Former Illinois House Speaker Madigan picked Angie Guerrero-Cuellar to replace him.
Less than 50 miles away from one of the largest freshwater systems on Earth, groundwater is running out. Joliet is the latest city to give up on the deep aquifers, voting last month to tap into L...
Video gambling license and terminal fees located in unincorporated areas of the county temporarily would be cut in half as part of a coronavirus relief package for businesses the Cook County Boar...
Here are the latest updates on the coronavirus in the Chicago area and the rest of Illinois.
A record 130,021 coronavirus vaccine doses were administered in Illinois on Wednesday, public health officials reported, reaching a statewide total of 2,440,950. The previous daily record was 95,...
U.S. Rep. Marie Newman’s feud over LGBTQ rights with controversial Republican Marjorie Taylor Greene took a new turn Thursday when Facebook temporarily took down Newman’s video putting up a t...
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Black officers in the Chicago Police Department are forming their own professional organization to lend perspective amid longstanding tensions between law enforcement and communities of color, th...
A 20-year-old man told police that he was out on bond for an attempted murder and afraid of being arrested when he fled police during a traffic stop, speeding through a red light, hitting another...
A reputed gang member faced the ire of a federal judge for refusing to tell a grand jury who shot him, even though he’d been granted immunity from prosecution.
University of Chicago bioethicist Laurie Zoloth will answer ethical questions surrounding COVID-19 vaccines during a Facebook Live on Monday.
A West Side man shot his ex-girlfriend to death near her South Shore home in April about an hour after he crashed his car downtown while driving around with the woman, prosecutors said Thursday.
Illinois Rep. Marcus Evans wants to ban sales of the game that he says normalizes criminal behavior. But critics say that is just "lazy legislating."
A spokesman for the Cook County sheriff confirmed the office received a complaint about “inappropriate behavior” during a Zoom session in the suburban Maywood court district on Tuesday.
The United Center will be a mass vaccination site capable of giving thousands of shots as the federal government ramps up its distribution capabilities, sources with knowledge of the plan said.
Jesse Kley stood outside Dixon Correctional Center Thursday morning with one goal in mind — that the Elgin man who murdered his toddler daughter 24 years ago see the face of the child’s fathe...
U.S. Rep. Marie Newman has a transgender pride flag outside her Washington office across the hall from Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene's sign that reads, "There are TWO genders MALE & FEMALE. ‘Trus...
A 24-year-old man was shot while on the Dan Ryan in the city’s Stateway Gardens neighborhood on Thursday.
Over the past 11 months of the pandemic, Cook County directed more than 40% of its federal stimulus money toward labor costs for the sheriff’s office, drawing alarm from Black activists who hav...
Move your ‘dibs’ items before Tuesday, or the city will trash your shoveled parking spot placeholders, Chicago’s Department of Streets and Sanitation warned Thursday.
Here's where Illinois' 11 regions stand on the key metrics that would prompt the state to restrict activities to contain an outbreak.
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As the COVID-19 pandemic swept the globe countries — and states in the U.S. — are dealing with wave and wave of illness. As hot spots shift, these charts will be updated daily with new totals...
With vaccinations underway across the U.S. and world, Illinois is still in the first phase of its program. Here’s where the state stands.
As the pandemic continues, the Tribune is tracking Illinois deaths, cases, test results and more here.
A federal judge has thrown out a Chicago woman’s request to ensure she can receive an addiction-fighting medication during a jail stint that begins Thursday, but the practical effect of the dec...
The announcement of a $200 million fine against ComEd for corruption and details of federal subpoenas to AT&T and Illinois House Speaker Mike Madigan’s office pushed the widening criminal probe...
Who should get the Johnson & Johnson vaccine? Here are some coronavirus questions readers have sent that we’ve put to health and science experts.
Erika Castro and Pablo Sanchez used their restaurant to combat hunger caused by the COVID-19 pandemic, but their bills have outpaced their business.
Two Chicago police officers were injured in a rear-end crash across the street from Holy Name Cathedral early Thursday, police said.
There are reasons to be hopeful that life can improve after the second COVID-19 vaccination shot, but experts are telling people to continue masking and social distancing after they are considere...
Illinois is expanding COVID-19 vaccine eligibility to people under age 65 with health conditions Thursday, but it likely will be difficult for Chicago-area residents to find shots in coming days.
The nonpartisan policy think tank suggests that state and local officials should consider increasing investments on parks, public lands, boat ramps and other green space.
One of two men charged in the 2019 fatal shooting of an Illinois State Police trooper in East St. Louis has changed his not guilty plea, the St. Clair County state’s attorney’s office said.
