Parolee held on $500K bail, charged with Bridgeview minivan theft, kidnapping...
A parolee was expected in court Wednesday afternoon to face charges in the theft of a car with a 4-year-old boy inside from outside a Bridgeview convenience store that triggered an Amber Alert this week.
View ArticleMayor Lori Lightfoot’s proposed Chicago property tax hike plan clears City...
Mayor Lori Lightfoot’s proposed $94 million property tax increase cleared a key City Council hurdle Wednesday, setting up a vote in the full council next week. Members of the City Council Finance...
View ArticleNeighbor kicked in door of apartment to help 5-year-old boy shot as he sat on...
The neighbor heard half a dozen shots then loud screams as she ran out of her apartment and tried to open the door across the hall. It was locked.
View ArticleOnetime observatory manager at the former John Hancock Center who offered...
A convicted sex offender who was fired from his job at the former John Hancock Center’s observatory after the Chicago Tribune revealed he was under federal investigation was sentenced Wednesday to 15...
View ArticleA surge in COVID-19 cases has Chicago retailers facing new restrictions, just...
Retailers were starting to see shoppers return to stores this fall. Now, a surge in COVID-19 cases has brought new restrictions, just as Chicago-area stores were gearing up for the busiest shopping...
View ArticleAfter years of student activism, Park District officially makes name change...
The Chicago Park District voted Wednesday to officially change the name of the West Side park to honor the renowned abolitionists Anna and Frederick Douglass.
View ArticleCoronavirus in Illinois updates: 8,922 new COVID-19 cases and 140 more...
Here are the latest updates on the coronavirus in the Chicago area and the rest of Illinois.
View ArticleFour Park Ridge teens face charges after a video allegedly showed them...
Four teenage boys from Park Ridge are facing criminal charges in connection with an alleged attack that was captured on video and shared via social media earlier this month, Niles police said.
View ArticleThe Spin: U.S. Rep. Adam Kinzinger says GOP ‘waiting’ for Trump to accept...
Welcome to The Spin, the Chicago Tribune's politics newsletter.
View ArticleEarly Christmas boost for 2020
Jessica Cabe said she put up her Christmas tree on Nov. 1.
View ArticleAs grades and attendance slip, CPS places hopes on schools reopening, citing...
African American and Latino students "have not been served well enough by remote learning," a top-ranking CPS official said.
View ArticleTwo more deaths of veterans with COVID bring total to 23 at Illinois...
Two more deaths makes a total of 23 veterans with COVID who have died in an outbreak at the Illinois Veterans' Home in LaSalle.
View ArticleMother of 4-year-old student accuses Chicago Public Schools of covering up...
Shanece Williams said that several months later, she still doesn't have all the answers about what happened to her son.
View ArticleMourning death of beloved street vendor
The community mourns the death of a Little Village street vendor Guadalupe Perez.
View ArticleWith vote counting completed, Rep. Lauren Underwood declares victory. But Jim...
Two weeks after Election Day and with the counting of ballots completed, Democratic U.S. Rep. Lauren Underwood formally declared victory Wednesday night over Republican challenger Jim Oberweis in the...
View Article‘They knew exactly who they were shooting at’: 1 dead, 3 critically wounded —...
A West Side shooting on Wednesday evening left five people wounded, police said.
View ArticleColumn: Pandemic hoarding isn’t the same as regular hoarding, is it?
It's not hoarding, it's charity stocking, Dahleen Glanton writes.
View ArticleDaywatch: COVID-19 now third-leading cause of death in Illinois, Madigan...
Good morning, Chicago. Here are some of the top stories you need to know to start your day.
View Article‘Summers will never be the same without his raspados’: Veteran Chicago street...
After 20 years of selling raspados--shaved ice--in Little Village, Guadalupe Perez, known as Don Lupillo, will never sell again. He died Sunday after testing positive for COVID-19.
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