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May 20, 2024
Amal Clooney is one of the legal experts who recommended that the chief prosecutor of the world's top war crimes court seek arrest warrants for Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and leaders of the militant Hamas group.
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May 20, 2024
The recovery from the deadly Baltimore bridge collapse reached a significant milestone Monday as tugboats escorted the ill-fated container ship Dali back to port, its damaged bow still covered with smashed shipping containers, fallen steel trusses and mangled concrete.
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May 20, 2024
The chief prosecutor of the world's top war crimes court sought arrest warrants Monday for leaders of Israel and Hamas, including Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, over actions taken during their seven-month war.
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May 20, 2024
Donald Trump's hush money trial is heading into the final stretch, with prosecutors' last and star witness back on the stand Monday for more grilling before the former president's lawyers get their chance to put on a case.
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May 20, 2024
Ivan F. Boesky, the flamboyant stock trader whose cooperation with the government cracked open one of the largest insider trading scandals in the history of Wall Street, has died at the age of 87.
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May 20, 2024
The clinics will close in August and September.
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May 20, 2024
The brother of James Weiss, the politically connected business owner convicted of bribing two state elected officials, pleaded guilty Monday to lying to federal investigators about his brother's mob contacts, including connections to notorious Outfit hit man Frank "The German" Schweihs.
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May 20, 2024
Good afternoon, Chicago. Here's what is happening today.
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May 20, 2024
Chicago homicide data, which is updated on this page weekly, is through May 17, 2024.
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May 20, 2024
Good morning, Chicago. Here are the top stories you need to know to start your day.
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May 20, 2024
Donald Trump's hush money trial is heading into the final stretch, with prosecutors' last and star witness back on the stand Monday for more grilling before the former president's lawyers get their chance to put on a case.
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May 20, 2024
Donald Trump's hush money trial is heading into the final stretch, with prosecutors' last and star witness back on the stand Monday for more grilling before the former president's lawyers get their chance to put on a case.
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May 20, 2024
Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi, a hard-line protege of the country's supreme leader, has died. He was 63.
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May 20, 2024
Illinois lawmakers head into the final scheduled week of the spring session still negotiating major elements of Gov. J.B. Pritzker's proposed $52.7 billion budget.
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May 20, 2024
Health care systems are particularly attractive targets for cybercriminals because of their size, their dependence on technology and the large amounts of sensitive data they hold.
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May 20, 2024
On May 20, 1916, the Saturday Evening Post published its first Norman Rockwell cover; the illustration shows a scowling boy dressed in his Sunday best, dutifully pushing a baby carriage past a couple of boys wearing baseball uniforms.
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May 20, 2024
Dear Amy: I have an intrusive neighbor that refuses to acknowledge my non-verbal signals when I don't want to have a conversation.
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May 19, 2024
Several speakers emphasized an interconnectedness between struggles, asking that politicians including Gov. J.B. Pritzker take action "from Chicago to Palestine."
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May 19, 2024
Coexistence and cooperation between Jews and Palestinians needed because each group's safety and freedom is inextricably tied to the other, rabbi says.
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May 19, 2024
An Israeli airstrike has killed 27 people in central Gaza, mostly women and children, and fighting is raging across the north.
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May 19, 2024
Elon Musk has traveled to Indonesia's resort island of Bali to launch Starlink satellite internet service in the world's largest archipelago nation.
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May 19, 2024
A 37-year-old man in custody for battery charges was being taken from a hospital to the Norridge Police Station when he stabbed an officer inside a squad car.
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May 19, 2024
Longtime master gardener John Nash, with more than 65 years of digging in the dirt, is a bit concerned that gardeners will take the news that they might be in slightly warmer zones for cold-hardy plants and run with it too far.
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May 19, 2024
A 14-year-old girl was killed and a 14-year-old boy was critically injured after a crash in West Garfield Park Saturday night, the Chicago Police Department said.
