|
Jan 27, 2026
Illinois' population grew .001% through mid-2025, reflecting a national trend of low growth due mainly to a historic decrease in international immigration.
|
|
Jan 27, 2026
Activists called for Gov. JB Pritzker to reject the first federal school voucher program under President Trump's "One Big Beautiful Bill Act."
|
|
Jan 27, 2026
Mayor Brandon Johnson defended Jason Lee's work on Jasmine Crockett's campaign, saying the nation and Chicago need Crockett in the U.S. Senate.
|
|
Jan 27, 2026
Judge Gina Jones rejected Stuart Roane's plea deal Tuesday, ordering him to undergo a mental competency evaluation.
|
|
Jan 27, 2026
The measure would let the Civilian Office of Police Accountability conduct investigations into alleged illegal cooperation between Chicago police and federal immigration agents.
|
|
Jan 27, 2026
Newly filed lawsuit highlights little-known Illinois law barring nonprofits from using the words "democrat," "democratic" or "republican" without the OK of the political party's leaders.
|
|
Jan 27, 2026
West Chicago residents express outrage over a local elementary school teacher's alleged social media post that appeared to support Immigration and Customs Enforcement. The teacher is now on leave.
|
|
Jan 27, 2026
NTSB members were troubled Tuesday over years of ignored warnings about helicopter traffic dangers and other problems, long before last year's midair collision between an American Airlines jet and an Army Black Hawk, which killed 67 people near Washington, D.C.
|
|
Jan 27, 2026
Valparaiso residents called on officials to develop and announce policies for dealing with ICE in advance of any dealings with the agency.
|
|
Jan 27, 2026
A cancer center funded by a grant from the Ralph Lauren Corporate Foundation will open at UChicago Medicine Ingalls in Harvey.
|
|
Jan 27, 2026
The Indiana Senate gave final approval to a bill that would allow local and state police to enforce federal immigration laws.
|
|
Jan 27, 2026
A federal jury deliberated for two hours before finding Jawad Fakroune guilty of two extortion-related charges alleging he attacked Adolfo Garcia in an effort to collect on hundreds of thousands of dollars in restaurant loans.
|
|
Jan 27, 2026
A recently developed Tech Time Drop-In program at the Evergreen Park Public Library is already a hit with older patrons experiencing nagging problems with their phones, tablets and computers. It's also popular with the high school students who are helping to solve the issues for anyone who drops in from 1:15 to 3 p.m. Wednesdays […]
|
|
Jan 27, 2026
At around 4:08 a.m. on Tuesday, Aurora police officers responded to a ShotSpotter alert in the 600 block of South LaSalle Street, police said. On their way, officers were told that a woman had been shot outside a residence.
|
|
Jan 27, 2026
Medicaid and Medicare typically cover 80% of Methodist Hospitals' patient base, according to president and CEO Matt Doyle.
|
|
Jan 27, 2026
Good afternoon, Chicago. Here's what is happening today.
|
|
Jan 27, 2026
One person was shot and in critical condition in a shooting involving the Border Patrol near the U.S.- Mexico border, authorities in Arizona said.
|
|
Jan 27, 2026
The bill would require some county, city or town fiscal bodies to review the proposed budget and property tax levy of a public library.
|
|
Jan 27, 2026
Cook County Assessor Fritz Kaegi and challenger Pat Hynes met for a Tribune editorial board endorsement session Monday afternoon.
|
|
Jan 27, 2026
The Oak Lawn resident officiated Illinois high school baseball, football and basketball games and was a ref for college bowl games.
|
|
Jan 27, 2026
Chicago police arrested Trevor Fleming, 41, early on Jan. 17 at his home, according to police records.
|
|
Jan 27, 2026
Stephen Foltin, a 14-year-old freshman at Prospect High School, will share his experience with cancer as a St. Baldrick's ambassador.
|
|
Jan 27, 2026
Prize-winning composer Philip Glass has called off a scheduled world premiere at the Kennedy Center of a symphony about Abraham Lincoln.
|
|
Jan 27, 2026
The National Transportation Safety Board arrived Tuesday to begin investigating at a Maine airport where a business jet crashed during takeoff, killing all six people on board.
