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View ArticleFBI investigating 3 bank robberies in Chicago, Woodridge and Homewood
On Monday, the FBI reported several bank robberies in the Chicago area. The robberies all happened within a four-hour period.
View ArticleMerrillville man charged with neglect after 8-year-old boy shot
Police said McLaurin-McNutt gave a different version of what happened than the child, according to charging documents.
View ArticleUS Rep. Bobby Rush ending 30-year congressional run for ‘higher calling’ in...
U.S. Rep. Bobby Rush decision to leave Congress at the end of his term sets off a political scramble in a district that runs through Chicago's South Side and south and southwest suburbs.
View ArticleGlenbrook High School District 225 teacher found in car with girl in...
A Glenbrook School District 225 teacher is charged with sexual assault of a student after being found in a car with her in Arlington Heights.
View ArticleTop environment stories of 2021: A paltry number of lead pipe replacements,...
The Tribune sent reporters into Chicago neighborhoods, across state lines and even on boats in the Great Lakes to bring readers along.
View ArticleAfter violent 2021, Mayor Lori Lightfoot and police leaders look to hit the...
After Chicago experienced its worst year of violent crime in more than two decades, Mayor Lori Lightfoot again sought to reassure residents that their safety is her top priority while also criticizing...
View ArticleMore suburban schools close as COVID-19 surge hits teachers. At one district,...
Even remote learning is not an option for some students at a growing number of suburban schools, where the spike in COVID-19 cases this week has suspended classroom instruction amid a critical...
View ArticleBlowing snow, strong winds, and single-digit temps are expected over the next...
By Friday morning, the temperature will be zero and may fall below zero, with high temperatures in the lower teens.
View ArticleAnother round of COVID-19 uncertainty in Chicago Public Schools puts pressure...
The current CTU-CPS fight over in-person classes mirrors where the district was at a year ago.
View ArticleChicago Teachers Union votes to refuse in-person schooling, meaning CPS...
Classes are canceled in Chicago Public Schools Wednesday after the teachers union voted to refuse to show up for in-person work.
View ArticleDaywatch: Classes canceled in Chicago Public Schools | At pop-up COVID...
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View ArticleAnother COVID surge: We’d like to know how you are holding up.
The Chicago Tribune is seeking thoughts from our readers as we deal with yet another COVID-19 surge and the pandemic enters its third year.
View ArticleAlex Caruso enters the NBA’s health and safety protocols, becoming the 18th...
Alex Caruso became the 18th Chicago Bulls player or coach to enter COVID-19 protocols. Caruso previously planned to return to contact training for the first time in nearly two weeks Wednesday.
View ArticleProsecutors seek federal death penalty in fatal shooting of Bradley police...
Prosecutors to seek federal death penalty in fatal shooting of Bradley police Sgt. Marlene Rittmanic and wounding Officer Tyler Bailey, who continues ‘fight for his life’, officials said Wednesday.
View ArticleAld. Pat Dowell drops secretary of state bid to run for retiring US Rep....
Chicago Ald. Pat Dowell announces bid for Bobby Rush's congressional seat, dropping her campaign for the secretary of state.
View ArticleIllinois again sets records for COVID cases and hospitalizations; Gov. J.B....
Illinois continues to set records for COVID-19 cases and hospitalizations as the highly contagious omicron and delta variants of the coronavirus surge across the state.
View Article3 dead in ‘intense’ River Grove blaze including woman, 91; freezing weather...
Officials said at least three people died in a River Grove fire Wednesday morning.
View ArticleIllinois DCFS worker fatally stabbed during visit in Sangamon County
An Illinois child welfare worker was stabbed to death during a home visit in a town south of Springfield, authorities said.
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