Authorities investigating whether heavy snow to blame for stranding car on...
Metra spokeswoman Meg Reile said Tuesday that it was snowing heavily at the time, and it is possible that the car had become stuck at the crossing.
View ArticleInverness couple found dead in fire. Wife’s death ruled suicide, authorities...
Authorities are continuing an investigation into the circumstances of the deaths of an Inverness couple, though the police chief said Tuesday authorities may never be able to piece together a complete...
View ArticleThe Spin: Will President Biden appoint Rahm Emanuel ambassador to China or...
Welcome to The Spin, the Chicago Tribune's politics newsletter.
View ArticleCPS-CTU strike watch: What you need to know about how we got here, and where...
CPS and CTU are under pressure to reach a deal by Wednesday to avoid another reopening delay -- or a strike.
View ArticleFlorida man with Florida tattooed on forehead arrested after calling 911 for...
He’s a-head of the curve.
View ArticleColumn: One measure of COVID-19: Almost every living American has had a...
What a strange, universal experience the pandemic birthday has been, what a curious measure of this rare moment, even though “celebrate” might not be the right word.
View ArticleHow a fight over slot machines led state investigators to probe two Illinois...
How a fight over slot machines led Illinois Gaming Board investigators to probe video gambling kings Rick Heidner and Dan Fischer.
View ArticleColumn: Stacey Abrams deserves the Nobel Peace Prize. Black Lives Matter does...
Stacey Abrams is a modern-day Martin Luther King Jr., Dahleen Glanton writes.
View ArticleDaywatch: New way to sign up for COVID vaccine, what to know about the...
Good morning, Chicago. Here are some of the top stories you need to know to start your day.
View ArticleWoman stabbed ex-boyfriend, critically wounding him in fight, Chicago police say
Charges were pending against a woman who police said stabbed her ex-boyfriend, critically injuring him Tuesday night in the South Chicago neighborhood, officials said.
View ArticleDid you get the coronavirus vaccine? Tell us how it went.
With more than 1 million doses administered in Illinois as the state ramps up its second phase of COVID-19 vaccination the Tribune wants to hear from people who have been vaccinated.
View ArticleSocial Graces: Here’s how to come across as personable during a virtual job...
Here are tips for virtual job interviews during the pandemic, including how to relate to your interviewer and what to put in a thank-you note.
View ArticleWhat you need to know about the COVID-19 vaccine second dose: timely...
As health care providers prepared to administer second doses for the large, Phase 1b contingent of senior citizens and essential workers, they are performing a complicated, logistical dance that...
View ArticleChicago Restaurant Week returns with an updated look — and dates — during...
The promo is pushed back to spring, the $500 fee is waived for restaurants, meals will be a tad pricier, and it will incorporate pick-up and delivery.
View ArticlePolice arrest 16-year-old for robbing two women at gunpoint in Niles and...
Niles and Morton Grove police say a 16-year-old boy from Chicago has been identified as the person who robbed two women at gunpoint and tried to carjack a Bentley last month in the north suburbs.
View ArticleCOVID-19 in Illinois by the numbers: Here’s a daily update on cases,...
Here's where Illinois' 11 regions stand on the key metrics that would prompt the state to restrict activities to contain an outbreak.
View ArticlePritzker adds Illinois legislators to the list of those eligible for COVID-19...
Illinois state legislators have been added to the list of those eligible for a COVID-19 vaccination in phase 1b of the effort, a spokeswoman for Gov. J.B. Pritzker said Wednesday.
View ArticleColumn: Hospitals are helping cancer patients with COVID-19 continue chemo,...
“If I had to go a month without treatment, it would feel like a lost month. Psychologically, it was huge that I was able to continue,” says one patient.
View ArticleIllinois Sen. Dick Durbin taking gavel of the powerful Senate Judiciary...
Illinois’ senior U.S. senator, Dick Durbin, will officially take the gavel as chairman of the powerful Senate Judiciary Committee as a result of a power-sharing agreement reached Wednesday between...
View ArticleDes Plaines police investigating after man dies following fight outside bar
The death of a man following a fight outside a Des Plaines bar last month has been ruled a homicide by the Cook County Medical Examiner’s Office.
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