Great Lakes water level surge eases after 2 record-setting years: ‘This is...
A spell of dry, mild weather is giving the Great Lakes a break after two years of high water that has shattered records and heavily damaged shoreline roads and homes, officials said Monday.
View ArticleChicago Park District starts online registration for summer camps, which will...
The Chicago Park District will run camps for all ages again this year after drastically reducing offerings and camper numbers in 2020, with online registration started Monday for the west half of the...
View Article‘We were just shocked’: Driver of vehicle that struck architect Helmut Jahn...
One of the drivers in the fatal crash that killed architect Helmut Jahn describes what happened in the Campton Township bike accident.
View ArticleWaukegan woman identified as victim of fatal Friday crash
Shaneera Bell, 27, of Waukegan, died from blunt force trauma after she was partially ejected from her vehicle, police said Monday. A passenger in her car, a Waukegan man in his 20s, was taken to a...
View ArticleIllinois bridge phase metrics: Daily updates on trends in coronavirus cases,...
With the state on the cusp of the bridge phase, Illinois health officials are tracking statewide metrics to make sure the outbreak is held in check.
View Article15-year-old boy shot in Englewood
Teen shot in the right leg and suffers a graze wound to his neck, according to police.
View ArticleHelmut Jahn’s Chicago legacy: Photos of his buildings that changed the city...
The Chicago-area architectural legacy of Helmut Jahn stretches from downtown skyscrapers to suburban post offices. After his death in a bike accident Saturday afternoon, his inspired designs — large...
View ArticleProviders say Pritzker’s budget for adults with disabilities falls short of...
Three years after a federal judge found Illinois had failed to meet the standards of a consent decree mandating sufficient services to residents with intellectual and developmental disabilities, Gov....
View ArticleColumn: Raising questions about the way Tucker Carlson raises questions.
Did Fox News host Tucker Carlson get the COVID-19 vaccine from Anthony Fauci while high-fiving Joe Biden? I’m just asking the question.
View ArticleDaywatch: FDA authorizes Pfizer vaccine for kids 12 and up, Navy Pier Flyover...
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View ArticleSchools race to track down students who stopped showing up to class as surge...
Soaring numbers of students who are failing classes or are chronically absent have education experts fearing the worst
View ArticleDispute over dice game leaves 1 man fatally shot, another hurt in stabbing,...
Chicago detectives are investigating the fatal shooting of one man and the stabbing injury of another, possibly the outcome of a dispute over a dice game, police said.
View Article65-year-old dies day after fire in Margate Park senior living building
The 65-year-old man injured in a fire in his Margate Park neighborhood senior living apartment a day earlier died Tuesday morning, according to the Cook County medical examiner’s office.
View ArticleWisconsin Republicans to vote on flurry of bills to make absentee voting...
Wisconsin Republican lawmakers have introduced more than a dozen bills making changes to state election law. Evers has signaled that he will veto any that pass the Legislature.
View Article15-year-old charged with attempted murder of ride-share driver paralyzed in...
A 15-year-old boy has been charged in connection with the shooting of a rideshare driver who was left paralyzed in the attack, Chicago police announced Tuesday.
View ArticleMokena police say woman had her car, purse taken at gunpoint Monday night
Mokena police said a woman was robbed of her car, purse and phone Monday evening outside a CVS Pharmacy
View ArticleChicago-area health systems hope to start vaccinating kids ages 12 to 15...
Doctors from Advocate Aurora Health, NorthShore University HealthSystem and Comer Children’s Hospital said they plan to give COVID-19 shots to children ages 12 to 15 at vaccination clinics.
View ArticleGroup of cases involving a controversial former Chicago police detective who...
Cook County judges will no longer preside over eight cases involving a controversial former Chicago police detective who is married to one of their fellow judges, the Tribune has learned.
View ArticleSWAT team responds to report of men with guns at South Loop commercial...
A SWAT team was sent early Tuesday to a South Loop building after a call about men with guns and released five suspects after partygoers police believe the group attacked declined to press charges,...
View ArticleIllinois surpasses 10 million COVID-19 vaccinations as daily average of new...
More than 10 million COVID-19 vaccine doses have now been administered in Illinois, while the daily average of new coronavirus cases over the past week dipped below 2,000 for the first time in over a...
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