Before we get too into spring weather — let’s watch all of that snow melt in...
Watch Chicago's record snow melt in four highly visual ways.
View ArticleDuring pandemic, Illinois saw 27% jump in deaths, among worst in the US. One...
Looking at federal estimates of excess deaths — how many more people died than is usually expected — Illinois ranked among the 10 worst states (including the District of Columbia) for the 10-month...
View ArticleWhere were you when you realized the pandemic would change everyday life?...
Readers share when it first hit them that the coronavirus pandemic was going to change every day life.
View ArticleDaywatch: A year of the COVID-19 pandemic, changes coming to United Center...
Good morning, Chicago. Here are some of the top stories you need to know to start your day.
View ArticleA year ago, COVID shut down Chicago’s arts. Where are we now?
A review of the year of COVID-19 and the Chicago arts community.
View Article1 of 3 surviving Tuskegee Airmen in Arizona dies at 95
One of three surviving members in Arizona of the famed all-Black Tuskegee Airmen has died.
View ArticleLongtime Cavaliers broadcaster Joe Tait dead at 83
Joe Tait, a longtime Cleveland sports broadcaster and voice of the Cavaliers for more than four decades, died Wednesday. He was 83.
View ArticleRide-share driver beaten, carjacked in Englewood after asking passengers not...
When a rideshare driver asked passengers not to eat in his SUV, the passengers began beating the driver and then stole his SUV, police said.
View ArticleBlake Cullen, a former Chicago Cubs and National League executive, dies at 85
Blake Cullen, an executive for the Chicago Cubs and the National League who went on to own minor league hockey, baseball and soccer teams, has died. He was 85.
View ArticleMore parish consolidations announced in south suburbs as footprint of...
The Archdiocese of Chicago's consolidation of its Catholic communities continued Wednesday night with more south suburban parish mergers announced.
View Article‘Yeah, there’s some stuff’: Man asks cops to investigate Christmas Eve...
Federal complaint filed after a suburban man sees security app alert and sends police to his own house, where they allegedly find drug stash.
View ArticleHow COVID-19 vaccine gets from the factory to your arm: Here is how the...
The process of getting doses from the factory to storage and then into arms is a daunting operation, hinging on meticulous handling and preparation protocols. The temperature has to be right. The...
View ArticleVaccine equity in Chicago: Community leaders to answer reader questions...
Chicago Tribune reporters will moderate a discussion about vaccine access and equity with Arturo Carrillo, the Rev. Brian E. Smith and Dr. Maya Green.
View ArticleBoy, 13, charged in 2020 carjackings of two women in the Calumet Heights...
A 13-year-old boy was charged in two separate carjackings in 2020, police say.
View ArticleHow to get a COVID-19 vaccine in Chicago
As vaccinations ramp up, there is a glimmer of a new normal on the horizon. Here's how to get a coronavirus vaccine in Chicago.
View ArticleColumn: BBC Dad (and his kids) sprung onto the scene 4 years ago. Would that...
The pandemic blurred the lines between work and life in ways that were hard to imagine back in 2017, and a lot of that blurring is worth maintaining.
View ArticlePregnant women deserve more COVID-19 vaccine data, says Sen. Tammy Duckworth...
The letter from legislators noted pregnant women’s increased risk for COVID-19 and that women make up three-fourths of the health care workforce.
View Article4 dead in separate Wednesday shootings on South, Southwest sides, police say
4 dead in separate shootings, Chicago police say.
View ArticleCity promises crackdown on bar overcrowding for St. Patrick’s Day weekend:...
Over the St. Patrick’s Day weekend, city investigative teams say they will increase their efforts to make sure Chicago bars follow COVID-19 distancing rules. The city office of Business Affairs and...
View ArticleSen. Tammy Duckworth rebukes Tucker Carlson’s comments on women in military,...
Illinois U.S. Sen. Tammy Duckworth joined with top Pentagon and senior military officials Thursday in sharply condemning Fox News pundit Tucker Carlson, who decried efforts to accommodate women in the...
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