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May 19, 2024
A 12-year-old boy was riding his bike Saturday night when he was shot in the leg. An hour before, police found a 9-year-old shot in her home.
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May 19, 2024
President Joe Biden is delivering the commencement address at Morehouse College on Sunday, a key opportunity for an election-year appearance before a Black audience but one that also could directly expose him to the anger that some of these and other students across the country have been expressing over his staunch support for Israel in its war against Hamas militants in Gaza.
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May 19, 2024
A group of men were gathered in the Garfield Park neighborhood just before 10 p.m. when shots were fired from a distance.
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May 19, 2024
A helicopter carrying Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi suffered a "hard landing" on Sunday, Iranian state media reported, without immediately elaborating.
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May 19, 2024
President Joe Biden is delivering the commencement address at Morehouse College on Sunday, a key opportunity for an election-year appearance before a Black audience but one that also could directly expose him to the anger that some of these and other students across the country have been expressing over his staunch support for Israel in its war against Hamas militants in Gaza.
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May 19, 2024
A county judge could rule as early as Monday on Ohio's law banning virtually all abortions, a decision that will take into consideration the decision by voters to enshrine reproductive rights in the state constitution.
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May 19, 2024
Slovakia's populist prime minister, Robert Fico, remained in serious condition on Sunday but has been given a positive prognosis four days after he was shot multiple times in an assassination attempt.
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May 19, 2024
Testimony in the hush money trial of Donald Trump is set to conclude in the coming days, putting the landmark case on track for jury deliberations that will determine whether it ends in a mistrial, an acquittal — or the first-ever felony conviction of a former American president.
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May 19, 2024
Three photographs posted by the Wisconsin Historical Society offer a glimpse of a sunny June day in Thornton when students from schools throughout south Cook County gathered to celebrate the end of the year.
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May 19, 2024
Illinois ranks 8th in the country for most landfill methane emissions. Reducing these emissions is critical to slowing short-term global warming, experts say.
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May 19, 2024
Joel Gordils said he was a step away from killing himself when he heard the click of his dog's toenails on the floor. It had been several months since Gordils left his job as a Chicago police officer and the realities of his new disabilities — the result of being dragged by a car during […]
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May 19, 2024
On Saturday, the Freedom Center printed its final edition of the Chicago Tribune before facing a demolition deadline and planned redevelopment into a casino.
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May 19, 2024
Three women have filed lawsuits alleging that a former high school teacher and coach in Chicago's western suburbs groomed and sexually abused them and that administrators ignored opportunities to investigate.
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May 19, 2024
Cheered by those who helped heal him, a young man who was wounded while sitting on his Chicago front porch when he was 10 proudly picks up his high school diploma
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May 19, 2024
On May 19, 1994, former first lady Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis died in New York at age 64.
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May 18, 2024
A 34-year-old man has died after he was rescued from Lake Michigan Saturday evening, according to Chicago police.
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May 18, 2024
Benny Gantz threatened Saturday to resign from the government if it doesn't adopt a new plan in three weeks' time for the war in Gaza.
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May 18, 2024
President Shawn Fain said the UAW will return to Mercedes and will press on with efforts to organize about 150,000 workers at more than a dozen auto factories across the nation.
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May 18, 2024
It's official, Chicago. Periodical cicadas have arrived. The large insects, which last emerged in Chicago 17 years ago, have been spotted in droves in pockets of the city.
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May 18, 2024
The Israeli military said Friday its troops in Gaza found the bodies of three Israeli hostages killed by Hamas during its Oct. 7 attack.
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May 18, 2024
An upside-down American flag, a symbol associated with former President Donald Trump's false claims of election fraud, was displayed outside the home of Supreme Court Justice Samuel Alito in January 2021, The New York Times reported.
