Judge wants R. Kelly brought to New York before deciding on attorney’s...
The judge scheduled Thursday’s hearing after Kelly’s two Chicago-based attorneys abruptly filed a motion to withdraw from the case last week.
View ArticleUSO Great Lakes Center gets makeover, complete with a gaming room, music...
The USO Great Lakes Center on Naval Station Great Lakes underwent a $2.9 million renovation to transform the facility into a bright, open, multi-faceted building for military personnel and their families.
View ArticleThe Spin: Illinois launches vaccine lottery | Lightfoot continues to fight...
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View ArticleWoman who has stabbed 3 people at random on North Side being sought by...
Chicago police are looking for a woman they say randomly attacked three strangers, stabbing them "for no apparent reason."
View ArticleNo bail for man charged with murder in December shooting of 20-year-old in...
A 21-year-old man was arrested in the killing of a man in East Garfield Park last December, Chicago police announced Wednesday.
View ArticleAnother juvenile, 15, accused of breaking into high-end Hinsdale dealerships...
A second juvenile faces several charges in connection with a burglary two high-end dealerships in Hinsdale in May.
View Article13-year-old riding his bike is injured in West Pullman shooting, police say
A 13-year-old boy was injured in a shooting while riding a bicycle in the West Pullman neighborhood, police said.
View ArticleAs COVID-19 rates dip, parents demand that masks be optional for students...
With Illinois reopened, some suburban Chicago parents want mask mandates in schools to be lifted.
View ArticleSocial Graces: Is it rude to make sure unvaccinated family members follow...
Is it rude to make sure your unvaccinated family members are following COVID-19 precautions?
View ArticleBrood X is in full swing in downstate Illinois, making the most of the end of...
The 17-year periodical cicadas, known as Brood X, have surfaced in more than a dozen states in the Midwest and eastern United States and are so numerous they have shown up on weather radar.
View ArticleIllinois to offer $7 million in cash and $3 million in scholarships in...
Illinois launches a vaccine lottery for all who've received at least one shot against the coronavirus
View Article‘I want mercy on Chicago’: Families of Englewood mass shooting victims hold...
Families of Englewood mass shooting victims hold vigils to remember their loved ones.
View ArticleChicago Bears submit bid to buy the Arlington International Racecourse...
The Chicago Bears recently submitted a bid to purchase the property at Arlington International Racecourse, news team president and CEO Ted Phillips publicly announced.
View ArticleMayor Lightfoot promised to reform the Chicago Police Department. Two years...
Mayor Lori Lightfoot fueled her political ascent with promises to reform policing, but after two years under her guidance the Chicago Police Department’s present looks much like its past.
View ArticlePritzker signs election package that moves 2022 primary to June, makes...
Gov. J.B. Pritzker signs elections package into law, as well as measures to implement $42 billion budget.
View Article2 more coal-fired power plants shutting down amid debate over Pritzker’s...
Only four Illinois coal plants will remain without announced closure dates after the NRG plants are shut down for good, a dramatic change in a state that once relied on the fossil fuel for more than...
View ArticlePolice Board votes to fire Officer Patrick Kelly, the cop involved in...
After arguing for nearly a decade that Michael LaPorta shot himself in a botched suicide attempt, the city’s Law Department now says Kelly pulled the trigger.
View ArticleColumn: In 93-year-old Frances Hall’s life, there’s a history of race and...
Frances Hall was born, in the 1920s, in tiny York, South Carolina. Like columnist Mary Schmich's father, her father had wanted a boy. “Since I was not, I set out to be the best girl I could be,” Hall...
View ArticleColumn: After 23 years and a head full of your stories, this is goodbye
I'm leaving the Tribune after a career that's been a privilege and an honor. If you've read me, thank you. Without you guys, this job is nothing.
View ArticleColumn: Forget Soldier Field. Move the Chicago Bears to Arlington...
The Chicago Bears should leave Soldier Field and move to Arlington Heights. But the horse track and draft some horses!
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