CPS high school staff will refuse in-person work starting Wednesday without...
“Critical sticking points" include accommodations, class schedules and and vaccines for students and families, the union said.
View ArticleAll-girls youth baseball team: the Humboldt Park Gators
The Humboldt Park Gators, a girls baseball team, are about to start their first full season and most of their competition will be boys.
View ArticleMan struck after walking in front of CTA Brown Line train at Armitage Avenue...
A person was hit by a Brown Line train at the Armitage Avenue “L” station Monday morning, according to a CTA spokeswoman.
View ArticleRockford police shootings over weekend leave 1 dead, 1 injured
Two separate police shootings in the northern Illinois community of Rockford over the weekend left one man dead and another injured, authorities said.
View ArticleMotorcyclist, 32, killed in Chesterton head-on crash
The driver in a 2006 Toyota Highlander, stated that the first motorcycle passed him going south but the first one, “for an unknown reason, crossed the center line and struck his vehicle directly in the...
View ArticleMore COVID-19 vaccines wouldn’t slow surge in hard-hit Michigan, says CDC...
CDC Director Dr. Rochelle Walensky told reporters Monday that the answer in a crisis situation such as Michigan is facing is to go back to virus control basics.
View ArticleSevere weather ‘off to an unusually slow start’ in the Chicago area, but this...
The Chicago area’s severe weather usually peaks in May, June and July, and can include tornadoes, hail at least an inch in diameter, wind gusts 60 mph or greater and flash flooding.
View ArticleChicago aldermen move to condemn Downstate Republican congresswoman for Adolf...
Chicago aldermen on Monday moved to officially condemn a newly elected Downstate congresswoman who told an audience at a Washington, D.C., rally, “Hitler was right on one thing.” The nonbinding...
View ArticleCoronavirus metrics in Illinois continue to move in wrong direction,...
The third wave of COVID-19 in Illinois putting pressure on the health care system in some parts of the state, while the statewide positivity rate continues to trend upward.
View ArticleColumn: Chicago couple undergoes state’s first kidney transplant between...
Al Morales and Reed Benedict, together since 2009, are recovering well from the nation's third-ever kidney transplant between an HIV-positive donor and HIV-positive recipient. “There’s a lot of...
View ArticleDrive-thru COVID-19 mass vaccination site in Gary
The FEMA-run, drive-thru COVID-19 mass vaccination clinic in Gary.
View ArticleHere’s what you need to know about COVID-19 vaccines in Illinois
The state has passed more than 7 million total COVID vaccines administered so far.
View ArticleYou just became eligible for a COVID-19 shot. Try these vaccine hunter tips...
The Tribune reached out to several Illinois vaccine hunters for their best tips on getting appointments.
View ArticleIn a first for Chicago, the 160 cherry trees lining the Columbia Basin are in...
Chicago's largest group of cherry trees is in full bloom. Thousands are flocking to Jackson Park, where 160 trees were planted starting in 2013.
View Article1 charged, others sought by cops in Michigan Avenue Nordstrom break-in
One person was in police custody after several people smashed a glass door and made off with merchandise, including purses, from the Nordstrom store on Michigan Avenue early Monday, police said.
View Article28 closed or temporarily closed businesses on the Magnificent Mile:...
After decades at the center of Chicago’s retail, hospitality and real estate worlds, North Michigan Avenue faces one of its greatest challenges. Here is a block-by-block snapshot of the Magnificent...
View ArticleRide-share driver accused of stealing nearly $10,000 from passengers’ debit...
Ride-share driver took nearly $10,000 from passengers’ debit card and bank accounts, prosecutors say
View ArticleMinnesota officer who fatally shot Black man intended to discharge Taser,...
Police in a Minneapolis suburb where a Black man was fatally shot during a traffic stop say the officer who fired intended to use a Taser, not a handgun.
View ArticleCoronavirus in Illinois updates: Third wave of COVID-19 continues to stress...
Here are the latest updates on the coronavirus in the Chicago area and the rest of Illinois.
View ArticleIndian Head Park woman loses $48,000 in Amazon Prime phone scam that took a...
An Indian Head Park woman was conned out of $48,000, her son reported, by a caller claiming Amazon Prime had charged her account and mailed goods to her she had not ordered. When discovered, she tried...
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