Yaphet Kotto, Bond villain and ‘Alien’ star, dies at 81
Yaphet Kotto, an actor known for his performances in “Alien,” the James Bond film “Live and Let Die” and the television series “Homicide: Life on the Street,” has died, his agent Ryan Goldhar confirmed...
View ArticleTracking Chicago homicide victims
Chicago homicides victims: Charts, maps tracking shooting victims
View ArticleChicago police release surveillance video of SUV believed used in...
Chicago police have released surveillance footage of an SUV believed to have been used in the fatal shooting of a 14-year-old boy earlier this month, in an attack that also left two other teens wounded.
View ArticleLake County snowplow crash in Zion leaves SUV passenger critically injured
A passenger in an SUV was critically injured when the vehicle was involved in a crash with a Lake County snowplow Monday in Zion, according to a county news release.
View ArticleIllinois COVID-19 questions answered: Why is vaccine hesitancy higher in...
Is it safe to have surgery if I’ve recently been vaccinated? Here are some Coronavirus questions we put to health and science experts.
View ArticleWelcome to ‘third winter’, the Chicago season where the last big snowstorm...
Seems like the third winter in Chicago runs through March on average. Looking back at 136 years of local weather data, Chicago has experienced its final measurable snow as early as Feb. 28 (in 1994)...
View ArticleWhat’s it like to be 64 in the age of COVID-19?
Vaccinations are underway, but the magic number to get one is age 65. Suppose you're 64? It can be frustrating to see friends and spouses vaccinated.
View ArticleIllinois’ daily COVID-19 vaccination average creeps up; 26 more UK variant...
Illinois public health officials reported Tuesday that 102,564 vaccines were administered daily over the last seven days, topping a previous high of 102,147 set a day earlier.
View ArticleColumn: An incomplete list of things I feel guilty about, a year into...
I’m not reading much about pandemic guilt. But I doubt I’m alone in feeling defeated by my inability to keep this virus from harming my family.
View ArticleEx-Tribune newsman David Ibata, pioneer in online journalism and advocate for...
David Ibata, a longtime Tribune reporter and editor who was a pioneer in the area of online journalism and an advocate for Asian American journalists, died recently at age 66.
View ArticleAldermen advance plan to extend Chicago affordable homes program
Chicago aldermen took steps Tuesday to ensure the ongoing affordability of dozens of homes purchased through a city affordable housing program.
View Article‘A bunch of smoke and mirrors.’ Rhoni Reuter’s brother says convicted...
The brother of Rhoni Reuter said Tuesday the woman convicted of killing his sister should “accept the consequences for (her) action” rather than seek exoneration through a court process that has now...
View ArticleThe Spin: Pritzker talks about pandemic, veers from election questions on...
Welcome to The Spin, the Chicago Tribune's politics newsletter.
View ArticleCook County’s first jury trial after COVID-19 closures set for Monday, as...
A gun case stemming from a 2019 arrest in South Shore is slated to be Cook County’s first pandemic-era jury trial, officials confirmed Tuesday, though the defendant’s own lawyer said he has serious...
View ArticlePolice shooting suspects
Surveillance video shows suspects in the shooting of a Chicago police officer shot on March 15, 2021. This video was edited by the Chicago Police Department.
View ArticleCity official says former Portage Mayor James Snyder told him to recant grand...
In February 2019, Reeder, who is now superintendent of the streets and sanitation department for the city, said he wanted to recant what he told a grand jury regarding Snyder’s push to purchase garbage...
View ArticleChicago police find SUV believed used in shooting of off-duty officer,...
The SUV Chicago police believe was used in the shooting of an off-duty officer on Monday was found abandoned Tuesday on the South Side, authorities said.
View ArticleRemains found in Kane County identified as those of Aurora woman missing for...
On Tuesday, Aurora police and the Kane County coroner announced that remains found in Kane County late last year have been identified as those of an Aurora woman, Tyesha Bell, missing for almost 18 years.
View ArticleMan dead after vehicle hits light pole in Park Manor neighborhood
Chicago police are investigating the crash of a car into a light pole on the South Side that ended with a 52-year-old man dead.
View ArticleIneligible employees at Chicago’s Trump Tower received COVID-19 vaccinations,...
A West Side hospital that primarily serves Black and Latino residents acknowledged on Tuesday improperly vaccinating workers last week at Trump Tower downtown.
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