|
|
Jan 27, 2026
The substitute teacher has worked at four schools on the South Side and Queen of Martys in Evergreen Park over the past 16 months.
|
|
Jan 27, 2026
The substitute teacher has worked at four schools on the South Side and Queen of Martys in Evergreen Park over the past 16 months.
|
|
Jan 27, 2026
Earth is closer than it's ever been to destruction, a science-oriented advocacy group said Tuesday and advanced its "Doomsday Clock" to 85 seconds till midnight.
|
|
Jan 27, 2026
Neil Young is giving the people of Greenland the gift of song — his songs, that is.
|
|
Jan 27, 2026
President Donald Trump's crackdown on immigration contributed to a year-to-year drop in the nation's growth rate as the U.S. population reached 341.8 million people in 2025.
|
|
Jan 27, 2026
Prominent Republicans and gun rights advocates helped elicit a White House turnabout after bristling over the Trump administration's characterization of Alex Pretti.
|
|
Jan 27, 2026
Gregory Bovino had been the go-to architect for the large-scale immigration crackdowns ordered by Trump and the public face of his administration's city-by-city sweeps.
|
|
Jan 27, 2026
Two people were arrested after a conceal carry license holder wounded one of them during an attempt robbery overnight in the Belmont Cragin neighborhood, Chicago police said.
|
|
Jan 27, 2026
Holocaust survivors, politicians and regular people commemorated International Holocaust Remembrance Day on Tuesday.
|
|
Jan 27, 2026
The chief federal judge in Minnesota says the Trump administration has failed to comply with orders to hold hearings for detained immigrants.
|
|
Jan 27, 2026
President Donald Trump shifted toward a more conciliatory approach with Democratic leaders in Minnesota on Monday, a sudden change in tack.
|
|
Jan 27, 2026
Good morning, Chicago. Here are the top stories you need to know to start your day.
|
|
Jan 27, 2026
President Donald Trump is headed to Iowa on Tuesday as part of the White House's midterm year pivot toward affordability.
|
|
Jan 27, 2026
U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents will have a security role during the upcoming Milan Cortina Winter Games.
|
|
Jan 27, 2026
The sales come despite President Donald Trump in November signing into law a prohibition on the sale of intoxicating hemp products that is set to take effect in November.
|
|
Jan 27, 2026
More Illinois residents will have work requirements to qualify for SNAP starting Sunday under President Donald Trump's One Big Beautiful Bill.
|
|
Jan 27, 2026
Here's a look back at what happened in the Chicago area on Jan. 27, according to the Tribune's archives.
|
|
Jan 27, 2026
On Jan. 27, 1984, singer Michael Jackson suffered serious burns to his scalp when pyrotechnics set his hair on fire during the filming of a Pepsi-Cola TV commercial at the Shrine Auditorium in Los Angeles.
|
|
Jan 26, 2026
Indiana Senate Democrats proposed four amendments to an abortion medication bill, but all of them failed in voice votes Monday.
|
|
Jan 26, 2026
Shooting occurred in the late afternoon Monday in the Auburn Gresham neighborhood.
|
|
Jan 26, 2026
The three major Democratic candidates running for U.S. Senate, Juliana Stratton, Raja Krishnamoorthi and Robin Kelly, clashed Monday over who would be the strongest opponent to President Donald Trump and his aggressive deportation enforcement operations.
|
|
Jan 26, 2026
Robert Morrison, a Lake Forest resident who led two of the nation's most recognizable food companies after a decorated career in the U.S. Marine Corps, died of natural causes Jan. 16 at his winter home in Vero Beach, Florida, according to his family. He was 83.
|
|
Jan 26, 2026
The Archdiocese of Chicago announced five additional school closures across Illinois ahead of National Catholic Schools Week, citing low enrollment and financial strain.
|
|
Jan 26, 2026
The Archdiocese of Chicago announced five additional school closures across Illinois ahead of National Catholic Schools Week, citing low enrollment and financial strain.
|
|
Jan 26, 2026
A Cook County judge vacated Antonio Porter's conviction and ordered a new trial, based in part on a police officer's history.
