National Guardsman who works as Chicago police officer thankful to be headed...
After a deployment in Afghanistan that included a bout with COVID-19, returning Illinois National Guard Maj. Scott Liebhaber doesn’t mind if Christmas back home comes with pandemic-related strings...
View Article8 great Chinese restaurants open on Christmas Day — with holiday specials —...
Traditionally most restaurants in the historic Chinese neighborhood on the South Side of the city remain open on Christmas Day
View ArticleWoman, 12-year-old boy killed in hit-and-run in Gage Park neighborhood,...
A 48-year-old woman and a 12-year-old boy were killed after being struck by a hit-and-run driver while crossing a street in the Gage Park neighborhood Wednesday night, police said.
View ArticleRep. Adam Kinzinger through the years
Rep. Adam Kinzinger, 42, who represents a sprawling exurban and rural district that stretches from Rockford down to the Indiana border, has been virtually alone among members of his party in readily...
View Article‘Free Kyle’ Rittenhouse merchandise supporting teen charged in Kenosha...
An online sales company has stopped selling merchandise supporting Kyle Rittenhouse, the Antioch teen who killed two people and wounded a third during a protest in Wisconsin.
View ArticleChicago Christmas forecast — slight chance of flurries overnight: Here is the...
A chronological look back at how the Chicago Tribune covered the Top 10 Christmas temperature highs and lows.
View ArticleIllinois’ seven-day average for COVID-19 deaths is lowest in weeks as state...
Illinois’ seven-day average for coronavirus deaths fell to 116 on Thursday, its lowest point since Dec. 2.
View ArticleNew year, new reopening plan — and continued uncertainty for CPS parents
A growing number of Local School Councils, from West Ridge to Logan Square to West Englewood, oppose the plan to start bringing young learners and children in special education “cluster” programs back...
View ArticlePace bus security guard charged in Harvey with punching handcuffed man in...
A PACE bus security guard was arrested on Saturday after a Harvey police officer witnessed him punch a handcuffed man, officials said.
View ArticleMan found shot to death in parked car in Calumet Heights
A man was found shot to death Thursday in a parked car in the Calumet Heights neighborhood, according to police.
View ArticleCoronavirus in Illinois updates: Seven-day average for COVID-19 deaths is...
Here are the latest updates on the coronavirus in the Chicago area and the rest of Illinois.
View ArticleChicago Park District adds esports to its recreational program
The Chicago Park District hosted its inaugural esports tournament, giving 64 teens, playing remotely on their own consoles, the chance to be declared city champion in the video game “NBA 2K21.”
View ArticleMan, 19, shot to death in East Garfield Park
A 19-year-old man was shot multiple times and killed Thursday afternoon in East Garfield Park.
View Article‘I moved in 10 days before Christmas. Oh my God.’ A Chicago housing program...
The Chicago Housing Authority's Choose To Own homeownership program has helped 54 families buy their own homes this year, many of which were just in time for Christmas.
View ArticleLow temperatures and sunshine expected to continue today, but there will be...
This has been one of the coldest Christmas mornings in Chicago in recent history.
View ArticleCoronavirus in Illinois updates: 5,742 new and probable cases of COVID-19 and...
Here are the latest updates on the coronavirus in the Chicago area and the rest of Illinois.
View ArticleCommunity rallies for woman and 12-year-old boy killed in hit-and-run in...
The woman and the boy were crossing the street on foot and the driver who hit them fled, police said.
View ArticleAfter blast shakes Nashville, Chicago police say they’re monitoring...
Chicago police say they "remain diligent" as Nashville authorities say blast there appears intentional.
View ArticleA COVID-19 Christmas — less glitter, but still some silver linings: ‘It gets...
Many Chicago families say they're making the best of the holiday, despite this year's limitations.
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