Series of garbage can and garage fires in Hegewisch neighborhood prompts...
Police are warning Far South Side residents after several bizarre arson incidents in the Hegewisch neighborhood.
View Article‘I can finally hug her again’: Strong family bonds encourage Latino elders to...
Chicago youth work together to help Latino elders book an appointment for the COVID-19 vaccine as many begin to reunite with loved ones a year after the pandemic.
View ArticleChicago man killed on I-57 died of multiple gunshot wounds, officials say
A man is dead after a roadway shooting caused him to crash into a light pole on I-57 Thursday morning on the city’s Far South Side.
View ArticleIllinois sets a new high for COVID-19 vaccinations, but case count tops 4,000...
A new daily high for coronavirus vaccinations was set in Illinois on Thursday but the daily COVID-19 case count also was remarkable, crossing the 4,000 mark for the first time since late January while...
View ArticleWith viral video, University of Illinois gymnast shines light on vaccine...
University of Illinois gymnast shines light on vaccine advocacy and his sport.
View ArticleAlmost all Illinois schools have now resumed some in-person classes. But will...
Nearly 100,000 public school students in the state are still full-time remote, out of 2 million total.
View ArticleHow parents of teenagers can help them manage anxiety and stress in current...
For teens, COVID-19 curtailed freedoms and added isolation, even as some of them return to the world of school and activities. Here's how to help.
View ArticleCoronavirus in Illinois updates: New daily record of COVID-19 vaccine doses...
Here are the latest updates on the coronavirus in the Chicago area and the rest of Illinois.
View ArticleProsecutors: Neighbor of man charged with murder reported ‘eerie silence’...
A judge Friday denied bail for a West Rogers Park man accused of trying to conceal the body of his roommate who was fatally assaulted and found wrapped in a rug late last month.
View ArticleFamily of 13-year-old Adam Toledo to watch police video of shooting next...
Family of 13-year-old Adam Toledo to view police video of shooting next week, lawyers say.
View ArticleSuburban man gets 13½ years in prison for plotting to help ISIS
A north suburban man was sentenced Friday to 13 1/2 years in federal prison for attempting to aid the Islamic State terrorist group by providing cellphones to an undercover FBI agent to be used as...
View ArticleThe Spin: Adam Kinzinger versus Matt Gaetz | South Side bakery visited by...
Welcome to The Spin, the Chicago Tribune's politics newsletter.
View ArticleCalumet City man dies 2 weeks after police-involved shooting
A Calumet City man has died two weeks following a police-involved shooting in that city
View ArticleColumn: It’s National Poetry Month. Here are 9 good poems to help you make it...
April is National Poetry Month, so columnist Mary Schmich is sharing a few poems that have kept her good company through the years.
View ArticleCOVID-19 cases are up in more vaccinated parts of Chicago. One possible...
In some of the more heavily vaccinated parts of Chicago, COVID-19 cases on the rise.
View ArticleMayor calls for police foot-chase policy after shooting of young Adam Toledo,...
In the wake of the controversial shooting of 13-year-old Adam Toledo, Mayor Lori Lightfoot has called for Chicago police to institute a foot-chase policy by summer. How it would be shaped remains to be...
View ArticleItalian American group calls for restoring Columbus statue in Chicago’s...
An Italian American organization is calling on Mayor Lori Lightfoot’s administration to restore a statue of Christopher Columbus to a Near South Side park because of a decades-old agreement with the...
View Article‘Whenever a tragedy like this happens, we come together as one’: Car caravan...
A caravan of cars filed along Douglas Boulevard on Friday night in Little Village, heading out on a procession intended to draw attention across the city to the death of 13-year-old Adam Toledo, who...
View ArticleWith vaccine authorization for young kids still months away, what should...
Trials for younger children have just begun. Experts estimate that the vaccines may not be authorized for them until late this year or early 2022.
View Article‘Waves of showers’ Saturday before sun comes back during workweek
The Chicago area can expect “waves of showers” Saturday, with more rain possible Sunday.
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