Who’s ahead in the Illinois vaccine race? Data shows downstate counties...
Three months into Illinois’ mass vaccination program, geographic disparities in who has been vaccinated illustrate the frustratingly uneven pace of vaccinations across the state.
View ArticleCoronavirus in Illinois updates: State expands COVID-19 vaccine eligibility...
Here are the latest updates on the coronavirus in the Chicago area and the rest of Illinois.
View ArticleMan dead on scene among 3 shot, including 10-year-old, in East Garfield Park...
A 24-year-old man was dead, while a child, 10, and a 25-year-old woman were seriously injured during a shooting attack on the West Side Friday evening, according to officials.
View ArticleGov. J.B. Pritzker gives his campaign fund $35 million in surest sign yet of...
Democratic Gov. J.B. Pritzker, the nation’s wealthiest officeholder, gave his campaign fund $35 million as he has dodged questions about whether he officially plans to seek election to a second term in...
View ArticleBoy, 4, shot in Washington Park neighborhood
A child shooting victim was dropped off at a South Side hospital on Friday night, police said.
View Article‘This is not happening’: Carjacking victims’ fears are realized as city...
The Chicago Tribune talked with victims of carjackings in the hours or days after the crimes occurred. Here are their stories.
View Article5-year-old boy dead after SUV hits him in Englewood
A boy, 5, is dead after being struck by an SUV while walking with his mother Friday night in Englewood, police say.
View ArticleAll CPS families are getting $450 pandemic food benefit cards. Some who don’t...
As food benefit cards begin to arrive in the mailboxes of Chicago Public Schools families, some mutual aid groups are taking advantage of the opportunity to help communities.
View ArticleBoy, 17, carjacked and shot overnight in South Austin
A 10-year-old boy was among four people who were shot, one fatally, overnight Friday on the West Side, Chicago police said.
View ArticleCoronavirus in Illinois updates: State reports 120,426 COVID-19 vaccine doses...
Here are the latest updates on the coronavirus in the Chicago area and the rest of Illinois.
View ArticleFinal winter sunset
The sun sets over West Madison Street on the final day of winter on March 19, 2021, in Chicago.
View ArticleViewing ‘Chicagohenge’: Here’s how it works
During equinoxes, the rising and setting sun lines up with Chicago's east-west street grid, creating spectacular views as the sun is framed in Chicago's skyline
View ArticleHundreds gather for ‘Stop Asian Hate’ march at Logan Square monument
The protest comes the weekend after the mass shooting across three spas in Georgia that plunged the Asian American community in mourning amid an already trying time of escalating violence reported...
View ArticleSuspect in custody after Chicago police officer shot on West Side, marking...
Police have taken a gunman into custody after he allegedly shot a Chicago police officer in the hand Saturday morning while opening fire on officers on the West Side, authorities said.
View ArticleIllinois Lottery opens new Chicago office for winners to claim their prizes
Lottery officials said appointments are required to visit the new claim center in the George Dunne Cook County Office Building.
View ArticleTexas Roadhouse CEO Kent Taylor dies amid COVID-19 struggle
Kent Taylor, founder and CEO of the Texas Roadhouse restaurant chain, has died. He was 65.
View ArticleWest Side man charged with attempted murder in shooting that wounded officer,...
A South Austin man accused of shooting and wounding a Chicago police officer before barricading himself inside an apartment for several hours was charged with multiple counts of attempted first-degree...
View Article1 person killed, 3 others wounded including man attacked in home invasion...
Chicago police responded to one homicide and three other shootings overnight into Sunday morning.
View ArticlePandemic batters middle school sports association in Illinois; no state...
The organization has tried to raise money through a GoFundMe, bringing in nearly $40,000 of a $500,000 goal.
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