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May 18, 2024
A man was arrested and charged with first-degree murder after he fatally shot another man walking to his car in Bridgeview Wednesday, police said. Anthony Calderon, 20, of Bedford Park, was apprehended and charged in the killing Friday. Police said Arturo Cantu, 39, was shot twice as he left his apartment on the 7300 Block of 79th Street at around 5 a.m. He had remote started his car and was confronted as he approached the vehicle. His body was found on the side of his apartment building and he was pronounced dead at the scene, according to police. Officers used video […]
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May 18, 2024
A Cook County judge on Saturday ordered a Bedford Park man detained on a murder charge tied to the apparent ambush slaying of a romantic rival in southwest suburban Bridgeview, according to authorities.
Anthony Calderon, 20, faces a single count of first-degree murder for the shooting death of Arturo Cantu. Cantu's girlfriend, Agnieszka Rydzewski, 33, of Bridgeview, was later charged with solicitation to commit murder in connection to his death.
Bridgeview police found Cantu, 39, shot twice as he left his apartment in the 7300 Block of 79th Street around 5 a.m. Wednesday as he left his home for work. He had remote-started his car and was confronted as he approached the vehicle. […]
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May 18, 2024
A Cook County judge on Saturday ordered a Bedford Park man detained on a murder charge tied to the apparent ambush slaying of a romantic rival in southwest suburban Bridgeview, according to authorities.
Anthony Calderon, 20, faces a single count of first-degree murder for the shooting death of Arturo Cantu.
Bridgeview police found Cantu, 39, shot twice as he left his apartment in the 7300 Block of 79th Street around 5 a.m. Wednesday as he left his home for work. He had remote-started his car and was confronted as he approached the vehicle. […]
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May 18, 2024
A Northbrook man was charged in the horrific crash that killed a 17-year-old Glenbrook South High School senior and injured two others in Glenview Sunday, police said. Taeyoung Kim, 21, was charged with two counts of aggravated driving under the influence causing death, reckless homicide, aggravated driving under the influence causing great bodily harm, driving under the influence of alcohol, driving under the influence of alcohol with a blood alcohol content over .08, driving under the influence of drugs, reckless driving, speeding, driving without lights when required, improper lane usage and failure to reduce speed to avoid an accident. Kim was […]
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May 18, 2024
Two popular Elgin summertime destinations, Lords Park Family Aquatic Center and Festival Park's splash pad, are reopening this summer after years of closure.
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May 18, 2024
Two popular summertime destinations, Lords Park Pool and Festival Park's splash pad, are reopening this summer in Elgin.. Lords Park Pool closed four years ago due to the COVID-19 pandemic. It remained closed until a group of residents rallied the city to reopen it. A community meeting last year drew a crowd that overwhelmingly wanted to see the eastside pool reopen. The Elgin City Council voted last July to spend an estimated $500,000 to get the pool ready to open this season. "We're currently filling the pool and will soon run tests on the mechanical systems," Parks and Recreation Director […]
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May 18, 2024
Dozens of migrants interviewed by the Tribune at four migrant shelters around the city say they are unclear about where they will live and what will happen to them on the day of the deadline.
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May 18, 2024
Dozens of migrants interviewed by the Tribune at four migrant shelters around the city say they are unclear about where they will live and what will happen to them on the day of the deadline.
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May 18, 2024
On May 18, 1981, the New York Native, a gay newspaper, carried a story concerning rumors of "an exotic new disease" among homosexuals; it was the first published report about what came to be known as AIDS.
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May 17, 2024
OpenAI CEO Sam Altman says the company has a lot more to do and is committed to doing it.
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May 17, 2024
The Buffalo Grove Fire Department is investigating the cause of a blaze that broke out in a semi-tractor trailer truck Friday afternoon that was on The Clove construction site in the northwest suburb. The Clove is a sprawling $150 million redevelopment being built that is planned to include 297 luxury residences, retail and dining establishments, and park space. According to a village news release, at around 2:30 p.m. Friday, firefighters were called to the site, in the 200 block of McHenry Road, on a report of "a large garbage trailer on fire." "Upon arrival, firefighters confirmed a large open top […]
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May 17, 2024
Three teenagers were hurt Friday evening in a triple shooting in the city's Austin neighborhood, according to Chicago police. The victims were two teen males, aged 14 and 18, along with a 15-year-old girl, authorities said. Police said the trio was standing near the sidewalk in the 5500 block of West Quincy Street just before […]
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May 17, 2024
Students and alumni from the University of Chicago briefly occupied the university's Institute of Politics late Friday afternoon to protest the war in Gaza and demand that the university divest itself of financial assets associated with Israel.
