One year of COVID-19: How Chicago responded to the unfolding crisis, from...
A look back at the pandemic's earliest days, what we’ve learned since, and what lies ahead on the road to recovery.
View ArticleArchdiocese of Chicago to consolidate two Little Village parishes, but both...
The latest round of consolidations at the Archdiocese of Chicago announced Thursday will unite two West side parishes this summer, bringing a new name, but still offering Masses at both church...
View ArticlePritzker says he’s confident Illinois can meet Biden’s May 1 deadline for...
Gov. J.B. Pritzker said Friday Illinois shouldn’t have a problem meeting President Joe Biden’s May 1 deadline for opening up vaccine eligibility to all adults.
View Article2 men dead, 1 wounded in Evanston shooting
Two men are dead after a late Friday morning shooting in Evanston.
View ArticleLike the myth Mrs. O’Leary’s cow started the Great Chicago Fire, historians...
Experts say that, much like the myth of her cow’s fateful lantern kick, Catherine O’Leary's connection to the home is also dubious.
View ArticleThe Spin: Pritzker, Lightfoot confident about meeting Biden’s May 1...
Welcome to The Spin, the Chicago Tribune's politics newsletter.
View Article11 Illinois Democratic US House members sign letter ripping FEMA’s decision...
A group of Illinois’ Democratic U.S. House members sent a letter to the Federal Emergency Management Agency on Friday condemning this week’s rollout of the highly trumpeted United Center mass...
View ArticleCoronavirus in Illinois updates: Pritzker confident state can meet Biden’s...
Here are the latest updates on the coronavirus in the Chicago area and the rest of Illinois.
View ArticleJack Sandner, longtime Chicago Mercantile Exchange chairman, dies at 79 after...
Jack Sandner, 79, the longtime Chicago Mercantile Exchange chairman who spanned the future exchange's evolution from open outcry to electronic trading, died Thursday after suffering a stroke.
View ArticleMark Giangreco is out after a 26-year run as ABC-7′s lead sportscaster
Mark Giangreco’s 26-year-plus run as ABC-7′s lead sportscaster — and perhaps his 39-year Chicago TV career — has come to an abrupt, uneasy end. Giangreco and the station reached a separation agreement.
View ArticleDaylight saving time: Why it began, where it exists and how it saved one...
Get ready to "spring ahead" with this explanation on the change in standard time in the United States.
View ArticleCPS high school families have a lot of questions about reopening plans. Here...
Reopening high schools is more complex, with one official calling the plan "almost like an octopus."
View ArticleDaywatch special edition: Looking back on a year of COVID-19 in Illinois
Good morning, Chicago. Here are stories looking back on the last year of the COVID-19 pandemic in Illinois.
View Article‘You feel like you’re king for a day:’ How a crew of family members dyes the...
Members of the Chicago Plumbers Local 130 UA-sponsored crew explain how they dye the Chicago River green for St. Patrick's Day.
View Article4 men shot in pre-dawn attacks, police say
Four men were wounded overnight in city shootings, Chicago police said.
View ArticleFour ZIP codes added to United Center vaccination site registration as city...
The United Center mass vaccination site began accepting appointments from residents of four additional ZIP codes at highest need for doses on Saturday morning, city officials said.
View ArticleCoronavirus in Illinois updates: More than 152,000 COVID-19 vaccines...
Here are the latest updates on the coronavirus in the Chicago area and the rest of Illinois.
View ArticleCTA service ‘back to normal’ after woman fatally hit by train in Loop
A woman died Saturday morning on the CTA train tracks in the Loop, according to the Chicago Fire Department.
View ArticleAutopsy: 3-month-old Elgin boy’s death ruled homicide
An autopsy Saturday revealed a 3-month-old baby suffered blunt force trauma to the head, and his death was ruled a homicide, according to the Cook County medical examiner’s office.
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