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Sep 30, 2020
In the final sprint ahead of the Nov. 3 election, both President Donald Trump and Democratic nominee Joe Biden have ramped up their campaign travel despite the ongoing coronavirus pandemic. Starting in September, Biden abandoned his months-long virtual campaign from his basement in Delaware while Trump has accelerated his travel and is once again welcoming crowds at some events. Here's a look at the campaign trail stops made by Trump, Biden, their spouses and running mates since Sept. 1.
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Sep 30, 2020
Wheeling police confirmed at least one fatality resulting from a multiple-vehicle crash at Wheeling's Chicago Executive Airport Wednesday.
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Sep 30, 2020
State and county officials urged residents Tuesday to fill out their forms as soon as possible as the Trump administration continues to shift deadlines and create confusion.
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Sep 30, 2020
Chicago's law department and police officials wouldn't comment Tuesday on the decision to drop the disorderly conduct charge against Mia Wright.
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Sep 30, 2020
Athletes Unlimited is a softball venture that treats professional sports like a fantasy league. Players receive points not just for winning games but for performing well individually.
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Sep 30, 2020
Chicago's law department and police officials wouldn't comment Tuesday on the decision to drop the disorderly conduct charge against Mia Wright.
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Sep 30, 2020
Here are the latest updates on the coronavirus in the Chicago area and the rest of Illinois.
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Sep 30, 2020
Good morning, Chicago. Here are some of the top stories you need to know to start your day.
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Sep 30, 2020
A man stabbed a 55-year-old man in the chest early Wednesday while they were riding a CTA "L" Green Line train, according to Chicago police.
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Sep 30, 2020
She's a teacher out to create little free children's libraries — full of books that go beyond white kids and animals
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Sep 30, 2020
The GOP has become the biggest threat to our elections, and thus democracy, Dahleen Glanton writes.
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Sep 30, 2020
Athletes Unlimited, which operated a softball season recently in Rosemont, treats professional sports like a fantasy league. Players receive points not just for winning games, but for performing well individually.
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Sep 30, 2020
Vistra Energy absorbed nine of the state's coal plants during a corporate merger just two years ago. Like its predecessors, the company found it increasingly difficult to profit from burning coal amid competition from cheaper, cleaner natural gas and renewable energy.
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Sep 30, 2020
A 40-year-old man is facing a charge of attempted first-degree murder after a woman was critically injured in a Far South Side shooting on Monday, according to Chicago police.
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Sep 30, 2020
Trump's relentless, snarling interruptions and refusal to abide by Tuesday's debate rules created as disgraceful a display of public behavior as we'll ever — hopefully — see from a U.S. president.
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Sep 29, 2020
Mayor Lori Lightfoot quickly fired back at President Donald Trump after he invoked Chicago's gun violence to criticize Democrats during Tuesday night's presidential debate, tweeting: "Keep ‘Chicago' out of your lying mouth."
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Sep 29, 2020
The Democratic chairman of the Illinois House special committee investigating Speaker Michael Madigan's conduct in connection with an alleged Commonwealth Edison bribery scheme blocked an effort by Republicans to legally compel the powerful Democrat and others to testify.
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Sep 29, 2020
Mayor Lori Lightfoot will negotiate with aldermen on a plan for civilian oversight of Chicago Police after negotiations with a community coalition stalled, she said during a virtual town hall with journalists.
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Sep 29, 2020
Almost 200 players and spectators were potentially exposed to COVID-19 during adult volleyball games at a Gages Lake restaurant and bar, the Lake County Health Department said.
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Sep 29, 2020
CPS says it's committed to ensuring that any staff member accused of harming a student is held accountable.
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Sep 29, 2020
A resurgence in coronavirus rates in a northwest Illinois region that includes Rockford and Northern Illinois University will result in a return to tighter restrictions aimed at curbing the disease's spread
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Sep 29, 2020
Here are the latest updates on the coronavirus in the Chicago area and the rest of Illinois.
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Sep 29, 2020
Welcome to The Spin, the Chicago Tribune's politics newsletter.
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Sep 29, 2020
State and county officials urged residents Tuesday to fill out their forms as soon as possible as the Trump administration continues to shift deadlines and create confusion.
