Chicago will occasionally close three of downtown’s busiest streets this...
Some of downtown’s busiest streets will become concert halls, restaurants and shops this summer as the city tries to recapture the energy it lost to the COVID-19 pandemic. Michigan Avenue and LaSalle...
View ArticleOfficials warn Chicagoans to watch for swim hazards on Lake Michigan after...
Local officials remind Chicagoans to stay safe in the water after 2020 saw 56 Lake Michigan drownings.
View ArticleFormer Northwestern student sentenced to probation for sexual abuse, battery
Nicholas Nelson pleaded guilty to felony criminal sexual abuse and felony aggravated battery.
View ArticleThe Spin: The politics of COVID-19 as Illinois prepares to reopen | A closer...
Welcome to The Spin, the Chicago Tribune's politics newsletter.
View ArticleCoronavirus in Illinois updates: State to take biggest step yet back to...
Here are the latest updates on the coronavirus in the Chicago area and the rest of Illinois.
View ArticleMan arrested on charges he murdered his sister in 2018 during shooting in...
A Chicago man has been arrested on charges he shot four people gathered in the parking lot of an Elgin bar nearly three years ago, killing his 25-year-old sister, the Kane County State’s Attorney’s...
View ArticleMan sentenced to 26 years in federal prison in 2016 shootout with DEA agents...
Man gets 26 years in 2016 shootout with DEA agents in Joliet parking lot.
View ArticleMore standardized tests in Illinois schools? Vote delayed as educators raise...
Testing more often will "allow teachers to pinpoint ... gaps and immediately adjust instruction," ISBE says.
View Article‘I’ve always felt I was an American’: Illinois guardsman realizes dream of...
Illinois National Guard Spec. Alan Juarez briefly left his post and took his final step toward American citizenship Thursday in Harvey.
View ArticleArchdiocese of Chicago updates COVID-19 protocols as state prepares to enter...
With the state moving to the final phase of reopening from pandemic restrictions Friday, the Archdiocese of Chicago will be cutting back on most of its COVID-19 mitigation protocols.
View ArticleChicago domestic violence killings, state helpline calls spike in pandemic,...
The COVID-19 pandemic increased the severity and number of domestic violence cases in Black and Latino families in the Chicago area.
View ArticleColumn: GOPs ‘critical race theory’ alarmism is nothing more than ‘favorable...
DeSantis has Florida ban critical race theory from schools, joining other Republican-led states in freaking out about something he can't actually define.
View ArticleReopening anxiety: As Illinois celebrates the milestone start of phase five,...
While many pandemic-weary Illinois residents are celebrating the start of phase five and a return to near-normalcy, others express unease that COVID-19 safety measures might be dropping too quickly.
View ArticleInstead of a highway, how about a nature trail? Land once proposed for Route...
Illinois lawmakers recently approved a resolution calling for a task force to study alternate uses for the proposed extension of Illinois Route 53 in the northwest suburbs.
View ArticleDaywatch: Chicago and Illinois fully reopen today. Here’s what you need to know.
Good morning, Chicago. Here are some of the top stories you need to know to start your day.
View ArticleTwo men in custody after woman’s killing spurs SWAT standoff on Far South...
Two men were arrested Friday in Chicago after a woman's killing led to a three-hour standoff, police said.
View ArticleTracking Chicago homicide victims
Chicago homicides victims: Charts, maps tracking shooting victims
View ArticleTwo entering ride-share vehicle are shot by occupant in another vehicle...
A 17-year-old male and 21-year-old male were shot Friday morning in the South Shore neighborhood after entering a ride-share vehicle, Chicago police said.
View ArticleMan found dead in Lake Michigan near Buckingham Fountain, cops say
A man was found dead Thursday evening in Lake Michigan near Buckingham Fountain, according to Chicago police.
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