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Somewhere on the rugged, pathless hills of Big Bend National Park, under the sweltering Texas sun, a singular tree stands apart from the rest. At least for the people who know what they are looking for.

CHICAGO — A Chicago City Council committee unanimously passed an ordinance intended to crack down on drag racing Monday, on the heels of another video going viral of drivers doing donuts at a crowded Chicago intersection.

Outside of the regression of the Chicago White Sox and Toronto Blue Jays and the rise of the Baltimore Orioles, the 2022 season hasn’t seen too many huge surprises.

During the golden age of commercial aviation, passengers enjoyed gourmet meals and stretched out in roomy comfort. Fast forward to the current state of flight, epitomized by Spirit Airlines, an ultra-low-cost carrier notorious for poor service that nonetheless is being pursued by two rivals.

I recently visited the beaches of Normandy and was awestruck at the scale of what took place there 78 years ago. The sheer horror it must have been is hard to capture in words, but the scars are still visible.

When the time arrived for the Chicago Cubs to make their first-round pick Sunday night, they could have opted for one of the top available hitters.

Chicago tourism has yet to return to pre-pandemic levels, but it could fully recover by 2024, and possibly before, industry leaders said.

CHICAGO — Cooper Roberts, the 8-year-old boy paralyzed from the waist down after being wounded at the Independence Day parade shooting in Highland Park, is in “very critical” condition after undergoing his seventh surgery on Wednesday, a family spokesman said.

CHICAGO — The Chicago Cubs will have to wait another day to try to end their seven-game losing streak.