Reform advocate Sharone Mitchell’s appointment as Cook County public defender...
The Cook County board on Thursday unanimously approved the appointment of attorney and reform advocate Sharone Mitchell Jr. as the next public defender.
View ArticleFormer Palatine High School teacher files defamation suit against suburban...
The lawsuit says the candidate falsely claimed the former teacher "encouraged white students ... to disrespect Black students."
View ArticleColumn: Sex researcher weighs in on Atlanta-area shootings: ‘Do not excuse...
Bowling Green psychology professor Joshua Grubbs is connecting dots that might move us toward some progress on tackling the violence that sits at the intersection of racism and misogyny.
View ArticleLake Michigan warming
Water hundreds of feet below the surface of Lake Michigan is warming, especially in winter, according to a report published this week by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration.
View ArticleMotorist rammed police cars, accelerated into cops during chase across...
A South Side man who allegedly rammed into police cars while leading officers on a chase across several neighborhoods is facing multiple charges after the Sunday incident, officials say.
View ArticleColumn: Candace Owens, spare us your sanctimony over Cardi B and Megan Thee...
Candace Owens doesn't speak for Black people but for far-right whites who don't have the guts to say it, Dahleen Glanton writes.
View ArticleThe Spin: Pritzker to open vaccinations to all Illinois residents starting...
Welcome to The Spin, the Chicago Tribune's politics newsletter.
View ArticleFollowing Atlanta-area shootings, Chicago Chinatown leaders describe...
Chicago’s Chinatown leaders gathered Thursday to send a message that the Asian American community would stand strong in the aftermath of a shooting spree across three Atlanta-area spas that killed...
View ArticleGov. J.B. Pritzker extends state income tax filing deadline to May 17
Illinois residents will now have until May 17 to file their individual state income taxes and to make any payments, Gov. J.B. Pritzker announced Thursday.
View ArticleWheaton College plaque referring to ‘savages’ removed: ‘Language changes’
A plaque commemorating slain missionaries at Wheaton College has been removed following concerns about its language.
View ArticlePritzker opens Illinois a bit more on a new, gradual path toward normal,...
Gov. J.B. Pritzker on Thursday unveiled a revamped plan for gradually reopening the state and also said coronavirus vaccinations will be expanded to all residents 16 and older outside of Chicago...
View Article8-year-old girl jumps out of window to escape apartment fire, 2 younger...
An 8-year-old girl trapped by a fire in her third-floor apartment threw a mattress to the ground and jumped before firefighters rescued her two younger brothers from their Washington Park neighborhood...
View ArticleCoronavirus in Illinois updates: Pritzker unveils reopening plans, vaccine...
Here are the latest updates on the coronavirus in the Chicago area and the rest of Illinois.
View ArticleAfter Trump Tower vaccinations, city says it’s withholding vaccines from West...
Amid an uproar over improperly administered vaccine doses, the city of Chicago is withholding first doses of coronavirus vaccines from a West Side hospital while it conducts a review to ensure its...
View ArticleIllinois House condemns GOP Rep. Chris Miller for his role in rally before...
Democrats in the Illinois House voted Thursday to approve a resolution condemning Republican state Rep. Chris Miller for his role in the Jan. 6 rally in Washington that lead to an insurrection at the...
View ArticlePedestrian badly hurt when hit by vehicles on Kennedy
A pedestrian was left in critical condition after being hit by several vehicles while crossing the Kennedy Expressway Thursday night, officials said.
View ArticleWas brain-damaging lead found in tap water in your town? Search our analysis...
Samples of drinking water collected under federal regulations by the state’s 1,768 water utilities provide snapshots of a widespread threat to public health that for decades has been largely ignored. A...
View ArticleFirst-of-its-kind study shows water hundreds of feet below the surface of...
Scientists looked at 30 years of measurements, some hourly, to track seasonal patterns far below the surface.
View ArticleColumn: She couldn’t save her father from COVID-19, but this Chicago nurse...
Chicago nurse couldn’t save her father from COVID-19 but optimistic about saving others.
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