3 gunmen, weapons drawn, confronted retired Chicago firefighter. He pulled...
A retired Chicago Fire Department lieutenant was killed when he exchanged gunfire with carjackers on the Southwest Side.
View ArticleThanksgiving takeout disasters offer lessons learned on how to do holiday...
Three Chicago-area restaurant owners share hard lessons learned, for restaurateurs and customers alike.
View ArticleCTU criticizes reopening plan for Chicago Public Schools as unsafe and...
The teachers union says it doesn't oppose reopening the city's schools but that it has to be done safely and equitably.
View ArticleLack of substitute teachers reaches crisis levels
A shortage of substitute teachers across suburban Chicago has reached a crisis level at many school districts in the wake of the pandemic, where the roster of retired teachers and other part-time...
View ArticleUniversity of Illinois’ COVID-19 saliva test reaches 1 million mark
The program, in which students are tested at up to three times weekly, is largely heralded as a success.
View ArticleDeveloper had big plans for land polluted by the steel industry on Chicago’s...
A Tribune investigation found Donald Schroud left behind some of the most toxic land in the city, setting back for decades the renewal of neighborhoods devastated by layoffs and lost retirement...
View ArticleFormer Chicago Ald. Edward ‘Fast Eddie’ Vrdolyak gets 18 months in federal...
More than four years after he was indicted, former Chicago Ald. Edward Vrdolyak is set to learn Friday whether he’ll face prison for skirting a tax levy related to millions of dollars in payments he...
View ArticleLen Kasper, the TV voice of the Chicago Cubs for 16 seasons, will join the...
After 16 seasons as TV voice of the Chicago Cubs, Len Kasper has signed on to become the radio play-by-play announcer of the crosstown White Sox.
View ArticleMan shot on Eisenhower left in ‘extremely critical’ condition on Near West Side
All lanes of traffic are blocked on the inbound Eisenhower Expressway near Halsted Street following a shooting on Friday afternoon, state police said.
View ArticleVisits, warnings and little legal action: Enforcing COVID-19 restrictions in...
Some city and county agencies say they lack authority to take legal action to enforce the governor’s COVID-19 rules or point the finger of responsibility at each other.
View ArticleEx-Chicago Ald. Edward Vrdolyak sentenced to federal prison. Here are 5...
Former Chicago Ald. Edward “Fast Eddie” Vrdolyak was sentenced Friday to 18 months in prison in a tax scheme related to his receipt of millions of dollars in Illinois tobacco settlement money. A...
View ArticleThere are more than 221,000 PPP stories in Illinois. Some small businesses...
There were more than 221,000 PPP recipients in Illinois. This week we learned their names. Here are a few of their stories.
View ArticleRecord number of Illinois residents voted in the Nov. 3 election, and turnout...
The State Board of Elections, voting unanimously, quickly certified the state’s results from the Nov. 3 general election on Friday, delivering Illinois’ 20 electoral votes to Democrat Joe Biden.
View Article‘He put his whole heart into the city.’ Family remembers retired Chicago...
Family and friends remember retired Chicago firefighter killed in attempted carjacking.
View ArticleLocal, county health officials issue formal citations to suburban Hilton...
The Cook County Department of Public Health and the City of Prospect Heights issued citations to the Hilton Chicago/Northbrook Hotel after a large, mostly maskless wedding event was held there.
View ArticleIllinois to distribute first shipment of COVID-19 vaccine to 50 counties with...
Illinois plans to distribute its initial allocation of roughly 109,000 doses of a new COVID-19 vaccine to the 50 counties across the state with the highest death rates from the virus, the state’s top...
View ArticleChicago-area vaccination sites will be at hospitals, clinics, pharmacies —...
As part of a nationwide effort against the COVID-19 pandemic, health officials in the Chicago area are preparing for vaccinations on a scale never before seen.
View ArticleCoronavirus in Illinois updates: 10,526 new COVID-19 cases and 148 additional...
Here are the latest updates on the coronavirus in the Chicago area and the rest of Illinois.
View ArticleThe Spin: Ex-Chicago Ald. Ed Vrdolyak sentenced to 18 months in federal...
Former Chicago Ald. Edward Vrdolyak was sentenced to 18 months in federal prison today after being convicted in a tax scheme related to his receipt of millions of dollars in Illinois tobacco settlement...
View ArticleA deadly second surge: COVID-19 fatalities hit a new record in Illinois...
A Tribune analysis found the surge in deaths was particularly steep outside the greater Chicago area, underscoring the challenges of keeping the virus out of nursing homes and assisted living...
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