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Sep 29, 2020
The parents of four DuPage County high school athletes have filed a lawsuit hoping to force the return of football and other sports that have been postponed because of the COVID-19 pandemic.
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Sep 29, 2020
The Chicago Police Department will strip patrol districts of officers and limit the use of some of its existing officers during daytime shifts in favor of a "highly visible" presence downtown, according to memos obtained by the Chicago Tribune.
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Sep 29, 2020
The Civic Committee of the Commercial Club of Chicago, comprised of top executives of the region's leading employers, said Tuesday it opposes Democratic Gov. J.B. Pritzker's proposed graduated-rate income tax proposal, adding to the split between business and labor interests over the proposed state constitutional amendment.
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Sep 29, 2020
Chicago health officials Tuesday put Wisconsin back on the city's travel quarantine list, while also adding back Idaho and Puerto Rico. Montana and Minnesota were added for the first time. Here's what you need to know to avoid a large fine.
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Sep 29, 2020
Former Commonwealth Edison executive Fidel Marquez could have faced years behind bars for his role in a massive bribery scheme that directed illicit payments to allies of powerful Democratic House Speaker Michael Madigan.
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Sep 29, 2020
As the coronavirus spreads, the Tribune is tracking Illinois cases here.
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Sep 29, 2020
Here are the latest updates on the coronavirus in the Chicago area and the rest of Illinois.
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Sep 29, 2020
Here are the latest updates on the coronavirus in the Chicago area and the rest of Illinois.
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Sep 29, 2020
University of Notre Dame President the Rev. John Jenkins apologized for not wearing a mask during the announcement of Amy Coney Barrett's nomination to the Supreme Court.
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Sep 29, 2020
The city of Chicago added Kentucky, Wyoming, Texas and Nevada to its quarantine list and made no removals, officials announced Tuesday.
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Sep 29, 2020
An executive from Commonwealth Edison parent company Exelon is set to testify Tuesday before a special Illinois House committee investigating Speaker Michael Madigan.
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Sep 29, 2020
The federal indictment charges Spectacle Entertainment vice president John Keeler and former Republican Sen. Brent Waltz with taking part in a scheme to direct more than $25,000 in illegal corporate contributions through straw donors to Waltz's 2016 campaign.
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Sep 29, 2020
The federal indictment charges Spectacle Entertainment vice president John Keeler and former Republican Sen. Brent Waltz with taking part in a scheme to direct more than $25,000 in illegal corporate contributions through straw donors to Waltz's 2016 campaign.
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Sep 29, 2020
Gov. J.B. Pritzker is going into self-isolation for the second time after a third staff member in his office tested positive for the coronavirus, the governor's office said Tuesday.
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Sep 29, 2020
Representations of Day of the Dead, a popular celebration in Mexico and other parts of Latin America, are popping up around Chicago. Here's what they mean.
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Sep 29, 2020
Here are the latest updates on the coronavirus in the Chicago area and the rest of Illinois.
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Sep 29, 2020
A Chicago man suspected of shooting his roommate earlier this month at Western Illinois University made his first court appearance Monday afternoon.
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Sep 29, 2020
Good morning, Chicago. Here are some of the top stories you need to know to start your day.
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Sep 29, 2020
A new book by comedian Michael Ian Black examines masculinity in the age of Donald Trump, an American moment when bullying, refusing to admit you're wrong and putting on the airs of some idealized "tough guy" seem all the rage.
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Sep 29, 2020
The 108-page report dubbed "Our City, Our Safety: A Comprehensive Plan to Reduce Violence in Chicago" acknowledged how Chicago's intractable gun violence, which has given the city an unflattering national reputation, has overshadowed domestic, or family-related, violence, such as domestic batteries.
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Sep 28, 2020
Chicago bars that don't serve food will be allowed to reopen for indoor service starting Thursday, and bars and restaurants will be allowed to serve alcohol until 1 a.m., Mayor Lori Lightfoot announced on Monday.
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Sep 28, 2020
Welcome to The Spin, the Chicago Tribune's politics newsletter.
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Sep 28, 2020
The horse ridden down the Dan Ryan Expressway as part of a protest by the "Dreadhead Cowboy" is recovering, Mayor Lori Lightfoot said Monday, days after prosecutors said it may have to be put down because of injuries suffered during the ride.
