"FireBrick" expounded:

My daughter gave my wife a LARGE pot of beautiful yellow tulips.
I think it's too late for them here in Chicago.

How can I save them, plant them, whatever to have them bloom again next
year.

I did the following once, and the tulips bloomed again for many years:

Dig a hole the size of the pot, but deep enough that the bulbs will be
down about 8". Unpot the tulips and put them down to the bottom of
the hole, but don't fill in the soil, just a bit. Let the foliage
ripen and remove any seedhead, then when it's all brown, fill in the
hole. The foliage will come off with a gentle tug when it's ready.
They should rebloom the following year
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Ann, Gardening in zone 6a
Just south of Boston, MA
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