Greenway to replace Route 53 extension plan?
Lawmakers recently approved a resolution for a task force to study alternate uses for the proposed extension of Illinois Route 53 in the northwest suburbs after plans for the road were dropped....
View ArticleIllinois Rep. Brad Schneider, other Jewish House Democrats, tangle with Rep....
A group of Jewish House Democrats accused Rep. Ilhan Omar of likening the U.S. and Israel to Hamas and the Taliban and giving “cover to terrorist groups.”
View ArticleColumn: With Illinois reopening, I worry we’ve forgotten how to treat each...
Atlantic writer McKay Coppins' simple request for interesting facts to tell his kids at bedtime inspired a flood of quiet generosity on Twitter. Maybe we haven't forgotten how to be kind and helpful...
View ArticleNew Trier High School student dies after fall on Evanston CTA tracks
A 16-year-old New Trier High School sophomore died early Wednesday morning after she fell on the CTA purple line tracks in Evanston.
View ArticleWaukegan man expected to survive after being shot in head
A Waukegan man was shot in the head during a Wednesday encounter with another man, but is expected to survive, city police said.
View ArticleDecatur woman convicted in toddler son’s smothering death
A central Illinois woman has been convicted of killing her 19-month-old son by smothering him in his bed one day after she did an internet search for “how do you suffocate?”
View ArticleMan on parole for deadly DUI was doing 91 mph when he rear-ended car in crash...
A West Town man has been charged with reckless homicide in the death of a 1-year-old girl following a hit-and-run traffic crash involving seven vehicles on the Near West Side last month, according to...
View ArticleJudge will appoint special prosecutor to probe conduct of Cook County state’s...
A special prosecutor will be appointed to investigate the Cook County State’s Attorney’s office's conduct in the Jackie Wilson case, a trial that fell apart following a stunning disclosure by a...
View ArticleWoman’s arrest downtown is latest involving ‘ghost gun’
A woman was arrested this week downtown carrying what police have termed a “ghost gun,” one of the most recent appearances of such weapons that are untraceable for law enforcement.
View ArticleConstruction of a new $240 million Provident Hospital building delayed again,...
The plan to build a new $240 million facility for the historic Provident Hospital in Bronzeville has been delayed again, this time because of the coronavirus pandemic, the leader of Cook County’s...
View ArticleBody rashes of swimmers at Bangs Lake in Wauconda are blamed on parasites
Health officials have attributed reported cases of severe body rash on people who swam in Wauconda’s Bangs Lake late last week to a parasitic condition known as “swimmer’s itch.”
View Article‘A happy celestial coincidence.’ Chicagoans experience partial eclipse as...
Chicagoans witnessed a partial eclipse of the sun on Thursday morning, opportunely timed with the announcement of Adler Planetarium’s partial reopening.
View ArticleChicago will occasionally close three of downtown’s busiest streets this...
Some of downtown’s busiest streets will become concert halls, restaurants and shops this summer as the city tries to recapture the energy it lost to the COVID-19 pandemic. Michigan Avenue and LaSalle...
View ArticleOfficials warn Chicagoans to watch for swim hazards on Lake Michigan after...
Local officials remind Chicagoans to stay safe in the water after 2020 saw 56 Lake Michigan drownings.
View ArticleFormer Northwestern student sentenced to probation for sexual abuse, battery
Nicholas Nelson pleaded guilty to felony criminal sexual abuse and felony aggravated battery.
View ArticleThe Spin: The politics of COVID-19 as Illinois prepares to reopen | A closer...
Welcome to The Spin, the Chicago Tribune's politics newsletter.
View ArticleCoronavirus in Illinois updates: State to take biggest step yet back to...
Here are the latest updates on the coronavirus in the Chicago area and the rest of Illinois.
View ArticleMan sentenced to 26 years in federal prison in 2016 shootout with DEA agents...
Man gets 26 years in 2016 shootout with DEA agents in Joliet parking lot.
View ArticleReopening day: Illinois on Friday to take biggest step yet back to normalcy...
More than a year after severe restrictions due to COVID-19, Illinois and Chicago are scheduled to fully reopen on Friday, marking an emotional turning point in the pandemic for many who have endured...
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