Obama Foundation looks to raise $400M for presidential center construction,...
The Obama Foundation on Tuesday announced a new fundraising goal of $400 million over five years that will go toward building the Obama Presidential Center at Jackson Park and other investments.
View ArticleFormer Portage Mayor James Snyder appeals 2nd bribery conviction; says most...
Former Portage Mayor James Snyder is requesting an acquittal and a third trial on a federal charge involving a $13,000 payment for allegedly steering a contract for garbage trucks.
View ArticleWith everyone 16 and up now vaccine-eligible, Chicago-area high schools look...
“We strongly encourage parents and children to talk about the importance of vaccination,” a state health official said.
View ArticleOn Thursday, people can go to a funeral home to get vaccinated, and take...
Auburn Gresham funeral home director Sylvester Dunn is hosting a vaccine clinic so that those who come to his funeral home can stay among the living.
View ArticleChicago police confirm Rogers Park district station was struck by gunfire,...
Days after a Far North Side police district station was shot at, investigators released a surveillance photo of the vehicle believed used in the shooting and updated details about damage the building...
View ArticleTrial dates set for former Valparaiso University student facing attempted...
A former Valparaiso University student charged with 10 felony and misdemeanor counts including attempted rape and sexual battery, allegedly involving seven victims, will undergo two trials over the...
View ArticleAhead of Chauvin verdict in Minneapolis, Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot gave a...
The city is prepared to arrest and prosecute any potential looters or rioters following the verdict, Lightfoot said. Chicago was rocked by two rounds of looting last summer.
View ArticleWoman fatally shot outside south suburban grocery store, officials say
A 29-year-old woman was shot twice outside a grocery store in south suburban Harvey on Monday and later died at the hospital.
View ArticleChicago activists condemn Lightfoot’s National Guard request ahead of Derek...
As Mayor Lori Lightfoot called for the Illinois National Guard in Chicago as a Minnesota jury deliberated the fate of the former Minneapolis police officer charged with killing George Floyd, activists...
View ArticleWhat might be ahead for birds, fish and trees facing Illinois’ changing climate
Ecosystems have weathered significant changes: Illinois changed from tundra after the last ice age to sprawling prairies. But the pace of change has picked up.
View Article‘If you want a scary story:’ Agriculture, human health and ecosystems at risk...
2100 could be stark: average annual temperatures warming by 4 to 9 degrees, a month of 95-degree or higher temperatures, 3 more inches of spring rain, more flooding, and compounding health risks from...
View ArticleChicago activists and politicians praise guilty verdict in George Floyd murder
Mayor Lori Lightfoot: Floyd’s death 'sparked a pivotal movement for Americans fighting to end systematic racism.'
View ArticleConcordia Place Apartments
Concordia Place Apartment tenants' living situation became untenable, Rainbow PUSH offered to help.
View ArticleSome Illinois hospitals are filling up as COVID-19 cases surge, making ICU...
A spike in COVID cases has left ICU beds in Illinois hospitals in tight supply
View ArticleColumn: Maybe Derek Chauvin’s conviction will make a difference. But we can’t...
The conviction doesn't end the fight for equality in America, Dahleen Glanton writes.
View ArticleThe Spin: Mayor Lightfoot, Gov. Pritzker, Obamas and more weigh in on Chauvin...
Welcome to The Spin, the Chicago Tribune's politics newsletter.
View ArticleColumn: Remembering the death dates of people you love can be like...
When we remember a death, we’re also honoring a life. And while it’s possible to dwell too much in the past, anniversaries offer a chance to unite the past and the present.
View ArticleDaywatch: Chicago activists, politicians praise Derek Chauvin guilty verdict,...
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View ArticleColumn: George Floyd murder witness Darnella Frazier is a ‘stone catcher,’...
Keith Ellison, Minnesota’s attorney general, called the bystanders who bore witness to George Floyd’s murder “a bouquet of humanity.” The phrase that popped into my mind was Bryan Stevenson's “stone...
View ArticleToddler killed when father accidentally backs vehicle over him at...
A toddler was killed Tuesday when his father accidentally backed over the child with his pickup truck, according to the Lake County sheriff’s office.
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