Trump impeachment, Round 2: How will Illinois’ congressional delegation vote...
Most members of the Illinois congressional delegation are expected to take the historic step Wednesday of having twice voted to impeach President Donald Trump, this time for his role of inciting a...
View ArticleAbandoned newborn found in Glenview, mother located
The baby was discovered at a rehabilitation center in the 1500 block of Greenwood Road.
View ArticleColumn: Tribune architecture critic Blair Kamin reflects on 28 years of...
Tribune critic Blair Kamin reflects on 28 years of reviewing Chicago's architectural wonders and blunders, and explains why such coverage should go on.
View Article10 Chicago businesses cited for COVID-19 violations, including one restaurant...
Chicago cites 11 bars, restaurants and residential addresses for COVID-19 violations.
View ArticleWhich CPS schools and areas of the city have the most returning students for...
On Monday about 6,500 CPS students in pre-kindergarten and special education were expected to return to in-person learning across the city. More than 70,000 additional Kindergarten to 8th Grade...
View ArticleMcHenry man killed in Wauconda-area crash
A McHenry man was killed Wednesday morning near Wauconda in a three-vehicle accident, according to the Lake County Sheriff’s Office.
View Article5 ways to keep getting outside for sanity boosts and outdoor fitness during...
The COVID-19 pandemic might have some Chicagoans reconsidering their stance on avoiding the cold outdoors. Here are tips for how to get fit outside.
View ArticleAurora man succumbs to injuries after December shooting that led to car crash
An 18-year-old Aurora man who was shot while in a car on the city’s near East Side in December has died from related injuries, Aurora police said.
View ArticleTeaching history, easing anxiety: How Chicago-area schools are addressing the...
"History shows us that our democracy has been challenged tremendously over the years," one teacher said.
View ArticleFormer Whiting mayor sentenced to probation, home detention on wire fraud,...
Former Whiting Mayor Joseph Stahura will not serve time in jail for wire fraud and filing a false income tax return.
View ArticleForecasters: Expect soggy, snowy, slushy, slippery days before cold front...
The full gamut of winter weather is expected in Chicago from Thursday through Sunday, forecasters said, with multiple systems moving through northern Illinois, bringing rain, snow, a wintry mix, gusty...
View Article‘They don’t have to resort to a life of crime,’ says Chicago’s top cop...
A 13-year-old and a 16-year-old are accused in separate carjackings last week and last month, part of a “spike” in carjackings in the city that the Chicago Police Department is trying to tamp down,...
View ArticleIllinois COVID-19 vaccine tracker: 972,050 doses delivered, 384,658...
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 ArticleColumn: Twice-impeached Trump, GOP bemoan ‘cancel culture.’ If they’re...
Cancel culture took center stage as President Donald Trump was impeached a second time. But if cancel culture is so real, how come the people I want cancelled keep showing up on my television yelling...
View Article1 dead, 1 seriously wounded in separate shootings on the Far South Side
A 24-year-old man was critically injured Wednesday afternoon in a shooting in the West Pullman neighborhood, police said.
View ArticleSome CPS teachers who refused to work at school say they were punished — even...
Teachers say their students shouldn't also be punished for educators' decisions to stay home.
View ArticleChicago Fire Department aware of image of suspect in Capitol attack who wore...
Chicago Fire Department officials say they’re aware that federal authorities are seeking information about a suspect photographed in the Capitol attack wearing a knit hat with the intials “CFD,” but...
View ArticleSocial Graces: Here’s what to say to an out-of-town friend who wants to visit
A friend from out of town wants to visit you during the pandemic, but you're uncomfortable hosting. What should you do?
View ArticleWaukegan man arrested in December slayings of Beach Park-area couple
A Waukegan man on parole for a violent carjacking has been charged in the December killings of a Beach Park area couple, the Lake County Sheriff’s Office said Wednesday.
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