CPD officer hit by vehicle while directing traffic in the Loop
Chicago police are investigating after a Dodge Charger hit an on-duty officer early Thursday in the Loop. Officials say two guns were recovered from the Charger, and its driver was thought to be under...
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View ArticleCelebrating Mexico's independence in Chicago
People celebrate Mexican Independence Day in Chicago.
View ArticleAmerican white pelicans migrate through Illinois
The fall migration of American white pelicans is underway as large flocks can be seen making their way south through Illinois.
View ArticleShould I worry about injury from repeated COVID-19 swab testing? I got the...
Five things Johnson & Johnson vaccine recipients should know and a doctor weighs in on potential injury from repeated COVID-19 swab tests.
View ArticleDo you know a White Sox super fan? We want to hear about it.
Chicago Tribune would like to introduce our readers to Sox fans who have stuck with the team in the lean years and are celebrating the 2021 season in a special way.
View ArticleGov. J.B. Pritzker’s campaign mandates COVID-19 vaccinations for workers on...
Gov. J.B. Pritzker's reelection campaign is requiring all workers to be vaccinated against COVID-19, a move aimed at highlighting the opposition to coronavirus mandate by the governor's Republican...
View ArticleIs a ‘twindemic’ on the horizon? Experts warn of brutal flu season as...
Here are eight things to know about the upcoming flu season and getting your annual flu shot during the pandemic.
View ArticleSears timeline: Rise, fall and restructuring of a Chicago icon over 130 years
Begun by a Minnesota railroad agent in 1886, here's how Sears evolved from selling watches by mail to enticing customers with its catalogs and then became a retail hub for families around the country.
View ArticleWoman posed as relative of young Chicago homicide victims to collect tax...
Katrina Pierce, 50, requested 37 death certificates in 2019 alone for homicide victims ranging in age from 2 to 22, according to a criminal complaint.
View ArticleNew CEO for CPS: 6 things to know about Pedro Martinez
Pedro Martinez returns to his alma mater to lead Chicago Public Schools.
View ArticleWoman wounded in shooting on Interstate 57 in Markham. Attack marks 171st on...
A woman was shot early Thursday on Interstate 57 in Markham, state police said. It was the 24th shooting on the Cook County portion of I-57 so far this year and the 171st on a Cook County expressway.
View ArticleMother of teen who drowned at Rogers Park pier files wrongful-death lawsuit...
Pratt Pier in Rogers Park was the site of a weekslong standoff between Rogers Park residents and the Chicago Park District after Cisneros died.
View ArticleChicago Ald. Jim Gardiner, said to be subject of FBI probe, now also faces...
The ethics inquiry will include whether he discussed withholding services from a political opponent.
View ArticleChicago man charged with attempted murder in connection with April shooting...
A 30-year-old Cook County man has been charged with attempted murder in connection with an April shooting.
View ArticleFeds: Chicago-area company bribed Amtrak official with Bruno Mars tickets,...
Federal documents in a sweeping bribery probe allege executives from Chicago-area construction firm Mark 1 paid off an Amtrak official overseeing a large Philadelphia project with lavish trips, parties...
View Article‘Additional information’ surfaces about recently reinstated priest accused of...
The Rev. David Ryan, a recently reinstated Lake Zurich Catholic priest who was accused of sexually abusing minors 25 years ago, is once again sidelined after ‘additional information’ has come to light,...
View ArticleFish, birds and flooded basements stand to benefit from marsh restoration at...
Heavy rains and wet springs have led to high water levels in Powderhorn Lake — and flooding for neighboring communities. With high water, native plants and fish nursery habitat have essentially been...
View ArticleBig and burly, with a supersized orange bill, the once rare American white...
The flocks rest and refuel near the Four Rivers Environmental Education Center in Channahon and the Emiquon National Wildlife Refuge in Lewistown.
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