder of Foxtrot and new investors plan to reopen about a dozen stores this fall, most of the 50 former immigrant workers who worked at the commissary continue to struggle to find new jobs to make ends meet.](https://www.chicagotribune.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/CTC-L-latino-foxtrot-workers-02_1987602761.jpg?w=517)
As new Foxtrot owner plans to reopen stores, former immigrant workers of their Pilsen commissary struggle to find a job and collect back pay
As a co-founder of Foxtrot and new investors plan to reopen about a dozen stores...
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...
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![Homewood-Flossmoor's Bryce Heard reclassifies for 2024 class, commits to N.C. State. Homewood-Flossmoor's Bryce Heard reclassifies for 2024 class, commits to N.C. State.](https://www.chicagotribune.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/STA-L-BBK-UIC-SUPER-1-0306-39.jpg?w=525)
While committing to NC State, Homewood-Flossmoor’s Bryce Heard says he’s graduating early. ‘It’s bittersweet.’
Homewood-Flossmoor's Bryce Heard reclassifies for 2024 class, commits to N.C. State.
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![CrowdStrike is blaming a bug in an update that allowed its cybersecurity systems to push bad data out to millions of customer computers, setting off last week’s global tech outage that grounded flights, took TV broadcasts off air and disrupted banks, hospitals and retailers. CrowdStrike is blaming a bug in an update that allowed its cybersecurity systems to push bad data out to millions of customer computers, setting off last week’s global tech outage that grounded flights, took TV broadcasts off air and disrupted banks, hospitals and retailers.](https://www.chicagotribune.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/Worldwide_Internet_Outage_00260_55d040.jpg?w=525)
CrowdStrike blames bug for letting bad data slip through, leading to global tech outage
CrowdStrike is blaming a bug in an update that allowed its cybersecurity systems to push...
History
![In 2011, Cadel Evans wins the Tour de France, becoming the first Australian champion in cycling’s greatest race. In 2011, Cadel Evans wins the Tour de France, becoming the first Australian champion in cycling’s greatest race.](https://www.chicagotribune.com/wp-content/uploads/migration/2011/07/05/KU4MM564IVDF3DRCOWBF3WZZ64.jpg?w=535)
Today in Sports History: Cadel Evans wins the Tour de France
In 2011, Cadel Evans wins the Tour de France, becoming the first Australian champion in...
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
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