Lightfoot agrees to officer misconduct database, but watchdog rips plan....
Mayor Lori Lightfoot on Wednesday announced a deal with aldermen to create an online database of closed complaints against Chicago police officers.
View ArticleOrland Park resident will ‘flip the switch’ to restart Buckingham Fountain at...
Buckingham Fountain will be turned on this weekend for the first time since 2019, according to the Chicago Park District.
View ArticleFamily of Eric Crawford, the 13-year-old slain while riding his bike, pleads...
A 13-year-old boy who was shot Sunday morning in the McKinley Park neighborhood died Tuesday afternoon, according to the Cook County medical examiner’s office.
View ArticleColumn: After ‘a lot of soul searching,’ Dorri McWhorter is leaving YWCA for...
A widely revered champion of marginalized communities, McWhorter wants to expand YMCA programming to include a greater emphasis on mental health.
View ArticleResidents join search for missing boy, Kyrin Carter, in Hammond: ‘The...
As the days continue to add up and Kyrin Carter remains missing, the determination of residents from surrounding communities to find the boy has yet to waiver.
View ArticleGary woman charged in fatal Hobart stabbing; man already charged
A Gary woman now faces her own charges in connection with a fatal Hobart stabbing last month.
View ArticleChicago aldermen look to crack down on problem tow truck operators with...
In a bid to crack down on criminal gangs that operate tow companies and tow truck drivers who scam accident victims with aggressive schemes, aldermen advanced a plan Wednesday to establish a Chicago...
View ArticleChicago reopens
Events return and venues reopen as Chicago COVID-19 mask restrictions ease.
View ArticleMan sentenced to 12 years in prison in connection with fatal shooting of...
A judge on Wednesday sentenced a man to 12 years in prison in connection with the 2016 shooting death of a 19-year-old journalism student who was the son of a Chicago police officer.
View ArticleThe Spin: Rep. Mary Miller warned after defying US House’s mask rules: report...
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View ArticleMayor Lori Lightfoot chooses only reporters of color for interviews ahead of...
Mayor Lori Lightfoot on Wednesday defended her decision to grant interviews on her two-year anniversary in office only to journalists of color.
View ArticleMetra to restore full Saturday schedule
Metra will restore Saturday service on seven lines to pre-pandemic levels beginning Memorial Day weekend.
View ArticleResidents call for justice, transparency following Oswego Portillo’s fight...
More than a dozen Oswego and Aurora area residents spoke out during an Oswego Village Board meeting Tuesday night, many asking for justice to be served in relation to a physical altercation at a...
View ArticleColumn: Mayor Lori Lightfoot is correct: Newsrooms need more diversity
Journalists of color long had accepted the crumbs handed to us, Dahleen Glanton writes.
View ArticleChicago man suspected of attempted sexual assault of Northwestern student...
Witnesses intervened when a Chicago man allegedly attempted to sexually assault a Northwestern student in Evanston on Tuesday morning, police said.
View ArticleIllinois Republicans Kinzinger, Davis join US House Democrats in vote to...
Two Republicans joined with 12 of the Democrats in Illinois’ 18-member congressional delegation Wednesday in voting for a bipartisan commission to examine the Jan. 6 U.S. Capitol insurrection.
View ArticleUChicago medicine doctor to answer questions on Facebook Live about COVID-19...
The Tribune will be talking to the University of Chicago Medicine’s Dr. Allison Bartlett on Facebook Live May 26 to answer parents' questions.
View ArticleColumn: Lollapalooza is back! Navy Pier is reopening! Time to get out and ......
Lollapalooza returns to Chicago, the lineup is amazing and COVID-19 restrictions will be eased. But maybe social distancing is something we should stick with.
View ArticleChicago-area shelters see most young migrants from Mexico border seeking...
Minors who crossed U.S.-Mexico border brought to Chicago-area shelters, await asylum case decisions.
View ArticleDaywatch: Illinois schools fully back in the fall, watchdog rips Lightfoot’s...
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