Illinois residents among those who attended Ohio church retreat linked to...
Public health officials are investigating a recent COVID-19 outbreak at a Baptist church retreat in Ohio with 800 participants coming from various churches from the Midwest, including Illinois
View ArticleIllinois coronavirus graphs: Daily data updates on COVID-19 deaths, cases and...
As the pandemic continues, the Tribune is tracking Illinois deaths, cases, test results and more here.
View ArticleIllinois COVID-19 vaccine tracker: Daily data updates on the state’s...
With vaccinations underway across the U.S. and world, Illinois is still in the first phase of its program. Here’s where the state stands.
View ArticleLightfoot, activists attempt new compromise on Chicago police oversight, the...
Grassroots police activists and Mayor Lori Lightfoot said Friday they will keep negotiating on a deal to establish civilian oversight of the Chicago Police Department, the latest delay in the...
View ArticleMoney in Illinois politics: Giannoulias has big funding lead in secretary of...
Rep. Adam Kinzinger outraised possible GOP primary challengers.
View ArticleDaily coronavirus cases have doubled in Illinois this month while...
COVID-19 cases are up 50% in Illinois in the past week but even more nationwide.
View ArticlePleas for optional masks in school
Parents and children ask district officials to make masks optional, not mandatory, at an Arlington Heights School District 25 board of education meeting on July 14, 2021.
View ArticleCook County’s chief judge announces expanded capacity for jury trials as...
Cook County Chief Judge Timothy Evans on Friday announced expanded capacity to hold trials going forward as COVID-19 restrictions ease and a backlog of felony cases looms.
View ArticleHis political star faded, former Chicago Ald. Proco ‘Joe’ Moreno pleads...
Former Chicago Ald. Proco “Joe” Moreno, who once made his name as the so-called “hipster alderman,” pleaded guilty Friday to obstructing justice and giving a false report to authorities.
View ArticleThe Spin: In Chicago, Buttigieg rallies support for Biden’s roads, bridges...
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View ArticleSecretary Pete Buttigieg talks CTA Red Line extension
Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg visits Chicago, spotlights Red Line South extension in push for Biden infrastructure deal.
View ArticleCommentary: ‘Roadrunner’ uses AI to create an Anthony Bourdain soundalike....
You should see “Roadrunner,” with this small but hugely controversial caveat: The voice you sometimes hear? He’s a deepfake.
View ArticlePete Buttigieg spotlights Red Line South extension while in Chicago to push...
Buttigieg lamented the long commute times for South Side residents who lack adequate public transit.
View ArticleVigil for carjacking victim
Family and friends of Keith Cooper hold a vigil for the 73-year-old Vietnam War veteran at a strip mall at 53rd Street and Kimbark Avenue in Chicago's Hyde Park neighborhood on July 16, 2021. Cooper...
View Article3 dead, at least 15 wounded in city shootings since Friday afternoon, Chicago...
Three men are dead, and at least 15 other victims were injured in city shootings since Friday afternoon, including an attack in which four people were shot in the Austin neighborhood shortly before...
View ArticleNo bail for 17-year-old accused of shoving Vietnam War veteran in fatal Hyde...
A 17-year-old Chicagoan was held without bail after being charged in the fatal beating of a Vietnam War veteran during a carjacking in Hyde Park.
View Article8 wounded in city shootings since Saturday afternoon, police say
Eight people, including a 14-year-old boy and 16-year-old boy, were wounded in city shootings Saturday afternoon on the South and West sides, Chicago police said.
View ArticleIllinois athletes head to Tokyo for an unusual Olympics — but without their...
The spectator ban will be just one of several departures from tradition during these Olympics, which are set to begin later this week even as Tokyo remains in a state of emergency and COVID-19 cases...
View Article4 dead, 2 injured in south suburban Hickory Hills car crash
Four people were killed and two others were injured in a single-vehicle crash in Hickory Hills on Saturday, officials said.
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