Carlos Nelson will forever be associated with QB Justin Fields. Here’s how...
No matter how Justin Fields’ development goes over the next few years, Auburn Gresham community leader Carlos Nelson’s announcement of the pick during the NFL draft will be a key moment in Chicago...
View ArticleChain-reaction crash on Lake Shore Drive leaves 1 dead, 1 critically injured,...
A man died, a woman was critically injured and two men were seriously injured when the driver of a sedan lost control and hit multiple vehicles at Monroe and Lake Shore drives downtown early Wednesday,...
View ArticleMore than 2,100 businesses looted or damaged, 15 homicides, 53 shooting...
The Tribune identified more than 2,100 businesses that were damaged or ransacked throughout Chicago from May 29 to June 4, 2020. Many businesses were on the South and West sides, far from the attention...
View ArticleA year after looting broke out in Chicago, business owners tell of...
A year after unrest swept Chicago after George Floyd's murder, the Tribune spoke with owners of several looted businesses. Many were located in less-advantaged areas on the South and West sides that...
View ArticleBlind adults with developmental disabilities struggle to find services after...
Adults with vision impairment and development disabilities have depended on a day program run by nonprofit The Chicago Lighthouse, but it is closing after 51 years. The organization cited financial...
View ArticleCook County commissioner urges pause on changing Columbus Day to Indigenous...
A plan before the Cook County Board would change Columbus Day to Indigenous Peoples Day. But Commissioner Stanley Moore, who said he's a descendant of Freedmen, wants to put a pause on the proposal...
View ArticleChicago Cultural Center reopening Wednesday
The Chicago Cultural Center was set to reopen late Wednesday morning after being closed since the beginning of the coronavirus pandemic, city officials said.
View ArticleChicago’s 2020 unrest: A Tribune investigation documents the scope of the...
City officials failed to adequately prepare for fallout from George Floyd’s murder. A Tribune investigation documents the damage that followed.
View ArticleFormer CEO of Make-A-Wish Iowa pleads guilty to embezzling from the charity
Jennifer Woodley admitted in a written guilty plea that she made unauthorized charges on a foundation credit card and gave herself a bonus and salary increases.
View ArticleColumn: Naomi Osaka quitting the French Open is our invitation to find a...
The tennis star's dramatic decision is an invitation for the sport to do better. And as we emerge from a pandemic that changed everything, it provides us a mantra for all things: Maybe there’s a better...
View ArticleMIT grad found dead with bomb-making materials in Streeterville died from...
Autopsy results show a Streeterville man had about four times more than what is considered a fatal amount of lidocaine in his system at the time of his accidental death.
View ArticleBoy, 2, critically injured in ‘self-inflicted’ shooting in Joliet, officials say
A 2-year-old boy was in critical condition Wednesday after suffering a self-inflicted gunshot wound in southwest suburban Joliet, officials say.
View ArticleWisconsin Assembly Speaker Robin Vos, who says he can’t find enough workers...
Wisconsin should get tougher on unemployed people who apply for jobs to meet work search requirements but then skip out on the interview, Assembly Speaker Robin Vos said Wednesday.
View ArticleConvicted getaway driver in Hadiya Pendleton case to represent self at...
He could be facing more than three decades behind bars, prosecutors have said.
View ArticleFacial recognition for fish? Researchers test technology on Asian carp in...
The technology comes from Whooshh Innovations, a company “disrupting the world of fish passage” — and popularly known for the viral fish tube, or salmon cannon.
View ArticleO’Hare’s ‘people mover’ saga: Timeline of the project, including delays and...
O'Hare 'people mover': Why it's shut down.
View ArticleFormer Motorola sites in suburbs have drawn interest from developers, but one...
A white elephant factory in Harvard and a former premier corporate campus in Schaumburg, once owned by Motorola, are both targets for ambitious redevelopment plans outside of Chicago.
View ArticleHow can we safely mingle in social settings with friends and family members...
How can vaccinated people maneuver safely through gatherings? Should they still wear masks in stores?: These are some of the issues readers have asked us about.
View ArticleSpring is over — for meteorologists. How’d it go? The data shows not enough...
Here's how meteorological spring 2021 — March through May — compares with almost 150 years of Chicago weather data.
View ArticleAfter almost 80 years, remains of Navy sailor killed in attack on Pearl...
The remains of Leslie P. Delles, a Navy sailor from St. Charles killed in the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor that triggered American entry into World War II, have been identified, Defense Department...
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