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May 17, 2024
As the school year winds down, so does the yearslong tenure of the Arlington Heights School District 25 chief - a run that includes shepherding through a global pandemic, helping to bring full-day kindergarten to the district and, most recently, dealing with allegations of a school nurse misusing student medication. Superintendent Lori Bein said she has spent her 33-year career in education being genuine and authentic and after a decade of leading the district, she's ready to retire. "This job has definitely become the best job I've ever had," said Bein, 56, in an interview with Pioneer Press. She's excited […]
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May 17, 2024
Whether performing music, hosting radio programs, producing events or helping to create a concert space, Stuart J. Rosenberg charted his own course, shunning the mundane as he sought to expose listeners to lesser-known styles of music.
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May 17, 2024
A man fired a shot inside a River North business Friday morning following a "verbal and physical altercation," according to Chicago police.
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May 17, 2024
At least three bills addressing the opioid and fentanyl overdose crisis have already passed through one chamber of the General Assembly.
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May 17, 2024
The doctors sought a statement in support physicians in Palestine, for management to contribute humanitarian aid, the creation of "safe spaces to discuss Gaza" at work and a leadership pledge of "sustained commitment to this effort and other efforts regarding global health crises around the world."
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May 17, 2024
The request follows Tribune reporting about a potential conflict of interest and spending issues at the foundation while it was pursuing an expanded partnership with the county's public health system.
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May 17, 2024
Pierre Tyler, once a Chicago police officer and now on trial for murder, stood up in the witness box and mimicked for the jury the series of events that he said led to the shooting death of his girlfriend.
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May 17, 2024
The man convicted of attempting to kidnap then-House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and attacking her husband with a hammer was sentenced Friday to 30 years in prison.
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May 17, 2024
Security video aired by CNN appears to show Sean "Diddy" Combs physically assaulting singer Cassie in a Los Angeles hotel hallway in 2016.
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May 17, 2024
Good afternoon, Chicago. Here's what is happening today.
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May 17, 2024
Here's what to know about the 2024 cicada emergence in Chicago and Illinois.
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May 17, 2024
The suspect in a fatal officer-involved shooting in Valparaiso last month fired three shots directly at a police officer as the confrontation began to unfold, according to Porter County Prosecutor Gary Germann, who said Friday his office will not take further action in the case and that the five officers involved were justified in their use of deadly force.
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May 17, 2024
Six people have been charged in federal court in Chicago with conspiring to stage armed robberies across the city and suburbs to qualify for U.S. immigration visas reserved for crime victims.
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May 17, 2024
The Milwaukee County Sheriff's Office told a local TV station that they are conducting DNA testing to determine whether the arm is linked to the murder of the student.
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May 17, 2024
Former President Donald Trump will head to Minnesota on a day off from his hush money trial for a Republican fundraiser Friday night in a traditionally Democratic state that he boasts he can carry in November.
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May 17, 2024
San Diego became the busiest corridor for illegal crossings in April, according to U.S. figures, the fifth region to hold that distinction in two years in a sign of how quickly migration routes are changing.
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May 17, 2024
The Biden administration said a new fast-track docket in immigration courts will cut the time it takes to decide asylum claims from years to months for some single adults.
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May 17, 2024
Trucks carrying badly needed aid for the Gaza Strip rolled across a newly built U.S. pier and into the besieged enclave for the first time Friday as Israeli restrictions on border crossings and heavy fighting hindered the delivery of food and other supplies.
