School district, union reps continue bargaining Sunday after head of CPS says...
As representatives of the Chicago Teachers Union and Chicago Public Schools sat down for another bargaining session, Janice Jackson appeared on Sunday morning talk shows to provide an update on where...
View ArticleChicago moves to phase 4 of COVID-19 regulations, indoor dining restrictions...
Chicago on Sunday reached phase 4 of the state's reopening plan, although dining restrictions will remain in place, city officials said.
View ArticleCity urges patience amid snowstorm: ‘We just ask that Chicago does what...
More than a foot of snow could fall in parts of northern Illinois, including Chicago, under a revised forecast issued by meteorologists early Sunday.
View ArticleCheerleader sues Northwestern University, says she was groped and harassed by...
"The cheerleaders were being presented as sex objects to titillate the men that funded" sports programs, the lawsuit claims.
View ArticleProsecutors: Chicago woman who works for Aldi shatters window at different...
A Chicago woman was charged with felony criminal damage after police said she smashed a grocery store window with a baseball bat over a dispute about her not wearing a face mask.
View ArticleSkiers compete in the junior national qualifier at the Norge Ski Jump
Several dozen skiers participated in the ski jumping junior national qualifier on Jan. 31, 2021, at the Norge Ski Jump. This year marks the 116th year of the competition. The club has seen a huge surge...
View ArticleColumn: Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene is dangerously kooky. Apparently, that’s...
Her extreme right, conspiratorial positions probably were an asset to her victory.
View ArticleDaywatch: CPS and union talks fall apart, second storm in a week drops more...
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View ArticleWisconsin to let residents sign up online to get coronavirus vaccines
The state is working with Microsoft to set up an online signup system, which will launch in 10 communities on Feb. 15.
View ArticleChicago digs out from snowiest storm in 5 years, some closures persist Monday...
The storm that blanketed Chicago during a 30-hour weekend stretch left the most snowfall in the city in five years, canceling school or sending to students to remote learning at many private schools...
View ArticleChicago’s 10 largest snowfalls since 1886 — and how the Tribune covered them
With a major winter storm blanketing the area, here is a look back at Chicago’s largest blizzards and how the Tribune covered them.
View ArticleNearly 80 community groups now calling for ouster of controversial president...
Nearly 80 organizations have joined a chorus of calls that the head of the Chicago police union be fired over allegations he made racist remarks in a series of social media posts.
View Article3 men charged in Chicago carjackings, police say
Three men have been charged in connection with two separate carjackings, including a robbery and theft of a Jaguar one afternoon last week in the South Shore neighborhood, Chicago police said Monday.
View ArticleWorth Township trustee pleads guilty to tax charge stemming from ongoing...
A Worth Township trustee with political links to top Democrats pleaded guilty Monday to a federal tax charge and agreed to cooperate with prosecutors.
View ArticleColumn: Against a backdrop of anti-Semitism and discord, Jewish group hosts a...
American Jewish Committee in Chicago is launching a four-part, interfaith series targeting hateful rhetoric. The first session will focus on dignity.
View ArticleLynwood man charged with attempted murder in Orland Park shooting
A Lynwood man has been charged in connection with a Jan. 27 shooting in Orland Park that wounded two Blue Island residents
View ArticleChicago records highest number of January homicides in 4 years
Chicago is off to another violent start to a new year with 51 homicides in January, the most slayings recorded for the month in five years.
View ArticleWith CTU set to call a strike as early as today, Mayor Lori Lightfoot says...
Both CPS and the teachers union say they want to avoid a strike, but they're inching closer every day.
View ArticleDustin Diamond, ‘Saved by the Bell’ actor, dies at 44
Dustin Diamond, known for playing Samuel “Screech” Powers in the hit sitcom “Saved by the Bell,” died on Monday morning following a hospitalization in January. He was 44
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