|
|
Jan 26, 2026
The Lyons Township High School District 204 board wants a real estate broker to help it sell property the district owns in Willow Springs.
|
|
Jan 26, 2026
In an endorsement session with the Chicago Tribune Editorial Board, Toni Preckwinkle acknowledged the upgrade problems "have real consequences for schools and other taxing bodies."
|
|
Jan 26, 2026
Seven families of students given nicotine gum in Dolton District 149 are considering a lawsuit after charges against teacher dropped.
|
|
Jan 26, 2026
About 2,000 turn out for a South Elgin rally Sunday to protest ICE actions in the wake of the 2nd fatal shooting of an American citizen.
|
|
Jan 26, 2026
Aiming to shake up the Golden State's media landscape, the California Post launched on Monday with a new tabloid newspaper and news site that brings a brash, cheeky and conservative-friendly fixture of the Big Apple to the West Coast.
|
|
Jan 26, 2026
President Donald Trump on Monday ordered his border czar to oversee the immigration crackdown in Minnesota and declared that he was now on a "similar wavelength" as the governor following the second fatal shooting by federal immigration officers this month.
|
|
Jan 26, 2026
The case against two former Munster school administrators accused of engineering a scheme to overpay themselves $850,000 largely in retirement annuities may be headed for a civil trial.
|
|
Jan 26, 2026
The case against two former Munster school administrators accused of engineering a scheme to overpay themselves $850,000 largely in retirement annuities may be headed for a civil trial.
|
|
Jan 26, 2026
Good afternoon, Chicago. Here's what is happening today.
|
|
Jan 26, 2026
The Indiana House Ways & Means Committee rejected education bill amendments to restore funding for Dolly Parton's Imagination Library.
|
|
Jan 26, 2026
The Chicago Harbor Lock is expected to see its federal funding cut by more than 90% this year after an effort by Illinois lawmakers to secure more money for the busy stop lock and dam failed.
|
|
Jan 26, 2026
The aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln and three accompanying warships have arrived in the Middle East, bringing a renewed potential that President Donald Trump could opt to order airstrikes on Iran.
|
|
Jan 26, 2026
A Porter County Sheriff's deputy is in stable condition after being struck by a vehicle while responding to a snowstorm-related crash.
|
|
Jan 26, 2026
Charlie Minn's documentary "The Tinley Park 5" opens Feb. 13 at AMC theaters in Crestwood, New Lenox and Chicago's River East.
|
|
Jan 26, 2026
Israel said it had recovered the remains of the last hostage in Gaza, clearing the way for the next and more challenging phase of its ceasefire with Hamas.
|
|
Jan 26, 2026
From family-run cafes to retail giants, businesses are increasingly coming into the crosshairs of President Donald Trump's mass deportation campaign.
|
|
Jan 26, 2026
Chicago homicide data, which is updated on this page weekly, is through Jan. 23, 2026.
|
|
Jan 26, 2026
Here's a look back at how Chicago's current snowfall compares with previous seasons.
|
|
Jan 26, 2026
The U.S. workweek opened with yet more snow dumping on the Northeast under the tail end of a colossal winter storm.
|
|
Jan 26, 2026
The FAA says seven people were killed and a crew member survived with serious injuries when a private business jet crashed at Maine's Bangor International Airport.
|
|
Jan 26, 2026
A private aircraft carrying eight people crashed on takeoff at Maine's Bangor International Airport, the Federal Aviation Administration said.
|
|
Jan 26, 2026
The Minnesota Timberwolves returned to the court after the postponement of their game against the Golden State Warriors the day before, the focus clearly distracted by a community in crisis.
|
|
Jan 26, 2026
The European Union opened a formal investigation into Elon Musk's social media platform X after his artificial intelligence chatbot Grok started spewing nonconsensual sexualized deepfake images.
|
|
Jan 26, 2026
So many things went wrong last Jan. 29 to contribute to the deadliest plane crash on American soil since 2001 that the National Transportation Safety Board isn't likely to identify a single cause.
|
|
Jan 26, 2026
Good morning, Chicago. Here are the top stories you need to know to start your day.