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May 17, 2024
Police say the shooting happened at 9:07 p.m. on the 3200 block of West 55th Street.
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May 17, 2024
Good morning, Chicago. Here are the top stories you need to know to start your day.
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May 17, 2024
A father is searching for his 25-year-old daughter who went missing earlier this month in the Morgan Park neighborhood, saying he's relying on friends and prayer to hopefully bring her home.
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May 17, 2024
Inevitably there is a well-intentioned grown-up (or five) looking past the joy and affection and pride, and wringing their hands over the prom dresses.
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May 17, 2024
Yes, babies can get depressed, said an official with the Erikson Institute. Therapy for children and their caregivers can help.
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May 17, 2024
On May 17, 1954, a unanimous U.S. Supreme Court handed down its Brown v. Board of Education of Topeka decision which held that racially segregated public schools were inherently unequal, and therefore unconstitutional.
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May 16, 2024
A U.S.-built pier is in place to bring humanitarian aid to Gaza by sea.
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May 16, 2024
A week after President Joe Biden's latest visit to Chicago, Vice President Kamala Harris appeared at a Glencoe home fundraiser.
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May 16, 2024
A Chicago police officer died Thursday afternoon in an apparent suicide on the Near West Side, authorities confirmed. The 29-year-old officer, whose identity wasn't released, was found about 2:30 p.m. with a self-inflicted gunshot wound to the head in the 1600 block of West Warren Boulevard, police said. At least 29 Chicago police officers have […]
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May 16, 2024
The law, considered among the strictest of its kind, requires companies to gain consent before they collect and store biometric information such as fingerprints or retina scans.
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May 16, 2024
South Africa has urged the United Nations' top court to order a cease-fire in Gaza to halt Israel's military operation in the southern city of Rafah.
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May 16, 2024
Under current law hospitals must report allegations of patient abuse. But abuse that occurs at clinics outside of hospital walls is not subject to the same requirement.
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May 16, 2024
Early estimates indicate up to 2,000 gallons of oil may have spilled into surrounding waters when a barge carrying fuel broke free from a tugboat and slammed into a bridge near Galveston, Texas.
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May 16, 2024
Solar installations in the U.S. are expected to double to 10 million by 2030 and triple to 15 million by 2034. Illinois, which had only 2,500 solar installations in 2017, now has more than 87,000.
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May 16, 2024
House Republicans voted Thursday on a bill to mandate the delivery of weapons to Israel.
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May 16, 2024
Their ongoing battle to get off the list became a public flashpoint in the early months of conflict between Johnson advisors and staffers who stayed on from the Lightfoot era or earlier.
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May 16, 2024
Officers responded nearly 1,000 times in the past three years to an Iowa juvenile treatment center where a staff member was killed by a 15-year-old resident, according to police records.
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May 16, 2024
Organizers said they planned to seek approval to hold their march, but the DePaul clash between police and protesters convinced them it was pointless to try to cooperate with city officials.
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May 16, 2024
The Justice Department on Thursday formally moved to reclassify marijuana as a less dangerous drug, a historic shift in generations of U.S. drug policy.
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May 16, 2024
Other "crimes of the century" have come and gone, but the "perfect murder" of Bobby Franks by Nathan Leopold and Richard Loeb continues to fascinate and infuriate Chicagoans 100 years later.
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May 16, 2024
A Colorado woman has pleaded guilty to participating in a sophisticated "SIM swap" scam allegedly orchestrated out of a suburban Chicago home that led to the $400 million hack of the failed cryptocurrency exchange FTX.
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May 16, 2024
Good afternoon, Chicago. Here's what is happening today.
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May 16, 2024
Orland Park's former village manager Joseph La Margo will pay $30,000 in settling a lawsuit filed in the wake of an investigation he launched into possible bid rigging by Mayor Keith Pekau.
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May 16, 2024
At the start of the century, Lake County was experiencing a rise in population, according to archival data from the U.S. Census. In 2000, the population was 644,599; 10 years later it was 703,462.
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