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Sep 28, 2020
The horse ridden down the Dan Ryan Expressway as part of a protest by the "Dreadhead Cowboy" is recovering, Mayor Lori Lightfoot said Monday, days after prosecutors said it may have to be put down because of injuries suffered during the ride.
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Sep 28, 2020
Corrections and clarifications for Tuesday, Sept. 29
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Sep 28, 2020
"If University Park were an affluent, white suburb, instead of an African-American one, our water would not still be lead-contaminated after 16 months," University Park Mayor Joseph Roudez said.
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Sep 28, 2020
Dukes and the accomplice pulled up to the 2300 block of Colfax Street in Gary's Black Oak Section where they eventually fatally shot Landon Cowart, records show.
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Sep 28, 2020
The results of Illinois' first statewide legal marijuana competition revealed a clear favorite, though a couple of full-time cannabis reviewers caution people to take the results with a grain of salt.
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Sep 28, 2020
Officers and the suspected gunman fired at each other and an officer shot the man in the leg, Westerfield said.
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Sep 28, 2020
A Chicago man said he was one of about a dozen vehicles that were damaged Sunday along the Kennedy Expressway, but state officials said they believe three cars suffered flat tires.
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Sep 28, 2020
Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot said President Donald Trump owes the public an apology if a New York Times investigation detailing his federal tax history is true.
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Sep 28, 2020
A 27-year-old woman is facing one count of first-degree murder after a 5-year-old girl, who Chicago police say was her daughter, was stabbed to death Saturday morning.
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Sep 28, 2020
Mayor Lori Lightfoot on Monday said she would love to let students back into Chicago public schools in November, but wouldn't commit to allow in-person learning this fall.
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Sep 28, 2020
Holly Williams Madigan, wife of former Tribune CEO who was active in Chicago's civic life, dies at 79
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Sep 28, 2020
Here are the latest updates on the coronavirus in the Chicago area and the rest of Illinois.
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Sep 28, 2020
Michael C. Kuchta, 60, was last seen around 2:20 p.m. when he left his house in an off-road vehicle, officials said.
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Sep 28, 2020
Chicago bars that don't serve food will be allowed to reopen for indoor service starting Thursday, and bars and restaurants will be allowed to serve alcohol until 1 a.m., Mayor Lori Lightfoot announced on Monday.
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Sep 28, 2020
Mayor Lori Lightfoot provides an update on Chicago's COVID-19 restrictions. Watch live here.
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Sep 28, 2020
All 118 Illinois House seats and 22 of 59 state Senate seats are on the ballot this fall. But because 52 House and 11 Senate races are uncontested, a handful of competitive districts — largely in the suburbs — will determine whether Democrats lose or add to their veto-proof majorities in both chambers. Democrats currently hold supermajorities of 74-44 in the House and 40-19 in the Senate, meaning Republicans would need a historic number of victories to take control of either chamber outright.
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Sep 28, 2020
Search COVID-19 cases in Illinois by ZIP code
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Sep 28, 2020
As the coronavirus spreads, the Tribune is tracking Illinois cases here.
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Sep 28, 2020
Here is a running list of Chicago-area bars and restaurants that have closed for economic reasons due to the coronavirus pandemic.
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Sep 28, 2020
Finom Coffee — the popular 2-year-old cafe in Irving Park — confirmed its closing in an Instagram post from chef Rafa Esparza last Friday.
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Sep 28, 2020
Beth Eysenbach's parents got COVID-19 "so early" in the pandemic "not a lot of people knew what was going on."
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Sep 28, 2020
The census response rate in Illinois is on track to surpass 2010 levels but Chicago's rate continues to lag behind.
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Sep 28, 2020
A former ComEd executive is scheduled to plead guilty this week in a bribery conspiracy case alleging he helped arrange payments to allies of powerful Democratic House Speaker Michael Madigan to influence legislation in Springfield.
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Sep 28, 2020
Veterinarians caring for 15 French bulldog puppies found abandoned in an O'Hare warehouse will turn over the dogs to federal authorities as requested by officials with the Centers for of Disease Control and Prevention, an attorney representing a Chicago rescue group said Monday.
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Sep 28, 2020
As pros look for ways to survive, collaborative efforts like shared kitchens, ghost kitchens and joint pop-ups have seen a new lift in recent months.
