Chicago won’t cancel Halloween; Mayor Lori Lightfoot unveils pandemic rules...
Halloween in Chicago isn’t canceled after all. Mayor Lori Lightfoot on Thursday unveiled a series of rules for the holiday that she said will allow people to celebrate safely, including a requirement...
View ArticleSocial Graces: Your child wants to go trick-or-treating this Halloween with...
Here's what to do if your child wants to go trick-or-treating with friends this Halloween.
View ArticleFountainhead among latest Chicago restaurants closing due to the COVID-19...
Here is a running list of Chicago-area bars and restaurants that have closed for economic reasons due to the coronavirus pandemic.
View ArticleThe Spin: Chicago-based presidential debate official weighs in on mute button...
Welcome to The Spin, the Chicago Tribune's daily politics newsletter.
View ArticleSuburban judge rejects attempt to revive high school football during pandemic
A suburban judge has rejected an attempt to revive Illinois high school football this fall, during the pandemic.
View ArticleSouth Holland firefighter, 29, dies following dive training exercise in...
A 29-year-old South Holland firefighter died following an underwater dive training exercise.
View ArticleUnder fire amid federal corruption probe, Illinois House Speaker Michael...
Four-term state Democratic Rep. Stephanie Kifowit of Oswego is announcing a bid to challenge longtime Illinois House Speaker Michael Madigan when the new General Assembly is seated in January.
View ArticleOn city’s first day of early voting for Nov. 3 election, Chicago voters flock...
Chicago voters started lining up early Thursday morning to cast their ballots at the Loop Super Site ahead of the Nov. 3 election. The Loop Super Site will be open seven days a week through Election Day.
View ArticleFDA says U. of I.’s COVID-19 saliva test never had emergency use...
FDA says it never gave emergency use authorization for the University of Illinois' saliva-based COVID-19 test, despite an announcement to the contrary from the school and Gov. J.B. Pritzker in August.
View ArticleFamily of Miguel Vega speaks out after footage of fatal Chicago police...
One month after Miguel Vega was fatally shot by police, his family is calling for accountability and transparency after the release of a video depicting the August shooting in the Pilsen neighborhood.
View ArticleOversight agency releases video of fatal Chicago police shooting in Southwest...
COPA released video Thursday showing a man being fatally shot by police Sept. 5 after he was hit with a Taser and lunged at a sergeant with a butcher knife.
View ArticleProsecutors drop case against Jackie Wilson — who claimed Burge torture —...
At the tail end of Jackie Wilson’s third trial for the 1982 slaying of a Chicago police officer, special prosecutors late Thursday abruptly dropped all charges against him. It was a stunning twist in a...
View ArticleOversight agency releases video of fatal Chicago police shooting in Southwest...
Chicago’s investigative police oversight agency released video Thursday showing a man being fatally shot by police after he was hit with a Taser and lunged at a sergeant with a butcher knife.
View ArticleLoss, heroism and hope: Catching up with Chicagoans whose lives were forever...
Over the course of the pandemic, the Tribune has chronicled stories of those most affected by COVID-19. Here’s an update on several of them.
View ArticleColumn: The year of voting nervously, very, very nervously
Mary Schmich: Voting this year feels different: precious, scary, essential.
View ArticleHouse Speaker Michael Madigan says it’s not ‘ethically improper’ to find...
The longtime Illinois house speaker defended his hiring recommendations, but they may come at a cost to taxpayers.
View ArticleGov. J.B. Pritzker vows to fight climate change with clean energy. Only three...
Gov. J.B. Pritzker vows to fight climate change with clean energy. Only three other states mined more climate-changing coal than Illinois last year.
View Article10 years of Madigan coverage: Read the Tribune’s investigations into...
The Tribune has spent the last decade chronicling how Madigan operates, including how he places allies in taxpayer-funded jobs.
View ArticleDaywatch: Trump tests positive for COVID-19, inside Democratic Speaker...
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