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Let's focus on improving the present rather than looking back at the past, Dahleen Glanton writes.
Illinois House Speaker Emanuel ‘Chris’ Welch wants a graduated income tax do-over — this time tied to pension funding
Former Democratic lawmaker Eddie Acevedo, two sons hit with tax charges in ComEd lobbying probe
Here are the latest updates on the coronavirus in the Chicago area and the rest of Illinois.
CTU had pushed for teachers to get vaccines before they resume in-person learning.
A longtime political operative at the center of the investigation into former Ald. Daniel Solis has been charged in a scheme to steer a massive Chicago Public Schools contract to a Cleveland-base...
Preservation Chicago called on the city and the Chicago Park District to seek a national park designation for Chicago's entire lakefront, which topped the group's new list of Chicago's most endan...
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In an effort to vaccinate teachers and staff within the Archdiocese school system, Our Lady of Mount Carmel Academy hosted an on-site vaccination day Wednesday afternoon. The vaccines were admini...
Mayor Lori Lightfoot and aldermen are backing a plan to assess additional fees on building demolitions in the fast-gentrifying Pilsen neighborhood and the vicinity of The 606 elevated park.
COVID-19 "has definitely opened all of the equity gaps" in CPS, one activist said.
A high-ranking Chicago police official resigned from the department Wednesday, weeks after an investigation began into a bar party allegedly held for him which led to the business being cited for...
Community First Medical Center in Portage Park is contesting a citation and $13,494 penalty issued by the federal Occupational Safety and Health Administration in December related to COVID-19 saf...
Former Illinois House Speaker Michael Madigan’s hand-picked successor for the legislative seat he held for a half-century resigned Wednesday morning, just three days after being selected for th...
A hot mic captured Mayor Lori Lightfoot muttering an f-bomb during Wednesday’s City Council meeting.
Aldermen introduced a plan on Wednesday to significantly tighten the rules the Chicago Police Department must follow to obtain and execute search warrants in response to the high-profile wrongful...
Pro-Trump Republican Catalina Lauf has launched a bid to unseat GOP Chicago-area U.S. Adam Kinzinger, who's made headlines and waves in his own party for blasting former President Donald Trump.
Preservation Chicago called on the city and the Chicago Park District to seek a national park designation for Chicago's entire lakefront, which topped the group's new list of Chicago's most endan...
Reckless homicide charges have been filed against a 20-year-old man who Chicago police say was driving an SUV through Englewood on Monday when he ran a red light and hit and killed a woman.
Wilson had threatened her with a gun and had beat her multiple times in the past, she told police. He left several messages in the month since they broke up before the fire crying and asking her ...
On Monday, Tymetri Campbell, 38, was being held on preliminary charges of murder after he allegedly stabbed Lt. Eugene Lasco, 57, after he came to the aid of Sgt. Padrick Schmitt, 22, who was als...
DUI charges filed following deaths of four, including teen and 6-year-old, in Rolling Meadows collision, state police say
A Chicago gym spurred an outbreak of at least 55 COVID-19 cases over the summer after infected people attended indoor high-intensity exercise classes — including several who had already tested ...
Mayor Lori Lightfoot provides an update after a meeting of the Chicago City Council. Watch live here.
Illinois administered 55,947 coronavirus vaccine doses Tuesday, reaching a statewide total of 2,310,929, public health officials reported Wednesday. The number of Illinois residents who have been...
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What I was pleasantly surprised by is how the conversations between the singer and the former president offer reflections and quiet lessons on family.
Former state Sen. Daniel Biss declared victory Tuesday in the election for Evanston mayor.
Two people were injured in a shooting Wednesday morning on the outbound Stevenson Expressway on Chicago’s Southwest Side, Illinois State Police said.
Jury notices have been sent out for Cook County’s first pandemic-era jury trial, Chief Judge Timothy Evans’ office confirmed Tuesday.
A 44-year-old man died after being rushed to the hospital following a fire Wednesday morning in south suburban Hazel Crest that also left two other people injured, officials say.
Ten hours after an ice- and snow-covered awning collapsed, pinning a Schiller Park woman under its weight, firefighters used an airbag system to free her in a rescue caught on camera late Tuesday...
Gov. J.B. Pritzker will join public officials to visit a vaccination site in West Peoria. Watch live here.
Chicago police are investigating the death of a man who apparently fell on the Blue Line tracks Tuesday night at a West Side “L” station.
After record-breaking snow and cold to start February, the end of the month appears to flip the script to above-normal temperatures. So what does that mean for all the snow still on the ground? T...
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The Cruzes are selfish and tone-deaf, but let's not laud those who leaked her trip texts, Dahleen Glanton writes.