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Sep 28, 2020
Teachers and staff at a central Illinois high school are mourning the weekend deaths of four young women who were killed when their vehicle left a roadway and slammed into a tree.
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Sep 28, 2020
The race for the White House will be determined in 13 key battleground states and a pair of congressional districts.
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Sep 28, 2020
Here are the latest updates on the coronavirus in the Chicago area and the rest of Illinois.
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Sep 28, 2020
The pandemic-related trend that saw more people trying their hand at home gardening may have led to a bountiful harvest of fresh produce, but it's left some scrambling to find canning supplies as they try to save the last of their colorful crops to enjoy during the winter.
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Sep 28, 2020
The Kenosha police officer who shot Jacob Blake thought Blake was trying to abduct one of his own children and that Blake started turning toward the officer while holding a knife.
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Sep 28, 2020
Good morning, Chicago. Here are some of the top stories you need to know to start your day.
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Sep 28, 2020
All 118 Illinois House seats and 22 of 59 state Senate seats are on the ballot this fall. But because 52 House and 11 Senate races are uncontested, a handful of competitive districts — largely in the suburbs — will determine whether Democrats lose or add to their veto-proof majorities in both chambers. Democrats currently hold supermajorities of 74-44 in the House and 40-19 in the Senate, meaning Republicans would need a historic number of victories to take control of either chamber outright.
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Sep 28, 2020
Breonna Taylor made mistakes, but her life cannot be used to justify her death, Dahleen Glanton writes.
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Sep 28, 2020
Three women were shot Sunday night while they were sitting on a porch, according to Chicago police.
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Sep 28, 2020
Nine people were shot — two of them fatally — in five shootings within just two hours Sunday, according to Chicago police.
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Sep 28, 2020
Two 14-year-old boys were shot during a drive-by Sunday afternoon on the Far South Side, according to Chicago police.
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Sep 28, 2020
Chicago homicides victims: Charts, maps tracking shooting victims
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Sep 28, 2020
A 27-year-old woman is facing one count of first-degree murder after a 5-year-old girl, who Chicago police say was her daughter, was stabbed to death Saturday morning.
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Sep 27, 2020
A car crashed into a jewelry store in the Loop on Sunday afternoon after fleeing police, according to authorities.
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Sep 27, 2020
Cook County prosecutors on Sunday said a Woodlawn man out on bail for a Joliet cellphone store robbery was the brains behind a plan for a woman to be sexually assaulted at a River North hotel last month with the objective of later suing the hotel for lax security.
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Sep 27, 2020
Gary police responded to a shots fired call early Sunday, resulting in a fatality and the officer-involved shooting of the suspect, authorities said.
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Sep 27, 2020
The event also sought to bring awareness to the 2020 census, specifically on Chicago's West Side.
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Sep 27, 2020
People join together in a "Sunrise Ride for Justice" bike ride on Sept. 27, 2020, promoting various issues, including the 2020 census, at Columbus Park in Chicago. The ride, organized by State Rep. La Shawn Ford, had a planned route through parts of Austin, Maywood and Oak Park.
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Sep 27, 2020
The city of Ann Arbor has decriminalized psychedelic plants and fungi, including magic mushrooms, and police officers will no longer make them an enforcement focus.
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Sep 27, 2020
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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Sep 27, 2020
As the coronavirus spreads, the Tribune is tracking Illinois cases here.
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Sep 27, 2020
Here are the latest updates on the coronavirus in the Chicago area and the rest of Illinois.
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Sep 27, 2020
Here are the latest updates on the coronavirus in the Chicago area and the rest of Illinois.
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Sep 27, 2020
Two citizens found a woman's body in the North Branch of the Chicago River early Sunday, according to Chicago police.
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Sep 27, 2020
Two citizens found a woman's body in the North Branch of the Chicago River early Sunday, according to Chicago police.
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Sep 26, 2020
A 15-year-old boy was shot in the head Saturday night on the Far South Side, according to Chicago police.
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Sep 26, 2020
A 15-year-old boy was shot in the head Saturday night on the Far South Side, according to Chicago police.
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Sep 26, 2020
Sen. Tammy Duckworth to vote "not," Illinois Sen. Dick Durbin says he doesn't know if Amy Coney Barrett is qualified for Supreme Court
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