|
|
Jan 26, 2026
A federal judge will hear arguments Monday on whether she should at least temporarily halt the immigration crackdown in Minnesota that has led to two fatal shootings.
|
|
Jan 26, 2026
An Illinois law is letting public officials redact their personal information. Press advocates are raising alarms about government transparency and free speech.
|
|
Jan 26, 2026
Brookfield Zoo, which has cared for generations of polar bears, hopes to offer guidelines for an area where mothers den at high densities.
|
|
Jan 26, 2026
A University of Chicago study found that school climate is perhaps the most powerful predictor of how many students show up to class.
|
|
Jan 26, 2026
On Jan. 26, 1905, the Cullinan Diamond, at 3,106 carats the largest diamond ever found, was discovered in South Africa.
|
|
Jan 26, 2026
Here's a look back at what happened in the Chicago area on Jan. 26, according to the Tribune's archives.
|
|
Jan 25, 2026
The fatal shooting of a Minneapolis protester by a federal immigration officer prompted some fellow Republicans to question President Donald Trump's hard-line immigration crackdown.
|
|
Jan 25, 2026
Thousands faced snow and below-freezing temperatures in the Loop Sunday afternoon to protest the fatal shooting of Alex Pretti by a federal immigration agent in Minnesota.
|
|
Jan 25, 2026
As Minneapolis mourned the intensive care nurse killed by Border Patrol officers in a hail of gunfire, those who knew Alex Pretti came forward Sunday to dispute the narrative of top Trump administration officials.
|
|
Jan 25, 2026
Between midnight and noon on Monday, Cook County will again experience "dangerously cold" wind chills as low as minus 20 degrees.
|
|
Jan 25, 2026
A person of interest is in custody, authorities say.
|
|
Jan 25, 2026
A person of interest is in custody, authorities say.
|
|
Jan 25, 2026
A growing number of Republicans are pressing for a deeper investigation into federal immigration tactics in Minnesota after a U.S. Border Patrol agent fatally shot a man in Minneapolis.
|
|
Jan 25, 2026
A massive winter storm made for a brutal travel day Sunday, with widespread cancellations and delays at some of the nation's busiest airports.
|
|
Jan 25, 2026
A massive winter storm made for a brutal travel day Sunday, with widespread cancellations and delays at some of the nation's busiest airports.
|
|
Jan 25, 2026
Democratic senators are vowing to oppose a funding bill for the Department of Homeland Security following the shooting death of a 37-year-old Minnesota man, a stand that increases the prospect of a partial government shutdown.
|
|
Jan 25, 2026
President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said Sunday that a U.S. security guarantees document for Ukraine is "100% ready" after two days of talks involving representatives from Ukraine, the U.S. and Russia.
|
|
Jan 25, 2026
American rock climber Alex Honnold ascended the Taipei 101 skyscraper on Sunday without any ropes or protective equipment.
|
|
Jan 25, 2026
Democrats demanded that federal immigration officers leave Minnesota after a U.S. Border Patrol agent fatally shot a man in Minneapolis.
|
|
Jan 25, 2026
In dueling news conferences, federal and state officials offered starkly different messages Sunday about the immigration crackdown that has swept across Minneapolis and surrounding cities.
|
|
Jan 25, 2026
Democrats demanded that federal immigration officers leave Minnesota after a U.S. Border Patrol agent fatally shot a man in Minneapolis.
|
|
Jan 25, 2026
A massive winter storm continued Sunday morning, dumping sleet, freezing rain and snow across the South and up through New England, bringing frigid temperatures, widespread power outages and treacherous road conditions.
|
|
Jan 25, 2026
A Michigan City man said he was injured on Dec. 16, and police body camera footage shows another man was injured on Oct. 9.
|
|
Jan 25, 2026
Those whose livelihoods depend on ice and the fish and microorganisms in the lakes are experiencing havoc wrought by fluctuations fueled by climate change.
|
|
Jan 25, 2026
While Marina Lopez was in ICE detention for seven months, parishioners in her church stepped up to help care for her family.
|
|
Jan 25, 2026
Residents worried about gentrification in Woodlawn and South Shore are concerned the Obama organization is pitching short-term rentals as a way to deal with tourism.
|
|
