Trump vs. Biden: Inside Chicago’s lone ward that voted to keep the Republican...
Centered around the Edison Park neighborhood east of O’Hare International Airport, Chicago's 41st Ward was the only one in the city where a majority of ballots cast Tuesday went to President Donald...
View Article‘No sign of slowing’: Illinois hospitalizations could soon break pandemic...
Illinois COVID-19 hospitalizations are rising so quickly that, in roughly a week, the number could surpass the highest tally seen in the spring surge, a Tribune analysis has found.
View ArticleCoronavirus in Illinois updates: 10,376 new known COVID-19 cases — another...
Here are the latest updates on the coronavirus in the Chicago area and the rest of Illinois.
View ArticleElection 2020 live updates: Biden’s lead narrow but widening in Georgia,...
By Friday morning, Biden overtook Trump in Georgia and Pennsylvania — both states the president must have to win another term.
View ArticleColumn: Let’s give thanks for poll workers, Stacey Abrams, fact-checkers —...
Mary Schmich: Let’s give thanks for poll workers, Stacey Abrams, fact-checkers — and the weather
View ArticleOfficials say 8 Chicago officers were stripped of their powers following...
More than 500 complaints have been filed against Chicago police officers since late May on allegations that they mistreated protesters during the demonstrations that followed the Memorial Day death of...
View ArticleArchdiocese of Chicago to consolidate 6 parishes into 2 new ones as part of...
The Archdiocese of Chicago plans to consolidate six parishes into two new parishes as part of a massive restructuring initiative aiming to rebuild and reanimate the city’s Catholic population.
View ArticleThe Spin: Illinois officials urge residents stay home as COVID-19 deaths...
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View ArticleIHSA invites Pritzker’s office, IDPH and others to meet as its survey...
Basketball teams can practice Monday, but whether the season moves forward won't be decided until after Nov. 19, the IHSA said.
View ArticleIn last week’s presidential election, Chicago tallied its most votes cast...
As Democratic former Vice President Joe Biden challenged Republican President Donald Trump for the Oval Office in last week’s election, Chicago saw the most voters cast ballots in nearly four decades,...
View ArticleRep. Lauren Underwood extends slim lead over Republican challenger Jim Oberweis
Freshman Democratic U.S. Rep. Lauren Underwood extended her slim lead over Republican challenger Jim Oberweis as ballots continue to be counted in the west and northwest suburban and exurban 14th...
View ArticleIllinois hospitals delay elective surgeries, add beds as COVID-19 cases climb
Faced with a record number of COVID-19 patients, some Illinois hospitals are returning to strategies similar to those they adopted in the early days of the health crisis, including limiting elective...
View ArticleIllinois reports 145 COVID-19 deaths, first triple-digit toll since early...
Illinois public health officials on Wednesday reported 145 deaths related to the coronavirus, the most in a single day since late May and the first time the daily death toll has reached triple digits...
View ArticleCoronavirus in Illinois updates: Here’s what happened Nov. 11 with COVID-19...
Here are the latest updates on the coronavirus in the Chicago area and the rest of Illinois.
View ArticleExtra-alarm fire engulfs Far South Side warehouse, no injuries reported
An extra-alarm fire engulfed a Far South Side warehouse Wednesday night but no injures were reported, according to the Chicago Fire Department and Chicago police.
View ArticleMan, 25, fatally shot, another man critically injured in West Side shooting,...
A 25-year-old man was killed and another man was critically injured Wednesday night in a West Side shooting, according to Chicago police.
View ArticleColumn: Trump’s denial of defeat creates fantasy MAGA-verse. Here are some...
Donald Trump is doing an excellent job creating a fantasy world — let’s call it “the MAGA-verse” — in which he won the 2020 presidential election. But he didn't, and here are some pointed facts to...
View ArticleColumn: Give Republicans a standing ovation for their voter fraud performance
Trump might think these displays of loyalty are about him, but Republicans have something else on their mind, Dahleen Glanton writes.
View ArticleDaywatch: Illinois hospitals see record COVID-19 patients, restaurants call...
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View Article2 firefighters suffer heat exhaustion after battling Jewelers Row blaze in...
Two firefighters were treated for heat exhaustion after battling an extra-alarm fire that started early Thursday on the 10th floor of a 22-story commercial building in the Loop, officials said.
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