Three Kings Day
The Puerto Rican Cultural Center distributed over 1,000 gifts and 60 bikes with the three kings to celebrate the Epiphany which marks the arrival of the kings after the birth of Jesus.
View ArticleFeds: Chicago-area businessman got $420,000 in COVID-19 relief for company...
A Chicago-area businessman has been indicted on federal fraud charges for allegedly obtaining more than $420,000 in small business loans for COVID-19 relief though his company had no employees
View ArticleDays after Naperville native was sworn in, US Rep. Mary Miller criticized for...
Newly sworn in Republican U.S. Rep. Mary Miller was under intense criticism from fellow lawmakers and others on Wednesday over comments she made during a speech in Washington D.C. in which she invoked...
View ArticlePuerto Rican group distributes more than 1,000 gifts to mark Dia de Reyes:...
Annie Irizarry and her four children were the first ones in line at the 26th annual Three Kings Day gift-giving event sponsored by the Puerto Rican Cultural Center on Chicago's West Side.
View ArticleChicago police union leader downplays Capitol riot in radio interview,...
The head of the Chicago Police Department’s largest union expressed sympathy for a mob of supporters of President Donald Trump that stormed the U.S. Capitol building during a radio interview that aired...
View ArticlePregnant or postpartum Black women are 45% more likely to die in the hospital...
Even after adjusting for socioeconomic factors, Black women are far more at risk for serious heart issues like stroke or heart attack.
View ArticleIllinois lawmakers seek to add 75 new cannabis licenses in move to allow more...
Illinois lawmakers plan to create 75 new cannabis store licenses to give poor and minority applicants another chance at entering the billion-dollar industry after being excluded by the current system.
View ArticleFederal judge rejects Chicago FOP motion complaining of insufficient COVID-19...
A federal judge has rejected a motion by Chicago’s main police union complaining of inadequate COVID-19 precautions for officers during training and seeking further protections.
View ArticleLagunitas taproom likely to stay closed until 2022 because of coronavirus...
Lagunitas is among the first Chicago bars or restaurants to acknowledge a 2021 reopening as unlikely.
View ArticleThe lastest Chicago restaurant closings due to the COVID-19 pandemic’s...
Here is a running list of Chicago-area bars and restaurants that have closed for economic reasons due to the coronavirus pandemic.
View ArticleEx-Ald. Proco ‘Joe’ Moreno ordered into custody after alleged DUI
Ex-Ald. Proco “Joe” Moreno was ordered into custody Thursday for picking up DUI and reckless driving charges while out on bond for his pending insurance fraud case.
View ArticleColumn: The lessons of Insurrection Day 2021
Welcome to class, students. Today we’re going to review the historic events of Jan. 6, 2021, in the United States of America. Who can tell me what that date means?
View ArticleIndiana woman charged, man sought in October Orland Park kidnapping
Orland Park police say they have arrested an Indiana woman in connection with an alleged kidnapping that took place last October in the village
View ArticleNew Year’s Eve gunfire fatally hit man inside home, marking first homicide of...
"Celebratory gunfire" moments after midnight on New Year’s Day killed a South Side man in what’s being counted as Chicago’s first homicide of the year, police said.
View ArticleThe Spin: Kinzinger, others call for removing Trump | Police union boss...
Welcome to The Spin, the Chicago Tribune's politics newsletter.
View ArticleRepublican US Rep. Adam Kinzinger calls for 25th Amendment to remove...
Republican U.S. Rep. Adam Kinzinger called Thursday for the use of the Constitution’s 25th Amendment to remove President Donald Trump from office, saying the nation’s chief executive has become...
View Article‘A tragic milestone’: Illinois coronavirus case count surges past 1 million
The number of COVID-19 cases in Illinois since the pandemic began soared past 1 million on Thursday, double the known case count less than two months ago.
View ArticleCoronavirus in Illinois updates: State passes 1 million confirmed and...
Here are the latest updates on the coronavirus in the Chicago area and the rest of Illinois.
View ArticleMan drove getaway car in killing of 17-year-old who he and shooter wrongly...
A man drove another attacker to kill a teenager they thought was a rival gang member walking through their part of the South Austin neighborhood in September, a month before the getaway driver...
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